On the subject of torture...

I don't think the majority of Americans even care that we may have "tortured" terrorists in order to prevent a new attack.
I don't think most Americans think water boarding is torture when they consider that it is used as part of Air force training.
I don't think that most Americans think telling terrorists that we will not torture them will keep them from attacking us.
I do think that this new flip flop by our president is motivated by someone who is controlling him. Why else would he flip and flop on this issue?
Will I be put on a terrorist watch list by Homeland Security now?
Good, maybe they need to hear from some regular people instead of all the Washington Bureaucrats.


Check out this article on how we were saved by our so called "torture" of a terrorist.

http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=46949

I'm Published

I was on Amazon the other day and decided to look up a book that I am published in. I found it. Through my Google searches I was excited to find that the book is used by schools to teach poetry to children. The book is titled Poetry Patterns and it was written by my 5th grade teacher Eleanor Orndoff. The book is a collection of different types of poetry and how to write them. My poetry is an example of seven poetry.



Here is my poem from page 43:
There were seven sisters sleeping in a bed.
The first fell off and bumped her head.
The second cried all through the night
The third was loudly snoring,
And the fourth wanted a night light.
The fifth wanted Mommy,
The sixth wanted Dad.
The seventh rolled all around and made everyone mad.

No TV for My Baby is My Goal

I don't let my 11 month old watch TV. This includes Baby Einstein, Thomas, Sesame Street, etc. I have heard it said several times that there is no television that is appropriate for children under the age of three. Many DVDs have labels of appropriateness for children as young as 6 months old but I don't believe them. While the material may be age-appropriate the act of sitting and staring at a multicolored moving screen while hearing fake voices is not. A young child's brain cannot comprehend what is being seen. My opinion is that the age-appropriateness is a marketing ploy.

Now in all fairness, I only have one child, I do have the news on often, and my husband will often have sports on. Can I say that my child has never watched any TV? No. My goal is to allow no cartoon type, fake voice TV for as long as I can. If I find my child looking at the TV for more than a few seconds I turn it off. I also do not want him sitting in front of the TV when he should be moving and exploring to learn. This is my goal. So far, so good. There was one day when I fought really hard not to let myself pop in a Baby Einstein DVD. I didn't, but I know I will have a much harder time when I have more than one child.

Three years old is my goal. We will see. This is why I am a stay and home mom. So I have the will power and energy to do the things I feel are best for my family. I don't always succeed, but this is the goal.

What I learned at my first protest.

People are angry.
People (media) support free speech when it agrees with their views. Check out CNN's so called interview of a man and his 2 year old at the protest in Chicago.
Older veterans are very angry at the state of our union and where it is headed.
Protesting is exciting!
Some immature people try to belittle others who do not support their views (on both sides of the issue).
People feel like they have no control.
People want to be heard.
People want to be represented.
People like my No More Pork sign best.

No More Pork

Baby's Stroller Sign for the Tea Party Protest

Tax Day Tea Party