Religion, the Monroe Doctrine, and Other thoughts

On how to address religious issues, I should mention that social ettiquette dictates religion should not be a topic of conversation, mostly due to the fact that it can bring discord in a social setting. I believe that outside religious setting, it always brings some...

Note on Americo Vespucio

Even though he was born in Florence, Italy, in the middle of the 15th century, Vespucio spent most of his life living under the Spanish Crown. As a cartographer, he began his travels with the early Spanish explorers, and in 1499 found what is know called Venezuela,...

I am so sick of this bull****

Short of nuclear physics (or most types of physics), I tend to understand different subjects fairly well; unless I have never heard of something that would help me understand, and then some research is required. However, there is one thing I simply don’t...

On Being an “American”

This is meant to explain my positon on the term “American.” Naturalized citizens and natural born citizens of the United States are often referred to as Americans. However, the inhabitants of both North and South America are legitimately American. As a...

Job Search

Truly it is depressing and frustrating that there are thousands of listing, and yet not enough. Either they look for someone with specific skills (e.g. plumber, nurse) or they are looking for licenses and certificates and/or degrees (i.e. doctor, paralegal, CPA). Oh,...

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince!!!

It’s finally coming! I have been waiting for so long; I can’t believe it. June 15th, I shall begin reading. But I am not going to the store that day, so I hope that I can have UPS deliver first thing in the morning like with #4 in 2000.

Note on American Foreign Affairs

Now that I think about it, Rise to Globalism by Ambrose and Brinkley, and From Wealth to Power give a good sense or an actual explanation on why the US has gone from isolationist at the turn of the 20th century to “meddling” after WWII. It seems obvious to...

5 Days ’till Christmas

Somehow I am not at all excited about Christmas. I didn’t get anything for anyone, though I may be giving my brother a new toothbrush. [His is 15 years old. Don’t ask. He likes it, and didn’t use it for like half that time.] Anyway, I am probably not...