http://www.flexyouruniverse.com Empower yourself with responsibility Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:10:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Change in generations -- baby boomers are retiring. Change in regime -- I am no longer embarrassed to be an American. Change in politics -- The end of the conservative government that has reigned since 1980. Change in culture -- The united states just elected an African American president. Most importantly, we have ... http://www.flexyouruniverse.com/politics/revolution Dear John McCain, Fret not Mr. McCain. All is not lost. Even though the current tally from elections.yahoo.com shows that Barack Obama has 355 electoral votes to your paltry 156, I have some advice for you that can turn things around. It's pretty simple really, just do what George W. Bush did ... http://www.flexyouruniverse.com/thought-journal/mccain-dont-give-up-hope-you-can-still-win Sarah Palin says she will make a good vice president because, well, Alaska is you know, close to Russia and stuff. I actually like this logic. Because I used to live in San Diego, and because that's close to Mexico, that means I can be vice president. Cool. Watch CBS Videos ... http://www.flexyouruniverse.com/politics/sarah-palin-foreign-policy There are plenty of other people that may argue against democracy. Stodgy old republicans, and myself, find humor in this quote from Winston Churchill: The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. Overall I think democracy is on the right track, and I wouldn't have anything else. ... http://www.flexyouruniverse.com/thought-journal/democracy-is-only-as-good-as-the-voting Why not? I live in a state where a body builder/movie star is the governor. http://www.flexyouruniverse.com/politics/can-a-beauty-queen-be-vp This will be the best blog post you've ever read. That's quite a statement to live up to. Beyond overstating my own abilities, there is the subject matter that I am writing about. Could what I have to say really be that interesting? Furthermore, I don't have any way of knowing what ... http://www.flexyouruniverse.com/life/managing-expectations-4-rules-to-live-by From news.yahoo.com: "Iraq is not the central front in the war on terrorism, and it never has been," he said. "I would not hold our military, our resources and our foreign policy hostage to a misguided desire to maintain permanent bases in Iraq." That's the best damn thing I've heard any politician ... http://www.flexyouruniverse.com/politics/why-obama-should-be-elected-but-cant-be I saw this license plate in San Francisco today. What a great way to avoid getting pulled over! http://www.flexyouruniverse.com/funny/best-license-plate-ever Saw this Billboard in Berlin, and couldn't resist the picture. http://www.flexyouruniverse.com/funny/best-billboard-ever Why does loyalty exist? What evolutionary significance does it have? I'm not an evolutionary scientist, but I have a few ideas. First, a definition from dictionary.com: 1. faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state: a loyal subject. 2. faithful to one's oath, commitments, or obligations: to be loyal to a vow. 3. faithful to any leader, party, ... http://www.flexyouruniverse.com/life/loyalty-versus-rationality