Term Limits

Just say 'No'!

Sorry. '80s flashback. A rising crime rate, recession, jobs leaving the area, an enduring drought and The mayor has decided that 'term limits are the most important issue facing our community.' So, I say Just Say No! to extending term limits.

He conviently ignores the reasons we imposed term limits in the first place. (Can you say corruption? Special interests? I thought you could.) Ugh. The guy's an idiot.

Presidential Politics

I consider myself an intelligent person. I try to make informed, thoughtful decisions about important issues like choosing candidates for a position, selecting organizations to receive my donations, voting on issues. But I can't find it within myself to actually watch tonight's debate. It's drifting in and out of my consciousness. Although, to be fair to myself, I decided who to vote for some time ago. So the only real purpose to watching the debate is in the hope of ammunition against the other guy.

7 1/2 lifelong learning habits

Of the 7 1/2 lifelong learning habits #2 - Accepting responsibility for your own learning is probably the easiest for me. My parents say I've always been a very responsible person and I've always been on the curious side. So while I value the efforts of others to teach me, ultimately it's my responsibility to "get it".

#3 - Viewing problems as challenges has got to be the hardest for me. I'm a pessimist (or a realist). So while a problem doesn't automatically translate as crisis, neither am I likely to view it as something positive.