http://www.raywhiting.com/MyLife "Freedom is measured by the distance between church and state" Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:22:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As if nothing else could go wrong.... My home computer died.  I'm at my daughter's at the moment, and I'll be here daily trying to keep everything running until I can buy a new computer.   AAAARRRGGGHHHH....    What else can go wro.... no wait... I don't wanna know.  forget I even asked. http://www.raywhiting.com/MyLife/?p=3465 Okay, this is unusual for this blog, but here's the deal: I'm hurting in a big-time way. I am an independent art-yarn dyer.  Sales have been steadily decreasing for the last 5-6 months. I'm over 3 months behind on the rent, and virtually everything else is overdue as well. It's becoming ... http://www.raywhiting.com/MyLife/?p=3459 Okay, so yesterday I posted the new canvas tote bags with The Will to Live on it.    Now it's available on a T-Shirt from Spreadshirt. I'm debating whether to leave the title on it, or leave it blank.... thoughts? http://www.raywhiting.com/MyLife/?p=3456 There are people dying every day.   And if you are active on any of the major social network sites (in my case, Facebook) you end up encountering people dealing up-close-and-personal with death -- loved ones dying suddenly, others dwindling and lingering far too long (i.e., the length of their suffering ... http://www.raywhiting.com/MyLife/?p=3454 Okay, this is a blatant plug for my artwork -- printed on canvas totes, which everyone needs.  You have stuff, you carry stuff... so you need a totebag in which to conveniently put all your stuff, right? This is my own artwork.  If you'd like to have this image on a ... http://www.raywhiting.com/MyLife/?p=3452 it is virtually impossible for me to add once ounce of clarity to this.   It is brilliant, rational, and applicable to everyday life. http://www.raywhiting.com/MyLife/?p=3450 best quote of the day: In all of history, no word has cause more death and destruction than the word of God. Indeed. http://www.raywhiting.com/MyLife/?p=3448 I am proud to be an American, but some of my fellow citizens really make it difficult. One of our local news stations is on Facebook and posted yet another thread about the "Ground Zero Mosque" -- this is the fault of idiot media continuing to call the Park 51 Islamic ... http://www.raywhiting.com/MyLife/?p=3444 People continue their anti-islamic bullshit, fear-mongering and just plain stupidity. I'm not pro-Islamic, just anti-bigotry.   In fact, I'm generally anti-religion, and ONE of the reasons for that is because the greatest function of religion seems to be hating on all the other religions, and this is no more greatly exemplified than ... http://www.raywhiting.com/MyLife/?p=3442 It is impossible to take seriously anyone's claim to "divine protection".  I hear it over and over, mostly from well-meaning people, "God is in control", "God will take care of you", "God performed a miracle".  They don't intend to lie.   In fact, they usually seem to believe it quite deeply. The ... http://www.raywhiting.com/MyLife/?p=3439