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I know I'm all over the place with my opinions, but I know one thing: I have a real problem with any country executing people in the year 2007. I mean, we might have the lowest execution rate, but we're still doing it. We're talking about human beings having their lives ended. I don't think our lawmakers have really stopped to think about how huge of an issue this really is.

In all honesty, I think people who kill others because they were driving drunk should be eligible for the death penalty. I mean, if we're going to have it, then we should use it to punish all who kill in the most irresponsible and selfish manners. Just my opinion, though.

I just saw on the news where China's former Food and Drug chief was executed for taking bribes. I'm not sure what to think...on one hand, his actions led to the approval of one drug that killed ten people. On the other hand, I'm not a big fan of the death penalty unless it's an extreme case. I honestly haven't made up my mind on whether or not this was extreme enough to end the man's life. China has a history of executing its citizens for things like possesion of marijuana and fraud, so I guess this shouldn't be too surprising. What I'm wondering, though, is what everyone thinks. Was it the right thing to do? Should we speak out as a nation against China's capital punishment system? Do you think the UN should condemn today's execution? What about executions here in the US? Should we still be executing people in the year 2007? Please discuss.

Journey Back To The Yellow House by Nick Watching a California sunset is one of the most incredible treats a man or woman can take pleasure in. The orange, radiant glow of the main source of energy and sustenance for our entire plant against the hazy, afternoon sky can bring about thoughts and inspire dreams no one can steal, at least not from me. It might not seem like much if you aren

lol..... That rules, Kevin.

Get Well Soon

Get Well Soon Luc!!!!!!!

Well you can all rest assured that if there's such a thing as ghosts, I'm going to be floating around haunting as many people as possible and making everyones life a living hell

Yeah I heard she was murdered on Friday. It's just weird that someone in Stamford would update his page with that kind of information fourteen hours before her body was found. I read that they seized the guy's computer, whoever it was.

There's a report out now that two hours prior to the discovery of the bodies, his Wikepedia page was updated and mentioned that his wife was dead. They traced the IP back to Stamford, Conneticut, which is the headquaters of the WWE. This story's getting stranger by the day.

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1967-2007 This may not mean anything to the members here at GA, but since this is my blog, I'm posting this here. My favorite wrestler, The Canadian Crippler Chris Benoit was found dead in his home with his wife and son today. If you're a WWE fan, watch Raw tonight for a tribute show dedicated to Chris and his career.

lol @ James breaking it down. Nice post

We're glad your back, Jan, and of course I'd send you an email to let you know I'm thinking of you. You're my friend Oh yea, I sent chapter 18 in to be posted, too

Well I sent in my anthology entry, which is actually a pretty amazing feat considering that an hour before I sent it in, I didn't even know if I was going to be writing anything. I had no idea for a plot, for characters or how the story would even end. Hell, i didn't even send it to my editor. I just took a chance and let my fingers do what they wanted, then I read it back a few times before I mailed it off to CJ. Hopefully it's good enough to be included this year. In other news, I've sent the latest chapter of Staking My Claim and eleven chapters of What's The Difference Between Me and You? off to Talonrider, who as far as I know, is still out of town. The thing is, though, we're going to Hilton Head with my grandparents this week and I don't know when he'll be home and ready to start working on my stuff, so I sent it off to him just to be on the safe side. To everyone who read What's The Difference before it was taken down, the rewrite is finished and as soon as I get the chapters back, I'll send them off to Joe so they can be posted (unless we're gone when I get them back ) Two of the eleven chapters I sent off are brand new, and they'll be the first two chapters of Book II. So I have a question. Without giving anything away, i want to know what my readers would think if I incorperated characters from an old anthology story into one of my chapter stories. I may or may not have already done it, but i thought I'd ask for some feedback anyway, since all of my beta readers are busy right now and haven't given me any feedback for a month. Oh yeah, and James get's home at 6 tonight from his vacation in Europe. Isn't that nice?

Happy Birthday Myk!!

Actually, I don't know for sure which God Falwell worshiped. I get the feeling we worshipped the same God, but only he knows how he interpreted the scripture and the depths of his faith. My faith isn't based on what good things and what bad things happen in this life. I accept all things as working according to His perfect will, and that's the best way for me to sum it all up. I can't speak for Jerry Falwell in that regard, but I do know that he had a message of salvation through the blood of Christ, and that's only a good thing, in my opinion.

So wait....does this mean I can't add Goat recipes to the Domoholic's cooking corner??

ok, so I know that I haven't been updating all of my stories as much as I should be. I only turned in one update for Staking My Claim this week, and I posted the collabo with Graeme and Yaalc. The reaction I've gotten for that has been mostly positive, especially some of the emails. They're very sweet, and I appreciate the support. I pounded out a new chapter of What's the Difference early this morning, but because of Padre's day, I haven't had time to do much else. I will say that a new chapter of Time In a Bottle is burning the tips of my fingers, so look for that really soon. Also, I'm on a roll with Staking My Claim, and should have the next chapter out sometime soon. Here's the thing with the chapter delays... My editor needs some time to himself right now, and I plan on giving it to him. He's dealing with something more important than the saga of Jarred, Andrew and Phillip, and I can wait. There's no one else I could imagine using, honestly, so I'll wait until he's ready. One more thing:: If you happen to read the collaboration, please send Graeme and Yaalc some love. I mean, honestly, they totally outclassed me this time around, but there's always next time lol...just kidding. Seriously though, don't forget to email them and give them the props they deserve for their hard work. I feel honored to have been able to write with them, and would do it again in an instant.

Well I don't think there's anything she could have done. I mean, how could she have proved what I was saying? I was in my car and she was standing out in the street. Besides that, I was going 10MPH under the speed limit. If anything, i guess I could have gotten a ticket for going too slow

....take a chill pill. People are taking things way too seriously these days. Not just here on GA, but irl too. Here's a prime example of what I'm talking about:::: I was driving to school this morning and happened to be driving through a school zone. Now, the flashing sign said 25MPH, but i was going about 15. Anyway, the crossguard (a big blubbery old lady) practically steps off the curb to yell at me to slow down. Now, before I go any further, I should mention that I was the ONLY car going through at the time, there were no kids out yet (which makes me wonder what that heffer was doing there) and I make it a point to go no faster than 15 through the school zone because when I was little (in Modesto) a kid got hit by a car near our school. I don't know why I still remember it, but since i do, I go slow when I go by schools. So slow, in fact, that people behind me look pissed at me for holding them up. So back to Matilda the Hun.... She steps off the curb and motions with her hands for me to slow down at the same time she's mouthing the words at me. Now, it could be because I didn't stop at 7-11 yet for a Redbull, but something about that got on my nerves, so I mouthed a few words back at her. Something along the lines of, Shut up Bitch, and the next thing I know, she's in my rearview mirror, in the middle of my lane, looking at me drive away with on hand on her hip as she's blowing her whistle at me. As you've probably guessed by now, the moral isn't that she took what I said too seriously. It's that I took what she did too seriously. I've been in stick up the butt mode for the last week and a half or so, and I didn't realize it till I got home this afternoon and read a certain topic in the lounge. So I've decided to pull the stick out, throw it in a neighbors yard and get over it. Life's not meant to be lived so miserably, and if someone starts a topic you don't like here on GA, or says something irl that you don't like, ignore it. Certainly there are more important things for people to get bent out of shape over than a topic about doggy doo. ___________________________________________________________________________________ In other news, chapter 16 of Staking My Claim is up, and I'm almost ready to send 17 in. Chapter 18 is going to be written tomorrow and since it's the end of the school year and I feel inspired, I might pound out a chapter a day until it's finished. Kisses Nick