Jane Doe Chronicles

Art of Writing: Can a Pacified Writer Find Success?

JDC Art of Writing: No, says the professional - Yes says the layman.

There are no short-cuts on the roller coaster ride to the title: author and writer. Those who believe so, are doomed in the world of the literary.

To be a successful Writer one must feel the call from within and be willing to pay the price to succeed in a competitive industry where few attain the status with the big bucks.

The desire to write, auspiciously rises from the soul's depths, ever unyielding, throbbing, a disguised yearning to create from the avenues and crossroads called life; from the mind's dark side, to angelic reaches beyond, to produce its own brand of success...be it minuscule, be it great.

If not for the love of writing, blank pages would be no more than a mirrored reflection of nothingness, unrecorded events of man's existence and the external wonderment of an ever diagnostic world laying open vast secrets to be discovered and challenged.

The many faces of beauty and its emotional moments of excitement, happiness, laughter, and hopes would never have touched man's heart...if it weren't for one human, like a painter, clicking out words,  strokes of imagination, with a play on words, and a fountain of endless thought, feeling, emotion and quests into the unknown.

Many writers believe pacifying oneself is a "pity party" keeping a writer in a limbo of non-productive days. Using the art of excuse to avoid steps of growth in the learning process, the creation of ideas or just getting started. This state of procrastination is the writer's worst enemy

Anyone can pen the written word and find they enjoy it. To whip across the keyboard, in a blazing flame of creativity and intrigue capable of attracting and keeping a reader's attention...requires knowing how to get from A to Z and then some.

The prize goes to the one who has the guts to learn what it means to be a writer, what it takes to be able to open the door to the editor's office of publication - and then, d*** it, do it! Prioritize...

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Hip Surgery: A Hell that Brings a New Future if You've Got the Guts

JDC Insight Today: One has a choice ... bitch, make excuses, or fight for the chance to enjoy life at any age. Don't let emotions and fears bring you down - you are giving up before you've started.

There are two things critical to successful surgery. One is to select a competent surgeon, who has the experience to know what the "h***" he or she is doing not only in the replacement issues but is good at aligning the legs, which makes therapy, recovery and the ability to walk easier.

Two, therapy is not a game created to torture any patient, but a systematic series of what seems to be insignificant exercises designed to strengthen the whole body ultimately affected in the surgery room.

Do you want to walk? So did I. Just do it! Yes it hurts for the first two to three weeks, after which the body enters into the rebuilding process, as flexibility returns and pain subsides naturally or through pain-management. To fight and resist therapy is to possibly endup with new mobility issues or parts of the body that have healed incorrectly, and pain.

Amazing how my hip feels and looks no different than before, except scarring I am working on.  Truly science is amazing with technological advancements. The trick was my having the guts to hang in through periods when I wanted to totally give up. The thought of never walking again and the good lord's help pushed me on into the world of rehabilitation therapy and some dedicated, and not so dedicated nurses and CNAs, and others who made me feel I was not alone. . .

Truly, they lifted me up to a new and brighter future.  Was it worth it?  Oh, yes, yes, and yes!

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Debbie Halvorson's Partisanship Will Cost Taxpayers $2600 more in 2011

JDC Government Machinations:  Why does Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson choose to tax everything against the peoples' will?

Illinoisan Congressional Representative of the 11th District falls short as a proponent of what the American people want. . .an ear of concern, a voice of reason and a humble servant.  Could that shortfall be because she is an inexperienced first-term Democrat or because she's afraid to ruffle the skirt of Nancy Pelosi, voting with the Speaker of the House 93% of the time according to the investigative reporting of the Washington Post.  

In the fall 2010 issue of The Examiner, the Taxpayer's Voice states: "Hurricane Debbie on Destructive Path." 

Hurricane Debbie landed a long time ago.  She has contributed to a Democratic cauldron bubbling over with a fiery mix of economic job loss and irresponsible spending by choice.  Her demeanor condescending, side stepping issues with what is Democratic political rhetoric in placating voters with spin. 

Democrat Halvorson sends out emails touting voter concerns, yet the content doesn't sound as if she is listening, let alone care what a voter thinks, why a voter thinks it and what a voter expects her to do.  By her actions and written messages, it comes across not about the wants of the American voter, it's about what politicians generally do - cover their backside in political posturing and the stroking of We the People. 

Glue your pockets America: Her to do list has been to side with the majority in putting off a vote to extend the Bush tax cuts, until "after" the November 2010 elections.  Humm, I wonder why?  Even now the Feds are printing the new increased payroll deduction brochures going out to all employers later this year.  The decision was already made; Democrats must believe Americans to stupid to realize it. 

Could it be Democrats believe by ignoring the vote it will help reelect their party?  Could it be they still don't understand how the economic cycle works?  The more you earn the more reinvestment into economic and social issues occur that many on Main Street find more difficult to do. 

The earned capital and profits allows for reinvestment, keeps the cogs in the various wheels of opportunity moving, growing and strengthening the business cycle with innovation, job creation and the level of living patterns Americans have grown accustom too.

Depending on allowable tax deductions, this lack of action will cost an income earner of $40,000 a year, a hefty $2600.00 more in payroll taxes.  One would think the sane thing to do would be to extend the cuts into 2011 and seriously evaluate its effect on the economy short and long-term, and not in the middle of an economic plunder.

After-all, if you the taxpayer spend it, you pay the consequences, if any . . . but, if big government does, they don't and you do.  How far are you willing to bend over?

Can Illinois residents afford Debbie Halvorson's political reach from within the Beltway into the pocket books of hard-working citizens?  To understand how Ms. Halvorson thinks and what she has done or not done, look at her congressional record at: http://thomas.gov and click on the Congressional Record link.  You may be surprised at how much of her legislative sessions is insignificant.

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Politics: Bipartisan Clinton-Republican Congress Gave Us Prosperity Until 2006, the Democratic Takeover

JDC OP-ED:  Americans are fighters, not cry babies.  No one can steal away your power and rights unless you let them through inaction. Like our forefathers, the current upheaval is the wake up cry by 73% of taxpaying Americans to rid this nation of big government and its drunken spending binge.

We are brought to the brink of ruin through greed, mismanagement, lies and the self-interest plays of a monopoly, not bent on the exercise of free choice, free enterprise and the will of the people.

The voter's voice whether off base or surreal is a freedom that can keep America in the times of prosperity as when President Clinton moved toward the center and worked with the majority Republicans to bring deficits down and prosperity throughout the heartland.   Or, this same voice can put the economic stability of a nation into a downward spiral, seen since 2006 by a Democratic Congressional monopoly, and now, includes the White House.    

The dogs who don't hunt on the Hill are feverishly running in mad mode.  When legislators fear and are afraid of losing the gravy train they ride, they do crazy things like vote tampering, slanderous ads and might even sell their souls not into the service of the American people, but in protecting their own political backside. The leopard doesn't change its spots, and neither does a politician who believes he or she is above those to which he is suppose to serve.

For many voters, facing the truth can mean dealing with the pain harbored from self-indulgent ideologies and sentimentality when reality or the fear of reality sets in threatening and challenging even crushing, base political beliefs and choices. 

Even the Bible teaches: "Make sure of all things; hold fast to what is fine," in 1 Thessalonians 5:21.  With that said, there are those who would walk away without the truth by choice, the same as voters who choose to live in a bubble.  Is it not easier to cry foul than to face up to filtered half-truths or innuendos?

The cauldron of politics should bring out the fine character of a man or woman, and the honest bipartisanship of its legislators and voters to maintain the greatness of America and not encapsulate selfish bitterness in favor of party affiliations and interests.  For where the political heart is, so goes the building or gradual destruction of the American dream.

Sadly, the Obama administration of political correctness is lacking backbone and as one taxpayer was heard to claim: discernment in getting the business of the people done.  Yet, his administration is astute enough to know how to get into the taxpayers piggy bank squeezing out every copper penny he can, plundering away at individual rights and freedoms and splurging the taxpayers hard earned money on issues in a system his office doesn't understand the affect to the bottom-line.

Democrats try to connect this economy and shrinking checking accounts of Americans squarely at the foot of President George W. Bush.  Somehow they have forgotten their majority votes have been calling the shots in Congress since 2006.

No individual or party should call all those shots.  Our forefathers set up a system to prevent one party domination, and to allow checks and balances over each of the governing bodies in the White House, and the Congress. Free rein breeds corruption and abuses that will permeate Main Street, challenging Americans, the stability of the Bill of Rights, the existing foundation of the Constitution and the freedom bestowed under the Declaration of Independence.

As Paul Revere shouted: the British are coming, the British are coming, so too the American people are awakened from a complacent sleep.  Voters have said it in many different ways: No longer will We the People be blinded by words while actions speak otherwise.  And as many wonder . . . yes, this will be a referendum vote on the policies of one Barack Husein Obama, despite those who may like Obama the man.    And, that's the way it is.

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JDC News Forecasts: "Is Cash No good?, Democrats Risk Backlash, Trees of 9.11"

JDC Bullet News Forecasts:  What's on the horizon of change?

Is Cash No good and the start of a Tend?

In Grandpa and Grandma's day cash was the treasured possession.  If there wasn't enough you didn't buy anything.  If you needed something you sold something, or waited.

After a recent robbery, one entrepreneur of a Novelty Shop decided he no longer would take cash for purchases.  Whip out your credit card or write a check, and we can do businesss.  Sales have never been better, and this one business owner has peace of mind.

It is highley unlikely society will achieve a totally cashless society due to the inability of many individual to acquire a checking account, let alone qualify for a debit or credit card.

Cash, the great acquisition.

 

Democrats Willing to Risk Voter Backlash:

To get their way, Democrats will try to change the Senate rules.  If they do, they will be overstepping the political boundaries in a desperate act to boost their power and stop any filibusters so they control the legislative agenda.  Pass, pass, and more pass.  Spend, spend and more spending before the November elections. 

In Mr. Smith goes to Washington the premise is a prime example of the period 1917, in which there was no way for Congress to cut off a debate if one legislator was willing to stand on the Senate floor and keep talking. . .

The rules were changed to require 67 votes; in 1975 Democrats changed it to 60 votes.  Because of GOP opposition and in order to bypass the need for a GOP vote, Democrats want to change the filibuster count to 55 votes on the first day of the upcoming session of Congress.

Vice President Joe Biden will be at the helm, and happy to override any legislative objections from across the isle, which should send Republicans into a tizzy, and a possible backlash from the American voters.  It's get everything you can, while you can.

 

The Trees of 9.11:

This week the first of hundreds of trees will be planted to grace the area where thousands succumbed to the evil that changed the landscape of New York forever.  In a peaceful setting will stand one tree for each victim. A serene rememberance upon holy ground for those from all walks of life that they may rest in peace forever more.

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Chicago's Mayor Fights Yes Vote Against Gun Ban on Second Amendment Rights

JDC OP-ED: Chicago, IL - Political power in motion again. 

Why does the mayor and his coup of City Council members continue to defy the landmark case, the District of Columbia versus Heller, in which the Supreme Court in its rendering states that the Second Amendment guarantees "the individual right to possess and carry weapons in case of confrontation," specifically within the home?

Not satisfied Daley continues to irritate gun owners with lesser legislation that will no doubt be reversed in the courts, yet, will allow him to get his licks in temporarily.  Unfortunately his passionate ideology leaves Chicago citizens defenseless against criminals who know their victims are disarmed.  His actions makes it clear there is a desire to make it more difficult for a law-abiding citizen to acquire the equalizer, the infamous handgun.

Doesn't his honor get it?  The criminal element could care less about the Mayor and his rule of law.  This class of individual has perfected the art of gun acess the Chicago Police can't seem to stop.

Chicago crime has escalated with the heat of the 2010 summer and more than tripled the national average statistics where guns are not banned.  FBI statistics from 2007 through 2008 indicates the murder rate decreased by 4.7 percent nation-wide, yet in the Windy City, the rate rises above 15% according to Ronald L. Schmeits, President of the National Rifle Association (NRA).

Gun owners didn't pick the fight and are not about to roll over and accept any unconstitutional act usurping rights embedded in the Second Amendment.

Americans own over 100 million handguns and as the U.S. Supreme Court observed in its 2008 Heller case, is, "the most preferred firearm in the nation to 'keep' and use for protection of ones home and family."

Even President Obama was quoted by the press: "I think there is an individual right to bear arms, but it is subject to common-sense regulation."  Yet, his voting record in Illinois suggests the opposite; in direct political agreement with the Mayor of Chicago's War on Guns.

Mayor Daley appears to be defining law-abiding gun owners as the enemy.  The Democratic mantra of a political party who has had little or no personal experience with responsible care and use of firearms.  Owning a gun empowers in more ways than one, and cannot be easily controlled politically.  It's the right to freedom of choice to control ones life absent government intrusion.

A political product of the Chicago Daley machine, President Obama lacked sound judgment when he infuriated Pennsylvanians, many of them Democrats, when he said: They cling to their guns and religion and looked down on immigrants or minorities.  The coattails of the President and the Democratic held Congress has become a negative for Chicago legislators up for re-election in 2010.

The opposition debate is slathered with emotionalism and bereft of fact.  With the adoption of the right-to-carry legislation the Detroit Free Press in 2008 reported lower violent crime rates over the first six years.

Opponent District Attorney John B. Holmes of Harris County, Texas was very outspoken regarding passage of the proposed Concealed Handgun Act.  "I did not feel that such legislation was in the public interest and presented a clear and present danger. . .by placing more handguns on our street.  Boy, was I wrong.  Our experience . . . has proven my initial fears absolutely groundless.

Perhaps the mayor of Chicago should face the acid test, swallow his political pride and eliminate the gun ban - nothing else has worked.

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Art of Writing: Why the Query Letter Can Make or Break a Writer's Career

Art of Writing:  Between Dear Editor and Sincerely, you're up-to-bat.  Can you hit a home-run?

Don't sabotage a writing project.  Like a job interview it is a writer's first contact with a new boss called an editor, and, as one unknown writer wrote, "It's your handshake to success."  Amazingly, too many writers do not view it that way, since the majority of arduous efforts end up in the "slush" pile - file "13," according to various editors.

When the query is plagued with unprofessional mannerisms including self-indulgent writing, an editor may assume the article will be the same.  There are no short cuts for training and experience.  To knock an editor's socks off with a high-impact pitched idea, conquer the art of query.

The one thing about editors is they are forever on a daily roller coaster ride shuffling through mounds of manuscripts and proposals well into the night slumped on the sofa.  This fallible human being's sanity is held together by a cup of coffee or a gooey candy bar, hoping, one well-presented idea will nudge their curiosity and tug at their sleeve.

Whether in the office or at home these weary souls are ravaged by mediocre attempts from writers who don't have the basic rules of the query letter down pat.  Give the editor the thing he or she wants most...a reason to read beyond the first paragraph.

The query is a sales tool to sell your work, as well as to save time, energy and money in breaking into print.  The two biggest reasons one makes no headway is " . . . tired ideas and an unprofessional approach" according to the Long Ridge Writers editors.

Editor, author and publisher Valerie Harms believes the opening paragraph in a query is the most important; well worth the effort to make the pitch a blockbuster.  Success starts and stops with the first or second paragraph.  The following tips may help a writer to become part of the editor's winning team.  Good editors know how to make a talented writer, great.

Due to time restraints these scribes of the written word can't read all of what comes across the desk.  Therefore, a writer needs to capture their interest within 30 seconds.  How?  Captivate with a creative focused emotionally charged and dramatic use of words.  Develop a fresh slant--in voice (style) keyed to the interests of the publication or literary agent's needs.  Editors want a clear picture of what is being offered.

Literary agent Alice Orr states: "Nothing turns an editor on more than to recognize the flash of talent on a page. . .I can tell you from personal experience that she wants and needs to be surprised."  So, next time surprise one of these species of English Grammar and the lexicon.

You can't tick-off Mother Nature, and you don't want  to tick-off an editor by rambling on.  It's the "kiss of death."  The debate goes on as to whether a writer should submit a one or two page introduction - one seems to be the preferred.  Get to the meat of the issue, make every word count.  A business format with the appropriate basic information for contact purposes on old-fashioned white paper is expected.

There are many ways to present an intriguing pitch.  Present what they haven't heard.  Wow with word-magic.  Let the editor know why you believe your manuscript is appropriate to their magazine.

Action word-verbs help to facilitate the art of better writing in creating stronger sentences, and in eliminating repetition and the use of the superfluous.

Grab the editor's attention by asking a question, use an anecdote, offbeat facts, humor or describe a place, thing or person by anchoring the editor to the subject with a lively description. 

Credibility is a big issue.  Briefly show through your ability to manipulate words, what the editor can expect to receive.  They like to know where your information came from.  Include any research and interviews supporting the article plus the title and the word count.  Don't go off on a tangent.  Everything should be pertinent to the lead.  When based on personal experience, all-the-better. 

With the advancement of computer software, it's almost impossible to not provide a clean copy of a query to meet any editor's needs.

One of my all-time favorite leads was by an experienced writer named Zipora Ford.  The first paragraph line reads: "Did you know that this summer more than 45,000 kids--and lots of grown ups too--wished they were an Oscar Mayer wiener?  The title was "Joy-Riding in a Wienermobile:  The Story of the Fastest Hot Dog on Wheels."  I chuckled, then laughed and wanted to know more.

This "did you know," is an attention-getter.  It took all of about 10 seconds to read and decide I've got to read more.  I indeed learned something from her pristine layout of substance and form.

Before the close, humbly list any writing credentials and anything that may further peek the editor's interest.  Editors instinctively know by the approach, the level of writing expertise they are dealing with.  Submitting a couple of writing samples or published clips pertinent to the area of query will help.  Enclose a SASE for the convenience of a response, or don't expect a reply.

Keep in mind ten editors may view the same information and come up with different reasons to reject a piece from it's not a good fit for the publication, won't fit into print scheduling or the topic may have recently been done in recent months, and of course, you didn't do the job right. If your fortunate enough to receive some commentary don't ignore it.  Re-evaluate your piece and send it out again. 

We writers learn every day, when we dare to dream and click across the computer keyboard in search of our version of success.  Becoming an editor's preferred writer is part of the publication journey.  The query is the road we all have to take to reach that incredible place called "In Print."  And, that's the way it is.

Two Sidebar Treasures:  The Writer's Digest Guide to Query Letters by Wendy Burt-Thomas has more than 25 sample letters featuring do's and don'ts.  For the novel enthusiast, Writer's Digest offers the 3rd edition of How to Write a Book Proposal by Michael Larsen.

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Arizona Immigration Law: Is Obama Securing Votes vs Protecting Borders?

JDC Government Machinations:  Is President Obama adding fuel to the immigration bubbling discontent using a race-bait tactic?

If the federal government can put a soldier who doesn't complete a trip sheet for the use of a federal vehicle into jail as they did in the Korean War, why then, can't the administration follow laws on the books and process. . .jail. . .or deport immigrants who don't belong here?  Where is the public pro-safety agenda?

It's downright un-American.  What is American, is the second chance for illegals to become citizens; there are no short cuts.  Dr. Frank Luntz a national pollster states: "By allowing illegal immigrants to get away with crossing the border illegally, we have encouraged an entire culture whereby America's laws are optional--to be obeyed or disobeyed depending on what's convenient.  It's time to treat America's laws like laws--not guidelines. . ."

Is the President playing a deadly game of "gotcha" driven by a view, which comes across as a payback for future votes in the Latino community; a checkmate attempt to put Arizona's Governor Jan Brewer in her place?

President Obama has never said the Arizona law was unconstitutional.  No, however, he has fueled the fires of political power in stating the state's new law has the potential for profiling; so can just about anything else.

Critics cry out in fear, to which the Arizona legislature has responded by amending the Immigration law, which mirrors the federal, adding additional protection provisions against random profiling the federal does not.  Sadly, too many people do not know the substance behind the issue of the Arizona law, and are easily blinded as to what their opportunities are.  And many just don't care.

Washington is broken.  In recent statements to the press, John Morton the Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), appears willing to break federal law in not necessarily processing and deporting illegal immigrants, when notified by the State of Arizona.

By law, it is part of the president's job to: " . . . faithfully execute the office of the President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."  Why doesn't this president enforce the law?  Could it be he doesn't know how to successfully do the job, chooses not too, or is he displaying an arrogant anger that his presidential authority is challenged by not only Arizona, but twelve other states?

Of the 70% of Arizonians who agree with the recent law, 37% are Latinos.  Nationally, 83% of Americans support Governor Brewer's actions.  Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama recently stated: Obama, " . . . does not want the legal system to actually work."  ". . .if he can't enforce the law he should not have the job.."

As a sovereign state, Arizona is supreme in power and authority to govern without external control, and should be.  One would think, if the federal government refuses to enforce laws in a criminal or mass invasion of any proportion--the Arizona legislature would have the right to protect itself.

Between 2004 and 2007 updates, the Tucson sector Border Patrol union local 2544 in agreement with Senator John McCain estimates an increase of 10,000 total additional illegal immigrants are added to the United States population each day.

We the people of all ilks are not bigots, we are far from racists; as the White House would like Latinos to believe.  We do not wish to send the message through government actions. . .Just get yourself across the border and you're home free. 

When the media can broadcast tens of thousands of illegal immigrants walking-in-line, running across our border or scaling our protective walls still under construction, why can't President Obama and his government officials find them and send them back?

Country Western Singer Charlie Daniels expresses sentiments in his proud American down-home-way.  Where are you, you bunch of lily-livered, pantywaist, forked tongued sorry excuses for defenders of The Constitution?  Have you been drinking the water out of the Potomac again?  And even if you pass a bill on immigration it will probably be so pork-laden and watered down that it won't mean anything anyway.  Besides, what good is another law going to do when you won't enforce the ones on the books now?

Yes, it's all about political posturing and votes - votes - votes.  . . .And that's the way it is.

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Sidebar Forward:  What the moral of this in terms of American dollars and your take-home pay is, is herewith self-evident. . . . (Compliments of one of the majority FED-UPS of hard-working Americans - G.J., IL) \

Joe and Jose You have two families: "Joe Legal" and "Jose Illegal". Both families Have two parents, two children, and live in California .... Joe Legal works in construction, has a Social Security Number and makes $25.00 per hour with taxes deducted.   Jose Illegal also works in construction, has NO Social Security Number, And gets paid $15.00 cash "under the table". Ready? Joe Legal: $25.00 per hour x 40 hours = $1000.00 per week, or $52,00000 Per year. Now take 30% away for state and federal tax; Joe Legal now has $31,231.00. Jose Illegal: $15.00 per hour x 40 hours = $600.00 per week, or $31,200.00 per year. Jose Illegal pays no taxes. Jose Illegal now has $31,200.00. Joe Legal pays medical and dental insurance with limited coverage for His family at $600.00 per month, or $7,200.00 per year. Joe Legal now Has $24,031.00. Jose Illegal has full medical and dental coverage through the state and Local clinics at a cost of $0.00 per year. Jose Illegal still has $31,200.00. Joe Legal makes too much money and is not eligible for food stamps or Welfare. Joe Legal pays $500.00 per month for food, or $6,000.00 per Year. Joe Legal now has $18,031.00. Jose Illegal has no documented income and is eligible for food stamps And welfare. Jose Illegal still has $31,200.00. Joe Legal pays rent of $1,200.00 per month, or $14,400.00 per year. Joe Legal now has $9,631.00. Jose Illegal receives a $500.00 per month federal rent subsidy. Jose Illegal pays $500.00 per month, or $6,000.00 per year. Jose Illegal Still has $ 31,200.00. Joe Legal pays $200.00 per month, or $2,400.00 for insurance. Joe Legal Now has $7,231.00. Jose Illegal says, "We don't need no stinkin' insurance!" and still has $31,200.00. Joe Legal has to make his $7,231.00 stretch to pay utilities, gasoline, etc. Jose Illegal has to make his $31,200.00 stretch to pay utilities, Gasoline, and what he sends out of the country every month. Joe Legal now works overtime on Saturdays or gets a part time job after Work. Jose Illegal has nights and weekends off to enjoy with his family. Joe Legal's and Jose Illegal's children both attend the same school. Joe Legal pays for his children's lunches while Jose Illegal's children get A government sponsored lunch. Jose Illegal's children have an after School ESL program. Joe Legal's children go home. Joe Legal and Jose Illegal both enjoy the same police and fire services, But Joe paid for them and Jose did not pay.

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Book Reviews: A New American Tea Party, More Liberty Means Less Government, Power Hungry

JDC Book Reviews:  The following three books present current power plays, bailouts and how bigger government is affecting, guess who. . .you, and, of course, the golden goose-your tax dollar.  Whether you agree or not, there are documented positives and negatives and alternatives to saving billions for those who are interested in hearing truth and not fear-mongering.  

A NEW AMERICAN TEA PARTY by: John M. Ohara

Unlike the revolutionaries of the Boston Tea Party, who fought against tyranny in a distant land, the modern-day version is comprised of Democrats, Independents and Republicans, who fight to take back their government from an administration who turns a deaf ear.

If you believe the current administration is destroying the stability and financial system of our country, Ohara explains how American founding principles which guided the growth of the great republic of America are not compatible and sustainable by those in charge in Washington, D.C.

John Ohara shows how the fast-growing movement is not "un-American" as the White House and Democrats would like the voters to believe. . .  "It is actually an all-American response to a tyrannical assault on the American way of life." 

If your worried about the power plays, bailouts and the increase in trillions of dollars in government spending, this book will open the door to potential answers with a real vision of hope.  Learn how the tea partiers have the power to stay, current and future policy battles with the folks in Washington, D.C. 

We the people will not be trodden upon.  We will act, and not be pacified by mere words with a melodious sound that speaks no longer of a countries hope for the future of freedoms.

MORE LIBERTY MEANS LESS GOVERNMENT by: Walter E. Williams

Williams is not shy in the writing of this book.  Should you read it you'll know why.  He states: ". . . everything that government "gives" us that isn't ours comes with a price: our liberty."

He explains how more than two-thirds of the federal budget is spent for programs that fit the category of "legalized theft."

Well written material, he covers topics as: How about stop using the "racism excuse;" Why redistribution is theft and other volatile issues and programs that keep the poor, poor, instead of lifting them to new heights of societal participation, independence and stability.

Using fundamental economics and common sense he proves his point in a witty and insightful way.  A book that breeds not fear but hope.

POWER HUNGRY by: Robert Bryce

Bryce takes the reader into the world of "green energy" and why the U.S. can't afford to give up hydrocarbons any time soon.

He adds clarity to an emotional issue of conservationist vs the people and the government vs the people.  "My energy policy is simple.  I'm in favor of air conditioning and cold beer.  My motivation for writing this book comes from a desire to break through the energy happy-talk so that the United States can have a serious discussion about its future."

Delve into energy myths that dominate the political scene, and the reality time-frame of transitions currently called for, that more than likely, will take most of the 21st century to implement with benefit..

Who is lying to who, who is hiding what information?  Interestingly, Bakken is the largest domestic discovery since Alaska Bay, and has the potential to eliminate all American dependency on foreign oil providing America with light sweet oil for some 2,000 plus years.

Environmentalists and others including our own government block the oil's extraction.  So, what is the truth? Find out the why and the who in Robert Bryce's interesting take on "green energy."

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Bible: Marriage Endurance, a Necessary for All Christians

JDC Bible Talk:  The olfactory of decaying love and marriage is like a rotten apple, unpleasant, messy, and may be the result of immature love. . .lacking understanding, discipline and Christ-like endurance, a necessary, in the life of a Christian. 

Truly, the magic in love and marriage is a venturesome interlude.  A roller coaster ride of unyielding choices, of two people facing the pressures of modern day living.  Within the pages of the Bible tolls the written Fruit-age of God's spirit: "Clothe yourselves with tender affections . . . with love for it is a perfect bond of union."

The endured outcome of that bond, like the right blend of seasonings in a Caesar's salad, where flavors become one, satisfies the senses and pallet with a smooth succulent aroma and taste of the union, leaving--a desire for more. 

The imperfection of love's emotional state lingers deep within the heart whipping up concoctions like the grafting of fine fruits upon thorns, some with a blush of bloom - some wilting on the vine; testing the bonds of two people working to salt their efforts in faith and love preserving a relationship from the spoils of selfish times.

Is it the selfish face of the emotional heart that makes it so difficult to be honorable in marriage, seeking its own interest instead of the lasting welfare of the one loved?

Love is just as God is of spoken and unspoken times. Where two loves walk hand-in-hand the prickly path of life, an unpredictable destiny, changed by the faith, and strength of a couple's beliefs and what each will do--or the shallowness of what they don't do.

When is a Christian ready for the honorable step into marriage?  Is one capable of using God's seasonings of practical wisdom to uplift the marriage bond and sustain it?  The Word of God actually changes people and situations by helping to cast out nagging fears and doubt through faith - with communication - with answers - even through the heartbreaking smile on a shadowy day.

Think of love as a cookbook, a bible of life-sustaining and delectable delights..  Learning how to maintain love from the Bible is no different than creating a recipe from a cookbook. They both require effort, trial and error and the will to not fail through endurance.

Within both, can be found the titillating secrets of life's recipes of success.  A formula when blended - when perfected, can satisfy the most discerning palate, circumventing our silly old pride and salivating moments.

Is it possible every personality blend of love can succeed?  Perhaps not.  For those who choose to enter into God's instituted arrangement, I'll do right by you and then doing it, is a Christian prerequisite when  one professes the ceremonial "I Do."

When one doesn't, faith weakens, as humans and their lives are ripped apart and easily disposed of like paper plates; used  - enjoyed as a convenience, and then discarded; welcomed as the good book says: into the whole world lying in the power of the wicked one, the instigator of sin, and cause of mankind's woe - the anointed fallen cherub who once was faultless in ways from the day of being created until he "chose" unrighteousness in a rebellious way. 

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CeCe Day Hill (c) 2010 - Jane Doe Chronicles, All Rights Reserved - Office: 349 West Circle Dr., New Lenox, IL 60451 - (815) 485-4871 - E-mail: janedoechronicles@comcast.net

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