We can all be influenced by our peers to adopt certain behaviors. The extent to which some will become involved in these behaviors just because ‘that’s what everyone else is doing’ is jaw-dropping. Two recent occurrences in the news sparked the thoughts for this post: the gang rape of a 15 year-old California girl after a homecoming dance, and the deaths in the Sweat Lodge during the “Spiritual Warrior” retreat in Sedona, Arizona. What makes it so hard to go against the grain and stand up to injustice?

CNN reports another …

I often post about how cool it is to be connected. Like having a video chat with my brother while he’s on a plane. I remember when my friends and I would talk about how in the future we would have phones where we could see each other. At the time, my family had a party line. But I imagined it would be more like the Jetson’s. You remember? The phone that didn’t ring, but when someone called a TV-like screen would magically pop up. I figured our robot maid …

Posted by Perry
A topic that I’ve tried to stay out of has been the war on drugs. The debate has heated up the past couple of years with both sides making their case for why or why not some drugs (predominately marijuana) should/shouldn’t be made legal.
Proponents say that marijuana is, by itself, a harmless drug and that it has medicinal uses that warrant it being legalized. Those who oppose state that legalizing marijuana would lead to more people (the young in particular) using it for recreation. Both sides have valid …

This is awesome! No, I’m not thinking about how I could use this. Ok, maybe I am. But don’t tell.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is ticked off.