http://modernman.today.com The life and lessons of a Modern Man. Well, I'm trying... Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:56:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm not here to judge. You're human, and humans make mistakes. Even sports super stars. So if you can't keep your zipper closed, please, keep your mouth closed. What you do with your wife and or your girl friends is absolutely no ones business but yours. No matter what the gossip ... http://modernman.today.com/2009/12/05/message-for-tiger/ It started with a trip to an Urgent Care. They turned me away, and sent me across the street. That office also turned me away and sent me down the block. Two more times I was turned away. The problem was that I do not have insurance. I'm not eligible ... http://modernman.today.com/2009/11/14/greatest-health-care-in-the-worldthink-again/ I listened to him go on for almost an hour. Muslims and Islam were so out of control. How could anyone let there laws be dictated by their religion? Blah Blah Blah. In the same conversation I was told that this country was headed to hell because we are taking away ... http://modernman.today.com/2009/10/27/double-standardsor-hypocrites/ Someone please explain to me, why people are sticking up for, and defending Roman Polanski. If I have this straight...when he was in his early 40's, he drugged and had unwanted sex with a 13 year old girl. He was arrested and pled guilty. There was some question to the nature ... http://modernman.today.com/2009/09/28/statutory-rape/  When did we decide that punishment needed to be polite and pain free? When did the rights of the criminal, become more important than the rights of the victims? When did punishment stop being a deterrent to crime? Ok, that last one is probably another topic but let me just say:  ... http://modernman.today.com/2009/09/18/cruel-and-unusual-my-ass/  The following article says volumes about the state of mind in the United States. Even when faced with scientific proof, we refuse to open our minds. Status quo, is the way to go! What will it take to enlighten the minds of America? What will it take for us to realize, ... http://modernman.today.com/2009/09/13/not-in-the-good-ol-us-of-a/ I'm beginning to wonder about the future. Specifically the future United States. Or rather the lack of future for the United States. It feels more like the Un-United States. In my four decades I have never seen such childishness from our elected officials, not to mention the public in general. Everyone ... http://modernman.today.com/2009/09/08/is-there-anyone-left-smarter-than-a-fifth-grader/ Is it just me or are Republicans afraid of Europe? The mere  thought of the United States doing anything that the Europeans have done is out of the question. As if a social service is the next stop on the road to hell. Who pays for our police departments? Who pays for ... http://modernman.today.com/2009/08/16/what-do-europeans-know/ ethics |ˈeθiks| |ˈɛθɪks| |ˈɛθɪks| plural noun1 [usu. treated as pl. ]  moral principles that govern a person's or group's behavior : Judeo-Christian ethics.• the moral correctness of specified conduct : the ethics of euthanasia. 2 [usu. treated as sing. ] the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles. To me there was always much more to "ethics" than this definition. I always lump honesty in there. I have looked at many definitions and ... http://modernman.today.com/2009/08/11/its-objectiveapparently/ Last week an old employee of the gallery came back to work full time. He recently graduated from college.Being twice his age, I have been unable to stop my self in drawing comparisons. Not so much between he and I, but more along the lines of where my life was ... http://modernman.today.com/2009/07/20/whats-the-rush/