I would like to introduce you to a new section here at Soapblox. It’s called Essential Reading. These are articles, news stories and opinion pieces that I find to be must-reads for progressives and liberals. I tend to read an awful … read more
The Aurora Shooting came right around my birthday and I will be forever changed from the violence I saw. I wrote the proceeding during that time and posted it to Facebook. In the several weeks that passed nothing was really … read more
UPDATE: The Republicans are at it again, voting for the 13th time to defund ACORN the anti-poverty organization that closed its doors way back in Spring 2010. That’s right, once again, we have to unearth the discussion about how idiotic … read more
While there have been a few gaps where I didn’t post for months and I started posting in 2004, the site was in, what I like to call a 9 month or so pregnancy and was born on the 4th … read more
George Carlin was somewhat of a genius. From what I’ve read, he would probably be the first person to smack that claim down, but it must be said, because it’s true. I came across one of his classic routines from … read more