A Blog About Blogging (Multiple Subjects)

[loulizlee]

That is so sweet.  What a beautiful relationship!  The one thing that I wish is that we could take Jacob to church with us.  My daughter stopped going to church as a teenager.  They are not anti-church but just don't go.  I keep praying they will all be going to church someday soon. 

[msmoneybags48]

Happy Easter, Louzilee.  We went to church and my grandson had on a suit my daughter bought him when she came down last week.  She sent it out Thursday and I got it Friday.  He looked so handsome in his suit.  He got lots of compliments from the ladies.  He was very polite and said thank you.

[loulizlee]

That is wonderful!  He sounds so much like my grandson.  Jacob is polite and handsome, too.  He is very social - loves people, especially the ladies.  lol

[sammywantsya]

i love blogging.. i just cant get enough of writing...

[yumers]

just start a personal blog.  if you don't want it under your real name, then it doesn't have to be.  also, most blog site, e.g. wordpress, allows for you to keep the blog private until you're ready to make it public. 

[loulizlee]

Thank you, yumers.  I will take your advice.

[loulizlee]

Stray Dog

Yesterday, a male beagle showed up between our house. He is an older dog and has tremors. We have had many beagles stop by our house in past years, especially during hunting season. Many of them have their ribs showing through their sides. We feed them and they always eat, say thank you, and go on their way. They are, after all, very loyal dogs. Most of them have the sensors (I'm not sure what you call them) on their collars. This beagle has definitely had a collar on him. It was gone. He seems to have walked quite a ways. The only thing I can think of is that he was abandoned because he is old and ill. It amazes me how some people can use animals to work for them until they are old, and then get rid of them. I know all hunters are not like this, but I have seen enough starving beagles to make me wonder why. BTW, we are feeding him and giving him a place to stay in the shed, with blankets, for the time being. We will take care of him as long as he stays. He shows no indication of leaving.

[loulizlee]

Rights vs. Responsibilities
We live in an era when many say the criminal has more rights than the victim.  Some criminals going through the court system are released from custody during or after trials due to misconduct of the police or the prosecutors, etc.  Rules of law that are not followed exactly in a trial may cause a known killer, rapist, or felon to go free with impunity.  The theory of making sure no innocent man is punished at the risk of releasing a real criminal has long been espoused by many legal experts.  However, this theory, when implemented, causes the victim or the victim’s family to be denied his/their right to see the perpetrator punished. On the other hand, groups like the Innocence Project have found, through DNA testing, that there were many innocent people who have been incarcerated, some for years or decades.
If I could change the laws, I would see if there were some changes that could be made so   those who have gone free and could not be prosecuted again could be retried in certain circumstances.  Conversely, although prisoners in some states seem to have an endless number of appeals, other states do not allow for a reasonable number of appeals, in my opinion.  I would change the law to see that they are granted more appeals, given the proper circumstances.  I think we have the responsibility to see that victims have as many rights as the victimizers. 
   In my opinion, Amendment I is the single most important of the Bill of Rights.  The rights included therein are the reason most of our forefathers came to this country.  On a personal level, I have spent some time researching my family history, and I was amazed at how many of my ancestors who came to this country were ministers.  They came to here so they and their congregations could practice their religious beliefs in peace, without fear of being punished or executed for these beliefs.  We have the responsibility to make sure these rights – freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of peaceful assembly, etc. – are carefully guarded so that we can make sure the rest of the Bill of Rights will never be taken away or can be amended for the good of all.
   Amendment II has been the subject of great controversy for many years, especially since the fairly recent instances of mass killings.  I believe the “conspiracy theory” of many Americans has made it very difficult for the Amendment to be changed to make it more understandable.  The right of every citizen to bear arms does not, in my opinion, include some types of firearms.  The responsibility of every seller of firearms to make background checks should be enforced.  This Amendment, like all the laws penned by the writers of the Constitution, was written before our modern legal system.  For instance, we do not, in modern times, need to have ready arms for the citizens to form a militia.  I think this law desperately needs changing, and it would be another part of the Bill of Rights I would change.  We have a responsibility to let those who govern us know they should not to be swayed by radical groups who just happen to have a lot of money.
   There is a fine balance in making sure we continue to keep the rights of the citizen sacrosanct and requiring punishment for those who break the law.  An old adage states:  “Your rights end where my nose begins.”