Grapes Over Easy

Values. I hear every day about values. What values are we talking about? Can we define them explicitly? Can we apply the general term "values" to every person in our nation? Do each and every one of us have to subscribe to the exact same set of "values"?

Was our country founded on freedom? Did we start off trying to create a place where people could determine their own set of values to live by? I can't remember anymore. I can't quite reconcile the country I have always been taught about with the one I now live in.

As I continue to strive for the least updated but not quite abandoned blog ever, I have run into some problems. Apparently, the judges feel that when you finally do post something, you are supposed to give some type of reason for why you were away, and laziness just doesn't cut it. You should also have something interesting to type. Strike two for me. They are crazy if they think I will give in to their Orwellian demands and do what they say. I am an individual and will post what I feel, when I feel it, whether they give me a well deserved award or not. I am not a tool of the man...wait, someone is at the door. I'll be right back...