Deep Fabulousity Podcast

I completely forgot that I recorded a show in January. I thought I had published this show, but Audacity had crashed and the show did not rcover properly. So, I recorded this new show, and it saved correctly this time. Since, I have been unemployed for the last three months, I figured I would wait until I got a job. Unfortunately, I am still looking for a job. As usual, this show is brought to you by Esscents Candles. It's the Spring Holiday Season, so please get those awesome Gel Candles for holiday gifts. In this show, I catch you up on my job search, some politics, my dogs, cat, and birds are ok. My roomie is ok, though he annoys me often. And the new boyfriend is awesome, and we get along so well, and have so much in common. This coming Sunday, March 29th, is his birthday. My LinkedIn Account My FaceBook Account This shows Intro was: "Touch Of Pink" by Sub-Level-03 from the Podsafe Music Network

I didn't pod-fade even if you thought I wasn't podcasting any more, yes, I am still podcasting. As usual, life gets in the way as it usually does, unfortunately, as always, it turns the podcast is what suffers. As usual, I catch you up on what has been going on in my life and what has been happening with me. So much has happened in my life, and with the world, from the beginning of October to the end of December. Amazingly a lot has happened to me, and so much more in the world. For this podcast, I'll catch you up with me, and then the next one we'll deal with politics and the world. In short, there are the many trips to Ptown, often times with my new boyfriend Kevin. News about my job, and the fact that I got laid-off mid-December. And nes about my roomie Andrew, who now has a contract job for the next six months. That and much, much more. Check out the awesome candles at Esscents. This shows Intro was: "Touch Of Pink" by Sub-Level-03 from the Podsafe Music Network

So, it has over six months since I last posted a show.  So, how long is it before a show is officially dead?   3 months?  6 months?  etc.  Well, I know lots of shows that gone away for awhile, and taken a hiatus.   But, I want you to know, that in all these months I kept thinking about podcasting.  How much I like it, how much I miss it. As usual, this show is brought to you by Esscents Candles. It's the Spring Holiday Season, so please get those awesome Gel Candles for holiday gifts. Ok, so it has been awhile since I last podcast. In this episode, I basically tell you about me since the last time I did a show. Also, this is episode 99, that means the next show is 100. Technically, if you count all the other shows I did, I am already over 100 shows. Listen, I would love to do a show every week, or even a few times a week, but I have lots of stuff to do, so I will do what I can. My next show is all about politics ... and boy do I have some things to say. It's a good thing I have a podcast to voice them. ;-) This shows Intro was: "Touch Of Pink" by Sub-Level-03 from the Podsafe Music Network

As usual, I record this podcast last Sunday, and here I am just publishing to my blog/podcast site. As I write this I am down in Ptown for the first time this year. It's under new management, but not the management I thought it would be. Anyway, I figured it was time I publish this file. As usual, this show is brought to you by Esscents Candles. It's the Spring Holiday Season, so please get those awesome Gel Candles for holiday gifts. In this podcast, I talk about the first week in March where I attended the "DrupalCon Boston 2008" conference. It was in my own backyard so to speak. I got up early each day, took our train system we call the MBTA and got myself to the convention center for that week. I also explain what Drupal is in case you don't know. Finally, I get good and angry about politics and money. I talk about John McCain and how he is the last Republicunt candidate. It was the last choice of the GOP, and now they have to back-peddle and support this senile old coot. Oh if Mitt Romney wasn't a mormon, I can only speculate that the GOP would have supported him. The last straw for me has to be the financial crisis. Yes Virginia ... we are in a deep recession and a lot of Americans are gonna get FUCKED!!! As usual, those in middle-America who will be hurt the most are those who supported this administration the most. As usual, they voted against their own best economic interests. By voting for Bush, they hurt themselves, the rest of the country, and the world. Quite honestly, financial ruin isn't the worst punishment for you ... but you got what you deserved!!! Thankfully, I got my new Prius ... gas may be expensive, but hopefully it won't hurt as much. Although, I still have home heating fuel, and that is even more expensive, but Spring is here, and that shouldn't be too much of an issue. And if you're wondering why gas is so high ... OPEC has it right, and the White House will deny it ... but yes, the dollar is in the crapper and almost not worth anything anymore. Anyway, list for more, and you can here more of my rant!

Yes. I am finally back from the dead, alive, and well, and on the air again. I was so hoping to start podcasting once a week after New Years, but I got deathly ill. Ok, so that is an exaggeration, actually, I just had a really bad flu for the first three weeks in January ... it just felt like death. I also got laryngitis and I couldn't talk for two weeks after that. The whole time I was sick I just couldn't breath, and I had no energy. As usual, this show is brought to you by Esscents Candles. It's the Holiday Season, so please get those awesome Gel Candles for holiday gifts. Anyway, I felt better in February, and wouldn't you know ... the freelance work picked up. So, I had all this free time in January, but couldn't talk. And then then, in February I felt better, but no free time ... sometimes I wish life wouldn't be so busy. Along with that is learning the Drupal CMS package, and just taking care of the household. So, the family is fine, and all the pets are fine. They are all so awesome. The roomie is fine also, but he did lose his temp-to-perm job again. This was a layoff and not his fault. He got laid-off with a bunch of other people. So a couple of other great things happened: I got a brand new car ... a 2008 Toyota Prius I got a visit from Andy and Nick from the Podcstique2 podcast. And, I got a new 22" LCD monitor for my home office. I didn't discuss politics this time, but stay tuned for the next episode and we'll cover the last 2 months of politics. Doesn't that sound like a fun evening?

Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, I recorded a second post this month. I actually recorded this LAST Sunday, and i thought I had uploaded the file. Then several time this week, I went to publish this Podcast and found that the show wasn't even uploaded. That sucked! So, something must be up with LibSyn, and it took me a dozen times to finally get this file uploaded. So, if there is something wrong with the podcast, please let me know, and I will try to fix the file. LibSyn has already been notified of the issue. As usual, this show is brought to you by Esscents Candles. It's the Holiday Season, so please get those awesome Gel Candles for holiday gifts. So, in this podcast I catch you up on what has been going on with me between work, my day job, and the freelance, work. Honestly, since this was recorded a week ago, I can't even remember what I talked about. This has been a very busy week, and I was thinking of recording a new podcast tonight ... and see if I have any luck posting that one. In this episode, I also covered some news items: Dodd To Filibuster FISA Bill, Needs Material To Read on Senate Huckabee Squashed Charges Against His Son For Stoning, Hanging Dog Congress sends war funding bill to Bush Tim Russert of 'Meet The Press' breaks out the flip-flops on Romney and also grills Guiliani I did have links to these news items, but my Open Office document messed up. I'll guess I'll have to stick to text from now on, or make a few mor backups. Anyway, you can find most of these items from Crooks & Liars, and ThinkProgress.net. The opening song is: It's Christmas Time by Sudden Death and you can find them on Podshow Music Network

Well! Where have I been for the last three months you might be wondering? As you'll find out in this show, I fill you in on where I've been, what I've been doing, and maybe even whom I've been doing ... But don't get too excited, it doesn't mean I've been hooking up with Republican Congressmen. But, I can admit that if I had to do something sexually explicit to Bush or Cheney to get them impeached ... I would have done it by now. On a more serious note, you'll find out that my free-lance is using new technology (the Microsoft Mobile SDK) and that has been a tremendous learning curve for me. Getting back into Microsoft technology galls me, but as far as mobile development goes, Java and he J2ME (java 2 Micro Edition) ain't there yet. Also, I do play World of Warcraft, and I found out some of the kids in the troop play ... and some of the adults, so I created new characters on that server and I've been trying to level my characters. Unfortunately, I put my podcasting on the back-burner. Rest assured, this was not LAST on my list. Actually cleaning my house and going to the gym, and watching my Netflix movies has actually been at the bottom of my list. So, I apologize for the long absence, and I will definitely try to be better in the future. This episode is brought to you by Esscents Candles! The opening intro was: "Podcasting is the new Revolution" by Pacific Coast Hellway and can be found on the Podshow Music Network

Another month and another podcast, if only I weren't so busy, I could do more. But as usual the freelance work takes up almost ALL my time. I definitely did not pod-fade. So ... I am using new (actually old) podasting hardware. I am using an Alesis Equalizer with a omni-directional Cardioid microphone. I bought this equipment when I first started podcasting, and then never used it. So, it sat around for a bit, and now I am starting to use it with my Linux Laptop. If this podcast sounds like crap, please let me know, and I'll work on doing better with the next one. As usual, this show is brought to you by Esscents Candle. They sell the best Gel Candles, and I am usually burning one. In this podcast, there are two things i talk about: First, I catch you up on what I've been doing. Attending a speech by Amy Goodman in Boston, Scuba Diving with the scouts, broken laptop, new laptop, Vista, mice, rats, bottles water, movies. All the crap that's been going on since this long hot summer started. The second thing I talk about is politics ... I am so depressed. I listen to KarmaBanque Radio to Max and Stacy, and I always get so depressed. Then to top it off, I listen to Democracy Now with Amy Goodman, and that depresses me even more. In any event, the new opening song is called: "Podcasting is the Revolution" by Pacific Coast Highway. which I downloaded from the Podshow Music Network

I am such a busy slug! I recorded this show with my great friend Andy, the host of the following podcasts: Lazy Scranton and Bay State Radio and co-hosts Podcastique! It was actually recorded a week ago from this past Tuesday ... so basically a week before the 4th. Sooooooooo, my apologies go out to Andy for not getting this podcast out earlier ... I am a slug. On occasion I have recorded a show with Andy for Lazy Scranton, check out all the episodes of Lazy Scranton, and I am the temp in the special episodes. LOL ... you might hear him call me temp in this episode even though I am the host. That's just force of habit ... I think it's freakin' hysterical. So, in this episode, we talk about movies we've seen (from last week), his trip to Virginia for a friends wedding, my mouse problem, and a bunch of other stuff. I know Andy is dying for me to post this and any comments that might come in. If there is positive feed-back, he and I can do more shows together. And even if you don't like Andy ... I still might have him on on occasion. :-) Some of you might want to hear what's going on with me, and what I think of the political news ... those shows will be coming! Thanks for listening and being patient with me! As usual check out the wonderful gel candles from Esscents Candles

Hello everyone, I know it's been awhile since I last posted, but you all know how busy I get with freelance and life, but things seem to be slowing down a bit now that it is summer. Usually, after a month of podcasting I am catching up on what's been going on with me, and not focusing too much on politics ... there has been sooooooooooooo much going on lately ... it's hard to know where to start. Anyway, this show is all about the politics! By the way ... I recorded this show two weeks ago and I am just posting it now. It's probably because I record it so late, and then I am just too tired to post it, and then the next day I get busy again. But in this episode, it' all old news ... even Falwell's death is now old news. Blessedly ... we will never hear any new hate from his fat gullet again. We may get the old recorded nuggets of his hate from the archives ... but he can't be hateful anymore. And as you'll find out in this show ... I am extremely grateful that he is dead ... but wish why God didn't take Pat Robertson, James Dobson, Tony Perkins, Fred Phelps, or Gary Bauer with him? In very old news ... I talk about Nancy Pelosi's trip to Syria and all the flack surrounding her, but no flack when the GOP goes to Syria. The firing of eight U.S. District Attorney's for political reasons and the testimony of Kyle Sampson, James Comey, Monica Goodling, etc. There is no longer any doubt that Gonzales is a liar and a syncophant! And there is so much more. I think we have to remember and we should remind others that the GOP is a bunch of lying, hypocritical, assholes! One they were in charge for 12 years, they made a number of comments about Bill Clinton. Now that the tables are turned with a Democratic Congress and Republicunt President ... the GOP is now singing a different tune that they did before. I am so fucking pissed off that the media never calls them on it. Thank God for Blogs, and Podcasts that pick these things out of the Archives and put them out there for people to see. Americans in general have the attention span of a gnat. They are too much looking at news about Paris Hilton, Spears, Lohan, Anna Nicole's baby, or some other po-culture rubbish to focus on what was said years ago by some politician ... but we remember!!!!!! My opening song is "Touch Of Pink" by Sub-Level-03. And the closing is "Tired of being lied to" by David Ippolitto Both of these pod-safe songs can be found at Podsafe Music Network

I wish I had recorded this show much earlier, but believe it or not, I recored this show almost a week ago. And true to form, here it is almost a week later, and I am just posting my podcast. My next podcast which I already recorded right after this one, is already to go ... just gotta post it and publish it. And the next podcast is all about politics. I know how much some of you like that and how some of you don't. But I haven't talked about politics an current events for awhile and now it's time to get back into the swing of things. So, what's been up with me???? Well, this show covers all that and rather than type it all out, I'll let you listen to the show. But I can tell you that it covers my work trip to Las Vegas, and my adventures there. Going to Connecticut to give a presentation of Podcasting at a Youth-based LGBT conference sponsored by True Colors. Getting sick with bronchitis and losing my voice. And lastly, my upcoming trip to Oqunquit, ME and my visit to Boston to hear Amy Goodman of Democracy Now speaking in Boston as part of her book tour. So, lets get back into it.

There are some people who think that if you apologize for not podcasting on time, there is something wrong ... but I disagree. I do want to apologize for not putting out a podcast earlier or as often as I like. To apologize for one's failures is not bad, it's humbling. We are all human, and we have our failures. When I get to be perfect, then I will criticize other people. So, here is is Episode 90, 10 more episode to Episode 100. It's really just a number, and I don't plan on doing anything special. If I had been podast once or twice a week, I would have already passed this mark by now. Anyway, remember that this podcast is brought to you by Esscents Candles. This is a great candle store near me, and you can either visit their shop locally ... or order gel-candles from them on-line. As for this episode ... it's all about me. :-) I've been busy for the last six weeks, and guess with what? Yeah ... with freelance work as usual. Believe me, I haven't pod-faded. I have been thinking about podcasting every week. I even played around with Pod-Producer which is another free open-source piece of podcasting software. It's really in the early-phases of development, and it doesn't work well with my Plantronics headset. So, I downloaded a different version of Audacity, and that works as good as ever. So, as I said, this podcast is about me, all about me, and just what's been going on. I am so surprised that this podcast didn't go longer than it did ... but I guess I still lead a boring life. But, that's ok, me and the pets like that steady, predictable lifestly. I didn't even bother to talk about politics this time, but the next podcast I am doing ... and doing very soon ... will be all about politics. So, thanks to everyone for being so patient with me, and I promise I will do more podcasts sooner. Peace!

Hey everyone, I am back from my the dead ... ok, maybe not dead, but just dead tired. I recorded this podcast last Sunday, and since then ... as in the past, I have been doing more and more freelance work. In the past, you know that I have been doing a lot of freelance work, but maybe you didn't know what I was doing. So, in this podcast I explain a little about the woman I am working for, and exactly what it is I do for her. It is extra cash, but at the cost of most of my free time. As usual, I catch you up on the other things going on in my life. Despite all the freelance work, I did manage to accomplish somethings around the house this past weekend. Who knew that I'd look more forward to cleaning my bathroom and kitchen MORE than working on my computer. Everything in moderation I guess. I can say the highlight since the last show was meeting two of my listeners Kathleen and Patty who live in Holbrook, MA. They own a candle store in Holbrook called Esscents Candles. So, I visited their store two weekends ago, and it is a great little store and it is filled with many gel candles. I myself picked up 2 smaller, and 1 larger candles ... and I must say I like the Musk one, and that is the one I am burning first. Every night when I get home and start the freelance work ... I light up the Musk candle and it sooooooooooo relaxes me. So, if you're in the area, please visit their store, and if you're not you can visit their web-site. Also, in this episode, I finally touch on a few political issues, but I didn't bother to provide any links this time. I mean, sometimes we are so over-whelmed with news ... that how can one NOT know what is going on. And because I was catching up on my life and the news of the world ... that I ran the show up to 45 minutes again. Anyway, I'm not done with podcasting, and I hope I can do more in the future ... even if I can do a show once a week. Check out the awesome candles at Esscents Candles. This shows Intro was: "Touch Of Pink" by Sub-Level-03 from the Podsafe Music Network

So, this is my first podcast of the year, and I actually recorded it about a week ago. And I want to apologize for not getting this podcast out earlier! I really have no excuses, except for maybe the freelance work eating up all of my time. In this podcast, I wanted to wish everyone a very happy New Years ... I am sure it sounds lame now coming three weeks after the fact, but it still has to be said! Anyway, this new year has started off on a positive note for me. With my great review which I got before the new year, I got a great raise the first week in January. Then my 'ex' called me, and I was soooooooooo glad to hear from him. Although, it was just to tell me the car I gave him 3.5 years ago had finally died. Now, I am not taking pleasure in his mis-fortune, but I obviously still care about him. I was just glad to hear from him. So far, three weeks into the new year, most everything is going fine! This show just catches you up on what's been going on with me. It's been a few weeks since you heard from me, but I am not going anywhere. One of my new years resolution was to do more podcasts, and I am going to keep working on that. In this show, I also avoided politics ... and even then, the show is a little longer. So, I hope everything is fine with you guys this year, and I hope it is started off well. If it has, great! If it hasn't then, I certainly hope it will get better! Watch for my next podcast, when I will catch up on all the politics! Thanks so much for being patient and understanding with me! And thanks for listening! I will try to make it worth your while!

This show brought to you, as usual, by Esscents Candles. Kathleen and Patty bring you only the best gel candles ever! First, I hope everyone had a very happy Merry Christmas, if that is what you celebrate. If you celebrate Hanukah, or the Solstice, or Festivus, then I hope you had a very happy holiday to celebrate with friends and family. Now, we are at New Year's Eve, and I again wish everyone a very safe, and happy partying time. I myself plan on going to RCC (Randolph Country Club) this evening because it's close, convenient, and cheap. In this episode, I start off with my old intro 'Touch Of Pink' by the group Sub-Level 03. God! I hope I can see them in concert someday!!!! I figured since Donny Rummy was gone, the whole torture-waterboardin' song isn't relevant oo much more. And Christmas a was one time event for Christmas music, so now I am on the hunt for a new intro song, along with relevant 'bumps.' Everyone in the world was doing a relevant 'Year in Review' podcast as far as the news goes ... but I wanted to do a year in review on things with my life since this is my podcast. But, I also brought you up to date on what's been going on with me. So, I hope you enjoy the show, and thankfully I got it back down to a reasonable length. I think more shows, with shorter times will be better than less shows that are longer. Let me know what you think, and in the end ... the World Spins forward for another year, the great work continues for another year .... Peace!

Happy Holidays to everyone. As usual, this show has been a bit longer. I guess I just had a lot to say, and I added three full-length pod-safe songs into the mix for the holidays. This show and every show is brought to you by: Esscents Candles owned by two fabulous listeners of the show and neighbors from the next town over. Check out their site and their great candles. I will be getting some of their great candles myself. So, as usual, I bring you up to date on the weather in New England, and how wonderfully nice it has been this Winter. Other than that, the freelance work is still keeping my busy, the day job has proven challenging for this project, and the dogs, cat, and birds are all fine. The roomie ... same as usual. As for the news, I talk about Bush and his decision to wait until after the holidays to talk about what he's going to do about Iraq. I think it is very clear ... he wants to 'stay the course' as usual, and send in more troops ... which means even more U.S. deaths. I think it is so "cavalier" and "gallant" that he wait until after the holidays. While him and the rest of the Administration sit around with their families for the holidays ... our U.S. troops are still in Iraq and are just targets for snipers or IED's. In this time of peace, joy, and happieness throughout the world ... I wish George Bush and the Administration a nice warm place in Hell when they die. The three songs I play are from are the Podsafe Music Network Intro: The Christmas Season by Sudden Death Break: Christmas In The Sun by Joel Kopischke Outro: Best Part Of Christmas by American Angel

As usual, I want to apologize once again for taking sooooo long to get another show out to you. Between getting ready for the cape, being in Ptown, freelance work, and Christmas shopping, I have been extremely busy as usual. I recorded this last show on Friday, on my lunch break, because as you know, this current job allows me to work from home on Friday. At the same time I was recording this podcast, some TV networks were showing the big goodbye party for Donald Rumsfeld where Bush and Cheney were heaping praise up Rummy - the Dummy! It made me completely sick to watch it. I know for certain now that they will all burn in the HOTTEST parts of Hell for their crimes against humanity!!! But I will get to that later ... So, I went down to Ptown a week ago, and I tell you all about it. How cold it was that last Friday, and how dead Ptown was in the winter. I definitely think it was a mistake to go for that weekend, I was so bored down there, and I should have just stayed home and relaxed here. But oh well, Life goes on ... I did want to get away, but damn, I certainly wish there had been more people down there. Ptown won't come alive again until at least New Years, and for this New Years, I don't think I will be going down there. For one, they are charging $300 for the weekend, and I don't think it'll be worth going. I'd rather save that money and stay local ... maybe RCC (Randolph Country Club), or someplace in Boston, or Providence, RI. Ah, sooooooo, what else has been going on with me? Well, the day job is going fine. I started a new project, and that has definitely had some challenges to it. At home, the dogs, cat, and birds are all doing well. I can't wait for the Spring when I can move the birds back outside again. That way I can give my basement a proper cleaning. The freelance work is keeping me busy, and now this woman is paying me again. No more toys for now, and the extra money is always handy ... plus sometimes it can be fun to do some extra work. Haven't been to the gym in a long time now, and still paying for it. I think one of my New Years resolutions will be to get back to the gym. Time to make time for that again. As you know, every episode I always make time for the news of the day, and here is what I talked about this time: 1) If you voted for Bush, you're a psycho 2) I talked alot about Donald Rumsfeld, and how Bush waited to swear in Gates to make Rumsfeld the longest running Secretary of Defense ever. I also have to ask ... why would Bob Gates want this job? Bush is the 'decider' and he's going to decide how this war is waged based on political reasons. Bob Gates won't have much to say if his viewpoint is different that Bush's. If the war in Iraq continues to go bad (as it is and will continue to be), doesn't Bob Gates realize he'll just be as much to blame. It's not a job I would want. 3) Finally, I have a lot to say about the outgoing (or now gone) 109th Congress. As Jon Stewart said, let's hope they just go away ... and I would add to that, I hope and pray that they NEVER, EVER, EVER have another government position ever again. Along with the worst president ever ... we also had the worst Congress ever. More damage has been done to this counry for the past 6 years, than in any other time. It will take us decades to clear up the mess. But hopefully, this president and 109th congress has woken people up. Lots of us lived with a democratic for 40+ years until 1994, when the Republicunts took over. But at least we had a democratic president for 8 years (Clinton), and that helped ease the pain and kept 'checks and balances.' The American people NEED to remember what it was for these past six years with a NeoCon-Republicunt congress and president. All the democrats have to do is look back and say "Do you want more of that crap?!?!?!?" Hopefully, for the next 40+ years we can keep a democratic congress and hopefully we will have a democratic president! Then I won't feel so much like leaving the country. Check out the awesome candles at Esscents. This shows Intro and Outro was: "Waterboardin'" by Tom Smith from the Podsafe Music Network

Hey kids, it's time for another fun-filled episode of Deep Fabulousity. It's been a busy week as usual. Cleaning the house with four dogs, a cat, birds, and a roomie is tough work. Add on the additional freelance work, and I make for one dull man. So, at least this weekend I get to play down in Provincetown, MA (Ptown). But, since it is off season, I don't know how much playing I will actually be doing ... but I still need to get away from it all. Since it is the Holiday Season, I've been picking up my house a bit more when I have the time. In years past, I always got a real tree. Then when I got my first apartment, I used a fake tree. When I met my last boyfriend Doug, it was real trees from then on. It was a wonderful experience to decorate the tree with him ... until I realized he moved all the ornaments around. From that day on, the six Christmases we had together ... I just let him pick the tree and decorate it himself. Unfortunately, yes, he was that anal about it. So anal in fact ... that he some years he would decorate the tree ... undecorate it, and then do it all over again. And with the dogs, I always had the bother of the dogs peeing on my Christmas Tree. This year, I said 'SCREW IT!' and got a fake tree. It's a 4-foot high fiber-optic tree that changes colors on it's own. I know some of you 'queens' might think that is cheesy, and quite frankly ... I don't care. It's convenient! A few more cheesy Christmas decorations, and I'll have a delightfully tacky Christmas. I also managed to get some Christmas Shopping done, and I am half-way done with shopping. I only have a few more things to get, but now I have to wait until my next check on December 15th. Then I can finish my shopping and start to wrap those gifts. And in the news: O'Reilly still blasting retail chains The Wrath over the Wreath and the exercise of Free Speech Local look: Neighborhood fights over peace wreath Christian Groups to Boycott Religious Warfare Kid Vid This shows Intro and Outro was: "Waterboardin'" by Tom Smith from the Podsafe Music Network

First of all, I hope every celebrating Thanksgiving had a very happy, safe, and wonderful time with family and/or friends. Living in Massachusetts, I have a different appreciation of Thanksgiving. As a youngster, and many times since then, I have seen Plymouth Rock where the Pilgrims landed. I've been on the Mayflower many times in my youth, and on more than one occasion, I've been to Plymouth Plantation where the Pilgrims lived. As a frequent traveler to Ptown, if you visit the Monument Museum, you'll see that the Pilgrims actually landed in Provincetown first ... before the natives (not the gays), but the native Americans drove them off. Anyway, I want to apologize again for taking so long to podcast. I really wish I had more time to Podcast, and I guarantee I am not going to Pod-fade anytime soon. I like podcasting, and I will continue to do it ... I just wish I could schedule it better for you listeners. But, I hope you're all understanding that Life does get in the way sometimes. So, one of the things I am gonna do is start doing a different type of show, but still under this show. Basically, what I am gonna start doing is using my Marantz recorder more, and start recording more shows quickly without so much notes. Maybe keep these lighter and more about other stuff than just politics. So, in this episode as usual, I bring you up to date on what is going on with me and what has been happening to me. I had a good Thanksgiving in Cumberland, RI at an uncle/aunts house. This Christmas for my family will be held in Paxton, MA which is out by Worcester, MA. The pets are all fine, and the roomie is ok, and hasn't done anything to bother me really. My day-job is doing very well, and I've been there for almost a year now. The freelance work I do at nights, and the weekends is busy, but not super-busy. At this point, I am working on one last project, and I am not sure what comes next. As usual, I touh on some news items, and I have a comment about all these news items: Study finds podcast use rising but small US interference 'allowed terror gang to escape' President-elect of Christian Coalition resigns Friedman Wrong About Muslims Again And the Amman Statement on Ecumenism Glen Beck ... Republicunt/GOP Smear Machine This shows Intro and Outro was: "Waterboardin'" by Tom Smith from the Podsafe Music Network

I definitely want to apologize for not getting this podcast out earlier. I've wanted to podcast so many times before now after my last podcast, but life has gotten in the way as usual. The freelance work was kicking my ass for the last few weeks. But, I had a talk with the woman who gives me this work, and we agreed that we both need a break and we need to pace ourselves so we both don't get burnt-out. I am going to continue doing freelance work, but it'll be at a much more relaxed pace, and I'll have more free-time again ... we both will. Well, you know November 3rd was my Birthday where I turned fourty (40), and I was in Ptown for the "Meet Your Mate" weekend. It was an ok time. Both myself and my roomie went down, and we each had our own rooms and for the most part did our own thing. We did do some events together like the 'Inn Stroll'. The 'Inn Stroll' was where 10 different guest houses (including the Ranch) was hosting hor'douves and some form of Bacardi Rum drinks. So, as you walk from one guest house to another you had a different rum drink. I only did hald the guest houses though ... the others were on the other side of town, and the trolley they had wasn't really super reliable. So, anyway, I had a great time over the weekend. So, we (my roomie andI) got back on Sunday, and the next big thing was election night. Obviously, the Democrats handily won the House of Representatives, and after a few days we won the Senate. THANK YOU GOD!!!! Finally there is some hope! I can only hope that the new Democratic congress does a few things: 1) Change election law so that voting machine code is Open Source and proprietary to a corporation. This means the code can be vetted. Also, electronic voting machines need paper ballots, an get a few companies out of there like Diebold. 2) Restore the writ of Habeus Corpus ... yes, terrorists and U.S. Citizens, natural or naturalized have rights!!! 3) Make sure the President cannot tap our phones without warrants! 4) Restore oversight and the system of checks and balances!!! It was obvious that there was attempted voter fraud, disenfranchisement, and elimination of people off the voting rolls. But this time, it didn't work ... large amounts of blacks, latinos, new young voters, woman, and even Christian evangelicals all came out voting for Democrats. The Christian Evangelicals was the big surprise. From the exit polls, it was also obvious that people were fed up with the Administrations handling of the Iraq War and the corruption within the GOP: Most Corrupt Congressmen of 109th Congress Time for a change! Anyway, now after the election, and a "thumping" of the GOP. The propaganda is still going strong, and even MORE SO because they lost. This will give FOX news the democrats to pick on for the next four years. However, some of the pundits claim America has gone to the right, become more conservative, and that the democrats who did win were conservative. WTF!!! What kind of crack are they smoking?????? Many of the democrats elected are very liberal and progressive. Hell, the GOP tried to tell us that before the election, and now all of a sudden they're more conservative than the GOP????????? What Bullshit!!!! Here is an interesting article: Focus on the Family's Dobson Says GOP Has Abandoned Values Voters This shows Intro and Outro was: "Waterboardin'" by Tom Smith from the Podsafe Music Network