While wrtiting and negotiating my first published articles on the Vine my interaction in the process was less than what it should have been given the high bar set on this site.

To those I offended please accept my sincerest apologies.

To the keepers of the Code of Honor, please accept my sincerest apologies.

And to all the rest of you please kiss my oversized and totally unpleasant ass! Just kidding, lets rock n' roll it and keep the punches flying.

I often wonder what people such as Guttenberg, Madison, Jefferson, Payne, and so many others would make of what they started. I've come to realize that the law of unintended consequences are as universal as Murphy's.

I do truly believe that the repercussions of the decisions made by our so called leaders affect those that can least endure them and take more from those that can least afford them.

It is very hard to believe, very hard indeed, to rationalize the preservation of wealth when so many struggle daily with the preservation of home, families, and life.