Vladi Wizard's Musings

Been a while since my last blog, and for that I apologize. I think I was too caught up in the political circus, as well as with the 'normality' of my everyday life to take the time needed to blab and blog. Thus.... It probably is not a great surprise to many of you that read what I write that I am a fairly liberal person. But, I am really not as far left as many will think. I like to think that I am a "left of center" moderate progressive, in that I have many 'Republican' views to balance out my 'Democrat' views. Indeed, as reading a number of blogs and op-eds of late, I am wondering why I am not an out and out Republican, because I lean towards most, if not all, of their core values (and not talking of the far-right fundamentalist 'Christian' talking points) of the standard GOP platform. Let me be more specific and take on the top (?) six points: Smaller Government, Lower Taxes, Less Regulation, Individual Liberty, Rule of Law, and Civic...

Wow, seems like it has been a while since I have popped up anything on this blog. I knew it has been a while but I didn ’ t really think anything of it until one of my 360 buddies told me to write something, as she missed reading my blogs! Well, I really do not have anything in particular that has struck me in a manner that I have to jump on to the ole wizard ’ s soapbox. So, for now will do a little updating of sorts, and maybe something will jump out. Most of you that have visited here are probably aware of the story contest that I was running. It just finished up, with Apolo Sputnik writing the winning entry. It was a, all in all, disappointing turn out, I am sorry to say. Yes, there were a few good entries, but most seem rushed , with near half the entries coming in that last week (and a number in the last 48 hours). Of course, at that time I was more concerned with the html of the page then the actual reading of the stories, because I wanted to get them all up for the fans o...