Better late than never for Monday Madness! Bryn, good questions!

Sunday, April 04, 2004


Thank you Bryn, for this week's questions!

1. What makes your country special?

The US is known as a country of almost unlimited freedoms and opportunities. There has been a deterioration of those things in the past few years. Corporate greed has contributed to the loss of millions of jobs for Americans, loss of retirement benefits due to fat cats at Tyco, Enron and the like, and the potential for more upheaval as companies seek cheap labor opportunities in foriegn countries like China and Mexico. The word "freedom" takes on new meaning as we hold potential enemies in prisons like Guantanimo for "indefinite" periods of time. Last year a man and his son were arrested in a shopping mall because they were wearing T-shirts with an anti-war message. I think Americans need to wake up and get their heads out of their a_ _ _ _ so we can get back on track and make this country what it once was. Right now the world views us as a country of self serving, manipulative bullies.

2. What makes your hometown special? Muskegon has some of the most beautiful, best maintained beaches in the state. For a "not big" town, it has many excellent arts opportunities like concerts, theater experiences and the like. I think it's a great little city!

3. What makes your neighbourhood special? It's safe, and my neighbor likes to play "Upwords" with me!

4. And your loved ones - what is it about them??? They're smart, funny good people. They're slobs, though, and that's the only thing I would change about them!

5. And finally you - what is it that is unique about you...??? I seem to relate well to kids. I don't really know how "unique" that is, but. . . . .