Boxer's Power trip!

During a recent hearing of the senate's Environment and Public Works Committee; where General Walsh US Army was testifying. General Walsh began answering a question with "ma'am". Senator Boxer immediately interrupted him before he could finish. "You know, do me a favor," a clearly agitated Boxer said, "Could you say 'Senator' instead of 'ma'am?"

"Yes, ma'am," Walsh replied.

"It's just a thing, I worked so hard to get that title, so I'd appreciate it, yes, thank you," she said.

"Yes, Senator," he answered.

The great and mighty Senator Boxer is not a ma'am, she has worked hard for her title? Really I thought the people of the Great State of California gave her that title, it seems that Senator Boxer has forgotten just how she came to have that title and just who she is accountable to. Lets take a look here, does she practice what she preaches? Check out this youtube video that clearly shows Senator Boxer often fails to call other Senators, Governors, and even the President by their proper professional titles. So what gives her the right to interupt a General that was just being respectful to her. A General who by the way truly did earn his title. Talk about a power trip!!!

Transport Back In Time

Sitting on the edge of the dam, the year is 1996, our bare feet splashing in the cool water; Collective Soul blasting from the car stereo, parked on the dirt road next to the lake as the summer sun baked our skin.

Every time I hear the song "December" I'm transported back to a time gone bye but not forgotten. A moment in time when I had no cares or worries, just enjoying hanging with friends, the summer sun, and of course the music.

Music the only true time machine. Is it not awesome, how a song can bring back a memory or a feeling lost in time. Well it is time to make new memories to new songs by Collective Soul. They are on tour now, check out their tour dates and venues at http://www.collectivesoul.com/live/

Collective Soul is awesome, great music, a wonderful group of guys. They even follow all their fans back on twitter, you can follow them at http://www.twitter.com/collective_soul They even debuted their new single"Staring Down" I totally love it,via Twitter. I cant wait to catch them Live when they get to Oklahoma.These guys are the best and they truly like connecting with their Fans, and that is not something that you will get from most bands. Collective Soul is a pearl in the sea of bands.

Do not forget to check out the band's site at http://www.collectivesoul.com/blog/

*bands pic gotten from the web*

New to Blogging

I'm a 29 year old .... well Ive been 29 for about 8 years now lol . As a blogger I'm just a baby. I spent all day today setting up my blogging page to start blogging, the problem being I haven't a clue what to blog about. Sure I can blog on my views of world events or movies, who knows what? except most of the time I'm not always sure how I feel about the things going on around me. or do I? Ive been told that I do have opinions and views on things but I'm afraid to voice these because I would be going against what I was raised to believe... so I'm sitting here unable to sleep and I'm thinking about this. The wise man who said this to me is to often more times right than wrong which can be Very irritating! however I happen to be in love with him so what can I do. hummm maybe listen once in awhile wouldn't hurt lol nuh what fun would that be...

Back to this opinion that I can think for myself. if this is true and I can tell you even I'm starting to believe it... why do you think I never wanted to voice my views? is it that I'm afraid to disappoint my family or am I afraid that what I have to say is a bunch of nonsense... or maybe I never believe that my opinion mattered... then one day about 3 years ago someone (that same irritating gorgeous man) starting making me think about what I truly thought. whenever I would reply "that I didn't know" he'd call me on it, I would then give some short reply in which he would ask me why I thought that? and I would find myself repeating something my mother had told me. hummm am I thinking for myself? not back then no, I would stay out controversial topics unless pushed and then I would just parrot what I had heard my mother say. Now mind you I am not saying my mother is wrong her opinion is her opinion. Im just learning that what I believe and where I stand is different than what I grew up understanding to be the only right opinions.

So the question now is have I always believed in the views that my family has or have I always looked at things differently. I think maybe some of both and neither.
Now do I finally stand on my own two feet so to speak and start voicing my opinions????

The Answer is Yes and this blog will be my mountain top in which to broadcast my opinions from.... stay tuned for more from the BrandyZone