Reese officially turned one year old today; it was certainly an eventful day. We’re at home now and so far he’s taken something like a three hour nap due to his refusal to sleep at Grandma and Grandpa’s. ;)
These pictures were all taken by Grandpa at their house. It was Reese’s first experience eating cake and opening presents (though I’m sure he enjoyed eating cake a lot more than the presents…). Enjoy! :)
Before reading this article, I would encourage you to take a quick look at the infographic to the right. Click on the image for the full-sized version; it will pop open in a new window or a new tab.
The infographic does a very good job at demonstrating the beliefs, focuses, goals, and views of the left vs. the right. It is fair and non-biased, and though it certainly portrays political stereotypes, it does the best job possible at focusing on the core thoughts and values of both sides. I am sharing all of this because of the apparent lack of knowledge as to what conservative vs. liberal politics actually represent; far too often I find that people are glued to one side or the other not because of their personal beliefs, but instead because of a series of less important outside influences. In the past I have been guilty of this as well, but I’ve since learned how rewarding it is to define your own political stance from your true core beliefs, instead of following the crowd.
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There’s not really a lot of things that I’m dead certain on, but I’ve learned something in the last few years that I will forever take a brutal stance on: that the American prison system does not work.
As I’ve been regularly corrected that “jail” is not “prison”, I will state that this applies to our “jail” systems as well.
I’ve come by this perspective through first hand experience. Not by going to prison or jail myself, but by watching a close friend make steady progress only to throw it all away because of the jail time he was required to serve. This particular friend of mine struggles with alcohol abuse, and unfortunately seems to get in petty trouble with the law every time he gets intoxicated. He’s been in and out of jail at least four times for various alcohol-related crimes, and can’t seem to ever get back on track before being set right back at square one after coming out of a long and destructive jail term.
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The new version is here! As always, it is recommended to upgrade as soon as possible. Here are the major changes:
Simply run the setup to upgrade to the latest version.
Download UpSync 0.7 Setup
Download UpSync 0.7 Source Code (Visual Studio 2008 required)
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