http://www.sanityroad.com/ Sanity Road en Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:07:00 GMT Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:07:00 GMT info@sanityroad.com info@sanityroad.com http://www.sanityroad.com/no-27-new-years-resolutions/ We put in another computer, then lost the highway picture we were using. We had a reader email it back to us from some former posts she had saved. We... http://www.sanityroad.com/no-27-new-years-resolutions/#comments http://www.sanityroad.com/no-27-new-years-resolutions/ Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:07:00 GMT http://www.sanityroad.com/no-26-something-about-us/ Put on a good cd, or a favorite downloaded song, and let us take an easy ride through the mind and how nature works with it forcing it to create... http://www.sanityroad.com/no-26-something-about-us/#comments http://www.sanityroad.com/no-26-something-about-us/ Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:39:00 GMT http://www.sanityroad.com/no-25-heroes-walk-among-us/ Reluctantly, we must admit, some soldiers returning home to their loved ones served their time in safe, behind-the-lines jobs that were not much different from what they would have done... http://www.sanityroad.com/no-25-heroes-walk-among-us/#comments http://www.sanityroad.com/no-25-heroes-walk-among-us/ Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:09:00 GMT http://www.sanityroad.com/media-prejudice/ Racism is wrong -- period! It is despicable. I do not believe in it, I do not practice it, and I try to help people understand that it is based... http://www.sanityroad.com/media-prejudice/#comments http://www.sanityroad.com/media-prejudice/ Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:17:00 GMT http://www.sanityroad.com/no-23-smaller-government-is-better-government/ One may ask: "What is the purpose for government?" The definition I learned in college political science class is: "To resolve conflict." Three simple little words say it all. Without... http://www.sanityroad.com/no-23-smaller-government-is-better-government/#comments http://www.sanityroad.com/no-23-smaller-government-is-better-government/ Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:12:00 GMT http://www.sanityroad.com/no-22-racial-profiling/ It was 1956, my thirteen-year-old brother and I (age nine), were returning home from watching several WWII vintage aircraft flying nearby. The airport was near a predominately black section of... http://www.sanityroad.com/no-22-racial-profiling/#comments http://www.sanityroad.com/no-22-racial-profiling/ Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:46:00 GMT http://www.sanityroad.com/no-21-national-political-debates-are-not-sports-either/ It could be the same now, but I remember back in the 1950s, our Tennessee elementary school teachers would often divide the classroom into teams. Frequently there were two teams... http://www.sanityroad.com/no-21-national-political-debates-are-not-sports-either/#comments http://www.sanityroad.com/no-21-national-political-debates-are-not-sports-either/ Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:51:00 GMT http://www.sanityroad.com/no-20-the-royal-president/ Since the citizens of the United States declared their independence from England, we have continued looking eastward to the U.K. for many of our traditions and standards. This is natural... http://www.sanityroad.com/no-20-the-royal-president/#comments http://www.sanityroad.com/no-20-the-royal-president/ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:29:00 GMT http://www.sanityroad.com/no-19-bad-driving-habits/ Everyday, while boarding vehicles, we each put on the mantel of mental safety by alluding ourselves into thinking we will safely complete our journeys and arrive at our destinations satisfied... http://www.sanityroad.com/no-19-bad-driving-habits/#comments http://www.sanityroad.com/no-19-bad-driving-habits/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:26:00 GMT http://www.sanityroad.com/no-18-good-driving-habits/ It was evening, just after the 1967 Orange Bowl Parade in Miami, Florida, while riding as a guest, the driver fought the extra heavy exiting flow of traffic when suddenly... http://www.sanityroad.com/no-18-good-driving-habits/#comments http://www.sanityroad.com/no-18-good-driving-habits/ Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:06:00 GMT http://www.sanityroad.com/no-17-boating-and-sunshine/ Those of you who read this post regularly will recognize the parallels between the physical highways we travel, and the mental roads we traverse daily. Keeping alive and sane while... http://www.sanityroad.com/no-17-boating-and-sunshine/#comments http://www.sanityroad.com/no-17-boating-and-sunshine/ Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:11:00 GMT http://www.sanityroad.com/no-16-politics-should-not-be-viewed-as-team-sports/ I came up with this thought while watching the Tonight Show with Jay Leno during one of his "Jaywalking" segments. If you have not seen one of these, the television... http://www.sanityroad.com/no-16-politics-should-not-be-viewed-as-team-sports/#comments http://www.sanityroad.com/no-16-politics-should-not-be-viewed-as-team-sports/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:42:00 GMT http://www.sanityroad.com/no-15-more-tidbits-for-verbal-and-written-communication/ I was hoping some of you would comment by providing all of us some more verbal and written grammatical help. Since none have arrived, a couple more have come to... http://www.sanityroad.com/no-15-more-tidbits-for-verbal-and-written-communication/#comments http://www.sanityroad.com/no-15-more-tidbits-for-verbal-and-written-communication/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:46:00 GMT http://www.sanityroad.com/no-14-better-written-communication/ An English major or instructor may wish to comment on this post, since I never claim to be an expert. There are some very obvious differences between the British and... http://www.sanityroad.com/no-14-better-written-communication/#comments http://www.sanityroad.com/no-14-better-written-communication/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:50:00 GMT http://www.sanityroad.com/speaking-better/ Today's post will stick to some problems with the spoken word. Please allow me a preface, as usual -- In no way, am I purporting to be an expert. After... http://www.sanityroad.com/speaking-better/#comments http://www.sanityroad.com/speaking-better/ Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:49:00 GMT