Things that are making me crazy.

If I dwell on the fact that Michael Jackson has purchased three children to play with, I could gag.

Calling homosexuality a preference or choice and using the term "gay lifestyle" which means what?

How about the fact that the right-to-lifers believe that the value of life begins at the moment of conception but ends at birth. Ergo their disinterest in the actual living children begotten or their deep love for the death penalty and disregard for a woman's body as anything other than a vessel.

True facts about second hand smoke are being covered up by so-called scientists because they would rather push an agenda than the real truth.

Indoor air pollution is also caused by many things other than non-tobacco sources, including cleaning, cooking, consumer products like Raid and wood burning.

(A direct quote from Roger A. Jenkins, Ph.D., consultant to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Chemical Sciences division. )

A perfectly pure non-smoking home is teeming with potential carcinogens etc. Even the smoke from a recently snuffed candle can contribute to indoor air pollution. Other less talked about factors are: B.O., Aunt Celia's White Shoulder's perfume, litter boxes, and off gases from plastics.

When did smoking become a moral issue? Perhaps at the very same time that we decided to let our air go to hell. Or perhaps because the war on drugs is not a winnable war, but hounding smokers is okay and sanctioned.

red herring

Function: noun

Date: 15th century

1 : a herring cured by salting and slow smoking to a dark brown color

2 : [from the practice of drawing a red herring across a trail to confuse hunting dogs] : something that distracts attention from the real issue