Drive-By Posts, Jewish Refugees, and Princeton Brownshirts
Note: One of the reasons that it became difficult for me to post regularly is that I have been taking on freelance blogger assignments. I refer to myself as the inadvertent blogger. Long story made short… 
My several years of blogging to RoadSassy (SpicedSass) led to an offer, in 2003, from a local boat broker to develop a blog for boaters in the region. It proved to be an education, given that blogging had not even begun to enter the public consciousness. Be that as it may, I have always loved writing and I can get lost in research. So it was with great delight that I began delving into river lore, burying myself in the boating life, visiting harbors, interviewing the colorful denizens who make their living working on the vital waterways that are critical to the commerce of this nation. It was a three year labor of love. Sadly, the owners became embroiled in money disputes which lead to the destruction of the company and the loss of all of our jobs.
However, I was determined to continue trying to earn a living from writing online. A prior bout of cancer had totally derailed a career as a personal trainer, throwing me into the horror of being unable to earn a living. It is a story for another time but, suffice to say, I was, and am, determined to find a way to earn a dollar from a hospital bed should my old enemy ever return. I never again wanted to become dependent on any outside agency or a become a burden to my family.
Fortunately, the Internet opens an entire world of opportunities that did not exist a mere decade ago. I hardly have the “credentials” to make a living as a blogger. I have no geek in me, find the Web 2.0/social networking brouhaha to be annoying and far too self-congratulatory -and that would probably be because I am not of the ‘x’ or ‘y’ generations, who, more or less, own the net - so to speak.
But I do have a certain way with words that, so far, has earned me a living. Like all freelance, nothing is certain. For the past year I was so buried in work, there wasn’t any time or energy left for this site. Then, out of nowhere, the dude I freelanced for went AWOL. Boom. No work. The daily quota of posts that I contracted for had consumed the majority of my time and I hadn’t made any efforts to secure other sources of income.
So, finally having some time, I took the opportunity to move this site off of B2 and on to WordPress. A move I am well pleased with, by the way - I highly recommend WordPress. There are a few years of archives that need to go up yet, but I have managed to crank out a few posts between looking for new assignments. Ligneus will soon be adding his wit into the mix and, hopefully, Road Sassy will truly be back on the road.
Fortunately, I have secured some more work, but I am determined not to let RoadSassy suffer as a result. Thus, I am introducing “Drive-by Posts”. As I research my other work, I am always running into items I would love to post here, but time prevents my giving any one item a comprehensive treatment. Well, who says every bloody post has to be a damn essay. So, I am going to begin experimenting with just quick quotes and see if I like the results.
How’s that for a long winded intro to the item that I post below. I think we are all well aware that freedom of speech is under severe threat from the left and Islam. We know too well of the censure that conservative students face on campuses across the nation. The war on Christians is rolling along as steadfastly as ever, but the pronounced rise in anti-semitism continues to , well, just frankly blow me away. I mean, good Lord, just look at this:
Reflecting Jewish concern over European anti-Semitism, New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind last week called on the federal government to grant refugee status to Jews from such countries as Belgium, Germany, France and England. “Incidents of anti-Semitism in all of these countries has gone through the roof,” Hikind told 300 assembled guests at the New York Association for New Americans (NYANA) dinner at Manhattan’s Pierre Hotel. “They have not had numbers like this since 1938,” he said.
It seems that conservatives and Christians best start getting used to a taste of the same medicine. Meet your liberal brownshirts.
A conservative Princeton student was brutally attacked this past week after receiving threats on campus for his traditional beliefs.
The Princeton Tory has the report:
Sphere: Related ContentDecember 15, 2007 Princeton, NJ After receiving multiple death threats, a Princeton student was beat unconscious last Friday in what appears to be a politically-motivated assault. The attack came after emails saying, “WE WILL KILL YOU,” were sent to the officers of a student group that promotes traditional views of marriage and sexual ethics.
Francisco Nava ‘09, suffered serious abrasions, bleeding, and a light concussion after being beat until he lost consciousness this Friday. The attack, which occured within blocks of Princeton’s campus, appears to be connected to multiple death threats received by Nava and other officers in the Anscombe Society, a student group that advances traditional ideas of marriage and family. Nava was assaulted on Witherspoon Street near the Princeton campus while walking to the home of a local youth he mentors through a student volunteer organization.The attackers did not take any of Nava’s belongings.
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