The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

While many say it's a no-no to ever discuss politics with another person, I think it would be healthy for more people to do so. The problem is that it's getting ever more difficult to civilly discuss such matters with people of differing viewpoints because many people get their "facts" from different sources, these sources usually aren't consistently reliable, and "facts" often times get blurred with opinions. Sadly, it's gotten to the point where, when I debunked a conspiracy theory of another individual's, he countered that with, "Well, when you think about it, there really isn't such a thing as facts." In other words, "facts" are what we make of them. So long as we believe something to be true, it is, because it can't be proven with 100% certain that it's inaccurate. A big problem is that many liberals and Democrats tend to get their news from sources like: MSNBC, The Daily Show, internet memes, and many con

Dallas Mavericks owner had some interesting words with regard to the Donald Sterling controversy, which many right-wing sites have picked up on as "rationale thoughts." Cuban called the potential matter "a very very very slippery slope," elaborating on the matter with this: "If it's about racism and we're ready to kick people out of the league, OK? Then what about homophobia?... What about somebody who's anti-semitic? What about a xenophobe?... In this country, people are allowed to be morons." While I can see where Mr. Cuban is coming from, I think his comparison is a matter of apples and oranges. In any one of those other scenarios (homophobia, anti-semitic, xenophobia), there would be some anger, most likely a fine, possibly a short suspension, but it would not bring about the same level of emotion as it would (and did) with regard to racism against blacks. The reason is quite simple. According to a 2013 report, blacks make up 76.3% of

It's been quite a week in this country as far as racism towards African-Americans goes. First we had Cliven Bundy providing all of his wisdom on the "negroes," and then Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling let his views be known about blacks via a secret recording, where he basically told his mistress (of mixed races, ironically enough) that he doesn't want her promoting blacks via photos on Instagram or bringing them to games. Of course, one of the right-wing conspiracy kinds - Matt Drudge - decided to make this a partisan issue, and tweeted this message: "GOT GAME: NYT informed the unwashed how Bundy is a Republican. Leaves out NBA Sterling is a Democrat..." This information was then spread about right-wing websites like those lovely chain emails seem to do all too frequently. The problem with the claim? It's not true. It even earned a "Pants on Fire" grade from fact-checker Politifact , where the site concluded with this: "

As of today, three of my new books ( The Kind-Hearted Smarta*s - Volume 2: The Wisecracks Continue , The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck - Volume 2: The Wisecracks Continue , and LOL at the GOP - Volume 4: Guns, Jesus, Corporations, and Fetuses ) are available at a wide range of sites. Formerly, they were just available on paperback at Lulu.com and for your kindle at Amazon.com. Now, they're available on paperback at Amazon, along with several other sites. At Amazon, the books in paperback cost the following: The Kind-Hearted Smarta*s - Volume 2: The Wisecracks Continue (Uncensored Version) - $14.00 ($13.30 if you're a prime member) The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck - Volume 2: The Wisecracks Continue (Censored Version) - $14.00 ($12.60 if you're a prime member) LOL at the GOP - Volume 4: Guns, Jesus, Corporations, and Fetuses - $10.50 ($9.45 if you're a prime member) Also, if you Google any of the before-mentioned titles, you'll receive several more options for both

As I did with the three other books I've recently released ( The Kind-Hearted Smarta*s - Volume 2: The Wisecracks Continue , The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck - Volume 2: The Wisecracks Continue , and LOL at the GOP - Volume 4: Guns, Jesus, Corporations, and Fetuses ), I thought I'd give readers a sneak peek at the fourth book I'll be releasing in the coming weeks, which I just completed, and which is called, LOL at the GOP - Volume 5: You Can't Spell "Forgot To Take Their Crazy Pills" Without "Tea Party." Here we go... Contents Introduction - A Long Island Iced Tea Party is More Sane Than the Tea Party - p. 7 A Fictional Foreward by The Tea Party - p. 8 The Tea Party Philosophy - p. 9 What if other workers treated their jobs like Tea Partiers do? - p. 11 Gettin’ deep with a Critical Thinking professor and a Tea Partier - p. 12 “President Obama’s speech is just a diversion, man…” - p. 17 You know you’re obsessed with Obamacare when… - p.

Here's the URL to my Facebook business page. I update it fairly regularly, but still haven't put forth a great deal of effort yet in researching matters and attempting to make the most out of it. In any case, it can be perused here: http://www.facebook.com/AuthorCraigRozniecki?ref=hl Up next is my Twitter page. I'm still not 100% certain what I'm doing on there yet, but feel I'm gradually getting the hang of it and am up to 9,237 followers. I update it daily with many of my own tweets, but also by retweeting some others'. It can be found here: https://twitter.com/CraigRozniecki Lastly, here's my Tumblr page, which I've neglected quite a bit recently, but if you're at all curious, you can find it at the following link: http://www.tumblr.com/blog/rozzy81

For new readers (and regular ones, I suppose), here's some information pertaining to my books. All eleven of my books can be purchased in paperback form at the following site (and others): http://www.lulu.com/shop/search.ep?type=&keyWords=craig+rozniecki&x=7&y=5&sitesearch=lulu.com&q= The nine books I've written and released in the past 3 years (yes, I've been on a roll) can be purchased for much cheaper in Kindle form at the following link: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_22?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=craig%20rozniecki%20kindle&sprefix=craig+rozniecki+kindle%2Caps%2C228&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Acraig%20rozniecki%20kindle As always, if you have any questions, feel free to ask me by either commenting on this blog or e-mailing me at CRozniecki@gmail.com. Unless I'm out of town, I'm typically very good at responding rather quickly.

I don't have much new to report today. Three new books of mine are officially available to purchase on paperback at Lulu.com and for your Kindle at Amazon.com. The fourth new book I'll be releasing this year should be available either at the end of this week or the start of next week, assuming I'm satisfied with the proof copy I'll be receiving. Here's where you can purchase my new books: The Kind-Hearted Smarta*s - Volume 2: The Wisecracks Continue (Uncensored Version) (paperback - $13.30) - http://www.lulu.com/shop/craig-rozniecki/the-kind-hearted-smartass-volume-2-the-wisecracks-continue-uncensored-version/paperback/product-21574154.html (Kindle - $2.99) - http://www.amazon.com/The-Kind-Hearted-Smartass-Wisecracks-Uncensored-ebook/dp/B00JU3D5IM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1398702151&sr=8-2&keywords=craig+rozniecki The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck - Volume 2: The Wisecracks Continue (Censored Version) (paperback - $13.30) - http://www.lulu.com/shop

On April 12th of last year, I wrote a blog, entitled, "A man tries to make gun-control proponents look dumb through his 'smart' aleck experiment, but makes himself look dumb in the process," which can be viewed here - http://thekind-heartedsmartaleck.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-man-tries-to-make-gun-control.html?showComment=1398357016839#c8342953763320375809. A few days ago, I received this response to that very blog: "He was not saying it for people who think that it is both the gun and the person who are killing is saying this for the people who want to take guns away even from people who are totally capable with a gun. If you don't want a gun fine have it your way but I have every right by the law to have a gun and I would gladly use it in protection and defense of my family. Even so, if gun laws were passed the types of people who shoot up people, do you really think a law against guns is going to stop them it will hinder them but it won't stop them it

My proofreader finished her job last night with my fourth and final book of the spring season (perhaps year). I corrected the mistakes she found, and a proof copy of the book will be on its way very shortly. The book is called LOL at the GOP - Volume 5: You Can't Spell "Forgot To Take Their Crazy Pills" Without "Tea Party." It will $10.50 in paperback, but with a 5% discount, will be $9.98. It will also be available for your Kindle for $2.99. If, once I receive the proof copy, I'm fully satisfied with the product, it should become available for purchase toward the end of this coming week or the start of next week. I'll be certain to let everyone know when that happens. Stay tuned!

Remember how Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy appeared to be many right-wingers' hero in recent days? Especially Sean Hannity's? Well, upon reading a new report, I have a hunch these same right-wingers will be backing away from Mr. Bundy in approximately ::checks watch:: 3, 2, 1... You see, Adam Nagourney of the New York Times just reported that Mr. Cliven Bundy uttered the following lovely words: "I want to tell you one more thing I know about the Negro. ...and in front of that government house the door was usually open and the older people and the kids - and there is always at least a half a dozen people sitting on the porch - they didn't have nothing to do. They didn't have nothing for their kids to do. They didn't have nothing for their young girls to do. And because they were basically on government subsidy, so now what do they do? They abort their young children, they put their young men in jail, because they never learned how to pick cotton. And I'v

While many Republicans have attempted to suppress the vote of certain demographics which tend to vote Democratic the past few years, Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman appears to be going the opposite route. Just recently, Heineman signed a bill which will allow online voter registration as of some point in 2015. He also signed a bill with an added amendment which would continue to allow same-day voter registration (election day) while election officials checked the validity of the voters' registrations. With regard to this, Heineman said, "This is huge, a big step forward in terms of what we do with voter registration." Secretary of State John Gale added that they're simply trying to make voter registration "more convenient and efficient." While Governor Heineman and I may not see eye-to-eye on much, I sincerely appreciate his efforts to encourage and enable voting, as opposed to suppressing it. So, kudos to the Nebraska governor for doing just that! H

On Comedy Central's The Colbert Report  last night, Stephen Colbert interviewed conservative commentator and regular centerfold for Bow Tie magazine - George Will. During this discussion, the two engaged in the following back-and-forth: Colbert: "I'm a conservative, you're a conservative - I don't think anything should ever change." Will: "That makes you a liberal." Colbert: "That nothing should ever change? I didn't realize that. ... So why do liberals want things to stay the same?" Will: "Because whatever exists should continue. In 1935, Social Security - do you drive a 1935 car? ... Do you watch a 1935 television set? But Social Security, liberals believe should go on just as it always has." That's right, ladies and gentlemen - George Will contends that while conservatives want change, liberals want things to stay the same. No, I don't believe yesterday was opposite day. First off, I'd like to define

For anyone that's curious, I've updated my author pages on Lulu.com and Amazon.com. The one on Amazon is actually brand new. They can be found at the following URLs: For my Lulu author page: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/thetaoofroz For my Amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/author/craigrozniecki (or http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00JBQ95LO) Also, I've updated my Twitter page. To check that out, go here: https://twitter.com/CraigRozniecki As always, if you have any questions, feel free to either respond to this blog entry or email me at CRozniecki@gmail.com. In either case, I'll try to reply as quickly as possible.

I don't know if it's just me, but it seems like if/when I release a book just prior to a weekend, after feeling a sense of relief, proud, and excited, I'm bummed the start of that next workweek. I wonder if this is common at all when dealing with big projects. While the book(s) themselves caused quite a bit of stress and I may have some more white hairs because of them, for me at least, writing is/was the easy part. After celebrating the finished projects over the weekend, I now have to focus on marketing the work - which, for me at least, has never been easy. While I'm not as introverted as I once was, I do refer to myself as an extroverted introvert - I may be introverted at my core, but am typically comfortable in most social settings. However, this doesn't typically include talking about myself - my work, in particular. I've always felt a tad strange when doing that. It also might be due to feeling slightly vulnerable and fearing criticism. While us writers

Here's the URL to my Facebook business page. I update it fairly regularly, but still haven't put forth a great deal of effort yet in researching matters and attempting to make the most out of it. In any case, it can be perused here: http://www.facebook.com/AuthorCraigRozniecki?ref=hl Up next is my Twitter page. I'm still not 100% certain what I'm doing on there yet, but feel I'm gradually getting the hang of it and am up to 9,033 followers. I update it daily with many of my own tweets, but also by retweeting some others'. It can be found here: https://twitter.com/CraigRozniecki Lastly, here's my Tumblr page, which I've neglected quite a bit recently, but if you're at all curious, you can find it at the following link: http://www.tumblr.com/blog/rozzy81

For new readers (and regular ones, I suppose), here's some information pertaining to my books. All eleven of my books can be purchased in paperback form at the following site (and others): http://www.lulu.com/shop/search.ep?type=&keyWords=craig+rozniecki&x=7&y=5&sitesearch=lulu.com&q= The nine books I've written and released in the past 3 years (yes, I've been on a roll) can be purchased for much cheaper in Kindle form at the following link: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_22?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=craig%20rozniecki%20kindle&sprefix=craig+rozniecki+kindle%2Caps%2C228&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Acraig%20rozniecki%20kindle As always, if you have any questions, feel free to ask me by either commenting on this blog or e-mailing me at CRozniecki@gmail.com. Unless I'm out of town, I'm typically very good at responding rather quickly.

For just $2.99 a piece, my three new books can now be purchased for your Kindle at the following URLs: The Kind-Hearted Smarta*s - Volume 2: The Wisecracks Continue (Uncensored Version) - http://www.amazon.com/The-Kind-Hearted-Smartass-Wisecracks-Uncensored-ebook/dp/B00JU3D5IM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1398109553&sr=8-2&keywords=craig+rozniecki The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck - Volume 2: The Wisecracks Continue (Censored Version) - http://www.amazon.com/The-Kind-Hearted-Smart-Aleck-Wisecracks-ebook/dp/B00JU3DFPK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398109553&sr=8-1&keywords=craig+rozniecki LOL at the GOP - Volume 4: Guns, Jesus, Corporations, and Fetuses - http://www.amazon.com/LOL-GOP-Volume-Corporations-Fetuses-ebook/dp/B00JU3LGBU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1398109553&sr=8-3&keywords=craig+rozniecki

My new book, LOL at the GOP - Volume 4: Guns, Jesus, Corporations, and Fetuses   is officially available for purchase. At 5% off, the paperback version is $9.98, and can be previewed/purchased at this link -  http://www.lulu.com/shop/craig-rozniecki/lol-at-the-gop-volume-4-guns-jesus-corporations-and-fetuses/paperback/product-21580004.html The Kindle version can be purchased for $2.99 at the following link within the next 12-24 hours - http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_7?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=craig+rozniecki&sprefix=craig+r%2Caps%2C261 If anyone has any questions, feel free to either comment on this blog or shoot me an email at CRozniecki@gmail.com. In case anyone is curious, here is a rundown of the contents pages of the book: Contents Introduction - Every Day is Like Christmas - p. 8 The Obamascare - p. 9 “Obamacare = apartheid” - p. 13 Papa John’s offers greed as a topping - p. 14 To Rush Limbaugh, the Pope + his criticism of capitalism = an Obam

My new book,  The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck - Volume 2: The Wisecracks Continue  (Censored Version) is officially available for purchase. At 5% off, the paperback version is $13.30, and can be previewed/purchased at this link -  http://www.lulu.com/shop/craig-rozniecki/the-kind-hearted-smart-aleck-volume-2-the-wisecracks-continue-censored-version/paperback/product-21574207.html The Kindle version can be purchased for $2.99 at the following link within the next 12-24 hours - http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_7?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=craig+rozniecki&sprefix=craig+r%2Caps%2C261 If anyone has any questions, feel free to either comment on this blog or shoot me an email at CRozniecki@gmail.com. In case anyone is curious, here is a rundown of the contents pages of the book: Contents Introduction - Back With Wisecracks  - p. 10 Chapter 1 - Attention Deficit Disorder Wally World is a “shpeshal” kind of place - p. 11 Don’t look too good, ladies. You cou

My new book, The Kind-Hearted Smarta*s - Volume 2: The Wisecracks Continue (Uncensored Version) is officially available for purchase. At 5% off, the paperback version is $13.30, and can be previewed/purchased at this link - http://www.lulu.com/shop/craig-rozniecki/the-kind-hearted-smartass-volume-2-the-wisecracks-continue-uncensored-version/paperback/product-21574154.html The Kindle version can be purchased for $2.99 at the following link within the next 12-24 hours - http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_7?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=craig+rozniecki&sprefix=craig+r%2Caps%2C261 If anyone has any questions, feel free to either comment on this blog or shoot me an email at CRozniecki@gmail.com. In case anyone is curious, here is a rundown of the contents pages of the book: Contents Introduction - Back With Wisecracks  - p. 10 Chapter 1 - Attention Deficit Disorder Wally World is a “shpeshal” kind of place - p. 11 Don’t look too good, ladies. You cou