Danni's Blog http://danniellewood.com/blog Thoughts, ideas, and ramblings written by Dannielle Wood Hixson. And anything else I think is worthy to share with the world! Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:34:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What’s fair? Capitalism or Socialism? Nobody with a pulse can deny that there’s been an ongoing, heated argument in politics and pop-culture that pits “the rich” against “the poor,” the flames of which have been fanned by the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement. OWS supporters would have you believe that they’re fighting for the rights of the worker class against the perceived abuses of the “elite.” “Class warfare” it’s being called in some circles. Really? Is it really wealth envy that’s driving this argument? Or is it really a coming tipping point in a centuries-old philosophical discussion regarding the merits of Capitalism vs. Socialism?

Which . . . → Read More: What’s fair? Capitalism or Socialism?]]> http://danniellewood.com/blog/archive/whats-fair-capitalism-or-socialism/ Throwing Gas On the Flames of Class Warfare people are lazy. They’re not going to engage in an activity unless it’s: a) enjoyable and/or b) they believe it will benefit them personally.

Can we agree that unless a person actually happens to like their job, then work is not enjoyable? Yet we engage in it because we believe it benefits us to doing so.

Sometimes even if the only benefit is a pay check.

If you could find a way to get paid without having to work for it, would you do it?

I know that a certain percentage of the population wouldn’t. They find . . . → Read More: Throwing Gas On the Flames of Class Warfare]]> http://danniellewood.com/blog/archive/throwing-gas-on-the-flames-of-class-warfare/ My South This was written by Robert St. John, executive chef and owner of the Purple Parrot Cafe, Crescent City Grill and Mahogany Bar of Hattiesburg , MS.

Thirty years ago I visited my first cousin in Virginia. While hanging out with his friend, the discussion turned to popular movies of the day. When I offered my two-cents on the authenticity and social relevance of the movie Billy Jack, one of the boys asked, in all seriousness, “Do . . . → Read More: My South]]> http://danniellewood.com/blog/archive/my-south/ Memorial Weekend and Georgia Red Clay For most people Memorial Day Weekend is a fun time with friends & family. Often involving a beach or some other vacation spot. After this past weekend, I am sun-burned and sore all over… But it’s not because of any fun!

This past week we received our fruit & nut trees from Burgess. (I didn’t expect them to be shipped until fall.) They arrived on Monday and needed to be put in the ground as soon as possible – they’re “bare-root” trees & shrubs. With my husband away for work from 7am to at least 7pm, . . . → Read More: Memorial Weekend and Georgia Red Clay]]> http://danniellewood.com/blog/archive/memorial-weekend-and-georgia-red-clay/ Easter and Antisemitism For a month now, God has been telling me to write this blog post. The problem is that the concept behind it is so short, that I haven’t bothered. It’s not “long enough” to be worth the time to write… nor read. But He keeps saying “WRITE IT!” So, in my endeavor to be obedient, here I am.

“The Passion of Christ” is one of those movies that gets good circulation every Easter, and when I see it, I’m always reminded of a heated “discussion” that an actor friend and I had about it when the movie first came . . . → Read More: Easter and Antisemitism]]> http://danniellewood.com/blog/archive/easter-and-antisemitism/ What happens when one is considered “fortunate”? By now everyone’s familiar with the gist of Obama’s plan to address this nations deficit and dire financial circumstances: by raising the taxes on those who are “fortunate.” For the purposes of this post, though, I’m going to set aside the fact that our problem isn’t a revenue issue but a spending issue, and focus solely on the word “fortunate.”

At what point is one considered “fortunate” – financially speaking? Well, Obama has, in the past used the $250 thousand annual salary as this magical beginning point.

You’ve probably heard numbers thrown around lately giving certain statistics regarding which “fortunate” . . . → Read More: What happens when one is considered “fortunate”?]]> http://danniellewood.com/blog/archive/what-happens-when-one-is-considered-fortunate/ So you wanna work from home? . . . → Read More: So you wanna work from home?]]> http://danniellewood.com/blog/archive/so-you-wanna-work-from-home/ Biblical Prose as Commentary of Current Events . . . → Read More: Biblical Prose as Commentary of Current Events]]> http://danniellewood.com/blog/archive/biblical-prose-as-commentary-of-current-events/ Alternatives to Socialized Medicine . . . → Read More: Alternatives to Socialized Medicine]]> http://danniellewood.com/blog/archive/alternatives-to-socialized-medicine/ Help!!! What’s Wrong With My Turtle? . . . → Read More: Help!!! What’s Wrong With My Turtle?]]> http://danniellewood.com/blog/archive/help-whats-wrong-with-my-turtle/