Soldiers of Heaven

The latest theory is that American Soldiers were fighting The Soldiers of Heaven in Iraq. No, I'm not making this up. Our Soldiers are placing their lives on the line, to put down a Shiite Millenarian Cult! Hundreds of Billions of Taxpayers Dollars have been spent on the War in Iraq. Do you feel any safer? I don't!

Protests

Bring the troops home now! We didn't elect a New Congress to pass Non-binding Resolutions! Congress will either respond to the will of The People, or the Protests will grow larger! Hilary Clinton needs to quit pretending that she is powerless in Congress! For once Hilary, do the Right Thing, and lead the Senate in demanding that our troops come home from Iraq!

Friends

I would like to thank my Friends at: IsAmericaBurning.blogspot.com for their help in getting the word out about the Atrocity called Divine Strake!

Also the St. George, Utah, Public Library is still censoring Wikipedia. The Librarian I spoke to is aware of the problem, and said that people were even being frozen out of AOL. Although why anyone would use AOL is a mystery to me. The Librarian said that Technical People were already supposed to have solved the problem, but hadn't. At the rate our Library moves, who knows how long this will take?

Tonight I'm going to attend a lecture at the St. George Winter Bird Festival. I will be learning about Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers. The Website for the Bird Festival is SGcity.org/birdfestival.

Wikipedia

The Censorship practiced at our Public Library is Amazing. Here in St. George, Utah, we are barred from using Wikipedia. How silly is that? I mentioned it to one of the Librarians, and she said she would make a note of it.

On a happier note, the ladies of St. George deserve to be commended. There are 5 ladies here, who are members of CodePink, who have flown to Washington, D.C., to take part in the protests against the War in Iraq!

Another good thing will be taking place this Weekend in St. George. There will be a huge 3 day Winter Bird Festival. I have never been to a Bird Festival, but I plan on attending this one! This Festival starts Tomorrow!

John Kerry

John Kerry has dropped out of the Presidential Race. This is for the Best! Although Mr. Kerry would have made a better president than George Bush, he was and still is a member of the Skull and Bones. We need to demand more of our Presidential Candidates than membership in exclusive Clubs!

St. Francis

I was searching the Internet for information about St. Francis, when I came across this interesting Website: http://Franciscan.org. This site has many useful links, and is important in its own right. Those of us who are hoping to stop Divine Stake from taking place will need all of the Spiritual Sensitivity of St. Francis, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr, combined!

Divine Stupidity

The Bush Administration's push for the Divine Strake Bomb that they want to detonate in Nevada, hasn't made them many friends in St.George,Utah! I attended a Public Hearing about this travesty, this Evening! The hearing was scheduled to last for 3 hours, but since so many people signed up to speak, the meeting lasted for over 3 hours! Only one person spoke out in favor of Divine Strake! It was sad to hear about the serious diseases and sicknesses that many People were suffering from, because of testing that happened in Nevada in the past! We stopped Divine Strake from being tested last year, and I pray that we can stop it this year also!

My Daughter

My daughter arrived yesterday and we have been having a great visit! Yesterday I took her to the Chess Center so she could learn more about Chess. We also ate some Pizza over there. Today Grandma and I, took Samantha to see Charlotte's Web at the Movie Theater. She seemed bored with the movie, and I noticed other children were restless also. I feel the animated version was better than this version.

On Thursday I was one of the people protesting against Divine Strake! We have to stop the Warmongering of the Bush administration!

Divine Strake

The Warmongers in the White House are trying to waste additional money by blowing up a massive bomb, called Divine Strake. They tried to conduct this silly explosion last year, but due to the Public Out-Cry in Utah, we were able to stop them! Tonight I will be attending a meeting about this latest attempt at Dr. Strangelove Cold-War Mentality! I hope my Readers will Synpathize with our plight here in St. George, Utah!

On the lighter side, my daughter will be visiting me for 4 days, starting tomorrow! I plan on spoiling her as much as possible!

Daughter

My Daughter will be visiting me from January 12th-15th!

It makes me sad to see the old St. George Library torn down! It is very wasteful!

Picture

My picture did appear in the Newspaper, but several days later than I expected. The picture is of me surfing the Internet at the new Public Library. I have to give them credit for spelling my name correctly!

I made it through the Christmas Holiday Season relatively stress-free. The most difficult thing I had to accomplish was moving my things out of the storage space I have been renting. Mostly it was alot of books and magazines. I'm still organizing everything. I'm surprised that all my stuff actually fits into my New Place! It is nice to have access to my entire Personal Library in one place!

New Library

The new St. George Library opened today. Since I was at the Library a Newspaper reporter took my picture while I was sitting at the Computer. He asked me what my name was, so there is a chance that my picture may appear in the Newspaper tomorrow. The New Library is much larger than the old one. Since there is more room on the book-shelves, I hope they begin adding new books. Also I would like to see them expand the hours.

My daughter called me on the phone today! It was great to hear her voice! We wished each other a Merry Christmas! Needless to say, I am proud of my daughter!

Let's bring the troops home from Iraq. I opposed this Unjust War from the beginning. I also opposed the Gulf War back in 1991. I'm not a Pacifist, but I hate seeing our Country destroyed through senseless and costly Wars!

Endorsement

I usually don't endorse Candidates this early, however I am endorsing John Edwards for President. Although Mr. Edwards probably won't make an announcement until later this month, I believe that it is not too early to show support for his potential candidacy. I supported Mr. Edwards in 2004, because of his message of Compassion for The Poor and his ability to get his message across. I also admire Mr. Edwards because he has the courage to admit that granting President Bush the power to use force in Iraq was a tragic mistake! I hope my readers will also consider endorsing Mr. Edwards for President.

Cordially, Kris Ballard

Chess Tournament

Yesterday I played in the Igor Ivanov Chess Tournament. I won 2 games and lost 3. This is the 2nd Chess Tournament that I have played in.

Land Bill

I have good news to report. I just received News that Senator Bennett has given up on trying to sneak the Washington County Land Bill through Congress this Session! The Citizens of Washington County, Utah, deserve credit for opposing this Land Grab!

Marcus Borg

I'm reading an interesting book by Marcus Borg about Jesus. I can't remember the exact title of the Book, but Mr. Borg has some Religious Ideas that deserve consideration.

Knowledge

Aim for knowledge. If you become poor it will be wealth for you: if you become rich it will adorn you.

El Zubeir son of Abu-Bakr

Knowledge is better than wealth. You have to look after wealth; knowledge looks after you.

Ali

New Districts

It looks very likely that Utah will be getting a New Congressional Seat! The Republicans in Utah weren't interested in pushing for an extra Congressional Seat, until they realized that they weren't going to be in the Majority in the New Congress. Also the New Congress plans on giving Washington DC, a Congressional Seat, so there would be 437 seats in the House, instead of 435. These changes should take place within the next year or two.

District

There is a possibility that Utah will be awarded an additional Congressional District! I will be attending a meeting this evening, to see the maps that show the various proposals for Redistricting. That would be exciting if we could get an extra Congressional Seat!

More important than Politics, I was able to visit with my daughter the last few days!

Kind Words

Lately I have been receiving alot of Kind Words from People who voted for me in the Election! It's good to receive encouragement from my Community. Many are urging me to run for Public Office again.