Oddities Bloggus

Violà! Welcome to Oddities Congressionus the evil twin of Oddities Humanus! Instead of focusing on the weird, just plain odd things that all humans do, I have decided to change focus (again) to concentrate the odd-o-meter on the Odd Humans (or not) that work for us in the United States Congress. These people do a lot of work, and I would like to discuss what they do for two main reasons.

Reason Number One:

All these things that our congress do can be so very complex. I would like to spend my time reading libraries of information on what has been decided recently in congress and simplify if for the readers. My goal is to compliment (I would say praise, but that would have religious connotations, and in this country, we strive for separation of church and state) some of the good work that has been accomplished. However, congress has proven itself capable of some blunders every once in a while, and those, of course, will be discussed.

Reason Number Two:

As a tax paying citizen of the United States, I feel that I have the responsibility to be informed of what my government is doing. So often, I think, people just allow the government to do whatever it wants in the hopes that it will do something beneficial. But when the government does something that is not beneficial, or even detrimental, the uninformed people have no reason to hold the lawmakers accountable. So, part of the reasons I am venturing into the political world is for my own benefit. By researching and writing about what goes on in Congress, I hope I become better informed.

Throughout this, for lack of a better term, thing, I would also like to make sure to include the votes and opinions of my congressmen from Iowa. Lastly, whenever a congressional vote is discussed, I will give my vote and the reasons for my vote. I ask the reader to give their opinion and/or vote, as well.

Please enjoy reading! I can't wait to start writing!

Goodbyes Humanus

Thinking about topics to write about is difficult with a topic like this. It is so specific, that without being a psychologist, it is hard to write about things that are interesting for the reader and for the author. Some topics can turn out to be really fun to write about and, I hope, fun to read. My favorite two have been the video-based 88 Key Staircase and the story/article based Balloon Fun. These posts were about something that is interesting to begin with, and I enjoyed posing questions and discussing some of the causes and some of the events' implications. However, topics like these, I have found, take considerable time and effort to find. Yes, Balloon Fun was based on an event that was receiving widespread news coverage at the time, but something that crazy doesn't happen very often.

It isn't these posts that make me want to venture into something new. I think the reason I want to change is the fact that sometimes, I just didn't have adequate raw material to start with, and for my topic, I need raw material; it is hard to just think of something. So, I would like to say goodbye to Oddities Humanus. Stay tuned for the Irish American's new title and topic!

Hello World

Hello all! My goal for this blog is to record and discuss things we as humans do. What things do we do that are seemingly "odd"? How do we interact in unique ways? Most of the things I talk about will probably be things that I have observed my self or possibly from news stories, YouTube videos... it could be anything. When it is available online, I will provide the reader with access so that they can see what I'm talking about. I would like to simply discuss these things with all of you readers, and maybe we will all be left wondering, why?