I didn't think I'd be doing a journal today, but something I heard this morning prompted me. But before I get to that, I want to send out many many thank yous for all the happy birthdays and well wishes on my birthday.

Wow, that was exactly a month ago

I also want to send out even more thank you's to everyone who's found something of interest in my quaint little gallery to add to their favs. I think (I haven't looked to see for sure) that my Ghost Hunters and GHI stamps have more favs than anything. Now that Ghost Hunters Academy is out, I suppose I'll do a pair of stamps for it too.

Katie (=VampiricGoddess) and Laura (*Raini-Tempest), I really need to thank you both for the b-day gifts. That was very sweet of you AND I need to send some lovings to Laura's little brother because he's had some pretty bad things thrown at him and no one should have to go through it.

All right, this morning on our was to classes, we had the radio on in the car and they (the DJs) were talking about this boy in Arkansas who is making a stand. His name is Will Phillips, he's 10 years old, and is incredibly smart. So much so that he skipped from the 3rd grade up to the 5th grade. Some of you have probably already heard about this, but for anyone who hasn't, this is cool as hell.

Will has refused to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in school because he disagrees with it on the grounds that not everyone in the United States is in fact treated equally. We do not have "Liberty and Justice for all." Want proof of this, look at what Maine did this past election and what California did a year ago in those elections... stripping away the rights for homosexuals to get married. I'm not going to get into a whole big discussion about it, I've already done that. I just want to bring more awareness of this amazingly smart kid to light. I not only applaud him for his courage, but his parents for raising such a smart person with morals that put most adults to shame.

If you'd like, here's the full story, just click the [link]

If only we had more people in America like this kid...