Question of the week: Do you like winter and what part of the world do you live in?

(aka how I became a lesbian)

What does marriage really mean and why are people arguing about it?

What part should religion play in the U.S. political system?

Oxford University has issued it's "10 most irritating phrases list". Sound familiar?

We are American's. When we can get to a place where we are not African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Asian-Americans, German-Americans, we will still have the racial divide. When will be able to look at the presidents and not see the color they are but what they have accomplished. When we can look at our friends and not see the color of their skin.

A friend of mine came into my office and handed me a generic bumper sticker. The sticker said, "Are you honestly going to vote for B.O.?"

The election this year looks as though it will be a close one. Barack Obama led in the polls early but lost that lead to John McCain after McCain's Vice President choice but after the debates Obama finally finds himself back in the lead by 5.5 points in the polls.