The name of this blog originates from a 1983 tune by the Fleshtones, Right Side Of A Good Thing. I hosted a radio show in college with the same name, and always liked the sound of it. As the 1985 Hazen High Class Optimist, I have always been a very positive person... one who always tried to make the best of any situation. Thus, being the glass half-full kind of guy, the past three years have been a struggle for me. Since 9/11/01, I have wrestled with the beauty and satisfaction of my everyday life and the horror and insanity of my worldly view... do I live in an isolated,unrealistic, liberal bubble or are my perceptions of the "truth" dead on? Time and time again, my research and study validates my view of the world.

And because I hope to never live with the guilt of my children and grandkids asking why I didn't do anything to stop the Bush Administration's madness, I embark on this weblog journey. I'm sure it will be satisfying!

Dennis Lapchis