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2008 Archives

2008/06/21 - National Food Crisis?
You are what you eat!

2008/06/12 - Stocking Up on Food
Stocking Up on Food Staples: Investors turn Attention to Farmland, Equipment, and Supplies

2008/06/09 - 911 Cell Calls
How reliable is 911 in an emergency?

2008/06/03 - Time For Kids?
I received two envelopes in the mail -- and boy was I shocked -- one was from my granddaughter, the other was from my grandson. I was so excited to see their names on the envelopes that I couldn't wait to open them. I was a little apprehensive, when I saw just how thick that envelope was.

2008/06/03 - Google Spinning Up a Storm
This morning I read a "cute" post from the Google Blog: Yahoo! and the future of the Internet

2008/06/03 - Natural Burial
Is an eco-friendly burial for you?

2008/06/03 - Return to Sender
I thought I was the only person who is overly obsessive about spam. I’m talking about the postal kind, not the e-mail type. Years ago I received so much spam in the mail that I actually felt sorry for my postal worker.

2008/06/03 - Indecent Exposure
Illinois School Pushes Smut on Children

2008/05/25 - Are We All Geeks?
Are We All Becoming Geeks? The results of a technologically dependent society

2008/05/25 - ALA Should Support Raw Milk
I received a very disturbing e-mail today that really bothers me. The American Lung Association is at it again; they are demanding that congress increase the tax on cigarettes by 61-cents per pack. They are blaming "big-tobacco," because they aren't getting it.

2008/05/25 - Bearly Kept My Buck
A local hunter shares the details of a close encounter with a momma bear and her cub.

2008/05/25 - Hotel Found Guilty
Jury awards $85,000 against hotel for subjecting family to pornography

2008/05/25 - Get Human
Part II: Unaccompanied Minors !

2008/05/25 - Unaccompanied Minors
Domestic flight plans can lead to international fiasco

2008/05/25 - O.J. Ethics
You have a right to buy "If I Did It" ...but it's not right to buy it

2008/05/25 - Smokers Attrition
The liberal leaning states of New York and California led the pack, passing legislation banning non-self-extinguishing cigarettes; many other states are in the process of following their heavy-handed lead.

2008/05/25 - Free MAPS Seminar
The MAPS Treatment programme for autism (Monitored Multi-cortical Activities for Additional Pathways and Synapses) is a stress-free programme, designed for parents who have not given up hope.

2008/05/25 - What is Organic?
Exactly, what does it mean to be "Organic?" We are bombarded with the message. Organic food is better for you, after all, it costs more but are you really getting your monies worth? The term "Organic", is often so broad as to render it meaningless.

2008/05/25 - Hypocrites and Monopolies
Ready for the Rave? I hope you are sitting down; it could get a little messy today. Capitol Resource Institute wrote a piece today called " Capital Bullies ." It really got under my skin - but not for the reasons you might think.

2008/05/25 - Discontented with Discontinued Products
You can't tell it by my pictures, because I'm neurotic about my vision, but I wear glasses. Well, technically, anyway. I have 20/800 vision. To put that scale in perspective, if you have 20/20 vision (normal), then the text you can read easily on a billboard from a quarter mile away, without my glasses or contacts, I would have to be close enough to touch it to be able to read it.

2008/05/25 - Global Warming Swindle
UK Documentary The Great Global Warming Swindle

2008/05/25 - Bank Safe Scam
You can never be too sure what's on the up and up and who's out to scam you out of your money. The following was posted just today and I felt it was important to share with you all. Please share this with your friends and family members.

2008/05/25 - Home Rule
According to the FBI there is no such thing as "Home Rule." But if you talk with Donald Parsons Home Rule is alive and well in this country.

2008/05/25 - Television Unfit?
Children love television they spend hours watching programming specifically targeting them. As parents we have an obligation to protect our children but are we doing enough? One parent has a few words of caution for parents everywhere.

2008/05/25 - Save your clunker
Advice your mechanic never gave you that could save you thousands...

2008/05/25 - False Allegations
Editor of the Kidjacked website accused of misrepresentation...

2008/05/25 - Benefits of Milk?
The dairy association seems bent of getting out their message that everyone needs milk. The number of commercials extolling the benefits of milk are seemingly endless. After contemplating the growing number of choices available in dairy case at my local grocer, it appears the message is being heard loud and clear.

2008/05/25 - Christmas Countdown
Its countdown time, only 7-days left until Christmas. I hope you have finished your Christmas shopping. If you haven’t finished your shopping list yet, be prepared to face long lines, crowded stores and rude shoppers.

2008/05/25 - CA Killing Smokers
I am thoroughly convinced that the State of California is trying to kill me.

2008/05/25 - Why Have Kids?
One has to wonder about some parents and why they even bother to have kids. I can't tell you how many times I've heard, "I can't wait for school to start," or worse, "I can't stand to be around my kids all day long."

2008/05/25 - ICANN Ruckus
E-mails were flying today and blogs were a buzz regarding ICANN (Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers), which in turn had webmasters up in arms ready to take action. Unfortunately, the author didn't quite get things right and caused a big ruckus over nothing. This is one of those cases, when it is important to remember you can't believe everything you find on the web or even in your inbox.

2008/05/25 - Fighting Alcohol
Fighting the alcoholic demon seems to be a national pasttime. Growing up in a house where men died in their 40's because of alcohol related illnesses, I can relate all too well with Mel Gibson's predicament. Battling alcohol isn't easy and few win the battle.

2008/05/25 - Demps Gag Order
Abraham Cherrix had set-up his own website with information regarding his struggle to fight Hodgekins Disease, his battle against Virginia social workers and the courts entitled, "My Journey." Since his court hearing, conveniently held on Friday, his website has disappeared from the Internet.

2008/05/25 - Medical Drop Outs
Over the past few days I've been reading the many responses to my last blog post Just Another Lost Freedom? that continues to stir strong emotions in those who read about young Abraham Cherrix.

2008/05/25 - Just Another Lost Freedom?
If you haven't heard of the Cherrix family, you aren't paying close enough attention. The Cherrix family is the most recent case, in what appears to be a new threshhold of government interference.

2008/05/25 - Microsoft, Yahoo to Test IM Interoperability Plan
Microsoft Informer reports that the Yahoo and Microsoft announced last October that they would link their two IM services to allow their users to rapidly transmit text messages back and forth between services.

2008/05/25 - Child Maltreatment 2004
In reviewing the newly released Child Maltreatment 2004 Report , issued by the U.S. Administration for Children and Families, it becomes glaringly clear that this agency has some serious issues that need addressed.

2008/05/25 - California Legislators Pulling a Fast One?
Am I the only one who gets annoyed with the games being played year after year in Sacramento?

2008/05/25 - Arizona Raw Dairy Alert
We've been sidelined by something totally unexpected. The initial contact deciding if we could bottle raw milk has just rescinded their decision. We are trying to avert legal action. If you want to continue being able to buy organic raw milk in Arizona, this is what needs to be done.

2008/05/25 - Are we confusing courage with wisdom?
The Wizard of Oz is one of our families all-time favorite movies. Near the end of the movie the The Great and Powerful Oz was handing out gifts to the scarecrow, the tin man and the lion, as he did he told the lion, "You're confusing courage with wisdom".

2008/05/25 - EduTalk to Discuss 'The Underground History of American Education'
Beginning June 1st the EduTalk group we will begin reading John Taylor Gatto's book, "The Underground History of American Education."

2008/05/25 - SCOTUS Will Decide If Colleges Can Deny Military Recruiters Campus Access
A conservative military watchdog is pleased that the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on whether universities can close their doors to military recruiters without jeopardizing federal education funds.

2008/05/25 - Free Nicotine Patches for NYC
On May 5, 2005, New York City offered free nicotine patches to the first 45,000 eligible smokers who called their hotline. The NYC Health Department received an $8 Million donation of patches from Pfizer to Help New Yorkers Quit Smoking.

2008/05/25 - A Defeat For Users Of Medical Marijuana
The Supreme Court recently ruled that the federal government can still ban possession of the drug in states that have eliminated sanctions for its use in treating symptoms of illness.

2008/05/25 - Crying out loud
The Washington Times ran an editorial today, entitled "Crying out loud," which really made me stop to think.

2008/05/25 - Free to Choose Obesity?
In an opinion editorial penned by Paul Krugman, which ran in The New York Times yesterday by the same title, " Free to Choose Obesity? " Krugman compares the war on smokers, to the battle of the bulge being waged by public health advocates in the media.

2008/05/25 - Rob Reiner's Hand in the Cookie Jar
Have you ever thought how nice it would be to have a little cash fund you could simply dip into whenever you were running a little short? Sure you have. The truth is most of us have.

2008/05/25 - Your Papers Please!
John Gilmore is my hero!

2008/05/25 - Microsoft, Yahoo Link IM
According to Red Herring AOL is leading the Instant Messaging (IM) market, and Yahoo and MSN are talking of joining forces. I find this more than a little disturbing.

2008/05/25 - Cops arrest woman over $1.16 tax bill
This is not a misprint. That's right, the Loveland cops arrested the former Miss Ohio for unpaid taxes totaling $1.16.

2008/05/25 - Eight Below not March of the Penguins
We had the opportunity this afternoon to catch a movie and had heard good things about Eight Below , being totally enthralled with Antarctica, it seemed like a good choice.

2008/05/25 - Depression and Hibernation
Jackson, MI is the birth place of the Republican Party, much to my dismay. Though I don't think I've ever known a Republican to actually live there, the place is overflowing with Democrats. It's also my home town. At least I claim it as mine. If the truth were told, I have probably spent more time in Leslie a small town just north of Jackson.

2008/05/25 - Judges Pension Fund Shored Up with Child Support Funds
The child support enforcement system here in America is a fraud being perpetrated against non-custodial parents and children across the country. The courts have no concern for the welfare of children, instead they line their pockets and pension funds with monies intended to support children.

2008/05/25 - Parental rights
Under the conditions stipulated by AB 519, this bill allows a child to petition for reinstatement of parental rights in circumstances where the child would otherwise remain a legal orphan. In order to reinstate parental rights, the juvenile court is required under the bill to find that changed circumstances exist such that the child is no longer likely to be adopted and that reinstatement of parental rights is in the child's best interest.

2008/05/25 - The Real ID Act = A National ID System
Today the Real ID Act was brought to my attention. This legislation, like the US PATRIOT Act, was never read or debated in congress. Instead, they sneak it into other legislation and are attempting to pass it without the least of public awareness. Take a moment and take action. Let your representatives know that you will not tolerate their abuse. The letter below is my own tirade to my idiot California senators. I have no fantasy they'll vote anything less than in favor of any and every abusive legislation, but I do hope that the message will spark action within the hearts and minds of those, like me, that refuse to tolerate the encroachments of an increasingly fascist government.

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