So Elizabeth Edwards died today. Very sad news. She was pretty brave in her fight against cancer, but ultimately, cancer won (as it does far too often!)
It's also sad that the last few years of her life were not totally happy ones for her and that every article I've read today refers to her (ex) husband's philandering and the child.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Finally!!!!
President Obama will address the nation tonight from the Oval Office and will announce the formal end to the war in Iraq. "Ending this war is not only in Iraq's interest - it is in our own," the President will say, according to prepared remarks. "The United States has paid a hug price to put the future of Iraq in the hands of its people. We have sent our young men and women to make enormous sacrifices and have spent vast resources abroad at a time of tight budgets at home. We have persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief that out of the ashes of war, a new beginning could be born in this cradle of civilization."
Very well said and long overdue! Now kindly send our men and women home!
Very well said and long overdue! Now kindly send our men and women home!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Still Pissed
I haven't blogged much lately. Mostly it's because I am too lazy. I'd rather be on facebook or playing games on Pogo.
Also, it's because I am still pissed off. I'm especially pissed that there is a republican in office where Ted Kennedy was. Really, what were those voters in Massachusetts thinking?
The polls all say that the Masshole voters are upset with the slow process of getting us out of the mess from when that Idiot Bush was in office.
What I want to know is this: Why weren't you people pissed off for the 8 years that Bush was ruining our country and the world?
So, I'm still pissed. Not at Obama, I'm giving him as much time as he needs to get this effing mess fixed. I think he's doing all that is humanly possible seeing that our economy was on the brink of collapse when he was elected.
Warning, I'll probably post on the blog again soon and I'll still be pissed.
Also, it's because I am still pissed off. I'm especially pissed that there is a republican in office where Ted Kennedy was. Really, what were those voters in Massachusetts thinking?
The polls all say that the Masshole voters are upset with the slow process of getting us out of the mess from when that Idiot Bush was in office.
What I want to know is this: Why weren't you people pissed off for the 8 years that Bush was ruining our country and the world?
So, I'm still pissed. Not at Obama, I'm giving him as much time as he needs to get this effing mess fixed. I think he's doing all that is humanly possible seeing that our economy was on the brink of collapse when he was elected.
Warning, I'll probably post on the blog again soon and I'll still be pissed.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Monday, December 28, 2009
Some Interesting Facts
Wrapping paper -
The global packaging market is worth $429 billion.
Nearly 1/3 of Americans' waste is packaging. Just 43% is recycled after use.
In 2007, Americans threw away 78.5 million tons of packaging - 520 pounds per person!
Between Thanksgiving and New Years, Americans produce more than 1 million tons of additional garbage per week.
If every family reused the wrapping from 3 gifts, it would save enough paper to cover 50,000 football fields.
Last year, clam shell-type packages sent more than 5,700 Americans to the ER.
Americans annually buy enough plastic wrap to cover Texas.
The global packaging market is worth $429 billion.
Nearly 1/3 of Americans' waste is packaging. Just 43% is recycled after use.
In 2007, Americans threw away 78.5 million tons of packaging - 520 pounds per person!
Between Thanksgiving and New Years, Americans produce more than 1 million tons of additional garbage per week.
If every family reused the wrapping from 3 gifts, it would save enough paper to cover 50,000 football fields.
Last year, clam shell-type packages sent more than 5,700 Americans to the ER.
Americans annually buy enough plastic wrap to cover Texas.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
A Daughter Holds On
This image breaks my heart. The soldiers were deploying and this little girl would not let go of her father's hand when it was time to line up. She was allowed to join him and held on until he had to go.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Bridge Woes
Talked to an engineer with the town today and, unless there is a miracle of money, the bridge will be completely out until sometime next spring. The town has started working on the steel frame, but the decking will not be put on until after April 15th of next year.
Yes, that means Patrick won't be able to walk over it to get to work. So now he will have to ride his bike over a mile in the dark both ways to work because of a 20 foot span.
I'm pissed about this. Finally, finally I had him in the perfect location. This took years and many moves and much money (mine, not his) and now he's back to riding his bike on dark windy roads with no lighting.
Tomorrow, I will go over and check this bridge situation out and see what the options are! There has to be a better, safer way for him to get to work besides me taking him and picking him up each day, which would be impossible to do on some days. Geez, I'm really pissed. Just about takes all the enjoyment out of the fact that we've had a dead end for months.
Yes, that means Patrick won't be able to walk over it to get to work. So now he will have to ride his bike over a mile in the dark both ways to work because of a 20 foot span.
I'm pissed about this. Finally, finally I had him in the perfect location. This took years and many moves and much money (mine, not his) and now he's back to riding his bike on dark windy roads with no lighting.
Tomorrow, I will go over and check this bridge situation out and see what the options are! There has to be a better, safer way for him to get to work besides me taking him and picking him up each day, which would be impossible to do on some days. Geez, I'm really pissed. Just about takes all the enjoyment out of the fact that we've had a dead end for months.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Bridge Work
I knew this day would come, but I was sure hoping it would be later.
They're fixing the bridge! The wonderful, broken bridge that has made my road a dead end since May 1st!!
When the bridge was first closed, I was upset. But after a day of realizing that barely any cars were coming down the road, I was in heaven.
I heard some noise from there today and thought that maybe work had started. Patrick confirmed it when he got home from work. He had to ride all the way around. Probably over a mile instead of just a few feet.
Let's hope now that they fix the bridge quickly so that Patrick won't have to ride the loooong way to and from work in the dark! Because, yes, of course, now that we've moved the clocks back it's dark in the morning when he goes into work and dark when he gets out of work.
And the whole reason for moving here was so that he would no longer have to ride his bike in the dark!! So much for the best laid plans.
They're fixing the bridge! The wonderful, broken bridge that has made my road a dead end since May 1st!!
When the bridge was first closed, I was upset. But after a day of realizing that barely any cars were coming down the road, I was in heaven.
I heard some noise from there today and thought that maybe work had started. Patrick confirmed it when he got home from work. He had to ride all the way around. Probably over a mile instead of just a few feet.
Let's hope now that they fix the bridge quickly so that Patrick won't have to ride the loooong way to and from work in the dark! Because, yes, of course, now that we've moved the clocks back it's dark in the morning when he goes into work and dark when he gets out of work.
And the whole reason for moving here was so that he would no longer have to ride his bike in the dark!! So much for the best laid plans.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
A Gun In The House
Here's the best reason I can think of to not have a gun in your home:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33251920/ns/us_news-life/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33251920/ns/us_news-life/
Friday, October 9, 2009
From Michael Moore
Friday, October 9th, 2009
Dear President Obama,
How outstanding that you've been recognized today as a man of peace. Your swift, early pronouncements -- you will close Guantanamo, you will bring the troops home from Iraq, you want a nuclear weapon-free world, you admitted to the Iranians that we overthrew their democratically-elected president in 1953, you made that great speech to the Islamic world in Cairo, you've eliminated that useless term "The War on Terror," you've put an end to torture -- these have all made us and the rest of the world feel a bit more safe considering the disaster of the past eight years.
In eight months you have done an about face and taken this country in a much more sane direction.
But...
The irony that you have been awarded this prize on the 2nd day of the ninth year of our War in Afghanistan is not lost on anyone. You are truly at a crossroads now. You can listen to the generals and expand the war (only to result in a far-too-predictable defeat) or you can declare Bush's Wars over, and bring all the troops home. Now. That's what a true man of peace would do.
There is nothing wrong with you doing what the last guy failed to do -- capture the man or men responsible for the mass murder of 3,000 people on 9/11. BUT YOU CANNOT DO THAT WITH TANKS AND TROOPS. You are pursuing a criminal, not an army. You do not use a stick of dynamite to get rid of a mouse.
The Taliban is another matter. That is a problem for the people of Afghanistan to resolve -- just as we did in 1776, the French did in 1789, the Cubans did in 1959, the Nicaraguans did in 1979 and the people of East Berlin did in 1989. One thing is certain through all revolutions by people who wish to be free -- they ultimately have to bring about that freedom themselves. Others can be supportive, but freedom can not be delivered from the front seat of someone else's Humvee.
You have to end our involvement in Afghanistan now. If you don't, you'll have no choice but to return the prize to Oslo.
Yours,
Michael Moore
www.michaelmoore.com
Very well said. acdc
Dear President Obama,
How outstanding that you've been recognized today as a man of peace. Your swift, early pronouncements -- you will close Guantanamo, you will bring the troops home from Iraq, you want a nuclear weapon-free world, you admitted to the Iranians that we overthrew their democratically-elected president in 1953, you made that great speech to the Islamic world in Cairo, you've eliminated that useless term "The War on Terror," you've put an end to torture -- these have all made us and the rest of the world feel a bit more safe considering the disaster of the past eight years.
In eight months you have done an about face and taken this country in a much more sane direction.
But...
The irony that you have been awarded this prize on the 2nd day of the ninth year of our War in Afghanistan is not lost on anyone. You are truly at a crossroads now. You can listen to the generals and expand the war (only to result in a far-too-predictable defeat) or you can declare Bush's Wars over, and bring all the troops home. Now. That's what a true man of peace would do.
There is nothing wrong with you doing what the last guy failed to do -- capture the man or men responsible for the mass murder of 3,000 people on 9/11. BUT YOU CANNOT DO THAT WITH TANKS AND TROOPS. You are pursuing a criminal, not an army. You do not use a stick of dynamite to get rid of a mouse.
The Taliban is another matter. That is a problem for the people of Afghanistan to resolve -- just as we did in 1776, the French did in 1789, the Cubans did in 1959, the Nicaraguans did in 1979 and the people of East Berlin did in 1989. One thing is certain through all revolutions by people who wish to be free -- they ultimately have to bring about that freedom themselves. Others can be supportive, but freedom can not be delivered from the front seat of someone else's Humvee.
You have to end our involvement in Afghanistan now. If you don't, you'll have no choice but to return the prize to Oslo.
Yours,
Michael Moore
www.michaelmoore.com
Very well said. acdc
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