March on Washington: DC Protest 9/12/09

Saturday, September 12, 2009 Washington, DC I was joined by a close friend, Cathy Pickard, as we made our way to DC to march with fellow patriots to send a message to Congress and our President: We want fiscal responsibility, we don’t want big (or bigger) government, we don’t want more irresponsible spending, and ever…

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A senior’s perspective on “free” health care

(written by my husband’s aunt) This is a copy of an email that I sent to Nancy Pelosi today.  Thought I’d go right to the source.  What do you think?  Dear Congresswoman Pelosi, I saw a portion of your interview regarding your thoughts on the grassroots protesting on the Obama care HR3200 health care bill.  You…

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545 People – by Charlie Reese

Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits? Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and…

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Another cool thing about Google Voice

Google Voice Widgets! I put one on my Computer Design Graphics web site (down at the bottom for now), and visitors can enter their name and phone number and click connect — it will ring their phone and my phone. Then I have the option of answering or screening their voice mail, etc. I also…

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Google Voice

Yipee!! I got my google voice invitation this morning. And I even got a very cool phone number: 405-4CUDNIK. The hardest part was choosing a phone number. One permanent number that I can give out and it will forward to any or all of my phones. I love it! The best part… it’s free! And…

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Isn’t Roxie Just Precious?

Snapped this on my last day in California. I took several of Roxie, several of Jack… Bubbies was hiding. I got one picture of me and Becky (taken by her friend Merle) and I look like a cow. Julie and I each took a picture of each other with my camera while on the wine…

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Hampton Roads Tea Party – Steve Elliott

The “Defend and Declare” Tea Party on June 26th at Chesapeake City Park was a great success! I really enjoyed Steve’s speech, too bad I had equipment glitches… Steve Elliott was the president of grassfire.org (which is apparently as of October 2016, now defunct) I took some video of the event and posted them on…

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CAUSA – ‘Cause breaking the law don’t matter

Immigation Reform "ideals" A rational and humane approach to the undocumented population. We must address the more than twelve million undocumented immigrants living in this country by creating a rigorous registration process that leads to lawful permanent resident status and eventual citizenship. What is rational to many Americans is deportation. Amnesty didn’t work in the…

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Dog Whisperer Fan – Walking the dog

I’m a fan of the Dog Whisperer. Both the show and the books. Cesar Millan knows his stuff — he trains people and he rehabilitates dogs. Cesar’s Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems (Paperback) Be the Pack Leader: Use Cesar’s Way to Transform Your Dog . . . and…

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Honor Your Veteran

HonorYourVeteran.com If you’d like to honor someone who has served in the armed forces, visit this site! You can post a little about them, when and where they served. Sections of the memorial wall are divided by war, and there’s a section for peacetime service as well. For security reasons, don’t post anything about active…

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The USPS Rate Hike Hustle

January 1999 33¢ January 2001 34¢ June 2002 37¢ January 2006 39¢ May 2007 41¢ May 2008 42¢ May 2009 44¢ That’s 11¢ in the past 10 years. That’s a 33% increase!!! And that’s just on the basic first class stamp. We’re paying much more, and I can’t tell you how many people have commented…

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When is enough enough?

$30,000 for a research report on prairie dogs? http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=47282 Must be for the vast suburban development going on in Montana. In the grand scheme of things, $30,000 out of the federal budget doesn’t seem like a lot of money, but I want accountability! Is this expense REALLY necessary? Montana is just about as rustic and…

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Property Tax Appraisals

I’d been “eagerly” awaiting my annual property tax assessment to make sure the city wasn’t overvaluing our house since the market is in a slump. If one intends to contest the amount, it has to be done by May 1st. Having not received it in the mail yet, though I got a “bill” for the…

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