On my way to the tea party
My sign, ready to go… [flickr]http://flickr.com/photos/9750632@N05/3444741411/[/flickr]
Read MoreHampton Roads Tax Day Tea Party
I really enjoyed participating today. Even though *I* couldn’t hear a lot of what was being said, it was great to be surrounded by like-minded people. Here’s a little of the action: [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157616817971896″]
Read MoreQuote For Our Time
“You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they…
Read MoreAlmost a million dollars for potato research!
No wonder our economy is in trouble. This kind of thing just makes me shake my head. $900,000 to fund potato research. Last I heard potatoes were farmed for profit… so why is the government paying for the research? http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=46134
Read MoreComment on Homemade Liver Snaps (dog treats) by Vicky
I like everything about this recipe EXCEPT the garlic. I was pretty sure that garlic is bad for dogs.
I need to get Buddy a Kong toy, he gets bored easily.
Read MoreSpring Fever
Since we still have a month of cold weather, I’m itching to do some decorating — my master bedroom is in need of an overhaul: linens, paint, curtains, carpet, the whole ball of wax. I’ve actually been looking for linens that I LOVE for a couple of years. The problem is, I want spring colors…
Read MoreHumbled at Arlington
I was in the DC metro area over the weekend and had the opportunity to visit Arlington National Cemetery (it’s actually located in Ft. Meyer, Virginia, not the city of Arlington). I’ve been there before, but once again I was humbled to see the over 200 acres of graves and monuments. More than 300,000 people…
Read MoreHow is this a DOD expense?
Autism Research Program Clinical Trial 2.2 million dollars I think research on Autism is an important effort and I don’t have any problem with government funds going toward this, but why is this coming out of the Department of Defense budget (Army). I don’t get it!
Read MoreDivide a generation?
From President Obama’s speech at the inauguration today: “… And yet, at this moment – a moment that will divide a generation – it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.” I’m sorry, but I started cracking up when he said this line during his speech today. DIVIDE a generation? I can’t imagine…
Read MoreIce Cream & The Election
Excellent analogy! (I got this via email from a good friend I used to work with.) From a teacher in the Nashville area. Who worries about “the cow” when it is all about the “Ice Cream? The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching third grade this year. The presidential election was…
Read MorePost Office Woes
I’m not sure what’s up with the US postal service lately. I had 2 priority mail packages take 11 days to get delivered in December. What the heck happened to 2-3 days? A day or two delay I could live with, but more than a week? I certainly didn’t get the service I paid for.…
Read MoreLove my new-and-improved Tivo
I just finished a hard drive upgrade of my trusty Series 2 Tivo. I purchased InstantCake software from dvrupgrade.com for $19.99. It formatted the new high-capacity hard drive and installed the Tivo software on it lickety split. Took me longer to get the old windows PC out of the attic and set it up than…
Read MoreNot surprising, but interesting
This site http://www.howobamagotelected.com/ perfectly shows what a farce our news media is (and why I never liked working in tv news). It’s all about ratings and hype, and pushing their own agenda. Watch the video. My favorite part was where the skinny white chick with Obama written across her shirt — who got every question…
Read MoreNo “L” gift ideas
I added some fun designs to my zazzle panel. The “No L” idea was Mike’s a few years ago. I had a great time wearing a button with it to work and watching people as they thought about it then finally figured it out. make custom gifts at Zazzle
Read MoreWhat’s wrong with this picture?
This just irritated me enough to take a picture. Note the little sign? Labeling like that sucks in shoppers who don’t keep track of prices… this LOOKS like they’re pointing out a good deal, but 2 for $10 on 12-packs of soda is actually higher than I’ve ever seen in a grocery store. You can…
Read MoreI’m voting AGAINST *communism*
I’ve been trying to keep up with the facts about or presidential candidates, tough to do with all the BS and outright lies in the commercials (on both sides). This scares me: WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ABOUT THE McCAIN AND OBAMA PLANS: For Individuals: According to the Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan center-left organization, Americans…
Read MoreTo Scan or Not to Scan
I’m thinking about getting this scanner. Sure wish I could find someone that actually owns one. What do I need it for? Scanning photos for video montages. Now, I wouldn’t put an antique photo through a feeder, but just about any other one is fair game. I’d just like to see how it works before…
Read MoreStop the Obama lovefest!
This cuts through the non-sense and zeroes in on the gut issue quickly! Are we all aboard the USS Ship of Fools? Makes me wonder! The first time I read this quote, I thought it was dangerously true. Then I really started pondering it and thought how would this apply to our own lives/careers? Let’s…
Read MoreChip-In!
I stumbled upon this new site/service when I was visiting the homepage of a WordPress Plugin author: Chip In. I can see this particular site, which works in conjunction with PayPal as being very useful for a lot of client sites. In particular for charitable organizations. Yes, I know you can already take donations via…
Read MoreI didn’t know I was this popular!
Check out my latest news coverage! Who knew?
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