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Was Jared Loughner's shooting political?

Pre Disney World fun

I never heard of this place before, but it reminds me of Knotts Berry Farm in the early 1960's

The Class War Launched by America's Wealthiest Is Getting More Savage

Why can't I get health care at a reasonable cost?

Asia Times Online :: China News, China Business News, Taiwan and Hong Kong News and Business.

I disagree, the US is NOT a "nation of wussies" but this article in a forgeign paper about football games being moved due to snow is a little funny

Asia Times Online :: China News, China Business News, Taiwan and Hong Kong News and Business.

Great radio Show

If you are interested in our history and the constitution this is a great radio show to listen to. If you live in area where it is not on the radio click on the link to listen on-line

conservatives NOW complain about lack of mental health services

Conservatives forget they have been the ones to always oppose social funding. It is hyprocritical to now complain about the lack of services. I am old enough to remember that California once had the best system of mental health hospitals and clinics in the country but Govenor Ronald reagan shut that all down

Sarah Palin's defense about Giffords shooting makes things worse

Even conservatives are afraid of conservatives

Open letter to Conservatives from a conservative

I couldn't have written this better. What makes it have value is that it is written by a conservative.
Please, the more conservative you are, the more you need to read this article in its entirety.
The most important thing to get out of the article is that republicans cannot fight Obama agsint their OWN ideas.

9/11 Families Ask: What Happened to the Third Building That Collapsed in the WTC Attacks?

9/11 Building 7

I had no idea until today that 3 buildings, not just the two trade towers "pancaked" into nothing on September 11, 2001. The third building, building #7 stood until 5:00 PM that day, then pancaked into nothingness. It was not hit by an airplane or debris and was not heavily damaged. Look at the videos of the collapse. If you are like me, it will give you chills and remind you of the many planned demoltions you have seen in Las Vegas and other cities.

2010 Most Popular Baby Names

How do you even pronounce Chloe?

FaceBook Campaign Agasint Child Violence

I have been involved in Child protective Services for over 26 years in 5 California Counties and have seen the absoulte worse people have to offer agasint their children or other kids. Posting cartoons this weekend won't change any of the dynamics that go into child abuse such as; poverty, drug & alcohol abuse, mental health isssues, gabh involvement, republican's phobia of fubnding social services, (or anything that doesn't go into a rich person's pocketZ" and douible speaking politicans.

I have witnessed and lived the fact that society SAYS they care about kids, but it's actions show, without any doubt that it doesn't care the slighest iota.

This rant is not agasint the cartoon posters, obviously your heart is in the right place. This rant is agasint the people whio CLAIM thay support family values, but really don't. If they did I would not be handling the same child abuse issues day in and day out as I did in 1982.

But, I'm loving the cartoons.

Facebooks Campaign Agaisnt Child Violence

This weekend, Face Book is asking its members to post their favorite cartoon as a child as their profile picture in order to highlight a campaign agasint child violence.
I tried to post a rant on FB but due to word limits it became a big hassle so I decided to post it here. Actually rants do belong someplace other than face book, so here it is. And really it is not that long:

God Is Still Speaking

I have been a member of the Congregational church for 38 years, longer than I was a member of the Foursquare Church . I have learned a lot from both. The Foursquare Church was founded by a woman, Aimee Semple McPherfsen, so I grew up with strong women in and around the pulpit, and i was about 35 years old before I found out women weren't allowed in leadership roles in most churches, Congregational (United Church of Christ) being the biggest exception.

How 19th Century Prostitutes Were Among the Freest, Wealthiest, Most Educated Women of Their Time

This article seems counter-intuitive, but interesting. Reminds me of the TV show DeadWood

Why We Need a Draft:

I'm tired of our kids being ground up and thrown away in 2 wars. Corporations are getting rich off this stuff. During Viet Nam 1 tour was normal, 2 or more unusual. Now, our kids are being sent back 4, 5 or 6 times! This needs to end. Until the pain is felt equally between the the poor, the rich and the politicans, we will have preperputal war.

This article was not writtenj by sone anti-war fanatic- it was written by someone who lived it.

Obama is no FDR

Warning- this article has anti-war comments

This Morning

This morning a group of us went out to where we dug that really deep pit at the end of winter. After a few hours we were finally able ti trick/chase a mammoth into falling into it. Only one person was hurt this time, no one got killed, thanl spirit of the cave bear. After a game of short straw the winner dropped into the pit and finished the mammoth off. The rest of us then cut it up into pieces and carried it back to the village where the women had been collecting herb, berries, etc to cook with the mammoth. The fire is started si we should be ready to eat by dark.

Ooops, sorry that was me 10,000 years ago. This morning, Gloria & I went to Costco and filled the back of the car.