december 2011

"Hope is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart. Hope in this deep and powerful sense is ... an ability to work for something because it is good." -- VACLAV HAVEL (1936-2011 a real winner = kettle brand salt and ground pepper potato chips a suggestion to help further decimate voting rights: the no taxation without representation slogan needs to be no representation w/o showing a recent (time to be decided) pay stub verifying that said voter pays tax. perhaps we could hire companies to verify this; employees could check at the door before the photo id card is demanded by the precinct workers. no proof tax paid or no pay stub w/evidence = no vote. welcome to the new america glad to know that macbeth needs only 1 more task from the 18 item list of hazards in the home (objects) from the aspca. as far as i know he hasn't chewed wax--yet but balls, batteries, bread twists, buttons, coins (threw some up), cotton swabs (appear to be yummy), glass (i counted ceramic here), hair pins, jewelry, nylons, paper clips, plastic wrap, socks (a fav along w/underwear), rubber bands, sharp objects like scissors and nails, string yarn or dental floss, and towels (actually any material in sight or not). however all plastic is good too esp milk lids which he takes off before chewing the top. wait--list needs shoes (he takes the liner out) vicodin after cap removed (peroxide works fast), any tools, gloves, hats, carpet, wood pieces he thinks you need, tin cans and sharp lids, pop cans (carries them up stairs),silverware, plants, dirt, bird suet and seed, glasses, glasses cases, mouth appliance (bet he's waiting for dentures to be needed here), cameras, cell phones, actually anything you have, are using or thinking of using or have ever touched. shoprunner.com partselect.com for appliance parts gazelle.com = buys electronic games dvds and blurays ( 1$ and 5$) yardsellr.com for lunch pails glass cleaner = mix 1 tsp soap w/ 1/3 c vinegar and 3 c water furniture polish = 1/4 c olive oil, white vinegar and lemon juice. spray on cloth ginger, red bell peppers and pumpkin for arthritis beans, nuts, egg whites for diabetes cheese, pineapple, almonds for pms broccoli, skim milk, yogurt for osteoporosis quinoa, flaxseed, spinach for migraines seen on truck "i'll keep my guns, freedom, and money and you keep the change" same state that has the pro coal road sign. good old virginia melipona beecheii -- stingless endangered bees of mexico it's good to know that goo it's good to know that good ol' american common sense is alive and well...but ohio's rejection of the health-care mandate should be a warning to obama and the dems, too (progressive populist dec 1 2011) 17% unemployed in us under 25 over 20% in europe over 46% in spain in much of world unemployment is from 30 to 50%; yet austerity rules the day The Other South American Drug War = drug testing done out of us (the nation oct 10 2011) the food the drug ad is not able to keep up w/astounding surge of outsourcing in recent years. . .a 2010 report by inspector gen of the dept of hhs notes that 40 to 65 % of clinical trials on FDA regulated products in 2008 took place overseas. of nearly 6500 foreign trial sites that year, the fda inspected on 45 which is less than 1% peru had 13,000 participants in2008 and no inspector sent there 350.org seven deadly social sins politics without principle wealth without work commerce without morality pleasure without conscience education without character science without humanity worship without sacrifice gandhi gas price finder autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx cheap flights itasoftware.com and then farecompare.com yapta.com to reg confirmation # and see if cheaper price appears--maybe get a credit from airline (fee probably) orbitz.com has price assurance program and gives you refund if another orbitz customer get same itinerary at lower price