Baby Boomer Era

Here's something for everyone to chew on...If you like Bush then you'll be doing the Happy-Dance, here in a few short weeks! If you want Kerry.. Then you better get your butt-out their and your not-dead yet...Gramma. And for vote for Kerry or you have no one to blame but yourself...

Walker;" It must be tough being a baby boomer president, or presidential candidate. From Bill Clinton through George W. Bush and on to the next few elections, the candidates will have been raised in an atmosphere of radical social change. Flower children, recreational drugs, sexual permissiveness and changing attitudes on everything from race relations and gender definitions to America's military role. They've experienced it all. Now those times are coming back to haunt the candidates. Vietnam, pop drugs, service to country. Forests disappear as authors crank out exposes on candidates' pasts, and television is abuzz with political soap opera. It's ironic that their forebears who lived in presumably more circumspect times. Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, did not get the personal scrutiny today's candidates endure, even though each had skeletons rattling in his closet. Of course, media wasn't as pervasive then and there was a gentleman's agreement that what a man did in his private life or younger days was his business. That agreement reached dangerous extremes when the press failed to expose how gravely ill Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt were during their terms. Barring any extraordinary events or huge gaffes, both of which could happen. George W. Bush will be re-elected. The popular vote will be close, but not as close as 2000. Bush will win by at least several hundred thousand votes. The Electoral College won't be that close. Most of the important toss-up states will go to Bush. John Kerry has failed to ignite the enthusiasm of undecided voters, who will opt for the familiarity of the incumbent rather than the uncertainties of the challenger, even if they're not 100 percent sold on the man in office. 2008? Let's repeal the 22nd Amendment so Bill Clinton can run against George Bush........Whoa, doggie! Pop the corn and ice down the beer! Wouldn't that be a humdinger?"

School Mistakes Shirt Slogan For Drugs

This happen about 2-years ago, with my son his first year in- Jr. High. School administrator called saying, they needed me to come into school and to bring an extra shirt for my son.. Wouldn't say why? So I went to the school thinking he did something to the one he had on, only to be confronted with the comment of asking.. Why I let my child wear a shirt with That on it!! And I said what? What they were referring to was on the front of my son's shirt he had a screen-printing of a Alien taken a nap under a red colored mushroom which I bought a J.C. Pennys. I knew when they pointed it out... Where they were going with this? I wanted them to say it, and they wouldn't..LOL So I pretended to play dumb! Well least to say my son wore the shirt the rest of the day, but I made sure he never wore it to school again because of how they felt about it!!

sfgate; "The town of Hempstead, N.Y., has a message for administrators: Before you target a student wearing a Hempstead shirt, look at a map. A student in Grayson High School, was weeded out of a classroom by a school administrator because he wore a shirt that read: "Hempstead, NY 516," a reference to the Long Island town and its telephone area code. According to the family, which moved from Hempstead to the Atlanta suburb, the school thought the shirt referred to marijuana. Student wasn't allowed to return to class until he persuaded school officials to search the Internet for the town's name. Hempstead is the nation's largest township, with 759,000 residents spread across 22 villages and more than 142 square miles. The hemp plant is related to the marijuana plant, and its fiber has been used for centuries to make rope and other products. But it contains small amounts of THC, the substance that gets people high, and U.S. farmers are barred by federal law from growing hemp."

Storm over free tea

London;" Britain's much-loved cup of tea has been deemed too costly to give out free to military staff. The Ministry of Defence sent a memo asking employees to log every cup of tea or coffee they drink so their department can be charged for the beverages. One staff member, speaking anonymously, that workers initially wondered if the plan was a joke. But the government defended its decision. "The days of a tea trolley coming round giving out free tea are long over."

Geez..Money must really be getting tight if even the English, are being petty over a cup of Tea..LOL

We Count The Dead And Dying - Why?

I think the words to this great songwriters, song says it better, then I could....

READ ON >>>>

vote-for-change;" DEJA VU (ALL OVER AGAIN) Did you hear 'em talkin' 'bout it on the radio, did you try to read the writing on the wall. Did that voice inside you say I've heard it all before, It's like Deja Vu all over again.
Day by day I hear the voices rising, started with a whisper like it did before. Day by day we count the dead and dying, ship the bodies home while the networks all keep score.
Did you hear 'em talkin' 'bout it on the radio, could your eyes believe the writing on the wall. Did that voice inside you say I've heard it all before, It's like Deja Vu all over again.
One by one I see the old ghosts rising, stumblin' 'cross Big Muddy where the light gets dim. Day after day, another Momma's crying, she's lost her precious child to a war that has no end.
Did you hear 'em talkin' 'bout it on the radio, did you stop to read the writing at The Wall! Did that voice inside you say, I've seen this all before.It's like Deja Vu all over again .......It's like Deja Vu all over again
By: John Fogerty-(singer & writer)

Judge Has Party, Sentences Fugitive

Come-on I thought this was funny...At least she showed him she cared and missed him, most people don't get half that much for their Birthdays. Mines coming up here real soon wonder if those that know me will remember?...LOL

PeoplePC;"A judge welcomed a former fugitive back to her courtroom with balloons, streamers and a cake before sentencing him to life in prison. "You just made my day when I heard you had finally come home," Judge Faith Johnson told Billy Wayne Williams, who had been convicted in absentia of aggravated assault after he disappeared a year ago. "We're so excited to see you, we're throwing a party for you." Williams, 53, who has a criminal record dating to the 1970s, was accused of choking his girlfriend until she passed out. He failed to appear for his trial last November and was finally captured Thursday at a gas station in suburban Arlington. Before he was brought into the courtroom on Monday, the judge directed staff members as they placed balloons and streamers around the courtroom. A colorful cake was decorated with his name and one candle to signify the year he spent on the lam. "It seems like everyone wants to have a party, and it's fun for you people, but not for me," Williams told reporters as he was led away in handcuffs. Seana Willing, executive director of the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct, said she found the incident troubling. "It's the kind of thing I look at and scratch my head and wonder, `What was she thinking?'" Willing said. She questioned whether the party violated standards of decorum and impartiality. "The whole purpose of it was to mock him, to make him feel bad. I guess she could have put him in the stockade, in the pillory, in front of the town square and let people mock him," Willing said. Willing said the commission will investigate if a complaint is filed, or can decide on its own to look into the matter. Judges found guilty of misconduct face a range of discipline, from private admonition to removal from the bench. She said Johnson had never been disciplined by the regulatory agency. Calls to the judge's office were not immediately returned Tuesday. Trent Touchstone, a supervisory deputy U.S. marshal, said Johnson took a special interest in Williams' case after he jumped bail that she had set following the 2002 assault. "Put yourself in her position," Touchstone said. "She's going through a trial with a jury, with defense attorneys, with prosecutors and rolling along and one day the defendant decides not to show up, and everything comes to a screeching halt."

Wanna Date A P-Star ?

FYI.com;" Have you ever wanted to [escort] a hot looking porn star? Sure, we all have. But unless you are a fellow porn star or a suitcase pimp, the chances of actually fulfilling your dream is as slim as Ted Kennedy being invited to Mary Jo Kopechne's family reunion. However, while traversing the Internet came across, this... Montana is one of the hottest women in the industry today, and like a few other stars, she also works as an escort on the side. That's right guys, for a small "donation" you can have porn superstar Montana Gunn be your "escort" for a few hours or even an entire weekend! The location of your "escort" is up to you. she'll travel any place in the world! Having a chance to be "escorted" by a porn star, why, it's a dream come true! Did we mention the "donation?" Have you won the lottery? For the meager "donation" of $2000 she will "escort" you for 2 HOURS! Hold it, we know what you are thinking, "Hey, that's a little high." She is a smart businessperson. She knows that the higher the "donation" is she must give her "benefactor" an incentive. If she "escorts" you for four hours, the "donation" is only $3900, AND the fifth hour is FREE! For you really big "benefactors" out there, try having, her "escort" you for $9000 for twenty-four hours. If you can afford a 9K "donation," for an insignificant "donation" of just $13,600 she will "escort" you for a whole weekend! Now that's a lot of "escorting."

One bit of information I didn't find her anywhere on the web site when I wandered thru it, but this is what the name of the charity is that your donation" goes to....Okay Guys!! Get out your check-books. Borrow against your car, at the Pawn shop...Hurry!! So you can say you finally had a date with a Porn-Star...lol

PROTECTING INEEL'S POWER SYSTEMS

NBC-6;"Computer experts at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory are using homeland security grants to help protect critical power control systems from hackers. Power systems used to be separated from the outside. But as they link to the Internet, they're more vulnerable to attack. INEEL's new Control Systems Security & Test Center tests power systems codes for weaknesses, and makes recommendations for changes. Robert Hoffman is the manager of the INEEL's cyber security research department. He says the agency's own network gets as many as 7,000 attacks every day. That's how they became experienced in cyber security. Now they're using the expertise they built to help other critical utilities bolster their own network."

I know people who work at INEEL, from where I live it is like maybe a hours drive at the most! It a scary thought in my mind after post the article I found about all the things that are happening over the Inter-net and how easy it is for someone to do something if they just slip in with the right code or password. I have gotten to the point even with my E-mail box, if I am in question? I delete it or mark-spam it, to just be safe!

Messages of Terror

I know this is a really long post but, felt it was worth reading as it is some pretty heavy stuff to think about. As we all know who spend a lot of time on the inter-net also receiving mail, thru the E-mail systems today on-line. Abit scary to me when I think about what this article says and ,Yes how easy it is to do things over the inter-net and thru chat-rooms today...

washingtonpost;"He calls himself Abu Maysara al Iraqi, or father of Maysara the Iraqi, and he's a master at being everywhere and nowhere in the virtual world, constantly switching his online accounts and taking advantage of new technologies to issue his communiqués to the world. American Internet sleuths know next to nothing about him, whether Abu Maysara is his real name, whether he's an Iraqi or even whether he's in Iraq. What is clear is that he is one of the most important sources of information from the country's insurgency, getting his message out through the Internet, and U.S. authorities are trying to silence him. His updates, terse and businesslike, are released several times a week on radical Islamic Web sites. Acting as a spokesman for Abu Musab Zarqawi, the most wanted guerrilla leader in Iraq, he variously reports attacks on U.S. soldiers and killings of hostages. His words and images reach millions of people when they open their newspapers, turn on their TV's or go online in search of news. There's no way of stopping it anymore, "It's extremely frustrating. They can send out quality videos to millions of people uncensored." As the 2004 presidential election approaches, the Bush administration finds itself in a propaganda war, trying to promote a picture of security and progress in Iraq. Half a dozen federal agencies have assigned teams to monitor sites that carry postings from Abu Maysara and other radicals. The Justice Department has tried, with limited success, to use the authority of the Patriot Act, passed in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, to shut down Internet sites that carry such postings, on grounds that they incite violence. Another problem is that U.S. legal authority stops at the borders. Many of the sites with the target postings are located in other countries, so U.S. officials must depend on the good will of foreign governments to shut down the sites. Radical groups have also used the Internet to research potential targets, communicate with each other, plan attacks and raise money. After the 2001 attacks in the United States, federal agents found a lengthy electronic trail. They believe that the hijackers coordinated their movements via e-mail, booked their tickets online and used the network to research such subjects as how to spread pesticides by air, has allowed terrorists to wage psychological warfare as never before, because they have direct control over shaping their own image and that of their foes. The beheading videos, for instance, are set up like a stage. Many of the sites are as slick as those of Fortune 500 corporations. One radical Islamic site displays pictures of President Bush and his main ally in the war, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, with stitches covering their bodies and promises that this scene will be "coming soon." It also urges boycotts of Coca-Cola Co., Nike Inc. And other U.S. corporations with an extensive presence overseas. With more than 1 billion linked computers, the Internet is an ideal hiding place for underground groups. The technology allows users to mask their identities and change them on a whim by throwing away old e-mail accounts and creating new ones. Location can be hidden by hopping virtually from computer to computer. A message that appears to come from Australia, for instance, may actually come from someone who has accessed the Australian computer by going through the Netherlands via South Korea after originating in Jordan. Secrecy is helped by the proliferation of free e-mail and Web hosting services that require users to give a minimal amount of information, which is rarely verified. Terrorism investigators first began to see the name Abu Maysara in January in the Muntada Al-Ansar and Islah chat rooms, which are password-protected and only available to users who pass a background screening interview with a battery of questions including such things as whether they have ever attacked U.S. citizens and whether they have been imprisoned. Abu Maysara confirmed Zarqawi's presence in Iraq and took credit for several attacks on U.S. and other coalition troops. Investigators believe it was the Ansar site that, in May, carried the first video depicting the beheading of Nicholas Berg, the young Pennsylvania businessman who was in the country looking to make money repairing radio towers. For months, U.S. agents had been chasing the site, which was once based in Alexandria. By the time Berg was killed, the site had been moved to Malaysia. Authorities managed to get it shut down again, but only temporarily. Ansar recently reappeared on a server in West Lafayette, Ind. In June, the government's legal assaults suffered a setback when a computer programmer in Idaho was acquitted of a criminal charge that he had run a Web site that included edicts calling for violence. Feeling the pressure, Abu Maysara has been experimenting with new ways to get his message out effectively, investigators said. The problem with the Berg posting was that it was relatively easy for authorities to stop its distribution because it was only placed on one or two Web sites. E-mailing the video was out of the question because the file was too large. Abu Maysara could not use the free Web hosting services from Yahoo or other companies because those services limited the number of people who can view a file. But some time last month, Abu Maysara found a silver bullet, a technology called YouSendIt. Developed by three Canadian programmers in Silicon Valley in California, it allows senders to create multiple links to a large file so it can be viewed by an unlimited number of people. Users type in their e-mail addresses, upload the file and YouSendIt creates a free, anonymous Web page for them. To distribute videos of the contractors who were kidnapped this month, Abu Maysara created dozens of links using YouSendIt and sent them to chat rooms all over the Internet. He compressed the files, or made them as small as possible, investigators said, so that they could be copied more quickly. By the time U.S. officials got word of the videos, they had been anonymously copied from computer to computer as fast as a Top 10 music hit would have been during the peak of the music service Napster's operations -- making it impossible to locate, much less destroy, all the copies of the video. Khalid Shaikh, president of YouSendIt Inc., based in Campbell, Calif., said he created the program to help families trade pictures and videos and to help colleagues at work share files such as multimedia presentations. He said he was surprised and saddened to hear that the technology was being used to spread violent messages. Shaikh said he had not been contacted by any law enforcement authority regarding the use of his service by terrorists but that he would be eager to help U.S. officials. But, he said, since there are more than 1 million file transfers a day on YouSendIt, it would be impossible for the company to monitor them all. "It's almost like policing a society," he said. He also said the company's philosophy is to let users monitor each other. The company recently added technology to allow viewers to have a link deleted if they deem it offensive. The messages from Abu Maysara follow a rigid format. They are always in Arabic and open with a standard greeting such as, "In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful." Then comes the heart of the message, written in flowery language, recounting an attack. Abu Maysara favors ellipses, writes in half-sentences and mixes the details of an incident with religious invocations. In some chat rooms, Abu Maysara and his collaborators are hailed as heroes. On Sept. 22, after he announced the beheading of Eugene "Jack" Armstrong, 52, a native of Hillsdale, Mich., dozens of people on one Web site thanked him and Zarqawi. "I love you, I love you, O slaughtering Sheikh!" one person wrote, according to a translation by the SITE Institute. Another said that he would "pray to Allah that He protect you, O Mujahideen of Iraq." On occasion, chat room participants act like fans and pummel Abu Maysara with questions about his background and how and why he joined the group, said Kohlmann, the terrorism expert. All they get from Abu Maysara is silence. "He doesn't respond to requests for information. He's never replied to any message. He's almost like a robot," Kohlmann said. "He never gets involved in the discussion. He never explains himself." Still, many of the people who read Abu Maysara's postings follow up with advice about new attack strategies. In the past, Katz said, Abu Maysara seemed to ignore them, but in recent days Katz noticed something that was either a remarkable coincidence or a change in Abu Maysara's habits. In a posting on Sept. 22 at 3:46 a.m., time zone unspecified, a person calling himself Nimr suggested that the group make Kenneth Bigley, the 62-year-old British citizen who had been kidnapped with Armstrong and another American, Jack Hensley, 48, of Marietta, Ga., beg for his life to the "tyrant." A few days later, a clip appeared on the Web site with a distraught Bigley pleading to British Prime Minister Tony Blair to save him."

Nobody Warned Me About My Panties

Humor:"Somebody get Homeland Security on the horn. I have been terrorized. Who knew that karaoke was more deadly than second-hand smoke? It could be classified as a Weapon of Mass Destruction. If I had been holding a ball-point, I would have plunged it directly into my own brain. (The lobotomy is very under-rated.) My last lucid words would have been, "Honey, get me a lap-robe and a drool cup." It started out innocently enough. Tony the Boyfriend and I met at an "undisclosed location." (Dick Cheney was eerily absent.) We were still in the parking lot, when I heard this ... sound. I would describe this ... sound, but, I can't. It was indescribable. It made Fingernails on a Chalkboard my new favorite song. Why we continued on and went in, I will never know. I guess it was the allure of the cocktail. Inside, that ... sound was louder. The bartender took our order and asked, with great concern, if I was alright. I said, "Excuse me, I'm just passing a kidney stone. I think the sound waves broke it up." Now, don't get me wrong. There are some fine karaoke performers out there, so before the Karaoke Enthusiasts of Pocatello (K.E.P.) "Hit Me With Their Best Shot," I say right now, "I salute you. I enjoy you. You're hunky-freakin'-dory." But, Good Lord, why would you encourage the totally tone-deaf with enthusiastic applause? (Sorry. I meant the Melodically Challenged.) Aren't we supposed to tell friends when they have a hunk of green stuff in their teeth? What about an open fly? What about a goober? Ohhh ... it happens and you know it. Only the Melodically Challenged are left behind. Sally Struthers could do an infomercial. (She probably needs the work.) "...You can help the Melodically Challenged for only 60 cents a day. Less than a cup of coffee ..." If only Sally had been in my corner that one day. That one terrible day. I was running late. I grabbed my pink fleece jacket out of the dryer, slammed it on and I was off like a shot. I went to the Common Cents for gas, Waremart for limes. I went to four or five other places before I got to the bank. Oh, yeah. I was talking to people and carrying on (but I kept thinking, 'What is going on with my back??! What is that on my back??!') and was in a huge rush. I was standing in line at the bank when I felt something fall off my back. Instinctively, I looked down. There ... on the floo ... lay my date-night panties. They had been plastered to my back the whole time due to static cling. Take a moment now, break into individual study groups and try to imagine the level my mortification. My Lord, how many people had seen my date-night panties??!!! And they have video surveillance at the bank!!! It all was very, very terrible. I became a big fan of dryer sheets that afternoon, but the most disturbing part was that nobody told me I had panties on my back. Not one person was my friend that day. A real friend is supposed to tell you. Which brings us back to: Friends don't let Melodically Challenged Friends Sing Karaoke. I want to see bumper stickers. Take it, Sally! "Thank you, Pammy. And, thanks to everyone for joining me today on this special edition of 'Shut Up!' (Going to camera two.) Every 30 seconds, somewhere in the world, someone plunges a ball-point pen directly into their own brain. (Let's go to camera three.) Please ... Help the Non-Tone-Deaf .. .before it's too late. Back to you, Pam." Thanks, Sal. And if I ever see you with panties on your back, I'll tell you, because I want to be a good friend. That Is All."

Pamela Petty is the former owner of the Backstage Bar in Pocatello, and she writes a letter to the Pocatello News-paper about twice a month and they are always funny and worth the time it takes to read them, they make you laugh I feel. Hope you enjoy her stuff as much as I do..

Turn on the Radio

Deja va; " I know a lot of you may be wondering why I posted something in bad view against Kerry? Well because I would like to see him get off his butt and start telling me more of what his plans are, sure he is promising me all kinds of things. And even saying he'll stop the war...But I want more details from this man before I give him my vote!

It's taken John Kerry far too long to be clear that George Bush's invasion of Iraq was wrong, and he can't waste any more time getting to the point that the continued occupation of Iraq will also be a disaster, no matter who the president is. Unless Kerry gets a jolt from somewhere, he's going to blow the opportunity he's been in training for all of his political life. So maybe someone ought to turn on the radio for him so he can hear John Fogerty's new song, Deja vu (all over again). Kerry might even recognize Fogerty's voice from Creedence Clearwater Revival, the group whose hits were all over the radio during the Vietnam War. More importantly, he might also recognize Fogerty's "voices rising ... (as) we count the dead and dying ... All over again," and maybe even find his own antiwar voice, all over again. Just as they say that generals always fight the last war, there have been stretches of this presidential campaign when you might have thought it was Vietnam that was the issue and not Iraq. But the privates always know what war they're fighting, and hopefully the voters will too. And, actually, much as Kerry's political prominence stems from being a veteran opposed to the Vietnam War, given the way it's been contorted in this campaign, with Kerry's supporters insisting that their man really was a hero in a battlefield where he, and most of them, argued Americans shouldn't have been in the first place, while George Bush and Dick Cheney are the ones attacked for not going to the war they said they supported, it may be just as well for Kerry that Vietnam will not decide this election. The American soldiers Bush has placed in harm's way in order to destroy Iraq's nonexistent "weapons of mass destruction" are quite another matter, however, as are the hugely lucrative contracts this doomed foreign excursion has brought to Cheney's last civilian employer, Haliburton. They could, and should decide the 2004 race, but only if someone makes an issue of then. And "someone" is John Kerry, whether he likes it or not. What could Kerry say to cut to the chase? Well, how about "I not only promise never to lead the American people into war under false pretenses, but every American George Bush sent to this war will come home within the first thirty days of my administration." That may be a bit too blunt for his style, but whatever words he uses, they need to get him better headlines than "Kerry says he'll have American troops home in four years." We know that the Kerry campaign is cautious and calculates that the antiwar vote has no place else to go, while fearing the unknown consequences of a serious antiwar stance, but "American troops home in four years"? They start checking you for a pulse with political reflexes like that. Can they really think that offering four more years of Americans under attack in a military occupation is an electively stance? This is going to make voters rush to the ballot box to turn the current rascals out? And does Kerry think blaming the prior administration will satisfy the young antiwar veteran who asks him "How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a lie?" John Fogerty has written a great antiwar song, but most of us would just as soon not listen to great antiwar songs for the next four years and whether or not we will have to has a lot to do with Kerry's answer to the song's question, "Did that voice inside you say I've heard it all before?" With prewar notions, "that we will simply be greeted with open arms" as "nonsense," and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan calling the war "illegal," it shouldn't be all that hard for Kerry to hear that voice. Someone play him the song, it's worth a shot.

DEJA VU (ALL OVER AGAIN)

Did you hear 'em talkin' 'bout it on the radio. Did you try to read the writing on the wall. Did that voice inside you say. I've heard it all before. It's like Deja Vu all over again.

Day by day I hear the voices rising Started with a whisper like it did before. Day by day we count the dead and dying. Ship the bodies home while the networks all keep score.

Did you hear 'em talkin' 'bout it on the radio. Could your eyes believe the writing on the wall. Did that voice inside you say I've heard it all before. It's like Deja Vu all over again.

One by one I see the old ghosts rising. Stumbling' 'cross Big Muddy. Where the light gets dim. Day after day another Momma's crying. She's lost her precious child . To a war that has no end

Did you hear 'em talkin' 'bout it on the radio. Did you stop to read the writing at The Wall. Did that voice inside you say. I've seen this all before. It's like Deja Vu all over again. It's like Deja Vu all over again.

COMBAT DUTY AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS

scienceweek; "Military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, which have involved the first sustained ground combat undertaken by the US since the war in Vietnam, raise important questions about the effect on the mental health of members of the military services who have been deployed there. Conflicts has shown that deployment stressors and exposure to combat result in considerable risks of mental health problems, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depression, substance abuse, impairment in social functioning and in the ability to work, and the increased use of health care services. Given the ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, many gaps exist in the understanding of the full psychosocial effect of combat. The all-volunteer force deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and the type of warfare conducted in these regions are very different from those involved in past wars. Army and the Marine Corps who were involved in combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Our findings indicate that among the study groups there was a significant risk of mental health problems and that the subjects reported important barriers to receiving mental health services, particularly the perception of stigma among those most in need of such care."

This is the sad part of any war, I don't understand how the government can come out and say...Oh I think our soldiers will have some problems when they come home! Crap!! I don't know why? Hell being shot at every second you breath or killing someone is no big deal according to them. Or they would of, just went over their themselves and dealt with it right!....Sure, that would a cold day in hell before you see one of them fighting next to our soldiers in war!!...Remember when, George Washington fought in the war next to his men! I think any person who want to be President, who wants the job of leading our counrty. Should be told they have to go to any war we have during their term, and fight right on the front-line!! Along with the people they send into war. Don't you? Bet we would have less.... WARS!! Or a lot less people fighting over who should get our vote for the position of President of the United States!........

Man keeps change in Tummy

sfgate;"Thailand - It was almost like breaking open a piggy bank. Doctors performing emergency surgery on a man who was rushed to hospital writhing in pain were stunned when more than 4.2 pounds of loose change spilled out of his stomach. 37year old male, who has a history of mental disorders, lives with his mother, has been swallowing the coins for a long time without her knowledge. "He is in safe condition. But he has to be in the hospital for some time in case of side effects because the metal coins had been in his body for a long time. The coins had turned black from stomach acid. He was in excruciating pain and was taken to a hospital, where an X-ray showed hard objects in his stomach. They weren't identified until the surgery."

Well I laughed my butt off on this one, think we all have swallowed a coin or two when we were little. Remember, when your mother always told you to take those penny's out of your mouth because you might sallow them, LOL. Well guess this guy's mother should of told him this too! Don't you think?

Mr. Bush informed by email this morning of his termination

Just a Joke/Not real;"this was sent to me by another fellow-blogger hope you get a chuckle out of it. I at first thought it was real!! Then I re-read it and saw that it was just a joke..Some one did..Happy reading!

On-Line Press Release..."FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PRESIDENCY TO BE OUTSOURCED
Washington D.C. - October 01, 2004

The Congress today announced that the Office of President of the United States will be outsourced overseas as of October 31st, midway through this fiscal year. The move is being made to save $400K a year in salary, a record $521 Billion in deficit expenditures and related overhead. "The cost savings will be quite significant" says Congressman Adam Smith (R-Wash) who, with the aid of Congress research arm, the General Accounting Office has studied outsourcing of American jobs extensively. "We simply can no longer afford this level of outlay and remain competitive on the world stage," Congressman Smith said.Exporting American jobs has been a popular trend lately, ironically at the urging of President Bush.Mr. Bush was informed by email this morning of the termination of his position. He will receive health coverage, expenses and salary until his final day of employment. After that, with a two week waiting period, he will then be eligible for $240 dollars a week from unemployment insurance for 13 weeks. Unfortunately he will not be able to receive state Medicaid health insurance coverage as his unemployment benefits are over the required limit. "I'm in shock," Mr. Bush stated. "I thought for sure I'd have some job security around this here place. I have no idea what I'll do now," he further lamented. Preparations have been underway for some time for the job move. Sanji Gurvinder Singh of Indus Teleservices, Mumbai, India, will be assuming the Office of President of the United States as of Nov. 1. Mr. Singh was born in the United States while his parents were here on student visas, thus making him eligible for the position. He will receive a salary of $320 USD a month but with no health coverage or other benefits. Due to the time difference between the US and India, Mr. Singh will be working primarily at night, when offices of the US Government will be open."I am excited to serve in this position," Mr. Singh stated in an exclusive interview. "Working nights will let me keep my day job at the American Contract Programmer. I always knew I could be President someday."Congress stressed patience when calling Mr. Singh as he may not be fully aware of all the issues involved with his new position. A Congressional Spokesperson noted that Mr. Singh has been given a script tree to follow which will allow him to respond to most topics of concern. The Spokesperson further noted that "additional savings will be realized as these scripting tools have already been used previously by Mr. Bush here in the US. Such scripts will enable Mr. Singh to provide an answer without having to fully understand the issue itself." Congress continues to explore other outsourcing possibilities including that of Vice-president and most Cabinet positions."

Hope it sparked a chuckle in you..Really did throw me at first after seeing the Pesidental Debate last night!!...Did you see that! I was very unhappy by the way Bush kept throwing up the words that he said Kerry said, Wrong-War-Wrong-Place. Don't get me wrong I think it was a very good De-bate on both mens parts, but I felt that also, that Kerry should of been more open with what he said he was going to do in details because I still wonder how he really plans to do this. I don't know, who Bush, was trying to make look good but, as far as I was concered he just made himself look look like a ASS!! He should of head his head above the Bull-Slinging he's suppose to be our President.......

Worried about Mtn. St. Helen... Blowing

sumthingtosay.blog;"This was passed on to me by, Lietta from Seattle Wash. You might want to pass this along. Mt St Helens, first time I clicked on it was "temporarily not available", then 2nd time it was available. I would imagine that it's getting a lot of hits these days with news that Mt St Helens will be erupting anytime now. Likely you've seen in the news that the mountain is quaking with unusual activities and is expected to blow anytime, with alert level raised. I live in Washington, and well know ol' Mt St Helens power. I tip my hat in learned respect to what she can do when she blows her top.

Here are three links to the webcams

Shows where earthquakes happened:ShakeMap

shows live pitcure of mtn.: StHelen ,and web-site and web-cam: volcanocam-site "

I used to live in Washington state and I remember the first time it blew, I worry now because I have a sister and her children that live in the area close to their and I also have a - Step/daughter and her children that still live in beaver wash. And worry if this may cause trouble for them.

Health department warns against buying Vender foods

Journal; "District Health Department is reporting an increase in the sale of potentially high-risk foods, tamales, burritos, sandwiches prepared in unregulated home kitchens. according to a press release. Sale of food prepared in an facility, such as a home kitchen, is against the law. Considers such items to be a higher risk for causing serious food-borne illnesses, including hepatitis A, campylobacter, salmonella, and E.coli. For this reason, recommends that anyone who has purchased food from an vendor should NOT consume the food item, "high-risk" foods include anything that is moist or ready-to-eat. This advisory does not apply to "low-risk" foods, such as baked goods."

Well I wonder what this is going to do for the vendors you see on side-walks and parking-lots, that we all go to during our rushed lunch hours? As I have many a time stopped and ate at one of these places when I am on the go.. But the part that is strange to me is I have gotten sick eating in a fast-food place several times in my eating in the public food chain, verses eating at one of these little food carts. You tell me how is that any differant. We all know its a chance we take when we eat out. I know of people, that will not eat anything that is not made in their own homes because they are so afraid that they may get sick...

Dick Cheney's million-dollar float trips in Idaho

Views; Found this in the Pocatello Newspaper from a man named- Mike Breed From Blackfoot Idaho about 30min. From where I live. I posted this to show you , yes the Pesidental men do come to Idaho. But not to help or talk with us, but to use our lands and waters for their own pleasure, and we get to pay for it..

"Aren't you tired of the arrogance of this presidential administration? Dick Cheney's million-dollar float trips on the South Fork, with his entourage of the attack helicopters, Suburbans and Humvees is a slap in the face to every taxpayer in the country. He likes to come to Idaho to fish on the busiest of weekends (Memorial Day, for one), and the river is virtually shut down (no boat launching, and those on the river are told to bank their boats while he floats by) to the local fishermen. I just don't understand all the fuss; I have floated past many close friends, not recognizing them because they were wearing unfamiliar clothing, or were in an unfamiliar boat. I got a kick out of the article in the Post Register recently quoting Stan Klan of the Lodge at Palisades Creek, "We don't talk about it or advertise it because we respect his privacy." Why? He obviously doesn't care about yours or mine. He doesn't care how much the local fishing guides and local fishermen are inconvenienced by his mere presence. And as for George Bush, hasn't he spent more time in Crawford than in D.C.? I thought he wanted that job. I guess he'd rather play cowboy, so maybe the voters should help him out in November, and send him back to Texas permanently. I wish the people of this country would look at the record in regards to the deficit this administration has burdened on our grandchildren. If you or I had squandered our employer's revenue surplus, and put them in the red the way this administration has the United States, I don't think we would have control of the checkbook anymore,someone would take it away. (if we still had a job)."

If you don't like what this gentlemen had to say or do please leave a comment...

Voting mistake

Editor;"I Found this letter in a News-paper while surfing the web, felt it had some merit to post to my Blog. Was sent to the Editor by: Linda Lowack, Archer City Kansas....

"In response to Janie and Jack Barker's letter on Sept. 19, I did not contradict myself, as I made the "mistake" of voting for "War President Bush," as he said he was proud to be known as, and is living up to. I won't make that same mistake on Nov. 2. I still consider him wishy washy, never seeing any combat himself. It's big news when he falls off his bicycle and skins his knee and elbow. He found out too late he can't turn Iraq nor Afghanistan into anything close to a democracy. Our men and women are still getting killed daylye because Bush says the U.S. will not back down. If he was the one in captivity going to have his head removed the next day, I doubt very seriously he would say, "We won't back down." Mr. Ballog, Mr. Jim Horany Jr., myself, and millions more of us so-called liberals have not been "shut down at every turn in the road." Us millions of voters would rather vote for Kerry or their next-door neighbors than vote for Bush, so congratulations and deal with that. In response to Patricia Ford's letter Sept. 19 stating President Bush never accused American servicemen of committing atrocities, why were many of them accused and punished for showing Iraqi prisoners in the nude and with a collar and leash on them, when orders came from "higher-ups"? The editor's note to your letter, "Urban Legend Web Sites," asserts that Mr. Kerry's photo was taken while visiting Hanoi on a diplomatic visit in 1993. He was part of a team that included a Vietnamese admiral also in the photo. I pray all our men and women service members in foreign countries get to vote in the presidential election and that the public is not given the lame excuse again that the military were too scattered out to get their ballots in time."

I know this Post is really narrow minded and heavy on the writers part, but I wanted to post it because their was some things in it that I felt needed to be heard. And I understand if you are Voting for Bush and that is fine. But you also have to understand a lot of people have been hurt by what Bush has done and the pain and anger is still with them...

Arthritis Drug Vioxx Pulled Off Market

Vioxx;"Sept. 30, 2004 -- Merck Pharmaceutical voluntarily pulled its popular anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx from shelves worldwide today after concerns it increases risk of stroke and heart attack. The move comes after a recent clinical trial linked the arthritis drug to these potentially fatal conditions. Showed an increased risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular problems after patients started taking Vioxx, showed that Vioxx at a 25-milligram dose prevents recurrence of polyps in the colon and rectum. This is not the first time there has been evidence linking Vioxx to heart attack. Patients taking more than 25 milligrams a day had triple the risk for heart problems. Another study showed that Vioxx doubled the risk of heart attack in patients taking blood pressure medication, which are used to relieve arthritis and joint pain. Merck says patients who are currently taking Vioxx should contact their health care provider to discuss discontinuing Vioxx and possible alternative treatments. Patients and health care providers can obtain more information by calling (888) 36-VIOXX (1-888-368-4699). The FDA says it will closely monitor other drugs in this class for similar side effects. All of the [non-steroidal anti-inflammatory] drugs have risks when taken, especially of gastrointestinal bleeding, but also liver and kidney toxicity."

I was taking Vioxx for about 3-months and stopped because I gained so much weight, in the short time I was on it. Now hear that it had other problems that it caused, worries me. As I was taking 50mg. a-day for pain I was having in my knee, I started with the normal 25mg. But the doctor uped me and after awhile it wasn't doing anything to help me , also the fact I gaining weight at record speed worried me mostly, so I went off them. I posted this to let everyone know, or if you know someone taking Vioxx!! Tell them to call the 1-800 number I have posted..

Expect higher heating bills

MSNBC;"Users of natural gas should expect to pay higher heating bills this winter, the gas industry warns.While there is plenty of gas in storage, the market is expected to remain tight because of increased demand, the higher wholesale cost of gas and expected colder-than-normal weather, according to the Natural Gas Supply Association. This tight market could really impact customers’ bills in some regions, particularly during extreme weather. The natural gas industry is entering the heating season with plenty of fuel. Largely because demand this summer was less than anticipated, there’s about 3.2 trillion cubic feet of gas in inventory, near record amounts and well above the target for the start of the heating season. “It’s not that we’re running out of natural gas,” said Blount. But he said the gas cost an average of $5.80 per thousand cubic feet, less than today’s spot prices but still 64 cents a thousand cubic feet more expensive than a year ago. The higher price will be passed on to customers in most cases. Also, demand this winter “is expected to increase across all sectors” from industrial users and power plants to residential customers, said Blount."


This is something that alot of us do not really need right now, with money already being tight...They tell us to move-in to homes with gas-heat because its cheeper..Well this it seems is no longer true. So what happens now if you can't afford heat because your bill, becomes to high? I know they say that can't shut you off during the winter, but. Their Ideal of winters is like (Dec.1st.-March1st) that they won't turn it off. But come that last day you better have lots of heaters!! As I have heard and seen families suddenly have no heat or hot-water, or cooking stoves because ..boom the shut them off!! Then Its not that easy getting it back on , because now the want a $1-200.00 deposit because now your a credit risk to them, So if you find someone to help you with your bill, you still have a deposit now to come up with.. I think these companies take avanage of the American people because the know the have us by the shorts if we live in a cold side of the country and like to stay warm. I feel they are just taking the money hungry road to make more money becasue of the war and differant things going on right now..What do you think?

Microsoft -Trivia

Microsoft recently sued a company that offers web hosting services to bulk e-mail senders, accusing it of being one of several companies that "recruit spammers to use their services" by trolling Internet forums that spammers use. What is the name of that company?

A. Hosting Resources Inc.
B. Spamtastic Enterprises
C. CheapBulletProof.com
D. Spaminator LLC

Click the link for the correct : Answer - Just something to get your brain working today. I got it wrong the first time, Picked-Hosting Resources Inc..... What did you pick?