Cannabis - Marijuana & Mental Health

Pot-Smokers:"Netherlands, coffee shop's are something of a euphemism, most of its customers go there not to drink coffee but to buy and smoke dope. Van Os isn't too keen on these places. He is a psychiatrist at the University of Maastricht who investigates the effect of marijuana on people's brains, particularly adolescents brains. And the findings of his research make him worry about the effects of all this dope smoking on kids. Smoking cannabis leads to serious mental health problems in later life, including schizophrenia. It is a frightening conclusion, and one that is already starting to shape the debate over the legal status of cannabis. By politicians, tabloid newspapers and mental-health lobby groups who want drug laws tightened up. Compared with substances like heroin and crack cocaine, cannabis is seen by many people as relatively harmless. But doctors have long known that cannabis cause symptoms of psychosis, one of the hallmarks of schizophrenia. I don't think we can deny it any longer, says Epidemiologist Mary Cannon of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Cannabis is part of the cause of schizophrenia. ...Sorry I'm not a pot Smoker. I have always told people I know that smoked it...WHY DO YOU THINK THEY CALL IT DOPE!! Because that's what you become when you smoke the shit... STUPID!!"

What is Normal??

I know to alot of you that have read my blog, I have changed my writing pattern on what I write. Been going thru alot of changes over the last few months and just trying to channel my feeling in the right place so been writing them here. I welcome any comments that are not mean or cruel as to help me maybe understand what I am writing as at times they are the rambling of a crazy women confused

Did I take the wrong road in life?

You know over the last few months I have been reflecting on a lot of things. My past life of grow-up to this point and where I should go or stay from here! I have done some things I am happy about in my past and some not, we all tend to look-back on these thoughts from time to time, or many times over as I am doing now. As to did I take the right road in my life as we call it, or did I make a wrong turn some where? We grow-up wanting the world and thinking we have it by the tail and have the rest of our lives to change it and then...One day we suddenly wake-up and see that we are alot older and haven't done even a fraction of what we wanted to do or see, And then ask our selves why? This is what I am doing now... Maybe this only happens when we hit a cross-road in our many turns of life that we don't like or suddenly we find makes us un-happy or just didn't turn out like we thought would...So we end up looking back and trying to see where we went wrong and were their any signs on the road of life that had warning signs on them!! Maybe yes and maybe No! The sad part for me is that even when I think I saw them I kept going thinking I knew what I was doing and where it would go, but never thought I couldn't shift gears fast if needed too! I know we all have felt this at one time or another, and we will figure it out just as I will in time, only...This time I am alot older and it is starting to make me worry that maybe it won't be as easy to find the answer, as I am alot more set in my ways and bull-headed about things and don't want to face the fact I have messed things up because I wanted things my way, and finally got them and now they aren't what I thought they would or should be so now I am un-happy. I know I will figure it all out in my own time just feeling abit confused on things right now with - New town, Home, Job, Kids, My Boyfriend (left behind)Who ask me to marry him after I moved, as we seem to fight even more now. My X-husband, His new girlfriend-he lives with(who my kids call mom-now after only knowing her 2-wks), Money, Bills-old & new, Cars(breaking-down faster then I can fix) I know you all think this is rambling of a crazy women, maybe it is, but I am that crazy women and I don't feel a shrink knows the answers anymore then me or god. So till I do, I will write my thoughts and feeling here till I figure out what the hell I am doing or not doing right!! I welcome any thoughts, if you have been thru this or have a second sight on life, But keep your cruel remarks and thoughts to yourself as this could someday be you writing this too! Thanks Bloggers for letting me vent.

About Me -Test

1. Nervous habits - Organize stuff obsessively
2. Are you double jointed - No, But I know my boyfriend thinks I am
3. Can you roll your tongue - Yes/No think I can?
4. Can you raise one eyebrow at a time - No, Not for trying tho.
5. Can you blow spit bubbles - Yes, usally happens when trying to look smart or sexy..I end up drooling too!
6. Can you cross your eyes - Heck I can do that one with my eyes closed

7. Tattoos -Yes, right hand (first boyfriend's name come-on I was 16 and stupid!) regret it -left him month later.
8. Piercing - Two holes in each ear but I usually only wear one set of earrings, or none
9. Do you make your bed daily -Sometimes if someones coming over, but always when I put fresh sheets on.

10. Which shoe goes on first - . I have no idea., bigger things to worry about like remembering my bra.
11. Speaking of shoes, have you ever thrown one at anyone? - Plead the 5th.-,Hobo Spiders- hate spiders

12. On the average, how much money do you carry - Would that before I pay my bills or after I pay my bills?

13. What jewelry do you wear 24/7 - Think I lost or sold anything of value for bills

14. Favorite piece of clothing - Anything newer then me.
15. Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it - Twirl with a spoon and a fork always.
16. Have you ever eaten Spam - think I ate something like it -gov.comm. when I was a kid at gramma's
17. Do you use extra salt on your food -Yes!! Yes!! Salt is my staple.
18. How many cereals in your cabinet -(9) kids grew sick of waiting for company so I can pass it off on them.

19. What's your favorite beverage 12oz, hazel/vanilla double shot Epresso.

20. What's your favorite fast food restaurant - Wendys Restaurant or a Philly Saug.when I can.
21. Do you cook - Only when absolutely necessary, like no money to eat at a fast-food.
22. How often do you brush your teeth -1-2 times more if I plan on sex ( I clean all body parts)

23. Hair drying method - Air dry or Blow dryer-bent at the waist with a brush, praying for no frizz
24. Have you ever colored your hair -Thought this was- wait -I don't remember what my natural color was!

25. Do you swear - Only when X-Husband or the person walking down the street looks at me, for a freebie

26. Do you ever spit - No I swallow/ Don't this question fall under fast food?

28. Food won't eat- Soft fat, Slimey veggies,Qysters,Snails, anything- that looked like my puppy threw-up!
29. Month - June (love spring)
30. Day - Saturday ( No work) Garage-sales!!
31. Cartoon - Tom & Jerry
32. Shoe brand - Hand me downs (if my birthday maybe a new pair from Payless every few years)
33. Subject in school - Smoking the most in memories.wait they was off school grounds.
34. Color - Mauve/earth tones
35. Sport - Sex / alot of four-play then sex with more four-play

36. TV shows - Six Feet Under, Law & Order, Will & Grace X-Files
37. Thing to do in the spring - Pick-up all the doggy drops I missed over the winter in the back-yard.

38. Thing to do in the summer - Repeat over and over # 37 because now my dog don't want to be in the kennel.
39. Thing to do in the autumn - Trick the dog to crap in the kennel not on the grass.

40. Thing to do in the winter - complain about no money because all the money goes to heat bills.

41. In the CD player - Van-Halen classic mix
42. Person you talk most on the phone with - My girls (talk about-bills/men/kids/our fat butts).

43. Reading - self-help about how to make you- younger,thinner, smarter,sexier,richer- or a steamy nasty book.

44. Do you check yourself out in windows/mirrors -Yes, I'd like to find me, because I don't know that women in the glass-I'm god's perfect model of women./least that what I keep telling myself..

45. What color is your bedroom -White/ its a rental.

46. Do you use an alarm clock - Yes, hate it but it saved my butt a few times/love hate thing.

47. Window seat or aisle -Window, so I can sneak a nap.

48. What's your sleeping position - Right /left depends if I'm sleeping alone.

49. Even in hot weather do you use a blanket - At least a sheet don't like that not covered feeling.
50. Do you snore- like a chain saw I'm told but I am positive that is a big lie, because I've never heard me!
51. Do you sleepwalk - No, if I did just my luck I would walk out in public Naked!!
52. Do you talk in your sleep - Maybe's that's why my man's not talking to me? Just kidding.
53. Do you sleep with stuffed animals -Sure the more the better, something to hug in bed when I'm alone?
54. How about with the light on - ONLY!! if I'm having sex like to see what I'm riding-okay I'm Nasty!!
55. Do you fall asleep with the TV or radio on - Yes, Silence sometimes bugs me!/but have shut them off.
56. Last interesting person you met -My Lover -Phillip!!

Take the test tell me how it went, borrowed it from- another.blogger....thank-you

My Trip into Hell

I am sooooo sorry for being so distance from all of you!! It wasn't you, believe me!! I have had a really bad time getting my life in order from my move to a new Town. Things went from bad to worst, after my move, which took 2-months to get it done and still left things behind ! Even my move was a night-mare from a bad movie of Karma !! I know this is no excuse for not posting on my Blog!! But if you could find it in your heart to for-give me. Between not sure if I had a place to live- Rented a house that was cheap, if I cleaned it up!! That took a month to make just make livable Had black mold every where- I cried made me sick just working in it, wanted to walk away but didn't. Then-No job to trying, to make ends meet, for my children and me. Getting really sick with a Kidney & Bladder problems, my Boyfriend and I of 4 years, not talking to talking again after the move away from him. Oh he did ask me to marry him!!..When he came to see me, then he just sort of stop talking to me? (think I got dumped) Then quite a new-job, got ripped off at the tune of $600.00. tried to tell me he never got payed for the house I painted, found out to be a lie. To cars breaking down not once but now three times each time costing $150.00-$600.00. finely getting a car that ran, but no more because ...Because my 17 year old Son..(NO-driver-permit) thought he should take my car keys and go to a buddies house while I was sleeping found my car & him 9-hrs. Later only to learn that I now needed to replace the (clutch-plate & CV- Boot) Will cost$600.00 to fix both because, he didn't know how to drive a stick very well (Hit a stop sign!!)..Get aload of this-LOL, his reason it happened was..Said it fell out of a city truck (Now mind you these workers were out working at 5:30 in the morning on a Sunday!) He was following, and he couldn't get out of the way and went in the ditch only after he hit the sign and put a big-ass dent in the front-bumper & a piece of the wood from the pole of the sign in-bedded in the bumper... He said( Honest MOM!!) It just fell out of the truck he had no option but to hit it, was flying Thur the air at him!!...LOL He must think I was on the same turnip-truck that sign fell off..Well I stop talking to him for a week wanted to turn him in to the police, but figured living with me and giving me any money he came in to was far worse, also saved me the fees it would of cost ed to just have the system tell him what he did was wrong. Hell he already was scare I was going to kill him...Lord know I wanted to but I was numb. Takes a lot of house-cleaning jobs to make ends meet, let alone things like this to come along. Had 2-car's both not working well, but this one which was the cheaper car to fix& drive with the gas prices costed-($150.00 - Timing-Belt) My employer also fixed this one Boy she was mad!!. She's one of my ladies I clean house for and now a good friend because of her, I had a fixed car.. Again now agrees to fix my second car (the second time she helped me with a car-problem) Which needed brake-work to the tune of $350 (grinded & screamed help me every time I tried to move it because the brakes were down to nothing) she is letting me work it off in payments, because she didn't want to lose me as a house-keeper, as she also lived 45-min. In the country. Also the fact it now is the cheaper car to fix. Don't have any extra money, don't even have TV to watch, can get a fuzzy channel from time to time but that's all. Things are slowly come together to where I think I will make it but it has taken me going on 5-months now!! This move to a new town, was a bad thing to do, when things didn't go like I thought they would still climbing over boxes, as house is smaller and have less free time to un-pack, even tho I had to change plans, suffer a-bit things are getting better. Hope I didn't get on your nerves with my Poor-me on this Post!! Just wanted to vent and this seems the place to do it....Happy Labor-Day...P.S. My son has giving me $100.00 towards his debt to me, went to work at the fair turned over whole pay-check.

* Up-date - My sweetie still loves me, we just need to work some things out, living in two differant towns, he read this post too. We're talking again, thats a start.

UP-DATE.... July 17th.-Sunday

Thanks to everyone who stopped by and read my Blog!! Sorry It has been so long since I have posted anything but, have been very very busy!!...Spent the last - 6wks. helping a friend that went thru wrist surgery, because she needed help with her family, then... Packing and moving to a new town and job! So here it is 3-months later and still stressing over which box (the can-opener) is in...lol Not really I just went out and bought another one instead of trying to look for it. Also!!.. finding out I have a lot of JUNK!! And most of it, I have live quite well with-out, the last few months. SO.......Planning on one Huge-Yard-Sale before summers up!! This is just a message to let you know.. I have not quite Bloggin...In fact this is the first day my computer has been hooked-up. So To all my loyal reader -THANK-YOU!!- I pray I get it together soon.

Bye..Owner of Coffee Talk

Snooze button Clock Addicts

New Scientist:" If you have an unhealthy addiction to the snooze button on your alarm clock, you may appreciate the latest invention from MIT's Media Lab. Clocky is an alarm with an ingenious method for rousing even the most dedicated morning dozer. After you hit the snooze button, the contraption rolls off the bedside table and zooms away on a set of wheels to some other part of the room, finding a new hiding place every day. When the alarm sounds again, simply finding Clocky ought to be strenuous enough to prevent even the doziest owner from going back to sleep. I saw this and had to tell others, made me laugh just thinking about chasing it around the house to kill it."

Bush's Poll Position Is Worst on Record

President Bush:"First 100 days of President Bush's second term have been no slam-dunk. How rough has it been? Bush has the lowest approval rating of any president at this point in his term, according to Gallup polls going back to World War II. Bush will need a higher approval rating if he hopes to avoid the "Sixth Year Itch." By the time Bush took the nation to war in March 2003, he had been building his case, piece-by-piece, for months. But during his re-election campaign, he said little about Social Security. Had he made it a major issue, Kerry might be sitting in the White House today. Bush declined to cut short his vacation after the southeast Asian Tsunami disaster, even as it became clear that it would be of epic proportions. Most polls have shown widespread disapproval of the president's handling of the issue, even among Republicans. Whatever the case, the public remains dissatisfied about the president's handling of Iraq. Republicans are even feuding even among themselves about the president's agenda, disagreeing on whether to push for a new round of tax cuts or to focus on tackling a massive federal budget deficit that clearly now is more than just a short-term problem. He passed a bill that would make it much more difficult for people to declare Chapter 7 bankruptcy, another corporate top priority. In one sense, this matters little because Bush will never run for another election. But it could be an early sign of trouble for his party, especially when you consider that the Republican-run Congress's approval rating has dropped to its lowest point in nearly a decade.Well every one knows I voted for Kerry. My Pumber and I were talking yesterday. He said, Bush works for the Rich, not the poor. The public was hood-winked to made think he was for the little guy."

Women & Minorities Payed less at Energy Department

GAO Finds:" Women were paid between 2 percent- 4 percent less than men at five of six Energy Department laboratories, and minorities were paid about 2 percent less than whites. According to a review by the Government Accountability Office. For fiscal 2001 - 2004. Significant differences in salaries and merit pay raises for managerial and professional women and minorities when compared with men and whites, the congressional watchdog agency said. The six labs in the GAO review were:Argonne, Brookhaven, Lawrence Berkeley, Oak Ridge, Pacific Northwest and Idaho. About 21,000 people work at the labs, which perform scientific and environmental remediation work. In interviews with employee groups and in reviews of staff surveys,GAO said, it found women and minorities expressed concerns in three areas: under-representation in science and management positions, lack of career development opportunities and a laboratory work environment that needs improvement. Come on...Women have known this for years. We have to work harder just to prove ourselves, not only in the work force but also in school-years."

Cat Hunting

Voting on bill:" Update: 4/13/05- This bill was passed in Wisconsin, now going to the next step to make it a Law!! -The Wisconsin Conservation Congress says hunters will be voting on whether stray cats should be designated as prey. Mark Smith, a firefighters and hunter from La Crosse, suggested free-roaming domestic cats be made an unprotected species that could be shot by anyone with a small-game hunting license. His suggestion will be voted on by hunters on April 11. Smith said any cat spotted without a collar should be considered fair game. Cat lovers have spoken out against proposal. "We're opening up a whole can of worms here, where they could be shot by anyone anytime," said Dr. Susan Krebsbach a veterinarian I pray this bill don't pass as we have a cat, he is always getting his collar off. As we have one of those kind that is a quick-release collar on him. Because I worry what if he got caught on something because of his collar, when he goes outside. Well then he is with out a collar if this happens. We usually find it on the ground outside but what happens if he left our yard and this bill was passed. I think is a cruel ideal and only a cat-hater would want this."

Iraq War Is this Worth Winning

"I was surfing the Web and found this site on 2005 Pulitzer winning Photo's. It made my heart sick to see, as I looked and watched the story of how war really is in the daily livies of our American people, over in Iraq fighting a war. But I ask you for what price or we paying? As you click on this Link I provided for you

http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2005/breaking-news-photography/works/warzone01.html

Look into the faces, feel what they feel and then back-ground. Is this the price we are willing to pay, is it worth it. To say we won? Debi- Owner of Coffee Talk Blog"

China's Great Wall made with pudding

central news:" There is evidence in China to support the modern adage rice pudding sticks to the ribs, as 700-year-old walls there appear to be made from it. Archaeologists examining the walls surrounding the ancient city of Xian, home of the famed Terracotta warriors, found the remarkably tough and resilient plaster has the same molecular structure as rice pudding, or what the Chinese call sticky rice porridge, which they traditionally eat for breakfast. Xian and the Great Wall of China were built on the orders of Qinshihuangdi, the first emperor of a unified China in the 3rd century BC. Xian's walls, which still completely surround the city, date in their current form from the Ming dynasty in the 14th century. I found this interesting, no different then (paste) Flour & Water. But if you heat it then you have gravy base. I'm sure thru history a lot of things we eat were use to make or build something if he just looked. "

Woman corrupted teen boys

Greene County Jail:" A 33-year-old woman gave drugs, alcohol and oral sex to 4-male teenagers, police and prosecutors said. The woman, who is not being named to protect her family member's identity, is in Greene County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bond. A grand jury indicted her last week on five counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and two counts each of importunate and corrupting another with drugs. The woman faces a maximum 43-year sentence if convicted on all charges. Prosecutor Schmidt said the case is a bit unusual. The boys were between ages 13 and 16 when the woman had sexual relationships with them in her home, according to police and court records, prosecutor said. 2- other boys told police they saw the woman, perform on the teens or were their when illegal activity took place. The 4- boys told police the woman gave them rum, vodka and the prescription drug Klonopin, during their visits to the home I don't understand this women? What is wrong with her thinking to begin with. These are children she is old enough to be their mother, how would she feel if these were her sons someone did this too? I agree she should go to prison but, I feel she needs mental counseling- more!"

Monsters to children very real

Psychological:" Imaginary monsters that many children believe lurk in closets or under beds, are very real to children, says a Los Angeles psychologist. Monster fear is real. This is a very common problem among children, Dr. Richard Sherman, a clinical psychologist and long-time board member of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association, said. Children have a difficult time distinguishing between their imagination and reality and their fears can transform the ghosts and ghouls of their mind into creatures as real as their playmates, according to Sherman. Parents need to take these concerns seriously rather than simply telling their children that monsters do not exist,he said. Sherman suggests giving children a flashlight to illuminate a monster's favorite hiding spot, playing games in dim light to make children feel more comfortable in the dark and monitoring television shows and movies to prevent exposure to mature content. The key to helping children defeat imaginary monsters is to make them feel empowered, while disposing of their nightmare creations.Heck kids aren't the only ones. I am a grown adult and I still have fears of going into dark area's when I can't see, I don't think we ever grow out of it. We just as grown-ups try to deal with it better, or pretend to at least."

Vikings without blood lust wanted

MSNBC:"OSLO, Norway - Help wanted: Vikings. Must be friendly, tourist-oriented and interested in ancient Norse traditions. Crazed, bloodthirsty pillagers need not apply. In a rare employment opportunity for Vikings, whose job market peaked about 1,000 years ago when theyterrorized Europe in their longboats, southern Norway's Vestfold country is seeking to fill slots at its local historical park the ad, to appear in local media. The problem is that the last Vikings died about 1,000 years ago. So we have to make it like theater, and find people wanting to play Vikings, and learn their cooking, clothes customs and crafts. The center is seeking to play down the Scandinavian Vikings reputation as wild, murderous looters and rapists who pillaged and burned through much of Europe, was largely exaggerated in texts left by ancient English monks. They were really more traders and merchants. One thing tourists may expect, but will not see, Vikings with horns on their helmets. The helmets never had horns, a myth that developed centuries after the Viking era passed. Well this just blew history out the window!!"

Minuteman Held Him Against His Will

TUCSON, AZ:"Three Minuteman patrolling the border for illegal immigrants being investigated authorities said 26-year-old Mexican man told agents he was physically restrained and forced to hold a shirt while his picture was taken and he was video taped. The shirt read: "Bryan Barton caught an illegal alien and all I got was this T-shirt." Barton is one of the three volunteers. He told agents that they waved the man over to them, offered him food and water, and gave him the T-shirt and money before the Border Patrol arrived. "All they did was provide water and wait for the Border Patrol," Minuteman spokesman Grey Deacon said. "What's the big deal?" Deacon said project organizers were told by sheriff's officials that the incident wasn't a problem. But Capas said the investigation was continuing and authorities were reviewing a videotape that Barton provided to deputies. "We do not have the time nor the patience for anyone attempting to turn this situation into a three ring circus," Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever said in a statement. Meanwhile, Border Patrol apprehensions of illegal immigrants have dropped notably in the Naco area since civilian volunteers began gathering there. For us, it's clear to see things could get out of control because those in the migration business are not easily intimidated, Garcia said. We're afraid an aggression could escalate into an international incident. Sounds to me like somebody's abit put-out he got caught, I do agree that it was childish of them to take pictures and make T-shirts"

Hunger & Homelessness Students Campain

April 9th,2005:" On April 9th, more than 8000 students nationwide will fan out to volunteer at hundreds of anti-hunger agencies while raising $100,000 to support local, national and international hunger relief. The 21st Annual Hunger Cleanup, a project of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness, is a one-day community service fundraiser in which volunteers raise hourly sponsorships while working with programs for the hungry and homeless. In just one day, students will renovate homeless shelters, rebuild community gardens, and restock the shelves of food banks in 100 cities nationwide. In addition, raise over $100,000 for shelters and pantries to expand their work to help people who are hungry and homeless. The Annual Hunger Cleanup is a unique event that combines community service and fundraising. Similar to a walk-a-thon, the Cleanup mobilizes thousands of students who gather hourly pledges for their volunteer work in local shelters and community kitchens. Since its inception 20 years ago, the National Student Campaign’s Hunger Cleanup has mobilized 125,000 volunteers and raised $1.6 million for hunger relief organizations, making it one of the largest student community service fundraisers in the country. Hunger and homelessness are increasing at an alarming rate, but government aid for anti-poverty work is inadequate and declining, forcing shelters and food pantries to turn away people in need on a daily basis. The Hunger Cleanup provides crucial people power and funding to ensure more people get the food and shelter they need. For more information or to contact the Hunger Cleanup Coordinator in your area, contact Kathleen Barr at 202-546-8195 or Jennifer Hecker at 413-253-6417."

Alabama Governor slips up on slavery

MSNBC:"Confederate heritage groups got excited when Gov. Bob Rileys dropped a paragraph, saying slavery was the cause of the Civil War. It contained a paragraph that says. Our recognition of Confederate history also recognizes that slavery was one of the causes of the war, an issue in the war, was ended by the war, and slavery is hereby condemned. Confederate heritage organizations said they had complained to the governor that the paragraph was historically incorrect. It leaves the impression that slavery was the total cause of the war and thats untrue. It was more about tariffs and taxes, said chief of Alabama Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. How does someone not see that kind of mistake made in a statement, their speaking? Looks like he shot his next Election down-the toilet."

Man In Elevator 3 days

MSNBC:"Ming Kuang Chen was written off after vanishing while making a delivery at a high-rise apartment building. As police conducted a massive search and days passed, speculation grew that the 35-year-old was the victim of armed bandits. But more than three days later, the deliveryman emerged with a mean thirst and a tale of survival: He had been stuck by himself in an elevator the whole time, without food or water. He was pulled out at about 5 a.m. Tuesday, 80 hours later by firefighters. He had no food with him in the elevator, having delivered his last meal. Authorities conducted a door-to-door canvass of the apartment complex over the weekend looking for Chen, were questioning why police officers and the building’s private security force found no sign of Chen, who claimed he had repeatedly cried out and pushed an alarm button in the elevator. I tried to knock (down) the door and kept screaming for help, but no response,Chen said. I just kept sleeping because I don’t know what else to do.Chen was last seen about 8:30 p.m. Friday after making three deliveries at the same apartment complex in the neighborhood. Told police that he had entered the elevator on the 32nd floor of a 38-story building when it plunged down and became stuck between the third and fourth floor. An investigation on Tuesday determined that the security camera and alarm system in the elevator were working. But security officers told police they didn’t hear or see Chen until responding to his calls early Tuesday. Chen said his pleas using the intercom were answered, but that the language barrier was too great. Even maintenance workers who were called to check out the disabled elevator on Monday missed Chen, police said. I Have some concerns with this, If that many people claimed to be looking for him. Yet no one noticed the elevator wasn't working?"

Breastfeeding two tiger Really!

Yangon Zoo:" A woman in Myanmar has volunteered to breastfeed a pair of endangered Bengal tiger cubs born at the Yangon zoo and separated from their aggressive mother. The two week-old cubs, a male and a female, were taken from their mother Noah Noah after she killed the third cub in her litter, prompting veterinarians to engage in alternative childcare, Hla Htay, the a Human-mother, who was breast feeding her own child, offered her services after a hostile Bengal tiger killed one of her cubs. The two surviving cubs, a male and a female, were removed from their mother and now receive feedings from Htay four times a day. I felt sorry for them so I decided to feed them before their teeth grow, she said. The cubs were the first born at the zoo in 16 years. The Bengal tiger, Panthera tigris, is listed as endangered on the World Conservation Union's red list, with the global population estimated at fewer than 2,500. I didn't know it was possible for a different species to do this, what do you think of this, a women breastfeeding tiger cubs?"

President Bushs Social Security Accounts Idea Is Dead

Bloomberg News:" U.S. Senator Max Baucus, the senior Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, said President George W. Bush's proposal to create private Social Security accounts has no chance of passing Congress. Privatization is dead, Baucus, a Montana lawmaker, said on Capitol Hill today. The Bush proposal won't pass, no way, no how. Lawmakers returned to Washington today after a two-week recess. Bush, who has undertaken a 60-day tour of the country to promote his proposal, and his congressional allies had hoped to use the recess to generate momentum for diverting Social Security funds to create the accounts. Almost all Democrats, including Baucus, oppose the accounts, and polls indicate the proposal is losing favor with the public. Republicans must get the support of at least five Democratic senators to gather the 60 votes necessary to pass Social Security legislation. Baucus said he contacted Andrew Card, Bush's chief of staff, several weeks ago to tell him Bush would not receive the necessary Democratic backing.I never really liked this set-up anyway, as I felt this was done around the rich. Not the working class and the poor."

Solar Eclipse - March 8th, 2005

NASA:"Skywatchers in much of the U.S. are in for a treat on Friday evening, April 8, when the sun and moon cross paths to create a special hybrid solar eclipse. This unusual type of eclipse means a partial eclipse for some viewers, an annular eclipse for some, and a total eclipse for others. In the U.S., a partial eclipse will be visible south of a line extending across the nation from southernmost California to central New Jersey with about a 40% partial eclipse in regions like southern Texas and 50% in southern Florida. Hybrid eclipse occurs when the highest point of the moons shadow pierces Earth's surface at some points, but falls short of the planet along other portions of the eclipse path. The curvature of Earth's surface brings some geographic locations along the path into the umbra while other positions are more distant and enter the antumbral rather than umbral shadow. In this case, the eclipse path starts as an annular eclipse (the moon crosses the sun but does not cover it completely) southeast of New Zealand and stretches across the Pacific Ocean to Panama, Columbia, and Venezuela. It then changes to a total eclipse south of Tahiti, then converts back to an annular near Costa Rica and partial for the US. After Friday, another solar eclipse (also partial) won't be visible from the U.S. until 2012 I live in Idaho, according to NASA, I won't be able to see it. I'm still going to watch anyway never know, a few years back my kids and I watched one out our back door. It was the most amazing thing I had ever seen. Was like a black & gold ball floating in the air and it was huge to us larger then the moon. So I hope we get lucky again, will let you know if I do."

Cigarette Then No Job ??

MSNBC:"As health insurance costs continue to climb, companies are urging employees to curb unhealthy behavior like smoking. Also sometimes refusing to hire smokers at all! Will Big Mac lovers be next? Weyco may be one of the only large companies in the country that can boast not only a smoke-free workplace, but a smoke-free workforce. Achieving that status, however, didn't come without a lot of effort and controversy. When he let go 4- employees after they refused to stop smoking. Civil-rights activists accused the company of discrimination, arguing that Weyers was punishing workers for engaging in a legal activity on their own time. Weyers claimed that he gave his employees plenty of notice and opportunities and incentives to quit, to decide which is most important: my job or tobacco? Says Weyers. Most companies already ban tobacco use in the workplace and more than a half dozen states and hundreds of cities have enacted laws to the same effect. Growing number of companies are refusing to hire people who smoke, even if they do so on their own time and nowhere near their jobs. An estimated 6,000 Employers no longer hire smokers, according to the National Workrights Institute, an affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union. From Sheriff's Department's to Ace Hardware stores to College's. Employers in several industries and states are telling smokers they need not apply. Even large corporations like Union Pacific have tightened restrictions. Last fall, the railroad company announced a no-smoking policy anywhere on its properties, including rail yards and train stations. If a job applicants indicate's they are a smoker, their automatically rejected, says Union Pacific spokesman John Bromley. Weyco began monthly tobacco testing and charged a $50-a-month fee to workers who tested positive or declined to be tested. Those who were identified as nonsmokers in the test were exempt from paying the fee. If smoking can be used as a potential criterion for hiring or terminating employees, not only do you create a class of people no longer employable but, more importantly, you start down a very slippery slope, says Jeremy Gruber, legal director of the National Workrights Institute. There's very little we do in our private lives that doesn't affect our health or productivity. What's next? Are employers going to start choosing what you eat off the job? And the four former Weyco workers have since enlisted the help of state senator Virg Bernero, who has indicated he will introduce legislation to prevent employers from discriminating against people who smoke. That focus has led to some concerns that overweight workers could also find their jobs at risk. If there's no state statute in place, says Kevin Zwetsch, a labor employment lawyer in Florida, there's nothing unlawful about an employer saying if you want to work for me, you can't eat Big Macs. I know we all have been told that smoking is bad for your health, but. I also thought that America was called the land of the free! Freedom to choose? Okay so these big-wigs are saying they now longer pick-up one of those Natsy - Stinky - Cigars to smoke when their buddies are handing them out at the club? Ya right!!"

Rape Test detects Y-chromosome

New Scientist:" A test that can prove a woman has been raped even if no sperm are found. After the trauma of rape, women who report it have to undergo a medical examination to look for sperm. But the test can fail, and as a result the woman's claim to have been raped may not be believed. Now a French study has confirmed that a back-up test can detect the male Y chromosome even if no sperm are found. The standard test, in which technicians use microscopes to look for sperm in vaginal, oral or anal swabs, is very sensitive. But an attack by a man will usually leave traces of skin cells, which will carry the telltale Y chromosome. These chromosome can be detected even if there's only one male cell for every 5000 female cells. The method has already helped convict rapists I know this is not something people like to read about, but just the fact that medical-science has advance to this stage is something to me, I hope you agree."

Soldiers War Stories

commondreams:"Death toll of U.S troops tops 1500, many soldiers return to our communities. To end the war, we must listen to their war stories rather then rely solely on peace marches. This challenge requires that we step outside of our comfort zone and talk to people whose political views may differ from ours. We ought to expose ourselves to the reality of war as experienced by our friends, neighbors and coworkers. Those of us who have organized and participated in countless peace demonstrations over the years are well aware that these public displays of discontent and conviction rarely attract people who are not already sympathetic to our plight. Yet, around the country, peace and justice organizers are busy organizing marches, demonstrations, and community gather declared an international day of action against the war. People need to be reminded that we are at war and that we, individually and collectively, are responsible for the killing of as many as 198,000 Iraqi civilians. Rather then appealing to the deaf ear of this callous administration, we should listen to those most affected by the war in our society: soldiers who fought in Iraq and have been returning in large groups to our communities these days. We should not compete with the military or with groups in our communities that are celebrating the return of the troops home with medals, honors, and fanfare but often fail to listen to the battle tales of individual soldiers. Instead, we ought to reach out as individuals to family members, friends, neighbors and coworkers who witnessed and participated in this war. We need to listen to their first-hand horrific experiences. We should ask them to describe in as much detail as possible, what they witnessed and did in the war and what the war did to them, recognizing that for most, this was the most intense, and probably traumatic, experience of their lives. It is not the time, nor our role, to judge or educate these soldiers. They do not need us to tell them that they participated in a futile war, nor to lecture them about the real reasons behind it. Most of them know experienced the futility of this war on their bodies, pondered the lies behind it in their minds and had to fight with anguish, frustration and fear in their hearts, whether they admit it publicly or not. Listening to these stories as difficult as they may be, will enable us to better reach out to and to communicate with those who don't yet share our sense of urgency to end this war. Further, these personal accounts, shared in private settings, are invaluable because it is such uncensored stories that the mainstream corporate media, which has been embedded with (or rather in-bed-with) military units has failed to share with the public. The public debate that took place in this country at the height of the War in Vietnam and eventually contributed to its end was ignited as much by the soldiers who returned from the battlefield and shared their hellish stories as by the anti-war movement. By listening to the stories of soldiers who have fought in Iraq, we do not condone the inhuman actions they may have participated in, nor the war. Instead, we expose the reality of war and its devastating effects not only on its victims but on its perpetrators as well. One of soldiers interviewed in Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 states: "When you kill someone, you also kill a part of yourself." This is not a message that military recruiters share with the vulnerable youth they are trying to desperately recruit. Unfortunately there is very little we can do to undo the massive death, destruction, and human suffering caused by this war. Listening to soldiers' accounts may help us mobilize a larger segments of American society to end the war in Iraq and stop the senseless loss of life. In this dark moment in our history, soldiers' war stories have more of a chance to offset the beat of the Bush Adminstration's war drums then the anti-war slogans we have been chanting at peace demonstrations."

Men how to score with those hotties

World News:"Forget singles bars, on-line dating, and friends fixing you up on blind dates. If you're really serious about finding a date, you'll head to your local supermarket! So says Rod Forqeuwe, author of the self-help book, Bagging More Than Groceries. Tells many techniques to help men score. The produce section is filled with phallic shaped fruits and vegetables. Pick one up, hand it to the woman you want, and ask if she can help you tell if it's ripe. If she's interested in you, she'll actually start to subconsciously caress it. Similarly, in the meat section, hand your targeted hottie a rump roast and asking, Can you tell me if my rump is tender enough, or will I need to take it home and beat my meat? The theory here, is to get her smiling. Once she's smiling, she's in a receptive mood to be asked out. One time, I held up two packages of chicken breasts so that the woman's breasts were in between them, and innocently asked, Excuse me, could you help me choose which of these breasts would be most succulent in a white cream sauce? He remembers cooking her breakfast the next morning. Okay please don't tell me, you guys are running out the door to your local books. Sorry if you came up to me in a store and said these things, I'd think you were a FREAK!!"

Toilet-Paper union-workers may strike

World News:"In what could be the most serious crisis in the history of butt wiping, the world's supply of toilet paper may soon plummet to zero! This, thanks to a labor dispute that threatens to paralyze, a toilet paper conglomerate. According to union spokesman Harvey Jarvis, tens of thousands of factory workers are prepared to go on strike if certain demands are not met, including shorter hours, higher wages, and clothing optional Fridays. Still, factory-CEO Rupert Frelkey refuses to negotiate. Those ungrateful baboons, they get all uppity. To hell with them! I'm already a billionaire. If the factory goes down the toilet, what's it matter to me? I'll just hire new workers for less money, I produce over half the world's supply of t.p., a company-wide strike would send shockwaves throughout the globe. There are plenty of substitutes for toilet paper, worker's said, such as parking tickets, credit card bills, and wedding invitations. Remember, lots of cultures have never even heard of toilet paper take the French, for instance. Don't know about the rest of you, grass and weeds won't be wiping this back-side. I need my T.P. "

Tonzanique choose their king by his - Private Parts

World News:"The tiny principality of Tonzanique has a unique way of choosing its king and queen. It picks them by the size of their sex organs! We believe that the man with the biggest penis is the one who will protect us best, says Tonora Kihali, Tonzanique's Minister of Information. And believe me, the king we have now will keep us VERY safe, Kihali sighs. Tonzanique was once a British colony, but it rebelled in the 1800s. Our greatest warrior, Colin Silver, almost single-handedly beat the British, and was known for his legendary endowment. After Tonzanique won its independence, they anointed Silver king. Unfortunately, Silver married his sister, who was also extremely well-endowed, with DDD-size breasts. They sired six children, all of whom were feeble-minded and physically unremarkable. The offspring weren't fit to rule, so Tonzanique decided to change how it picked a king and queen. We decided to go with what got us independence in the first place, Kihali says.-A prodigious package.- Whenever the king dies, men and women each compete in the three-day -Festival of Gonads to pick their new rulers- But can not have the same parents.Well excuse me guy's, but what does having a big (member)have to do with running a country? You could still be, dumber then a bag of rocks"

Minuteman Border Group Report Results in Arrests

Comcast.net:"PHOENIX - Volunteers for an effort to patrol the Mexican border reported their first sighting of suspected illegal immigrants, resulting in 18 arrests, authorities said Sunday. Participants in the Minuteman Project spotted the migrants Saturday near Naco as the volunteers were surveying the border to familiarize themselves with area. When agents arrived, they apprehended 18 people, Border Patrol spokesman Andy Adame said. You observe them, report them and get out of the way. Minuteman volunteers planned to start regular patrols Monday, fanning out across 23 miles of the San Pedro Valley to watch the border and report any illegal activity to federal agents. It's an exercise some law enforcement authorities and others fear could lead to vigilante violence. McGarry said about 200 people would be in place for Monday's patrols, although human rights activists and some authorities have questioned whether the project will attract as many volunteers as organizers expect. Law enforcement officials said the volunteers were keeping the peace, despite concerns they might become confrontational with immigrants. Many of the volunteers were recruited over the Internet and some plan to be armed. Everything seems to be going well, said Carol Capas, a spokeswoman for the Cochise County Sheriff's Office.The Arizona-Mexico border is considered the most vulnerable stretch of the 2,000-mile southern border. Of the 1.1 million illegal immigrants caught by the Border Patrol last year, 51 percent crossed into the country at the Arizona border."

Intimate & Body Piercings

Doctors report:" THINK twice if you're considering wearing jewelry in an intimate place. People with such body piercings suffer associated health problems, according to people with nipple, genital, tongue, mouth piercings. Many reported genital piercing had urinary flow problems. This is because one type of piercing in particular, known as the Prince Albert, creates an extra hole in the urethra. Men with genital piercings reported that they sometimes led to torn condoms. Women reported getting infections really easy down below, and genital & nipples torn when pulled on or caught on something. Also people with different mouth piercings, reported getting infection from their partners in their pierced area, during oral-sex. Well guess this cures me getting my you know what done, down south..lol"

Australian Tourism Website

Questions:"These are from potential visitors. They were posted on an Australian Tourism Website and the answers are the actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have a snide sense of humor I laughed at these when I read them, hope you enjoy them also.

Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, so how do the plants grow? (UK). A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die. Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA) A: Depends how much you've been drinking. Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia?(Sweden) A: So it's true what they say about Swedes. Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia? (USA) A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which does not, oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come naked. Q: Which direction is North in Australia? (USA) A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions. Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK) A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do. Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA) A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is. oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked. Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense rattlesnake serum. (USA) A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU come from. All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets, especially The Taipans-snakes (NOT). Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I forget its name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees. (USA) A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of gum trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking."

Earth near breaking point - WARNING

MSNBC:"Humans are damaging the planet at an unprecedented rate, raising risks of abrupt collapses that could worsen the spread of disease, deforestation and dead zones in the seas, according to a report, billed as the most comprehensive look at Earth's vital signs. The study, by 1,360 experts in 95 nations, said a rising human population had polluted or overexploited two thirds of the ecological systems on which life depends, ranging from clean air to fresh water. Humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than in any comparable time in human history, largely to meet rapidly growing demands for food, fresh water, timber, fiber and fuel. This has resulted in a substantial and largely irreversible loss in the diversity of life on Earth. Next 50 years could be significantly worse. The very basis for life on Earth, is declining at an alarming rate. Future changes could bring sudden outbreaks of disease. The report said that in 100 years global warming, which many scientists tie to the burning of fossil fuels in cars, factories and power plants take over as the main source of damage. Governments should recognize that natural services have costs. Protection of natural services is unlikely to be a priority for those who see them as free and limitless. I myself worry about this alot, even tho I will never see if we as humans turn this around. As I feel it may take at least, another 100 years, if not more to turn it around even if we started today.”

Turn Clocks Ahead Tonight

Daylight Savings:" Sunday, April 3, 2005 when clocks should be set ahead one hour. Remember to set you clocks and watches AHEAD 1- hour before going to bed tonight night. Guess I will spend the next week being sleepy till my brain gets turned around."

Mamba World's Deadliest Snake

Melbourne Florida:" Authorities are exploring how a Florida man was bitten by a black mamba, one of the world's deadliest snakes, was rushed to a Miami hospital. He was given 10 vials of anti-venom but his condition was unavailable. Black Mamba's are the fastest and most deadly snakes in the world, grow-up to 14 feet long. Death rate from a black mamba bite is almost 100 percent. Two drops of venom from a Mamba are enough to kill a human. I hate snakes so bad, always have. When I was 6-years old I played at the rock- queries in Pipstone Minn. My mother had told me to stay out of their, but I never listened, well I was heading home one day, walked right into a rattle-snake coiled and hissing at me. I don't know how long I stood their frozen and crying but something told me-do not move!! Then turned, ran as fast as I could, never looking back. Never told my mom about it, nor went back their again, I was very lucky."

Sex Parties in college

"Fraternity's charter yanked for sex party California State University has suspended the charter of fraternity Phi Kappa Tau for a wild sex party captured in the DVD movie "College Invasion 6." University President Paul Zingg suspended the fraternity's charter last week when school officials learned of the November bash on the Chico campus. During the event, sex acts involving students and X-rated movie stars were videotaped, the Orion Chronicle reported. Zingg urged the national organization to do likewise. "Phi Kappa Tau has added to the case against a Greek system on this campus," Zingg said. Fraternity members stripped and tossed rings at a dildo to win sex with the actresses, the newspaper reported. Shane Enterprises officials said they were invited to the party, but fraternity members said the company proposed the sex party. Shane Enterprises said a second DVD from the party would be released in the future. And who said collage was boring and you couldn't have fun, looks like this party was abit, to much fun. For me at least."

Pope John Paul II died

CNN.com:"1920 ~ 2005...Pope John Paul II died Saturday. He was 84, whose 26-year reign as the charismatic leader of the world's 1 billion Roman Catholics. Thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square bowed their heads to pray, in tears. He was born Karol Jozef Wojtyla on May 18, 1920, at Wadowice, Poland, the third child of a devoutly Catholic retired army officer-turned-tailor, a surprise choice as pope. To read full story click link. He is going to be a terrifically hard act to follow."

Apprentice alum new open breasts look

Funkshion Fashion:" What would Donald Trump say?....Maybe...YOUR FIRED!! During the runway show for Tommy Hilfiger's in Miami, Apprentice alum Katrina Campins walked the entire length of the runway not realizing that both breasts had popped out of the button-down shirt she was wearing. The crowd reacted with a collective gasp!! A guest was overheard saying Janet Jackson will be first in line to buy this New Tommy outfit. Guess they could call it the new open shirt look for summer.. lol"

Easter Bunny Sueing over being hit delivering eggs

Want to tell everyone how sorry this person is, for hitting the Easter Bunny. But Easter has been CANCELED!! Due to the fact Mr. Bunny is in the hospital and, filing a law suit. Hopefully he will visit you next year!!

Homeless People verses City & Police

coffeetalk:"Canada cops to take homeless' carts. Canadian city have told the homeless they must hand over their shopping carts by April 1 because they are stolen property. The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Reports that officials in Kelowna, British Columbia, say the order is in response to complaints from business owners. But homeless people and their advocates say that losing the carts could be a killing move. Bob, a homeless man, told the broadcaster, that people like him would be unable to hang on to items like their sleeping bags and clothes without their carts. These are really these people's homes, Bob said. They carry their homes in their shopping carts, Candace Sutherland, a worker at the city's Drop-In Center, said that Kelowna should provide a place where the homeless can lock up their belongings during the day if they want to seize the carts. I agree that if the city wants to take away these shopping cart from the homeless then. Yes, the city should make sure each person's cart they take has a place large enough for them to store their personal belongs in. Also they should be able to get to it when ever they need to. The and the police know that 3/4's of the homeless are not their of free will on the streets, and many of them have mental health problems that makes it even harder for then to go thru life in a normal fashion. Heck, What I would like to know is, why don't these stores just give them these carts for now and call it a tax-write-off!!"

McDonald's Resturant Found Chicken-head in food

Click on the article to make it bigger to read if you need too! I don't know about anyone else but this is sick!! Makes you wonder if eating in any fast food is safe?

Sex & The Apple Pie

I read this and thought...Oh My God!! This happened in my state!! Mind you this is suppose to be the Mormon Belt...Guess he's going to hell!!...For not sharing this pie..lol

Breast Mouse Pads

For all you GUY'S.. , who have a need! Okay who wants one..lol

Tax Refund - Get serious

" If you love your tax refund because it means a big check in the mail, you're not seeing things clearly. If you view this as a little gift from Uncle Sam, it's not. The only reason you're getting a refund is because you overpaid your tax bill. You wouldn't do that with your other bills, would you? Consider this response to a bill: Dear Sirs, I know my mobile phone bill this month is $39.95 but I thought I'd surprise you and send in $300. Just do whatever you want with it and we'll settle up later. Pretty dumb, huh? But that's exactly what you are doing every payday. If you're getting a tax refund that means you have been overpaying your bill, telling the government to keep what they need and send you the difference when it's convenient. Do you ever run out of money before payday and feel you have no choice but to use your credit card to get by? How much sense does it make to pay 18-percent interest on a credit card account so you can make interest-free loans to the government? Here's an easy solution: Divide your refund by your number of pay periods in a year (12 if you're paid monthly, 26 if bi-weekly, 52 if weekly). The result is about how much you're overpaying each pay period. Or http://www.irs.gov/ You'll need your most recent pay stubs or tax return. Use this information to fill out a new W-4 Form with your employer. Increasing the number of exemptions you claim by even one will result in fewer dollars withheld from your paycheck. I need to try this, as it seems also the more over-time I work the less I make-go figure? All I know is no matter how we try to get ahead of Uncle Sam, he still gets us..Legal or illegal...lol "

Coffee Talk - may shut down

I know this may sound like a boo-ho, Post. But I have been working on my post at least every day doing research and looking for things, that might be something I would like to post, hoping others would agree and read reply at least to them. I have tried adding things to my Blog, that said it would increase my traffic to my Blog. I have even sent E-mail post to everyone I know in hopes, I would get my reader count up.(my Blog-roll Address bar stopped working also,don't know why and can't fix it, so if people put their e-mail in it they won't get anything) But yet only a few by chance ever stop by. I'm not sure what I am doing wrong? Maybe I don't write posts that people feel worth reading, I don't know? But I have decided that if my traffic count don't pick-up, I'm going to put my posting to rest and look at other things to do as a hobby!! I'm going to give it till the end of the month and if nothing changes, Coffee Talk will, going into VACATION!!. Not for sure how long or if for ever, just feel this is stupid to do if I'm doing this and no one cares. I know this is pity-full, but I thrive off of knowing you read what I write. Maybe I'll do like others and open a New Blog- And complain about my poor pitfall life, or talk about my sex life. As I have also checked these sites out and they always have people writing in them. Who knows anymore what to write and, or not to. I just know, I have lost my yearning to work on a Blog that people never read, makes me sad and I feel its a waste to everyone & myself...Thank-you if you have read this - Hope you leave, a comment...Owner-Debi of Coffee Talk.

Toby the bunny -Sick & Cruel

Toby is a bunny with wheat-colored fur and innocent brown eyes. He's about 10 inches long and the picture of fuzzy-wuzzy cuteness. Sadly, in a matter of months Toby will be chopped, skinned, sauteed and served in a wine sauce. Maybe. The anonymous operator of Savetoby.com has vowed to take this beloved pet to a butcher, slaughter the animal and then devour him in a midsummer feast, unless visitors to the site send $50,000 by June 30. You read it right: Send money, or the bunny is dinner. I don't want to eat Toby, the site operator writes on the home page, he is my friend, and he has always been the most loving, adorable pet. However, God as my witness, I will devour this little guy unless I receive 50,000$ USD into my account from donations or purchase of merchandise. To underscore the gravity of all this, there is a section with recipes for, among other dishes. To date, if the site's claims are to be believed, more than $18,000 has been raised to rescue Toby from the crockpot. But verifying that figure is impossible, and the site could be nothing more than a darkly comic and rather inspired way to make some quick cash. This is not the first send-money-or-Fluffy-gets-it scheme in history. What's certain is that a) Whoever runs this site owns a very cute bunny, b) the site is selling more than 90 Toby-related products and c) thanks to some careful planning, the identity of the bunny's keepers is a well-kept secret. Oh, and d) some animal-rights people are really really peeved. Also appalled: PayPal, the eBay-owned online payment service. When Savetoby launched, a PayPal account was collecting money for the site. But after fielding complaints, the company took another look and decided that the site violated its offensive-materials standards. I get a little sick to my stomach every time I look at that site, says PayPal spokeswoman. We have discontinued service. She wouldn't say how much Savetoby had collected by the time PayPal opted out, citing privacy issues. But Savetoby is hardly out of business. A spokesman at Godaddy.com, the company that is hosting the site, says it has no plans to kick Toby's keepers off the Web. There's nothing illegal about eating rabbits. And we haven't been contacted by any authorities with regards to any fraudulent activity on the site. Toby will be dinner unless $50,000 is raised. So $49,500 won't do? Uh . .That's right. It might be hard to understand, For me I think this is a sick way to get money. This person has some really mental issues!!

War Memories In Stone - Ray (Bubba) Sorenson

"My Son sent this to me-Thank you Shane. After looking had to share them with you. Please, each of you who view these pictures take the time to leave a comment on each picture post. Writing what you think of his work. I will find out where the Artist lives, and send him all of your comment for him to read. I promise!! Lets show him what we think of his work.

There is a huge rock near a gravel pit on Hwy.25 in rural Iowa. For generations, kids have painted slogans, names, and obscenities on this rock, changing it's character many times. A few months back, the rock received it's latest paint job, and since then it has been left completely undisturbed. It's quite an impressive sight. Be sure to scroll down and check out the multiple photos (all angles) of the rock. >>>>Scroll Down Now>>>"

Artist Name Is: Ray (Bubba) Sorenson

Ray (Bubba) Sorenson Art-1

Front of this beautiful work...In Memory Of Our Men & Women who went to War

Ray (Bubba) Sorenson Art-2

Back side of the rock

Ray (Bubba) Sorenson Art-3

One more angle of Rock

Ray (Bubba) Sorenson Art-4

Another angle of the rock

Ray (Bubba) Sorenson Art-5

round angle of the rock

Ray (Bubba) Sorenson Art-6

Right side of rock I believe

Ray (Bubba) Sorenson Art-7

Left side of the rock I believe

Ray (Bubba) Sorenson Art-8

Back side of Rock

Ray (Bubba) Sorenson The Artist

This Is the Young Man Who Gave This Rock Pride

Woman's Dictionary

In Honor Of All Women:" I saw this and thought?? I Love It!! So Guy's, now you know what...WE-WOMEN...really mean when we're talking to you, SO save this in your bookmark to look at the next time you wonder why-YOU-thought you heard what -WE- said, because it's not what -WE- said! It's what it means, when -WE- say it!!..LOL
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* Yes = No.
* No = Yes.
* Maybe = No.
* I'm sorry = You'll be sorry.
* We need = I want.
* It's your decision = My correct decision should be obvious
by now.
* Do what you want = You'll pay for this later.
* We need to talk = I need to complain.
* Sure go ahead = I don't want you to.
* I'm not upset = Of course I'm upset, you moron.
* This kitchen is so inconvenient = I want a new house.
* I want new curtains = carpeting, furniture, and wallpaper.
* I heard a noise = I noticed you were almost asleep.
* Do you love me? = I'm going to ask for something expensive.
* How much do you love me? = I did something today you're
going to hate.
* I'll be ready in a minute = Kick off your shoes and find a
good game on TV.
* You have to learn to communicate = Just agree with me.
* Are you listening to me!? = Too late, you're dead."

Wolves Two Within Our Minds

Old Indian Tale:" A Native American Tale Told Many Times Around The Sacred Fire - An old Grandfather said to his grandson, who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice. "Let me tell you a story. I too, at times, have felt great hate for those who have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do. But hate wears you down, and does not hurt your enemy. It's like taking poison and wishing your enemy would die. I have struggled with these feelings many times. "It is as if there are two wolves inside me. One is good and does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him and does not take offense when no offense was intended. He will only fight when it is right to do so, and in the right way. "But the other wolf, ah! The littlest thing will send him into a fit of temper. He fights everyone, all of the time, for no reason. He cannot think, because his anger and hate are so great. It is helpless anger, for his anger will change nothing. Sometimes it is hard to live with these two wolves inside me, for both of them try to dominate my spirit." The boy looked intently into his Grandfather's eyes and asked, "Which one wins, Grandfather?" The Grandfather smiled and quietly said, "The one I feed." - - By Paul Williams 1977.... I read this just had to share this with all of you, has alot of meaning."

Women Needed TO Test Real-Life Orgasmation

FDA has approved:" Dr. Stuart Meloy's -Orgasmatron- for human trials, and now the good doc is looking for women to try it. And, maybe-not-so-strangely, they're not signing up in droves. In fact, so far only one woman has completed the first stage of the trial, and the doc needs 8-more volunteers. The promise: orgasms for the non-orgasmic! The price: you have to have electrodes inserted into your spine and a small pacemaker-like machine implanted under your skin. But then the fun begins, at least according to the first volunteer, a married woman who hadn't had an orgasm in 4-years. She tested the machine for 9-days and had several orgasms, including her first-ever multiple orgasms. Meloy stumbled on the idea when he was using a spinal cord stimulator on a patient with back problems. The woman moaned and said. You're going to have to teach my husband to do that. The doctor replied If you want to do that, it'll cost you.... About USD-$22,000...Okay, Okay.. I'm all for having more fun in the bedroom, but not sure if I like the ideal of someone sticking pins & such under my skin to get the extra thrill!! Really sucks, Men have a pill that, promises them to feel fire-works. Yet these same, Male Doctors say we need to be poked with metal to get the same feeling ? Just don't seem fair to me.."

Bush's Repair Shop

Bush:" My son came home from school today and told me about this site. Guess it's all the talk with the kids in high-school, saw a lot of them I like, so will put a new one up every day. Please feel free to comment on each one, if you like them let me know. This one made me think of my car problems & the government. So go ahead and click on Bush's name, and sit back and laugh."

D.R.A.F.T. - And The War

AtomFilms.com:" G-Dub is just keepin' it real, yo. There's only one way to get the number of troops needed to fight two wars. Are you down wit' the D.R.A.F.T.? Hits the nail on the head with Army and Nat guard running short on recuritment these last few months guess what comes next boys..... that is unless your daddy has money like good ole -You know Who!..Click Atomfilms, to watch the Video "

Global Warming Effects In Africa

Mount Kilimanjaro stripped of its snowcap for the first time in 11,000 years will be used as dramatic testimony for action against global warming as ministers from the world's biggest polluters meet. This is a wake-up call and an unequivocal message that a low-carbon global economy is necessary, achievable and affordable,"

Women - What Women ?

gophercentral:" A BBC reality TV show that will remove most of a small town's women for a week has created a firestorm of controversy, The Times of London reports. -The Week The Women Went- is scheduled to begin filming April 10 when the network puts up 80 of Harby's 119 women in a hotel to see how the men cope without them. The town's entire population is 240. While many of the women are looking forward to their week of freedom, some of the men are less than impressed, not of being left alone, but the image of themselves and the village. This is going to be a tacky, tawdry program that will do a lot of harm, said resident Paul Marshall. I have seen this kind of TV and nobody comes out of it looking good. An emergency parish council meeting has been called for next week to address the concerns. Meanwhile, the BBC defended the concept, describing it as an intriguing social experiment designed to see how a community of men rises to the challenge of filling all the roles in village life.What do you think of this show -The Week The Women Went ?- Hello..Hello, where can I sign-up..lol Wonder if Donald Trump would give this one a try?"

Love What It Feels Like

gophercentral:" Study says love is understanding feelings Love is like "cleaning the toilet without being asked," says a British researcher of human relations. Dr. Simon Watts, author of a new study into love and how men and women define it, is convinced the secret of nourishing a partnership between two people is understanding the power of the other person's feelings, the Western Mail said. "My definition of love is cleaning the toilet without being asked," he said. "It's doing something you find utterly abhorrent for somebody. You go and do these things because you know it brings them pleasure if you have done it." His research has revealed the crucial importance of feelings and emotions in a modern relationship. The results of the research project by Watts of Nottingham Trent University, and Dr Paul Stenner of University College London, are published in the British Journal of Social Psychology. Well I don't know if I like the wording of love is, like (cleaning a toilet) I think of more like giving of ones self in order to make your partner happy, as I have tried to do in my relationship. Yes their has been times I was so mad at him I want to, well.. You know, but didn't. Because I felt it wasn't worth the fight it would bring. But I have also learned something over the past month, you can love someone and be so angry at them (because you keep every little thing you have been upset with them about-bottled up) that you do something stupid and tell them you don't want to talk to them ever again. Only to hurt them and yourself. So I have learned you can love some one with every fiber of your body, but if you don't talk to them about the things they do that make you sad, then you don't love and trust them enough to think they wouldn't understand. I found out the hard way and may of lost the love of my life because I acted like a child and blew-up at him, Yes we are talking again, but I'm not sure if he wants me back now. So I learned this also if you love them, don't hide your angry, talk to them so it makes your love stronger."

Women Hello! Just Say NO!

gophercentral:" Jordan men encouraged to take second wife. A Jordanian Islamic center is encouraging men to take a second wife by promising financial assistance and reward, reports said Thursday. The daily al-Rai said the center promised men who marry a second wife it would pay for the wedding expenses and provide financial aid if the marriage is approved in advance by the first wife. "The Islamic center's call has been largely circulated in the cities of Zarqa and Irbid through faxes and e-mail," the paper said. The center said its call for second marriages was stimulated by a study indicating 67 percent of Jordanian women are unwed, "which necessitates action to protect the honor of these Muslim women." Polygamy is allowed under Islam with men able have as many as four wives, but many Arab Muslim countries, including Jordan and Egypt, placed certain restrictions on the practice, such as the approval of the first wife. Other countries such as Tunisia, banned polygamy altogether. Well gentlemen, If more women thought like I do none of you would ever get more then one wife. Because the man I'm with better not even thing for a minute, I would even consider letting him take a second, let alone a third or fourth!! ...Unless he would be will to let me take as many HUSBANDS..As wives he took, Yes I am very selfish of my partner and bed-mate. I don't share!! With no other women...LOL"

Teen hit by shotgun blast critical

Dayton:"A 17-year-old was critically wounded by a shotgun blast at 10:22 p.m. Saturday, police said. The boy was taken to the Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition after surgery Sunday. The boy was injured in what police said was a fight over a girl. Several males fought and one fired a shotgun at the boy, hiting him in the stomach and shoulders, police said... No one had been arrested by Sunday evening. When are men going to understand, it don't matter who is stronger when you fight for our hand. We have the final say, and we'll decide who we choose to be with. Just because you use Cave-man style to hold us don't mean we want you. Why do so many still think, that if you prove you are stronger, it makes you a winner?"

AOL - Users Watch out

MetaFilter:" I tripped into this site, and found this, so I am posting this to tell everyone...Thank-you Quartmass: You waive any right to privacy. AOL has just updated the terms of service for Instant messenger, which include agreeing to the new requirement that AOL owns everything you write, has the right to reproduce it at will, and that you waive all requirements for prior approval to do so. Although you or the owner of the Content retain ownership of all right, title and interest in Content that you post to any AIM Product, AOL owns all right, title and interest in any compilation, collective work or other derivative work created by AOL using or incorporating this Content. In addition, by posting Content on an AIM Product, you grant AOL, its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, assigns, agents and licensees the irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to reproduce, display, perform, distribute, adapt and promote this Content in any medium. You waive any right to privacy. You waive any right to inspect or approve uses of the Content or to be compensated for any such uses. Here is AOL terms of service : http://www.aim.com/tos/tos.adp

I left AOL 4-yrs ago, If you have AOL you may want to think twice on what you write or look at or even save, never know it could come back and bite you. I also looked at YAHOO's terms and they are a lot safer in my eye's. I warned you now it's up to you what you do...Bye"

McDonald's Food Rating & More

I saw this and laughed... Well guess Mcdee"s is not the - IN - place to work anymore. Guess I won't be applying for a job their... Hey wait I need a job....LOL...
UPDATE...(3/13/05) I just watched on TV tonight on Date-Line on Fast-Food & Health Dept. Ratings...Mc Donalds ..rated as the NUMBER_ONE ..Worst place to eat , as they had tons of bad marks in the food safety dept on things that would make you sick. In case youtr wondering, they said the best places to eat were: 1-jack in the box,2-Taco Johns,3-Wendys. So , where do you want to eat now? huh"

Government - You have a right to know what your government is doing

Herald:" Jorge Morales had every reason to feel blessed on this night. He'd become a father just the day before and was excited about his wife and newborn coming home. He also had the love of his 5-year-old stepdaughter, Dalia, whom he was taking for an evening walk in the Allapattah section of Miami after eating at McDonald's. That's when Morales was shot dead. I remember he said, Run, honey run! And grabbed me and took me to the ground, Dalia Roman recalled. I remember he was covered with blood. I was covered with blood. I was crying and kicking and screaming when they took me away. Morales was struck in the head by one of 59 bullets fired by two cops that night. Two bullets entered the spine of an alleged robber running from the police. The other 56 ended up inside nearby homes, cars, fence gates, the McDonald's. At least one other bystander was wounded. They shot everywhere. They didn't care, a witness said of the cops. How did The News-paper come to know all this? Because of freedom of information laws that enable the public to access even the most sensitive documents of public agencies and governments, in this case ballistics reports prepared by internal investigators. And it mattered. The newspaper's investigation into what was then a trigger-happy Miami Police Department responsible for numerous deliberate and accidental killings and injuries. Another would hide information gathered in an investigation into a law-enforcement officer's actions. Sounds harmless enough, until you realize that The News-paper's ability to ferret out the wild-West behavior of several Miami cops could have been blocked had this proposal been the law. Our common enemy is apathy. We worry that most Americans won't notice, or worse, won't care, as their right to know what their government is doing slips away. This is no idle threat. A recent Knight Foundation survey of more than 100,000 high-school students found that nearly 75 percent had little understanding of the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press, of religion, of assembly and of the right to petition government to redress grievances. More alarming, more than a third believe that the First Amendment goes too far. And high-school students aren't alone. The late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black paid homage to Madison in 1971 when he concluded an opinion by writing, ``And paramount among the duties of a free press is the duty to prevent any part of the government from deceiving the people and sending them off to distant lands to die of foreign fevers and foreign shot and shell....Or, perhaps, to die of trigger-happy cops at home. I read this and it really made me scared, like this parent he was just doing a normal thing with his child and because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time he's dead. So What I need to ask when is or where is the safe place to be and at the right time?...ALSO, did you read the last to line's? Remember what they said. If not read them again, does Iraqi come to mind?"

Iraqi -Remembering All Those Arguments Made-1,500 Deaths Ago

Washington:" Something about anniversaries prods us to pause and reflect on what's transpired in the intervening time. March 20 is the second anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, and it's a good time to consider what's happened since then. Do you recall our civilian leadership's rationale for a pre-emptive war against Saddam Hussein? President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney and, yes, former Secretary of State Colin Powell told the world that the United States had no choice but to invade Iraq. They said Saddam was hiding chemical and biological weapons,and that his scientists would be able to produce a nuclear weapon in a few years. Do you remember those who predicted that the operation would be financed in large part by sales of Iraqi oil? It would be cheap, easy and, oh yes, so swift that civilian leaders in the Pentagon ordered the military to plan to begin withdrawing from Iraq no later than the summer of 2003. There was no need for much post-war planning because there wasn't going to be any post-war. America would come, conquer and get out. At that moment, in late February 2003, on the eve of the invasion, the U.S. invasion force of 278,000 American troops began to dwindle as someone tried to prove the job could be done with fewer than Shinseki's 200,000 troops. Call that the Shinseki Threshold. One division's tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles bobbed around at sea for weeks and arrived too late for the attack. A second division of tanks and Bradley armored vehicles slated for the follow-up to the invasion was canceled; a third division's deployment to Iraq was postponed for several months. Military Police units needed to secure a hundreds of miles of dangerous supply lines - and to establish law and order - disappeared from the war plan.But as the invasion forces regrouped, the world witnessed an orgy of looting and burning of government ministry buildings, and even the power plants upon which a city of 11 million people depended. There was no one to prevent it. Birthing democracy, Rumsfeld allowed, can be "messy.'' After nearly 18 months, the Pentagon admitted that a team of nearly 1,000 intelligence officials and scientists had combed Iraq for evidence of chemical and biological weapons or any sign of an active nuclear weapons program. They found nothing. This war that was supposed to be a cakewalk has taken the lives of 1,510 American troops and sent thousands more home, maimed by improvised explosive devices that tear off arms and legs. American taxpayers have paid more than $200 billion in two years for a war we were told wouldn't cost much, if anything, and the cost in fiscal 2006 will be at least $70 billion more. Now the administration tells us that we had to attack not because Saddam had weapons of mass destruction and ties to al-Qaeda, but because he wasn't a democrat. Sadly, however, the costs of trying to make Iraq a democracy probably would have been lower, and the chances of succeeding better, if we hadn't gone to war with flimsy evidence and wishful thinking.

I too, ask my government why? How high does the body count have to be before someone says enough is enough? I personally feel myself that this war, and for that fact every war we as American's have fought in for the last 50 years was not some place we really needed to be. Like this one now..NOT Our War!!