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I did not retire at 29.
I’m way past 29 years old. I am fairly certain that I will not even be able to retire by the time I am two times twenty-nine. I am still going to school, ever in the search for a way to be sure that I will be able [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Retiring At Age Twenty-Nine
Posted in About Life, Health, Money, Quoting Others on March 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Earth Hour 2009: TONIGHT 830pm (wherever you are)
Posted in About Life, Creative Souls, Health, I Wish I'd Thought Of That, International, Peace, Justice and Equality, Save the Earth, Science, Think Green, Video/YouTube on March 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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What Can One Person Do?
Do you ever feel helpless in the face of all that is going on in the world? What can one person do?
I’m just one person. What can I do about global warming?
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It is estimated that 50 million people globally took part in the Earth Hour 2008 event.
Turn Out the [...]
Cell Phones and Kitchen Sinks, Not A Good Combination
Posted in About Life, Anecdotes, Health, Money, Polls on March 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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Cell Phone and Spin Cycle
Years ago, and on a different blog, I wrote about washing my cell phone in the pocket of my uniform pants. The terrible realization struck when I heard the washer start the spin cycle. I reached for the phone and it was not there. That story turned out [...]
antisocial personality disorders in the financial industry
Posted in Money, Quoting Others on March 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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TerrenceDC over at Pam’s House Blend has put up some posts looking at what’s going on in the economy. Take a look:
What’s Wrong With Wall Street?, Pt. 1
What’s Wrong With Wall Street, Pt. 2
What’s Wrong With Wall Street, Pt. 3
Related:
NO SHAME: AIG EXECS WHO RUINED COMPANY TO GET $100 MILLION IN BONUSES
AIG [...]
Does Any of This (financial crisis) Surprise Us?
Posted in Uncategorized on March 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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G.W. Bush Opposed Limits On Executive Compensation
Bush and the GOP Opposed Executive Compensation Caps
It is a rather curious spectacle to see congressional Republicans express outrage at the exorbitant bonuses being handed out by bailed-out companies and blame the Obama administration for failing to curb the practice with AIG. Because when the first installment [...]
Brave New Films’ Exposes Goldman Sachs (one of Burger King’s Largest Owners)
Posted in About Life, Health, Peace, Justice and Equality, Video/YouTube on March 26, 2009 | 8 Comments »
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This was in my incoming email the other day. I thought you might be interested.
Burger King employees did not have it their way
Dear Friends, Colleagues and Supporters,
What would you do with an extra $18,000 in your pocket?
That’s the amount of extra cash each and every Burger King employee in America would have received [...]
Margaret Tries To Read Ann Coulter’s Book
Posted in Books on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Remember Margaret and Helen?
Margaret and Helen
Best Friends for Sixty Years and Counting…
Forcing herself to read Ann Coulter’s new book
Helen is forcing herself to read Ann Coulter’s new book in order to write up some Hell’n notes for Margaret.
Helen’s Writing Style
Start with this post, to get a feel for Helen’s writing style:
Kiss My 83 [...]
Redefining Marriage
Posted in About Life, Books, Documentary, Health, International, Peace, Justice and Equality, Quoting Others on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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It looks like it’s already been redefined.
Now the lexicographers have documented it.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marriage
1 a (2): the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage (same-sex marriage)
(h/t PHB)
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WHAT KIND OF WORLD DO YOU WANT? (video)
February 25, 2009
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red state sex ed for teens
Posted in About Life, Comedy, Creative Souls, Video/YouTube on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Red State Sex Ed For Teens
You know I like these Red State guys. I’m not sure why. I guess it’s the satire that I enjoy.
In this case, it’s just direct talk in classic Red State style. You want to see the video? Here it is: Red State Sex Ed For Teens
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Related:
The hypocrisy of [...]
Sister Friends Together and The Straight Pill
Posted in About Life, Creative Souls, Health, Peace, Justice and Equality, Quoting Others, Science on March 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Sister Friends Together
I found Sister Friends Together on Carol Boltz’s blog list. Anita, the author of Sister Friends Together, writes well and is well worth reading.
The Straight Pill
It’s a poem. What did she say about a ’straight pill’?
……….I would not take it.
……….I would not take it.
……….I. Would. Not. Take. It.
Why not take [...]
Goodnight Natasha
Posted in About Life, Art and Music, Creative Souls, Health, Movies, Music, Peace, Justice and Equality, Video/YouTube on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Life is filled with surprises.
Some are tragic endings to days that began quite nicely.
“Start by admitting from cradle to doom isn’t that long a stay. Life is a cabaret old chum, only a cabaret old chum. And, I love a cabaret!”
Condolences to your family. You will be remembered by a larger family.
h/t Good-As-You
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Oklahoma Advocacy Alert
Posted in About Life, Health, Peace, Justice and Equality, Quoting Others on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Toby Jenkins
President
Oklahomans for Equality
toby.jenkins@okeq.org
(918) 743-4297
www.okeq.org
Oklahoma School District Suppresses Free Speech
Tulsa, Okla – March 13, 2009 —
Oklahomans for Equality, PFLAG Tulsa, and Open Arms Youth Project have been monitoring a school controversy in Grandfield, Oklahoma where a teacher was recently suspended for teaching The Laramie Project, the play about [...]
Life and Death Struggles for Transgendered Persons
Posted in About Life, Health, International, Peace, Justice and Equality, Quoting Others, Science on March 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
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Zoe Brain’s Blog – A.E.Brain
For awhile last year, I read Zoe Brain’s blog almost every day, and we exchanged a few emails. She answered questions and allowed me to share her answers with others. She is a believer in moving a mountain ‘a teaspoon at a time.’
Reading again after a long absence
For a [...]
Red and Yellow Night Light
Posted in About Life, Creative Souls, Health, Photos, Stained Glass on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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I made this night light near the end of February 2009. It is made entirely of red and yellow glass globs (nuggets) with solder in between. I didn’t really like it when I finished it, but when I plugged it in, it gave a soft, warm glow.
Human Rights Abuses Encouraged By Exodus (the “ex-gay’ people)
Posted in About Life, Health, International, Peace, Justice and Equality, Quoting Others on March 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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An Open Letter to Exodus – Peterson Toscano
Peterson Toscano is a man who is an EX-ex-gay. He’s one of the people who lived through the ex-gay movement and now tells others what it’s all about.
His post begins with this paragraph:
Many of you know about an ex-gay conference that took place this past weekend [...]

