In a plan that shows just how little we value education in this country, Utah is considering an option to save money that would include cutting grade 12 – completely. Because that is an amazing idea in a country that already has a staggering number of undereducated students and a woeful standing in the academic [...]
February 14, 2010
I am not even going to discuss the horrific experiences I have had while attempting to buy a car this past week. Suffice it to say there are several companies I will never be doing business with again – and more than one report has been filed with the BBB and the Oregon state AG. That [...]
February 9, 2010
Senator Shelby of Alabama announced that he is releasing his “hold” on all but three of President Obama’s nominations for a myriad of positions. Shelby had placed a blanket hold on the Senate nominating these individuals to “get Obama’s attention” and try to force the White House to build an FBI and Air Force facility [...]
February 7, 2010
Alright now I am just pissed off. I give Palin a lot of slack because I really think that she believes she is doing good. She is simple, alright? But give it the fuck up, woman! President Obama is NOT, I repeat, NOT “palling around with domestic terrorists.” You know damn well what that term implies [...]
February 7, 2010
Sarah Palin, the former Alaskan Governor and one time VP candidate turned Fox News pundit is on a roll these days! She just keeps up with the kind of doublthink that would make Orwell proud. See, a few days ago Rahm Emanuel referred to liberal groups who opposed health care as “fucking retarded.” Immediately, Sarah Palin [...]
February 6, 2010
Ollie, do you know what NAMBLA is? Are you aware that it stands for the group that calls itself the “North American Man-Boy Love Association”? A group that is full of pedophiles. A group that would not exist if not for pedophilia. A group that ought to be despised as the retched scum that they [...]
February 4, 2010
On the surface, I understand what the Republicans are doing. Or, at least, what they claim they are doing. They claim they are trying to stop us from sliding into a black hole of socialized health care and education (oh the horror! Healthy, educated people!). They claim to be standing by their values and that [...]
February 1, 2010
Ludo has a dog walker now. Or, at least, had, I make no guarantees after my discovery on Friday. I work all day and it takes forever to get to and from work so, in an attempt to keep my little guy going, I hired a local vet tech to walk him. Sounds good, right? Yeah. [...]
February 1, 2010
You know? Somewhere along the line I started thinking that 9pm was a good time for bed and 5am doesn’t feel so early anymore. I think that is how I realized I am getting older. A good friend of mine and I talk about this all the time. We are both in our early 20s [...]
January 21, 2010
Every year many Haitian orphans are adopted by US couples. After the earthquake, many of these adoptions had to be put on hold due to the paperwork in the Haitian Justice buildings being lost when the structure was destroyed. Without those visas, the children could not enter the United States legally – no matter what [...]
February 14, 2010
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