Whose pulling whose leg here? According to some report there's been indication that the President might be willing to do this. If this is done, what are the implication when it comes to sales tax, property tax and everything else..especially income tax? What will happen to programs that are funded by tax dollars? I don't know. How would this affect investments, retirement savings? Food for thought I guess.
I’m just asking…. Why do people get offended by God? What is it that makes people so angry? Are we supposed to forget that this world was created by Him? That he does exist? What is it about Faith that is so scary? Why is it so hard to embrace? Should we forget that He’s the reason why we celebrate life? That Jesus gave his life for ours? So what if you didn’t ask him to Most people believe in a Higher Power, whatever that may be But doesn’t it All lead to Him? God forbid that o...
I wrote a blog entitled Medicine and Morality some time ago. Link I also noticed it was the topic of discussion again here recently on Marcie Helen’s blog. On April 14 Congress introduced a Bill to make it illegal for pharmacies to refuse to fill these types of prescriptions. If they don’t comply they can be fined $5,000 a day or up to as much as $500,000! The report mentioned that although the Bill didn’t specifically mention the words birth control prescriptions, but rather al...
As anyone heard about this? Now there's a cancer alert about toothpaste because of a chemical used in it, triclosan . It reacts with water to produce chloroform gas which after long term use and exposure will cause problems. This is a British website but a lot of the products mentioned are also used here in the US. The products Triclosan is in are: Dentyl mouthwash Colgate Total fresh stripe Colgate Total Sensodyne Total Care Tesco own brand toothpaste Mentadent P; Aquafre...
On Sunday morning I got up and made breakfast as usual, and I went into the bedroom to ask my husband a question about cooking. He was watching the news and they were talking about phedophiles and mentioning the recent crimes of a few. They were also talking about whether these men deserve a second chance or being locked away for ever. Then he told me that yesterday while we were in Wal-Mart, he went to check on our 10 year old, who loves to go to the toy section to look at toys and also...
You know, I’m all for freedom of anything, and of course as long as it’s not against the law. I just read an article from TV News that the Christian Conservative groups are saying that Sponge Bob, Barney and some other children characters are gay. (See link below) A video has been released with the characters singing a song “We Are Family”. The group claims the characters are being exploited to support the acceptance of homosexuality. All because of a pledge asking for tolerance of peo...
Before Hurricane Katrina and the devastation that happened to New Orleans (N.O.) I really didn’t pay attention much to that state except when it came time to Mardi Gras because that was featured on television a lot. Then of course there were the movies about N.O. or the musicians and the movie stars who were originally from there. I knew N.O. was a diverse state (racially) but I wasn’t aware the black population was higher than any other group, 67%, has mentioned by Citallion who gave an ...
I was watching C-Span yesterday. I don’t watch this channel often. I watched because David Welch Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs was answering questions as to the US response or involvement with what’s happening in Israel with the Gaza Strip. A lady (whose name I don’t know) asked Mr. Welch what the United States is doing to help with the situation there? (Not her exact words) I asked myself why? Why should the US get involved? Are they going to get involved in...
I'm sitting here going noooooooooooooo! Not again! Not another Hurricane! Just this morning my son said to me that we seem to be so lucky this time around because there’s been a lot of Tropical Depressions and some bad weather but no hurricane. I agreed with him. It looks like we talked too soon. Because here comes Hurricane Katrina bearing down on our neck of the woods! NOoooooooooooooooo! I can’t take it! Now here goes the scampering for gas and water and canned food ite...
I received some conservation tips from terpfan in a response to my "A Gassy Issue" blog (the first one). I happened to be browsing the About.com Website and found the following tips as well and thought they might be helpful. 1.Don't drive a gas guzzler. Do you really need that SUV? Six cylinders instead of four? How about that big pickup truck? 2.Keep your car properly maintained and tuned. A poorly tuned car can use more than 25% more gas. 3.Use steel-belted radial tires. They ...
The UK’s Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has announced new rules for foreigners in his country. In short, foreigners who live in the UK and belong to any extremist groups, who condone or sponsor violence against the country and its’ people, even breathe hatred, will be deported! They’re also going to keep a list of websites, book shops, and places that would incite violence in the country and do something about them. The most important thing (IMOO) he said as reported in this article (whic...
The following was my response to zienobia’s blog, Link : “Your views are interesting because it enlightens me a little to an innocent's way of thinking. Given that we in the western world don't speak or read the language (at least some do speak the language) and we don't get the reports immediately the way you guys do where you are (and it's always amazing to me how quickly your news medium get their information), we wouldn't know that the wording is wrong or that there are spelling erro...
I just read an article wherein the Pentagon is keeping a database of high school students’ personal information for recruitment purposes. Although it is against the law to do this, they are doing it anyway! That’s millions of high school students all over this country who are 16-18 years old! I heard this story several months ago and at the time, the government issued a statement that this wasn’t true. Now it is a fact, they are doing this! In my birth country there is a saying; “wen ...
it seems that kids are disappearing in San Francisco. Not because of crime or at the hands of perverts (thank God) but because their parents are moving out of the city. It seems living in San Francisco has become too expensive. So the classrooms are empty and so are the parks. Friends that used to live across the streets are no longer there to play with. The gay population is also very high there 20%. Some were wondering if this may be the reason why families are moving. It's not tho...
What happened today is a little too close to home for comfort. We’re still in shock and unable to get over it. A 15 year old student was killed by another student today at my daughter’s high school. It’s hard to describe the feeling that’s been coursing through me since we found out. My hubby got a call to come right away to pick her up because someone got hurt at school. Little did we know the story, and what unfolded sends chills up and down my spine whenever I think about it.
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