Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category.
October 21, 2008, 8:28 am
I’ve always felt cleanliness is next to godliness. There are many, many other reasons, but really, cleaning up after yourself? That’ll get my vote every time.
Do you think the current president has ever cleans up after himself? I’m pretty sure Barack (and the rest of use) will be cleaning those messes up for a long time to come.
The original caption, from HERE
I loved that he cleaned up after himself before leaving an ice cream shop in Wapello, Iowa. He didn’t have to. The event was over and the press had left. He is used to taking care of things himself and I think this is one of the qualities that makes Obama different from so many other political candidates I’ve encountered. Nov. 7, 2007.
August 1, 2008, 7:56 am
It’s been a bad day for those of us that aren’t happy with our government. The latest news…
Federal agents may take a traveler’s laptop or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, as part of border search policies the Department of Homeland Security recently disclosed.
Also, officials may share copies of the laptop’s contents with other agencies and private entities for language translation, data decryption or other reasons, according to the policies, dated July 16 and issued by two DHS agencies, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
In other words, they can take your laptop for as long as they want, for any reason, and share it with anyone they want.
In other news (from MSNBC and The Washington Post)..
A Bush administration proposal aimed at protecting health-care workers who object to abortion, and to birth-control methods they consider tantamount to abortion, has escalated a bitter debate over the balance between religious freedom and patients’ rights.
The Department of Health and Human Services is reviewing a draft regulation that would deny federal funding to any hospital, clinic, health plan or other entity that does not accommodate employees who want to opt out of participating in care that runs counter to their personal convictions, including providing birth-control pills, IUDs and the Plan B emergency contraceptive.
This means that if a nutjob that thinks the Birth Control pill is the same as having an abortion, they can deny you the pill. Should a hospital try to put rules in place forcing Pharmacist to dispense the pill regardless of their personal beliefs, the government will pull their funding.
I really want my country back.
June 20, 2008, 7:52 am
I live by Woodland Park Zoo. Every year they have a concert series that makes parking impossible, but in return, I get free tickets to two concerts. I went looking for a calendar I could subscribe, so I would know which concerts to attend, and when I need to get home early so I can get a parking spot. I couldn’t find such a calendar, so I created one -> Zoo Tunes Calendar <- (presented in ics format for use in most major calendar applications.)
The schedule, from http://www.zoo.org/zootunes/index.html
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February 16, 2008, 1:29 pm
Lillie Clara Redd is my grandmother. She was a very important and special person in my life. This is the obituary from the The Winter Haven News Chief
Lillie Clara Redd, 88, of Winter Haven, died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2001, of pneumonia in Winter Haven Hospital.
A native of Omaha, Ala., she came to the area in 1938 from Roanoke, Va. She was a foreman for W. G. Roe & Sons. She retired in 1989 after working there for 37 years.
Survivors include a son, Radney Redd of Winter Haven; three daughters, Kathryn Cowden of Lakeland, and Carolyn Cain and Merlyn Blagg, both of Winter Haven; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Lakeside Memorial Park in Winter Haven. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of choice.
– Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home
News Chief l December 16, 2001