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INSPIRATIONAL: Donate Vital Organs Before He Dies
Published on 2010-08-26 05:37:46
http://reason.com/blog/2010/08/06/man-wants-to-donate-vital-orga Man Wants to Donate Vital Organs Before He’s Dead Ronald Bailey | August 6, 2010 *** begin quote *** Should a person who is dying of an incurable illness be allowed to donate his organs before the disease kills him? Gary Phebus who is suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease) wants to [...]
INTERESTING: Shore workers from foreign countries because USA kids won’t work?
Published on 2010-08-25 05:37:25
http://blog.nj.com/njv_mark_diionno/2010/08/young_adults_from_abroad_work.html *** begin quote *** “Of our 1,600 seasonal employees, 750 are foreign students,” said Denise Beckson, who makes all international hires for Morey’s Piers in Wildwood. “We couldn’t run the pier without them.” *** end quote *** This says a lot about what’s wrong with the USA and the world. # # # # [...]
GOLDBUG: Gold price predictions
Published on 2010-08-24 17:37:49
From: reinke Date: August 20, 2010 11:15:10 PM EDT To: Cc: Subject: Re: CNNMoney – Gold is glittering again. But why? I can give you my opinion why gold is “glittering”. Tax law will change with respect to gold purchases on 1/1/2011 Taxes are going up dramatically in 2011; that will kill the economy. Look [...]
RANT: The Clemens case is dumb
Published on 2010-08-24 05:37:02
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/sports/baseball/20clemens.html SPORTS | August 20, 2010 Clemens to Be Indicted for Perjury in Doping Testimony By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT *** begin quote *** Roger Clemens will be indicted on charges of making false statements to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, according to people briefed on the case. *** end quote *** (1) Who [...]
POLITICAL: Too many different Gooferments
Published on 2010-08-23 17:37:05
http://www.impactlab.net/2010/08/19/a-nation-of-90000-governments-maximizing-our-own-failure-points/ August 19th, 2010 at 8:23 am A Nation of 90,000 Governments – Maximizing Our Own Failure Points *** begin quote *** Thomas Frey: The total number of governmental bodies in the U.S. is approaching a staggering number – 90,000. During normal economic times there is plenty of money to go around, but now every [...]
TECHNOLOGY: SPAM kills; even good messages
Published on 2010-08-23 05:37:46
http://www.barracudacentral.org/ *** begin quote *** Welcome to BarracudaCentral.org, devoted to sharing information with Barracuda Networks customers and the Internet security community. Here you will find a wide range of statistics, threat information, and a number of useful services to help manage and secure your network. *** end quote *** http://www.emailreg.org/index.cgi?p=about *** begin quote *** About [...]
GOVERNACIDE: One of our troops killed!
Published on 2010-08-22 17:55:57
http://original.antiwar.com/updates/2010/08/22/sunday-1-us-soldier-4-iraqis-killed-43-iraqis-wounded Sunday: 1 US Soldier, 4 Iraqis Killed; 43 Iraqis Wounded by Margaret Griffis, August 22, 2010 *** begin quote *** The first U.S. soldier to die since the withdrawal of combat troops this week was killed in during a rocket attack in Basra today. At least four Iraqis were killed and 43 more were [...]
INTERESTING: Did a 100k words over about 100 days
Published on 2010-08-22 11:34:20
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FUN: Children show us the way to visualize
Published on 2010-08-22 05:37:45
http://unclutterer.com/2010/08/12/go-big-or-go-home Go big or go home? *** begin quote *** Most children, if asked to draw the house they’ll live in as an adult, will sketch a home resembling a bloated Graceland or Cinderella’s castle. A rare child might draw something akin to Skylab, but rarely will you see a home that is an apartment [...]
QUOTE: As if someone had set out to *prevent* children from learning – John Taylor Gatto
Published on 2010-08-21 23:37:02
“I’ve come to believe that genius is an exceedingly common human quality, probably natural to most of us… I began to wonder, reluctantly, whether it was possible that being in school itself was what was dumbing them down. Was it possible I had been hired not to enlarge children’s power, but to diminish it? That [...]
RANT: Cheaters do win
Published on 2010-08-21 17:37:41
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100725/ap_on_sp_ot/cyc_tour_de_france_radioshack RadioShack’s improper jersey stalls start to stage Sun Jul 25, 9:39 am ET *** begin quote *** PARIS – Lance Armstrong and his RadioShack team have been forced to change unofficial jerseys honoring cancer patients before starting the final stage of the Tour de France. *** end quote *** Comment by “The Professor” *** [...]
RANT: Hospital visiting policy
Published on 2010-08-21 11:39:45
I have to laugh as this appears on one of my regularly visited websites. http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig3/miles5.1.1.html *** begin quote *** As Mendelson points out, visiting the hospital is serious stuff, and something most people don’t concern themselves with because they are not aware of the shenanigans that sometimes occur in hospitals, nor how terribly wrong things [...]
TINFOILHAT: What specifically of BHO44′s “paperwork” is missing?
Published on 2010-08-21 05:37:31
BASED ON PRIVATE EMAILS QUESTIONING ME AS A “BIRTHER” A number of challenges based on the constitutional requirement: not born in Hawaii in 1961 as he claims; dual citizen of the U.S. and the United Kingdom when he was born; as a child, was a citizen of Indonesia, to get into school; disclaimed his citizenship [...]
INTERESTING: Heuristics; my ROTs (Rules of Thumb)
Published on 2010-08-20 17:37:35
http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2010/07/reconsider-the-rules-of-thumb-you-use-in-everyday-life.html Re-Consider the Rules of Thumb You Use in Everyday Life. from The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin *** begin quote *** My adventures in the lands of happiness research led me to the concept of heuristics. Heuristics are “rules of thumb,” the quick, common-sense principles people apply to solve a problem or make a [...]
POLITICAL: Troops out of Iraq?? Completely!
Published on 2010-08-20 11:37:31
On Aug 20, 2010, at 9:29 AM, XXXXXXXXX wrote: *** begin quote *** Isn’t this like the “Mission Accomplished” banner? ‘We no longer have combat troops in Iraq’….but….there are still 50,000 there. And I have a crisp $100 bill that says they have guns on them! *** end quote *** If they don’t, then they [...]
PLINKY: Shoulda, coulda, and woulda!
Published on 2010-08-20 05:37:57
August 12, 2010 Describe the one who got away.: Going, going, gone http://www.plinky.com/prompts/504/answers/new This is an encouragement to delve into “shoulda, coulda, and woulda!” thinking. That’s always a disaster. You can’t win from that POV. “… checked the Eternal Possibilities Machine, which generates all the possibilities for use in creating the alternative worlds. In all [...]
TINFOILHAT: BHO44′s paperwork?
Published on 2010-08-19 17:37:20
http://www.politico.com/blogs/joshgerstein/0810/Dont_look_birthers_Obamas_passport.html?showall August 17, 2010 Don’t look, birthers: Obama’s passport *** begin quote *** Here’s something new for the birthers to chew over: President Barack Obama’s passport. Says he was born in Hawaii! But the White House has strategically fuzzed out certain data, so the mystery continues. *** end quote *** This is just another effort [...]
PLINKY: What I'd Say to My 16-Year-Old Self
Published on 2010-08-19 11:37:29
Shoulda, coulda, and woulda! Stupid Sign in DC Hey, stupid! Yeah, you with your head up your a double q. You’re not as smart as you think. Success for you is ruthless financial discipline — no bad debt. The adults in your life are not stupid, but in some cases they are just wrong. They [...]
RANT: Questioning the purity of my little L libertarianism?
Published on 2010-08-19 05:37:36
*** begin quote *** On Aug 13, 2010, at 9:12 AM, LUDDITE wrote: I almost submitted on your blog, but decided this should be a ‘personal’ post! I found your letter quite interesting given your Libertarian label. Isn’t this a little hypocritical? Maybe it is hitting ‘too close to home’? Being a FOWG like me? [...]
RANT: Good sumation about the (psuedo) War on (some) Drugs
Published on 2010-08-19 05:37:24
http://freekeene.com/2010/08/13/n-david-krouses-closing-speech-in-nashua-district-court/ N. David Krouse’s Closing Speech in Nashua District Court August 13, 2010 by N. David Krouse *** begin quote *** The destruction and damage to peoples lives far in excess of anything a drug itself does, must stop. Drug prohibition has gone on long enough and must end, and the struggle to end it [...]
INSPIRATIONAL: Hopefully you’ll give a pint!
Published on 2010-08-18 22:16:31
Dear Reader: I told the story of how I first started to give blood in Jasper Jottings back in 2005. http://www.jasperjottings.com/2005/jasperjottings20051023.htm *** begin quote *** Like the good Brother who encouraged me to give blood for the first time with the exhortation, “you’re probably not too stupid to bleed right … … *** end quote [...]
GOVERNACIDE: Here comes Sarah’s predicted “death panels”
Published on 2010-08-18 17:37:11
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7948878/US-breast-cancer-drug-decision-marks-start-of-death-panels.html US breast cancer drug decision ‘marks start of death panels’ America’s health watchdog is considering revoking its approval of the drug Avastin for use on women with advanced breast cancer, leading to accusations that it will mark the start of ‘death panel’ drug rationing. By Nick Allen, in Los Angeles and Andrew Hough Published: [...]
RANT: BHO44 talks on economics
Published on 2010-08-18 10:11:54
Is anyone listening to this? Is he serious? “Social Security is NOT in crisis.” And the stock market diversification is “risky” because in 2006 the market went down. Social Security is generally stipulated to be a negative return on investment of between 1 and 3 per cent. Compare that to the average 8 to 10 [...]
GOVEROTRAGEOUS: For the benefit of labor unions and corporations
Published on 2010-08-18 05:37:33
http://cafehayek.com/2010/07/monopoly-privilege-agents-are-skilled-at-verbal-legerdemain.html Monopoly-Privilege Agents are Skilled at Verbal Legerdemain by Don Boudreaux on July 24, 2010 *** begin quote *** Translation: “Ambassador Ron Kirk is committed to holding the interests of American consumers hostage to the interests of American corporations and labor unions. He is tough in his determination to ensure that any trade deals struck [...]
MONEY: The reality of the doldrums
Published on 2010-08-17 17:37:32
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/near-the-ceiling-1.306854 Near the ceiling Solutions in a world where bonds have nowhere to go but down By Eytan Avriel Published 02:35 09.08.10 Latest update 02:35 09.08.10 *** begin quote *** 3. The third solution may sound weird, but it’s the most practical of the three: Accept the reality. Yields are going to stay low for [...]