Instituto El Rey is a school up the road from the library. They are doing great work in the River Valley, and they need two English teachers to come and help them next year. If you are at all interested,...
My son now has a drum set. It's one of those toy kits (the boy will be 3 on Friday, his party was today), but I am somewhat impressed with it so far. The single cymbal is fitted...
The scandal at Oral Roberts "University" has moved from the blogosphere to the mainstream press, and a lot more details have come to light, such as... Dead bolt locks were installed on all bedroom doors at the insistence of the Roberts'...
Yes, my fears have come true. The Transformers movie is so bad I almost didn't make it through it. The story is a steaming pile of crap sandwich! Why did Bumblebee have to pee on someone? WHY!?!...
Hard to believe this.... It works 100 percent of the time, although the scientists at the Canada Research council (who discovered it) aren't sure why. To stop nighttime coughing in a child (or an adult, as we found out personally), put...
"News that didn't make the news." Top 25 censored stories of 2008: http://www.projectcensored.org/censored_2008/index.htm Stories of April 2006- April 2007: http://www.projectcensored.org/updatedrealnews/index.htm ...
Excellent compilation Links to films such as: Iraq for sale The Corporation Who killed the electric car? Orwell rolls in his grave America: Freedom to fascism Why we fight Genetically modified food The revolution will not be televised Root of all evil (by Richard Dawkins) Zeitgeist http://www.sprword.com/mustwatch.html ...
I have to admit I am very jealous that my sister got to see Over the Rhine on Thursday night. I'm jealous she got to go to a concert, let alone a good concert. Recently I went to eventful to...
This afternoon I went online and purchased the dogs' flea & tick medicine AND their heartworm medicine. I'm a little proud of myself because we are still keeping our promise to keep up with the dogs heartworm pills. I don't...
Last week we got organized and opened the 2007 Fall Season of Evenings Around the Fire Pit. We rearranged the patio furniture, Damon chopped/ spilt wood (I purchased a wood-splitting wedge for this purpose), marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers procurred,...
This blog entry is to thank all the wonderful people we know and don't know for their support in the Help Auburn Elvis Get the the Game campaign. We entered those coke points into My Coke Rewards and then entered the...
The following is courtesy of Paul Waldman's excellent work, entitled "Being Right Is Not Enough - What Progressives Must Learn From Conservative Success". 1) Progressives are working people, and conservatives are the elite. Standing for working people is not a statement of...
To all the happy pumpkins!!! Take care and be happy. Being a Christian is like being a pumpkin. God lifts you up, takes you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. He opens you up, touches you deep inside...
Years ago, I was a History major. A long story would tell you how I ended up with a minor instead; but I'll skip all that and say that the what ultimately made the difference was a Civil War...
State Line News from Pew reports that Republican State Senate Candidates are raising illegal immigration as an issue. In Chattanooga, Tennessee Republican Candidate Oscar Brock lists illegal immigration as an issue on his website. Brock is running for...
Really. It is. (Image source.) "Scientists believe global warming might get worse if the oceans soak up less of the greenhouse gas." Saturday, 20 October 2007, 04:50 GMT 05:50 UK (Emphasis Mine; Source BBC News) Those emphases? Key words baby. Just ignore...
I mean, seriously?! "Slough Borough Council claimed the polluting effects of smoke would go against its environmental policies, but said it would still display fireworks [cough--ahem: cause everyone knows fireworks are grrreat for the environment]...The £4 a ticket Slough Firework Spectacular...
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