Just an interesting article that shows where we are going around here.
First Amendment no big deal, students say
Study shows American teenagers indifferent to freedoms
The Associated Press
Updated: 10:20 a.m. ET Jan. 31, 2005
WASHINGTON - The way many high school students see it, government censorship of newspapers may not be a bad thing, and flag burning is hardly protected free speech.
It turns out the First Amendment is a second-rate issue to many of those nearing their own adult independence, according to a study of high school attitudes released Monday.
The original amendment to the Constitution is the cornerstone of the way of life in the United States, promising citizens the freedoms of religion, speech, press and assembly.
Yet, when told of the exact text of the First Amendment, more than one in three high school students said it goes “too far” in the rights it guarantees. Only half of the students said newspapers should be allowed to publish freely without government approval of stories.
“These results are not only disturbing; they are dangerous,” said Hodding Carter III, president of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, which sponsored the $1 million study. “Ignorance about the basics of this free society is a danger to our nation’s future.”
The students are even more restrictive in their views than their elders, the study says.
When asked whether people should be allowed to express unpopular views, 97 percent of teachers and 99 percent of school principals said yes. Only 83 percent of students did.
Indifference, misunderstanding
The results reflected indifference, with almost three in four students saying they took the First Amendment for granted or didn’t know how they felt about it. It was also clear that many students do not understand what is protected by the bedrock of the Bill of Rights.
Three in four students said flag burning is illegal. It’s not. About half the students said the government can restrict any indecent material on the Internet. It can’t.
“Schools don’t do enough to teach the First Amendment. Students often don’t know the rights it protects,” Linda Puntney, executive director of the Journalism Education Association, said in the report. “This all comes at a time when there is decreasing passion for much of anything. And, you have to be passionate about the First Amendment.”
The partners in the project, including organizations of newspaper editors and radio and television news directors, share a clear advocacy for First Amendment issues.
Federal and state officials, meanwhile, have bemoaned a lack of knowledge of U.S. civics and history among young people. Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., has even pushed through a mandate that schools must teach about the Constitution on Sept. 17, the date it was signed in 1787.
The survey, conducted by researchers at the University of Connecticut, is billed as the largest of its kind. More than 100,000 students, nearly 8,000 teachers and more than 500 administrators at 544 public and private high schools took part in early 2004.
Lack of education
The study suggests that students embrace First Amendment freedoms if they are taught about them and given a chance to practice them, but schools don’t make the matter a priority.
Students who take part in school media activities, such as a student newspapers or TV production, are much more likely to support expression of unpopular views, for example.
About nine in 10 principals said it is important for all students to learn some journalism skills, but most administrators say a lack of money limits their media offerings.
More than one in five schools offer no student media opportunities; of the high schools that do not offer student newspapers, 40 percent have eliminated them in the last five years.
“The last 15 years have not been a golden era for student media,” said Warren Watson, director of the J-Ideas project at Ball State University in Indiana. “Programs are under siege or dying from neglect. Many students do not get the opportunity to practice our basic freedoms.”
MSNBC - First Amendment no big deal, students say: "First Amendment no big deal, students say"
Monday, January 31, 2005
The final push
Amy is at the apartment today getting the last of our stuff over to the house. I will go over there after work and get the computer desk and move anything else she can't by herself. We are almost there. The sweetest thing will be waking up tomorrow and not even be thinking about going over to that rotten old apartment. (Because we can't! Our lease is up at midnight!)Even if our garage looks like the staging area for a thrift store, we are so glad to be living in the house now. I think I may have trapped a squirrel in the attic when I screened in the louvres. That's what he gets for coming into my attic. My grandpa has a live catch trap I will use to get him out. (Pics to follow)
Friday, January 28, 2005
Dude! I didn't know this was formal...
The picture above is a photo of Dick Cheney at the commemoration ceremonies of the 60th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz,the site of the deaths of roughly 1 million Jews and some 19,000 Roma.
I went to a wedding one time after high school. Let me clarify here, WEDDING not a Wedding reception. The wedding was for a dude that I went to High School with. This one guy that also went to our Alma Mater showed up wearing a T-shirt that had a wolf on it which read something like "Ride to Live,Live to Ride" or "Untamed" or something equally trashy.
I was standing next to him when he said to me and a few of my former associates, and I quote,( I will never forget it) "Dude! I didn't know this was formal...".
I said quite frankly to him, It is a WEDDING of course it is formal.
Now this guy had a few excuses, first he was like 20 or something, he was dumb as most of us are at that age, second he was more than likely high, third he was not the Vice (freaking)President of The United States of America.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=7469609
We didn't start the fire...
The following article can be read at the link at the bottom. they evern talk about poop generated electricity. Way cool!
Massive Manure Fire Burns Into Third Month
By KEVIN O'HANLON, Associated Press Writer
MILFORD, Neb. - Urban dwellers who enjoy dining on filet mignon at five-star restaurants would probably just as soon not know about David Dickinson's dilemma.
Bad for the appetite, you know.
But Dickinson, who makes his living in the cattle business, has an environmental problem on his hands that is vexing state officials: a 2,000-ton pile of burning cow manure.
Dickinson owns and manages Midwest Feeding Co. about 20 miles west of Lincoln, which takes in as many as 12,000 cows at a time from farmers and ranchers and fattens them for market.
Byproducts from the massive operation resulted in a dung pile measuring 100 feet long, 30 feet high and 50 feet wide that began burning about two months ago and continues to smolder despite Herculean attempts to douse it.
While city folks might have trouble imagining a dung pile of such proportions, they are common sites in rural states.
In July, crews fighting a blaze in a three-acre manure lagoon at a dairy farm in Washington smothered the flames with more of the same — a blanket of wet cow manure.
In December, Montana officials ordered the owner of a horse feedlot to extinguish a large manure fire that sent a stench over a nearby town.
The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality has informed Dickinson that his smoldering dung pile violates clean-air laws and is working with him to find the best solution to extinguish it, said agency spokesman Rich Webster.
Simply dumping water on the heap is not the answer, Webster said, because of concerns about runoff to any nearby water source.
Dickinson first tried using heavy equipment to spread out the smoldering pile and extinguish the fire.
"But the problem was, it started in another spot," he said. "We've also had the fire department out a couple of times."
And still it burns.
No one is sure how the fire started, but a common theory is that heat from the decomposing manure deep inside the pile eventually ignited the manure.
Wilma Roth, who manages a restaurant along Interstate 80 about a mile north of the feedlot, said her customers have complained about the smoke, which wafts for miles.
"I'd just as soon forget about it," she said.
Dickinson said the smoke is not particularly malodorous — although that comes from a man who works full-time around manure.
"I guess it's just all perspective," he said. "To me, it just smells like smoke. I really don't know how to describe it."
Decades ago, most farmers and ranchers kept their own cows and pigs until they were shipped to market and slaughtered into filet mignon, hamburger, pork chops and bacon.
And with all those animals spread far apart at thousands of farms, it was easier to dispose of the manure.
But huge feedlots — where animals are shipped to fatten on a high-grain diet for their last several months — have become commonplace.
Dickinson has an average of 12,000 animals on hand, each eating about 25 pounds of feed daily, resulting in as much as nine pounds of manure a day per animal — some 54 tons every 24 hours.
Most big feedlots spread the manure over farm fields or compost it to spread later or sell commercially to gardeners.
Farmers in several states are experimenting with using the methane gas from livestock manure to produce electricity. The manure is heated and produces methane gas as it breaks down. The gas is collected and used to power a generator, which sends electricity onto a power grid.
Dickinson acknowledged that while some folks see the humor in his predicament, he takes the fire seriously.
"It's a nuisance, and obviously we are trying to get it resolved," he said. "Everybody's been really patient."
Massive Manure Fire Burns Into Third Month
By KEVIN O'HANLON, Associated Press Writer
MILFORD, Neb. - Urban dwellers who enjoy dining on filet mignon at five-star restaurants would probably just as soon not know about David Dickinson's dilemma.
Bad for the appetite, you know.
But Dickinson, who makes his living in the cattle business, has an environmental problem on his hands that is vexing state officials: a 2,000-ton pile of burning cow manure.
Dickinson owns and manages Midwest Feeding Co. about 20 miles west of Lincoln, which takes in as many as 12,000 cows at a time from farmers and ranchers and fattens them for market.
Byproducts from the massive operation resulted in a dung pile measuring 100 feet long, 30 feet high and 50 feet wide that began burning about two months ago and continues to smolder despite Herculean attempts to douse it.
While city folks might have trouble imagining a dung pile of such proportions, they are common sites in rural states.
In July, crews fighting a blaze in a three-acre manure lagoon at a dairy farm in Washington smothered the flames with more of the same — a blanket of wet cow manure.
In December, Montana officials ordered the owner of a horse feedlot to extinguish a large manure fire that sent a stench over a nearby town.
The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality has informed Dickinson that his smoldering dung pile violates clean-air laws and is working with him to find the best solution to extinguish it, said agency spokesman Rich Webster.
Simply dumping water on the heap is not the answer, Webster said, because of concerns about runoff to any nearby water source.
Dickinson first tried using heavy equipment to spread out the smoldering pile and extinguish the fire.
"But the problem was, it started in another spot," he said. "We've also had the fire department out a couple of times."
And still it burns.
No one is sure how the fire started, but a common theory is that heat from the decomposing manure deep inside the pile eventually ignited the manure.
Wilma Roth, who manages a restaurant along Interstate 80 about a mile north of the feedlot, said her customers have complained about the smoke, which wafts for miles.
"I'd just as soon forget about it," she said.
Dickinson said the smoke is not particularly malodorous — although that comes from a man who works full-time around manure.
"I guess it's just all perspective," he said. "To me, it just smells like smoke. I really don't know how to describe it."
Decades ago, most farmers and ranchers kept their own cows and pigs until they were shipped to market and slaughtered into filet mignon, hamburger, pork chops and bacon.
And with all those animals spread far apart at thousands of farms, it was easier to dispose of the manure.
But huge feedlots — where animals are shipped to fatten on a high-grain diet for their last several months — have become commonplace.
Dickinson has an average of 12,000 animals on hand, each eating about 25 pounds of feed daily, resulting in as much as nine pounds of manure a day per animal — some 54 tons every 24 hours.
Most big feedlots spread the manure over farm fields or compost it to spread later or sell commercially to gardeners.
Farmers in several states are experimenting with using the methane gas from livestock manure to produce electricity. The manure is heated and produces methane gas as it breaks down. The gas is collected and used to power a generator, which sends electricity onto a power grid.
Dickinson acknowledged that while some folks see the humor in his predicament, he takes the fire seriously.
"It's a nuisance, and obviously we are trying to get it resolved," he said. "Everybody's been really patient."
Almost like a real house.
Wednesday night I went over to a friends house to get a fridge they had in their basement. We had to take the doors off the thing in order to get it out but that was cool cause they needed switched anyway. The problem was neither one of us had the right screwdriver (torx) to get the doors off. I had to make a last minute trip to Walmart (whhich I hate) to get the right driver. I had one in the van but I had borrowed the in-laws truck) Anyway,I finally put it back together last night. I would have done it the night before but we did not get done with the whole fiasco until nearly midnight.
So, It is starting to look more like a house with every passing day. We still have a lot of crap to move over from the apartment. Amy fell down yesterday and was kinda relaxing. She is okay her butt and elbow broke her fall.
Work is going pretty well. I am starting some new training next week and then I will go on a 5pm-2am shift for a few months before I get the most coveted third shift. I can't wait until June.
Pack meeting tonight I am totally not ready but it should go well, we are geeting ready for next month when we celebrate Cub Scoutings 75th birthday at our annual Blue and Gold Banquet.
So, It is starting to look more like a house with every passing day. We still have a lot of crap to move over from the apartment. Amy fell down yesterday and was kinda relaxing. She is okay her butt and elbow broke her fall.
Work is going pretty well. I am starting some new training next week and then I will go on a 5pm-2am shift for a few months before I get the most coveted third shift. I can't wait until June.
Pack meeting tonight I am totally not ready but it should go well, we are geeting ready for next month when we celebrate Cub Scoutings 75th birthday at our annual Blue and Gold Banquet.
Thursday, January 27, 2005
UN urges global action on U.S. debt
I read about this yesterday. I found this article this morning. It seems that Americans not the only ones concerned about the national debt. But I am sure that now that "them foreigners" are worried about it as well, we will probably bomb someone for getting in our business.
To check out the article, follow the link.
UN urges global action on U.S. debt: "UN urges global action on U.S. debt"
To check out the article, follow the link.
UN urges global action on U.S. debt: "UN urges global action on U.S. debt"
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
We owe, we owe, so its off to spend more and make less we go.......
Ok, Here is the deal. I read this article at bloomberg.com. Here is the text of the article. Following it is a link to the article itself if you would like to check it out.
I thought it was very compelling and very straight forward a very clear article without any of the hype from either side. Just the facts ma'am.
As a new home owner, I am acutely aware of what would happen if my bank called in my mortgage. I wonder if those responsible in the Bush administration understand this same concept. I also wonder who is responsible in that administration.
White House Forecasts Record $427 Bln Budget Deficit
Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) --
The Bush administration predicted the federal budget deficit will reach $427 billion this fiscal year, bigger than the record shortfall of last year and almost $100 billion higher than the gap it anticipated six months ago.
The deficit estimate includes added spending for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, an administration official told a briefing today. The forecast, due in the budget President George W. Bush sends Congress on Feb. 7, was released early to head off pressure to increase spending, another administration aide said. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity.
If today's forecast proves accurate the deficit would be the biggest ever in dollars, topping last year's $412 billion shortfall. The new prediction is also greater than the $331 billion the administration anticipated for fiscal year 2005 last July and the $364 billion it projected in last year's budget.
``The financial affairs of this country are in very bad shape,'' Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said. ``We have red ink as far as you can see, and there's no way to get around that,'' said Reid, a Nevada Democrat.
Earlier today, the Congressional Budget Office said this year's budget deficit would reach $368 billion and would total $855 billion over the next 10 years. The CBO didn't include war costs in its estimate.
Bush has pledged to cut the deficit in half in five years, and has called on Congress to prevent his income, dividend and estate tax cuts from expiring. ``We've got a revenue shortage,'' Senator Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, said after the CBO released its numbers. ``They effectively kill making tax cuts permanent.''
Iraq Funds
The administration is seeking $80 billion in added defense spending, mostly for Iraq, the Bush aide said. The request may be a little higher in the Feb. 7 request and includes about $75 billion for military operations and maintenance, the aide said.
The administration declined today to provide a deficit estimate for fiscal 2006, which begins Oct. 1. That figure will be included in the Feb. 7 budget, the aide said.
The estimated $427 billion deficit for fiscal 2005 is 3.5 percent of gross domestic product, the aide told reporters. That compares with 3.6 percent of GDP last year. The CBO's estimate of a $368 billion deficit would be 3 percent of GDP, the aide said.
Timing
The CBO's deficit forecast would reach $400 billion, or 3.3 percent of GDP, if funding for Iraq, Afghanistan and programs such as Palestinian aid were included, the aide said.
Bush, in a written statement, said most of the supplemental funds will support U.S. troops by providing them equipment and other supplies. The funding also provides for the continued pursuit of al-Qaeda and other terrorists in Afghanistan and elsewhere, and for training and equipment for Iraqi and Afghan security forces.
Officials said they announced the $80 billion request now because of Iraqi elections this weekend. The request is meant to signal that the U.S. will remain firm, that there will be enough money to carry out the mission, and that the U.S. will support whatever government emerges after the elections, they said.
There likely would be a supplemental request for fiscal 2006, the officials said, declining say how much or when it might be sought.
With the exception of Defense Department and Homeland Security spending, Bush and his aides have said they intend to allow almost no increase in discretionary spending controlled by Congress.
`Too High'
The White House deficit estimate is too high, said Drew Matus, senior economist at Lehman Brothers Inc. in New York.
``Given spending initiatives, anything above the CBO estimate of $400 billion including Iraq is too high,'' Matus said. It is ``better to be too high and announce a positive surprise than too low and adjust higher,'' Matus said in an e-mail.
White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card said in a speech to the Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 11 that the White House would exercise ``very strong discipline'' in its budget proposal. Representative Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican, said he expects non-defense and homeland security spending to increase ``between zero and 1 percent.''
The CBO's deficit estimate doesn't include the costs for Bush's proposal to allow younger workers to invest part of their Social Security taxes in private accounts. Bush's plan may increase the deficit by $1 trillion to $2 trillion over a decade, according to the CBO.
If you add in Social Security and extending tax provisions ``you are looking at deficits in the $400 billion to $500 billion range every year into the next decade rather than the deficit being cut in half,'' said Stanley Collender, an author on budget issues and senior vice president at Financial Dynamics Inc., a Washington consulting firm.
To contact the reporter on this story:
Richard Keil in Washington at dkeil@bloomberg.net.
To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Glenn Hall at ghall@bloomberg.net.
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000006&sid=akyMVC8uG8_Y&refer=home
I thought it was very compelling and very straight forward a very clear article without any of the hype from either side. Just the facts ma'am.
As a new home owner, I am acutely aware of what would happen if my bank called in my mortgage. I wonder if those responsible in the Bush administration understand this same concept. I also wonder who is responsible in that administration.
White House Forecasts Record $427 Bln Budget Deficit
Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) --
The Bush administration predicted the federal budget deficit will reach $427 billion this fiscal year, bigger than the record shortfall of last year and almost $100 billion higher than the gap it anticipated six months ago.
The deficit estimate includes added spending for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, an administration official told a briefing today. The forecast, due in the budget President George W. Bush sends Congress on Feb. 7, was released early to head off pressure to increase spending, another administration aide said. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity.
If today's forecast proves accurate the deficit would be the biggest ever in dollars, topping last year's $412 billion shortfall. The new prediction is also greater than the $331 billion the administration anticipated for fiscal year 2005 last July and the $364 billion it projected in last year's budget.
``The financial affairs of this country are in very bad shape,'' Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said. ``We have red ink as far as you can see, and there's no way to get around that,'' said Reid, a Nevada Democrat.
Earlier today, the Congressional Budget Office said this year's budget deficit would reach $368 billion and would total $855 billion over the next 10 years. The CBO didn't include war costs in its estimate.
Bush has pledged to cut the deficit in half in five years, and has called on Congress to prevent his income, dividend and estate tax cuts from expiring. ``We've got a revenue shortage,'' Senator Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, said after the CBO released its numbers. ``They effectively kill making tax cuts permanent.''
Iraq Funds
The administration is seeking $80 billion in added defense spending, mostly for Iraq, the Bush aide said. The request may be a little higher in the Feb. 7 request and includes about $75 billion for military operations and maintenance, the aide said.
The administration declined today to provide a deficit estimate for fiscal 2006, which begins Oct. 1. That figure will be included in the Feb. 7 budget, the aide said.
The estimated $427 billion deficit for fiscal 2005 is 3.5 percent of gross domestic product, the aide told reporters. That compares with 3.6 percent of GDP last year. The CBO's estimate of a $368 billion deficit would be 3 percent of GDP, the aide said.
Timing
The CBO's deficit forecast would reach $400 billion, or 3.3 percent of GDP, if funding for Iraq, Afghanistan and programs such as Palestinian aid were included, the aide said.
Bush, in a written statement, said most of the supplemental funds will support U.S. troops by providing them equipment and other supplies. The funding also provides for the continued pursuit of al-Qaeda and other terrorists in Afghanistan and elsewhere, and for training and equipment for Iraqi and Afghan security forces.
Officials said they announced the $80 billion request now because of Iraqi elections this weekend. The request is meant to signal that the U.S. will remain firm, that there will be enough money to carry out the mission, and that the U.S. will support whatever government emerges after the elections, they said.
There likely would be a supplemental request for fiscal 2006, the officials said, declining say how much or when it might be sought.
With the exception of Defense Department and Homeland Security spending, Bush and his aides have said they intend to allow almost no increase in discretionary spending controlled by Congress.
`Too High'
The White House deficit estimate is too high, said Drew Matus, senior economist at Lehman Brothers Inc. in New York.
``Given spending initiatives, anything above the CBO estimate of $400 billion including Iraq is too high,'' Matus said. It is ``better to be too high and announce a positive surprise than too low and adjust higher,'' Matus said in an e-mail.
White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card said in a speech to the Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 11 that the White House would exercise ``very strong discipline'' in its budget proposal. Representative Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican, said he expects non-defense and homeland security spending to increase ``between zero and 1 percent.''
The CBO's deficit estimate doesn't include the costs for Bush's proposal to allow younger workers to invest part of their Social Security taxes in private accounts. Bush's plan may increase the deficit by $1 trillion to $2 trillion over a decade, according to the CBO.
If you add in Social Security and extending tax provisions ``you are looking at deficits in the $400 billion to $500 billion range every year into the next decade rather than the deficit being cut in half,'' said Stanley Collender, an author on budget issues and senior vice president at Financial Dynamics Inc., a Washington consulting firm.
To contact the reporter on this story:
Richard Keil in Washington at dkeil@bloomberg.net.
To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Glenn Hall at ghall@bloomberg.net.
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000006&sid=akyMVC8uG8_Y&refer=home
Monday, January 24, 2005
moved/moving in
Ok, we got moved in sorta. We moved all of the furniture except for a rocking chair, the crib,(which needs to be disassembled) and the changing tableall of which will fit in the van. We also have a buch of other non furnitur items that need to be brought over but we have until the end of the month.
We are going to buy a new hot water heater today and My uncle Chris and I are putting it in tonight/this week. (depending on if we get it done tonoght) It will be nice to not have to go over to the apartment to shower anymore.
Things are getting "normal" Michael Slept in his bedroom all alone lastnight. He is getting used to not having Jaisen in the room with him. I will have pictures up soon eventhough most people that view this site have already been over to the house. Tons of things left to do, but we have the next few years to do them.
Below is a link to my newest desire. See ya.
http://images.apple.com/macmini/gallery/images/hero20050111.jpg
We are going to buy a new hot water heater today and My uncle Chris and I are putting it in tonight/this week. (depending on if we get it done tonoght) It will be nice to not have to go over to the apartment to shower anymore.
Things are getting "normal" Michael Slept in his bedroom all alone lastnight. He is getting used to not having Jaisen in the room with him. I will have pictures up soon eventhough most people that view this site have already been over to the house. Tons of things left to do, but we have the next few years to do them.
Below is a link to my newest desire. See ya.
http://images.apple.com/macmini/gallery/images/hero20050111.jpg
Saturday, January 22, 2005
Moving day in spite of snow.
Well, We were supposed to get a bunch of snow but we didn't get as much as was expected. Good thing. We got a truck last night so we don't have to deal with all of that this morning. I am waiting on a few people to show up and then we should be getting at it. We are just moving furniture today. Amy and I have been moving things over in the van and we will continue to do so over the next week. Well, here we go, I hope it works out.
Thursday, January 20, 2005
Snow coming down? But we need to move!
Four inches of snow ain't so bad except when you're moving, then it is horrible! I hope this stuff lets up soon cause we gots to go! I am gonna kill whoever owns the weather channel.
Going to do some things for the move tonight then I am taking a vacation day tomorrow to get a jump on things before people show up on Saturday. I am so glad I can take time off of work to do things like this and not have to worry about the loss in salary. I dig this job.
Going to do some things for the move tonight then I am taking a vacation day tomorrow to get a jump on things before people show up on Saturday. I am so glad I can take time off of work to do things like this and not have to worry about the loss in salary. I dig this job.
HOLY CRAP!
Yopu gotta read this! Hilarious! Unless of course, you were one of the people on the boat.
Yahoo! News - Band Bus Driver Charged With Waste Dumping: "Bus Driver Charged With Waste Dumping "
Yahoo! News - Band Bus Driver Charged With Waste Dumping: "Bus Driver Charged With Waste Dumping "
The end of an Era...
Supreme Court To Break Up If Rehnquist Leaves
The Onion | Supreme Court To Break Up If Rehnquist Leaves
The Onion | Supreme Court To Break Up If Rehnquist Leaves
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Mr. Senator... don't make me angry... you wouldn't like me when I'm angry...
HULK ANGRY! HULK SMASH!
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Warming homes with poop, But without the stink!
Talk about resourceful! I love Vermont. We really need to visit there.
Central Vermont Public Service
Central Vermont Public Service
Life goes on.....
Although I have a TON of things to do to get ready for the move, I am going to campus tonight to try and get caught up with my class work. I am way behind in one class in particular.
I reserved a truck for the "move" this Saturday. Everything should go well, I just doubt it will. I am looking forward to putting this all behind us.
Work is going well in spite of the fact it was one degree outside at nine this morning. I love centralized heating.
Michael is feeling better. Out of all of us, he was stuck with the flu symptoms the longest.
I reserved a truck for the "move" this Saturday. Everything should go well, I just doubt it will. I am looking forward to putting this all behind us.
Work is going well in spite of the fact it was one degree outside at nine this morning. I love centralized heating.
Michael is feeling better. Out of all of us, he was stuck with the flu symptoms the longest.
Monday, January 17, 2005
New carpet....we are almost there.
Confirmed reports state that the carpet is in. We are going to move some stuff over possibly tonight but definitely all this week. Hopefully, furniture and appliances this saturday. We are looking for help so stop on by, it will be a fun event with the possibility of some sort of food for all those that help. The anticipation is tremendous. I am so excited to get in there and quit paying rent to the man. I will get some pictures up ASAP. See ya.
Protesters plan to turn their backs on Bush
I like using this "Blog this" tool. It allows me to post from anywhere on the web. three times in one day is probably more than you want to hear from me but be patient i am sure that the novelty will wear down soon.
Anyway, here is a story about the innauguration this thursday that i thought may be of some interest.
Yahoo! News - Protesters plan to turn their backs on Bush: "Protesters plan to turn their backs on Bush"
Anyway, here is a story about the innauguration this thursday that i thought may be of some interest.
Yahoo! News - Protesters plan to turn their backs on Bush: "Protesters plan to turn their backs on Bush"
Target Iran? - 1/17/2005
Link to an audio file of the 1/17/2005 edition of(Here&Now)which discusses a possible Iran campaignby the US military.
Here and Now : Target Iran? - 1/17/2005: "Target Iran?"
Here and Now : Target Iran? - 1/17/2005: "Target Iran?"
Next stop: Iran
I just read this article this morning. Take a look.
" Yank commandos already in place, mag says BY JAMES GORDON MEEK DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU "
New York Daily News - Home - Next stop: Iran
" Yank commandos already in place, mag says BY JAMES GORDON MEEK DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU "
New York Daily News - Home - Next stop: Iran
Friday, January 14, 2005
My Life is SO easy.
Sometimes I complain about how crappy things are going. Then, I see things like this. I am so glad for all of it .........every single one of my problems.
"An Acehnese man carries the body of a boy through a flooded street a moment after tsunami strike in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004. Moments after taking the picture, the photographer left the digital camera in a shop for safekeeping before running to check on his family. When the second wave of tsunamis hit, the photographer lost his four month-old baby and oldest daughter. The picture was made available early Jan. 15 after the camera, bearing the newspaper's engraving was returned to its makeshift office. (AP Photo/Bedu Saini, Serambi Indonesia) "
"An Acehnese man carries the body of a boy through a flooded street a moment after tsunami strike in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004. Moments after taking the picture, the photographer left the digital camera in a shop for safekeeping before running to check on his family. When the second wave of tsunamis hit, the photographer lost his four month-old baby and oldest daughter. The picture was made available early Jan. 15 after the camera, bearing the newspaper's engraving was returned to its makeshift office. (AP Photo/Bedu Saini, Serambi Indonesia) "
Work is cool... and then there's the house.
We went over to the house last night to do finish some painting that Amy and Becky had started. Lets jst say this, It has been raining cats and dogs here. and well, Paint no likey the rain. Our house which has been a "comfortable" 50 degrees was damp and apparently to cool. We cranked up the heat (and it ran all night) and the house was dry as of 1:30 this afternoon. Another wasted day yes, but we should be done in time for the carpet on Monday. (we hope)
Thursday, January 13, 2005
New Format......Maybe
I am going to try making this the new format for the webpage. Mostly because this is what I do the page for anyway. I can easily include pictures for the old folks and still have the space for the blog and evrything. So if you don't like it let me know. However, I am not sure how much that will matter, if at all.
The job is cool. I am now out of the first phase of training and working on my own for the time being. I will go through another phase of training in about a month and then I will get on my "permanent" shift.
The house is coming along very well thanks to Amy's mom coming over since we had the flu. She painted a bit and got us back up to speed. We get the carpet on Monday. (if all goes according to plan)Looking forward to moving and getting the apartment life far behind us. My calsses are going well, sorta. I am not sure how an online class is going to pan out and the other class seems pretty good.
The job is cool. I am now out of the first phase of training and working on my own for the time being. I will go through another phase of training in about a month and then I will get on my "permanent" shift.
The house is coming along very well thanks to Amy's mom coming over since we had the flu. She painted a bit and got us back up to speed. We get the carpet on Monday. (if all goes according to plan)Looking forward to moving and getting the apartment life far behind us. My calsses are going well, sorta. I am not sure how an online class is going to pan out and the other class seems pretty good.
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
New Year, New Blog.
In an effrot ot make my blog posting easier, I have resorted to using BLOGGER. I hope that this will allow me to post to my blog not only easier but more frequently. Please bear with me as I make this change.
Saturday, January 01, 2005
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