tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58714812011-04-21T12:59:54.255-05:00Truth is indeed stranger than fiction. I try to be tactful. Sometimes, I rant.Mizz Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17888733763629069177noreply@blogger.comBlogger331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871481.post-1158944407628741502006-09-22T12:00:00.000-05:002006-09-22T12:00:07.706-05:00

This is excruciatingly painful for an American to read. I am so ashamed of our leaders that I would like to remove myself from this country altogether; I am afraid for our electoral system as I do not feel we have had equitable elections for several years and our representation of morality and opinion are being short-shrifted if not totally ignored. Somehow, by allowing the Pretender (I refuse

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U.S. Woman Discovers She’s African Princess - Newsweek Periscope - MSNBC.comWhat an amazing story! I not only want to contribute to the cause of these people in Sierra Leone, I want to purchase a copy of the documentary and share it with my friends, particularly a dear friend of mine who has gone to Africa in order to teach and share healing work. There has to be a wonderful karma involved in

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U.S. Woman Discovers She’s African Princess - Newsweek Periscope - MSNBC.comWhat an amazing story! I not only want to contribute to the cause of these people in Sierra Leone, I want to purchase a copy of the documentary and share it with my friends, particularly a dear friend of mine who has gone to Africa in order to teach and share healing work. There has to be a wonderful karma involved in

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Disowning Conservative Politics, Evangelical Pastor Rattles Flock - New York Times: "�America wasn�t founded as a theocracy,� he said. �America was founded by people trying to escape theocracies. Never in history have we had a Christian theocracy where it wasn�t bloody and barbaric. That�s why our Constitution wisely put in a separation of church and state. "I'm really impressed that the minister

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Eve Ensler, the Original 'Vagina Warrior,' Organizes Arts Festival - New York Times: "'People think you're crazy when you have dreams. Who cares if people think you're crazy? So what. Because you know what, I've seen changes.'"I've long bemoaned the loss of the feminist in American society. After years of struggle and determination by women who were reviled as "ball busters" and "bull dykes" (

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Nursing. How can I explain the ways that nursing has affected my life and the lives of my family. I am a third generation nurse; my Grandmother, who just passed away at 94, was an LPN. My Mother, who is 74, was an AD prepared RN. I am a BS prepared RN, though I'm not working now due to health reasons. But, I have put in twenty years in the field, and understand it as a person who has done

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I strongly encourage everyone to read this info on Fibromyalgia and related conditions. I have Fibromyalgia and associated chronic pain and fatigue, in addition to a litany of symptoms. One of the most frustrating and poorly understood syndromes, it is not easily diagnosed or treated and causes a great deal of frustration in not only the people with the disorder but also their loved ones and

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This is a validating study that shows what we have been noticing over time is true; people are not getting into debt by wasting money on frivolous spending any longer, as was the problem during the 90's, but rather it is the cost of daily living, in particular health care, housing and education, that are driving people to spend and borrow beyond their means. As the housing market flattens and

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A long read, but one I'd recommend to all young people today; it appears that not only is abortion and Roe v. Wade (1973) at risk, but also Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), a landmark decision for access to contraception.If the conservatives have their way, in other words, not only will reproductive choices be eliminated in the after conception arena, but also in the preconception arena. Women

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I have been on both sides of this... but mostly, I've been on the lower spectrum end financially and had to adapt to similarly educated peers who are making more money, either due to better jobs or luckier circumstances of birth or marriage. I think that this can be a serious barrier to real companionable relations if there are not boundaries established early; I've experienced the ambiguity of

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More on the posthumous pardons of the Montana 78. Great Falls Tribune - www.greatfallstribune.com - Great Falls, MT: "Wednesday, Gov. Brian Schweitzer, whose grandparents were German-speaking Russian homesteaders, issued the posthumous pardons, saying it was one of the best ways he knew to emphasize the importance of free speech.'The Bill of Rights is not a menu. You don't order a la carte. You

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Pardons Granted 88 Years After Crimes of Sedition - New York Times: "Mr. Work, who was conducting research for the book when the Sept. 11 attacks occurred, said he had found the similarities between 2001 and 1918 to be eerie.'The hair on the back of my neck stood up,' Mr. Work said. 'The rhetoric was so similar, from the demonization of the enemy to saying 'either you're with us or against us' to

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35 years ago today, people were actively protesting our participation in the Vietnam conflict. Where is everybody now?There are so many similarities between the early 70's, with the corrupt Republican administration, misguided war, gas crisis and political upheaval, and our current situation today. As the old saying goes, if you don't learn from history you are doomed to repeat it. We don't

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If you haven't seen it, look it up and watch it. If there was such a thing as Knighthood in the US, Stephen Colbert would deserve it for loyal service to his country, and to the office of President, if not the current pretender to it.Won't we all be glad when this is over? I understand from a CNN poll yesterday that over 70% of Americans feel the country is headed in the wrong direction. The

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This series of articles in the Washington Post are worth the pain of registration to read; the fourth one was published today. Taking a look at them helps the average person to understand how the American Dream has failed so many Americans, particularly in the last few decades. I'm not an advocate for communism, which I think encourages mediocrity in expression (though there are those that might

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In Post-Quake San Francisco, Lessons for New Orleans After the Flood - New York Times: "'Maybe New Orleans will astound everyone, but I wouldn't be honest if I said the prospects were overwhelmingly good for New Orleans coming back anything like its old self,' said Joel Kotkin, a scholar with the New America Foundation"There's definitely parallels between the tragedies that befell both port

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One hundred years have passed since the "Great Earthquake" levelled San Francisco. The Chinese Americans had an experience that was sadly not unique in its bigotry. What can we learn from this today? How does this correllate to the experiences of Native Americans and African Americans in regard to displacement, disenfranchisement and overall prejudicial behavior that does not want to stay in

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Katrina devastated part of the area, and what was left, Rita destroyed, or tried to. Where I am, we came out luckier than so many others, but there were still a lot of trees down (both of our next door neighbors lost large oaks, and one is still halfway into our yard, its rootball taller than a roof and exposed.)This is the story of what happens when the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Typically

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I may not always like what you have to say, but I'll fight for your right to say it. Tolerance is a two sided sword, folks... you're not just putting up with "those people". They're putting up with *you*.Comedy Central Again Steals 'South Park' Thunder: "Freedom of speech is at stake here, don't you all see? If anything, we should all make cartoons of Muhammad and show the terrorists and the

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More SCOTUS... so Roberts heard his first cases today as Chief Justice, and Shrubbie nominated his personal counsel, Harriet Miers, to replace Sandra Day O'Connor. Hmm. Nepotism much? She has certainly done a lot of things, but being a judge is not one of them. Is that good or bad? I know there have been other lawyers directly placed on the SCOTUS in the past, and it worked out, but it's harder

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Serious news on the SCOTUS front. I am sad for his family, this has apparently been a difficult illness for a proud, stubborn man. This will be an interesting development, particularly considering the tenuous ground Bush is on in the country right now politically. I don't know if he will be able to nominate two ultraconservative or neoconservative justices as I'm sure he would prefer. Maybe

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Here's a place for people to begin locating each other and offering each other practical help. I can't even begin to express how absolutely devastating this is to the entire region. This will be a long term clean up and rebuild, and that will be after the losses are tallied and the dead are mourned. Nothing will ever be the same here again, but maybe something good has survived and can re--

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I don't even know what to say about this storm, it is so big and devastating. It's like watching your childhood home burn down to see all this happening. I have heard from some of my friends, all of them physically okay, though some have, unfortunately, lost much of their possessions to nature.It will remain to be seen what the final toll is for Katrina. I've got my candle burning tonight and I'm

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OK, so I'll admit it, I'm neurotic.I never have been truly comfortable with talking dolls, or even ventriloquist dummies. Call it a legacy of "Twilight Zone" and "Magic", there's something of the loa in the responsive toy. Even Furbies make me slightly heebie.So now there is a doll that is one step closer to Chuckie and his ilk... animatronic, $100 Amazing Amanda, who is even blessed (?) with

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What a relief! I think that everyone with any sensibility in America has been holding their breath. So many dreams have been spoilt... isn't it nice when something good finally happens from the potential of tragedy? Miracles and Magic, I tell you. We can still reach for the stars. CNN.com - 'Discovery is home' - Aug 9, 2005

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Of the Many Deaths in Iraq, One Mother's Loss Becomes a Problem for the President - New York Times So I wonder, Mr. President... can you carry on for three more years ignoring the people? With the specter of grand jury indictments hanging over the entire administration for their roles in the conflagrated conspiracies and deceptive behavior of the past five years, back to and including the 2000

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Good. I'm glad Brooke Shields has chosen to defend herself, not on the talk shows or the gossip pages, but in the Op/Ed of the NYT.It is a shame that jujubees like Tom Cruise can get away with their armchair medical advice, particularly when it comes to a serious issue like this. As Brooke says, "I'm going to take a wild guess and say that Mr. Cruise has never suffered from postpartum depression.

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Ah, the times they are interesting; our swing vote moderate female justice has resigned from the high court. I wish her well in her elderhood, of course, but I wish she could have held out a couple more years. IMO, everyone held out for 2004 already, and they just couldn't wait any longer. Rhenquist is next. You can't work forever, and the stress of ageing and Cancer will reduce tenure in the

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Percy Arrowsmith, 105; He and His Wife of 80 Years Held Record for Longest Marriage Just amazing. Just amazing. How delightful they look, too. I am sure he died a happy man.

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The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Empty Nests, and Hearts I usually scan the NY Times email I get in the morning and click on the links for the blurbs that sound most interesting to me. I'm sure I miss good articles occasionally, but they must have an excellent blurb writer because I really jump for some of the things. This article was written about me. I don't mean that

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Think I'm missing the LJ "hood" much? Neh. I just checked first thing after putting on the coffee... Update #2, 10:11 pm: So far so good. Things are checking out, but we're being paranoid. A few annoying issues, but nothing that's not fixable. We're going to be buying a bunch of rack-mount UPS units on Monday so this doesn't happen again. In the past we've always trusted Internap's insanely

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LJ had this info this evening (LJ is completely down; was getting 'no data' messages previous to messages): Our data center (Internap) lost all its power, including redundant backup power, for some unknown reason. (unknown to me, at least) We're currently dealing with bringing our 100+ servers back online. Not fun. We're not happy about this. Sorry... :-/ More details later. Update #1, 7:35 pm

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Welcome to my new Blog. I've been wanting to have a place I could just post ya-ya and have people I know drop by to see what's going on without trying to remember what I've said to who or if I have responded to someone's email lately. Feel free to leave me comments, or email me.

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