Off again but hug your loved ones and never forget to let them know how much you love them.

Wonderful idea that I am going to copy and paste to use. Thanks, Jim in GA.

http://www.kunstler.com/

 Out there in the cul-de-sacs and the strip malls, people are months behind in their mortgage payments, maxed out on their plastic, handing over their car keys to the lien-holders, and feeding their kids Spam filets. Truckers get paid less for their loads than the cost of transporting the load. The airlines have financial cancer and will be dead in eighteen months. Container ship costs are heading out-of-sight. Municipalities are going broke. A weekend flood just destroyed part of the Midwest corn crop. And, of course, oil prices took a jagged turn upward last Friday en route to their next stop: $150-a-barrel.

The New York Times reported Monday that rural Americans are being hit hardest by the rise in gasoline prices. Duh. It's worst, naturally, in the big southern states where wages are low and the distances are vast. There's a reason why Nascar is the second-biggest religion down there: the automobile rescued southerners from the tyranny of geography. Cheap gas allowed them to build a "new " economy based mainly on the construction of suburban sprawl. In the process it deified the pickup truck. Guess what? The rural South made a big mistake. The Dukes of Hazard show is now drawing to a close. They are about to take a turn back to being what they were before the Second World War: an agricultural backwater. God knows what will happen to asteroid belts of "production housing" and big box shopping outside the relatively tiny pre-automobile cores of places like Houston and Atlanta.

http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/link.php?id=61756

How in the world did Glenn Murphy Jr., resident of Indiana and now the former chair of the Young Republican National Federation, find the one man in America who didn't want to be awakened by a blowjob? In any event, he did, at a fun Republican sleep-over-and now he's pleaded guilty to "criminal deviate conduct."

http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/link.php?id=61760

The frontiers of empire are being pushed outward, and Iraq – bristling with American bases and weaponry – is slated to become a launching pad for U.S. military adventurism in the region. But as the Iraqis refuse 'colonization,' will they be crushed by their imperialistic occupiers?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10562904

Do you believe President Bush's actions justify impeachment?   * 705653 responses
	Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial. 89%
	No, like any president, he has made a few missteps, but nothing approaching "high crimes and misdemeanors." 4.2%
	No, the man has done absolutely nothing wrong. Impeachment would just be a political lynching. 4.6%
	I don't know. 2%

Shall I write up a wild-life report about the return of the beavers or repost my comments on the SCOTUS decision on a couple of other blogs.
The beavers can probably wait. The weekend brings out a different class of readers, so posting is probably more worth while.

but he was better than most and he certainly loved what he was doing! my condolences to his family and friends. RIP Tim Russert.

thank you for sharing!

I always felt like Tim was my friend because he reminded me so much of people here in my own home town, an hour away from his.

I especially appreciated that he was proud to say he was from Buffalo and proud to be a booster for the area even after he stopped living there. Here in Western New York that isn't always the case with people who leave here for the big time. Here in Rochester, Cab Calloway was one rising star who denied ever living here even though he was raised here. Ditto NYC art maven Mary Bacon, who pointedly denied attending the high school she damn well did attend.

I find denial of one's roots a sign of insecurity and Tim Russert was nothing if not secure in his sense of self. I feel terrible for his family in a personal way, since my own father also dropped dead at work of a massive coronary while I was in college.

I wasn't a habitual watcher of Meet the Press but I always liked Tim Russert and feel somewhat bereft tonight.

-- volney

the idea of a list, and the passing of Tim Russert, got me thinking about how many subjects that man was an amateur expert on as he prepared intensively for guest after guest(he was one of the hardest working men in his business)

Tim Russert asked a whole lot of tough questions because he did the homework.

my expertise is agriculture, national crews from PBS,NPR,CBS, and a couple of national farm magazines have come and done interviews of me, I never faced a Russert but I'll bet he would have understood what makes the corn market move

RIP Tim Russert. Keith is focusing on him and all the guests have very nice things to say.

I'll (perhaps) address Pat's comparisons of me when I stop laughing.

I need help. I just went and looked at the scholarship votes for me. I had 90, I have a copy of all the names and what they wrote if they wrote anything. However, when I go to my list it only shows 89. Then when I click on the voters it gives 88. I know there are 90 because I have the names. What is up?

Also, I am trying to email people and thank them if they aren't regular bloggers to see the thanks here. One person voted, then disappeared, now he is back but when I click on his ID to send him a message I get an error screen that "access denied" one.

So, what is up with that? Still have people that could not vote. Sarah John in VA is another one that tried yesterday or the day before and could not vote.

Anyway, thank you Tom and Annilow for the votes today. I especially know that Annilow tried and tried so she had to be very persistent, lol. Much appreciated to all the bloggers here and on HEP.

Another computer thing, when I went to RSVP for the Night training, by my name it says: "Tucson,
0 # TODO - status" What is up with that? I am on "To Do" status and a zero? lol No one else has that by their names.

love it!

Now, where's my ax?

I remember getting gaffed for my accent in college by, yes, a Joisey Goil and another one wiith a very thick western PA accent, which has some commonalities with the New Jersey accent.

I think you might be onto something. Until I went to college I wasn't aware I had an accent!! LOL!

I modified it over the four years to the point that 35 years later people here ask me where I'm from (I'm from here.). We're known for nasal talk, especially a nasal "a" sound. I don't do that one anymore.

-- volney

Then what's Furman doing in BO's inner circle?  Or is he inner/outer?

Huron, good graphic of the right turn!

I spoke with 2 friends of mine today who both voted for BO; one with zest, the other was an anti-HC vote.  Both women.  And both are upset with BO so far.  Both are very progressive.

Remember, I'm the messenger, bringing you local opinions.  No need to compare me to Hitler or maybe it's Atila the Hun this time.  :-)

http://democracyforamerica.com/blog_posts/25587-what-does-the-future-hold-for-iraq

I was just clicking on recomended blogs and came across yours.  Your writing is just the way I like it, focussed on positives with that most positive of messages that YOU can make change.

Well done!

Nick