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Yesterday, in a moment of rage, I slammed a borrowed laptop shut and rolled my eyes at the world while I finished a McDade's plate lunch. A man sitting next to me froze as he bit into a drumstick and absorbed my fury. I was in the middle of writing about my experiences with premonitions and epiphanies, both apocalyptical and apolitical, featuring Dadaism and Dada shoes. Unfortunately, I goofed and exited the screen before saving my work. "Upset was I," said Yoda.
In brief: I had a dream two ... read on »
Intuit, the folks who make QuickBooks and Quicken software, have a fun little contest going on. Called "Love a Local Business," the promotion lets you nominate a small business as a deserving business, and then encourage others to vote and comment on that business. Those with the most support (or the most effective comments) can receive a $1000 "grant" (it's a $500 Visa prepaid and $500 worth of Intuit stuff) if they get support of their community and some interesting comments along the way.
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An editorial in yesterday's New York Times looked askance at the way the federal government has allowed Mississippi to divert funds from disaster aid meant to assist moderate and low-income people on the coast in the wake of Hurricane Katrina more than four years ago. In Mississippi's Failure the Times writes about a report from the Steps Coalition, "Hurricane Katrina: Has Mississippi Fallen Further Behind?" which JFP Assistant Editor Lacey McLaughlin mentioned in a story we published Sept. ... read on »
For the past few weeks, I kept saying I was going to ride my bike to work,but then each day I found a reason preventing me from doing so. So many factors prevented me from just doing it, but I am proud to say that this past week I rode my bike to work twice!
A few of the bike-to-work problems I encountered: First, the weather was too hot, then it rained; I tend to stay at work until its dark out and felt that my reflector vest (a present from my dad) was just too unfashionable. I like to ... read on »
I’m so excited about this! From October 29 through November 1, The Life Support Center will offer its first annual “Relationship Conference” held at The Church Triumphant. This conference is aimed at educating families in the area of healthy, fulfilling, and positive relationships. This event is for families, couples, singles, college students and kids!
Interesting report from Bill Moyers...Dick Armey, the leader of FreedomWorks, (former House Leader and one of that architects of the "Contract With America") is now raking in the cash from lobbying and exciting the masses against healthcare, including a podium moment at the Teaparty March on Washington.
Interesting, Armey has had a "public option" healthcare plan most of his adult life -- just like all member of Congress -- one that he's actually sued the government to keep!
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This study was reported back in December, but I just came across it and thought it was interesting -- according to the story The Corruption Belt by the Institute for Southern Studies, Mississippi ranks as the second most corrupt state in the union based on per capita convictions. Perhaps that's not all that surprising, but it's interesting the context of some of the tea-parties complaints about "Illinois-style" politics -- while it's up there, it's nowhere near as corrupt as Mississippi; which ... read on »
One wonders if Northside Sun publisher Wyatt Emmerich is actually working against John McGowan and this Two Lakes project. This week in his column, Emmerich smugly praises the oilman from Texas for his ability to "outsmart" environmentalists:
One final note: Some observers say Two Lakes will never survive the assault of environmentalists who are offended by development. What people fail to understand is that McGowan’s huge success as a businessman is due to his phenomenal ability to outsmart ... read on »
According to The Hill, President Obama will address a joint session of Congress next Looks like Obama will be working to get the talking stick back after a month of tea parties and town halls. It'll be interesting to see if he's only talking about health insurance reform or if there's a wide swath that he's cutting; not that he, Pelosi and Reed will meet to discuss it all the day before.
The address is Obama’s second since taking office and comes as the administration is losing patience with ... read on »
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