Artist Laura Gilbert's print "The Zero Dollar"
protesting the breakdown of the American
economy.
She passed out 10,000 of these greenbacks in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Oct 7, to call attention to the economic crisis gripping the nation.
Step right up folks! Get your official
FOX/Republican patch right now and join the legion that don't bother with issues, and who think personal attacks are good campaigning. You can even get this image tattooed on body parts like your butt, so when you sit down and take a crap you'll be in tune with the Neo-Cons!
A young couple coming back from a Lehigh University function decided love couldn't wait and they pulled into the local Hellertown Police station parking lot to attend to their desires.
The problem was that they were parked in a handicapped space and someone reported a suspicious vehicle. When the police came to the car the couple were interrupted, and the male driver ended up getting charged with drunk driving. They weren't charged for having their fun though.
Still, it sure was bad luck brought on by hormones, to get a drunk driving charge while he was parked!
Look what I found on Michael Moore's web site - click here. I just happened to Google John McCain and PTSD and, lo and behold, I find it's a MUST READ on Michael Moore's web site.
I guess I'm honored, but don't people ask to reprint your stuff anymore? Like out of courtesy? Maybe I'm just old-fashioned. Well, not that old at heart, or I wouldn't be messing with this blog! I'm constantly amazed at how things (like my column for example) move through the Internet like bolts of lightning and appear in unlikely places.
Here is a list of the Top 100 Blogs in the country, as compiled by Technorati.
I thought my blogger buddies might find this list interesting.
Also interesting (at least to me it is!) is the fact that this blog has already seen three visitor's from faraway shores today before noon.
Thanks for stopping by: Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh, India; Prague Hlavni Mesto Praha, Czech Republic, and return visitor... Waterloo,Ontario,Canada.
Y'All come back now ya hear! (I think this line was from the Beverly Hillbilly's TV series.)
I'm not really a hillbilly, despite living in the wild's of Humboldt County, but I liked the tone of that "invitation." Real folksy-like don't you think? Speaking of subjects like "What do you think?" please don't be shy to share with me. This blog is comment friendly!
Also, for your convenience, you can subscribe to this blog (for free! What a deal!). I'll do my best to make it interesting and informative every day. What do you say?
I'm listening....(Frazier Crane's line as a radio shrink in the popular TV show FRAZIER)
Is this tragedy a sign of the times? Click here to see why a man killed himself and his family because he lost his job.
Karthik Rajaram once made more than $1.2 million in a London-based venture in his capacity as a finance manager.
This kind of thing happens when money becomes more important than family. I think anyone who takes so much stock in material things is headed for disappointment throughout their life.
Organic beauty in the Arcata
Bottoms at the Warren Creek
Farm today. Below are some
visitors to this blog in the
last 24 hours.
From overseas someone in Sutton, United Kingdom came by, and blimey(!), there was another Brit from South Shields, South Tyneside, United Kingdom who stopped in too. Also from California, there were visitors from; San Leandro; Danville; Winsor; Oakland; San Jose; Fortuna; Eureka: Bayside: Arcata; and McKinleyville.
From other points in the USA there were visitors from Killeen,Texas; Washington DC; Tacoma,Washington; Seattle, Washington; Las Vegas, Nevada; Estacada, Oregon; Silver Spring, Maryland; Bergenfield, New Jersey; Jackson, New Jersey; and Columbus, Ohio.
SO WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE? HOW DID YOU FIND THIS BLOG? IT DOESN'T MATTER THOUGH...THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!
Bao Xishun, the worlds tallest
man (7' 9"), now has a son who was
22" long (normal size) at birth.
Bao married XIA Shujan (5' 6") last year in a huge wedding that was sponsored by 15 companies. The former goat-herder from Inner Mongolia is making a good living marketing himself out for special events.
Scientist have determined that about one-quarter
of the world's 5,487 species of mammals are
threatened with extinction. About one-third
of marine mammals face a serious threat of being
wiped out, according to an international survey.
Dave – thank you for the informative article on Army domestic operations. Each day, the state Speaker of the Assembly sends out the top dozen or so news stories of the day from throughout the state to every Assembly employee. This was one those dozen today – and rightfully so. Thank you for keeping us all informed…as frightening as it may be.
Nancy Starck, Field Representative
Office of Assemblywoman Patty Berg
235 4th Street, Suite C
Eureka, CA 95501
phone: (707) 445-7014
fax: (707) 445-6607
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American stocks are plummeting as investors look at European recession. Click here to read the details.
In the last week this blog has had hits from the following countries:
Mississauga,Ontario,Canada; WaterLoo,Ontario,Canada; Frankfort,Germany; Szeged,Hungry; Singapore,Singapore; Idrija,Bohinj,Slovenia; and Coro,Falcon,Venezuela.
Sometimes I'm amused at the statistics my little Stat Counter comes up with and sometimes I get paranoid. Just who are these people from points beyond America?
Perhaps their "mistaken hits" and when the person realizes this is just some dumb old local northern Californian blog they flee...never to return again.
Most of the people who read this blog are from points all over California. There's some input from other states, but the majority of my visitors are Californians.
I really enjoy playing around with this blog and find it's a good way to stir what little gray matter I have left!
I've thought about doing one of those Polling Things and to see what reader's thought about this blog. Then I realized, I don't care!
It appears that I do have a tiny core group of 10 that come back every day-whether to get sick or to be amused I'm not sure. Just an observation. Anything you see here has some symbolic, silly, or serious, reason to be posted.
Today's column in the T-S has garnered enough interest to be #1 in the Most Viewed and Most Emailed counter on their online front page.
My column on the 10th Amendment three weeks ago stayed on this Most Viewed top spot for 11 straight days. I'm still waiting for the editor's confirmation that this was a T-S online record for viewership. I suspect it was. I also suspect this Sunday's column will be well-read too.
I'll tell you a secret; it's fun to state your opinion about something and to stir the pot while you do it. I'm a research freak too. It gives me a reason to surf for knowledge. A habit I hope I never lose. I've always thirsted for knowledge and now the Internet gives me access to things that use to take a long time to document.
Hello World...I'm watching you too!
JAMES LONEY, WHO HIT IN THE EVENTUAL WINNING RUN, CELEBRATES WITH FANS.
Be sure to read AS IT STANDS
in the TIMES-STANDARD today.
Click here but fair warning,
this column may chill
your blood when you
find out about our
Active Armed Forces new
mission : DOMESTIC DUTY!
Click here to read this LA Times article about what to look for in the future. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson hasn't bothered to share how he plans to administer his new found power. He's been given the green light to pump tax payer's cash into his old stomping grounds, Wall Street. Who can forget Paulson was once the Chairman of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.?
He's going to have the power to play up to his cronies and some firms are going to get more money than others. My bet is they're firms favorable to Wall Street's new savior Paulson. Some lawmakers managed to tack on some pork projects (how about $1 million for wooden arrows!) which will also require more tax payer cash. Why do I feel like the only thing that happened was that the little man/average American got screwed again?
It turns out that lawyers can't save O.J. this time. Click here to
read about the details. Simpson will be sentenced on Dec.5th
On today's date (Oct.4) in 1995, O.J. celebrated his acquittal in the
murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown, and Ron Goldman.
I GOT TO THINKING ABOUT HOW ALCOHOL SALES GO UP AROUND HALLOWEEN
AND FOUND THIS PROOF THAT BOO...ZE CONSUMPTION DOES SOAR IN OCTOBER!
Despite a report showing 159,000 jobs were lost in September (the biggest drop in 5 years) investors seem positive today because Wachovia was bought by Wells Fargo. This $15 million dollar deal was accomplished without assistance from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Job listings at the employment training
facility, Job Train, in Menlo Park,CA.
TODAY'S THREAD:
Is this deal proof that we don't need to bail out Wall Street? Could it be the market will adjust itself without the proposed $700 million dollar handout?
Watch this "extremely funny" video and have a few good belly-laughs! We all need a break from this serious world once in a while. Have a smile!
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