My only comment is, the sooner the better!
“Signaling he's decided on new troop levels for the Afghanistan war, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he intends to "finish the job" on his watch and destroy terrorist networks in the region.”
Go to this AP article to read the whole story.
Seems to me that this is a positive sign and things are getting a little better. However, before getting too excited it’s important to understand that these statistics are based upon an expiring tax credit.
Once the deadline passes we should get a better picture of what’s really going on in the real estate market. Check back in six months and survey the economy then.
Meanwhile…
Only a 7-month supply of homes on market; bidding wars are erupting
From the Associated Press about an hour ago…
“Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing to the highest level in 2 1/2 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.”
Read the whole story here.
I’m not surprised someone has taken advantage of the positive vibes that have been going out on legalizing medical marijuana.
I am surprised that it was Oregon, and not California that got the first smoking lounge. This is the first, but I’m sure not the last.
So when are we going to get one in Humboldt County?
“The Cannabis Cafe is the nation's first medical marijuana smoking lounge. It's all perfectly legal and, for cancer patient Albert Santistevan, it's about time.”
Go to USA Today to read the story and to see a video.
PHOTO: Madeline Martinez, executive director of the Oregon chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, or NORML, uses a "vaporizer," a device with a plastic bag that captures the potent vapors of heated marijuana, at the Cannabis Cafe. By Rick Bowmer, AP
By Dave Stancliff/For the Times-Standard
Posted: 11/22/2009 01:27:20 AM PST
I think it's high time turkeys got more respect.
Most people don't think about this noble bird until Thanksgiving rolls around. Then, according to numerous surveys, 90 percent of American homes serve turkey as the main course in their holiday dinner.
Are turkeys stupid? This bad rap demonstrates the misinformation flying around about Meleagris Gallopavo (scientific genus and species). Just look at how turkeys got their name. I'll give you a hint; what does a country in the Middle East have in common with an American bird?
Go to The Times-Standard to read the rest of this column.
You see these things around you all the time. Some of them, you even use. The least you could do is know their names!
1. Punt, or Kick
The small indentation at the bottom or a wine bottle, designed to give the bottle extra strength, and also, to make it look like it has more wine than it really does.
To see the rest go to ListVerse
What is a lay person, such as myself, suppose to do with this conflicting information?
“Hackers broke into the electronic files of one of the world's foremost climate research centers this week and posted an array of e-mails in which prominent scientists engaged in a blunt discussion of global warming research and disparaged climate-change skeptics.”
Go to this Washington Post article via MSNBC
Eleven 7-11s in the United States and two in Canada have been converted into Kwik-E-Marts as part of the promotion.DCist has their very own Kwik-E-Mart in Bladensburg, MD.
Go to what’s the crack? for more information and some more cool pictures.
Warning: I’m not sure how old this news is.
I think this program has some merit, but I’m concerned it might take funds that could be used to treat the thousands of troops that need help right now.
While there is an awareness of PTSD (unlike when I was serving)it doesn’t change the fact the VA is overwhelmed with disability claims and doctors to treat the condition.
In my opinion you put the fire out first, then you go back and try to figure out a way to keep it from happening again.
"Right now, we can't determine with certainty who will and who won't develop PTSD," said Paula Schnurr, deputy executive director of the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. "Perhaps with better measures, we can get closer."
Go to AP News Via Yahoo News to read the whole story.
I have, years ago. He was living with some pot belly pigs right here in McKinleyville.
But I digress.
Don’t miss this Sunday’s Opinion Page in the Times-Standard.
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I finally hit the wall today. I can't think of what to say about all of the madness going on in this country right now. I'm a writer...
