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Money Isn’t Everything. It May Not Be Anything…
Nov 18, 2007I was reading a report here on tricities.com about “kidnapping” kids’ identities. You can read the details at this link if you have not yet done so:
http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/news.apx.-content-articles-TRI-2007-11-13-0021.html
The idea of being able to steal a child’s identity via their Social Security number and run up a mountain of trouble in their name is crazy. And the story brought to a head something that has been nagging at the corners of my logic for awhile now:
The disappearance of money.
Posted by Jody Lee Quoteable Quotes
Nov 08, 2007It is almost impossible to keep up with EVERYTHING the candidates are saying, even if you wanted to. And why WOULD you want to?
They blather, they bloviate, they drone. It is too easy and too tempting to just tune them out altogether.
On the other hand, every now and then, they say something interesting. Here are some quotes that caught my eye:
Quoteable Quotes
Nov 08, 2007It is almost impossible to keep up with EVERYTHING the candidates are saying, even if you wanted to. And why WOULD you want to?
They blather, they bloviate, they drone. It is too easy and too tempting to just tune them out altogether.
On the other hand, every now and then, they say something interesting. Here are some quotes that caught my eye:
The Issue No One Wants
Nov 08, 2007Republican and Democratic candidates alike have zeroed in on a few issues that supposedly will decide the next Presidential election. Socialized medicine, the war on terror, and illegal immigration – important issues to be sure,.
But one issue that could have a dramatic impact on ALL the other issues is being ignored. No one wants it. It lies there ignored, stepped over. If just one candidate would pick it up, I would be thrilled. And I don’t thrill easily.
Out-of-control spending. Both parties are guilty. And we just sit back and let them. Baaah.
Halloween - Get Over It
Oct 28, 2007Time to let it go, boys and girls. Halloween has outlived whatever fun it once was.
Did you ever think about the fact that Halloween celebrates absolutely nothing? All our other holidays are a celebration of a particular thing, person or event. But Halloween? Nada. Oh, some folks like to go on about how it has demonic roots and originally was a celebration of something satanic. Whatever.
That is not the reason I’m ready to turn lose of this useless holiday. THIS is why:
