I wanted to post this from the viewpoint of someone who has known poverty the majority of my life, and, when it finally looked as if I was working my way out of it, was thrust back in, hard and fast. There are many misconceptions that people standing "outside the box" don't understand about poverty. One of the first, and saddest, problems with poverty is what
Yes, Vegas water is nasty and heavily treated. Back in February or March, there was a burst sewage line that dumped something like 2 million gallons of raw sewage into the storm drains and went straight into Lake Mead, a chief source of the city's drinking water (You might be able to find the story in the Las Vegas Weekly's archives). Lake Mead is otherwise fairly polluted as well, so the water is massively treated before it gets to you...so y
no, it's perfectly ON topic, texas. My feeling is that a true feminist recognizes the valuye and worth of ALL women, including those who choose to stay at home.
(gasp!) The nerve of it all...lol Good work, cita. I wasn't going to do it right now because I didn't want to draw attention to certain threads, but I had noticed there was some new fodder.
I'm glad you realized this article doesn't necessarily represent an editorial position. My personal feeling is that the minimum wage not only doesn't create jobs, but in some cases, can be a barrier to jobs. I am willing to work for less than minimum, but am constrained by law. In Schwarzenegger's case, his vote was probably influenced in large part by the decades long drain of California jobs overseas and to other states. Combined wi
Uhhh, Luke...I think you didn't read the article closely enough. Thanks for your comments, though. One little hint, in the future, if someone's arguing FOR your position, little slams such as: Your scared, cos you know we'll prolly do better than you! don't really help your cause. You
This article is taken from http://www.nvo.com/ecnewletter/homelessinamerican/. There's a significant amount of good information on the face of homelessness in America: Homeless in America I am an invisible man/woman...of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids, and I might be said to possess a mind. I am an invisible simply because people ref
But it's box wine, Franzia, and the cheese is actually the cheapest pateurized process cheese food individually wrapped "American" single slices I could find at the Comissary (Cooper, incidentally). nononono....box wine is NEVER effete...I refer you back to Gideon's rule.
Wow, Vanessa. You're ANCIENT. I won't be 35 for another...8 months GAH! Thanks for reminding me! ....happy birthday!
What's in a name, though? I mean, I adopted this as my pseudonym, and use it in certain real life circumstances, and it's just as "real" a name as my birth name....perhaps a little more real because I chose it myself. My wife has a name that goes with this name (just in case I get rich and famous one day, ya know?). So maybe that's what we need to do. Choose arbitrary new names and pick them out of a hat. lol.
lol....no, manopeace. I don't put loyalty to anyone above another.
I have never gotten to see it yet. I really liked the cast of the first season, though....I may have to see if I can borrow it off of someone if it ever comes out on DVD...lol. Anyway, dusk...the idea of the show is to make ALL of them feel as if they're somehow relevant.
Thanks for the info, LW. Not to get too smug, but Gideon didn't take two years of psych for nothing. I have figured out a few more things about the situation than I can divulge to most people on here . And there is, believe it or not, a method to my madness. There ALWAYS is.
I don't hold a grudge either. Frankly, it wasn't me who was offended by most of the stuff. I hope you're sincere, ashlee, and that you sort things out. Honestly, you shouldn't have to beat yourself up forever over this. But I would encourage you to take it and learn from it, which you seem intent on doing. I think dharma's a great person for you to talk with to sort all of this out. You have very good writing talent, ashlee. Don't le
For those who missed it, this was part of my "Vegas Diaries" series from last week's day labor foray into Vegas: See that man on the street, Was he just like me? Did he once have a home And a family? Did doubts and fears Drive him away? The same doubts and fears That I know today? After weeks of longing For his ch
This from yahoo! News: Schwarzenegger Vetoes Minimum Wage Bill Sun Sep 19, 4:20 AM ET Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo! By STEVE LAWRENCE, Associated Press Writer SACRAMENTO - Siding with his business allies, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (news - web sites) vetoed bills Saturday that would have raised the minimum wage to $7
sally, As a Maxwellian, I am truly shocked that you would disparage arranged marriages! You've seen the struggles that he has had with his progeny (his son and the welfare mom, his daughter and the lesbian relationship which he was fortunately able to end), and the end result that comes from an intermingling of peasantry and nobility (both classes are damaged by this interbreeding!). Only through a well established system of arranged
It's always nice to hear those kinds of compliments! Congratulations, Texas! (And congratulations, Adrian, for appreciating your wife properly).
Ya know...I would pay big money to see bush 2.0 hit the ejector seat! Bush would probably have the scriptwriters from "Top Gun" draft a speech for him to broadcast over the radio just before ejection...
just wanted to drop a line to let you know the package got here OK. The girls were nuts over it (you know how kids and packages are!). Thanks!
These facts are from the National Poverty Center at the university of Michigan (www.npc.umich.edu). I recommend going to their website for more information, as they have the charts and graphs that go with this for a better explanation (my attempt to copy them onto my blog is usually not met with the best of results): How does the United States measure poverty
Looks nice, dharma. After we tweak it a bit more, I will start hitting some forums with the link (it would be nice to get this blogsite on the final edit as well).
you gotta do more reading on what the 2 partys advocate and support. ...This is too funny, Marvin. I know quite well what the two parties stand for, thank you very much....it has much to do with why I have nothing to do with either of them.<
WF, Yeah, there was a glitch that kept me from getting at it too. I am hoping dharma can figure it out.
In about twenty years, all the oil will be used up, Is that the same twenty years as the twenty years they were telling us in grade school that it would take to use up the oil supply? (20 years ago). Somehow the apocalyptic world promised in 2000 never came to pass.
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