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• From Talking Points Memo: New Poll Gives Obama Small Lead

  

  A new CNN/ORC International poll released Friday shows President Barack Obama with a narrow three-point edge over Republican nominee Mitt Romney among registere... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2012 SOCIETY

• A Quote to consider…Romney Puts His Business Experience in Play:

  

  The Mittster made a speech in Las Vegas on Tuesday and said this:“In addition to the age of the president and the citizenship of the president and the birthplac... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2012 SOCIETY

• The Story Behind the Image: Napalm Girl at Age 49…

  

  Took this article from The Guardian. Read the whole thing HERE.A clip: She will always be naked after blobs of sticky napalm melted through her clothes and... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2012 SOCIETY

• Dick Beals Dies at 85; Voice of Speedy Alka-Seltzer

  

  Richard “Dick” Beals was an American voice actor who performed many voices in his career, spanning the period from the early 1950s into the 21st century. He... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2012 SOCIETY

• Half a Year to Go and I Can’t Wait to See the Film of Les Mis…

  They have released a “teaser” and that’s just what it is. I am teased. I’m really looking forward to the December release of the Les Miserables movie… not the... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2012 SOCIETY

• So, It Looks Like We’ve Sold Our Town House…

  

  Three months after moving over here to rural Harper’s Ferry, we have just signed the agreement to sell our Shepherdstown town house…not for as much as we wanted... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2012 SOCIETY

• Birthers Should Be Evaluating Mexican Mitt…

  

  This was clipped from AmericaBlog: “The second Birther claim is by far the most hilarious: namely, that the Constitution states that both parents must be... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2012 SOCIETY

• Starting the Day with a Quote About Trump…

  

  The Donald is becoming the leading entertainer of the Republican campaign… Romney‘s comic sidekick. But how do you define him? Frank Rich has the answer:... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2012 SOCIETY

• Quote of the Day – Romney and Education

  

  “Mitt Romney was attacking Obama about our failing education system. He has a point. We are graduating millions of people in this country who are so lacking in... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2012 SOCIETY

• Belly Laugh!

  

  Over at All Hat, No Cattle: Donald Trump will do anything to to be Vice President: Thanks, Lisa, for putting that one out… I just got up off the floor. Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2012 SOCIETY

• Romney Campaign Misspells “America”

  

  iPhone supporters of Romney probably didn’t notice it, but everyone else did: Talking Points Memo: The “With Mitt” app, released by the campaign, lets users... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2012 SOCIETY

• Any Idea Who is Reading Your Cyber Posts?

  

  U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees work on the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) operational watch floor... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2012 SOCIETY

• How Many Blogs Give a Free Gift for a Minimum of $5.00 in Support?

  

  This one does… If you support this blog with $5.00 or more… …you get “Bill’s Barnhart Ornaments” a great image font, based on ornaments and images from the... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2012 SOCIETY

• Of Course, Working Women Try to Avoid Pregnancy in Swaziland. What About the US?

  

  The United States is one of three countries that does not guarantee new mothers paid maternity leave. The other two countries are Papua New Guinea and Swaziland. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2012 SOCIETY

• Legalizing Marijuana Benefits All of Us…

  

  This is a followup to the Penn Jillette commentary I posted last week commenting on the problems with Obama‘s marijuana policy. Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2012 HEALTH, SOCIETY

• Legalizing Marijuana Benefits All of Us…

  

  This is a followup to the Penn Jillette commentary I posted last week commenting on the problems with Obama‘s marijuana policy. Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2012 SOCIETY

• Quote of the Day – Criticizing His Own Party

  Alan Simpson regarded the current Republicans in Congress unwillingness to compromise on proposed tax increases as their greatest failure. Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2012 SOCIETY

• A Fairy Tale from Paul Krugman…

  

  Settle down kiddies and listen to this, before you nod off to passive sleep and let those Republicans walk all over us… Once upon a time, …America was a land... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2012 SOCIETY

• The Power is Back! (9:00 AM)

  

  We just finished a 13 hour power outage due, I am told, by a tree falling over a line down Uvilla Road.Elly and I drove over to Charles Town to have breakfast... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Church Member Defends anti-Gay Pastor

  Remember last week when I wrote about the North Carolina Pastor who wanted to put all Gays and Lesbians behind an electric fence and keep them there until they... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2012 SOCIETY