Searching the internet for embryonic stem cell successes, I found two things: 1)that there isn't any conclusive evidence that embryonic stem cells can do anything and 2)this really cool opportunity to ask a Senator a question. Yahoo has been hosting this and you can watch the video and realize that some of these folks aren't idiots! That in and of itself was quite exciting to me. Check it out and maybe even ask a question every once in a while.
Nice forum, Yahoo. Two thumbs up!
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Man on the Run
So, in case you've been stuck under a rock, I'm sure you heard that Democrats have taken over the house. The Senate is still undecided last I checked, but still, a strong message was sent to Washington: "Fix Iraq."
With the Dems now in some capacity of power, at least the capacity to call for investigations regarding 9/11, the Iraq War and probably a whole host of things that we aren't even aware of, I imagine nearly everyone fell out of their chairs laughing hysterically today with the news that Rumsfeld has resigned. Hello? What does that say?
Granted, as surely as I regained composure, my next thought was that of a scene from the movie Mars Attacks. The one where the martian leader makes the President (Jack Nicholson) momentarily believe that maybe he wants to be friends, but then just finds a really interesting and clever way to kill him. Let's hope that those of you in Washington are less gullible than our enemies and our past representatives.
With the Dems now in some capacity of power, at least the capacity to call for investigations regarding 9/11, the Iraq War and probably a whole host of things that we aren't even aware of, I imagine nearly everyone fell out of their chairs laughing hysterically today with the news that Rumsfeld has resigned. Hello? What does that say?
Granted, as surely as I regained composure, my next thought was that of a scene from the movie Mars Attacks. The one where the martian leader makes the President (Jack Nicholson) momentarily believe that maybe he wants to be friends, but then just finds a really interesting and clever way to kill him. Let's hope that those of you in Washington are less gullible than our enemies and our past representatives.
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Welcome to Future...except on Election Day
I'm sure that others have it worse than I did, but I was astonished that I had to wait an hour to vote today. I've never had to wait before, EVER. I was told that there were new electronic voting machines, but in Mason, OH, that consisted of a piece of paper where you had to color in a bubble--yes, just like those standardized tests we used to take back in school. The only difference was that I got to feed it through the machine when I was finished.
But seriously, we had to wait for 7 minutes because the guy in charge of the sign-in sheet lost his pen. Why are there no pens at the polling place? I was highly irritated. That was made worse only because I didn't even get a sticker saying that I voted today. What a rip. Do they not know that if we don't get the sticker then there really is no reward? At least with the sticker, we get to feel good about ourselves everytime we pass someone who isn't wearing a sticker. Yes, it's juvenile, but true.
Granted this is important stuff and unfortunately, way to many people take it lightly and were reading ballot initiatives while they were voting. How can you make a decision about something that you haven't had time to think through. This is not a standardized test where you need to fill-in every bubble just in case you guessed right. You don't get a score for this--it's not about you. At least, not today.
But seriously, we had to wait for 7 minutes because the guy in charge of the sign-in sheet lost his pen. Why are there no pens at the polling place? I was highly irritated. That was made worse only because I didn't even get a sticker saying that I voted today. What a rip. Do they not know that if we don't get the sticker then there really is no reward? At least with the sticker, we get to feel good about ourselves everytime we pass someone who isn't wearing a sticker. Yes, it's juvenile, but true.
Granted this is important stuff and unfortunately, way to many people take it lightly and were reading ballot initiatives while they were voting. How can you make a decision about something that you haven't had time to think through. This is not a standardized test where you need to fill-in every bubble just in case you guessed right. You don't get a score for this--it's not about you. At least, not today.
Friday, November 03, 2006
Don't forget to recharge at night
Here's a bevy of info on hybrid cars and the future of hybrid cars from Yahoo.com. If you don't have time to read everything, here's the quick synopsis: If you're willing to plug your car in to recharge the batteries, you could get up to 100mpg. Crazy, eh? Well, check it out. And make sure to read why some manufacturers aren't willing to invest in this technology.
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Advertising and Politics don't mix
We're all sick and tired of hearing about how congressmen and women support child molesters, defend cop killers, and gave money to homosexual alien theft rings. At some point, isn't it just funny? Seriously, do the people putting these ads together think that we are sooooo stupid that we will just believe anything they say? Do they need to use 9/11 and Bin Laden to scare us into voting republican? Well, if you can take just a few more ads, head over to MSNBC and watch the 5 Nastiest campaign ads. My favorite is for Harold Ford, Jr. It's actually really well done, the lighting and camera work are great, but it makes me laugh out loud. I guess it's not really doing it's job....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15110582/#0611101a
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15110582/#0611101a
Rock the Vote
I received this today from UnCommon Sense TV.
Hard hitting but accurate point from Cenk Uygur below (a man incidentallywho was a lifelong Republican until this current regime came to power)....To vote for GOP candidates at this time is to tacitly agree to this and to give your open blessings to these policies. *All* members of the GOP (withthe quite notable exception of Rep. Ron Paul from Texas, who has publically called for the impeachment of the Bush administration, and perhaps a few others I am not aware of but who have also done so) serve as enablers and apologists for the criminal policies of this group. Any support of candidates who allow this so-called political party (which functions moreas an organized criminal syndicate than a political party at this stage),allows them to effectively continue to wield the mechanisms of control that they use to be able to wreck havoc on what is left of our republic and steal from the public commons. All GOP candidates serve, if not as overt participants in this, then as useful pawns who run interference for the likes of a crime machine known as the modern American GOP.
FULL POST....
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/george-bush-will-live-in-_b_31864.html
Regardless of your past political leanings, I would ask that before you go to the polls next week, please get more info on your candidates. Google your state or county Board of Elections. Ask yourself, what are the important issues that need dealt with? Check voting records and who is supporting them. My personal goal is to vote for as many candidates as I can who haven't been in the government previously. Folks who are out in the real world and understand how the rest of the world lives, works and worries. But that is my opinion--you do what is right for you. And don't listen to those who say, "if you vote for __________, you're only giving your vote to __________." Your vote is your vote and you should be able to cast it for whomever you feel can do the job. If green party candidates gain ground, it sends a message to those in power that environmental issues need to be tackled. Vote what you believe.
Hard hitting but accurate point from Cenk Uygur below (a man incidentallywho was a lifelong Republican until this current regime came to power)....To vote for GOP candidates at this time is to tacitly agree to this and to give your open blessings to these policies. *All* members of the GOP (withthe quite notable exception of Rep. Ron Paul from Texas, who has publically called for the impeachment of the Bush administration, and perhaps a few others I am not aware of but who have also done so) serve as enablers and apologists for the criminal policies of this group. Any support of candidates who allow this so-called political party (which functions moreas an organized criminal syndicate than a political party at this stage),allows them to effectively continue to wield the mechanisms of control that they use to be able to wreck havoc on what is left of our republic and steal from the public commons. All GOP candidates serve, if not as overt participants in this, then as useful pawns who run interference for the likes of a crime machine known as the modern American GOP.
FULL POST....
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/george-bush-will-live-in-_b_31864.html
Regardless of your past political leanings, I would ask that before you go to the polls next week, please get more info on your candidates. Google your state or county Board of Elections. Ask yourself, what are the important issues that need dealt with? Check voting records and who is supporting them. My personal goal is to vote for as many candidates as I can who haven't been in the government previously. Folks who are out in the real world and understand how the rest of the world lives, works and worries. But that is my opinion--you do what is right for you. And don't listen to those who say, "if you vote for __________, you're only giving your vote to __________." Your vote is your vote and you should be able to cast it for whomever you feel can do the job. If green party candidates gain ground, it sends a message to those in power that environmental issues need to be tackled. Vote what you believe.
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