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Sunday AM Walk With Sophie
This is Sophie, a Keeshond who adopted us March 10th.The woodpecker near the top of the phone poll woke us up this AM, so we decided to go for a walk.
View ArticleSoldiers dying in "Warrior Transition Units"
I was reading a local free newspaper, when this paragraph stopped me cold:Army hospitals are struggling to stop overdoses by injured veterans of the Iraq war. Reportedly, vets are being drugged into a...
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Are we electing Democrats or Democratic values? Vermont edition
Vulnerable Republican governor in VermontVermont's governor is a classic Republican. He talks about job creation, yet the state has lost over 6,000 jobs since he took office. Instate he is known as...
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Bush and teh Booty Buddies
The Decider ventured over to China for the Olympics this week. But it wasn't all diplomacy and dinners. The Decider made up his mind to spend some quality time with a few constituents.Here's one:He...
View ArticleGeorgia vs. Russia: Prelude to WWIII?
From today's Pravda:Georgia, Ossetia and Public OpinionIf the people of the world are being asked to judge the actions of the Russian Federation through press reports based on the information that is...
View ArticleVermont = Top State in Obama Support
Today's USA Election Poll results show that Vermont leads all 50 states in support for Senator Obama's candidacy at 63%, and ranks as one of the lowest in its support for McSame, revealing that Vermont...
View ArticleThe "Above It All" Party
As the black ex-Lt. Governor drones on with half the audience with their backs toward him, I spotted the new Republican meme: We are above all this Party shit.Well.......
View ArticleOur Man, Senator Obama, Supports a Bailout
It's in the media, and starting to get some play. I'll post links and some initial thoughts. Obama says he is going to press the outliers on the bailout issue into compliance.What does his coming out...
View ArticleAnother pet food scare and recall!
A friend just emailed me this FDA warning (bold mine):Recall -- Firm Press ReleaseMars Petcare US Issues Voluntary Recall of Everson, PA Plant Dry Pet Food Product due to Potential Salmonella...
View ArticleReposted: Another Pet Food Scare and Recall!!!
Crossposted at docudharma.I posted this yesterday during the bailout/Palin frenzy and it quickly scrolled down the page. Several commenters asked me to post the diary again to help spread the word on...
View ArticleDinner with Dean, Leahy, Sanders, Welch and McCaskill
Last night was magical. In Burlington, Vermont, the tenth annual Democratic Curtis Awards Dinner honored Governor Howard Dean for his contributions to his state, his country, and his Party. Senator...
View ArticleSlinkerwink and Nyceve NEED your help today!!!
Slinkerwink and nyceve NEED your help in making phone calls today. Can you please REC up their two diaries, which are falling down the diary list?More...........
View ArticleNewsMax: Sarah Palin Has Lost Her Nerve
It seems the diva took a dive.Well before Sarah Palin’s stunning announcement that she is resigning as governor of Alaska, GOP insiders were concerned that Palin was showing signs that she was not up...
View ArticleSeattle MDs Offer Their Own Health Care Solution
It's not only patients who are fed up with America's over-priced and inefficient health care system. Tired of paperwork and delayed payments, a group of Seattle MDs have come up with another way to...
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Granny D Dies at 100: The Woman Who Walked the US
Granny D became known as the woman who walked across the United States to draw attention to the need for campaign finance reform. This year, on January 24th, she turned 100. I wanted to salute the...
View ArticleNN10 DFA Scholarship Candidate: Health Food Store Owner
I was fortunate enough to be able to attend Netroots Nation last year. I was even able to have an exhibit for my store's merchandise. However, being an exhibitor meant not attending many seminars I...
View ArticleNN10 DFA Scholarship Candidate: Chapter 2
Yesterday I introduced myself in a rather uncomfortable sketch. Today I'm relaying some events from earlier years, first at college, then in New York, because college is where politics first grabbed...
View ArticleDiary #3 in my quest for a DFA scholarship for NN10
I own a health food store whose business has gone from flourishing to struggling. The economic decline has turned a successful business into a marginal enterprise. I work to stay open because the store...
View ArticleDiary #4 to lobby for a NN10 DFA scholarship
When I decided to own a health food store, running the store has proven to be an even more challenging enterprise than being a floor trader on Wall Street. On Wall Street, the action is fast and...
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My First Mother's Day Without Joey - Pootie Extraordinaire
Joey entered our lives fourteen years ago from a local animal shelter. There were many deserving fur people there that needed homes. We were tempted by several.Then Joey put his black, furry arms...
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