At the end of last week, CNN reported that the charges against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, in custody at Guatanamo Bay for planning the October 2000 bombing of the USS Cole off the shores of Yemen. The charges were dropped without prejudice so al-Nashiri could be charged again. Part of the reasoning for dropping the charges is the… Continue reading Yemen Again
Last week, Governor David A Patterson was scheduled for a town hall meeting in Binghamton, New York. He rescheduled for tonight so that he could go to Washington, DC to witness President Barack Obama and the signing of a child health insurance bill. Tonight was the rescheduled town hall meeting in the gym at… Continue reading The Governor Came to Town
I am slowly learning the finer points of photo resizing. Generally, I do not do it if I have to change the proportions of the photo as it does distort somewhat but I wanted to replace the header on my blog with my own photo. Amazing! A few clicks of the mouse! There… Continue reading Personalizing My Blog
Everyone has been talking how job loss and recession effect diet – both the quality and the quantity of your diet. The question remains, do you get the most out of your grocery dollar? Below are a few small steps that take time, and sometimes planning, but will help you out as dollars get fewer… Continue reading Getting the Most Out of Your Grocery Dollar
Is anyone else out there seriously scared by this headline? First and foremost, my prayers go to Justice Ginsburg and her family for a speedy and quick recovery. Pancreatic cancer and surgery to help eleviate it are hard on a body at any age but at 75, any surgery is serious. My panic at… Continue reading Associate Justice Ginsburg Undergoes Cancer Surgery
In my previous post, I said that I was skipping today’s fish tacos. The boys were raising a stink just seeing those on the weekly menu and asked why I didn’t wait until Lent to try them out. Since I did not buy the fresh fish on Saturday with the rest of the week’s groceries,… Continue reading Avocados
I have blogged about Clean Eating magazine previously. I have one issue. The new issue – March/April – is out on newstands now but I have not had time to go pick it up. I keep reading the magazine and looking at the recipes. I, then – just last Saturday, decided to take matters in… Continue reading The Clean Eating Experiment
I know there are those out there that will say that the title is misleading, that they are sure I am going to be discussing Obama. While we, as the citizenry that Obama is president for, should probably be questioning his ability to govern and while he is involved in some way in my newest… Continue reading Questioning the Ability to Govern
Today has not been a good day for the Obama administration and some of the cabinet nominees. Of course, there was the highlight of Vice President Biden swearing in Eric Holder as AG but that may be the highlight for a few days. While it did not totally look like Tom Daschle would not… Continue reading The Dominos Fall
Yesterday, as I was running to the 2 o’clock hour of CNN’s Newsroom, I was thrown with a report that the St Petersburg Times has a site that is keeping track of 26 pages of Obama campaign promises. The more disturbing news, although I do not know why it is disturbing as it is politics… Continue reading Reform?
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