Category Archives: News and politics

If you only took the time to read one article about 911 this week, I’d recomment this one from Since that Day by Truth-out.org. Nine years, four national elections, two wars and two presidents since that day, and where are … Continue reading →

How much do we luv this story and hope that he gets away with it.  :O)                       NPR: Is That A Castle You’re Hiding Behind That Haystack? A British farmer who secretly built a castle and hid it behind haystacks … Continue reading →

I caught this Monday showing finally last night. I record them but you can see it online at http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/mon-january-25-2010-bill-gates. I luv being able to record through the Verizon set box rather than having to purchase a set top box and … Continue reading →

Every year I post something like this for my kids, both in my immediate and extended family. From NPR we hear, “The first decade of this century ended as a disaster for employment. Since the recession began two years ago, … Continue reading →

Sad but true video from mintlife.com at http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/unemployment-rate-video/ . Here’s the chart:

InfoNIAC.com reports, The 2009 Stella Awards Reveals Most Shocking US Lawsuits: “Texas court ruled that the owners of a store must pay Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas $80,000 plus medical expenses after the woman tripped over a running kid and … Continue reading →

In Chandler, Ariz., a suburb of Phoenix, more than a dozen subdivisions are unfinished because of the economic downturn. The developer of this abandoned model home, Michael Roberts, chief executive of Charlevoix Homes, intended to turn a 35-acre former alfalfa … Continue reading →

Interesting quote that caught my eye, “Unlike the last two recessions — earlier this decade and in the early 1990s — this one is causing much more job loss among the less educated than among college graduates.”  Read more. I … Continue reading →