Tax Day
2007.04.15 06:00
Today is the day for us Americans. Although this year we get some extra time for submitting our taxes.
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Election Day
2006.11.07 08:32
On Election Day, like every other day, there will be over 1 billion people around the world living on less than $1 a day. But unlike every other day, your vote can set in motion something that will change that.
1 billion people around the world do not have access to clean water. As a result every 15 seconds, a child dies from a disease associated with this lack of access to safe drinking water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygeine. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?
1 billion people are expected to die in this coming century from cigarettes. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?
1 billion people around the world are now considered overweight compared to the roughly 800 million who do not have enough to eat. Both extremes present problems for our country and our world. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?
1 billion people are purported to be online now, yet corporations want to control access to the internet. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?
1 billion people could be served by solar energy when today's generation reaches adulthood in 2020. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?
Your vote counts more than you think. Who you vote for will have an effect that reaches beyond our borders. Your vote lends your voice to the discussion to solve the problems of hunger, poverty, strife, war, AIDS...your vote is priceless.
Take your children to the poll with you to show them the importance of this civic responsibility we hold so dear. Lead them today by your example for tomorrow they will lead us.
1 billion people around the world do not have access to clean water. As a result every 15 seconds, a child dies from a disease associated with this lack of access to safe drinking water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygeine. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?
1 billion people are expected to die in this coming century from cigarettes. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?
1 billion people around the world are now considered overweight compared to the roughly 800 million who do not have enough to eat. Both extremes present problems for our country and our world. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?
1 billion people are purported to be online now, yet corporations want to control access to the internet. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?
1 billion people could be served by solar energy when today's generation reaches adulthood in 2020. What is your candidate prepared to do about this?
Your vote counts more than you think. Who you vote for will have an effect that reaches beyond our borders. Your vote lends your voice to the discussion to solve the problems of hunger, poverty, strife, war, AIDS...your vote is priceless.
Take your children to the poll with you to show them the importance of this civic responsibility we hold so dear. Lead them today by your example for tomorrow they will lead us.
Save Darfur
2006.09.19 14:19
My site is really apolitical. I have my own beliefs, but they are my own and separate from my business insomuch as they can be. I consider it a good policy to keep these items mutually exclusive, but this cause is more than I can bear and I will make this exception.
In my lifetime there have been three major instances of genocide; Rwanda, Kosovo and Darfur. During each of these the governments of the world have stood by and watched until they were ultimately shamed into action by the demands of the citizens. What follows is a prepared script, for an accompanying PowerPoint presentation, from the Save Darfur Coalition.
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5 years ago…
2006.09.11 00:00
"In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all; and, to the young, it comes with bitterest agony, because it takes them unawares."
President Abraham Lincoln
December 23, 1862 Letter to Fanny McCullough
Some of our fellow Americans who left us five years ago:
8:46 a.m. American Airlines Flight 11 crashes into the North tower of The World Trade Center.
9:02 a.m. United Airlines Flight 175 crashes in to the South tower of The World Trade Center.
9:43 a.m. American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon.
10:05 a.m. the South tower of The World Trade Center collapses.
10:10 a.m. United Airlines Flight 93 crashes in Somerset County, PA.
10:28 a.m. the North tower of the World Trade Center collapses.
(I have had requests for the original page that was posted on the anniversary and have made that available here)
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STS-115
2006.09.08 09:24
Living in Florida, we are naturally supportive of the efforts in space exploration and our launches from the cape. Today STS-115 will launch at 11:41am, if all goes well. The crew is: Astronauts Brent W. Jett, Jr., Christopher J. Ferguson, commander and pilot. The mission specialists are, astronauts Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, Joseph R. (Joe) Tanner, Daniel C. Burbank, and Steven G. MacLean, who represents the Canadian Space Agency. Safe travels to these brave souls.
Delayed for 24 hours.
Hurricane Season
2006.05.30 23:03
Have you got all of your supplies? Florida has a tax holiday that ends on June 1st. You can find a list of items on this page. Be prepared this season; these are the major items to plan on storing in case of emergency: Read More...
Free Speech
2006.05.30 15:01
In an ever continuing struggle to maintain the freedoms we have here in the states, we must stand up for those who speak out. I am not partial to country music, but I defend the rights of those to speak their minds, especially artists in the pursuit of their vision. The Dixie Chicks have caught more than their fair share of flack and have spoken back with this album, Taking the Long Way (external link to the iTunes Music Store), which is a great album.
Rick Rubin produced this album and the women have written some tremendous music. I think that it leans more to the Rock Bluegrass genre than Country, but that is just my 2¢. Buy this album and support free speech.