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I am not writing much,  my finger tips are all cut up from taking my glucose readings every couple of hours.  Poking them with the needle has taken its toll on them.  I will start using my arm instead to give my fingers time to heal. ~~~~~~~~~~ Gary Johnson has won the Libertarian straw poll in Florida.    Gary Johnson  won the Florida Straw Poll, against five other contenders, in the Libertarian presidential race. Johnson , campaigned throughout the state during the week before the... Read Full Story

Things are going good here. I just finished my latest 2 classes and I got an A in both. I was SHOCKED to see that I got an A, actually 100 points out of 100 points on my American Military History I final. I thought I would get a C if not lower but suprise. In two weeks I start my Amierican Military History II class and Politics in the States and Communities, which sounds pretty boring, but it is a required course. Last Saturday we got hit by a nice snow storm. We got 11 inches at the... Read Full Story

I am in the 7th week of this set of classes.  The American Military History I has been hard.  A lot of reading, and my eyes really hurt, especially after my last issue with my blood sugars going crazy.  In 3 weeks I start the American Military History II, but as it is more modern hopefully it will be more interesting. My firefighting class has been easy so far, although I do have a 5 to 8 page research paper to finish, it is due next week and I have a history final next week with 3 essay’s... Read Full Story

We got some snow on Monday, they said we would only get a dusting but we ended up with about 3 inches at the house.  It must have been a narrow band because areas just a few miles north of us didn’t get very much at all.  I had to use the snow blower to clear the drive and of course there was no gas for it so I had to go get some.  My wife had told me to do it last month, but I didn’t listen and with only expecting a little snow I didn’t think I would need the blower.  I put down some liquid... Read Full Story

TheFirst Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Article [I] Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. ~~~~~~~~~~ HR 3261 IH The Stop Online Piracy Act HR 3261 IH   112th CONGRESS   1st Session   H. R. 3261   To... Read Full Story

I was looking at the Open Secrets website to see who is giving money to the candidates and I was a little supprised at who it was. (note that the name of the corportions, business, service ect are what the contributors put down as their employment company, business, service ect.) Willard Mitt Romney ‘s biggest contributor are from: Goldman Sachs $367,200, Credit Suisse Group $203,750, Morgan Stanley $199,800, HIG Capital $186,500, Barclays $157,750, Kirkland & Ellis $132,100, Bank of... Read Full Story

On this day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces to Congress that he is authorizing the largest armaments production in the history of the United States. ~~~~~~~~~~ Santorum wants to impose conservative Christian law upon America. Santorum is not hiding this one bit. At a November campaign stop in Iowa in no uncertain terms, he said,  ”our civil laws have to comport with a higher law: God’s law.”  Then again on  Thanksgiving Day at an Iowa candidates’ forum, he again said: “We... Read Full Story

Her 15 minutes of fame and glory are over.   Michele Bachmann , the Minnesota Congressperson who made Sarah Palin look smart has quit  the Republican Presidential race after coming in 6th in Iowa. Michele Bachmann, the wizard of misquotes and stupid statements, who actually tried blame the Swine Flue on Democrats, feels that all cultures are not the same and feels that homosexual marriage is the biggest thing to impact Minnesota and the nation in over 30 years.  The ding bat who felt that... Read Full Story

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With Gas and Diesel prices being so high, it really makes me mad when I read things like: “For the first time in more than six decades, the United States is exporting more gasoline and diesel than it imports”. “One reason exports are increasing is that demand for gas in this country is declining”.” The country stands to lose some refineries. Sunoco and ConocoPhillips have announced that three refineries on the outskirts of Philadelphia will shut down if the companies can’t find buyers... Read Full Story