Category Archives: News & Politics

Wow, it has gotten hot here.  It is about 92 but stunningly pretty out with the sun shining.  It just makes upstairs too warm without having air condition.  We did pick up a fan for the bedroom and it was a help last night. Don’t know if we will be sleeping upstairs tonight, we will try.  But the down stairs is about 10 degrees cooler then upstairs.

I have my laptop downstairs now and will probably leave it down here for the weekend.  Besides it is a great excuse to get out of the office.  I’ve been living there since Tues…..if it wasn’t for going to the gym….

I finally got our scanner to communicate with my laptop!!!!!  I worked on it for about 3hrs last night and it was a pain and it was pissing me off, but it is working…at least it did last night for the business fax that I had to get out.

Tuesday was 1st day back to gym.  Surprisingly, I did much better on the treadmill then I thought I would.  I even did my best time.  Wednesday was my trainer day…..what a workout.  After a session with him, I leave dripping wet with sweat.  But Thrusday….gggrrr…that day pissed me off.  I don’t know if I just didn’t enough sleep Wednesday night or I over did my knees with jumping-jacks the day before, but I could barely do anything.  I had such a hard time on the treadmill, I had to get off after 20min instead of my normal 30.  I went on and did a few other things but it was a very disappointing day at the gym.  It was the 1st time since we started that I didn’t do at least my last best or better on the treadmill, so I was very upset with it.  But my trainer said that fact that I keep trying and was upset about instead of being content with it, is a good thing.

Today I was still feeling it while having my trainer session.  And my feet were hurting a lot more then usual.  But I still got a very sweaty workout.  I just hope that I do much better Monday.  I plan on getting some walks in this weekend……may not be as big of workout as the gym but with the heat it will help my metabolism.

I have been working hard and constantly since Tues, even though I was restless as hell in the office yesterday.  I’m finally caught up job wise, but for us I still need to do our checkbooks, balance the bank statements, bills, emails, clean up my mess around my desk, and do up our pictures from our trip.  But now I just don’t want to do crap……grin….but after this week of intense catch up, can you blame me?

Racism alarms Obama’s backers

**For those who wonder why we wanted out of Indiana and the midwest?  Here is your answer…..  What gets us is that the media is just starting to report on this?  We know racism is everywhere and Oregon and Portland has their history of it, but the in your face racism that is told in this article is exactly what we know about Indiana.  In fact after working in Boone County in Indiana, I was shocked that it went to Obama.  Then people have this total misconception of Lake County, because of Gary and South Chicago.  That area is predominately black, but the rest of Lake County…..that is another story.  It is very separated, white and the farther south you go, more rural.   I should know, I have family all over that county and learned to drive there.

Teen alleging rape turns to YouTube

**It is sad that a teen has to turn to this.   And I don’t fully agree with people saying that this makes her more venerable, it may be more empowering and therapeutic to her.

Alright, I’ve had a few links I’ve been waiting to share that I found interesting.

Jeremiah Wright

**Now I think he is being selfish by causing more issues for Obama, but you know he is hell lot more of American then our lovely SOB of a Vice-President…..he actually gave UP his deferent from ‘Nam and served…I swear the ones who claimed to be a Patriot the loudest are just as bad as those who those who brag that they were in Special Forces or lie about combat when they weren’t. For those who don’t know, most guys who brag like that never did it. ….most men who have seen combat don’t normally going around bragging about it and don’t talk to non-combat folks about very much or easily. What do they say “Doth protest too much”?

Commentary: Wright issue will haunt conservative media elite 

**This writer is one of the few conservatives that I can agree with most of the time.  The media and the WHITE bible thumper are such hypocrites! Look at the pieces of crap Hagee and Robertson…..they are nothing but hate.

Move over, journalists: Jon Stewart is here

**I think this is great! And true. He actually will ask hard questions that none of the main stream will ask and do it in a way that everyone knows that we aren’t buying it……..grin

Inquiry: White House delaying chemical tests

**Does this surprise you? Sadly, it doesn’t me. =(

Picture Perfect

**I would love if they would banish the extreme airbrushing……..it is disgusting!  Talk about tearing women down even more in their already oversexed, low self-esteem.  I sure in the hell don’t want my nieces trying to achieve such false standards. …grggrrr….it is hard enough being a woman.

Afghanistan Firefight Heard On Voice Mail

**That is the type of phone call to make your heart stop.  =(

Exploring Portland’s far side 

**For those who don’t understand why we moved here……..this is perfect!

Smoking bans deter teens from starting habit 

**Hello!  DUH!!  Of course, if you don’t see it all the time and think it is normal you would be less likely to take it up…….it is obvious.

The plight of the older sibling

**This is another DUH article….lol   With more comments  :  No fair! Readers’ tales of sibling injustice

‘D.C. Madam’s’ suicide notes released 

**This so pisses me off!  They all went after her…what about the JOHNS!?! The ones that PAID for sex?!   Of course it is always a WOMAN’S fault….she is selling, never mind that many do it to survive….maybe if the MEN weren’t buying there wouldn’t be any selling?!?  NO the johns are free to go about their lives and get promotions…..screw them!