Today many people will gather together and celebrate a holiday. They’ll gather with family and friends and enjoy a day off from work and perhaps see some amazing fireworks. We’re celebrating our Independence Day. Some may even stop to think that we’re celebrating our freedom to be who we want to be, to worship as […]
NOTE of Warning: This post is a political rant because sometimes I just have to speak up. If you don’t care for political rants…fine…move along and come back another day when I may have more on my garden, my knitting, book reviews, or other lighter less-ranty posts. Every now and then it seems that comedy […]
When I saw this article on BoingBoing, I could not believe it. Evidently, the laptops that students received from the school also contain software that allows school administrators to spy on them and their families. There is now a class action suit against the district because: The issue came to light when the Robbins’s child […]
When Al Gore wrote Inconvenient Truth about the dangers of global warning, he couldn’t have found a name for his book that could be any more indicative of many people’s reactions to global warming, its possible causes and potential results. Today, I came across an article in the guardian.co.uk entitled, “Utah delivers vote of no […]
This is going to be something of a unfocused political rant. Just decided to get some things out there for people (mainly me) to think about: What makes Congress think that delaying the coverage of pre-existing conditions for 4 years and requiring people who can’t afford insurance to buy it or be punished with fines […]
Today, I went to pick up my prescriptions. I’m on some maintenance medications because asthma and other things. So, I get there and find out my insurance decided to not pay for one of the inhalers. The same inhaler medication I’ve been on for almost two years. The cost with the drug coverage — $165.00 […]
This is going to be a political and social rant, so those not interested can move along. Okay, at first the Medical Bill submitted to Congress was not great, but it was a start. Over the months of discussion in the House and Senate, our Congress critters have managed to strip the bill of any […]
Creator: Russell T Davies Actors: John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Gareth David-Lloyd, Peter Capaldi, Paul Copley Directors: Euros Lynn Summary: In this new series, re-join Captain Jack, Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones, who are still coming to terms with the death of two of their closest friends, Tosh and Owen. This time the Torchwood team are […]