The runaway bandit

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As a pet owner I join legions of people who are devoted to their pets and consider their pets as members of their family. Yesterday our little Jack found a way out of our fenced in back yard unbeknownst to us until my daughter heard a knock at the door; opened the door to find our new next door neighbor holding Jack in his arms. He said that he saw Jack across the street in the Post Office parking lot and that Jack had come to him without a problem. My daughter thanked our next door neighbor, a very nice person by the way, profusely and carried Jack over to me. I was in the middle of preparing dinner but I turned everything off so that I could go out back and walk the perimeter once again. I was shocked that he had runaway because a.Jack hadn’t been outside for more than twenty minutes and b. I had blockaded the bottom portion of the fence encompassing the whole backyard with my best friend last fall. I found the break in the bottom portion of the fence off behind the back of the shed, not very visible from the doorway. I put the wood pieces back and picked some heavy stones to keep the boards in place, smashing my middle finger in the process. I don’t use bad words, but oh boy, did a few escape my lips when the stone fell on my finger. When I came back in, I showed my injured finger to Jack and said “You see what Maman goes through for you. You little crazy man you” We love our little Jack and if he had escaped permanently, it would have been tragic. Now I make sure that I only let the dogs out together because Jack stays with Rex, he tends to be less apt for mischief when he is playing with Rex. The little troublemaker.

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No, I don’t believe that your destiny is predetermined or your fate already decided. I think that we, to a small extent, can determine our future as long as we are open to new possibilities, open to taking a chance and believe in ourselves.

Bobby Rush Not The Only House Member To Protest Through The ‘Wearing Of Hats’

When I saw the photo of the congressman, I thought that here was a lawmaker who was also standing in solidarity for young black men, I am referring to an excellent bit that Jon Stewart had on his show with Wyatt Cenack and Jogn Olver. Wyatt Cenack was wearing the propeller beanie and carrying a humongous lollipop to show that this was the least scary outfit that a young black man could wear. The trio showed that no matter what Wyatt wore, it became scary looking while John Olver could wear just about anything and only look nerdy. That bit from the Daily Show should be mandatory viewing everywhere because it underscored how hard it is for young black men to simply be, no matter how they dress or look. So when I read that it was a republican wearing it to make fun of President Obama’s energy plan it just disappointed me even further. It is galling that still in the 21st century, we cannot put racism to bed in this country. I can’t even imagine what it is for African-Americans, every single minority out there to still deal with this issue.
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‘Pink Slime’ Defended By Governors As Public Remains Wary

Isn’t it about time that we as consumers, demand more for our money than ammonia treated food. According to the article, BPI is present in a whole range of other food products, but just because this is the case, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it should be okay. Our relationship with food is fraught with inconsistencies, tampering and engineering, yet our congress is often in the process of relaxing the regulations to give big agriculture the most opportunities possible to make profits, but at whose cost? Do the C.E.O’s of these companies eat their own product? Do the lawmakers actively purchase products with pink slime for their own children? I would be curious to know. Reading this article makes me long for the days of my neighborhood butcher shop who was on a first name basis with all his customer’s and the local Pork store as well, they made the best home made bologna and ham.
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Supreme Court Might Decide Their Second Election

Why is it that the democrats are always playing catch up? It makes me think of siblings when the smart one is punished for something the more out spoken, personality driven one is doing. No matter how the nerdy one keeps proving that it was the other one who did it, no one believes him or her. Being from the left, it makes me scream Not fair! How come when the right screams Activist Judge, we on the left bend ourselves into pretzels in order to accommodate them, yet when they have the Supreme Court blatantly doing it, the crickets are chirping. The individual mandate was born from the Heritage Foundation think tank and we took it up in the effort to get republican support for national health care insurance coverage and they reject it. How can anyone seeing this regard this as good governance? It is back to the sibling bad behavior, the one that gets away for bad behavior, displays contrary opinions simply because they can. As lawmakers, the GOP needs to live up to the responsibility of the office and not engage in juvenile political games just because they can.
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Health Care Is Not Broccoli

It seems to me that the main reason for this disconnect between the republicans and health care insurance individual mandate is just the thought of government requiring something of them. I could see them equating this requirement to be insured by health care insurance as with the worst offensive thing in their life TAXES. I am so tempted to throw in the towel and just say to all these republicans who do not want to be part of a solution; go ahead take your precious gun and go shoot yourself in the foot. Good luck if you don’t have health insurance because in your reality, you would be turned away if you couldn’t pay up front. The logic is so clear, health care coverage for all, in my reality it would be Medicare for all, provides us as a nation with much better outcomes. Just eliminating the possibility of medical bankruptcies would be a huge boon to our economy; all those lost consumers who would otherwise be stimulating our economy with their demand for goods and services. It is not only a question of moral decency, having health care as a right and not a privilege, but also economic good sense.
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