"But in 2005 I had learned that we are too closely tied to China to think that we can turn our backs on it. The boycott taught me that self-reliance, at the level of the family and the nation, is a thing of the past. Nobody relinquishes independence without a fight, or at least a sigh. But that is what we have done, quietly and irreversibly, in ( Read more... )

I guess my last post dint really count since it was more of a rant ( Read more... )

OMG! This has been a pet peeve of mine for a long time (wrote a paper on it in 11th grade), cats killing wild birds. Here in the NYT there is an article about a guy who went to the beach where a rare bird, the piping plover, is rapidly becoming extincted and he shot a cat that lived under a bridge on the beach who was eating the plovers. A group ( Read more... )

JUST A REMINDER!
[Editor's note: (Ive been editing too much!) This one is dedicated to debbie :) As Ben Franklin said ( Read more... )

Ok guys COMeON! Saturday the 27th 9:00 halloween at the Nut House! PLLLLLLEEEEAAAAASSEE come! Halloween makes me uncomfortable enough as it is, at least use it as an excuse to spend time with friends. It will make my month if you come. Lame costumes accepted, cause you know Im right there with you :)

I know, I know, dell screwed a lot of people with their questionable machines...possibly including myself with this VistaBox. But, oh, my laptop is a wonder to behold. For some strange reason, my desk top has decided that it no longer works with FrontPage, making it a pain to update my website [read: not possible]. So out of desperation to ( Read more... )

there are some ppl who have been unabashedly quite on lj latel. POST! I wanna hear what you are up to ( Read more... )

Posting about my own life is so boring compared to deadly, food induced disease. Just to make it MORE boring, I shall use a boring format ( Read more... )

Your results:
You are Supergirl
Supergirl
82%
The Flash
70%
Hulk
65%
Wonder Woman
62%
Robin
60%
Catwoman
60%
Superman
50%
Green Lantern
45%
Iron Man
45%
Spider-Man
35%
Batman
20%

Lean, muscular and feminine.
Honest and a defender of the innocent.


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So I just found this article, a couple days out dated, saying that eating too much buttered popcorn is dangerous to your health...duh! artery clogging goodness? NO, apperently you can get a lung disease, bronchiolitis obliterans or “popcorn workers’ lung,” by inhaling vaporised diacetyl, the chemical that makes it taste so good. Some 53 yr old guy ( Read more... )