Where your tax dollars really go

Have a look at this video about earmarks, then have a look at what your representatives are doing with your money.

Raw Story Video from Bill Moyers on PBS

Seattle Times Database for earmark research, Find out about your representatives

Sunlight Foundation, see what your representatives are doing

Taxpayers for common sense, Non Partisan budget watchdog

Black Belt Jones

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Dogs and Tomatoes

My 5 year old entrepreneur made this sign and hung it on our porch.

You Can See Dogs and You Can Buy Tomatoes.

We expect to start raking in the dough soon.

Too Cute Eh

Super Happy

So I haven't posted for some so here is a very Wil Wheaton like post as to why that is.

Right now my life is so incredibly awesome that sitting at a keyboard rambling on about some political irritation, goofy story or pointing you to someone else's site to look at something just isn't really that interesting to me. The internet and "cyberspace" or whatever, isn't nearly as swell as taking a walk, cooking a meal or just lying in a hammock with someone you love.

Here is a nice photo of a tree.

Save Net Radio

Once again th RIAA is determined to find a way to make the lives of music fans suck. The target once again is internet radio. Really it makes no sense, I go to Pandora or lastfm or many other online music stations and discover new music, which I them go purchase or maybe look for tickets to a show, the RIAA seems to think this is a bad idea . Why, who knows. Now is again the time to step up and be heard before it is too late. Don't let net radio go the way of traditional radio.

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Ban Comic Sans

You know it when you see it ,usually on a cheesy poster, an invite to a school pitch-in or in an email FWD along with photos of kitties or yet another oh so original list. The time has come to end it once and for all.

Join us Now

私は彼女を愛する!

Я люблю ее!
Eu amo-a!
Την αγαπώ!
Je l'aime !

Kurt is up in heaven now.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Died yesterday at 84. I remember seeing the tattered copy of Cat's Cradle on the shelf of books that for whatever reason were in the basement with my dad's other cool stuff. I later read that book after an interesting high school teacher assigned God bless you, Mr Rosewater . Vonnegut had a way of making you think about disturbing things without even knowing ,until it was too late.

Today it will all be

Busy, Busy, Busy

Web 2.0 Compliant Supermarket

glumbert.com - Supermarket 2.0

I think this is perhaps the perfect magazine.

With a perfect blend of great intersting writing that doesn't assume that those of us who have grease under our nails are all Goobers.
Filled with great stories, cool bikes,cars and everything I like. You will find everthing from profiles of drag boat racers and Hells Angels to writers artists and not just pinstripers but those who do their work on canvas, paper and skin. If you are anything like me you will dig this.

Oh and there's the girls...

Happy Pi Day

Really Swell Day

In my ongoing attempts to be as open and good a writer as Wil Wheaton I want to share that I had the most amazing day. It was unusually sunny and warm. The day was filled with the laughter of kids in the yard, sping blowing through the windows, progress on many projects and best of all spending the evening on the first of what will hopefully be many evenings like it to come.

Dennis Kucinich is Hard Core

Ok I know he has no chance really but man, Dennis is the shit. He really doesn't mess around. Considering the level of direct honesty that comes out of his mouth I really don't know how he has made it as far as he has. It is like he doesn't even want to be president what with all that talk of how the war is illegal, not apologizing for anything he has said in the past, pointing out the oil connections, wanting peace and everything . Doesn't he know how it works you have to change positions all the time to appease whoever you are speaking to and try to please everyone maybe even compromise your ethics and political beliefs here and there. Geeze

Old Folks Lounge

I noticed today that it seems the golden arches have become the hot spot for the 60 something set. The local Mcdonalds even removed the tall tables and replaced them with family size tables in the area of the dining room that was the favorite of the gray set. Everyone was having a great time sipping coffee, watching CNN and munching on Fries. Everyone knew each other including the friendly floor mopping fellow. So if you are getting up there in years and are seeking a good place to hang out head down to the golden arches ,think of it as a non alcoholic, slightly more fat saturated Cheers.

Read Wheaton

I would like to say these things but it seems unnecessary when Wil Wheaton
is doing an excellent job saying it. You should follow these links and read what he has to say. FOr that matter you should just read his blog . I wish I was half the writer he is.

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