Tag: life in the united states
member name: Sheryl O.
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November 30, 2007 04:03 PM EST --
You can live in Phoenix, Arizona where.....
1. You are willing to park 3 blocks away because you found shade.
2. You've experienced condensation on your butt from the hot water in the toilet . . .
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January 28, 2008 04:06 PM EST --
Big controversy at Connecticut's Choate Rosemary Hall has ensued as to whether or not to allow Karl Rove to speak at this year's graduation ceremony. Rove's speaking engagement was secured . . .
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February 06, 2008 04:42 PM EST --
Do you know who Angelo Mozilo is? He's the CEO of Countrywide Financial, the nation's largest mortgage lender and the primary source of the subprime mortgages whose defaults are roiling . . .
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December 17, 2007 03:40 PM EST --
Received this from a friend - thought it was hysterical - you have to read the entire string of emails in order to FULLY appreciate this bit of holiday humor. The first email is the first . . .
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January 31, 2008 01:44 PM EST --
There has been a lot of discussion in the news recently about the Congressional practice of attaching earmarks onto bills going through the House and Senate. Based on the discussions I have heard, . . .
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December 10, 2007 11:48 AM EST --
I am in no way a professional critic, or even a good amateur, but there has been a lot written about the movie version of The Golden Compass , book one of Philip Pullman's trilogy His Dark Materials . . .
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June 12, 2008 01:46 PM EDT --
The high point of my otherwise hum-drum workweek was going to see Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Steve Winwood in concert last night. The oppressive heat had lifted a little and it turned . . .
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June 30, 2008 02:27 PM EDT --
Americans are addicted to their cars, there is no doubt about that. According to a recent report by EIA , gasoline consumption is up despite the rising prices at the pump and the slowdown in specific . . .
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December 28, 2007 12:32 PM EST --
I was waiting in line in a city bank the other day when I noticed two small African-American boys, probably around 5 or 6 years of age, sitting in a small waiting area in the center of the bank. . . .
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February 05, 2008 11:36 AM EST --
Everyone knows, or should know, how important colonoscopic screenings are to your health. A colonoscopy is the easiest and most effective way to prevent colon cancer since early and regular . . .
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December 13, 2007 11:24 AM EST --
I was really angry when I saw this. This is happening in a town in CT not far from me, and according to the article :
"Town officials issued a permit to the atheists to place the . . .
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January 14, 2008 03:39 PM EST --
Some of you may have come across this already, but I found this news item rather amusing. Seems an inmate in a prison in Utah has sued for the right to practice the Asatru religion behind bars. . . .
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January 30, 2008 10:29 AM EST --
I am reposting this article based on the most recent statements of our president (see Bush's press conference last week) and his administration lackeys over the past week. As you can . . .
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February 14, 2008 11:03 AM EST --
According to a new study from the Bureau of Labor Statistics , fat white women are experiencing progressively worse treatment on the job. Previous studies had shown that over-weight workers face . . .
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June 17, 2008 10:41 AM EDT --
My daughter sent me a link to an article this morning, then called me to talk about it. You can read the article yourself - it highlights an important issue in the United States, namely . . .
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December 19, 2007 04:23 PM EST --
We received this email from the AFL-CIO. If you believe that this is a worthy cause, then please help out by watching this entertaining video and registering your support. We need to . . .
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January 08, 2008 11:44 AM EST --
I do not understand the justice system in the state of Florida. They have already tried and convicted one 12-year-old as an adult in recent years and now they are thinking of doing the same with . . .
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February 12, 2008 11:52 AM EST --
I received the following email from Science Debate 2008:
"On Friday Business Week ran this story on us.
Over the last several days heavy hitters like Intel Chairman Craig Barrett . . .
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February 15, 2008 04:56 PM EST --
A Level 4 Bio-Research Lab is being built in Boston's South End, close to universities and hospitals and residential communities. The neighborhood residents have brought a legal action to keep . . .
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December 17, 2007 12:19 PM EST --
I grew up in a small New England town, full of historic sites notable in the annals of the French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars. We were a very patriotic community with an abundance of town . . .
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