hedgehog
hedgehog's JournalI have a problem -
when I think of Obama and Romney, I think of this:
except that Romney ain't no Cathereine Zeta-Jones!
I'm slowly starting to feel better, but I've been living with a lot of household mess -
there just were a lot of things I had to let go. Now I don't know where to start. It doesn't help to find out that when I start, i don't have quite the energy i want to have .
Any suggestions or blogs addressing this issue?
"Making our social circles and spaces safe means making them AWKWARD AS HELL and UNSAFE for creeps
and predators.It means constantly reframing the conversation away from the dominant narrative, so when stuff like the situations in these letters comes up we can say “That’s called sexual assault and it’s a crime. So I need you to stop talking to me about his feelings and pressuring me to invite him to parties.“
http://captainawkward.com/2012/08/07/322-323-my-friend-group-has-a-case-of-the-creepy-dude-how-do-we-clear-that-up/
Parents - if you have a kid, boy or girl, headed off to college the first time, you should sit down with them and talk about how to avoid getting hurt. Girls can be too afraid of making a fuss or too trusting. Boys can be afraid to stand up for a female friend, or worse, get caught up in a culture of abuse.
Any news this morning on voting procedures in Ohio?
Last night Rachel Maddow reported that in Republican counties, the Election Boards decided to expand voting opportunities. In Democratic counties, the boards (2 Republicans, 2 Democrats) were tied, so voting opportunities will be limited. I think the Republican Secretary of State was supposed to make some sort of announcement today around 11AM.
Ohio has 18 electoral votes.
Things you ate as a kid that you'd never eat now because of your health:
Spam
Corned beef hash
Hot dogs
Koolaid
NPR this morning:
So, they were interviewing a woman who grew up the daughter of Mexican immigrant migrant farm workers. She is now a nurse practitioner. She is planning on voting for Romney.
Bad, bad NPR for finding a Latina voter planning on voting Republican, right?
But it turns out that although this woman is voting for Romney over values issues, her real priority is the Dream Act. She thinks that Romney will pass it. So now we know what it will take to change this woman's vote; make it absolutely clear to her where Romney stands on the Dream Act.
Two parts of the story that NPR missed; I'm left wondering what this woman's parents' immigration status is. Also, how much federal aid did she get to go to college? I suspect she owes a lot to Democratic policies!
Californians - is this an unusual pattern?
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Earthquake List for Map Centered at 34°N, 118°W
Update time = Wed Aug 8 20:00:03 UTC 2012
Here are the earthquakes in the Map Centered at 34°N, 118°W area, most recent at the top.
(Some early events may be obscured by later ones.)
Click on the underlined portion of an earthquake record in the list below for more information.
MAG UTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s LAT
deg LON
deg DEPTH
km LOCATION
MAP 1.4 2012/08/08 19:56:14 33.874 -117.819 10.1 3 km ( 2 mi) WSW of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 2.7 2012/08/08 19:22:13 33.907 -117.772 6.7 3 km ( 2 mi) NE of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 1.8 2012/08/08 17:53:44 33.904 -117.782 5.0 2 km ( 1 mi) NNE of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 1.6 2012/08/08 17:44:45 33.903 -117.778 1.8 2 km ( 1 mi) NNE of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 1.9 2012/08/08 17:41:46 33.907 -117.773 1.7 3 km ( 2 mi) NNE of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 2.9 2012/08/08 17:36:26 33.910 -117.766 5.1 3 km ( 2 mi) NE of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 1.4 2012/08/08 17:31:57 33.896 -117.801 9.0 2 km ( 1 mi) NW of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 1.6 2012/08/08 17:24:28 34.738 -117.011 11.3 15 km ( 10 mi) S of Barstow, CA
MAP 1.1 2012/08/08 16:57:24 33.899 -117.797 9.4 2 km ( 1 mi) NNW of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 2.1 2012/08/08 16:54:43 33.896 -117.796 10.5 1 km ( 1 mi) NNW of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 3.4 2012/08/08 16:51:04 33.904 -117.772 6.7 3 km ( 2 mi) NE of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 2.2 2012/08/08 16:47:56 33.907 -117.779 6.0 3 km ( 2 mi) NNE of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 1.6 2012/08/08 16:44:54 33.912 -117.786 14.2 3 km ( 2 mi) N of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 1.2 2012/08/08 16:40:05 33.900 -117.792 9.3 2 km ( 1 mi) N of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 4.5 2012/08/08 16:33:22 33.904 -117.789 9.7 2 km ( 1 mi) N of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 1.2 2012/08/08 10:06:53 33.910 -117.785 7.9 3 km ( 2 mi) N of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 2.2 2012/08/08 09:47:24 33.908 -117.782 6.2 3 km ( 2 mi) NNE of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 1.3 2012/08/08 09:33:16 33.904 -117.796 11.3 2 km ( 1 mi) NNW of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 2.0 2012/08/08 09:06:37 33.911 -117.783 6.7 3 km ( 2 mi) N of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 1.3 2012/08/08 09:02:05 33.901 -117.799 9.9 2 km ( 1 mi) NNW of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 1.8 2012/08/08 08:59:02 33.903 -117.791 9.6 2 km ( 1 mi) N of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 2.1 2012/08/08 07:28:01 33.908 -117.781 5.6 3 km ( 2 mi) NNE of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 1.9 2012/08/08 07:20:40 33.903 -117.786 8.2 2 km ( 1 mi) N of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 1.4 2012/08/08 07:16:58 33.900 -117.793 9.4 2 km ( 1 mi) NNW of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 1.7 2012/08/08 07:05:54 33.904 -117.792 8.6 2 km ( 1 mi) N of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 1.1 2012/08/08 06:48:19 33.902 -117.791 8.7 2 km ( 1 mi) N of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 1.1 2012/08/08 06:41:14 33.895 -117.797 10.2 1 km ( 1 mi) NW of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 2.0 2012/08/08 06:24:58 33.904 -117.784 8.0 2 km ( 1 mi) NNE of Yorba Linda, CA
MAP 4.5 2012/08/08 06:23:34 33.907 -117.790 10.4 2 km ( 1 mi) N of Yorba Linda, CA
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US2/33.35.-119.-117_eqs.php
Put up or shut up - if republicans are so concerned about people on welfare not working,
let's see them vote for providing government jobs. Start by doubling the budget for VISTA and go from there!
How about a new model CCC for recent high school grads?
Mr. Romney; as of August 4, what is the difference between Ted Nugent and WadeMichael Page?
Follow-up question; in light of Mr. Page's alleged actions August 5, why haven't you repudiated Mr. Nugent?
Did Romney get rich by running legal Ponzi schemes?
Borrow money to buy a company, borrow against the company to produce dividends for self and friends, allow company to go bankrupt.
Sounds like a Ponzi scheme to me!
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