Well, some woman bought an abandoned home in Michigan on e-bay...for one dollar and 75 cents. Doesn't say what the back taxes on it are though, or how much it will run her to either make the place livable or demolish it. Still, not a bad bargain.
My thoughts: the government could take some of these abandoned homes, find charities to help fix them up, and use it as housing for homeless families, the disabled and impoverished elderly people who are able to care for themselves. Yeah, like THAT'S ever going to happen! Still, I may, if I get my 'puter up and running, put a bug into the ear of Congresswoman Gillibrand, whom has a regional office just few doors down from our office. No one ever listens to me, but at least I won't be sitting around moaning about the economy and what will happen to people--I'll be trying to HELP, which is something few Americans seem to be thinking of, at the moment.
25 people--including the engineer--died in a bad train wreck in L.A., a few weeks back, after the train driver ran a red light....because he was texting.
Okay, this texting stuff? It's going too far! Besides the fact that it's demolishing the English language to smithereens....many kids, and far, far too many adults are using text-speak beyond the use of their mobiles, in everyday situations...that's like speaking pig-Latin in ordinary conversations with people...makes you look STUPID.
Now people are DYING because they can't stop texting...whether driving cars, trains, etc. That's...ridiculous! What the hell is so damn important that you HAVE to text or use a phone while driving? People are way, way, too damn caught up in this crap...and you know what? Most text or phone conversations? Not that vital! I mean, unless you're calling 911/999 or something, do you HAVE to speak or text someone while driving? No. If it's not an emergency, and you can't pull over to talk, then it can't be that important, can it? It's like these thick people I call, who say, "I'm in the shower," "I'm late for an appointment," "I'm on long distance," etc. I mean, if you're that busy, WHY are you even bothering to answer the phone??? If it's important, they'll call you back...or if you are one of those sad people, obsessed with your caller ID, you can ring them back, yes?
Palin goes into tonights debate, with only 25% of the voters behind her--mostly die-hard republicans. I got one of the die-hard's on the phone last night, who called Palin, "his girl." I nearly vomited into the phone.
McCain says he's going to let "Sarah be Sarah....she's tough." Oh good, I was afraid he was going suggest she act like a lady.
Despite the fact that only 25 percent of America thinks Palin's up to the job of Vice-President, McCain says, "The American people ... the more they see of her, the more they love her..." Erm--I guess he means conservative Americans, 'cos she just makes me ashamed, personally speaking. She's just another American embarrassment, as far as I'm concerned.
From the news: In a CBS News interview aired Wednesday she criticized the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion but was unable to name any other Supreme Court decision she disagreed with, though she said there were other decisions that divided Americans.
Asked what other Supreme Court decisions she disagrees with, she replied:
"Well, let's see. There's, of course, in the great history of America rulings there have been rulings, that's never going to be absolute consensus by every American. And there are, those issues, again, like Roe v. Wade where I believe are best held on a state level and addressed there. So you know, going through the history of America, there would be others but ...."
n a separate CBS interview, Democratic V-P candidate Joe Biden said Roe v. Wade was a good decision "because it's (as) close to a consensus that can exist in a society as heterogeneous as ours." Asked to name high court rulings he disagrees with, Biden cited the decision that struck down a law giving abused women the right to sue their tormentors in federal court.
A recent college study shows that today's children are undersupervised by their parents, that child neglect is escalting at an alarming rate, and that the "cultural mentality" of today's children, has declined dramatically from 30 years ago.
No sh_t Sherlock.
I rang up some home in Wilkes-Barrie Pennslyvainia last night. The little boy answered--about 8 or 10 years old, "Who is this!" I told him, "What d'ya want?" I told him. (pause) "We don't want any!" (slams down phone.) Charming child. I wonder what pigsty his drunken or drug-invested livestock for parents makes him live in. There's a kid that's probably, very unfortunately, going to grow up to be trash--tho' you never know, some kind person may care enough about him to train him to act human. I hope so.
