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Here is a little economic email I was just sent.
It'll give you something to think about.

Subject: The Birk Economic Recovery Plan

Hi Pals,

I'm against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG.

Instead, I'm in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in a We Deserve It
Dividend.

To make the math simple, let's assume there are 200,000,000 bonafide U.S.
Citizens 18+.

Our population is about...
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slugworth:
as my brother-in-law so astutely pointed out to me, and made me feel like a complete moron, $85B divided by 200M is only $425. a far cry from $425K. i wish i'd have done the math before sending this to all my family and friends. blackeyed
jewelz:


Some of this plan is workable, but I don't think we should reward the people responsible for the problem. Meaning both the CEO's and everyone who failed to pay their loans



Good point!

We'll put their money back in the pot and divvy it up amongst the rest of us biggrin biggrin biggrin

I'm voting for Birk for president as a write in...

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A fedral government bail out. WTF?
Well I guess I won't be buying a new car or a house for awhile.
But I wanted a Volvo.
Fooooooey.
I do not have prestine credit.

OK so this is what we are hooked on at home these days.
Watch this ----> PhillyD
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realistic67:
He's funny but i don't entirely trust him... he keeps his hat in semi Douch mode... that's a bad sign.
caffeinemonkey:
About now I would love a flat tax
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pheme posted this on my bloggity.
I love it! I sang it loudly in the living room. I tried to get the hubby to sing along. He ignored me. Damn him.



Well I had a long birth. Didn't sleep for a couple nights. Baby got a bit stuck on the way out. I helped it out. Most of the time I...
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lilli:
OMG-- I loved that song when I was a kid. Haha.

The birth sounds amazing. Flashmo is right, you really are the baby whisperer. The world is fortunate that you do what you do!

I miss you so much. Lets make a date to do the Verizon thing. When is good for you?

I love you! love kiss
jewelz:
That song kind of gives me the willies eeek Was Pheme pissed at you??

I figured you'd been busy lately, haven't seen you around as much...and you are always missed when that happens! Glad things are at least busy and hectic in a good way for you this time...

Hope to see you in chat this weekend, I'm pretty sure I'll be there with the man back on the road! frown

Smooooooootches! kiss kiss kiss
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Running on empty with a cup of coffee.

yawn
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calliope:
I can't do that. he's too damn cute.
darqkloud:
I'm running off caffeine and crabbiness.

Nothing awesome about the GILF
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It was mental vomit not physical. Thank you all for wishing me well. It worked!!

So 9-11-2008 was a fab day. I had a nice little waterbirth happen in my presence about 420. I am so lucky to do what I do. Yesterday I realized my hands were shaking though. I wasn't nervous or anything. It's just that my body gets very excited when babies...
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jewelz:
Do you work Saturdays? Fortunately, no
How far do you drive to work? four miles maybe? takes me about 8 minutes to get to work if I hit the freeway for part of it...
Do you let the dog sleep on the bed? shit yeah billy bob! We usually have at least one boxer in the bed with us...it really got chaotic with two 70-90 pound boxers in the bed with us for the three years that we had the girls!
Do your kids clip their nails? hmmmmm! hard to say since they both live away from home...I hope so!
When was the last time you washed your car? About three weeks ago, but boy howdy is it a dirty pig again eeek eeek
Do you like yogurt or kefir? I am hoping that I am not the only one who has no idea what Kefir is! blush I eat yogurt with granola in it for breakfast quite often...
What did you have for dinner last night? Had a hawaiian burger and tator tots at the bewbie bar with my man
How do you like your coffee? depends on the coffee, and the day. At home I usually just put a little bit of milk in it, but I also like flavored coffees. Sugar free skinny double mochas make me biggrin
ferkixlll:
Do you work Saturdays? Not if I can help it, catch up around the house.
How far do you drive to work? depends upon the route; Ballpark 50 each way.
Do you let the dog sleep on the bed? no dog
Do your kids clip their nails? Seems to be handled when at her moms.
When was the last time you washed your car? 2 weekends back.
Do you like yogurt or kefir? I like both, but it's yogurt I eat everyday.
What did you have for dinner last nite? Nothing, traffic was bad and lost the window
**to eat and still be shut down in time to start this morning and get the load on time.
How do you like your coffee? With Half & Half.

Baby catcher that is good.
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puke
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flimsy:
Maybe that's what I need.. a mental vomit? lol
flimsy:
I'm going to a ICAN meeting on Monday.
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The Midwife On A Mission

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/08/eveningnews/main4428250.shtml

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2008(CBS) Every time Ruth Lubic fusses over a
healthy baby, the joy in her voice comes from eight long years of
beating the odds. In Washington, D.C., where the infant mortality
rate is almost double the national average, CBS News correspondent
Wyatt Andrews reports.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the
number of...
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nina_kova:
that's awesome! what a gift! i have such respect and admiration for your calling. there are so many things that people "do" - but aren't always called to it. i think you are doing exactly what you were put here for! kiss
lilli:
You ok, Buttercup? love
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jormagund:
Do you think that embryonic stem cell is a good thing? Absolutely.
Do you think that embryo=life? Depends how you define life. It's alive. It has the potential to become a human being. But I do not buy into the rhetoric that once an egg becomes fertilized that the "destruction" of that embryo becomes murder. I find that ridiculous. I respect that there are varying opinions on this, however. But it's been my observation that most objections are based on either ignorance or religious dogma, not on science.
Do you think that the way you live can affect your health? I can't believe anyone would believe otherwise. You eat too much, you get fat. Pretty simple. I'm living proof. smile
Do you think that chemicals placed on our foods cause cancer? Possibly. But not intentionally.
Do you think that the health of our country is embarassing? Yes, but I'm a hypocrite.
Is your health embarassing? No. I'm overweight, but I'm not huge. I have the ability to slim down... I just don't have the self-discipline.
What could you do to be healthier today? Stop eating this delicious cinnamon bun. Mmmm...
How old do you think you will live to be? 75.
Who will save your life? Whatever woman is merciful enough to be my next wife.
big_boy:
Do you think that embryonic stem cell is a good thing? Not Sure
Do you think that embryo=life? Yes
Do you think that the way you live can affect your health? Yes
Do you think that chemicals placed on our foods cause cancer? Maybe
Do you think that the health of our country is embarassing? Very Mch so I'm Proof
Is your health embarassing? YEs
What could you do to be healthier today? This would be a life changing evernt
How old do you think you will live to be? 60
Who will save your life? ME
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I posted the Palin thing on the little line on myspace and long lost friends sent me novels about why they hope I'm not going to the dark side.

So with that...



SPOILERS! (Click to view)

From a little online thing I was reading...

Abortion History

By 1965, all fifty states banned abortion, with some exceptions which varied by state: to save the life of...
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jormagund:
Well I only got to see the first one today. It sounded pretty good, and of course I knew it would need a bit of work. But unfortunately, it is just TOO big of a project for me to undertake. If I were a handyman of sorts, it might be a great project. But I could tell that it would require a lot of time and perhaps a good $50,000 worth of improvements.

It's a lot, though not out of reach based on the asking price....

But honestly, when it is all said and done I can find things for the same amount of total investment that are move-in-ready. So it doesn't really make much sense. That one is off the list. I'm not the slightest bit discouraged however. I've just started, after all, and I'm not in any kind of real hurry. I just would LIKE to buy something before year's end.
lizaeth:
i can appreciate your stance on the abortion issue as well as your reasoning for your opinions. I even agree with you on a lot of it. But I myself am pro-choice. For all the reasons that Twinace mentioned above and because I am afraid a ban on abortion would lead us back to persecution of women for their "reproductive sins." I am also afraid of the all the backdoor butchers that would inevitably surface.

I would also like to see this country hold men as accountable for supporting children as women. Right now, my "baby daddy" can throw shit at me that costs me time and money, but the state has only been able to shake him down for about $500 to $1000 a year. Daycare is $640 a month! And that with me constantly going down to the child support office and waiting and filing paers. As long as he gives me something his ass is in the clear. All the money he owes me is just ink on paper, unless I hire an expensive lawyer to prove that he has a pretty successful under the table business. More time and more money for me.