Plastic Farm AnimalsCamille lives with her soul mate Bob in the back woods of central North Carolina where she hikes, gardens, cooks, and writes.
Da Bidze (BEE dzuh) is one term the Chinese use to refer to Westerners. It means Big Nose. Not only do the Chinese have smaller noses but they have bigger faces. As a society, they are very careful not to embarrass each other. Maintaining and giving Big Face is an important part of how they […]
One Step Forward: The drug industry’s image problems are beginning to hurt pharmaceutical companies where it matters most – at the bottom line. >snip< “A lot of the demand that the industry has created over the years has been through promotion, and for that promotion to be effective, there has to be trust,” said Richard […]
I see Bush took advantage of Veteran’s Day to do a little saber rattling in the direction of Syria. He’s doing a good job of following the agenda set up by PNAC (the Project for the New American Century.) Have you heard of the PNAC? It’s an organization dedicated to the vision of a new […]
Can you say, Pharmaceuticals? Chances are you can, unless you’re on Meds. And many Americans are. According to James Howard Kunstler, in Big and Blue in the USA, “one-third of all Americans are taking prescribed antidepressant medications” Need I say more? Okay, here’s more. The entire article, as published on Orion online: Having just returned […]
Someone told me the other day that although the US had more than enough oil, they weren’t pulling it out of the ground because they wanted to help the Middle East out by buying theirs first. I wondered how she knew this. After a little bit of research, I discovered that the United States was […]