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Politics

A CAR BURNS IN PARIS

Kids play on a couple of the 900 vechicles destroyed this past week in Paris.

Can you say “consequences?” Nine nights of rioting in Paris are a good example of what happens when a generation of impoverished immigrants decides they have had enough. Or would that be Not Enough? Here’s one story in this morning’s New York Times: France has been grappling for years with growing unrest among its second- […]

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Politics

THE PRICE OF FREE TRADE

Agentinean protester in "Stop Bush" vest kicks in a bank window.

So, why are Argentineans protesting against George W Bush and his Free Trade Agreement? What’s wrong with Free Trade? It’s simple – Free Trade is a euphemism for Free for All. It’s merely a license for Corporations to have a hey day with other people’s resources. Under Free Trade Agreements, a company can “develop” another […]

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Horses

NO LAUGHING MATTER

Galloping with Cream Baby on Guam

“No laughing, coughing, sneezing or breathing until the pain subsides” was the recommendation my IP (Imaginary Physician) gave me after hearing the details of my symptoms. Without X-rays it would be impossible to tell if I had bruised, cracked or broken a rib, but the bottom line was there was nothing Medical Science could do […]

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Observations

NO IDEA

A lot of people have figured out how to incorporate exercise into their daily routine. The other day, for instance, I saw a man making copies at the library who had parked his truck a block away at the Post Office. He got nearly all the way back to his truck before realizing he’d left his ‘master’ on the copy machine. I watched him hurry back to retrieve it. He looked a little embarrassed, but the extra exercise didn’t seem to bother him. And then there are those who haven’t figured it out. As I walked past “Curves” this morning, I saw a woman get in her car and drive the block and a half to the Post Office. We arrived there about the same time to check our mail. She jumped out ahead of me and jogged over to the door, pulling the sweat-band off her head with a shake of her hair. Maybe she was in a hurry. Maybe she didn’t have an extra 70 seconds to walk back to her car. Maybe she just wasn’t thinking about what a perfect time it was for a short walk. And that’s too bad, because she missed the sound of the birds foraging for their breakfast, the smell of the trees, and the look of early morning sunshine on fluffed up feathers.

A lot of people have figured out how to incorporate exercise into their daily routine. The other day, for instance, I saw a man making copies at the library who had parked his truck a block away at the Post Office. He got nearly all the way back to his truck before realizing he’d left […]

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Drugs

DRUG FREE ZONE

This sign caught my eye as I walked by the Elementary School today: I laughed, thinking about all the parents and children who cross this zone with their meds tucked in their purses, briefcases and book bags. There should be a sign below this one that reads: EXCLUDES: Adderall, Arcalion, Concerta, Desyrel, Hydrocodone, Lamictal, Paxil, […]