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Mayor Seeks to Ban Large Sugary Drinks in Restaurants, Movie Theaters, Food Carts
Started by Perrie Halpern in News & Politics. Last reply by Swackhammer 24 minutes ago. 21 Replies 0 Likes
Bloomberg has been vocal about his mission to reduce consumption of sugary drinksMayor Bloomberg is proposing a sweeping ban on all sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces sold in restaurants, movie theaters, food carts and ballpark concession stands,…Continue
Wall Street Journal: "Obama spending binge never happened"
Started by iarnuocon in News & Politics. Last reply by iarnuocon 35 minutes ago. 22 Replies 0 Likes
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Of all the falsehoods told about President Barack Obama, the biggest whopper is the one about his reckless spending spree.As would-be president Mitt Romney tells it: “I will lead us out of this debt and spending…Continue
747 cargo plane clips commuter jet while taxiing in Chicago
Started by D'Wayne in News & Politics. Last reply by iarnuocon 40 minutes ago. 10 Replies 0 Likes
Not trying to pile on here, lol, but the timing of this story was simply immaculate.(CNN) -- Passengers on an American Eagle flight arriving at Chicago's…Continue
They Eat Their Own: Yet Another Conservative Blasts the New Right
Started by iarnuocon in News & Politics. Last reply by Perrie Halpern 1 hour ago. 86 Replies 0 Likes
The right didn’t create this reservoir of fear, anger and hate. But it has both tapped into it and roiled it. Indeed, the right-wing mass hysteria is what sociologists call a “…Continue
The End Of The World Is A Really Silly Concept
Started by John Russell in News & Politics 3 hours ago. 0 Replies 0 Likes
"Feeling a little jittery, I called David Morrison, the senior scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California, who answers questions online sent from the public to the Web site Ask an Astrobiologist.Even before archaeologists discovered an…Continue
Tags: end-of-the-world, doomsday, 2012-prophecy, mayan
Couples challenge Illinois law denying same-sex marriage
Started by D'Wayne in News & Politics. Last reply by D'Wayne 4 hours ago. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Of the six front page news stories on CNN, two were from Illinois. Oh the humanity...and quite topical to our site with regards to this…Continue
The blood of future Syria massacres is on Russia’s hands
Started by Krishna 3827 in News & Politics. Last reply by Krishna 3827 8 hours ago. 1 Reply 0 Likes
By David IgnatiusThe answer to the Syrian tragedy isn’t…Continue
Tags: massacre, children, Arab-Spring, Assad, Russia
'Neighbor from hell' barred from home
Started by D'Wayne in News & Politics. Last reply by Larry Hampton 8 hours ago. 5 Replies 0 Likes
GOP groups plan record $1 billion blitz
Started by Swackhammer in News & Politics. Last reply by Swackhammer 11 hours ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes
~Link~By MIKE ALLEN and JIM VANDEHEI |…Continue
Tags: RNC, DNC, Karl-Rove, Koch-brothers, PAC
Lawmaker screams, curses, throws papers
Started by D'Wayne in News & Politics. Last reply by Feronia 11 hours ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Oh man, this is just getting brutal! Continue
Blog Posts
As long as she is crying, everything is still okay.
Posted by D'Wayne on May 27, 2012 at 3:00am 6 Comments 0 Likes
So, as many, if not all of you know, Shelly and I have a daughter, Milla, who will be celebrating her first birthday on June 6th.
Well, Milla hasn't been feeling too great over the last couple days, and has been running a bit of a fever. Last night, her fever peaked at 101 degrees. We…
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Electric Car - NO BATTERIES REQUIRED
Posted by Ben on May 26, 2012 at 1:36am 4 Comments 2 Likes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amb08N05_Ww
Hmmmm....what do you think?
Why I'm moving there...
Posted by Randy "M. K. Gandhi" Snyder on May 25, 2012 at 8:46pm 2 Comments 3 Likes
Vegan tale
Posted by Larry Hampton on May 22, 2012 at 2:39am 42 Comments 3 Likes
I'm going to give this a shot and figured that keeping an accurate accounting should help out.
Never tried this before. Dieted a couple of years ago as I felt like total shit. I started at 225lbs. and got down to 183lbs by intermittently starving, and kinda/sorta trying for six months. I was done in and have put too much back on. I can't keep up with my present diet and excercise because I'm gaining and not loosing. I'm just plain getting older and my lifestyle is catching up with…
Continue The Vegan Chronicles: Recipes and Ideas. The Gift of Sharing.
Posted by D'Wayne on May 18, 2012 at 11:35pm 43 Comments 3 Likes
I thought it has been long overdue to put this next installment of the Vegan Chronicles out. Having embraced Veganism for more than three months (almost four actually at this point), I have found it to be easy and an uplifting experience. From dramatic weight loss to heightened levels of energy, the positive effects of this cant be underestimated. The notion of the scrawny, malnourished, underfed vegan has been shattered through actual experience, study, and dedication. The one thing you…
Continue Today's political disscussion.
Posted by Randy "M. K. Gandhi" Snyder on May 8, 2012 at 10:55pm 1 Comment 1 Like
Thank you.
The Economy Must Be Getting Better, Because I Just Bought a Mercedes Benz, C63 AMG!
Posted by Swackhammer on May 4, 2012 at 12:26am 30 Comments 3 Likes
Beer Exchange ~ Ba Ba Black Lager
Posted by Larry Hampton on May 3, 2012 at 7:30pm 4 Comments 3 Likes
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