The Words None Dare Say: Nuclear War

This article on the Rockridge Institute website says it all.

http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/research/lakoff/the-words-none-dare-say-nuclear-war

Ghost Rider: An Awesome Fun Action-Filled Film

I went to the dollar movies Friday night the 27th with Brant and his son and we saw the film Ghost Rider, based on the comic series I read as a youth. It was excellent and I highly recommend it. I read that it will be out on DVD by mid-June and that also a sequel will be coming out in 2008 or 2009.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Rider_%28film%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Rider_%28comics%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%28Ghost%29_Riders_in_the_Sky:_A_Cowboy_Legend

http://ingeb.org/songs/anoldcow.html

Recommended Blog to Regularly Read

With the ruthless income disparity reports and statistics being quite evident and corporate greed and corruption at all-time highs, this is a good site to visit in order to stay current on reports and facts about the consequences of this economic direction which effects many citizens, often cruelly and unjustly.

http://ehrenreich.blogs.com/barbaras_blog/

This is a Rare Politician Who Would Do This

You have to take your hat off and give credit to Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski for having the courage to try this. Even I have never tried to make it on just $21 for a week for all the food one would purchase and consume. You are basically looking at bread, water, bouillion cube soup, macaroni and cheese, and ramen. You get no meat, no fruit except maybe a couple of bananas, no vegetables, and your nutrition is a joke and dangerous to your health with this kind of constraint in place.

This says alot about this program and how the most fragile and needy in our society are summarily dismissed. Most corporations and their executives and management could very easily double or triple this program's financial resources with no sacrifice or effort if they were good caring compassionate people.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070425/ap_on_re_us/a_week_on_food_stamps

White Knight Ills Cause Frustrations, Hassles

After going many months without having to make any expenditures, the White Knight has been needing some attention and repairs, but the primary problem remains unsolved as of yet. When I place the key in the ignition, more often than not all I get is silence. During the last week I have replaced the solenoid, ICM/voltage regulator, and alternator. The battery was found to be underperforming so since it was still under warranty (having been purchased in mid July '06), I was able to get a completely new one at no cost. I also replaced the ignition switch where the ignition key lock cylinder is located but that did not solve the problem either. Battery cables are clean and look fine (they were also put in last July) so I am puzzled by this and where the problem is originating.

I am able to start the Ford by crossing the solenoid: putting a long screwdriver blade across the connection from the battery post on the side of the solenoid to the starter post on the front of the device. This results in activating the starter which usually starts the truck. This is of some danger as some sparks fly which is never a good idea when vaporous gasoline is possibly present, but I have to get to work and there is no transportation alternative when you live about 20 miles out of town. Hopefully I can continue to use this procedure for the next two weeks and then when I am paid again I can have the electrical system analyzed and tested by a professional mechanic at a garage. I was hoping to use that money for other purposes such as getting all my belongings out of CO but I probably will have to wait until later in May to do this.
More often than not, many things do not go as planned which tries even my legendary patience.