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That's certainly true, Pat, and wasteful spending is wasteful, no matter who ends up benefiting. But I feel better about elected officials trying to bring industry and jobs to their area than those who do special favors for companies that suppress local business or ship jobs overseas. Elected...

Contrails--those white trails you see behind planes--are just plain ol' clouds that form when there's sufficient moisture in the air so that water droplets form on the exhaust particulate. They only occur when there is sufficient moisture at that level, which is why you don't see them every time...

It doesn't matter who you vote for. All politicians are beholden to special interests, because that's where their campaign financing comes from. Balancing the budget doesn't get them reelected, special favors do - whether that involves special military protection for international shipping...

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I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother. :hugs

Great list, ff. I need to print that out and post it on the border of my computer screen to remind myself how I really want to spend my time.

I gave up too, and now I just spread the yard waste on the garden beds and throw all kitchen scraps to the chickens. Much easier, it helps keep the soil moist in the summer, and it's brought a lot of worms to the soil. :)

I recently got Herbal Healing for Women by Rosemary Gladstar, which I really like.

This seems too silly to be realistic. I never saw the educational stuff they were talking about (math, social studies) in my daughter's public school curriculum. Also, some of this discusses Santa Cruz, CA, which is known for wacky extremism and is rarely taken seriously beyond (and often...

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Yep, that's the one. My DH has the book -- very funny.

I have never heard of violent flash mob; I have only heard of the ones that entertain. A bunch are on YouTube - people suddenly freezing in place in Grand Central Station, everyone's cell phone ringing at once in a library, several different people playing out a scene over and over and over in...

I LOVE crustless quiche with veggies and cheese. :drool I think the B12 problem arises primarily in vegan diets (no animal foods at all -- no milk, cheese, eggs, etc.).

This is like saying a meat-eating diet is bad because Big Macs are bad for you. Fake meat is processed junk food, just like Doritos and Coke (which are also vegetarian). I know it's not a popular topic around here, but there are plenty of studies (including looks at cultures/religions that...

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I was having trouble seeing what's so scary about "sustainable development." There's lots of extremist hype out there about how Agenda 21 erodes our rights to be greedy, hyper-consuming Americans and all that. (That part doesn't scare me - I don't see greed as an inalienable right. Apparently...

Perhaps an audio-only version?

WZ, I can't open this one. Got an alternate URL?

Interesting thread. I'm still not sure how Agenda 21 differs from existing governmental policy. Or maybe that's the point? (FJ, I think you may have mis-attributed your quote.)

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