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Swearing can help ease pain, study finds

I've always known this!!!!! It also relieves stress and helps you deal with emotional pain.

The next time you hammer your thumb, do what comes naturally: Swear. It won't sound pretty, but colorful expletives may help ease the pain, according to a study in the current issue of NeuroReport, a journal of neuroscience research.

In even the most civilized cultures, people curse out of habit, to let off steam or to shock. Swearing is also a common response to physical pain. But can off-color language actually affect how much an injury hurts?

To find out, researchers at Britain's Keele University asked 64 undergraduates to plunge a hand into a bucket of ice water for as long as possible while invoking either their favorite swear word or a "neutral" term.

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The Healthiest Foods On Earth

The most important consideration in constructing a healthy diet: Eat whole food with minimal processing. These 12 foods do the trick.

Action Item - Attorney General Holder seriously considering special prosecutor for torture

eports over the weekend indicate that Attorney General Holder is seriously considering the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate torture and other abuses that occurred during the Bush-Cheney administration.

This would be a major reversal and indicates that our efforts for torture accountability are paying off. We are close to success but pressure is mounting to prevent prosecution. Please act now to write the President and Attorney General to urge a criminal investigation. Click here to take action.

Already, there is a strong reaction trying to thwart the appointment from leading Republicans like Senator John McCain and Rep. Peter King. McCain warned such a prosecution would give terrorists "more tools." And King urged a "scorched earth policy" of non-cooperation by Republicans on all issues.

n the White House, political advisors David Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel oppose a probe because of the impact it might have on the president's legislative agenda.

But, under the law, the Attorney General has no choice. The Convention Against Torture was signed by President Reagan and is now the law of the land. It requires an investigation and prosecution if torture has occurred. There are no excuses. To revive the credibility of the Department of Justice as a law enforcement agency instead of a White House political tool, Holder must uphold the law.

Newsweek reports that four sources tell them the Attorney General is leaning toward the appointment and has already requested ten names of potential prosecutors. Scott Horton, the Atlantic's torture reporter, writes in the Daily Beast that two sources confirm Holder's appointment preparations.

There are still issues that could turn this potential success into a failure. One is the breadth of the probe. Will it be broad enough to include the policy makers who were responsible? If not, it will be a whitewash. The Washington Post indicates torture policy makers would not be investigated and the probe would be limited to those who went beyond the limits of the DOJ memos. Scott Horton is reporting a broader investigation would be authorized.

It would be a grave error to limit the inquiry to those outside of the DOJ memos; the memos' legal analyses were flawed and manipulated. Indeed, the White House's manipulation of the Justice Department must be investigated to return credibility to the agency as an apolitical upholder of the law. The appointment of a special prosecutor is likely to come at the same time that DOJ releases an Office of Professional Responsibility report on the legal memos and whether the authors should be disbarred.

We are asking you to take three actions:

1. Write Attorney General Holder. The letter we have drafted makes the following points. The first is that the rule of law demands a full-fledged torture investigation. The second is that the authors of the memos that facilitated torture should be recommended for disbarment. The last is that the special prosecutor should be truly independent and allowed to fully investigate the facts and apply the law to the highest levels of government. The Justice Department reputation for independence cannot be restored without a full investigation, including holding DOJ officials responsible for their actions.

2. Write President Obama to tell him that political considerations are secondary to upholding the rule of law. He lectured the people of Africa in Ghana this weekend, "You have the power to hold your leaders accountable." Americans have the same power and responsibility. President Obama needs to make it clear that DOJ is independent of the White House. He needs to make it clear that this is the Attorney General's decision. And he needs to make it clear that de-politicizing the issue by applying the rule of law is best for the country.

3. Share this email with everyone you know. The movement for torture accountability is growing. Now that this idea has been floated the pressure to prevent an independent prosecutor is going to mount. It is going to take a lot of public pressure to ensure torture accountability.

Voters For Peace has been calling for a special prosecutor, a public Congressional inquiry, and disbarment of torture lawyers. With your financial and advocacy help, we are making progress that less than a month ago seemed impossible. It seems we are nearing success. Now is the time for you to take action. Urge torture accountability and support our ongoing efforts for the rule of law.

Thank you.

Kevin Zeese
Executive Director
Voters for Peace

Jacko's Kids Saved from Joe

Don't hold your breath for another Jackson family supergroup. The New York Post reports that Michael Jackson's mom, Katherine, and "baby incubator" Debbie Rowe have made a secret deal. Rowe agreed not to pursue custody of the three kids—two of whom are biologically hers—so long as Michael Jackson's father, Joe, doesn't get them. The new custody pact would also continue to demand that Rowe never tell the children that she's their mom. Joe and Katherine are still married, but have lived apart for years.

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With doctor's help, homeless man learns to heal his life

Three years ago, Everett Atkinson was a medical disaster waiting to happen.

The 6-foot-7 homeless man couldn't stand up long without his legs swelling dangerously. His heart was bad, his circulatory system was damaged and his body was giving out after years of alcoholism, drug abuse and neglect.

Help came his way, unexpectedly, from a doctor who had bought StreetWise newspapers from Atkinson for years. When Dr. Allen Goldberg learned Atkinson had been thrown out of a flophouse because he couldn't pay the bill, the doctor offered him a chance to live in his building for a while and rebuild his health.

It was an act of compassion that reverberates to this day. The retired pediatrician has become a mentor to a man who lost his way and wanted a fresh start. Each man, in coming to know the other, has opened his eyes to another way of life.

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Website of the Day - Frugal Yankee

Dollar Store Products to Avoid

Dollar stores have filled a niche for years for inexpensive, off market goods. The goods will not have a designer names, but for the most part are practical. You need some smarts to navigate the aisles.

There are deals, but be wary. Some of the products are not money savers and can even be dangerous. As always, the shopper needs to have the right information to make an intelligent decision.

The Frugal Yankee recommends you stay away from the following dollar store products:

BATTERIES
Look closely at the package. Many of them are knock-offs made in the Far East with inferior materials. They leak acid and don’t last as long as other, well-known brands. You may save on the up front cost, but replacements or damage will cost more.

CHILDREN’S TOYS & JEWELRY
Consumer Reports has found many of these items to have high concentrations of lead. The countries of origin lack the government oversight or have lax regulations. If you do want to buy, look at the label closely. Where was it made? Is it a brand name? Again the Frugal Yankee suggests staying away from these, **especially for babies and toddlers who put everything in their mouth.

PAPER GOODS
Again this is usually an inferior product. Foam cups and paper plates are the most frequently cited example of bad products, You can find better deals and better products at a good warehouse store. (**exception: party goods for little kids. If you find the princess or monster truck theme that your child wants, go ahead. You'll use them for about 10 minutes and the quality isn't much of an issue.)

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Marital Bliss

Eric is sitting at the bar staring morosely into his beer.
Tom walks in, sits down and asks him what the problem is.

"Well," said Eric, "I ran afoul of one of those awkward
questions women ask. Now I'm in deep trouble at home."

"What kind of question?" asked Tom.

"My wife asked me if I would still love her when she gets
old, fat and wrinkly."

"That's easy," said Tom. "You just say 'Of course I will'".

"Yeah," said Eric, "That's what I did, except I said 'Of
course I DO...'"

What to Do When Life Seems Unfair

Curse up a storm!!!!

What do you do when nothing is going your way? Do you ask, "Why me?" or do you look for what your life is trying to tell you? How you choose to respond to the difficult things that happen to you can mean the difference between a life of anger…or joy.

Spiritual counselor Gary Zukav says that everything happens for a reason, and that reason is your spiritual growth. Find out what you can do when life takes a turn that just doesn't seem fair.

In Memoriam

Ben Lee - Surrender

Enjoy!

Paul Newman

Only women of a certain era will fully appreciate this.... True story.

A Michigan woman and her family were vacationing in a small New England
town where Paul Newman and his family often visited.

One Sunday morning, the woman got up early to take a long walk. After a
brisk five-mile hike, she decided to treat herself to a double-dip
chocolate ice cream cone.

She hopped in the car, drove to the center of the village and went
straight to the combination bakery/ice cream parlor.

There was only one other patron in the store:

Paul Newman, sitting at the counter having a doughnut and coffee.

The woman's heart skipped a beat as her eyes made contact with those
famous baby-blue eyes.

The actor nodded graciously and the star struck woman smiled demurely.
Pull yourself together! She chides herself. You're a happily married
woman with three children , you're forty-five years old, not a
teenager!

The clerk filled her order and she took the double-dip chocolate ice
cream cone in one hand and her change in the other. Then she went out
the door, avoiding even a glance in Paul Newman's direction.

When she reached her car, she realized that she had a handful of change
but her other hand was empty.

Where's my ice cream cone? Did I leave it in the store? Back into the
shop she went, expecting to see the cone still in the clerk's hand or in
a holder on the counter or something! No ice cream cone was in sight.

With that, she happened to look over at Paul Newman.

His face broke into his familiar warm , friendly grin and he said to the
woman, 'You put it in your purse.'

Investment tips for 2009

With all the turmoil in the market today and the collapse of Lehman Bros and Acquisition of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America this might be some good advice.

For all of you with any money left, be aware of the next expected mergers so that you can get in on the ground floor and make some BIG bucks.

Watch for these consolidations in later this year:

1.) Hale Business Systems, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Fuller Brush, and W R. Grace Co. will merge and become:

Hale, Mary, Fuller, Grace.


2.) Polygram Records, Warner Bros., and Zesta Crackers join forces and become:

Poly, Warner Cracker.


3.) 3M will merge with Goodyear and become:

MMMGood.


4. Zippo Manufacturing, Audi Motors, Dofasco, and Dakota Mining will merge and become:

ZipAudiDoDa .


5. FedEx is expected to join its competitor, UPS, and become:

FedUP.


6. Fairchild Electronics and Honeywell Computers will become:

Fairwell Honeychild.


7. Grey Poupon and Docker Pants are expected to become:

PouponPants.


8. Knotts Berry Farm and the National Organization of Women will become:

Knott NOW!


And finally...


9. Victoria 's Secret and Smith &Wesson will merge under the new name:

TittyTittyBangBang

Last Holiday 1950

Alec Guinness plays a man who finds out that he hasn't long to live. He decides to take the last holiday. It is available on DVD. Someone has loaded the entire movie onto You Tube in parts. Here is the first part.

Justin.tv Lets You Watch and Broadcast Live V

Live video on Facebook (Facebook): we know you want it. 9.7 million of you tuned in for the Facebook/CNN stream of Michael Jackson’s memorial, 21.3 million of you for the Obama inauguration, and one million for the Jonas Brothers. Heck, Facebook launched its live stream box to bring the streaming video and chat experience to any site that wants it.

Live streaming powerhouse Justin.tv knows that the masses want live video on their favorite social network as well. That’s why today the service is launching Live by Justin.tv, a Facebook app that not only lets you watch live streams, but broadcast as well.

The app is very straightforward: it provides a live stream, broadcast information, and integrates with the Facebook live stream box so that users can discuss what’s happening in a live video in real-time, with those messages also serving as status updates. It’s minimalist, which makes sense, since this app is all about the video.

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Peggy Noonan on Sarah Palin

For those who are unfamiliar with Noonan, she is a highly regarded conservative political columnist/pundit. I've always found her to be as full of shit as she is of herself. She's great fun to watch - it becomes obvious in a matter of seconds that she takes herself wayyyyyyyy to seriously.

In television interviews she was out of her depth in a shallow pool. She was limited in her ability to explain and defend her positions, and sometimes in knowing them. She couldn't say what she read because she didn't read anything. She was utterly unconcerned by all this and seemed in fact rather proud of it: It was evidence of her authenticity. She experienced criticism as both partisan and cruel because she could see no truth in any of it. She wasn't thoughtful enough to know she wasn't thoughtful enough. Her presentation up to the end has been scattered, illogical, manipulative and self-referential to the point of self-reverence. "I'm not wired that way," "I'm not a quitter," "I'm standing up for our values." I'm, I'm, I'm.


In another age it might not have been terrible, but here and now it was actually rather horrifying.

Noonan goes on to refute the most popular conservative arguments in Palin's favor, from her supposed working-class credentials to the idea that she upsets the mainstream media.

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The Spoiled Under 30 Crowd

When I was a kid, adults used to bore me
to tears with their tedious diatribes about how
hard things were. When they were growing up;
what with walking Twenty-five miles to
school every morning

... Uphill...

BOTH ways

Yadda, yadda, yadda

And I remember promising myself that when
I grew up, there was no way in hell I was going to
lay a bunch of crap like that on kids about
how hard I had it and how easy they've got it!

But now that... I'm over the ripe old
age of thirty, I can't help but look around
and notice the youth of today.

You've got it so easy! I mean,
compared to my childhood, you live in a damn Utopia!
And I hate to say it but you kids today
you don't know how good you've got it!

I mean, when I was a kid we didn't
have The Internet. If we wanted to know something,
We had to go to the damn library
and look it up ourselves, in the card
catalogue!!

There was no email!! We had to actually
write somebody a letter, with a pen!
...Then you had to walk all the way across
the street and put it in the mailbox and it would take
like a week to get there!

There were no MP3's or Napsters! You
wanted to steal music, you had to hitchhike to the
damn record store and shoplift it yourself!

Or you had to wait around all day to tape
it off the radio and the DJ'd usually talk over
the beginning and @#*% it all up!

We didn't have fancy crap like Call waiting!
If you were on the phone and somebody else called
they got a busy signal, that's it!

And we didn't have fancy Caller ID either!
When the phone rang, you had no idea who it was!
It could be your school, your mom, your boss, your Bookie, your
drug dealer, a collections agent, you just didn't know!!!
You had to pick it up and take your chances, mister!

We didn't have any fancy Sony Playstation video
Games with high-resolution 3-D graphics!
We had the Atari 2600! With games
Like 'Space Invaders' and'asteroids'. Your guy
was a little square! You Actually had to use your Imagination!!
And there were no multiple levels or screens, it was just one screen
Forever! And you could never win. The game just
kept getting harder and harder and faster and faster until you died!
Just like LIFE!

Sure, we had cable television, but back then
that was only Mnet And there was no on screen
menu and no remote control!
You had to use a Little book called a TV Guide
to find out what was on! You were screwed when it
came to channel surfing! You had to get off your ass
and walk over to the TV to change the channel and there
was no Cartoon Network either! You could only get
cartoons on Saturday Morning.
Do you Hear what I'm saying!?!
We had to wait ALL WEEK for cartoons, you spoiled
little rat-bastards!

And we didn't have microwaves, if we
wanted to heat something up we had to use the stove ...
Imagine that! If we wanted Popcorn, we had to use that
stupid Jiffy Pop thing and shake it over the stove forever like
an idiot.

That's exactly what I'm talking about! You kids
Today have got it too easy. You're spoiled. You guys wouldn't
have lasted Five minutes back in 1980!

Regards,
The over 30 Crowd

Cheney linked to secrecy of CIA program

At the direction of the then-vice president, Congress was not notified of a highly classified counter-terrorism program for eight years, sources say.

Improve Your Mood in 5 Minutes

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Is the ACLU suing to have cross-shaped headstones removed from military cemeteries?

There they go again - trying to demonize the ACLU. I'll bet most on the right don't even understand what they stand for and what they do....because if they did, they wouldn't spend so much time demonizing the organization and might even become a card carrying member like I am!

The ACLU has filed no such suit, and it hasn't sued to "end prayer from the military" either.

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Racist Extremists Infiltrating US Military

In a strongly worded letter to members of Congress, Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) founder Morris Dees expressed serious concerns about growing signs that members of neo-Nazi groups are infiltrating the US military. According to the SPLC website, Dees asked Congress to take steps "to ensure that the armed forces are not inadvertently training future domestic terrorists."

According to SPLC, recent scrutiny of a neo-Nazi website operated by the National Socialist Movement revealed "dozens of personal profiles ... where individuals listed 'military' as their occupation." Further, FBI and Department of Homeland Security reports, published within the past year, suggest the likely infiltration by extremists is a serious problem.

In his letter, Dees wrote, "Evidence continues to mount that current Pentagon policies are inadequate to prevent racial extremists from joining and serving in the armed forces."

Dees urged quick action. "Because the presence of extremists in the armed forces is a serious threat to the safety of the American public, we believe Congressional action is warranted," he wrote.

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Holder Mulling Torture Probe

This is great news if true!

The Obama administration may not be so quick to "turn the page," after all: Newsweek reports that Attorney General Eric Holder "is now leaning toward appointing a prosecutor to investigate the Bush administration's brutal interrogation practices, something the president has been reluctant to do." Holder's decision could come within weeks and Holder himself says "I hope that whatever decision I make would not have a negative impact on the president's agenda," he says. "But that can't be a part of my decision." Holder has asked for a list of 10 candidates for special prosecutor, five from within the administration and five from without.

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What is the real meaning of the use-by date on dairy products?

Dairy products typically bear a use-by date, which, according to the Food and Drug Administration, is the last date of the product’s peak quality, as determined by the manufacturer. Because there are no set guidelines, the use-by dates vary from product to product, company to company.

If you see an expired date on a package, don’t chuck the food right away. Most companies typically say that foods are fine to eat a few days after the use-by date, unless they have been mishandled―for example, have been let to stand at room temperature. Remember to use good judgment: Toss products that have developed odors or that look past their prime. This is definitely an area where it’s better to be safe than sorry.

Love Life, Not Stuff

We’re in love with stuff — with shopping, with acquiring, with owning, with collecting.

Let’s lust after life instead.

Our obsession with stuff has become unhealthy. When we have a void in our lives, we buy things. When we have problems, we buy things. And these things are becoming more and more expensive, bigger, shinier … more wasteful.

This obsession with stuff leads to owning a lot, having a lot of clutter … and yet this stuff doesn’t fill our lives with meaning.

It leads to deep debt, from buying so much, and needing bigger houses and storage spaces to contain everything. Financially, we’re worse off than ever, because of this obsession with stuff.

We buy things when we’re depressed, we buy things for others to show how much we love them … and in this way, stuff has separated us from actually dealing with our emotions, blocked us from truly connecting with others.

Let’s replace that lust for stuff with a lust for life.

Some ideas:

Burger King looks to cut price of double cheeseburger

A Burger King franchisee confirmed Wednesday that the company has asked franchisees to consider temporarily dropping the price of their double cheeseburger to $1, a move likely aimed at igniting a burger battle with McDonald's Corp.

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Today's Quote

Jack Black with Charlie Haden, Old Joe Clark

Cup of Tea

One day my mother was out and my dad was in charge of me.

I was maybe 2 1/2 years old and had just recovered from an accident.

Someone had given me a little 'tea set' as a get-well gift and it was one of my favorite toys.

Daddy was in the living room engrossed in the evening news when I brought Daddy a little cup of 'tea', which was just water. After several cups of tea and lots of praise for such yummy tea, my Mom came home.

My Dad made her wait in the living room to watch me bring him a cup of tea, because it was 'just the cutest thing!' My Mom waited, and sure enough, here I come down the hall with a cup of tea for Daddy and she watches him drink it up.

Then she says, (as only a mother would know... :) 'Did it ever occur to you that the only place she can reach to get water is the toilet?

Fast Food Nation

'Hey Dad,' one of my kids asked the other day, 'What was
your favorite fast food when you were growing up?'

'We didn't have fast food when I was growing up,' I
informed him. 'All the food was slow.'

'C'mon, seriously. Where did you eat?'

'It was a place called 'at home,'' I explained.
'Grandma cooked every day and then, we sat down together at
the dining room table, and if I didn't like what she put on my
plate I was allowed to sit there until I did like it.'

By this time, the kid was laughing so hard I was afraid he was going
to suffer serious internal damage, so I didn't tell him the part about how
I had to have permission to leave the table. But here are some other things I
would have told him about my childhood if I figured his system could have
handled it:

Some parents NEVER owned their own house, wore Levis , set foot on a
golf course, traveled out of the country or had a credit card. In their
later years they had something called a revolving charge card. The card was good
only at Sears Roebuck. Or maybe it was Sears AND Roebuck. Either way, there
is no Roebuck anymore. Maybe he died.

My parents never drove me to soccer practice. This was mostly
because we never had heard of soccer. I had a bicycle that weighed probably 50
pounds, and only had one speed, (slow). We didn't have a television in our house
until I was 9, but my sister and her husband had one before that. It was, of
course, black and white, but they bought a piece of colored plastic to cover the screen. The
top third was blue, like the sky, and the bottom third was green, like grass.
The middle third was red. It was perfect for programs that had scenes of fire
trucks riding across someone's lawn on a sunny day. Some people had a lens
taped to the front of the TV to make the picture look larger.

I was 17 before I tasted my first pizza, it was called 'pizza
pie.' When I bit into it, I burned the roof of my mouth and the cheese
slid off, swung down, plastered itself against my chin and burned that, too.
It's still the best pizza I ever had.

We didn't have a car until I was 9. Before that, the only car in
our family was my uncle's Chevy. He called it a 'machine.'

I never had a telephone in my room. The only phone in the house was
in the living room and it was on a party line. Before you could dial, you
had to listen and make sure some people you didn't know weren't already
using the line.

Pizzas were not delivered to our home. All newspapers were delivered.
Movie stars kissed with their mouths shut. At least, they did in the
movies. Touching someone else's tongue with yours was called French
kissing and they didn't do that in movies. I don't know what they did in
French movies. French movies were dirty and we weren't allowed to see them.

Obama administration takes action on food safety

The Obama administration ordered tougher steps to curb salmonella and E.coli contamination of U.S. food and created a post of deputy food commissioner to coordinate safety in the wake of a major salmonella outbreak.

The administration, concerned by delays in identifying the source of the salmonella contamination that sickened more than 700 people in 46 states this year, also moved to revamp the tracing system to identify origins of foodborne illnesses.

"The food safety system in our country needs a significant update," Vice President Joe Biden said in announcing the new measures. "American families have enough to worry about these days just about putting food on the table, let alone whether the food ... is going to be safe for their kids."

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Today's Blissful Place

Oscar G. Mayer, dead at 95

.......Oh, I'm glad I'm not an Oscar Mayer weiner.....there would soon be nothing left of me!

Oscar G. Mayer, retired chairman of the Wisconsin-based meat processing company that bears his name, has died at the age of 95.

Mayer's wife, Geraldine, said he died of old age Monday age at Hospice Care in Fitchburg.

He was the third Oscar Mayer in the family that founded Oscar Mayer Foods, which was once the largest private employer in Madison. His grandfather, Oscar F. Mayer, died in 1955 and his father, Oscar G. Mayer Sr., died in 1965.

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New Clunker Bill Can Help You Save

Recently, the House passed the “clunker bill” which allows you to trade in your older, gas guzzling car, for a $4,500 discount on a new and more fuel efficient car. The bill was created as a way to both stimulate the automotive industry and help the environment. With the discount from the bill and the markdowns that certain car dealerships are offering, there are some great deals to be had. Here are some things to remember if you are considering taking part in this year-long deal.

• Research typical maintenance costs for the make and model of the car you are planning to buy. Sometimes maintenance on a particular vehicle is more expensive than average resulting in unanticipated costs.

• Consider a possible increase in car insurance rates when weighing the best deal. Call your insurance agency to find out how to reduce the insurance costs on a new car. These deductions are based on both the model of your car and its features such as passive restraints, alarms, or even anti-lock braking systems.

• Remember that not all cars qualify. Your current car must get less than 18 mpg highway and the new car must get at least 22. You can check out
your car’s mpg here http://www.fueleconomy.gov/.

Visit www.FeedthePig.org for more money-saving tips.

On Aging

Eventually you will reach a point
when you stop lying about your age
and start bragging about it.
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The older we get, the fewer things
seem worth waiting in line for.
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Some people try to turn back their odometers.
Not me!
I want people to know 'why' I look this way.
I've traveled a long way and some of the roads
weren't paved.
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When you are dissatisfied and would
like to go back to youth, think of Algebra.
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You know you are getting old when
everything either dries up or leaks.
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One of the many things no one tells you about aging
is that it is such a nice change from being young.
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Ah, being young is beautiful,
but being old is comfortable.
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First you forget names,then you forget faces.
Then you forget to pull up your zipper.
It's worse when you forget to pull it down.
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John Ensign Puppet Theater

The Countdown Players use their finely crafted puppets to reenact the passion and drama of the dissolution of Senator John Ensign's affair with Cynthia Hampton. The hysterics start at 2+ minutes in.

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

Website of the Day - Gilt Groupe

Gilt Groupe provides fashion enthusiasts online access to designer fashion from top brands at sample sale prices.

* You'll find apparel, accessories and jewelry for Women, Men and Children at prices up to 70% off retail.
* All items are guaranteed to be authentic and sourced directly from the brand.

Gilt Groupe provides access, by invitation only, to Men’s, Women’s and Children’s coveted fashion and luxury brands at prices up to 70% off retail. Each sale lasts 36 hours and features hand selected styles from a single designer.
First Come, First Served

All sales take place only on www.gilt.com and our full collection of merchandise is always available at the start of the sale, so be sure to log on early.
Advance Preview

To introduce each brand, our designer bios and reels give you a preview of upcoming sales, must-have pieces and featured designers.

Organic Cocktails: I Grew It in the Garden, Then Drank It with Booze

Made with organic and sustainable liquors, these cocktail recipes make use of garden-fresh herbs and fruits.

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6 Indictments Against Bottled Water

If you have been unconvinced by the accusations by advocacy groups about the environmental impact and health risks associated with bottled water, read this.

The Final Days of the Carteret Pacific Islanders

Due to devastating changes from global warming, the Carteret people must move to a new home. See their story in the new film Sun Come Up.

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Permanent diet may equal longer life

For a country in which roughly 200 million people are overweight or obese, scientists today have discouraging news: Even those who maintain a healthy weight probably should be eating less.

Evidence has been mounting for years that the practice of caloric restriction -- essentially, going on a permanent diet -- greatly reduces the risk of age-related diseases and even postpones death. It has been shown to significantly extend the lives of yeast, worms, flies, spiders, fish, mice and rats.

Now, in a much-anticipated study funded by the National Institutes of Health, many of the same benefits have been demonstrated in primates, the best evidence yet that caloric restriction would help people.

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Is it true that persons older than 59 can't get heart surgery in England?

What are these people on the right so afraid of which compels them to perpetuate such crazy rumors?

There's no such prohibition on heart operations in England, as a chain e-mail claims.

6 Myths About Gas Mileage

1. If your owner’s manual says “premium fuel recommended,” you’ll ruin your car by filling it up with regular.

Reality: Unless you’re driving in the Indy 500, using regular gas in a car that says premium fuel is merely “recommended” is perfectly fine. And doing so will save you 25 cents per gallon.

2. In the summer, you should only buy gas at night or early in the morning when the gas is cold. Because cold gas is more dense, you’ll get more fuel for your money.

Reality: Buying cold gas is a lot harder than it sounds, and the potential savings are scarcely worth it.

. Shopping around for cheaper gas is seldom worth the extra fuel you burn up trying to find it.

Reality: It’s easy to find where the cheapest gas stations are online, and crossing state lines when you can saves plenty of money.


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Bush surveillance program was massive

So when do the dems grow a pair and start prosecuting Bush and his adminstration for their lawlessness?

The Bush administration built an unprecedented surveillance operation to pull in mountains of information far beyond the warrantless wiretapping previously acknowledged, a team of federal inspectors general reported Friday, questioning the legal basis for the effort but shielding almost all details on grounds they're still too secret to reveal.

The report, compiled by five inspectors general, refers to "unprecedented collection activities" by U.S. intelligence agencies under an executive order signed by President George W. Bush after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

Just what those activities involved remains classified, but the IGs pointedly say that any continued use of the secret programs must be "carefully monitored."

Most of the intelligence leads generated under what was known as the "President's Surveillance Program" did not have any connection to terrorism, the report said. But FBI agents told the authors that the "mere possibility of the leads producing useful information made investigating the leads worthwhile."

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Do NOT Elect a Racist

As the Young Republicans prepare to elect a woman on Saturday who has compared to President Obama to a terrorist and appears to have laughed at a comment calling blacks “coons,” Meghan McCain seeks to stage an intervention.

Van Susteren airs video of Obama G8 photo shoot to counter "lying picture that's going around the Web"

You've probably seen it by now: The photo of President Obama "checking out" a woman in a pink dress at the G-8 conference in Italy. It's been touted by Matt Drudge and Fox News, but here's the thing: It's fake. Even Fox's Greta Van Susteren says so, and provides video evidence, calling it the "lying picture that's going around the web." It becomes quite clear from the video that Obama is looking at the ground, and not the woman's backside. Fox News is, of course, continuing to run the misleading photo anyway.

Today's Quote

You are responsible for all of your experiences of life

This statement is absolutely true but it is somewhat of a trick. The trick is that it does not say "in life" but "of life." You are not responsible for everything that happens to you, but you are responsible for how you react to what does happen to you. The formula is that, "Life acts. You react." Your reaction is under your control. In any life situation you are always responsible for at least one thing. You are always responsible for the attitude towards the situation in which you find yourself. Your attitude is your reaction to what life hands you. You can have either a more positive or a more negative attitude. Your attitude is under your control and can be changed. With the right attitude you can be a resilient person.

-Unknown

Website of the Day - Post Secret Archive

Do you have a secret you would like to share?

The Wayback Juke Box - Gene Vincent - Be-Bop-A-Lula - 1956

What's your Social Security number? Researchers say it's surprisingly easy to figure out

For all the concern about identity theft, researchers say there's a surprisingly easy way for the technology-savvy to figure out the precious nine digits of Americans' Social Security numbers.

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Living with "Voluntary Simplicity"

Overwhelmed by consumerism and sobered by the economy, more Americans are embracing the less-is-more philosophy of "voluntary simplicity," trading possession obsession for personal fulfillment.

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Redneck and the Game Warden

A redneck was stopped by a game warden in Central Mississippi recently with two
ice chests full of fish. He was leavin' a cove well-known for its fishing.

The game warden asked the man, 'Do you have a license to catch those fish?'
'Naw, sir', replied the redneck. 'I ain't got none of them there licenses. You
must understand, these here are my pet fish.'

'Pet fish?'

'Yeah. Every night, I take these here fish down to the lake and let 'em swim
'round for awhile. Then, when I whistle, they jump right back into these here
ice chests and I take 'em home.'

'That's a bunch of hooey! Fish can't do that.'

The redneck looked at the warden for a moment and then said, 'It's the truth Mr.
Government Man. I'll show ya. It really works.'

'O. K.', said the warden. 'I've got to see this!'

The redneck poured the fish into the lake and stood and waited.

After several minutes, the warden says, 'Well?'

'Well, what?', says the redneck.

The warden says, 'When are you going to call them back?'

'Call who back?'

'The FISH', replied the warden!

'What fish?', replied the redneck.
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Moral of the story: We may not be as smart as some city slickers, but we ain't
as dumb as some government employees.