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60.6.80

May 20, 2013
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60.6.80

HERD ABOUT IT? by ana grarian 60 degrees at 6 am headed for 80+ and no rain. This does not bode well. We keep getting these promises. Cloudy skies, windy conditions, then nothing. After a winter with almost no snow at all, folks who know enough to be – are edgy. And those who don’t know feel it too. Barometric pressure impacts our emotions, and stamina. Even the birds seem subdued this morning.

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Obama and Nixon: a Historical Perspective

May 19, 2013
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Obama and Nixon: a Historical Perspective

Written by Robert Kennedy, Jr. for Reader Supported News For once with good reason, the GOP is exorcised with the scandals involving the IRS targeting political groups and the FBI’s spying on A.P. reporters. The broader public is legitimately concerned. However, in its classic overblown…

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PROBLEM AS I SEE IT: vol 150

May 18, 2013
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PROBLEM AS I SEE IT: vol 150

For more information: http://tinyurl.com/afs7fb9 http://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-the-toxic-politics-of-science/

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Fire in the Blood

May 17, 2013
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Moyers Moment (2001): Toxins in Our Blood

May 17, 2013

In this 2001 Moyers Moment from Bill’s documentary Trade Secrets, Bill examines the many chemicals that have been introduced into our environment over the last few decades. To find out just how pervasive these chemicals were, Bill volunteered to get his blood tested.

Watch it, and read more, on Bill’s website HERE:

Buffalo Leaves Marks

May 17, 2013
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Buffalo Leaves Marks

HERD ABOUT IT? by ana grarian Just two years after a beloved local bookstore revitalized itself as a community owned cooperative with over 600 owners world-wide, disturbing news comes from…

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Watering Kale

May 17, 2013
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Watering Kale

HERD ABOUT IT? by ana grarian I need some serious time in the garden. Right now I am watching a young Downy Woodpecker (shall I call him Robert?) at the…

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Inspection- Where the Right is Right and the Left is Wrong

May 16, 2013
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Inspection- Where the Right is Right and the Left is Wrong

 ”Benghazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii…”   Rocky Mountain Mike’s Right Wing Troll Notification System.  Humor is always a great relief in these times. But perhaps we’re missing something overall. There is one of the…

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My Friend, the Murderer

May 15, 2013
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My Friend, the Murderer

Here’s what the news reported: An area man murdered his former girlfriend in the upper-level apartment of his split-level home. He sat with her body for 20 to 40 minutes,…

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Weed

May 15, 2013
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Weed

We had a good weekend. Mother’s Day we went up to my daughter’s for a lovely brunch in the back yard. They are reclaiming the back yard that looks over…

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IRS Didn’t Just Hunt the Tea Party: Liberal Churches Also Targets

May 15, 2013
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IRS Didn’t Just Hunt the Tea Party: Liberal Churches Also Targets

Republicans are still furious over IRS scrutiny of non-profit groups with “Tea Party” and “patriots” in their names, but the life of the scandal depends entirely upon the political affiliation…

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When the IRS Targeted Liberals

May 15, 2013
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When the IRS Targeted Liberals

While few are defending the Internal Revenue Service for targeting some 300 conservative groups, there are two critical pieces of context missing from the conventional wisdom on the “scandal.” First,…

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A Long Story Short

May 14, 2013
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A Long Story Short

Written by Mart Allen/h3> Good news and bad news The first thing I do every morning is turn on the news. Before he died early this year my best friend…

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