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I can’t help but wonder if those silly masks the US Cycling Team donned the other day to protect them from China’s bad air were manufactured in one of the plants contributing to the pollution problem there.  Wouldn’t it just figure.  I imagine many Americans taking in the Olympics will have an unkind word or two to say about the air quality.  Never mind much of what they are wearing and using on a day to day basis played a role.  We can bellyache as a nation all we want about the jobs we’ve lost in manufacturing to China.  That is undeniable.  What we seem to forget is the degree of pollution that followed those jobs.  I doubt too many of us are heartbroken our skies are reasonably clear.

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I don’t get it. Really, I don’t. The White House is projecting a $482 BILLION deficit for the 2009 budget year. My mind doesn’t even want to do the math to figure out what that would bring our national debt to by the end of that year. McCain isn’t interested in ending this expensive war and is warning America that Obama is set on raising taxes. I guess when we are bleeding this much money it makes sense to him to leave taxes alone. Heck, let’s cut them and hand out even more rebates. So I guess that leaves us with doing the money dance. I hope McCain is a better dancer than Bush proved to be.

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Is anyone else getting tired of all the spam emails and blog comments involving the size of boy bits?  Who is initiating all of this garbage and what gave them the ridiculous notion women would like their guy turned into a genital replica of the Empire State Building?  I’m sure it wasn’t I.  First off, epidurals aren’t available for marital acts.  Secondly, it seems if their members become too large to easily carry around it would be even harder to get them off the couch.

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If McCain is elected we will go from a president who was the butt of jokes to a president who sounds like a butt because of his jokes.  Care for a cigarette, John?  Not funny is it.  I hope the potential future leader of the free world can put his stand-up routine on the back burner for the next 4-8 years if need be.

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I like Hillary.  Really, I do.  I understand her reluctance to concede defeat to Barrack Obama.  There is probably a bit of shock and denial that a relatively new figure on the political scene has managed to capture enough delegates to secure the party’s nomination.  And it has been a close contest.  Wanting to wait until there is a clear and indisputable winner makes sense.  I do think we are at that time and place, however.  Hillary has painted herself as a leader who knows when it is time to get out of Iraq.  Seems like she would also be able to know when it is time to get out of the race for president.

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There is a commercial on television that talks about a cat litter that is so good your cat will even have a hard time finding the litter box.  Um, I’m not sure that is really a strong selling point.  A cat not being able to find the litter box kind of makes having one pointless.  I’ll pass on that one, thanks.

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I know it has been a ridiculously long time since I’ve written.  I shared the birth of my son 6 months ago.  That wasn’t the only major change going on with me though.  My husband and I had been planning a move from Maryland to Michigan.  The past few months have been filled with all the details of moving a household while tending to two young kids.  As of last Thursday, we are officially Michigan residents again!  Our move is over.  We are settled.  Life is good.

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A few weeks ago I posted how MySpace might be contributing to the decline of some of my peers’ social skills. It wasn’t a random comment. Friends of mine have recently become the target of silly, sophomoric, harassment campaigns. MySpace has been the vehicle of choice for much of this ridiculous behavior. The offenders aren’t pimply faced teenagers, but grown women with children. Most of the antics have been harmless. They have mostly served to highlight the immaturity of those behind this nonsense.

Of course, since initial efforts to get a reaction have failed, those involved keep trying to take things up a notch. It’s not unlike a toddler who throws himself on the floor kicking and screaming when seeking attention. A few pranks last week went far enough some actually had to contact MySpace for intervention and advice. Guess what? The site designed by young people primarily for young people actually has a very mature way of dealing with cyber harassment. Turns out nothing on MySpace is truly private. MySpace understands how vulnerable internet communities are to misuse and cooperates fully with law enforcement and attorneys. Way to go MySpace! It is reassuring to know if any behavior is truly out of line, my friends won’t have to move mountains to take action.

I still believe MySpace’s environment can turn some adults into teenagers; however, I applaud MySpace for being prepared when that indeed happens.

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It is interesting to me how freely Karl Rove is attacking Hillary Clinton.  I’m not necessarily a Clinton supporter.  Whether someone likes her or feel she is a viable candidate is not really my point.  Americans listening to Rove’s opinions of Senator Clinton should consider one very important fact…HE IS A REPUBLICAN POLITICAL STRATEGIST.  The only reason I can come up with for him publicly criticizing Clinton is that he is concerned a Republican won’t be able to top her in the election.  The Republican candidates are suffering this year.  It is my guess Rove is hoping to stir the pot just enough so a more ‘beatable’ Democrat is on the ballot come November.

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