I have been surprised at the popularity of my “sexual” posts….Sex over 70 and the watermelon thingy….so keeping with the new tradition …there is always MORE…..
There appears to be a trend of older women dating younger men, notably illustrated by celebrity couples including Demi Moore and Aston Kutcher, Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry, and the [...]
Archive for July 20th, 2008
Cougar Hunting 101
Posted in News, tagged Relationships, Sex, Younger Men on 20 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Obama’s Move To The Center–Again
Posted in News, Politics, tagged Democratic Leadership Council, Democrats, Obama, Progressives on 20 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the beginning of this election cycle, I was hyper-critical of ALL Repubs and of Clinton, and to a smaller degree of Obama. Because of my criticism of Clinton I was labeled an Obama support and when I was an Obama critic I was labeled a Clintonista–do not like labels. Anyway back in [...]
Alt Energy Realities
Posted in Energy, News, tagged Alt Energy, pollution, Power Plants, Wind Power on 20 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I want to believe in the wind.
Each megawatt of wind power costs about $53 to generate, making it more expensive than coal, nuclear or natural gas generation, according to data from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the state’s grid operator. Even with economies of scale, it’s still going to be more expensive than other [...]
How Bad Can The Economy Get?
Posted in Media, News, tagged Economic Crisis, Economic Sectors, Indicators, Recession, Stock Markets on 20 July, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This was from an article written in the WSJ by Mark Gongloff.
A full year into the miserable journey of the credit crisis, the economy and financial markets have come to a crossroads, beyond which lay several possible destinations, not all of them pleasant.
So far, despite bank losses of some $400 billion, a crumbling housing market [...]
McCain’s Auto Answers
Posted in Environment, Labor, News, tagged CAFE Standards, Campaigns, McCain on 20 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
GOP presidential candidate McCain told an audience of more than 500 GM workers that he would let each state determine its own fuel efficiency standards — a position the auto industry says adds unneeded costs and kills jobs.
His pronouncement — which mirrors what Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, has said on the issue — came [...]
NO Change Is Coming!
Posted in News, Politics, tagged Campaigns, Change, Democrats, McCain, Obama, Politicians, Republicans on 20 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From the beginning of this election season both McCain and Obama promised to be the candidate of change. McCain’s because he has been labeled a “maverick”. Obama simply because he was a new face and had a new way of thinking. Well both of these were wrong!
McCain’s maverick status has been flushed down the toilet [...]
Today In Labor History
Posted in History, Labor, tagged Historical Events, Strikes, Unions, Workers on 20 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
20 July
Two killed, 67 wounded in Minneapolis truckers’ strike—“Bloody Friday” – 1934
Postal unions, Postal Service sign first labor contract in the history of the federal government – 1971
