The first time I quit smoking it was because I was about to move to California and I had this odd idea that Californians would shun me for such a filthy habit. So every time I lit a cigarette out of that last pack I bought, I became disgusted and put it out. I gave away all my Marlboro miles because I didn't even want to let on that I was an ex-smoker. It was very funny to see how wrong I was once I got here. I picked up cigarettes again when I met my husband, a year or so later, but don't reme...

(Link) July 3, 2007. California Gas Stations Admit 'Hot Fuel' Ripoff and Put Decal on Pumps --Legislature Should Take Action Judy-Dugan.gif By Judy Dugan Research Director The Foundation for Consumer and Taxpayer Rights (FCTR) and OilWatchdog.org Project Refiner Tesoro is putting warning decals on its gas station pumps, including dozens of Shell stations, warning that consumers may not get all the energy they paid for in a gallon of gasoline, according to industry reports today. Instead of a ...

She should be telling us that there is enough evidence to convict, and that our Representatives will listen to us if enough of us demand justice. That's why she's wrong. Pelosi is a skilled politician who knows how to leave people with hope, should she choose to craft her message that way. Instead, what she said in that interview was designed to leave the people with no hope for impeachment. She's making any potential votes disappear.

Earth Opera: The Great American Eagle Tragedy The Friday Protest Song for July 20, 2007 (Link)/ We end the week on the verge of a new government. The Unitary Executive has gone Rogue. The President signed an executive order authorizing the CIA to torture in its secret overseas prisons again, but this time, minus the sexual humiliation. The President also signed an executive order authorizing the seizure of assets of anyone interfering with US policy in Iraq. The Washington Post today publis...

I wrote this so I give myself permission to post it in full. Go to my site to hear the song... :patriot: (Link)/ The Friday Protest Song for July 13, 2007 When Sleep Fights You “I guess my military career is over. I am confused, relieved and scared all at the same time” begins GA Democrat on the Democratic Underground, as he writes his “personal account going from a super-soldier to disabled veteran in 6 years.” This is from the end of his article, about his 2005-2006 tour and his return home:...