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I haven't seen many grackles lately, i've seen alot of Blue Jays, mourning doves, those little birds with the same coloration as sparrows but they're much faster, woodpeckers, i saw one of the big ones the other day at the woodpecker food, downy?, lots of sparrows, although Hammy is trying to cut down the population, no grackles though. 2828

Art! Who are you pulling for in Top Chef and Next Iron Chef? Do you watch them both? I was so glad when that older women was sent home last night on Top Chef. She was driving me crazy. - Catmeyoo ----------------- Yes, I watch both shows. I liked Amanda Freitag a lot on Next Iron Chef. Now that she is gone home - between the three remaining Chefs left - I don't care too much who wins. I suppose I might have to root for one of the Latin...

who knew? from the same website.... http://theoatmeal.com/comics/coffee

Oh me too, I have to write that down on my calendar before I forget,and schedule it on tivo. I hope it doesn't come on at the same time as White Collar. That's another new crime show surprisingly good so far. I really like the older guy and the young one isn't bad either. _________________ BYW I can't believe I said Friday, it is Sunday, sometime (always?) the brains and fingers do not connect so well.

My ideal home would have a small library with room for about 1000 books. I have 6 bookcases full of books....but they are all in a very narrow area of specialty. I suspect that within 20 years, books are going the way of the 8 track tape. Already, there are college libraries that have gone 'book free'. They are all electronic - their collections are all electronic, and college kids read the books on their Kindle or equivalent....

>> What you were replying to didn't say a thing about an asset tax or a wealth tax. Anywhere. << You wrote (my emphasis added): National income taxes on individuals' income and assets #29

I'm going to tell you a great secret. It's a lot cheaper to be retired than it is to work. For us I don't know. On my side of the ledger, I wouldn't spend anymore or less on gas, no more on clothes (I go to work in shorts and T-shirt weather permitting and change into hospital scrubs once there, so no suit and tie stuff for me), no more on food because I brown bag it, the only big saver would be malpractice insurance. For...

you didn't exercise your freedom to vote? I exercised my freedom *not* to vote for a candidate that I didn't want in office. I will vote when there is a candidate that I would like to see in office.

Interesting article about rising tensions in Asia. Mike http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6913... -------------------------------------------------------------------- This week the flashpoint is their disputed Himalayan border, as China protests over the Dalai Lama’s visit to a northeastern Indian state that it claims. But they are also competing over naval control of the Indian Ocean, resources and markets in Africa,...

Investing in them and then dricing them out of buisness is just blatantly stupid/ Driving the overpaid executive into a hissy fit is different that driving the company out of business. Perhaps they'll be able to get saner executives in place, at least ones willing to divest the business of unprofitable or inappropriate units.