I just watched a video that had me question some of my basic beliefs and became so riled up that I thought I might have to write something about what I watched. Thi is the crux of the story: A woman that when for Burgee King was fored for saying to a customer “Free Palestine”. What? Why on earth would she say anything like that to a customer? It turns out there’s more to the study and it’s being nuanced as a “free speech” issue. Watch the video here.
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I’ve been disappointed in the recent coverage of midterm primaries around the country. Of course, some states have more at risk than others, but don’t we all have a risk, as we do every two years, of voing for either the same numbskulls to retain their offices, or take a look at some new numbskulls, people that make more, greater promises than the seat’s incumbent or other challengers.
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I don’t like admitting it, but I am a technology addict. I can’t belive how dependent I’ve become on all of these devices. And me? I can’t just have one of something, I have to have, well, several. This iPad I’m typing on right now? It’s one of, (ahem!) 4 that I own. I also have a tablet made by someone else tht I think runs the google Os, but I don;t use it much because I like the Apple tablets a lot more. Yes, I have an iPhone s well. That’s probably the device I can ignore easier than any other.
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A friend just stopped by a little earlier, a little exasperated du=e t the fact that, where we live, the average price of gasoline is now $4.50 a gallon. That may cause some to laugh at the predicament but energy costs are becoming a factor all over the country. It’s not just California anymore, but little old Arizona, where I live. And if it’s $4.50 here in Tucson, You can bet in outlying cities and towns it’s over $5.00 a gallon. What has caused this to occur? Aren’t we a “net exporter” of oil and natural gas?
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I’ve been watching a lot of YouTube lately. Why? I don’t really know other than I can find some very interesting topics on there and there is no end to the variety, or so it seems. One area I’ve been watching quite a bit are video series of people striking out on their pwn and living in their cars or vans. On purpose. Yes, in most cases, the vans have been converted to have the helpful accoutrements of a home, even having a toilet and shower crammed into them (Think about the size of a van!) but everything seems to fit and the interiors have been designed to make use of all available space.
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