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EARTHQUAKE ON EAST COAST
by Sunnygal41 in
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i apologize ahead of time if this topic has already been posted.

if not, i'm sure many are already aware that we had a 5.8 earthquake here on the east coast of the us at around 1:50 pm today..............we felt it here in ct. .

terri.
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zen zebra spider
by Sunnygal41 in
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click for larger version.

jumping spiders have such expressive faces.

heres a zebra spider, salticus scenicus, gazing off into the sunrise, thoughtfully meditating as she eats a mosquito.. what do you think shes thinking?
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Bushisms over the years
by Sunnygal41 in
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at first, i thought this should go in the current affairs category, but, it's sooo dang funny, i had to put it under entertainment!bushisms over the years end: .tools by the associated press the associated press sat jan 3, 11:06 am et end .byline featured topics: .

end .topics end: .hd ap in this aug. 4, 2002 file photo, president george w. bush stretches out in his golf cart at the cape ... end #main-media end .primary-media end .related-media president george w. bush will leave behind a legacy of bushisms, the label stamped on the commander in chief's original speaking style.

some of the president's more notable malaprops and mangled statements:.
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gorgeous crescent moon with Venus above tonite!
by Sunnygal41 in
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i've been watching the sky show tonite as the velvet curtain of night slowly fell...........there is a beautiful crescent moon, with venus at right angles to her..........i also saw the three planets about two/three months ago...........i am loving the huge windows in my fourth floor apartment........i see sooo much up here!.

terri.
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The "Awakening"
by Sunnygal41 in
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this resonated deeply.

a time comes in your life when you finally get it .

how to love, how much to give in love, when to stop giving and when to walk away.. .
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A rubbish life for LA marathon recycler
by Sunnygal41 in
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a rubbish life for la marathon recyclerby tangi quemener tangi quemener tue dec 23, 1:37 am etafp dave chameides poses with his trash for 2008, in the basement of his home in los angeles, california(afp/robyn los angeles (afp) dave chameides has spent almost an entire year living a life full of utter garbage, and hoping he can inspire other americans to do the same.. the los angeles-based cameraman has lived in his comfortable hollywood home without throwing away a single piece of trash, from wine bottles to chewing gum and pizza boxes.. instead the 39-year-old chameides -- nicknamed "sustainable dave" -- recycles his garbage or else stores it in his basement.

he says he wants to show that it is possible to dramatically reduce his family's consumption habits.. and he can show astounding results.

rather than the 1,600 pounds of trash the average american family produces each year, chameides, his wife and two daughters have amassed only 32 pounds over the last 12 months.. "if i were the average american, this entire basement would be filled with plastic water bottles," said chameides, who chronicles his campaign with an internet blog (http://365daysoftrash.blogspot.com).. chameides has shunned bottled water in favor of filtered tap water -- except when on holiday in mexico, but even those water bottles were brought back to his home, compacted and stored with other trash.. his war on packaging also extends to the family groceries.
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1950s pinup model Bettie Page dies in LA at 85
by Sunnygal41 in
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1950s pinup model bettie page dies in la at 85 by bob thomas bob thomas thu dec 11, 11:56 pm et.

ap this undated photo provided thursday, dec. 11, 2008 by cmg worldwide shows bettie page.

page, the 1950s slideshow: pinup queen bettie page dies at 85 play videovideo: iconic '50s pinup model bettie page dies at 85 cbs 2 / kcal 9 los angeleslos angeles bettie page, the 1950s secretary-turned-model whose controversial photographs in skimpy attire or none at all helped set the stage for the 1960s sexual revolution, died thursday.
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Is a "thing" worth a human life?????
by Sunnygal41 in
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wal-mart worker dies after shoppers knock him downby colleen long, associated press writer -13 mins ago new york a worker was killed in the crush friday after a throng of shoppers eager for post-thanksgiving bargains burst through the doors at a suburban wal-mart, authorities said.at least four other people were injured, and the store in valley stream on long island was closed.. wal-mart stores inc. in bentonville, ark., called the incident a "tragic situation" and said the employee came from a temporary agency and was doing maintenance work at the store.. "he was bum-rushed by 200 people," co-worker jimmy overby, 43, told the daily news.

"they took the doors off the hinges.

he was trampled and killed in front of me.
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USA AUTO MAKERS SCAPEGOAT?
by Sunnygal41 in
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wierd thought?

even though i haven't been following it closely, it seems to me that everyone is demonizing them, and i just wonder whether they are really just a convenient scapegoat for our anger from long repressed feelings of powerlessness.

yes, for the past eight years, most of us, in one way or another felt powerless over our daily lives in the usa.
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In MY little life.............
by Sunnygal41 in
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wish i had a digital camera to share the weather and view that is happening a window pane away from my apartment space!

lol.............it is very grey..............and pouring down rain..........obscuring my view of the lutheran church cathedral............just across the street, at the local ywca i can barely see the colorful mural feminine indiginous images and life, painted by a local artist...............i am an extremely sensitive, artistic soul and if feel i am in paradise right now..............whoah.........we just got a lightning flash and a roll of thunder.............to be continued later............