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It’s rained in South West Florida quite a bit recently. We are not in the “rainy season”, but we are more than 20” short of normal rainfall. Some say that we are in a drought, and certainly the streams and ponds have been very low. So this January rain has been most welcome.
Except of course by homeless people. They came to “Res House” in droves on Monday morning: wet, bedraggled and cold.
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The candidates, Democratic and Republican drone on. We are in a deep fiscal crisis, and our standing in the world is at an all time low. We need both a vision and a plan.
Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama have engaged in some petty sniping at each other, sounding much like third graders in the school yard. And John Edwards is like the boy on the sidelines of a school-yard spat, saying “nah, nah, ne, nah, nah” to both of you.
“Mr One-liner” 9/11 Rudy Guliani has little more to offer than that he was a good Mayor of New York City ( sez who?)
Mike Huckabee wants to take us back to the Bible, ignoring some of the awful and dubious morality in its pages. We need a President not a preacher.
Mitt Romney comes across like a perpetually slick car salesman. And he is no more believable than the guy who sold you your last auto.
John McCain does have a vision, and is articulating a plan. I disagree with it. But he alone soars above the other six. He’s the man to watch.
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The Georgia Legislature is debating a bill which would define the beginning of human life as “at the moment the sperm fertilises the egg”. All this has to do of course with abortion.
I do not wish politicians to make judgments as to when “human life” begins. They simply do not know.
Doubtless the next step in Georgia will be to ban masturbation and menstruation.
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Mary Caulfield is down from Cambridge, MA to visit her parents in North Redington Beach, FL. She and I met this morning at the lovely Fort DeSoto County Park over in Pinellas County.
We rented bikes, and pedaled around in this beauteous place. I reckon that we biked for six miles. Then Mary and I had a good sandwich in a local restaurant. Whoopee! I retired to be able to enjoy this sort of day.
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My Doctor is a bit worried about my blood sugar levels. She thinks that I could be on the cusp of diabetes. So I have been on a regime of daily exercise and healthy eating these past two weeks. Tomorrow (Thursday 24th) I’ll have three blood test in the space of two hours - a more accurate way to test for diabetes.
Which ever way it goes it’s clear that I’ll have to forgo those wonderful carb-laden snacks for the rest of my days!
Except of course by homeless people. They came to “Res House” in droves on Monday morning: wet, bedraggled and cold.
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The candidates, Democratic and Republican drone on. We are in a deep fiscal crisis, and our standing in the world is at an all time low. We need both a vision and a plan.
Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama have engaged in some petty sniping at each other, sounding much like third graders in the school yard. And John Edwards is like the boy on the sidelines of a school-yard spat, saying “nah, nah, ne, nah, nah” to both of you.
“Mr One-liner” 9/11 Rudy Guliani has little more to offer than that he was a good Mayor of New York City ( sez who?)
Mike Huckabee wants to take us back to the Bible, ignoring some of the awful and dubious morality in its pages. We need a President not a preacher.
Mitt Romney comes across like a perpetually slick car salesman. And he is no more believable than the guy who sold you your last auto.
John McCain does have a vision, and is articulating a plan. I disagree with it. But he alone soars above the other six. He’s the man to watch.
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The Georgia Legislature is debating a bill which would define the beginning of human life as “at the moment the sperm fertilises the egg”. All this has to do of course with abortion.
I do not wish politicians to make judgments as to when “human life” begins. They simply do not know.
Doubtless the next step in Georgia will be to ban masturbation and menstruation.
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Mary Caulfield is down from Cambridge, MA to visit her parents in North Redington Beach, FL. She and I met this morning at the lovely Fort DeSoto County Park over in Pinellas County.
We rented bikes, and pedaled around in this beauteous place. I reckon that we biked for six miles. Then Mary and I had a good sandwich in a local restaurant. Whoopee! I retired to be able to enjoy this sort of day.
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My Doctor is a bit worried about my blood sugar levels. She thinks that I could be on the cusp of diabetes. So I have been on a regime of daily exercise and healthy eating these past two weeks. Tomorrow (Thursday 24th) I’ll have three blood test in the space of two hours - a more accurate way to test for diabetes.
Which ever way it goes it’s clear that I’ll have to forgo those wonderful carb-laden snacks for the rest of my days!
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