Posted by hillbilly on April 25th, 2008 in Politics General
Not necessarily. Yes, there are shortages in some economically poorer countries but the shortages may be due more to the price of buying rather than an actual shortage of available food. A lot of factors have caused a dramatic increase in food prices: drought, gasoline prices, and the use of some produce for producing biofuels [...]
Posted by hillbilly on April 17th, 2008 in Fun
I missed the first hour and often do, but the last minute is what I write about today. Not Rush, so much as one of his callers. This caller had a brilliant idea, no doubts about it. He said that since the Democrats are having such problems choosing a presidential candidate and should almost certainly [...]
Posted by hillbilly on April 13th, 2008 in Not Really Politics
Parents Fight Over Which Gang Toddler Should Join
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — A couple fighting about which gang their 4-year-old toddler should join caused a public disturbance that resulted in the father’s arrest, Commerce City police said Thursday.
On Saturday, Joseph Manzanares stormed into the Hollywood Video store where his girlfriend worked, threatened to kill her and [...]
Posted by hillbilly on April 12th, 2008 in Fun
Via an email sent to hubby:
Telephone in Church
A man in Topeka, Kansas decided to write a book about churches around the
country. He started by flying to San Francisco and started working east from there.
Going to a very large church, he began taking photographs and making notes.
He spotted a golden telephone on the vestibule wall and [...]
Posted by hillbilly on April 12th, 2008 in Politics General
I’ve watched and waited for just one, anyone, to ask the question in regards to Carter’s trip to speak with the leader of Hamas. I could cite all number of articles and news footage about it as well as the State Department not being happy about it. But not one person asked: “Where’s his authority [...]
Posted by hillbilly on April 11th, 2008 in Politics General
At least that’s what the test said.
However, I’m shocked I didn’t score higher on the dumb, dork section.
Posted by hillbilly on April 8th, 2008 in Fun
You Are 91% Grown Up, 9% Kid
Your emotional maturity is fully developed, and you have an excellent grasp on your emotions.
In fact, you are so emotionally mature – you should consider being a therapist!
How Emotionally Mature Are You?
They really don’t want me to consider being a therapist. Really they don’t. I tried that once. All [...]