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I have heard a lot over the past year or so regarding New York's possible bill passing to reduce salt in restaurants, etc. I know that a lot of people eat too much salt - but that is their choice. I rarely eat out at restaurants and don't buy a lot of ready-made foods to cook at home because for 1, it gets very expensive, and 2, I know that a lot of additives tend to go in and I have high BP so
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted 1 day ago
I scribble on my hand when I have something particularly important to remember.... does that mean I should be plastered across the media for being a dufus? I have been watching a few news clips (like on HLN News earlier tonight) showing Sarah Palin with notes on her hands at various times. I saw a clip of Palin on Leno poking fun at herself, etc etc. But seriously, what's the big deal? I saw some
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted 3 days ago
Image © CTV NewsMarch 6, 2010 Calgary, AlbertaAnd that's all I have to say ;)
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted 5 days ago
Or I guess it's going to be more like an on-going project. This comes after a little discussion about home prices in my city. While out driving on the weekend, we saw that my boyfriend's old house is for sale. It was built in 1981 and worth about $70,000 at the time. Today it is listed at $265,000 and a family member joked that we should buy it because 'it's a good price'. We disagree. What m
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted March 1st
The US healthcare debate seems to have sparked even more debates in countries that have socialized medicine - such as England(Britain) and Canada. The debate has been there for eons, but it seems louder and stronger now. It's a pretty tough mess to sort out. This morning the Drudge report listed an article about a hospital is Staffordshire, England that is under investigation for the possible unn
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted February 26th
While doing my weekly shopping on Sunday, I was trying to imagine the world without plastic bags, and trying to remember what we did when I was a kid. For example, when shopping in the fresh meat section, some of the packages were a little bit leaky so I grabbed a clear plastic produce bag to wrap around them and keep the rest of my groceries safe... and I wondered what I would do if my City goes
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted February 23rd
At work yesterday, I was looking through a Teaching Resources catalog from a well-known Canadian company that we use a lot, when I noticed a new addition - the Global Warming poster pack. It's for decorating your classroom walls, or bulletin board. This was in the Pre-K and up section and I was a bit dismayed at some of the titles. Indoctrination time again? Here are the titles from the package,
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted February 23rd
My bf works for an oilfield chemical service locally and he is always telling me crazy hair-brained schemes set up by their environmental agency overseers in the form of Rules they have to follow. Today's story had me staring in shock and wonder.....Okay so, it's winter time and first the agency does not want their trucks tearing up the ground around the natural gas leases, and of course do not
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted February 21st
Recently I had a couple of friends tell me that the crazy snow storms going on around the world do not put into question the 'global warming' theory, but in fact prove that global warming IS occurring. One said that she heard 'there is always a cooling period before the great warming begins' and another said it's because the glaciers are melting, putting more moisture into the air, and then i
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted February 21st
Ugh I am getting so tired of the media reporting on the problems facing the Canada Pension Program as though it's all a surprise. I saw something 2-3 years ago about how my the time my generation is retiring, there will be massive problems. I also learned that in HIGH SCHOOL when we were learning how to read demographic charts by age, and then projecting what future models would look like when we
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted February 18th
I was just watching an episode of Daily Planet which showcased the Austria House - a Passive House that has been built at Whistler. It looked very interesting, stating that it only uses about 10% of the energy used in North American homes. It does not have a furnace at all, it cools and heats itself. It was interesting to see how they set up the windows for maximum sun exposure, see how thick the
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted February 11th
I was involved in an interesting 'cousin war' on FB last night regarding the Haiti Relief donation plans. It was my bf and several of his cousins so I got to watch 'from the outside' mainly. I have never met any of those cousins and even though one person involved in it is my bf, I felt I could still watch as a 'third party'. What I saw was not good!I saw one girl post on their cousin's pag
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted February 9th
So I was watching something on my local channel about some proposed changes to the City bylaws regarding pets/owners. One proposal was to fine people $350 if they were out walking their dogs but did not have a 'doody bag' with them to clean up after their animal.Sorry but I find that ridiculous. I've stepped in dog poo. Just last week I went out to shovel my front walk and found a GIANT pile of
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted February 8th
I saw on Andrew Wilkow's FB page that something might be going on with Northlands Family Planning Centers of Michigan. I don't know what it is yet, but it perked my interest because I was listening to his Sirius Patriot radio show back in December when he was talking about it. He played the audio from an ad by the Family Planning Center and gave his opinion of it, and at some point he gave out t
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted February 6th
My bf and I were trying to find info on how many new wells will be drilled in Alberta this year, but the numbers are hard to pinpoint. We've seen newsreports and others sites suggesting anywhere from 4000 to 6000ish. At any rate, it's a shock compared to what was being done even 2 years ago.This article via the Calgary Herald, dated May 2009, listed that over 11,000 new wells were dug in 2008, c
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted February 6th
I was looking through my daily email from the Glenn Beck Program and noticed a little blurb that Nancy Pelosi said to President GW Bush in 2003. A link to her words was provided - which takes you to her own house.gov website and a copy of the press release. Then I looked up the jobless rate in 2003, and found the avg to be 6.0%. So here is what Pelosi said to/about Bush in August 2003:“The fact
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted February 5th
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I was just reading a post over at Climbing Out Of The Dark, and in the comments section " "Mississauga Tom" told Hunter that 'today's Liberals are not your father's Liberals'. That really popped out at me because for as long as I can remember, my dad voted Liberal. It was always funny to me as a child and young teen because when an election came up, my dad would put up his Liberal sign and
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted February 4th
It appears that the Alberta govt is trying to tighten their belts a bit by trying to cut down on wasteful spending in some social programs, and try to cut down on those that abuse the system. I am glad to see it, because if we are going to be forced to pay for these programs with our tax dollars, something should be done to make sure it's going to the right places. However, as usual, how they go
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted February 2nd
Kasabian - Club FootThis song is dedicated to Czech student Jan Palach, who committed suicide in political protest by self-immolation.
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted January 31st
in an update to my previous post, there happened to be an income tax dude at my workplace today to figure out some stuff (they owe HER money for once) and I took a moment to ask him about my predicament with getting two different letters concerning the CCTB and GST overpayments I have to pay back. It turns out he is going to be the manager of the Client Services at the branch I contacted and he to
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted January 27th
... or an alternate title: Calling In All Debts Toute-SuiteWow. So the background story is that I filed my 'change of marital status' papers back in August and I even faxed them a copy from work as well as mailing the forms just to make sure they got there (I have had issues in the past with govt agencies repeatedly telling me they did not receive something so I have learned from past experience
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted January 26th
I was reading an article by Lee-Anne Goodman of The Canadian Press that appeared on the front page of my local newspaper today. It is called "Why Is Obama's Agenda On The Rocks?" and features a photo of Obama alongside a photo of PM Harper. Within the long article that goes on to page A9, I saw a line that says "Since Obama took office, there have been dozens of filibusters or other acts of ob
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted January 22nd
I was reading a post over at Iceman's blog and it reminded me of a caller to the Mark Levin show last night (link in right column). Normally when you think of public health care, or talk about it, or see an ad about it, you think about those who desperately need care for serious illnesses but are unable to pay for it, lose their home, etc. The 'extreme case' stories, right? And it makes a lot o
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted January 21st
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With so many people having talked about how good the current US President is with words, 'such a great speaker', I had to post this link of Obama taking pot shots at Rep senate hopeful Scott Brown of Mass. Is this the example of decorum so many people spoke of pre and post-election 2008? Ummm...... seems like a dose of dirty politics to me, making him no different than anyone else on the campaig
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted January 19th
I've been pretty much glued to the tv watching what is happening in Haiti. I was rather shocked at the view of so many bodies being shown on CNN but if that's what it takes to get people to come together and help, then that's what we have to see. It was distressing to watch a CNN correspondant just point down and the camera panned to a small child, looking to be maybe 2 or 3 years old at the mo
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted January 14th
UGH! What's with the major influx of spam commenters lately? I have rejected at least a dozen a day for a few weeks and my blog isn't even high traffic.So, as much as I hate word verification, I have added it to my blog as well as moderating comments. Hopefully this will cut down on the spam.
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted January 13th
That was the big bold headline on the front of my local paper on Friday, Jan 8 2010.I read the article with interest because we have kept every single real estate flyer for over a year and keep seeing the same houses listed over and over and none of the ones in our area have sold for several months. I was interested in what they had to say about it - which was that for 4 months straight, more hous
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted January 12th
I have seen and heard on the news a lot over the past year or two that Canada won't have the same housing foreclosure problems as the US because we 'didn't have sub-prime loans'.Well I was looking in my local real estate flyer last night and saw some interesting wording.....A mortgage broker type place was advertising ""xxx% at Prime -.20%"."-" equals below equals under equals SUB, does i
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted January 9th
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In the words of Mike Church (Sirius Patriot Radio - 144), "The welfare state is collapsing all around us". [Who is Mike Church? He is the host of the Longest Running Talk Radio Show in satellite radio history - 16 or 17 years and counting].Anyway he was talking about how the Mayo Clinic is starting a trial period of NOT ACCEPTING new patients who are on MEDICARE. Starting tomorrow apparently.Whe
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted January 8th
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As in, a scary doll rather like Chucky.I heard about her CSPAN/Obama comments from several sources yesterday but actually got to see all the clips on the Sean Hannity Show (Fox News).Maybe you don't care but I think it's worth noting that the president did not just say once or twice in passing that he would put the Health Care talks on C-SPAN, he said it repeatedly and it was part of his campaig
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted January 7th
Saw a quick blurb on HLN this morning about a man carrying Honey in his suitcase being detained and causing an airport to be closed in California.On the news the speaker said that they got positive tests for TNT or TATP (organic explosive compound), and that finding several soda (Gatorade) bottles filled with an amber liqud put them on alert - he said that the contents made the testers nauseous.Ho
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted January 6th
So how do you feel about the idea of a Mileage Tax instead of a Gas Tax?I saw a quick blurb about it on HLN (CNN sister channel) this morning, saying that Texas is investigating the pros and cons of a mileage tax. Here is a story link discussing the reasons (ie: the transportation sector will be depleted by 2012). I saw that other states have already had pilot projects and Oregon was specifically
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted January 4th
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I saw an interesting comment on the Raw Deal blog, made apparently by 'Calton Wikipedia Admin' in response to complaints about a facebook group called Soldiers Are Not Heroes: Calton Bolick said on Facebook's "Soldiers Are Not Heroes" January 2, 2010 at 12:22 pm sigh…you invisible being in the sky worshipping tardlings need a reality check. That site is an educational counterpoint to
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted January 3rd
So I am sitting here watching an episode of Heavy Haulers on the Speed channel and it just so happens that in this episode, the truckers are moving a VERY heavy load - a huge WINDMILL.So from what I have seen so far, the amount of emissions being used/given off/whatever the hell I'm supposed to call it, during the transport of this monster let alone it's manufacturing and assembly is itself 'mo
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted January 2nd
... is Michael Moore going to make a new movie detailing the current US President's activities over the past few days? With video clips showing Obama golfing in Hawaii before and after today's press conference regarding the attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day and the little blurb at the end about Iran's people? Is he going to show a vid counting down the minutes for how long it took Oba
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted December 28th
Found this little gem on the net and thought it was worth a share ;)
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted December 24th
Well not really, it's Acorn(s).I was watching some clips from the past year on the O'Reilly Factor (Fox News) last night and one particular section caught my eye - he had the CEO of Acorn and the Chairwoman of one Acorn chapter on his program. It baffled me because Bill was just straight forward asking both women if they thought it was okay, since he was a 'rich man', for the govt to take half
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted December 24th
Just something I pondered about while watching an organizer of various Climate Summits on the news tonight defending his financial investments in green technology...... and thinking about Gore's recent interviews defending his financial interests in the same...."Why is it that when a conservative has financial ties with an Oil company, it's called a Conflict Of Interest, but when a liberal has
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted December 20th
I got my christmas presents early today x 3 :)
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted December 18th
So, I was listening to several radio programs and tv shows the past few days where they were discussing the pork spending in this next stimulus-type bill. I can't confirm the details right now, but they all seemed to mention the same lists. One in particular was about 1.5 million dollars to get rid of the smell of manure in Iowa. Huh? There are others like park benches in Georgetown. My first tho
Random Musings of a Tormented Mind | posted December 15th
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