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catmum is a 55 year old woman from Stratford, Ontario, Canada

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. ...Never lose a holy curiosity. ~ Albert Einstein

  • 65? Back of the Line for the Swine Flu Vaccine, Pal -...

    Rated 08:07pm • 1 review • politics • nytimes.com

    From the page:

    "Who of these four is first in line for a swine flu shot:

    1. A great-grandmother in a nursing home with lung problems?
    2. A hospital cafeteria worker being treated for AIDS?
    3. An overweight department-store Santa with a line of children waiting for his lap?
    4. A healthy Wall Street banker whose trophy wife is pushing a new baby in a $600 Bumbleride jogging stroller?

    Answer: The banker.

    Normal flu seasons have accustomed Americans to an 'old people first' ethic, but swine flu has reversed that. It's pregnant women and children first, and in the rush for the lifeboats, elbows are beginning to fly."

  • Rise Of The Conservative Media

    Reviewed Nov 20 • 12 reviews • politics • youtube.com

    This is incredibly frightening. I think in a way this all began when Bush was handed the presidency even though he hadn't won the election. The right wing -- especially the far right -- developed this sense of invincibility, of privilege, of supreme power. They are not going to let a little thing like a democratic election in favor of the other side hold them back. In their minds, they're still in power; they wake up every morning with one goal in mind: influencing America's least educated, most easily swayed citizens to feel fearful of and threatened by President Obama and his government. They want, at the very least, for all of Obama's planned changes to fail. But of course they want a lot more than that. How can they be stopped? I know this sounds melodramatic, but I really wonder if it's going to take a bloodbath and a civil war to silence these megalomaniacs and their toxic propaganda.


  • http://www.rondom1900.nl/De%20deuren.html

    Rated Nov 20 • 20 reviews • architecture • rondom1900.nl

    Art Nouveau doors -- cool

  • Anita Thompson: Love in The Time of Sarah Palin: The GOPs...

    Rated Nov 20 • 1 review • politics • huffingtonpost.com

    From the page: "When her chances of becoming second-in-command crashed into smithereens last November, the falling shrapnel acted as a sort of fairy-dust. She suddenly felt overqualified for her day job as governor, and went spinning into the stratosphere to write her memoir, and it is indeed the best place for her.

    As we watch her wax and wane on the massive book tour, we might be reminded this week of what could have been. Although Obama's current trip through Asia might be showing the diminution of U.S. influence in the region, remember what happened 17 years ago? President H.W. Bush vomited on Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa's lap during dinner. Most Americans (conservative and progressive) turned pale with the realization that if something dire happened to Herbert Walker Bush, that yes, Dan Quayle would be in charge.

    So, I didn't feel so ashamed when I called my local bookstore to grab a copy of Sarah's index-less memoir. My friend Gerald, at Explore booksellers in Aspen, was puzzled when I asked for a copy. "I think we do have a copy somewhere, even though we didn't order it."

    What I take from the bizarre memoir is a welcome alternative to what could have been a nightmare. Yes, Sarah Palin will probably be a powerful money maker for the GOP fundraising machine (provided they kiss and make-up after her numerous McCain staff bashing fits). This is not a profound realization for anyone, but it's always good to find some love in a time of Palin, so let's thank the heavens that she is where she is -- in orbit. "

  • Adolf Hitler is German Mussolini warns 1924 French...

    Rated Nov 20 • 3 reviews • history • telegraph.co.uk

    From the page: "The document is among thousands of paper on 1920s Germany that are about to emerge from obscurity as part of a major overhaul of the French National Archives.

    'He is not an idiot but rather a very cunning demagogue,' says the note on Hitler by an anonymous agent..."

  • YourTango | smart talk about love

    Rated Nov 20 • 19 reviews • yourtango.com

    Heaven help you if this is where you go for advice about relationships.

  • Medical Marijuana is Legal in Canada. Watch this video! &...

    Reviewed Nov 20 • 10 reviews • medicalmarijuanacure.com

    This seems perfectly logical and normal to me. What seems weird is that any country wouldn't offer this to people. It's not like they're letting you have masses of it or anything -- just as much as you need for medical treatment.

    Mind you, if you don't have a medical reason for possessing marijuana, the police in Canada are almost as anal as they are anywhere about nailing you for it. Or so I've read in the papers. ;)

    I'm assuming medical marijuana falls into the same category as other Canadian prescription drugs, i.e. you have to pay for it... I wonder how much it costs. Hmm. I have arthritis... I should look into this.

  • Sharpie Art on Styrofoam Cups (79 pics) & AcidCow.com -...

    Rated Nov 20 • 32 reviews • drawing, arts • acidcow.com

    Wow -- (assuming these were done by several people) I'd love to see the work they do on paper, especially the first person. Wonderful.

  • Created Nov 20 •

    At least half a dozen times this past week, when I've clicked the "info." button to read the reviews for a page I've stumbled on, I've gotten a message telling me that StumbleUpon has no record of that particular page. ??? Then why did it appear when I hit the "stumble" button? Weird... What gives?

  • 101 Tools to Learn ANY Foreign Language for Free |...

    Rated Nov 19 • 5 reviews • onlinecollege.org

    Um, yeah... think I'll go try to learn a foreign language by using something like Google Translator or BabelFish...... Only someone who knew nothing about learning languages would think this could work.