I happened to run across an article about a product called “Lifesaver”, a water bottle much like a sports bottle, but it has a filter in it that can make the dirtiest and most contaminated water pure and safe for drinking. It does not filter out salt, so if you’re stuck in the [...]

I love tomatoes any way I can get them. I love them green and fried or red and eaten by themselves or as part of a salad or sandwich. I just love tomatoes.
A few years ago I was tested for allergies and found that I am allergic to tomatoes. That explained all [...]

Enjoy!

The following are the most recent national campaign ads the two presumptive presidential nominees have approved for distribution.
First, John McCain’s ad which began airing this past week:

Now Senator Obama’s ad which will begin airing on Friday:

Now, if you knew absolutely nothing about these two individuals would either of these ads sell you on their capacity [...]

My bet is Congressman Murtha will go into hiding over the next few days.
After all, he won’t want to be questioned again about why yet another Marine’s charges have been dropped in relation to Haditha.
Charges against the Battalion Commander of the Haditha Marines have been dropped.
While it remains to be seen if the [...]

Enjoy!

Much of the same could be said for a woman!
Video courtesy of Paul Aldrich

This time I’ve been tagged by Laura Lee Donoho from The Wide Awake Cafe.
Here’s the meme:
The Meme
The rules:
1. Post the rules of the game at the beginning.
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags five people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs [...]

I think first of his family and then of his colleagues who must be overwhelmed with sadness and grief at this time.
Update: Tom Brokaw announcing Mr. Russert’s passing:

Mark Halperin provides comments from associates and others here.
Via Brietbart:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tim Russert, who pointedly but politely questioned hundreds of the powerful and influential as moderator [...]

It should be an interesting news day today if the United States Supreme Court renders all decisions expected:
WASHINGTON — The nine Supreme Court justices will enter through crimson velvet drapes this morning and take their seats at a mahogany bench to announce decisions in some of the most closely watched cases of their annual [...]

The Man of A Thousand Voices would have celebrated his one hundredth birthday today.
Mel Blanc in his own words:

Senator Edward Kennedy hospitalized.
Further information available at the above link.
Our thoughts are with the family.

Tony Romo had better stick to his day job as quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys:

The Cubs fans may never forgive him for what he did to their traditional seventh inning stretch song.
I’ll at least give him kudos for trying!

What a delightful day this looks to have been.
The photos in the video below are among the first released by the White House of the President’s daughter’s wedding:

For a closer look and further photographs go here.

There are football fans and then there is this young man:

The most sensible and concise article I have read to date on “Operation Chaos” appeared in the Washington Post:
Those looking for evidence of Limbaugh’s influence pointed to Clinton’s edge among Republicans in Indiana and North Carolina. In Indiana, 10 percent of Democratic primary voters [...]

Beautiful computer screensavers are available free of charge at National Geographic.
The box entitled “More Screensavers” will open a world of beauty for you to discover.
Enjoy!

For those who might be interested in following the primary results from the state of Pennsylvania, they will be available here beginning at 8pm EST.

Former Senator Santorum had my respect when he served in Washington and even after his defeat at the hands of Senator Casey, I tend to pay close attention when he speaks.
I did not always concur with Mr. Santorum but he was a strong supporter of President Bush and a reliable Republican vote on most major [...]

Let me first say that I am so delighted it is Primary Day here in Pennsylvania and by this evening the state will settle back in from 6 solid weeks of steady campaigning by the two democratic candidates.
Enough already with the robo calls, knocks on the door and pollsters phoning peddling their wares.
As I felt [...]

One of those awwww moments:

A Harford County family is celebrating an unusual multiple birth.
A 32-year-old mother from Belcamp gave birth to quadruplets — and three of the four boys are identical.
The boys were born 11 weeks premature in January at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson. The parents plan to introduce themselves and their boys [...]

Michael Yon has requested help getting the word out on his new book Moment Of Truth In Iraq.
To get the message out, please help me get Moment of Truth in Iraq stocked in bookstores, and especially in free libraries and military exchanges.
Here’s how: Please click on “Handout for Bookstores and Libraries” below. This will [...]

Ah, for men like this in Hollywood again!

From my hometown newspaper from Saturday we see the full effects of winter in northern Maine:

Although I know from speaking to family members who live in central Maine and southern Maine it was about 23 degrees on Saturday I was surprised to see how bad it was in the far northern part of Maine.
While I’m [...]

Yikes, I knew them all, (and given a bit of time probably could remember all the words.)
How many can you name?
Enjoy!

Now this is a storm.
Make sure you scroll down to see additional pictures included in original article.
More pictures here.

Have you hand written a letter lately? How about using a phone which has a cord attached that limits you to walking 20 or so feet while chatting?
The world moves at a fast pace these days and technology (for better or worse) sets the pace to a great degree.
“YOU hardly ever hear [...]

Remember as you watch:
Harry Reid:
…this war is lost and the surge is not accomplishing anything…
Speaker Pelosi:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit Syria, a country President Bush has shunned as a sponsor of terrorism, despite being asked by the administration not to go.
Congressman Murtha:
Murtha: “they killed innocent civilians in cold blood”
Senator John Kerry:
President Bush joined GOP [...]

What kind of technical difficulties, you ask? We have no way to post comments if you are using Internet Explorer.
Don’t worry though; we have our crack technological team working on it right now.
Updateur Crack Technological Team (CTT) has given us an update:
The Crack Technological Team has been pulling its hair out trying to [...]

Imagine for a moment the press in this country covering WWII as they have the Iraq war.
Yep..Just imagine.

My posting this video is not meant in any way to imply that Democrats as a whole have driven the rhetoric in the media.
It is meant simply to show what may have been if leaks and negativity [...]

Thanks to The Anchoress for bringing it to our attention.
200 people agreed to freeze in place at a specific time for a specific time. Watch the reactions of everyone else and the applause when the time is up.

It’s always a good idea to warn people of potential risks, right?

Well, maybe:
Apparently they had these on the tube for ages. But they had the opposite effect.
Thieves would watch as people walked past, read the sign and check that their wallet was still there.
Then the thieve’s knew *exactly* where to bump them to grab [...]