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Observations of a Quixotic Femme Noire
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Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Swiftly coming to a resolution... As much as I enjoy the time with my crew, I feel that I have to change my priorities. It hurts my son very much that I play D&D without him and that I haven't created the time to show him how to play the game. It's already been made clear to me that my son will not be allowed to join the current group I'm in. If I could, that would mean a closer bond with my boy...that is priceless. I have a couple other friends that have been playing D&D and onto Advanced D&D since it came out; they are interested in learning the D20 system. I know that my son, maybe G- if she's interested, can join and play in this group together. holla@me Saturday, February 25, 2006
You know, I just gotta joke this shit! They weren't mini hamburger buns, they was dinner rolls cut in half WHERE'S THE BEEF MOTHERFUCKER!?!? Supposedly, each burger is handcrafted...it was crap not craft. It's not like I was expecting each mini to be 1/2lb of meat, but I was expecting at least a WhiteCastle burger...meat visible to the naked eye. For real! the price of my mini burgers was the same as any of the other burger platter but I don't even think I got a 1/4lb of beef. If I would have known it was gonna be that shitty, I would've gotten something I know I like to eat at that restaurant. Oh well, our anniversary was lovely. He bought me lots flowers and had vases set-up in every room in the house for me to wake up to. very romantic holla@me
My husband and I decided to celebrate our 11th year anniversary by going out to dinner with our kids. We chose Ruby Tuesday because of the menu and I saw that cute commercial for the Ruby Minis. I was very disappointed. I thought that the burgers were going to be well formed patties...I thought it was going to be like the commercial showed. Instead, 4 the minis were thin patties cut in half or something, on untoasted buns; no cheese, no onion straws...nothing. I was told my meal was mixed up with the kids mini burger meal. When they brought me a new plate, the minis had the toppings on them like they should but still the patties were just regular sized patties cut in half or something...you couldn't tell there was meat unless you picked up the still untoasted top bun! The service was great, but my food experience was terrible. I think maybe Ruby Tuesday should change that commercial because it's false advertising. holla@me Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Wow! My favorite character in FINAL FANTASY VII - Nanaki Not bad for having played the game over 4 years ago. *grin
holla@me Thursday, February 09, 2006
I'm not one bit surprised. What pisses me off is now-a-days, when going to a restaurant, club or bar, if you ask for water they only give bottled water and thereby one has to pay for it at $3 and $4 a 16.9oz! Like they aren't already getting their money out of me with food & drink purchases and cover charges!!! Please, I'll take the risk of the "scary" tap water! Will you give my wallet a rest?!? Abid Aslam, OneWorld US Sat Feb 4, 4:49 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb 4 (OneWorld) - Water, water everywhere and we are duped into buying it bottled. Consumers spend a collective $100 billion every year on bottled water in the belief--often mistaken, as it happens--that this is better for us than what flows from our taps, according to environmental think tank the Earth Policy Institute (EPI). For a fraction of that sum, everyone on the planet could have safe drinking water and proper sanitation, the Washington, D.C.-based organization said this week. Members of the United Nations have agreed to halve the proportion of people who lack reliable and lasting access to safe drinking water by the year 2015. To meet this goal, they would have to double the $15 billion spent every year on water supply and sanitation. ''While this amount may seem large, it pales in comparison to the estimated $100 billion spent each year on bottled water,'' said EPI researcher Emily Arnold. ''There is no question that clean, affordable drinking water is essential to the health of our global community,'' Arnold said. ''But bottled water is not the answer in the developed world, nor does it solve problems for the 1.1 billion people who lack a secure water supply. Improving and expanding existing water treatment and sanitation systems is more likely to provide safe and sustainable sources of water over the long term.'' Worldwide, bottled water consumption surged to 154 billion liters (41 billion gallons) in 2004, up 57 percent from 98 billion liters in 1999, EPI said in a written analysis citing industry data. By one view, the consequences for the planet and for consumers' purses are horrifying. ''Even in areas where tap water is safe to drink, demand for bottled water is increasing--producing unnecessary garbage and consuming vast quantities of energy,'' said Arnold. ''Although in the industrial world bottled water is often no healthier than tap water, it can cost up to 10,000 times more.'' At up to $2.50 per liter ($10 per gallon), bottled water costs more than gasoline in the United States. A close look at the multibillion-dollar bottled water industry renewed Arnold's affection for the faucet. Tap water comes to us through an energy-efficient infrastructure whereas bottled water must be transported long distances--and nearly one-fourth of it across national borders--by boat, train, airplane, and truck. This ''involves burning massive quantities of fossil fuels,'' Arnold said. By way of example, in 2004 alone, a Helsinki company shipped 1.4 million bottles of Finnish tap water 4,300 kilometers (2,700 miles) to Saudi Arabia. And although 94 percent of the bottled water sold in the United States is produced domestically, some Americans import water shipped some 9,000 kilometers from Fiji and other faraway places to satisfy demand for what Arnold termed ''chic and exotic bottled water.'' More fossil fuels are used in packaging the water. Most water bottles are made with polyethylene terephthalate, a plastic derived from crude oil. ''Making bottles to meet Americans' demand for bottled water requires more than 1.5 million barrels of oil annually, enough to fuel some 100,000 U.S. cars for a year,'' Arnold said. Worldwide, some 2.7 million tons of plastic are used to bottle water each year. Once it has been emptied, the bottle must be dumped. According to the Container Recycling Institute, 86 percent of plastic water bottles used in the United States become garbage or litter. Incinerating used bottles produces toxic byproducts such as chlorine gas and ash containing heavy metals tied to a host of human and animal health problems. Buried water bottles can take up to 1,000 years to biodegrade. Of the bottles deposited for recycling in 2004, the United States exported roughly 40 percent to destinations as far away as China--meaning that even more fossil fuels were burned in the process. Meanwhile, communities from near which the water came in the first place risk running dry. More than 50 Indian villages have complained of water shortages after bottlers began extracting water for sale under Coca-Cola Co.'s Dasani label, EPI said. ''Similar problems have been reported in Texas and in the Great Lakes region of North America, where farmers, fishers, and others who depend on water for their livelihoods are suffering from concentrated water extraction as water tables drop quickly,'' ''Arnold said. All this, because many consumers associate bottled water with healthy living. More fool us. ''Bottled water is not guaranteed to be any healthier than tap water. In fact, roughly 40 percent of bottled water begins as tap water; often the only difference is added minerals that have no marked health benefit,'' EPI said. France's Senate, it added, ''even advises people who drink bottled mineral water to change brands frequently because the added minerals are helpful in small amounts but may be dangerous in higher doses.'' To be sure, many municipal water systems have run afoul of government water quality standards--driving up demand for bottled water as a result. But according to the study, ''in a number of places, including Europe and the United States, there are more regulations governing the quality of tap water than bottled water.'' The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sets more stringent quality standards for tap water than does the Food and Drug Administration for the bottled stuff, it added. Americans drank 26 billion liters of bottled water in 2004, or roughly one eight-ounce glass per person every day. Mexico had the second highest consumption, at 18 billion liters. China and Brazil followed, at close to 12 billion liters each. Italy and Germany ranked fifth and sixth in consumption, downing just over 10 billion liters of bottled water each. Italians drank the most bottled water per person, at nearly 184 liters in 2004--more than two glasses per day. Mexico and the United Arab Emirates consumed 169 and 164 liters per person. Belgium and France followed, knocking back almost 145 liters annually. Spain ranked sixth, with 137 liters swallowed each year. Some of the fastest growth in bottled water consumption is taking place in poor countries, however. With consumption per person increasing by 44-50 percent between 1999 and 2004, Lebanon and Mexico had among the fastest growth rates of the top 15 per-capita guzzlers, EPI said. Indian and Chinese people drank far less individually but collectively, the world's two most populous countries appear to have been on a bender. India swigged three times as much bottled water in 2004 as it did in 1999 and China, more than twice as much. If individual Chinese consumers drank one-fourth the bottled water downed by the average American, EPI said, China would springboard over the United States and become the world's largest consumer. holla@me
Our Daughter's Elementary/Middle School Attention: Principal & Asst. Principals To Whom It May Concern: We are very upset and think you ought to know the events our daughter, G-, expressed occurred 9 February 2006 during her 3rd grade gym class. Apparently, the usual gym teacher, Mr. P-, was not in school and so Ms. W- was responsible for the students and their activities that period. The children were playing ‘Jump the Doughnut’ and student a- pushed G- to the ground to get her out of the game. The rest of the students crowded around her, teasing and yelling at her which quickly progressed into them pushing, hitting and pulling her hair. They eventually stopped on their own, going back to the game. Ms. W- was present while all this was going on but did nothing. Student p- paused from playing to hit G-, who was standing on the sidelines. Again, nothing was done by the adult in charge. As a result of the incidents, G- has an injury - her glasses were mashed against the side of her face and she was scratched dangerously close to her left eye – that was not acknowledged or taken care of. Why was this allowed to happen? What will be done about this? This seems to be a classic case of mob mentality, however there was a person who could and should have diffused the situation. Over the years, occurrences similar to this, though not as severe, have happened with Ms. W- as guardian of a class. I’ve not documented any until now. This could have been anyone’s child. Yesterday, it was our child and we want assurances there will be no retaliation against her for our complaint and expectation of accountability. We look forward to your response and a quick resolution of this predicament. Sincerely, Parents A- & B- holla@me |
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