The portions of the #TransPacificPartnership that have been leaked show that it’s a giveaway to corporate interests. Only legislators and lobbyists have seen the whole thing, and most of them want to “fast-track” it to prevent amendments and keep the pesky public from commenting on its terribleness.
Another link from Michael T. with a subject line of —— “A Bit of Sanity?”. I agree that our current “drug war” has been a failure nationally and globally but I don’t see it changing anytime soon simply because there is so much money to be made in pretending the authorities are fighting it rather than getting rich from it.
#Memories I was sitting here at the computer the other day and a huge spider descended on a web from the ceiling between my face and the monitor. I jumped back and the spider stopped with a jerk and splayed all 20 legs (whatever) and glared at me.
This monster was about the size of a quarter (or maybe a nickle) and I quickly grabbed a nearby magazine, folded it over, and swatted the spider.
It sailed across the sun room, pinged off a window and landed in one of Tracey’s big potted plants. (I imagine he is lurking there now with a headache.)
Our dumb dog Louie came running over and sat down with a concerned look on his face. He’s not too bright on his best day but I could see he thought I was crazy for waving a magazine around and cursing. He gave a disgusted sniff and wandered away seeing no likelihood he was going to get a snack.
Another day of country living where the spiders and wasps wander into the house like they own the place.
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