femmocrat
femmocrat's JournalI don't understand why anyone has to hunt for food.
Surely there are less violent ways for families to "bond" than blasting the life out of a defenseless animal.
Video games are imaginary; killing is brutal reality.
PS. Watch them come out of the woodwork now. 
Pennsylvania one of ten "most corrupt" states : Justice Department.
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvanians pay inflated taxes because the state's public corruption rate is among the highest in the nation, says a scholarly study based on data from the Justice Department.
The report in Public Administration Review shows public corruption “implicitly causes taxpayers to pay more,” said John Mikesell, an economics professor at Indiana University and co-author of the study.
Corruption costs taxpayers about $1,308 per person more per year in states with the most corruption, compared to states with average corruption levels, the study says.
Justice Department data place Pennsylvania historically among the 10 most corrupt states. Statistics from 1976 through 2008 rank the state with Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, South Dakota and Alaska.
Read more: http://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/6241878-74/corruption-public-pennsylvania#ixzz34LkNQhBe
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School shootings since Newtown:
Map via @voxdotcom: http://every.tw/1iloyub #RHShooting pic.twitter.com/qiwENwIqJP
Please excuse me if it has been posted recently. Maybe some DUers missed it or would be interested in seeing it again.
I have to share....
I am officially a ROF!!!*
Yep, today was my very last day of work. Ever. Forever. I'm done. I'm really DONE!
Tomorrow really IS the first day of the rest of my life!
L'Chaim!! 
*(Retired Old Fart) with apologies to TROF! 
The Tony Awards are on!
8 pm Sunday on CBS. Super opening number. Hugh Jackman is the host. Very talented guy! 
Very.
You got: You’re very passive-aggressive.
You are a master of finding subtle ways to dig at people. There’s no need to be direct when tiny hints will do the job. You’re very happy to express any hostility through other methods. It might not be the healthiest way to be.
I don't really know the music of most of them, but...
I would not consider Mariah Carey and Celene Dion "rock" singers. 
I like Dar Williams, Blues Traveler, and some of the others who probably won't make it.
Got HBO?
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction celebration is on and it is wonderful! Great music. Celebrating KISS right now. 
Yeah, kind of.
My kids are grown up and do not live nearby. They called and sent cards, though.
When my mom was alive, we always gathered at her house. I miss her and my family today. The first Mother's Day after she passed away was really hard.
I was in fourth grade.
My friend's older brother died from a bleeding ulcer. He was only 17 and so handsome. My mom took me to the funeral home and I can remember crying all night.
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