Month: July 2005

First diary here (Hi, Everybody!), also crossposted at MyLeftWing I do not need my freedom when I’m dead. I cannot live on tomorrow’s bread. If Democracy and Freedom gave to all of us equally would some of us still...

Gov’t Study Estimate War Cost to Reach $700B A new government study has found that the total cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will top $700 billion over the next decade. Already $300 billion has been spent. The...

In 1975 my maternal grandmother died. I was only 5 or 6 years old. I don’t really remember her, although I remember the road trip we took to attend her funeral. Before long my grandfather who was already 73 years old was...

Good Morning everyone, welcome to the Froggy Bottom Cafe.  Come on in and make yourself comfortable, coffee and pastries are ready. After you have had some refreshments, perhaps you would like to go and visit my new Site...

One thing that really sucks about getting older is recognizing names in the obituaries. I was sitting across the table from the spouse; we were reading the newspapers, a familiar task. I glanced across at him, and saw the name...