Among other things, I am a senior youth adviser at the ALUUC. I truly adore those little men and women. I learn as much from them as they learn from me, if not more. What an honor.
We were doing check-ins at last Sunday’s evening group. Check-ins are where we talk about what has been going [...]
Archive for September, 2008
My Life, what a cool story
Posted in Experiences, On my mind, Relationships on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Back to Benton
Posted in Experiences, Relationships on September 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Seven of my closest friends and I, and five of their children, went camping over the last weekend. We camped at the KOA Kampground in Benton, IL, where my kids and I stayed during the first week in July, and we visited the Garden of the Gods. Even though it rained 85% of the time [...]
Mad Cow Testing Blocked
Posted in YHGTBSM! on September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
WHAT?!
From FindLaw at: http://news.findlaw.com/ap/a/w/1155/08-29-2008/20080829092009_17.html
Court: US can block mad cow testing
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal appeals court says the government can prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for mad cow disease.
Because the Agriculture Department tests only a small percentage of cows for the deadly disease, Kansas meatpacker Creekstone Farms Premium Beef wants to test all [...]