Well said, everything. I am tired of feeling like I don't even live in America anymore. sm

• where is the halloween spirit??? - Tabby
  • I think maybe the tape could be removed, but why the other things? sm - Happy Halloween!
    • You all must be Dexter fans! LOL! - jaldfjaldjkl
    • OOPS! TYPO! Tomator sauce?? LOL nm - Happy Halloween!
  • Definitely not a good thing to use that tape, in my opinion. But! sm - Y-me
    • Our neighbors used the yellow caution tape - trose
  • Talking about Halloween, get this - Too old for this
    • Right on! - nana
      • Where do you live that it is snow weather? - PAMT~MDM
    • Well said, everything. I am tired of feeling like I don't even live in America anymore. sm - Totally agree
    • What's with pork? Who might that offend? - geez...sm
      • It might offend - Too old for this
        • They pray 5 times a day. sm - MSMT
        • I heard the same thing about the airport... - geez...sm
        • Everything you said is correct - PAMT~MDM
          • Do you remember when they threw a fit because the women said - Totally agree
            • What ever happened with that? - Righton
              • I think they were told they absolutely could not have their sm - Totally agree
                • This just brings it back to the Halloween talk- - Righton
          • As far as holidays go - DW

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I'm still shaking my head over this one, folks.  A member of our local school board, when asked about a child whose parents were told was failing all classes but in reality was only failing one said, "Well, a child can be behind their peers but still passing." 

I don't know about you all, but in my day and time of growing up, if you had a C or higher average in a class you were passing and parents weren't told the child was failing.

I love the ventriloquist and Cas Haley. I have gotten to really like Butterscotch in the last few weeks, but hope either Terry Fator or Cas wins. Tomorrow night will tell. 

Normally I avoid those types of shows like the plague but I like seeing all these people who are amateurs show what they can do and you can see them improving and polishing their act and their look and gaining stage presence...it's really kind of nice to see such a variety of people striving to make their dreams come true.

What is your favorite act?

America's Youngest Outcasts & Campaign to End Child Homelessness

Over 1.5 million American children are homeless each year. The National Center on Family Homelessness is launching a Campaign to End Child Homelessness to galvanize the public and political will to end this national crisis. Our goal is to ensure that not one child in the United States will be homeless for even one day.

Great report only as how they break down the information, and that there is someone out there looking a this. How is your state doing?

In a revealing example of what she says the average homeowner faces, a California Congresswoman spent more than two hours on the phone trying, without success, to find someone at the Bank of America who could help a struggling constituent modify his mortgage payments. ABC News "Nightline" cameras were rolling as Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Ca.) was repeatedly put on hold for long stretches, disconnected, transferred to extensions that did not work and ultimately switched to a recording which directed her to the bank's website.

"The average American trying to negotiate a loan modification will not be able to get it done," said Waters. "It will be impossible for them to get in touch with the right person, and even if they get in touch with a so-called counselor, they have a cookie cutter kind of direction that they go in."

I have a dilemma.  I am an animal lover and have something I cannot come to a conclusion about.  At a restaurant where I eat lunch every Friday with a friend of mine, I have noticed a young male kitty hanging around outside looking for food.  This past week he ran up to my friend and rubbed her legs and quietly meowed.  I purposely did not try to pet him because I knew I would get attached and ignored him.  Well, ever since then I find myself thinking about him and wanting to rescue him.  Meanwhile, I already have 4 inside cats (2 rescues, 2 Maine Coons) and hubby really does not want another cat in the house because a few years ago I promised we would  never have more than 4 (had up to 5 at one point previously).  I actually have a huge screened deck he could stay on indefinitely because I do not believe in letting cats run loose for their own safety.  I could provide plenty of food, a warm place to sleep, and veterinary care.  At some point I would even probably work him into our household, but I just cannot do it at the moment.  Just not sure I would be doing right by that kitty because I am sure he would be upset and confused for a good while as to where he was and what was going on, but is that better than being hungry and cold?  I know there are lots of animal lovers out there.  What does everyone think?? 

after I found HUGE holes in the walkway between my house and barn.  I thought they were just little mice stealing grain, but then I spotted one and it was a HONKIN RAT!  My poor olderly cat was out there with me at the time and saw it, and he hissed at it and ran away! 

I asked for advice on what to do at a local agricultural board, because I have other animals and didn't want to use poison and conventional traps weren't working.  They advised putting a large pale of water out with some seeds floating in it, figuring the rats would go for the seeds and end up drowning.  That was a no-go because the water just froze up solid.  I wound up reluctantly going with Decon because I just can't have my house destroyed.  I haven't had seen any more rats or evidence of them stealing grain, so I'm guessing they have died.  The guy at the grain store promised me the rats would not die in the building and stink the joint up, rather they would crawl off and die outside.  I don't know if I believe that, as it is still winter here and decomposition would be holding off until it warms up.  We'll see, but at least the destruction has been halted.

Good luck and I too say have no mercy, because you just don't need them destroying hour house or causing a spark chewing wires and burnin' the place down.  It is war!   

  (How un-PC is this emoticon?!)

In order to maintain a roof over our head and food on the table, etc., I finally put my foot down with my "spender" of a husband.  His check (around half as much as mine) is now directly deposited into the checking account that he has no access to period.

If there is money left over after bills are paid and he sees something he absolutely has to have then I buy it.

I know it sounds like I "wear the pants" in the family, but we wouldn't have any pants if I left finances up to him.  This man could spend his whole paycheck in a half an hour and just bring home "stuff" because it was "cool."  We have been able to buy a house and we haven't had the power or phone shut off in over 5 years.

If I hadn't done this, we'd have been living in a shack with no running water, but you can bet your paycheck that we'd have a big screen TV.