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LiveJournal 2000 to 2003

by Jim Howard February 6, 2010

  I been doing ShowMeBlog a long time.  I been using TypePad since 2003 but before doing it on TypePad I hosted it on LiveJournal and if you want to read about what I was doing during those years:  Jim Howard
  I been blogging since June of 1982!    Some of you have been reading [...]

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Flag is upside down over Fort Worth

by Jim Howard February 5, 2010

"A woman who says she is upset about the direction the country has taken has upset veterans and service members with her protest. She's flying the American flag upside down outside her Fort Worth business…"  Fox News Houston
 This woman is a right wing protester.  Not as many would think some left wing liberal.  She thinks [...]

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Wolf Moon Tonight

by Jim Howard January 30, 2010

“Tonight’s full moon will be the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. It offers anyone with clear skies an opportunity to identify easy-to-see features on the moon.
This being the first full moon of 2010, it is also known as the wolf moon, a moniker dating back to Native American culture and the notion [...]

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They Don’t Care About Us

by Jim Howard January 25, 2010

Michael Jackson’s long time choreographer Travis Payne and MJ dancers Performed with the Dancing inmates on January 19, 2010. Sony Studios made this event possible!

"They Don’t Care About Us" is the fourth single from Michael Jackson’s album HIStory. The song remains one of the most controversial pieces Jackson ever composed. In the US, [...]

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Whip A Vote for Health Care Reform

by Jim Howard January 25, 2010

“Dear Supporter,
The headlines are ominous. "Large scale health care reform is dead," reads one newspaper. "Time for Democrats to cut their losses?" asks another. But now is not the time for scaling back reform. That’s why we need your help to whip votes for comprehensive health reform.
A comprehensive bill is the only way to fix [...]

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Live Video

by Jim Howard January 25, 2010
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Supreme Court Ruling bad for America

by Jim Howard January 24, 2010

 
(CNN) – In his weekly radio and video address Saturday, President Obama sharply criticized the Supreme Court’s ruling earlier this week easing some campaign finance regulations.
"This ruling opens the floodgates for an unlimited amount of special interest money into our democracy," Obama says in the address. "It gives the special interest lobbyists new leverage to [...]

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“Low-tech radios” connect some Haitians

by Jim Howard January 21, 2010

  Here is a not well written story on CNN about “low-tech” radios (ham radio!) helping some Haitians.

“(CNN) — In the brutal aftermath of Haiti’s earthquake, Jean-Robert Gaillard turned to his low-tech radio for solace and for a lifeline.
When the earthquake hit, the 57-year-old from Petionville, Haiti, found most [...]

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Haiti Relief PSA – Michelle Obama

by Jim Howard January 16, 2010

"I was eager to join the Ad Council and the Red Cross to launch this call to action in the wake of this weeks devastating earthquake," said First Lady Michelle Obama. "The people of Haiti are struggling just to survive. And every one of us has the power to help." The PSAs [...]

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Rush, Robertson take heat

by Jim Howard January 14, 2010

“ Andy Barr – Thu Jan 14, 11:57 am ET
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh and televangelist Pat Robertson are being scolded for their comments in the immediate aftermath of an earthquake in Haiti that has killed tens of thousands, according to early estimates.
Critics from both the left and right are denouncing their remarks as [...]

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Community gardening in Fort Worth?

by Jim Howard January 14, 2010

  My son has been interested in plants for a long time.  He is trying to grow things in his apartment.  I was talking to him today and he never heard of community gardening.  When I told him about it he got real excited.   I am going to have to [...]

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Pat Robertson – Haiti’s Pack with the Devil

by Jim Howard January 14, 2010
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Dallas Child Prostitution Ring

by Jim Howard January 14, 2010

“DALLAS – When U.S. Marshals raided a Dallas house in December they did not find the thug they were after, but they did stumble upon an alleged underage prostitution ring.
U.S. Marshals said 27-year-old Clint Eugene Wilson was arrested for using young girls to sell sex.
“His specific charge is a very heinous crime. When you got [...]

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I have TV now!

by Jim Howard January 12, 2010

  I am sure you have been tired of reading my posts that I do not watch TV and do not even own a TV set.    I have sort of loved it.  It sort of made me feel better than all the rest of you.  Smile   I [...]

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