I put a sticker tattoo on DaughterGeeding yesterday and she seemed to really enjoy it. But I can’t help but think what I did will have an impact 18-years down the road.
She also had her first Flintstone Vitamin. Of course after eating the first she wanted more.
When WifeGeeding comes back home after her bootcamp workout I like to ask how it went, thinking I’ll just get an answer like “not bad” or “it was tough.” But instead, I get a break down of each exercise, the number of repetitions, and she did on each exercise compared to the rest of the class.
I really enjoy Showtime’s “Homeland” and I know watching such a show means you have to suspend a certain amount of belief, but now it’s starting to get a wee bit ridiculous.
For those of you that are intrigued about my check engine light that suddenly went away, here’s some detail on the code while the light was actually on. Feel free to give me your two cents.
I noticed that First Baptist Church of Coppell changed their name to GracePoint Church. I’ve heard of Baptist churches changing their names before, that is, leaving the “Baptist” part out because they thought it might turn away some folks, but I’ve never heard of a “First Baptist” doing such a thing, a lot of those “Firsts” take a lot of pride in that name.
I’d like to see a new Baptist church start up in Coppell with the name Second First Baptist Church of Coppell.
Some folks may be surprised to know that Fellowship Church that’s lead by Ed Young is a Southern Baptist Church.
A crash victim thought to have been in a vegetative state for more than a decade has used the power of thought to tell scientists he is not in pain – Guardian.co.uk
Regarding drug testing for welfare recipients…I read an article a while back that did the math on this idea in Florida. The percentage of welfare recipients who actually abused drugs was so low that the cost of the testing exceeded the money saved by cutting off the people who tested positive. In other words, the state would actually lose money on the testing program, despite the common conservative assumption that many welfare recipients are on drugs.
"Something else from Florida’s experience is that it cost five times more to administer the program than it saved in taxpayer money. Looking at four months, from July to October, the ACLU found that $40,000 was saved from refusing benefits to those suspected of drug use. The cost of the drug exams over the same period was $245,000"
They would save more money by revamping the items allowed for purchase with Food Stamps. Cut out the ice cream, sodas, energy drinks, premium frozen food, ect.
But this isn't about saving money, it's about forcing morality.
Regarding drug testing for welfare recipients…I read an article a while back that did the math on this idea in Florida. The percentage of welfare recipients who actually abused drugs was so low that the cost of the testing exceeded the money saved by cutting off the people who tested positive. In other words, the state would actually lose money on the testing program, despite the common conservative assumption that many welfare recipients are on drugs.
http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2012/11/pe…
"Something else from Florida’s experience is that it cost five times more to administer the program than it saved in taxpayer money. Looking at four months, from July to October, the ACLU found that $40,000 was saved from refusing benefits to those suspected of drug use. The cost of the drug exams over the same period was $245,000"
They would save more money by revamping the items allowed for purchase with Food Stamps. Cut out the ice cream, sodas, energy drinks, premium frozen food, ect.
But this isn't about saving money, it's about forcing morality.