Down the Road picture

The President - The Biggest Tree in the World and how they photographed it

Putting this tree in one picture was a massive undertaking.  They took many photographs and morphed them together to get a single picture. 

http://themindunleashed.org/2014/03/3200-year-old-tree-massive-never-captured-single-image-now.html

Hydrogen Pyroxide has many healthy and cleaning uses

You can even brush your teeth with it and put it in your bathtub.

http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2012/09/hydrogen-peroxide-magic.html

Herbs for High Blood Pressure

These are what I need.

http://www.herbs-info.com/herbs-for-high-blood-pressure.html

Obamacare hits 5 Million enrollees

Just last week the White House had announced 4.2 million sign-ups through February, not counting Medicaid enrollments, which means the pace has picked up in the last two weeks. The pace of enrollments is likely to continue over the next two weeks, meaning the administration's goal of six million enrollees is likely to be reached.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/17/1285513/-Obamacare-officially-hits-5-million-nbsp-enrollees

Conservative Fellow admits the US has third world health insurance. Great

Aasif Mandvi of The Daily Show used his wit to force the truth out of Fox conservative business commentator Todd Wilemon. It was a smooth takedown that left the professional in a fight for words.
“The US healthcare system is the best in the world,” said Wilemon. “But now with Obamacare our choices have been limited. You know, people are going to be seeing this cost more. I am getting less. I am not going to be happy.”

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/16/1285230/-Fox-conservative-commentator-admits-America-has-Third-World-Healthcare?detail=facebook

5 Times when News Anchors got Shut Down by experts

News and Fox in Particular are selling a political idea.  Here they try to lead the witness and it backfires.

http://www.upworthy.com/the-5-awkward-times-experts-shut-down-news-anchors-by-being-experts?c=bl3

A video of Mendenhall Glacier - Great

I was just in the ice cave today.  This is a great little video.

http://grist.org/list/let-this-mesmerizing-video-show-you-the-beauty-of-alaskas-ice-caves-before-theyre-gone/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=update&utm_campaign=socialflow

Me in an Ice Cave at Mendenhall Glacier.

Me in an Ice Cave today on the Mendenhall Glacier.  I might add that the Ice Cave from 4 years ago (now a pile of rock and sand) was much bigger.  This one goes in about 60 yards.

How do we know what is true? Great Video that explains it well

I am almost embarrassed to admit that I was virtually unaware of the many talents of the great Stephen Fry before seeing him in "V for Vendetta."

I loved that film and loved his character in it.

Since then I have learned a great deal about his vast body of work,

http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2014/03/how-do-we-know-what-is-true-excellent.html

GunFail: People shot this week!

Another week heavy on the accidental self-shooters. I'm getting the impression that this was always the case, since the stream seems fairly regular and consistent. But it wasn't until recently that I really began counting them as a distinct category. This list includes 21 people who accidentally shot themselves, plus one 8-year-old injured by the recoil of a handgun he found and fired. In combing through the posts from early 2013, and keeping tabs as we go through 2014, it seems we can expect to find about 75 such cases each month.
All the regular categories were represented: four gun-cleaning accidents, one "home invasion" shooting (in which one "Second Amendments" a neighbor's property), two holster accidents, four guns dropped and discharged, two cop and/or security guard mishaps, and an assortment of target shooting accidents, "just trying to scare someone" accidents, and "just wanted to show off my gun" accidents.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/19/1283152/-Spring-Break-2014-Girls-Gone-to-the-Hospital-GunFAIL-LXI?detail=facebook

February caps 29 year of warmer than normal months on Earth. (Polar Cap temps have increased dramatically)

What is not shown here is that temperatures in polar regions were remarkably between 5.4 and 12.6 deg F above the 1981-2010 climate mean!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/03/19/february-completes-29-year-streak-of-warmer-than-normal-months-on-earth/

Texas Woman destroyed Texas bigoted abortion bill

This was quite good.  It needs to happen more often.

http://www.demonews.org/watch-the-one-where-a-young-woman-destroyed-texass-bigoted-abortion-bill/

18 Right Wing Myths about President Obama - Debunked. Good Information

1) Obama takes too many vacations.

 FACT: As of August 16th of 2013, Obama had taken 92 days of vacation vs 367 for George W. Bush.

2) Obama has divided the nation.

FACT: Obama has done more to unite this nation than any president since Lincoln. But he’s up against a phalanx of 21st Century separatists, racists and neo-fascists, some of whom have openly proposed seceding. Here… let me hold that door for you. Besides; who’s dividing the Republican party into right wing and ultra-far right wings? Is Obama doing that too? Nope. Look in a mirror Teabigots.

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/01/13/debunk-right-wing-obama-myths/

Health Care compared to other nations. Hint: (We PAY MORE than England for no insurance.)

John Green is kind of amazing. He knows his facts way better than you or me. And they are mind-blowing and/or horrifying.

This is a great video and you learn a lot in just a few minutes of your time.  Well worth the time.

https://www.upworthy.com/his-first-4-sentences-are-interesting-the-5th-blew-my-mind-and-made-me-a-little-sick-2?c=ufb4

Republican Austerity Budgeting is a Terrible Mistake.

"The global economy is extremely fragile right now," says Reich. "This is the worst time to take the false snake oil of austerity economics. It's a very dangerous potion. We are doing it here in the US as well. We are not doing it as loudly, we're not embracing it quite as much, but the fact of the matter is we do need a much more stimulative fiscal policy."

Striking a note that politicians on the left should be pondering, he adds: "I think the whole debate about stimulus or austerity is really about the business cycle. What we are talking about – widening inequality – is more structural and that requires, beyond a reversal of austerity, some much more fundamental reforms." 

http://www.alternet.org/economy/robert-reich-austerity-terrible-mistake?akid=11614.294211.L9SKeB&rd=1&src=newsletter971929&t=15

New Federal Study to test Pot on PTSD, Groundbreaking.

For the first time, the Federal Government has approved a study to test if and when POT can successfully treat PTSD with soldiers.  The Feds normally put people in jail for smoking Pot.

http://www.alternet.org/drugs/historic-shift-us-drug-policy-public-health-service-approves-medical-marijuana-study?akid=11614.294211.L9SKeB&rd=1&src=newsletter971929&t=19

Smoke in the cabin of the downed plane? This explanation makes sense.

This is a very good explanation of what could have happened to flight 370.  It makes much more sense than most other explanations I have seen. 

http://www.businessinsider.com/malaysia-plane-fire-2014-3

Juanita Jean - There is no such thing as a Republican Woman. Busy Republican Girls

Honey, there is no such thing as a Republican woman.  There are Republican girls but once a girl becomes a woman, she becomes a Democrat.
This is the damn strangest story. 

http://www.juanitajean.com/2014/03/17/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-republican-woman/

The Ryan War On Poverty just makes Poverty worse - Example - Kentucky

All of the Right Wing Policies have been in place and there has been sky rocketing unemployment and poverty.  The only hope they have are the programs which Paul Ryan is trying to stop or defund.

dailykos.com/story/2014/03/16/1284613/-Kentucky-showcases-Paul-Ryan-s-wrong-way-war-on-poverty?detail=email

10 Ways the US abuses us citizens

Being poor, a minority or a woman in the US means YOU HAVE FEWER RIGHTS than white, middle class and/or wealthy.

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/10-shameful-ways-america-abuses-its-own-citizens?page=0%2C2&akid=11602.294211.0rMJJX&rd=1&src=newsletter971084&t=7

Cancer: Milk Thistle works on skin cancer

AMAZING news – please share: Scientists have found that Milk thistle protects against both UV-induced skin cancer and “photo aging” (light degradation) of skin.
Two University of Colorado (USA) Cancer Center studies, the second of which was published on Jan 28th 2013, have demonstrated that silibinin – the main active ingredient in milk thistle seed extract – has efficacy against both ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB)-induced skin carcinogenesis and photo-aging.
What’s truly astonishing is that silibinin has been found to act selectively – killing cells that have been mutated by UVA, while simultaneously being non-toxic to healthy cells and also accelerating repair of UVB-damaged non-cancerous cells.

http://www.herbs-info.com/blog/amazing-news-scientists-have-found-that-milk-thistle-protects-against-skin-cancer-and-sun-damage/

The Missing Jet - WHERE IS IT? WHAT HAPPENED? This is the best total explanation I have seen.

Most likely, and by "most likely" I mean the probability is approximately 99.999999999999%, the plane and its unfortunate passengers are scattered like confetti across a large portion of the seafloor under the Gulf of Thailand or the Andaman Sea.

It does go into alternate theories.  Personally, I am hoping it is hidden in a jungle so at some point the innocent passengers can eventually make it back home to their loved one.  Realistically, that is probably not going to happen.  

http://www.stonekettle.com/2014/03/the-twilight-zone-malaysian-airlines.html

Tiny House with a queen sized bed. (less than 300 sf)

The more I see these, the more I think I might want to try this.

http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/clothesline-tiny-homes.html

Jon Stewart and Anita Hill talk about her harrassment by Clarence Thomas 22 years ago.

There is a new movie called ANITA talking about sexual harrassment in our society now and in the past.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-13-2014/anita-hill

Sarah Silverman speaks for me - Let's protect the child!

Sarah Silverman is Pro Life and so am I.

http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2014/03/in-this-case-sarah-silverman-speaks-for.html

Idiots and Politics: A video to explain how Politics works these days.

The Rich Liars hair smart people to know what Idiots think and guide the Idiots thinking to vote in the Rich Liars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R72atCX4leY#t=29

Jon Stewart Shames Republicans for Voting NO on the Veterans Jobs Bill

Jon Stewart is right on target again.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/06/jon-stewart-vet-bill_n_4911764.html

12 cures for sore muscles

cures for sore muscles.  As I get older, I need these.

http://www.commonsensehome.com/home-remedies-for-sore-muscles/

Maher: Noah's Ark - quite good

And finally, New Rule: No one can blame me when I say this is a stupid country, when 60% of the adults in it think the Noah's Ark story is literally true.  Which is why I'm already sick of seeing the ads for this floating piece of giraffe crap.


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/15/1284956/-Bill-Maher-attacks-Noah-s-Ark-story?detail=facebook

The TeaParty and Right Wing are working to REPEAL THE 20TH Century.

Silly me: President Obama’s executive order to expand opportunities for overtime pay Thursday seemed like a win-win. Currently, if you make more than $23,000, you can’t necessarily receive overtime; the president’s order would raise that cap, and also make it harder for employers to classify people with almost no supervisory duties as “supervisors” and thus exempt.

http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/rights-crusade-repeal-20th-century?akid=11600.294211.eSDzfK&rd=1&src=newsletter970565&t=7

Colbert: Applauds Fox for exposing the hidden danger of paying people overtime

Stephen Colbert couldn’t agree more, which is why he celebrated Cavuto and the crack team at Fox News for their willingness to speak hard truths about who deserves to be paid for their labor.

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/14/the_colbert_report_applauds_fox_news_for_exposing_the_hidden_danger_of_paying_people_for_their_work/

Republican Rape Insurance Stirs Outrage

Rape Insurance before you get raped or get pregnant from incest is wrong!!  The Republican War on Women continues.

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/watch/rape-insurance-requirement-stirs-outrage-193641539755?cid=sm_facebook_video

2 elephants see each other after 20 years. Great Story

One elephant gets unchained and let go in a preserve with an old elephant friend.

http://www.reshareable.tv/two-elephants-reunited-after-over-20-years-what-happens-next-cant-be-described.html

Krystal Ball Brutally Eviscerates The GOP and trashes Corporate Dems - Interesting

Short version: The GOP is a staggering corpse that is fading into irrelevance and the real future is in the fight between pro-corporate Democrats and pro-worker Democrats.
But you definitely want to see it for yourself . . .

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/13/1284452/-MUST-SEE-Krystal-Ball-brutally-eviscerates-the-GOP-trashes-corporate-Dems-in-one-amazing-segment?detail=facebook