"Murphy was an optimist!"
Saturday Building Projects for Children August 13, 2011 1:16 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Amy, Daily Life, Evan, Family, Of Being Dad, Of InterestWe participate in Home Depot’s Kid’s Workshops on the first Saturday of each month.
Kids Workshop is an award-winning program that has been offered at The Home Depot stores since 1997. The workshops are free, how-to clinics designed for children ages 5-12, available on the first Saturday of each month between 9 a.m. and noon at all The Home Depot stores. Children, accompanied by an adult, use their skills to create objects that can be used in and around their homes or communities. …
- Since 1997, 17.5 million projects have been built at Kids Workshops
- More than 1 million children built their first toolbox at The Home Depot.
- More than 845,000 birdhouses have been constructed at Kids Workshops.
- 75 children per store attend a Kids Workshop on average while many stores have 200 kids attend regularly.
See also: Home Improver Club, Home Depot Blog, and Corporate Statement.
add a comment2010 Taxes Filed! August 13, 2011 12:50 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Of Being DadAugust 15th is Monday and the IRS has already accepted my 2010 tax return! Wait, what do you mean "the other month that starts with A"?
add a commentWorth 1000 Words August 9, 2011 8:43 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Politics, Touchy Subjects, United StatesI keep trying to diverge from politics then people/magazines/newspapers/etc keep producing gems like this:
What is the Midwest? August 3, 2011 12:36 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of InterestLike the fuzzy definition of "West Knoxville," nobody really seems to know what makes up the Midwest. The site MidwestSportsFans.com explains. Due to Josh Tinley‘s rant on intellectual property rights, I’m hesitant to quote anything from his article other thing suggesting you read it on MidwestSportsFans.com; however, I believe this sentence is highly notable and relates to Knoxville’s bizarre definition of "West Knoxville":
The term "Midwest" comes from a bygone era when the population of the United States was so concentrated on the eastern seaboard that anything on the far side of the Alleghenies was considered western.
Go to MidwestSportsFans.com to see some maps helping to explain "Midwest."
add a commentWhat happened in DC? August 2, 2011 7:14 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Politics, Touchy Subjects, United States
I need a vacation August 2, 2011 1:04 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeHave you written your Congressman today? August 1, 2011 5:38 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Politics, Touchy Subjects, United StatesI have. Write your representative!
add a commentObama Must Read August 1, 2011 1:12 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Politics, Touchy Subjects, United StatesWhat we wish Obama had said by Salon is exceptional. Do read this. Seriously! This is a must read.
add a commentI’m on Scottevest’s website! August 1, 2011 11:40 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Contest, Of Interest, Travel
I won a Scottevest! What’s a Scottevest? Watch this video and I’ll explain. As a bonus, I’m currently on Scottevest’s website at http://www.scottevest.com/. Hint: Click the third square on the big picture just under the navigation.
You can win a Scottevest too!
Right now (ends August 8th) Scottevest is having its Summer Fun Contest (Click this link to enter!) and giving away some really cool attire including an Outback Jacket or Women’s Trench, a Travel Vest for Men or Travel Vest for Women, and a Microfleece Pullover or Women’s Q-Zip.
Click this link to enter!
Update: Bonus! I’m also one of Scottevest’s featured tweets. I owe a big thank you to Documentally for turning me onto this great company.
1 comment so farYes, Republicans Are Ruining America August 1, 2011 9:46 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Politics, Touchy Subjects, United StatesAnd here’s the statement that sums it up:
In the long run, however, Democrats won’t be the only losers. What Republicans have just gotten away with calls our whole system of government into question. After all, how can American democracy work if whichever party is most prepared to be ruthless, to threaten the nation’s economic security, gets to dictate policy? And the answer is, maybe it can’t.
[Source, The New York Times, The President Surrenders by PAUL KRUGMAN]
I am deeply troubled by the state of politics in America. Our Congress is embarrassing. Our President needs a backbone transplant. The Tea Party needs history and economic lessons. The Republicans need morals. The middle class and poor need a champion. And I need antacid.
Maybe this would help!
And here’s some more:
Anyone who characterizes the deal between the President and Republican leaders as a victory for the American people over partisanship understands neither economics nor politics.
[Source, Business Insider, Anyone Who Thinks The Debt Deal Is A Victory For America Understands Neither Economics Nor Politics by Robert Reich]
And from CNN’s Republican David Frum:
add a commentI’m a Republican. Always have been. I believe in free markets, low taxes, reasonable regulation and limited government. But as I look back at the weeks of rancor leading up to Sunday night’s last-minute budget deal, I see some things I don’t believe in:
- Forcing the United States to the verge of default.
- Shrugging off the needs and concerns of millions of unemployed.
- Protecting every single loophole, giveaway and boondoggle in the tax code as a matter of fundamental conservative principle.
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There was another way. There still is.
- Unemployment is a more urgent problem than debt.
- The deficit is a symptom of America’s economic problems, not a cause. … Cut the deficit first, and the economy will get even sicker.
- The time to cut is after the economy recovers.
- The place to cut is health care, not assistance to the unemployed and poor. … The problem is that Americans pay too much for the medicine they use.
- We can collect more revenue without raising tax rates.
- Passion does not substitute for judgment.
- You can’t save the system by destroying the system.
