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Why didn't they prepare for containing the disaster, Kabu asks. The silver lining in this dark cloud, if there is one, is that from now on oil companies will have to invest as much in technology to prevent oil leaks as they spend setting up the wells to drill in deep water. Fact: deep water oil... Sign in to see full entry.

First let me say, this has been done four times in the past, successfully without serious environmental impact. Imagine, if you will, a geologic outcropping of the sky, sea level, ocean floor, and many thousand feet below the ocean floor, where the oil reservoir is. From a derrick on the sea level,... Sign in to see full entry.

A man living in Chicago shot and killed a robber, out of jail on parole, who has a record of drug abuse and breaking and entering. The gentleman in question was asleep in his own home, with his wife and grandchildren, when he awoke to the sound of a burglar. The perp fired twice and missed the... Sign in to see full entry.

Riches There's a silver lining to every dark cloud, Find it and you're happy now; You can have riches, even digging ditches, You simply have to know how. I got a call today from my daughter, She said it's getting hotter and hotter; I told her people are lazy, just don't go crazy, have a cool drink... Sign in to see full entry.

I drove without peeing from Dubuque, Iowa to Des Moines. That was over six hours, drinking iced tea the whole way. It has to be some kind of record. Last night I watched part of HBO's production entitled "Special Relationship" When Clinton was unfairly accused of having a dalliance with intern... Sign in to see full entry.

I stood still in the dark on that lonely night My hands quietly at my sides Seeing your face, believing, just in case There should ever be a you in my life. The radio crackle from a far-off place, Arrows in the dark straighten my way. We were two of a kind in my rollercoaster mind And the music... Sign in to see full entry.

How many of you use or belong to the Verizon Wireless "can you hear me now?" cell phone company? OK, well there is a new scam. I was hit and continue to receive robo-calls from this number: 2063153010. It calls itself Verizon Wireless Message Center. It tells you that your bill must be paid in the... Sign in to see full entry.

The announcement that Hillary Clinton would challange Barack Obama in the Democratic Primary for president came from James Carville. Breaking from tradition, Clinton's close advisor, political genius and bagman, spoke out against the president, condemning his crimes of neglect, vis-a-vis the BP Gulf... Sign in to see full entry.

I want to tell about my musical life. The last two years I have been either in my last year of contract teaching, or substitute teaching. In 2009, January it was, I was unable to make it home from the bus stop, at 14 below, having waited outdoors for forty minutes for the bus to clear the railroad... Sign in to see full entry.

Ok, to be honest, I'll tell you what you probably already know; I'm for amnesty. 20 million American residents who do not pay taxes -- but work an average of 2.5 jobs a piece; who count an average of 4.5 children per household -- these are the folks first in line at the ER and kindergarten roundup.... Sign in to see full entry.