Could Somebody Please Give Some Good News?

[Demeter]

It could be big or small, local or international, but ANYTHING to get a weary world through this weary day? Even the shuttle landing safely isn't enough in the face of unrelenting heat and war.

[KarenInMA]

1. I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance

by switching to taking the subway.

[Demeter]

3. That's pretty feeble--thanks for trying

[ClassWarrior]

5. It's a parody of the TV commercials. You're supposed to laugh.

NGU.

[leftofthedial]

12. i thought it was pretty good!

[ClassWarrior]

2. We've got the power!!

We rock!!

:yourock:

NGU.

[tk2kewl]

4. I'm on my way out for lunch.

[steve2470]

6. Cindy's going to help us get rid of the Chimp nt

[DanCa]

7. I lost three pounds

It's a small step but a good one. My brother Doug is starting his own security company. My nine year old niece, the hemophiliac one, finished third in a pre national dance competition. Her name is Destiny Marie.

[ClassWarrior]

8. That's beautiful. All of it.

Big congrats on the poundage!

NGU.

[DanCa]

9. Thanks - it cant rain all the time :D

[Pacifist Patriot]

13. Very cool!

[Pam-Moby]

21. I got my rebate today in the mail. It was for $6.50 n/t

[DanCa]

23. wow thats the same amount i pulled out of the mall f ountain

Why do people throw the quarters in the far end? It's like the think there wish will really come true the closer they get to the drain.

[Pam-Moby]

38. heheh for the mall fountain. I hate it

when that happens because I hate getting my hair wet in public. But one must do what one must do.


well we also got our Fire/Rove button today in the mail from a very generous DUer. I will wear it proudly.

[Pacifist Patriot]

10. I'll give it a shot.

The toddler went down for a nap without fighting it.

I got my yard mowed and my car washed without passing out from the heat.

My Republican County Commissioner can't run again because of term limits and the GOP is already bickering over the slot while the Dems have got a candidate filed, organized and backed.

I'm still on cloud nine because of finishing my dissertation this weekend. Now I'm in wait mode while my husband and my sister proof the SOB. <This is particularly good news for Democrats because I can turn my attention BACK to local party operations.>

I found a chardonnay at the grocery store in this cute little container (think Parmalat milk type) that holds three glasses. And it's palatable! Goodness is it going to be easy to smuggle wine into places now.

GWHB and Barbara did not have MORE sons.

Sorry....I went on a news blackout for mental health reasons this week otherwise I might be able to scrounge up a few more things more relevant.

[meganmonkey]

11. Feeding the Hungry with fresh produce

I work for a food bank/food rescue nonprofit in my community. I am working on a campaign to get local folks with backyard gardens and community garden plots to donate their extra food to our food rescue program. Well, 'tis the season and the beautiful fresh, mostly organic wonderful veggies are coming pouring in - I got about 150 pounds dropped off so far today - beans, zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers.

I am a big fan of fresh local food and I am THRILLED at how well it is going.

So yeah, it's local, and small, but it has made me smile several times today...fwiw

:D

[Pacifist Patriot]

18. That is fantastic!

You are a wonderful person. I'm sorry I have a purplish-black thumb. I live on a very small lot so I won't use up land other people could be using to good purpose. My house plants are all plastic and silk. I'm bad. I mean really bad. I am in awe of successful gardeners.

[leftofthedial]

14. the conomy is good

thurs jobs

tax cuts is whah

the surgents are gittin weaker ever day

thuh engery bill is bout versification
ya see we need other kands of engery

[pointblank]

15. I managed to get off work tomorrow....

So I could go see Motley Crue tonight and have some fun!

[Botany]

16. If a female super model shows up @ my front door w/ a pzza

and a bottle of wine I will ask her in and let her spend the night.

[Pacifist Patriot]

19. Now that is the epitome of graciousness.

Momma must be proud. ;)

Would you settle for a model female with a super pizza?

[DanCa]

28. Okay who told you my dream about lucy lawless? (nt)

[ironman202]

17. You cheer up now!

All is impermanent; All is without a self.

There will be no dispairing today. The best news is you're not dead yet so stop dwelling on the miserable aspects of life and go love somebody.

[gman16]

29. Well,

The Boston Bruins have a decent team so far,
Last check, I was still alive,
People are starting to pay attention,
Cindy is getting some good media attention in Crawford,
Bottom line is if you pay attention to politics 24/7, you overdose on the negative, and become infected with morose.

[RobertSeattle]

20. OK

President George W. Bush,
Vice President Richard Cheney,
Speaker of the House John Dennis Hastert,
President pro tempore of the Senate Ted Stevens,
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice,
Secretary of the Treasury John Snow,
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld,
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales,
Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton,
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns
Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson

ALL SIMULTANEOUSLY RESIGN

Secretary of Transportation Norman Yoshio Mineta (D) President!

[firefox]

22. The price of crude oil is down today

It is down 64 cents a barrel from yesterday at $63.30- http://www.bloomberg.com

And pretty soon we will not have to quess when peak oil will come.

[BabboonBush]

24. Maybe...someday if we're lucky...Bush will be IMPEACHED and put behind bar

[RobertSeattle]

26. See my post above

If Bush gets impeached we get Cheney, If Bush and Cheney get impeached, we get Hassert, we need to get everyone above Mineta to resign simultensously... :evilgrin:

[graywarrior]

25. Go to the GoodNewsNetwork. That will cheer you up.

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/

[Beaverhausen]

27. Bush's poll numbers are tanking

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050806/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_ap_ipsos_poll_9

[raccoon]

35. thanks, I checked that out

seemed like it didn't stay on the Yahoo top news stories very long.

[StayOutTheBushes]

30. There is a BIG SALE going on at Wal Mart!

[NoPasaran]

31. I got to bill for $1,750 today

For work I haven't done yet.

[kitkat65]

32. Okay, I'll give it a shot.

I have been actively recycling for well over a year now. We don't have curb pickup without paying a separate company for it. Being inherently cheap, I take it in my car to the community bins behind the local grocery store. Surprisingly, I do not find this to be a pain in the ass. In fact, I'm amazed by how little we have to actually throw away every week.

Next? I'm thinking about either a worm farm to make compost or Bokashi (which is a biological agent that breaks down organic matter that's not supposed to smell) which can also be used as compost.

And, even though I totalled my car this spring, my mother lovingly gave me hers that has better gas mileage and she bought a hybrid.

[CrispyQ]

33. You have a very sweet mother!

And congrats on the recycling! Good work!

We have been recycling for years & sometimes our garbage can only has one bag in it but our recycling bins are over flowing. Across the street, however, our neighbors put out three HUGE garbage cans every week & not one recycle bin. They have 3 children, we have none & I wonder how long in the future before their children (& others) will be sifting through the local landfill salvaging the throw aways of our culture.

We also live in a wonderful community that offers twice yearly dropoffs for hazardous waste, electronic components, & styrofoam. Last spring we took two truck loads to the drop off.

However, I must admit I am intimidated by composting. ??? I do have an online friend who does the worm compost. She loves it. I must confront this fear, don't you think?

:hi:

[kitkat65]

37. I'm truly blessed to have the mother that I do and she now gets

at least 45 mpg. and she loooooooves it.

I don't deal with too much hazardous waste but somewhere around here they do it once or twice a year.

I'm not scared of the worms (I'm the designated unwanted critter killer in the house) as much as I am worried about smelliness or flies. When I mention the worm thing to my live-in sweetie he gets this look of horror on his face. That's why I thought the Bokashi might be a good alternative. Just google it to get more info on either method. There are worm composting bins that you can buy or find instructions to make your own. The Bokashi thing is a tad harder to find. Kits seem kind of expensive but I thought these two sites were reasonable though I haven't been on them for quite some time.

www.arbico.com

www.emtechnologynetwork.org

[wildflower]

34. Nikki (wife of Sam from Majority Report) had a baby girl

Does that help?

I posted a thread on it here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4295548

[MsTryska]

36. well let's see.....

in personal news.....

i got my parking spot upgraded at work - i know no longer get lost in the magical 10 minute black hole between the garage and my desk. therefore, i'm not late anymore. (well not 15 minutes late anyways).



also i got flirted with by a cute guy in traffic today. unfortunately i froze up and could not make eye contact, while my friend laughed at me. i've gotta work on that.

[Demeter]

39. Thank you all for the good news! It really helped!

[lonestarnot]

40. Ok... the drought could be ending right now in Arizona!