Is there any GOOD news

[auntAgonist]

out there? .. Anywhere? I have been reading news online, busses exploding killing dear seniors, :cry: , suicide bombers crashing into another bus in Baghdad :cry: The levee is leaking in New Orleans :cry:

please .. IS there ANY good news out there?

It's not that I don't care ... OR that I don't want to hear all then news, it's just that I'd like to hear something good from somewhere .. some hope, y'know?

[LaraMN]

1. It's dizzying, isn't it?

There's just been way, way too much the last couple months.:-(

[auntAgonist]

2. my heart goes out to all of

those folks affected. It's dizzying (good word) for us, but cannot imagine how horrid it is for them. Those in the wake of war, or storms, it's just heartbreaking.

[bertha katzenengel]

3. I've been looking for some good news for you.

Here's an item: U.S. global-warming naysayers are being criticized in the international science community . . .

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2005-09-23T031634Z_01_KWA304670_RTRUKOC_0_US-RITA-SCIENTIST.xml&archived=False

LONDON (Reuters) - A leading British scientist said on Friday the growing ferocity of hurricanes hitting the United States was very probably caused by global warming and criticized what he termed U.S. climate loonies over the issue.

Sir John Lawton, chairman of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution which advises the government, made what the Independent newspaper said was a thinly disguised attack on the stance of U.S. President George W. Bush's administration.

"The increased intensity of these kinds of extreme storms is very likely to be due to global warming," Lawton told the newspaper in an interview.

"If this makes the climate loonies in the States realize we've got a problem, some good will come out of a truly awful situation," said Lawton.

:shrug:

:hug:

[auntAgonist]

4. thanks Bertha!

kinda good news, them talking about Bush in a thinly disguised way :)

The world has HIS number! Too bad the folks who voted for him don't. OR didn't.


:hug: You're a sweetheart!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Well, it's just a little thing, and I'm not sure it counts for much......

But.....

I am feeling happier today than in a long time.....

Does that count? And more importantly, does it help?


:shrug: :loveya:

[auntAgonist]

6. great news!!

thanks for sharing Peggy!! It DOES make me feel better to know that you're having a better day, and that happiness is returning!!!

:loveya:

stay happy, y'hear? :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. I'm working on it, my dear ....

Believe me, I am working on it.....

It means a lot for me to be able to say this.......


:loveya:

[Shine]

8. There is ALWAYS something good going on, IMO

It's all in how you look at it. In the midst of these dark times, we must remember to be grateful for the simple things we take for granted everyday....like simply waking up to another day. Being alive is a great gift!! Being a part of this wonderful community is another...

To me, Gratitude is the antidote to Despair.

My two cents,
Shine

[auntAgonist]

10. oh don't get me wrong

I'm not in despair. I'm very grateful for ALL that I have. This has been an amazing year for me so far. I feel like I've been given a new lease on life. I am loved and I love.

I'm just sad that other people are having such hardship. I wish I could fix it all, but I know I can't. I do what I can though.

welcome to DU, Shine.
thanks for the 2 cents :)

:hi:

[Shine]

16. Yeah, I hear ya, friend. It's hard to bear witness to suffering.

May All Beings be Happy. May All Beings be at Peace.

~Shine
:hi:

[leftofthedial]

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

someone had to say it

[auntAgonist]

11. ...

:rofl: :rofl:


THAT made me laugh!!!! I love the Geico commercials.

[XemaSab]

12. They're shutting down part of Altamont

for the winter.

I have a post about it in LBN.

I have a job interview. I guess that's good news.

Sorry you're feeling stressed out. I am too. :(

[auntAgonist]

25. good luck w/ the job interview!!

I'll send good vibes your way!

aA

[KyndCulture]

13. I just sold 5 impeach bush stickers to a lady named Bianca...

it made me laugh out loud... I guess I found Bianca, she was shopping on cafe press the whole time!

:P

[auntAgonist]

26. ....

:rofl:

[Liberalynn]

14. The governent may be a mess

but boy there are sure a lot of generous donations from the private sector being given to help the victims of Katrina. Also there are seantors proposing bills to include pets and guide dogs in emergency planning so peope may not have to make a heart wrenching or potentially life threatening choice about whether or not to leave their pets behind in any future disaster.

Good things, even in these troubled times.

[auntAgonist]

27. Liberalynn

you are SO right!! *in a good way*

thanks for reminding me about all the good things being done.

:yourock:

[SOteric]

15. This just in, -

There is still in the world the sounds of rain walking barefoot through the tops of the trees, the sound of a 2 year-old laughing, the warm melody of a cat's pur.

The sun still rises in soft colour in the east, and sets in spectacular robe in the west.

If random acts of kindness don't make the news with the frequency of their antithesis, it makes them no less present. Daily acts of human kindness abound.

And if that isn't enough to cheer you up, some time back I watched an angry man leave the unemployment office. Curse soundly, kick his truck in frustration and then take out a pocket knife and scratch the Bush/Cheney sticker off his vehicle.

[Liberalynn]

18. Soteric

that is the most moving story I have ever read. That man saw the light that day and every day more are joining him, in seeing that light. My cousin who normally claims he is non political walked around our house the other day, mocking out George's attempt to walk like "John Wayne" and saying what an "idiot."

My Primary Care Doc asked us one day before the last election if we liked Bush and we said no, and she said that's good because she thought he was "Dumb as a Rock."

There is always HOPE!

DEMS ARE GOING TO KICK ASS IN 2006 AND FOREVER! :kick:

[auntAgonist]

34. thank YOU !!

thank you thank you!

the little things DO mean a lot.

:hug:

[Redstone]

17. That jet landed the other day with the broken nose gear

and nobody got hurt.

Also, I don't have all that much pain today, either. So there are two pieces of good news, one important, the other trivial, but still two.

Feel better now?

Redstone

[Liberalynn]

19. Hey Redstone

that your feeling better is great news, and not trivial at all.

I also have two new little baby cousins. One boy and one girl born to two sisters (each other's sister, not mine) in my extended family . Both born healthy.

Also another of my cousins who I have always been very close too, has been sick for 3 months with a mystery illness. The good news is we found out it is NOT Cancer, HURRAY, and it is definitely curable. HURRAY. The Specialists they called in think he is going to have a full Recovery.

And that plane landing was nothing short of amazing.

Applause to the pilot.

[auntAgonist]

24. I sure do feel better Redstone!

thanks for reminding me about the plane. that pilot deserves a bonus!!

And mostly Redstone, i'm happy you don't have much pain today!! that certainly isn't trivial!! :hug:

:hi:

[LSK]

20. yeah, I just saved a lot of money by switching to Geico!

Not really, just saying... :D

[GOPBasher]

21. LOL.. That's good!

:-)

[GOPBasher]

22. Anti-Bush rally tomorrow!

:toast: :bounce:

[auntAgonist]

31. I wish I could go!!

But .... I'll be there in spirit!

Anti Bush is good indeed!


:yourock:

[auntAgonist]

32. dupe

Anti Bush is good indeed!


:yourock:

[no name no slogan]

23. This is kinda good-- I get to see my sweetie in 13 days!

We live 1,000 miles apart, but I'm going to spend a long weekend with her in less than two weeks.

That's good news :)

[auntAgonist]

35. excellent ...

my husband and I met online, over 2600 miles apart and we tied the knot!!

good luck to you.


:hug:

[Heidi]

28. Yes! There's good news, aA!

To summarize, the good news is that Floogeldy has brand new boxer briefs in alluring new colors (white and gray) for fall! Moreover, they're comfy! For more good news related to Floog's underwear: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=4051143&mesg_id=4051303

[auntAgonist]

36. oh thank the gods!!!!

I'm THRILLED, THRILLED I tell ya! Can't imagine him NOT having boxers for fall and winter.

:hug:

thanks Heidi!!

[Heidi]

38. .

Right backatcha, darlin'. :hug: :loveya:

[lpbk2713]

29. Yes. Just a short while ago.

I heard Anderson Cooper vow to never use the expression "hunkered down" any more.

[auntAgonist]

37. I pray it never

has to be used again .. but sadly .. it will


:hug:
thanks!

[lpbk2713]

30. Delete / Dupe

Happened while my screen froze up.

[deadparrot]

33. ETA: People beat me to it. Never mind.

:P

In any case, the West Wing season premiere is two short days away, and after having seen the AOL video of the teaser, I can say that I'm PSYCHED for Sunday night. Then I can regress into my happy West Wing world where there are no Bushes. :)

[auntAgonist]

39. i LOVE West Wing!!!

I'm gonna be watchin'

thanks!!

:yourock:

[deadparrot]

40. Be prepared for a VERY awesome scene to kick off the season.

Very unconventional. :D

[auntAgonist]

41. I'm sure looking forward to it!

Missed a lot of last season and may end up buying the series to catch up. It is an awesome show. the best really.

[auntAgonist]

42. It looks like Rita wasn't as bad as Katrina, .. the protest

was awesome (by what I saw on TV).

Good news indeed.