This is interesting . . .
Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back. It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow coloring and sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new flavorings..

DO YOU KNOW.. the difference between margarine and butter?
Read on to the end…gets very interesting!

Both have the same amount of calories.
Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams compared to 5 grams.
Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study.
Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods.
Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few only because they are added!
Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavors of other foods.
Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years .

And now, for Margarine..

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From November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981, Islamic radicals held 52 Americans, members of the American Diplomatic mission to Iran, HOSTAGE. After a long delay, orchestrated by the only man that “might” have been a worse president than the one we suffer with now, a military mission failed drastically. It’s failure resulted in the deaths of 8 American soldiers and one Iranian civilian.  Iranian civilians celebrated in the streets over the deaths. Our people were returned to us after 444 day in captivity, literally moments after Ronald Reagan took the oath of office. They knew full well who they could push around.

In September of 2001, a group of Islamic radicals flew civilian airliners, loaded with civilians, into civilian targets inside American cities. Yes, I know they also hit the pentagon, where most employees are civilians. (don’t make excuses for these animals) Most of us remember that all over the Islamic world, people CHEERED and celebrated in the streets. They were celebrating the brutal murders of American citizens. Men, women and children. I specifically remember images and film from Tehran.

We have known for years that Iran harbors and finances Islamic terrorists. They are doing it today, as we sit and watch the riots on TV.
Riots? Sorry, I meant elections…

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I had this in a text file of “interesting” items, I was reminded of it while I was surfing about this afternoon. I was going to put it over at Life on the Road but its not “mine” and I can only post original material over there. So I’ll think up something new for those guys and leave this one here.  This is a great read but is not “100%” true. (close but not quite) still, it give us something to think about, that’s the way that history effects almost everything today, no matter how technically advanced.

Enjoy

The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Because that’s the way they built them in England, and English expatriates built the US railroads.

Why did the English build them like that? Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the pre-railroad tramways, and that’s the gauge they used.

Why did ‘they’ use that gauge then? Because the people who built the tramways used the same jigs and tools that they used for building wagons, which used that wheel spacing.

Why did the wagons have that particular odd wheel spacing? Well, if they tried to use any other spacing, the wagon wheels would break on some of the old, long distance roads in England, because that’s the spacing of the wheel ruts.

So who built those old rutted roads? Imperial Rome built the first long distance roads in Europe (and England) for their legions. The roads have been used ever since.

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You need the T-Shirt!

What the Hell is Killer Green?

Where the HELL have you been?

For the 2 or 3 readers of this blog, Killer Green is a screenplay written by my friend  David Wilson.

There ends anything about this that is “normal”

Killer Green “started” from some kind of (I’m sure) inane conversation/mayhem that friends and I (including David) were involved in on Twitter.

David, being a prolific writer that “see’s” stories in some of the strangest things, had an Idea.

The rest of us were invited to  participate in the creation of the screenplay, “Killer Green“. It was written entirely on twitter, meaning most of his ideas (not all, but most) came from “the group”  on Twitter.

Characters in the screenplay are from Davids perceptions of “Characters” on Twitter. Helen and I both have starring roles, we’re truckers, imagine that. Other friends that we carry on with and raise hell with on twitter are also involved.

Our proudest moment has come. The screenplay, created “on” twitter, has been optioned “on” Twitter! Almost everything concerning this effort, except the actual signing of the contracts, was done exclusively  on Twitter! That was the premise of the idea that David had, create and produce a movie, completely on Twitter.

Killer Green is now headed for pre-production, its a great idea (besides being a great David Wilson story) in the way it was produced, it shows the true “power” of social media.

so GO buy a t-shirt why don’t ya!

T-shirt sales will help finance the pre-production of what will be a great show. (I might even get off my ass and go see it!)

Official site — Official “About”– Official “Buy the damn Shirt”

Thus ends a rather shameless plug…

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Once more, from the top. (this guy is climbing my favorites list FAST)

Congressman Flake on the Corruption in Detroit/Washington.

Dear Terence,

Late last year I wrote to you about the ‘Big Three’ coming to Washington seeking $25 billion in federal bailouts and loan guarantees. Many of us were concerned about the government being too willing to offer its ‘helping hand’ and, as it turns out, that was for good reason.

Since that time, the Obama Administration has not only bailed out GM and Chrysler, it has essentially taken them over. The Administration awarded the United Auto Workers Union a significant ownership stake in both companies, a stake much more generous than that of the bondholders. To say that these actions should give every American pause is, well, quite an understatement.

If this weren’t bad enough, the Administration is making management decisions by ordering the closing of dealerships and telling Chrysler that it must cut its advertising budget in half. Tough decisions will no doubt have to be made, but for the government to make these decisions simply guarantees that political objectives will be pursued before economic objectives. For an administration that continually says it wants no part of owning an auto company, it’s sure giving it a go.

Last year I told you that, in my own view, if there ever was an industry in need of bankruptcy, it’s the auto industry. But a “structured bankruptcy” that leaves Chrysler and GM as wards of the labor unions and the federal government is a particularly bad idea. I’m afraid that sound you hear is an Edsel coming off the assembly line…

I’d appreciate hearing your thoughts on this issue. Please provide comments by clicking here. As always, I look forward to your comments.

Sincerely,

Jeff

Spend some time to check this out,

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This was sent to me by one of my Twitter friends, It’s Funny to ME. (and it’s MY site)

Three Californian surgeons were playing golf together and discussing surgeries they had performed.

One of them said, “I’m the best surgeon in California . In my favorite case, a concert pianist lost seven fingers in an accident, I reattached them, and 8 months later he performed a private concert for the Queen of England.”

The second surgeon said, “That’s nothing. A young man lost an arm and both legs in an accident, I reattached them and two years later he won a gold medal in track and field events at the Olympics.”

The third surgeon said, “You guys are amateurs. Several years ago a woman was high on cocaine and marijuana and she rode a horse head-on into a train traveling 80 miles an hour. All I had left to work with was the woman’s hair and the horse’s ass.

I was able to put them together and now she’s Speaker of the House.”

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(I’ll do something worth the bandwidth in a bit)

Now it’s overrun with left wing crybabies and sniveling homeowners that should have never left the city.

The Phoenix area “used” to be a place where people came because of respiratory problems. NOT anymore, Take it from a native, DON’T come to Phoenix or its surrounding cities for respiratory issues, the air is BLACK at times now.

THIS idiot is sitting in my old rifle range!

Neighbors not warned of grenade detonation

The long and short of it. The Sheriff’’s dept had a “GRENADE”, it was missing its “SAFETY PIN”, (meaning it was ACTIVE) and these pissbags wanted a “PHONE CALL” before it “EXPLODED”.  Nasty old cops must have interrupted an episode of Lost, or Survivor or some other pointless drone brain feed.

The Whiner that complained the loudest, (getting his name in the paper) said; “I thought a bomb had been thrown through our Arcadia door,” Rosbrook said. “That was my first thought.” Is there a reason you would think YOU were being bombed? Or is it just “poetic license”

Take a look at the comments on this post, there seems to be more than one person with the same reaction to these crybabies.

“San Tan Regional Park” as it is now called, was always just “The San Tans” to us when we were growing up. A nice mountain area where we did some hunting and had a few safe places to shoot.

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I don’t do this often, but I’m going to promote someone that I was contacted by online.

http://www.conservativeswitchboard.com/ is setting up to be a “Yellow Pages”, “Who’s Who” of conservative businesses.

“I” of course, think this is a GREAT idea and a noble calling.

What follows is “MY” opinion and my take on this idea, I honestly have no idea of how the founders see it, but this is what I think an idea like this will do for us.

1) It’s a great way to have local and not so local listings of like minded people, running necessary businesses in your area. Supporting “local” economies is always preferable, but when shopping online is necessary, here’s your listings.

2) Spending money with like minded, conservative businesses means there is a far better chance that your hard earned US Dollars will NOT end up in the coffers of people like Hussein Obama’s campain fund or the nonsense funding of idiots like Al Gore. Even Better, (if them not getting any of my money could be better…) your money doesnt show up in the pockets of some 3rd world “Fair Trade” (US welfare resipiant) business.

Go to the site, get your self listed, add one of their logos to your site and promote the idea to friends. Every little thing we do to pull together, brings us that much closer to final victory!

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Or Will it be more pork? (like we can stand any more pork)

What is Jason’s Law?  Who the hell is Jason?

In Short;  Jason Rivenburg was an interstate trucker from New York State.  Family man, husband, father, just a guy trying to do  for his loved ones and himself. Jason was brutally murdered as he sat in the cab of his truck, for approx $7. Three cowards walked up on him as he sat in an abandoned gas station, waiting for his unload in the morning. From what I can find, in the vague police reports and the internet gossip blogs, he was probably shot and killed before he knew these cowards were on him.

What is “Jason’s Law”?  Jason’s Law will provide assistance to various states and some private agencies to build and/or secure existing commercial parking. It will also call for the reopening of “closed” facilities nation wide.

(Google S.971 and H.R.2156)

You see, Jason was sitting in that abandoned Gas station in South Carolina, like he probably had many times, like others still do, because of a drastic shortage of parking for commercial vehicles. Worse, a lot of the available parking is unsafe, un-patrolled or just plain unacceptable. Read the rest of this entry »

This story was originally about 500+ words long and cited examples that Helen and I have had to deal with as the Medical “industry” PUSHED apnea on us. I lost that story as I tried to publish it, due to a connectivity issue. After the “disgust” wore off, I’ve re-written it in this shorter and I hope, more thought provoking form.

The Greek word “apnea” literally means “without breath.” A better explanation from Wikipedia, as they are not trying to sell you something.

First off, let me partly qualify what I’m saying. Sleep Apnea “exists”, it “can” be dangerous and it could cause other “Conditions” in a professional driver that are even more dangerous.

THAT being said, Let me state an OPINION (that why you are here, is it not?)

The proceeding statement is a bunch of CRAP.

I know several drivers that have been TRAPPED into the Sleep Apnea marketing blitz and have been forced to purchase hundreds and even thousands of dollars worth of portable hardware they neither need or use.

While I know of several instances where Sleep Apnea has caused some major health issues, it is, like a very large number of things, the Medical Industry  treating symptoms and not the actual problems. Medicine today treats symptoms one after another because they are simply “free money”.

While I know for a fact Apnea exists, I myself am positive that it is a symptom of something else.  Machines that “force” you to breath, (CPAP) are not solving  or treating this problem, they are just keeping you asleep or in a few extreme situations, alive. (if that is the case, you have bigger problems than a few lost hours of sleep)

One of my favorite “lines” from a Doctor was the time one tried the marketing concept “quality of life” on me. When I uncontrollably laughed at her is when the trouble started.

Don’t assume I’m stupid because I drive a truck for a living, she did.

I’ll touch on this subject a few more times in the future as it is one that seriously pisses me off.

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