Wonderful having the grandkids here for the weekend. For sure, they did a number on the candy, soda, and other goodies my wife had made. Last night was the boys night out, so we had just the grandsons spend the night. Great to hang out with them and find out that 15-18 year old boys still have the same problems and concerns that I did way back when.

Was warm yesterday! Sure took care of the snow and ice with the sun and the temperature staying in the high 40′s all day. Today very windy and a bit of rain, with more coming soon. Then the temps will start dropping all the way to the big zero! Rest of week seems to be the cold week, with highs in the low teens and lows down in single digits, close to zero. And yes, some snow due this afternoon and evening and a day or two more this week.

With the current troubles in Illinois as their governor is under indictment for supposedly wanting to sell the open senator seat vacated by President Elect Barack Obama, this is timely.

Sold one of my blogs last night. I had decided to sell it off as a bit redundant for me as two other blogs were covering the same topic. Went a bit cheaper than I wanted, but it was a quick sale to someone I know and someone who will make it a better blog. As soon as google page rank update happens in a week or so, will put several other blogs and sites on the market to unload. I really have more blogs and sites than I can take care of.

Thomas Jefferson was one smart person and we do need someone like him today. Really, a bunch of someones like him! Anyways, he said this about 200 years ago and it is true today!

“If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, (i.e., the “business cycle”) the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.” – Thomas Jefferson President of the United States 1801-1809

All about the common cold here: http://www.cf.ac.uk/biosi/subsites/cold/

I saw this and thought “how cute!” so here it is for you to enjoy also:

Our president elect is Barack Obama. What do we know about him? What do you know about him? Find 50 facts about Obama you might not know or you might want to know. Here are just five of them, and the link to the full list is below those 5.

He was known as “O’Bomber” at high school for his skill at basketball
He has read every Harry Potter book
He can bench press an impressive 200lbs
He applied to appear in a black pin-up calendar while at Harvard but was rejected by the all-female committee
He doesn’t drink coffee and rarely drinks alcohol

Barack Obama: The 50 facts you might not know

Now here is something to think about:

Aspirin vs. Marijuana

When Bayer introduced in 1899, cannabis was America’s number one painkiller. Until marijuana prohibition began in 1937, the US Pharmacopoeia listed cannabis as the primary medicine for over 100 diseases. Cannabis was such an effective analgesic that the American Medical Association (AMA) argued against prohibition on behalf of medical progress. Since the herb is extremely potent and essentially non-toxic, the AMA considered it a potential wonder drug.

Fast food = corn, corn and more corn

Half of all restaurants in the United States are fast food restaurants. They do $100 billion worth of business a year (that’s one seventh of a Bailout, a new unit of expenditure). A lot of the fast food is in the form of beef (hamburgers), chicken (sandwiches, tenders or nuggets) and french fries. A new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS, familiarly known in the trade as “penis”) uses stable isotope analysis to trace the input materials in three large fast food chains. The results can be summed up in one word — corn.

How Bleach Kills Bacteria 

Five unusual beers you gotta try

Oh, notice on the right? The countdown to Christmas! Yes, now you know how much time you have to get your christmas cards out in the mail, make plans to buy gifts for your kids and loved ones, and in general know just how close Christmas is.