Fracking in Michigan; NO!!

If you have anything to enlighten me/change my mind, please contact me.

As I understand it, fracking is basically inserting chemicals/gels into rock to fracture it and thereby release the trapped gas.  Those chemicals are then in the underlying water table.

Though born in MI, and now in MI, I was raised in Ohio.  Ohio has no water; the Ohio River, Lake Erie and a couple man-made reservoirs.  No wells.  Fracking may be OK there.  But not in Michigan.

Michigan is basically a sponge floating on the Great Lakes.  Michigan peat?  Burl wood?  Bogs? Lakes?  Wells?  NO!!

We fought to keep other countries from exporting our water.  Let's keep it worth fighting for.

U.S. Reresentatives Gone Wild...

Really.  If you're a congressman on a fact-finding mission to Israel, what facts are you hoping to find swimming naked in the Sea of Galiee?

If you're a state rep., you're going to have sex with a 16-yr-old?  Boy?

And, (my favorite) if you're a 'senate hopeful' when asked about abortion you're going to say:
"It seems to me, first of all, from what I understand from doctors, if it's a 'legitimate rape' the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."

Priceless.  Educate yourselves about EACH candidate.  Don't vote party; vote conscience.

Of Wisdom Teeth and Frozen Peas..

Thoughts I've had since Jr. got his wisdom teeth out 2 days ago:

1)  If we want to control world population, find a way for men to give birth.

2)  Does anyone buy the cheap peas in a bag to cook?

Costco Member Apology...

My Dad has needed new hearing aids for years.  Finally one broke and we insisted he get some that actually let him hear.

I'd heard Costco started offering hearing tests/aids, so he went and is ecstatic; counting down the days until they're ready, like a kid counting down Christmas morning.  So are the rest of us.

However, they let him 'test drive' his choice by walking around the store and talking to people.  Probably lost a couple memberships there.  Sorry.

Teen Reality..

Today, my 18 year old high school grad learned a classmate died in an auto accident last night.


The particulars are still unknown, however, what is known is that there are parents crying.


And, hopefully, teens thinking.