Monday, August 27, 2007

One more flew over the cuckoo's nest.

Attorney General Gonzales resigns

Can't say that I'm sorry

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Because I am concerned about some of the "laws" that have been passed and "authorities" that have been granted to certain people in this government I thought I would remind the few that visit this site of the bill of rights and the concept of "Habeas Corpus". Ben Franklin once said

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."


Bill of Rights
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.


Amendment II
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.


Amendment III
No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.


Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.


Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.



Amendment VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

Amendment VII
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.


Amendment VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.


Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.


Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.


http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/funddocs/billeng.htm


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_corpus

Friday, August 24, 2007

Its almost midnight and I should be in bed sleeping but my cousin woke me up with a call and now I'm wide awake with too many things running through my head.

Today has been a good day. It was relatively cool so I did a little work outside. While cutting my grass I met one of my new neighbours and had conversations with three others that I had not seen in a while. It took three hours to cut the grass. When the grass was done I set about fixing a leak in the up stairs bathroom. this particular leak had been going on for somewhere around 8 months I had been putting off fixing it because I wasn't sure how hard it would be to fix, you never can tell with these things, it took ten minutes. Everything I did today went off with out a hitch. That doesn't happen very often. I went to bed feeling good.

My cousin called tonight to tell me that my aunt was in the hospital with a broken leg. My aunt is going to be fine but an older friend of mine died Wednesday and the two things are weighing on my mind. I keep thinking "life is like a box of chocolates you never know what you are going to get" or "life is a rollercoaster it has its ups and downs".

Wednesday, August 15, 2007




From what I have been told the beach has been great this week but I have been spending my days sleeping. You know us night workers. Today I had off so I took a quick trip to the beach at First St. just to see how things were and as can be seen in these photos a lot of people thought today was a good beach day. I will say the water was refreshing, not to cold, not to hot altho the temperature was in the 90's it was not terribly humid. A good beach day.

It will be a while before I make it to beach again, I have a class the rest of this week and work the most of the next week but no matter things are starting to thin out a bit here and September is a great time on the Banks.

Thursday, August 09, 2007

I have been intending to get a shot of the beach ever since I got home from my mountain trip but it’s just been too darn hot. Yesterday it got up to 99 degrees in some places around the beach with an index of 117. I hear a lot of people comment on global warming, and I know that global warming is a factor but the plain truth is that every year we get 2 weeks of oppressive heat and that 2 weeks is usually around the end of July, first of August. It feels like the Roman god Vulcan put the whole east coast in his furnace. The Weather Channel promises temperatures back in the 80’s soon when that happens I’ll get some beach shots. I know the dogs will be happy with some "cooler" weather. I have not been taking them for their play time and they are getting a little stir crazy. The garden is for the most part shot, the tomatoes have stopped growing and my front yard looks gray brown. We could use a little tropical weather around here, opps did I say tropical weather I mean a few days of steady rainfall

Sunday, August 05, 2007

I debated weather or not to post this, I try to stay away from politically sensitive things but here goes.

I saw “Sicko” while I was away and I recommend the movie even if you don’t like Mike Moore (I’m not one of his big fans) although I did find the movie somewhat bias, working in the field I work in I know from first hand experience the movie is not that far off. We need change. I don’t pretend to know what that change should be but people should not fear losing everything they have worked for because they get sick. The people in this movie for the most part had health insurance when they got sick, its what happened to them after they got sick that is the scary part. I’m a health care professional and one of my worst fears is getting sick. Not because we don’t have good health care in the US but because I cant afford it even with insurance.

the plants on the deck looked great when I got home mmmmm fresh cherry tomatoes and jalapeƱos peppers

It’s hard to believe I have been home for 4 days now. Those 4 days have gone by so fast. You can tell its still summer around here the weather is still hot and humid and what seems like hundreds of thousands of visitors seem to be trying to fit that last bit of summer vacation in before their kids head back to school. Traffic yesterday was bumper to bumper, it took me twice as long to get to work as it normally does. Traditionally our ED is “quiet” on weekends not so as of late. People are starting and ending their Outer Banks stay with a bang.

Many of the folks I know who have jobs in the service industry are suffering from summer overload. They are getting tired. Many have more than one job; the “make hay while the sun shines” mentality is very much at work here. I am lucky I get to take a few weeks off during one of the busiest times of summer. This lets me rejuvenate a little, be in a better frame of mind this last month of the season. I wish everyone else were as lucky; but the days are getting shorter and the sun’s glare is not as harsh as it was just two weeks ago. Summer is waning our kids go back to school in just a few weeks and autumn will be here soon after that. It won’t be long before we on the Outer Banks get to take a breather. One of the best times of the year here on the Banks is just 7 weeks away.