Prin's Links for Social Work Students

A Response from AIG Blog Relations

2008-10-09T21:59:00Z

In all fairness I thought this response from AIG deserved it's own post. I just wish they had proofread it first. :) Still, it's a reassuring answer as I did hear on the news today where they have canceled another retreat they were planning so Read More......(read more)

AlterNet's Progressive Voter's Guide to the Economy

2008-10-09T10:49:00Z

"we have to know where the candidates stand on the issues that matter the most, like the economy, the environment, health care, immigration and reproductive justice. It's no small task to get reliable information on anything, let alone politics Read More......(read more)

CEO's Earnings '05-'07--I Want My Money Back...You Should Too!

2008-10-08T22:02:00Z

Click the title link for the slideshow and pretty pictures of these arrogant, self serving you-know-whats. "1. Countrywide CEO collected $361.7 million --If the home-mortgage mess has a ground zero, it's Countrywide Financial. Under the leadership Read More......(read more)

The Debate and Other Random Thoughts...

2008-10-08T13:43:00Z

Yea! I finally have consistent access to the internet! Of coarse along with access to the internet also comes constant phone calls, gggrrrr... There, that's much better...ringer...off :) The first thing I want to say about the debate is that I honestly Read More......(read more)

Keating Five Video

2008-10-07T02:12:00Z

For over a week now I've been having modem problems, in case you are wondering. It just comes on and goes out like it has a mind of it's own. If I were a paranoid person I would think someone out there just doesn't like my politics and is Read More......(read more)

The Latest from Martin D. Weiss

2008-10-04T17:51:00Z

This is the latest email received from Mr. Weiss. I've already signed up and thought you might like to also. "I’m holding a special complimentary Q&A session NEXT FRIDAY to help get you and your family through this crisis with every penny Read More......(read more)

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month--Click the Banners!

2008-10-02T03:32:00Z

Help is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year here: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) Taken from the United States Department of Justice Domestic Violence Page : Domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship Read More......(read more)

In the Spirit of Geeks Everywhere...

2008-09-30T14:03:00Z

This is a reprinting of a post by Heather over at KelticKaos that interested me. My entire life before computers was spent with my nose in a book so as you read you can see why it interested me. The bolds were changed from hers to mine. To see hers click Read More......(read more)

Wall Street, R.I.P.: The End of an Era, Even at Goldman

2008-09-30T13:53:00Z

Ok, call me a geek but this article was a very interesting read. It lays out specifics of the Wall Street collapse, but for the most part is about Goldman Sachs, in a way I've never read before. I'm sure you all get the gist of what happened but Read More......(read more)

Pisser Mondays...

2008-09-29T14:17:00Z

I know I said I would find some humor/satire to post about the bailout today but instead I think I will start a new series called Pisser Mondays...because honestly I can not for the life of me find any humor in this day... It seems as though I have lost Read More......(read more)

Here it is--A Section by Section Breakdown of the Bailout

2008-09-29T03:14:00Z

Click the title link for the MSN page. Click here for a full pdf (110 pages) of the drafted bill. Click here for related articles from The Washington Post. Click here for articles from The New York Times. Tomorrow I'll try to find some humor or at Read More......(read more)

The Debate

2008-09-27T15:40:00Z

You all know I suffer from AADD don't you? The one thing that is annoying about it, aside from the obvious, is sometimes during lectures I hit on and can-not-for-the-life-of-me-understand-wtf-the-lecturer-meant-by-the-statement. This drives me crazy Read More......(read more)

Post on the debate later...but for now...

2008-09-27T12:20:00Z

I have to make the chili, but first I have to go buy the stuff to make the chili :) So I'll just leave you with some cool posters I found... Click each one for a larger image. These are a representative (the first six pages of 17!) sample of what Read More......(read more)

You Just Gotta Love Wanda Sykes!

2008-09-26T14:41:00Z

Usually I make a point to stay up to watch Wanda Sykes when she is on Leno because she is just sooo damn funny, but this week I missed it, so I'm posting it here because it's priceless :) Read More......(read more)

USC...OOPS!...Sorry...NOT!

2008-09-26T13:44:00Z

Jacquizz Rodgers , I think I love all 5'6", 180 pounds of you! Now, most of you know that I don't watch football...mainly because I get the yard-by-yard-minute-by-minute updates from the boy, who, as most of you know, would die for the Georgia Read More......(read more)

The numbers are debatable, but the idea is one I could live with :)

2008-09-26T10:27:00Z

Hockeydino , my favorite republican has a post on his blog from yesterday that I started to repost, then decided not to, then decided, oh, what the hell... " Financial Bliss Could Be Yours Posted on 9/24/2008 07:47:00 PM comments (5) Labels: AIG Read More......(read more)

Attack Your Limitations: Turn Your Weaknesses Into Strengths from Zen Habits

2008-09-26T03:36:00Z

If you haven't made it to the Z in my blogroll yet you should really put Zen Habits in your reader. "Attack Your Limitations: Turn Your Weaknesses Into Strengths “Our strength grows out of our weaknesses.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Something that Read More......(read more)

Craig Ferguson on John McCain Suspending His Campaign :)

2008-09-25T20:44:00Z

Michael Weiss's White Paper to Congress--Final Draft

2008-09-25T11:12:00Z

Be sure to watch the video, it's long but worth it. "Dear Subscriber, Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. We believe Congress may be on the verge of making what could become one of the greatest policy mistakes of modern times, passing bailout legislation Read More......(read more)

Letterman on McCain's No-Show

2008-09-25T03:32:00Z

Hilary in the Senate....OMG! This is Hilarious!!!

2008-09-24T13:45:00Z

*EDIT* ok, I stand corrected. The Onion is a satire magazine so it is parody...but OMG it is still funny. Would be funnier if it was the truth... *EDIT* At first read, I thought surely this had to be some form of parody....then I kept reading. After spitting Read More......(read more)

$5 Billion Down...$695 billion to go...Next?

2008-09-24T09:51:00Z

Go to the New York Times to find the perfect answer :) This is the way it should be. The people who have made the billions should now take this time to put back in to the country so in need and not put it on the taxpaying, working class. Warren Buffet Read More......(read more)

October 11, 2008--Global Day of Civil Disobedience--Mark Your Calender!

2008-09-23T13:35:00Z

This article has been reprinted from OpEd News. Please click the title link for the article and related links. "Global Day of Civil-Disobedience by chris rice www.opednews.com End the war. Stop the bail-outs. No more warrantless surveillance. No Read More......(read more)

An Interesting Email from Martin Weiss...

2008-09-23T11:28:00Z

"To Congress: Please Do Not Spread the Panic by Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. Dear Subscriber, Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. The proposal before Congress for a $700 billion mega-bailout is far too little to repair the damaged debt and derivatives markets ... and Read More......(read more)

Sometimes You Just Have To Feel Sorry For Dogs...

2008-09-23T10:36:00Z

This morning is one of those mornings. 4:15 am. I am awaken with this god-awful crashing, running, banging, scrambling, tumbling noise in the attic, right over my head. It sounds, like it always does, as if whatever it is will come crashing through the Read More......(read more)

More on the Proposed Bailout Plan...

2008-09-22T00:02:00Z

I sincerely hope that you, my readers 1)will read, 2)will use the widget on the left sidebar to contact everyone you can think of to voice your protest. It is just ludicrous to pay Wall Street for their greed and their complete and total disregard of Read More......(read more)

Text of Draft Proposal for Bailout Plan

2008-09-21T13:40:00Z

This is one of those times when I think my readers need to see the entire article from The New York Times. There is a title link also. "LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL FOR TREASURY AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE MORTGAGE-RELATED ASSETS Section 1. Short Title. This Act Read More......(read more)

A History Lesson

2008-09-19T21:01:00Z

If you are thinking something just didn't sound quite right about the speech Bush gave today then click the title link for a very interesting history lesson. Also click here for the Nuts Game. Read More......(read more)

OK, I know I live in Po-Dunk, but this is just not fair!

2008-09-19T13:51:00Z

"clipped from fresh.amazon.com Amazon Fresh Welcome to AmazonFresh, the Seattle area's newest online grocery service founded by Amazon! We offer thousands of fresh, frozen, and shelf-stable grocery items—from farm-fresh produce and meat, to milk Read More......(read more)

Palin's Churches and the Third Wave

2008-09-19T12:18:00Z

"Part One History and Theology of the Third Wave Sarah Palin has refused to acknowledge belonging to any specific denomination or any particular religious stream. However, it is now well documented that she spent her youth in an Assembly of God church Read More......(read more)

The Jesse Levi Chronicles--Part One

2008-09-19T03:11:00Z

So I've finally found something worthy of Prin's Pink Diamonds. It was my last attempt at actual literary writing. Be forewarned though, it's not for the shy, or faint of heart. There are eight parts and a "closure." I may or may Read More......(read more)

Some days I should just never get out of bed...

2008-09-18T10:56:00Z

Today, I think. is going to be one of those days... My search started last night around midnight actually. It is now 5am and I am back at it. Does this tell you anything? I was in search of an add on for firefox that an idiot could use to capture screen Read More......(read more)

The real difference between liberals and conservatives :)

2008-09-18T10:56:00Z

I told you there'd be more :) Read More......(read more)

I wish I was funny :)

2008-09-17T13:49:00Z

I used to be funny and in fact I had someone from my middle school contact me via classmates.com asking me to join a group and all they could remember of me back then was that I was just so freaking funny :) Yep, that was me, the funny fat girl, class Read More......(read more)

Steenky Bee

2008-09-17T00:35:00Z

Not only is the writing hilarious but the pictures are just as funny :) Read More......(read more)

Cousin John, where did you go? Written by Adam Vaulx Boles

2008-09-16T23:12:00Z

Hockeydino--My Favorite Republican :)

2008-09-16T15:16:00Z

I can't allow myself, even for a moment, to agree with most anything he says or I will go running with flailing hands in the air off the nearest bridge somewhere :) But, and it's a nice one too, I imagine, I swear he makes me take pause and think Read More......(read more)

S.1738 Needs your help, please contact your senator

2008-09-15T23:07:00Z

This excerpt is from Senator Joe Biden's website: "Washington, DC – Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed two bipartisan bills by U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-DE) designed to protect families from violence at home and on the Internet Read More......(read more)

Busy Busy Busy

2008-09-15T20:13:00Z

Let's all head on over to Jason Divett's hilarious social work student blog and give him so hugs...he's at that juncture...you remember the one..."everything is crap and I don't want to do this anymore" juncture. I for one hope Read More......(read more)

Allen L. Roland's Radio Weblog: Obama's Greatest Obstacle is Voter Apathy and the Culture of War--Salon.com

2008-09-15T15:48:00Z

Sometimes you just have to include a quote from the article, especially when it is so right on the money... "Gary Kamiya, Salon, comments on the re-emergence of the divisive Republican tactic of the culture war ~ " Bush was the great divider Read More......(read more)