If you feel like doing so, if you have the inclination, visit my blog: Lunatic Fringe. We're open 24/7. If you're really brave, you might even want to comment on a post or two. I've had a trickle of traffic there, and I was thinking, gee, wouldn't it be great to have a steady stream of regulars? If the truth be known though, I'd be just as happy if the spot remained our little secret. One or two friendly visitors every now and then is fine with me.

One sunny afternoon late summer 2009, I went to a nearby park. As I sat on a deck overlooking the river, the following is what came to mind!

“ Sunset “

As the Sun is setting in the West behind me
I am watching the flow of the water
in the Flint River
It will soon be dark her and I will have to leave
Time is moving as swift as the water
and the light is fading
So goes my life as well
Time marches swiftly and carries me along with it
Many years of my life were lost to medication and ECT’s
Then one day I was revived, only to realize
that life had passed me by

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Healthcare Day of Act +

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Important Tips for the Day of Action :)

Are you attending the Day of Action in DC tomorrow?

Yes! -- Download your Action Day packet here >

No -- No problem! Sign our petition to the Senate telling them: No Abortion Ban!

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Newest Acts: healthcare reform :)

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Tell Your Senators to Support Medicare-for-All :)

The Senate is picking up the health care reform debate where the House left off. Make sure your senators hear from you and not just insurance industry lobbyists.

Take action right now!

Email your senators and ask them to support single-payer, "Medicare-for-All" reform.

Tuesday June 23: Afternoon edition
PORTLAND TO TEST TASERS

Portland Press Herald - A handful of city police officers will be equipped with Taser electric stun guns for a three-month trial and evaluation period starting later this summer. . . [Chief] Craig says he will first seek to borrow the weapons, but if he cannot, he wants to buy 10 of them using federal stimulus [sic] grants . . . Tasers have critics, including Amnesty International. Nonviolent suspects have been targeted in some jurisdictions, and in other cases, use of the devices has immediately preceded a suspect's death. . . The tasers that the city will try out include a video and audio recorder that is activated whenever the devices are used.