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This weekend I went out to the western part of Massachusetts to see some small villages that make up the town on Montague.  Unfortunately, the weather was not very cooperative and I could not stay any longer.

The small village of Turner Falls is located on the Turner Falls Canal and stems from the Connecticut river.  The village could be located in any part of the country.  The main road is filled with little shops in red bricked buildings.  The end of the main road contains a shopping center giving some semblance of city life. Off of the main road there were amazing colonial houses draped in bright colors and rolling green lawns.  There was a little park in the center of the village that offered children a place to play and what appeared to be a meeting center.  A library stands on a hill just off of the main road and appeared to be more of a recent construction.  For such a small village there were more than a few churches.   The village is calm and relaxing.

GOP asks high court to undo 'soft money' ban - The Republican Party is asking the Supreme Court to allow political parties to raise unlimited contributions, the latest outgrowth of the court's decision to unleash corporate and labor spending in federal elections. [MSNBC - Politics]

This is a travesty.  The United States political system is bought and paid for by legalized bribery.  Why else would the GOP praise corporations, who care only about making money, being able to use their own money to wage campaigns?  There is no correlation between a companies profits and the number of workers, as many of the large companies have hired workers in third world countries at the expense of their US counterparts and are making record profits.

Is there are any doubt that the GOP is the fascist party with this move?

New bacteria strain points the way toward 'super sourdough' bread - Researchers have unveiled a potentially additive-free, more healthful sourdough loaf that could even taste better. More healthful breads of other kinds could be baked using a new bacterial ingredient in sourdough as well. [Science Daily]

This is great news.  I love sourdough bread and our little friends are going to make it even more yummy!

NYT: Throwing exit-row seats into the ‘for sale’ bin -

Evacuation is the sole purpose of the exit rows, which abut emergency doors. So in selling exit-row seats to all comers, airlines may raise concerns about who is sitting in those seats.

Having traveled quite a bit and have been in just about every type of plane, I really do not care who they sell the seats to or how they appropriate them.  My main concern is being comfortable, something that has become harder and harder to do on just about all the American airlines.  

The airlines seem to be gouging and the service is actually becoming worse.  Unfortunately, most of the airlines are doing this, so there is really no way to avoid this problem.  I really wish one of the bigger airlines would understand that service does matter and people will pay for good service.

House Democrats seek to limit earmarks to show commitment to ethics - Seeking to reclaim the reform mantle amid a series of scandals, House Democratic leaders are advocating a move that would shake up the multibillion-dollar practice of awarding no-bid contracts known as congressional earmarks. [Washington Post - Politics]

This is laughable.  In every country I lived, no matter the form of government, there has always been corruption.  The problem is the same everywhere, just to varying degrees.  There are even scandals in the Holy See.  

The problem is power and who is vying for that power.  As long as human nature dictates our lives, this will always be a problem.  Some people may be more moral than others, but the overriding factor is always power.

NYC chef creates breast milk cheese - Breast milk cheese, anyone? A Manhattan chef has posted a recipe on his blog for what he calls "My spouse's mommy milk cheese." Daniel Angerer co-owns Klee Brasserie with his wife Lori Mason. A photo on his blog features the cheese encrusted with maple caramelized pumpkin and Concord grapes. They had an overabundance of milk for their newborn, Arabella Caroline. ... [Boston.com - Odds and Ends]

I guess if it is for a family's child to eat, then it might be fine, even though it is a little strange.  I sincerely hope that the chef is not trying to sell someone else's breast milk in the form of cheese to others in the future.  I just cannot place my finger on it, but it is a little odd.

McConnell: GOP may support slimmed down jobs bill (AP) - AP - The Senate's Republican leader says GOP senators may support a slimmed down jobs bill in a key test vote on Monday. [Yahoo News - Politics]

If the lawmakers want to create jobs in America, then manufacturing needs to come back and companies need to stop outsourcing or offshoring their work to countries in Asia and South America.  That is the only way for real jobs to come back.  Giving tax breaks to hire Americans is fair, but how about charging companies a penalty for offshoring work?  And isn't it time to close the loophole that is allowing companies to hide their money?

Lawmakers to press military on gay ban (AP) -

AP - Lawmakers this week will press the military's top uniformed officers for the first time on whether they think repealing "don't ask, don't tell" makes sense or would be too disruptive.

They were for it before they were against it.  Knowing that President Bush would never overturn the ban, many of the lawmakers said they would allow the military make the decision.  Now that the military has made the decision the same lawmakers do not want to follow what they original said years ago.

The military has lowered it standards since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has started.  Even foreign nationals are allowed to serve, as long as they did not serve in a foreign military.  However, these old white men in the Senate are too scared to allow gay people to serve in the military.  I really wonder how many of these same lawmakers would vote to end segregation today if it were up for a vote.  My guess is not many of them.