make capital gains subject to fica. us boomers will be rolling in dough.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1049342

ridersinthestorm and i have an excuse for a saturday day meetup in the next 6 weeks.
anybody?

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/474/back-to-school

http://www.sunbeampets.com/product.aspx?pid=12172

any opinions of this device? i picked it up at petsmart today because my 2 terriers are just so f'ing annoying when anyone comes near, and go berserk when a dog goes by. this is really feeding into the bully's dog aggression.
i have worked with them a lot in the last 2 summers. they have gotten a whole lot better, but they still are quite a problem.
i have to say that it works. they shut right up. they do not like it. there is an automatic one, which i have more doubts about. i think they should be rewarded right away for not barking. but i think that it can really solve an incredibly annoying problem.
it would be great for these dogs to be really good dogs, because they are very sweet kids.

http://vt.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9y2y7LWUE1qd9dz2.mp4

interesting story on fresh air today-
http://www.npr.org/2012/09/11/160945352/detection-dogs-trained-at-new-center-to-save-lives

do the oil companies have a drawer full of plans for how climate change is going to benefit them? like drilling in the artic? do the koch brothers have a room full of engineers working on mining the tundra?
is that the real prize in this stupid and dangerous game they are playing?

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/have-president-obama-come-home-and-walk-picket-line-chicago-teachers-union-he-promised-2007/r084LdlB

mr biff. he is flat out the goofiest dog i have ever owned. is he supposed to be able to move his legs like that?

now take my money.
i posted this is several of the tammy duckworth threads last night, and did get a couple hits, but i think it deserves it's own thread.
please note that i had to donate in order to publish the page, so i put in $200 in "seed money".

will match the first $500 total donated through this actblue page.
trust me when i say that efforts like this help both to buy things, and to give people on the campaign a reason to hope. both are pretty equally needed.

https://secure.actblue.com/page/tammy