DISTURBING NEWS

It seriously chruns my stomach to the core to hear about that kid that OD'd on pills and STREAMED IT through his webcam...are you kidding me?! He committed suicide with people literally cheering him on, and no one can really do anything to punish those aggers-on because there are no laws for this sort of erratic, raucous behavior.

What the hell is wrong with people these days? Excuse my language, but my gosh - is this what we're reduced to? Is this where and when humanity takes a turn? One group of people goes rouge by streaming horrible things while the others try to save the environment and get their credit back on track????

I just can't believe it. How sad. Where were his PARENTS?! That kid was somebody's son...brother, maybe?

What is this world coming to? It just breaks my heart.

PLAN PARA ASASINAR OBAMA

27 Oct (AP) - Un complot para asesinar al candidato presidencial demócrata Barack Obama y balear o decapitar a 102 personas de raza negra en Tennessee fue desarticulado, indicó la Oficina de Control de Alcohol, Tabaco y Armas de Fuego.

En documentos de la corte dados a conocer el lunes en la Corte Federal de Distrito en Jackson, Tenesí, los agentes dijeron que interrumpieron los planes de dos cabezas rapadas neo nazis para robar una tienda de armas y atacar una escuela secundaria a la que acuden principalmente afro-estadounidenses, en una serie de asesinatos que habría comenzado en Tennessee. Los agentes dijeron que los presuntos atacantes no proporcionaron el nombre de la institución educativa.

Que mal, no? Me da miedo de algo pasando asi pero alguien mas en serio y mas listo...me da mucho miedo...lee el resto del articulo aqui en MSN

BORDER RUN

On our trip back to Rocky Point from our last border run, I couldn't help taking these pics:

This just makes my blood boil...I'm sure some of my tax dollars went to build this thing...Why can't we be like Europe and have open borders??

$PEND $PEND $PEND!

"The Labor Department reported Friday that consumer prices rose by 0.6 percent last month, the biggest one-month increase since last November, as gasoline costs surged by 5.7 percent. Food prices, which have also been rising sharply, were up 0.3 percent as the cost of beef and bakery products showed big gains..."

WHOA! Click here for the rest of this article...when are we going to get those gas prices down?! In Rocky Point, gas is about $2.60 a litre!

MORE ON IMMIGRATION...

"...Those affected worst are immigrants from Mexico, a group heavily represented in the industry. According to the report, about 221,000 immigrants left construction in 2007. Of these, about 152,000 were immigrants from Mexico..."

Those are pretty staggering numbers...click here for the rest of this article!

CLINTON TO CONCEDE

Ok folks, so we definately won't have a woman be president in 2009:

"Once he reaches the magic number of 2,118, Clinton will acknowledge that he has secured the necessary delegates to be the nominee..."click here to read the rest of this article!

CALIFORNIA AND GAY MARRIAGE

SAN FRANCISCO - California counties can issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples beginning June 17, the state said in a directive issued Wednesday...

Click here to read the rest of this article. It's great that Cali jumped on board to allow same-sex marriage. It IS 2008, after all! Progress is essential, we just hope that tolerance will go along with these changes.

POLITICS

We read this morning that Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor!

The 76-year-old was rushed to the hospital this past weekend with what family members thought was a stroke but ended up being a seizure caused by the malignant growth in his brain.

Malignant gliomas are a type of brain cancer diagnosed in about 9,000 Americans a year — and the most common type among adults. It's a starting diagnosis: How well patients fare depends on what specific tumor type is determined by further testing.

Average survival can range from less than a year for very advanced and aggressive types — such as glioblastomas — or to about five years for different types that are slower growing.

Let's all keep him in our thoughts...

KEEPING UP WITH THE ECONOMY

NEW YORK - Wall Street tumbled Tuesday after oil prices spiked to a new record above $129 a barrel and a government report raised investors' concerns about the impact of inflation on consumer spending. The Dow Jones industrials fell nearly 200 points...

Click here for the rest of this article!

CONSUMER SPENDING ON THE RISE (SLOWLY)

Soaring prices for food, gas and other everyday needs pushed consumer spending to a faster pace than expected in March.
The Commerce Department reported Thursday that consumer spending was up 0.4 percent, double the increase that economists had forecast...

Click here for the rest of this article...There is light at the end of the tunnel!

MORE ON GAS PRICES...

ANOTHER GREAT FWD FROM AMY!

Think the real estate market is bad? All these examples do NOT imply that gasoline is cheap; it just illustrates how outrageous some prices are....You will be really shocked by the last one! (At least, I was...)

Compared with Gasoline......Think a gallon of gas is expensive? This makes one think, and also puts things in perspective:

Diet Snapple 16 oz $1.29 ... $10.32 per gallon
Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1.19 .........$9.52 per gallon
Gatorade 20 oz $1.59 ..... $10.17 per gallon
Ocean Spray 16 oz $1.25 . $10.00 per gallon
Brake Fluid 12 oz $3.15 . $33.60 per gallon
Vick's Nyquil 6 oz $8.35 . $178.13 per gallon
Pepto Bismol 4 oz $3.85 .. $123.20 per gallon
Whiteout 7 oz $1.39 ...... . $25.42 per gallon
Scope 1.5 oz $0.99 .....$84.48 per gallon

And this is the REAL KICKER...Evian water 9 oz $1.49...$21.19 per gallon $21.19 for WATER and the buyers don't even know the source (Evian spelled backwards is Naive.)

Ever wonder why printers are so cheap? they have you hooked for the ink.
Someone calculated the cost of the ink at...............(you won't believe it....but it is true........)
$5,200 a gal. (five thousand two hundred dollars)

So, the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on water, Scope, or Whiteout, Pepto Bismol, Nyquil or God forbid, Printer Ink!??

Just a little humor to help ease the pain of your next trip to the pump...And - If you don't pass this along to at least one person, your muffler will fall off!!

ROCKY POINT REAL ESTATE

You might want to check out this seminar if you are thinking of buying real estate in Mexico!

A LITTLE WEIRD...

We just found this by pure boredom...we ARE NOT saying it's true...it just made us think...

Newsgroups: alt.religion.kibology
Subject: Animal 57 in Space
From: (Dean Lenort)
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 08:51:38 GMT

Message-ID: I just learned that Pepsico has paid NASA millions of dollars to fly anAnimal 57 on this space shuttle mission to learn whether the Animal 57 canthrive in space.In addition to the crickets, rats, and fish that the crew talks aboutdaily, there is also a top secret Animal 57 that is being closely monitoredfor overall health and growth. Apparently, Pepsico wants to get in on theground floor when the time comes for moving fast food to the next level.Whether it's a Taco Bell on Mars or a Burger King in low Earth orbit,Pepsico wants to capitalize on this relatively untapped market. With therecent opening of a KFC (right next to the Starbucks) in Antarctica thereare few markets left for the expansion juggernaut and space is simply rifewith opportunity.However, the rumors that there will be a fast food court on theInternational Space Station are without merit.--Dean

- Lupus Yonderboy

SPEAKING OF WEATHER...

Tornado alley is getting pounded! Everyone should just come here to wait it out...there's a light ocean breeze, the tide is coming in...perfect for a nice breakfast on the beach!

MO' MONEY!

Click here for an interesting bit of trivia/info/whatever you wanna call it!

ROCKY POINT WATER SOUNDS SAFER...

OMG everybody - we just skimmed across this article about water supplies in the USA...We've never been sick drinking the water here in Mexico, though people are freaked out by it all the time...some have this idea of everything in Mexico being dirty; well, we better check out what's closer to home first...

Read more here...(and buy water in bottles)

AWARENESS

We just got this link from a dear friend of ours, and we never really thought too much of it, but the facts are pretty powerful. Click here to read more!
We aren't saying you have to agree 100%, but give it a click and just read it. We think it's good to know, even if you aren't on the bandwagon.

ROCKY POINT MONITORS THE 2008 ELECTION

Well folks, we're not into the whole politics thing - not usually - but we've taken an interest in this year's elcetion. We feel that it will impact our lives, and the overall well being and outcome of our country. (Our first country, that is...we do LOVE Mexico - dearly)

We're going to keep checking back here to keep up with the race! Give us your comments and feedback at mynparty@yahoo.com.mx - they're greatly appriciated!

DATLIGHT SAVINGS TIME!

Not that it applies to us or our neighbors in Mountain Time, but for everyone else, click here for a chart on when to turn up those clocks! Remember to "Spring forward" and "Fall back" In our time in Texas, we turned the clock the wrong way! It was an experiance never to forget, and we'll never do it again! hee hee