Lima's Blog – October 2010 Archive (6)

Troops Discharged for Being Gay, Re-Enlist

October 20, 2010

Associated Press



SAN DIEGO -- At least three servicemembers discharged for being gay have begun the process to re-enlist after the Pentagon directed the military to accept openly gay recruits for the first time in the nation's history.



The top-level guidance issued to recruiting commands Tuesday marked a significant change in an institution long resistant and sometimes hostile to gays.



"Gay… Continue

The better to hear you with, my child...



I wish it was that easy.



This morning I was running late, and when I went outside to get in the car, there was this guy kinda hiding behind my dumpster. He ducked down and when I got in my car and backed out and then headed to leave, right before I turned out, he opened the dumpster and got inside and started opening trashbags... I got to watch because I was stuck trying to get out.. traffic was bad at that time... I hate running… Continue

Cleanup is underway after an aluminium plant's reservoir collapsed.



THE GIST

An aluminum plant's industrial waste has spilled through seven villages.

The mud is slightly radioactive and highly corrosive. It also contains toxic heavy metals.

Two adults and two children were killed.

Locals in Devecser, Hungary, are salvaging what they can after an aluminium plant's toxic waste reservoir collapsed, killing… Continue

Tomorrow is the big day, for around 8 am I go pick up Mr.Kitten from the Vet and bring him back home to live with me.



Mr. Kitten was found last week crying outside, all skinny and scrawny, full of fleas and worms…. About 6 weeks old, gray tabby with white patches.



I have been thinking for a while about getting another cat, a companion for Dinah… I feel really bad when I have to leave for the weekend and she is home alone. She is still in her playful stage and I am really… Continue