Is Washington State prepared for a disaster? Are you?

The Trust for America's Health annual report called "Ready or Not" ranks Washington and 13 other states as being ready for Disease, Disasters, and Bioterrorism.

States were ranked on a scale of 4 to 10. Ten being perfect. Oklahoma scored the highest with a 10 while California, Iowa, Maryland & New Jersey scored the lowest, being the least prepared.

Washington Scored an 8

How to get yourself prepared for a disaster








Read The Full Report Here

Seattle named USA's most literate

For the second year in a row we have been named the most literate.

Last book I bought




Book I am currently Reading





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My Christmas Tree & Feliz Navidad

My Christmas Tree is up and ready for the Holidays




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Feliz Navidad by Home Grown

Have we become desensitized to violence?

Last night I went and saw the new movie "Blood Diamond", which was amazing and most likely will go on my list of top 10 movies for the year.



While I was watching the movie I realized how desensitized I am to violence. Seeing a women get shot in the head or a man get his arm chopped off doesnt bother me one bit.

Lately I been bothered greatly by the amount of death in Seattle and in Society in general. It appears to me that there is an increase in casual deaths and violence. People seem to kill over anything these days. Here are some examples of what I mean.

Fight at house party leads to shooting
What could have been so bad at a house party that shooting someone was even an option.

Shooting in an apartment complex

Bar Fight that ends in Deputys Death
Bar fight over a friend stealing from friends.

Teen kills family in Spokane
This kid killed his family then picked up his girlfriend and went to school like nothing happened

Chicago Gunman who felt cheated over an invention
The gunman who fatally shot three people in a law firm's high-rise office before he was killed by police felt cheated over an invention

Can't forget the Capitol Hill Shootings or the Jewish Federation Shootings earlier this year.

People can't seem to solve their problems with out killing the other person. How did these people become so desensitized to violence and come to devalue life? Could this be the price we pay for having the realistic graphic violent video games, the graphic movies and violent music.

This was just a thought that I was contemplating last night.

Why I love Netflix and hate Blockbuster

I had a horrible experience today at Blockbuster that just made me realize how much I really love my Netflix. Matt and I watch a good 10 Movies a month via Netflix. It's quick, easy, and we don't have to deal with the drama of paying late fees or interacting with idiots.

Friday my friend wanted to do a movie night and watch "Shawn Of The Dead"
Neither of us had the movie so Matt and I decided we would just rent it at Blockbuster and take it over to our friends house. So we went to Blockbuster for the first time in a good 2 years. We had a few minutes to kill so we figured we would browse the new release wall. Apparently we also looked hella sketchy because as we walked around the new release wall, the Blockbuster people wouldn't leave us alone. We got asked a good 5 times if they could help us. It was weird because they didn't ask anyone else, it was almost like they thought we were going to steal something. They also tried to hard sell me on there online rental service.

That is definitely the last time I will ever walk into a movie rental store.

HRC Buying For Equality 2007

A guide to companies, products and services that support Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Equality.

Some companies that scored high on the equality scale

Best Buy, Sears, Walgreens, Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch, General Mills, PepsiCo,
Microsoft, Adobe Systems, Apple, Google, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Walt Disney, Viacom,
Sprint, AT&T, American Airlines, BP, Chevron, Daimler Chrysler, Ford, GM,American Express, Bank Of America, Gap, Nike, Nordstrom

Some companies that scored really low on the equality scale

RadioShack, Domino's, Exxon, Nissan, Bridgestone, Progressive, DKNY, Men's Wearhouse, Abercrombie & Fitch

Check out the entire list here

My music recommendation - Landon Pigg