I found this interesting article about artificial sweetners, of course weve known for a while now that they are not good for you, because... umm... oh right.... they are artificial, hehe. So, ive been looking around for Beemans Chewing Gum and Adams Clove Gum, but it hasent been made for about 4 years. I even called them and told them to get to it.... make the gum! They said that it may come back for a short run in Fall 2008. We shall see.

http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-sweeteners.html

With that being said. I did find a natural ingredients gum called GleeGum that seems to be the gum that I am going to chew from now on. The spearmint flavor has the following ingredients.

CANE SUGAR, GLUCOSE, GUM BASE (CONTAINS NATURAL CHICLE), RICE SYRUP, SPEARMINT FLAVOR, GUM ARABIC, RESINOUS GLAZE, BEESWAX, CARNAUBA WAX AND CHLOROPHYLL.

Let the drilling begin.... :) It is about time.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday that lifts a longstanding ban on offshore oil drilling, opening most of the U.S. coastline to exploration.

The package proposed by Democrats would give states the option to allow drilling between 50 and 100 miles (80 and 160 km) off their shores. Areas more than 100 miles from the coast would be completely open to oil exploration and drilling.

The House voted 236 to 189 in favor of the package.

Until recently, Democratic leaders in Congress strongly opposed lifting the moratorium on offshore drilling, saying drilling would have only a small impact on gasoline prices in the immediate future.

But as gasoline prices rose to levels above $4 a gallon this summer, public opinion shifted in favor of offshore drilling. Republicans made removing the ban on drilling a key campaign issue for their party in this election year.

Well, I am here at work, then the building starts to shake. I thought it was the train that runs about 100 feet from our building. But it wasent it was an EARTHQUAKE!!! :)

Crazy. I havent felt one in a long time.

Very Odd. It looks to me like a mechanical malfunction. What do you think?

This is a good day. LOL.