Every year I re-certify in CPR and First Aid. Recently, the number of chest compressions to rescue breaths was doubled. Keeping the blood flowing to the brain was more important than the breaths. Now, today it has been announced that the rescue breaths are not needed at all. It seems a percentage of people didn’t like the thought of giving an unprotected rescue breaths to a stranger, so they would just not start CPR. Also, a few others have been unable to accurately tilt the head back to give a correct rescue breath. Experts have stated, in adults, it is very rare to restart a heart without it being shocked. Now all one needs to do is call 911, then start chest compressions until help arrives.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) once again has shown their anti-American agenda. The European Union (EU) banned importation of American and Canadian beef in which growth hormones had been injected. Fair enough, a country has the right to decide what comes into its country. In response the North American countries added penalties (which I assume is a larger than normal tariff) to certain goods imported from the EU. The EU argued to the WTO that those countries were unfairly “sanctioning” the goods in retaliation for the beef ban. Again, a country has a right to decide what can come through its borders, and at what price. Of course, as usual, the WHO ruled against America (&Canada) and further ruled that the tariffs must end. I haven’t heard yet, but normally a heavy fine is issued to the offenders. If any punitive judgment is handed down, it will be in the billions of dollars, of which a portion goes to support the WHO.

I have posted on immigration issues in the past. I believe that every country has the right and duty to know who comes in and out of their country. I am opposed to illegal aliens (not immigrants) coming into America. Today I found out that we have had a policy in the past that allows foreign born members of the military to apply for citizenship three years after enlisting. President Bush, last year, signed an executive order to allow them to apply immediately after enlistment.  I think I prefer the latter choice.

A little birdie has told me people are wishing to read some less intense subjects occasionally.  Well below is a post from last summer, copied and

I’m not as young as I used to be… 

Do you ever forget that you are no longer a kid? I do. Repeatedly. I am in my mid thirties with three children. I am starting to get more and more gray hair, a gut that grows past my belt further every year, and a side of beginning love handles. That is the reflection I see in the mirror every day, so one would think it obvious that I am getting older. However, when my youngest recently got his first two wheeler bicycle, I remembered all the tricks I used to do as a kid.

I have finally made the switch to a new hosting service that gives me more freedom of the look and feel of my blog. With my old hosting service, the bloging service gave me very limited access to templates and plug-ins.  Also in the past, I would have comments mysteriously disappear or not even show up, hopefully that problem is solved too.  Please be patient, as I will be searching for a new theme I like and playing with widgets until I get a format I like.  When that is done, I will quit messing and not change the theme every two weeks… can anyone say Peoria Pundit.  I will also start adding people back to the blogroll soon too, let me know if ou want to be added.  This is also an early blogoversary present for me.