The Henderson Democratic Club is hosting a "Legislative Town Hall" with very special guest Speaker Barbara Buckley. (all members of both the Senate and Assembly representing Henderson have been invited as well)

Moderated by: Jon Ralston

June 3, 2009

7:00 p.m.

(Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)

Painters Union Hall

1701 Whitney Mesa

Henderson, NV 89014

For those in Southern Nevada that have been missing the Speaker while she has been up north, this is your chance to say hello and give her a big hearty THANK YOU!

Just a note to let you know I’ll be on KPAH radio tonight at 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time on The Margery Show.

KPAH radio is an online talk radio station which broadcasts world wide.

Listeners can call into the radio station and talk with us about matters of interest to them. The call-in number is 775 751 2579.

So, tune in, listen and comment. Look forward to hearing from you.

Personally I have long thought that women were better politicians than men. In recent years I have watched Hillary Clinton, Dina Titus and Laurayne Murray run for public office.

I come away with the impression that women are more focused, more determined and work harder than men in seeking election.

They are more empathetic in their views of people as well. There are, of course exceptions, but not many.

Women, in general, seem more engaged in community affairs. I think of the Nye County Republican Women’s Club here in Pahrump. They’re, seemingly everywhere, doing something, remaining in the public eye. I don’t know much about the Nye County Republican Party but my outsider’s view is that the Republican Women are the backbone of the County’s Republican Party. I suspect if the women didn’t hold it all together it would disintegrate into nothing. [Read more →]

I have a humming bird feeder in my patio. I like to watch them. They are fascinating birds. My black cat, Rambo, stealthily creeps around stalking the birds, but has never caught one to my knowledge.

The little critters zip about with their little wings flapping so fast they are just a blur.

But the burning question in my mind is “Do humming birds sleep?”

As the twilight darkens the birds’ visit to the feeder tail off in frequency and ends.

Where do they go and remain until the dawn?

Apparently they do sleep. A Google search on the burning issue reveals:

Hummingbirds sleep with their neck retracted and their head forward, the bill pointed up at a sharp angle, and the feathers fluffed. On cold nights some hummers go into a torpor. [Humming Bird World]

Get the answer to one question and another rises. What is torpor? New word for me. It means “The dormant, inactive state of a hibernating or estivating animal.”

See what I mean about getting one answer which raises another? What does estivating mean? “To pass the summer in a dormant or torpid state.”

Now I can rest in peace. Humming birds do sleep, but where exactly I have no idea.