Friday, September 30, 2005
Here, have a joke on me...
Little Terry asked his father, "Dad, where did I get my intelligence?"
His father replied, "Son, you must have gotten it from your mother."
Terry's mother, overhearing the answer, smiled with pleasure,
...as dad finished, "because I've still got mine."
His father replied, "Son, you must have gotten it from your mother."
Terry's mother, overhearing the answer, smiled with pleasure,
...as dad finished, "because I've still got mine."
Friday cat blogging - featuring... Superstar Saddie
Doesn't this picture remind you of the kitty picture, out on the net, where it has cigarettes and beer bottles laying beside it?
Oh hell, yeah!
I found the links to these stories at Whatreallyhappened.com.
Top Officials Told to Testify in Muslims' Suit
George Bush in Hell AfterDowningStreet.org
Top Officials Told to Testify in Muslims' Suit
A federal judge in Brooklyn ruled yesterday that former Attorney General John Ashcroft, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other top government officials will have to answer questions under oath in a lawsuit that accuses them of personally conspiring to violate the rights of Muslim immigrants held in a federal detention center in Brooklyn after 9/11.THEY WERE TRYING TO CLAIM GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY???
The officials had sought to have the lawsuit dismissed without testimony, arguing in part that they had governmental immunity from its claims, that the court lacked jurisdiction because they live outside New York State, and that the Sept. 11 attacks created "special factors" outweighing the plaintiffs' right to sue for damages for constitutional violations....
George Bush in Hell AfterDowningStreet.org
...Another angry chicken, of course, is coming home in the form of devastating storms and a grossly incompetent administration to deal with them. Bush is not entirely responsible for Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, of course, but he is partially responsible for them by his willful ignorance of the global warming issue. And he is more than a little responsible for the carnage and damage done, because of his budget-slashing on preventative structural projects, because of his deployment of needed-at-home Guard forces to Iraq, because of his staffing of the government with completely incompetent crony hacks, and because of his and their astonishingly lame performance in responding to a known crisis. Where I come from, a president who remains on vacation during possibly the worst natural disaster to hit this country, praises his FEMA chief for doing a "heckuva job" when the guy doesn't know what any American with a TV set has known for 24 hours about New Orleans, and then later fires him for poor performance, is a president who should be impeached for those reasons alone...HE COULDN'T BE BOTHERED TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE WHO HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE INTELLIGENCE OF HIS POLICIES! IT'S ON HIS HEAD...AS IT SHOULD BE.
...But, of course, the biggest cross for Bush to bear is the one he built for himself, and thus the most richly deserved. In Iraq, simply put, there are no good options. None for America, that is, but even fewer for George W. Bush.
Thursday, September 29, 2005
tools of Satan
Baghdad on the Bayou, by the wonderful Molly Ivins.
...The refugees trade tales of heroism and generosity, along with reports of the bad and the ugly. That's human nature, but there's nothing forgivable about organized government corruption.Molly tells it like it is. The whole article is worth reading... and forwarding on. Everybody needs to read it.
I'm sorry, there are no exceptions: The first commandment of governing is Thou Shalt Not Steal the People's Money. Ronald Reagan came into office in 1980 on the mantra that he would rid the nation of Waste, Fraud and Abuse. He proceeded to raise the national deficit by $2 trillion with tax cuts and spending on the military in the face of a collapsing Soviet Union. This led to the peppy military procurement scandals of the late'80s and early'90s — the $435 hammer and the $640 toilet seat.
When Newt Gingrich and Co. took power in 1994, they promised many "reforms" and spent millions of dollars on hearings and investigations — the endless prosecution of Henry Cisneros may actually be a stronger case in point than the impeachment of Bill Clinton. Despite these splendid efforts, they never could find the Waste, Fraud and Abuse they claimed were the hallmarks of government. But this Bush administration has given us Waste, Fraud and Abuse galore....
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Why am I not surprised?
House GOP Using Hurricanes to End Offshore Gas Drilling Ban, Ease Environmental Rules on Refineries
WASHINGTON (AP) - Legislation that would end the longtime ban on energy development along most of the country's coasts and open an Alaskan wildlife refuge to oil drilling advanced Wednesday in the House.
Opponents said Republican leaders were exploiting the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita to pass pro-industry measures that they failed to get included in an energy bill signed into law only two months ago.
It is a "leave no oil company behind" wish list that will damage the environment and do nothing to ease high gasoline or winter heating costs, said Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Two of my sister's horses.
Sis thought more horse pictures should be uploaded. Here, Hermie had already rolled, Millie had not yet done so.
This morning
I'm really enjoying taking pictures of fog. This morning, I saw this. I had to pull out the camera and snap a couple photos.
Joke?
A blonde suspects her boyfriend of cheating on her, so she goes out and buys a gun.
She goes to his apartment unexpectedly and when she opens the door she finds him in the arms of a redhead. Well, theblonde is really angry.
She opens her purse to take out the gun, and as she does so, she is overcome with grief. She takes the gun and puts it to her head.
The boyfriend yells, "No, honey, don't do it!!!"
Theblonde replies, "Shut up, you're next!"
She goes to his apartment unexpectedly and when she opens the door she finds him in the arms of a redhead. Well, the
She opens her purse to take out the gun, and as she does so, she is overcome with grief. She takes the gun and puts it to her head.
The boyfriend yells, "No, honey, don't do it!!!"
The
What did you say?
Imagine the title said in a real mean snotty kitty voice. Looks like he's getting ready to bite someone, doesn't it?
Actually, it should be a picture of Mango. I keep telling him that he's packing the weight on.
I'd say I was shocked, but am I?
War Pornography US soldiers trade grisly photos of dead and mutilated Iraqis for access to amateur porn. The press is strangely silent. By Chris Thompson
If you want to see the true face of war, go to the amateur porn Web site NowThatsFuckedUp.com. For almost a year, American soldiers stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan have been taking photographs of dead bodies, many of them horribly mutilated or blown to pieces, and sending them to Web site administrator Chris Wilson. In return for letting him post these images, Wilson gives the soldiers free access to his site. American soldiers have been using the pictures of disfigured Iraqi corpses as currency to buy pornography...There have been so many weird and awful things to come out of our wars, I am no longer shocked. I am appalled, but not shocked. Why? Yes, my question, now, is Why? to anything and everything.
...Americans have thousands of media outlets to choose from. But they still have to visit a porn site to see what this war has done to the bodies of the dead and the souls of the living. One of the pictures on Wilson's site depicts a woman whose right leg has been torn off by a land mine, and a medical worker is holding the mangled stump up to the camera. The woman's vagina is visible under the hem of her skirt. The caption for this picture reads: "Nice puss -– bad foot."...
Cindy Sheehan
From Whatreallyhappened.com
Cindy Sheehan Arrested in Washington!The host of that site has a point! There are plenty of people who we supposedly are looking for, who are still running around making videos, but Sheehan has stepped over the line, I guess.
From the latest I’ve heard, Usama bin Laden has not yet been arrested. Nor has anyone been arrested in the Valerie Plame or Muhammed Naeem Noor Khan leaks…
Posted Sep 26, 2005 11:39 AM PST
Category: DICTATORSHIP
Or the AIPAC spy scandal.
But Cindy? Time to teach THAT bitch a lesson! How DARE she refuse to see the death of her son as the highest possible honor the Bush administration can bestow upon her!
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Right in the middle
This is a pond on my sister's property. I thought it was very picturesque!
Truthout
US Bars Robert Fisk from Entering Country, By Doug Ireland.
I would imagine that he's being shown that paybacks are a ...
It's awfully petty, though, to ban Robert Fisk from coming into the US, just because he's shown, in his articles, that our people in high places lie. Some of us already knew that. A few listened and learned. The rest paid no attention.
The internationally renowned correspodent for The Independent - the great British journalist Robert Fisk - has been banned from entering the United States. Fisk has been covering war zones for decades, but is above all known for his incisive reporting from the Middle East for more than 20 years. His critical coverage of the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq, and the continuing occupation that has followed it, has repeatedly exposed U.S. and British government disinformation campaigns. He also has exposed how the bulk of the press reports from Iraq have been "hotel journalism" - a phrase Fisk coined...
I would imagine that he's being shown that paybacks are a ...
It's awfully petty, though, to ban Robert Fisk from coming into the US, just because he's shown, in his articles, that our people in high places lie. Some of us already knew that. A few listened and learned. The rest paid no attention.
Horse down!
My sister and I went riding, today. This picture was taken after we got back. Pictured is Millie. She was rolling around in the dirt because she was all sweaty. My sister always tightened up the saddle on my horse, so that it wouldn't move. This time, because of her right hand, I had to tighten both her's and mine, and boost her up. We both did just fine!
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Movin' on up...
from a trailer to that deluxe house in the photo!
The barn seems to be in better shape.
The back yard doesn't really need to be mowed, either.
Contest - great ideas
In my reference links, I have a link to an article called, "Do Unto Others - a guide to striking back at the Religious Right." by Elroy. I enjoy reading it from time to time. Here is an excerpt:
Titles of each suggestion:
...But if the Religious Right feel these kinds of subversive tactics are acceptable as a means of defending good morals in our country, then we should use the same tactics on them.
Find a local Gay or Lesbian band that is willing to go along, and set up a free concert. Bill it as a free Christian music event, and print up flyers to be passed around at all the local Religious Right churches and parachurch organizations. Put them on car windows in the Focus on the Family, 700 Club, or local church parking lots. Get the word out. And make sure you use the right jargon. Just as unsuspecting teens are attracted by a "free rock concert," kids indoctrinated into the Religious Right's mentality will be attracted to an event that appears genuinely Christian. Use the word "Christian" a lot. Also put in words like "Born Again" and "Family Values." These are flag words used by the Religious Right to test whether an event is truly to their liking. Create a name for your concert promotion entity that also serves this purpose. Use titles like, "Family Values Crusade" or "Born Again Entertainment."...
After reading Elroy's suggestions, I wondered if anyone else had other suggestions. Perhaps we could have a contest to decide which suggestion is the best? I'm sure we all have some GREAT IDEAS. Share, please!
...Either they are liars, and we should simply ignore them; or our assumption is true, and we should be doing to them as they are doing to us. Based on the belief that the Religious Right indeed see themselves as defenders of the Golden Rule, it is not inappropriate, therefore, to make the following suggestions on what we should be doing to them.
Titles of each suggestion:
1. Picket Their Churches
2. Disrupt Their Meetings
3. Picket Their Schools
4. Boycott Their Companies
5. Put Up Candidates In Small, Local Elections
6. Mislead Their Youth.
...But if the Religious Right feel these kinds of subversive tactics are acceptable as a means of defending good morals in our country, then we should use the same tactics on them.
Find a local Gay or Lesbian band that is willing to go along, and set up a free concert. Bill it as a free Christian music event, and print up flyers to be passed around at all the local Religious Right churches and parachurch organizations. Put them on car windows in the Focus on the Family, 700 Club, or local church parking lots. Get the word out. And make sure you use the right jargon. Just as unsuspecting teens are attracted by a "free rock concert," kids indoctrinated into the Religious Right's mentality will be attracted to an event that appears genuinely Christian. Use the word "Christian" a lot. Also put in words like "Born Again" and "Family Values." These are flag words used by the Religious Right to test whether an event is truly to their liking. Create a name for your concert promotion entity that also serves this purpose. Use titles like, "Family Values Crusade" or "Born Again Entertainment."...
After reading Elroy's suggestions, I wondered if anyone else had other suggestions. Perhaps we could have a contest to decide which suggestion is the best? I'm sure we all have some GREAT IDEAS. Share, please!
Friday, September 23, 2005
Friday cats - anything you want, you sweet darlings.
I guess I'll try tomorrow.
NOOOOoooooo. Please don't tell me that!
Scheduled maintenance from 11:00pm to 11:30pm MST
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NUTS!
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Images will continue to serve.
The Photobucket Team
NUTS!
Hello. Hello. Hello.
Hello is acting up tonight. I had a nice Friday Cat Blogging picture, but I can't upload it, unless I want to use Photobucket. *Sigh* Perhaps, I'll try that one.
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Someone's doing the leg work
It's just too bad that the media didn't start trumpeting all this a lot earlier!
Roberts' ruling in Bush's favor debated Terrorism case came as White House was interviewing him
This whole fiasco is making me sick! I think Roberts' should not be a viable candidate, but, there are those who want him in, and he will get his position. Sad, but true.
Roberts' ruling in Bush's favor debated Terrorism case came as White House was interviewing him
...That appeals court ruling freed Bush from the restrictions of the Geneva Conventions, which guarantee defendants' rights at trials and bar abusive interrogation of military detainees. Lawyers for the prisoner in the case have appealed the ruling to the Supreme Court.
The more immediate question is whether Roberts, by neither disqualifying himself from the appeals court case nor notifying the prisoner's lawyers of his discussions with an opposing party, violated a federal law of judicial conduct. The law requires federal judges to disqualify themselves from any case in which their "impartiality might reasonably be questioned.''...
This whole fiasco is making me sick! I think Roberts' should not be a viable candidate, but, there are those who want him in, and he will get his position. Sad, but true.
Web
Exercise
I met one of my friends at a nature area and we walked 2.5 miles. It felt good. I hadn't been jogging or walking, much, lately, because of various things. Speaking of exercise, I went over to Everybody Knows and found a fun little blog exercise:
Rules:
1. Go into your archive.
2. Find your 23rd post (or closest to).
3. Find the fifth sentence (or closest to).
4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions.
Here it is:
There was a statement made by one of the coop that if you remove their nest they will find a different place to live... Perhaps that is what happened in Florida this past hurricane season - destroy their homes so they will find someplace else to live?
Rules:
1. Go into your archive.
2. Find your 23rd post (or closest to).
3. Find the fifth sentence (or closest to).
4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions.
Here it is:
There was a statement made by one of the coop that if you remove their nest they will find a different place to live... Perhaps that is what happened in Florida this past hurricane season - destroy their homes so they will find someplace else to live?
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
some sort of blog meme
As indicated in my post Someone's going to pay for this, Thanks to Alicia and KissFan for giving me the opportunity to bestow the Meme on others! HA HA HA!
The Rules
Remove the blog at #1 from the following list and bump every one up one place; add your blog's name in the #5 spot; link to each of the other blogs for the desired cross pollenation effect.
1. Truespeak
2. Left of Centrist
3. Fun Central
4. Last Left Turn Before Hooterville
5. It's Morning Somewhere
Next: Select four new friends to add to the pollen count. (No one is obligated to participate and anyone can play if they want to). (I'm glad about that caveat - I'm not the best at always getting to it when I'm tagged, although it's always nice!)
'The Meme':
1.) What were you doing 10 years ago?
2.) What were you doing 5 years ago?
3.) What were you doing one year ago?
4.) What were you doing yesterday?
5.) Five snacks you enjoy
6.) Five songs I know all the words to.
7.) Five things you would do if you had a million dollars
8.) Five things you like doing
9.) Five bad habits
10.) Five things I would never wear again
11.) Five favorite toys
Passing the meme baton to:
1. S_B Gypsy
2. Andi Allen
3. Eli
4. MissouriSmile
1.) What were you doing 10 years ago?
Working, raising a child, going to evening college classes.
2.) What were you doing 5 years ago?
Working. Being miserable.
3.) What were you doing one year ago?
Working. Being miserable.
4.) What were you doing yesterday?
Working. Expanding my butt on the computer chair.
5.) Five snacks you enjoy
potato chips, raspberry zingers, french fries, ice cream, chocolate stuff.
6.) Five songs I know all the words to.
Killer Queen,
Dream, dream, dream,
In the Eyes of a Ranger (the only reason I watched any part of that show was to hear the lyrics),
Time Warp,
Don't Try Suicide
7.) Five things you would do if you had a million dollars
*pay off debt
*help out some family members
*Give some to charity (for animals, including human variety)
*take a cruise
*further education
8.)Five things you like doing
*driving
*playing with kitties
*watching movies
*taking pictures
*painting
9.) Five bad habits
*all of them
10.) Five things I would never wear again
*clothes (That's right, maybe I'm running around naked!)
11.) Five favorite toys
*computer
*vcr
*cameras
*my hammers
*cell phone
The Rules
Remove the blog at #1 from the following list and bump every one up one place; add your blog's name in the #5 spot; link to each of the other blogs for the desired cross pollenation effect.
1. Truespeak
2. Left of Centrist
3. Fun Central
4. Last Left Turn Before Hooterville
5. It's Morning Somewhere
Next: Select four new friends to add to the pollen count. (No one is obligated to participate and anyone can play if they want to). (I'm glad about that caveat - I'm not the best at always getting to it when I'm tagged, although it's always nice!)
'The Meme':
1.) What were you doing 10 years ago?
2.) What were you doing 5 years ago?
3.) What were you doing one year ago?
4.) What were you doing yesterday?
5.) Five snacks you enjoy
6.) Five songs I know all the words to.
7.) Five things you would do if you had a million dollars
8.) Five things you like doing
9.) Five bad habits
10.) Five things I would never wear again
11.) Five favorite toys
Passing the meme baton to:
1. S_B Gypsy
2. Andi Allen
3. Eli
4. MissouriSmile
1.) What were you doing 10 years ago?
Working, raising a child, going to evening college classes.
2.) What were you doing 5 years ago?
Working. Being miserable.
3.) What were you doing one year ago?
Working. Being miserable.
4.) What were you doing yesterday?
Working. Expanding my butt on the computer chair.
5.) Five snacks you enjoy
potato chips, raspberry zingers, french fries, ice cream, chocolate stuff.
6.) Five songs I know all the words to.
Killer Queen,
Dream, dream, dream,
In the Eyes of a Ranger (the only reason I watched any part of that show was to hear the lyrics),
Time Warp,
Don't Try Suicide
7.) Five things you would do if you had a million dollars
*pay off debt
*help out some family members
*Give some to charity (for animals, including human variety)
*take a cruise
*further education
8.)Five things you like doing
*driving
*playing with kitties
*watching movies
*taking pictures
*painting
9.) Five bad habits
*all of them
10.) Five things I would never wear again
*clothes (That's right, maybe I'm running around naked!)
11.) Five favorite toys
*computer
*vcr
*cameras
*my hammers
*cell phone
Wendy's
Chili finger tipster has beef with Wendy's Beef??? Couldn't they have found a better word? actually, the whole title is pretty funny, when you read it a couple times:)
*and no, my sister kept hers to bury with her 20 y/o cat.
*and no, my sister kept hers to bury with her 20 y/o cat.
driving and cell phones
States urged to ban cell phones for teen drivers
WASHINGTON - New drivers have enough things to worry about without adding cell phones and other wireless devices to the mix, federal safety regulators say. They want all states to make it illegal for teenagers and other novice drivers to jabber on phones.I am of two minds on this one. Of course if they are talking on the phone, they should pull off to the side of the road, anyway. I know most people don't, but there are headsets that they can use without having to worry about hands off the wheel.
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
I wonder how many storms they'll get?
Fresh storm threatens New Orleans
Maybe they should just wait for awhile, before going back. They can check with the weather bureau to see if any more storms are supposed to hit. I wonder if the weather bureau is the one who tells my weather person (on TV) what to expect? If so, they might not get the info they need:)
Emergency teams have once again begun evacuating residents of the flood-hit city of New Orleans as a new hurricane heads towards the US coast.
Some 500 buses are moving out people who had returned to city battered by Hurricane Katrina three weeks ago...
Maybe they should just wait for awhile, before going back. They can check with the weather bureau to see if any more storms are supposed to hit. I wonder if the weather bureau is the one who tells my weather person (on TV) what to expect? If so, they might not get the info they need:)
Misplaced citizens.
A Look at Hurricane Katrina Victims in Shelters Around the Country, The Associated Press.
About 88,500 Hurricane Katrina refugees are in shelters in 25 states and Washington, D.C., according to the Red Cross and state officialsThe article gives a breakdown of how many in each state and whether they are in shelters or other areas. I wonder how many will end up staying in the state they're at, and how many go back?
Monday, September 19, 2005
What fun!
Avast ye swabbies, it's "Talk Like a Pirate Day", and I'd like to say a special pirate hello to the pirate I know, well at least, online:)
Ahoy there, ye salty dog, Dread Pirate Roberts, and Ahoy to yer first matie, Rexroth's Daughter, too.
Hee hee - Just wanted to get some pirate talk in there, and he's the only pirate I know of. Ahoy everyone else, too. Have a real good day, now, or I'll be havin' ye walk the plank.
Ahoy there, ye salty dog, Dread Pirate Roberts, and Ahoy to yer first matie, Rexroth's Daughter, too.
Hee hee - Just wanted to get some pirate talk in there, and he's the only pirate I know of. Ahoy everyone else, too. Have a real good day, now, or I'll be havin' ye walk the plank.
Sunday, September 18, 2005
I'm sorry, but... I have to share this!
Yesterday, the jerk that was supposed to paint my trailer came by. I want nothing to do with him, but we are still friends. (Basically, he's a nice person, he doesn't realize what a negative, self-absorbed, user he is). Yeah, he's the one that owes me thousands which I will never see. Oh well. Anyway, he comes to the trailercourt and mows the grass for several old folks, here. I allow him to leave his lawn tools in the shed.
So, I said, "See, I painted the trailer and it took a lot less time than if I had waited for you to do it." That asshole said, "Yeah, you can tell that you just slapped the paint on." Excuse me, you bastard! Luckily for him, I'm a nice person, but he couldn't get hold of the person that was supposed to pick him up, and I, gladly, drove him home, just to get him (and his nasty lousy attitude) out of my air/ear-space! That negative attitude really ate at me during the years we spent together.
When I told him we were no longer a couple last year, it lifted so much weight off my shoulders. I didn't have to worry about him, his nasty attitude, & his stupidity with money (pawn shops, etc.)
While driving him home, I yelled at him about his nasty negative attitude and that if he didn't change it, he would always be unhappy. (He's one of those that feel the world owes HIM - I guess that's why it didn't bother him to be a parasite -(my mother and sister's name for him)).
So, I said, "See, I painted the trailer and it took a lot less time than if I had waited for you to do it." That asshole said, "Yeah, you can tell that you just slapped the paint on." Excuse me, you bastard! Luckily for him, I'm a nice person, but he couldn't get hold of the person that was supposed to pick him up, and I, gladly, drove him home, just to get him (and his nasty lousy attitude) out of my air/ear-space! That negative attitude really ate at me during the years we spent together.
When I told him we were no longer a couple last year, it lifted so much weight off my shoulders. I didn't have to worry about him, his nasty attitude, & his stupidity with money (pawn shops, etc.)
While driving him home, I yelled at him about his nasty negative attitude and that if he didn't change it, he would always be unhappy. (He's one of those that feel the world owes HIM - I guess that's why it didn't bother him to be a parasite -(my mother and sister's name for him)).
It's Sunday! Lettuce prey
Moonbootica, in an open thread on Eschaton, brought this link to my attention. Al-Qaeda's slaughter has one aim: civil war
150 died in one day in Baghdad - and Iraqis, not foreign fighters, are now the insurgency's keenest recruits. Peter Beaumont investigates how this crucial shift has changed the fight...Eh, Excuse me, but why are we there, again? What was that reason we need to keep the troops there, for? I heard about this on the radio, the other day, as I was going to work. At the time, they said 88 were dead and more expected because hundreds were wounded. How can anyone be happy about these people's deaths? F*ck! This just makes me want to cry! BRING THE TROOPS HOME! IF NOT FOR OUR TROOPS' SAKE, AT LEAST FOR THE IRAQI PEOPLE'S SAKE.
Another test.
You Are Likely a Third Born |
At your darkest moments, you feel vulnerable. At work and school, you do best when you're comparing things. When you love someone, you tend to like to please them. In friendship, you are loyal to one person. Your ideal careers are: sales, police officer, newspaper reporter, inventor, poet, and animal trainer. You will leave your mark on the world with inventions, poetry, and inspiration. |
And yes, My father has two families. I am the third child of the second family. I really need to stop taking so many fun online tests!
Designation: terrorism
Court links Columbia charity, terrorists .
I think Akeel makes a valid point.
...KANSAS CITY - A Missouri charity financed terrorism and is connected to a similarly named organization in Sudan, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., has concluded.
The findings came Thursday in a 36-page order from U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton in which he threw out a lawsuit filed by the Islamic American Relief Agency-USA, which is based in Columbia. The charity had sought to thaw its assets, which the Department of the Treasury froze last year...
...Akeel acknowledged that IARA-USA occasionally had partnered with the Sudanese charity on individual projects. And he pointed out that the United Nations Children’s Fund contracted with the Sudanese group to rebuild three schools in Iraq. After a U.S. bank declined to process the check because of the terrorism designation, UNICEF backed away from the contract.
Akeel asked why the U.S. government had not also sanctioned UNICEF.
"They had a contract with IARA in Sudan two months after the raid," Akeel said.
The judge, however, did not see a problem...
I think Akeel makes a valid point.
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Song list
I forgot my music list. Since I only have to work a couple hours, how about some Queen?
Three songs in particular.
1. I'm Going Slightly Mad
2. Just One Year of Love
3. In the Lap of the Gods
The lyrics are AWESOME!
The music is Fantastic! Freddie's voice was absolutely beautiful!
Three songs in particular.
1. I'm Going Slightly Mad
2. Just One Year of Love
3. In the Lap of the Gods
The lyrics are AWESOME!
The music is Fantastic! Freddie's voice was absolutely beautiful!
As promised...
There were several butterflies flying and landing all around these flowers. It was a beautiful sight. I tried to get some pictures of them flitting around, but my camera has not been acting quite right, lately. I recharged the batteries, last night. I might even take the camera to work in a... oops, just about now.
Personality test.
Your Personality Profile |
You are nurturing, kind, and lucky. Like mother nature, you want to help everyone. You are good at keeping secrets and tend to be secretive. A seeker of harmony, you are a natural peacemaker. You are good natured and people enjoy your company. You put people at ease and make them feel at home with you. |
It's early in the am
I was going to upload a pretty butterfly picture taken today. The wings are actually open. Hello is not cooperating, though. Soooo..
I called my sister, today, to see how she's doing. She's fine. She said the doc told her of a lady in SL who makes finger prosthesis', but they're pricey. She thinks her insurance might pay. If not, she still plans on getting one set, at least. Of course, that's way down the road. Now, to give you an idea of just how mean I can be, I asked her, first to not get mad or sad, but, "could I have one of your fingers for Wendy's?" Ah, she laughed, and said, "You can have two! They're in the freezer." She's going to bury them with Kitty, who is on death's door. Kitty is her 20 year old cat. She's stopped eating, and it is only a matter of time.
Interesting article in the paper... the one I did get!!! I forgot to call them, today, to find out why no paper. There was not one, tonight, either!
Wayward wallaby hit by vehicle. It had made an appearance in April of this year, but no one could find it, and no one would report one missing. Now, the poor little creature is dead; hit by a car, driver not reporting the accident.
I called my sister, today, to see how she's doing. She's fine. She said the doc told her of a lady in SL who makes finger prosthesis', but they're pricey. She thinks her insurance might pay. If not, she still plans on getting one set, at least. Of course, that's way down the road. Now, to give you an idea of just how mean I can be, I asked her, first to not get mad or sad, but, "could I have one of your fingers for Wendy's?" Ah, she laughed, and said, "You can have two! They're in the freezer." She's going to bury them with Kitty, who is on death's door. Kitty is her 20 year old cat. She's stopped eating, and it is only a matter of time.
Interesting article in the paper... the one I did get!!! I forgot to call them, today, to find out why no paper. There was not one, tonight, either!
Wayward wallaby hit by vehicle. It had made an appearance in April of this year, but no one could find it, and no one would report one missing. Now, the poor little creature is dead; hit by a car, driver not reporting the accident.
TGIF
I have to have bad influences to become a bad influence, right? Tonite, at work, the lady who is not allowed to sing Mon. - Thur., broke out into song, "Pour me 2 penis caladas, one for each hand..." The reason she's not allowed to sing is because she can't carry a tune and X told her not to sing when she's there. (X doesn't work Fri. evenings (lucky woman). I was shocked! shocked, I tell you!... and laughed so hard I started coughing, again. I'm still trying to shake the chill I got from painting the trailer. I didn't want to go in to see the doc until my regular check up, so he called in an RX which I hope will start working. Other than that, and having to go in, tomorrow at noon, to help the new gal, I plan to take it easy this weekend. Time to rest and spend some quality time with the kids (meow).
Friday, September 16, 2005
Friday cat blogging - featuring Cotton.
Just a good morning rant of complaints. I haven't been watching the news or listening much, for the last week or so. I guess I've just been too preoccupied with the ups and downs of daily living.
I guess the paper, the other day, was just a fluke delivery. I didn't get one yesterday. If I think about it, later, I'm going to call and take out my frustrations on them.
Last night, I uploaded my pictures from the camera. After it was finished, I deleted the pictures. All 64 or so of them. Turns out, they were not saved on the computer! Damn Damn Damn! I won't be able to take those pictures again. Many were from the storm clouds, yesterday morning.
My sweet Saddie makes getting up in the morning a great experience, though. He is such a cute little darling. He lays on the floor and plays with my hands while I pet him and scratch his belly. Cotton(see picture above) is a dear, too. He has a cute expression on his little face when getting lovins. Sgt Mango is very insistent on getting attention. He is a sweetheart, too, but I have to keep clipping his claws. He keeps jumping on my lap and sticking his claws in my leg. Ah, but all three are continued joys to this oldwhitelady.
I feel so sorry for the people who lost their pets in the storm. I hope they are re-united with their animal family members, as well as the human family members, too.
My ranting complaints weren't too bad, were they? :)
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Here, there, anywhere ...
It's up to you, my paper delivery folks, I have little say in the matter, since I can't catch you to tell you where to throw the fricking paper, for heaven's sake! Warning, I woke up in a crabby mood (more crabby than Crabletta) this morning. I woke up around 3ish because it was chilly. I pulled the blankets closer and snuggled down into the warm oblivion of sleep. The alarm was not a welcome sound. Goddess, outside, had been all night, and was still, crying heavy tears for the wardead, killed in Iraq and the stormdead, killed in New Orleans.
I slugged down some coffee, & bagged up some cat turds (Quite a stink) so I could set out the trash. When I was ready to go, I had a bag (containing camera, orange, tomatoes, some CDs) my purse, and the bag of trash. After placing the trash on the curb on the other side of the car, I was minimally wet when I finally entered the car. Did I tell you that my paper quit throwing my daily about two weeks ago? When I realized I needed to get payment sent, I did. Anyway, I started up the car. Backing up, I found that my paper had started delivering, again, yesterday. It had been under the car. If they would just throw the damn paper where I could find it, easily, I would be happier. At least I know, now, to look for it.
Even though the pavement was wet, I was slightly cheered by the tape (Queen - The Miracle) I had forgotten to shut off, yesterday, in the tape deck.
I slugged down some coffee, & bagged up some cat turds (Quite a stink) so I could set out the trash. When I was ready to go, I had a bag (containing camera, orange, tomatoes, some CDs) my purse, and the bag of trash. After placing the trash on the curb on the other side of the car, I was minimally wet when I finally entered the car. Did I tell you that my paper quit throwing my daily about two weeks ago? When I realized I needed to get payment sent, I did. Anyway, I started up the car. Backing up, I found that my paper had started delivering, again, yesterday. It had been under the car. If they would just throw the damn paper where I could find it, easily, I would be happier. At least I know, now, to look for it.
Even though the pavement was wet, I was slightly cheered by the tape (Queen - The Miracle) I had forgotten to shut off, yesterday, in the tape deck.
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
...and by the way...
Brittney had her baby - it's a boy.
...Spears, who married Federline in September last year, had been previously reported as saying she planned to have the baby by Caesarean section to avoid the pain of a natural birth...I saw that and had to add it. Ha ha ha ha ha - I bet they can do wonders with the scar tissue, nowadays. One of my friend's had her baby by emergency C-section, some many years ago. She had a horrific scar. It's funny, to me, that someone would elect to having surgery because she wanted to avoid pain. By natural birth, once the baby's out, there's not a lot of pain. Stomach muscles, on the other hand, after surgery, never really heal properly, or so I've heard.
Polls? We don' need no stinkin' polls.
States 'not run by people's will'
Who asked about giving politicians MORE power? And who the hell (16% of 50,000 people) thought politicians should HAVE more power? Those folks must have been politicians! Or NUTS!
...The Gallup International Voice of the People 2005 poll questioned more than 50,000 people in 68 states for the BBC World Service survey about power...
...The survey also found that only 13% of people trusted politicians and only 16% thought they should be given more power...
Who asked about giving politicians MORE power? And who the hell (16% of 50,000 people) thought politicians should HAVE more power? Those folks must have been politicians! Or NUTS!
Paying more than planned.
I guess by now you've realized my N&D is my best friend and sister. I wish she would have taken my old computer so I could stay in touch with her easier. She refuses to learn computerese. She said it's not important at this time in her life. She has plenty to keep busy with, that's for sure. When we were kids, she trained a couple horses, then for many years, she went
about doing what we all do, trying to make a living, learning, moving up in the world.
She finally was able to buy a place and stock it with horses and other animals. Strays from other towns made their way to her place. She's a female version of "Dr Doolittle." However, I think the name should be "Dr Doolots." When she first bought some horses, they were not trained to ride. She was kind of leery about training them, because it had been so long. At the time, I was teaching myself how to rollerblade. She says that because I was bound and determined to learn to blade, it gave her the motivation to train her horses, in the sense of.. "if sis can do that, I can do this!" Those horses are tame and well trained, now.
So, she works long hours, lots of shifts. She came home, the other day, and should have gone to bed. She didn't. Instead, she decided to mow her lawn. Something got stuck in the mower, and she did not think to shut the mower off before removing whatever it was that was stuck. She ended up losing 2 fingers at the joints - could not be reattached because of where they were sliced. The reason I decided to write about this is to remind people to be very careful with their mowers. I realize mowing season is almost over, but it should always be in the front of your mind, when mowing, safety! When I worked for a medical provider, every summer there were several cases where people lost parts. There were, also, some cases where babies or young children were run over. A lawn mower is a very dangerous tool.
about doing what we all do, trying to make a living, learning, moving up in the world.
She finally was able to buy a place and stock it with horses and other animals. Strays from other towns made their way to her place. She's a female version of "Dr Doolittle." However, I think the name should be "Dr Doolots." When she first bought some horses, they were not trained to ride. She was kind of leery about training them, because it had been so long. At the time, I was teaching myself how to rollerblade. She says that because I was bound and determined to learn to blade, it gave her the motivation to train her horses, in the sense of.. "if sis can do that, I can do this!" Those horses are tame and well trained, now.
So, she works long hours, lots of shifts. She came home, the other day, and should have gone to bed. She didn't. Instead, she decided to mow her lawn. Something got stuck in the mower, and she did not think to shut the mower off before removing whatever it was that was stuck. She ended up losing 2 fingers at the joints - could not be reattached because of where they were sliced. The reason I decided to write about this is to remind people to be very careful with their mowers. I realize mowing season is almost over, but it should always be in the front of your mind, when mowing, safety! When I worked for a medical provider, every summer there were several cases where people lost parts. There were, also, some cases where babies or young children were run over. A lawn mower is a very dangerous tool.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Behind the Headlines with Justin....
Katrina, Iraq, and the End of 'National Greatness' Americans aren't virtuous enough to embrace the joys of self-immolation – and that's the good news. by Justin Raimondo
...These guys (and gals) are just cannon fodder as far as the War Party is concerned: having been effectively kidnapped via "stop-loss" programs, they are being forced to "stay the course," while their families are treated like "refugees" in their own country. "Return the favor"? You have to understand that this is not a "favor," in the eyes of the War Party, but a duty. It's all about "sacrifice" – but, somehow, people like Krauthammer and his fellow neocons never get around to doing any of the sacrificing..."War Party", yes! I like that name for them! Of course, you have to go to his page to visit the links he's provided. Good article!
I was waiting for some
thought to just jump out and hit me so I could write about it. I know, I know, Alicia, I'm working on that meme. Anyway, I was thinking about my N&D who had to have emergency surgery, Friday evening. It was a bad injury and she will have to learn to do some things over. I hoped she wouldn't become depressed. I've called and talked to her several times. She seems to be taking it in stride. She can do just about anything she puts her mind to. Yay!
I was typing and the neighbor came over. It turns out he has to do some painting on his trailer, too, and wanted to borrow the ladder. I unlocked it and started to hand it to him, but he decided he was going to wait. Oh, well. I locked the ladder back up.
Oh, boy! I was looking at the AP Breaking News... look what I found Bush Vows Not to Waver in Iraq, Issues Warning to Syria, Meets With China's Leader, By Terence Hunt The Associated Press.
I was typing and the neighbor came over. It turns out he has to do some painting on his trailer, too, and wanted to borrow the ladder. I unlocked it and started to hand it to him, but he decided he was going to wait. Oh, well. I locked the ladder back up.
Oh, boy! I was looking at the AP Breaking News... look what I found Bush Vows Not to Waver in Iraq, Issues Warning to Syria, Meets With China's Leader, By Terence Hunt The Associated Press.
The Bush administration is seeking the support of China, Russia and India to bring Iran before the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions for its suspected nuclear weapons program. Iran suspended uranium conversion and enrichment activities last year but resumed them last month. Iran's foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, warned of serious consequences if the Security Council considers sanctions...It's like they are bound and determined to get us into war with Iran and Syria, both. One these days, we're going to find out that other countries don't like to be pushed around. What are we going to do, then?
The president also issued a warning to Syrian President Bashar Assad, whom he accused of failing to control the flow of fighters sneaking into Iraq. The United States also has suggested that Syria played a role in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafil Hariri last February in Beirut. The U.N. is investigating the assassination.
"The Syrian leader must understand we take his lack of action seriously," Bush said...
From Truthout
New Criticisms Aimed at Roberts, By Peter G. Gosselin.
...The line of attack was first sounded Friday by the Democratic National Committee's outspoken chairman, Howard Dean, and reinforced Sunday by Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), the only African American member of the Senate.Finally, we get to hear some Dean!
Speaking about the black residents of New Orleans, who were the storm's most visible victims, Dean said that Roberts' "entire legal career appears to be about making sure those folks don't have the same rights everybody else does."
"That's probably not the right thing to do," Dean continued, "two weeks after a disaster where certain members of society clearly did not have the same protections that everybody else did because of their circumstances... . I know Judge Roberts loves the law. I'm not sure he loves the American people."...
Monday, September 12, 2005
What did I do wrong?
Open Thread
I guess I had it on the wrong setting. I was trying to get a snap of something out the window, while traveling. It just looks blurry and green to me.
I guess I had it on the wrong setting. I was trying to get a snap of something out the window, while traveling. It just looks blurry and green to me.
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Someone's going to pay for this.
Does Meme remind anyone of the words, "me me"? Is that what it's supposed to mean? So, anyway, I was minding my own business, like always, trying to get that stinking song, "Achy Breaky Heart", out of my head... (There's a scurvy lout that caused THAT problem, but after thinking it through, I realized that it, possibly, was my fault, anyway. (Not that that's going to stop my post about scurvy louts (one in particular) later.)) Anyway, I stopped over at Last Left Turn Before Hooterville and you can imagine my shock at being on a list for another meme!
The Rules
Remove the blog at #1 from the following list and bump every one up one place; add your blog's name in the #5 spot; link to each of the other blogs for the desired cross pollenation effect.
--Last Left Turn Before Hooterville
--Fun Central
--Left of Centrist
--Truespeak
--Words on A Page
Next: Select four new friends to add to the pollen count. (No one is obligated to participate and anyone can play if they want to). (I'm glad about that caveat - I'm not the best at always getting to it when I'm tagged, although it's always nice!)
'The Meme':
1.) What were you doing 10 years ago?
2.) What were you doing 5 years ago?
3.) What were you doing one year ago?
4.) What were you doing yesterday?
5.) Five snacks you enjoy
6.) Five songs I know all the words to.
7.) Five things you would do if you had a million dollars
8.)Five things you like doing
9.) Five bad habits
10.) Five things I would never wear again
11.) Five favorite toys
Okay, lets see whom should I tap to pass this along to? - if you notice, she wrote in my name in number 4.
How about
1.) MudHoler
2.) Crabletta
3.) Cookie Christine
4.) OldWhiteLady
Well, it's going to take me awhile tomake up think about the answers. I will post them, later in the week.
The Rules
Remove the blog at #1 from the following list and bump every one up one place; add your blog's name in the #5 spot; link to each of the other blogs for the desired cross pollenation effect.
--Last Left Turn Before Hooterville
--Fun Central
--Left of Centrist
--Truespeak
--Words on A Page
Next: Select four new friends to add to the pollen count. (No one is obligated to participate and anyone can play if they want to). (I'm glad about that caveat - I'm not the best at always getting to it when I'm tagged, although it's always nice!)
'The Meme':
1.) What were you doing 10 years ago?
2.) What were you doing 5 years ago?
3.) What were you doing one year ago?
4.) What were you doing yesterday?
5.) Five snacks you enjoy
6.) Five songs I know all the words to.
7.) Five things you would do if you had a million dollars
8.)Five things you like doing
9.) Five bad habits
10.) Five things I would never wear again
11.) Five favorite toys
Okay, lets see whom should I tap to pass this along to? - if you notice, she wrote in my name in number 4.
How about
1.) MudHoler
2.) Crabletta
3.) Cookie Christine
4.) OldWhiteLady
Well, it's going to take me awhile to
Finally!
I finally, for the most part, finished painting the trailer. It looks GREAT! I took a photo of it, but can't seem to upload to the blog. Here's the link to it. Fantastic! I still have the edges in back to paint and the rest of the shutters need to be put up...and the deck needs to be painted. I have the pair in front already back up. I never thought about it, but they had to be carefully looked at to get the ones that had originally come from that spot. While trying to put the right ones on, I realized I should have marked them, somehow, when I had taken them down. Next time...
Fools
I saw this on Everybody Knows, yesterday. I felt the songs Friday Lite Shuffle: I Pity the Fool appropriately fit my mood, especially no. 4, and no. 10 (with me being the fool).
Oh, crud.. of course, the word "fool" reminds me of this famous quote: "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."
One quatloo to the first person who can tell me who said that! (I have no idea what a quatloo is. I saw it on many comment threads at Eschaton ... maybe, I should find out what it is, first).
Update: afarensis, guess what song just hit my brain, again?
Oh, crud.. of course, the word "fool" reminds me of this famous quote: "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."
One quatloo to the first person who can tell me who said that! (I have no idea what a quatloo is. I saw it on many comment threads at Eschaton ... maybe, I should find out what it is, first).
Update: afarensis, guess what song just hit my brain, again?
Talk Like a Pirate Day is this month!
Just a note to remind people that September 19, is TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY. It's going to be a lot of fun as my boss' boss sent us an E-mail telling us that we could bring in pirate food. We could, also, indulge in Pirate Talk. He also recommended a suspension in "spell check" for the day. Pirate Speak Translator for people, like me, who can't think of the right terms. I'm, also, trying to think about what type of food a pirate would eat. Rum cake is all I can think of. Suggestions are appreciated.
**I guess I need to get outside and finish painting the trailer. Close to being finished! Yay! Only problem is that I get to thinking about STOOPID MEN and... (oops, did I type that out loud?). Please, take no offense. I don't mean you, dear readers, and the one it's geared toward, probably won't even stop by to see the post! Damn! Damn! Damn! You know, I know a lot of good filthy sailor curse words, but I think blogger frowns on using them, so I have to make do.
**I guess I need to get outside and finish painting the trailer. Close to being finished! Yay! Only problem is that I get to thinking about STOOPID MEN and... (oops, did I type that out loud?). Please, take no offense. I don't mean you, dear readers, and the one it's geared toward, probably won't even stop by to see the post! Damn! Damn! Damn! You know, I know a lot of good filthy sailor curse words, but I think blogger frowns on using them, so I have to make do.
Well, what are you waiting for? It's time for CHURCH!
Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
Amen... er, excuse me, that should be RAmen, Brothers and Sisters, and now, let us pray.
Let us remember that there are multiple theories of Intelligent Design. I and many others around the world are of the strong belief that the universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster. It was He who created all that we see and all that we feel. We feel strongly that the overwhelming scientific evidence pointing towards evolutionary processes is nothing but a coincidence, put in place by Him...
...It is for this reason that I’m writing you today, to formally request that this alternative theory be taught in your schools, along with the other two theories. In fact, I will go so far as to say, if you do not agree to do this, we will be forced to proceed with legal action. I’m sure you see where we are coming from. If the Intelligent Design theory is not based on faith, but instead another scientific theory, as is claimed, then you must also allow our theory to be taught, as it is also based on science, not on faith...
Amen... er, excuse me, that should be RAmen, Brothers and Sisters, and now, let us pray.
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Gas prices going down?
I filled up at $2.79 a gallon! It had gone down from $2.89? I think, last night. I needed to fill up last night, but decided to wait. Since I'm still painting, I decided to stop at KFC for some greasy chicken. Yum.. I paid more for their gas than at the gas station! That's just sad!
Researchers say human brain still evolving,
By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
I wonder if animal brains are also still evolving?
Researchers say human brain still evolving,
By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Using DNA samples from ethnically diverse populations, they identified a collection of variations in each gene that occurred with unusually high frequency. In fact, the variations were so common they couldn't be accidental mutations, but instead were probably due to natural selection, where genetic changes that are favorable to a species quickly gain a foothold and begin to spread, the researchers report.
I wonder if animal brains are also still evolving?
Back to painting again
So, I was outside on the ladder, my cell phone on, in case N&D needs anything. Should have left the land phone plugged into the computer. It rang, I jumped from the ladder and ran in. It wasn't N&D. I hope she's not in too much pain. I think the doc prescribed Vicodin which might be a form of oxycodone? When she's feeling better, I think I'll nickname her "Rush"... *I would not do that!*
I saw this article Breakfast Helps Keep Girls Slim, Study Finds, By ALEX DOMINGUEZ The Associated Press.
I saw this article Breakfast Helps Keep Girls Slim, Study Finds, By ALEX DOMINGUEZ The Associated Press.
Girls who regularly ate breakfast, particularly one that includes cereal, were slimmer than those who skipped the morning meal, according to a study that tracked nearly 2,400 girls for 10 years.Cereal, milk, and orange juice for breakfast is the suggestion, it looks like. Well, I think dry (oldfashion) oatmeal mixed in yogurt is always a tasty breakfast. That's my tip for the day:)
Oh, and just one more thought
If I curse men, every now and then, please don't take offense. I may say "men", but I mean one man. Yup, I got the "Dear Johnica" E-mail. Oh, well, I should have known better.
Awww! Mango jumped in my lap and licked my arm. Cute! cute, I tell you!
Mango
Awww! Mango jumped in my lap and licked my arm. Cute! cute, I tell you!
Mango
Just my thoughts, this morning.
I caught some nasty bug from being run-down and temperature changes (sweating while painting...still, etc.) Yesterday, My heart was broken, and my N&D called me from the hospital as she was to undergo emergency outpatient surgery. She did NOT want to stay overnight. I got to work and told the boss I had to leave when the phone rang. Thank goodness there are such things as "open 24 hr pharmacies". I picked her up and took her home, stayed with her overnight, to make sure she was okay when the morphine + wore off. Her accident was much worse than I thought, but not as bad as it could have been. We both wish we could turn back time. World scene not much better, however, there are some positive notes:
In First Sweep, Authorities in New Orleans Find Far Fewer Bodies Than Feared, By Erin McClam The Associated Press.
In First Sweep, Authorities in New Orleans Find Far Fewer Bodies Than Feared, By Erin McClam The Associated Press.
He declined to give a revised estimate. But he added: "Numbers so far are relatively minor as compared to the dire projections of 10,000."...Al Gore Airlifts Katrina Victims Out of New Orleans, Criticizes Bush Administration for Disaster Response, By Duncan Mansfield Associated Press Writer.
...Ever since the hurricane struck Aug. 29, residents, rescuers and cadaver-sniffing dogs have found bodies floating in the waters, trapped in attics or left lying on broken highways. Some were dropped off at hospital doorsteps or left slumped in wheelchairs out in the open...
...Meanwhile, scores of Louisiana National Guardsmen began arriving home from Iraq. About 800 members of Louisiana's 256th Brigade Combat Team volunteered to join the relief effort, while about 1,500 will return to their civilian jobs, if any of those positions are left...
Al Gore helped airlift some 270 Katrina evacuees on two private charters from New Orleans, acting at the urging of a doctor who saved the life of the former vice president's son...Thank you, Al Gore. You know, you're going to be lambasted as doing this to get back in the media spotlight. Well, I don't care. Airlifting 270 people probably wasn't cheap and it was a very good thing to do.
...Gore criticized the Bush administration's slow response to Katrina in a speech Friday in San Francisco, but refused to be interviewed about the mercy missions he financed and flew last Saturday and Sunday...
...In the speech, Gore urged that the Bush administration be held accountable for the government's inadequate relief response, particularly "when the corpses of American citizens are floating in toxic floodwaters five days after a hurricane struck."...
Friday, September 09, 2005
FYI...
I'm getting several hits from NationalJournal.com that have .gov at the end of the domain name, but when I click the link, I get a "connect to nationaljournal.com user name/password" signon form. When I click "cancel" I get this page.
In tracking it down, I find that there's a write up about EschaCon.
It looks like it's from this site: The Hotline's Blogmeter. Apparently, there are several links to the pictures many blogs have posted. Quite frankly, the .gov extension concerns me. Does anyone want me to unlink the links I have to their blogs? Let me know.
Thank you,
oldwhitelady
In tracking it down, I find that there's a write up about EschaCon.
It looks like it's from this site: The Hotline's Blogmeter. Apparently, there are several links to the pictures many blogs have posted. Quite frankly, the .gov extension concerns me. Does anyone want me to unlink the links I have to their blogs? Let me know.
Thank you,
oldwhitelady
I am Sorry
Did you ever have one of those days when you felt your heart was yanked out of your chest and ripped to shreds in front of you while you were gasping your last breath? Yeah, me too.
...Katrina - My heart goes out to the survivors. I wish I could turn back time. I may be a little morose and, perhaps, despondent in the next days or so. I'm sure you realize it's hard to type through tears.
Blue morning, blue day, won’t you see things my way(This is just the link to the lyrics).
...Katrina - My heart goes out to the survivors. I wish I could turn back time. I may be a little morose and, perhaps, despondent in the next days or so. I'm sure you realize it's hard to type through tears.
Amen! You said it, brother!
cat translations
Ever wonder what your cat is saying?
Mioawmioaw
Since I can find nothing better to play with, I shall see what happens when I sharpen my claws on this handy piece of furniture.
Gakk-ak-ak
My digestive passages seem to have formed a hairball. Wherever could this have come from? I shall leave it here upon the carpeting.
that one reminds me of the "cat with hairball" impersonation a co-worker and I liked to make, some years ago. Heh heh! Good times
Mroow
I have forced my body into a tiny space in order to look cute. How am I doing?
or on top of the refrigerator, look at me!
Rrrow-miawww
I have remedied the cat box untidiness by shoveling the contents as far out of the box as was practical.
Mioawmioaw
Since I can find nothing better to play with, I shall see what happens when I sharpen my claws on this handy piece of furniture.
Gakk-ak-ak
My digestive passages seem to have formed a hairball. Wherever could this have come from? I shall leave it here upon the carpeting.
that one reminds me of the "cat with hairball" impersonation a co-worker and I liked to make, some years ago. Heh heh! Good times
Mroow
I have forced my body into a tiny space in order to look cute. How am I doing?
or on top of the refrigerator, look at me!
Rrrow-miawww
I have remedied the cat box untidiness by shoveling the contents as far out of the box as was practical.
Friday cat blogging
Thursday, September 08, 2005
from Common Dreams News Center
UN Hits Back at US in Report Saying Parts of America are as Poor as Third World, by Paul Vallely
...It reveals that the infant mortality rate has been rising in the US for the past five years - and is now the same as Malaysia. America's black children are twice as likely as whites to die before their first birthday...
... And, in unusually outspoken language, it accuses the US of having "an overdeveloped military strategy and an under-developed strategy for human security"...
Here we go, again.
Lawmakers send on anti-abortion bill, By KELLY WIESE
A minister said Wednesday that legislation allowing lawsuits against those who help teens get around Missouri's parental consent law for abortions amounts to "a clergy intimidation bill."...Females don't get pregnant by themselves. A male has to help. I wonder what can be done to make sure the male population uses precautions, if they're going to talk some female into having sex. It's not the female's duty to be on the pill! Who can argue with the idea of contraception and education?
...Some Democrats advocate access to contraception and education as the best way to reduce abortions...
"Mount Dioxin"
Pensacola Opposes EPA Plan to Leave Contaminated Soil Untreated.
At least Pensacola is thinking about the pollution in a long range standpoint. As the years go by, people forget what land was used for and it ends up being used for housing. To the homeowner, in the future... Surprise!
At least Pensacola is thinking about the pollution in a long range standpoint. As the years go by, people forget what land was used for and it ends up being used for housing. To the homeowner, in the future... Surprise!
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
China now, but who next?
From The Dark Wraith Forums, Special Analysis:
Yahoo! Accused of Providing China with Information to Jail Reporter
Dark Wraith provides several links to articles such as the following. Internet censorship and the release of E-mail records should be a concern for everyone involved with the Internet.
Information supplied by Yahoo ! helped journalist Shi Tao get 10 years in prison
Another link from Dark Wraith's analysis - Microsoft's compliance with censorship raises alarms.
Yahoo! Accused of Providing China with Information to Jail Reporter
...For bloggers to ignore this emerging threat is to stand willing to be victims one day of similar actions, which might occur not in a socially repressive, free-market country like China, but in a far closer but equally socially repressive, free-market country.
Dark Wraith provides several links to articles such as the following. Internet censorship and the release of E-mail records should be a concern for everyone involved with the Internet.
Information supplied by Yahoo ! helped journalist Shi Tao get 10 years in prison
...Translated into English by the Dui Hua Foundation (which works to document the cases of Chinese political prisoners), the verdict reveals that Yahoo ! Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd. provided the Chinese investigating organs with detailed information that apparently enabled them to link Shi’s personal e-mail account (huoyan-1989@yahoo.com.cn) and the specific message containing information treated as a “state secret” to the IP address of his computer...
Another link from Dark Wraith's analysis - Microsoft's compliance with censorship raises alarms.
BEIJING -- Chinese bloggers who use Microsoft's new Web portal to post messages captioned "democracy," "capitalism," "liberty" or "human rights" are greeted with a scolding response.
A bright yellow warning appears: "This message includes forbidden language. Please delete the prohibited expression."
The restrictions were agreed upon by Microsoft and its Chinese partner, the government-linked Shanghai Alliance Investment. But the forbidden words have sparked a debate here and in the online world about how free speech could be threatened when the world's most powerful software company forges an alliance with the largest Communist country.
Not a big deal
but Sitemeter shows that I hit 10,000 today. I installed it in April.
Thank you, everyone who visited and helped me achieve this goal! Have some cake, ice cream, coffee, and chocolate milk. It's party time!
Update (due to afarensis' comment):
cake
ice cream
coffee
chocolate milk
Don't complain to me about the coffee!
Update again:
I bet spam would be good on crackers.
Here's some cognac for dread pirate roberts
Well, I stocked up on the very best tea leaves for Rexroth's Daughter, but someone wasn't very considerate of the other guests and used them all.
Here's what I found for dark chocolate(sorry)!
We even have some catnip for the kitties.
Thank you, everyone who visited and helped me achieve this goal! Have some cake, ice cream, coffee, and chocolate milk. It's party time!
Update (due to afarensis' comment):
cake
ice cream
coffee
chocolate milk
Don't complain to me about the coffee!
Update again:
I bet spam would be good on crackers.
Here's some cognac for dread pirate roberts
Well, I stocked up on the very best tea leaves for Rexroth's Daughter, but someone wasn't very considerate of the other guests and used them all.
Here's what I found for dark chocolate(sorry)!
We even have some catnip for the kitties.
One more picture from EschaCon 2005. Uncle Smokes couldn't find himself in any of the pictures on the blogs. He's in this picture.
Hi Uncle Smokes!!
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Indeed!
From Red, in Eschaton comments, Problem solvers
RIP, Bob Denver
Over at the Dark Wraith Forums Message Board, Oddjob advised us that Actor Bob Denver, Best Known As TV's 'Gilligan,' Dies At 70.
Here's a link to Gilligan's Island Theme Song lyrics. If you wait until the page fully opens, the song plays.
Here's a link to Gilligan's Island Theme Song lyrics. If you wait until the page fully opens, the song plays.
Charley Reese!!!
A Childish Theory, by Charley Reese.
Remember when all the freepers were telling us how good it has gotten in Iraq? That was last year! I remember reading E-mails and other propaganda about the improvements in Iraq, but to read the newspaper, to look at the news, there is no verification of any of the claims made. Nothing to back up the crap spewed non-stop for a while, there. This is a very good article. I found this article in one of my Sunday papers. When I went to Charley's archives, it was 4 or 5 articles down. I figure if I read the archives, I'll be ahead of my paper when it, finally, publishes the articles.
Oh, this article is a must read! Not a Christian,
by Charley Reese. Yeah, that's right. He's talking about Pat Robertson!
...Surely you realize by now that either the Bush administration knew Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction or, even scarier, was dumb enough to believe it did have them. On Sept. 11, 2001, we had one enemy – a terrorist organization that calls itself al-Qaida. Instead of limiting our response to taking out that organization, President George Bush declared war on the world...
...In the Iraq War we were everybody's sucker. That crook Ahmad Chalabi played us for a sucker, and the Israelis played us for a sucker. They both got what they wanted – the destruction of Saddam Hussein's government without spending a dollar of their money or a drop of their blood. Instead of Iraqi oil paying for the war, as the neocons had promised, we are paying $61 a barrel for oil. After two years of American occupation, the Iraqi people still don't have (1) security, (2) dependable power, (3) cheap and plentiful gasoline, (4) clean water, (5) a decent sewer system or (6) a viable economy...
Remember when all the freepers were telling us how good it has gotten in Iraq? That was last year! I remember reading E-mails and other propaganda about the improvements in Iraq, but to read the newspaper, to look at the news, there is no verification of any of the claims made. Nothing to back up the crap spewed non-stop for a while, there. This is a very good article. I found this article in one of my Sunday papers. When I went to Charley's archives, it was 4 or 5 articles down. I figure if I read the archives, I'll be ahead of my paper when it, finally, publishes the articles.
Oh, this article is a must read! Not a Christian,
by Charley Reese. Yeah, that's right. He's talking about Pat Robertson!
A note from the kitties
All I can say is, Thank Kitty Goddess Mom's home! Thursday, we were quite alarmed by the people and strange creatures invading our home. Grrr! Cotton and I hid away and refused to come out when Mom left. Hsssss! Mango's an idiot brown-noser. I'm sure he came out long enough to ask, "When are you coming back?"
Mom came home on Monday. Mango and I were hanging out, but were happy to see her back... but then... that stranger came in and took a nap on the couch. Well, strangers tend to send me off to a hidey place. Of course, Mango stayed and hung out with Mom. He really is a kiss-up. Once that stranger left, I had to hide for quite a few more hours, until I was sure no-one else would come over. Cotton waited until much later to, finally, appear.
Here I am, just hanging out under the computer desk. I am quite content that Mom's back! Purrrrr!
Saddie!
Mom came home on Monday. Mango and I were hanging out, but were happy to see her back... but then... that stranger came in and took a nap on the couch. Well, strangers tend to send me off to a hidey place. Of course, Mango stayed and hung out with Mom. He really is a kiss-up. Once that stranger left, I had to hide for quite a few more hours, until I was sure no-one else would come over. Cotton waited until much later to, finally, appear.
Here I am, just hanging out under the computer desk. I am quite content that Mom's back! Purrrrr!
Saddie!
After the storm
Holden at First Draft has a post showing pictures of after Katrina: Culture of Life
A commenter points to this post from Left I on the News Cuba turns up the volume. U.S. still deaf. People still dying.
It seems to me, that Fidel Castro has more humanitarian tendencies, toward Americans, than "King of Vacations." Hmmm... Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez, both, seemed to jump in to offer assistance, quicker, than our own (Johnny on the spot) leader, and yet, they're vilified by this admin.
A commenter points to this post from Left I on the News Cuba turns up the volume. U.S. still deaf. People still dying.
It seems to me, that Fidel Castro has more humanitarian tendencies, toward Americans, than "King of Vacations." Hmmm... Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez, both, seemed to jump in to offer assistance, quicker, than our own (Johnny on the spot) leader, and yet, they're vilified by this admin.
Symptoms of Inner Peace
Be on the lookout for symptoms of inner peace. The hearts of a great many have already been exposed to inner peace and it is possible that people everywhere could come down with it in epidemic proportions. This could pose a serious threat to what has, up to now, been a fairly stable condition of conflict in the world.
Some signs and symptoms of inner peace:
A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based on past experiences.
An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.
A loss of interest in judging other people.
A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others.
A loss of interest in conflict.
A loss of the ability to worry. (This is a very serious symptom).
Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.
Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.
Frequent attacks of smiling.
An increasing tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen.
An increased susceptibility to the love extended by others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it.
The link I found the above at:Symptoms of Inner Peace. I was thinking that Inner Peace is a very nice thing to strive toward, however, with the current conditions of our country, not very practical. Some of these points are good to have, but we do not want to stop worrying until things are on the correct track. While we worry, we have an impetus to work toward our goals.
Some signs and symptoms of inner peace:
A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based on past experiences.
An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.
A loss of interest in judging other people.
A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others.
A loss of interest in conflict.
A loss of the ability to worry. (This is a very serious symptom).
Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.
Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.
Frequent attacks of smiling.
An increasing tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen.
An increased susceptibility to the love extended by others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it.
The link I found the above at:Symptoms of Inner Peace. I was thinking that Inner Peace is a very nice thing to strive toward, however, with the current conditions of our country, not very practical. Some of these points are good to have, but we do not want to stop worrying until things are on the correct track. While we worry, we have an impetus to work toward our goals.
Thought I should show a little of the city.
A night building photo.
and a day building photo.
William Penn.
I did take a couple pictures of the Liberty Bell, but they were at night and didn't turn out well.
I'd also like to point you toward Athenae's very worthy post at First Draft The Legacy of EschaCon. When I grow up, I want to be just like her!
Monday, September 05, 2005
I am astounded at the gall!
From Eschaton, Her Beautiful Mind. WTF? Talk about no empathy and no compassion, whatsoever. You guessed it... Barbara Bush.
NEW YORK Accompanying her husband, former President George H.W.Bush, on a tour of hurricane relief centers in Houston, Barbara Bush said today, referring to the poor who had lost everything back home and evacuated, "This is working very well for them."
Funding cuts...
Budget cuts delayed New Orleans flood control work, By Andy Sullivan - Thu Sep 1, 7:33 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bush administration funding cuts forced federal engineers to delay improvements on the levees, floodgates and pumping stations that failed to protect New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters, agency documents showed on Thursday...Thanks to GPV for sending me the link. I don't know what there is to say about this. It's one of those, "Let's pass the blame to someone else." There sure has been a lot of the pass the blame during this administration. It's just not our fault! Well, it's certainly someone's! You folks are the current administration. When Clinton was in office, everything was his fault, when he was out of office, everything was still his fault. Excuse me, but it doesn't work that way. He has no way to get anything done, anymore. He is no longer the president. Get used to it!
...White House spokesman Scott McClellan said the administration had funded flood control efforts adequately...
Okay, Hello is working.
Here's a group of Atriots!
Eli, Prior Aelred, and Mena
Feral Liberal is in this picture. I wanted to post him on here, because he waited until AFTER I left the party, in room 838, to bring his homemade wine! :)
In this picture, NTodd is NOT wearing pants.
Room 838
More room 838
One More room 838
I can't upload any more pictures, right now, it seems.
Every once in a while, Hello gives me a rough time. I cleaned out some cookies when it was open and it looks like that may have caused a problem. Usually, after I close down the computer, the next time I boot it up, Hello will work. I'll try that, later.
Meanwhile, here is the skyline from the park we were at on Sunday.
Meanwhile, here is the skyline from the park we were at on Sunday.
EschaCon 2005, it was great!
WGG, Mena, and I left my place at 9:30 PM, Thursday. We took turns driving and ended up at registration in Philadelphia at 6:30 PM, Friday. After checking in, we met some other Atriots and grabbed a cab to The New Wave Cafe. Let me tell you, I met Eli, Karmic_Jay & Mrs. Karmic_Jay, QL in NY and Mr. QL in NY, res ipsa loquitur, upyernoz, Capital J, NTodd, Nim, Athenae, Thersites and The 5-year old, NYMary, BigVic, SallyH, The Kenosha Kid, Scout Prime, Sittenpretty, Steve Simels, Uncle Smokes, Agent Orange, Watertiger, David(Austin TX) and Mrs.David(Austin TX), Spork_Incident, Spocko, and so many other wonderful people. As I remember them, I'll have to mention them:) I got to shake Atrios' hand. I'm never washing that hand again (kidding:). At the New Wave Cafe, I met a young man who's running for congress. Patrick Murphy. I took his picture, and I asked him if it would be okay for me to post it to my blog. He said, "Sure".
He was also at the, "Strategy Session for the 06 Elections," held Saturday afternoon. He said something that made so much sense. He said that the congress people are working for all of us, no matter what state we live in. They are making the decisions that affect each and every one of us. He's 31 and single, ladies... and a very good speaker. . Louise Slaughter, Congresswoman (D_NY) Chuck Pennacchio, Alan Sandals, Mark B. Cohen, Ally Wade from DCCC, and Jesse Berney from DNC were speakers, for the Strategy Session, too.
After the New Wave Cafe, we set off on foot for The Kyber Club. It was interesting, but the music was too loud, so Capital J and I walked back to the hotel.
Saturday morning was the, "Panel: Potential for Progressive Blogging". Paul Krugman and Mrs. Paul Krugman sat two rows up from me!!!
Dinner that night was at an Indian food restaurant called Karma. I had not really been exposed to Indian food, before. It was a fantastic experience. Agent Orange led Uncle Smokes, Bigvic, Mr & Mrs QL in NY, and me back to our hotel. The party was up in room 838; Mena, SallyH, and Sittenpretty's room. I was coming back up the elevator with Scout Prime and she told me that she'd just heard that Rehnquist had died. There was a guy and girl in the elevator (we think the guy was with the DNC) He asked, "Did you say Rehnquist died?" and as he rushed out of the elevator, "I've got to get to work!"
Sunday morning was the softball/picnic. I managed to get Atrios' autograph by taking a picture of Feral Liberal's Moonbat T-shirt.
If you want to see some good pictures of the event, check out some of the links above, of the people I met. I haven't checked them all out, yet, but the ones I did look at, had information and pictures! Some of the people mentioned might have blogs I don't know about, as well. I also met a couple who said they were lurkers. They had names to use if they commented, but they hadn't yet started using them. Well, you two, you've used the names - you know they work! Chime in and comment:) I can't remember what the names are (djLicious & spouse), but I'll know them when you use them!
The folks who didn't show up were the trolls. It would have been interesting if one or two had shown up.
Regarding content, well, I'm not ready to type up what I took notes on, so I'll point you to the same link that NTodd points to. What a good article. EschaCon Begins Today in Philadelphia from Philly Future.
Well, how do you like that! I had the wrong link there for NTodd. The link that WAS there was not the one I was wanting to point people to. Drat! I have corrected it.
Update: I had the DCCC name wrong (couldn't read my own writing) - updated her's and DNC name. Check out Eschacon 2005 for a rundown of the event.
He was also at the, "Strategy Session for the 06 Elections," held Saturday afternoon. He said something that made so much sense. He said that the congress people are working for all of us, no matter what state we live in. They are making the decisions that affect each and every one of us. He's 31 and single, ladies... and a very good speaker. . Louise Slaughter, Congresswoman (D_NY) Chuck Pennacchio, Alan Sandals, Mark B. Cohen, Ally Wade from DCCC, and Jesse Berney from DNC were speakers, for the Strategy Session, too.
After the New Wave Cafe, we set off on foot for The Kyber Club. It was interesting, but the music was too loud, so Capital J and I walked back to the hotel.
Saturday morning was the, "Panel: Potential for Progressive Blogging". Paul Krugman and Mrs. Paul Krugman sat two rows up from me!!!
Dinner that night was at an Indian food restaurant called Karma. I had not really been exposed to Indian food, before. It was a fantastic experience. Agent Orange led Uncle Smokes, Bigvic, Mr & Mrs QL in NY, and me back to our hotel. The party was up in room 838; Mena, SallyH, and Sittenpretty's room. I was coming back up the elevator with Scout Prime and she told me that she'd just heard that Rehnquist had died. There was a guy and girl in the elevator (we think the guy was with the DNC) He asked, "Did you say Rehnquist died?" and as he rushed out of the elevator, "I've got to get to work!"
Sunday morning was the softball/picnic. I managed to get Atrios' autograph by taking a picture of Feral Liberal's Moonbat T-shirt.
If you want to see some good pictures of the event, check out some of the links above, of the people I met. I haven't checked them all out, yet, but the ones I did look at, had information and pictures! Some of the people mentioned might have blogs I don't know about, as well. I also met a couple who said they were lurkers. They had names to use if they commented, but they hadn't yet started using them. Well, you two, you've used the names - you know they work! Chime in and comment:) I can't remember what the names are (djLicious & spouse), but I'll know them when you use them!
The folks who didn't show up were the trolls. It would have been interesting if one or two had shown up.
Regarding content, well, I'm not ready to type up what I took notes on, so I'll point you to the same link that NTodd points to. What a good article. EschaCon Begins Today in Philadelphia from Philly Future.
Well, how do you like that! I had the wrong link there for NTodd. The link that WAS there was not the one I was wanting to point people to. Drat! I have corrected it.
Update: I had the DCCC name wrong (couldn't read my own writing) - updated her's and DNC name. Check out Eschacon 2005 for a rundown of the event.
Since I didn't get to Friday cat blog, I decided to Monday cat blog. Here are Woody Guthrie's Guitar's cats. Mischief and Dixie. Aren't they cute kitties?
Well, WGG and I made it back to MO. He asked to crash on the couch for a couple hours, before heading back his way. I'm uploading the pictures (from Eschacon) from the camera onto the computer. Too bad I can't post any on this blog. Blogger frowns on porn, and in these photos, everyone's nude!
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Yes, I believe it IS worth re-reading!
Venezuela Offers Hurricane Aid, but Chavez Criticizes U.S. Response to Katrina By Patricia Rondon Espin Associated Press Writer.
...The Venezuelan leader, a fierce critic of Bush, spoke just hours after Venezuela's Citgo Petroleum Corp. pledged a US$1 million (euro820,000) donation for hurricane aid, and after his government offered humanitarian workers and fuel to help.
"It's a terrible tragedy that our North American brothers are living through," Chavez said. "We have a battalion from our Simon Bolivar humanitarian team ready in case they authorize it for us to go there, if they give us the green light."
He said Citgo was already giving aid to some 2,000 flood victims in the area of its refinery in Lake Charles, Louisiana. "We have given US$1 million (euro820,000), a modest sum," he said.
The funds from Citgo - based in Houston and owned by state oil firm Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. - will be directed to aid organizations in affected areas, company president Felix Rodriguez said in a statement...
Bolding placed in text, above, for more emphasis.
...The Venezuelan leader, a fierce critic of Bush, spoke just hours after Venezuela's Citgo Petroleum Corp. pledged a US$1 million (euro820,000) donation for hurricane aid, and after his government offered humanitarian workers and fuel to help.
"It's a terrible tragedy that our North American brothers are living through," Chavez said. "We have a battalion from our Simon Bolivar humanitarian team ready in case they authorize it for us to go there, if they give us the green light."
He said Citgo was already giving aid to some 2,000 flood victims in the area of its refinery in Lake Charles, Louisiana. "We have given US$1 million (euro820,000), a modest sum," he said.
The funds from Citgo - based in Houston and owned by state oil firm Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. - will be directed to aid organizations in affected areas, company president Felix Rodriguez said in a statement...
Bolding placed in text, above, for more emphasis.
Bankruptcy and natural disaster
Atrios on Eschaton: Bankruptcy.
**I guess I'll be hanging around for a couple more hours. The carpool called from around Olathe KS. My mission... to find a Barbeque place in town.
Rep. John Conyers, Jr., Rep. Mel Watt, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee announced today that when Congress returns next Tuesday, they will introduce legislation to protect the thousands of families and small businesses financially devastated by Hurricane Katrina from being penalized by anti-debtor provisions contained in the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, scheduled to take effect on October 17, 2005. Reps. Conyers, Nadler, and Jackson Lee released the following joint statement:We need to watch and see who (Democrats and Republicans, both) votes for, and who votes against this legislation. If any vote against it, we will know that they are the greedy bastards who have no thought for decency toward their fellow men, and are not representatives of the people, but representatives of big money.
...
The legislation we plan to introduce will prevent new bankruptcy provisions from having adverse and unintended consequences for the hundreds of thousands now facing financial catastrophe by providing needed flexibility for victims of natural disasters in bankruptcy proceedings...
**I guess I'll be hanging around for a couple more hours. The carpool called from around Olathe KS. My mission... to find a Barbeque place in town.
I don't have time for this!
I have errands to run before my ride gets here... but, thanks to LabKat who sent me off to Gadfly who sent me to The Classic Dames Test, I found out that I'm Katharine Hepburn
You scored 14% grit, 9% wit, 61% flair, and 19% class!
You are the fabulously quirky and independent woman of character. You go your own way, follow your own drummer, take your own lead. You stand head and shoulders next to your partner, but you are perfectly willing and able to stand alone. Others might be more classically beautiful or conventionally woman-like, but you possess a more fundamental common sense and off-kilter charm, making interesting men fall at your feet. You can pick them up or leave them there as you see fit. You share the screen with the likes of Spencer Tracy and Cary Grant, thinking men who like strong women.
You scored 14% grit, 9% wit, 61% flair, and 19% class!
You are the fabulously quirky and independent woman of character. You go your own way, follow your own drummer, take your own lead. You stand head and shoulders next to your partner, but you are perfectly willing and able to stand alone. Others might be more classically beautiful or conventionally woman-like, but you possess a more fundamental common sense and off-kilter charm, making interesting men fall at your feet. You can pick them up or leave them there as you see fit. You share the screen with the likes of Spencer Tracy and Cary Grant, thinking men who like strong women.
Abortion and Katrina
How they are tied together. Winguts: An unnatural disaster (Crabby bloggy goodness, from Crabletta.)
*Feh, dingbat wingnuts!*
*Feh, dingbat wingnuts!*
Good morning:)
When will it stop?
Kadimiya stampede: Iraqis mourn loss of lives
Hundreds are mourning the loss of their loved ones after the stampede in Kadimiya in Iraq yesterday.Wouldn't this also qualify as our fault? How often did we hear about suicide bombers in Iraq, before we attacked them? Sure, we heard about "suiciders" in Isreal/Palestine, but not in Iraq. I am saddened, beyond measure. I hurt... because of the pain and suffering these people have been going through, from the day we started "shock & awe"-ing them, to the current day tragedies.
Panicked by rumors of a suicide bomber, hundreds of Shiite pilgrims were killed during a religious procession, which broke into a stampede.
According to reports, more than 800 have died, majority of them women and children.
This is the single biggest loss of life in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003.
I wish cats were the color of this sunset.
Mom was saying, "I wish the lines and buildings weren't in my way." She took this, the other day, from our deck. Not that she lets us out to enjoy the deck! Grrr! Though, sometimes, I make a break for it when the door opens. I usually manage to get down the steps and under the deck. --- Meow!
Saddie