Sunday, April 30, 2006

 

Busy busy busy...

Potato plants. Seven have come up.
Remember when I said I was going to roofcoat the roof? It rained all day, Saturday. This morning, it looked like it might rain some more. The sun finally came out, but it's kind of windy. I'm putting it off. I did, however, buy the roofcoating. It was more than I expected.

Since I had the day to do other things, I went shopping at Walmart! Isn't that what we're supposed to do on Sundays? I purchased my fishing license, 3 geraniums, 10 or 16 tomato, 2 pepper, 6 zucchini, and 6 cucumber plants. I planted them. I figured since the soil was damp, they should get a good start. After I take a picture of my garden, and post it, don't laugh. When I plant things, I just dig a hole, put the plant in, push soil around it, and hope for the best. The rows are not straight. The plants might be too close. I'm not too fussy about it. It works for me.

The reason I went to Walmart was to get a lamp. I had one of those halogen lamps and it quit working. Last night, I stopped and picked up the funny bulb the lamp used (along with the roofcoating - Walmart doesn't carry it). I installed the bulb, and the light still didn't work. It had been giving me trouble, by not coming on immediately, anyway. Wouldn't you know, Walmart didn't have that type of lamp. I found a lamp similar, but it uses different bulbs. It's now all put together and ready for use. Thank goodness! I was tired of trying to read by the light of the wall lamp, sitting on the computer chair. Meanwhile, Lady Fortuna took over my favorite chair.

 

Mouse did you say?


Woman, Son Convicted in Mouse-In-Soup Scam

Saturday, April 29, 2006

 

Stop signs are there for a reason!

My walking/jogging friend is out of commission. She was driving to work one day, last week, when another driver decided to run a stop sign. The other driver's car was stopped by my friend's car. My friend was admitted to the hospital for several broken bones, cracked ribs and sternum. She was very lucky she didn't have worse. So far, she's had surgery on her toe and kneecap. Once the swelling of her ankle goes down, it will have to be repaired. She said the doctors said she should be able to jog again, many months down the road. She's pretty upbeat about the whole thing, even though her summer (and vacation) plans had to be changed. She said that the doctors found some other things, during all the scanning for injuries, that she would not have known about, that later, she can have her medical doctor review and advise. I took several pictures so that she can put them in her photo album to look at, once healed.

 

Blood pressure rising

Let Us Now Spit Upon The Earth This article talked about Bush and his blatherings on Earth Day. I think I enjoyed this paragraph, the most:
...Bush on Earth Day. It's like Satan talking up the joys of Easter. It's like Paris Hilton chatting about treating the planet with humility and grace. It's like Jerry Falwell gushing about his love of Brokeback Mountain, Eli Lilly extolling the virtues of meditation and green tea. It is, in a word, embarrassing. Humiliating. Intellectually bludgeoning. And hypocritical in a way, and at a depth, that is as nauseating to stomach as the testosterone levels at a Duke lacrosse frat party...
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US Says Iran Top Terror Sponsor The title says it all, but here's an excerpt:
...The US report says other state sponsors of terrorism include Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria and Cuba...
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Is this any way to thank the soldiers for fighting the fight their president requested of them? I'm glad to see that they're not pursuing the deceased! Report: Injured Soldiers Drowning In Medical Debt
...The report from the Government Accountability Office said another 400 who died in the wars had $300,000 in debt but that the Defense Department doesn't pursue collection of people killed in combat.

"We found that hundreds of separated battle-injured soldiers were pursued for collection of military debts incurred through no fault of their own," said the report. It said that included seeking reimbursement for errors in pay or for equipment left on the battlefield...
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Who is going to pay for all these costs? I think the pro-war bunch should have to pony up fees to help defray the cost. How Many US Troops are Really in Iraq? How Much is the War in Iraq Costing?
The Congressional Research Service has just released a new report on the past and possible future costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pending Congress’ action on the new emergency supplemental, which should complete fiscal year 2006 expenses, the costs will be up to $439 billion by the end of this year.
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Chernobyl Kills While Bought ex-Greenpeacer Shills
...But I saw the deformed animals. I spoke to the sick children and their dying parents. America has been fed some big lies lately, but the biggest ever told remains "no one died at Three Mile Island." ...
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Pentagon Halts Contractor Clearances Interestingly, some of those on hold are for the Department of Homeland Security!
...The Defense Security Service blames, in part, the sheer volume of requests. Between October and March, more than 100,000 security-clearance applications were submitted.

The service is also struggling with a budget shortfall, McGovern said, noting that its funding was cut by $20 million this year. McGovern said she did not know how much of a shortfall the agency faces...
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I was thinking of how people, during their day to day lives, say things on the phone that they really wouldn't like anyone (except the person they're talking to) knowing. People talk about their enemies, their friends, stupid things the kids did or said, how pissed they might be at the boss, embarrassing moments, shady dealings and/or lies:
"When I slipped and fell, my dress flew up and exposed all for the crowd to see. I could have just died, I wish the floor would have opened up so I could have fallen in."
"God, I have the cramps, my period's just started and I feel like shit."
"You know, I really think that Steve is a hottie. I could go for him in a moment, but don't you go telling Ricky."
"Heck yea, I got a real deal on that boat. I didn't pay the whole sales tax, either. The guy just wrote the amount, I asked him to write, on the back of the title."
"It's a secret, but I don't use meat in the meatloaf."
"I really wasn't wearing my seatbelt, but I told the officer I was so I wouldn't have to pay the seatbelt fine."
"Heh, heh, yeah, I cheated on my golf score."
"I bought those fish from a kid sitting on the edge of the lake. I took them home and told the little wife I caught them!"
My scenarios are tame, but I am sure there are much steamier conversations going on, all having nothing to do with terrorism. The public should not have to watch what they say for fear they'll be monitored! Illegal spy tactics are just that, illegal! According to the second article, the lawsuit threatens to expose... secrets, well, just what do they think their monitoring was doing to individuals? U.S.: FBI Sought Info Without Court OK
The FBI secretly sought information last year on 3,501 U.S. citizens and legal residents from their banks and credit card, telephone and Internet companies without a court's approval, the Justice Department said Friday.
Feds move to dismiss lawsuit challenging spy tactics
...The government, in a filing here late Friday, said the lawsuit threatens to expose government and military secrets and therefore should be tossed. The administration added that its bid to intervene in the case should not be viewed as a concession that the allegations are true...
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Now this article doesn't bother me, but I thought it was interesting because of all the stories I've read about the horrors of being caught with drugs, in Mexico. Mexico proposes decriminalizing pot and cocaine

Friday, April 28, 2006

 

Mood, what a funny word.

One of the E-mails in my in-basket had this gem:

"MY HUSBAND BOUGHT ME A MOOD RING THE OTHER DAY. WHEN I'M IN A GOOD MOOD IT TURNS GREEN. WHEN I'M IN A BAD MOOD... IT LEAVES A RED MARK ON HIS FOREHEAD."

 

Friday Cat Blogging - Hiding under the fern

The kitties will miss this fern when it goes outside for the summer. They spend time playing in, and around, it. There's always a mess underneath it, from the leaves they knock off.

Thursday, April 27, 2006

 

Chernobyl

Hell on Earth by John Vidal. The article has to do with the Chernobyl disaster, the clean up, and the health problems of all involved. It's interesting, but terribly sad.

We usually think of the humans affected, but the flora and fauna are not always discussed.
...Some scientists are upbeat. Biodiversity, says the Institute of Ecology in the Ukraine, has increased due to the removal of human influence. Moose, wild boar, roe and red deer, beavers, wolves, badgers, otters and lynx have all been reported in the area, and species associated with humans - rats, house mice, sparrows and pigeons - have all declined. Indeed, of 270 species of birds in the area, 180 are breeding.

But it is not as simple as that. Other scientists report mammals experiencing heavy doses from internally deposited Caesium-137 and Strontium-90 radioactive fallout. One study has found mutations in 18 generations of birds; another that radioactivity levels in trees are still rising. Contamination has been found migrating into underground aquifers...
I wonder, sometimes, if diseases such as Avian Bird Flu might have been caused or worsened by the pollution our technology creates and puts in the air.

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

 

Bits and pieces.

School Sends Kids to Closed Amusement Park. Can you imagine how shocked they would have been? It would've been a great Candid Camera joke!

Teen Inmate Gets More Time for Pot Request. Perhaps the weed has caused brain damage. Wouldn't this guy realize his letters would be read? I guess he forgot!

Something fun: My sister's birthday is next month. She bought a car that has a hood ornament of a dog. She wants to replace it with a horse ornament. I printed out some great pictures from a site, but I don't think she's looked at them. Since her horses are part Quarter Horse and part Morgan, I thought this would be a cool ornament as a birthday present.

 

This is your brain on drugs

From TBO.com (Associated Press: Entertainment) Police Arrest Nude Man Stuck in Chimney. The guy was arrested on suspicion of drug usage.
And then, From News of the Weird:
Inexplicable: Phillip Williams, 47, for some reason approached two uniformed police officers in Tampa, Fla., in March to ask their opinions of whether the substance he had just purchased for the crack pipe he was holding was indeed cocaine. After examining the pipe, the officers suspended their then-current investigation of a burglary and put the cuffs on Williams. The month before, in Orlando, Michael Garibay, 34, approached a sheriff's deputy in a marked patrol car and asked him if he was "straight," which, as Garibay proceeded to explain to the befuddled officer, meant, "Do you want to buy cocaine?" After Garibay pulled out a baggie of white rocks, he was arrested. [Tampa Tribune, 3-22-06] [Orlando Sentinel, 2-3-06]

Recurring Themes: In March, Gary Brunner became the latest person to go to a police station and ask naively if there were any warrants on him, only to find the answer to be yes and that he was under arrest (for drug possession, Carmel, N.Y.). And Bryan Palmer, 21, and Peggy Casey, 31, were interviewed by police investigating a burglary in South Windsor, Conn., in March, but were released. Detectives changed their minds, though, and were futilely searching for them when the pair showed up at the police station to innocently ask how the investigation was going. [Journal News (White Plains, N.Y.), 3-16-06] [Manchester Journal Inquirer, 3-13-06
More reasons not to do drugs. I often think that if the potential users read all the stupid things done by drug users, they might change their mind about taking that dose. Then, I remember that most people "think" they're smarter and, even under the influence, would never be so stupid. We'll be reading about their exploits in the paper.

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

 

I thought it was cool.

This has nothing to do with the photo, but...
In my post The Only Picture I took Today, I mentioned that my mother had several tests performed at the hospital. Today, she left several long messages on my answering machine advising me that she did get feedback from the doctors and hospital. It turns out that she's fine. She has a stopped up sinus - this was shown by the MRI, and the holtor monitor showed that her heart rate lowers to 32, sometimes, while sleeping. That was about it. YAY! I'm happy!

Monday, April 24, 2006

 

Well, alright, then.

Judge: Web-Surfing Worker Can't Be Fired.

Sunday, April 23, 2006

 

It's a fantastic morning.

Rocky Girl came in and said, "Mom, you really need to get up. We want treats."
I guess it really was time to get up. Yesterday, I neglected to get the mail, so walked up the path in the nice cool (after small spring shower) air, and picked up the two items sitting in the mailbox. As I came back, I was very pleased to see that my newly stained deck had repelled the rain.
Logging on, I see that the price of making a penny has gone up.
This week the cost of the metals in a penny rose above 0.8 cents, more than twice the value of last fall. Because the government spends at least another six-tenths of a cent — above and beyond the cost of the metal — to make each penny, it will lose nearly half a cent on each new one it mints.
Now, that is too bad. Do you know how many people throw pennies down on the ground? I like to pick up pennies, when I see them (I don't care if they're head's up or not). I always remember that 5 pennies make a nickel, ten pennies make a dime, and so on. Speaking of larger change, I found and picked up two quarters in the last week. Heh! It made me happy.
Speaking of happy, I had enough time to get to church. Landover Baptist Church, that is. One of their kind souls went to the movies to give us their movie review and thoughts of: The Bible Doesn't Mention Any "Ice Age," So Shut Up About It!
...Most Pastors agree that if Christian parents would take their children out of public schools and invest their money in providing a sound Biblical education at a private Baptist School, it would solve most of the world's problems. "Kids won't even want to watch movies like 'Ice Age,'" says Pastor Deacon Fred. "There are so many more interesting stories in the Bible, and they are ALL true!" In most True Christian® schools, like Dr. Jerry Falwell's Liberty University, in Lynchburg, VA, they monitor, edit, and approve the movies that students are allowed to watch...
Well, there it is. The answer to the worlds problems! Now, we know. Praise Jebus! Glory Hallelujah!

There was also an article about body piercing Regarding the Ads For Body Piercing on Our Church Web Site. That was fun! Especially the part about skateboarders.

Saturday, April 22, 2006

 

Happy Earth Day.

I took this picture, the other morning. It's not as colorful as some of the sunrises I've taken, but I thought it was pretty cool. I stained the deck, then took a nap. It's a beautiful day, outside.

Friday, April 21, 2006

 

Friday cat blogging - Rocky & Sgt Mango

These two cats are best friends. I was surprised because Sgt Mango had such a hard time learning how to play nicely. He wanted to play, but always played too rough with the other cats, causing them to jump up and stalk away. Since Rocky Girl is such a feisty little thing, they seem to be naturally drawn to each other.

Thursday, April 20, 2006

 

Another bird photo

I was at my parent's place this weekend. We were sitting outside, under the trees, and there were many birds flying around (and nasty ticks, but the ticks weren't flying, they were dropping from the trees. I ended up finding 2 on my body). I managed to snap a couple nice photos of the birds. My parents really liked this one.

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

 

Articles that make you go, "hmmm".

I've heard that lying blackens your soul. I guess Scotty needed to spend more time with his family. I wonder if Ari Fleischer will give him a job? McClellan Leaves White House Press Office. As far as Rove goes, I figure this is just a ploy to give him the time he needs to think up "new and improved", "shock and awe", nasty, underhanded, campaign practices.

And now, a word from Howard Dean..."The religious community has to decide whether they want to be tax exempt or involved in politics." Amen, Brother!

 

My sister and the bedbugs.

I don't think I've ever seen a bedbug. I know I don't want to. Sis built a house, not too many years ago. She moved all her stuff into it. She had a couple fish tanks, one she has in the living room, and at least one, in her bedroom. She bought a new refrigerator, range, dishwasher, and microwave. She, currently, has a guinea pig, a couple cats, a Pomeranian dog, a bunch of fish, and a chicken residing inside the house. A couple weeks ago, she noticed she also had bed bugs. Lots of them... and ceiling bugs. She vacuumed them from the ceiling and out of her bed, but they kept appearing. She had an encyclopedia set she bought for her daughter, many years ago. She looked up bedbugs and found that the bedbugs described in the entry didn't sound like the bedbugs she had. "Bedbugs," she informed me, "as a rule, don't like light. They also don't have a beetle type body." As she was feeding her fish one day, she realized she had spilled some water into the podfish food. Looking at the food, she found all sorts of little holes, where weevils must have hatched from. Once she removed the fishfood, she no longer had bedbugs.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

 

The only picture I took today.


Because of continual dizzyness, my mother had an appointment with the MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) machine, today. We arrived half an hour early, but the woman taking patients back, took her in. It was a good thing, too, because the 45 minutes, we thought it would take, turned out to be an hour and half. Then, she had to have a test called (I think) Carotid Artery Bleed Time. Once that was finished, she was set up with a 24 hour Holter Monitor. Finished, we headed for the border. Taco Bell. She usually has the tacos, but tried the chalupa and half of their pizza. She said she's had enough Taco Bell for the time being.

We were looking at the card that was given to her after the MRI. It had a number she could call for a CD. She doesn't have a computer, but she thinks she will go ahead and get one, we can look at it on my computer. I think that would be quite interesting. I hope they indicate what the images mean.

 

Don't run that red light.

Man Accused of Changing Traffic Lights
The guy received a $50. ticket on suspicion of interfering with a traffic signal. He says he bought the Opticon on E-Bay for $100. Used it for two years, and just now, got a ticket. He says the device paid for itself. There are a couple lights around here that refuse to change colors. Now, what was that thing called again? :)

Sunday, April 16, 2006

 

Happy Easter

Lady Fortuna got up early, in hopes the Easter Bunny would visit.
The Easter Bunnies refused to visit our home. They were hanging out, elsewhere.
That was alright, because this photo reminds me I need to get my fishing license.

 

When pigs come home to roost

My sister came home one day, to find a pot bellied pig hanging around her chicken yard. It was a thin pig, and acted like it wanted to stay. She let it. The neighbor boys came over asking if she had seen a pig. She let them take the pig back. It reappeared the next day. When the neighbor boys came to get it, this time, they said they fixed the pen so it won't be back, but if it did, she could keep it.

Speaking of pigs, in the Read it and Veep Dept., Mad Magazine #465, May 2006, has an entry called, A Day in the Life of Dick Cheney. It's quite amusing. The main themes being his evilness and his health. In the 10:57 P.M. slot, Finally get around to updating "Friends" section on Myspace.com. The little balloon has Cheney saying, "Let's see, better git rid of Libby and --oh Cripes, Abramoff's on there, too! Delete! Delete!"
Now, something that's quite strange, The Fat Lady Sings has a post, White House Secrets Revealed, which tells us strange bits of information about this administration. At the end, TFLS asks, "So – what do you think? Fact or fiction?" I'm going with FACT.

Saturday, April 15, 2006

 

Tulips

It's been a long week. How about a joke?

A woman went to a pet shop & immediately spotted a large, beautiful parrot. There was a sign on the cage that said $50.00. "Why so little," she asked the pet store owner.

The owner looked at her and said, "Look, I should tell you first that this bird used to live in a house of Prostitution and sometimes it says some pretty vulgar stuff."

The woman thought about this, but decided she had to have the bird anyway. She took it home and hung the bird's cage up in her living room and waited for it to say something. The bird looked around the room, then at her, and said, "New house, new madam."
The woman was a bit shocked at the implication, but then thought "that's really not so bad." When her two teenage daughters returned from school, the bird saw and said, "New house, new madam, new girls."

The girls and the woman were a bit offended but then began to laugh about the situation, considering how and where the parrot had been raised. Moments later, the woman's husband, Wayne, came home from work.

The bird looked at him and said,

"Hi, Wayne!"

Friday, April 14, 2006

 

Friday Cat Blogging-peep show

When I uploaded the picture, I was too tired to think about writing anything. As you see, the post is entitled, "Friday Cat Blogging", because I always have a cat picture to show. Well! Four cats decided to go on strike. They refused to pose or do anything cute that would cause me to photograph them. Luckily, I had photos of baby eagles to post, instead. Yay! It's Friday!

Thursday, April 13, 2006

 

How about a moon shot?

Please forgive me for uploading all these pictures. I've been quite busy and haven't had enough time to put some thought into a post or two. I'm planning on painting the deck, soon, so had to remove my rocks and plants. I received my rose bushes and had to plant them. I sure hope they make it. I thought it would rain last night so didn't water them enough. I forgot about watering them, tonight, until just now. Perhaps, I'll be able to water them, tomorrow.

Bush came through Missouri, yesterday, and the papers have a picture of him schmoozing with some woman. They're laughing and she's leaning against him. Oh, ick! I think I have to go vomit. On the inside of the paper, they have an article about some of the protestors. There were a couple of them holding up a banner reading, "Stop Killing", along the highway. A man in a truck yelled, "Get a job!" at them. Now, why does he think they don't have jobs? I would think that plenty of people took off from their jobs to show their displeasure or pleasure of Bush visiting their state. I'm sure he wouldn't yell, "Get a job!", at the folks that were all, "Rah Rah Bush!"

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

 

Well wishes for Bitsy's health

The Fat Lady Sings' cat, Bitsy, is very ill. TFLS wrote that the vet thinks Bitsy probably has kidney failure. I'm hoping that her condition can be treated. It would be great if she could feel well again. The four legged members of our families are very similar to the two legged members. When they don't feel good, we don't feel good. Let's send hopeful thoughts and wishes to Bitsy's recovery.

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

 

A different sunrise view

Thank you for being such a good friend.

Monday, April 10, 2006

 

My morning started like this.


Sunday, April 09, 2006

 

Bird watching, again.

Boy Cardinal
Girl Cardinal

Noisy Little Bird. I don't know what type this is. I watched it, in the tree, for some time. It sounded like there were several birds in the tree. I went over, and the music/song/noise stopped. As I stood under the tree, it started up, again. It sounded so happy.

 

who's to blame for the mess in Iraq: the Iraqis!

Those Ungrateful Iraqis! by Rosa Brooks.
...In Baghdad on Monday for a joint appearance with British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, Condoleezza Rice suggested that we've now given the Iraqis all the help a liberated people can reasonably expect: We "have forces on the ground and have sacrificed here," she told reporters, so we have "a right to expect that this process [of government formation] will keep moving forward."

Chiming in, Straw called on the Iraqis to shape up and select a prime minister, pronto: "The Americans have lost over 2,000 people [in Iraq]. We've lost over 100…. And billions — billions — of United States dollars, hundreds of millions of British pound sterlings have come into this country. We do have, I think, a right to say that we've got to be able to deal with Mr. A or Mr. B or Mr. C. We can't deal with Mr. Nobody."...
Isn't it interesting that they (Rice & Straw) take no account of how many Iraqis died during, and after, this "liberation" they speak of?

Saturday, April 08, 2006

 

TV is off.

After I took the picture, I realized it was a little, how should I put it... off, but I liked it anyway.
I was checking my other E-mail account and found that I had one sitting there, since March, from my cousin. The first line made me laugh. I'm sending him an E-mail asking if they might change their minds about that bike. They are also some of the people I went on the float trip with, last year.
We are all well, considering we are not lawyers hunting in Texas. His Wife got a smaller bike she is happier with, I lost 8 pounds and gained 4 back, Son may get to play video games next week if he is back on the honor roll, and Another Son is OK, too.
We decided to keep the little 450 Custom for a porch bike, always ready to go to work or to the store. I may be riding it a good bit this summer to work as I don't have a rider anymore.
We got to go on a little local float last Sunday, about 5 or 6 miles with the creek up a bit. Brother's Wife's Brother-in-law came up and brought his boy, so our kids got to go as well. Beautiful day with occasional sun, good water, and no beer....
I still owe your Ma a letter from Christmas, and I hope to get it wrote soon.
Please extend our best wishes to all, especially My Sister.
And speaking of pictures, I filled that CDRW you sent me with pix, I will send it along sometime.
Cuz His Name

 

Delayed morality

I was reading the latest Robert Scheer article about Tom Delay. Interesting content in the article. Apparently, Delay thinks he's on the side of good and morality. People not agreeing with him are, "enemies of virtue". Well, place me as an enemy of virtue, because I sure wouldn't want to follow the path he walks.
..."We have been chosen to live as Christians at a time when our culture is being poisoned and our world is being threatened," thundered the Texan pest-control entrepreneur who rose to become one of America's most powerful politicians. "The enemies of virtue may be on the march, but they have not won."...
Scheer continues his article, discussing the circle of folks involved in that money funneling scandal. I totally enjoyed reading this piece.
While looking for the article, online, I came across this site Spinsanity Scheer Deception: The Lies and Jargon of Robert Scheer. Hmpf. It looks like most of the articles on that site are rightwing type drivel, plus the site is no longer being updated as of Jan, 2005. I was wondering what the writer thought of Rush Limbaugh, since he thinks Scheer "is one of the media's worst offenders", but I didn't find anything!!!

 

How not to outrun the police.

Galloping Getaway Ends When Horse Tires.

Chase Ends When Cruiser Runs Out of Gas.

So, in both stories, the ride ran out of gas, allowing the police to capture their person.

Friday, April 07, 2006

 

Friday Cat Blogging - The Centerfold

Cotton has been practicing to be centerfold material. Here's one of his better efforts. Cat Fancy, you can call, anytime.

Thursday, April 06, 2006

 

Bits and thoughts of the day.

Cheney Aide Says Bush OK'd Leak on Iraq. According to I. Lewis Libby, Bush authorized the leak, and Cheney said to pass prewar Iraq information on, but no indication of their authorizing release of Valerie Plame's name.
...There was no indication in the filing that either Bush or Cheney authorized Libby to disclose Valerie Plame's CIA identity.

But the disclosure in documents filed Wednesday means that the president and the vice president put Libby in play as a secret provider of information to reporters about prewar intelligence on Iraq...
It's good news regarding the Iraq Info, but we already figured that one out. Will we ever know the whole truth about the Valerie Plame CIA indentity release to the media?

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What a weird day. I had to go to the dentist because one of my fillings fell out. I will need a cap on it, later on, but he agreed to go ahead and fill it, this time. Because of the amount of tooth left (not a lot) and the amount of filling, it might last a couple years. When it goes, a cap/crown will be the next step.

I waited in that little room for an hour. I finally checked my phone clock to see what time it was. A couple minutes later, the dentist walks in. He apologized and explained that he had some difficulty with another patient, causing him to run late. He, and his assistant, worked on my tooth for quite a while. Finally filling the tooth, and allowing me to leave a bundle of money for them.

Since I had been there so long, I needed to use the ladies room. I walked in and it smelled like something had died in there! Ugh! It looked okay, just stunk to high heavens. My time spent in there, beside the usual necessities, was used to hope no one would come in and think I had stunk it up! Anyway, I headed for home.

Novacaine is still numbing the area around the tooth, but coming out, causing slight pain. I stopped to pick up the mail and found the latest Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine in the box. When I opened up the magazine, I found that the first story is entitled, Shadow People. Since my last post was entitled The Shadow People, I just wanted to make it known that I did not get the magazine until today. That is all:)

 

The Shadow People.

Sometimes, it seems as though we live in the shadows. We write and talk, but we aren't heard. The people that are heard, do not usually represent our thoughts and ideals, even though they might claim to do so. Those people are supposed to be our representatives. When we send letters expressing our concern about various current events, votes coming up, and other items of interest to us, we are sent a form letter. Sure, the form letter tells us they received our notes of concern, but... and thank you for writing.

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

 

Peach Blossoms

At the end of March, we had a cold snap. The trees had already started budding out, and I was worried that we wouldn't have flowers on them. The peach trees at my parents house look pretty. My sister has a couple peach trees blossoming, too. I hope we have no cold spells in April!

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

 

I'm slightly pleased.

Analysis: DeLay leaves troubling legacy Good! When I heard he would resign from congress, I figured he finally realized he's not going to get out of the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal. After all, two of his aides pleaded guilty, too. You can't tell me Delay didn't know about it. I also think he had a hand in it.
..."My lawyers have been told I'm not a target of the investigation," DeLay said. He said he managed his congressional office "by trusting the people I hired. Evidently, they mishandled that trust."...
Blah, blah, blah... That sounds like bullshit to me! Perhaps that old adage, "What goes around, comes around," really is true. HA! In fact, Double HA!

Monday, April 03, 2006

 

Signs of spring

Every year, I pass by fields of this pink stuff. It certainly is pretty, but I think it's some type of pest.

Sunday, April 02, 2006

 

Mmmm, smoked turkey sounds good.

'Wandering Wanda' Still on the Loose

 

Birdwatching.

The birds that fly around my yard are such entertainment. As you can see from the photo, I'm not the only one who likes to watch birdsThat flying dove photo was an accident. I was shooting as it was sitting on a wire, then it took off.I love this picture. I've been trying to get my doves in a photo, but they seldom cooperate.

Saturday, April 01, 2006

 

Why I'm Thankful

My camera didn't break.
My glasses stayed on my face.
No bones were broken.
The mailbox could be moved back into place.
No cars were coming.
I could get back up and onto the horse.
I wasn't wearing my favorite jeans.
The rein burn wasn't so bad I had to let the horse go.
I have a blog I can complain to.
I have nice readers who sympathize, instead of telling me it was my own fault.
As for you, dear readers, you can be thankful I didn't post pictures of my wounds.

So, it was Coggin's Clinic today. I made it over to my sister's place in one piece. I didn't ride my usual horse, instead, I rode the neighbor's horse, "The Babysitter." That name was given to her in a joking manner because the horse didn't run much, didn't go very fast, either, until the neighbor asked my sister to keep the horse for her, while her husband was in hospital. My sister rode the horse, making the horse work. That horse is now much like sis's horses... raring to go, ready to run, happy to be ridden. The farrier brought his son to help ride horses, since there were four that needed to go. There was a lot of traffic on that gravel road, but we got to the clinic in great shape. The horses were trotting/galloping/walking.

On the way back, sis and the son were galloping, I held my horse back for a bit, then let her go. She decided to go into the field and gallop alongside the road, which was fine, until we came upon a muddy ditch... and a mailbox. I didn't give her the right command so she was unsure which way to go. We ended up galloping past the mailbox, but my leg was in the way. Whack! Off I flew.. onto the gravel road. I held onto the rein and she stopped. I lay there a minute or two, finally getting up to determine what damage was done to my body. Elbows, knees, and right hip were scraped and bruised, left hand rein burn, broken fingernail, and small scratches to my hands. I'm pretty sure the horse didn't touch the mailbox, but the impact from my knee turned it off it's base. They moved it back into place. I got back onto my horse and we made it back to sis's house, with no further damage.

The farrier has ridden with us on the trail ride we like to participate in, each year. One year, I was riding Millie (the larger of the two sister horses) and I fell off as she jumped a creek bed. About my misadventure, he commented, "That's twice!" I can't blame the horses - they didn't throw me. I fell off. How sad is that? I hope your day was less eventful.




Two little horses at the clinic. My sister said one is a Corsican. I have no idea which. I could google it, I guess.

 

Sign of the times

After taking stock on what my life has degenerated into, since I picked out this blog, I realized I haven't been spending enough time with my family, my pets, my home, etc. I've realized that I've not allowed the TV to sell me all the good thoughts of America - you know, how we have saved Iraq from an evil tyrant, and how they are on the road to Democracy and thank God and Allah that we (US) were the Iraqis' saviors. I've narrowed the time wasting down to one thing... the computer. At this time, I'm selling my trusty computer to the kids next door. I've cancelled my Internet access, and I've just ordered cable TV. The cable guy got it all hooked up, already, this morning. My gosh, those people know their stuff...of course, for $135. a month (the premium package - I don't want to miss out on all that I've been missing out), they really should know how to get the movies shooting through the airwaves. So, I love you all, and I love all the wonderful blogs, but I'll be following Queen's advice: Turn on the TV let it drip right down in your eyes and maybe, when I'm at the library, I'll stop at the blogosphere and say "Hello."



Happy April Fools' Day!
Did anyone believe me... even for a minute?

 

How evil am I?

afarensis had a post showing how evil he was. I thought that might be fun to do, too.
You Are 26% Evil

A bit of evil lurks in your heart, but you hide it well. In some ways, you are the most dangerous kind of evil.
How Evil Are You?
The number wasn't high enough, so I went back and checked some of questions that were kind of questionable, but it could happen, perhaps. Yes, I managed to increase the evilness. Some of the questions were just so "not me" that I could not check them. Oh, boy... I love my new "evil" picture:)
You Are 48% Evil

You are evil, but you haven't yet mastered the dark side. Fear not though - you are on your way to world domination.
How Evil Are You?

 
You Passed the US Citizenship Test

Congratulations - you got 8 out of 10 correct!
Could You Pass the US Citizenship Test?

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