Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Sometimes I can't resist completing and posting memes.
Live, from downtown (or maybe not), someplace, USA, as challenged by The Fat Lady Sings , my answers to her post of Getting To Know You. Also, I saw The Gypsy's Caravan and The CultureGhost had both answered. Yeah:) I'm a copycat. That's what happens when you surround yourself with cats!
1. IF YOU COULD BUILD A SECOND HOUSE ANYWHERE WHERE WOULD IT BE? Bahamas
2. IF YOU COULD EAT LUNCH WITH JUST ONE PERSON WHO WOULD IT BE? Robin Cook (the writer)
3. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR SOCKS RIGHT NOW? Not wearing any.
4. THE LAST CD YOU BOUGHT? The Very Best of Dwight Yoakum.
5. WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Now, mostly around six something.
6. WHAT WAS THE LAST FILM YOU SAW AT THE CINEMA? Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (or whatever they named it).
7. FAVORITE TV SHOW? Scrubs, My Name is Earl, not that I get to watch them, anymore. I have to take naps.
8. IF YOU COULD PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Played trombone through highschool. I didn't want to play it, I wanted to play flute, but it was what my mother found in the paper. I no longer want to play flute. I bought a keyboard and started to learn it, but things happened and I stopped, I plan to start again.
9. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS? Green and purple.
10. DO YOU BELIEVE IN AFTERLIFE? Unsure.
11. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SPORTS CAR OR SUV? Four door sedan.
12. FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK? Mrs. Pigglewiggle.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON? Spring.
14. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPER POWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Not a death ray, exactly, but some sort of ray that could stop people from what they're doing. Put them in suspended animation until I got around to sorting them out.
15. IF YOU HAVE A TATTOO, WHAT IS IT? None. I have plenty of scars, though.
16. WHO WOULD YOU HATE TO BE STUCK IN A ROOM WITH? Rush Limbaugh.
17. WHAT INSPIRES YOU? Cats, photography, art, good books, blogs, everything and anything.
18. NAME ONE PERSON FROM YOUR PAST YOU WISH YOU COULD GO BACK AND TALK TO? Her name was Velvet. She came to school one year, possibly 7th grade?, but only stayed about a quarter of the term. She was the neatest girl I knew. She could write with both hands.
19. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE DAY? Saturday.
20. ARE YOU A MORNING PERSON OR A NIGHT OWL? Both. I get up early and go to bed late. Naps are a treasure.
21. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? This weekend. I was thinking about my cats and what a special friend Saddie was. He was only 2 1/2, but he made a great impact on my life. I still miss him.
1. IF YOU COULD BUILD A SECOND HOUSE ANYWHERE WHERE WOULD IT BE? Bahamas
2. IF YOU COULD EAT LUNCH WITH JUST ONE PERSON WHO WOULD IT BE? Robin Cook (the writer)
3. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR SOCKS RIGHT NOW? Not wearing any.
4. THE LAST CD YOU BOUGHT? The Very Best of Dwight Yoakum.
5. WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Now, mostly around six something.
6. WHAT WAS THE LAST FILM YOU SAW AT THE CINEMA? Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (or whatever they named it).
7. FAVORITE TV SHOW? Scrubs, My Name is Earl, not that I get to watch them, anymore. I have to take naps.
8. IF YOU COULD PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Played trombone through highschool. I didn't want to play it, I wanted to play flute, but it was what my mother found in the paper. I no longer want to play flute. I bought a keyboard and started to learn it, but things happened and I stopped, I plan to start again.
9. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS? Green and purple.
10. DO YOU BELIEVE IN AFTERLIFE? Unsure.
11. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SPORTS CAR OR SUV? Four door sedan.
12. FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK? Mrs. Pigglewiggle.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON? Spring.
14. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPER POWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Not a death ray, exactly, but some sort of ray that could stop people from what they're doing. Put them in suspended animation until I got around to sorting them out.
15. IF YOU HAVE A TATTOO, WHAT IS IT? None. I have plenty of scars, though.
16. WHO WOULD YOU HATE TO BE STUCK IN A ROOM WITH? Rush Limbaugh.
17. WHAT INSPIRES YOU? Cats, photography, art, good books, blogs, everything and anything.
18. NAME ONE PERSON FROM YOUR PAST YOU WISH YOU COULD GO BACK AND TALK TO? Her name was Velvet. She came to school one year, possibly 7th grade?, but only stayed about a quarter of the term. She was the neatest girl I knew. She could write with both hands.
19. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE DAY? Saturday.
20. ARE YOU A MORNING PERSON OR A NIGHT OWL? Both. I get up early and go to bed late. Naps are a treasure.
21. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? This weekend. I was thinking about my cats and what a special friend Saddie was. He was only 2 1/2, but he made a great impact on my life. I still miss him.
Well, I thought it was amusing:)
Two cannibals meet one day. The first cannibal says, "You know, I just can't seem to get a tender missionary. I've baked 'em, I've roasted 'em, I've stewed 'em, I've barbequed 'em, I've even tried every sort of marinade. I just can't seem to get them tender."
The second cannibal asks, "What kind of missionary do you use?"
The first said, "You know, the ones that hang out at that place at the bend of the river. They have those brown cloaks with a rope around the waist and they're sort of bald on top with a funny ring of hair on their heads."
"Ah ha!" the second replies. "No wonder.. those are friars!"
The second cannibal asks, "What kind of missionary do you use?"
The first said, "You know, the ones that hang out at that place at the bend of the river. They have those brown cloaks with a rope around the waist and they're sort of bald on top with a funny ring of hair on their heads."
"Ah ha!" the second replies. "No wonder.. those are friars!"
Sunday, August 27, 2006
I'm sure that's true
...A spokeswoman for Bush said he wasn't bothered by the demonstration that briefly took over the tiny, scenic downtown of Kennebunkport...
Protests Intrude on Bush's Trip to Maine.
Soldiers' families question Rumsfeld on deployment
...Rumsfeld, who received a mixed reception from a crowd that offered more applause for the questions asked than the answers provided, praised the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. He would not commit to a date for bringing those soldiers home, but told a 12-year-old girl in the audience, "I'd bet your daddy gets home before Christmas."...I'd comment (about the two guys featured in this post) but then I'd have to go wash my mouth out with soap.
It's Sunday. Time for confession.
Morning-after pill gets FDA approval
...The drug must be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex. It delivers a high dose of hormones that prevent an egg from becoming fertilized or, if that's already happened, stop it from implanting in the uterus.Sure, there are restrictions, but I believe this is the right step forward. One special interest group spokesperson was griping about it. She said something like: now adult men can pressure underage girls to have unprotected sex with them with the promise that this drug would take care of pregnancy. I wonder how many adult men are already pressuring underage girls to have unprotected sex with them? Probably more than we like to realize. At least, with this being available as an over-the-counter medication, the abortions should abate a bit. Wouldn't this be something these anti-abortionists should embrace?
Plan B should be available nationwide by the end of the year, said its manufacturer, Barr Pharmaceuticals...
..."How degrading for women. Men don't have to show ID for condoms - this is such a deterrent," said Dr. Linda Prine, a Manhattan obstetrician and gynecologist...
Oh, no, not Neptune!
Pluto row could lead to Neptune losing planet status
A Solar System-Size Headache
...Experts claim that the definition for planets adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) could also see Neptune downgraded.Well, alright then! They'd better get the vote on before all the solar system merchandise has been updated for Pluto's downgrade!
They say that both planets fail to meet all the criteria set by the IAU...
...In the definition set by the astronomers, all planets must now "orbit the Sun, have sufficient mass for its gravity to form a nearly-round shape and have cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit".
Pluto was downgraded as its orbit crosses with that of Neptune, meaning that it was classed as a dwarf planet as it had not cleared its orbit.
But critics claim that the IAU vote, which was passed by a majority, should be abandoned as only around 400 of the union's 10,000 members took part in the vote in Prague last week...
A Solar System-Size Headache
...Affected by the move are stacks of school textbooks, diner place mats, bedroom posters, computer software, glow-in-the-dark mobiles, encyclopedias, and entire museum exhibits depicting the now-obsolete nine-planet solar system. But while it's clear that the change will mean significant replacement costs for businesses in the education industry, other pockets of space commerce are counting on the upsurge of interest in things planetary to generate new growth...Did those scientists ever think about the headaches they're creating for the merchants? Now, all that existing stuff, sitting around in warehouses waiting to be sold, are going to have to be dumped and new merchandise obtained! That's gonna be expensive! I wonder how many of those scientists were bribed? (*I don't believe any scientists were bribed.)
Saturday, August 26, 2006
more Pluto...probing Pluto
...Pluto was disqualified because its highly elliptical orbit overlaps with that of Neptune.Pluto vote 'hijacked' in revolt.
But Dr Stern pointed out that Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Neptune have also not fully cleared their orbital zones. Earth orbits with 10,000 near-Earth asteroids. Jupiter, meanwhile, is accompanied by 100,000 Trojan asteroids on its orbital path.
These rocks are all essentially chunks of rubble left over from the formation of the Solar System more than four billion years ago.
"If Neptune had cleared its zone, Pluto wouldn't be there," he added...
...and also, a great thank you to SB_Gypsy of The Gypsy's Caravan for this link: NASA's Pluto probe takes off.
Friday, August 25, 2006
Friday Cat Blogging - Sgt Mango
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Pluto stripped!
...After a tumultuous week of clashing over the essence of the cosmos, the International Astronomical Union stripped Pluto of the planetary status it has held since its discovery in 1930...Astronomers Give Pluto the Boot as Planet
...For now, membership will be restricted to the eight "classical" planets in the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune...
...Pluto is automatically disqualified because its oblong orbit overlaps with Neptune's...
Joke time.
A vampire bat came flapping in from the night covered in fresh blood and parked himself on the roof of the cave to get some sleep. Pretty soon all the other bats smelled the blood and began hassling him about where he got it. He told them to go away and let him get some sleep but they persisted until finally he gave in.
"OK, follow me" he said and flew out of the cave with hundreds of bats behind him.
Down through the valley they went, across a river and into a forest full of trees. Finally he slowed down and all the other bats excitedly milled around him.
"Now, do you see that tree over there?" he asked.
"Yes, Yes, Yes!" the bats all screamed in a frenzy.
"Good" said the bat, "Because I sure as hell didn't!"
I was surprised to read that bats could actually see. According to How Bats Work:
"OK, follow me" he said and flew out of the cave with hundreds of bats behind him.
Down through the valley they went, across a river and into a forest full of trees. Finally he slowed down and all the other bats excitedly milled around him.
"Now, do you see that tree over there?" he asked.
"Yes, Yes, Yes!" the bats all screamed in a frenzy.
"Good" said the bat, "Because I sure as hell didn't!"
I was surprised to read that bats could actually see. According to How Bats Work:
...Bats also process visual information -- contrary to popular belief, most bats have fairly acute vision. They use echolocation in conjunction with vision, not instead of it...
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
I'd meow too!
Judge to rule if 'meowing' is harassment
...The boy's family and Carasia do not get along. The boy's mother said the family got rid of their cat after Carasia complained to police that it used her flower garden as a litter box...Damn! I don't know why they didn't just keep the cat inside, but some people don't like inside animals.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Another explanation
Astronomers offer proof of unseen 'darkmatter'
...Astronomers have used darkmatter for 70 years to explain various observations about the universe's behaviour. They have shown that rotating spiral galaxies would fly apart if it were not for the gravitational pull of undetectable matter in addition to their stars. Other observations show that the expansion of the universe is being held back by a force greater than the gravitational pull of visible matter alone...Heh! I'm going to remember the term so I can use it for things I have no explanation for:)
A couple more photos
Here, in all it's glory, is my kingdom:) I can dream, can't I? Actually, if one climbs high enough, this is the sight that can be seen from a certain angle. 
While I was the mulch site, I took a nice walk. Here are some flowers and a butterfly that happened to stay in one position, long enough, for me to snap a photo.
This is for roger. Now he doesn't have to imagine the clippings. As you can tell, this is the front passenger seat. The back seat was just as full.Sunday, August 20, 2006
Sky tonite.
I cut back the honeysuckle and some other plants that had gone to seed. I could wait until trash pickup day when it could be picked up and taken to the mulch site, or I could take it to the mulch site. I loaded three large overfilled bags into my car. As I was driving, I noticed a small grasshopper. It jumped out the open window. I noticed a grass spider crawling around on the door at the top of my head, so leaned closer to the bag sitting in the passenger seat. Shortly, the spider disappeared. A small flying insect was buzzing around some of the limbs in the front seat. I was happy to get to the site. I emptied the bags and moved the car to the parking lot (there's a trail nearby). As I was heading toward the trail, I saw the sky and figured it would make a cool picture.Time for church.
Feds Won't Raid Church for Immigrant
This story reminds me of a story heard on NPR, Pennsylvania Town Takes Stand Against Immigrants, last week. Giving them jobs and renting to them will win the employer or landlord a huge fine. (Some of the legal aliens are feeling a racial hate backlash from other town residents.) I felt it was going overboard. Where the hell are they supposed to live? Sure... go back to where they came from. I know a lot of people say, "they need to go through the channels and become citizens if they want to live here."
A friend married a lady from overseas. She went home for a visit, and now, they've been waiting almost a year for the paperwork to finalize for her to come back (NPR has had stories of people waiting five or more years to come back to their families). They've done everything required of them. He's called the numbers given to him, but cannot get a real person on the phone. He said he's going to have to drive to the closest office, now, and see if he can get them moving on it.
Immigration enforcement officers do not plan to enter a church where a single mother sought sanctuary rather than submit to deportation to Mexico, a government official said Friday...She doesn't have to go to church, she's already there. Her son is an American citizen, but she is an illegal alien. They want to deport her. I wonder what they plan for her seven year old son?
...Arellano has been living in the church since Tuesday, when she was supposed to surrender to authorities for deportation...
This story reminds me of a story heard on NPR, Pennsylvania Town Takes Stand Against Immigrants, last week. Giving them jobs and renting to them will win the employer or landlord a huge fine. (Some of the legal aliens are feeling a racial hate backlash from other town residents.) I felt it was going overboard. Where the hell are they supposed to live? Sure... go back to where they came from. I know a lot of people say, "they need to go through the channels and become citizens if they want to live here."
A friend married a lady from overseas. She went home for a visit, and now, they've been waiting almost a year for the paperwork to finalize for her to come back (NPR has had stories of people waiting five or more years to come back to their families). They've done everything required of them. He's called the numbers given to him, but cannot get a real person on the phone. He said he's going to have to drive to the closest office, now, and see if he can get them moving on it.
Saturday, August 19, 2006
What's new?
As I walked through the overgrown weeds and grass, I noticed the ironweed had several insects on the flowers. This katydid stayed on the plant as I snapped photos. There was a honeybee flying from blossom to blossom, too. At other ironweed plants, I found small yellowish butterflies.Oh, Boy!
One more reason not to do coke!
He received the punishment after calling police round because he thought he'd been burgled – when all he had been doing was spending a little quality time alone with his cocaine.Clean sweep for Boy George.
Friday, August 18, 2006
Friday cat blogging - leaping kitty!
Remember the Kitty Basket? Here's Grey Feather's fantastic jump into the basket.
Check out the Friday Ark at The Modulator.
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Stability
In DivaJood's (Journeys with Jood) post, Elvis has left the building, she links to an article entitled, Bush Said to Be Frustrated by Level of Public Support in Iraq. Perhaps, he should read Baghdad Burning to get a clue!
Residents of Baghdad are systematically being pushed out of the city. Some families are waking up to find a Klashnikov bullet and a letter in an envelope with the words “Leave your area or else.”...Riverbend's post: Summer of Goodbyes...
...Since the beginning of July, the men in our area have been patrolling the streets. Some of them patrol the rooftops and others sit quietly by the homemade road blocks we have on the major roads leading into the area. You cannot in any way rely on Americans or the government. You can only hope your family and friends will remain alive- not safe, not secure- just alive. That’s good enough.
For me, June marked the first month I don’t dare leave the house without a hijab, or headscarf. I don’t wear a hijab usually, but it’s no longer possible to drive around Baghdad without one. It’s just not a good idea. ...
...I sometimes wonder if we’ll ever know just how many hundreds of thousands of Iraqis left the country this bleak summer. I wonder how many of them will actually return. Where will they go? What will they do with themselves? Is it time to follow? Is it time to wash our hands of the country and try to find a stable life somewhere else?...
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Shockingly amusing
Last Left Turn Before Hooterverville has a link that, perhaps, shouldn't be clicked from work.
Fisking about Victory
In the Face of Bush's Lies, It's Left to Assad to Tell the Truth, by Robert Fisk.
...There was plenty of hyperbole in the Assad speech. A conflict that has cost 1,000 Lebanese civilian lives can hardly be called a "glorious battle" but he did at least reflect more reality than his opposite number in Washington who, driven by self-delusion or his love of Israel, claimed that Hizbollah had been defeated in Lebanon.It seems that the dictionary might need to change the meaning of victory. Good article.
Israel's "victory" in Lebanon presumably has to be added to our own famous "victories" in Iraq and Afghanistan. Syria and Iran, according to Mr Bush, were responsible for the "suffering" of Lebanon - which contains the seeds of truth since Hizbollah provoked this war by capturing two Israeli soldiers and killing three others on 12 July - although it wasn't the Syrian or Iranian air force that was slaughtering the convoys of innocent refugee civilians in Lebanon. So it was that President Assad must have enjoyed his little peroration in Damascus yesterday.
"This is a [American] administration that adopts the principle of pre-emptive war that is absolutely contradictory to the principle of peace," he said. "Consequently, we don't accept peace soon or in the foreseeable future."...
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Kitty basket
Grey Feather heard me mention that I love Dairy Queen's Chicken Baskets and she figured I'd love a Grey Feather Basket even more. She was right! Pour some of that white gravy on and yum! How delicious:)Dean had something to say.
Dean: Lieberman should drop independent bid
..."I know how hard this is for Joe, and he is a good person, but the truth is, I lost one of these races, and I got behind my party's nominee, and I think that is what you have to do if you want to help this country," Dean said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
"The way to help this country is to limit Republican power," he said...
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Shampoos and lotions
Alright, is it just me? or has the world gone totally crazy? You know how the airports are confiscating shampoos, deodorant, toothpaste, lotions, etc.? It turns out that these products might be dangerous because terrorists can make bombs in the containers, then make them look unopened? From Why Now? A New Government Plot. So, in AZ, they're going to give these bombs to the homeless. See also, Archy: Blow up the poor.
Of course the homeless probably won't realize just where these items came from and will die by blowing themselves up. I see problems with that. Some of those homeless just might read the newspapers. When that bomb (shampoos, deodorant, toothpaste, lotions, etc.) gets dropped into his/her lap, he/she might decide to make a better use of it.
Okay, now, in PA, they're selling this stuff on eBay. Do you realize what this means? It means that those bastard airlines are not content with the money they receive from ticket sales... and those bailouts from the fricking government. Hell no! They're grabbing items you legitimately paid money for at the store, then turning around and selling YOUR stuff on eBay to make even more money!!! I guess they have to pay those CEOs nice salaries and bonuses (in this article, the CEO turned down a bonus of $675,000 in 2004 & 2005).
Of course the homeless probably won't realize just where these items came from and will die by blowing themselves up. I see problems with that. Some of those homeless just might read the newspapers. When that bomb (shampoos, deodorant, toothpaste, lotions, etc.) gets dropped into his/her lap, he/she might decide to make a better use of it.
Okay, now, in PA, they're selling this stuff on eBay. Do you realize what this means? It means that those bastard airlines are not content with the money they receive from ticket sales... and those bailouts from the fricking government. Hell no! They're grabbing items you legitimately paid money for at the store, then turning around and selling YOUR stuff on eBay to make even more money!!! I guess they have to pay those CEOs nice salaries and bonuses (in this article, the CEO turned down a bonus of $675,000 in 2004 & 2005).
My Very Excellent Mother Just Sent Us Nine Pizzas
Kansan’s find faces celestial status loss
While Pluto might not be my favorite planet, I hope it gets to stay as one of our planets. Just think, if they demote Pluto, we'll only have eight planets. This cool website: The Nine Planets, and many others would have to change their names and/or their contents. The title of my post would have to change - see this page:
The Planets for reference. My Very Excellent Mother Just Sent Us ? Nothing??? I like having nine planets, dammit!
...Driven largely by controversy over the status of Pluto, which doesn’t share several key attributes of the solar system’s eight other planets, the resolution could mean Pluto’s dismissal from that select group....
...Virtually since its discovery, questions have dogged Pluto. It just wasn’t like the other planets: Too small. Erratic orbit. Not enough of a rocky center....
...The arguments for keeping Pluto as a planet: It is a large, round object that orbits the sun. It has an atmosphere. It has moons....
While Pluto might not be my favorite planet, I hope it gets to stay as one of our planets. Just think, if they demote Pluto, we'll only have eight planets. This cool website: The Nine Planets, and many others would have to change their names and/or their contents. The title of my post would have to change - see this page:
The Planets for reference. My Very Excellent Mother Just Sent Us ? Nothing??? I like having nine planets, dammit!
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Meteor shower tonite
The moon, this morning.Catch the Sky Falling: Peter Jenniskens, Meteor Storm Chaser
The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend. The best night to go out is Saturday night, August 12/13. The first hour of the night will be dark and a small number of Perseids will streak long tracks when they fall into Earth’s atmosphere at a grazing angle. Later in the night, the Moon will light up the sky; it’s just a few days past full Moon this weekend...I hope I can remember. It sounds like a good show... better than TV.
Sad News
Bitsy, one of The Fat Lady Sings' cats, died yesterday. Her 14th birthday was this month. She will be missed. Goodbye, dear feline friend Bitsy. Perhaps, you'll meet my sweet Saddie aka Superstar in the Kitty Hunting Grounds Afterlife.
Friday, August 11, 2006
Friday Cat Blogging - Cotton
Cotton hasn't been on too many Friday Cat Blogging posts, lately, and... as you can tell by the photo, he's pretty peeved! Check out the Friday Ark at The Modulator.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Kickin' back, stayin' cool.
When I check out what AOL has to offer, I find some interesting articles, now and then. Here is one that suggests we spice up our food to keep cooler.
Hot Foods that keep you cool.
I thought to myself, "cooler, I wouldn't mind being cooler, and if I can be cooler by stuffing my face, woo doggies, that's for me!"
Hot Foods that keep you cool.
I thought to myself, "cooler, I wouldn't mind being cooler, and if I can be cooler by stuffing my face, woo doggies, that's for me!"
...Yes, it's true. Because sweat helps your body cool itself down, eating spicy foods that make your brow drip with perspiration can be a good thing. So, incorporate some foods into your summer diet that pack a punch to keep your meals interesting and liven your palate...Ha! Now, don't get me wrong, I love hot peppers. I love garlic. Spice is nice! However, sometimes, when it's so danged hot that you want to eat watermelon or ice cream, peppers just won't do the trick. Anyway, since I still haven't located my window air conditioner unit, I've been sweating enough water to take a shower!
That almost made my day!
Joe Lieberman lost the primary to Ned Lamont. How about that!?! I like the article found at Pam's House Blend, Holy Joe Thread.
I was reading articles, earlier in the day, about Lieberman campaigning and he made some comment about how he didn't like the lies that his opponent was spreading about him! I don't know what these lies were, but they must have worked! I guess his loss has nothing to do with him being a warmongering Republican wannabe.
TIME has a pretty good article, too: The Unmaking of a Senator: How Bloggers Pulled It Off.
I was reading articles, earlier in the day, about Lieberman campaigning and he made some comment about how he didn't like the lies that his opponent was spreading about him! I don't know what these lies were, but they must have worked! I guess his loss has nothing to do with him being a warmongering Republican wannabe.
TIME has a pretty good article, too: The Unmaking of a Senator: How Bloggers Pulled It Off.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Fluff
I was looking at OffBeat News at the AP Breaking News site and these two titles jumped out at me.
Cops Gripe About Wacky 911 Calls. Apparently, people call about losing their cars at the mall, baby crying, and vampires. I guess they don't realize what are emergencies and what aren't.
Now, isn't this title amusing?
Cops Quickly Find Stolen Doughnut Truck. The donut guy left the truck running and someone hopped into it and took off. I would be upset if the donuts weren't delivered, too! Can't have coffee and donuts without the donuts!
Cops Gripe About Wacky 911 Calls. Apparently, people call about losing their cars at the mall, baby crying, and vampires. I guess they don't realize what are emergencies and what aren't.
Now, isn't this title amusing?
Cops Quickly Find Stolen Doughnut Truck. The donut guy left the truck running and someone hopped into it and took off. I would be upset if the donuts weren't delivered, too! Can't have coffee and donuts without the donuts!
Monday, August 07, 2006
One more about the boat.
I'm seriously thinking about calling the boat, "Ferocious Lioness". If you question the name, take a look at the bow ornament.Oh, boy. I hadn't noticed the plant until I checked the blog to see how the picture showed up. Poor thing has been neglected lately. I water them when I notice brown leaves. Luckily, they're used to that.
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Sunday nonchurch blogging
Remember in the Friday cat blogging post, where Grey Feather was startled by something? The people, who guessed, forgot that Missouri is the land of 9,999 lakes and waterways. If they had remembered, I am sure they would have guessed the answer. It was a houseboat. Here's Grey Feather, finding joy in having a houseboat.
I took her (the houseboat) out today for the maiden voyage. Whew! It was a great day. There was one other boat on the lake, but lots of fisherpeople. The quiet (besides the noise from the shooting range, nearby) was wonderful. The ripples, on the lake, caused the kayak to drift at a goodly pace. It was everything I'd thought it would be! Fantastic!
Next weekend, a trip to my sister's pond:) If I keep kayaking, I'm going to build up those upper arm muscles, for sure!
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Minimum wage
When I heard that the minimum wage and the estate tax bill had been shot down, I was happy they didn't get the amount of votes needed to move it forward. The minimum wage is such an important matter that it should be decided by itself. To add the estate tax onto it, shows that poor people don't matter to these rich bitches in Washington. If they want the estate tax to be voted on, put it in a bill by itself. Same with the minimum wage. I am guessing that certain parties don't want to increase the minimum wage. They wanted that estate tax, though, by golly. That would help THEM! Screw the poor!
Senators split on estate tax, minimum wage vote
Senators split on estate tax, minimum wage vote
...“I seriously doubt that the current congressional leadership will allow a stand-alone minimum wage bill,” said Rich Huddleston, executive director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families....Exactly!
...“Really what they are attempting to do is satisfy the super-rich and remove their taxes,” Nickels said.
Dirty Laundry
I'm sorry for being slow to comment and post. It's been a hectic week. One of my co-workers was asking me how much I had worked at the p-t job. After calculating it all, she said, "Counting last Saturday, and the week, you've worked between 70-75 hours between both jobs." Considering the heat, and bad choices (doing other things besides sleeping), along with work hours...No wonder I feel tired! I work with great people in both jobs. The personalities really make the work place easier, I think. I have two stories, from co-workers, to share. Just for fun. And anyway, they won't see the blog until next Friday, for cat blogging, so they'll never know, right?
Friend1 was telling us about recent weekend. Her washer quit working so she loaded up her basket and went out to the car. She was going to go to her parents' house to do laundry. She opened the trunk and her son's fishing poles were in there. So, she pulled them out and took them to the garage. She called her three dogs and opened the doors for them to get in. She hopped into her car and reversed. She heard a thumpa but didn't know what it was. She couldn't think of any reason for the noise. She pulled forward and heard it again. It was a very light noise, so she didn't get out of the car and investigate, instead, drove on over to her parents' house.
When she got there, she let the dogs out and then went to the trunk to get her clothes. The trunk was empty. She couldn't figure out what she had done with the clothes, but then remembered the thunka noises. She had backed into the basket and then when she went forward, it must have released the basket. She worried that her clothes were strewn all over the drive. When she got home, she found the basket had been moved, but - luckily, the clothes were still in it, the same way she had packed them. Her son had come home, but hadn't brought the clothes in. He didn't know why they were out there, so left them be.
Friend2 said something clogged her garbage disposal. She stuck her hand in the disposal and felt something... something like a dead mouse. She didn't want to touch it any further, so called a garbage disposal fixer. When he arrived, she showed him the disposal and then went into another room, as she was creeped out by the idea of a dead mouse in the machine.
The guy messed around with it and got it working. He showed her what had clogged it. It was a pair of her undies. One of her favorite pairs, in fact. She said she was soooo embarrassed. She remembered that she had gone somewhere and gotten all muddy. When she got home, she undressed and stuck everything in the sink, to rinse it out. She didn't realize the underwear had fallen into the disposal.
Just the thought of the fixerman telling his fixerbuddies, "Hey fellas, guess what I found down a garbage disposal?" had us laughing like hyenas. Good stories! Do you have any funny laundry stories to tell? If so, please, add it to the comment section.
Friend1 was telling us about recent weekend. Her washer quit working so she loaded up her basket and went out to the car. She was going to go to her parents' house to do laundry. She opened the trunk and her son's fishing poles were in there. So, she pulled them out and took them to the garage. She called her three dogs and opened the doors for them to get in. She hopped into her car and reversed. She heard a thumpa but didn't know what it was. She couldn't think of any reason for the noise. She pulled forward and heard it again. It was a very light noise, so she didn't get out of the car and investigate, instead, drove on over to her parents' house.
When she got there, she let the dogs out and then went to the trunk to get her clothes. The trunk was empty. She couldn't figure out what she had done with the clothes, but then remembered the thunka noises. She had backed into the basket and then when she went forward, it must have released the basket. She worried that her clothes were strewn all over the drive. When she got home, she found the basket had been moved, but - luckily, the clothes were still in it, the same way she had packed them. Her son had come home, but hadn't brought the clothes in. He didn't know why they were out there, so left them be.
Friend2 said something clogged her garbage disposal. She stuck her hand in the disposal and felt something... something like a dead mouse. She didn't want to touch it any further, so called a garbage disposal fixer. When he arrived, she showed him the disposal and then went into another room, as she was creeped out by the idea of a dead mouse in the machine.
The guy messed around with it and got it working. He showed her what had clogged it. It was a pair of her undies. One of her favorite pairs, in fact. She said she was soooo embarrassed. She remembered that she had gone somewhere and gotten all muddy. When she got home, she undressed and stuck everything in the sink, to rinse it out. She didn't realize the underwear had fallen into the disposal.
Just the thought of the fixerman telling his fixerbuddies, "Hey fellas, guess what I found down a garbage disposal?" had us laughing like hyenas. Good stories! Do you have any funny laundry stories to tell? If so, please, add it to the comment section.
Friday, August 04, 2006
Friday Cat Blogging
I came home, one day, recently, with a purchase and brought it into the house. Grey Feather was the only cat that came out to greet me. She stopped midway. I'll show the purchase, this weekend. Meanwhile, you can try to guess what startled the kitten.
As ThePoetryMan said, sometimes pictures don't have to be clear:) And by the way... if you haven't checked out ThePoetryMan's blog, A Poetic Justice, you're missing some great poetry!Check out the Friday Ark at The Modulator.
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Couple of friends, hanging out.
These two were sitting there, looking out the window, together. I took several pictures. At one point, they both looked up. Darned if that photo wasn't blurry. It would have been a great shot, had I captured it properly!Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Florida Politics blogging
Kenneth Quinnell from T. Rex' Guide to Life and The Practical Press, has just joined another blog. This one is Florida Progressive Coalition. The following is an excerpt from an E-mail received.
Our mission statement is here:The Florida Progressive Coalition shows a lot of work by many. I love it, already!
mission statement
Our Wiki related to Florida politicians is here:
Wiki related to Florida politicians
Our Wiki related to issues in Florida is here:
Wiki related to issues in Florida
Our Wiki related to progressive activism is here:
Wiki related to progressive activism
Our Wiki related to progressive political groups in Florida is here:
Wiki related to progressive political groups in Florida
To help us out, directions are here:
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Thanks a lot. With enough support and action, we'll make sure that Florida is a blue state in 2008.
Anti-choice hypocrite
On a car in front of me, in bright red tape across the back window, I read the words, "CHILD KILLERS BEWARE".
It was driven by a man with no decals or stickers, anywhere, showing thought against war. I saw no sign of anti-war sentiment on or in the vehicle, as I passed.
War kills children, babies, women, men, pets, other animals, plants, insects, birds, etc. You name it - if it's in the path of a warhead, it's dead.
It's easier to intimidate scared pregnant women than to intimidate warmongerers.
If he isn't against war, he's a hypocrite and not "pro-life".
He's definitely anti-choice. HE wants to force women to make the choice HE thinks they should make.
It was driven by a man with no decals or stickers, anywhere, showing thought against war. I saw no sign of anti-war sentiment on or in the vehicle, as I passed.
War kills children, babies, women, men, pets, other animals, plants, insects, birds, etc. You name it - if it's in the path of a warhead, it's dead.
It's easier to intimidate scared pregnant women than to intimidate warmongerers.
If he isn't against war, he's a hypocrite and not "pro-life".
He's definitely anti-choice. HE wants to force women to make the choice HE thinks they should make.
