that's how much rain has fallen in Chicago over the last two days! my backyard is totally under water as are all my neighbor's. they say that a large part of it is the combined remnants of Gustav and Ike...
i can't imagine how many gallons have fallen in Texas with Hurricane Ike. it's got to be three to four times that amount.
and still "climate change" is being denied by the psychoceramics who are now running this country.
oh, i forgot. they won't call it "climate change". they invented the term "global warming" in order to specify only one condition that can be denied because it doesn't happen everywhere in the world.
yeah, right...
14 September 2008
12 September 2008
more lipstick schtick...
actually, no more lipstick schtick...
sorry, i love this picture,
though four-strands is not
really fashionable.
it's a bit gaudy...
here is what really needs to be the focus of the entire political process in this election to dispell the lies and disinformation that mcpain is fomenting.
These people know they are lying; they know that Tsar George lied for the last 8 years; and they know that no one pays any attention to it. They've been getting away with it and they believe that they will continue to get away with it. They decry dirty politics when they think the Dems and the Obama campaign are doing it to them. Remember, it's okay for them to do it though. [yes, i'm going to go back on my first sentence in this post.] Hence, all of the fuss over lipstick, all of the sanctions on Palin's background and family, and all of the talk about change when there is no real change in their talk.
McCain used the pig line on Hillary Clinton. No one said anything or made a big deal about it. The mcpain's utilize all of the rumors about Obama's background still hinting that he's Muslim. Finally, they deploy the defensive tactics of using Obama's focus on change and saying, "It was our idea first."
one more, and maybe the last thing about lipstick. i wonder if any Republican has ever tried putting lipstick on a pig? Something tells me that since they're not elitist they've never tried...
McCain used the pig line on Hillary Clinton. No one said anything or made a big deal about it. The mcpain's utilize all of the rumors about Obama's background still hinting that he's Muslim. Finally, they deploy the defensive tactics of using Obama's focus on change and saying, "It was our idea first."
one more, and maybe the last thing about lipstick. i wonder if any Republican has ever tried putting lipstick on a pig? Something tells me that since they're not elitist they've never tried...
sorry, i love this picture,
though four-strands is not
really fashionable.
it's a bit gaudy...
X-Files pilot episode...
i just re-watched the pilot episode of the X-Files.
Wow...
though i've seen it before, i never realized that the entire series is capsulized in the pilot episode. Billie Myles is there; smoking man is there; the abduction signs are there; and all of the later connections are all laid out in this episode too.
i have a great appreciation for writing [i did teach it for many years] and seeing this episode again made me realize that beyond the general topics/premises of the series, the writing is so superb that it made people come back for more.
Wow...
though i've seen it before, i never realized that the entire series is capsulized in the pilot episode. Billie Myles is there; smoking man is there; the abduction signs are there; and all of the later connections are all laid out in this episode too.
i have a great appreciation for writing [i did teach it for many years] and seeing this episode again made me realize that beyond the general topics/premises of the series, the writing is so superb that it made people come back for more.
again, wow...
weekender...
this has been touted as the best blond joke ever. i have my doubts, but it is funny and a good way to chuckle into the weekend...
Two blonde girls were working for the city public works department. One would dig a hole and the other would follow behind her and fill the hole in. They worked up one side of the street, then down the other, then moved on to the next street, working furiously all day without rest, one girl digging a hole, the other girl filling it in again.
An onlooker was amazed at their hard work, but couldn't understand what they were doing. So he asked the hole digger, 'I'm impressed by the effort you two are putting in to your work, but I don't get it -- why do you dig a hole, only to have your partner follow behind and fill it up again?'
The hole digger wiped her brow and sighed, 'Well, I suppose it probably looks odd because we're normally a three-person team. But today the girl who plants the trees called in sick.'
Two blonde girls were working for the city public works department. One would dig a hole and the other would follow behind her and fill the hole in. They worked up one side of the street, then down the other, then moved on to the next street, working furiously all day without rest, one girl digging a hole, the other girl filling it in again.
An onlooker was amazed at their hard work, but couldn't understand what they were doing. So he asked the hole digger, 'I'm impressed by the effort you two are putting in to your work, but I don't get it -- why do you dig a hole, only to have your partner follow behind and fill it up again?'
The hole digger wiped her brow and sighed, 'Well, I suppose it probably looks odd because we're normally a three-person team. But today the girl who plants the trees called in sick.'
11 September 2008
"The time has come," the Walrus said, "To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."
oh, wait. i probably shouldn't have quoted this section of Lewis Carroll's "The Walrus and The Carpenter". it talks about pigs.
well, it doesn't talk about pigs that wear lipstick.
oh. i did it again.
but Mcpain [the McCain part of Mcpain] used it on Hillary Clinton. his own daughter today said she didn't see any problem with it because she's heard her dad and others use it all the time.
if you listen to the entire comment that Obama made when he used the line, he made absolutely no reference to Mcpain [the Palin part of Mcpain this time]. as a matter of fact the antecedent part of the comment, the part Mcpain's people are leaving out, leaves no doubt to what/whom he was referring.
and then the kicker immediately after:
the change Mcpain is talking about putting into play doesn't include how politics is played. it's still the same tactics used against John Kerry and others. it's attack off the issues; it's confound the voters; it's tell lies long enough you start to believe them; and it's "i will do anything to get what i want and f*** the American people."
and if your interested, Time Magazine has A Brief History Of: Putting Lipstick on a Pig
well, it doesn't talk about pigs that wear lipstick.
oh. i did it again.
but Mcpain [the McCain part of Mcpain] used it on Hillary Clinton. his own daughter today said she didn't see any problem with it because she's heard her dad and others use it all the time.
if you listen to the entire comment that Obama made when he used the line, he made absolutely no reference to Mcpain [the Palin part of Mcpain this time]. as a matter of fact the antecedent part of the comment, the part Mcpain's people are leaving out, leaves no doubt to what/whom he was referring.
OBAMA: Let's just list this for a second. John McCain says he's about change, too. Except --- and so I guess his whole angle is, "Watch out, George Bush, except for economic policy, health-care policy, tax policy, education policy, foreign policy, and Karl Rove-style politics. We're really gonna shake things up in Washington." That's not change. That's just calling some --- the same thing, something different. But you know, you can --- you know, you can put lipstick on a pig; it's still a pig.Obama is clearly talking about the fact that McCain is promising the same thing that Tsar George has been doing for the last eight years but calling it change because he's going to do it instead.
and then the kicker immediately after:
"This is a guy who supported George Bush 90% of the time. What does that say about somebody's judgment that they agree with George Bush 90% of the time?...You can wrap an old fish in a piece of paper called 'change,' it's still going to stink".
the change Mcpain is talking about putting into play doesn't include how politics is played. it's still the same tactics used against John Kerry and others. it's attack off the issues; it's confound the voters; it's tell lies long enough you start to believe them; and it's "i will do anything to get what i want and f*** the American people."
and if your interested, Time Magazine has A Brief History Of: Putting Lipstick on a Pig
08 September 2008
politicians are all the same...
i dare you not to laugh while you watch this video of Australian Senator Collins being interviewed about an oiler mishap off the coast of Australia that dumped 20,000 gallons into the ocean...
gotcha...
sure sounds like elected officials that we know, though.
gotcha...
sure sounds like elected officials that we know, though.
monday morning mayhem...
sometimes it's really important to know how to spell...
THE DEFINITION OF SERVICE...
I become confused when I hear these terms which reference the word ’service’.
· Internal Revenue ‘Service‘
· U.S. Postal ‘Service’
· Telephone ‘Service’
· Cable TV ‘Service‘
· Civil ‘Service’
· City & County Public ‘Service’
· Customer ‘Service’
This is not what I thought ’service’ meant. But today, I overheard two farmers talking, and one of them said he had hired a bull to ’service’ a few cows.
BAM!!! It all came into perspective.
I now understand what all those ’service’ agencies are doing to us.
I hope you are as enlightened as I am...
Indian lore
Two American Indians and an Irishman were walking through the woods. All of a sudden one of the Red Indians ran up a hill to the mouth of a small cave.
'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' he called into the cave and listened closely until he heard an answering, 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Woooooo! He then tore off h is clothes and ran into the cave.
The Irishman was puzzled and asked the remaining Indian what it was all about,. 'Was the other Indian crazy or what?'
The Indian replied 'No, It is our custom during mating season when Indian men see cave, they holler 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' into the opening. If they get an answer back, it means there's a beautiful squaw in there waiting for us.
Just then they came upon another cave. The second Indian ran up to the cave, stopped, and hollered, 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' Immediately, there was the answer. 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' from deep inside.
He also tore off his clothes and ran into the opening.
The Irishman wandered around in the woods alone for a while, and then spied a third large cave. As he looked in amazement at the size of the huge opening, he was thinking, 'Hoo, man! Look at the size of this cave! It is bigger than those the Indians found. There must be some really big, fine women in this cave!'
He stood in front of the opening and hollered with all his might 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' Like the others, he then heard an answering call, 'WOOOOOOOOO, WOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOO!' With a gleam in his eye and a smile on his face, he raced into the cave,tearing off his clothes as he ran.
The following day, the headline of the local newspaper read...............
59 days until the election. just this thought can make your week go better...
THE DEFINITION OF SERVICE...
I become confused when I hear these terms which reference the word ’service’.
· Internal Revenue ‘Service‘
· U.S. Postal ‘Service’
· Telephone ‘Service’
· Cable TV ‘Service‘
· Civil ‘Service’
· City & County Public ‘Service’
· Customer ‘Service’
This is not what I thought ’service’ meant. But today, I overheard two farmers talking, and one of them said he had hired a bull to ’service’ a few cows.
BAM!!! It all came into perspective.
I now understand what all those ’service’ agencies are doing to us.
I hope you are as enlightened as I am...
Indian lore
Two American Indians and an Irishman were walking through the woods. All of a sudden one of the Red Indians ran up a hill to the mouth of a small cave.
'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' he called into the cave and listened closely until he heard an answering, 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Woooooo! He then tore off h is clothes and ran into the cave.
The Irishman was puzzled and asked the remaining Indian what it was all about,. 'Was the other Indian crazy or what?'
The Indian replied 'No, It is our custom during mating season when Indian men see cave, they holler 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' into the opening. If they get an answer back, it means there's a beautiful squaw in there waiting for us.
Just then they came upon another cave. The second Indian ran up to the cave, stopped, and hollered, 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' Immediately, there was the answer. 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' from deep inside.
He also tore off his clothes and ran into the opening.
The Irishman wandered around in the woods alone for a while, and then spied a third large cave. As he looked in amazement at the size of the huge opening, he was thinking, 'Hoo, man! Look at the size of this cave! It is bigger than those the Indians found. There must be some really big, fine women in this cave!'
He stood in front of the opening and hollered with all his might 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' Like the others, he then heard an answering call, 'WOOOOOOOOO, WOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOO!' With a gleam in his eye and a smile on his face, he raced into the cave,tearing off his clothes as he ran.
The following day, the headline of the local newspaper read...............
NAKED IRISHMAN RUN OVER BY TRAIN...
59 days until the election. just this thought can make your week go better...
07 September 2008
05 September 2008
Mcpain making the Gore mistake?
Mcpain is making the mistake that Al Gore made in 2000. He is distancing himself from a political legacy and operation that worked - The Bush Dynasty.
Al Gore did the same thing when he distanced himself from the consummate politician - Bill Clinton. IMO the single largest mistake that dull and boring Al made.
Let's hope that the results will be the same.
well, not with the activist justices of SCOTUS making the presidential decision but that he will disenchant the Tsar's base.
let's keep our fingers crossed...
Al Gore did the same thing when he distanced himself from the consummate politician - Bill Clinton. IMO the single largest mistake that dull and boring Al made.
Let's hope that the results will be the same.
well, not with the activist justices of SCOTUS making the presidential decision but that he will disenchant the Tsar's base.
let's keep our fingers crossed...
weekender...
A cannibal was walking through the jungle and came upon a restaurant operated by a fellow cannibal. Feeling somewhat hungry, he sat down and looked over the menu...
The cannibal called the waiter over and asked, "Why such a price difference for the politician?"
The cook replied, "Have you ever tried to clean one? They're so full of shit, it takes all morning."
thank the fates this week is over...
- Tourist: $5.00
- Broiled Missionary: $15.00
- Fried Explorer: $20.00
- Baked or Grilled Republican: $100.00
The cannibal called the waiter over and asked, "Why such a price difference for the politician?"
The cook replied, "Have you ever tried to clean one? They're so full of shit, it takes all morning."
thank the fates this week is over...
04 September 2008
and of course, there is the GENDER issue...
but, of course, this is the liberal media talking and the mcpain campaign will attack and deny all of it...
it IS about race - part 2...
After my previous post about race playing a part in this election, Pam Spaulding over at Pam's House Blend put up a post that bolsters my concern into the wider political field:
I suppose that my first reaction should be, "Well, he's from Georgia. Whatta ya expect?" but that is unconscionable on my part. This would be stooping to his level, and I know people from Georgia who have no inklings like his.
I fear that issues are not going to be the deciding factor in this election. It will be interesting to see if McCain puts himself above the fray in his speech tonight.
and... no, i will not be watching it. i much prefer to read it like i did Palin's. A speech that when read rather than listened to (i have heard parts) is really rather boring and does not deal with any issues or say anything of substance. her lipstick line was amusing but (to be catty) her shade would look better on a pit pull. [she has opened herself up to a lot of hits for that line in the coming two months.]
Georgia Republican Rep. Lynn Westmoreland calls Obama 'uppity'"Just from what little I've seen of her and Mr. Obama, Sen. Obama, they're a member of an elitist-class individual that thinks that they're uppity," Westmoreland said. Asked to clarify that he used the word "uppity," Westmoreland said, "Uppity, yeah.
I suppose that my first reaction should be, "Well, he's from Georgia. Whatta ya expect?" but that is unconscionable on my part. This would be stooping to his level, and I know people from Georgia who have no inklings like his.
I fear that issues are not going to be the deciding factor in this election. It will be interesting to see if McCain puts himself above the fray in his speech tonight.
and... no, i will not be watching it. i much prefer to read it like i did Palin's. A speech that when read rather than listened to (i have heard parts) is really rather boring and does not deal with any issues or say anything of substance. her lipstick line was amusing but (to be catty) her shade would look better on a pit pull. [she has opened herself up to a lot of hits for that line in the coming two months.]
it IS about race...
I am disappointed by some things I recently heard about people I have known and cared for many years. I must admit that I never expected it and I am wondering if there is an undercurrent that is more prevalent than anyone expects going on in this election cycle.
What I was told is that they are not going to vote for Obama because he is black!
I suppose that I shouldn't be as surprised as I am. I worked in a predominantly African-American public school for many years and also have very close African-American friends who have taken me into their families. I know first hand from them what they sometimes go through and have witnessed myself. I have never had a problem with race or color and that is thanks to the teaching from my parents.
I also thought that most people I know are beyond this. I'm personally hurt by it, but there is nothing I can do about it.
though i am often saying "they'll get over it, and when they do, they'll realize there was nothing to get over in the first place." i don't think that i will be able to get over this. it is truly something that is beyond my comprehension...
What I was told is that they are not going to vote for Obama because he is black!
I suppose that I shouldn't be as surprised as I am. I worked in a predominantly African-American public school for many years and also have very close African-American friends who have taken me into their families. I know first hand from them what they sometimes go through and have witnessed myself. I have never had a problem with race or color and that is thanks to the teaching from my parents.
I also thought that most people I know are beyond this. I'm personally hurt by it, but there is nothing I can do about it.
though i am often saying "they'll get over it, and when they do, they'll realize there was nothing to get over in the first place." i don't think that i will be able to get over this. it is truly something that is beyond my comprehension...
01 September 2008
you can't make this stuff up...
from HuffPost.com
bet the Russians wish they never sold Alaska now.
wait... that means since i live close to Lake Michigan i have the experience to sail a 45' catamaran.
oh, i'm not allowed on small boats, only big cruise ships. i fall off... small boats, not cruise ships. they don't let me go near the railings.
Cindy McCain on ABC Today: Palin Has National Security Experience Because Alaska Is Close To RussiaSo you see. It's from the horse's mouth and not just a figment of Fox New's imagination.When a Fox News morning host, Steve Doocy, testified to Sarah Palin's national security experience on Friday by saying that her state, Alaska, was so close to Russia, it drew hoots across the media and blogosphere (and even, no doubt, from a few Fox viewers).
This morning, on ABC in an interview with George Stephanopoulos, Cindy McCain endorsed this very view.
bet the Russians wish they never sold Alaska now.
wait... that means since i live close to Lake Michigan i have the experience to sail a 45' catamaran.
oh, i'm not allowed on small boats, only big cruise ships. i fall off... small boats, not cruise ships. they don't let me go near the railings.
monday morning mayhem...
true and real mayhem...
i have friends who live in New Orleans and they have safely evacuated, after working hard to rebuild their lives over the last few years. the sad thing is they were finally starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel.
while i totally bemoan the potential devastation and disruption of life in New Orleans, there is something a bit ironic about Hurricane Gustav's timing.
wasn't it one of the right wing-nut ministers who asked that people pray for rain on the Decmocratic nominiee's speech last week in Denvery? [i remember, it was Stuart Shepard of Focus on the Family! - Evangelicals asked to pray for rain at Barack Obama nomination]
well, it worked! however, i think their timing was off.
it seems to me there has been a lot of smiting and flooding and vengencing in the wing-nut holy book that they put so much literal faith in that they really can't misinterpret this one.
the rain has come when Tsar George was going to speak at their convention and he decided to cancel his speech because of Gustav hurtling toward New Orleans. in the wake of the second greatest disaster of this administration - Hurricane Katrina - it would seem that someone's prayers have been answered, and it wasn't Focus on the Family's.
it would also seem to me it may be wise for them to think twice about what they pray for. it gives pause to their own catch phrase - "God works in mysterious ways." this time it might not be that mysterious. their god just may be sending the Republicans a very clear message.
me thinks they also should start thinking of building an ark before November 4th...
i have friends who live in New Orleans and they have safely evacuated, after working hard to rebuild their lives over the last few years. the sad thing is they were finally starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel.
while i totally bemoan the potential devastation and disruption of life in New Orleans, there is something a bit ironic about Hurricane Gustav's timing.
wasn't it one of the right wing-nut ministers who asked that people pray for rain on the Decmocratic nominiee's speech last week in Denvery? [i remember, it was Stuart Shepard of Focus on the Family! - Evangelicals asked to pray for rain at Barack Obama nomination]
well, it worked! however, i think their timing was off.
it seems to me there has been a lot of smiting and flooding and vengencing in the wing-nut holy book that they put so much literal faith in that they really can't misinterpret this one.
the rain has come when Tsar George was going to speak at their convention and he decided to cancel his speech because of Gustav hurtling toward New Orleans. in the wake of the second greatest disaster of this administration - Hurricane Katrina - it would seem that someone's prayers have been answered, and it wasn't Focus on the Family's.
it would also seem to me it may be wise for them to think twice about what they pray for. it gives pause to their own catch phrase - "God works in mysterious ways." this time it might not be that mysterious. their god just may be sending the Republicans a very clear message.
me thinks they also should start thinking of building an ark before November 4th...
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