November 10, 2006
I went to the zoo and then I came home and took a nap.
Of course, I did take a lot of fabulous pictures. The best were of course of the chimps. I take better pictures of chimps than anything else. Here are a couple:
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November 09, 2006
Here's mine:
I met her outside Fresno in September;Yes, you CAN sing it to the tune of "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer." Why do you ask?
I can still recall that little hat she wore
She was drinkin' Dr. Pepper in the twilight,
and I knew I'd have to scrape her off the floor;
She asked me if I'd stay a dwarf forever;
She said to me that Rolaids made her high;
But who'd have thought she'd wind up with a robot;
I pushed her off the bridge and waved goodbye.
h/t Pixy via JustMe
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I found a special cake for ya, Lex. Enjoy!
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November 08, 2006
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Three Examples:
1) Jonah Goldberg's email correspondance
2) Jim Geraghty's response
3) President Bush's response (the first 2 minutes of the PC) (will pop up Real Player)
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November 07, 2006
Yeah, I know. more than a year, but I'm one of those people who has a photographic memory for messes. I know right where everything is and when i put it there, so there was a lot of inertia on this one.
What decided me to do it today, you ask? Well, I decided that I needed to keep all of the paperwork for each of my students together in one file folder, and that just started the avalanche.
But it looks a heck of a lot better in here. And I discovered that my linoleum is wearing out where my chair rolls over it all the time. Time for an office mat. But that will have to wait until next week when my business manager gets back from a conference so I can order it....
And before you ask, no, I haven't voted yet. DH and I usually go together so that we can confuse them with two different last names :-) Also, our polling place is at a high school, so it's just not a good idea to attempt to vote before 9AM or between 2 and 4PM. We'll vote around 5 or 5:30 and then go out to eat, as we usually do.
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November 06, 2006
First, a general rule of thumb: "desperate" career politicians get no votes from me (see below)
Governor-- Ah-nold. I don't like him that much, but Angelides is a tool. A rusty, John Kerry-like tool who has already declared he will raise my taxes.
Lt. Gov -- Tom McClintock. Again, not entirely my cup of tea, but Garamendi is also a tool and is covered under the general rule of thumb above.
Sec. State -- Bruce McPherson. Who is he, you ask? Well he's the incumbent who stepped in and cleaned up the huge freaking mess Kevin Shelley left behind, and without a lot of press. Go Bruce.
Attorney General -- This is a toughie. Poochigian is a class A DICKHEAD. A career politician that the rule of thumb applies to. But then again, so is Jerry Brown. And Brown was responsible for Rose Bird. Yeah, that Rose Bird. So I guess Poochigian it is. I wish I could just vote NO.
Insurance Commissioner-- Steve Poizner. The rule of thumb above was WRITTEN for Cruz Bustamonte. I mean, do you really want someone SO DESPERATE TO STAY IN OFFICE that they're willing to go from Lt. Gov to freaking INSURANCE COMMISSIONER???? Not to mention he couldn't come up with a better campaign slogan than "I lost weight, I can keep my promises."
Controller-- Tony Strickland. He sued Gray Davis for the secret dealings that led to the rolling blackouts. He knows corruption when he sees it.
Treasurer-- Claude Parrish. Bill Lockyer is currently Attorney General, so he falls into the same category as our friends Cruz Bustamonte and John Garamendi: Desperate Housewives Career Politicians who get no votes from me.
US Senate-- Dianne Feinstein. I dislike her, I really do, but I don't think Dick Mountjoy is really the best candidate. What I want to know is why the Republican party in this state always puts the more electable candidates up against Feinstein. She's the conservative one. A Republican has a hell of a lot better shot against crazy ass Barbara Boxer. If Mountjoy had a chance of winning, I'd vote for him just to switch the seat over to the Red side, but that ain't gonna happen, so I'll smile and vote for Dianne and thank God that she's not Barbara Boxer, part II.
State Ballot Measures:
1A-1E: YES. I realize that bond measures aren't always the best way to go about funding these projects, but it increases the revenue stream in the short term to get a number of BADLY needed projects going, including freeway improvements and education programs. For example, 1D sets aside funds to build new school buildings from elementary through college, pays for new science labs and equipment, and restores CA's badly needed vocational education programs, which have all but disappeared in the last decade.
83-- YES. Jessica's Law: Increased restrictions and monitoring for sex offenders
84-- NO Do we need this right now?
85-- YES Parental Notification is NOT CONSENT
86-- HELL F*CK NO. This is a revenue direction scheme masquerading as a cigarette tax. When several professional medical associations line up AGAINST an anti-smoking measure, it probably sucks. This one sure does.
87-- HELL F*CK NO AGAIN. This is that alternative energy thing Bill Clinton is shilling for. Frankly, it will only end up raising our gas prices and taxes. It will bankrupt the CA economy by making it too expensive to do business here.
88-- NO WAY JOSE -- Increases property taxes in attempt to circumvent Prop 13. If it wasn't for Prop 13, my parents wouldn't be able to afford to own their home. Would you??
89-- NO. More regulations won't clean up corrupt politicians. Period. Perhaps poison...
90-- YES. This is CA's Kelo response. Keep your hands off my body AND my property.
Or you can just do your duty as a Californian and vote NO on everything, since you didn't really even pay attention to which measure was which in the first place.....
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It's my favorite nail polish color, too. Althugh I suspect he would shit on me about the flowers....
I miss you, you crusty old cracker bastard.
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So Happy Happy (late) to
Dana of Frankensoul (11/2)
Beth of YeahRightWhatever (11/3)
Kat of CatHouseChat (11/4)
Stacy of Still Stacy (11/5)
and last but certainly not least, blogmom Deb of Dispatches from Blogblivion (11/5)
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The only thing saving me from putting my foot through the TV is Mr. TiVo, who graciously skips all the political commercials.
The only thing stopping me from throwing the phone at something is Mr. Caller ID, who helpfully displays "Political Caller" whenever these idiots try to call....
More on the election later, including my take on who I am voting for.
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November 03, 2006
"Alex Izett, a former lance corporal in the Royal Engineers, won a case at the War Pensions Tribunal in Manchester, northwest England, in 2003 attesting that his ailments developed after vaccinations he received in 1991.More importantly, though, the UK court ruling in effect declares that Gulf War syndrome is real and that soldiers SHOULD be compensated and treated for the after effects of vaccinations, other medications, and environmental exposures during their service in the Gulf and pre-service staging.That ruling allowed him to to receive a pension for individual conditions such as the brittle bone disease osteoporosis that developed after army medics innoculated him against chemical and biological agents.
This stands in stark contrast to the "official" US view that there is no such thing as Gulf War Syndrome, based on a VA-funded study conducted on soldiers returning from the Gulf since 1990. In the US, veterans may only claim special disability benefits if they suffer from an UNDIAGNOSED illness that can be directly related to their Gulf War service.
Do you know how hard it is to get NO diagnosis? You must have at least a preliminary diagnosis in order to treat a patient appropriately. Sure, you can treat symptoms individually, but you must be able to draw some conclusions in order to avoid iatrogenic injury or disease.
Maybe our sick vets should go to Britain to get sicker be treated for their illnesses. At least they'll be appreciated and not belittled.
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The Grey Lady now claims that not only was the President correct about WMD in Iraq, but posting the relevant documents on-line contributed to Iran's nuclear program.
So which is it? No WMD or a Security Breach? Make up your mind people!
Well, in any case....
Jim Geraghty has more pertinent thoughts.
Seen everywhere, but the Robbo the Llama has the most entertaining post!
UPDATE: What Charles Johnson said.
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November 01, 2006
Enjoy your birthday lunch and your half day off!
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Many liberal gasbags have jumped up to defend his dubious honor and attempt to point out that this remark is actually aimed at President Bush:
Because, OF COURSE a US Senator would NEVER insult our brave men and women in uniform, right?
It's not like he's never questioned their intelligence or called our troops terrorists before.....
And as for President Bush, lets not forget that someone else's medals aren't the only things Ketchup Boy would like to throw at the President.
Here's my advice for John Kerry: Go away. Go quietly. No one cares about you anymore, even the idiots who still drive around with your name on their bumper as if the 2004 election hasn't happened yet. You are a joke waiting to explode in someone else's face. No wonder candidates in your own party are distancing themselves from your coattails.
Like he's gonna listen.
UPDATE: The Troops respond:
h/t Alabama Improper
UPDATE II: More soldier's response, here's what CPT Ziegenfuss has to say:
I wouldn't piss on [Kerry] if he was on fire. And that is coming from someone who has *been* on fire.
Yeeouch!
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He's below the fold, BTW.... more...
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