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- Cleaned my downstairs floors today. I mean really cleaned. Stripped the laminate wood with a vinegar/water mix and then went over it with a laminate polish. Looks pretty good, and you can hardly smell the vinegar.
- I was out at Target today and it was freaking INSANE. I mean, I know it's a weekend, but I've rarely seen it that busy. Everyone, buy stock in Target and Pepperidge Farm.
- I started thinking today about decorating for Christmas. I also need to pick up some wrapping paper, bows, etc.
- We have a frost warning for tonight. Brr!
- Next week is conference week. Good: We get out an hour early! Bad: It's supposed to rain at least a couple of days.
- Holy crap the birds in my backyard are noisy.
- I just realized what Avatar reminds me of: Fern Gully! With Smurfs! Only with more, ya know, evil humans. Except are they really human if they're in the military?
- Jake Tapper blogs about Obama's embarrassing bow to Emperor Akhito of Japan:
- I was out at Target today and it was freaking INSANE. I mean, I know it's a weekend, but I've rarely seen it that busy. Everyone, buy stock in Target and Pepperidge Farm.
- I started thinking today about decorating for Christmas. I also need to pick up some wrapping paper, bows, etc.
- We have a frost warning for tonight. Brr!
- Next week is conference week. Good: We get out an hour early! Bad: It's supposed to rain at least a couple of days.
- Holy crap the birds in my backyard are noisy.
- I just realized what Avatar reminds me of: Fern Gully! With Smurfs! Only with more, ya know, evil humans. Except are they really human if they're in the military?
- Jake Tapper blogs about Obama's embarrassing bow to Emperor Akhito of Japan:
"The bow as he performed did not just display weakness in Red State terms, but evoked weakness in Japanese terms....The last thing the Japanese want or need is a weak looking American president and, again, in all ways, he unintentionally played that part.
Great post from Moe Lane at redstate.com
Oct. 2nd, 2009 07:56 pmLet me explain what happened here to President Obama with regard to the Olympic bid.
One has to make a distinction between the people of the world, and the governments of the world. The people of the world generally like the USA/Americans/the concept of America for one or more of the following reasons:
* Because we are free;
* Because we are vulgar;
* Because we are loud;
* And because we visibly do not care if anybody likes that or not.
Meanwhile, most national governments do not like the USA/Americans/the concept of America for one or more of the following reasons:
* Because we are free;
* Because we are vulgar;
* Because we are loud;
* And because we visibly do not care if anybody likes that or not.
So, when the President went to the IOC to get this valuable thing for his home city and country, I’m sure that he thought that he would be able to remedy the situation. But all that he did was make it clear to people who don’t like us very much - mostly for the ‘vulgar’ and ‘loud’ bits - that he and the USA could be quite gratifyingly (to them) snubbed. So they did. And they enjoyed doing it, because they know that there’s damned little that the USA can do to them about it.
Personally, I’m grateful: this is an incredibly cheap lesson in Foreign Relations 120: Why we don’t have better relations with certain countries. It is my sincere hope that the President take the hint, and stop worrying quite so much about our overseas reputation. And by ’stop worrying quite as much’ I mean ‘visibly do not care.’
Moe Lane
PS: There are quite a few governments that do not hate us, of course. Unfortunately, these days one thing that they mostly have in common is in having been snubbed by this administration. It’d be great if that stopped happening.
More funny things.
Sep. 24th, 2009 01:42 pmSo I'm on the email list for my representative, George "Poster Child for Term Limits" Miller. Just for shits and giggles. I got an email today from him asking for stories about people's "battles" with their health insurance companies. You know, as in "I don't like how the polls show that most Americans have never had to "battle" their insurance company, and in fact are perfectly happy with the care they're getting, so I'm looking for some antecdotal sob stories about those evil profit mongers instead". Here's what I responded with:
Sarcasm is fun!
Also, I'm watching Neil Cavuto's show and he has the president of Georgia on. This is amusing... the president of another country will come on FOX, but the President of ours won't.
Gee, well I guess I'm one of the vast majority of Americans who are happy with the care I'm getting under my current insurance. You know, the insurance that I was able to get despite my pre-existing conditions. I know that doesn't fit the mold of what you were looking for, Georgie -- you know, demonization of the Evil Corporations, as opposed to the caring, understanding, efficient Federal Government. But I thought I would share my story anyway since, gosh, I'm still one of your constituents! Pass that along to Nancy, won't you? Thanks!
Sarcasm is fun!
Also, I'm watching Neil Cavuto's show and he has the president of Georgia on. This is amusing... the president of another country will come on FOX, but the President of ours won't.
link link explosion!
Sep. 22nd, 2009 08:19 pmI remember thinking around election time that, "boy this is going to be a long four years".
Well, that opinion hasn't changed. But now I think that it's shared by the current administration.
Of course you have to look past the main-stream media headlines to find out why. According to them, Obama is a harbinger of peace in the Middle East, loved by celebrities, etc etc...
But it's been a frustrating time for him as well. MSNBC, at least, feels his pain. They muse the patent unfairness that such a "bright, and personable, and engaging" man who has a "deep reservoir of goodwill" with the American people is now fighting tooth and nail to pass government-based health insurance reform, with many other issues, including Cap & Trade, falling by the wayside.
But it's not in any way Obama's fault, MSNBC insists. Evil-minded Democrats like Blago and Burris "conspired to humiliate Obama". New York Governor Patterson is not lying down and playing dead because Obama told him to. And somehow scores of interviews on national television have failed to instruct ignorant Americans in the ways of right.
Curse those clueless, misinformed Americans! Gallup says 57% of them now think that government is trying to do too many things that should be left to businesses and individuals (up 10% from March), that 45% think business and industry is overregulated by the government (24% disagree), and the average American believes that the federal government wastes half of the money it receives through tax revenue. (WSJ).
On the other hand, a Rasmussen poll finds that 66% of Americans are angry about federal policies, and 60% believe neither party - not even the party of hope and change - have any real answers.
This is not an environment conducive to the passage oftax increases, excuse me, government mandates enforced by fines, energy price hikes thanks to Cap and Trade, repealing the Bush tax cuts, and many other elements of Obama's economic and domestic policies.
And if the GOP makes significant gains in 2010, even the Veep thinks it could signal the end of the hope-n-change era.
It warms the cockles of my heart to think that Obama and friends may be seeing it my way: it's going to be a long four years.
And if you made it this far, watch some Zo!
Well, that opinion hasn't changed. But now I think that it's shared by the current administration.
Of course you have to look past the main-stream media headlines to find out why. According to them, Obama is a harbinger of peace in the Middle East, loved by celebrities, etc etc...
But it's been a frustrating time for him as well. MSNBC, at least, feels his pain. They muse the patent unfairness that such a "bright, and personable, and engaging" man who has a "deep reservoir of goodwill" with the American people is now fighting tooth and nail to pass government-based health insurance reform, with many other issues, including Cap & Trade, falling by the wayside.
But it's not in any way Obama's fault, MSNBC insists. Evil-minded Democrats like Blago and Burris "conspired to humiliate Obama". New York Governor Patterson is not lying down and playing dead because Obama told him to. And somehow scores of interviews on national television have failed to instruct ignorant Americans in the ways of right.
Curse those clueless, misinformed Americans! Gallup says 57% of them now think that government is trying to do too many things that should be left to businesses and individuals (up 10% from March), that 45% think business and industry is overregulated by the government (24% disagree), and the average American believes that the federal government wastes half of the money it receives through tax revenue. (WSJ).
On the other hand, a Rasmussen poll finds that 66% of Americans are angry about federal policies, and 60% believe neither party - not even the party of hope and change - have any real answers.
This is not an environment conducive to the passage of
And if the GOP makes significant gains in 2010, even the Veep thinks it could signal the end of the hope-n-change era.
It warms the cockles of my heart to think that Obama and friends may be seeing it my way: it's going to be a long four years.
And if you made it this far, watch some Zo!
between Barrack and a hard place
Sep. 15th, 2009 12:34 pmLatino Lawmaker Rips Obama for Making It Harder for Illegals to Buy Private Insurance
The guy just can't win. It's not faaaaaaaair *weeks*
The guy just can't win. It's not faaaaaaaair *weeks*
*whispers* It's all clear!
Sep. 12th, 2009 02:12 pmOkay, Obama, the 9/12 Tea Party is over... it's safe to come back to DC now.
(Weenie.)
(Weenie.)
