Feelin’ the need for a little snark?

Or maybe a lot. Go here:

http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/13/matthew-continetti-sees-moose-burgers-in-the-white-house-because-palin-is-more-popular-than-john-edwards/

‘Nuff said.

Something to think about

While the right wing is busy screaming the shootings in Ft. Hood was “terrorism”, what they aren’t seeing past is the color of Hasan’s skin.

If he, Hasan, were a WHITE man, the act would have been described as he “went postal”, in reference to the rash of work place shootings, which this was.

Just another attempt of the right wingers trying to blame something else on Obama.

Stupid is as stupid does

I know I’ve seen some really dumb things in my life. I’ve even done some really dumb things. But this guy takes the cake.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33907396/ns/us_news-weird_news/

Bad enough he called once. But he called back.

Cry me a river

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=9068159

When will the whining stop? I haven’t heard this much of it since my kids were toddlers. Besides the fact that the woman comes across, in my opinion, like nails across a chalkboard. Along with stupid. Literally. We seriously dodged a bullet with this one.

If you read the article, go a bit further & check out the comments.

Where’s my ice pick?

What a person doesn’t need at 6:15 in the morning:

Chris’ “fun” (he took the Dave & Busters commercials too seriously) jumping up & down on the coffee table, mini-leg brace clattering & squeaking, yelling to go play.

Dear God, I only prayed for patience once, yet the lessons continue. What’s the deal?

Poor, poor man

My heart bleeds for him.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33854913/ns/business-us_business/

Not!

It, along with all the others that had to be propped up by taxpayers, should have been allowed to fail. This administration should chop up the “too big to fail” banks to cut the risk, instead of leaving them whole & growing. The public is left holding the bag when they chase more money with their disastrous, money-making schemes.

Stay classy, Wal-Mart

I haven’t been there in over 6 years. I won’t step foot in one, much less give them money. This is a good example of why.

h/t to Stephen for the link

http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/11/07/16449

I remember when Sam Walton open his stores. Anymore, they’re nothing like what he built.

Someone please explain this to me

Carrie Prejean, who sticks her nose into the bedrooms of adults, is now crying about no privacy?

Oh for Pets’s sake.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/33822719#33822719

 

I see no reason to fuss

It’s not like abortion was made illegal again. Women who don’t take birth control, who don’t make the men they are with use rubbers, will have to pay for their own abortion. So?

I, for one, do not want my hard-earned tax dollars to pay for someone else’s abortion.

I do not buy “the mother’s health” excuse, as that can be bought. All you have to do is find the right “doctor”.

I don’t buy the rape or incest excuses. From Wikipedia:

In 2000, cases of rape or incest accounted for 1% of abortions.^[26] Another study, in 1998, revealed that in 1987-1988 women reported the following reasons for choosing an abortion:^[27]

• 25.5% Want to postpone childbearing
• 21.3% Cannot afford a baby
• 14.1% Has relationship problem or partner does not want pregnancy
• 12.2% Too young; parent(s) or other(s) object to pregnancy
• 10.8% Having a child will disrupt education or job
• 7.9% Want no (more) children
• 3.3% Risk to fetal health
• 2.8% Risk to maternal health
• 2.1% Other“

1% was attributed to rape or incest. Not even 3% because of the mother’s health. The rest of the reasons were simply choice. Why didn’t they make the choice to use birth control? Or, not have sex?

I never considered, during any of my 3 pregnancies, abortion. Wasn’t an option. No, we weren’t always ready, but who is? BUT, just because I consider it a non-option because of my beliefs, I can’t make anyone else live by what I believe it.

What I can say is this: If you get pregnant & decide you need to kill your baby, then YOU pay for it. Don’t expect me to. (Huh. If you were to highlight all the “yous” in the previous sentence, it begins to sound a lot like narcissism to me. But what do I know?)

I wasn’t made for that

Yesterday, Loki & I had the house to ourselves. Joe went snowboarding with friends at A-Basin & Chris went to a Blue Knights meeting & ride.

Since I needed fish food in the worst way, I figured I’d take Loki with me. No, I wasn’t thinking. The store was crowded & since I wasn’t thinking, she wasn’t wearing her muzzle. So I had to pay strict attention to her & people walking through the aisles, lest she bite someone. I did have enough of my brain engaged to put her shock collar on her & her short leash. I did remember to take the control to the collar, at least. She’s a strong dog, with her weight at 80 (at least she’s a small one) pounds. She jerked around on my back pretty much the whole time we were there. She did pretty well though, no lunging at anyone, very little barking & no fur raised. Then we got to the checkout line. When it came time for me to sign the ticket we had an issue. Ding Dong didn’t want to be still & people were showing her treats. The lady behind offered to hold her for me, but I couldn’t allow it. I didn’t know how Loki would respond to that. I explained why I couldn’t let her do it but the lady wanted to pet Loki. She got another treat for her, then snuck her hand up Loki’s muzzle while Loki was distracted. She was good enough that she got a new bone & a frisbee. Business was taken care of & we were out.

I returned a call when I got home & rested my back that was aching. Got up & wanted to tend to the leaves in the front yard. Loki had her bone, she was content to take the “No, you stay” answer when she wanted to follow. I raked the leaves off the rocks that outline the yard (Chris, those rocks will be gone in the spring!) then used the lawn mower to bag some & mulch the rest into the grass. Chris got home so Loki was allowed out. She was good for about half an hour, then a crazy little male dog got out of his house, which was down the street. She took off like a rocket, after him. Chris was on the phone so I had to chase her.

This little dog, maybe 15 or 20 pounds, made Loki’s lack of behavior look good. He had to be chased down. At one point, his owner told me to let Loki get him, that he’d get what he deserved for running up on a dog 4 times his size.  I wasn’t about to let her hurt that little terrier looking thing. She chased him to his garage, where his owners MISSED grabbing him & he was off again. Loki tried to follow but once I got a hand on her back, she knew to stop. She was made to sit, to see if the male would come back to her, then I could grab his collar. Nope, he knew freedom & wasn’t going to be caught. Loki was walked back home, pulling on my already abused back even more. Chris was still on the phone. It took the man, his wife & their oldest daughter to catch their little beast after he got himself trapped between our house & next door. (This is why I won’t have a terrier.) By the time he was caught, Loki was in our house, resting. Dumb dog. 

After the bag of leaves was put up, the lawn mower put in the garage & a trip to the store, my back felt like it would never stop hurting. Four Advil did nothing for it. That’s when I figured out the problem.

I wasn’t made to run. I’ve never liked it. I don’t do it. I may walk fast, but I don’t run. It’s not dignified. Plus, I’m over 50. Too old to be chasing HIS stupid dog while my husband stands there, talking on the phone.

His dog takes off again after something, he can chase her. If it involves running, I’m not doing it.