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November 30, 2006
I wonder who invented this?
LindaSog has found an interesting new product. You have to see it to believe it!
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Kansas City Politics is really out of focus
In the news, Kansas City, Missouri, is one of the most dangerous places to live in the country. There are gang wars going on, but the city doesn't worry about that - they worry about forcing all bars and restaurants to be completely non-smoking.
The City Health Department wants to force all restaurants and bars to be smoke free, and while doing so, force all restaurants in the entire metropolitan area to be smoke free.
I don't smoke, but this should be a decision that a business owner makes.
I would be much more impressed if the City Council would do something about the violent crime rate in Kansas City.
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Puppy Pictures
Kiki is one of those rare dogs who actually smiles:
She and Houdini do a lot of friendly wrestling:
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In-law kitty blogging
This is Maybelline.
She belongs to John's sister. She does know she is a cutie! She has a calico sister named Angel who wasn't interested in getting her picture taken.
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November 29, 2006
puppy pics
I took a lot of pictures this past week, so you will get to see them - lucky you!
I've been playing outside with Kiki and Houdini a lot lately, and I got a picture of them running through the yard together:
These two dogs have so much fun together. I just love them!
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Brrrrrrrrrrr
Winter has arrived at Castle Argghhh! The first storm is going on now - ice and sleet and it's 27 degrees. It should let up by morning - when we might get no snow, or we might get 10 inches of snow - depending on which way the winds blow, I guess.
It's the time of year when cooking is fun. Long, slow simmering of stews and soups and sauces just warms me up.
And yeah, I'm not cooking now, but tomorrow . . . Just wait - I'll do my famous spaghetti sauce for John.
That will make him happy! And . . . I might even make some Italian bread, too. I have garlic and flour, yeast and water and parmesan - should do it?
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November 28, 2006
The Amero
Read and discuss.
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November 22, 2006
test
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November 16, 2006
This is really neat
Mentos and Diet Coke - bigger, better and wetter! CaltechGirl has the video!
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Houdini the troublemaker
My sister, Anne, wanted to know which critters are which - she lives in Buffalo, New York, and has never met the Donovan Menagerie. So I thought I'd write a little about each critter as I have time.
This is Houdini:
He is a serious troublemaker. Houdini came into our lives about 3 years ago. As you can see, he has an attitude.
Houdini is an incredible escape artist. He can dig under the fence in a matter of minutes. What is really sad is that people don't even have to check his tag anymore to get our phone number when he is loose. I highly recommend getting a tag for your dog with his name and your phone number - people will call you before calling the dog catcher!
Before we got that little tag for Houdini, he had been in jail 3 times after escaping.
Houdini is a snuggle puppy when he is in the house. He likes to sleep under the covers in our bed, down by our feet. Houdini will eat almost anything. And he sits up and begs for treats. I need to get a picture of that, so cute! He also loves going for walks. When Houdini sees a leash, he goes wild with joy. He is a good dog.
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November 15, 2006
If I lived in Missouri, and I voted for Claire McCaskill, I'd be pissed
Claire decided that she needed a vacation after winning her Senate seat last week. So she leaves for a luxurious vacation (her husband is very, very wealthy) and blows off going to Washington D.C. this week.
And this week, the Dems are electing their leaders. And all the other freshmen Senators are being oriented.
Her first week on the job, and she takes vacation.
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Very clever video from Iraq
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It's Raining Men!
Dean has an earworm. Now he has passed it on to me, and I'm passing it to you!!!
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I love this commercial!!
Someday, I'm going to get one of these so I won't get lost so often!
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November 12, 2006
I love Leavenworth, Kansas!
I think I have mentioned before that Leavenworth has a lot of parades. The biggest and best parade of all is the Veterans' Day Parade.
Yesterday, John and the Vickers were in the parade with the Rotary float. He has some great pictures that you should most definitely take a look at.
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Howard Dean
Unelected Howard Dean says that we are going to leave Iraq. I just watched him on Fox with Chris Wallace. He says it's time we cut our losses.
So folks, President Bush was right - the Democrats are all about cut and run.
I am furious that the leftist part of the Democrat party think they rule the country now. They don't.
President Bush, I have one word: Veto!
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November 11, 2006
If you need to upgrade your blog software . . .
I highly recommend Tammy of A Mom and her Blog!
She upgraded us from a very old, old version of Moveable Type to the newest, and did an absolutely flawless job!
Tammy will also create a blog for you, and even host one, if you are thinking about starting one! Just go to her blog and you will see her email address.
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Testing
This is just Tammy testing the upgrade.
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November 10, 2006
I've been told I give good telephone
| What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio. | |
| The Inland North | |
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| The South | |
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| The West | |
| Boston | |
| What American accent do you have? Take More Quizzes | |
Posted by Beth at 11:16 AM | Comments (8)
November 9, 2006
Little rhyme from '64
I like this one:
The election day is over,
The talking is done.
My party lost,
Your party won.
So let us be friends,
Let arguments past.
I'll hug my elephant,
You kiss your ass.
Posted by Beth at 3:26 PM | Comments (3)
Attention all newly-elected Democrats
If you want to be elected for a second term, there are some things you are going to have to do.
1. Stop bashing Christians.
2. Accept the fact that the 2nd Ammendment means that citizens get to own firearms.
3. Keep our taxes low - do not pretend that 'rolling back' a tax cut is *not* a tax increase - it is.
4. Do not try to put price controls on things like gasoline. It's been tried before, and it was a miserable failure. Much like this Congress will be if it thinks that the country has turned liberal.
5. Limit abortions. Quit fighting for abortions until the last few minutes down the birth canal. Be reasonable. I think many people would accept legal abortions if you don't allow them after 4 or 5 months of pregnancy.
6. Do not try to control speech with 'hate speech' laws like they have in England and Canada.
7. Do not mess with our Constitution.
8. Do not spend the next two years having hearings about how much you all hate Republicans.
9. Be smart - we are in a Global War on Terrorism, and waiting for the US to be attacked is not the way to fight it.
10. Let our soldiers fight a war. Forget the PC bullshit.
11. Don't betray Israel.
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What I think of the election
Hat tip to Merri and her hubbie, Vinnie, who put this thing together!
Posted by Beth at 7:02 AM | Comments (3)
November 7, 2006
vote
It is very important to vote. The Democrats have registered thousands of dead people in Kansas City and St. Louis, so for conservatives to have a chance, we all have to vote.
I'm cracking up at the 'news' that Democrats are accussing Republicans of voter fraud or voter suppression when the Democrats have been famous for such doings for years and years.
Remember folks, it was the Democrats in the South who prevented African Americans from voting - not Republicans!
So vote.
Posted by Beth at 12:23 PM | Comments (1)
November 6, 2006
Think about your vote
Even if you are pissed off at the Republican Party because they can't seem to cut back spending programs and because here they are in power and it seems they are screwing it up - remember the alternative - Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. And Pelosi has laid out her 100 days plan - just as if she was running for President (ick, patoooie). The Democrats will raise our taxes, spend way more than Repulicans, plunging the economy into recession, really screw up the War On Terror, cheer on the terrorists by pretending they are really just a bunch of guys who need to be treated nicely and they will be nice back.
Now, the Arab world is thrilled by the prospect of a Democratically controlled Congress. The terrorists are cheering on the Democrats. Why? Because it will prove to the terrorists that their actions in Iraq were the right ones, and it will prove to them that terrorism works.
So, love terrorism? Vote Democrat.
Love government spending? Vote Democrat.
Want to pay more taxes? Vote Democrat.
Posted by Beth at 6:23 AM | Comments (3)
November 2, 2006
Humour and Politics
One of my daily listens, Darla Jaye at KMBZ.com, found an opinion column by the Kansas City Star's Lewis Diugiud, who is always offended by everything. And he is a flaming liberal, too.
Anyway, Lewis is unhappy that people laugh about politics - politics should be taken seriously, he claims:
But poking fun at our nation’s political process takes away from the seriousness of voting, such as in Tuesday’s election. It hinders people from realizing that their voices at the ballot box matter in national, state and local governments.Instead we laugh as Jon Stewart, host of “The Daily Show,” late-night comedians Jay Leno and David Letterman, and other entertainers skewer politicians.
Yes, Lewis does not want us to laugh. We are not serious enough about voting for "change". And yes, Lewis is a Democrat.
I wonder if Lewis has ever noticed that it's pretty obvious that David Letterman, Jay Leno and Jon Stewart tend towards the left in their jokes - that ought to make Lewis happy!
Anyway, Lewis managed to find one study to back up his thesis. "The Daily Show Effect".
The authors of the study summarized it:
We test the effects of a popular televised source of political humor for young Americans: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. We find that participants exposed to jokes about George W. Bush and John Kerry on The Daily Show tended to rate both candidates more negatively, even when controlling for partisanship and other demographic variables. Moreover, we find that viewers exhibit more cynicism toward the electoral system and the news media at large.(emphasis mine)Despite these negative reactions, viewers of The Daily Show reported increased confidence in their ability to understand the complicated world of politics. Our findings are significant in the burgeoning field of research on the effects of "soft news" on the American public. Although research indicates that soft news contributes to democratic citizenship in America by reaching out to the inattentive public, our findings indicate that The Daily Show may have more detrimental effects, driving down support for political institutions and leaders among those already inclined toward nonparticipation.
Personally, I think that we should be cynical about the news media. We should be cynical about political leaders.
I am not a Daily Show fan because Jon Stewart tends to be very left-leaning, but if he is breeding cynicism into the youth of today, good.
We have learned that both the MSM and the politicians lie with regularity. Laughing at both is healthy.
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November 1, 2006
Vote Republican
I agree - your life depends on it.
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