Great Icon shamelessly cribbed from here At the Vigil for Easter Sunday, when Buster was very small, he looked forward to the chanting of the Litany of Saints, partly because the deacon who led it would invariably stumble on “St. Perpetua and St. Felicity” which became an almost beloved mistake, and because eventually we would get to “St. John Vianney.” For whatever reason, Buster loved the sweep of the cadence and the accent on the “aaaaanyyy” syllable, and his little... Read more
For reasons that baffle me, a big deal is being made over someone photoshopping the president’s face into a representation of The Joker from the The Dark Knight. The LA Weekly, eager to play the racism card says “the only thing missing is the noose.” Whaaa? Now, I can see if someone had taken a picture of President Obama and photoshopped whiteface for spite and without context, (or, for that matter, blackface as done here to Michael Steele) then one... Read more
NeoNeocon goes deeply personal to chronicle a horrendous-sounding injury, years of pain, and how this is relevant to what may be in our own future. It’s long, but please give it a read. Neo was told there was “nothing” that could be done and that pain management would be difficult as well. Finally – after years – she had surgery. But this is pretty sobering when our president is saying, “maybe you won’t need the surgery, maybe you just take... Read more
So, I picked up chicken legs and a nice marinade on Saturday, put them in the meat drawer thingy and planned to make them tonight. The chicken legs were well within their “sell by” date, and my fridge is nice and cold but as soon as I opened the packaging…ewwwww… By the time I got done exchanging them at the store, the marinating idea was over; I needed something fast. Who do you turn to when you need a fast... Read more
Promoting her book Culture of Corruption; Obama and his Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks and Cronies Michelle Malkin made it to The View this morning and hashed it out with Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and the rest. The video is probably going viral, and you can watch it either here. The View is execrable programing, shrill and often demented. It would be vastly improved by simply replacing Joy Behar with a genuine magpie, (it was Behar who convinced me that... Read more
Considering that for many of us our computers are very much our “base” this is pretty damned chilling. Not a Beck fan, but pianogirl sent this my way and urged me to watch. WOW. Astounding. Is this still America? Where is the press on this? I know the clause being cited here is meant to apply to dealership computers (and not ordinary buyers) but the fact that the clause exists at all is troubling. At its most innocent, this is... Read more
UPDATE: I initially posted this video without comment because I didn’t want to influence anyone’s thinking on it. A pal of mine watched and wrote back, “Why do I feel emotional pain after watching that?” I don’t know if she meant it as a good, salutary sort of pain, or a bad one, but I had found the video moving, also, and I think it’s because Degeneres is nakedly honest there, about her whole life and her self; I don’t... Read more
It’s the weekend. Company coming over. Another big party, but this time for someone else’s family, which is a nice change. Blogging will be light-to-non-existent. Hopefully everyone has something better to do that hang out here! :-) If you are looking for a little amusement, though, check out these stunning pictures (H/T Gerard) Read more
Go check it out. It’s really just wonderful! (H/T) Honestly, I find this heartening. As I wrote a while back, when thinking about American Culture: American culture has always been – up until pretty recently – a culture that could laugh at itself, even as it took on heavy responsibilities. From the earliest revolutionaries – from Ben Franklin on – we’ve been able to look at the world and ourselves and dream big but with a wink to keep egos... Read more
Preparing to update a 50 year old kitchen You want to know why I just love the Dominican Nuns of Summit, New Jersey? Aside from the fact that they are prayer warriors who spend all their time in worship and praise, bringing our petitions to the Almighty, and that they make these soaps and lotions I adore, (and the best lip balm ever) they also have a sense of humor. Elder Son’s Sweet Girlfriend is going to be heading out... Read more
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