UPDATE: The Anchoress came in second, after Michelle Malkin! Thanks all of you, for voting for me! :-) That was fun! And for once I don’t mind it! :-) As Aaron’s blog was down for part of Saturday, he has extended the voting for the Hearts Suit of the Deck-O-Bloggers until Tuesday Morning at 8AM…so, if you read this wheedle and whine by me and tried to vote but could not, you can head over to Aaron’s place (right now,... Read more
Clearly the Clintons are in full campaign mode once again. What other politicians would drag their 23+ daughter away from her job and boyfriend to take her on the “important” photo-ops. Poor girl has her own life…except during a campaign, when the hand-holding and “family unity” shots are required. The Clintons, who live in Chappaqua, N.Y., had interrupted a visit to Israel to make a brief trip to Jordan at the invitation of King Abdullah II. Stepping over broken glass,... Read more
Alexandra wryly uses Caravaggio’s David and Goliath to make a statement about bloggers, the MSM and the attention deficit disorder the international press displays regarding France, and toward all things not related to destroying George W. Bush. Alexandra grew up in communism. She understands in a way many of us cannot, the enormous amount of freedom that is lost by a nation when the press misuses its own freedom to suppress a story (France), or to distort (Plamegate) or to... Read more
For some reason I can no longer access Aaron’s website to check on the Blogger Deck of Cards race-for-inclusion in the “hearts” deck, which I wrote about – pictures included – here. For some reason his server won’t let me look at his site. Can someone tell me how the “race” is going? It’s been really good fun, and I feel like I’m missing out, now. Last time I was able to check, I was 8 votes ahead of Michelle... Read more
Julie at Happy Catholic points to two discernment stories, one of a young man discerning a call to the priesthood, (I remember falling to my knees, and thinking, “Oh no, you want me to be a priest!”) and the other of The Internet Monk’s call to be a preacher, (It was, I’m convinced, the great mistake of my life.) These are two very powerful reads, and I am posting them on a Sunday because I think it is useful for... Read more
It’s hard to tell how many days of rioting have passed in France, since the US press has apparently decided that they’d rather not report much on that story -it was screwing up their “France is the Model for America” Template, too much. It does appear though, that the riots continue and that they are breeching the cities. How odd. We have a hurricane – a natural disaster – with some serious leadership problems (cough-cough Nagin! CoughBlanco) and the pictures... Read more
Light blogging due to computer difficulties. Obnoxious machine! Kept me from sharing all these goodies with you! First up, Dr. Sanity, after having a little fun with the whole psychological drama of Blogger Playing Cards (shameless campaigning here) has settled into a long and thoughtful sort of diagnosis of what precisely is behind Bush Derangement Syndrome. She’s being very serious, here, bringing her training and insight to bear on the matter, and she makes some startling observations and comes to... Read more
Since guilt-tripping and whining doesn’t seem to be garnering the votes, for my inclusion into Aaron’s Blogger Deck O’ Cards, how about if do a nakedly manipulative “cute kid” grab for your hearts? (See, wasn’t that clever, I worked in “hearts” and it is the “heart suit” that is up for grabs!) No, I do not have an oversized right nostril! That must be a smudge or something! Alright, I admit, not a great smile, but all of my front... Read more
These are both from the archives, but today seemed appropriate to revive them. The first recounts the day Buster, visiting Washington, DC and wearing his scout uniform, recieved a salute meant for our troops. An excerpt… You see, last year, Buster visited Washington D.C. with his Boy Scout Troop. Buster is a big kid – over 6 feet tall, and built like a giant Scots warrior – and his scout uniform has a fair amount of decoration on it. As... Read more
Now, I don’t want to tell you who you should vote for, or anything, but as I mentioned last week, Aaron’s putting together a Blogger Deck O’ Cards that sounds like terrific fun! All of the Clubs are Milbloggers (I cannot wait to see Beth and Baldilocks duke it out for Queen of Clubs – they’ve both got superb Veteran’s Day posts up, btw) and now Aaron has the Hearts nominees up. (Don’t miss his tribute to his in-laws, too).... Read more
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