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nekid
Most truths are so naked that people feel sorry for them and cover them up, at least a little bit.— Edward R. Murrow, journalist (1908-1965)
control this
It’s pretty ironic that the president wants ‘full control’ of the border.
The man has had full control of only two things since he left the statehouse in Texas: Two presidential elections.
“We do not yet have full control of the border and I am determined to change that, he said in a 17-minute prime-time speech from the Oval Office.”
a happy update
Happy had a good day yesterday, on our trip to Delano. (My folks and I drove over, about 170 miles, to visit my grandparents in the cemetery.) It was a beautiful warm day there, and she was in a good mood, perky, enjoyed the ride. No problems with syncope, and only a moderate amount of coughing. Same again today. Plenty of energy. Some coughing, but in a good mood. She seems to feel much better on the half enalapril 2x/day.
Happy’s now gone 3 days without fainting or apparent weakness.
The only real concern is that she’s not eating her cardiac food. Last week, her appetite was way up. Now appetite is way down in the morning. As the day goes on, she gets an appetite, but still doesn’t want the special heart food. Doesn’t like it. She’ll eat other stuff, like cottage cheese and little bits of baloney. Today in the morning, she didn’t even want cottage cheese. Tonight when I went by it looked like she’d eaten some of the heart diet, but I forgot to ask. Maybe we should mix the heart food with solid gold or something she likes better? I should ask the vet…
the harder they fall
Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.
The imminent downfall of the mighty Rove, Grand Wizard of Alternate Reality, is a moment worthy of classic rock theme music. I suggest The Show Must Go On, by Three Dog night.
Baby, although I chose this lonely life
It seems it’s stranglin’ me now
All the wild men, big cigars, gigantic car
They’re all laughin’ at the lieOh, I’ve been used Ooo-oo-oo-oo (used)’
I’ve been a fool Oh, what a fool
I broke all the rules Oh, yeah
But I must let the show go onBaby, there’s an enormous crowd of people
They’re all after my blood
I wish maybe they’d tear down the walls of this theatre
Let me out, let me outOh, I’m so blind Oh, I’m blind
I wasted time Wasted, wasted, wasted time
Walkin’ on the wire, high wire
But I must let the show go on
It’s none too soon in coming, yet it’s sad. I feel regret. I felt a twinge when Scooter Libby went down too. Not because it’s unjust. … Let Justice be done, though the heavens fall! … It’s such a pathetic waste of talent. If only they’d used their nefarious skills for good, instead of as minions of the Dark Lord.
Anyway, since I picked up the news at all that arises, I’ll allude to his epigraph, For every pig there will be a Saturday, and toss this off:
Alright, Karl, that’ll do pig.
a mothers’ day homily, on toast
Did you know that the soul is female? The Godhead is male in all religions rooted in the books of Moses; the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. But the soul is Anima; I know of no languages relevant to those religions in which there is a male word form for the soul. Whether you are male like me, or female, your soul is female.
Anima, according to Carl Jung, is the feminine side of a male’s unconscious mind. It can be identified as all the unconscious feminine psychological qualities that a male possesses. [Wikipedia]
Why am I bringing this up? No damn good reason at all. Except that my Mom rarely reads this blog, so I don’t need to wish her Happy Mother’s Day here. So I’ll take this opportunity to suggest that all you manly men like me take a moment to ponder the many facets of yourself, and wish the feminine side of your unconsious mind a happy day indeed. Nobody’s going to bring you tea and muffins in bed, but you might as well have a bowl of raisin bran, couple slabs of toast, and crawl back in the sack. Just don’t say where you got the idea.
the spies
Check out this cool movie at aclu.org.
let’s hunt him down!
Who is the sick bendejo who designed this keyboard with the directional keys and number pad on the right, so that the mouse — the one thing you need close to the right side of the keyboard — is way the heck out in the yard? If I ever find him, it’s time to roshambo.
On a vaguely related note, have you met the man who invented ctrl-alt-del, and seen what he said about Bill Gates? [Good stuff, Maynard.]
what if
I was just flipping through my journal, making an entry, and spotted these little bits from February 1995.
What if the whole storm
was shifted into reverse?
The rain rising up into the clouds,
swelling, growing heaver
and turning hard out to sea.* * *
The dog has been out
in the rain again, and
comes in bringing small
gifts of mud between her
toes and water from her
back to her chest and I
am here another night to
see this, her smile. I
dry her with a towel,
smelling the rain in her
coat. I am here, she
is tugging on the towel,
playing, and I would not
sell this for anything* * *
My dog got into the garbage.
Opened the cabinet under the sink,
knocked the pail out into the floor
and gobbled the moldy old cheese.Neat as you please.
My little emergencies.
anybody we know?
A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side.-Aristotle
bovine talking points
Career appointees at the Department of Agriculture were stunned last week to receive e-mailed instructions that include Bush administration “talking points” — saying things such as “President Bush has a clear strategy for victory in Iraq” — in every speech they give for the department.
“The President has requested that all members of his cabinet and sub-cabinet incorporate message points on the Global War on Terror into speeches, including specific examples of what each agency is doing to aid the reconstruction of Iraq,” the May 2 e-mail from USDA speechwriter Heather Vaughn began. [washingtonpost.com]
Right. President Bush has Mad Cow, which gives him a clear strategy for victory in Iraq.
Metaphor 