Mom, Would You Please Stop Wearing Lipstick?

Are you reading THIS mom? Good grief, why do we even pretend to have an FDA anymore?

And, check THIS little news item for more bad news for the health and safety of Americans. Neither Democrats nor Republicans care about the health and safety of us all... they are both the parties of big business. And they both are prepared to continue flooding our country with useless, dangerous crap from sketchy sources. Kudos to the Congressman from Arkansas for trying, but i'm sure he doesn't stand a chance.

The project of complete deregulation is nearly complete! Everyone into their plastic bubbles! You too John Travolta! Yay!

Oh Maureen, How I've Missed You

Thank goodness the Times has lost that silly Times Select thing. I used to read Maureen Dowd's every piece, faithfully, until the NYTimes decided i needed to pay for that priveledge. I buy her books, and i refused to buy Times Select just to read her few entertaining paragraphs weekly.

NOW we can all read Maureen whenever we like. Though this man was certainly not necessary to you Maureen, i'm glad to once again find you necessary.

It's that newspaper you work for that is not really necessary for any of us.

A Month of Octobers

A Day of Birth
A Wunderbar Dinner of Danish Meatballs
A Sea of Leaves
A New Kitchen Aid mixer
A New Nigella Lawson breadbox
Our tomatoes are still prolific
And my new kitchen.
And, a man who will cook recipes from Elle Decor.
Wow
How lucky can one man be?
Shall I cast my fate to the wind?
Thanks Mister.

Who's Your Candidate?

Try this handy dandy test to see who your candidate should be!

I'm for Kucinich in a landslide (66%). Fred Thompson rounds out the bottom of my list.

In the masthead at the top, shouldn't the donkey be on the LEFT and the elephant on the RIGHT? Hmmmm.

Leave a comment and let me know who your candidate is.

Newsclipping of the Day :: FUNDRACE is back!

And, apparently--as an added bonus--Arianna Huffington is in charge of it this time. Check it.

What fun. Look 'em all up and collect 'em all. While supplies last.

Newsclipping of the Day :: Hypocrisy in Action

This local news segment from Texas shows the trouble with the USA. Every single goddamned politician in this country needs to be fired, and barred from "public service." I think the French have got it right. They are on the Fifth Republic, which means they've burned the government down, and started over from scratch, 4 times so far. We need to burn down government, from the Federal to the States level, and start over. We need a clean slate. What will it take to get rid of these people in "public service?"

Newsclipping of the Day :: More Bad News for FREE and FAIR Elections in the USA

Forget about the Holt Amendment, there's much bigger--and much more covert and insidious--doins with elections here in the land of the free and the home of the brave.

We're putting more foxes in charge of the henhouse folks. Our entire system is being destroyed from within. This guy Hans von Spakovsky seems like a real patriot, doesn't he? Why even bother with elections anymore?

Wow.

M. at work just sent this to me. If only all animals were as kind and gentle. Amazing.

Hard Work Today

Today we painted a gaggle of beadboard to apply to nude garage/greenhouse walls, installed a sliding glass door, and found a poster for a local circus in the attic (we think maybe Curtis may know something about this circus?). And JingXia even helped. I can't remember the last time I was so completely dirty (even removing plaster in the kitchen wasn't as dirty as removing collar beams in the garage).

Next workday: install a gaggle of R11 batt insulation in said nude walls, and hold it in with the beadboard. I'll be moving a lovely old window that the sliding door replaced to the gable above the door (sorry JingXia, no more basketball), and our friend Aaron will be installing a wall-mounted gas heater for us. Then Steven's greenhouse dream will be done, just in time for all the various plants to winter. Yay!

Are We Becoming Hippies??

Who knows? I suppose it's really not possible. But we sure are trying. We went to the Annual Glasshouse Works Garden Party last weekend and had a GREAT time with HUNDREDS of hippies who are our new neighbors and friends. It was a blast, and Tom and Ken are the most fabulous hosts. It is always pretty darned elaborate, with a smorgasbord of dozens and dozens and dozens of items to eat, the gardens to tour, gallons and gallons of wine, the "desert house," and of course all the lovely gardens and nooks and crannies and outdoor rooms and worlds they contain. Last year was our first year, and to my surprize, I found 2 great pictures of me and Steven on the website! Well, if you ignore that GIANT zit on my forehead, they are great pictures: