Julie with a B

Alas, poor Daisy Cutter...

All that ranting and raving about no McCain for Prez.....
Poor thing, who will you vote for now? Have you registered Independent???

- posted by JulieB @ 9:38 PM |

But this one.....

really hits the spot.
(those of you with a right wing persuasion may be offended by the language)(French)

- posted by JulieB @ 7:35 PM |

Saturday night video

OK, so Bandit likes to watch this one over and over....

- posted by JulieB @ 7:15 PM |

Well here it is Saturday . . . let's go to the movies

Well, first thing, you have to traipse on down to the Pirate's Cove for his "Saturday Night Redneck"
Foxworthy at his finest with a few Walmart Fashion Alerts.
Then run on over to Harvey's place and check out the Jan.23 video. I'm sure it's not right, but I pretty much fell out of my chair watching it... and the other vid's that are appended to the post.
Alas, the Llama Butchers have "Bad Music Video Saturday" I don't think Foxworthy's fashion statements would help any, tho.

- posted by JulieB @ 6:54 PM |

The bell curve of California political parties. ..

As usual I think California is a leader in this but other marks on the map are surely close behind. The Party membership here looks like a bell curve. Democrats, on the left of course, Republicans on the right, and a large bulge in the middle - the Independents. Yup, there are more voters registered Independent than either party. Like all middle bulges, this one wobbles left, then right, then jiggles in the middle.
The interests of the north eastern Democrats have nothing to do with what is happeing in California, Oregon, Washington, New Mexico, and parts of Arizona and Colorado.
So . . . the bulge will grow. Hillary doesn't speak to me. Barack maybe. The others? Oh please.
Our primary is coming up on February 5th. The usuall absentee voters are notably absent. No one is ready to make their mark.
I have company in my thoughts, check out "WesternDemocrat":

"What concerns me and what should concern a lot of Western Democrats is that the GOP may be poised to nominate a Western candidate who can reach across party lines (McCain), while the Democratic Party may be poised to nominate (again) an uncharismatic Easterner who would have difficulty reaching across party lines and who has little appeal in much of the purple West (Clinton). Hillary is a known quantity, and her negative numbers in the West will be very hard to change."

So there you have it. What now?

- posted by JulieB @ 7:49 PM |

And the little dog laughed

Well, my dog laughs anyway. It's a decided little "chuff" sound. She also rolls her eyes at her stupid human.
But I guess I'm not the only one with a laughing dog:
This one from Science News

a little more recent from PhysOrg.com

- posted by JulieB @ 9:51 PM |

Gives new meaning to "Drive Thru"

Personally, I think it's just a semantics issue but:

"Man Drives Into McDonald's after Order Botched"

- posted by JulieB @ 9:48 PM |

Tax Time . . .

We all get just a wee bit bothered with forms and what did or didn't pay, or donate, or what we REALLY $made$ last year.... But this should not be considered a workable solution.

- posted by JulieB @ 9:13 PM |

Just re-arranging the furniture...

. . . and sending some of it to the recycle bin.

If I used to link to you and you just notice that the linky is now gone, c'mon over and complain. Mostly I'm moving out sites that have gone dark or I don't read or agree with anymore.

I doubt anyone will really notice, but if I removed you and you hate it, say so.

(signed)
The Mgt.

- posted by JulieB @ 8:59 PM |

As usual, he has no clue . . .

. . . what to do with that bit of diplomacy he was just handed.

- posted by JulieB @ 8:27 PM |

Helloo -ooh

Anybody here? Ha. An empty theater, a bare stage.
The acoustics are kinda good, with the echo an' all. Let's try out a couple of good lines!

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world!"

Wow! That has a really nice sound to it!
What politician said that? Well, no one from around here. Those are M. K. Gandhi's words.

Hmm.... this stage needs some lights and maybe a new sound system, and perhaps some . . .

- posted by JulieB @ 7:25 PM |

Dragged back into the light . . .

I have been tagged by Travis. I'm pretty honored actually, he's a big fish.
1. Here are the rules.
2. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts.
3. Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
4. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
5. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

So eight random facts/habits about me? OK, take a break, run down to Starbucks for a double shot espresso latte. Drink deeply and try to keep your eyelids from drooping as you read THESE 8 ASTOUNDING INCREDIBLE -ly boring items.

Ahem.

1. I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when JFK was shot.
2. My first paying job was as an exercise jockey at Santa Anita racetrack.
3. Weapon of choice is a 62" longbow.
4. I work in a cheese factory.
5. I translated French documents for ERDA (used to be Atomic Energy Commision) about nuclear reactors.
6. In college I learned how to shoe a horse and scale the brick wall of the men's dorm.
7. I come from a family of writers. (sadly that doesn't help out this blog)
8. My new goal is to learn how to joust.

Well let's see which of my friends is still, well, my friend, and still breathing.

Teach at Pirate's Cove is still breathing (fire)
Daisy Cutter... still cuttin' daisies
Hmmm. Jesse has wandered off, Charlie is just wandering.....
The Texican's don't do this sh... kind of thing...
I'd be willing to bet that the Democratic Veteran doesn't either, but I really enjoy his site, so.
Jesse at Life or Something Like It, seems to wander back if you will kindly leave a comment.
BillyBudd over at American Dinosaur
balance him with Wills4223
No more. I know that's not 8. Deal with it.

Labels: can't believe I did this

- posted by JulieB @ 8:41 PM |

And more from Iraq

A friend's son is there. This excerpt from one of his letters home:

"They have been dealing with a sniper that has shot two of his buddies, hitting one twice in the arm and another in the butt. Fortunately they will be fine. After this they went through several houses and found the Mother of the sniper. Turns out he is seventeen years old, and now has a death wish from Ml's squad.

One day a Captain came to M's squad and wanted them to go out with metal detectors and search for IED's etc. The Squad Leader said "no way" due to the sniper still out there and that this stupid idea could get them killed. Long story short, the squad leader was removed and transferred to bravo company. On the squad leaders flight back to base his helicopter was shot down and he suffered some minor injuries, but he'll recover.

M and his squad are angry and sad that his squad leader was treated this way for standing up and protecting them from a very bad decision. Fortunately, they still didn't have to go out on this very bad mission. Unfortunately, they lost one of the best squad leaders in their company."

Not much in the way of real leadership there. This is M's 2nd tour. He's been there since December, not expected home until early 2008.

- posted by JulieB @ 9:55 PM |

Iraq again...

Raising my head from the slog of every day drudge to wonder where our focus is. Yes, immigration is an issue but the struggles of our military are more important.

This from Democratic Veteran: "So the brass at every level from the Pentagram on down should be ashamed that this even happened.

'So many Fort Lewis soldiers are being killed in Iraq the Army base will no longer hold individual memorial services.
Starting next month Fort Lewis says it will hold one memorial a month for all the dead soldiers."

What else do you need to know. Whether you agree with my politics or not, you have to be
ashamed that this even happened."

Yes. Its shameful. Disrespectful. Painful.

- posted by JulieB @ 9:49 PM |

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