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*Sniff* I smell elections in the air...

The days are getting shorter. The yellowjackets are in full swing. The garden is beginning to show signs of moving toward hybernation. The nights are very cool, there is fog/dew on the windshield in the mornings, and a crisp "ripe apple" kind of scent and feel to the morning breeze. November is rushing toward us.

Gas prices are down. In some places as much as 50 cents a gallon - and dropping.

The secret CIA prisons have been outted, and Shrub-Boy is defending them as if they were LEGAL.

What "Immigrants" (<-Read "Wetbacks") want is no longer a priority, since someone told Bush "They can't vote, idiot!"

And now suddenly, Iraq is taking over resposibility for it's own security. Wow. How does this happen? I mean, just a couple of months ago, the Generals over in Iraq said there was only ONE small group of Iraqi soldiers who were ready to be in charge of their own area - and now the whole COUNTRY is being turned over?

Can this all be because of Tony Blair's indication he's going to resign? Or do you smell electioneering the way that I smell it? Are you expecting a "terrah alert" any second, the way I am?

Don't get me wrong - I'm THRILLED that there is some progress in the war to bring home American soldiers from illegal, immoral wars of imperialism. However, I don't see this as being progress - I see this as blatant "electioneering" by Bushco. How much would you Neocon Freeper Dittohead Annie-Banannie Addict Lemmings want to bet that as soon as the elections are over, it will suddenly become "IMPERATIVE" that the control of Iraqi forces return to the Americans, that the price of gas skyrockets, and that Shrub-Boy starts bullying congress for another amnesty for illegals program?

Hmmmmm????

Yahoo Headline: Bush Reminds Americans U.S. is at War

"BUSH REMINDS AMERICANS U.S. IS AT WAR"

As if we forgot. As if seeing the numbers of Americans that Bush has murdered in Afghanistan and Iraq edge ever closer to the number that Bin Laden killed on 9/11/01 didn't remind us every single day that we are engaging in an illegal, immoral and fruitless "war on terrah"

Yes, we just got so caught up in the newest incarnations of "Survivor" and "American Idol" that we FORGOT that Bush is murdering our soldiers on the other side of the planet.

Thank you so much for reminding us, Shrub Boy. We'll be CERTAIN to remember that in November...


(btw - morning number for post-healthy-eating? 131. I'm gonna slap this Dr. stupid.)

Numbers

Ok, I admit it. Last night I was BAD.
Very BAD.

Instead of eating a healthy, nutritious, well-balanced low-carb and high protein/fibre dinner, I ordered a damn pizza.

Stuffed crust, 1/2 mushrooms & green pepper, 1/2 sausage. And a LOT of Diet Pepsi

Now, pizza crust = bad, right? So how come this morning before breakfast, instead of some gawdawful high number, the blood sugar was only 112? And tonite, before dinner - DESPITE COLD PIZZA FOR BREAKFAST..., only 91?

See - I think this doctor is nuts. Yeah, I have blood sugar fluctuations, like everyone else does. But It's NEVER up even near over 150, and usually around 130 or so, which is higher than my Dad's doc wants his to be, but dayum, you'd have thought given what this Dr. was saying, that I was like ready to go blind and have my feet cut off and stuff.

Anyhow, the 91 is a bit low - and I was a bit headachey, so with my lovely 1/2 baked apple, (cinnamon and Splenda) - pot-roasted brisket of beef and boiled cauliflower, I had a nice glass of orange juice.

Freaking health food compared to the pizza. Watch my number be 148 tomorrow morning.

Meh.

1989 - Don Henley & Bruce Hornsby recorded it.
2006 - It just seems so apropos...

O beautiful, for spacious skies
But now those skies are threatening
They're beating plowshares into swords
For this tired old man that we elected king
Armchair warriors often fail
And we've been poisoned by these fairy tales
The lawyers clean up all details
Since daddy had to lie

Writing

A lot of what I've posted lately has been copy and pasted from other places. Shame on me - but why re-invent the wheel when someone else has taken my position and expounded upon so MUCH MORE eloquently? Please note - this paragraph has been changed since I finally decided that "eloquent" was the word I wanted to use.

Anyhow, to the subject: Writing. Ever since I was a kid I've tried to write stories. In high school we had to write a short story for English, and my teacher was impressed enough that he tried to get me to write more.

I always seem to get bogged down, however. This has resulted in pages and pages of short vignettes that never QUITE make it all the way to "story". Certainly never to "Novel".

Well, I was talking to Chris at work about this (have been off and on for over a year) and last week he lent me a book on writing called "No Plot? No Problem!" Now, this sounds right up my alley! *grin*

Anyhow - I've been reading it at lunch time and trying to pull together my thoughts again. I have a nice story, and I'd like to get it all written out, but the story is kind of in "blobs". I have a nice starting "blob" and then a few middle "blobs" that are ok - but the whole path is kind of wonky and I need to find a way to get my characters out of a cave, because they keep wanting to stop and go back and have lunch.

So I came up with this idea - a "Push yourself" writing club. My friend Carolyn from Seattle, and Chris, and me... all exchanging maybe 1 or 2 e-mails a week to try and keep focused. I'll keep you informed.

Meanwhile, I've had a headache for 2 going on 3 days. Last nite I broke down and took a vicodin because I just needed some REST - and sleeping with a headache isn't really sleeping at all. I wish I knew what was causing this.

Ok - time to go stab myself in the finger and get some breakfast. TTFN!!!

Resume' - George Walker Bush - 8/31/06

Blatantly Stolen from a comment on Peacechick Mary's Blog.


Resume'

GEORGE W. BUSH
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington , DC 20520

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

* LAW ENFORCEMENT

I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine , in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol. I pled guilty, paid a fine, and had my driver's license suspended for 30 days. My Texas driving record has been "lost" and is not available.

* MILITARY

I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL. I refused to take a drug test or answer any questions about my drug use. By joining the Texas Air National Guard, I was able to avoid combat duty in Vietnam

* COLLEGE

I graduated from Yale University with a low C average. I was a cheerleader.

* PAST WORK EXPERIENCE

I ran for U.S. Congress and lost. I began my career in the oil business in Midland , Texas , in 1975. I bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas . The company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock.

I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money. With the help of my father and our friends in the oil industry, including Enron CEO Ken Lay, I was elected governor of Texas .

* ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS

I changed Texas pollution laws to favor power and oil companies, making Texas the most polluted state in the Union .

During my tenure, Houston replaced Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden city in America

I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of billions in borrowed money.

I set the record for the most executions by any governor in American history.

With the help of my brother, the governor of Florida , and my father's appointments to the Supreme Court, I became President after losing by over 500,000 votes.

* ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT

I am the first President in U.S. history to enter office with a criminal record.

I invaded and occupied two countries at a continuing cost of over one billion dollars per week.

I spent the U.S. surplus and effectively bankrupted the U.S. Treasury.

I shattered the record for the largest annual deficit in U.S. history.

I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period.

I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period.

I set the all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the U.S. stock market.

In my first year in office, over 2 million Americans lost their jobs and that trend continues every month.

I'm proud that the members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in U.S. history. My "poorest millionaire," Condoleeza Rice, had a Chevron oil tanker named after her.

I set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips by a U.S. President. I am the all-time U.S. and world record-holder for receiving the most corporate campaign donations.

My largest lifetime campaign contributor, and one of my best friends, Kenneth Lay, presided over the largest corporate bankruptcy fraud in U.S. History, Enron.

My political party used Enron private jets and corporate attorneys to assure my success with the U.S. Supreme Court during my election decision.

I have protected my friends at Enron and Halliburton against investigation or prosecution.

More time and money was spent investigating the Monica Lewinsky affair than has been spent investigating one of the biggest corporate rip- offs in history.

I presided over the biggest energy crisis in U.S. history and refused to intervene when corruption involving the oil industry was revealed.

I presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history.

I changed the U.S. policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts.

I appointed more convicted criminals to administration than any President in U.S. history.

I created the Ministry of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy in the history of the United States government.

I've broken more international treaties than any President in U.S. history.

I am the first President in U.S. history to have the United Nations remove the U.S. from the Human Rights Commission.

I withdrew the U.S. from the World Court of Law. I refused to allow inspectors access to U.S . "prisoners of war" detainees and thereby have refused to abide by the Geneva Convention.

I am the first President in history to refuse United Nations election inspectors (during the 2002 U.S. election).

I set the record for fewest numbers of press conferences of any President since the advent of television.

I set the all-time record for most days on vacation in any one-year period. After taking off the entire month of August, I presided over the worst security failure in U.S. history.

I garnered the most sympathy for the U.S. after the World Trade Center attacks and less than a year later made the U.S. the most hated country in the world, the largest failure of diplomacy in world history.

I have set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously protest me in public venues (15 million people), shattering the record for protests against any person in the history of mankind.

I am the first President in U.S. history to order an unprovoked, pre-emptive attack and the military occupation of a sovereign nation. I did so against the will of the United Nations, the majority of U.S. citizens, and the world community.

I have cut health care benefits for war veterans and support a cut in duty benefits for active duty troops and their families-in-wartime.

In my State of the Union Address, I lied about our reasons for attacking Iraq and then blamed the lies on our British friends.

I am the first President in history to have a majority of Europeans (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and security.

I am supporting development of a nuclear "Tactical Bunker Buster," a WMD. I have so far failed to fulfill my pledge to bring Osama Bin Laden [sic] to justice.

RECORDS AND REFERENCES

All records of my tenure as governor of Texas are now in my father's library, sealed and unavailable for public view.

All records of SEC investigations into my insider trading and my bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.

All records or minutes from meetings that I, or my Vice-President, attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review. I am a member of the Republican Party.


PLEASE CONSIDER MY EXPERIENCE WHEN VOTING IN THE 2006 MIDTERM ELECTIONS.

Via Croila - With spellings Americanized

10 FAVORITES

Favourite Color: Cobalt Blue
Favourite Food: Steak - Med. Rare
Favourite Month: May
Favourite Song: This week? "Start Me Up" (Rolling Stones)
Favourite Movie: Apollo 13
Favourite Sport: Baseball
Favourite Season: Spring
Favourite Day of the week: Saturday
Favourite Ice Cream Flavor: Moose Tracks
Favourite Time of Day: Very early morning

9 CURRENTS

Current Mood: frustrated
Current Taste: Turtle Blizzard
Current Clothes: Royal blue pants, Yellow shirt with blue roses
Current Desktop: a picture of a garden pool surrounded by columns by someone named "Akerman"
Current Toenail Color: au natural
Current Time: 09:30
Current Surroundings: my monster-sized cubicle
Current Thoughts: What needs to be done at Work
Current Company: John and Chris and Mark

8 FIRSTS

First Best Friend: Nancy
First Kiss: Chris (not the Chris here at work)
First Lover: John S. (Not the John here at work)
First Screen Name: Sewmouse
First Pet: Sugar (terrier mix female)
First Piercing: Ears (and only)
First Crush: Jimmy (grade school - age 7)
First CD: Ok, I don't have to LIKE this - but I won a CD at a company picnic, it was some gawdawful Tom Jones clone... The first one I PURCHASED was a collection of Mozart pieces.

7 LASTS

Last Cigarette: 1985 - sometime during the divorce
Last Drink: Last nite - a beer
Last Car Ride: This morning on the way to work
Last Kiss: I'm not sure I remember
Last Movie Seen: Pirates of the Caribbean II
Last Phone Call: Carolyn
Last CD Played: Foghat's Greatest Hits

6 HAVE YOU EVERS

Have You Ever Dated One Of Your Best Guy/Girl Friends: nope
Have You Ever Broken the Law: yes
Have You Ever Been Arrested: no
Have You Ever Skinny Dipped: yes
Have You Ever Been on TV: yes - but not intentionally - I got caught in the background at one of my daughter's dance events
Have You Ever Kissed Someone You Didn't Know: yes

5 THINGS

Thing You're Wearing: Blue Fluffy Hair Tie
Thing You've Done Today: Took a blood-sugar reading
Thing You Can Hear Right Now: headders thumping, fan
Thing You Can't Live Without: hope
Thing You Do When You're Bored: read

4 PLACES YOU'VE BEEN TODAY

1. Home
2. the bathtub
3. Starbucks
4. The office

3 PEOPLE YOU CAN TELL ANYTHING TO

1. Steve
2. Susan
3. Grandma

2 CHOICES

1. Black or White: black
2. Hot or Cold: cold

1 THING YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:

1. Learn to spin.

Doing my part to help out the writers of the next Generation of History Books:

History will record this as being the "OH! LOOK!! OVER THERE--------->" Presidency.

"2500 Americans Dead in Iraq" OH LOOK - OVER THERE----> Natalee Holloway Still Missing!

"No bid contracts to Hallib.." OH LOOK! OVER THERE--> CLINTON GOT A BJ!!

"Record high gasoline prices.." OH LOOK! OVER THERE---> Libs Want To Kill Babies!!

"Republican incumbent arrested for Child pornogr..." OH LOOK!! OVER THERE---> TERROR ALERT!! TERRROR ALERT!! CODE RED!!! WARNING!!!

Ok, who ate my Blog?

Trying to log in via the main address for my blog and... It says "Google Error"

WTF?????

Ok, apparently republishing another post fixed the "error"

Bastards.