Nobody 699
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Nobody # 699
Nobody Asked Me But:
Buttermilk is for coffeecake, not coffee. Elizabeth and Emily really liked Barb’s two freshly baked coffeecakes, but when my daughter accidentally took the wrong container from the refrigerator and added buttermilk to her second cup of coffee yesterday morning she quickly decided that it was a taste that she had no interest in acquiring.
We all had such a great time together the past four days. Coming back from the airport we stopped at the Farmer
’s Market and the Grove. Emily had been to neither and Elizabeth only to the FM as a young girl. They loved them both – except for my singing along with the fountain music at the Grove. And I thought that would be a highlight.
Then Thursday we went to the movies and saw “Gracie,” which in case you don’t know, is a “Rocky” type about a girl playing on the boy’s soccer team. We thought it was very good except that Emily didn’t much like the kissing scenes and held her hands over her eyes during those parts.
On Friday we went birthday shopping for Em. Her 11th birthday is not until the 27th but it was fun watching her shop at her favorite stores and pick out her own gifts.
Friday night we watched a re-run of “The Karate Kid” (another “Rocky”
clone) on television and enjoyed everything that didn’t get cut for commercials.
Yesterday we drove the two E’s to Irvine so that Elizabeth could visit a close friend and see her new baby. Barb and I explored for the three hours and then picked them up for the trip back to LAX and a sad good-bye.<<<
Headline: Immigration bill fails key test, is withdrawn. Once more those we elect prove the truism - after all is said and done, much more gets said than done.
It is too bad because immigration reform is a priority and the original bill, although flawed, was a step in the right direction. But its opponents, mostly on the right but joined by a few on the too-far left, deliberately amended it to death.<<<
And while on the subject of my brethren of the left, I am once again scornful of their pandering to political correctness. Eighty-four percent of Americans say that English should be our “national language,” i.e., the official language of government operations. Seventy-one percent of Hispanics, the group most affected, agree. But Senate Majority leader, Harry Reed, in a brain-dead moment, called an amendment to make this the law “racist.”
Once more I find myself DIMD – disappointed in my Democrats.<<<
In a rare public discussion of her husband's infidelity, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that she probably could not have gotten through her marital troubles without relying on her faith in God. No, no. Et Tu Hillary.<<<
Did you know that when Woodrow Wilson, first saw W. D. Griffith’s KKK-loving epic, “Birth Of A Nation,” he rejoiced saying this was “like history written with lightning.”
This is one of our great Presidents? I don’t think so.<<<
Did you know?
Manhattanhenge (also sometimes inaccurately referred to as Manhattan Solstice) is a biannual occurrence in which the setting sun aligns with the east-west streets of Manhattan’s main street grid. The term is derived from Stonehenge, at which the sun aligns with the stones on the solstices. It was coined in 2002 by Neil deGrasse Tyson, an astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History.
The dates of Manhattanhenge are usually May 28 and July 12 or July 13. The two corresponding mornings of sunrise right on the center lines of the Manhattan grid are approximately December 5 and January 8 (as with the solstices and equinoxes, the dates vary somewhat from year to year).<<<
Hank Williams did not know that he was composing George Bush’s national anthem when he wrote his song, “Why Don’t You Love Me Like You Used To Do?”
Our tremendous wealth and power have long made other nations and people envious but our innate goodness also made us respected, admired and even loved – never more so than on the morning of September 11th, 2001. Now, just short of six years later, in a recent global survey most countries believed that China would act more responsibility in the world than would the United States.
How did this appalling thing happen? How did we fall so far so fast? It happened because we elected the most arrogant administration in American history* and then, in our post-9/11 fear, gave them a blank check to bully our enemies, our friends and even our Constitution. The Bush/Cheney arrogance seemingly has no limits. When they are proven wrong they lie in order to create their own reality. When their power is threatened, they play on the American people’s fear of terrorism. This is in itself a perversion, since their attitudes and actions have increased the terrorist threat. There are more people in the world today that would, if they could, do harm to America than there were on 9/11.
So, what can we do to again make our nation more respected than feared? Certainly not elect another Republican in 2008. I was repelled during the recent debate among the Republican candidates that, when not fighting over who could be the most anti-immigrant, (McCain excepted) most of the candidates followed the lead of Mayor Rudy by trying to scare Americans into voting for them by continuing to promote a climate of internal fear.
1. We can establish a date for withdrawal from Iraq – one that gives the Iraqis, their neighbors and the UN fair warning that we will not be permanent residents there nor continue to sacrifice American lives for a lost cause.
2. We can show the Arab world that, while our support for Israel’s existence is unconditional, our support for their policies are dependent on their moral and legal correctness.
3. We can demonstrate to the entire world that our commitment to the Constitution is not a convenience reserved for times of peace.
Number three is why, during the recent debate among Democratic candidates, I most appreciated Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd’s answer to the question, what would be your first priority if elected President in 2008?
Dodd replied, ''Restore constitutional rights in this country.''<<<
WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME - Words and music by Hank Williams, Sr.
Well, why don't you love me like you used to do?
How come you treat me like a worn out shoe?
My hair's still curly and my eyes are still blue.
Why don't you love me like you used to o?
Well, why don't you be just like you used to be?
How come you find so many faults with me?
Somebody's changed so let me give you a clue.
Why don't you love me like you used to do?
Nobody # 699
Nobody Asked Me But:
Buttermilk is for coffeecake, not coffee. Elizabeth and Emily really liked Barb’s two freshly baked coffeecakes, but when my daughter accidentally took the wrong container from the refrigerator and added buttermilk to her second cup of coffee yesterday morning she quickly decided that it was a taste that she had no interest in acquiring.
We all had such a great time together the past four days. Coming back from the airport we stopped at the Farmer
’s Market and the Grove. Emily had been to neither and Elizabeth only to the FM as a young girl. They loved them both – except for my singing along with the fountain music at the Grove. And I thought that would be a highlight.Then Thursday we went to the movies and saw “Gracie,” which in case you don’t know, is a “Rocky” type about a girl playing on the boy’s soccer team. We thought it was very good except that Emily didn’t much like the kissing scenes and held her hands over her eyes during those parts.
On Friday we went birthday shopping for Em. Her 11th birthday is not until the 27th but it was fun watching her shop at her favorite stores and pick out her own gifts.
Friday night we watched a re-run of “The Karate Kid” (another “Rocky”
clone) on television and enjoyed everything that didn’t get cut for commercials.
Yesterday we drove the two E’s to Irvine so that Elizabeth could visit a close friend and see her new baby. Barb and I explored for the three hours and then picked them up for the trip back to LAX and a sad good-bye.<<<
Headline: Immigration bill fails key test, is withdrawn. Once more those we elect prove the truism - after all is said and done, much more gets said than done.
It is too bad because immigration reform is a priority and the original bill, although flawed, was a step in the right direction. But its opponents, mostly on the right but joined by a few on the too-far left, deliberately amended it to death.<<<
And while on the subject of my brethren of the left, I am once again scornful of their pandering to political correctness. Eighty-four percent of Americans say that English should be our “national language,” i.e., the official language of government operations. Seventy-one percent of Hispanics, the group most affected, agree. But Senate Majority leader, Harry Reed, in a brain-dead moment, called an amendment to make this the law “racist.”
Once more I find myself DIMD – disappointed in my Democrats.<<<
In a rare public discussion of her husband's infidelity, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that she probably could not have gotten through her marital troubles without relying on her faith in God. No, no. Et Tu Hillary.<<<
Did you know that when Woodrow Wilson, first saw W. D. Griffith’s KKK-loving epic, “Birth Of A Nation,” he rejoiced saying this was “like history written with lightning.”
This is one of our great Presidents? I don’t think so.<<<
Did you know?
Manhattanhenge (also sometimes inaccurately referred to as Manhattan Solstice) is a biannual occurrence in which the setting sun aligns with the east-west streets of Manhattan’s main street grid. The term is derived from Stonehenge, at which the sun aligns with the stones on the solstices. It was coined in 2002 by Neil deGrasse Tyson, an astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History.
The dates of Manhattanhenge are usually May 28 and July 12 or July 13. The two corresponding mornings of sunrise right on the center lines of the Manhattan grid are approximately December 5 and January 8 (as with the solstices and equinoxes, the dates vary somewhat from year to year).<<<
Hank Williams did not know that he was composing George Bush’s national anthem when he wrote his song, “Why Don’t You Love Me Like You Used To Do?”
Our tremendous wealth and power have long made other nations and people envious but our innate goodness also made us respected, admired and even loved – never more so than on the morning of September 11th, 2001. Now, just short of six years later, in a recent global survey most countries believed that China would act more responsibility in the world than would the United States.
How did this appalling thing happen? How did we fall so far so fast? It happened because we elected the most arrogant administration in American history* and then, in our post-9/11 fear, gave them a blank check to bully our enemies, our friends and even our Constitution. The Bush/Cheney arrogance seemingly has no limits. When they are proven wrong they lie in order to create their own reality. When their power is threatened, they play on the American people’s fear of terrorism. This is in itself a perversion, since their attitudes and actions have increased the terrorist threat. There are more people in the world today that would, if they could, do harm to America than there were on 9/11.
So, what can we do to again make our nation more respected than feared? Certainly not elect another Republican in 2008. I was repelled during the recent debate among the Republican candidates that, when not fighting over who could be the most anti-immigrant, (McCain excepted) most of the candidates followed the lead of Mayor Rudy by trying to scare Americans into voting for them by continuing to promote a climate of internal fear.
1. We can establish a date for withdrawal from Iraq – one that gives the Iraqis, their neighbors and the UN fair warning that we will not be permanent residents there nor continue to sacrifice American lives for a lost cause.
2. We can show the Arab world that, while our support for Israel’s existence is unconditional, our support for their policies are dependent on their moral and legal correctness.
3. We can demonstrate to the entire world that our commitment to the Constitution is not a convenience reserved for times of peace.
Number three is why, during the recent debate among Democratic candidates, I most appreciated Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd’s answer to the question, what would be your first priority if elected President in 2008?
Dodd replied, ''Restore constitutional rights in this country.''<<<
WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME - Words and music by Hank Williams, Sr.
Well, why don't you love me like you used to do?
How come you treat me like a worn out shoe?
My hair's still curly and my eyes are still blue.
Why don't you love me like you used to o?
Well, why don't you be just like you used to be?
How come you find so many faults with me?
Somebody's changed so let me give you a clue.
Why don't you love me like you used to do?
posted by jmt | 11:23 AM
1 Comments:
A wonderful nobody. Loved the picture of Barb and Emily. You are such a fortunate father, grandfather and husband. As always the best to you and your precious family.
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