December 24, 2011

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from Mike, Pam, Bree and Daisy! Hope everyone has a happy, blessed and safe holiday.

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December 23, 2011

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Definition

It probably says something about us that we think Daisy’s mower obsession ‘cute’. She’s tearing it apart, bit by bit, thinking something nefarious hidden within. Well, it helps fulfill her requirements for happiness. All breeds have their special abilities and of course Dachshunds have an aptitude for hunting – not to mention killing. The time [...]

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December 20, 2011

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Prepare

Grau’s new post describes our feeling as well; something not easily verbalized but lurking just beneath the surface… a nutshell depiction of the sentiment of the American right… ~~~> The Last Petition Related, as you’ll discover after clicking the above link: Rick Perry’s latest ad. I’d happily vote Rick Perry.

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December 20, 2011

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NDAA

Senate vote – House vote Salon: Our Constitution was written to restrict government’s power and to ensure our rights as citizens. I don’t care what a United States citizen has done, we are guaranteed the right to a trial. Terrorism seems a cause just enough to codify such a venerated document, eh? Not when it [...]

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December 19, 2011

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There are Pockets

I experienced a bad case of culture shock during my first move to Florida in 1991. Like pouring ice cold water over a sunbather’s burnt butt, south Florida jarred my senses with its insouciance, heretofore thought only possible on la Rive Gauche. Or sixties Soho. Mike took pains to assure me that I did not [...]

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December 19, 2011

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Leaving Iraq

A simple exit, yet so powerful, as the gate closes behind them… Waging war in Iraq cost us the lives of good men and women from all over the globe. Was it worth it? I believe toppling Hussein’s regime was worth war, but he was chased off in March, 2003 and subsequently captured in December [...]

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December 17, 2011

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The Fool

Jesse Jackson, in our deck of cards, is the Fool. Speaking to London Occupiers, he stated that Jesus ["a Jew by religion"], Ghandi, Martin Luther King and Mandela were all Occupiers. Ghandi never pooped on a police car and Jesus was never about class warfare.

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December 16, 2011

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Works for me!

Didn’t watch the debate last night, so trying to catch snippets online. If this is a taste, I want to eat the entire bowl… What did you think of Newt’s take on judicial reform?

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