An email forward that actually made me chuckle
Good news from Kansas, The Wizard of OZ is over 70 years old. Today, if Dorothy were to encounter people with no brains, no hearts, and no courage - she wouldn't be in Oz She'd be in Congress!
Quick, someone throw a bucket of water on Nancy Pelosi
I LOVE this dressing.
I don’t like fish, so when D is in a sushi mood, I get teriyaki chicken. At Mr Sushi, the meal comes with a large salad and this amazing dressing. I have no idea what is in it; sesame, cucumber…? I just know that when my salad is gone, I clean out the dressing dish with my fingers (much to D’s embarrassment)
I can’t help it, I’m obsessed!
(I don’t love that my camera battery was nearly dead, this shot is all fuzzy)
(cross posted at Word of Mouth Scale)
D has a great talent for finding small movies, indie gems and documentary gold. This week he found the compellingly told story of a Medal of Honor winner that NetFlix was streaming. When he put it on, I didn’t expect to be sucked in to the narrative. Boy was I wrong.
If Hollywood were to make a feature based on the heroics of Desmond Doss during World War II, most viewers would dismiss it as far-fetched nonsense. Terry L. Benedict’s documentary about Doss, “The Conscientious Objector”, illustrates how truth can often outdo fiction.
It’s hard to imagine a greater combination of morality, religious faith and courage than that which emerges in this story of an aging Virginian who received a Congressional Medal of Honor from President Truman.
I found myself exclaiming “Wow” out loud, more than once. Truly a story that sounds like the stuff of a dime-store WWII paperback novel, told here by the men that actually lived through it.
If you want to know the specifics of the CMH citation, you can read it here, but I would recommend watching the film. So much more compelling to make the full journey with Doss from childhood through “outstanding gallantry far above and beyond the call of duty”.
A rare 5 of 5 on the Word of Mouth scale because I can’t imagine anyone in my circle who would not appreciate this well made flick.
No Rotten Tomatoes ratings available.
I love camera phones.
I love getting shots of newborn babies when they are brand spanking new, I love seeing silly things my friends are doing, I love being able to document things that defy description….
I love that they are handy to capture both the sublime & the ridiculous, like this shot from our trip to the dog park this morning.
The sublime is Tango coming when I called him.
The ridiculous is a woman choosing that outfit for the dog park.
Needless to say, she didn’t seem to be having much fun with her pooch.
(What isn’t conveyed here, however, is just how high & pointy those heels are. What this angle fails to capture is that the coat is split in the back to reveal a very short, very ruffly yellow mini skirt – it looked a bit like little girl bloomers.)
I am loving these Hol-ee Rollers I got for the puppies. They may be the most perfect toys ever. They chase them, pounce on them like cats, toss them in the air, prance around carrying them in their mouths…
If we put treats in them, the pups are occupied for ages.
I’ve seen them at PetsMart for $6.99, but we got ours from Ryan’s Pet Supply for $2.75.
(Yes, I still hate the experience of shopping at Ryan’s warehouse. In fact the only time I don’t get completely frustrated there is when D is with me. But their prices are SO much better than the other pet stores….)
(Yeah, I skipped one)
Today I love L’Oreal H.I.P. eyeshadow in “Showy”.
I discovered long ago that teal was the best accent for my blue eyes, but it’s been years since I’ve found the right shade. A stop at CVS not long ago revealed a buy-one-get-one sale on L’Oreal cosmetics. A deal like that was too good to pass up and yielded this gorgeous teal combo, as well as a stunning bronze duo called “Gilded”
“Gilded” I like, but “Showy” I ♥ love♥
I completely forgot the Flickr challenge – even after going ahead and paying for the “Pro” upgrade. So, I am going to cheat on the first 2 days and use pictures I had already taken.
First is a picture I took of the first friend Tango made at the dog park. His name was Buddy and he was very patient with Tango jumping all over him (though, interestingly, not so patient with Cash trying the same thing)
Second, this picture with a sweet surprise. I thought I was just taking another picture of Tango and Buddy – I loved finding out that Cash was peeking out at me when I looked at the shot later on my computer.
…doesn’t mean you should
I added my email address to my contact page less than a week ago.
Someone has already gone in and harvested it for a mailing list. Though the mailings seem to have a Conservative bent, I never consented to be added.
I have gotten 3 emails in the last 90 minutes from that person. Even if I had consented to receive the mailings in the first place, I would have regretted it after that sort of bombardment.
That has left a seriously bad impression on me, and is bound to color my perception of any communications going forward.
Think about how your actions will be received and perceived before you alienate potential allies
One of my Facebook friends (who I won’t name, he can choose to out himself if he is so inclined) posted a link earlier today to an article that suggests that Obama’s performance is paving the way for a Palin presidency, the subhead of which says “Be afraid. Be very afraid”*
If you read the article you will see it very clearly makes the claim that if Obama is voted out of office (and if Palin is on the ascendancy) it is because of racism. So, I commented. And he commented. And I commented. And I wanted to get more people involved, so here is the exchange:
Vox: How can you seriously reference an article that makes it’s point with a line like “who’ve emerged to redeem, or reclaim, the land from Northern carpetbaggers and uppity Negroes.”Come ON!
Him: Sometimes hyperbole can get to a point. It is exactly what seems to be happening, and the expression accurately describes southern Dems at that time. And have you ever heard the terms “northern liberal” or “liberal elite”…they are just less noxious terms for the same impulse being cultivated by those mentioned in the same article.
They are once again suggesting that anyone who disagrees with Obama or any of his policies is inherently racist. As far as “at that time” they reference Reagan & Palin, both fairly recent Pols. – neither one of which has ever displayed a penchant for keeping down “uppity Negroes” It is ridiculous and ineffective to distill every argument down to something so base – especially when it is not in evidence.
As someone else said, and I wholeheartedly agree, I have a lot of problems with Obama – the only thing I DON’T have a problem with is the color of his skin
What is the “color of his skin”? The article never mentioned Obama’s ethnicity; but I think he is half-black AND half-white. The article only draws a parallel to a group of people who felt disenfranchised after years of perogative (Southern whites) with those who also feel disenfranchised today (both white and black, Dems and the GOP). They are looking for a leader, and Palin is wisely cultivating that frustration. Without making any policy speeches, holding any elective and accountable office (she quit), she is perfectly invulnerable right now. It is working.
The article clearly (and repeatedly) referenced his ethnicity, and claimed that Palin was in the running due to her being one of a long line of politicians – sorry, “demagogues” – who are trying to save the country from “uppity Negroes”.
It also claims that “There’s an anger out there, and I have not seen it since my very first campaign which was George Wallace” – yet another jab at racism (Wallace actually was racist, and a Democrat, who luckily learned the error of his ways)
“And for black America, that’s the good news.” Why would the author think that especially good, or bad, for black America if he is not fixated on & alluding to the color of Obama’s skin.
“Consider the post-Reconstruction era, or the post-civil rights era, or even South Africa’s Afrikaners who responded to a fiscal crisis by electing the National Party which introduced apartheid in 1948.” Really, does he think Obama’s abysmal performance is going to usher segregation back in the US?
The Obama presidency is a slap in the face to MLK’s dream, wherein people would be judged not on the color of their skin, but on the content of their character. Every time any resistance to Obama’s agenda (which is also a resistance to a lot of old white men..and women) is written off as the product of racism, the color of his skin becomes paramount to his character. Interestingly, and tellingly, the only people I hear mentioning “uppity Negroes” are on the Left – and trying to put it off on those that lean Right is projection. It reeks of desperation and an inability to argue the issues on THEIR face, not his.
He’s referring to the black constituency (consider this source). Lots of anger and feelings of unrequited love among these people. I don’t blame them; Obama has so far let down a lot of people.
Anyone want to continue the discussion?
* To be clear, I do think Obama’s performance, and that of his cronies like Pelosi, Reid, Frank, et al is paving the way for a GOP presidency, but not Palin. However, I see nothing to “be very afraid” about if she were to hold a higher office.
Oh that terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day when you realize that puppy breath is a thing of the past and it is dog breath from here on out….
[sigh]
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| Still cute, though, so I guess we’ll keep them |
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