I watched a television program over the weekend that examined the "alligators in the sewers of New York City" myth. They did not find a single one. This was not that big of a surprise since they spent most of the program in Florida collecting information about alligators than they did in the sewers of the Big Apple. One of the interesting facts about alligators is just how much force they can produce when biting into something. The initial bite produces around 1,400 pounds of pressure per square inch with the alligator using 600 pounds of pressure to hold on to his prey once he has captured it. Now that is a scary thought since the force humans use to chew food is only 68 pounds of pressure per square inch.
Sixty-eight pounds of pressure is still a great amount as anyone who has accidentally bitten the inside of their own mouth or tongue knows and, believe me, I know. I managed to bite my tongue while eating dinner one night last week hard enough to make it bleed. Hurt like a son-of-a-gun. The good news is that since wounds inside the mouth heal quickly the cut and bruising were gone in a few days. So remember, be careful out there. The world is more dangerous than you think.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Hi De Hi De Hi De Hi
I read an interesting article about Pre-code movies over at Bright Lights Film Journal the other day and was surprised to learn that films which are considered Pre-code were actually made after the Production Code was officially accepted by the motion picture industry in 1930. Even though the code was in effect the crack down on what was considered inappropriate subject material and behavior did not start until 1934. That got me thinking, were there any Pre-code cartoons? Of course, just look at the Betty Boop cartoons from that time period showing men lusting after her.
As a child I watched many a Betty Boop cartoon on Denver's independent channel, KWGN. I loved Betty Boop cartoons because they were nothing like any of the other cartoons that I watched. My cartoon tastes may have been influenced by the fact that we had a black and white television set and so I wasn't distracted by color as I would have been with a newer set. I could concentrate more on style and content.
I was also a big fan of Koko The Clown ("Out of the inkwell comes Koko the clown") and Popeye ("I'm strong to the finich, Cause I eats me spinach") All of them had a surreal quality that was missing in the other cartoons. It wasn't until years later that I found out that all three were produced by the same company, Max Fleischer Studios.
Max Fleischer invented a process called Rotoscoping in which film footage of live people was traced frame by frame onto pieces of paper. This created cartoon characters with very fluid movements. This process was used to great effect in the three Betty Boop cartoons that stared the late, great band leader Cab Calloway. In the first cartoon, Minnie The Moocher (1932), Calloway sings his hit song, Minnie The Moocher, as a ghostly walrus, prison warden, cat, and witch. This is one of my most favorite cartoons but when I first saw it I found the almost supernatural movements of the walrus very creepy. At the time I did not know that Calloway's dance movements had been rotoscoped for the cartoon.
And now, for you viewing pleasure, Minnie The Moocher, with a guest walk-on by Koko the Clown:
Is this cartoon cool, or what? I must admit that I still find it a little creepy, though.
(I will be blogging about the other Cab Calloway-Betty Boop cartoons in future posts. Stay tuned.)
As a child I watched many a Betty Boop cartoon on Denver's independent channel, KWGN. I loved Betty Boop cartoons because they were nothing like any of the other cartoons that I watched. My cartoon tastes may have been influenced by the fact that we had a black and white television set and so I wasn't distracted by color as I would have been with a newer set. I could concentrate more on style and content.
I was also a big fan of Koko The Clown ("Out of the inkwell comes Koko the clown") and Popeye ("I'm strong to the finich, Cause I eats me spinach") All of them had a surreal quality that was missing in the other cartoons. It wasn't until years later that I found out that all three were produced by the same company, Max Fleischer Studios.
Max Fleischer invented a process called Rotoscoping in which film footage of live people was traced frame by frame onto pieces of paper. This created cartoon characters with very fluid movements. This process was used to great effect in the three Betty Boop cartoons that stared the late, great band leader Cab Calloway. In the first cartoon, Minnie The Moocher (1932), Calloway sings his hit song, Minnie The Moocher, as a ghostly walrus, prison warden, cat, and witch. This is one of my most favorite cartoons but when I first saw it I found the almost supernatural movements of the walrus very creepy. At the time I did not know that Calloway's dance movements had been rotoscoped for the cartoon.
And now, for you viewing pleasure, Minnie The Moocher, with a guest walk-on by Koko the Clown:
Folks, now here's the story 'bout Minnie the Moocher,
She was a red-hot hootchie-cootcher,
She was the roughest, toughest frail,
But Minnie had a heart as big as a whale.
Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho!
(Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho!)
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi!
(Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi!)
He-de-he-de-he-de-he!
(He-de-he-de-he-de-he!)
Ho-de-ho-de-ho!
(Ho-de-ho-de-ho!)
She messed around with a bloke named Smoky,
She loved him though he was cokie,
He took her down to Chinatown,
He showed her how to kick the gong around. Showed her how to kick the gong around!
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi!
(Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi!)
He-de-he-de-he-de-he-de-he-de-he-de-he!
(He-de-he-de-he-de-he-de-he-de-he-de-he!)
Ho-de-ho-he-doddy-hay!
(Ho-de-ho-he-doddy-hay!)
Ho-de-ho-de-ho!
(Hi-de-hi-de-ho!)
Now, she had a dream about the king of Sweden,
He gave her things that she was needin',
He gave her a home built of gold and steel,
A diamond car with a platinum wheel.
Oh, skip-bop-doop-bop-lay-de-doo!
(Oh, skip-bop-doop-bop-lay-de-doo!)
Skee-bop-de-google-eet-skee-bop-de-goat!
(Skee-bop-de-google-eet-skee-bop-de-goat!)
Skeet-dot'n-dot'n-dot'n-dot'n-dottee-oh!
(Skeet-dot'n-dot'n-dot'n-dot'n-dottee-oh!)
Hi-de-hi-de-ho!
(Hi-de-hi-de-ho!)
Now, he gave her his townhouse and his racing horses,
Each meal she ate was a dozen courses;
She had a million dollars worth of nickels and dimes,
And she sat around and counted them all a billion times.
Ho-de-ho-de-ho!
(Ho-de-ho-de-ho!)
Hi-de-hi-de-hi!
(Hi-de-hi-de-hi!)
Whoaaaaaaaaaaoh!
Is this cartoon cool, or what? I must admit that I still find it a little creepy, though.
(I will be blogging about the other Cab Calloway-Betty Boop cartoons in future posts. Stay tuned.)
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Time To Deep Six These Phrases and Words
Baby Bump-The abdomen area of a pregnant woman. As the fetus/baby grows so does a woman's belly. Thus it is referred to as a "baby bump." (Urban Dictionary)
Babydaddy- The father of a woman's child, used to denote that the father is neither the mother's husband or boyfriend, but just the sperm donor. (Urban Dictionary)
Cougar- An older woman who frequents clubs in order to score with a much younger man. The cougar can be anyone from an overly surgically altered wind tunnel victim, to an absolute sad and bloated old horn-meister, to a real hottie or milf. (Urban Dictionary)
Man Cave- A room, space, corner or area of a dwelling that is specifically reserved for a male person to be in a solitary condition, away from the rest of the household in order to work, play, involve himself in certain hobbies, activities without interuption (sp). This area is usually decorated by the male that uses it without interferance(sp) from any female influence. (Urban Dictionary)
Most of these words and phrases annoy me because they are used by writers who want to show others that they are hip and with it enough to know the latest slang. My advise to them, grow-up; over a certain age you just won't be taken seriously if you pepper your writing with the current "in" words or phrases. Besides, once a supposed in word or phrase makes to print, television or movies, it is a good bet that it is already passe.
Babydaddy and Baby Bump, do not bother me that much but Cougar and Man Cave sure do since there is a lot of misogynist, anti-female, feeling expressed in their meanings. Cougar also has a strong whiff of ageism attached to it.
Whenever I hear or read the phrase Man Cave I get an image of Spanky and the gang sitting in their He-Man Woman Hating clubhouse telling each other how much they hate girls. That image makes me smile and, although I do find it annoying, I'm also kind of thankful that the phrase is out there. I know any man who uses it is probably an emotionally immature male who hasn't grown past the "girls are icky" stage of life and that is a valuable piece of information in work and/or relationship situations. Forewarned is forearmed.
"Cougar," a word that equates an older woman who is sexually active with a predator. Go up and read that Urban Dictionary definition again. Feel the disdain? No? Read the definitions for babybump, babydaddy, and man cave again. See the difference? Whoever wrote those definitions did not feel the need to throw in hateful descriptions of the subject matter.
And just in case you think this phrase only describes a certain type of older woman, here is an example of how the word has evolved to describe older women in general. This was at the bottom of Penny Parker's May 12, 2009 column in the Denver Post:
Unfortunately, Penny Parker doesn't tell us the age of the two women or just what they were doing but I will tell you the Elway's is a fancy restaurant and that waiting at the bar for a table is not that unusual. So, you probably have two older women talking to the people around them while they wait for their table or tables to be cleared so they can go into dinner being accused of "working the bar" by two men who resent them even being there.
Can't we all just show a little respect for one another and ourselves? Wouldn't it be nice if people stopped belittling other people just to feel better about themselves?
Babydaddy- The father of a woman's child, used to denote that the father is neither the mother's husband or boyfriend, but just the sperm donor. (Urban Dictionary)
Cougar- An older woman who frequents clubs in order to score with a much younger man. The cougar can be anyone from an overly surgically altered wind tunnel victim, to an absolute sad and bloated old horn-meister, to a real hottie or milf. (Urban Dictionary)
Man Cave- A room, space, corner or area of a dwelling that is specifically reserved for a male person to be in a solitary condition, away from the rest of the household in order to work, play, involve himself in certain hobbies, activities without interuption (sp). This area is usually decorated by the male that uses it without interferance(sp) from any female influence. (Urban Dictionary)
Most of these words and phrases annoy me because they are used by writers who want to show others that they are hip and with it enough to know the latest slang. My advise to them, grow-up; over a certain age you just won't be taken seriously if you pepper your writing with the current "in" words or phrases. Besides, once a supposed in word or phrase makes to print, television or movies, it is a good bet that it is already passe.
Babydaddy and Baby Bump, do not bother me that much but Cougar and Man Cave sure do since there is a lot of misogynist, anti-female, feeling expressed in their meanings. Cougar also has a strong whiff of ageism attached to it.
Whenever I hear or read the phrase Man Cave I get an image of Spanky and the gang sitting in their He-Man Woman Hating clubhouse telling each other how much they hate girls. That image makes me smile and, although I do find it annoying, I'm also kind of thankful that the phrase is out there. I know any man who uses it is probably an emotionally immature male who hasn't grown past the "girls are icky" stage of life and that is a valuable piece of information in work and/or relationship situations. Forewarned is forearmed.
"Cougar," a word that equates an older woman who is sexually active with a predator. Go up and read that Urban Dictionary definition again. Feel the disdain? No? Read the definitions for babybump, babydaddy, and man cave again. See the difference? Whoever wrote those definitions did not feel the need to throw in hateful descriptions of the subject matter.
And just in case you think this phrase only describes a certain type of older woman, here is an example of how the word has evolved to describe older women in general. This was at the bottom of Penny Parker's May 12, 2009 column in the Denver Post:
Eavesdropping.
Two guys at Elway's Cherry Creek:
"Look at those two cougars working the bar."
"Oh, they're not just cougars. They're Chanel-wearing cougars!"
Unfortunately, Penny Parker doesn't tell us the age of the two women or just what they were doing but I will tell you the Elway's is a fancy restaurant and that waiting at the bar for a table is not that unusual. So, you probably have two older women talking to the people around them while they wait for their table or tables to be cleared so they can go into dinner being accused of "working the bar" by two men who resent them even being there.
Can't we all just show a little respect for one another and ourselves? Wouldn't it be nice if people stopped belittling other people just to feel better about themselves?
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Adam-12
One Adam-12, no wants, no warrants, Lincoln, X-ray, Ida, 483.
One Adam-12, a 415 fight, group with chains and knives.
-Opening lines of Adam-12
One of the things I am doing while I've away is watching episodes of the old television show Adam-12 on Hulu. Hulu is an free Internet video provider owned by the NBC broadcast network. The catch is that you have to sit through some commercials. Not only do they have current television shows but older one like Adam-12.
Adam-12 is a cop show that ran on American television in the late 1960's early 1970's and followed the daily work lives of two Los Angeles patrol officers. One, Officer Pete Malloy, was a seven year veteran of the force while the other, Office Jim Reed, is a newbie. Since this was a Jack Webb production it was very pro-cop and reflected Webb's obsession with portraying exact police procedure; just like he had done in his previous TV show, Dragnet.
In all of Jack Webb's shows he made no attempt to hide his scorn for anyone who did not see the world in black and white, right or wrong terms. His contempt for the hippies of the time produced laughable cartoon characters on screen. His rabid hatred of drug use veered very close to Reefer Madness histrionics on his part. Marijuana use is as heinous as heroin use in Webbland.
The main attraction of this show for me is waiting to see who is going to pop up on the screen next. Hey, isn't that Jodie Foster! Hey, isn't that Eddie from The Munsters? Hey, isn't that Grandma Walton? Hey, isn't that Greg from The Brady Bunch? Hey, isn't that the great supporting actress Juanita Moore?
What is great about Hulu is that all four seasons of Adam-12 are available for viewing. That will keep me busy for awhile.
Watch episodes of Adam-12 here.
Find a good book about Jack Webb and his television shows and movies here.
One Adam-12, a 415 fight, group with chains and knives.
-Opening lines of Adam-12
One of the things I am doing while I've away is watching episodes of the old television show Adam-12 on Hulu. Hulu is an free Internet video provider owned by the NBC broadcast network. The catch is that you have to sit through some commercials. Not only do they have current television shows but older one like Adam-12.
Adam-12 is a cop show that ran on American television in the late 1960's early 1970's and followed the daily work lives of two Los Angeles patrol officers. One, Officer Pete Malloy, was a seven year veteran of the force while the other, Office Jim Reed, is a newbie. Since this was a Jack Webb production it was very pro-cop and reflected Webb's obsession with portraying exact police procedure; just like he had done in his previous TV show, Dragnet.
In all of Jack Webb's shows he made no attempt to hide his scorn for anyone who did not see the world in black and white, right or wrong terms. His contempt for the hippies of the time produced laughable cartoon characters on screen. His rabid hatred of drug use veered very close to Reefer Madness histrionics on his part. Marijuana use is as heinous as heroin use in Webbland.
The main attraction of this show for me is waiting to see who is going to pop up on the screen next. Hey, isn't that Jodie Foster! Hey, isn't that Eddie from The Munsters? Hey, isn't that Grandma Walton? Hey, isn't that Greg from The Brady Bunch? Hey, isn't that the great supporting actress Juanita Moore?
What is great about Hulu is that all four seasons of Adam-12 are available for viewing. That will keep me busy for awhile.
Watch episodes of Adam-12 here.
Find a good book about Jack Webb and his television shows and movies here.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Hi De Ho
Something familiar,
Something peculiar,
Something for everyone...
-A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
Let's see, I got all the yard work done that I want to do...well, most of it. I got all the books read that I wanted to read...well, most of them. I got all sleep I needed...well, most of it. I got all the house windows clean...well, most of them. Did not get to the one that has the window a/c in it before we put said a/c in so that one won't be cleaned until next fall. I am happy to report that I, along with my husband, did get all the awnings up. I also worked all the days at the library I was scheduled to and made it to an out of town college graduation.
That is the good news. The bad news is that I am still very busy and need more time away from my blog. However, I am not going to leave you without anything to read this time and I have some posts lined up (including this one) that will publish automatically while I am gone. I hope you enjoy them. Be back soon.
Something peculiar,
Something for everyone...
-A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
Let's see, I got all the yard work done that I want to do...well, most of it. I got all the books read that I wanted to read...well, most of them. I got all sleep I needed...well, most of it. I got all the house windows clean...well, most of them. Did not get to the one that has the window a/c in it before we put said a/c in so that one won't be cleaned until next fall. I am happy to report that I, along with my husband, did get all the awnings up. I also worked all the days at the library I was scheduled to and made it to an out of town college graduation.
That is the good news. The bad news is that I am still very busy and need more time away from my blog. However, I am not going to leave you without anything to read this time and I have some posts lined up (including this one) that will publish automatically while I am gone. I hope you enjoy them. Be back soon.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Dear Blog
No time left for you
On my way to better things
No time left for you
I’ll find myself some wings
No time left for you
Distant roads are calling me
No time left for you.
No time for a summer friend
No time for the love you send
Seasons change and so did I
You need not wonder why
You need not wonder why
There’s no time left for you
No time left for you.
No time left for you
On my way to better things
No time left for you
I’ll find myself some wings
No time left for you
Distant roads are calling me
No time left for you.
No time for a gentle rain
No time for my watch and chain
No time for revolving doors
No time for the killing floor
No time for the killing floor
There’s no time left for you
No time left for you.
No time for a summer friend
No time for the love you send
Seasons change and so did I
You need not wonder why
You need not wonder why
There’s no time left for you
No time left for you.
No Time, No Time, No Time, No Time
No Time, No Time, No Time, No Time
I got, got, got, got no time
I got, got, got, got no time
I got, got, got, got no time
But don't worry, I will be back as soon as I get other things done.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
One Small Step For A Man
We got back from a a few days in Denver on Sunday and I am still recovering. I find being around a large number of people exhausting and we were around lots of people last weekend. The main reason we went to Denver was to attend my nephew's college graduation from the University of Colorado up in Boulder. While we were there we helped move my niece out of her dorm. You can probably imagine the stressed out, hyped up energy all 6,000 kids were putting out as they tried to get everything they owned out of their rooms in one morning or afternoon (photos here.)
I've learned that 67% of CU-Boulder students make it to graduation, a bit under the the national average of 75%, and that the out of state students graduation rate is only 61 percent.* Add to that bit of information the fact that the program my nephew was in is one of the most difficult ones in the School of Engineering. He has shown a great deal of dedication, perseverance, and stamina and I am in awe of his achievement.
My heartfelt congratulations to you, Bill. I am so proud of you I just had to write about your accomplishment here. Well done.
* Facts here.
I've learned that 67% of CU-Boulder students make it to graduation, a bit under the the national average of 75%, and that the out of state students graduation rate is only 61 percent.* Add to that bit of information the fact that the program my nephew was in is one of the most difficult ones in the School of Engineering. He has shown a great deal of dedication, perseverance, and stamina and I am in awe of his achievement.
My heartfelt congratulations to you, Bill. I am so proud of you I just had to write about your accomplishment here. Well done.
* Facts here.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Sights And Sounds Of Spring 2009
Sight:
They're here, they're there, they're everywhere!
Sounds:
AHHHHHH-CHOO!
(SNIFF)
AHHHHHH-CHOO!
(SNIFF).
Note: There is no direct connection between these two things except in my own mind. However, this will be how I will always remember Spring of 2009- dandelions and allergies.
Sounds:
AHHHHHH-CHOO!
(SNIFF)
AHHHHHH-CHOO!
(SNIFF).
Note: There is no direct connection between these two things except in my own mind. However, this will be how I will always remember Spring of 2009- dandelions and allergies.
Thursday, May 07, 2009
I'm Late
I'm late!
I'm late!
For a very important date!
No time to say
"hello", goodbye!
I'm late!
I'm late!!
I'm late!!!
No, no, no, no
I'm overdue!
I'm really in a stew!
No time to say "goodbye", hello!
I'm late!
I'm late!!
I'm late!!!
Well, not really, I'm just very, very busy. Check back tomorrow, please.
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
It's A Jimmy Mack Kind Of Day
Need something bouncy and energizing.
Martha and the Vandellas
Martha and the Vandellas
Jimmy Mack, Jimmy,
Oh, Jimmy Mack, when are you comin' back?
Jimmy Mack, Jimmy,
Oh, Jimmy Mack, when are you comin' back?
My arms are missin' you
My lips feel the same way too
I try so hard to be true
Like I promised I'd do
But this boy keeps comin' around
He's tryin' to wear my resistance down
Hey Jimmy, Jimmy
Oh Jimmy Mack, when are you comin' back?
Jimmy, Jimmy
Oh Jimmy Mack, you'd better hurry back
He calls me on the phone, about three times a day
Now my heart is listenin' to, what he has to say
But this, loneliness I have within
Keeps reachin' out to be his friend
Hey Jimmy, Jimmy,
Oh Jimmy Mack, when are you comin' back?
Jimmy, Jimmy,
Oh, Jimmy Mack, you'd better hurry back
Need your lovin'
(Jimmy Mack won't you hurry back?)
Need your lovin'
(Jimmy Mack you better hurry back)
I wanna say, I'm not getting any stronger
I can't hold out very much longer
Trying hard, to be true
But Jimmy, he talks just as sweet as you!
Hey Jimmy, Jimmy,
Oh Jimmy Mack, when are you comin' back?
Jimmy, Can't you hear me, Jimmy?
Oh Jimmy Mack, you'd better hurry back
Need your lovin'
(Hurry back, Jimmy Mack)
Need your lovin'
(Hurry, hurry, hurry)
Hey, Jimmy Mack, you better hurry back
(Hurry back, Jimmy Mack)
Hey, Jimmy Mack, when are you comin' back?
(Hurry back, Jimmy Mack)
I'm not gettin' any stronger
(Ooh! Hurry Back)
Can't hold back very much longer
(Ooh! Hurry Back)
Jimmy Mack, when are you comin' back?
Need your lovin'
(Ooh)
Need your lovin'
(Ooh,)
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Why I Dislike Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter is a syndicated American columnist who spouts and writes the most hateful things about anyone who does not agree with her view of just how the world should be run. She hate liberals, anyone who questions the outrageous things she says or writes, liberals, anyone who questions the last administration's questionable activities, liberals, feminists, liberals, gays, liberals, non-Christians, and liberals.
She hates liberals so intensely she just cannot shut up about it. This week's issue of TIME magazine is the yearly TIME 100, a list of what TIME considers "The World's Most Influential People." (We will ignore in this post the fact that about 70% of the people listed are Americans.) The conceit of the list is that other well known people are picked to write about each person mentioned. Ann Coulter wrote about Sarah Palin under the heading of Heroes & Icons. I have no problem with her writing about Palin for the most part but this
annoyed the hell out of me.
First, that normal American crack, which is Ann code for anyone who agrees with her. Since I don't agree with her does that make me some sort of deviant? I guess it does in Ann World. Second, this is supposed to be an entry about Sarah Palin so why does Coulter feel the need to take a gratuitous swipe at liberals? Oh, yeah, she has a rabid hatred of liberals. Finally, who the hell is she to say that liberals only pretend to believe in God, country and family but secretly detest them? I am proud to say I am a liberal and as one I believe in God, country, and family. I just don't believe in Ann Coulter's God, country, and family. I won't believe in a God who only hears the prayers of Christians. I won't believe in a country that thinks torture is fine and that it is alright to stomp around the world in big boots just because you have them. I also don't believe a family is one that only consists of a mother, a father, and children- parents legally married in a church, of course.
Ann Coulter is a hatemonger and the ease in which she spills her venom is a bit frightening. She used space that was supposed to be a tribute to Sarah Palin to spout her political views. She did Sarah Palin a disservice and showed just how self-centered and mean-spirited she really is.
Shame on her.
She hates liberals so intensely she just cannot shut up about it. This week's issue of TIME magazine is the yearly TIME 100, a list of what TIME considers "The World's Most Influential People." (We will ignore in this post the fact that about 70% of the people listed are Americans.) The conceit of the list is that other well known people are picked to write about each person mentioned. Ann Coulter wrote about Sarah Palin under the heading of Heroes & Icons. I have no problem with her writing about Palin for the most part but this
"The biggest red flag proving her popularity with normal Americans is that liberals won't shut up about her. Palin is a threat to liberals because she believes in God and country and family- all values liberals pretend to believe in but secretly detest."
annoyed the hell out of me.
First, that normal American crack, which is Ann code for anyone who agrees with her. Since I don't agree with her does that make me some sort of deviant? I guess it does in Ann World. Second, this is supposed to be an entry about Sarah Palin so why does Coulter feel the need to take a gratuitous swipe at liberals? Oh, yeah, she has a rabid hatred of liberals. Finally, who the hell is she to say that liberals only pretend to believe in God, country and family but secretly detest them? I am proud to say I am a liberal and as one I believe in God, country, and family. I just don't believe in Ann Coulter's God, country, and family. I won't believe in a God who only hears the prayers of Christians. I won't believe in a country that thinks torture is fine and that it is alright to stomp around the world in big boots just because you have them. I also don't believe a family is one that only consists of a mother, a father, and children- parents legally married in a church, of course.
Ann Coulter is a hatemonger and the ease in which she spills her venom is a bit frightening. She used space that was supposed to be a tribute to Sarah Palin to spout her political views. She did Sarah Palin a disservice and showed just how self-centered and mean-spirited she really is.
Shame on her.
Monday, May 04, 2009
Pain Hurts
I somehow pulled a muscle under my shoulder this morning making it, literally, hurt when I breathe. I either over did the weights on Saturday or over did the weights on Saturday and let Duke pull too hard when I walked him yesterday. I'm betting on my second statement since that is the shoulder that hurts. I'm also taking it easy today.
Saturday, May 02, 2009
He Wore Blue Velvet
I cannot believe it! My first Indigo Bunting showed up at the feeder. Since I wasn't sure just what kind of bird he was I grabbed the binoculars instead of the camera and studied him carefully. The richness of his blue color blew me away. At first I thought he might be some type of bluebird (Western or Mountain) but the color and beak were wrong. When I checked the bird book I found out he was an Indigo Bunting. They are in the area, I've just never see one at my bird feeder. Since I did not get any photos of him I thought I would send you to a site that has some great Indigo Bunting images. Lovely, lovely color.
Friday, May 01, 2009
Aways A Population Explosion In The Spring
Introducing one of our town's newer animal babies:
Two week old Trixie and her mom.
Trixie heading over to check out her visitors.
Trixie getting a little loving from me while Duke ignores the whole thing.
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