.
And what is mine?
Sitting here in the dark.
It's as if someone flipped a switch and now after months of heat? It's winter.
How is that possible? I don't know.
Outside it's in the 30's. This afternoon it was 80 degrees. It's atleast a 45 degree drop in temperature. Where this summer the skies had clouds, tonight is clear. I can see the band of the milky way. The stars are bright. Very close. I remember reading about the stars that you can see on a clear night from the Rocky Mountains. How they seemed to be hung like lights from the garden arbor. I've been told about how there's nothing but stars in the sky and in the water if you are sailing on a clear night in the Gulf. I'd like to see those stars - someday.
Right now, the view from the front porch is good.
What is your color?
Where is your heart?
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Friday, November 5, 2010
It's the end of a very looooong week.
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My dog's depressed.
She's sitting here in my lap wound up in a ball.
You're probably wondering to yourself, "Why - oh why- is Writer Ann's dog depressed? I'm worried. This is probably some really sad story involving vets and shots and expensive vet type surgery. The kind that's way expensive. Oh no!"
You're wrong.
It's not about "... vets and shots and expensive vet typ surgery. The kind that's way expensive..." Which is good because my dog hates going to the vet. Sure this would depress her but it's not why she's unhappy.
You see there's one thing that she hates more than her vet shots.
The cold.
The temperature dropped 50 degrees last night and she's a short haired dog who's made for Miami in the Winter. She really and truely hates cold weather. Last night, when I put her in bed with me, she crawled under the covers and sighed. I'm pretty sure that if she hadn't needed to pee she'd still be there. Hibernating.
Cold weather and this election?
Burrrrrr.
I'm going hole up here and watch a video.
Maybe something inspirational.
Midnight Cowboy.
Have a happy.
Hugs
.
My dog's depressed.
She's sitting here in my lap wound up in a ball.
You're probably wondering to yourself, "Why - oh why- is Writer Ann's dog depressed? I'm worried. This is probably some really sad story involving vets and shots and expensive vet type surgery. The kind that's way expensive. Oh no!"
You're wrong.
It's not about "... vets and shots and expensive vet typ surgery. The kind that's way expensive..." Which is good because my dog hates going to the vet. Sure this would depress her but it's not why she's unhappy.
You see there's one thing that she hates more than her vet shots.
The cold.
The temperature dropped 50 degrees last night and she's a short haired dog who's made for Miami in the Winter. She really and truely hates cold weather. Last night, when I put her in bed with me, she crawled under the covers and sighed. I'm pretty sure that if she hadn't needed to pee she'd still be there. Hibernating.
Cold weather and this election?
Burrrrrr.
I'm going hole up here and watch a video.
Maybe something inspirational.
Midnight Cowboy.
Have a happy.
Hugs
.
Commercial break (the "pretty" version)
.
It was difficult to avoid. Either you had the folks re enacting Sally Field's "you like me" Oscar speech or you had "doom and gloom". I heard that Obama left the country and went and inspected a "super" dooper, no longer top secret war bunker in India (yep, in India).
As for me?
I got all "dolled" up and went to movies. A comedy.
I went out to eat at my favorite restaurant. Ate good food and watched CNN pundits discuss the future of politics in America with the sound off.
We laughed. (Nothing is funnier than watching a bellicose CNN pundit arguing about politics with the sound off, unless, of course , you're also watching one of Fox News' bellicose pundits with the sound off. Which is what we were doing.. )
It was funny and we laughed.
I watched TV's Craig Ferguson which was also funny and we laughed.
And then?
I took to my bed.
No, I wasn't in an election induced depression (or denial depending on what side you're on).
I took to my bed because it was cold and being in a warm bed with a happy being or two made me happy.
I know my dog was really happy.
For those folks who feel that their side lost and are abandoning all hope for "universal health care" do not despair. There is an old custom that has served many a person well in their times of troubles. "Take to your beds" you warriors of the political. Not in denial or in despair. No, take to your beds with something warming to drink, a good book/movie, and someone to snuggle with. Do it with friends in front of the fireplace or the tv set.
List all the good things in your life.
Then?
Go out in the world and go out to eat.
Laugh out loud and tell each other how glad you are that they're there with you.
Say all the great things out loud and just smile when someone gets in your face about your choices.
Might take a few tries but you'll get it and so will they.
Then gather all those good things, give 'em a hug and give the naysayers a bemused look when they're busy telling you how to live.
Laugh.
And never forget the words of Hannah Murphy
"Having fun is the best revenge."
It really is and - well - nothing pisses you freenemies more than the sight of you looking good and having fun.
Trust me.
.
Hugs and hang in there,
Writer Ann
PS
If you can't laugh at it?
Then wallow in it.
Make despair an art form. Do it with an artistic flair. Do it with a sly wit. Give like minding people a refuge in your solace. Make them and you laugh though the pain.
Sigh.
Everybody wants to rule the world but few of them want to listen.
LOL.
.
.
It was difficult to avoid. Either you had the folks re enacting Sally Field's "you like me" Oscar speech or you had "doom and gloom". I heard that Obama left the country and went and inspected a "super" dooper, no longer top secret war bunker in India (yep, in India).
As for me?
I got all "dolled" up and went to movies. A comedy.
I went out to eat at my favorite restaurant. Ate good food and watched CNN pundits discuss the future of politics in America with the sound off.
We laughed. (Nothing is funnier than watching a bellicose CNN pundit arguing about politics with the sound off, unless, of course , you're also watching one of Fox News' bellicose pundits with the sound off. Which is what we were doing.. )
It was funny and we laughed.
I watched TV's Craig Ferguson which was also funny and we laughed.
And then?
I took to my bed.
No, I wasn't in an election induced depression (or denial depending on what side you're on).
I took to my bed because it was cold and being in a warm bed with a happy being or two made me happy.
I know my dog was really happy.
For those folks who feel that their side lost and are abandoning all hope for "universal health care" do not despair. There is an old custom that has served many a person well in their times of troubles. "Take to your beds" you warriors of the political. Not in denial or in despair. No, take to your beds with something warming to drink, a good book/movie, and someone to snuggle with. Do it with friends in front of the fireplace or the tv set.
List all the good things in your life.
Then?
Go out in the world and go out to eat.
Laugh out loud and tell each other how glad you are that they're there with you.
Say all the great things out loud and just smile when someone gets in your face about your choices.
Might take a few tries but you'll get it and so will they.
Then gather all those good things, give 'em a hug and give the naysayers a bemused look when they're busy telling you how to live.
Laugh.
And never forget the words of Hannah Murphy
"Having fun is the best revenge."
It really is and - well - nothing pisses you freenemies more than the sight of you looking good and having fun.
Trust me.
.
Hugs and hang in there,
Writer Ann
PS
If you can't laugh at it?
Then wallow in it.
Make despair an art form. Do it with an artistic flair. Do it with a sly wit. Give like minding people a refuge in your solace. Make them and you laugh though the pain.
Sigh.
Everybody wants to rule the world but few of them want to listen.
LOL.
.
.
Comercial break...
.
It was difficult to avoid. Either you had the folks re inacting Sally Field's "you like me" Oscar speech or you had "doom and gloom". I heard that Obama left the country and went and inspected a "super dooper, no longer top secret war bunker in India (yep, in India).
As for me?
I got all dolled up and went to movies.
Then I wacched TV's Craig Ferguson.
And then?
I took to my bed.
No, I wasn't in an election induced depression (or denial depending on what sid you're on).
I took to my bed because it was cold.
For those folks who feel that their side lost and ae abandoning all hope for "universal healthcare" do not dispair. There is an old custom that has served many a person well in their times of troubles. "Take to your beds" you wariors of the political. Not in denial or in dispair. No, take to your beds with something warming to drink, a good book/movie, and someone to snuggle with. Do it with friends infront of the fireplace or the tv set. Go out in the world and go out to eat.
Laugh.
And never forget the words of Hannah Murphy
"Having fun is the best revenge."
Hugs and hang in there,
Writer Ann
PS
If you can't laugh at it?
The wallow in it.
Make dispair an art form. Doom it with an artistic flair. Do it with a sly wit. Give like minding people a refuge in your solice. Make them and you laugh though your pain.
All together not..
"Those were the days my friend...."
.
It was difficult to avoid. Either you had the folks re inacting Sally Field's "you like me" Oscar speech or you had "doom and gloom". I heard that Obama left the country and went and inspected a "super dooper, no longer top secret war bunker in India (yep, in India).
As for me?
I got all dolled up and went to movies.
Then I wacched TV's Craig Ferguson.
And then?
I took to my bed.
No, I wasn't in an election induced depression (or denial depending on what sid you're on).
I took to my bed because it was cold.
For those folks who feel that their side lost and ae abandoning all hope for "universal healthcare" do not dispair. There is an old custom that has served many a person well in their times of troubles. "Take to your beds" you wariors of the political. Not in denial or in dispair. No, take to your beds with something warming to drink, a good book/movie, and someone to snuggle with. Do it with friends infront of the fireplace or the tv set. Go out in the world and go out to eat.
Laugh.
And never forget the words of Hannah Murphy
"Having fun is the best revenge."
Hugs and hang in there,
Writer Ann
PS
If you can't laugh at it?
The wallow in it.
Make dispair an art form. Doom it with an artistic flair. Do it with a sly wit. Give like minding people a refuge in your solice. Make them and you laugh though your pain.
All together not..
"Those were the days my friend...."
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Election Day...
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PS
For what it's worth. I don't think that this is a Republican vs Democrat or a "Conservative" vs "Liberal" problem. Nope. I think it's actually a comment on the perceived disconnect between the people in office and the people they represent. And? I believe it's economic. LOL That's not a unique view is it. More than a few times I've heard that if the economy was doing good? Folks wouldn't have near the reaction to what's going on "...inside the Washington beltway..." They'd be too busy complaining about how Christmas ads were coming out too early and how we'd not even had Halloween or Thanksgiving yet." There'd be grumbling about how expensive things were getting to be but still nothing this angry. We're "marinating" in a soup of angry. Not sure how things are going in your world, but here it's almost nonstop about how bad the economy is. Then there'll be a commercial about how if we're truly to enjoy Christmas or our lives in general we need to buy this thing that costs way too much. Then we're told that because we can't buy this thing our life must be terrible and we should be angry about it. Next thing you know there's shouting and "Throw the bum outting" and well you end up with the lady at the home store mad at you because you asked (in passing mind you) what the score was for the college ball game that day.
LOL, hello? Do you even know my name?
Know what? I'm thinking that this is economic in more ways than one. It's trying another way to get us all to buy stuff. It's trying another way to get us to watch or listen to yet another commentator. Doesn't matter what side you're on. I just wished they'd talk about the issues and then find the answers. It may be supposed to motivate us to do something BUT all this yelling is just pizzing folks off.
It's not helping to find the answers.
I'm going to ignore it and vote for the candidate that actually will represent me during the upcoming election cycle. It's not always easy but if I try really hard?
I'll get what I need.
Hugs,
C
PS
For what it's worth. I don't think that this is a Republican vs Democrat or a "Conservative" vs "Liberal" problem. Nope. I think it's actually a comment on the perceived disconnect between the people in office and the people they represent. And? I believe it's economic. LOL That's not a unique view is it. More than a few times I've heard that if the economy was doing good? Folks wouldn't have near the reaction to what's going on "...inside the Washington beltway..." They'd be too busy complaining about how Christmas ads were coming out too early and how we'd not even had Halloween or Thanksgiving yet." There'd be grumbling about how expensive things were getting to be but still nothing this angry. We're "marinating" in a soup of angry. Not sure how things are going in your world, but here it's almost nonstop about how bad the economy is. Then there'll be a commercial about how if we're truly to enjoy Christmas or our lives in general we need to buy this thing that costs way too much. Then we're told that because we can't buy this thing our life must be terrible and we should be angry about it. Next thing you know there's shouting and "Throw the bum outting" and well you end up with the lady at the home store mad at you because you asked (in passing mind you) what the score was for the college ball game that day.
LOL, hello? Do you even know my name?
Know what? I'm thinking that this is economic in more ways than one. It's trying another way to get us all to buy stuff. It's trying another way to get us to watch or listen to yet another commentator. Doesn't matter what side you're on. I just wished they'd talk about the issues and then find the answers. It may be supposed to motivate us to do something BUT all this yelling is just pizzing folks off.
It's not helping to find the answers.
I'm going to ignore it and vote for the candidate that actually will represent me during the upcoming election cycle. It's not always easy but if I try really hard?
I'll get what I need.
Hugs,
C
Everybody Wants To Rule The World...
.
PS
For what it's worth. I don't think that this is a Republican vs Democrat or a "Conservative" vs "Liberal" problem. Nope. I think it's actually a comment on the perceived disconnect between the people in office and the people they represent. And? I believe it's economic. LOL That's not a unique view is it. More than a few times I've heard that if the economy was doing good? Folks wouldn't have near the reaction to what's going on "...inside the Washington beltway..." They'd be too busy complaining about how Christmas ads were coming out too early and how we'd not even had Halloween or Thanksgiving yet." There'd be grumbling about how expensive things were getting to be but still nothing this angry. We're "marinating" in a soup of angry. Not sure how things are going in your world, but here it's almost nonstop about how bad the economy is. Then there'll be a commercial about how if we're truly to enjoy Christmas or our lives in general we need to buy this thing that costs way too much. Then were told that because we can't buy this thing our life must be terrible and we should be angry about it. Next thing you know there's shouting and "Throw the bum outting" and well you end up with the lady at the home store mad at you because you asked (in passing mind you) what the score was for the college ball game that day.
LOL.
You know what? I'm thinking that this is economic in more ways than one. It's trying another way to get us all to buy stuff. It's trying another way to get us to watch or listen to yet another commentator. Doesn't matter what side you're on. I just wished they'd talk about the issues and then find the answers. All this yelling is just pizzing folks off but it's not helping to find the answers.
I'm going to ignore it and vote for the candidate that I actually will represent me during the upcoming election cycle. It's not always easy but if I try really hard?
I'll get what I need.
Hugs,
C
PS
For what it's worth. I don't think that this is a Republican vs Democrat or a "Conservative" vs "Liberal" problem. Nope. I think it's actually a comment on the perceived disconnect between the people in office and the people they represent. And? I believe it's economic. LOL That's not a unique view is it. More than a few times I've heard that if the economy was doing good? Folks wouldn't have near the reaction to what's going on "...inside the Washington beltway..." They'd be too busy complaining about how Christmas ads were coming out too early and how we'd not even had Halloween or Thanksgiving yet." There'd be grumbling about how expensive things were getting to be but still nothing this angry. We're "marinating" in a soup of angry. Not sure how things are going in your world, but here it's almost nonstop about how bad the economy is. Then there'll be a commercial about how if we're truly to enjoy Christmas or our lives in general we need to buy this thing that costs way too much. Then were told that because we can't buy this thing our life must be terrible and we should be angry about it. Next thing you know there's shouting and "Throw the bum outting" and well you end up with the lady at the home store mad at you because you asked (in passing mind you) what the score was for the college ball game that day.
LOL.
You know what? I'm thinking that this is economic in more ways than one. It's trying another way to get us all to buy stuff. It's trying another way to get us to watch or listen to yet another commentator. Doesn't matter what side you're on. I just wished they'd talk about the issues and then find the answers. All this yelling is just pizzing folks off but it's not helping to find the answers.
I'm going to ignore it and vote for the candidate that I actually will represent me during the upcoming election cycle. It's not always easy but if I try really hard?
I'll get what I need.
Hugs,
C
And the video that is supposed to go with the election post.
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Sorry. This is the video that is supposed to go with the next post.
Didn't want to risk having the election post "deleted" so I added the video separately.
Happy election day.
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Sorry. This is the video that is supposed to go with the next post.
Didn't want to risk having the election post "deleted" so I added the video separately.
Happy election day.
.
Everybody wants to Rule the World...
.
Unfortunately not all of them are qualified to do so.
.
I've been listening. Some of what I'm hearing would be funny if it were a play (maybe a farce). But it's not and that's disheartening to say the least. So instead of trying to get, you , the reader to agree with my political choices? I'm going to say one piece of advice that's carried me through...
"This too will pass."
What I've seen about this election has been less about issues and more about a growing anger with no real place to direct it. LOL. I think TV's Craig Ferguson said it best when he said he was glad to see the World Series because we could stop being mad at each other and start being mad @ baseball. I can relate. This weekend we were at a homestore when I asked the clerk (in passing mind you) if she knew the score on the two state college football teams. Her response was so filled with tension and anger that I had to wonder if I'd kicked her cat. Honestly? I'd never seen this person before and I'm not paranoid. There was no way I could have made her this angry. "How could this woman be so angry with me? I don't know her name nor does she know mine." was what I was thinking as she scowled at me. Yes scowled. There's no other way to put it. I stopped and asked if she were okay. There were comments about management and how things would change come Monday. There was that anger. The one where people were just mad.
In the South, if this were summer, I could blame it on the heat and the humidity. After 6 weeks of intense heat, folks start getting touchy. No matter why you're angry you can reliably blame it on the heat and go find somewhere to literally cool off, but not this time of year. This isn't "summer heat" angry. This is different. This is "My life is not going..." -- no -- this is "My life is crap at the moment and there's no specific person or thing to blame so I'm going to blame it on anyone who's around me at the moment" anger. It's been coming for some time. Personally I think it's what started the French Revolution.
Lucky for us we have elections and not monarchs. Thanks to the US Constitution we have a kind of peaceful revolution every four to six years depending on the branch of government. Long before we get to the point of the French Revolution, new groups, like the Tea Party, emerge. France during the years leading up to the French Revolution didn't have that luxury. Where they kept getting more and more angry until the populace revolted, we have peaceful elections. Again, lucky us.
My only problem with this is that when people are this angry the mantra, "Throw the bums out" can result in a kind of "voter's remorse". The problem with this is that unless they do something impeachable, unlike "buyer's remorse" it's a long 2, 4, or 6 years before you can send the new "bum" back.
"Throw the bums out." isn't a new phrase.
So is "Don't throw the baby out with the dirty bath water."
Everyone wants to rule the world.
Not to be discouraged if your guy or gal doesn't win. This is America. Lucky for us there's always another election just 2, 4, or 6 years away.
Hugs.
Unfortunately not all of them are qualified to do so.
.
I've been listening. Some of what I'm hearing would be funny if it were a play (maybe a farce). But it's not and that's disheartening to say the least. So instead of trying to get, you , the reader to agree with my political choices? I'm going to say one piece of advice that's carried me through...
"This too will pass."
What I've seen about this election has been less about issues and more about a growing anger with no real place to direct it. LOL. I think TV's Craig Ferguson said it best when he said he was glad to see the World Series because we could stop being mad at each other and start being mad @ baseball. I can relate. This weekend we were at a homestore when I asked the clerk (in passing mind you) if she knew the score on the two state college football teams. Her response was so filled with tension and anger that I had to wonder if I'd kicked her cat. Honestly? I'd never seen this person before and I'm not paranoid. There was no way I could have made her this angry. "How could this woman be so angry with me? I don't know her name nor does she know mine." was what I was thinking as she scowled at me. Yes scowled. There's no other way to put it. I stopped and asked if she were okay. There were comments about management and how things would change come Monday. There was that anger. The one where people were just mad.
In the South, if this were summer, I could blame it on the heat and the humidity. After 6 weeks of intense heat, folks start getting touchy. No matter why you're angry you can reliably blame it on the heat and go find somewhere to literally cool off, but not this time of year. This isn't "summer heat" angry. This is different. This is "My life is not going..." -- no -- this is "My life is crap at the moment and there's no specific person or thing to blame so I'm going to blame it on anyone who's around me at the moment" anger. It's been coming for some time. Personally I think it's what started the French Revolution.
Lucky for us we have elections and not monarchs. Thanks to the US Constitution we have a kind of peaceful revolution every four to six years depending on the branch of government. Long before we get to the point of the French Revolution, new groups, like the Tea Party, emerge. France during the years leading up to the French Revolution didn't have that luxury. Where they kept getting more and more angry until the populace revolted, we have peaceful elections. Again, lucky us.
My only problem with this is that when people are this angry the mantra, "Throw the bums out" can result in a kind of "voter's remorse". The problem with this is that unless they do something impeachable, unlike "buyer's remorse" it's a long 2, 4, or 6 years before you can send the new "bum" back.
"Throw the bums out." isn't a new phrase.
So is "Don't throw the baby out with the dirty bath water."
Everyone wants to rule the world.
Not to be discouraged if your guy or gal doesn't win. This is America. Lucky for us there's always another election just 2, 4, or 6 years away.
Hugs.
Everybody Wants To Rule The World...
.
Unfortunately alot of those folks aren't qualified.
.
Dear Blogspot,
Once again your blog ate part of my post.
It's bad enought that the Stats part of the blog stopped working but when part of my post gets eatten? Well that's just wrong.
And defective.
Could you please fix the stat section so that it works? Oh and quit eatting my posts.
Thanks ever so much.
The writing team of 12dotsandablot.
LOL.
Unfortunately alot of those folks aren't qualified.
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Dear Blogspot,
Once again your blog ate part of my post.
It's bad enought that the Stats part of the blog stopped working but when part of my post gets eatten? Well that's just wrong.
And defective.
Could you please fix the stat section so that it works? Oh and quit eatting my posts.
Thanks ever so much.
The writing team of 12dotsandablot.
LOL.
Elections
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There have been election years where I've gone to the polls and thought, "I've got no clue." Then I'd vote the best I could while holding my nose. After a little while, I finally figured out that there really was a best choice even when the two choices weren't so good.
For the last couple of cycles I've been saying that the time for a new political party to emerge had come. You'd see it in the polls. Folk wouldn't want either candidate. Then the 2004 Democratic pre-primary meeting came along. Not much happy there for the presumed nominee but the room went wild for the fella from Vermont. His message rang loud and clear. In his opinion and in the opinion of many in the room both parties had forgotten the rest of the country. It was time to stop telling folks what they should want and listen to what they needed. When the crowd went wild? Admit it or not, in the subconscious folks knew Howard Dean was right. It was later after he'd lost the primary bid and was made head of the Democratic Party that he began a 50 state strategy giving money to not only the well known in heavily favored Democrat races but also to those states thought to be
There have been election years where I've gone to the polls and thought, "I've got no clue." Then I'd vote the best I could while holding my nose. After a little while, I finally figured out that there really was a best choice even when the two choices weren't so good.
For the last couple of cycles I've been saying that the time for a new political party to emerge had come. You'd see it in the polls. Folk wouldn't want either candidate. Then the 2004 Democratic pre-primary meeting came along. Not much happy there for the presumed nominee but the room went wild for the fella from Vermont. His message rang loud and clear. In his opinion and in the opinion of many in the room both parties had forgotten the rest of the country. It was time to stop telling folks what they should want and listen to what they needed. When the crowd went wild? Admit it or not, in the subconscious folks knew Howard Dean was right. It was later after he'd lost the primary bid and was made head of the Democratic Party that he began a 50 state strategy giving money to not only the well known in heavily favored Democrat races but also to those states thought to be
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