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nightdog_barksWarm and sunny -- 89 degrees (31.7 Celsius) and a bit humid. Temps have been above normal for the season the past few days. Need to run a couple of errands today.
In national news, I see that loon Christine O'Donnell has cancelled her scheduled appearances on Face the Nation and Fox News Sunday. Color me shocked, but not very. I imagine they had to cancel the latter to make it look good, because on the former they might have asked her about the mice with human brains and why it would have been wrong to lie to the Nazis, even if you were hiding Jews. No, for real. Of course, she said that way back in 1998, so maybe she's gotten smarter since then. But I doubt it.
Otherwise ... here's a pic of a cute kid on the back of a giant ox. Honestly, it looks like this should be on a postcard. *g*
In national news, I see that loon Christine O'Donnell has cancelled her scheduled appearances on Face the Nation and Fox News Sunday. Color me shocked, but not very. I imagine they had to cancel the latter to make it look good, because on the former they might have asked her about the mice with human brains and why it would have been wrong to lie to the Nazis, even if you were hiding Jews. No, for real. Of course, she said that way back in 1998, so maybe she's gotten smarter since then. But I doubt it.
Otherwise ... here's a pic of a cute kid on the back of a giant ox. Honestly, it looks like this should be on a postcard. *g*
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Date: 2010-09-18 06:14 pm (UTC)I managed to get to the grocery store before most of the Saturday crowd hit, then went to the Latino produce market and got the most beautiful sweet red peppers and sweet potatoes.
After lunch, there will be lots of housecleaning. I've been a bit slack lately and it shows.
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Date: 2010-09-18 06:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-18 06:34 pm (UTC);-D
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Date: 2010-09-18 06:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-18 06:33 pm (UTC)Heh, I'm housecleaning a little bit at a time. It IS easier without Mr. N here, though. *g*
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Date: 2010-09-18 06:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-18 06:38 pm (UTC)On a more serious note, that whole "principles before people and rationality because God would have told me if it was otherwise" attitude is very sad.
And in completely other news, it's entirely fall here now, 15°C and a lot of wind. Beautifully coloured skies, though.
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Date: 2010-09-18 06:53 pm (UTC)Heh, I really liked the "mice with brains" thing. The other ... you know, I can understand being too frightened to lie, for fear of your life or your own family. But to say that that's what God wants ... there's an old joke that I think applies here (you may have heard it). A man is warned that a great flood is coming, and that he should flee with his neighbors, but the man says "God will save me." The flood sweeps away everything in its path, and the man is left bobbing in an inland sea. A boat full of survivors comes by, and he's urged to get into it, but the man says "No, I'm trusting in God to save me." But the man drowns, and when he stands before God he's angry and says "God, why didn't you save me?" And God says "You idiot, why do you think I sent the boat?"*
All of which is to say that perhaps lying is actually what God would WANT YOU TO DO in that circumstance. And that's presupposing that there is a God, and that if there is, human beings could presume to know His or Her or Its mind.
And I'm ranting. I'll stop now. :-D
*Actually it's a much longer joke, with numerous opportunities for the man to save himself. I cut it way down.
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Date: 2010-09-18 07:09 pm (UTC)Yes, I do know that joke and I find it to be VERY appropriate. But saying that lying might be the right thing in some circumstances would of course mean to admit that there isn't only black and white in the world. Way too complicated. When did God ever tell you to use your brain like that?
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Date: 2010-09-18 07:19 pm (UTC)Touché, Felis. *g*
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Date: 2010-09-18 10:45 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-09-18 06:54 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-09-18 07:01 pm (UTC)Oh man, I hope so. I can't help worrying though that all the voters who are as dumb as a box of rocks will show up and outnumber the ones with brains.
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Date: 2010-09-18 07:13 pm (UTC)If I thought I had a chance of getting accepted as a permanent resident of another country I'd seriously be looking at emigrating about now But I'm over 60 and am not in a job category which is in high demand overseas.
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Date: 2010-09-18 06:56 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-09-18 07:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-18 07:32 pm (UTC)I thought at first glance the dog was a Siberian Husky, but it's not. I might think it's a Norwegian Elkhound, but maybe the legs are too long.
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Date: 2010-09-18 07:43 pm (UTC)The Tea Party also has resonances of Alice In Wonderland to me, either half-asleep or more than a little mad.
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Date: 2010-09-18 08:19 pm (UTC)Wow, what a gorgeous breed. And yeah, I think you're right about the dog in the photo.
More than a little mad, definitely.
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Date: 2010-09-18 10:57 pm (UTC)I skimmed the comments thread over there and someone said that the Democratic candidate is now substantially in the lead, where he'd been behind against the non-Tea Republican. I guess the saner conservatives are bailing just like they did when it was Palin.
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Date: 2010-09-19 12:04 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-19 03:02 am (UTC):-)
Pizza is heating for dinner; there is wine; there may be fic happening soonish, if I can get brain in gear.
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Date: 2010-09-19 06:25 am (UTC)