Tuesday, 10 April 2012

Monday, 9 April 2012

Guessing...

GrannyJ sent me a diverse collection of photos, saying that I could guess which were her favourites. I selected these:








Did I guess correctly, GrannyJ? Thank you for the lovely pictures.

Sunday, 8 April 2012

War on women

Back in February I published a post based on an e-mail sent to me by Tumbleweed. This video encapsulates that e-mail:



Mrsgunka received the exact same e-mail from a "Fundie." They're desperate to counter the allegations of a war on women waged by the GOP and conclude the e-mail with these words:

So, refresh MY memory. Some women won't vote this year because - Why, exactly?

We have carpool duties? We have to get to work? Our vote doesn't matter? It's raining? I'm so busy...I've got so much on my plate!

See again what these women went through for you! We can’t let all their suffering be for nothing.

It's ironic that the very same e-mail showing what women in the US went through to achieve equal rights is being used by the left and by the right to urge women not to relinquish these rights. In the case on the right wingers, it's simply the right to vote and they expect the recipients to vote for "anybody but Obama."

The left, on the other hand, recognizes that women have also achieved reproductive rights, such as legal abortions and contraception. They have also fought to achieve equal pay for equal work, which is being taken away by the likes of Gov. Scott Walker.

Then we have the darling of the right, Ann Coulter, saying stuff like this:

"If we took away women's right to vote, we'd never have to worry about another Democrat president. It's kind of a pipe dream, it's a personal fantasy of mine, but I don't think it's going to happen. And it is a good way of making the point that women are voting so stupidly, at least single women. It also makes the point, it is kind of embarrassing, the Democratic Party ought to be hanging its head in shame, that it has so much difficulty getting men to vote for it. I mean, you do see it's the party of women and 'We'll pay for health care and tuition and day care -- and here, what else can we give you, soccer moms?'"

The mind boggles...

I expect the women who are concerned about having more than their right to vote taken away from them to be better motivated to get out and vote in November.

Easter identity parade

View_From_Here sent me these charming photos, titled "Beware of identity theft this Easter."

Feliz Pascua and muchas gracias, View.

Happy Easter to everybody.
















Friday, 6 April 2012

Birthdays

There are many readers who celebrate their birthdays in April. This post is for all of them, with very best wishes.


I did a bit of googling and found out that April babies share their birth month with some interesting people:

Rachel Maddow (1)
Maya Angelou (4)
Butch Cassidy (13)
Francis Ford Coppola (7)
David Letterman (12)
Butch Cassidy (13)
Thomas Jefferson (13)
Albert Einstein (18)
Harold Lloyd (20)
Michael Moore (23)
Harper Lee (28)

One particular reader, our Tumbleweed, will be very, very, very pleased to learn that she shares her birthday with none other than Ashley Judd (19)!!!

Wednesday, 4 April 2012

Monday, 2 April 2012

This is what I call clever!



[Irishgirl: As you can't watch videos, the cat uses sign language to ask for food...]

Sunday, 1 April 2012

April Fools

It seems appropriate to have a few pranks today...







Saturday, 31 March 2012

Bananas!

More neat ideas

Following the post with many practical ideas for everyday things around the house, Mrsgunka sent me a few more. Thank you, Mrsgunka.







Friday, 30 March 2012

Look carefully


I can't remember how I came across this photo. It's quite imaginative...

Thursday, 29 March 2012

Dogs DO go to heaven

Our beautiful friend JD left us in the early hours of this morning. He was very special to Pallottine, Annette and anybody who met him.

This blog has become a haven from the ugliness of politics and we like to share a laugh, but it's also a place where we can share our celebrations, our troubles and our sadness.

Pallottine may not feel like joining in the conversation right now, but I'm sure he'll appreciate your thoughts and the love you're going to send his way.

Pallottine was with him until the end and JD knew how much he was loved.

Here's our lovely JD. In Pallottine's own words, he was the best.








Goodbye JD. Thank you for being the best.

Wednesday, 28 March 2012

Conversation in heaven

Here's another good joke from Mrsgunka. Thank you for keeping us laughing, Mrsgunka.


SYLVIA:
Hi, Wanda!

WANDA:
Hi, Sylvia! How did you die?

SYLVIA:
I froze to death.

WANDA:
How horrible!

SYLVIA:
It wasn't so bad. After I quit shaking from
the cold, I began to get warm & sleepy,
and finally died a peaceful death.
What about you?

WANDA:
I died of a massive heart attack.
I suspected that my husband was cheating,
so I came home early to catch him in the act.
But instead, I found him all by himself
in the den watching TV.

SYLVIA:
So, what happened?

WANDA:
I was so sure there was another woman
there somewhere that I started running
all over the house looking. I ran up into
the attic and searched, and down into the
basement. Then I went through every closet
and checked under all the beds. I kept this up
until I had looked everywhere, and finally
I became so exhausted that I just keeled over
with a heart attack and died.

SYLVIA:
Too bad you didn't look in the freezer first...
we'd both still be alive.

Monday, 26 March 2012

Certain politicians... and the 1%


The candy with a hole

This story came from Mrsgunka:

A teacher passed a pack of LifeSavers around the classroom and asked the children to pair the colors with the flavors:


Red = Cherry
Yellow = Lemon
Orange = Orange
Green = Lime

She then handed out some honey flavored ones and the children couldn't identify the taste.

"I'll give you a clue," said the teacher. "It's what your mom sometimes calls your dad."


One little girl looked up in horror, spat out the sweet and yelled, "Eww, they're assholes!"


Good one, Mrsgunka, thank you!