Monthly Archives: December 2010

• Rosa Parks' political journey didn't begin on the bus http://on.thegrio.com/iiGnHT Some of the things I learned in my pol sci classes =) #
• I was bad this am, when my alarm went off I was stuck in that lost weird dream state, felt totally lost and confused…. #
• Went back to bed and skipped the gym. Going to have to make sure that it doesn't happen tomorrow. #
• Susan G. Komen Foundation Elbows Out Charities Over Use of the Word "Cure" http://huff.to/gXoAL5 Sounds like a bully to me =( No $ from me #
• Got maintenance here for the water heater and a few other plumbing issues, good thing that we didn't go to the gym, got some cleaning done #
• Stewart takes on Fox News & the war on Christmas http://huff.to/ek26uA This was good #
• NPR and PBS — This Time It's the Fight of Their Lives http://t.co/9oZZHOO #
• Somali Refugees: Rapists Stalk Women In Camps http://huff.to/fVclkP #
• Pearl Harbor Anniversary: The Day In Photos http://huff.to/fXJp5l #
• 'No negroes allowed' in Wisconsin gentlemen's club http://on.thegrio.com/ggJYkj wtf? #
• Cantor criticizes Obama’s hostage analogy – http://t.co/g3TZqaH Oh cry me a river Cantor…you & the GOP are no better then a hostage takers #
• Holiday nails. =} http://twitpic.com/3dy00v #
• @mdcbrat Sandi is great for that. =) #
• Got some work done earlier, had to got my nails fixed…lost a couple of them. Got dinner in, hubby made meatloaf, hit the spot..so hungry #
• Now needing to get back to work, need to get my brain organized again……icks #
• Senate GOP Leaders Not Releasing Hostages Despite Ransom http://huff.to/e6vkIq Nothing like taking our country hostage….jerks…ggeezz #
• Man, I have hit a total brick wall…..so ready for bed and it is only 8pm here. =( #
• Deal on Tax Cuts Will Aid Most, Especially Highest Earners – http://nyti.ms/fXMyZx #
• Top Catholic educator concealed abuse knowledge http://on.thegrio.com/gJ4tu0 gggrrrrrr #
• I think I got some work done, still need to organize my brain for tomorrow……I have some researching to do. #

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• Sarah Palin not trustworthy on abortion – Sarah Kliff – POLITICO.com http://politi.co/fNRzeK Duh! I wonder why? (sarcasm alert) #
• Why obesity is a national security threat – http://bit.ly/gJHK08 #
• Mailed off our cards before the gym, 92 of them. =) I still have cards if you want one. Got a decent workout in, attacking work now. #
• Why did Victoria's Secret brand black models 'wild things'? http://on.thegrio.com/em6I9S Nothing like reenforcing racial stereotypes. =( #
• A Dramatic Look At Life-Saving Medics In Afghanistan http://huff.to/f0Rzlj #
• Played By Violinists, Bought By Billionaires | http://t.co/sZQ1N0M As a former violinist, these instruments are meant to be played & heard #
• Family Support for Gay Teens Prevents Drug Abuse and Suicide – ABC News http://t.co/TnGKVy0 #
• Trafficked Teen Girls Describe Life In 'The Game' | http://t.co/dCWW3Ua #
• Hubby: People who only make $1 mil to $5 million a year need tax breaks to create the jobs that have yet to be created over the past 10yrs #
• Got some work done, a few business calls, dinner in and now back to the books #
• I need to get to my client's books, but one of the accounts under the company is off a $100 and now I need to go digging! ggrrrr #
• I finally found the goof in the books, it was driving me nuts. Now my client's books are driving me batty, time to ask about a raise…grin #
• I finally found the goof in the books, it was driving me nuts. Now my client's books are driving me batty,…. #
• Finally got through the company and my clients books…..trying to get a few things done around here to make my life easier tomorrow #
• Well, this bites, our hummingbird feeder on the balcony got all the sugar-water blown out by the gorge winds. #
• Good thing that it is suppose to start raining tomorrow, clean up all the sugar water all the place. =) #
• How Blocking WikiLeaks Actually Hurts the Government http://t.co/PqnGODb #
• It is still Dec 6th in my timezone, but in many others Dec 7th..on this date in 1941 Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy #
• Growing up on Army Posts and around the military it is never forgotten, even among us grade school aged….you didn't forget it. #

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• Study: Female Vets Especially Vulnerable To Suicide | http://t.co/SdFeqrL #
• Potential challenger 'increasingly concerned' with Sen. Lugar's actions – http://t.co/UA6VUbm One of the few IN politicians I liked #
• Rolled out of bed this am to a cold house, so went back to bed…lol Wind is blowing like crazy, but it is sunny so far. #
• Up and watching Fox NFL that we dvr'd this am, tummy is growling….going to go for breakfast once this is over. #
• Supreme Court To Hear Disability Case – ABC News http://t.co/3W48crm #
• Ad Campaign Promoting Atheism Across U.S. Draws Ire and Protest – ABC News http://t.co/YG0gc5S We need more humanist ads. #
• Sen. Richard Lugar Gives Obama Credit For Reaching Out To The GOP http://huff.to/hEGf85 #
• Why the states that complain most about government spending receive the largest share of it. http://slate.me/fhfi6P #
• Sucks that we can't get the dang #COLTS game on TV….ggrr….not sure if I want to see it, since they don't seem to be playing well =( #
• Finally got that site to work on safari, it quit working a few months ago. =( #
• At least we got the game, even if it is sucking….. #
• But what is surprising is that states with the highest anti-spending sentiment appear to be the largest beneficiaries of government spending #
• From the Slate article, what a bunch of hypocrites…..this article just ticked me off. #
• http://bit.ly/9VKN78 New shot, 1st time in a few months….lol #
• WikiLeaks Rips the Blogger-Reporter Ethics Gap Wide Open http://huff.to/hm1m3F A very good article on what is wrong with wikileaks…. #
• Moved downstairs and just trying to attack some work, starting with my emails…they pile up quickly. #
• Slowly, but surely getting through my emails #
• Come on #COLTS !!!!! #GOHORSE !!!! We need this….. #
• Come on #COLTS !!!! I can't believe Manning's INT =( #
• FRACK!!!! FRICK!!!! RATS!!!!! =( Dang it #COLTS We have too many injuries…..ggrrrrrr #
• Just had some excellent enchiladas that hubby made, tummy couldn't fit what my taste buds wanted…..lol #
• @shiratoeplitz lol….they just happen to be setting it when the TV zoomed in =) #
• Boardwalk Empire was really good, hate waiting for next season…..very interesting characters. #
• Finally got done with work support, now needing to attack the company books, then ours….. #
• McConnell's Reality Distortion Field on Tax Cuts : http://t.co/Y2K6do5 #
• Finally got the company stuff done, need to attack the mess that is our books…..icks #
• Wow…..MAJOR flash back, just watched GN'Rs Don't Cry vid on youtube….I haven't seen that in years, that was when they were great. #
• I used to be a huge GN'R fan……lol #

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• Do double standards exist for assertive black women? http://on.thegrio.com/i6FJGK #
• Totally exhausted and wiped out, was very busy today….going to put laundry away & veg out in bed…..night #
• Finally out of bed, haven't been in bed this late in a long time……but also haven't stayed up this late in a while….lol #
• Large Appetite To Fight Even If <i>All</i>Bush Tax Cuts Expire http://tpm.ly/fk83FD I say then them all expire, GOP cares only for the rich! #
• Millionaires Don't Need Tax Cuts http://huff.to/hAzs7X #
• You don't really know how warm your house is until you go outside and see how cold it is….lol #
• Toy Soldiers No More: Why We Owe Our Armed Forces Compassion http://huff.to/i8Ox7R #
• Only Half Of Americans Rate Clergy As Ethical http://huff.to/iczyqL #
• This was a very interesting moive : 'Winter's Bone': This Awards Season's Indie Favorite – The Atlantic http://t.co/ZXcYWNy #
• Moved downstairs, want to enjoy the tree and work on cards, Oregon's Civil War is on TV…..always interesting =) #
• Man, some of the stuff that I read on the boards…..people are truly clueless…so want to tell them off, but not worth it or my place =( #
• They have no sense what so ever on business, they shouldn't even be online they are so clueless and if they don't like, LEAVE….ggeezz #
• They just look at their picture, they have no clue how to see how the big picture works in bus, newsflash, not down, just being worked on #
• The problem with me is that I love shiny things…so my cards leave glitter everywhere…..lol #
• Had to fill the 4 birdfeeders & squirell feeder, hubby giving me the guilt trip for our "starving" hummingbirds…..lol….ggeezzz #
• Dang, that tuna casserole really hit the spot, I haven't had that in a long time…one of my favorites. =) #
• 88 cards ready togo, 58 of them with holiday letters. Another thing finally done. =} http://twitpic.com/3d15hn #
• Anyone that wanted a card, I still have some to send out. =) Just send me your address and I'll get out to you. #
• Yes, I know, I'm nuts, now up to 91 cards going out, got a few more addresses, but I love to do it… #
• And why I like having a twitter, integrated to my fb/blog….allows me to contact with folks, especially my family and from my past. #
• Because, overall, I've had a pretty good life and people in it, I had fun with them and even if my memory is horrible, I still remember them #
• All Hail Boardwalk Empire http://shar.es/Xgcho I really enjoy this series…..going to hate waiting for the next season #
• Bush V. Gore's Disgrace Deepens http://shar.es/Xgcdg Even if Bush was going to win, the Supreme Crt totally screwed up on this one… #
• Jeh C. Johnson Urges Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ – http://nyti.ms/hJd2nf #
• Good thing I checked the water on the tree…majorly low. I watered it twice yesterday, knowing that the 1st few days it goes through water #
• From the tree lighting yesterday in our little square, windy as heck : http://twitvid.com/FT2CM #
• Our trout fountain http://yfrog.com/0fh6l0j The mayor testing the mic http://yfrog.com/f7sjo0j #
• Thieves steal toys meant for kids at women’s shelter http://bit.ly/gw60NJ This is a low life =( #

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• Idaho Man Rings In Holidays With Ku Klux Klan Snowman (VIDEO) http://tpm.ly/gWhe0T wtf? #
• Very productive morning, even if not for work…donated our artificial tree of 12yrs, picked up a beautiful grand fir, along with the gym =) #
• The house now smells like a forest….I love that smell! #
• It is beautiful, sunny chilly day here….see the snow capped hills in WA across the river & the snow covered Mt Hood against the blue sky #
• Boy, do I love this part of the country, especially OR……grin #
• Having a late lunch, then back out for errands and store…..busy, busy #
• Our tree, a grand fir. =} http://twitpic.com/3ckzar #
• Hey, just saw that there is tail under that tree! LOL….crazy cats….grin #
• The German Xmas Ornament sale was of the traditional wooden one, not the blown glass that I wanted. =( #
• But it had some really cool nutcrackers. =) #
• This is the biggest tree I've ever had! I have to stand on chairs for doing the top & had to use more lights….wow……lol #
• Going to stop in about 30 to walk to our little square for the tree lighting there. =) #
• Lights, garland, beads & topper… Ready for the everything else when I get back. http://twitpic.com/3cmspg #
• That have a choir group from the HS performing, suppose to have firetrucks deliver Santa? Lol Not sure when they lighting the tree. =} #
• At least they are giving out hot cocoa, the gorge winds have started and they are cold….bbbrrrr #
• Home and feeling better with dinner in me, my hands were frozen….but can't take pics with gloves very well…lol #
• I've been so busy, running around, working on the tree, going to the tree lighting ceremony…..haven't been on very much today. #
• Now I need to get back to my tree, going to be busy for the next few hours on it….lol…. #
• Years ago, mom gave me a few ornaments that I grew up with, including the ones that they had made when I was born. #
• Every year is it like rediscovering old friends when I unpack them. =) #
• Hubby is playing with his video game, I have my ipod on holiday music as I decorate the tree…perfect evening =) #
• I like to put my tree up on Dec 3rd, because that is my late uncle's birthday. My way of remembering him. #
• So close to being done, all is left is putting on the bows/unbreakables on the bottom (due to cats…lol) http://twitpic.com/3coma4 #
• All done until the cats knock off the bottom decorations…..lol http://twitpic.com/3cp1uc #
• The GOP gets between patients and their doctors, they want you to DIE! : Arizona Strikes Back – http://nyti.ms/eBfpnP #
• I've never had a tree that tall before….lol…luckily hubby was able to trim the top so he can get my topper on it, I was stressing that. #
• For the 1st time, I had to use all of my garland, extra lights and all my decorations……lol #
• The Mystery of John McCain – James Fallows – Politics – The Atlantic http://t.co/BY6agP9 #
• Since I didn't get to it tonight, my goal is to finish our cards tomorrow….want them in the mail by Monday….wishful thinking, I know. =) #

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