Category Archives: News & Politics

After 2 days of intense work, I’m just chilling mostly.  I some work that I can and will do…….but not the main focus today.  I’ve brought my laptop downstairs just to get out of the office.  Totally tired of it for now.

Grief-stricken? How to deal with pet death

I can honestly say that I have never gotten over it — I’ve just gotten used to it.

**This quote is a perfect description of how I feel.  I thought I was nuts and the only one who hadn’t gotten over it.

The most distressing are hallucination-type experiences that leave an impression that you are hearing familiar sounds of your pet walking or calling. Some people even think that they see their pet out of the corner of their eye, especially after just waking up 

**I some times feel as if I should still be seeing them……..even though we have moved since.  This article was nice in that I some of the things that I go through is considered normal.

I have a little quote thing on my google desktop and it came up with a very interesting one from John Adams, our 2nd President and one of the main architects of our government :
“The government of the United States is not in any sense founded upon the Christian religion” 

“This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in it” 

**There is a lot more of similar quotes from other greats on that page, very revealing.

This is coming from one of our most religious of founders.

So I get to livid when people like Huckabee say shit like this :

“But I believe it’s a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living god. And that’s what we need to do — to amend the Constitution so it’s in God’s standards rather than try to change God’s standards so it lines up with some contemporary view.”

He just needs to be bitch slapped and given a huge history lesson on what this country is founded on.  The founders were very religious and used it to guide them, but they were very well aware of the dangers of a theocracy.  Which people such as Huckabee want us to be, they are no better then the Taliban and the other Islamic extremists……..ggrrrr

Between all the work I’ve had to do the last few days and Reggie, it has been stressful.

I can handle the work load, what I can’t really handle is the worry that I have had for Reggie the last few days.  If you haven’t already, just read Harold‘s post and you’ll know what I’m talking about.

We did get a call from the vet this evening.  Reggie is negative for feline HIV and luerkama  (I know, I can’t spell it).  He has one or two signs that could be cancer, but it could be normal for him since nothing else indicates it.  We trying to weigh whether or not to get the exam where they put something up his nose to see what is going on.  If it is a tumor there is nothing that they can do, but the vet said it could be something small, like a piece of litter or a fungus.  If it is fungus they can give him meds.  I’m not sure if they can do anything if something is stuck.  I just want him to be well.  He still is his grouchy, crabby self……….while looking fricking adorable.

I’m a little less stressed since we have been told from the vet that we don’t need to worry at the moment.  But I still worry about him.  We lost Aurora just over 2 yrs ago and Randi 4yrs ago in April, I am NOT ready to lose any more of my babies.  He is only 13, so I’m keeping his grouchy ass until he is at least 17, the cat average.

We’ll see how it goes, but I’m going to see about getting Alexis a check up.  She throws up too much, not always fur balls…….more of food.  But she eats and drinks fine.  I just wonder if she eats too fast because some of the food is full size pieces.  But it won’t hurt to get her checked out.

We finally order a wii………thanks to Kris and her friend for bringing theirs down during super bowl weekend…..can’t wait until ours gets here.  Of course, Monday is a holiday……….never fails…….we order something and we have to wait longer then normal due to a dang holiday….gggrr   We are suppose to get ours by the 20th.  I think it will be a great stress reliever.

Kansas HS refuses female official

**It is 2008 in the US!  You really would think that we would be over that.  But as another article stated that it is more acceptable to be sexist then racist. Just look as the sexist comments that some of the political pundits make about Hillary.  Morons!

Here is the article about it : Some voters say sexism less offensive than racism 

Well, I need to order some office supplies………..my online job ate up the majority of folders that I use for our businesses filing system.  And it eats a lot of copy paper.  Thankfully we can find our printer ink on ebay in bulk.  That has been a life saver.

Some days there isn’t much to do, overall and then the next……..wham. No big major projects, just a bunch of little things at once. Today was one of those days that I got bombarded.

I think I got more of most of my quickbooks issues done. Spent over an HOUR on the phone with intuit about it. SO far I’m able to download 3 of my 4 accounts from our bank. I think that when I had the business account hooked up to our others online I goofed that one for download. I’m thinking I’m going to have to start an all new registry in my QB for it to allow the downloads. But now I have an idea it makes it much easier.

Tomorrow I’m going to take a small break and get my poor nails done. They are looking kind of rough. But last tech really didn’t do the quality of work that I’m use to. So I’m going to head into Portland while Harold goes into the office to get my nails done there. If I have to get them done here in town, I think I have another place I want to try out.

I don’t think I’ve said anything. But my online job has grown in responsibilities. I’m now helping out in the support area. I’m slowly but surely learning the in and outs of it. I just can’t wait until I get a better grasp on the tech side of it, for the going through before deciding if I need to contact the techs.

Good news is that the Purdue Men’s Basketball won again Mich. St. 1st time in our history that we won against 2 top 10 teams back to back. They are doing great and they are freshman. They were recruited for long term, not just for one big time player that will leave in a year. I just hope this means that the program is back on track. I just wish the Purdue Women’s Basketball would get back on track. We use to be really good, but non of our coaches have been long term and that really effects the program.

Gang-Rape Victim Says She And Others Silenced by Halliburton

**This is just screwed up. I know I posted before about, but it rallies me up every time I read about it and don’t want it to be forgotten.

Sign the Open Letter from American Feminists

**I get The Nation, it can be very left wing so I read it carefully. I am a feminist and a liberal. But I’m more of a common sense, moderate one. I’m not into extremism on either side. But magazines such as that really helps you get informed on issues that the mainstream media avoid.

This article was addressing how the mainstream media likes to vilify american feminists. Which pisses me off to no end, because it is so fill of lies and misconceptions……gggrrrr Here you have an opportunity to add your name to a letter protesting and speaking up against it.

So get your name added.

Today we really didn’t feel like doing much of anything.  Just wanted to get out of the house.

So we just went out to look at a few things in the stores……pretty much a waste of time.  But felt good to be out and active.

I didn’t really get that much done until the last hour or two.  But then in the other work there wasn’t much to do, just wait on feedback and answers from others…….I hate waiting………..gggrrr
 Memo Blasts State Dept. Iraq Effort

**Why does this not surprise me?………sadly

Chinese Zoo Puts On a Show, but Mistreats Animals 

**This is just sick!

 Obama or Clinton: Will Party Elite or Voters Decide?

**This is going to piss me off if Obama is chosen by the voters and then the party elite don’t follow…….that is stealing.