Seeing stories like this always make me think of my paternal great-grandfather. Irate because one of his sons wanted to marry a cousin, Grandpa boomed "Y'uns'll have 6-toed babies!" [/hillbilly accent]
He passed away when I was pretty young, so I don't have many memories of him. Just the stories my dad tells, like how Grandpa was so strong when he was young that he could carry a railroad tie on each shoulder without even straining. And how he could make any sound of any animal, a rustic Dr. Doolittle of sorts. One of my favorite stories is how he raised a pair of screech owls that would fly up to his opened window in late evening after they were grown, seemingly to converse with him before heading out to their night's hunting. Grandpa hated being indoors, and much preferred to be out roaming the woods....which he did as long as he was able.
My only clear memory of him is being at his house when I was a little girl, Grandma & Great-Grandma chattering like magpies as they prepared lunch. And Grandpa's tall, lanky form sitting quietly rocking in his chair....not saying much unless he had something to say.
Reckon I might take after him a little.
Look at what Her Highness plans to do:
Hillary Clinton lavished praise on New York City's tough anti-smoking laws yesterday - and said she supports smoking bans in public places across the country.
But she'd leave that up to local governments. Sure she would.
Huckabee is at least more honest about it. National smoking ban would be great! And we saw what happened after he shoved the ban through here. Next thing you know, we got the NoChildWithABigBehind legislation banning 'junk' foods from schools....coming soon to a restaurant near you. Can you say 'transfats'?
It wouldn't be so bad I guess if the bans were based on actual science. But they're not. It's based on "I don't like these things so you can't do them". It also smacks of control freak....in that 'I'm Smarter Than You' way.
I say Get Out of My House...and Off My Lawn.
I also say I'll smoke 'em if I got 'em. Life is hazardous to your health. Just think how pissed you'd be if you quit smoking to extend your life & then you get hit by a car crossing the street.
We all gotta go sometime. May as well enjoy it while we're here.
I am so ready for the weekend. Still sick, trip #3 to the doctor yesterday afternoon at the request of my co-workers who are tired of listening to me hacking up my lungs all day so have all been nagging me incessantly to GO BACK TO THE DOCTOR YOU CRAZY WOMAN BEFORE YOU END UP IN THE HOSPITAL. Doctor #3 looks at my chart & declares he's going to beat me.
If you think that'll help doc, go for it I said. I'm tired of coughing.
He meant b/c I smoke but didn't lecture me too much, gave me antibiotic #3 and a steroid inhaler...or as I like to call it, The Breathe-anatortm. If not markedly improved in 3 days, come back.
I noticed after I got home his name was Shane. If I go back, boy am I going to have fun with that.
A friend is trying to i.d. a mystery plant, any ideas?
My best guess was some type of wild fennel, but she says it has no smell or taste. She's got me stumped....though I suspect it's some kind of weed, and not the seed her little granddaughter planted.
See what you think.
Try to contain your excitement, Hillary's going to be in Fayette-nam today.
Clinton, who seeks the Democratic nomination for president, is scheduled to meet with local Democratic leaders at 1: 30 p. m. today at Gloria Jeans Coffees, 550 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville.
Fasten your checkbooks boys, it's going to be an expensive ride.
Now see, if she really wanted to accumulate some political capital, she would've gone to the cool coffee shop on Dickson....the one owned & operated by a lesbian couple. Oh wait. They don't like her.
Never mind.
Or less, as the case may be. The power went off this morning, and here came WildChild complaining b/c he'd been watching a cartoon. About that time Mike came in from smoking outside and mentioned the power went off b/c two transformers had blown up...he saw them.
I heard a loud GASP!!! and turned to see a wide-eyed little boy, who then exclaimed "Really?? I wanna go see them!!"
Took me a few seconds to get the reason for his sudden excitement, then it hit me. "No, honey, Pa doesn't mean THOSE kind of Transformers. This kind is just the things that are on the power lines to help the electricity get through."
"Oh." He sagged in disappointment. The power came back. He brightened. "Is the power going to stay on long enough for me to finish watching my cartoon?"
"Yes, I think so."
"Cool!" And off he ran.
I can only imagine what kind of fierce battle he imagined had taken place.
Looks like the heat is making everybody cranky.
A scheduling conflict between two judges needing to use the same Searcy County courtroom Wednesday morning started an argument that escalated to threats of arrest, witnesses said.
I can't wait to hear the story behind this one.
Considering it's August, a/k/a the dog days of summer, not really. Highs in the mid-90's aren't so bad, considering we haven't even hit 100 this year. Though it's a really miserable time to have severe bronchitis, let me inform you.
But don't worry, we're still all going to die when global warming kicks someday...in the future. It's practically right around the corner. Just because the present data doesn't fit the models doesn't mean it won't eventually.
Really. Honest.
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. The great and powerful Al has spoken.
Apparently the only way to stop global warming (if you believe the current dogma) is for us all to become a semi-autonomous agrarian collective. (link not slow, it's currently Farked! Be patient, it'll be back. via Fark)
Didn't we try that before? What was that called again & how did that work out for us?
Oh yeah, the Dark Ages. Not so much.
Helpful hint #392: "Dude, I'm going to die anyway" will not stop a doctor's anti-smoking lecture. It will in fact make him worse. Much much worse.
I only wish someone had warned me.
I took this quiz found over at Dustbury, and only scored a 30....which apparently means I should wear a t-shirt which says "I'm not autistic, I'm just ignoring you."
See if you can beat it.
