tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182696862012-01-26T15:19:47.067-05:00Thor! Loki! And their crazy human's aimless mental wanderings!JanetLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04351167841202171487noreply@blogger.comBlogger17221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18269686.post-10704374221296107922012-01-23T14:59:00.006-05:002012-01-23T15:18:23.658-05:00

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Allow me to introduce Katherine (Katie) and Marie. They are the twin daughters of my cousin* Jim and his partner Charles. Aren't they adorable?Now. The girls were born a few weeks premature in Northern California. They hung out at the hospital for a while and are now ready to go home.To upstate New York.In a rented Winnebago.I have a slight amount of disappointment that I was not invited on this

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Thor saves us from the invasion of the peanut sucking zombie squirrel:Thor sez: No thanks needed. Second breakfast will be sufficient.(Photos by JAZ)

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Email, call your Senators! No to SOPA and PIPA!

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Mitt Romney is airing a commercial in SC saying that he will judge every federal spending program by this criteria:"Is is worth borrowing money from China to pay for?"Awesome!I'm sure Wells Fargo, BP and other corporations who raked in record profits over the past few years AND received about $125 BILLION in tax payer money on top of that profit are shaking in their boots now!Right Mitt?

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Last night, Jason got an assignment and I was allowed to tag along. I earned my ticket price by acting as a human light stand for a little while, so it's all cool.We went to see a screening of a documentary that is beginning to make a splash and SHOULD be making a tsunami. The title is Miss Representation.Here is a trailer:If you can watch the entire documentary, please, please do. Pay particular

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Douglas, Adrianne and I met my brother Mike and his son Eammon at Charles Towne Landing last week.This is a life sized statue depicting a captured Indian woman. A picture of Doug and Adrianne taking a picture of Doug and Adrianne.Rigging on the Adventure, a replica of a trade boat.Eammon steering us to distant lands.Bison!Bobcats!And Thor,oh my!

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Computer is being slow to upload pictures will try to put more up later. Some random shots from this week:Nephews Douglas and Eammon playing a game at Charles Towne Landing.This is how Thor sees himself in his mind.Loki learns that other people aren't really going to kill him and might even be nice.

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There are a few places on earth where you don't dare not bring a camera. Downtown Charleston is one of them.

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Loki sez: I can has my sparkling lights all year 'round?

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Yesterday, I led my nephew Douglas and his girlfriend Adrianne on a JanetLee style Charleston tour. (On Broad Street, I pointed out the South of Broad/North of Broad divide, at John Calhoun's mansion, I described him as "sort of the Newt Gingrich of his time".) Most likely not approved of by the visitor's board. Anyway, we were walking up Church Street when I spotted this anchor. I snapped a

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The boyz say: Is that Santa we hear?

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This is why I so love my Confederacy of Geeks. Who else would hook me up with this little bit of insanity?

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One of the Occupy Wall Street groups hands out a card with their "goals":1. End corporate "personhood".2. Get big money out of politics.3. Support Occupy Wall Street.The response they get?Dirty lazy liberal pussy babies think we owe them everything. Go take a bath a get a job you socialist crybabies.How can we solve anything with vomited out rhetoric slamming shut any lines of communication?

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I was reading an article on the teenage girl in Kansas who refused to apologize for expressing her opinion of her Governor in a tweet.And in the comments section, someone dragged out a version the completely disrespectful, "people died for your right to say that."It makes me cringe every time I hear it.Why?Because it is used to SHUT UP another person's exercise of free speech.It is said by

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So, Grover Norquist, the non elected "random person" was giving an interview in which he said, (paraphrasing): The Republican members of the Super Committee assured me that there would be no tax increase.And the interviewer just IGNORED that statement.I want to know:1. Why are our elected representatives having to go to the man to whom they have sworn an oath (after swearing their oath to office)

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A dream that next year, the biggest media story will be the deserted stores, the absent crowds, the empty cash registers of the chain stores on the day after we give thanks for living in the land of plenty.I have a dream that for one Christmas season, everyone in America will make home made gifts, give gifts bought second hand or from solely local merchants or give donations to charities.See, we

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I think for New Year, I'm going to give up news. And watching television in general.This is the saddest thing I have heard:People are boycotting and smearing the American company, Butterball, because they labeled their turkeys as kosher.I mean, seriously, what harm is there in giving someone with dietary restrictions information on your product?Isn't that what the free market and capitalism all

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Playing with the website. Check it out.Hoping to add a blog to it soon. Baby steps.The boyz say: That's what all the bad words were for?

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With sunbeam season comes one of the boyz favorite things: mattress warmer season. This is the time of year they only leave the bed for eating and calls of nature.Thor sez: Do you mind? You are jiggling the bed.

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Thank you to all the men and women (and their families) who have served our nation!My most awesome friend, Heather Solos, has been involved with one of the most amazing charities, Cooking With the Troops. This group not only gets together and cooks for our wounded vets and their families, they also teach nutrition, basic and most importantly, nutritional needs of vets recovering from their

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I'm not a huge fan of Oprah, but there is one thing she has said that has stuck with me over the years as I've grown older and wiser:People will tell you who they are. Believe them.So, when Herman Cain, who is under fire for sexual harassment of women, called Nancy Pelosi "Princess", he showed us who he is.Now, I don't know if the allegations are true, not true, wildly exaggerated, or what.But,

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Genesis 2:7:And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.Even God doesn't agree with the Personhood People.

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Due to several news stories, one local and one national, going on about child sexual abuse, I feel the need to clarify some definitions.Heterosexual is one who is sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex.Homosexual is one who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex.Bisexual is one who is sexually attracted to either sex.Pedophile is one who is sexually preys on children.Okay? They

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Like a Loki in the sun:

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I have had a long several days of dealing with some of the most piss-poor customer service. And I'm not hard to please.The Comcast debacle.Then there was the "we're going to turn this over to a collection agency" FIRST notice I got thanks to my mailman noticing the address was wrong and matching my name to the correct address. When I called them, the lady sort of laughed and told me it "happens

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After a morning that began with a Comcast technician ringing the doorbell at 8am and continued with a one hour long internet session with a Comcast rep who did not restore the service I was paying for, and one phone call to talk to a real live American person (I am sorry, that "Edsel" on line was not an American, no one in this country would name their kid that), I now, after 3 days, have cable

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The weather is cooler and I can actually turn on the oven so I am, naturally, baking muffins like a crazy person.My super spicy pumpkin muffins with toasted pumpkin seeds on top were a big hit at work yesterday.My apple cinnamon (were supposed to have caramel also but let's just say that you should not go to put laundry in the dryer no matter how unmelted the caramel looks) were okay, I'll have

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I was making a won ton soup last night and held out a sprig of cilantro for Loki to sniff.Put him on the love side of the great American cilantro love/hate divide.

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Sunbeam season has returned!Pardon the dearth of posts as I am engaged in some life changes at the moment. Details to be announced. Good stuff. Not bad.

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See, if I wanted to play his game, I could now say that Rush Limbaugh has called World War Two vets "parasites" who have "contributed nothing".But I won't. I'm just going to assume that Rush just made a mistake and now that he knows that the protesters are more than college age kids, he will apologize to the veterans who are participating in the occupy protests.And be more careful who he smears

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That's all.

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At GOP debates:1. Supporters chant to let an uninsured man just die rather than treat him.2. An American soldier serving on the front is booed (because he is gay).3. Rick Perry's execution rate was cheered. (several of those executed were later found innocent, oops, shrug.)4. Newt Gingrich suggested jailing congressmen for legislation they wrote (and Newt just happened to be against.)And recently

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I've been watching the Occupy Wall Street protests and the media coverage. It is sadly predictable.The people involved are either socialist mobs trying to destroy America or the next coming of the Tea Party.The truth lies somewhere in the middle, as usual. But that's boring, so the media ignores it. Finding someone to either look up to and admire (they are making a stand!) or to sneer at (dirty

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Best. Kitten. Face. Ever.

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Thor sez: Boring! Bring them home, then we'll talk.

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There is a local phenomenon along the SC/GA coast known as dolphin strand feeding. I had seen it once before, way back in my early 20's along a creek off the Toodoogoo River.This is what it looks like:My aunt is staying at her condo on Seabrook Island and yesterday, learning that low tide was going to be close to dusk, I grabbed my camera with its new and improved Jason lens and hiked up around

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Vintage Thor. The paw cross:Wait a second! That's not Thor!! When did Loki learn this trick?

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Inspired by my fellow low country writer, Angie MizzellWhere do you write?Here's my main spot:Although it usually looks like this:

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This video of a speech by Elizabeth Warren has been making the rounds.To Ms. Warren's remarks I would add:Your factory was designed by architects educated by us all via public education. So it doesn't fall down. The factory was built by laborers and the machines they used were designed and built by those educated by society.The people in your factory putting together your widgets, the managers

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(And girls who think like guys)Problem. Solution. Apply solution. Move on.Problem? Government dysfunction caused by the undue influence of money in the election system.Solution: Get big money out of election process by establishing public campaign funding as the SOLE source of funding. Eliminate PAC's. Apply solution.See, everything else is theater designed to distract you from the fact that your

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Some reading for you, my dear friends.This little comment, that he "only" has $400,000 "left over" from $600,000, tells us much.Now, I know this has been seized on by left (clueless wealthy person daring to represent those he has no understanding of) and by right (he's creating jobs and contributing to his community with that money).And I tried to look at it down the middle and glean some true

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Looking out my backdoor. The bird bath is a popular spot in the evening.The largest of the three oaks in the backyard:The three oaks.Loki sez: Hey! This is Kittens on the Keyboard, not the birds and the trees!

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I'm a granny!His name is Einstein.

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Jason let me use a fancy photographer lens on my camera yesterday. Glass is what photographers call it, as in, "What glass are you shooting with?"I felt all cool and stuff, wandering the beach in my shorts and sports bra, camera strap wrapped around my forearm, wading in the surf off the edge of America, snapping pictures.Of course, the talent of the photographer is what makes the glass, not the

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I am many things to Thor, mostly food bringer and pillow:

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I have been digging through files gathering travel photographs.Near Grandfather Mountain, NC:Painted Desert, AZ:Black Mountain, NC

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A little while ago, there was an article in my local paper. It was about a woman and her three children who were homeless, looking for a safe place to stay. The story didn't say, but I'm guessing she didn't have much education beyond high school, but that's not the point.She and her "husband" (the state of South Carolina no longer recognizes common law relationships, so I am assuming she has

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I've got a bad case of the Mondays. My kitchen sink was leaking again. So I'm going to just replace the entire thing rather than fix it again (the leak is in the faucet). I've been wanting to do it for a while. So will be waiting on plumbers all week. Last week of medical leave and I still can't walk through the grocery store without pain so not really looking forward to a couple 12 hour

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This Loki Sunday is dedicated to my long time NY reader Sharon. Be safe up there! Loki sez: May the furs be with you!

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Wait! I see something! Run to the hall! False alarm, just a sparrow on the porch. Wait! Drat. Just a lizard. Carry on. The hurricane is expected to pass about 200 miles away from us. We might have some rain bands. So, of course, we must panic. Schools must be closed. Government offices shut down. I fully expect Jason to be sent home before noon. It is currently cloudy.

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Just realized I posted Thor's day on Odin's day. Oh well, Thor doesn't mind. Here is a trio of photographs. See if you can spot a trend. From top to bottom, that's my son, my nephew and my little baby brother. I can play the radio. Barely.

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This is why Jason is the photographer in the family:

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This morning I clicked on a link to a story about the military. It was sent round via my Twitter account by an awesome photographer who is also an awesome person. But one line in the article made me just stop reading it. "Liberals are especially careful to make the right noises" it said regarding support for the military. And pardon my french but that fucking ass pissed me off. Just in case

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Two things the boys have been doing: Taking swimming lessons: Watching mommy try to take photographs of lightening and freaking out over the thunder.

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In order to secure our natural Bastet given rights, we make the following demands: All the tuna belongs to us! There shall be a minimum of ten naps a day. There shall be six meals a day. Baths are outlawed. Research shall be funded in order to create a renewal source of fuel from shed cat hair, the collection rights of which we shall retain as we already have collection minions working for

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When I was in nursing school, I applied for food stamps. This is what happened. I was struggling in to stay in school. I wanted to be a nurse because I wanted to do work that meant something more than the clerical positions I'd held since high school. I wanted to be a nurse because it was financial freedom to one who had barely made more than 10K a year. But at the time, I was married to a

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Going to our company financial guy. Going to see about starving the beast that is the retirement pension that I was required to put into the stock market which was worthless after 2008 and I'm just going to shred any reports I get from them for the next 10 years or so. Going to see about upping my payroll withdrawal up to the max on the 401k (the individual savings plan). I don't get my

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I stumbled upon this video today. Please watch it. I found it extremely powerful. But what I also found interesting is that in the comments, someone had put a comment along the lines of "you aren't oppressed, get over it." And that puzzled me, because I didn't think it was about the Civil Rights struggle at all. It seemed to me that the viewer who made that comment had slammed shut his/her

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Two things I'm doing: 1.Working like a demon on Book One. Got some really, really good feedback on it. And got some advice on Book Two that also applied to One. The rewrite is going like a house afire. I'm in that giggling, maniacally typing until Jason takes the keyboard away, then lie awake in bed for hours while my brain keeps whirling stage. Bottom line: I'm closer to querying agents than I

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For posterity's sake.From the S&P's own release explaining why they lowered the US credit rating:"Aug 5, 2011 at 9:12 pmReuters reports: “The United States lost its top-notch AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor’s on Friday, in a dramatic reversal of fortune for the world’s largest economy.” The new rating is AA+.In explaining their decision Standard & Poors cites both the decision by

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Southern summer. Running like feral children in the woods, along the creek banks, tossing rocks to scare off snakes before jumping into muddy water.We were pirates, we were shipwreck survivors, we were brave explorers of new lands.We sat on concrete porch steps, beefsteak tomatoes as big as softballs, still sun hot from back yard gardens were our lunch. A shaker of salt, juice running down

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Made good on my threats and ran away from home this weekend. Used Hendersonville as a base camp and went on a photo shoot.Started in East Flat Rock, NC at the Carl Sandburg HouseTested my knee on a very short hike (more like a walk) to the house.Found where the male/female protangonists will have their first date (in East Flat Rock):Wandered among some kewl kitschy shops (East Flat Rock, NC):Got

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Since being out of work, I've completely lost track of what the days of the week are, it all just flows into one great river of writing time, punctuated by physical therapy and weekends which I recognize because Jason is home all day.It's sort of nice. Sigh. Too bad I've gotten all addicted to things like having a roof over my head, electricity and food. Nothing new or exciting to report today.

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Two things I'd like to say:1. Welcome to our new reader from the US House of Representatives! Now, whoever Henry Brown had reading my blog only felt it necessary to check in once a week or so, since I primarily babble about cats and writing here. Y'all are already watching me on Twitter and that's where most of my political slings and arrows are thrown. Don't want you to have to spend any more

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I'll try to be remotely interesting for you. Poor thing. Hope you like kittens.Domain Name house.gov ? (U.S. Government)IP Address 143.231.249.# (Information Systems, U.S. House of Representatives)ISP Information Systems, U.S. House of RepresentativesLocation Continent : North AmericaCountry : United States (Facts)State : District of ColumbiaCity : WashingtonLat/Long : 38.9097,

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I get to drive my car today. Trying to decide where to go. It'll probably be something exciting like Total Wine or Publix. Whoo-hooo. The thrilling life I lead.Today's writing task includes changing the timing of an plot line in book two. Which means I have to go through the entire manuscript and re-time everything. But if I'd paid attention and thought it through in the first place, I wouldn't

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Really, it's Harry Potter Day!!!!!! So, so, so excited. Gonna gimp on out there, crutches and all. Nobody tell me how it ends!Thor sez: Yeah, we're excited.Knee recuperation is going well. Enough of the swelling has gone down for me to see the knee cap and TA-DA! It's pointing straight ahead instead of off to the right. How exciting is that?Loki sez: Let me see!Working my way through my things to

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First fawn sighting this year! It's always exciting to look out the kitchen window and - Oh, there are baby deer in the yard!Momma Deer was a little nervous and they only stayed a few minutes.

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Hanging out.

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I've been waiting all weekend for today. The day I get to take off my mummy wrappings and see what lies beneath. This is what I've been poking and prodding, trying to determine what is wrapping and what is flesh.My ortho doc is known for his giant dressings, so who knows what can be under this?Down to the surgical gauze now, not looking that bad.Awww, he signed it. (Actually he initialed it

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Surgery yesterday went fine. I managed to rein in my massive case of grumpiness after my noon surgery was pushed back to one pm due to air conditioning issues at the center that morning. Everyone got pushed back, but the staff was as nice and wonderful as they could be.It was just the whole hadn't eaten nor drank anything since 10pm the previous night that had me grumping.But there seems to be

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Three pictures of Thor I took yesterday.

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We as a society aren't but a few steps from the proverbial brain-bashing neanderthals of long ago.We put a pretty veneer of Christianity and love and goodness on ourselves, but it seems to crack pretty easily.I haven't followed the Casey Anthony story very closly. I am aware of most of the story, but haven't watched any of the trial. I got the idea that she most likely did kill her child, but

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The boyz say: We're ready to party like it's 1776!

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This fourth of July weekend, I have been subjected to several articles quoting studies that "prove" that Republicans are more patriotic than Democrats.Well, golly.(Didn't the republican congress just veto pay increases for those soldiers in combat who are protecting our great nation? Just asking.)But I digress.Here is what I think.We all love our country.Some Republicans seem to love America as a

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Recent tweets by Mr. Sanders (and staff):Please RT: Sign Bernie's letter to President Obama: http://ow.ly/5qMnD #SharedSacrificeIf the Republican budget plan becomes law, an estimated 1.7 million children would lose health insurance by 2016. #SharedSacrificeToday, the top one percent owns more wealth than the bottom 90 percent. #SharedSacrificeHedge fund managers who made $1 billion last year now

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Happy Birthday to my awesome momma. I constantly strive to be the mother, the woman she is.

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You know what that means!

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Actually, I don't have a problem with Mondays in general, just this one. Starting PT for my back today, followed by receiving a mandated vaccination, all after a night of very poor sleep. Between my bladder, my ice cold feet and a kitten who shall remain nameTHORless, I don't think I was asleep longer than two hours.Thor sez: There was a monster behind the headboard and I was trying to save your

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Yesterday, we were so graciously welcomed into one of the family's ancestral homes down in Okatie, SC. The house, still in possession of the family, was a wedding present for Edward Wilson Sanders and his new bride, Jane Augusta Eikerenkoetter Sanders. It was occupied by Union forces during Sherman's march through the South, but not burned. There are several stories as to why, but I tend to go

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My new ortho doc took a look at my x-rays and MRI results, felt my right knee go creeeeeeaaak creeeeeeeeeeeeaaaak and said I needed a patella polish.Not exactly, but I'm scheduled for surgery early next month. He's gonna clip a ligament and remove all the sharp bony overgrowth that is exasperating the wear and tear on the cartilage, causing pain and swelling which is causing my kneecap to rotate

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The ManChild called me today. He has legally changed his name. It was a decision long in the making. If the story wasn't so part of our lives, the ManChild and me, it would make me cry. But instead, I just feel a warm sense of rightness.To understand, first you should read this.He has taken his mother's name, to honor her. To have a bit more than photographs and other people's memories to

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Questions I wanted answered:1. What kind of arrogant poop head do you have to be to ring the doorbell with a giant sign next to said doorbell that reads: DO NOT RING BELL OR KNOCK! THANKS! (And I don't think it was the mailman, UPS or FedEx drivers, they are all very familiar with the sign and all have asked me about it on the days when the sign is not there.)2. How many of you knew that while we

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I have spent the morning scheduling: a doctor's appointment, physical therapy, and a mammogram. I've broken up with one doctor so I can start seeing another. I am officially an old fart, my medical commitments are outpacing my social commitments.I had what was supposed to be a positive thing turn into a negative thing, so much so that I am having moderate anxiety over continuing. First

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Paranoia thy name is Loki.Thor sez: Seriously, dude, go sleep it off.

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The other night, I was rushing to get my teeth brushed and face washed before getting on the road to work when Jason walked into the bedroom and stood outside the bathroom door."There's a phone call for you," he said."Who is it?" I asked, my face buried in the towel."The DNC.""The WHO?""The Democrats.""I sent them their money!Now, people who know me, know I get, uh, um, what's the nice word for I

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Questions I have asked recently:Is having out of wedlock sex a mortal or venial sin?What country would you go be an illegal immigrant in when Sarah Palin wins in 2016?Why do they make this print so freaking small?Do you think it is healthy or safe that I can clearly hear that you are listening to Michael Jackson through your head set from two rooms and three fans away?Well, aren't you a Barky

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I don't purposely overlook Loki Sunday in favor of Thor's Day. It's just that Thor takes better pictures than Loki and how many stories can I make up about bug eyed, looking terrified pictures of Loki?Loki sez: This is untrue, sometimes I look goofy.I went to a party for my niece Lexi, who graduated from high school this week. I got to see her big sister Caitlin, who I haven't seen a few years.

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I think we have new neighbors. I never saw a for sale sign or moving vans or anything, but there are different people living in lady-who-hates-me's house. They have a gorgeous white German Shepherd and a Yorkie. Very cute. But this morning they discovered that their portion of the fence ends in the marsh and they can hop the ditch, run through my yard and be free. My yard is only partially

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And, oh, my my my my. Feeling like such a pathetic old lady. Went to see Thor (the movie) and participated in the little shudder/sigh that rippled through the theater.I highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend seeing the movie on the big screen, as many times as your wallet will allow. And watching all the trailers.Thor sez: I knew my movie would be a hit!This is why I love my fella:Found that when I

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I was putzing around the inner webs last night, looking for a decent video of John Belushi imitating Joe Cocker cos I loved that bit. Found one, but the sound quality was poor.But I stumbled upon an old love that I had completely forgotten. This was way back in the days of cassette tapes and I wore this one out, it had great white patches on the tan strip of tape when it finally popped.I speak

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Thor is officially the weirdest cat I've ever known. Possibly the weirdest cat in the world. Every day, he knocks the plug off the side of the tub. Every. Day. It's in his little cat routine between naps and putting fur on stuff.The back door has a dead bolt lock. When we put the key in, we say, "One, two, three, Thor" and there he is. It's actually how we locate him when he's found a new

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I was reading this article on the CNN website, an interview with Maya Angelou.And this quote jumped out at me:"Growing up, I decided, a long time ago, I wouldn't accept any manmade differences between human beings, differences made at somebody else's insistence or someone else's whim or convenience. Or boundaries of a state. (That is why I say proudly and without apology that I am a Jew and a

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I'm concerned that Thor might be a hipster cat.Loki sez: I'm a hipster too!I think Loki's more of an emo-cat.

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Oy! Added another row to my back yard patio yesterday. Yikes, digging up grass with 50 year old root systems is hard! Had to take like 50 million breaks to sit in the shade and drink water (3 liters). I think the next phase - doing the other side of the porch is just going to have to wait until cooler weather.So, hopefully none of my dear readers were too disappointed about the Rapture not

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