Got some time on my hands, so I thought I would churn out a round-up, for you. I don’t have any mood music for you, but in honor of Spring and Easter weekend, I would ask you to view this public service announcement about the senseless killing of chocolate bunnies: How to kill a chocolate bunny Please note that no chocolate bunnies or marshmallow peeps were harmed in the making of today’s Ten Post Round-Up: 1: Widow to GWB:...
Yesterday, marking the 5th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, was far from a somber day, for me. I have to somewhat disconnect from my feelings about the war because I live with it, on too many levels. As a military spouse, of course, I live with the Iraq war on daily basis, as I tend the home-fires and keep them burning. As the only regular professional entertainment for the troops, where my husband is stationed, I get...
A late edition of the Ten Post Round-Up…life has a curious way of keeping you from your scheduled plans (know what I mean?). With the five year anniversary of the Iraq invasion, I am spending more time than usual thinking about the enormous changes that have happened in my life due to the three Iraq deployments of SSG Dizzy. Namely, I am having a recurrence of chest pains not felt since a vehicular incident that happened right before his...
As the sound-bites and gotchas from the earliest presidential debates have been repeated over and over by the media in this election cycle, many critical and complex topics have gotten at best cursory treatment. One such topic is the environment: the crises we’re facing, the accomplishments of the candidates, and the plans that they have put forward on issues like green energy, global warming, pollution, and wildlife conservation. Hillary’s agenda Hillary Clinton has stressed repeatedly, and in detail, a...
Ah, Monday…the beginning of another busy work week. It’s also when we get to see which of the many news stories that broke before and over the weekend stunk enough to stick. Personally, I look forward to Monday’s because that’s when I get to find out what’s on Uncle Jay’s mind: Uncle Jay Explains the News – February 25, 2008 I know the Ten Post Round-Up is unlikely to ever be considered “stellar”, but I certainly hope you find...
Ah…Valentine’s Day. A day for sweethearts to express their love for one another. Sadly, like Christmas, this holiday has been so over-commercialized that too many of us feel like we have to meet some pretty high expectations to come out of this day unscathed. I have never expected much from SSG Dizzy, except for the usual flowers (red and white…our first date/wedding colors) and chocolates (it feeds my addiction). I frown on expensive gifts like jewelry and the like...
Of all of the many reasons to support a Democrat for President of the U.S. in 2008, one of the most vital is to start to bring to a close the reckless bloodbath that Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz and friends opened up in Iraq. From the safety of our homes we only know the starkest hints, the remote and officially released surfaces of the ongoing violence, the toll on American soldiers, the millions of Iraqi refugees, and the tens...
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