::Good morning....It's Friday! Aloha Friday to my Hawaii friends.



::Beck trying to cope with 106+ (40 for europeans and canadians) everyday extreme heat in Italy and Spain.



::Bill Maher going out on a limb, like Alec Baldwin did in 2000 – "if Gary Coleman wins the governor’s race, I'm moving to France."



::Support Independent Media! Get a deck of "The Loaded Deck" Bush Cartel Playing Cards by TVNewsLies.org. The Joker, of course, is George W. Bush: "United the world against America, military deserter, thinks he can speak for God. Recent jokes played on the US: consistent lying, pushing tax cuts for rich buddies, hiring felons, ordering invasion and military occupation under false pretenses."



::Or you could buy the macho Elite Force Bush doll. I see him carrying it on Air Force One as he shuffles off to his 35 days of vacation in Texas. Puts the doll in the seat beside him and straps it in, too. He calls for someone to bring his 'little buddy' a beverage, which ilicits the hunched shouldered laugh he's working on stifling per Laura's order. Pseudo laughs all around. Har har har, shit. Is it over yet?



"Oh Lord, may he lose control of his bowels in those final moments so that the last and only warm feeling he ever experiences is his own shit." National Day of Prayer; the Larry Flynt version.



::Quote For Today

It is well to give when asked but it is better to give unasked, through understanding.

~Kahlil Gibran, 'On Giving,' The Prophet, 1923



I've upped my standards, now up yours!

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::Good morning to you...I had an enjoyable breakfast with a friend. High School starts next Monday around here. Some schools have already gone back. Still seems a little too early to me. I am so over this rain lately.



::Election of Gay Bishop promps walkout. How very sad. Inclusion, not exclusion.



::I saw Roseanne's new show last night. What a lovable trainwreck, but something about her always has me rooting for her. That new boyfriend of hers certainly landed himself a big one. I wonder what he used for bait? Minnows? Donuts?



::The summer edition of the New World Disorder magazine is now online.



::Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant currently is compiling a solo collection that will tentatively be titled Sixty Six to Timbuktu. The two-disc set reportedly will feature rare pre-Zeppelin solo material from 1966-67, a variety of collaborations and highlights from the singer's post-Zep releases.



::AOL's First Listen program will debut a remixed version of the Rolling Stones' classic "Sympathy for the Devil."



::Quote For Today

Life finds its purpose and fulfillment in the expansion of happiness. ~Maharishi Mahesh Yogi



Someday we'll look back on all this and plow into a parked car.

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Good morning to you...



::You remember how much I bitch about my sadu? (that's slow ass dial-up to the uninitiated) Since moving, my surfing speed is twice or more what it used to be. Yes, it's a good thing. I haven't had much spare time lately, and I hope to get back to my usual blog-visiting soon.



::Episcopal Gay Bishop wins approval. Another good thing.



::Edited to add: 1:41pm - As an Episcopalian, the confirmation of Gene Robinson, priest of New Hampshire, and now Bishop-elect, I'm following this news closely. Also reading any weblogs on this matter. What I've read so far is very complimentary and tactful. It's such a delicate matter when we discuss religion in real life, and online; and I'm happy to see that bloggers I've read are taking the high road. I have a more detailed post on the matter on my Susan*Jayne site.



::Much of the nation has had hellacious storms lately. The cars looked like boats floating down one of our main roads yesterday. Afternoon showers are predicted for the next 4 days. Not a good thing.



::Email Flash Mobs meeting up around the country. Dallas had one recently. Another good thing, until they begin attaching causes to them, which I think is inevitable.



::Quote For Today

In separateness lies the world's great misery; in compassion lies the world's true strength. ~Buddha



School's in. Drive carefully. School's out. Drive carefully. When do we get to be reckless out there?

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Good morning to you...



::The captain has worked very hard moving lately. And in keeping with family tradition--- bitching every step of the way. Everyone's a little testy. Hell, this whole family is a test with three strong personalities at home that are all control freaks. It's really amazing no one's lost a limb or something this week.



::I say "new" home about the house we moved to, but it's an older little home. Just new to me. Our car is running. Better downhill than uphill. One tragedy per week, ok Karmic Gods? But I don't think it'll make it much longer.



::Haiku For You

The battery's dead

I thank you for jumping me

Fixing the car, too



::Quote For Today

It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere. ~Agnes Repplier



Putting the "ass" in classy.

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Good afternoon to you...I'm coming to you live from my new home today. Of course, one of the first things I had to do was try out the pc to make sure it survived the ride over. (Although we only moved about 2 miles away.) I wanted to journal, check my email, and then get back to unpacking and deciding where stuff goes.



::Dude, Where's My General Lee? Do I really want to know?



::Is God as Mean as the Republicans? Somehow I just can’t see Jesus with a "Kick Their Ass, Take Their Gas" Bumper Sticker. (He won't actually "take" their gas. He’ll pay a very smart price for it to Halliburton and the like at the gas pump.) [via Buzzflash]



::New Bill Maher interview is good. Did you realize when he spoke out about 9/11, which led to ABC firing him, that Rush Limbaugh was his very first defender?



::Howard Dean's in your face tv ad running today in Texas. I saw it Sunday on Meet The Press. He's managing to scare some of the other democratic runners; especially Lieberman. Joe's not really a Democrat, is he? I refer to him as a Republicrat.



Happy Birthday Yunape! Hope you enjoy your special day.



::Quote For Today

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson



Excuse my typing. I'm reloading.

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