Sunday, October 31, 2010
Halloween: Can't Decide What to Wear?
A Dancing Zombie Looks Pretty Interesting
How 'Bout a Big Bird?
Talking Head?
Mermaid . . . this costume would work here in Florida
Sunday Morning
Autumn Day
Tell me when the days turn cold
And the crisp, bitter nights set in
I'll bid adieu, adieu to the sun
And embrace the northern winds
Wake me from my restless sleep
For the trees will crackle soon
And Shed their cumbersome coats and dance
Bare with me and the moon
My mouth how it waters in pure delight
Dreaming of scented dregs
Cinnamon, pumpkin, apple spice
Swirling in my head!
And on Halloween, I'll await you where
The headless one rides by
Chasing after phantom fools
And so this night shall I,
September days may shorten in length
October evenings can fright
November rains may fall and freeze
Over the Saman night
But deep within the heart
Of the dormant Earth
The little buds await the Fall
To ensure them of rebirth
And so I sit much like them
Dependant in every way
Upon the plentiful harvest,
Of an autumn day.
B. R. Jording
And the crisp, bitter nights set in
I'll bid adieu, adieu to the sun
And embrace the northern winds
Wake me from my restless sleep
For the trees will crackle soon
And Shed their cumbersome coats and dance
Bare with me and the moon
My mouth how it waters in pure delight
Dreaming of scented dregs
Cinnamon, pumpkin, apple spice
Swirling in my head!
And on Halloween, I'll await you where
The headless one rides by
Chasing after phantom fools
And so this night shall I,
September days may shorten in length
October evenings can fright
November rains may fall and freeze
Over the Saman night
But deep within the heart
Of the dormant Earth
The little buds await the Fall
To ensure them of rebirth
And so I sit much like them
Dependant in every way
Upon the plentiful harvest,
Of an autumn day.
B. R. Jording
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Oh Spookie Cat What Day is it Today?
" It's Halloween!"well maybe Halloween weekend
but it's really Caturday
Join Us Next Caturday
When the Humans Leave Us Alone, Don't Dress Us Up Funny Like.I think some of them a bit funny in the head anyway. Purrs!
Friday, October 29, 2010
Ridiculous! Tea Party Rebels Gain from TARP $$
Call it the amazing bank bailout boomerang. Even though few things enrage Tea Party rebels more than government checks made out to Wall Street financial companies, the reverse dynamic does not seem to be a problem. The top 12 Senatorial candidates most favored by Tea Partiers have already hauled in $4.6 million in campaign contributions from Wall Street. Even more amazing is a tidbit reported by the Washington Post:
The two top recipients of money from companies receiving TARP funds are the top two House Republicans, Minority Leader John A. Boehner (Ohio) with $200,000 and Republican Whip Eric Cantor (Va.) with $187,000. They are followed by the ranking members of two key House committees, Spencer Bachus (Ala.) on Financial Services and Dave Camp (Mich.) on the tax-writing committee.
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Let's spell that out: The Wall Street banks that were bailed out with taxpayer money are using their profits to bankroll Republicans who now claim to be unalterably opposed to any more bailouts, ever, for all time, in any universe -- even though the original TARP bailout was a Republican idea, signed into law by a Republican president, with the strong backing of the Republican leadership of both the House and Senate.
SALON
TGIF
Our TGIF model is none other than Elvira this morning because she has a full weekend planned for scaring people or making them happy at Halloween parties. I think she even has a TV hour planned with spookie movies here. I may not watch. We rented our own spookie stuff. But whatever your plans are, don't forget the haunting kiddies who spend a lot of time dressing up for trick or treat. We are giving out little boxes of Crayons this year as I think the candy days are gone. But it should be fun, nonetheless. Get some exercise while you wait for the goblins!Old Towns
I came across this image and it reminded me of a girl I dated in College. Her Mother lived in Pottstown, PA up in the mining country and this was what one of the streets looked like to me. It was a folksy town, full of interest because most of the miners had left for better jobs elsewhere. So the economy here was pretty sparse, at the time. But I loved these old houses. The fronts were all lit with candles when we were there over Thanksgiving one year.California Here We Come . . .
I always knew this was true. It was a cash crop here in George's time.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Quote for Today
President Obama's big political mistake was stopping the recession from turning into a depression. The economy Obama inherited and has tried imperfectly to fix is now not so deep a calamity that everyone feels impelled to rally around their president. Instead, it's just awful enough for everyone to feel Obama has failed.
A shellacking is coming. The only question is how big. Yet if this is certain, there's nonsense galore being peddled about the election's meaning. The American people in their wisdom are about to punish a party they're furious with by giving more power to a party they can't stand. Talk about a pathetic set of options.-Matt Miller
Keeping With All Our Religeous Themes
Winter Trains
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Yummy!
Candy Corn Whoopie Pies
To elevate our pies from vanilla flavored to “wow! what’s in these cookies?” flavored, I snuck in a few drops of french vanilla, coconut, and almond extracts. If you don’t have these extracts in your cupboard, the cookies are still delicious with plain, old vanilla flavoring. But, if you’re looking for true flavor punch, you should be able to find those specialty flavorings in the baking section of your local grocery store.
Play a Song for Me
oooooh This might Work for the Scary Night
More Spookie Houses. This one looks like you could launch ghost figures from the lost rooftop. Light images coming up from a grave. That would be scary.
Hire These Guys to greet the Kiddies at the front door or out on the lawn or hide them in the trees.
JunieBug and Zoey Practicing for the Big Night
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Bankruptcy Climbs for 55 and Older
Read this shocking report, see link at bottom of the story lead.
By Christine Dugas, USA
A growing number of Americans age 55 and older have put their retirement dreams on hold as they face a dismal financial reality: The recession has forced many into unemployment, stripped away years of their savings or dramatically reduced incomes during what they had hoped would be their final high-earning years.
"My generation thought that we were on easy street," says Irene Froehlich, 61, who lives in the Chicago area. "All of a sudden, we have been hit hard."
Froehlich, who works at home as an advertising sales contractor for two magazines, saw her income drop 75% at the beginning of 2009 because of declining ad sales. With less money, she relied more on her credit cards, and the amount she owed jumped by 25%. She filed for bankruptcy in May.
"I was backed into a corner, and I couldn't pay the bills any more," Froehlich says. "It was not the way that I was raised. I felt that I was a terrible person. But the economy has caused this, and we're paying the price.”
Older Americans are staggering under debt because of a variety of problems — from unexpected job losses late in life and underemployment to overwhelming medical bills and providing financial help to their children and grandchildren, analysts say. Making the issue even more serious: They have little time to climb out of debt, says Matthew Beatman, bankruptcy lawyer at Zeisler & Zeisler in Bridgeport , Conn.
Lovely Retirement Home
Update in Nearing This Years Important U.S. Elections
Republican Leadership
The latest Gallup poll finds Republicans remain in position to win control of the House of Representatives in next week's midterm elections.
Republicans lead Democrats, 48% to 44%, among registered voters. They hold a 52% to 43% margin among likely voters in a high-turnout scenario, and a 55% to 41% margin in a low-turnout scenario. These likely voter advantages for the Republicans are slightly smaller than in previous weeks, reflecting in particular increased Democratic strength over the most recent days of interviewing.
I can see this is going to be a barn burner. Democrats need to get out and vote.!!
Somebody Sent me Strange Drinks for Halloween
They all looked too gross to post. This would make a nice drink above if it was OK to use plant stems. Just add Vodka or Gin.
Monday, October 25, 2010
And It's Off to Work We Go!
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