Castro, Could It Be?

Fidel Castro announced Monday night in a letter read by his secretary live on state television that due to illness he was temporarily relinquishing the presidency to his brother and successor Raul, the defense minister. In the letter read by his secretary Carlos Valenciaga, Castro said he had suffered gastrointestinal bleeding, apparently due to stress [...]

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New Words

NEW WORDS FOR 2006: Essential vocabulary additions for home and office. BLAMESTORMING: Sitting around in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible. SEAGULL MANAGER: A manager, who flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything, and then leaves. ASSMOSIS: The process by which some [...]

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CPR Joins the Blogosphere!

You’ve probably seen my “ad” for CPR Constitutional Public Radio with Andrea Shea King and Mark Vance. If for some reason, you can’t catch their show, you can now “catch” them on the blogosphere at The Radio Patriots! Check out the site and come listen to the show!

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PC Craziness

“We should not be bound by our past perceptions and definitions. The perpetrator of an act that has all the hallmarks of terrorism — deliberately targeting civilians, intent to send a message, in support of a broader cause or ideology — is a terrorist, whether or not he, or she, is formally affiliated with a [...]

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Be Afraid

Sends chills down the spine, doesn’t it?

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Tripod Fire

Latest updates can be found here. In the winter my Dad drives a snowplow and all year he is a caretaker for a friend’s property out in Centeral Washington State. But in the summer he works for a company that helps the forestry service in the valley area where he lives. He will usually drive [...]

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Monetary Gain vs. Common Decency

Remember when ‘that woman’ used the names of the soldiers who had given the ultimate sacrifice for her little white cross political statement? I know I wasn’t the only one who thought that was beyond the pale. She had every right to use her own son’s name. She could probably get permission from her band [...]

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Huge Win for the Tanker Brothers!

And a well deserved one, too! I was very happy to be nominated – as Mark Vance at CPR said, “Being nominated with these Milbloggers is like being nominated for an Oscar with Katharine Hepburn!” (How right he was!) Thanks to all who voted for me, I greatly appreciate all my readers! Final Standings ~ [...]

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I’ve Been Meme’d!

Beth at Blue Star Chronicles got me with the “Threes” meme, so here goes: Here are Three– 1) –things that scare me: a. something happening to my husband or daughters (family) b. failure c. large groups of people packed into small places! 2) –people who make me laugh: a. my husband and children b. Bill [...]

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No Time for Blogging!

I have too much work to do and not enough time to do it! I promise to post something meaningful very soon, it’s just not going to be tonight. Trust me, I would much rather take the evening and read all my favorite blogs! In the meantime…here’s a little something for those parents with teenagers [...]

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