Picture of Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) below the fold (hat tip to Infidel Bloggers Alliance). SPEW ALERT!
Friday, January 4, 2013
This Week On The Gathering Storm
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Our scheduled guest is my good friend and fellow infidel Pastorius of Infidel Bloggers Alliance.
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Thursday, January 3, 2013
Israel 2013 - Czechoslovakia 1938?
(Two posts today, the earlier one about the fiscal cliff "deal." Please scroll down)
Is history repeating itself? Please watch the video below the fold.
Is history repeating itself? Please watch the video below the fold.
The Fiscal Cliff Deal
Some deal, some rescue.
Annual Tax Increase = $62 Billion
2011 Budget Deficit = $1,089 Billion
This graphic from Zero Hedge says it all:
Annual Tax Increase = $62 Billion
2011 Budget Deficit = $1,089 Billion
This graphic from Zero Hedge says it all:
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Selective Reporting
From Nice Deb:
As long as the mainstream media hold sway, public opinion will be ever skewed to the Left.
As Thomas Jefferson said:
On Sunday night, December 16, 2012, a man went to the China Garden restaurant in San Antonio and opened fire. The gunman intended to kill his ex-girlfriend but as she wasn’t there, so he continued on to the movie theater next door where he fired on panicked moviegoers, sending them to the exits, and ducking for cover.
Witnesses said the shooting reminded them of the Dark Knight theater massacre last July that killed 12 people and injured 58 in Aurora, Colo.
The story was covered locally, but seeing as it happened just one day after the Sandyhook massacre in Connecticut, you would think it would have gotten more airplay in the MSM. Don’t stories like this one play right into their anti-gun hands?
No – not this one....
As long as the mainstream media hold sway, public opinion will be ever skewed to the Left.
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be...The People cannot be safe without information....
Monday, December 31, 2012
Happy New Year!
To all who stop by this blog:
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So, do YOU have any New Year's resolutions?
My resolutions for 2013: (1) spending less time on the web, (2) spending more time reading novels, and (3) spending more time practicing the piano according to workable schedule. The past few weeks, I've returned to one of my favorite pastimes, a pastime that I gave up after 9/11: working the crossword puzzle in my daily newspaper; I'm going to continue to enjoy that pastime in the new year.
For once, I don't need to make a resolution to lose weight. Over 40 pounds lost in 2012. Yeehaw!
Do YOU have any specific wishes for 2013?
I wish for continued health for myself and for every living creature in the AOW household.
Do YOU have anything specific that you're looking forward to in the new year?
Mr. AOW and I are looking forward to a January visit from Tammy Swofford, journalist, author, and fellow blogger; she will be staying with us for a few days, and we'll be cramming as much fun as possible into those few days. In the summer, Mr. AOW and I hope to take our first road trip since his brain hemorrhage in 2009.
(hat tip to Conservatives on Fire for the above video)
So, do YOU have any New Year's resolutions?
My resolutions for 2013: (1) spending less time on the web, (2) spending more time reading novels, and (3) spending more time practicing the piano according to workable schedule. The past few weeks, I've returned to one of my favorite pastimes, a pastime that I gave up after 9/11: working the crossword puzzle in my daily newspaper; I'm going to continue to enjoy that pastime in the new year.
For once, I don't need to make a resolution to lose weight. Over 40 pounds lost in 2012. Yeehaw!
Do YOU have any specific wishes for 2013?
I wish for continued health for myself and for every living creature in the AOW household.
Do YOU have anything specific that you're looking forward to in the new year?
Mr. AOW and I are looking forward to a January visit from Tammy Swofford, journalist, author, and fellow blogger; she will be staying with us for a few days, and we'll be cramming as much fun as possible into those few days. In the summer, Mr. AOW and I hope to take our first road trip since his brain hemorrhage in 2009.
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Cameo And The Christmas Tree
(This re-post will be stuck here through the Christmas season. Please scroll down for more recent material)
With many thanks to Stogie, who made the graphic for this post in 2011! Click directly on the picture to enlarge it:
I wrote the story below the fold in 2005. Within the past several months, Cameo has mellowed (somewhat, anyway, in large part due to her recent illness). But the memories of those bygone days Cameo's terrorizing the Christmas tree still bring a smile to our faces. I hope that the anecdote will bring a smile to your face too.
With many thanks to Stogie, who made the graphic for this post in 2011! Click directly on the picture to enlarge it:
I wrote the story below the fold in 2005. Within the past several months, Cameo has mellowed (somewhat, anyway, in large part due to her recent illness). But the memories of those bygone days Cameo's terrorizing the Christmas tree still bring a smile to our faces. I hope that the anecdote will bring a smile to your face too.
Retro Break From Politics
(If you must have politics, please keep scrolling)
The parody Went with the Wind, one of the best comedy skits ever:
The parody Went with the Wind, one of the best comedy skits ever:
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Nincompoopery
(Weekend roundup post. For the definition of nincompoop, see THIS in the Urban Dictionary. Commenters are encouraged to post links that tell of more nincompoopery)
Links links to read (more possibly added as the weekend progresses):
Mona Eltahawy links her vandalism of AFDI ads to a sexual revolution, or something
[Narcissist in Chief] Obama Uses Funeral Service to Talk About Himself [63 Times]
Analysis of social media in Libya finds no reference to anti-Islam film on day of [Benghazi] attack
Dated December 21, 2012: Mr. Obama repeatedly lost patience with the speaker as negotiations faltered. In an Oval Office meeting last week, he told Mr. Boehner that if the sides didn't reach agreement, he would use his inaugural address and his State of the Union speech to tell the country the Republicans were at fault.
At one point, according to notes taken by a participant, Mr. Boehner told the president, "I put $800 billion [in tax revenue] on the table. What do I get for that?"
[...]
The president repeatedly reminded Mr. Boehner of the election results: "You're asking me to accept Mitt Romney's tax plan. Why would I do that?"
Links links to read (more possibly added as the weekend progresses):
Mona Eltahawy links her vandalism of AFDI ads to a sexual revolution, or something[Narcissist in Chief] Obama Uses Funeral Service to Talk About Himself [63 Times]
Analysis of social media in Libya finds no reference to anti-Islam film on day of [Benghazi] attack
Dated December 21, 2012: Mr. Obama repeatedly lost patience with the speaker as negotiations faltered. In an Oval Office meeting last week, he told Mr. Boehner that if the sides didn't reach agreement, he would use his inaugural address and his State of the Union speech to tell the country the Republicans were at fault.
At one point, according to notes taken by a participant, Mr. Boehner told the president, "I put $800 billion [in tax revenue] on the table. What do I get for that?"
[...]
The president repeatedly reminded Mr. Boehner of the election results: "You're asking me to accept Mitt Romney's tax plan. Why would I do that?"
Friday, December 28, 2012
The Sword Wielder At The School
Creeping Sharia asks:
Why wasn’t this story big news this week following Sandy Hook? Why no outrcries to ban swords (a popular Islamic icon along with AK-47′s)? Why such a muted reaction from the Islamic school and the sharia-pushers?Video of one news report about the incident, which occurred on December 19, 2012:
Could it be because the perpetrator isn’t an ideal target for CAIR nor big brother media? Could the perp herself be Muslim?
According to the News 6 video she was driving a vehicle registered to the Dept. of Defense at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Odd to say the least.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Mr. AOW And Amber Settle In For Their Long Winter's Nap
I couldn't resist lifting this post from Mr. AOW's web site (Click directly on the images to enlarge them):
After all the Christmas goodies on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Amber, the kitten that Mrs. AOW and I got a few months ago, and I have settled in for our long winter's nap:
Amber has celebrated her first Christmas. What a hoot!
On Christmas Eve, she freaked out when she saw those big flakes of snow flying around.
On Christmas morning, Amber got so excited about her Christmas present - a catnip toy - that she flipped up in the air and came down in her water dish! Mrs. AOW couldn't grab the camera in time, of course. Amber was off and running to get away from all that spilled water.
Amber in her kitty hut:
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Welcome All Wonders
Many years ago, I had the privilege of working under the baton of Richard Wayne Dirksen at the Washington National Cathedral. Below is one of his choral pieces, a glorious celebration of the birth of Christ the Lord. Ever since I obtained a recording of "Welcome All Wonders," I never let a Christmas go by without listening to this glorious musical celebration of the birth of Christ the Lord:
Welcome all wonders in one sight! Eternity shut in a span.
Summer in winter, day in night, heaven in earth, and God in man,
That He, the old Eternal Word, should be a Child and weep.
Each of us his lamb will bring, each his pair of silver doves,
Till burnt at last in fire of thy fair eyes, ourselves become our own best sacrifice.
Welcome all wonders in one sight!
Monday, December 24, 2012
Christmas Eve
For today, no politics! Instead, two beloved carols to feed the soul during this Holy Season:
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Christmas Lights
(If you must have politics, please scroll down)
The Winter Walk of Lights at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Northern Virginia:
More images from the Winter Walk of Lights HERE.
This web site has many photos taken at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens during other seasons of the year. This particular photo shows the gazebo in the spring.
So much beauty in the world! I hope that you will take a few moments to explore the above links. It seems to me that we spend too much time dwelling on politics — and the ugliness and the divisiveness thereof.
The Winter Walk of Lights at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Northern Virginia:
More images from the Winter Walk of Lights HERE.
This web site has many photos taken at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens during other seasons of the year. This particular photo shows the gazebo in the spring.
So much beauty in the world! I hope that you will take a few moments to explore the above links. It seems to me that we spend too much time dwelling on politics — and the ugliness and the divisiveness thereof.
Nincompoopery
(Weekend roundup post. For the definition of nincompoop, see THIS in the Urban Dictionary. Commenters are encouraged to post links that tell of more nincompoopery)
Links links to read (more possibly added as the weekend progresses):
Despite Tax Increase, California State Revenues in Freefall
"We have a country where the young don’t know Shakespeare and haven’t read the Bible, and their lives are almost wholly unconnected with the past."
JD Hayworth Infomercial: Free money! You never have to pay it back!
Obama approved F-16 fighter jets as gift to Egypt
[Baltimore] Speed camera nabs car stopped at light
Links links to read (more possibly added as the weekend progresses):
Despite Tax Increase, California State Revenues in Freefall"We have a country where the young don’t know Shakespeare and haven’t read the Bible, and their lives are almost wholly unconnected with the past."
JD Hayworth Infomercial: Free money! You never have to pay it back!
Obama approved F-16 fighter jets as gift to Egypt
[Baltimore] Speed camera nabs car stopped at light
Friday, December 21, 2012
Thursday, December 20, 2012
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