I somehow managed to miss all the parades yesterday. I think it was because I made a point of avoiding them. Not that I don’t love a good parade (the tramping of feet, the blare of a horn, a bright uniform). Back when we had our own air force of A4s and then F16s, they used to fly over all the parades, but I guess now that we’re the Reaper drone HQ, they don’t do that anymore. Maybe they save the drones for flying over wedding parties.
Now that Memorial Day is over, I guess it’s officially un-officially summer, and it’s supposed to be only the second 90+ degree day in a year (this date last year, in fact, it was 92° here). At this moment, I’m extremely glad that I decided to take today off. Oh, sure, tomorrow will be a tough one, but at least it’ll only be a three-day week.
Of course today won’t be all fun and games. There will be lots of laundry, grass cutting, and weed whacking. And some floating in the pool. It’s just too bad that the chlorine seems to be turning my hair white.
Ask any kid of teacher and they will tell you summer starts the day school is out. However, I believe it is now OK to wear white shoes.
I went to bed sort of early but woke up later in time to catch some sports highlight and just happened to hit ABC Nightline. Mr.Fk had the whole show from a mission/siege in Afghanistan OKat brought to our attention about two months ago. It is great work, scary and sobering, that can be viewed on the Nightline web site. It brought some real meaning to Memorial Day.
Ted haggard (yes THAT Ted Haggard) is slated to make a cameo appearance in a Christian sex comedy about abstinence.
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/05/ted_haggard_to_make_cameo_in_pro-abstinence_christ.php?ref=fpblg
I really am at a loss for words.
New York state has filed a lawsuit alleging that regulators did not fully conduct an environmental impact study on the Delaware River Basin before authorizing energy companies to begin drilling for gas using a technique called hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/31/new-york-state-sues-feds-over-fracking-study/
The local KC news had me at a loss for words. The KKK was protesting the Westboro Baptist church protesting somebody for something. Even the newsreaders were at a loss to explain what :billcat: