A rather shitty weekend, overall. As you may have heard, that story that sounded like bullshit to me a week or so ago is no longer sounding like bullshit. Bernie apparently likes to touch little boys. And his wife seems to be a piece of work, too. You just can’t count on anything these days. So long, Bernie. It’s gonna be a long, cold winter.
On the bright side, I managed to knock a couple things off my “shit to do before the snow flies” list. For one, I got four “cheap” rims and had my snow tires mounted on them so I can now swap them out myself. Used to be you could get your basic wheel for, like $15 or something. Now, they’re $60. Oy. Plus another $13 to each to mount them. But, it’s done, so let the snow fly.{{1}}[[1]]Just kidding. Please don’t fly, snow![[1]]
I also got around to mounting work lights on my tractor, so I should be good to go for plowing snow when the time comes. Except now I need to add a third one that faces toward the rear so I can see behind me.
Unfortunately, this disease that seems to be living inside me refuses to go away. It’s not quite as bad as it was – and not bad enough to skip work today, much as I’d like to – but it still sucks.
Cyber Monday – get out there on the intertubes and spend some money for me, ‘cuz mine’s all gone. Not for long though. According to the e-mail I got over the weekend, I’m a very lucky boy because I won the big Microsoft Sweepstakes! In fact, I’m so lucky I won it twice, at two different e-mail addresses. Sweet. Now I’m just waiting for those checks to arrive.
Barney Frank will not seek reelection in 2012
By Glen Johnson and Noah Bierman
November 28, 2011
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That’s very crappy news.
Not to mention this…
Why Rep. Charlie Gonzalez decided not to seek re-election
Texas just gets worse and worse.
RIP, Ken Russell.
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Red Hook has always been a windy place. So much so that I have an anemometer just to satisfy my curiosity about how windy it is. To the best of my observations there has never been a day with no breeze, usually about 5 mph. But, for the past 3 days there has been no wind fast enough to register (I believe that has to be 3 or more MPH).
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For some reason I was feeling a little wistful and nostalgic today, thinking about some folks who used to come around here. I don’t think I was in from the start but it looks like the little blog that could started about this time 6 years ago. Not sure what my handle was when I did tip in but I was thinking about some of thems who used to inhabit these parts.
Those who we know/think passed like roxieseattle and Susan Joy and fred. And some who don’t stop by much anymore like Melina and Jill and sblueheron and the girls, quiet and painting, and gypsy and Seanie and kevin and andy and NCBlue and countless others. Y’all added to my life and I thank you.
And to those who still hang on and visit often or occasionally like Sue and RG, Kat and art and K-Pea and WHT, I still looks and sees and appreciates.
To pj, the BlogFather, I thanks you for putting it up and putting up with it. I love the morning musings and worry if they are missing (no pressure). It’s been like a home. I check it out first thing every day and more and I try to contribute in my own strange ways. I wouldn’t blame you if you knocked it in the head but I always feel better knowing it’s here.
Even though it is well past that here but I thank the old Morning Sedition show and AAR (not you, Goldfuck :fu: ) and Maron and Earl et al and anyone I missed unless intentionally. There were a few who poisoned the well a year later.
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And a happy birthday to Brendan McDonald today.
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That’s just beautiful, Vern! :knit2: :love:
I also sometimes think about the folks who are no longer here or no longer visit and miss them. It’s interesting how things evolve and change.
Morning Sedition really did become integral to the fabric of our lives because it incorporated all the outrage we were feeling with the satire and humor we needed to survive it. PJ does not like being around flesh-and-blood people for reasons I won’t go into, so having the Internet grow into what it is helped him to connect with the Seditionist community of wonderful and talented people he (we) would never have otherwise met!! It is astounding to me that over half a decade has zipped by on this blog!!
I hope Blog Daddy :love: keeps this baby going. His morning rants are always fun, even when they are about sports which make my eyes glaze over 🙄 . I just never understood why football/basketball/baseball always have to be about us versus them and we’re better than they are and they suck and we’re winners and they’re losers. And that people can get so crazy about winning or losing a game. I guess that’s what makes America great — seems kinda twisted, but what do I know? Whatever, let’s just get the perverts out of sports and religion :nod:
Thanks, Blog Daddy, for your perserverance and humor :love: :love:
Twinkles :sammy:
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Why Americans Are Stupid
Nailed it. :smack:
Ditto, Vern!
But the 99% are not stupid
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That one needs to go viral — beautifully done!
Love Uncle Jay
Good Night, Bloggies. :sheep: :sheep: :sheep:
:cake: :cake: blogfather
You make life worth living some days :bow: :bow:
You bring the :rofl2: an the :fu: , the :billcat: and :blues: