Tally: 8 mice in 3 days!
Most definitely the Artemis we were looking for to
solve our rodent problem in a circle of life kind of way.
Zarina is bad ass.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
The Goddess of the Hunt
Tally: 8 mice in 3 days!
Most definitely the Artemis we were looking for to
solve our rodent problem in a circle of life kind of way.
Zarina is bad ass.
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
I just can't believe it.
I really thought Maine was going to lead the way by legalizing Gay Marriage.
Here's a quick article at Huffington Post called "The Power of Fear and the Obligation of Hope"
I know the pendulum is supposed to swing back and forth and all that
but it seems the arc is shorter than ever...so the opposition doesn't have to
work as hard to keep up this momentum of gloom and fear. 6 months for HOPE swings to negativity in 3 months. And this manifests itself in all sorts of ways. I believe this vote against gay marriage is one of those ways, unfortunately. If employment were on the upswing I bet this would have gone down differently.
One year ago when the world economy truly was a nightmare Obama was elected. And we heard over and over from both sides that it would be a long haul to merely slow our decline! I worried that no one would be taking pottery classes or music lessons or buying antiques or art going out to eat or to movies for sure. I actually thought it would go much further than that...I thought most people would be in soup lines. Really.
So now it feels like a recession. A bad one. But not a depression like we were all afraid of...
I know the economy is bad but it's no where near as bad as expected after only a year. I still do think that in 4-6 years there would be a full recovery as was the projected estimate but I thought that everyone was on board with this. I thought everyone knew this was going to take a lot of time and patience. Sure I figured in the FOX factor distorting this reality once Obama was in office but I really never expected such resistance to change after the overwhelming majority of the country voted for it! I never thought the support would dwindle so quickly.
Are we really already swinging back to fear and racism and self-preservation over long term good so soon?
I know the economy and gay marriage are two completely different issues and I am mixing my metaphors here. But I have this overwhelming feeling that nothing positive can happen without some YES action.
I all I hear is NO from the conservatives...and it's spreading. Sadly it seems nothing will change unless Obama plays dirty and alters his course in a way I do not approve of. He would have to go the way of all slimy politicians and do what Bush did to approve the tax cuts...sneak little bits of legislation in other bills.
He could perhaps hide some healthcare tidbit in a bill about Christmas Singing in Schools so the Republicans would have to vote for it. Or maybe slip in something about assault weapons in a bill about teaching 6 year olds to shoot.
Because everything is shot down at this point if it's perceived to be liberal. In this case, it's gay marriage.
Crap.
Here's a quick article at Huffington Post called "The Power of Fear and the Obligation of Hope"
I know the pendulum is supposed to swing back and forth and all that
but it seems the arc is shorter than ever...so the opposition doesn't have to
work as hard to keep up this momentum of gloom and fear. 6 months for HOPE swings to negativity in 3 months. And this manifests itself in all sorts of ways. I believe this vote against gay marriage is one of those ways, unfortunately. If employment were on the upswing I bet this would have gone down differently.
One year ago when the world economy truly was a nightmare Obama was elected. And we heard over and over from both sides that it would be a long haul to merely slow our decline! I worried that no one would be taking pottery classes or music lessons or buying antiques or art going out to eat or to movies for sure. I actually thought it would go much further than that...I thought most people would be in soup lines. Really.
So now it feels like a recession. A bad one. But not a depression like we were all afraid of...
I know the economy is bad but it's no where near as bad as expected after only a year. I still do think that in 4-6 years there would be a full recovery as was the projected estimate but I thought that everyone was on board with this. I thought everyone knew this was going to take a lot of time and patience. Sure I figured in the FOX factor distorting this reality once Obama was in office but I really never expected such resistance to change after the overwhelming majority of the country voted for it! I never thought the support would dwindle so quickly.
Are we really already swinging back to fear and racism and self-preservation over long term good so soon?
I know the economy and gay marriage are two completely different issues and I am mixing my metaphors here. But I have this overwhelming feeling that nothing positive can happen without some YES action.
I all I hear is NO from the conservatives...and it's spreading. Sadly it seems nothing will change unless Obama plays dirty and alters his course in a way I do not approve of. He would have to go the way of all slimy politicians and do what Bush did to approve the tax cuts...sneak little bits of legislation in other bills.
He could perhaps hide some healthcare tidbit in a bill about Christmas Singing in Schools so the Republicans would have to vote for it. Or maybe slip in something about assault weapons in a bill about teaching 6 year olds to shoot.
Because everything is shot down at this point if it's perceived to be liberal. In this case, it's gay marriage.
Crap.
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Volleyball
Mac's SDCCS volleyball team (yet to be named) won 2 out of 3 games at their
first tournament. It was sooooooo fun to watch her play even for ME who really
dislikes completitive anything and tends to feel really sad for the losing teams.
But in this case everyone from every team was so enthusiastic and supportive,
high fiving all over the place...I loved it and didn't wince once!
Mac has a killer serve, by the way!
first tournament. It was sooooooo fun to watch her play even for ME who really
dislikes completitive anything and tends to feel really sad for the losing teams.
But in this case everyone from every team was so enthusiastic and supportive,
high fiving all over the place...I loved it and didn't wince once!
Mac has a killer serve, by the way!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Halloweenish
So this year like every year we have multiple Halloween events which gives us all the opportunity wear our costumes until we are sick of them...even Silas who has been Buzz everyday since his
birthday decided to be Flash to trick-or-treat. Mac who is always at least two things over the course of the Halloween festivities was a bee and a mime.Sooooo, here we are... before the preschool party, at the SDCCS halloween carnival and
trick-or-treating with the gang.(In no particular order;)
I just had to post some of the shots of the costumes from school. Once again, the teachers give it their all!I can't tell what I love more...the "care bear" or the "gorilla" or "Pigs in A Blanket" or "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" or the "sweetest little owlet" or "Andy Warhol" or "the humongous winged girl ". But Mac's mime is ridiculously good and Emmett's dead crazy rocker dude is truly creepy (and rockin') and Buzz/Flash, well, just look at him!
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