Carol | December 31, 2008
Banned words list offers no ‘bailout’ to offenders
http://www.thestate.com/166/story/635428.html?RSS=untracked
“Despite the year’s economic meltdown (which itself wasn’t banished but don’t rule it out for next year), the most entries came from the environmental category – for ‘green’ or ‘going green.’”
“‘If I see one more corporation declare itself ‘green,’ I’m going to start burning tires in my backyard,’ wrote Ed Hardiman of Bristow, Va., in his submission.”
This made me laugh. I feel the same way. In fact, we DID have a bonfire the other night and burned some Christmas garbage because it was piling up (to say the least) and the garbage man took the week off.
I am not impressed by people who pride themselves in throwing out only a small amount of garbage, while at the same time, their basement, garage, and house is a DUMP. If in doubt, throw it out. Or give it away – although I do feel sorry for those who get the things later because it is highly likely that THEY don’t need them either (except for clothes and necessities). Last night, Derek and I collected three garbage bags of clothes from our closet to take to the Salvation Army. I am working on the rest of the house.
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Carol | December 31, 2008
Pictures of Piper and Sarah Palin from my file
Searching for new pictures to post of Sarah Palin made me sick. The front page of each set contained almost all disgusting photo shopped images. I made a similiar search for Michelle Obama and found only beautiful, positive pictures with her family. What a contrast in treatment by the media. The site where I used to find nice pictures of Sarah Palin doesn’t even have her as a category anymore, despite her continued popularity.
Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston had their baby boy, Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston, on the weekend. He weighed seven pounds, four ounces.
Bristol and Levi with baby Brother Trig
Sarah Palin most desirable celebrity neighbor: poll
http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE4BT4F820081230?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews
“If they had to live next door to a celebrity, American adults would most like to be neighbors with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.”
Sarah Palin is the second most admired woman in America, ahead of Oprah.
Obama, Hillary Clinton Share “Most Admired” Billing
Palin makes impressive showing as second most admired woman
http://www.gallup.com/poll/113572/Obama-Hillary-Clinton-Share-Most-Admired-Billing.aspx
Gift of the Season? 2009 Palin Calendar Tops Best Seller List
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/12/26/gift-of-the-season-2009-palin-calendar-tops-best-seller-list/
Sarah Palin: Conservative of the Year
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=29995
EXCLUSIVE Interview With Sarah Palin
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=29994
Sarah Palin Person of the Year 2008 Fourth
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/personoftheyear/article/0,31682,1861543_1865103_1865106,00.html
The difference in the way the media is treating Caroline Kennedy compared to Sarah Palin is frustrating.
And the media STILL bashes Sarah Palin with every mention of her name.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/warner-todd-huston/2008/12/30/ap-attacks-gov-palin-even-birth-announcement-granddaughter
People continue to land here every day searching for topics related to Sarah Palin.
http://parentingfreedom.com/category/politics-sarah-palin/
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Carol | December 27, 2008
A note to my feed readers:
I just replaced my Christmas header with a winter theme. Snowshoeing, sliding, skating, snowmobiling, shoveling, igloo, cookout fires, bumpy road for next 12 km sign, (left out the snowman pics)… The pictures are from as far back as 1978 of my brother and me and my collie dog. That’s me in the red coat skating on the frozen river. Most of the pictures are of my family during the past few years.
Category: Canadian, Global Warming, Holidays, Pets, Website |
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Carol | December 27, 2008
Obama Visits Marines… Met With Silence
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/12/obama-visits-marines-met-with-silence.html
“As Obama entered the room, it was absent of the regular fanfare of cheering and clapping. The diners were polite, staying seated at their respective tables and waited for the president-elect to come to them to stand up.”
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Carol | December 26, 2008
A Carol from Flanders
by Frederick Niven (1878-1944)
In Flanders on the Christmas morn
The trenched foemen lay,
the German and the Briton born,
And it was Christmas Day.
The red sun rose on fields accurst,
The gray fog fled away;
But neither cared to fire the first,
For it was Christmas Day!
They called from each to each across
The hideous disarray,
For terrible has been their loss:
“Oh, this is Christmas Day!”
Their rifles all they set aside,
One impulse to obey;
‘Twas just the men on either side,
Just men — and Christmas Day.
They dug the graves for all their dead
And over them did pray:
And Englishmen and Germans said:
“How strange a Christmas Day!”
Between the trenches then they met,
Shook hands, and e’en did play
At games on which their hearts were set
On happy Christmas Day.
Not all the emperors and kings,
Financiers and they
Who rule us could prevent these things —
For it was Christmas Day.
Oh ye who read this truthful rime
From Flanders, kneel and say:
God speed the time when every day
Shall be as Christmas Day.
http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Poetry/a_carol_from_flanders.htm
Hat Tip: http://realchoice.blogspot.com/
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Carol | December 26, 2008
O come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Day-star, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death’s dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Key of David, come,
And open wide our heavenly home;
Make safe the way that leads to Thee,
And close the path to misery.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come to lead us Adonai,
Who to the tribes on height of Sinai
In ancient times did’st give the Law,
In cloud, and majesty and awe.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan’s tyranny
From depths of Hell Thy people save
And give them victory o’er the grave
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
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Carol | December 22, 2008
I have been on the snowy roads a couple times during the past week, and I got thinking that we are NUTS to live in this country and NOT have a big gas guzzling 4WD SUV. Al Gore has no clue.
Here is our driveway following last night’s blizzard. Derek had to spend the last few hours in the freezing cold wind, working hard to snowblow the driveway so we can go to a Christmas party this evening.
This year and last year, were the first white Christmas’s we have had in YEARS.
Will Canada see its first white Christmas since ’71?
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081221/winter_storm_081221/20081221?hub=CTVNewsAt11
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Carol | December 22, 2008
It must be that time of year. I feel like shutting down my website again. But I am not going to. I guess it’s just that I know there aren’t many readers. I used to have lots on my old website. I know I am too political for most, and I don’t make personal posts public anymore. And it’s true, people like to hear about how bad you are doing to make them feel better. Google doesn’t work like it used to, and I don’t get hits on my essays. People are “usually” too busy to comment this time of year. I think I will keep posting anyway.
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Carol | December 22, 2008
Winnie the Pooh’s blustery day was a day at the beach compared to today. Last night, the wind blew… and blew… and the snow fell… and fell. Here is what I saw looking out this morning.
It is still wild out there.
Sort of puts the damper on last minute Christmas shopping around here.
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Carol | December 22, 2008
Each of the four children bought a gift for a sibling. Derek and I exchanged gifts, and they exchanged gifts on Saturday night.
Yesterday, we awoke to the “chilly” temperature of -22 degrees Fahrenheit (about -30 C). We went to church. I spent the afternoon in front of the fire wearing two sweaters, a blanket, and watched Anne of Green Gables, eating Toblerone chocolate.
Last night, we were invited to Nana and Papa’s for supper. We were happy that Ruth and Jordan had just arrived home. It was fun watching our cat and their cat get acquainted annoyed with each other all evening. Nana made a delicious seafood stirfry and had lots of desserts. Huckleberry had some tall tales. We had fun playing losing the movie game, Scene-It.
We walked home when the blizzard was just beginning. Here are the pets when they came in.
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