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To quote Helen's most recent letter to Margaret:
"The guy in the other bed has the blasted TV blaring at all hours and on more than one occasion it has been tuned to Fox News. If this keeps up, they might have to admit me to this damned place. Even when he does have my cutie patootie Anderson Cooper on, I still can’t calm down. They make a mountain out of a mole hill or most recently a hot air balloon into a death trap without giving a moment’s thought. At least the newspaper has 24 hours to digest and then report the news. Those TV people just get diarrhea of the mouth and then the shit gets everywhere. News as it is happening is not news. It’s an observation without much thought."
Bless you, Helen. We hope Harold feels better, soon!

The 2000 Suck

Arrogance and Greed

From President Obama's weekly message:

"Last year Congress passed a plan to rescue the financial system. While the package helped avoid a financial collapse, many are frustrated by the results -- and rightfully so. Too often taxpayer dollars have been spent without transparency or accountability. Banks have been extended a hand, but homeowners, students, and small businesses that need loans have been left to fend on their own.

And adding to this outrage, we learned this week that even as they petitioned for taxpayer assistance, Wall Street firms shamefully paid out nearly $20 billion in bonuses for 2008. While I'm committed to doing what it takes to maintain the flow of credit, the American people will not excuse or tolerate such arrogance and greed. The road to recovery demands that we all act responsibly, from Main Street to Washington to Wall Street."

The entire message can be found here.

A little piece of history

High-Five Washington

President Obama!

The speech:

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Chapter 6

Chapter 7 (final)

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Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Michelle, On the Move

Obama is a Trekkie!

Crazy lady is ECSTATIC. She has just learned that President-elect Obama is a TREKKIE. She originally discovered this delightful tidbit when she read the following quote from "Chapter 3" of the Newsweek article:

"'That's an interesting belt buckle,' he said to Michelle, mischievously. She feigned offense and said, 'I am interesting, next to you. Surprise, surprise, a blue suit, a white shirt and a tie.' Obama grinned and bent down until he was almost at eye level with her waist. He jabbed a playful finger toward her belt buckle, and let loose his inner nerd. 'The lithium crystals! Beam me up, Scotty!' Obama squeaked, laughing at his own lame joke as Michelle rolled her eyes."

Then, crazy lady was catching-up on "Wait, wait, don't tell me" podcasts, and heard Leonard Nemoy make this comment about Obama:

"About a year and a half ago I was at a political event, and one of our current campaigners for the office of President of the United States saw me approach. As he approached he flashed me the Vulcan signal....And it was not John McCain."

There is even a group called "Trekkies for Obama" on Obama's official web site. Who knew? Not crazy lady. The woman is out of control. She needs to focus on her writing, and stop with this nonsense. Baby needs a new pair of Santa booties for the frozen nights in Cambridge!

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Chapter 3

Hackers and Spending Sprees (more surprises)

The gag order continues to be lifted from the press, and we are learning more & more about the inner workings of the campaigns. Firings, fights, death threats, violence, phishing...a fascinating read.

Mixed Bag

Well, it's official. Prop 8 won, and Prop 4 lost. California has joined the ranks of other less tolerant, ignorant folks who believe that human beings can control who they love; and that the legal rights of marriage should not extend to everyone. At least California has rejected the anti-abortion Prop 4. Crazy lady was afraid that she would have to start driving pregnant teens over the state lines. She had already spent considerable time driving young women from Florida to Georgia, during the year Operation Rescue had declared "war on America's abortion clinics"-- and she wasn't looking forward to road trippin' to Nevada. She's feeling old, these days...

p.s.

Fantastic and fascinating Newseek articles:

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Oh, what a beautiful morning!

Crazy lady is in a good mood. She's still waiting on the final results for Prop 8 (boo!) & Prop 4 (double-boo!), but at least there's hope in Congress and the Executive branches. Maybe the shift in our nation's politics will trickle down to the fools who keep putting anti-abortion and anti-marriage propositions on the state's ballot? Who knows? One can only hope (and fight!) for equality and tolerance.
Anyhow, I was enjoying the morning sunshine and crazy lady's pensive & happy mood. Aren't I gorgeous? At peace with the world? I love mornings.
Oh crap! Do you see it? Do you see the demonic presence sitting on top of the roof, overlooking the sanctuary of my dog run?
It must die.
Holy shruckers, batman! Son of your evil spawn! PLEASE let me purge the demonic presence from my sacred space. Please!
One last look-- perhaps crazy lady won't notice me? The shadows might work to my advantage.
She won't let me leave her side. She won't let me look at the demon. I must stand next to her, and look away from the evil creature that has invaded my sacred domain. I HATE CRAZY LADY.
When we returned to the cottage, I tried to give her a bit of alpha attitude:
But all she did was laugh, and tell me to get off the bed! Win some, lose some, I guess...

Whew! Congratulations, President-Elect Obama!

McCain concedes the election. Time for peace and sanity.

Let the issues be the issue

Tools of Evil

Crazy lady has decided to use my blog for some much-needed humor before the election. Enjoy this clip from The Simpsons!

In other news, we spent some time last week roaming the foothills of Mount Diablo without a leash. Crazy lady had me wear the shock collar, but she only had to use a high setting after I became really, really excited when my friends showed-up. She was worried when I ran into the street without stopping, even when she used a lower setting (at first). I won't go running into the street again, any time soon. Later, I hung out with the other dogs while crazy lady went for sushi. See some wonderful pictures here. There are even a couple of pictures with crazy lady and "lady's man" Boomer. Boomer is a total stud muffin!
Finally, we had a Bambi sighting on Friday. The mamma deer was with her little one, and limping. You can't see my bite marks on her hind leg, but you can tell she was having trouble walking. Crazy lady brought me outside, as part of the aversion therapy-- but I refused to take the bait. I stayed by her side, not moving. I knew the deer were in MY back yard, but I was too smart to risk getting shocked. Again.

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