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Entries from September 9th, 2008

Trees and Some Other Topics of Vague Interest

September 9th, 2008 · No Comments · Endless Blathering

I bought two trees over the weekend and I failed to remember exactly how heavy trees are, especially when you buy them from the tree farm and they have 2.5″ trunks.  Those root balls are insanely gigantic.  I am no lightweight, but I can’t move them on my own.  On the other hand, I hadn’t [...]

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Where I Try To Avoid The Subject And Fail Miserably

September 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Endless Blathering, Rants/Raves

I’m going to stay away from the politics today (in this blog, anyway; I seem to be viewing CNN and reading blogs obsessively these days, and even dreaming about this election) as I said my piece yesterday and the speech last night was exactly as I suggested it would be.  She did great!  She’s a [...]

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Republican Hypocrisy Drives Me Insane

September 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Rants/Raves

I am so angry at the hypocrisy of Republican evangelical women right now.  Let’s just run through the stupid nonsense point-by-point, shall we? Yes, we should leave Palin’s 17-year-old pregnant unmarried daughter out of the politics.  You know who else we should leave out of it?  Palin’s four-month-old infant!  Except that the Republicans (including McCain and [...]

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