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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Nov. 30th to Dec. 6th

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Welcome to The Moose Pond! The Welcomings diaries give the Moose, old and new, a place to visit and share words about the weather, life, the world at large and the small parts of Moosylvania that we each inhabit.

In lieu of daily check-ins, which have gone on hiatus, Welcomings diaries will be posted at the start of each week (every Sunday morning) and then, if necessary due to a large number of comments, again on Wednesday or Thursday to close out the week. To find the diaries, just bookmark this link and Voila! (which is Moose for “I found everyone!!”).

The format is simple: each day, the first moose to arrive on-line will post a comment welcoming the new day and complaining (or bragging!) about their weather. Or mentioning an interesting or thought provoking news item. Or simply checking in.

So … what’s going on in your part of Moosylvania?

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  1. JanF

    It is 37 degrees in Madison WI with temperatures dropping to an expected daytime high of 30. Partly sunny skies are in the forecast.

    Have a great day, all y’alls!!

  2. JanF

    Photos from the past: Something deep persists

    I read two pieces about racism and the need to perhaps frame it differently. The first (“Racism without Racists”) pointed out that racism to many people means KKK and that allows them to deny their own racism because they are not lynching and cross-burning. So when others use racism to describe their beliefs, they don’t get it. It is easier to fight the racism of the KKK because most people see it as awful. But the racism of the elderly white woman who “merely” sees black people as inferior: how do you fight that? The author thinks that “racial bias” might be a better term.

    The other piece (“Ferguson must force us to face anti-blackness”) had a similar theme but was a bit more direct: the author suggested that the word to use should be “anti-blackness”:

    “Black lives matter” has replaced “Hands up, don’t shoot!” as the mantra of those protesting for justice in Ferguson and throughout the country. The simplicity of the phrase is a national shame. Among protesters’ implicit demands are freedom, respect, and dignity for black Americans, but those ideas seem light years away in a country where black people are killed and those responsible give interviews on national television with “a clear conscience.”

    Institutionalized racism and white supremacy are toxic for all people of color. But the “black” in “black lives matter” calls our attention to a related, but distinct, force that produces more deaths like Trayvon Martin’s and Michael Brown’s: Anti-blackness. […]

    … anti-blackness more accurately captures the dehumanization and constant physical danger that black people face. The “anti” in “anti-blackness” is denial of black people’s right to life. Black humanity is desecrated in plain view, as Mike Brown’s dead body laid uncovered on the street for four and a half hours before being unceremoniously hoisted into an SUV. Brown is described as “it” and “a demon” in his killer’s testimony,

    Thought provoking articles.  

  4. anotherdemocrat

    I’m wearing a plaid skirt for St. Andrew’s Day (our pastor may wear kilts & has been known to play bagpipes), but sandals with, because it is way too warm for tights & real shoes – current temp is 67, high probably around 80.

    Eating breakfast, watching Up. The Republican is more clueless than usual – she actually (remember – Republican strategist) criticized Hillary’s income & said that makes her unrelatable. (my response was cough – car elevator – cough).

    Today: church & cooking. I apparently have earworms even while I sleep, because Rise Up was playing in my head when I woke up.

  5. Diana in NoVa

    to 60 F. today. I told Dearly that tomorrow, also to have a high of 60 F., would be a really good day to get the Christmas lights and decorations out of the garage.

    Making steak-and-mushroom pie for lunch. Peg Bracken was correct when she said if you’re going to entertain people on Friday, it’s good to have other people over the next day: after all, the flowers are still fresh, the wax fruit dusted, the everyday mess still hidden away. A dear family friend and Elder Son are coming to partake of the pumpkin soup (no, I didn’t make that), pie, veg., and trifle, which I assembled from bought ingredients. All I have to do now is whip the cream, spread it over the custard, and sprinkle the sliced almonds on top.

    Hope everyone in Moosylvania will have a restful day!

  6. anotherdemocrat

    MHP show is posted, y’all need to watch — they are having such a conversation about race….. just wow. Melissa’s letter to Michael Brown’s mother will break your heart.

  7. JanF

    Here he is visiting a book store in DC (and spending money on Small  Business Saturday!!) and some guy yells out “I hope you can close Guantanamo”. Sigh. Can’t he just enjoy a day with his daughters … and laughing at poor lonely Chuck Todd? HAR!!

  8. princesspat

    The wind has stopped blowing so the house is warm and cozy. It was built in 1910 and even with all the added insulation and the storm windows the north wind finds the drafty spots around the gables.

    We’ve decided to have a winter holiday in Seattle next week so we’ll go to a downtown hotel tomorrow and return on Wed. I see the surgeon for the consult appointment on Tuesday and the hotel is just a block away. So with some fun planned and traffic worries gone I may be a bit more relaxed!

    I “know” this will be fairly routine for the medical people….that’s why I’ve been referred to them. But even routine medical procedures make me anxious so this one has been weighing on me. I hope having an actual surgery date and talking with the surgeon will start to ease my fears.  

  9. bfitzinAR

    Front moving in – gonna slowly drop down to 25 by 7 am then level off at freezing by 11 am and stay there until the sun comes up Tuesday.  It may or may not be accompanied by freezing drizzle.  Welcome to winter.

    I finally got up the gumption to give my lodger her notice.  It’s a long notice – be out by the end of May (which makes it a full year in my house if she actually stays that long) – but I told her I wanted to tell her now as opportunities sometimes show up at end of year/between semesters.  Hopefully she got the point.  I didn’t make it about activities or personalities – just said after 10 years of living alone I’ve discovered I like it that way (which is true).  Maybe because I put it that way, she just reacted by getting quiet, thanking me for giving her this much time, and said she’d be looking.

    With only 4 more QC meetings and max 6 months with a Lodger, maybe my tummy will settle down.  Anyway, ready or not, here comes December and the “holiday season” which really should be holy day season.  {{{HUGS}}}

  10. JanF

    It is 13 degrees (-1 wind chill) in Madison and that will be today’s expected high.

    It was refreshing to see professional athletes care enough about their community to silently protest the treatment of unarmed black people by police. And not surprising that the St. Louis police group decided to ignore that the “Hand Up Don’t Shoot” gesture is not simply to protest the Michael Brown killing but to stand up against injustice everywhere. Not only is their claim that Darren Wilson was exonerated complete bull (nothing to see here, nothing to protest) but their references to “thugs” and “good people” is insulting. I hope the Rams and the NFL ignore the calls to discipline the athletes. You will NOT be surprised that Republican Racists (is that Redundant?) Tweeted racist rants about the demonstration.

    Off to the salt mines! See all y’all later!!

  14. Diana in NoVa

    Mr. Baby has a doctor’s appointment this morning so his mom will drop him off after that’s done. I panicked when my son texted me yesterday about the appointment but calmed down when I learned it was just a regular six-month checkup. Baby was six months old yesterday. He’s had a cough, which is why I was worried.

    Lunch yesterday went off quite well although the glazed carrots got a bit more glazed than I wanted. However, we enjoyed it.

    Costco, who promised to repair my left hearing aid and get it back to me in a week or 10 days, has not contacted me at all. Suppose I’ll have to call them if Baby takes a nap. It was two weeks as of Friday.

    Had a marvelous weekend, hope you all did too. Hope all Meese will have a nice Monday!

  15. anotherdemocrat

    It’s 66 right now, but supposed to be in the 40s by the time we leave work. So, I didn’t wear sandals & I stuck a sweatshirt & gloves in my bag.

    Eating breakfast, drinking tea. Wondering how busy we’ll be today. Got to write a diary tomorrow, there’s an online charity effort tomorrow – Giving Tuesday, seems like a good day to have a diary up.

    I’m puzzled by that GOP staffer’s criticism of the Obama girls, that they look like they were going to a bar. They were completely covered up – what kind of bars does this woman go to? When I think of a “trashy bar look”, I think of boobs hanging out, mini skirts, etc. Just besides the “leave the kids out of it”, she’s factually wrong. When she resigns from her job, I suppose she can get a job at Fox.

    Earworm is Yahweh. Again, it was playing in my head when the alarm went off. Makes me wonder how often I’m playing music in my head as I sleep.  

  16. JanF

    By Sally Kohn at WaPo

    When black people are protesting in Ferguson and across America, they’re not protesting against white people. Maybe this seems obvious, but it’s worth stating. In fact, in the case of Ferguson, the protests weren’t (primarily) about one white cop. Black communities are ultimately protesting systems of injustice and inequality that structurally help white people while systematically harming black people. Just because you’re white and therefore generally benefit from those systems doesn’t mean you inherently support those systems – or need to defend them. Benefiting from white privilege is automatic. Defending white privilege is a choice. […]

    Being a constructive part of America’s necessary discussion on race and racial bias means acknowledging how bias and privilege may shape your own life even if you don’t want it to. Responsibility isn’t the same as culpability. It is not your personal fault that Michael Brown was shot and killed or that we have deep and structural racial bias in America. But that bias is nonetheless a reality, and so you do have a responsibility as to whether you are part of the problem or part of the solution.

    She notes how the national conversation about race and privilege never seems to get completed. Maybe we should finish it this time, while it is still fresh in our minds.

  17. bfitzinAR

    actually it’s farkin’ cold not just chilly, also dark and gloomy (which goes nicely with the QC meeting, right?) not just cloudy. Anyway I’ve got tons of stuff going on today – a Master’s candidate’s thesis defense (one of her committee members is missing) right now, a faculty meeting to discuss the applications to replace the guy who’s leaving at the month (I’ve got to “terminate” him in the system today), travel to process from the folks who went to the conference last month and didn’t bring me their stuff before the break, lots of 1st of the month stuff – so I thought I’d better check in before I got totally swamped.  New month, new start.  {{{HUGS}}}

  19. JanF

    It is 14 degrees in Madison on its way up to 31 degrees. Partly cloudy skies in the forecast.

    I was swallowed up by crises yesterday and will spend the morning working through the followup. I hate when that happens especially when I am already behind on projects. 馃檨

    Two things happened in Wisconsin yesterday: the reelection of Scott Walker was certified by the election commission (only 55% or so of eligible Wisconsin voters cared enough to vote) and a subsidiary of the AFP has announced that Wisconsin will become the next Right to Work for Less state. This is possible now because the one sensible Republican we had retired rather than get teabagged in the primary and the Democrat that ran there tried to move the Overton Window from center-right to left. So the state senate now has no sensible Republicans and a strong majority. I am certain that many union workers whose unions will now be defunded voted for Scott Walker because they hate libruls. Let’s see how they like losing their steady pay increases, benefits and union protections against at-will firing and dangerous job conditions. I have no sympathy for them. If you hate that much that you vote to destroy your own future, there is simply no way to reach you. I am sure they will find some way to blame it on illegal immigrants and Those People taking their jobs.

    Well, on that cheery note, time to get back to work. I see that the president met with civil rights leaders (why the hell do we still need people working 24/7 to insure civil rights???), elected officials and law enforcement to try to put together a package of real changes to address the killing of unarmed black people in our country. Part of it includes money for body cameras, something that will require Congress to act. HAHAHAHA!! Congress to act to make life better for poor communities???? Good luck with that.

    See all y’all later.  

  20. DeniseVelez

    Snow flakes later today here – headed to school. Will have a Tuesday’s Chile post for later.

    R-W heads exploding again re: POTUS talks to people about gasp – civil rights.

  21. Diana in NoVa

    Hope I can walk Miss Pink Cheeks to school rather than driving–that is SUCH a mess, with all the other parents driving as well. She’ll have dinner with us tonight and then I’ll take her to a Daisies meeting.

    Baby Pink Cheeks had three jabs at the doctor’s office yesterday and Mommy said the doctor raved about what a cute baby he is. Always nice to have our own opinions confirmed, n’est-ce pas?

    BookBaby has promised a galley proof by the end of the week. Hope the cover design will be OK. I gave extremely detailed instructions.

    Not sure how much attention I’ll pay to the news–I know it’s going to be bad, it’s just a question of the degree of badness I can bear today.

    A good day to all in Moosylvania!

  22. anotherdemocrat

    Cold this morning – 40. We’ll be back to highs in the 70s by Friday, though. Very few thoughts in my head. Earworm is Song For Someone – I picked a live version here. I playing that one deliberately in my head because “I believe in Father Christmas” from my diary makes me cry.

    You’ll be stunned to know the Thanksgiving building-shooter-upper guy was a white supremacist.

    http://www.mystatesman.com/new…

    And this is interesting, the supposed Libertarian on one of our runoffs is bringing religion into the race (says she’s religious & opponent is an atheist): http://www.statesman.com/news/… She’s an Alex Jones fan who wants to stop fluoridating the water. And now this.

  23. princesspat

    And too warm in this hotel room with no way too adjust the heat! Yesterday was busy getting here, we enjoyed dinner at the hotel, and now it’s nearly time to go downstairs for breakfast. My appointment is at 9:00, and the hotel has a courtesy car so we don’t have to worry about driving and parking.

    So 3 months of waiting is nearly over, yay! We’ll come back to the hotel and regroup after, then meet our daughter for lunch as she is working down town today.

  24. bfitzinAR

    I didn’t get a full KWH of production yesterday.  QC last night was worse than I expected.  Got home just before 9 – with almost 3 solid hours of the LieberDem attempting to destroy the reputation of the Road Dept and short circuit the Road Dept’s ability to actually build roads in the county.  She didn’t get away with it – serious overreach on her behalf – the two high spots of the evening were when the County Judge lost her temper and informed the Court that the Road Dept is run by the County Judge and she would take care of whatever issues come up – not the Court – and when an hour later the County Attorney finally lost his temper and totally out of order talked over her telling the Court exactly what power she did and did not have as a committee chair.  But my blood sugar was so low by the 2nd hour I was having trouble actually staying conscious – nabbed a tsp of somebody’s peanut butter which helped but not by much – so when I finally got a chance to speak I was barely audible even with the microphone but I did point out that the Road Dept, a very important part of County government, has constraints other depts do not regarding use of County equipment, especially during the seasons of limited day light.  Got nods of approval and grins from all the Road Dept people – and the road-project supporters – who were in the audience but otherwise no more impact than usual.  That was the last County Services and Public Works committees for me.  3 more meetings to go.  馃檪  Have the lovely toosday.  {{{HUGS}}}

  25. anotherdemocrat

    could you please tweet them with the ACS link?

    msnbc 鈥廆msnbc 1h1 hour ago

    Tell us how you’re giving back.Tweets to @msnbc with #GivingTuesday could be featured here: http://on.msnbc.com/1w0yViR  

    I made a shortened link:

    hope.ly/1yJs0cS

  26. DeniseVelez

    and apologies – couldn’t post Tuesday’s Chile yesterday – embed codes wouldn’t work here on the videos – couldn’t find “old embed code” and was too tired to track down conversions – had to add links.

    I am so not techie – lol.

    36 here in the Catskils and rain.

    Headed to school later – next to last class day!

  27. JanF

    It is 23 degrees in Madison with an expected high of 28. Sunny skies in the forecast.

    It feels like I should be doing something important but I am exhausted from the work crises I have been dealing with so I am going to ignore everything and work at my own pace. I am sure that someone will helpfully tell me what it is that is urgent and can’t wait until my mind and body recover. 馃檪

    I was chuckling over the conundrum that the House Republicans are facing. They came up with the brilliant idea to vote on a smackdown of the president’s deferred deportation action (fine, who cares?) then vote separately to fund the government – but only part of the government – through Sept. 2015. The part they won’t fund is the Department of Homeland Security; they will only fund that until March because they want a showdown over the new deportation rules. The problem is that 30-40 Republicans won’t vote to fund the “non-controversial” parts of the government because they want the fight NOW. Boehner could very well need Democratic votes to pass any funding measure but Nancy Pelosi is none too thrilled about the games that they are playing and is mulling her options. So if she insists on funding the entire government through September 2015 (which would pass easily in both houses of Congress), Boehner would have to decide if he will risk his speakership by letting the bill pass with bipartisan support … or shut down the government! My, what a mess the Republicans have created for themselves. By insisting that the crazy teafolk are catered to instead of marginalized they have made it impossible to govern. They got away with shutting down the government when the next election was a low-turnout midterm but I wonder what will happen in high-turnout 2016 when the chickens from a Christmas 2014 shutdown come home to roost.

    See all y’all later!!

  28. Diana in NoVa

    Not much to report. Enjoyed your post, Jan, and if I get a chance would like to read some of the stories on the front page later. Right now I have to go to my son’s house to help with the morning chores.

    Wishing everyone in Moosylvania a good day!

  29. anotherdemocrat

    Warmer than yesterday – supposed to get up to the mid 60s. Zero thoughts in head. Not even one donation yesterday, despite all the posting, FB-ing & twittering. Going to the county party’s holiday party & I have some slips of paper with my donation info. Maybe I’ll have some luck there, or at my club’s party on Friday.

    Yesterday, someone posted this video of U2 doing Yahweh live in Chicago to the fan FB page. It is really gorgeous & moving – the connection with the crowd, and Edge’s singing (not the lead, but the other parts – “backing” isn’t the right word, it’s too strong for that). Anyway, I like it.

  30. Portlaw

    a bit of rain here and there. Much to do today but little energy. Find that Boehner’s games, and those of others, are really turning people off. Friends who used to breathe politics before downing coffee are now totally disinterested in Washington, feel no connection to government, and no interest in working on elections. These are people who would knock on doors, write out checks, etc. in the past.   Don’t know if they are an anomaly or part of a pattern.

    Hope it’s a good day for all.

  31. princesspat

    My appointment with the surgeons went well yesterday…..no physical changes, which is very good, but the assessment and discussion  was a bit sobering for me. Surgery is scheduled for Jan 28, 2015. More waiting, but I’m not as worried. The Jan date will give me more time to get the next round of scans and lab work done and I’ll have a more restful recovery time. The only available date in Dec would really push everyone.

    So back to Bellingham today and time to create Christmas. I do enjoy the wreaths on the doors, greens, branches and berries in my outdoor pots, and the Christmas tree shinning in the corner of the living room. The dark December days need some sparkly lights!

  32. bfitzinAR

    yesterday which is nice but I certainly could stand to see some sunshine!  Rotten night – sinusitis – finally took a decongestant about 3:30 which would have gotten me a whole 2-1/2 hours of decent sleep IF Lodger hadn’t put her dog on the porch at 5:15 and said dog barked non-stop for the next 2 hours, one hour of which I unsuccessfully tried to sleep through.  (I know anotherdemocrat probably had a worse night, I’m just feeling sorry for myself.)  Apparently Lodger slept through it just fine. Sigh.  Got a multitude of stuff in a multitude of categories so gotta go.  I’ll check back when I can.  {{{HUGS}}} and happy Woden’s Day.

  33. JanF

    It is 17 degrees in Madison with an expected high of 32. Clouds in the morning, sun in the afternoon.

    Not much to say this morning. Another non-indictment in another killing of an unarmed black man by (it turns out) a cop who probably should have been fired. Is the problem that it is impossible to fire a policeman who shows a streak of nastiness or racism or clear incompetence? The Cleveland cop who shot Tamir Rice was fired from his last job and declared unsuitable for police work (the Cleveland PD did not bother asking his last employer for information).

    I do know this: law enforcement personnel killing civilians needs to become a federal crime. The federal courts need to be the ones investigating and empaneling grand juries, not the local prosecutors who work with the local police departments and need the good graces of the police to do their jobs. It is a clear conflict of interest and the local prosecutors (usually elected officials) obviously are not up to the task.

    Busy day here!! See all y’all later.  

  34. anotherdemocrat

    I have a tab open to watch the Orion launch – I know you’re surprised. Warm, foggy morning – no coat. I could have worn sandals, probably will tomorrow. Did not wake up with music playing, but listened to California on the car so that’s my earworm.

    Still trying to wrap my mind around the non-indictment. How can people watch a man be murdered & say the cop did nothing wrong? He was begging for air – what kind of person doesn’t at the very least loosen their grip? Did they think it was a ploy so he could escape? The cop knew him, knew where he lived, it’s not like he was going on the lam for his great crime.

  35. Portlaw

    has a wonderful oped today.  

    Here are two snippets

    The argument is that this is not a perfect case, because Brown – and, one would assume, now Garner – isn’t a perfect victim and the protesters haven’t all been perfectly civil, so therefore any movement to counter black oppression that flows from the case is inherently flawed. But this is ridiculous and reductive, because it fails to acknowledge that the whole system is imperfect and rife with flaws. We don’t need to identify angels and demons to understand that inequity is hell.


    Today, too many people are gun-shy about using the word racism, lest they themselves be called race-baiters. So we are witnessing an assault on the concept of racism, an attempt to erase legitimate discussion and grievance by degrading the language: Eliminate the word and you elude the charge.

    By endlessly claiming that the word is overused as an attack, the overuse, through rhetorical sleight of hand, is amplified in the dismissal. The word is snatched from its serious scientific and sociological context and redefined simply as a weapon of argumentation, the hand grenade you toss under the table to blow things up and halt the conversation when things get too “honest” or “uncomfortable.”

    and then this

    In this most trying of moments, black men, supported by the people who understand their plight and feel their pain, are saying to the police culture of America, “We can’t breathe!”

    http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12…

  36. princesspat

    The news is so upsetting today……

    My husband works with the local Public Defenders office, doing psychological evaluations and consultations. The County Prosecutor has held office for a long time, but the local legal community is such a tight knit group it’s hard to imagine such prosecutorial misconduct happening here. Justice (such as it is) does vary from state to state, and community to community.

    Jan… your embed code works, thanks!

  38. JanF

    It is 30 degrees in Madison with an expected high of 35. Cloudy skies.

    So now we have reached the point where Trent “The country would have been better off with Strom Thurmond as president” Lott is the voice of reason:

    Former Republican Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott said Thursday that his party should work with Democrats to fix Obamacare if the Supreme Court rules to invalidate premium tax credits on the federally-run insurance exchange.

    “I would think they should work at that,” the Mississippian, who’s now a lobbyist for Patton Boggs, told reporters at a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor, arguing that technical corrections to major legislation are routine. “Almost always on big bills we’d have technical corrections.”

    Oh, I see. He is remembering the Good Old Days … when Good Ol’ Boys ran the Senate and there was no Kenyan Usurper in the White House. Memo to Trent: Your party would prefer that 7 million people in 36 states can no longer afford health care; it’s called Get Sick and Die.

    See all y’all later!

  40. Diana in NoVa

    Everything already looks gray and damp outside. Just watched the news as delivered by that smug, mostly Caucasian crew in New York City. Hats off to the people who are taking to the streets chanting “I can’t breathe” and “Hands up, don’t shoot!”

    The powers who dismiss the “little people” should get the message that this isn’t going away. People are sick of it. Agree with Portlaw that all we can hope for is for lasting, beneficial change to come out of this.

    On the home front, Book Baby sent the draft of the cover design for my book. I am ecstatic! It conveys the unusual locale of the title story (West Africa) and evokes the sense of mystery I wanted. It’s nice to have something to cheer about.

    Wishing everyone a good day!

  41. DeniseVelez

    am running late – have to grab a bite to eat and get ready for school. Got delayed throwing up a quick diary at Orange.

    Hsve a good TGIF day.

  42. anotherdemocrat

    The Orion launch this morning was great. Here’s a link for live coverage.  

    It is warm in Austin today – sandals weather again. There was music playing in my head when I woke up, but I don’t remember what it was. I listened to California in the way in (yes, just that – on repeat; one of the reasons I come to work early is it takes 3 songs to get here in the morning with almost no traffic). I don’t feel well, thought about calling in sick. I’m going to see how I feel after I get a bite of breakfast & some caffeine. Head & stomach both unhappy, but I think the head part is because I left my tea at home yesterday, so I had no caffeine.

    One of my best Twitter friends, the Up Pastry Plate, is on a roll of brilliance this morning:

    UP Pastry Plate @UPPastryPlate  路  13m 13 minutes ago

    Registering to vote was the protest of the ’60s. #ShutItDown is the protest tool of now. And @GovChristie showed us how. Thanks! #Bridgegate

    UP Pastry Plate @UPPastryPlate  路  11m 11 minutes ago

    People don’t want to fight EVERY DAMN DAY for security and happiness. But push them long enough, they’ll dedicate their live to the fight +

    UP Pastry Plate @UPPastryPlate  路  10m 10 minutes ago

    + think about what someone like @deray could build if he didn’t have to spend so much time & energy fighting for basic rights. It saddens me

    UP Pastry Plate @UPPastryPlate  路  8m 8 minutes ago

    Protesting is a long, grueling endeavor nobody chooses to do. We’d rather live lives of happiness. But when government doesn’t provide +

    UP Pastry Plate @UPPastryPlate  路  6m 6 minutes ago

    + like it promised and we trust it will, we need to TAKE it. Happiness, security LIFE are inalienable. These things cannot be separated +

    UP Pastry Plate @UPPastryPlate  路  5m 5 minutes ago

    + from what it means to be human. Again, we should not have to protest for the right to LIVE!! A gov that denies that is not legitimate.

    UP Pastry Plate @UPPastryPlate  路  4m 4 minutes ago

    Again, I think we are seeing the beginning of the Rejection of the Ballot. Folks, this is not gonna be pretty. #2014

    UP Pastry Plate @UPPastryPlate  路  3m 3 minutes ago

    We trusted too long that our government was acting in our collective best interest. We let the weeds grow too high.

  43. anotherdemocrat

    Glory by John Legend

    I saw it referenced as an anthem for the movement. It is… wow. I’m not familiar with Soundcloud & I couldn’t find the volume control – be warned, the volume is high (so if you’re in an office, plug your headphones into the ‘puter before clicking)

  44. bfitzinAR

    for the rest of the day.  Got a lot of bits and pieces to do today but waiting on answers from about 7 different people before I can get them done.  Sigh.  You know once I’m off the Court (didn’t need the added Grievance hearing) and Lodger has left, those kinds of things will be just about all I’ll have to complain about (in my personal life) which is of course another indication of riches.  As to the way my beloved nation has been trending, well, that makes me sick so unless there is something I can actively do – make phone calls, write emails, vote – I try not to think about it.  Have the good day and weekend.  {{{HUGS}}}

  45. princesspat

    My frozen plants will appreciate the rain today, and so will I. After the pool this morning I need to get some Christmas packages in the mail…..already!

    And I want to get the Christmas tree today too. When it’s raining I like to let it drip dry in the garage before bringing it into the house.  

  46. JanF

    It is 29 degrees here on it’s way up to 32. Sunny skies in the forecast. The moon is full!

    I overslept this morning. It was the first time all week that I had slept through to my regular wake-up time (I had been waking up earlier) and the sound had gotten turned down. No big deal, no place to go, but my coffee (which starts on a timer) is a bit cooked-too-long strong.

    The news is officially too depressing to read. Some days I do not like the people in our country. From the awful people in Missouri who, it turns out, live in Confederate States enclaves; to the legislators who are passing laws to allow discrimination based on people’s religious “values”; to the dawning realization of the truly bad intentions of the people chosen by about 20% of my fellow citizens to run our country for the next two years. Thank goodness that President Obama and his Justice Department are there as a firewall to, I hope, stop the worst of it. Sucks to be at this point.

    See all y’alls later!

  47. anotherdemocrat

    Up for my ungodly hour workout. Ugh. Stomach unhappy again, but things turned out ok yesterday, so I’m going to assume it’ll be ok today.

  50. Diana in NoVa

    We’re supposed to have lots of rain today (100% chance), but so far nothing has happened…duh.

    On the agenda for this morning: shopping at Trader Joe’s for our vegetarian Saturday night dinner, then home again to make the Christmas pudding. I pressure-cook it, then store in the fridge until Christmas Day. Then it has to be reheated.

    This afternoon: reading the proof copy of the book manuscript sent by Book Baby! So thrilled!

    The news about that American hostage in Yemen is very saddening. In the midst of Christmas preparations I will not forget the mourning of the families of Michael Brown, Eric Grant, Tamir, and the American hostages. What a rotten world this is.

  51. princesspat

    Yesterday I was full of seasonal enthusiasm……today I’m wondering how I’ll cope. I need an elf of my very own to make the Christmas magic just happen!

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