Big breasts shall not be abridged. I'm agreeing with my Canadian Counterpart here and going to the trenches. " We draw the line here!" I'm frankly exhausted by explaining how wonderful the US Constitution is to people who give me a polite hearing, and then tell me that they have
Continue readingAuthor: Skippy-San
Where was Waldo?
Please forgive the lack of posts. Internet access was spotty in the hotel-while the beer in bar downstairs was quite reliable. Now in a different city-with better internet. Here are the clues for round one: Beethoven was born here. The UN has a headquarters here This city was the site
Continue readingMore travel
Out of pocket from Shopping Mall at the end of this week-as the S.O. and I go on a vacation over the holidays next week. Stay tuned for upcoming instalments of "Where's Waldo?".
Continue readingMore about Obama in Japan
And how much most Americans do not know about one of their most important allies. Item 1. The bow that has the citizens of greater wingnuttia so upset. Here’s a dose of reality from our British cousins: They were nothing of the sort: the handshake, though not strictly necessary, has
Continue readingDeconstructing Palin……
I’d do it myself, but it appears to have already been done for me: Anyone who has watched enough early morning Sunday TV will recognize some of the appeals to dog-whistle listeners within: Palin wants to be a celebrity and was willing to act out what she understood to be
Continue readingThe Lloyds prayer…….
From an email making its way around Wall Street this morning: Our Chairman, Who Art At Goldman, Blankfein Be Thy Name. The Rally’s Come. God’s Work Be Done On Earth As There’s No Fear Of Correction. Give Us This Day Our Daily Gains, And Bankrupt Our Competitors As You Taught
Continue readingHere we go again……
The usual suspects get freaked out over an act of protocol. As with much of the punditry in Tea Bag land, the columns above lack one thing as they lavish their criticism-context. Bowing is an accepted social custom when first meeting someone in Japan-and is especially expected when meeting Tenno-sama.
Continue readingIt ages you quickly
Watching Sean Hannity. Remember the Star Trek episode where everyone on the Enterprise got old fast? Jon Stewart very aptly captures the effects here: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Continue readingFall Colors….
A couple of weeks ago, the S.O. and I drove over to Chattanooga-just to get out of the house and see the fall colors. The day we picked, quite by accident, was glorious. We drove over to the base of Lookout Mountain and rode the Incline up to the top.
Continue readingVeteran’s Day
Reprinted from Peach Pundit: It is 11 o’clock in the morning. 91 years ago at this very moment, World War I officially ended. While we call it Veterans Day in this country, most of the world knows it as Remembrance Day. The “War to End All Wars” was not really
Continue reading