CatHouse Chat

I love it when they take the bait...

Here's the bait...

... of course, I only GOT a wee little minnow. But isn't it amusing to see them twist and turn and fling ad hominem poo? [UPDATE: Oh, excuse me (NOT!) TWO minnows...]

What characterizes a looney, liberal, barking moonbat? Intolerance and a definite lack of humor, most particularly about themselves.

Well, I can satisfy myself that they're working themselves into an ulcer and a life of crippled, mean-spirited hate, twisted in upon themselves.

Me, I think I'm going to go laugh and live life and enjoy my family.

[saunters out of the room... flicking a light ON as she exits]

*snicker*

(Oh, yeah, and meatbrain? You and your idiot friends are still banned.)

... and it was VERY good!

see more I Can Has Cheezburger

Only ICHC... can make me laugh and yet have something perfect for a Sunday!

"Earth Hour"? AS IF....!

I think that tonight, I'm going to follow Trace Adkins' "advice..."

Every light in the house is on
The backyards bright as the crack of dawn
The front walk looks like runway lights
Its kinda like noon in the dead of night
Every light in the house is on
Just in case you ever do get tired of being gone
Every light in the house is on

Seriously. I am going to turn on every light, plug something in to as many sockets as possible, turn BOTH of my ovens on, the TVs and the stereo will be blasting... Oh, there's gonna be a GRAND ol' parTAY here at the CatHouse tonight.

"Earth Hour."

PFFFT! Those bleeding heart eco-freaks make me nauseous...

UPDATE: My dear blog-brother, Scott is upping the ante... You go, man!

UPDATE AGAIN: My other dear blog-brother, Mike, found an embeddable video:

trace adkins -- every light in the house @ Yahoo! Video

Still not tip-top. Solution? CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP!

And for the second day in a row, I'm home early from work. Frankly, I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired!

Anyway, on the way home today, I decided that it's time to bring in the big guns and make a HUGE batch of chicken noodle soup!

Chicken Noodle Soup, a la Kat (or, as best as I remember it)

• 3 lb chicken breast (WITH bone and skin!)
• 3 C diced onion
• 2 C diced celery
• 1/3 C chopped fresh garlic
• 1 TB dried oregano
• 2 C diced carrots
• 4 cans (49 oz each) chicken broth (or use your own - I didn't have any on hand)
• 1 bunch fresh parsley, divided in half - 1/2 chopped, 1/2 left intact
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 pound spiral pasta (or whatever - something that will stay on a spoon, or you could even use broken spaghetti noodles if you like)
• 3 TB olive oil
• freshly ground pepper, to taste

Heat the olive oil in a LARGE stockpot - your 8 qt will be too small! - and add the onions and garlic. Sweat for about five minutes, stirring occasionally, and then add the celery. Continue sweating until veggies are softened, and add oregano, pepper, and carrots.

Give it a good stir and then add the chicken, the broth, half the parsley (the unchopped half) and bay leaves.

I didn't bother to bring it up to a boil, but did make sure it was fairly warm. Then I moved it on to a small burner on low heat; I'm expecting it to cook slowly for a couple hours. Take out the chicken after an hour or so and remove the bones and skin. Chop the meat, and return it to the broth.

About 30 minutes before I want to eat, I'll jack the heat up and add the pasta so it can cook through. Immediately before serving, add the chopped parsley.

You can leave out the noodles and add them later when you reheat to serve the soup; it will prevent them from getting soggy.

Anyway, that's all I have the energy to blog right now. God willing, I'll be in better shape on Monday!

ABC Nightline's Faceoff "Does Satan Exist?" NOW ONLINE!

Which is a good thing, because I realized that we didn't add local network channels to our satellite subscription! *sigh* It's just as well; I'm not a night owl, so I may not have lasted until 11pm to watch it, anyway...

I don't know if the online version is the same as what they'll broadcast tonight, but there's a LOT of good stuff (possibly more than they'll be able to air) in the online videos. I'm also unsure how long the links to the videos will last, so if someone a year from now tries to view them, I hope they're still there ;-)

There are ten parts, each about 5 1/2- 6 minutes long:

1. Healthy People Don't Need Satan (opening statements)
2. The Devil Almost Took My Life (opening statements)
3. Fairytale Versus Faith
4. The Bible Has Borrowed a Lot of Myth?
5. Driscoll Slams Pearson's Religious History
6. I Was Attacked by Demons
7. Lobert 'Created' Demon Visions
8. God and Satan: 'They Define Each Other'
9. Audience Members Spar During Debate
10. Closing Arguments: Tears and Testimony

And I will close with the verses Pastor Mark read from the epistle of 1 John:

We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

Are you ready to rumble? ABC News "Nightline" - Does Satan Exist?

On Thursday, March 26th, ABC Nightline will air portions of a debate held on Friday, March 20th, at Mars Hill Church. Arguing against the existence of Satan are Deepak Chopra and Bishop Carlton Pearson, and arguing for his existence are Annie Lobert (founder of Hookers for Jesus), and Pastor Mark Driscoll, founder and pastor of Mars Hill Church.

I know of Chopra only in passing, and have never heard of Pearson before. I looked up Annie Lobert when I found out about this debate, and - whoa! - brother, this lady knows whereof she speaks! Pastor Mark, of course, is pretty well known to me through his sermons.

I'm looking forward to this, and will set my DVR to record the program! Of course, I am totally rooting for Miss Annie and Pastor Mark!

For a preview of the program, check this out... and for a video preview, go here.

Mark Driscoll: 1 Peter 3:1-7 Marriage - NO HOLDS BARRED!

This is the reason I really love the preaching of Pastor Mark. Two Sundays ago, March 15th, he spoke on 1 Peter 3:1-6, about women and their role in marriage. It was a hard sermon; I saw a lot of things for which I need to repent and follow God, rather than my own selfish desires.

It's not at all an easy sermon, and you need to set aside about an hour and a half to watch and then pray about it, but I ask that any woman reading this post would do so. If you're a guy, feel free to do so as well - but don't think that Pastor Mark is going to ignore you...!

And, ladies? If you have the courage to see this video through, I urge you to then watch what Pastor Mark says to the men. After watching both sermons with open hearts, NO ONE could honestly whine about wives submitting to their own husbands ever again...!

Pretty convicting, don't you think? I know I like to think of myself as a pretty good Christian wife, but I see many places where I fall far short of God's plan. This is a sermon I need to listen to often so that God's Word can get inside my heart and soul, lead me to repent, and throw myself upon the mercy of Christ for His forgiveness and His strength to walk in obedience to His Spirit.

This past Sunday (March 22nd), however, Pastor Mark took on verse 1 Peter 3:7, and preached the most powerful sermon I have ever heard... to the MEN.

Guys, this is not for the faint of heart. And, frankly, I doubt that there will be more than a half handful of men who will actually watch this through. Of that small number, I bet that there might be one man who will be convicted and repent of his ways, and maybe another who honestly does his best to bear his burden and be a godly husband and father.

I wonder... Just how many "Christian" men will see this video and turn it off, dismiss it, or rage against it, because they are intent on denying the fact that the Holy Spirit is determined to search them out and bring their sin to light?

It's not for cowards or chauvinists, guys.

So. Do you dare to watch?

Father, I pray that You will use these videos to Your glory. I pray that You will reveal Yourself in them, and bring conviction, repentance, and renewed fellowship out of them. Use them to strengthen our families and our churches, Lord, so that we may proclaim You to an unbelieving world with strength and honesty. Cut us to our hearts and souls, then let us rise up from our knees to proclaim the severe goodness of Your Word! To You alone be glory, Father, forever and ever. Amen.

Time to knit myself a new dog...

... don't you think?

All that is from just ten minutes of brushing - and believe me, if I'd continued, the pile would be four times bigger! Poor Tasha, though, was ready to say, "Enough!"

When the Obamabots come calling...

... you'll know what to do.

Go read. NOW!

The GIVE Act - opens door to slavery AND violates First Amendment! (UPDATED)

The other day, I posted about HR1388, also known as the GIVE Act, and pointed out that it opens the door to "voluntary" MANDATORY service - an oxymoron (emphasis on MORON) if I ever read one.  UPDATE: I've corrected that post; I got my links mixed up, and section 6104, while in the original referred to the House, does NOT appear in the final version sent to the Senate.

Well, now look at Section 125: {UPDATE: The link on http://thomas.loc.gov is not permanent, so you'll have to go here and then click into one of the text-of-bill links to find section 125}

(a) Prohibited Activities- A participant in an approved national service position under this subtitle may not engage in the following activities:

     (1) Attempting to influence legislation.

     (2) Organizing or engaging in protests, petitions, boycotts, or strikes.

     (3) Assisting, promoting, or deterring union organizing.

     (4) Impairing existing contracts for services or collective bargaining agreements.

     (5) Engaging in partisan political activities, or other activities designed to influence the outcome of an election to any public office.

     (6) Participating in, or endorsing, events or activities that are likely to include advocacy for or against political parties, political platforms, political candidates, proposed legislation, or elected officials.

     (7) Engaging in religious instruction, conducting worship services, providing instruction as part of a program that includes mandatory religious instruction or worship, constructing or operating facilities devoted to religious instruction or worship, maintaining facilities primarily or inherently devoted to religious instruction or worship, or engaging in any form of religious proselytization.

For a refresher, here is the full text of the First Amendment (link has the full Bill of Rights):

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

So, let's break it down a little, shall we:

• Prohibiting the free expression of religion? Check.
• Prohibiting the freedom of speech? Check.
• Prohibiting the right of peaceful assembly? Check and check (both for political AND religious reasons - nice double play there, you anti-constitutional buffoons!)
• Prohibiting the right to petition the government for redress of grievances? Check.

As you can see, the seventh point really burns my gut. And I know, I know, some of you anti-American, anti-freedom, anti-Constitution liberal lunatics out there will say, "Oh, that's just for MANDATORY religious services!" Nope. Sorry. That word applies only to the phrase "providing instruction as part of a program that includes mandatory religious instruction or worship," not the rest of that paragraph.

So, programs run by Prison Fellowship and Alcoholics Anonymous, for instance, would be on the list of activities which are likely to be prohibited.

Congress is pushing this law through - not private citizens or private businesses or private organizations. CONGRESS.

So, where are the liberal moonbats and their screams of censorship and suppression?

[crickets chirping]

Yeah, I thought so.

Time to make sure we're stocked up, and to triple polish the guns, folks. We just might be getting into the Second Revolution any day now...

Blessings and cursings...

Through many years and countless trials America has stood fast as a friend of Israel, one of her allies and defenders against a world determined to destroy God's chosen nation.

Yes, I did say God's CHOSEN nation. Believe it or not, America, no matter how richly God has blessed and nurtured her, is not His chosen nation. Never has been. All the way back in the book of Genesis, God promised Abraham:

I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. (Gen 12:3, ESV)

All the Arab world in particular wants to destroy Israel and they surround that holy land in hostility, envy, and hatred. Unceasing attacks, suicide bombers, slander and libel, and satanic lies. They curse and dishonor Israel every moment of every day, and I have no doubt that they are storing up wrath for the Day of Wrath to come. I am completely assured that God will vindicate His people in His time.

No, my concern is for America if she fails in her friendship to Israel:

An unnamed former highly-placed U.S.intelligence official has broken silence and says that America may soon be abandoning Israel in favor of the Arabs. “This is just the beginning”, he said, "Israel could be about to lose the support of the United States." [...]

In his report, the unnamed intelligence source told Hagmann, “I have every reason to believe, based on what I’ve seen at my level of [security] clearance especially over the last several years, that Israel will soon be completely on their own… or worse.” He explained this would happen “when our administration provides more support to Arab countries [with] financial and military aid, undercutting Israel’s defense efforts all while pushing Israel to succumb to the pressure of unreasonable demands designed to end with their political annihilation as a nation.”

Am I saying that Israel is perfect and can do no wrong? No, of course not! But as one of her closest friends and allies, America has the duty and honor to hold fast to the relationship.We can rebuke Israel in grace and humility when we think she is in the wrong, but we should be utterly loyal to her as she endures and retaliates against the atrocities leveled against her by the Arab world.

There is another aspect to this issue: more and more, America is turning away from and rejecting her Judeo-Christian foundation. More and more, America puts herself in peril by her increasing hostility to Christianity as well:

Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham. And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed." So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. (Gal. 3:7-9, ESV)

God's chosen nation is Israel. His chosen people are the true children of Abraham: all who have faith in Him through His Son. By honoring and respecting God's chosen nation and His chosen people, a nation will be richly blessed by the God of the universe, who is all-powerful.

But if you curse and dishonor His nation and His people, will you not reap what you have sown?

Be warned, America. You are treading very close to a line you should not cross.

Are the DemonRATS (and RINOs) going to bring back slavery? (UPDATED)(And UPDATED again)

UPDATE 2.0 - VERY IMPORTANT: OK, I see that I got my links mixed up, for which I apologize. Section 6104 of this bill appears in the version originally introduced to the House, but is NOT included in the final version sent to the Senate. This is a good thing!

Because the G.I.V.E. Act ("Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act") has just passed the House...

Kender alerted me to this post at InfoWars:

Fears about Obama’s plans to create involuntary servitude were first stoked in July 2008, when Obama told a rally in Colorado Springs, “We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that is just as powerful, just as strong, just as well funded.”

Despite denials that Obama plans to institute a mandatory program of national service, his original change.gov website stated that Americans would be “required” to complete “50 hours of community service in middle school and high school and 100 hours of community service in college every year”. The text was only later changed to state that Americans would be “encouraged” to undertake such programs.

Section 6104(b)(6) has some very troubling language {UPDATE: The link to the thomas.loc.gov search is not a permalink - you must go here, and then review the full text of the bill. I used the most recent version which was sent to the Senate},/strike>

Whether a workable, fair, and reasonable mandatory service requirement for all able young people could be developed, and how such a requirement could be implemented in a manner that would strengthen the social fabric of the Nation and overcome civic challenges by bringing together people from diverse economic, ethnic, and educational backgrounds.

Funny, last I heard, the definitions of the words "volunteer" and "voluntary" did NOT include the word "MANDATORY." In fact, from the definitions, these words are not synonyms, but ANTONYMS.

So all those DemonRATS and RINOs are, effectively, re-opening the door to slavery.

Way to go, you idiots!

UPDATE 2.0 - I see that my Cotillion blog-sis, Nice Deb, is already on it!

Sunday thoughts on 2 Peter 1:3-8

Church today was awesome, even though Pastor Hank's message was rather somber ("Master Crafted: A Sinner's Hopeless Condition" from Ephesians 2:1-3). Hopefully I'll have the video edited and published sometime this week, but I'm working with a new video editor, Kdenlive, and it's giving me a few headaches at the moment. [miffed look at kdenlive]

Anyway, one scripture Pastor Hank brought up near the end of his sermon really grabbed me, 2 Peter 1:5,6... I'll reproduce verses 3 through 8, though, to put things in context:

[God's] divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellence, by which He has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Look at that first statement: "God's power HAS GRANTED ALL THINGS that pertain to life and godliness..."

Christian, we have God's very own power to empower us to live lives pleasing to Him. We, unlike natural man, have the real choice as to whether we obey God! He gave us His power and His love and His guidance and His Word - ALL THINGS NEEDED - so that we may follow Him and live righteous and godly lives.

When Hank brought up these verses, he prefaced them with the remark that he often gets an unsure response when he asks if people know that they know that they know that they KNOW they are saved. That uncertainty, he said, is quite possibly because we may not be growing in our faith. And, we may not be growing because we think we are unable to do what God requires.

But God has given us ALL things so that we may use His power to accomplish what He commands! So, if I may, I'll rephrase vv. 5,6:

Because God's Holy Spirit lives within the Christian, we have His power to have faith in Him. We have His power to increase our faith with virtue, increase our virtue with knowledge, increase our knowledge with self-control, increase our self-control with steadfastness, increase our steadfastness with godliness, increase our godliness with brotherly affection, increase our brotherly affection with love... Which goes back to increasing our faith.

God has given us everything we need to grow in Him and to work out our own salvation to His glory! But too many of us - and I include myself - don't delve in to the abundant power and grace God has for us. We don't read our Bibles, we don't memorize Scripture, we don't pray, we don't earnestly and passionately take up our cross to follow Him.

We need to take up our cross DAILY and follow Him DAILY. If we do, we will abound in the fruit of the Spirit

• love
• joy
• peace
• patience
• kindness
• goodness
• faithfulness
• gentleness
• self-control

We will abound in faith, and our internal sense of salvation will grow ever stronger. More importantly, we will be effective and friutful servants of our Savior, and will bring glory to His wonderful name.

After all

Man's chief end is to glorify God, and enjoy Him forever.*

Calvinism is back - and that's a very GOOD THING!

Take a look at this Time snippet, which mentions Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church in Seattle - who is one of my FAVORITE pastors!

And, no, I'm not talking about hyper-Calvinism (that link gives an OK overview, so you at least know where some of the pitfalls are... sorta) where if you're "The Elect" you must be something really special and if you're not, well, "to Hell with you...!"

No... I'm talking about Calvinism that is based upon the Bible's doctrine of election - that we are ALL sinners, that we are ALL worthy of God's judgment, that NONE of us deserve God's mercy and kindness... But that God, in His great love, has acted like the True Father and exercised His sovereign grace and rescued His rebellious children from their headlong rush to death. All through the Bible, God chooses people from the world and calls them to Himself - from Genesis to Revelation, His sovereign choice and the grace He shows is laid out for our study and edification.

Now, it is true that God has not elected all of humanity for salvation, but the "new" Calvinism knows that we, as finite beings, have no way to know who God has chosen to rescue and who He hasn't - and therefore we need to preach the Gospel to all men, and serve all men as Christ came to be a servant to all.

I hope and pray that God will use this resurgence of biblical doctrine to revive His Church and call a multitude of His own to new life and dedicated discipleship!

The Chicken Florentine that wasn't... exactly

Well, I left work early today because things were so slow, and when I got home I was faced with the puzzle of what to cook for dinner. I pulled out a couple of frozen chicken breasts, and while they were thawing, I went to Google to see what came up for recipes.

I didn't have all the ingredients for Chicken Florentine, which seemed the best best for the supplies I had on hand, so I just improvised all over the place *grinz*

The Beloved Husband liked it a lot, so I'm going to post the "recipe" now, in case I ever want to make it again.

• 2 large chicken breasts, cut into half serving-size chunks
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1 cup (well, one soup can) milk
• 1 pound frozen chopped spinach, mostly thawed
• 1 TB curry powder (or more, if you want a kick)
• 1-2 cups shredded swiss cheese (I used Emmenthaler, since I had it on hand)
• freshly ground pepper (don't make me swat you because you used that terrible PRE-ground stuff!!!)

Pull out a small casserole, perhaps 1 quart capacity, and dump the chicken in the bottom. Season with the pepper... Hm, and I suppose you could also add some extra curry powder (beyond the amount I gave above) for more depth of flavor.

Mix the soup, milk, curry powder and spinach in a bowl thoroughly, and then ladle over the chicken in the casserole.

Cook at 350°F for about 45 minutes (my chicken was pretty cold), or until bubbly, and then add the shredded swiss over the top in an even layer. Put it back in the oven until the cheese is melted, and perhaps browning a little on top (we were too impatient with hunger).

See? Simple, flavorful, and easy. Everyone should play Iron Chef with what they have in their pantry occasionally. Yeah, you'll get several duds, but sometimes you happen upon a gem that will become a family favorite.

Don't be afraid to experiment! After all, I think we all have a bit of the Mad Scientist within us ;-)

Will Virginia reassert its Tenth Amendment rights?

Last month, I referred to a post over at And Rightly So which discussed several states which had taken measures to take back their 10th Amendment rights from the Federal Government.  I wondered why Virginia, which is the Mother of Presidents, hadn't gotten on the bandwagon, and several of my Virginia blog-brothers reminded me of the Virginia Resolution of 1798 (actual text here).

So, Virginia has had this on the books, as it were, for a long time.

I didn't blog it then, but last week, the Old Virginia Blog pointed to some information that Del. Christopher Peace is the chief sponsor of HR 61, State Sovereignty. Virginia *IS* pushing back against the Federal Government's infringement of states' rights!

Full text of the bill is here, and I give my whole hearted support to it - and I pray that, once it passes (God willing), the government of this Commonwealth follows through and tells the Feds where to stick it when Uncle Sam (NannyState version) tries to meddle!

Proverbs: truisms, not necessarily precepts

A friend of mine just let me know of this news story about Bristol Palin and her now ex-fiancé:

The teenage daughter of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her fiancé have broken up just over two months after the birth of the couple's child.

People.com reported Wednesday that sources said the split between Bristol Palin, 18, and Levi Johnston, 19 occurred a few weeks ago, and Johnston confirmed to the Associated Press that he and Bristol mutually decided to end their relationship "a while ago." He did not elaborate.

It reminded me of the Proverb

Train up a child in the way he should go;
   even when he is old he will not depart from it.

... which reminded me of the introduction to Proverbs by Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church in Seattle. I'd highly recommend that you give it a listen:

Very often - and I've been guilty of it myself - a Christian parent will take one of the Proverbs as a promise, and that ain't necessarily so. Proverbs give you general truisms: IF you are a good parent and train your child in honesty and responsibility and good character, then most likely that child will grow up to be a good and responsible citizen. However, we are all human, and we all have a sinful nature, so a child may also decide to reject his training and go his own way.

There are very few guarantees, but there are a lot of probabilities.

Do I think the Palins did a poor job of parenting Bristol? No, not at all. I think they did the best they could as godly parents. But Bristol Palin is still her own person, and she chose to disregard her parents' and her God's commands about sexual abstinence.

Unfortunately, now Bristol and her child are going to have to bear the consequences of that choice. And Levi Johnston will have to bear the burden of his choice, as well.

I'm sad that this is how it's turned out, but perhaps there will be a few young men and women who will see this sad situation and realise that waiting for true committment and marriage to have sex isn't really such a terrible thing.

And, perhaps, God in His grace and mercy will come in and restore this young couple's relationship and bring healing and reconciliation for the praise and glory of his name.

If it be Thy will, Father, I pray You grant that plea!

As with the Republican Party of Virginia, so with the National Committee?

With the Republican Party of Virginia making serious moves to oust its currant chairman, Jeff Frederick, will the National Committee be following suit?

*sigh*

Looks like the Republican Party continues to implode. Which is just as well - the RINOs need to be purged (yes, I know it's a strong word), and the Party needs to return to and promote its foundational values: small government, low taxes, economic power, strong national defense, combined with personal integrity and honor at every level.

Good for what ails ya...

I've been dealing with what appears to be a sinus infection the last couple of days (yeah, got my antibiotics already - thanks for asking), and it always seems to drip down into my throat and make everything sore. So, I decided to whip up a batch of Ginger Tea, based upon what little I remember of a recipe I found in  Mother Earth News years and years ago:

• 6 cups water
• 2 lemons, sliced
• 1/2 to 1 cup honey (depends on how sweet you like it)
• 1 cup of sliced fresh ginger root
• 1 tsp to 1 TB cayenne pepper

Dump everything into a pot, heat it to a simmer (not a boil) for about half an hour, and then let it steep off heat for another twenty minutes or so. Strain and serve (either hot or cold).

It's got a lovely scratchy-soothing kick that seems to really make my poor throat happy!

Evan Sayet at Heritage on 03Mar09: "Hating What's Right: How the Modern Liberal Winds Up on the Wrong Side of Every Issue"

Totally LOVE Evan... He's awesome! His last speech at Heritage was two years ago, and was superb. Now he's back with a speech from last week, again at Heritage:

*dingdingdingding!* Ubuntu has entered the building!

Blossom looks like the same laptop from the outside, but she now has a new engine under the hood - Ubuntu has been installed, tweaked and dressed to my satisfaction. Updates are halfway done downloading, Firefox (Ubuntu's default browser) has it's add-ons installed, and life is gooooood!

Blossom is faster, lighter, and more nimble - and best of all, I'm finally getting out of the Microsoft prison.

Actually, the time stamp from my last post and this one are misleading - it really hasn't taken that long to install and adjust Ubuntu; I just played around a lot *grinz*

But it's Hasta la vista, baby! to Microsoft... Woohoo!

Blossom is getting an "under the hood" facelift

Blossom, my dear, darling - and TOUGH! - Dell Inspiron 1525 is getting a new operating system as I type. I'm currently on my ancient Vaio - the one that didn't brick itself just over a year ago - while installing Linux Ubuntu on my baby.

The little Vaio (she's five or six years old) is humming happily along using Linux Mint, and I think Blossom is the last of our computers to be switched over from a Windows system... I meant to do it immediately when Blossom arrived, but the Beloved Hubby wasn't home to hold my hand through it, and I chickened out.

So, last night the Beloved Hubby backed up my hard drive, and now *I'm* installing Ubuntu! It's very easy, and I was silly to wuss out last year ;-) After all, our almost-13-year-old daughter has been happily using Linux for the past six months, so her ol' mom can't let the young whipper-snapper get too far ahead, LOL!

Anyway, I expect that I'll be tweaking Blossom's new OS to my preferences in just a little while. And the next time you "see" me, I'll be a Linux convert!

When someone asks you what kind of music you like...

... do you start listing groups whose songs you enjoy, or do you start listing genres of music?

I was just watching an episode of Bones ("The Headless Witch in the Woods"), where the "what music do you like" question came up. The characters immediately talked about particular groups, which startled me because I start with genres and then list groups as examples...

So, I'm just wondering.

I love my friends...

... really, I do.

But at the moment, I have a couple who are really training me in Christian patience.

Just sayin'.

It works!

So, my updates posted to Ping (the Twitter-type stuff) won't post to TPad, but my "blog posts" will. EXACTLY what I wanted. Yay!

Double checking Ping.fm settings

OK, now I'm checking to see what Ping does with THIS entry after adjusting my Ping/TPad settings

Cute kittipurrs snuggled on a quilt enjoying the morning sun

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Baby quilt centers -14 of them! I've been busy!

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One quilt project that's almost done...

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Got my coffee, had a little breakfast... Gonna have to see if there's any milk left at the grocery store. Then SEWING!

ANOTHER snow day???? Oi! ... Not that I'm *really* complaining; maybe I'll go out and take photos

Well, well, well... The Munchkin is going to get a snow day after all. Which means I've got to call my boss...

Mmmmm....! There's nothing like the aroma of freshly washed and dried clothes. WARM SNUGGLIES! ;-)

OMG, how embarrassing - I typed "snoT" instead of "snoW" [headdesk, facepalm, rolls eyes] Yeah, PIMF - preview is my FRIEND *groan*

Snow, snow, snow, snow, SNOW!!!!

Wow, we got more snot [UPDATE AGAIN: and it wasn't until I saw my friends' comments on FBook - AFTER I'd uploaded the pix - that I knew about this typo... Y'all know I meant to type "snow" LOL] than I realized - I thought only about 2 inches, but it looks more like four. Won't affect school tomorrow, I bet.

UPDATE: (since Ping can't send these pictures... And I'm not certain I'm going to keep Ping posting to TypePad; I'd have to really watch what I say in those updates, LOL)

Look at the pretty pictures!

 

So, Ping.fm has added TypePad to it's update service. Let's see how it shows up (and will TPad send that thru to FBook, too?)

It's SNOWING!!!