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Thank god!
You got THAT right!! Congrats:)
Excellent… http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2015/10/devolving-gingrich-revolution.html
off to tutor…bbl
Now the so-called “Freedom Caucus” will dress up their aims in talk of “regular order” and “decentralization.” But in the end, they’re all about the same thing Gingrich was about: “not to reform, but to destroy; not to compromise, but to advance a highly conservative agenda no matter the means.”
Just read it from the link on the last thread (a little behind). RW politicians always believe in democracy as long as they are in charge. They are always keen to change the voting rules and boundaries - as long as it benefits their party.
Newt in His Own Words: 33 Years of Bomb-Throwing
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/04/newt-gingrich-greatest-rhetorical-hits?page=1
Tied up with work all day, and still am - it ain’t easy ;-)
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I feel your pain and good luck in getting your work done Chips! Thanks for this thread.
Also The Walking Dead premieres in just a few hours…even more incentive to complete your work for the day! LOL :)
All done Hopefruit, and there ends the shittiest three days of work EVER! :-( And tomorrow I have to leave Danny in the vets all day for x-rays, he’s going to be sedated but I’m freaking about him waking up and feeling scared. Oh, I want to cry!
Poor Danny! I hope he will be okay. And take heart Chips - let’s hope that the meds will help keep his anxiety at bay until he sees you again. {{{{{Chips & Danny}}}} :)
:-) {{Hopefruit}} He’ll be fine, us Moms just worry!
I know how that feels to leave your animal friend at the vet’s and you’re not there to make sure they are OK and worrying about whether they’re scared or not. But I know my vet loves animals and they’re very concerned about my animal’s well being. Take heart; I’m sure that your vet is the same way! :D
Ah, thank you Alice! I just remember when I was a kid having to leave my dog at the vets for an ear operation and when I went to collect him with my Dad he was in a cage surrounded top, bottom, left and right by cats in cages - and he was FREAKED! Hoping Danny’s brief stay will be less traumatic, and that the outcome is easily treatable. I’m looking at him happily chewing the ears off his (toy) bunny rabbit, he has no clue how a big a day tomorrow is :cry:
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ohhh(((((Chips))))), I’m sorry about your lousy 3 days at work… and as for Danny, will be thinking of him and sending heathy thoughts out tomorrow for him. I know he’ll be okay an so will you, mama. Take care.
My loooooovely Sherijr, the only consolation after the last few days:
(1) I didn’t hit send on that “**** right off” email to my boss :???:
and
(2) Things can only get better.
And if Danny’s paw/leg is repaired by tomorrow afternoon, then life will be wonderful all over again :-)
Thank, you sweetheart.
oh I so hope so - that Danny will be ok by tomorrow Chips.. as for the boss, I can say it: FUBoss ;)
:lol: Thank you sherijr, I am cleansed by proxy!!!
Chips, I know Danny will be okay - you’ve chosen a caring Vet and staff to take care of your baby.
Now that’s where my sympathy ends for you will be playing all day tomorrow while I will be suffering…Monday!
but of course you are Madam Chips ;)
I too have to go to the vet tomorrow, this little kitty I took in is not doing well, I suspect she has an infection. Planning to stay up the night and keep getting fluids into her and hope they can take her first thing in the morning. Did not budget for stray kitty vet bills… but alas here we are.
You and Danny take care, will be thinking of you guys tomorrow~
{{Chips & Danny}}, I hope he will be okay
Pete and BO: the best!
Greetings, TODobots; Happy Sunday to you all!
To those who are enjoying a long weekend, do make the best of it! :D
Even if you are not a regular @Interior fan you should take a peek at this week’s summary. This Admin has made such strides with Native Indian redress it’s comforting to see how focused the President has been in keeping his word, not to mention his goal to get redress (to the tune of $20.8B) from BP. :)
Thank you President Obama! ❤️ Money only goes so far to make up for the loss they feel when they journied to the Black Hills. The sacred feeling is still there but it must be very hard.
Hi!
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Yay VC! w00t! #GOINTERIOR
Woot-woot! You make me smile, a4A. :d
A re-post from previous thread-
The final piece of the Iran Deal puzzle has been put into place.
Monday, October 19, 2015, will be the day Iran starts implementing the measures that will lead to the removal of sanctions.
Iranians very happy.
USA media, not so much.
Bibi weeping.
If Bibi has time to think of Iran. What with Israelis and Palestinians killing and stabbing each other. And Israelis demonstrating for Bibi’s removal from power.
Oh and Our President is in warm sunny San Diego enjoying himself with a well-earned golf holiday.
Hi all. Just checking in from three-year old land where there are no politics and everything is toys, games, stories, songs, hugs and tiny snacks. It’s been 40 years since we lived in three year old land and while our bodies are exhausted, our spirits are lifted by the way that love is freely given by small children and simple things like playground slides or kites or tricycle rides can bring so much undiluted joy. The loonies in the US Congress and the crazies running for president want a dark and ugly future for our little ones. No matter what it takes and how hard we have to work, we can’t let them win.
You got that right, Jackie. Mine is from five year old land. ☺️☺️ We must give them a future!!!!
And in Senility land I too hope for a better future for everyone.
we can’t let them win.
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AMEN to the JackieG
Hello TOD……It is going to be in the 80s today…….yet nice, blue sky and it’s Indian Summer in Oct……Autumn, MN Style.
Congrats to all the Gold :star: winners since Friday evening ;)
Bo and Pete……now that is a Picture!
Areosmith is one of my Favorite bands……..
Good for you Steven Tyler, let Trump go fine some racists music to use.
Reminded of the days you could get more ironing done during one song, until you married “that Sailor”.
Never heard of anyone asking PBO to not use their music - quite the opposite :)
Hmm?
Funny how the GOPers who cause the dysfunction are NEVER asked to atone, redeem themselves by owning their duplicity. Didn’t the GOPers take the Constitutional Oath, respectively, raising the right hands and swearing to uphold the Constitution of USA?
They did, yes ,they did. BUT, you see, IOKIYAR! Nothing counts when you’re a Republican or any of their ilk. They don’t have to follow the same rules, never have to apologize……….everything or anything is “hunky dorey”!
Republicans only take hostages, never ɾҽտթօղտíҍííեվ!. A gun nut on FB said “liberals blame gun violence on an inanimate object for gun deaths. Just like blaming a fork for being responsible for being fat!” Never heard anyone blame a fork for fatness before. How do you even start a conversation with someone who claims that?
What in the world? What an insult! Would he ask anyone else to run for one term? And how can one man “unify” the country when one bigoted lunatic half of it is hell-bent on undermining the government?
I was trying to write a reply upthread - then I read yours meta - says it all - thanks.
Well said Meta! I am sick and tired of these self-anointed pundits. If Peter Hart thinks he is better than VP Biden, why isn’t he on the campaign trail running for president!?
Propane Jane @docrocktex26 3h3 hours ago
Black Councilman Tasered in Town Where Sandra Bland Was Arrested, Same Deputy Involved http://nbcnews.to/1P6BRD5 via @nbcnews HELLO?!?!
GLAD PBO IS GOLFING…………………..BEEN REALLY BUSY 2DAY…PACKING AND GETTNG RID OF STUFF AND MORE STUFF…EXCITING ISN’T IT?
Where are you going Sue?
i think that he is not the only one with this sentiment…not enough to sit out…but to vote for the GOP…DEEP…..
Bernie supporters are not Democrats - they are Rand Paul/Ron Paul fans. I’ve said this before.
Left wing tea baggers. That worked out really well in 2000 with the Naderites. Brought us GWB. They are truly nuts if they think there is no difference between Dems and GOP.
We understand.
Great shot of BO having a convo with Pete. 😎
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/portableplayer/?cmsID=331932031&videoID=5RC1vlw6mo7w&origin=nbcsandiego.com&sec=news&subsec=local&width=600&height=360
Short video of POTUS golfing. http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/President-Obama-to-Arrive-in-San-Diego-331892041.html
thanks JER
You are welcome PF.
More California dope!
Gov Brown seems to have caught the “no more f….s to give disease. Sometimes difficult to believe that these United States belong to the same country.
I wish the Prez would take the week off and tell the pundits & talking heads to “KMA”!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA….this is the comment of the week! :)
:)
LOL! Wouldn’t it be GLORIOUS?!!! :-D
I usually see Bo in more stately poses, and this ‘candid’ makes him look so much like my wonderful Portuguese water dog, Splash, who died in July. She was 14, and we had the best life a dog and her woman can possibly have. So, while I’m so grateful for that, I miss her, of course. Bo has her coloring, though I have to admit he is infinitely better groomed. I don’t know how to post pix in a comment, but there are some here: http://thesouloftheearth.com/a-beautiful-life-splash/
Thank you betseyc for sharing a little bit of Splash with TOD. She looked so at peace and a wonderful soul that left too soon. She looks so much like Bo in the face but more white throughout her body.
Thank you, Jojo. Yes, she had a lot of white on her face, especially as a puppy. In the picture of Bo above you can really see his PWD features. Their heads are very distinctive.
I just read your beautiful meditation on the life you and Splash lived together. Thank you for sharing it. Two years ago (that seems impossible) I lost my kitty Eleanor; she was 14. For probably the last seven years, she was my constant companion - in my lap as soon as I sat down. She would come up on the bed and when I turned out the light she’d come under the covers. If I read too late she’d start to scratch at the covers, giving me a hint! If I turned on the ‘wrong’ side, she wouldn’t come in until I turned over, and waited until I put my hand in the right spot so she could lay her head on it. I still miss her more than I can say, but I’m lucky enough to have two new kitties to share my life with. Our animal companions truly touch our spirits and open our hearts in myriad ways.
Oh my goodness, I love the description of your bedtime ritual! It’s in those little things that I miss Splash the most — still thinking that I need to take her out last thing at night and then realizing she’s gone. So glad you have the new kittens. I’m sure I’ll have another dog at some point. I loved just having her with me.
that was really a beautiful tribute to Splash. Thanks so much for sharing that. I was not able to live with animals for a long time as they gave me hives and asthma. But I got shots and low and behold I have two main coon cats sharing the house with me. Having animals is seriously awesome. It is really a blessing to be able to have them, they bring another dimension into our lives.
I have allergies, too, a4alice, which is why I got a Portuguese water dog. I’d never heard of them until the mid 90’s, when I got my first. I’m still very allergic to cats, but would love to be able to have one. Maine coons are so beautiful in their slightly wacky way.
betseyc…this was lovely and so heartfelt….I found myself teary by the end…reminded of my dear Simi…the rescued Great Dane that I had until she was 14 years old….she came to me at a tumultuous time in my life, and rescued me. Thank you for sharing this personal journey of your life with Splash…if there is a heaven, I hope that Simi and Splash are playing on:)
That’s a lovely image, df. I remember when Simi died. So hard. So glad to see your new ‘baby’ in recent pix. I love how she takes up the entire couch. It is her couch, right?
yardarm756 you know POTUS couldn’t say anything like that. It’s a double standard, one way for the white man and one for the black. Trump can get say with telling the pundits and talking heads to kiss his a$$. If 2007-08 the candidate Barack Obama had said some of the thing Donald Trump has said he would not have got away with saying it like Trump the white man has gotten away with saying anything he wants to say.
There are a lot of ways to say the same thing bella.
I’m on my way to go listen to some of the songs on FLOTUS playlists. See you later.
FLOTUS listen to Bang Bang by Jessie J. Arianna, and Nicki Minaj. Hay that song gets you moving, even if you can’t dance.
Against anyone - yes! - but against this GOP lot - probably get 73% of the vote
I refuse to watch. The clip was all I could take. All the disrespect I could handle. Kudos to any who watch. Asks aid after I saw the clip,those who tweet need to hit Kroft hard.
Happy Birthday to J’OB hope you had a blessed and love filled day
Thanks!
BRAVA Chips!!! Very well done and I could not agree with you more about our dear Jacqueline!!!
Hope to visit tomorrow … good night TOD ….
#LetsRollJoe
Just had to do this before departing for the evening …..
#LetsRollJoe
love your response - thanks Bob
Bravo, Bob! I just marvel at your ability to go to the heart of the matter using few words!
Good day 99 & nath - thank you!!
Wow! How’d ya do *that*, Ms Chips? I have to say your artistic/creative talent has grown tremendously over the years of our acquaintance. I remember your ‘scream’ artwork from way back then - no contest! I iz quite impressed.
“I remember your ‘scream’ artwork”
:lol: And magnificent it was too!! Not half as good as the artwork in that tweet, which I just found on the interwebs!!
:shock: You mean you didn’t create the Jacqueline ‘heart’ from scratch!!!! .Or, are you just saying that ’cause you don’t want me signing up with you for lessons? :D :D
#excellentfindanyways
Happy Happy Birthday to you!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!
SO perfect!!! :) :) Our TOD poet deserves this and more! Happy Birthday, J’OB…many more!
Thanks, df!!!
gary t.
to the tod poetess.
So ffffunny. Thanks, amk!
Chips!!!! Stop! Ya got me tearing up over here. Love you!
Thanks Chips for this excellent birthday gift/tribute to one of my favorite people: TOD’s poet laureate, J’OB!
Jeez that Steve Croft guy thinks he is speaking to his lesser just his tone and attitude, slam him Obama, slam him, no respect just contempt for the black guy, its like no matter what Obama says he’s not good enough, Steve Crap gets counterpunched every time, cant wait for His Excellency Barack H Obama to tell the whole let of them to Kiss My Black A** you punks
Yes, Yes Yes of course he could win again
I know it’s already done, but those who tweet, please go after Steve Kroft.
@stevekroft may the fleas of 1,000 camels build nests in your armpits and crouch! :-(
DEAD….
OMG. Perfect. Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!! That effer will be itching all week.
Boom!
From what I’ve heard POTUS have not taken Kroft sh!t. Not one bit of his stinking rotten sh!t. Go POTUS.
POTUS don’t think that Trump will be President.
From what I saw POTUS did not put up with any of Kroft B.S. Maybe that’s what I should have said.
I switched to 60 Minutes after I knew Kroft interview was done. This segment about Glenn Ford-speechless. I’m not like many of you. I cannot express so clearly what I am feeling and thinking, but I will say that ASS of a DA should rot in hell.
Stay outta Caddo Parish for sure……..really screwed-up ppl live there!
Thirty years in prison for a crime he did not commit. And that other DA was worse then Steve Kroft, he was a nasty bastard. Not one ounce of compassion for that man. He look like a racists bigot.
What is wrong with the people in the Middle East standing up and fighting for their country instead of expecting America to save the day.
The previous administration wasn’t about “saving the day;” Bush and crew were about enriching the campaign donors (MIC)…
Wishing Danny well at the Vet, on his visit.
Take cars {{{{Chips}}}}.
Thank you {{Nena}}!
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Take Care {{{ <3 Chips <3 }}}
Happy Birthday, JO’B.
Wishing many more wonderful years to come.
Thank you, Nena!
Ha! Damn straight he’d win again…and again and again :) :)
I didn’t see the 60 Minutes POTUS interview.
Did Steve Kroft as about the Debt Ceiling, US Budget, Immigration, etc? But he did ask about Trump?
Chips new post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/10/11/mr-president/
Thank you Nerdy!!
uugghh. does the press cover carter like that? you know, the one who is actually doing some real work that counts?
the murkan media is worse than gossip columnists.
Hey pete, did ya catch all that bullshit coming carson, trump and others? ….. I KNOW, I can’t believe it either, pete, and I am just a dog.
:-)