On This Day: First Lady Michelle Obama holds a baby in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children’s National, Dec 13, 2025
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GM!
Well well well!
:) Earlier bird gets the worm…Morning, Don!
Yes it does!
Good Morning and Congrats Miss Worm-Gitter! 😀
How do there, Dandy Don?!! 😀
GM, DF! Congrats!
Morning sweetness!! :)
yer in my spot.
Spots are for winners.
:lol:
Whiners. Fixed it. morning amk.
Goooooooooood mooooooooorning DesertEvilQuizPostingFlower!
#ThanksDesertFlower!
#Oforcryingoutloud! That was an EASY quiz! Not MY fault Danny Stix was misbehaving when you decided to quiz yourself! DesertEvilQuizPostingFlower…… (has a ring to it)
I went to bed last night in tears because I got so many wrong. May that be on your conscience FOREVER.
Aww, dearest Queen Chips! You can just declare that insulting and insolent quiz banished from the land forthwith, if you like. #royalperks
[But um, could ya wait til I find and take it first?]
:lol: Moooooooooorning Dame Delectable!!!!!!
A most glorious morning to you My Queen!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw!!!! :-)
Quiz? There was a quiz? 😃
Congrats df! Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening to all TODers. I hope you enjoy your day.
Prolly should play the lottery today:) Just woke up and clicked on the computer and there it was! :) Happy Sunday! Beautiful, beautiful photo:)
Now that you’re up those eggs, bacon and toast aren’t going to cook themselves.
I kid I kid!
I can’t eat first thing in the morning…and the smell of all that would make me ill right now….just a weird thing. Hours from now, I’m fine. Coffee, on the other hand, if a MUST. So, if you’re waiting on me…it’ll be lunchtime!
I’m the same way, If I smell something cooking while I’m sleep it makes me ill.
YUP! :) Then you know what I’m talking about!!!!! Yukky!
You people are strange! Nothing like waking up to the smell of bacon wafting through the house. Mmmm. I need some now!
G’morning Chips, TOD, lurkers, and congrats df on #1 :) Happy Sunday everyone!
Mooooooooorning Hopefruit!
Morning, hopefruit:) Chips is feisty this morning…she may just call you desertfruit …or something…but that wouldn’t be the FIRST time she transposed our names, would it? :)
I see you, HopelessFlower.
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You are hope-filled, Hopefruit, it’s the Desert person who is going through a hopelessly evil streak.
:) Hopeless but not Hapless!
no, it wouldn’t LOL! I’ve been called df more than I can count…I don’t mind tho :)
I’d sue, if I was you.
Heh… sounds like a job for amk…
:) :)
Hey there Hopefruit!
Good Morning Ms. Chips!
Good Morning Everyone!
Have a fantastic day!
{{{ GCLinda! }}} So good to see you darling!
Good morning TOD :)
Congrats df!!!
Obviously, until these two stop proxy fighting with each other, the ME (and much of Central Asia) will remain chaotic …
I wonder if we’ll ever know the topics and the outcome of these Iran/Saudi talks. Should be a fascinating session.
I suppose, JackieG, we’ll know the outcome(s) if their various proxy wars steadily come to an end.
For sure, the best course for the US is exactly the one President Obama is currently steering!
Hope you have a fun Sunday …. gotta get back to work :)
Should have added ” …. or not.” to “…. come to an end”
JackieG! Hey Girl! [wavin’ atcha!]
Good Morning {{{ Roberto! }}}
Here Chips!!! LOTS OF QUIZZES! http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/best-online-psychology-tests/?_r=0
That personality test called me neurotic!1!1!1! I’m sending you a framed photo of Newtkini for Christmas!!!!
That test said I was neurotic, too, so I guess it’s rigged. If you’re not neurotic, you have to go through your whole life not worrying about a thing, which isn’t human. I’ll bet Danny never worries, so the good news is you have a non-neurotic dob.
Good morning my neurotic sister - we are one. Exactly right, I got the feeling from that test that if you expressed concern on being told the world was about to end, that would make you neurotic.
Exactly.
LOL!
I took the test - it told me that I’m the greatest human being on the face of this earth! :)
Could we see a screenshot of the results please?
Funny, how I didn’t see that as a possible outcome, Hf. They must have set up a special test just for you.
:lol: Get outta that one, Hopefruit!
These are quite interesting, as well…..
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/
A really famous one ..Myers/Briggs…what kind of person are you?? :)
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp
Got it. Fool is a TERRORIST!
Thank you! I’m really getting sick of this…
Df, sometimes I wonder what kind of parents see their children becoming odd and do nothing! How about intervening, getting some help, working to get your child involved in the real world? Parenting isn’t a spectator sport. Sometimes you’ve got to jump in and do something
Thank you Donald Trump. What’s next someone getting kill because of your racism.
‘caught up on social media’ my ass!
Porn or terrorism, porn or terrorism, let me see, I choose terrorism. I hope he’s convicted and spend some time in jail.
Wishing all of you a good day ….
And, more updates in the sidebar.
#Hope4ALL
Before departing, I want to urge all of you to visit this website:
“Why girls?
Got 2 minutes? Scroll down and learn about the unique potential of adolescent girls to end poverty for themselves and for the world.”
http://www.girleffect.org/why-girls
Thank you!
Good morning Ms. Chips, Danny and TOD family, I hope all is well with everyone this lovely Sunday morning. Congrats df, on being first this morning.
To all, I hope you have a heavenly and spirit-filled day today. <3 <3 <3
Thank God that President Obama is still the President of The United States of America. ⭐🏆 ⭐🏆 ⭐🏆
Good Morning RanMan! Wishing you a most splendiforous Sunday!
Smiles:) :)
http://www.vulture.com/2015/12/author-lauren-groff-on-being-endorsed-by-obama.html
Aw! Thanks for the heads up df!
Tweeted it!
Its Sunday morning, so this means it time to ignore the gop nonsense spoken throughout the political talk shows ;
perhaps I can get some work done without any excuse
Global, I have not watched Sunday talk shows since I was in my teens (when dinosaurs roamed the earth). On Sunday mornings, my husband and I take a long, lovely walk through the neighborhooden if its raining or snowy. It does wonders for your health and is a terrific way to spend the morning.
yes, taking your advise
What a lovely picture of the First Lady holding that cute baby. I love it. :)
Good Morning Everyone :)
Nice little rundown of where candidates stand on climate change…
http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/08/11/429781692/where-presidential-candidates-stand-on-climate-change
Particularly “amusing” to see those that think its REAL, but aren’t going to DO anything about it. What a bunch of losers.
[yawn! big strrreeetch!]
Good Mawwwning Family!
😖😌😀
Because someone else’s marriage hurts his…or something…. ( I believe this to be true for ALL Repubs running, not just Rubio)
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/12/13/3731312/rubio-pledges-to-appoint-supreme-court-justices-who-will-overturn-marriage-equality/
I never understood the need for someone that’s already married to interfere with a marriage that has nothing to do with them.
This was Chuck Todd pushing him to say he’d do something to overturn same-sex marriage.
Fantastic insights about the past few years in Ukraine …
#Hope4ALL
An important reference in the conversation with our Ambassador:
10 Dec 2025
Following is a statement by Secretary of State John Kerry on events in Ukraine:
The United States expresses its disgust with the decision of Ukrainian authorities to meet the peaceful protest in Kyiv’s Maidan Square with riot police, bulldozers, and batons, rather than with respect for democratic rights and human dignity. This response is neither acceptable nor does it befit a democracy.
Last week in Brussels and Moldova, I underscored publicly the importance of all sides avoiding violence and called on President Yanukovych to fulfill the aspirations of the Ukranian people. We put the government on notice about our concern.
As Vice President Biden made clear to President Yanukovych during their phone call yesterday, respect for democractic principles, including freedom of assembly, is fundamental to the United States’ approach to Ukraine. This is a universal value not just an American one. For weeks, we have called on President Yanukovych and his government to listen to the voices of his people who want peace, justice and a European future. Instead, Ukraine’s leaders appear tonight to have made a very different choice.
We call for utmost restraint. Human life must be protected. Ukrainian authorities bear full responsibility for the security of the Ukrainian people.
As church bells ring tonight amidst the smoke in the streets of Kyiv, the United States stands with the people of Ukraine. They deserve better.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/11/world/europe/kerrys-statement-on-ukraine.html
Thank you so much for posting this, Bob! This was so enlightening and engaging…a pleasure to watch….a learning session for me, too! Really, the difference in this interview and one that American “journos” would conduct…night and day difference. I much prefer this to any interview that has been done here…great viewing and a must see. We are lucky to have Amb. Pyatt :)
So pleased you enjoyed it, df. Yes, he’s an outstanding Ambassador and the interview is what ‘journalism’ is supposed to be!
Happy Sunday TODers
Heeeeeeeya Chips
Happy Sunday Africa!
LOL. Folks are finding out what we’ve known about President Obama all along. Underestimate him at your own peril. Last paragraph in Fallows piece is delish!!
read this article yesterday.
I know, from reading his previous work and listening to his verbal comments, that Mr. Fallows is one of those journalists who seems to like, respect and understand PBO;
my only problem with this recent article is that he thinks that the number of PBO supporters who “fear that he hasn’t really known what is doing” is huge;
may be I move in the wrong company but I don’t know many true PBO supporters who think this - especially if they have taken the time to listen to him and watch the policies he enacts;
I thought about sending him a note about this last night but I let it go then
send it global
Yes yes yes! And let me throw this in, in the deepest recesses of his mind I can guarantee you the Bill Clinton envies President Obama. Former President Clinton wishes he could have achieved one of the many things President Obama has achieved. President Obama has beaten them all at their own game.
yep, like I guessed yesterday, SoS Kerry is already in Rome, working with the various factions on the Libyan national unification government;
what stamina and dedication!
as with other public servants working on our behalf, it would be a good idea to send regular appreciation and encouragement to him and his team because these are times of tremendous changes and challenges throughout the world
Boom!
<3
Good morning!!!
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Hi Gazelle! Wow, great video!
It has sort of a Julie Dash, Daughters of the Dust feel!
New post!
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/12/13/the-week-ahead-44/