Wednesday, November 9, 2005

[Terri]

<span style='color:#B92C15 '><span style='font-size:12pt;line-height:100%'>http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/flag17.gif Welcome to http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif </span></span>

Welcome to all our visitors who are looking in today. We hope you'll register and come talk to us about election issues in your area. We'd love to hear what you have to say. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

There's lots of election news today. I'll hit the high spots and maybe everyone can report on important races in their area. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

In probably the best news for conservatives, Proposition 2, a constitutional amendment which preserves marriage as between a man and a woman, was passed overwhelmingly by Texas voters. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/twothumbsup.gif

Virginia chose Democrat Kaine over Republican Jerry Kilgore for their governor. Maybe someone with more knowledge of the local issues can weigh in on this.

And in scandal ridden New Jersey it's little wonder that they opted to continue tradition by voting for the most scandalous of the two candidates and electing the proven payoff king former US Sen. Jon Corzine. I guess they like it that way back there. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/shake.gif

A well known conservative blog is reporting that Rep. Curt Weldon will be holding a news conference tomorrow to report new developments in Able Danger. Word is that more documents may surface. Sounds interesting. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/yes.gif

Looks like the http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/jacka.gif effort from Reform Ohio Now, to pass measures that would change the way that Ohio votes have been defeated.

Alabama Governor Bob Riley has called for an economic boycott on the island of Aruba in connection with the death of Natalie Holloway. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/twothumbsup.gif

Hopefully someone will post a report on the California results. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

Oh BTW, France is still on http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/fire.gif

http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/elefant.gif You pick 'em: http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/jacka.gif "We simply can't go on as we are. Somehow we have to find the courage to reassert the once commonplace belief that human beings have a duty to act as the stewards of creation." ~ Prince Charles

God Bless our great country. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/flag19.gif May Freedom ever ring!

[stan25]

These are peliminary results from the special election for the state of California. Don t how much of the vote percentage is in, but it looks like Propositions 73, 74 and 75 are winning

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr class="standard"><td>Quote </td></tr><tr class="standard"><td class="QUOTE">Proposition 73 Abortion Notification
Requires a simple majority.

Description
Choice Votes %
Yes 1,064,737 51.5%
No 1,005,222 48.5%[/QUOTE]

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr class="standard"><td>Quote </td></tr><tr class="standard"><td class="QUOTE">Proposition 74 Teacher Probation
Requires a simple majority.

Description
Choice Votes %
Yes 1,059,833 50.8%
No 1,028,819 49.2%[/QUOTE]

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr class="standard"><td>Quote </td></tr><tr class="standard"><td class="QUOTE">Proposition 75 Union Political Contributions
Requires a simple majority.

Description
Choice Votes %
Yes 1,137,693 54.6%
No 946,769 45.4%[/QUOTE]

The final numbers will probably be posted later on today. Nothing reported on the gun control measures in the San Francisco City limts.

California Special Elections results (http://www.sfgate.com/election/)

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[Cirbuck]

Hey, you'll have to excuse my ignorance if this is old news (I've sorta been inundated with my own realities lately), but somebody just told me that Denver Colorado has become the first city to officially legalize marihuana. *Is that true, or is it some rendition of the truth? *Terri? *Party at your place?

[Speedway]

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr class="standard"><td>Quote </td></tr><tr class="standard"><td class="QUOTE">"We simply can't go on as we are. Somehow we have to find the courage to reassert the once commonplace belief that human beings have a duty to act as the stewards of creation." ~ Prince Charles[/QUOTE]

One week we don't do enough to get along with Muslims, then the next we're supposed to be "the stewards of creation." Somehow I thought what we are doing in Iraq is being "stewards of creation." We're doing more for Muslims than the the majority of the rest of the planet! Of course, I may totally have misconstrued what the idgit prince meant!

I'm glad their royalty doesn't have anything to do with the governing of Britain. Thank God for Tony Blair!

[pRIMrose]

Good Morning! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/daisy.gif To all my wonderful "cyber" friends here at http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif *I apologize for not reporting in yesterday, but I was just too exhausted to even turn on the puter. *And thank you flower, for posting the "Andy" update. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/grouphug.gif *Thank all of you wonderful people for your prayers and words of encouragement. *They worked. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/yes.gif *Andy is home and doing well. *Sore and tired (he's no spring chicken anymore) http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laff.gif and neither am I. *But everything turned out good and our prayers have been answered. *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/grouphug.gif to all.

GR - sure hope you get your problem "blasted" before it causes you much more grief. *Andy had one of those a few years ago and he said he'd rather have the hernia than a KS. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif

stormy - I'm so sorry to hear about your BIL, but it sounds like he had a very full and rewarding life.

BUD - here's a http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/grouphug.gif for you too. *It sounds like you are putting all the decisions in God's hands. *You couldn't find a better advisor. *You are in my thoughts and prayers.

[pRIMrose]

http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/j0/book.gifARTICLES OF INTEREST!

The Media And The Unhinged Marine (http://www.gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.pl?act=ST&f=22&t=25280&st=&&#entry238565) - Michelle Malkin

Lawsuit Threatened Over Wilson Affair (http://www.gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.pl?act=ST; f=38;t=25281;r=1;&#top) - Cliff Kincaid

Partisan Is Burning (http://www.gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.pl?act=ST&f=24&t=25282&st=&&#entry238567) - Joe Mariani

http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/chatter.gifHOT TOPICS UNDER DISCUSSION!

GOPUSA Poll: *Do you agree with 'anchor baby' legislation which would prevent children born in the U.S. to illegal aliens from automatically becoming U.S. citizens? (http://www.gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.pl?act=ST; f=37;t=25228)

Media Bias reporting Paris Riots, Media omits Truth (http://www.gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.pl?act=ST; f=38;t=25193)

Wal-Mart economy keeps lid on US inflation: study (http://www.gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.pl?act=ST; f=25;t=25205)

[flowerpower]

Good morning. Welcome back Primmie. Glad Andy is doing great! WE missed you!

Looks like the dems did pretty good yesterday. I cant wait to hear how the MSM will spin it today....President Bush's influence..blah blah blah ....

Coffee pot is chugging along..ready for all you GOP'ers.

Its rather warm here...and I am enjoying every minute of it. Ahh Tennessee weather is kinda like somebody elses on here...If you dont like the weather..hang around..it will change! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

Wish I could send you all an invitation to my Christmas Open House. Ok..here it is. You are invited!! Sure would love to have you all there.

Ok..going to check on that coffee. TTFN!

[TGImRepublican]

http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif Just a quick Howdy Doo and Good Morning then it's off to the salt mines

Looks like some Ohio voters did not pick up on Issue 1 being that Third Frontier Initiative that we voted down before http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mr_yuk.gif
Thank goodness - the Dem/MoveOn/outside $ issues 2,3,4,5 failed - Yeah! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif

Well out the door with me http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif

[KatyJ]

Good morning everyone. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif

I still haven't heard from Danny. *As soon as I talk to him, I will give you an update.

In one of my new cookbooks, I found a receipe for a chocolate carrot cake. *This will be my next dessert to try out.

This morning, I will go to the Y, workout on weights, take a brisk walk on the riverwalk and work on schoolwork. *

This afternoon, I will go with my mother to visit my grandmother. *My grandmother is becoming more and more confuse.

I place maple pecan danishes in the lounge area.

Congratulations Texas for passing a very important amendment! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/elefant.gif

Prim, I glad to hear Mr. Rim is doing well.

bbl. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif

[pRIMrose]

stan - it appears that all the CA Propositions went down in flames. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes2.gif *And as we feared, the Dems seem to be picking up steam around the country. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif *I'm beginning to feel really http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/yikes.gif about 2006. *Of course CA is no "normal" indicator for the rest of the nation - thank goodness. *As a former resident of CA, I have the utmost sympathy for our conservative friends who are still <s>trapped</s> errr..... living there. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/lookaround.gif

Hi flower http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif - I sure would like to make it up to TN for that Open House. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/yes.gif *Andy sends you his best and is still raving about "you know what?" http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laff.gif *

Terri - I agree about the Aruba thing. *Shut the place down and maybe they'll get the message that "tourists" expect a little more than lip service when a crime of this magnitude has been committed. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sneaky2.gif

As for "Bonny Prince "Clueless" - http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/nahna.gif - Maybe http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/ostrich.gif works for you and your "ivory tower" http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/it.gif - but out here in the real world (at least America) we *are* trying to be "stewards of creation" and prevent idiots like you from winding up like France. *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tqrolleyes.gif

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Zackly speedy - go figure. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hair3.gif

[pRIMrose]

Hi Katy http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif - we must have passed in that dark hallway - since Danny hasn't been around doing his job of keeping it lit. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif And if you do hear from him, tell him I'm cleaning out that "secret hiding place" - it's starting to look really <span style='color:green'>GREEN</span> and fuzzy. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif Hope you have a nice visit with your "gram."

Hi Pam http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif - bye Pam http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif

[javajoy]

Good Morning,

Just a short post before I go back and try to find my pillow.

I finally got my tickets to "Meshuggah Nuns"; we will be going on Thursday evening. They totally sold out last weekend. Fortunately our local group (Stagecrafters) does some excellent performing. (My Daughter was in their performance of "Fidler On The Roof" many years ago)

pRIM, I am so happy Andy's surgery went well. I remember when you had to stay in the hospital for at least 5-7 days after hernia surgery. But, also back then they kept you 5 days after having a baby too.

Stormy, so sorry to hear about your BIL. It is hard to lose a family member even if they technically aren't a member anymore. I have a similar situation in my family, so I understand exactly how you feel.

Flower, I would love to be able to come to your open house. The store where I bought the tickets for the play is having one right now. I never knew the shop was there and what wonderful things they had. I am going back to do some Xmas shopping.

Oh, and Termind, I couldn't resist and had one of your wonderful donuts as a late night snack! I have to eat something before I take my meds. Isn't that a wonderful reason to have a donut.

Off to find my pillow. BBL.

Javajoy
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[Anita Brown]

Hey all you lovely precintians,

I wish the news were better from CA. and NJ and VA.
What frightens me is not so much the 'vote' (people can vote mistakenly at times) but the abject failure to recognize WRONG.
Or perhaps not to CARE.
Which would be worse???
Not to recognize 'wrong' portends a lot of future votes to come.

Aruba? Good for the AL. Gov.
I know none of us big money people will go down there.
(Did I really just say that?http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif?)

We will just regroup and have a happy day anyway.
God is still on the throne and only He knows the whys, wherefores, purposes, and ultimate outcomes.
God bless all my friends in the precinct.

PRIm and Andy...best wishes and prayers go to you.

[Danny]

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr class="standard"><td>Quote </td></tr><tr class="standard"><td class="QUOTE">Danny hasn't been around doing his job of keeping it lit. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif And if you do hear from him, tell him I'm cleaning out that "secret hiding place" - it's starting to look really GREEN and fuzzy.[/QUOTE]
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New lights are in. I'm using a new product, so hopefully it will last a little longer. If the lights do fail, blame it on the president. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/nahna.gif
I'll send the aging green fuzzies up to Virginia and New Jersey's new Governerds as a congratulatory gift. But I'll be sure to spit shine the goodies so they look recently fresh!

Speaking of crooks. The Dems think they're making a come back with these victories, and they'll try to make a big deal out of it. But it isn't a loss for us if you consider the previous Governorships. Our main focus is to keep our majority in both houses of congress and don't get discouraged no matter what the media and has been "political experts" have to say about the GOP negatives that took place yesterday! We can use this as a reason to motivate our side as we head into next years elections, if anything.

[KatyJ]

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Danny, you took the words out of my mouth. *Yesterday's election results should be a focus point in next year`s elections. *We should ignore the media and start rolling up our sleeves and start to work right now.

Starting in January, I will volunteer at Republican headquarters. *I will be focus on four to six key elections.

1. Make sure we retain both our houses of Congress.

2. We keep a Republican governor here in the State of Florida.

3. Work on this marriage amendment which will be decided by voters here in this state.

4. Elect Katherine Harris as Senator.

5. Help elect Rory to the State Legislature.

6. Their is going to be judges here in the State of Florida. *We will need to study each judge and vote out who don't vote according to the Constitution.

[flowerpower]

Hey Danny its about time you showed up!!! WE have had a mouse problem...since you have not been cleaning out your secret hiding place. Let me tell you now that mouse is a big fat one!! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

One glimmer of hope from yesterday's elections. Corzine will be taken out of the senate. Let NJ have him!!!

Coffee to celebrate Danny's return. Secret stuff under counter...in box marked bread..heehee

[flowerpower]

whoops!!

Primmie..message received and going to work on it today. You know I will be glad to do something nice for our patient.

[KatyJ]

Welcome back Danny.

It is true what flower said. We have had a mice invasion in your secret hiding place. I used a mousetrap but they figure to get the bait and run with it. I even place pictures of http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/teddy.gif and http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/flush.gif to scare them off but no such luck.

[KatyJ]

I am going to go walk on the riverwalk, but first I need to care of some business at the YMCA.

I will be back later. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif

[Danny]

Absolutely Katy. You've laid it all out. Much can be done. Our efforts are important, and we can make a difference.

Hi Flower.
<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr class="standard"><td>Quote </td></tr><tr class="standard"><td class="QUOTE">Coffee to celebrate Danny's return. Secret stuff under counter...in box marked bread..heehee[/QUOTE]
Thanks. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

No need for anyone else to look in the bread-box. All the goodies are gone, 'cause I'm a big fat selfish goody taker. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[Terri]

<span style='font-size:10pt;line-height:100%'>News posted in the forum:</span><ul> <a href="http://www.gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.pl?act=ST; f=19;t=25284" target="_blank">Voters take stand against guns,
</a>
Corzine Declared Winner in New Jersey (http://www.gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.pl?act=ST; f=28;t=25272)

California voters reject Schwarzenegger measures in key referendum (http://www.gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.pl?act=ST; f=28;t=25285)

Court Papers: Ohio Election overhaul goes down with a thud (http://www.gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.pl?act=ST; f=28;t=25286) [/list]

[CleosMom]

First:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr class="standard"><td>Quote </td></tr><tr class="standard"><td class="QUOTE">We will just regroup and have a happy day anyway.
God is still on the throne and only He knows the whys, wherefores, purposes, and ultimate outcomes.
God bless all my friends in the precinct.
[/QUOTE]

"God is still on the throne". . . . that is a "blessed assurance" isn't it?

Thanks Anita for the great perspective!

On to local news (my news at least)!

I've spent the past six weeks helping a friend defeat a recall effort against her and. . . . . . .

SHE WON!!!!!

This was a very nasty effort. . . . and pretty discouraging at times. *Our county Campaign Chair designed a specific plan, with goals for each day leading up to Election Day. *Very labor intensive, and it worked! *A triumph for "voter vault technology".

We still have no television and I was at the "victory" party until late last night. *Is France still burning? *Hmmmmmm. . . . curfews (too little, too late). *Wonder what Chirac will do next?

Last night I heard on the news that Kwame Kilpatrick, mayor of Detroit, was defeated. *It was also on the front pages of several morning papers. *But, I turned on the radio here in the office and they said Kilpatrick won?

http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif * Wonder what that's all about!

PRIM - Glad to hear Andy came through his little experience without any excitement. *Excitement is never good when you're talking surgery! *

Flower - Open House? *How far are you from me? *Who knows ~ I could surprise you and drop in on your doorstep!

Time to work!

[CleosMom]

Per Danny:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr class="standard"><td>Quote </td></tr><tr class="standard"><td class="QUOTE">No need for anyone else to look in the bread-box. All the goodies are gone, 'cause I'm a big fat selfish goody taker. *[/QUOTE]

You're supposed to say: *I'm still on duty, eliminating all causes of potential temptation. *All in an effort to help everyone in their weight loss/cholesterol reduction/blood pressure reduction (take you pick) efforts!

Sheesh ~ haven't you learned anything from the Libs yet?

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[Charie]

http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/red_eyes.gif Good morning http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif ns! A blustery day here in east central Wisconsin. Our power went off for a few seconds, just long enough for the computer to shut down just as I reached http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif

Shopped with my daughter yesterday 'til I darned near dropped. She had to have a medical procedure done at 6:00 in the morning so I took her to the hospital and then we picked up most of the stuff she still needed for the wedding. WHERE IN THE WORLD DID ALL THE GOLD SHOES GO? We must've gone to 8 places to find them and then had to go back to the first one where they were holding the only pair of gold shoes that even looked presentable and which would have been about choice #6 on a list of 10. Didn't get home until about 6:00 last night. I slept well for about 5 hours and then could sleep no longer (too wound up) so here I am, all breakfasted, coffeed, (thanks flower) and ready to go back to bed. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sleepy.gif

pRIM, I'm so happy Andy came through the surgery well. Blessings all over the place.

GR, I had a cousin who passed over 200 of those darling little KSes. At his 100th one he had a "coming out" party and after that he just said, "To he]] with it!" I pray you never go through that! BTW, how is the prototype?

While I was out killing myself yesterday a Boy Scout troop leader from Green Bay called and wants to donate some popcorn that was left over from their scout popcorn sale. Caramel and peanut and some microwave popcorn in decorative tins which will be useful to store things in. I understand sand gets into everything in Kuwait. I'm not sure how he heard about our effort. Maybe from a blog. We were posted on a couple of them.

Have to get the registrations sent out today for Colin's quartet. They'll be competing at the International Prelims in May and they want decent reserved seats this time so I said I'd take care of it. The particulars are all typed up and printed out so it just has to be mailed. My timing is a bit off with the troop collection and wedding all at the same time, but at least I got a confirmation of 5 rooms reserved at a Select Inn at $35 per room. Definitely no frills but it's across the street from convention HQ and nothing is close to the performance center so that's no problem. They were going to charge us $53 plus tax per room because the clerk I talked to knew nothing about the convention. But the confirmation at $35 plus tax came while I was gone today, also. And that's a good thing.

Cleosmom, good for you. I'm happy to hear your chair is so active in getting out the vote. And thank you for being such a help. I'm sure you worked your buns off.

At first I was a tad upset about the NJ and VA races but considering the sources, it wasn't going to be different. Entrenched corruption like that in NJ and entrenched liberals in VA is mighty hard to overturn. Perhaps they need Cleosm 's party chair to take them all in hand.

The big thing is that the Dems are going to be shrieking to high heaven that the Republicans are going to take a shellacking all over the place because they two states went Dem. Wonder if they're looking at the prop. in Texas re the marriage act?

I really have to get going.

Hope you all have a good day.

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[TennesseeDave]

Good Morning all.

Looks like we will have to deal with some Dim chest thumpng since they won in Virginia. A win in NJ is really meaningless for them.

Should not be too long before Corzine truns NJ into a French nanny state. NJ taxpayers beware, there will be nowhere for your taxes to go but up.

The Dim strategy of creating a dependent constituency then keeping it that way seems to be an art form in Jersey.

On to happier things...

Today's Horse Factoid (Especially for Frou):
Arabian Horses have one less rib, one less lumbar vertebrae and one or two fewer tail vertebrae than other breeds of horses.

[Cheesecake]

Good Morning Sunshines from Under the Front, in MO.......temps are going to dive into the 30s by tomorrow am.

I waited up for election results......I still don't know what went down or up in my County.........and I know each Candidate for Representative...... ....

SW MO gave a Republican State Senator the job..........just dunking the Dem, who was a typical Dem, down in the mouth, and whining........the young Republican just wiped the floor with the old wet rag.

I havent been here since I last posted......if I should be responding to a comment...Im sorry...I havent read them..............

Don't you just love Michelle Malkin's outting of the lying pschycoid? *whatever.......

I tell ya about California.....I spent the last 8 weeks before the election there, watching local TV listening to people in all walks of life...........spent 19 days either in a Hospital or Nursing/rehab visiting with the help and visitors..........th ose people are not smart, they are not in tune with anything, and they believe anything anyone tells them.
The Minority Citizen, is really the Majority Citizen, who speaks very broken English...........
For Example.........a Philappino Nurse and an Indian (India) Aide............they hate America, they hate Bush, they think they are being pushed down..........yet they are the majority....they came here for safety, money, and education........... ..but, they hate the Gov't.

They are not the immigrants like our Grandparents........ or Great Grands, who were so eager to come here and share the dream, and learn to speak English, and BE AMERICAN.

This new wave of immigrant's, ''self centered'' and ''money hungry'' and ''going to take over'' attitude, is going to come up and bite some of us right in the butt..........before we know what has hit us.

Our Nation was founded on Immigration......... .but, the ''motives'' of the Immigrant has changed.

I realize the California Gov is an immigrant.......and I heard him and I saw him........he is a very confusing individual.........y et so uncomplicated the younger generation, cannot disseminate his simple message of protecting our children and keeping the radicals at bay.

Everyone should have voted YES in California......but they were fooled by rhetoric.......and inuendo...and most cant read for themselves.......... they took the MEDIA'S WORD FOR IT.

I wouldnt give you a nickle for California.......... .except, I'll sell my real estate there for big bucks, and take it right out of state with me, one of these days..............an d spend it in Missouri. *

Do you know how many Republican Families want to leave there? *Ive read some statistics that would blow minds........about how many are.

Do you know, that anything has to make the Dems perk up..........do you think they really made strides toward 2008...or that during this off year election the Republicans had little to offer, and didn't take themselves seriously enough? *Sometimes we get complacent with our situation and don't push hard enough.........we need to be the grassroots that grows Timothy and Red Top..........not quack grass!!!

Maybe we should let the Dems have it, and see if they can perform the Miracle's they are predicting.
A world full of abortion, and children who can do anything without parental consent, and God can go to Hell, and..............rem ember Nero Fiddled while Rome burned...........we cannot just debate these liberals, WE MUST EXPOSE THEM for what they really are..........

Have a good day, I have to get to the Doctor..........afte r finding myself on the kitchen floor, salting the rug..........yesterd ay......I wanna make sure Ive not re whipped my whip lash............the rest of me is weak but working.

Hugs
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[KatyJ]

At least Corzine will be leaving Washington D.C. I sure hope the New Jersey Republican Party has a backbone to come up with a winning candidate to replace Corzine.

My walk was nice. It is a pretty day. Yesterday, I saw an ibis. They are pretty birds.

[bionicflutist]

The Dimwit win here in Virginia isn't totally unexpected. *At least for as long as I've lived here (20 years), we usually vote in the governor from the opposite party of whoever is President. *So when Clinton was disgracing the White House, we had Governors George Allen and Jim Gilmore; when GW Bush was voted in, we got Governor Warner and now Kaine. *But all is not lost -- the Republicans won for lieutenant governor and attorney general.

[Mary-Lou]

http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif Good Morning! Since i got out of the "habit" of using electricity, I am having a hard time getting my patootie back in gear with posting. So I am going to try and plunge right in with the first installment of my Hurricane Wilma saga, and I hope i don't run on too long! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

As you all know, I hung the last of my second floor shutters on Sunday while everyone else golfed and fiddled. I related how some elderly woman in Walgreens actually mocked and scoffed at me for hanging my shutters, saying it was just going to "blow over like they all do". Only my dear friends in the precinct seemed to undersatnd me! At 7:00AM Monday the power went off and the wind began to howl. My neighbor Tracy (from New Orleans) called me and asked if I would like some coffee which she made on a propane grill. She put some in a thermous and brought it over and when I opened the door, I saw the street was starting to fill up with water, about knee deep. At this point, all the neighbor ladies, in flip flops and nighties, waded out into the water with rakes and shovels to clear the storm drains so that the water wouldn't flood into the houses. Soon the kids came out (it was the eye of the storm) and they started helping to gather the downed branches away from the storm drains. As soon as the drains were cleared and the floodwaters began to subside, the eyewall hit with 135mph winds in the opposite direction, sending debris flying everywhere, and scattering everyone back to their houses. I was hit on the lip by a little leaf, but it felt like a bullet and my lip swelled up. I sat on a ladder in the garage, looking out into the storm when I saw a giant oak branch teetering over Mike's beloved camero in the driveway. Mike ran out to move the car into a neighbor's yard, and then sat in the car with the wind rocking it back and forth, unable to get out of the car as the tree branch came crashing down harmlessly into our driveway. Finally, he scooted out of the camero and went into Tracy's house. Meanwhile, Torey the Dog and I went upstairs to the master bedroom because we heard some noise upstairs in the attic. I opened the closet door, and the trap door to the attic burst open, blowing insulation and dirt into the bedroom. Then the roof (made of tons of concrete tiles) began to BOUNCE UP AND DOWN, pumping insulation and sheet rock and dust all over me like a giant bellows. I later found out that this happened to nearly every house in the neighborhood. A $2.00 thingy called a "hurricane strap" kept the roof from flying away like a giant sail.

Slamming the closet door shut, I ran back downstairs, and peeked out the front door, just in time to see a twenty foot banyan tree uproot itself across my front door, effectively blocking my way. Out back, my screen porch with the ugly tin roof that I really really wanted to replace, of course, remained serenely attached to the house. (RATS!)

As soon as the wind stopped, I opened the front door just in time to see a group of about 15 young men of varying hues, stripped to the waist and sporting tatoos, all carrying machetes and heading right for me. As I stood there , they said, "Where do you want us to put this tree, Ma'am?" and proceeded to chop up the banyan tree, freeing my front door. Then they continued around the neighborhood, chopping trees as they went. And thus will begin the second installment of the saga.

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[CleosMom]

Mary Lou ~ God surely gifted you with a "way with words". Have you considered writing a book?

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[EdieJ]

Well, finally Ohio showed that we do have a few brains left! *Sorry that Issue 1 passed, but thank goodness 2-5 went down in flames. *Considering the smear ads that the http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/jacka.gif had, it's a wonder.

Oh, Bud, I am praying for you that the Lord's will be done. *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/grouphug.gif *I'm happy for you that you will be going Home, but you know we will miss you. *The Lord knows the number of your days and when they are up, He will say "Well done, good and faithful servant. *Come Home now and rest."

pRIM, so glad to hear that Mr. pRIM's surgery went well. *Getting him to mind the doctor while he's healing might be a challenge, if he's anything like my Dad was (which he sounds like it!) *Good luck!!!

Mary Lou, so good to have you back. *I was worried about you!

To everyone, I thank you all for your kind words, thoughts and prayers. *My husband is having a harder time than I am, because he was home with Mom all day and now he's alone all the time with too much time to think. *So I have put him to rearranging all the bedrooms. *My computer is on the kitchen counter and now we can set up one of the spare bedrooms as an "office".

Sorry I missed out on all the "horsie" talk yesterday! *Denver is a bay, too, a QH/Belgian gelding. *I tried to put his picture in here, but it was WAAAAY too big.

OK, I'd better get back to work. *Everyone have a wonderful blessed day. *Don't forget to pray for our troops!

Hugs to all
Edie

[FormerDemocratinOhio]

Although turn out was considered light, I must say it was light on the Dems side of the fence. *The Republicans not only defeated Issues 2,3,4,5, we burnt them down!! *The message to Sorros, GET OUT OF MY BACK YARD!!!

State Issue 1 *
Yes * 1,014,978 *53.74% *
No * 873,729 *46.26% *
*Total Votes 1,888,707 * *
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State Issue 2 *
No * 1,264,528 *64.19% *
Yes * 705,327 *35.81% *
*Total Votes 1,969,855 * *
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State Issue 3 *
No * 1,327,373 *68.00% *
Yes * 624,761 *32.00% *
*Total Votes 1,952,134 * *
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State Issue 4 *
No * 1,384,049 *70.93% *
Yes * 567,135 *29.07% *
*Total Votes 1,951,184 * *
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State Issue 5 *
No * 1,374,789 *71.12% *
Yes * 558,225 *28.88% *
*Total Votes 1,933,014

I'm so pleased with the numbers that now serve a EVICTION NOTICED to Sorros!

[musicman]

Good morning from the middle of Oklahoma.

Stormy, I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your BIL. May God bring much comfort and peace to you and all your family during this time of loss.

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About a month ago I heard that the governments of Louisiana and New Jersey were the two most corrupt state governments in the USA. Anybody want to lay bets on how long it will take after Corzine becomes the official governor of NJ to be accused of government corruption?

Praise God for the sane people of Texas for upholding the sanctity of marriage.

This afternoon we take our son for his "once every three months" visit to his endicrinologist. He is doing so much better on the insulin pump now and we hope that his A1C test will be lower that it was in July.

Wow! Mary-Lou, thanks for chapter one of your Hurricane Wilma saga. I can't wait to read the next installment.

You all have a great day. I'll be checking in from time to time.

[The Victim]

Many California voters wanted reform but the millions spent to derail these won.The bright side? In San Diego, they finally voted in a mayor that is actually qualfied for the job, the first time since Pete Wilson was mayor who did great things for San Diego. As Arnold said, the California government has a dollar but are spending a dollar ten cents. Once again, the average taxpayer gets the shaft.

[Mary-Lou]

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Thanks to the quick action of the nightgown ladies and the machete guys, the little neighborhood of Fay's Cove was able to emerge from Hurricane Wilma without major flooding damage. It was amazing, though, how fragile the infrastructure proved to be. There was no electricity, no land line telephone service, no cell phone service, and no access in or out of the neighborhood due to fallen trees. Since everybody had electric garage door openers, all the houses were unlocked, and every fence in the community had been tipped over, so there were no yards or property lines. There were generators, but no gasoline to run them, and the newer cars were equipped with anti-theft devices so that gas could not be siphoned out of them. People began to immediately call upon their neighbors, grilling up meat that had thawed in the freezers, and sharing their propane grills with one another. The barbecue went from house to house, and each night the kids would schlepp the lawn chairs from one house to the next. Across the street, a fence had fallen on a water pipe, and a neighbor's water was pouring into the street. Fixing this was a first priority. Another neighbor built a campfire in his yard and was burning the fences to make hot water for laundry. He had a chainsaw as well, and was able to clear some trees from the main street (funny, i don't remember ever paying any taxes to HIM!) We had a real hard time fixing Gary's water pipe as it was PVC and it just didn't want to go back together without leaking! Since i had made a point of saving water, i gave my water to Gary because i still had water coming out of my faucets. Since Gary had both a grill and a little propane stove, he gave me the stove and a little can of propane so i wouldn't have to eat cold chef-boy-ar-dee for lunch. Dinner was always a feast...Arroz Con Pollo, Jamaican Jerk Chicken, Nicaraguan Steaks on the grill, lots and lots of hot dogs and SPAM, but I burned it off cutting the trees into three foot lengths and dismantling the fences into three foot pieces for the trucks if they ever decide to come and haul away the trash. I also did the laundry by hand in the kitchen sink and hung it on the frames of my screen porch (the screens all blew away) and made coffee by ladling the propane heated water into the coffee maker one ladle at a time.

Did I mention that in all this time I never did once see a town official, police officer, helecopter, Red cross worker, street sweeper, or even a lousy cup of coffee from the HOA? But I digress.

Right after the storm, Mike had to fill several prescriptions but we didn't have any cash. We walked down to Walgreens which was open, but only for one person at a time. A child with a flashlight led us to the back of the store, where Jay, the Pharmacist, filled the prescriptions by flashlight. He gave Mike enough for five days and said that as soon as he could get to an ATM that worked, he could get the rest of the Rx. Hang onto that thought, because in the next installment, I will relate how that event led to Mike's identity being stolen at the ATM five days later. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

[KatyJ]

Thank you Mary Lou for sharing this. You should write a book about your experience with Hurricane Wilma.

[Terri]

Busy morning over here. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

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http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laff.gif I'm not in Denver but yes, it's true. They passed a local ordnance legalizing a small amount of pot. They were too stoned at the time to realize that state and federal law trump local law. Ah well...it was good stuff, I guess. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif There are threads on it in the Loft section and in Culture.

pRIM, glad to hear that Andy is doing ok! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/twothumbsup.gif

Bud, you hang in here with us and keep letting us know how you're feeling. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/grouphug.gif

Welcome back, Danny! It wouldn't just be the rats gaining weight if you don't eat up all these goodies.

CM, I forgot about the mayor of Detroit. Haven't heard any results on it either.

Cheese, I think you have California nailed pretty well. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/yes.gif

Katy, won't Corzine get to choose his own replacement? http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

Mary-Lou, I have really enjoyed your colorful description of the hurricane aftermath. Now that's the way America is supposed to work.

OBS, glad to see you here. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Stormy, I'm sorry about your BIL too. I must have missed that in your post last night. I shouldn't post with my eyes http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sleeping.gif

Everyone! Have a great day! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif

[KatyJ]

You are correct Terri. Corzine will be allow to choose to who take his place. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/barf.gif

[Mary-Lou]

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Anyway...here we go. Now we were on our third day without power or telephone, and still no word from the gub'mint about what we were supposed to be doing so we were on our own. I had just celebrated my 53rd birthday and in a neighborhood of "starter homes" we have a lot of young marrieds with little babies. The milk had all gone sour and I felt like a grandmother to all these babies. It was time to do something! We managed to obtain some powdered milk and some canned milk for the kids and i was keeping them entertained playing "Old MacDonald" on the accoustic guitar. Did i mention I have SIX keyboards, but NONE of them worked as they were ALL electric? Grrrrr. Kids love Torey The Dog, so we wandered around the neighborhood, playing with kids and keeping them occupied while the dads and moms worked on scary things like chainsaws and generators. Ten year old Oscar was real helpful sawing up my Banyan tree into managable pieces. Kids were already forsaking video games for funky old fashioned things like football and baseball in the street. The weather was blessedly cool, so these sports were quite invigorating. In the bright sunlight, I noticed a dark stain of water damage on my living room ceiling. Uh-oh. So I walked across the stree and looked up and sure enough, there were tiles missing off my roof. Perhaps FEMA or the Army Corps of Engineers could get up tarp up there for me? I would have to find out. Meanwhile, Mike would have to get to an ATM machine and pay for the rest of that prescription.

Friday night after the hurricane a cheer went up in the neighborhood. We had power! People ran out into the street and began hugging and kissing one another. I led a grapevine dance down the middle of the street. Fireworks were set off! I ran to my house and burst through the front door and switched on the light....NOTHING! NADA! RIEN! NICHEVO! BUPKUS! I was the ONLY one on my street without power! I called Florida power and light the next day from a neighbor's cell phone. The thought the whole neighborhood was fixed so I must have been on a different grid. The next day i got telephone service and all my neighbors phones went off but it would be a week before I would get electricity.

As soon as my phone came on, it rang. It was VISA. Someone looked over Mike's shoulder at the ATM and tried to clean out our bank account after he did a cash advance to pay for the prescription. The Bank caught the fraud but they had to close out the VISA and issue a new number which would take ten days. Since i hadn't worked now for two weeks and hadn't gotten paid for three, it meant we now had NO MONEY.

But, as Bob Dylan once said, "When You ain't got nothin', you ain't got nothin' to lose."

[KatyJ]

We now have 141 guests. I will go make some food. Since, Danny ate all the food while preventing the rats from eating.

CM, I have a question for you. What are you doing to ensure our military receives their absentee ballot on time? This makes it number seven on my list for next year.

[KatyJ]

I am getting ready to go spend the rest of the day with my grandmother.

I will be back later on evening. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif

I place a variety of pizzas in the lounge. Their is pepperoni, meat, cheese, veggie, Mexican, and Hawaiian.

[pRIMrose]

CleosMom - http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/twothumbsup.gif That's great news! *You go girl.! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/yes.gif

Mary Lou - you make hurricanes sound like way too much fun. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif *Seriously, you *should* write a book, or better yet a musical score/play. *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

Thanks everybody for the kind words for Andy. *He's finding out he ain't as young as he used to be. *He's even behavin' himself. *Don't know for how long tho. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif

Hi FormerDemocratinOhio http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif - welcome to http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif - the "bestest" political forum on the net. * *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif

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Edie - I don't think he'll be feeling very "frisky" any time soon. *A few years ago I would have had a time trying to keep him down, but this had made him a whole lot more docile. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/eh.gif *However, next week may be a whole different story. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/shocked1.gif

Now it's soup time. *BBAW http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif

[Froufrou]

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Good. To show my good faith, I will personally also boycott The Netherlands and any other Dutch-like place for the rest of my days. But, NOT Holland, Michigan! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/winkie.gif

Terri suggested we address other votes from our areas. Another biggie in Bexar County was the defeat [albeit temporary] of the toll road proposition.

That Rick Perry thought he could pull that off may be all it takes to get Strayhorn elected! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laff.gif

However, the failed and fired "former City Manager, Terry Brechtel, will now be head of Alamo Regional Mobility Authority, which will oversee the construction of toll roads in San Antonio."

Everyone have a splendiferous day! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif

[Mary-Lou]

http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif Finally I reached a recorded announcement at "Operation Blue Roof" that if i drove ten miles through the ruined treacherous streets using precious gas and treating each intersection as a four way stop, and signing a form, I could get the Army Corps of Engineers to install a tarp over the hole in my roof. OK so this would be my first venture out into the cold cruel world outside of Fay's Cove. So I steeled my will and got into the car and ventured forth, and it was a very scary ride! I hardly recognized the area. Nearly every tree was down, and the few sticks left standing were dead and brown from wind burn. Every utility pole was snapped in two and live wires were hanging on the street, and there were no traffic signals or stop signs. Most drivers were curteous, but not all. When I got to "Operation Blue Roof", I was greeted by a big sign: WE DO NOT DO CONCRETE TILE ROOFS.

So I turned around and went home again.

That was twenty miles of gas burned up for nothing.

Halloween was coming and I had some change in the bottom of a drawer, so since the candy in Walgreens had been marked down to half price (as it was melting!) we bought a couple of bags so the kids could still have Halloween in spite of everything. My house was still dark so I sat out in the middle of the street with Torey The Dog and told the kids she was my daughter dressed as a Border Collie! Soon the street was filled with Trick or treaters and we did halloween anyway. Later, while Mike was still at work, Torey The Dog and I went back indoors and played Five card Poker by candlelight. Since i used honey-roasted peanuts for ante, and a varied schedule of reinforcement, she was very complient and we played for nearly an hour. When her hand beat mine, she got a peanut. When mine beat hers, I got it.

I got my power back exactly two weeks after the storm, but it will probably be months before they pick up the trash.

And did i mention that Insurance has decided that they don't want to cover my losses because they have invented a new thing called a "Hurricane deductable" and sneaked it into everyone's policies last autumn after Hurricane Ivan?

I guess it takes something like this to really open a person's eyes.

[musicman]

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Well gotta take my son to the big city. See you all later this afternoon!

[Granite River]

Good morning all.

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It passed on the county level in Travis County where Austin is.

My prototype project is on hold for the moment.

I wanted to talk to the nurse about the particulars of the procedure we have scheduled for Monday but they say that they have 72 hours to call me back. I love it when these people – who I am paying big bucks to – think that their “policy” is somehow law.

I think the stone is moving - - As much fun as this is I’m ready to get it over with.

It must have just been a reminder that it is still in there - ready to cause me pain at its will. I’m drinking so much water that the city may have to go on rationing.

RIM, if Andy didn’t like a KS he wouldn’t appreciate a ruptured disc at all. I’m glad he’s all patched up and home. Keep an eye on him for a few days so he don’t go back after the stump. Hey, there should be some terrorists down there with a few extra sticks of dynamite so that he can teach that thing a lesson.

[Mary-Lou]

http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif <table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr class="standard"><td>Quote </td></tr><tr class="standard"><td class="QUOTE">Mary-Lou, did you ever get a notice of any kind about this? What is the deductible for this policy? Things like this should be allowed without the consumer having knowledge.
[/QUOTE]Bro Kirk, they sent a letter out last year but it was so incomprehensable that the news still came as a surprise. They managed to get this measure enacted because of the large losses in last years historic four-hurricane season. My "hurricane" deductable is three times my regular agreed-upon deductable. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif

[thomas]

No one has mentioned Maine. Up here the citizens just affirmed a recent "Gay Rights" law passed by the governor and legislature via a referendum. Among other things this law protects are "transgenders" yeah, I had to look this up to. What this is is - if you feel you are something (a man insead of women, vice versa, etc) then your are. that means that Joe might want to slip on his size 42 skirt and step into the ladies room, moustache and all to wizzz. Never mind if your 10 year old daughter is in there. In Maine it's now his right. In otherwords, sometimes you feel like nut, sometimes you don't..." well you get the picture. I bet I know whats coming. Dum Dum Da Dum, Dum Dum Da Dum... http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

[Mary-Lou]

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[Mary-Lou]

http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif Oh my! I just went over to another "conservative" site that I hadn't seen since my power went off and I can't BELIEVE the mean things they are saying about the people of Broward County. I guess that includes me, huh? I'm glad i never signed up there! I was appalled at their mean-spiritedness during the Harriet Meirs debacle but their response to Hurricane Wilma is even nastier if you can imagine. I won't say the name of the site, because i don't want y'all to go there and i won't go there any more either.

Funny, I think I had a lot less stress when i didn't have electricity... http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

[candles]

<span style='font-size:15pt;line-height:100%'>Breaking news</span> Amman. Jordan 3 hotel explosions, all in the same area. All three bombs went offat the same time. Hyatt, Radisson and Days Inn.

One of the bombs may have been placed in the ceiling.

Fox News

[Mary-Lou]

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[Granite River]

Thomas, what if Joe- the maineiac - feels like a sheep? Can he bring his sheep boy or girl friend to public places? I’m sure this law protects same gender same parent relationships as well. If two men can get married I don’t see why two brothers couldn’t get married and the same for sisters. Why not brothers and sisters, mothers and sons? Surely the Constitution can be stretched and distorted to guarantee these types of relationships?

Bombs in Jordan?? So that takes another place off of my vacation list. Wait a minute - I don’t see it on the old list. All I have left is San Antonio and they say that the Katrina refugees in Austin and San Antonio are stealing cars at a record pace so that they can get back to New Orleans. But the police don’t want to hold it against the New Orleans refugees because they don’t have their own cars and they already drank up their FEMA money – that’s why they need to get back to New Orleans.

[NWGOPMom]

Well, the fact that this is a liberal state was so much more than obvious at the polls last night. It always has been a bastion of liberalism here but all of us conservatives keep the lamp of hope burning. We're keeping the gas tax that was imposed, I believe ours is close to the highest in the country and the county seats that we thought we could win didn't happen. The Republicans were Soundly trounced last night in both elected positions and initiatives.

The election process in King County still hasn't been fixed and there is rampant errors and (possible) fraud running through there. Good thing I don't live there anymore. Sure sounds like the 2004 elections all over again.

Well, so much for that. We just have to try to be stronger on the next go around.

Stormy, sorry to hear about your BIL. I'll try to hook up with you later.

Hope everyone else has a good day.

Chat with you soon.

[Mary-Lou]

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[candles]

Good news if you want to call it that; the bombs did not take the hotels down. Just damanged the area where the bombs were. 10 found dead in one hotel, 8 in one of the other, the third hotel no one seems to be saying. 100+ injured. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

[stan25]

Could the check from Bell South be a refund check for the days that you did not have phone service? I know some companies do that, but not all of them. I am with you, I would not look a gift horse in the mouth. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/yes.gif cash that thing before they realize their mistake. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laff.gif

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[pRIMrose]

GR - I'd read your post to Andy, but he might pop his stitches. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rotflo.gif Hope your "procedure" goes as smoothly as his. I know you are ready for this to be over. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/eh.gif

flower - turn on your MSM! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[horse2name]

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr class="standard"><td>Quote </td></tr><tr class="standard"><td class="QUOTE">No one has mentioned Maine. Up here the citizens just affirmed a recent "Gay Rights" law passed by the governor and legislature via a referendum. Among other things this law protects are "transgenders" yeah, I had to look this up to. What this is is - if you feel you are something (a man insead of women, vice versa, etc) then your are. that means that Joe might want to slip on his size 42 skirt and step into the ladies room, moustache and all to wizzz.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the heads up on Maine. I will cross it off my place of places I want to visit and vacation in.

Moral decadence really ticks me off

[candles]

Judith Millers quits her job. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[jackbenimble]

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr class="standard"><td>Quote </td></tr><tr class="standard"><td class="QUOTE"> So that takes another place off of my vacation list. *Wait a minute - *I don’t see it on the old list. *All I have left is San Antonio[/QUOTE]

At this point I will insert a shameless and self-serving plug for Wyoming tourism. *You should visit here. *You would like it.

And it is nice and safe. *Unless your car sports a bumper sticker which says "I am a gay Muslim commie cop killer" and in that case you would not survive the trip.

Regards,
Jack

[TGImRepublican]

http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif Howdy - Monday again, done - WHEW!!

pRIM - Glad to hear that Andy(aka Mr. pRIM) is doing well!! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif

Mary-Lou, Glad to see you are back and no worse for wear! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif

WELCOME to http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif FormerDemocratinOhio http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif OW, OBS, and I can sure use some more Ohio Folk joining in. You will love it here!

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Arabian Horses have one less rib, one less lumbar vertebrae and one or two fewer tail vertebrae than other breeds of horses. [/QUOTE]
Tennessee Dave, Is there a reason for this?

Well, I am going to read yesterday's precinct and head off to class - Power Point presentations tonight and my .wav file isn't working correctly - http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif I love computers when they cooperate!

[stan25]

I agree with Jack. We do not have any outed gay communists and they would not admit it anyway. So come and visit us. We could use the tourist dollars too. Besides, Yellowstone and Grand Teton Parks, there are another attractions that we have and you all won’t have to put up with sanctimonious liberals asking stupid questions and polluting the landscape.

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[pRIMrose]

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr class="standard"><td>Quote </td></tr><tr class="standard"><td class="QUOTE">, there are another attractions that we have and you all won’t have to put up with sanctimonious liberals asking stupid questions and polluting the landscape.
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Not to mention, I just heard you can purchase a very nice home for under $40K. Is this true? http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/shocked1.gif They can probably give away homes for what it costs to heat in the winter? http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laff.gif Seriously, what are homes going for in the Wyoming area - say around Cheyenne, Casper or Rock Springs?

[KatyJ]

Hi everyone. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif

I am back from visiting my grandmother. She has change since the last time I saw her. She is becoming more and more confuse every single day. She worries a lot about little things.

[Charie]

Hullo.

Back from more shopping. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/melt.gif Decided to go whole hog with the deviled eggs for the reception so bought tiny smoked oysters, capers and caviar to top them. Oooops! Almost forgot. Also got a bunch of parsley. The cut glass plates are ready and I have the paper doilies to go on them. It will be so swellegant!

GR, remember my royalties. I was the first one to ask, "How is the prototype coming along?" Should be worth something.

M-L, I'll bet you kept everyone's spirits up, including Torey the Dog's and Mike's.

Glad to hear Andy is taking it like a lamb, pRIM. Hope you don't mind me saying, "BE ON THE LOOKOUT!!" The Hub is always doing the Clark Kent thing for the first couple of days and then he turns into Mr. Hyde (pardon my mixed metaphors) with a soupcon of "Chucky" thrown in.

Oh-oh, our lights are starting to flicker a bit.
Bye

[stan25]

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr class="standard"><td>Quote </td></tr><tr class="standard"><td class="QUOTE"> Seriously, what are homes going for in the Wyoming area - say around Cheyenne, Casper or Rock Springs?[/QUOTE]

I figured it was faster to get a bunch of links so you could look at then for yourself, pRIM. Mind you, some of these places are a tad high for Wyoming, but in the price range of someone from California and other high dollar states. There are other pluses for living in Wyoming:

No state income tax
Low state sales tax 4% state rate + 1% in some counties
Lots of wide open spaces. You can sometimes drive for miles without seeing another car.
No unions to tell you where to work and what job you can do or not do.

Wyoming Real Estate listings (http://www.wyolinks.com/realestateframeset.a sp)

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[musicman]

Well, we're back from the big city. Great News!!!! Our son's A1C (for those in Rio Linda this checks your overall blood sugar for the last 90 days) was 6.5%! I was gonna be happy with 9%. Last test 3 months ago it was 11%. They say he is doing fantastic in his maintaining his diabetes, especially for a 15 year old.

Mary-Lou it is a crying shame what your insurance did to you. That may be something you may have to shop for when your policy comes due. We changed this year and got a better rate plus extremely better coverage. I have heard that a home-owner ought to change their insurer about every 3-4 years.

Well I've got to get ready for prayer meeting, I'm in charge tonight.

[kwmoss]

Hello Folks,
So what's happening here? Are we all moving to Wyoming?

Why don't we all just pitch in and build a campground there and we could spend the summers there..but not the winters, brrr.

Then we could sit around the campfire and sing and someone could tell me what it means when Michael rows his boat ashore, or why someone tells their son, "Go Rest High On that Mountain."

I love songs, I just like when I know what I'm singing about. Kumbaya???

Glad Mr. pRIM is doing well and behaving himself.


<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr class="standard"><td>Quote </td></tr><tr class="standard"><td class="QUOTE">M-L, I'll bet you kept everyone's spirits up, including Torey the Dog's and Mike's.
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Bet you did to. In every neighborhood we lived in, there was always a really neat neighbor that was there for everyone. You sound like the neat neighbor in your area.

Well, I'm gonna go check out some stuff, so have a good evening all.

Kat

[javajoy]

Good Evening,

The last I heard was 57 dead in Amman, Jordan. Many more injured.

Mary Lou we just checked our insurance policy and talked to the neighbors and I guess this is an across the board aditional charge from ALL insurance companies. Ours is four times the normal deductible though.

Have enjoyed reading your saga. Hope you get everything straight faster than we did. After Opal it was five months, and after Ivan it was close to a year to get everything done.

I guess I have a champagne taste and a beer pocketbook. I will have to stay where I am. Everything I liked was way too expensive. Besides I would never be able to pry my hubby away from his home and our family is close by. I am sure they wouldn't move to Wyoming with us.

Musicman, glad to hear about your son's bloodwork. Did you know that in Canada that is what the meters measure so you don't have to run into the doc for that particular test? The meter looks exactly the same as the ones we have and use here. I am wondering if we will ever get them here. It would save insurance companies and diabetics a good bit of money over the long haul.

Oh Katy, I bet it hurts to see your Grandmother that way. Does she live by herself or have someone to help her?

Have a pleasant evening all.

Javajoy
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[pRIMrose]

Thanks stan for the info. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/twothumbsup.gif

If I thought I could stand the cold weather, I'd seriously think about moving. *The hub and I vacationed in Wyoming back in the 70's and fell in love with it. *I wish we'd moved there then. *We'd be used to the cold by now. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laff.gif *As for taxes, they are a lot better than here and our housing prices are commensurate with CA. *High, higher and out in oribit. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/yikes.gif

Kat - thanks for thinking of Mr. RIM - he's trying to behave himself. *A real chore for a guy who is very active. *When he starts feeling really good is when I'll have to watch him, because they say you can't do anything strenuous for three to six months. *He's gonna go http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif I know. *So I'll be hovering over him with my trusty http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rollpin.gif

Nitey nite all! http://smilies.sofrayt.com/^/aiw/lazy2.gif

Oooops! Hi JJ - almost missed you as I was leaving. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif

[KatyJ]

Joy, my grandmother lives in an assisted living community here in Jacksonville.

[CSchultz]

Howdy All! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif

Been some day, and they're gonna get worse!

Building a new branch is NOOOOO fun.

Kansas Passed the New Science standards today.

Very expected outcome.
Dems are knawing at the bit.

I have had so many phone calls, and E-Mails, I can't keep up.

I just love this country, http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Well, back to work!

Y'All take care of one another!

See Ya!
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[KatyJ]

I am going to bed. I am http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sleepy.gif.

Tomorrow morning, I have a dentist appointment so I may not check in until late afternoon.

Good night my friends. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/grouphug.gif

[Mary-Lou]

http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif Hey, did anyone realize that today is 11/9 ? like 9/11 backwards? and that the Madrid bombings were exactly 911 days after 9/11? Do you think maybe the Intelligence community should be looking into a correlation? Like perhaps the ORIGINAL name of Muslim terrorists groups back in the 1970's was Black SEPTEMBER named after the time when the Palestinians were expelled from Jordan (because they were such pains in the you-know-whatsis)?

[stormy]

Hi Ya'll,

Thanks to all of you who made such nice remarks about my BIL. He had to have been a very patient man--anyone who lives with one of my sisters would have. Couldn't help thinking about her a lot today, too! She was quite memorable.

She was the type person who had more talent than she had time--she could look at one of those high-dollar dresses in a store and go home, cut it out w/o a pattern and make it and you wouldn't have known the designer, herself, didn't make it--she had a very early start on that sort of thing.

She was 4 when my mother and daddy married (he had 4 kids, mama had 1) and she was the baby, then.--My mother was looking for her wedding dress and found that my sister had cut it up and was making doll clothes out of it! I would have loved to have seen my mother's face, then, or maybe I wouldn't! Her husband (the one who died) owned a glass company and since she worked there, she made a lot of things out of glass-picture frames, fancy mirrors, etc.

She loved to travel, but was scared to death of flying--one day she and my oldest sister were on an airplane and one of the pilots strolled back through the cabin and said to them: "Where are you ladies going today?" She looked at him in shock and said "DON'T YOU KNOW http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif" So, you can see, we got to laugh a lot in our family about real-life happenings! http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laff.gif

I know none of you knew them and I'm sorry to bore you--it does help to talk to someone, though! My BIL was the last of the oldest bunch to go! There are still 7 brothers and sisters and their mates left (at least, those who still have mates--they're all still around, just not still married to them)!

pRIM, so glad to hear ANDY is doing well!! I know you'll take great care of him!

Haven't heard anyone mention the killings in Tn. Do you suppose these kids are doing those things, now, because they know they won't get the chair or the needle for it because they are too young, thanks to the SCOTUS!! They say they want to try him as an adult--but, so what, if he's under 18, he can't get the death penalty, right? http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tqrolleyes.gif SICK!!

Thanks again to all of you kind people--welcome to the new ones and welcome back to the ones who have been MIA! WHERE's BILLYT http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif He even missed Trivia this week, didn't he? http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

Katy, isn't your grandmother in her 90s? By assisted living, do you mean a nursing home or some other kind of facility--Just curious--I've never really known exactly what "assisted living" means--just an old country girl and not sure about some of the newer citified terms. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/grouphug.gif

Ya'll have a good night--have a meeting to go to--gotta stay busy--otherwise, like Charie said, I won't be staying young. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rotflo.gif

Stormy the OLD http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/granny.gif of http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif

p.s. If there are typos in here, sorry--I really don't have time to edit them. http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Mary-Lou]

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[Ohiowoman]

Good evening, everyone!

Busy day at work - I was finishing up some things since I'll be off tomorrow and Friday.

Stormy, I'm sorry about your BIL. He sounds like he was a great guy.

pRIM, I'm glad Mr. Rim is doing well. Now if he'll just behave himself and not do this again...

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr class="standard"><td>Quote </td></tr><tr class="standard"><td class="QUOTE"> Our main focus is to keep our majority in both houses of congress and don't get discouraged no matter what the media and has been "political experts" have to say about the GOP negatives that took place yesterday![/QUOTE]
Absolutely right, Danny! The liberals want nothing more than for us to become discouraged and unmotivated for the 2006 elections. And, if we pay too much attention to the MSM, we will become disheartened.

http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/grouphug.gif and prayers for all. We can always use them.

Time for bed - I have to be up at 5 AM to get our son to school for their Indianapolis trip. Anyone who has a moment at 11:30 tomorrow morning, please think a good thought for the Carroll High School band playing at Bands of America!

Good night!

[garygt]

These elections meant nothing except perhaps in California. Arnold has lost some of his appeal because the communists who run the teacher's unions and other unions don't want to lose their windfall at retirement.

Otherwise nothing made much difference except the "one man one woman" proposition in Texas. 85% for the bill 15%against.

Corzine won in N.J. any man with %500 million can buy any seat in N.J. and I hear he spent $60 million of his own money to win. I don't know why we can't get a good candidate in Virginia. Northern VA is the problem but I know there are good conservatives who could win with help.
I wrote the President, my two Senators, and my Congressman and told them it's time to get off their butts and put the crooks in the democrat party on the run. I don't know why our guys always want to be nice but it's time to as we say in Texas tell the dems, the media, the academic elitists, and the Hollywood communists, just "how the cow eats the cabbage" We just can't sit back and let things happen we need to take control and fight like the champions we really are. Bring up the lies, the payoffs, the destruction of highly classified documents by Sandy Berger, the millions funneled to Reid's son and son in law, and *so on and on. Get the press talking about their lies and deceit and get them off Rove and Libby. I say if Rove is innocent then get him out there strategizing for '06 with potential candidates. If he's not innocent then put him in a back room and do he same things. What ever, we need to take the high ground back and keep the press excited about all the dems mis-deeds. *They have plenty to cover. Then we need to find some candidates with a very large pair of gonads and win with vigor and values. I know we have a lot of those good guys and gals out there and we need to get them campaigning now!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *
I've been getting a lot of mail from he DNC lately. I don't know what's going on but I'm not very nice to them when I tell them to stop sending me their propaganda.. How about all of you? Are they contacting you much?