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Why I Didn’t Go Shopping Today via Six Meat Buffet 
Here’s a tip for all you 73-year-old women: Don’t join maniacal day-after-Thanksgiving shopping mobs — even if the savings are spectacular! Old woman trampled by savings-mad mob in Ft. Lauderdale shopping rush. Received no super savings on ambulance ride to hospital. The crowd of shoppers outside BrandsMart USA in Sawgrass Mills, angry at being forced […]

Politics: Beelzebub on a bobsled… via View From The Porch 
Zendo Deb reports on a sign of the End Times: The NYT talking almost-nice about firearms.

WELL, YEAH: Hellyer warned, “The United States militar … via Instapundit.com 
WELL, YEAH: Hellyer warned, “The United States military are preparing weapons which could be used against the aliens, and they could get us into an intergalactic war without us ever having any warning. He stated, “The Bush administration has finally agreed to let the military build a forward base on the moon, which will put them in a better position to keep track of the goings and comings of the visitors from space, and to shoot at them, if they so decide.” And the invasion of Iraq was all ab

fire! via poop happens 
Okay then. I went out to burn off the asparagus bed today, which seemed like an innocent easy fire. Except for all those dead dried up leaves everywhere including along the edge of the pasture. Which caught fire quicker than you can say “cheese sauce” over fresh asparagus. They were everywhere, combined with lotso pine needles and burning like crazy. By the time I managed to rake little breaks in the dry stuff about a quarter of the pasture was burned off. I remember the old folks bur

Men Are Necessary…Sometimes via TV On The Fritz 
I recant my half-hearted endorsement of MaDo’s man-hatin’, new book Are Men Necessary ? Sometimes men are necessary as in the case of the well-mannered young man who paid for my admission so that I could see my future husband in Jarhead . The well-mannered young man proceeded to flatter me with lines like “I always thought you were cute” and “your hair is so dark and sexy.” “Thanks,” I told the well-mannered young man. “I’ve always thought that I looked like Bob Saget. But than

Black Friday Church via Tennessee Jed 
Thats right folks keep feeding the wolf that eats your children. Long live China my sheeple, buy more Beijing products! I wonder if any General Motors employees were in line this morning to charge up the old credit cards before Dick Cheney’s America starves them to death. What would I know about these matters?

crayola genius via http://haikuoftheid.blogspot.com 
I think I’m ready to be an artist, mostly because I’m too chicken to be a writer. There are no internal expectations for me to be a good artist, so failing at it is no loss. Writing is scary; paints are fun. It seems like an easy choice to me. That and coming up with projects that keep me from thinking about writing again has become a great hobby. So I’m going to think about it for a while and then be an artist for the new year. I’ll still moonlight as a nurse by day… but I’m ready to be

FOOTBALL FRIDAY via Deliverance 
The 20+ guests are gone and so is most of the ham, turkey and all the other fixins. I look forward to my favorite holiday but I’m also glad when it’s over. It’s back to the diet, sports fans and not a minute too soon. The weather has been cold and breezy in East Tennessee and thus not conducive to outside activities like golf or target shooting. But it’s Friday and that means football Friday so even though the big college games are mostly over for the weekend I’ll take a shot at the remaining o

Meme via the Contrary Goddess 
My friend Laura tagged me to play “first name needs”. Evidently this is something on the teen blogs she’s been reading and fretting over (and me, I’m rolling my eyes, having recently “been around” two teenage boys I’m sure have greater than a 50-50 chance of being in jail before a year is out). But it could be fun, right? According to the Yahoo! search engine, my-first-name needs: 1) prayers (haha hoho hehe) 2) help (ok, that’s closer. Volunteers? I have a list, report back when you are finish

Push Back, Day Four via Bear Creek Ledger 
Right Fielder picks up Andi’s 14 Day Push Back Campaign. Could it be there is a fracturing between Al Quada and Sunni “Insurgents”? If there is, will we the American public get a chance to read about it from the dominent media? Current events and news from the right: 14 day pushback pt. 4, Break with Al Qaeda

Cutting off the Nose to Spite the Face via The Monroe Doctrine 
Ann Althouse points out that a U.S. Postal Service decision to stop producing the Madonna and Child postage stamp at Christmas time will disappoint more than just Christians. She writes: The notion that the religious side of Christmas is something only Christians appreciate is actually quite wrong. I’ll bet there are plenty of non-believers who prefer the religious imagery to the commercial-secular things that lack a beautiful art tradition. Leonardo da Vinci did not paint snowmen and Santas.

Instapundit links to a post that suggests repealin… via Opinari.net 
Instapundit links to a post that suggests repealing the charitable contribution deduction. I have to disagree stringently with that position. Professor Reynolds opines that it is surely better to eliminate the deduction than to risk the corruption associated with the myriad charities out there. However, there are worthy charities that deserve contributions, charities that would suffer without the requisite deductions. Just this year, my wife and I have given to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,

Bon Jovi On The Country Charts via Left Of The Dial 
It’s not quite the end of the world as we know it but some country music purists might think so: LOS ANGELES (Billboard) – New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi have hit a Billboard country chart for the first time in their careers, thanks to their recent performance at the Country Music Association Awards in New York. Who Says You Can’t Go Home, a collaboration with Jennifer Nettles of rookie band

Pictures….. via Empty Nest 
Like Miss Zoot, I’m being careful about any family members who would rather not have their pics on the internet.. It was a beautiful day, all of the windows were open and here’s two of them just enjoying it and watching the family toss footballs.. They left me babysitting….Like how wonderful is that..She and I were bonding so well. I had a sweatshirt on at that time and was getting hot…So was she and my lightweight stuff was in the car. So, I went and got that beautiful banket and laid h

Interesting via SayUncle 
I was watching Jeopardy and the category was Guns. One of the answers was something like These have been regulated since 1934. The question was What are machine guns? The contestant got it right despite all the hooey lately equating assault weapons with machine guns.

Charlie and the PaleoFactory via HARD RIGHT 
I saw Tim Burton’s take on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory recently and came away much impressed. I have not seen the 1971 Gene Wilder version and, although I am convinced I read the book as I child, I don’t remember any of it as the entire plot came as a surprise. As per usual, I saw much political in the film. Many have said Johnny Depp’s portrayal of Wonka is a straight-up Michael Jackson impression. While I guess I see what they are talking about, I don’t agree. Michael Jackson loves chi

Possible Jones Closing At Last Hits The Mainstream Medi … via Enclave 
Tennessean reporter Nancy Deville published a story today on the growing controversy over the possible Jones Paideia School closing. She also plans on doing a follow-up story later on the community response to the closing. The timeline to save Jones Paideia is tight: Jones PTO President, Helen Koudelkova, told me that the School Board expects to have school closing decisions made by December 15 . However, since Magnet School applications for next year have to be turned in by December 9 , the

Friday Creature via 10,000 Monkeys and a Camera 
I found this bird and a bunch of friends in an aviary at a doctor’s office waiting room recently. I’ve always thought of this type of bird as a parakeet, but (the things I learn through sharing these photos!) it…

It’s a family tradition via Busymom.net 
We made it back from Thanksgiving in the deep country. It was a nice affair, lots of good food, but kind of low key as several people couldn’t come for various reasons. Poor Busy Girl, we had arranged for her to chase The Preschooler Formerly Known as Busy Baby around (for a price) so we could actually eat a meal. However, she ended up with more than she bargained for with Really Bratty Second Cousin Girl. It’s a long story, but this kid is 6 and, well, she’s just a pain in the ass. Really. She

Mr. Miyagi “waxes off” for the final time via Great Smoky 
Pat Morita has died. Everyone remembers him from the “Karate Kid” movies. I actually was a fan from his earlier days as a stand up comic.Morita died Thursday at his Las Vegas home of natural causes, said his wife of 12 years, Evelyn. She said in a statement that her husband, who first rose to fame with a role on “Happy Days,” had “dedicated his entire life to acting and comedy.” […] Born in