I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

I told Steve about that guy and he couldn't believe it - I'm going to send him the link.

We've been out in the garden. Steve has suddenly decided to clean up a messy part near the pool - pity he can't play golf today I've had to supervise some of it as he was about to cut things that were good plants, not weeds - help!!!

It's really humid, so I'm not doing anymore - I just picked up sticks that had fallen and potted a couple of basil plants I bought at the markets.

<sigh>

In defense of some people I know who happen to live in, or hail from, Oklahoma, I'll offer this:  State Senator Ralph Shortey (R, Oklahoma County) is a wet-behind-the-ears rookie.  He was elected in 2010:  http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/biographies/shortey_bio.html

Furthermore, he does appear to be a loose cannon, at least to those residing in districts other than the Oklahoma district he represents.  Note that the not-so-complimentary article cited upstream is from KRMG, which broadcasts out of Tulsa.  OTOH, here's a more detailed account of the good Senator's escapades from The Oklahoman:  article from NewsOK.

I know... <sigh>.  The guy truly sounds like an idiot.  Please don't assume everyone from Oklahoma is the same.   After all, Will Rogers was from Oklahoma.

otter

thenewme - thanks for the laugh, and Otter for the perspective, still makes me shudder to think of what  USA politics are.  3M's - perfection.  So good to be able to come here and LAUGH..

good healing wishes being sent over the border to Blue

This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer ... Will Rogers

Good morning all!  Glad to see you joining us thenewme ... pull up a chair and get comfy. 

There was a brief article in yesterday's Globe and Mail in the Social Studie section, helping to explain why some folks are liberal and others are conservative.  Herewith the report:

"Conservatives and liberals really do see things differently.  Right-wingers' brains are wired to concentrate on negatives, while left-leaning people focus on the bright side," reports The Daily Telegraph (UK paper which leans to the right -- my comment).

"The research could explain why liberals traditionally accuse the right of scaremongering and exaggerating perceived threats, while conservatives say the left is too self-indulgent and dithers on urgent issues.  Researchers from the U. of Nebraska measured brain and emotional responses in 200 people with strong right or left wing views as they were shown combinations of pleasant and unpleasant pictures on a screen.  The test showed that liberals tended to focus on the more pleasing images, such as a beach ball or a pet rabbit, while conservatives were naturally inclined to stare at the negative pictures such as an open wound or an unflushed lavatory."

So there you are ladies -- the rookie state senator is only doing what comes naturally -- to him! 

Hi there. I finally made up my mind and got a Nook Color. It is charging and I am impatiently waiting until it can come out and play.

Well okay then.  The text of the bill:

"No person or entity shall manufacture or knowingly sell food or any other product intended for human consumption which contains aborted human fetuses in the ingredients or which used aborted human fetuses in the research or development of any of the ingredients."

 http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB 1418 

He wrote it in response to Pepsi, who apparently used the services of a company that uses stem cell lines in food research.  Some anti-abortion groups tied stem cells to fetal tissue and voila, instant bill. 

I thought about patenting dehydrated water and selling it to the End of Days people, the ones who stock their garages with 10 years' worth of freeze-dried and canned goods.  Oh, and guns to keep the other survivors away from their foodies.

Yeah, scoot - don't forget to file the patent.  Think you've really got something there with dehydrated water - maybe we could all get on our fancyschmancyspanggled scooters and serve it at the next debate???

Empty plastic bags emblazoned with a US flag, and instruction:  Just add water.  I think it's brilliant!

Hey Scootaloo, I want in on the ground level opportunity for your scam marketing plan....errrr....ummmm....I mean multilevel marketing!  I'll start working on some testimonials right away and start thinking up some colorful user names as my new "friends" who swear that not only can you eat the dehydrated guns, they even CURED their cancer!  Oh, plus they just *feel* so much better after eating them, and they've lost weight too, and they don't get chin hairs anymore and their toenail fungus has cleared!!!  It's a miracle, I tell ya!  Count me in!

Can I be a distributor?

Oooh, I LOVE MLM schemes...I mean businesses.