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

Carrots - wonderful article. SO GOD to know there are communities to welcome girls who have had that horrendous experience. I have a deep faith that the younger generations are going to do a MUCH better job than we did, even in the 1960's, to open up society, the children, and the grandchildren of the "flower children" will really make a difference.

Well, we in Red Sox nation are getting REALLY excited. A World Series win in Fenway Park, known affectionately as The Green Monster, would be the first one won there since 1918 ( or thereabouts, can't remember the exact date, but think it was 1918out) when Babe Ruth was a pitcher for the Red Sox. Tomrrow night. I'm about 250 miles west of Boston, expect to hear the cheers out here

oh, well, I liked the old emoticons better

I hope this goes in.....just saw it.

Just imagine for a moment what life in this country might have been if women had been properly represented in Congress. Would a Co

...ngress where women in all their diversity were represented tolerate the countless laws now on the books that discriminate against women in all phases of their lives? Would a Congress with adequate representation of women have allowed this country to reach the 1970s without a national health care system? Would it have permitted this country to rank fourteenth in infant mortality among the developed nations of the world? Would it have allowed the situation we now have in which thousands of kids grow up without decent care because their working mothers have no place to leave them? Would such a Congress condone the continued butchering of young girls and mothers in amateur abortion mills? Would it allow fraudulent packaging and cheating of consumers in supermarkets, department stores and other retail outlets? Would it consent to the perverted sense of priorities that has dominated our government for decades, where billions have been appropriated for war while our human needs as a people have been neglected?

Bella Abzug

I was so surprised. I don't usually even think about political type quotes.

Jackie

Hope when I hit submit I don't get weird marks.

Here's one to mull over. Can't say I didn't have thoughts during the shut-down.

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/10/29/tea-party-traitors/

Jackie

Did we ever get an answer to the question of why Boehner let those 20-30 quack Teahadists run his whole caucus?

I've heard fear of being primaried - could that still be true after this latest stunt?

Fear of not getting campaign funds from the Heritage Fund and other similar PACs - is Jim Demint running the House now (from outside of the house)?

I've never heard one coherent answer to this question.

Forgot the option, but still, it doesn't quite make sense because outwardly, atleast, wasn't it a minority of the majority that wanted the shutdown? I say outwardly, cause those little bastards say one thing for political purposes and plan on doing another.

I think you mean "Keep You're Goverment out of my Medikaire."

I LOVE that emoticon! It's so me!

I just read Kathleen Sebelius's remarks re the Obamacare website. I think the launch was a dismal failure and there's really no excuse for it. NONE. Five points from Gryffindor for website failure. TEN points from Slytherin for thinking that a website failure is an impeachable offense. Idiots.

Blue, I am so sorry to hear this. Moms are special people.....you and Ray and your two families will be in my thoughts and prayers. Wishing you all strength in the coming days.

Jackie

Blue that is a gorgeous picture. My mother loved cactus and had a huge garden with some very large and a couple of unusual ones. When we sold one of our homes in Southern California, the people who bought it fell just as much in love with the cactus garden bordering the drive-way there, as they did the house I think. They were Spanish people. Thanks for the memories.

Jackie

Blue - so sorry for you and Ray. My condolences. xxo

Blue,

Just stopped by to see your pretty pictures, and read your sad news. Sending my love to you and your husband. Losing a mother is always life changing, no matter how old we are.

And thank you for the beautiful photos! The cat and fashion shots always remind me of Miss Athena:)

xo

Rose.

Blue - sending love and sympathy to you and Ray. Peace, healing wishes.