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

Drive to see Dh is 132 miles round trip.....so a bit of an ordeal.  I usually take the old highway as the interstate along the route is a truck route and I have never liked  ( though hats off to all those who drive the trucks and do it safety in all kinds of weather and road conditions )  to drive when there is a multitude of trucks.  Seems just as easy ( not quite as fast ) to take the old highway....not much for traffic and leave a bit earlier.  I'm going every other day for now and trying to keep up with as much as I can here.  At our house....there are always  ( standard when you are a multiple cat and dog keeper ) many extras to keep up with.  I'm fortunate that my job is in general only part time. 

It is turning into some weariness and I have hopes that some answers will be forthcoming today.  Not much was happening on Monday since it was a holiday......so we hope for today.

Probably will get our heat and humidity back for part of today.  Bren -- decided I just couldn't keep the rain all to myself. 

See you all later.

Jackie

Jackie .. that is quite drive.  That's how for the trip was for us to Baptist Hospital in NC when Tim had his surgery, and my old friend Brenda would get treated there.  I didn't mind the drive.  There was only one section of road about 20-30 miles long where it was only a two-lane road and full of truckers.  It's the only route from Winston-Salem to my area of Virginia.

I was lucky when Tim was in the hospital cause my sis drove down to feed me dogs dinner for me.  It's really hard when you don't have any help.

Carrots ... nothing from the "right" shocks me anymore.  But I find myself much less tolerant of their bullshit as time goes by.  Tim starts going on and on about some damn story he heard on Fox news and I just want to scream.

I cut back a huge azalea that was really woody a couple years ago.  I was so afraid I had killed it, and it was way too big to dig up.  The roots extend about five feet in all directions.  It finally got a few flowers on it this year.  It's never gone back to the way it was when it was huge and glorious.

Sandy ... it's great to see you!

hugs,

Bren

If this will go in:

Jackie - Cannot seem to open your links about Maya Angelou. Can I try from our end? The MOds

This link should take you to one of many stories on NBC news.com about Maya Angelou's life and death.   Maya Angelou dies at 86   The Mods

Blue, I like all the pictures, but especially the last one.  I was about to say that I didn't know if I would believe this article, but I actually think something similar has been in before.   http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/05/28/well-this-explains-gun-nuts-distrusting-people-are-dumber/

Jackie

This has been a truly strange year, weather wise.  I'm afraid when it finally does warm up, it'll shoot up to 110 or so.

Anyway, Jackie, hope your husband is doing better.

Jackie, so sorry for all your DH (and you) have been through! Hopefully this will be resolved soon, and he'll be home peacefully recovering. Barnes is a great hospital. 

Jackie, your plate is MUCH too full at the moment.  Do take care of yourself.  I'm sure the docs at Barnes will get to the root of the problem, fix it, and send your darling DH home pronto.  Just hang in there, sweetie!  We're all thinking of you.

ah, Blue, adorable is definitely in the eye of the beholder

Jackie - wow, what stress for BOTH of you.  Hoping all is resolved for DH quickly, even faster HEALING.

Jackie - just catching up.  Sorry to hear of your husband's medical issues.  Hugs for you.

Just a little something I ran into:

Justin Rosario • May 27, 2014 • 0 Comments

I wonder how Ted Cruz has time to fund raise be a Congressmen what with all the time he spends fund raising up on his "Oh woe is me, the poor persecuted Christian!" cross. At a fundraiser conference last week, Cruz shocked the audience by fund raising claiming that Democrats were going to get rid of the First Amendment! And then he asked for donations:

But then it became clear what he was talking about: Senate leadership is planning to hold a vote on a constitutional amendment overturning the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision and rulings in related campaign finance cases such as this year’s McCutcheon case, which have steadily eliminated the limits on election spending by corporations and wealthy individuals.

was a tremendous victory for the right wing and the GOP damn well knows it. After all, the people most interested in keeping the Party of the 1% in power by buying elections are coincidentally the same people that benefit most from unlimited campaign spending. Funny how that worked out. But what to do about all this rampant populism that threatens corporate interests? Even with all of the money the Koch brothers have poured into the Tea Party, a strong (and presumably unapproved) theme at TP rallies is "get money out of politics."

The solution? The same thing the GOP always does when their core message (More Money In Politics!) is toxic: Tie it to religion! Duh!

What? Did you think Cruz actually thinks overturning Citizens United would suddenly strip right wing pastors of their right to spit on the message of Christ every Sunday? Nope! He knows that the best way to get conservatives to vote against their own self-interest is either to appeal to their racism (not a clear option here) or pretend that their religious freedom is "under attack." It’s how they’re going after Obamacare and it’s how they’ll fight to keep as much money in politics as possible.

The cynical abuse of religion would be nauseating if I wasn’t so used to it by now. ‘Murika