If the Academy Awards, for certain categories, requires that voters see all of the nominated movies before they are allowed to vote, why don't we require our congressmen to read bills before they are allowed to vote on them?

Okay, so Amazon didn't have International Diplomacy for Dummies, but they do carry the U.S. Constitution for Dummies, so maybe I can still send a present to that certain special someone...

So...I'm searching through the program guide, and I pause on an infomercial for a cd set. It's all 60's "flower power" music.

Peter Fonda is one of the hosts. He says "When I hear these songs, I remember the first time I heard them, where I was, who I was with...."

Dude - with all the pot and all you did back then? No. No you don't.

Our lemons on our Meyer lemon trees are finally ripening.  I'm still getting used to the Houston growing seasons.

Maybe I can try making lemon curd...

I used to throw things at the tv in past years when the President would make stupid statements, or misstatements, or ill-timed statements.  It's nice to know that I can continue this practice.

I know it was at a conference for Native American issues, but I think 2 minutes of remarks, and a "shout out" was inappropriate given what was going on at Fort Hood.  I think the conference would have understood.

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Checking election returns from the governors' races.  Still waiting for the NY 23 race.  Watching the Maine gay marriage results.  Loving the internet.

Wow, and I thought Bush 43 played a lot of golf...

You know, I can be very open minded about a lot of things.  I know a lot of people who have very different lifestyles from mine, and I'm pretty much "as long as you aren't hurting anyone else" kind of person. 

I just cannot bring myself to put the words "poor", "Roman" and "Polanski" in the same sentence.  There are people in Hollywood saying what a shame it is that an admitted child rapist has been arrested.  I plan on boycotting the work of people who have signed petitions supporting him.  Somehow, child rapists get very little sympathy from me.  Go figure. 

Unfortunately, some people on the lists are people whose work I really enjoy, and it's going to hurt to send letters and stop viewing their art.  Freedom of speech means that the government can't stop you; it doesn't mean that it doesn't have consequences.  I would ask if people in Hollywood have lost their minds, but it's a useless question.

Here are a couple of links about the petitions.

www.life.com/image/88578533/in-gallery/34352

and from a feminist website

jezebel.com/5370356/letters-from-hollywood-roman-polanskis-rape-of-child-no-big-thing

As a woman and a mother, I'm disgusted by the support for a child rapist.

The cast of the latest Dancing with the Stars has pictures up on the web.

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b141935_see_this_seasons_dancing_with_stars.html


There are a bunch of So You Think You Can Dance alumni on the show this time. 

Ray Bradbury!  I believe he turns 89 today. 

Word about how the EPA may have suppressed a report skeptical about the CO2 warnings, etc. I'm so glad they changed from the way we all criticized the previous EPA runners.

EPA May Have Suppressed Report Skeptical Of Global Warming
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/06/26/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5117890.shtml?tag=pop

And a 300 page amendment, at 3:09 in the morning, the morning that a vote will be occuring on a bill? Yeah, really classy, guys.

There are very people more bitter than someone who was a registered Democrat for over 20 years.

(Full disclosure: I am currently registered as Independent.)

I hope all the Daddies, Granddaddies, Uncles, Godfathers, and Father-figures out there have a wonderful day!  Thank you for all you do!!

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So...all of a sudden I am finding out that VP Cheney is in favor of gay marriage rights, and that it should be left up to the states to regulate.  He came out with statements almost 5 years ago (in the article I have linked to), but somehow I missed them.  I think I was still in my denial stage of that admin.  But anyway...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/08/25/MNGHQ8DV6Q1.DTL


It does make more sense than when I was wondering how he could have a gay daughter and then be against gay marriage rights.  It turns out he wasn't.  Like the title says, I have to take back a few of the things I said about him over the years.

http://m.usatoday.com/News/360239/1/

Recruiter shot dead outside Army office

http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story/Military-Recruiter-Shot-to-Death-in-Little-Rock/Mw7TFee8q0SKVMI4Fkuhgg.cspx

People - just...wtf???

I was driving from dropping The Boy off at school this morning when I heard on the news that Dr. Tiller had been shot and killed on Saturday. 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090531/ap_on_re_us/us_tiller_shooting

I had prayed for a long time that he would stop what he did.  I was praying for a change of heart.  I find it sad that someone shot him.  I pray for his family in their time of loss.  Many right-to-life groups have come out with statements condemning the act, as they should.  Obviously, there are extremists who turn to violence, and that's not right.

I pray for his family, and for the doctors who continue to do what he did.

Clear and sweet is my soul
and clear and sweet is all that is not my soul

That's been bouncing around my head today for some reason.