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I don't want to be a racisct. But I don't see anything that I can do on my own that would prevent moving in that direction.
Posted by: Azenogoth

Just always remember, it's not race, exactly. It's cultural. Race-id plays a part in their minds, but it need not be so for us.

I once got jumped and had both eyes blackened by six black guys. This was decades ago, more friendly era & place, so I didn't get cut or killed. It was just their way of saying howdy to the stupid white kid tripping through the wrong neighborhood. I'm not excusing them. Just saying I could hold it against blacks in general, except...

I can honestly testify that some of the very best people I've known, role models of loving service, duty to family, and strength in faith, have been black. I try to keep them in mind.

and the daily birthday list.
Posted by: NCKate

Aha! I knew my list was missing something!

Let's see...
Vic's links ✔
Sefton's countdown ✔
I just need a hymn and some Hollywood and I can start my week.

Rituals are helpful.

Randomly selected cartoon from the archives
http://mindfulwebworks.com/headshop/07/affordability
A small lesson in free market economics.

Whew. For a minute, I feared I broke the blog... again.

"CNN Peirs Morgan show being canned."

My bleary morning eyes first read that as "caned"....

The Return of the Vic Links is most welcome! I can begin my week filfulled.

sure, sure. everyone moves on to the new thread without us....

New one up, webworker!

Oh, thanks!

Well, somebody finally had to clue you.

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Morning, Glories.

backhoe, a PB&J sounds pretty good, actually. Simple & satisfying on many levels.

Nowadays I have whole-grain bread, almond butter, just-fruit preserves. But it's Wonder bread, Peter Pan and Welch's Grape to me.

Awoke at 5. Brain whirring. Read some ONT but it did not put me back to sleep. So, coffee's on early.

I was just enjoying it being almost light when I get up at six, so now my brain decides to so a timezone shift. yay.

Morning, fluffy, backhoe, Rob, & all

Congratulations to EC.
Better you, my friend, than me.

I am not in the new Top Ten.
I am not in there once again.
And much to my delight and shock,
I'm also not a Top Ten Sock.

I fear that I would raise a reek
to post three hundred times a week.
And 'though with nicks I like to play,
I could not have ten names a day.

Or maybe I have barely missed
Having my name on the list
By dint of the technology
that gives me various IP.

Random cartoon for the night, from '97
Following the News through the decades
Link in nick.

Good night, Gracies, and all the ships at sea

Wot? No Caber Toss?

I've rescued a cat or two from trees. And a dog. How many to equal one kitten? Does a little girl have to be crying for the kitten?

Plus, I didn't really earn my relatively distinctive face scar; I was asleep in the passenger seat when we decapitated the horse (instead of me, by inches). Hanging chad?

"Hmmm......continuity. How does it work?"
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC

Yeah, I'd like to know that, too.

"It's b-a-a-a-c-k...
http://tinyurl.com/qd3wqau"
Posted by: rickl

So I noticed this morning. I got really used to nice weather for a couple of days. Now it's freezy temps and even snow in the forecast.

Those nice days... that was our global warmy.

IT'S CHAOS, I TELL YOU! AB SO LUTE CHAOS!

"(Meanwhile, nic link to my only Al Gore cartoon.)" -me

F'itty f f f !! Forgot the http again. I need to remember that cut/paste from addr bar is diff on cell than on desktop.

Fixed in nic now, anyway. :/ I try to just slip in a tiny selfie-honk, and f'ing up makes it like a blaring brass band.

So... Since I'm taking another comment slot, some of my early photo manipulation fun included three permutations of Gore's face — meh:
http://mindfulwebworks.com/art-of/manipulated/algore-longfaced

"I'm still alive folks. Just taking a few days off." —Vic

Best to you, Vic, and I know others appreciate your "just checking in" as much as I do.

"Al Gore, the P.T. Barnum of environmentalism." —Mr. Wizard

I have 'way too much respect for Mr Barnum to let this go by.

Barnum had something real to give people.

Even if it was to laugh at falling for the Egress.

And his dying words were something like, what we're the day's receipts?

Barnum gave children wonder, made them happy.

Al sells fear. I'm trying to think of a real fraudster to whom to compare Gore, but the thought can't get past all the acrobats and elephants and calliopes in my head.

(Meanwhile, nic link to my only Al Gore cartoon.)

Mekraine was at war with Peruvia.

Mekraine was always at war with Peruvia.

Cartoonish thingy from last Dec that seemed appropriate here. Or something.

http://mindfulwebworks.com/doodles/doomed-to-repeat

"...either a religious school or home schooling would be the best investment you could make in and for your children...." —Hrothgar

Remember, it's not just about knowledge. The govt child indoctrination centers oppose patriotism, family, morality, and faith. If those matter to you, sending your kids to those facilities is tantamount to abuse. Almost abandonment; which is basically Their goal.