Didn't you hear? We will now be living on the "Big Rock Candy Mountain". Milk and honey will soon be flowing from the water tap.
All the terrorists at Guantanamo will be released and in gratitude will convince their brethren to lay down their arms and come to "Obamastock" to join in the great love-in.
We will all soon enjoy "free" health care which will encompass all those nasty "unwanted" unborn babies. They will be eliminated for our convenience.
Those mean 'ol Republicans and Christians who keep getting in the way of all our FUN will quit listening to Rush Limbaugh and talk radio, because HE said so, and join the love-in.
We won't have to worry about taxes because all those mean old rich people will finally have to pay everything they make in taxes instead of just the lowly 40%.
And all those disgusting fat people who eat the 'wrong' foods or drink the 'wrong' drinks will pay more taxes. All those taxes will help them lose weight.
The rich, seeing how life is so easy now, will simply stop working at growing businesses, inventing devices to save lives and new jobs and all that other stressful stuff, and join the love-in too.
And we will all be "re-educated" at the Obama camps.
Well, I don't know about you, but I can't hardly wait 'til all these great things come to pass, so I'm putting on my old bell-bottoms, digging my old "Rolling Stones" and "Doors" LP's out of the closet, and searching for my tie-dyed T-shirts ...
... Because "The Age of Aquarius" finally has arrived!
The great rock star god, Obama will supply our every need ... and for anyone who buys into this, I have a gold mine for sale in Patterson .... cheap.
Well, all those years of gardening have finally caught up with me. As my stepmom would have said, "the wages of sin, my dear" and then laugh. She had such a sense of humor.
I met with the surgeon in Savannah today. Here’s the doctors report in a nutshell (with deepest apologizes to all my medical bloggy friends, consider me medically differently disabled) …
My C-3 is degenerated from age. Between C-4 and C-5 there is a tear. Between C-5 and C-6 there is a tear and a herniated disc. The nerve is bulging out and getting pinched. Thus, the pain.
Doc takes the disk from out between C 5 and C 6, cleans the area, removes a teeny tiny piece of bone, crumbles the bone, lay that aside, screws a small titanium plate to hold C 5 and C 6 in place and properly spaced, sprinkles the powdered bone on the area. The area quickly grows back like new.
He said I don’t have to wear a neck brace and I only have to spend one night in Hospital. I could go home the day of the surgery if we lived closer to said Doc but he will be 2 hours from our home. Since we live so far out in the country, Doc worries about my going home and having a problem and not being near medical care.
All I know is, I want ice cream afterwards! LOL
Boy, before you know it, medical care will be like on Star Trek after all. We’ll have medical personnel that can wave a wand over the affected area and you’re healed!
Dr. "Bones" McCoy
Cool deal.
But for now, we must rely on the “old” methods of anesthesia, a sharp knife and a skilled hand. Updates to follow. The Doc's office sent me home with some Celebrex is calling me Monday to let me know when to report to Hospital.
** UPDATE 26 January 2009: Surgery is scheduled for February 4th (Wednesday). It will done as an out-patient procedure. God bless! ***
PS: Many of y’all have very kindly been asking about our 4 year old niece, Amberlee. Happily she is on the road to recovery. Poor little thing has pneumonia. The fever broke yesterday and the doctor has her on a nebulizer inhaler and multiple antibiotics. We’re praying for a rapid recovery. Thanks y’all for your prayers!
So, I was sitting here, talking to Sweetie about current events, and I asked him, "I wonder what Condoleezza Rice will do now?" Sweetie said he heard that Miss Rice signed up with the William Morris Agency of New York.
I found the article about her signing with the Agency ... isn't the internet wonderful!? We have access to instant information at our fingertips.
Condoleezza Rice is a former professor and Stanford University provost has been in the Bush administration since its beginning, first as national security adviser and then as secretary of state. "In addition to her political career, Rice is an accomplished concert pianist as well as a big-time National Football League fan." I didn't know that but I do know that Miss Rice speaks fluent Russian. She certainly is quite accomplished.
Well, I hope that whatever her new career choice is that she can do something that is enjoyable and fulfilling. She certainly deserves it. The liberal press and other small minded people had a hayday ridiculing this fine lady. I'll miss her gentle way of speaking, and insightful interviews.
God speed Miss Rice and Thank You for serving our country so well. You are one Class Act that will be hard to follow.
I learned of this nifty little machine today. It's called the Zero Motorcycle. "Zero" for the zero emissions, I guess. I think it's wonderful! Right now it can only go 40 miles on one charge, but the inventor said the battery is completely non-toxic. It's not heavy on the horsepower but the bike can smoke the tires sitting still. The "CC" designation, if it was a fuel type vehicle, would be around 250cc (according to the video). Anyway, watch the clip. It's pretty interesting. I like quiet vehicles and this may be the wave of the future.
I tried to embed the video here, but for some reason it wouldn't work this time (computer gremlins again). The link will open in a new window so y'all won't lose your place. Enjoy! :o)
I'm all primped and dressed. My ride has arrived so I won't be late for all the festivities.
The Pelosi Car
But first, a little history about the Inaugurations of years past.
1st President George Washington
Our beloved country became "a more perfect union" also known as the United States of America in 1776. Before that we were governed by the Articles of Confederation, which was agreed to by Congress November 15, 1777; ratified and in force, March 1, 1781. The Constitution was ratified in May 1787.
This week's 44th U.S. presidential Inauguration in Washington, District of Columbia, will involve a cast of thousands and an audience of millions.
At the beginning of the formation of our government, the populace had to hear the news through the written word and could take months. This inauguration will be televised and on the internet, ready to be viewed by billions in the blink of an eye.
What will happen today? There will be a church service, a procession by the President-elect to the Capitol Building, an oath of office administered by the chief justice, and a 21-gun salute. The newly sworn in President will give a speech and the members of Congress will host him at a formal lunch in the U.S. Capitol. The President will lead a parade of more than 10,000 people and dozens of floats back to the White House.
There will be nine official balls and nearly twice as many unofficial parties. The First Lady's inaugural gown will likely be presented to the National Museum of American History in Washington.
The National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., collects inaugural ball gowns worn by First Ladies. On the left is the gown worn by Lucretia Rudolph Garfield in 1881. Next to it is the gown worn by Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy in 1961. Source
The whole shebang will cost 40 million U.S. dollars, paid for by private donations solicited from President Barak Hussein Obama, Jr.'s supporters.
This one didn't come anywhere near that amount! In a mural of the first U.S. presidential inauguration to take place at the Capitol Building, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall administers the oath of office to Andrew Jackson in 1829. Source
The 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that the term of the President expires at noon on January 20. Other than the date and time—and the wording of the oath of office—the transfer-of-power protocol is based on traditions going back to George Washington.
How a few "firsts" in Inaugurations trivia? Are you up to the task? :o)
Some Noteworthy Inaugurations: Firsts and Other Facts
April 30, 1789: George Washington On the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, Washington was sworn in wearing a dark brown suit, steel-hilted sword, white silk stockings, and silver shoe buckles. During the oath of office he placed a hand on the Bible, beginning a tradition that nearly every U.S. President has repeated.
March 4, 1801: Thomas Jefferson Jefferson is thought to have been the first and only president to walk to and from his Inauguration. Wanting to draw a distinction between royal events and simple, democratic ceremonies, he declined to ride in the customary carriage. He was the first President to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C. It was the first time a newspaper (the National Intelligencer) printed the inaugural address on the morning of the Inauguration.
March 4, 1861: Abraham Lincoln The secession crisis required tight security for the new President and his parade. Army sharpshooters were on the rooftops overlooking the parade, and people complained that they could not see the President in his open carriage, as it was completely surrounded by cavalrymen. April 12, 1861 he led our nation into the War of Northern Aggression. His poor leadership led to a war of brother against brother.
March 4, 1865: Abraham Lincoln His Inauguration was the first time blacks participated in the Inaugural Parade. Tragically, April 14, 1865 he was shot and killed. May 26, 1865 the War ended.
March 4, 1905: Theodore Roosevelt He was President since 1901 due to Pres. William McKinley's assassination, Theodore Roosevelt did not have an inaugural parade until 1905. Veterans of Roosevelt's Spanish-American War Rough Riders charged along the parade route at full gallop. Some 35,000 people took part in the parade. [I'll bet that was a hoot to watch!]
January 20, 1949: Harry S. Truman His was the first Inauguration to be televised
January 20, 1981: Ronald Reagan His was the first Inauguration that was held on the west terrace of the Capitol. It was the first closed-captioned TV broadcast for the hearing impaired. It was also the warmest Inauguration on record (excluding President Ford's, which was on August 9, 1973, after President Nixon resigned).
January 20, 1985, and January 21, 1985: Ronald Reagan As January 20 fell on a Sunday, festivities were held on Monday, January 21. Reagan did, however, take the oath of office on Sunday, January 20. It was the first time a TV camera was placed inside the President's limousine. It was also the coldest Inauguration on record.
January 20, 2005: George W. Bush It was the first Inauguration since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. He had the tightest security of any Inauguration (more than a hundred square blocks closed off, 6,000 police officers and 7,000 U.S. troops deployed, fighter jet patrols, chemical sensors). Source
There's a whole bunch more trivia at the Source link. I found it interesting that very nearly every President has a "first" on record.
That's enough history for now. Let's come back to the present.
Have a happy day folks!
Our prayers go with the new administration that for the good of our country they be the best representatives of US possible. That they be humble and seek God's wisdom in all things. That they love our country more than themselves, more than their family's and more than any 'religion'. May Jesus bless and keep America safe from harm under His care. ~ Amen.
You are very orderly and fact driven. You aren't concerned much with theories or dreams... only what's true or untrue.
You are brilliant and incredibly learned. Anything you know is well researched. You like to make lists and sort through things step by step. You aren't subject to whim or emotions.
Your friends see you as a constant source of knowledge and advice. (But they are a little sick of you being right all of the time!)
And this result is after I got took in by the Joke today!? Go figure!? Well, when I make a mistake, I make it BIG!! ha! I did check with snopes.com first, honest Injun. Deepest apologizes buddies. I think what happened was our little 4 year old niece is very ill and I'm quite distracted. She has pneumonia and is very sick. Has me very, very, very concerned.
This is a nonsensical post today. My good friend Muse-Swings and cohort for bloggy 'trouble' (substitute 'fun' there), had a good idea recently. She was making some yummy orange sherbet and 'challenged' us to post our favorite coffee cups.
Good deal.
We must be REALLY bored this weekend! It's the weather ... right!?
I have one in particular that is my favorite and I always hone in on it if it's clean. No big surprise, but it was purchased at the Motorcycle Museum in Maggie Valley, NC.
The Girls (2008)
When said cup is in the dishwasher, I gravitate to the ones below.
This one Steve bought for me recently. It is so heavy it takes both hands! So, this one is just for looking at.
Suzuki
I bought these at the Jeff Davis Memorial here in Georgia.
The south shall rise again! :o)
Steve also has a bunch of fav's. His, of course, have Triumph emblazoned on the front or his name and BellSouth / AT&T (his former employer).
Steve's favorite cups.
I have these two below just for sentimental reasons. The one of the left was a gift from my 1/2 sister before I lost her in the 1980's. The Kliban cup on the right is an 'antique' from the 1970's.
Gift cup and Kliban cup
Now, this cup I salvaged from the Dad's house when he died. That definitely has sentimental attachments. I wish Myra had had one with her name. She had some favorite dishes, but I gave them to her housekeeper as a gift. Myra loved her plates.
Donald Willard Ackman (1924-2006)
And that's it. So what's your favorite cup or cups? Might as well stay inside and be warm this weekend. :o)
