Another beautiful sunny morning for our walk. The sun was very warm on the back of my neck. We walk along the garden plots, exchange hello's with the early morning gardeners. Most of the plots are laid out in neat, even rows. Then there's mine ... "Freeform" is how I describe it, like Jazz or Abstract Art :D The strawberries look happy, no sprouts yet from the seeds I planted. Everyday I water my little garden. I love watering, I can stand there for an hour holding a hose, spraying back and forth. Bessie is there with me, I hook her leash to the chain link fence. Summer has come to Anchorage Alaska!

Purple Dog Independents

http://ping.fm/Lh11g?gid=104184559615019 A Group I started called "Purple Dog Independents" in the wake of the passage of the Health Care Reform Bill. Anyone who is a member of FaceBook can join. It is not my intent to endorse any particular Political Party or Candidate. The purpose of this Group is to bring together, in one place, access to information, Links, etc.
Civilized discussion is welcome and encouraged. That includes dissent and disagreement. Just be civil please.
Why the name? Many years ago it was said, of Hard Line Democrats, that they will vote only for a Democrat even if the only one on the ticket were a Yellow Dog.
I confess I don't understand the meaning of "Blue Dog Democrat". Anyway, as "someone" decided that Dems would be represented by the color blue and Repubs by the color red, I combined the two to make Purple.
Our Philosophy will be to vote for who we believe is best for the job, NOT based on their Political Party/Affiliation. And certainly not to cast a vote "against" a "lesser of two Evils". "Hold my nose" and vote for so and so to prevent the opposition from getting a vote? To me THAT is throwing away my vote. I can look at myself in the mirror and be proud that I voted for whom I voted, and by the way that person was an Independent or a member of a Party not Repub or Dem.
Thank you

Luck of the Fraw

> Six old Jewish guys were playing poker in Goldstein's apartment
> when Schwartz loses $500 on a single hand, clutches his chest, and
> drops dead at the table. Showing respect for their fallen brother,
> the other five continue playing standing up.
>
> Weinstein looks around and asks, "Someone's got to tell Schwartz's
> wife. Who will it be?"
>
> They draw straws. Goldstein picks the short one. They tell him to
> be discreet, be gentle, don't make a bad situation any worse.
>
> "Discreet?" Goldstein says, "I'm the most discreet Jew you'll ever
> meet. Discretion is my middle name. Leave it to me."
>
> Goldstein goes over to Schwartz's house and knocks on the door.
> Mrs. Schwartz answers, and asks what he wants.
>
> Goldstein declares, "Your husband just lost $500, and is afraid to
> come home."
>
> "Tell the putz to drop dead!", says Mrs. Schwartz.
>
> "I'll go tell him." says Goldstein.

Cash for Codgers

 

JUST IN ... 
  
Democrats, realizing the success of the President's "Cash For Clunkers" rebate program, have revamped a major portion of their National Health Care Plan. 
 
President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and Sen. Reed,  are expected to make this major announcement at a joint news conference later this week. I have obtained an advanced copy of the proposal which is named.... 

"CASH FOR CODGERS": and it works like this... Couples wishing to access health care funds in order to pay for the delivery of a child will be required to turn in one old person.  The amount the government grants them will be fixed according to a sliding scale. Older and more prescription dependent codgers will garner the highest amounts.

Special "Bonuses" will be paid for those submitting codgers in targeted groups, such as smokers, alcohol drinkers, persons 10 pounds over  their government prescribed weight, and any member of the Republican Party.

Smaller bonuses will be given for codgers who consume beef, soda, fried foods, potato chips, lattes, whole milk, dairy products, bacon, Brussel sprouts, or Girl Scout Cookies.

All codgers will be rendered totally useless via toxic injection. This will insure that they are not secretly resold or their body parts harvested to keep other codgers in repair. 

Run little buddy, Run!   
 
And remember you heard it here first...

Patriotic Duty - August 22, 2009

DONT FORGET ABOUT NEXT SATURDAY: Please Help our Country! Don't forget to mark your calenders, Saturday August 22, 2009. As you may already know, it is a sin for a Muslim male to see any woman other than his wife naked. He must commit suicide if he does. So next Saturday at 4 PM Eastern Time, all American women are asked to walk out of their house completely naked to help weed out any neighborhood potential Muslim extremist terrorists. Women are asked to Circle their block for one hour is recommended for this anti-terrorist effort. This is a NO COST (to the Government) effort, and is a new weapon put forth by the Obama Adminsitration as a cheap way of continuing our effort of the War on Terrorism, weeding out possible terrorists and keeping our troops out of harms way, and not adding to the deficit. Patriotic men are to position themselves in lawn chairs in front of their house to prove they are not radical Muslims, and to demonstrate they think its okay to see nude women other than their wife, and to show support for all American women. Since Islam also does not approve of alcohol, a cold 12-pack of beer at your side is further proof of your non-Muslim affiliation. The American government appreciates your efforts to root out possible terrorists and applauds your participation in this anti-terrorist activity. God bless America ! It is your patriotic duty to pass this on.

HOW SMART IS YOUR RIGHT FOOT? This Is Funny.

HOW  SMART IS YOUR RIGHT FOOT? This is  hysterical. You have to try this. It is absolutely true. I guess there are some things that the brain cannot  handle. HOW SMART IS YOUR RIGHT FOOT? You have to try this please, it takes 2 seconds. I could not believe this!  It is from an  orthopaedic  surgeon............ This  will confuse your mind and you  will keep trying over and over again to see if you can  outsmart your foot, but, you  can't. It is pre-programmed in your brain! 1. While sitting at your  desk in front of your computer, lift Your  right foot off the floor and make clockwise  circles. 2. Now, while doing this, draw the number  '6' in the air With  your right hand. Your foot will change direction. I  told you so! And there's nothing you can do about  it! You  and I both know how stupid it is, but before  the Day  is done you are going to try it again, if you've not  already done so. Send it to your friends to  frustrate them too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Useless yet Fun Facts

USELESS FACTS:

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. 

(Hardly seems worth it.) 

If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. 

(Now that's more like it!) 

The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet. 

(O.M.G.!) 

A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes. 

(In my next life, I want to be a pig.) 

A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death. (Creepy.) 

(I'm still not over the pig.) 

Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories a hour 

(Don't try this at home, maybe at work) 

The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male's head off. 

(Honey, I'm home. What the...?!) 

The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It's like a human jumping the length of a football field. 

(30 minutes..lucky pig! Can you imagine?) 

The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds. 

(What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?) 

Some lions mate over 50 times a day. 

(I still want to be a pig in my next life...quality over quantity) 

Butterflies taste with their feet. 

(Something I always wanted to know.) 

The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. 

(Hmmmmmm......) 

Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people. 

(If you're ambidextrous, do you split the difference?) 

Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump. 

(Okay, so that would be a good thing) 

A cat's urine glows under a black light. 

(I wonder who was paid to figure that out?) 

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. 

( I know some people like that.) 

Starfish have no brains 

(I know some people like that too.) 

Polar bears are left-handed. 

(If they switch, they'll live a lot longer) 

Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure. 

(What about that pig??) 

Now that you've smiled at least once, it's your turn to spread these crazy facts and send this to someone you want to bring a smile to, maybe even a chuckle. 

(and God love that pig)