tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55791392009-02-20T21:44:17.402-08:00The streams of consciousness and karma connect us all. They can be explored, perhaps via the world wide web.Ms.Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12245944557853354602noreply@blogger.comBlogger460125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579139.post-41011317301489627032008-02-19T14:12:00.001-08:002008-02-19T14:12:27.163-08:00

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In The Hood Originally uploaded by MsMustangsally. Nephew Aidan filling in again for the Monkey.

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So they can't even be trusted to keep one of the 10 commandments, Thou Shalt Not Lie, yet society is supposed to trust them to keep their pants on?   Virginity Pledgers often Dishonest About Past: snip:   Teenagers who take pledges to remain virgins until marriage are likely to deny having taken the pledge if they later become sexually active. Conversely, those who were sexual active before

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I love Schwabbies... have been a loyal customer for years.  I've always said the minute they go public I'm buying stock.   They'll come change a flat tire or jump a dead battery for free... simply with the understanding that you'll bring the car in to get a repalcement from them.  Their customer service is superb... always very fast, good prices.  Their annual free beef promotion is a nice plus,

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Congo President calls military rapes "Unforgiveable" after watching CNN report: Rape, Brutality ignored to aid Congo Peace.   "Locals say soldiers from one ethnic group are systematically raping and mutilating women from another group, with the intention, they say of destroying their child-bearing capabilities. Kabila was quick to acknowledge that more than 300 former soldiers have been

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The Monkey has become fascinated with any and all utensils, tools, or gadgets that we adults use. The remote, our cell phones, the regular phone... he refuses to be pacified with any dead units or cheap plastic facsimiles thereof even if they play ringtones or announce numbers/letters pressed in an annoyingly chipper voice. And he can tell which one we're actually using at the moment, too.On the

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In honor of Mother's Day I've been drafting a huge Monkey Update, but then can't get any time to sit down and edit it into a coherent single post.  So I'm giving up and will just post snippets as I think of them.   Last night, the Monkey ate my toes!!  It's only fair, I devour his toes all the time.  Now that I'm fighting a prolongued case of Athlete's Foot, however I may have to put a stop to

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AidanMay06 Originally uploaded by MsMustangsally. The Monkey's cousin Aidan filling in as I haven't downloaded any recent pics of Duncan in awhile. Looks like we may, just MAY finally get to meet the little tyke in person next month! Cross your fingers!

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Dear Ms. Sally,       First and foremost, please be assured "we feel your pain".  In all seriousness, you are not alone in your concerns about bathroom stall sizes and door swings.  Although it is not an "industry standard" to swing stall doors into the stall, it has become common practice.  As a manufacturer, we certainly do not impose any such requirement.  All of our doors for any stall can

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Letter I just sent to some random manufacturer of public bathrooom stalls:   I've had a long standing beef with public bathroom stall manufacturers, and you happened to be the first one I found online (hazards of good search engine placement)  WHY, oh why do the doors on the "regular" (non-handicapped) stalls ALWAYS open inwards?  Is this by design or default? Do your customers have the option

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Hey, wouldyalookat that! Eastern European countries are tying with the U.S. in infant mortality rates! They must be really coming along there, eh? Oh, wait...we're #32?? There's only ONE other "industrialized" country WORSE than us? Latvia??? Nevermind... Snips: "The United States has more neonatologists and neonatal intensive care beds per person than Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom,

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Very cool: Morocco names 50 women official state Muslim preachers in experiment to promote moderate islam.   Snip: The pioneer group of morchidat, who finished a yearlong course in Islamic law, philosophy and the history of religions in early April, was trained to give basic religious instructions in mosques and provide support in prisons, hospitals and schools. Their salary is about $500 a month

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I've had 2 total strangers take the time in the last 2 weeks to either leave a comment on my blog or email me about some random typo or grammatical error.... errors that I can't actually find anywhere. Not on blog posts, not in comments I've left elsewhere. Not on bulletin board posts. THough I don't doubt for a minute that I've committed these sins against the English language. THe truth is

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Today Newsweek columnist Rabbi Marc Gellman tries to understand Angry Atheists, asking "Why Are Nonbelievers so threatened by the idea of God?"    He starts out saying "I think I need to understand atheists better. I bear them no ill will. I don't think they need to be religious to be good, kind and charitable people, and I have no desire to debate or convert them. I do think they are wrong

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This is so sad: New study says  more than 40% of Americans earning between 20k - 40k / year do not have insurance. Per the Census Bureau, Poverty level for a single individual is $9600.  Poverty level for a 4 person household is about $19k. 

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From Taylor Marsh. Via Alterman.   "The clash we are witnessing around the world is not a clash of religions, or a clash of civilizations. It is a clash between two opposites, between two eras. It is a clash between a mentality that belongs to the Middle Ages and another mentality that belongs to the 21st century. It is a clash between civilization and backwardness, between civilized and the

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I'm in love with another blogger: Granny Gets a Vibrator.  Via Finslippy .

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I came across this phenomenal debunking of idiot anti-immigrant rhetoric today via Redneck Mother, via Super BabyMama (hey I did her template!). Everyone should memorize these facts the next time you're arguing politics with the in-inlaws (highly summarized - check out the link for a much more thorough analysis):B.S. Point #1: They* place increasing demands on an overloaded healthcare system by

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"People place their hand on the Bible and swear to uphold the Constitution. They don't put their hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible."Great quote I've seen in many places in the blogsphere lately, coined by Dem candidate for Maryland Senate, Jamie Raskin. Pump up the bumper sticker presses.

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Krupskaya ponders the issue of giving pharmacists the right to refuse to fill morning after pills.   One other aspect of the controversy I hadn't picked up on until reading this:   "I have actually discussed it with my current employer when I was hired," said Norlander, who has been a pharmacist for 18 years. She felt at the time she was taking a risk by having that discussion, but it did not

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Owner of a self-serve golf driving range in Texas captures on video exactly why he thinks women should be in charge. Takes a minute to load.Why Women Should Be In Charge.The owner, Bud is hoping to make some $$ from his women's clothing line - the proceeds of which he tells me will benefit breast cancer research, a battered women's shelter and the campaign for the first woman president (no matter

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Making me snort on a Monday morning: Pam at Pandagon brings us the great boob & panty wars of Alabama (a.k.a. gubernatorial race).  You've got to click through to Loretta Nall's website/ blog to get the panty story - definitely worth a read.

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Why do we even bother with Daylight Savings Time?  Wouldn't it just be easier to start the workday and all activities an hour earlier in the day starting in the Spring rather than having to dink with moving the clock back?   I got my new issue of Discover magazine yesterday. This article in particular struck me: All Aboard the Cow Train. Snip: "The Svensk Biogas company of Linköping, Sweden, has

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Breaking out of my blogging dearths to send some slobber-soaked felt ball love to Echidne, who recently lost her beloved chocolate lab, Hank to Cancer .    Don't open the comments unless you've got a box of Kleenex handy. You've been warned.   We recently had to make a difficult decision to let our beloved black lab, Jinx go live with Gramma and Grampa down at the beach, so this is especially

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Duncan's 1st (47)Originally uploaded by MsMustangsally. One day early. Par-tay was on Saturday. Due to the frightfully unseasonal snowstorm we got my mom was not able to join us. But those that did make it had a blast. Especially the Monkey. He loves balloons so we had plenty of those on hand. And his addressing of the ice cream cake was spot on - totally cliche. Grabbed a chunk when he was

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