Monthly Archives: September 2007

Confessions of a Trek-aholic

Posted on 29 September 2007 by Becca

Okay, so put me in a red uniform and beam me down to that odd little planet .  I’m sure those unusual sensor readings are nothing more than, um, benign life forms.  Hey, what’s this tag on the inside of … Continue reading →

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GOP Schadenfreude — as only Mark Morford can do it

Posted on 29 September 2007 by Becca

Via SFGate and the inimitable Mark Morford: The great American hypocrisy tour / Larry Craig’s bathroom stall! Haggard’s meth hotel! See all the sites of GOP shame. Fun for kids! Kids! Families! War-wary countrymen! Adorable schoolchildren! Hungry to see the … Continue reading →

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More eye news

Posted on 28 September 2007 by Becca

Both of Stephanie’s eye cataract surgeries are complete and the prognosis is excellent.  Her eyes are still quite red and irritated-looking, and she’s a tad light sensitive — but that’ll all heal soon enough.  Already, she can see far better … Continue reading →

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Eye news

Posted on 26 September 2007 by Becca

Hiya folks– For those of you who might be wondering about Stephanie and her cataract eye surgery, here’s an update:  She’s undergone the first procedure, for her left eye.  The surgeon said the cataract was a really stone-hard one, but … Continue reading →

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Aaaarrrrr! Avast ye mateys!

Posted on 19 September 2007 by Becca

I nearly forgot!  Today is the official "Talk Like a Pirate Day", as inaugurated by my Pastafarian brethren, they who like myself have been touched by the Flying Spaghetti Monster’s noodly appendage. Savvy?  Ye better, or it’s bilge-water, maggoty biscuits … Continue reading →

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A surprising evolution

Posted on 19 September 2007 by Becca

Hello there, my dear Imaginary Readers, Had enough of my "politics" kick lately?  Yeah, me too.  I think I’ve said most of what I needed to say…until the next time my GOP-ocracy meter pegs.  I’ve long since realized that there … Continue reading →

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Rain…

Posted on 18 September 2007 by Becca

Y’know, this being South India and supposedly an especially arid region therein — desert terrain and flora and all that — it sure has been raining a hell of a lot since the beginning of July.  And especially the last … Continue reading →

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Connecting the dots… McCain-style

Posted on 17 September 2007 by Becca

Via AmericaBlog, we have this: McCain flip-flops on his religion – always said he was Episcopalian, now claims he was always a Baptistby John Aravosis (DC) · 9/16/2007 07:28:00 PM ET Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who has long identified … Continue reading →

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GOP hijacked by incompetents? No, they’re merely incidental.

Posted on 16 September 2007 by Becca

In a story about Bill Maher’s interview with Senator Chuck Hagel, the retiring Republican Senator from Nebraska responds thus: The Raw Story | GOP Sen. Hagel: Republican Party hijacked by incompetence "I’ve heard a lot of Republicans in the last … Continue reading →

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More lies from the compulsive fabricator, Mr. Bush

Posted on 13 September 2007 by Becca

From the ever-savvy Froomkin in WashPo: White House Watch President Bush will go on television tomorrow night to announce the likely conclusion by next summer of the temporary troop escalation he instigated in January. But all that would do is … Continue reading →

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