Angry Joan

It's for construction in the US of a facility for the "detention of immigrants" $365,000,000. This is really scary. Or is it merely a new detention (rendition) center for when they shut down Gitmo? Or for housing bloggers?

This guy was billed by the government for damaging his body armor when his arm was blown off in Iraq. You think I make these things up?

Oh my goodness. Gee whilikers. Who am I quoting here? The same asshole who is being depicted in this cartoon. Not the troops. Not the soldiers. But the Honorable Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Who has just drawn up a 20-year plan for the war on terror in Iraq. The same one who refuses to admit that our troops are not properly outfitted with armored vehicles and body armor. Who denies that the troops are not stretched too tight. Who refuses to reimburse those soldiers whose families go out and buy their children the body armor they don't have. Who presents wounded soldiers with bills for equipment unaccounted for when they are shipped home disabled. Who deducts these charges from their pay checks so that they are left stranded at whatever base they are returned to with no money to get home. Is this the America you Veterans gave service for? Is this your America? It's not mine. Now the Republican media is in full swing condemning the cartoonist for slandering the troops. Here we go again - claiming that the messenger is the bad guy --not this administration. See it live on Fox News!

I love Super Bowl Sunday. This year, fortunately, no one invited us to watch the game with them, and I wasn't inclined to invite anyone over. That means I was free to shop til I drop. I went to 4 different stores with 4 different parking spots right in front of each store. The stores were, for the most part, empty. I went out around 3:30 so there were other people there (mostly women) but I was able to stroll at leisure and look at whatever I wanted without other people blocking my way. I made one impulse buy. This very, very soft pastel-green throw for the couch made of teddy-bear-like fur on one-side and soft, soft velvet on the other. I threw it right on top of my husband who was, of course, lying on the sofa when I came home. Actually, since I was able browse said 4 stores, I made a wise purchase indeed. I almost bought this cashmere throw for twice as much money (even though it was half-price). It was bright red, with fur-ball tassels. Not exactly the look I was going for in the great room, but the bedroom? What I was shopping for is a headboard. I'm buying new roman shades for the bedroom, and now that I think of it, that cashmere throw might just look good in the bedroom. I think I have now made up my mind to go with the red, white and blue colors in there after all. If when we go back there on Wed night to look at the lamp I wasn't sure about AND we buy the headboard AND that throw is still there, I will have to buy it. See how inspired I get on Super Bowl Sunday? Another reason I love Super Bowl Sunday -- NO MORE FOOTBALL TIL NEXT YEAR.