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I've never quite been able to figure out exact...

2011-12-28T07:17:19.460-08:00

I've never quite been able to figure out exactly what Boxing Day is but I figured that's because I'm neither British or Canadian! Thanks for the semi-enlightenment; I rather like the idea that it's a combination of both!

I'm not a huge opera fan but I think I would l...

2011-09-15T20:06:56.956-07:00

I'm not a huge opera fan but I think I would love to someday see the entirety of "Carmen" being performed.

I'm not an enormous fan of sopranos either as the high notes make me grit my teeth but I do so love a good tenor! Speaking of which, there will be one of those in my Five on Friday tomorrow!

One of my red flags is when she always agrees with...

2011-09-15T18:46:37.263-07:00

One of my red flags is when she always agrees with me. It's fine if we genuinely agree, but everyone has his or her own opinions. I've never been in 100% agreement with anyone. There's always some aspect of an opinion that is different, even if there is fundamental agreement on an issue.

If she's afraid to let me know what her opinions are if they are different than mine, then how will I really know what she thinks and whether we're really compatible?

I'm the same. I turned it all off and worked ...

2011-09-12T08:37:11.179-07:00

I'm the same. I turned it all off and worked on my genealogy. I know it was tragic, but so was Oklahoma City. One event sent us into two wars that have been destructive to the US both socially and financially. The other is barely remembered, but both were terrorist attacks.

I don't like jingoism, my country right or wrong, all hail America. It's BS dreamed up so that the military/industrial complex can make more money at the expense of young lives. We have killed and displaced more than a hundred thousand people who never did a damn thing to us. That is why I keep putting out Twain's War Prayer. It was written because of the Spanish American War and the whole "remember the Maine" .

I honor and respect all those young people who go out to fight wars in our name. They are courageous and dedicated. They don't deserve to die or carry lifelong injuries for the sake of some elderly gung ho politician. It makes me very, very angry.

I've got mixed feelings about yesterday's ...

2011-09-12T07:10:40.468-07:00

I've got mixed feelings about yesterday's 10-year anniversary remembrances of 9/11 as - call me unpatriotic if you want to - it just seems like a bit much and it seems to mostly open old scars and pour salt back into wounds that have been trying to heal.

Yes, it was horrific. Yes, it was tragic. Yes, it was an inhumane act masterminded by hatred. However, it happened and ten years later we don't seem to be much further along than we were on September 12, 2001.

As I was watching yesterday's memorial at Ground Zero I couldn't help but think about other horrific attacks against America - by Japan at Pearl Harbor and by one of our own in Oklahoma City but where's the churned-up outrage of those acts of terrorism? Why does 9/11 have to be the defining moment of this country? Yes, it brought everyone together as a nation for a brief moment in time - American flags and anything red, white, and blue flew off of the shelves but then what?

Then we went back to doing what we do best here in this country - putting ourselves first and making a political mess out of everything thinking that we've been granted some God-given right to be better than anyone else.

I'm not unsympathetic to those who lost loved ones on 9/11 at all nor am I unsympathetic to those emergency workers who are now being afflicted by different cancers and illnesses but sometimes in life bad things happen and they happen to good people but revenge in the form of war is never the answer.

Rather than rip the bandage off of the wounds every year and cry out "Never forget!" maybe this country really should give peace a chance and consider learning and growing from those horrible acts of terrorism. So far I haven't really seen that happen, have you?

I think that we let our government go down the wro...

2011-09-11T09:33:55.443-07:00

I think that we let our government go down the wrong path because as a nation we were so focused on our grief and outrage that we didn't form the national will to hold our response to the path of justice. And so we ended up in Iraq for a decade when that wasn't necessary. And it took 10 years to get bin Laden.

http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot....

2011-09-11T08:09:40.348-07:00

http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-11th-2001-room-with-view.html

Three Days after the attacks of September 11th 200...

2011-09-11T08:09:14.223-07:00

Three Days after the attacks of September 11th 2001, Bill White and the folks at Intrepid, decided to change the view of what OBL would be viewing on his television. Turns out Bill White was right OBL, liked to watch the response to his handiwork. Bill White, we changed what he would be watching when he turned on his tv, it was like giving him the middle finger.

Thank you.

2011-09-11T01:52:15.512-07:00

Thank you.

Excellent choices for theme music! Of course now ...

2011-09-10T07:13:59.997-07:00

Excellent choices for theme music! Of course now I'll have a combination of Purple Rain/Hard Day's Night going through my head but that's quite alright!

You'll always get my attention with something ...

2011-09-09T17:33:04.254-07:00

You'll always get my attention with something from Carly Simon. I've never seen that movie, but I love the song.

Now that was fun to listen to.

2011-09-09T10:16:00.765-07:00

Now that was fun to listen to.

Wow, there are so many that I love that I probably...

2011-09-08T20:26:45.530-07:00

Wow, there are so many that I love that I probably couldn't even begin to name them! I do have to say that movie themes just don't seem to be quite as good as they used to be though - or at least not to me. That's not to say that I don't enjoy a lot of movie soundtracks because I do, I do but the big epic movie theme just doesn't seem to be there anymore - or maybe I just don't watch enough movies to know for sure!

One of my favorites is the Love Theme from Romeo a...

2011-09-08T18:24:54.123-07:00

One of my favorites is the Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet by Harry Mancini. It's wonderful on piano, but it is stunning on violin - particularly when interpreted by Andre Rieu.

We were watching CBS Sunday Morning this week and ...

2011-09-07T17:56:07.670-07:00

We were watching CBS Sunday Morning this week and they were interviewing Keith Richards who is, I believe they said, 68 years old. I'm pretty sure that mentally he's still in his heyday and I'd be willing to bet that Freddie Mercury would have been the exact same way!

Yes, this is a favorite of mine, too! There wasn&...

2011-09-07T10:23:58.574-07:00

Yes, this is a favorite of mine, too! There wasn't much they did that I didn't like. Unfortunately, when Freddie was alive, I was in a "different life," and didn't know to appreciate him.

#4 - i had one of those as a kid (a blue one - my ...

2011-09-06T19:40:19.538-07:00

#4 - i had one of those as a kid (a blue one - my parents weren't completely cruel) and i could never make the damn thing go forward...no matter how i moved my feet it went backwards...captain coordination

That is one of my all time favorite Queen songs. ...

2011-09-06T17:40:09.214-07:00

That is one of my all time favorite Queen songs. I wonder how many more masterpieces of rock music Queen would have given us if Freddie had lived.

i'm all for organized labor...i hope someday t...

2011-09-05T19:24:26.164-07:00

i'm all for organized labor...i hope someday the Unions (some, not all) start standing up for their members again.

One of these days, corporatists are going to remem...

2011-09-05T15:28:54.255-07:00

One of these days, corporatists are going to remember that without workers and their earnings, there won't be anyone around to buy products and services.

I have to agree with Travis and Julia, what great ...

2011-09-03T14:01:12.440-07:00

I have to agree with Travis and Julia, what great inspiration for a set of fiery tunes!

One of my favorite Johnny Cash tunes to boot!

Ah yes, that sounds just about perfect for us Virg...

2011-09-03T13:58:32.688-07:00

Ah yes, that sounds just about perfect for us Virgos! We've just got to have order with everything in the universe including getting stinking-assed drunk ... which we don't do!

Great idea for a set, Jamie. Bruce's I'...

2011-09-03T08:36:24.897-07:00
Great idea for a set, Jamie. Bruce's I'm on Fire is my fave this week.

Only drink with a Scorpio who likes you. L...

2011-09-03T08:18:40.498-07:00
Only drink with a Scorpio who likes you.

LOL! (I am one of those...)

What a great idea for a Set. I enjoyed the music....

2011-09-02T18:23:46.669-07:00
What a great idea for a Set. I enjoyed the music.

Durward Discussion

I've never quite been able to figure out exact...

I'm not a huge opera fan but I think I would l...

One of my red flags is when she always agrees with...

I'm the same. I turned it all off and worked ...

I've got mixed feelings about yesterday's ...

I think that we let our government go down the wro...

http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot....

Three Days after the attacks of September 11th 200...

Thank you.

Excellent choices for theme music! Of course now ...

You'll always get my attention with something ...

Now that was fun to listen to.

Wow, there are so many that I love that I probably...

One of my favorites is the Love Theme from Romeo a...

We were watching CBS Sunday Morning this week and ...

Yes, this is a favorite of mine, too! There wasn&...

#4 - i had one of those as a kid (a blue one - my ...

That is one of my all time favorite Queen songs. ...

i'm all for organized labor...i hope someday t...

One of these days, corporatists are going to remem...

I have to agree with Travis and Julia, what great ...

Ah yes, that sounds just about perfect for us Virg...

Great idea for a set, Jamie. Bruce's I'...

Only drink with a Scorpio who likes you. L...

What a great idea for a Set. I enjoyed the music....