Wow!  Talk about the culture of victimhood and not stepping up to take responsibility for one’s actions.  Via Ann Althouse, there is a conversation on JoeMyGod’s blog about Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston and how both of them were drunk in a tent and then intercourse happened. Most of the commentors are personal responsibility types… Continue reading

My tin foil hat seems a bit looser today with the revealing of more and more data on the ATFs Operation Fast and Furious by which gun shop owners were coerced by ATF agents into deliberately letting straw purchases go through obstensively so that firearms going into Mexico could be tracked to the bigwigs of… Continue reading

Sometimes it’s the little things that mean the most:  a suprise phone call from someone far away; a made-specially-for-me decorated ice cream bar for dessert. Continue reading

The Dems are fighting tooth and nail to raise their spending bar, a.k.a. the debt limit.  I find this to be utterly disingenuous since they were not interested in budget issues enough to even pass one in the two years that they had a stranglehold on the federal government.  Continue reading

You should be getting your cards in the mail today–I tried to maintain tradition by having to overnight them–thank goodness the postal service has a Sunday delivery option!  Thank you for being there, for listening to me, for allowing me the honor and privilege to listen to you.  Thanks for teaching me patience, right from… Continue reading

In the past week I had a chance to experience a couple of different cultures–one very highbrow and the other on the industrial side of life. Compare:  The first one is a very tony specialty store with candies and spices and such.  I have gone there in the past because they have pretty good prices… Continue reading

I’ve got something that’s been running around my head for a bit about double standards of behavior.  For example, I know a female who volunteered for a two month deployment.  Folks at her place of business are absolutely livid because she volunteered.  No matter that if, for example, she turned up suddenly pregnant and would… Continue reading

A little something from Babylon 5…. Continue reading

Maybe I’m too cynical or something but when I heard that Newt was keeping his hat in the ring as a possible presidential candidate  (cough, cough, gag) my first thought was that he’s out of money and wants to either siphon off as much campaign moola as legally possible or needs to beef up the… Continue reading

As Himself notes, today is Flag Day.  It is also Mrs. Borepatch’s birthday and Mr. Borepatch has requested that everyone fly a flag on their blog.  So here it is! Continue reading