Monthly Archives: July 2009

July 30, 2009

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My sister and fellow blogger, MindOverMary, is in town with her friend, Robin, of whom Mary sometimes writes. Sis went to dinner with Mom before joining me for the Wednesday movie (“Closer” with Jude Law, Clive Owen, Julia Roberts and Natalee Portman, directed by Mike Nichols). We missed Oz, who’s vacationing in the islands that may or may not be the natural born birthplace of our president. Gah! Oklahoma goes national once again for attaining extremes in political asshattery. Thanks, Sen. Inhofe for making us all look bad.
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July 19, 2009

I love this sentence from a NY Times piece:

It sometimes seems as if most of the news consists of outrage porn, selected specifically to pander to our impulses to judge and punish and get us all riled up with righteous indignation.

July 18, 2009

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About 10:30 last night, I dropped into a disco here in town called “Groovy’s”.

Imagine Sartre’s “No Exit” with a cast of about 200.

There’s a juke box that will, at times, overtake the DJ and there were about three dozen girls shoving quarters in the jukebox and punching up Michael Jackson tunes. Everytime “Thriller” played, the confetti came down from above the disco ball in the ceiling and the fog machine cranked up.

What, in the name of all that’s Holy and Sacred, was I thinking?

So, I have this little running joke with a friend about memories worthy of being repressed and I thought I was being hilarious and sending her private “Tweets” about this experience. Feel free to peruse them in the column at right.

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July 14, 2009

My new favorite website: Textsfromlastnight.com

One that made me laugh:

“I would hit that so hard that anyone who could pull me out would be king of England.”

The ones from women are Evil and badbadbad. And, therefore, hilarious. Vis:

Anderson Cooper interviews Obama. It’s like CNN is teasing and broadcasting my dream 3 way.

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July 11, 2009

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Yesterday, when I went someplace with a large, black asphalt parking lot, my car thermometer that was showing 109 degrees on the concrete street began just blinking and couldn’t register the temperature on the asphalt. Thank you all, but I think I’m beyond needing to hear remarks that it is hot in Oklahoma in July. Since you’re the same people who tell me it is cold in Oklahoma and bitch and moan in February, you can leave that out of our conversations as well. When it’s too hot to have the top down on my convertible, it’s too hot. Further, if the top is up on my Midlife Chrysler, no man is truly free. I also do not feel the need to hear you say something incredibly stupid about man-made climate changes.

Sen. Inhofe, this includes you. Perhaps, Sen. Inhofe, you may wish to direct your attention to other areas. Clearly, you know absolutely nothing about climate because you are fast earning the title of most clueless U.S. Senator, which puts you in some pretty scary territory considering your Republican cohorts. May I suggest you consider a discussion with our other U.S. Senator, Dr. Tom Coburn? That whole “C Street” and “The Family” stuff with Sen. Ensign might be a good place to start. In all your glorious Republican Party-ness, maybe you might could possibly discuss just how inappropriate it is to pay off a blackmailing cuckold to the tune of $96,000 in just-under-the-radar-reporting-requirements payments of $12,000 from Sen. Ensign’s parents, Vegas casino millionaires.
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July 9, 2009

I am a man of untold wealth I realized last night at a birthday celebration surrounded by my treasures. Seeing 60 candles ablaze is incredible and the firemen and state air quality folk were real nice when handing out the citations. Friends who stick by you in good AND bad times are beyond price. Their value to me is beyond jewels. I am both humbled and grateful. Thank you.

July 8, 2009

Andrew Sullivan won’t give up the Palin story and I’m such a political junkie, I’m rivited. I wonder if the transplanted Brit knows the US has seen this before in the 30s?

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aimee_Semple_McPherson

Because I’m posting remotely the above is the best I can do. Cut n paste for yourself thi time.

Anyway, Sarah Palin seems a direct analog to the early 20th century Sister Aimee. I think the explanation that covers the most facts presently known about the AK Gov.’s resignation is that she has come to believe she is the Joan of Arc of the anti-abortion movement.

Or, you could just say she’s a nutter

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