Lime Shurbet

Step away from the ledge….

Robert — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:32:43 +0000

A week ago I was prepared to hunker down and weather the first four years of America’s downward spiral into a fascist-socialist state.

Today? Yeah, not so much. Someone tell the fat lady her performance might have to be canceled.

It has happened before….

Fertilizer for Fascism

Robert — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:22:14 +0000

So it begins.

**Update**

The Governor ain’t having it.

Never Forget

Robert — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:20:32 +0000

Never Again

Mark my words

Robert — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:30:39 +0000

If McCain/Palin wins this election, Sarah Palin will be the first female president of this country.

We’re Home Owners

Robert — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:15:59 +0000

So on this extended break, a lot has gone on. Aside of the day-to-day stuff, Greg and I rescued another Border Collie, Joey. Although we didn’t know it until a few days after we got him, he was pretty much at death’s door with a raging bladder infection and a bladder stone the size of a lemon. Instead of putting him down, which would have just broken our hearts, we coughed up the $2300 and he had surgery to have it removed. The result? See the happy dog below! We can’t imagine ever being without him. He is the laziest but most loving dog I have ever met.

As Greg says, “he’s just happy to be here.”

The second big development - we bought a house, and yes, we bought it in California! We had to move from the peninsula out to Cocord on the other side of the east bay mountains, but we managed to get a bank-owned for less than $375K.

We are still adjusting to the idea that we actually own a home here, but the house has great bones and Greg and I have many years of updating to keep us occupied.

Some pictures:

Joey’s bladder stone:

Joey, a year later, sans the bladder stone:

The new house, in all its over-grown glory. The house has been vacant for about 2 1/2 years. It was built in ‘52 and, although someone purchased it last July (and never made a mortgage payment), we are the only other people to actually live in it aside from the original owners.

Lots of work to do, but we’re happy to be finally be building some equity and no longer renting.

I may start blogging again…

Robert — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:32:32 +0000

Who knows. But I am inspired enough after McCain’s announcement yesterday to seriously consider it.

Taking a Break

Robert — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:44:46 +0000

I’m just taking a break for a while - I’ll be back eventually, probably closer to the November elections.

“Starve the story of oxygen”

Robert — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:38:50 +0000

I think it is way past time that we follow Kos’ lead and “starve the story of oxygen” - by that I mean starve the NY Times of the one thing it needs to survive: money.

Michelle has details and reader reactions.

It’s time to call for a national boycott of all NY Times advertisers.
It’s time for bloggers to stop linking to the NY Times.
It’s time to call for all responsible and patriotic Americans to drop their NY Times subscriptions (Natalie Maines can keep hers).
It’s time to call for the prosecution of all NY Times employees and sources involved in leaking the classified information.

It’s time for this administration to draw a line - here and no further. Treason will be prosecuted and if this isn’t treason, I don’t know what is.

**UPDATE**

Greg was kind enough to create the boycott graphic toward the top of the sidebar. Feel free to copy and use if you are so inclined.

I can’t even think of a title for this sick crap

Robert — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:23:20 +0000

Notice that nowhere is there a mention that this sick f’ing asshole is going to be deported.

Dan Rather’s Epitath

Robert — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:33:08 +0000

“I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things.” - Dan Rather

It’s a pretty good bet he’s the one that came up with “fake, but accurate.”

Good f’n riddance.