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Post by whocanibe on Mar 21, 2013 23:43:53 GMT -7
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Post by pegasus on Mar 23, 2013 8:13:21 GMT -7
National Puppy Day Good afternoon my friends We got more snow over night and even though I can see patches of blue sky, I don't believe them for a nanosecond!! The forecast is for more snow showers with temps in the low 30s. Yesterday was a day of upsets starting with #15 seeded Florida Gulf Coast (?who?) beating the #2 Georgetown Hoyas 78-68. Added to that shocker was #13 LaSalle over #4 Kansas State (63-61), #12 Ole Miss beating Big 10 champ #5 Wisconsin (57-46). To this you can add #11 Minnesota defeating #6 UCLA. So now we go to the next round of 32. Syracuse plays California tonight. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the upsets are over for now. So the US Senate passed their budget bill by one vote that includes a trillion$$$ in revenue raising. Does anyone actually think that the House will do likewise? Thought for Today: "Inside us there is something that has no name, that something is what we are." --José de Sousa Saramago (b. 1922) 1998 Nobel Prize-winning Portuguese novelist and man of letters
Balancing Act bearded iris
Have a surprising Saturday
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Post by pegasus on Mar 25, 2013 7:54:46 GMT -7
Passover begins at sunset Good morning my friends Gloomy again with temp in lower 30s but it looks like the big storm is going to pass us by, some possible fringe snow showers, but that's all. I don't know what the snowfall total has been this winter. We haven't had a lot of heavy snowfalls, just a little almost every day. Will we never be finished with the Sandusky-Penn State mess. For some unkn own reason the Today show decided to interview this monster who has been solidly convicted of the sex abuse of boys. Why? Why do we have to go through this whole unsavoring situation all over again? Penn State must collectively cringe each time it's brought up. I'm sadly disappointed in the Today show for bringing this up once again. Enough already. NCAA tourney: Every year there seems to be a Cinderella story. This year it's Florida Gulf Coast (FGCU), a team that has come out of nowhere to become the first #15 seed ever to make the round of sixteen after beating Georgetown (#2) in the 2nd round and #7 San Diego State last night. Almost lost in the excietment over that story is #13 La Salle who won one of the play-in games, then beat #4 Kansas St and last night #12 Ole Miss. Stories like these are the reasons I enjoy the tournament so much. The basketball version of David vs.Goliath. I love it!!
Thought for Today: "Conviction without experience makes for harshness.” --Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) American writer
Ballistic dwarf bearded iris
Have a moderating Monday
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Post by whocanibe on Mar 27, 2013 0:35:41 GMT -7
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Post by pegasus on Mar 27, 2013 6:50:05 GMT -7
Good moring my friends The day has started out with the sun shining through patches of blue sky but it's supposed to deteriorate to mostly overcast as the day goes on. It finishes with more snow or rain depending on the temperature. At least its getting slight (very slightly) warmer. Today the Supreme Court takes up the question about the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Last night I listened to a debate on Piers Morgan's CNN show between Piers and a man defending the act. The man insisted that marriage was only for a man and woman with the goal of producing children. To which Piers replied, "What about a man and woman age 55?" The man 's reply was that the husband was still capable of fathering children. There was not one mention of the wife and her infertility at age 55. I thought this was an excellent example of how marriage laws and mores have always favored the man. And women have been fighting against its male-centered, property-oriented frame for centuries. This is just the latest in the scrimmage betwenn men and women - men in the power position and women struggling to free themselves. If marriage becomes open to any and all-comers, women win and men lose. As Piers Morgan pointed out, not once did the man consider the infertility of the wife making the marriage unable to produce offspring, thus making his position indefensible. Thought for Today: "True education is concerned not only with practical goals but also with values. Our aims assure of us of our material life, our values make possible our spiritual life.” --Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) German-born American architect.
Ballycastle bearded iris
Have a worry-free Wednesday
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Post by whocanibe on Mar 27, 2013 15:26:22 GMT -7
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Post by whocanibe on Mar 28, 2013 22:38:54 GMT -7
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Post by pegasus on Mar 29, 2013 9:22:39 GMT -7
Good Friday Good afternoon my friends Once again it's overcast but only a 20% chance of rain or snow. I'm really getting awfully tied of this weather. And March Madness continues. $4 Syracuse upset #1 Indiana of Big 10 fame 61-50, who failed to the 'Cuse 2-3 zone. Unfortunately, that sets up on Saturday an all-Big East East Regional Final between Syracuse and #3 Marquette (beat the ACC champ #2 Miami 71-61). The West Regional will feature #9 Wichita State vs. #2 Ohio State (who beat #13 La Salle 72-58 and#6 Arizone 73-70 repectively).And the beat goes on..........
In the meantime, we are forced to listening to more sabre-rattling by North Korea as Pyongyang marchers chant, "Rip the puppet traiters (South Korea) to death!" Even with a warning by a ?US official? (who asked not to be named) that North Korea is not a paper tiger and its attack threats should be taken seriously..I'm sorry but this happens every time the US and South Korea hold joint military exercises. When the exercises stop, so do the threats to attack US bases in South Korea and the Pacific.
Thought for Today: "You never find yourself until you face the truth." --Pearl Bailey (1918-1990) American entertainer and singer.
Baltic Star bearded iris
TGIF everyone
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Post by whocanibe on Mar 30, 2013 15:12:33 GMT -7
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Post by whocanibe on Mar 31, 2013 1:58:44 GMT -7
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Post by pegasus on Mar 31, 2013 8:03:53 GMT -7
EASTER Good afternoon my friends It started out as a nice day but the gloom has descended upon us once again and there is rain in the forecast. At least it's warmed up enough that it's not supposed to snow!! And March Madness continues with Syracuse beating fellow Big East Marquette 55-39. Then #9 Wichita State took down mighty Ohio State 70-66. Congrats to both. Today Michigan meets Florida and Louisville takes on Duke. If you love college basketball, Lousville Duke tonight is it.
Almost forgotten in the excitement of the NCAA tournament is the fact that major league baseball's opening is tonight. Unfortunately, the game is not compelling - Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros in their first game as American Leaguers. 'Peace to the whole world' is Pope Francis;s first Easter Sunday theme, urging leaders to find diplomatic solutions in Syria and North Korea. In his first "Urbi et Orbi" message, he also asked for reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians as well as solutions to conflicts in several African countries. Not exactly earth-shattering messages. We all hope for the same things unless we are radicals bent on causing as much destruction as possible.
Thought for Today: "Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone.” --Octavio Paz (1914-1998) 1990 Nobel Prize-winning Mexican poet, writer, and diplomat,
Bamboozle dwarf bearded iris
Have a enticing Easter everyone
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Post by whocanibe on Mar 31, 2013 21:34:19 GMT -7
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Post by whocanibe on Apr 1, 2013 23:10:44 GMT -7
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Post by pegasus on Apr 2, 2013 8:31:10 GMT -7
Good morning, who
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Post by pegasus on Apr 2, 2013 8:41:47 GMT -7
Reconciliation Day Good afternoon my friends We got snow overnight and now it's our usual cloudy sky with more snow in the foecast. I am sooooooooooooo tired of this weather!!! The NRA is at it again. I'm getting mighty sick and tired of this gun lobbyist group decideing what's good for this country. Who are they to force the majority of this country to bow to their will? Now they are proposing to arm schools and train the staff in the use of guns to "protect schoolchildren and staff from firearm violence." Really? As if our teachers don't have enough responsibility, now they have to learn how to use guns?? Nowhere do they propose anything to prevent the wrong people from getting guns (background checks) or what kind of guns (assault rifles) can be purchased by the average citizen. So the 3 million membership of the NRA gets to dictate to the 300 million people of the USA. I certainly hope not. 6 NY lawmakers were arrested in an alleged corruption scheme. Democratic State Sen. Malcolm Smith, Republican City Councilman Dan Halloran and four others were arrested by the FBI over a plot to get the senator on the New York City mayoral ballot by paying off GOP county councilmen. Ho-hum, typical city politics rears its ugly head for the upteenth time. Thought for Today: "All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt." --Charles M. Schulz (1922-2000) American cartoonist,
Banbury Ruffles dwarf bearded iris
Have a tuneful Tuesday
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