Have you been following the controversy surrounding Tim Tebow’s mother’s superbowl ad? It aired yesterday while we were still wandering around the airport terminal looking for our gate, but I’ve been reading the commentary.
The Center for Reproductive Rights wrote a letter to CBS pointing out that Ms. Tebow lived in the Philippines at the time of her supposed choice and therefore her only real option was to have the baby because abortion was and still is illegal there.
Pam Tebow: “I call him my miracle baby. He almost didn’t make it into this world. I can remember so many times when I almost lost him. It was so hard. Well, he’s all grown up now, and I still worry about his health. You know, with all our family’s been through, we have to be tough–Timmy! I’m trying to tell our story here.”
Tim Tebow: “Sorry about that, Mom. Do you still worry about me, Mom?”
Pam Tebow: “Well, yeah, you’re not nearly as tough as I am.”
Satellite image of fading La Niña cool water in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Purple color represents the coolest water, about 5-deg F below average. Green color is average temperature, and red color is 5-deg F above average. Temperatures represent departures from seasonal averages, and are computed over a 10-day period centered on April 28th. Ocean models predict that the cool water (purple) will be replaced by El Niño warm water (red) water later this summer. (Image from US-French Jason satellite, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, University of California)
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees reacts with his son Baylen after the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. The Saints won 31-17. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
(from the UToob blerb – this is the famous incident where keith moon added 3 times the amount of explosive without letting the band know. rumor has it that pete townshend lost 90 percent of his hearing in his right ear.the force of the explosion blew petes hair to one side. keith was a maniac! enjoy!! )
Today’s the day. After two weeks of complete joy, excitement and anticipation, it all comes down to the actual game tonight at 5:30. These last few weeks have been so much fun, and so nerve-wracking! Normally this time of year is devoted to Mardi Gras. Usually today would have been a non-stop schedule of parades throughout the city, from morning till late at night. But not today. All the evening parades have been rescheduled, because there would be no one on the parade routes to catch anything! Businesses are closing early all over, and letting their employees off to watch the game. People have been coming into the city from all over the country to watch the game in New Orleans, even though it’s to be played in Miami. If you can’t get to the actual game, what could be more fun than watching in the Quarter with a few thousand of your closest friends??
Right now the Indianapolis Colts are favored by more than a touchdown. Yet this doesn’t seem to worry folks too much. There’s a feeling that this is a team of destiny-after so many disappointments, so much misery, that this is our year. So many people have lived and died with this team over the decades of suckitude, they feel like this is their time. Yesterday in the Times-Picayune there were pictures of the local cemeteries that showed tombs decorated with flags, balloons, beads and footballs. All those faithful who didn’t live to see this day are being remembered by their families who will be celebrating in their loved ones honor. The local channels will begin their pre-game shows at 8 in the morning. This for a game that doesn’t start till after 5 pm!!
To add to the celebration, last night the newest Hall of Fame inductees were announced. For the first time, a player who spent the bulk of his career as a Saint was elected to the Hall. Ricky Jackson was a member of the “Dome Patrol” that was ranked by the NFL Network as the best line-backing corps in NFL history. Jackson always played to the strong side, meaning that the quarterback always saw him coming. Even so, Jackson still holds the Saints record for career sacks at 125. He was a six-time Pro Bowler, and had at least 10 sacks in six different seasons. He’s been eligible for consideration since 2000, but has never even made it to the final cut until now. Many felt that playing most of his career in NOLA kept him out of the Hall of Fame. See what I mean about destiny?
It’s been a whole lot of fun, and I cannot wait till game time. I will probably be pacing and yelling and generally losing my mind, but that is how I usually act during football games, so it’s all good.
All that’s left to say is…
Who Dat? Who Dat? Who dat say gonna beat them Saints??
Here’s one such clip. Part The One. The Beginning. Way far from The End.
President Obama was invited to the House Repugnant’s Retreat on January 29th, 2010. Invited. He didn’t invite himself, and he didn’t {exactly} crash their party. However, in some respects, he crashed their party, and we all get to watch it. Because not only did the repugnants invite President Obama to speak and answer questions at their policy retreat, they allowed it to be televised. All or portions of the hour and a half adventure are all over the intertoobz. Here’s one site that has a number of UToob clips of President Obama’s fateful adventure into The Belly of The {repugnant} Beast.
Every year I look for the tell-tale signs: chattering hoards and purple poop. Yes, that means that the Cedar Waxwings are here. They tear through the town wreaking havoc on all trees and shrubs that produce berries. But they are beautiful to look at and hilarious to watch.
Some years I see the actual birds, other years I miss them, but know they have been here because of the purple bird poop they leave everywhere. And it does not come off easily! (Fortunately my car is dark blue, so the purple poop almost blends in.) They don’t hang around for very long. Once they have stripped us of our berries, they are off.
To listen to what Cedar Waxwings sound like and to read more about them or any other bird, go to this amazing website: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. This is what was driving Gus nuts the other night. Birds were right here in our speakers! Read the rest of this entry »
This recipe will make fill a 9 x 13 dish or 2 round pie plates. There is absolutely no shame in using a frozen pie crust, especially now that Trader Joe’s has one that’s really quite good. It’s not as good as homemade, but it really reduces the amount of swearing I do when I make this. Read the rest of this entry »
Unlike some individuals, I’m actually ‘hot to trot’ about the newly minted Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). It is always refreshing when saner and more rational minds collaborate to produce a coherent and pragmatic document that will steer our Armed Forces for the next four years.
Right out of the gates, SecDef Gates highlighted the marked departure from the last QDR (2006), authored under Rummy’s watchful eye. At the press conference rolling out the QDR, Gates notes…
For the next few minutes, I would like to place into a wider context the base budget request, which reflects the department’s institutional priorities, plus the associated strategy reviews. Last year, we began the process of reshaping America’s defense establishment and reforming this department’s priorities, procedures and institutional culture.
The objectives were to reaffirm our commitment to take care of the all-volunteer force, to rebalance our programs in order to institutionalize and enhance our ability to fight the wars we are in today, while at the same time providing a hedge against current and future risks and contingencies and reform how and what we buy, meaning a fundamental overhaul in our approach to procurement, acquisition and contracting. Read the rest of this entry »
A woman admiring the sunset on a tourist webcam in northern Germany spotted a man who was lost on the frozen North Sea and probably saved his life by alerting authorities, police said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
FDR – Franklin Delano Roosevelt. President from 1933 to 1945. Four terms. Depression. War. Recovery. His speech on June 27, 1936, to the Democratic National Convention {both audio and transcript at the linkie} is amazing. And it could be given again right now because we are in the same place now as then. That is unfortunate. However, we have access to what he said, and we have the story of what he did during those dark days. We can learn and we can act and we can succeed. I trust that President Obama is and has been studying Franklin Roosevelt. I also have no doubt that the repugnants are also studying Franklin Roosevelt and that is why they are obstructing every move President Obama makes. They know that history will repeat itself, is repeating itself, and that they are going to lose big time. The SCROTUS recent ruling with regard to campaign finance is a part of their attempt to stem the Obama Roosevelt Tide. It is a set-back, but it is not over. Their ruling has awaken The People. Be wary now, you repugnants. Your time is short. Without further comment, here is President Roosevelt.
America will not forget these recent years, will not forget that the rescue was not a mere party task. It was the concern of all of us. In our strength we rose together, rallied our energies together, applied the old rules of common sense, and together survived.
In those days we feared fear. That was why we fought fear. And today, my friends, we have won against the most dangerous of our foes. We have conquered fear.
But I cannot, with candor, tell you that all is well with the world. Clouds of suspicion, tides of ill-will and intolerance gather darkly in many places. In our own land we enjoy indeed a fullness of life greater than that of most Nations. But the rush of modern civilization itself has raised for us new difficulties, new problems which must be solved if we are to preserve to the United States the political and economic freedom for which Washington and Jefferson planned and fought.
Entries (RSS)