Author Archives: Betsy

Either Light or Very Odd Posting Ahead
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Posted on December 7, 2011 by

Remember how I used to have spinal injections every three months or so, back before I had “The Big Surgery” in May?  Yeah, me too!  Well, the surgery repaired several levels of my spine with fantastic results.  I still use … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyle, Relaxed Politics | 55 Comments

The Borrowers Have Returned
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Posted on December 6, 2011 by

Y’all remember the children’s book “The Borrowers“? It’s the most commonly known of the “tiny people” books, though my favorite of this genre as a child was “The Littles“. Same basic idea. Tiny people a few inches tall who live … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Lifestyle, Relaxed Politics | 41 Comments

Friday Overnight Post
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Posted on November 25, 2011 by

Open topic.  Bitch about your relatives, the financial situation in the country, people getting pepper-sprayed at walmart over $2 waffle makers, whatever you want. Or, if the mood strikes you, feel free to say nice things. I’m still dealing with … Continue reading →

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But Maybe We Can Blame the Teachers for This ……
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Posted on November 21, 2011 by

Ya know how it feels like everyone is getting poorer?  Everyone except the “top” 1%?  Guess what?  It’s true. Census: U.S. poverty rate hit 52-year high in 2010 WASHINGTON — Continued high unemployment drove the number of Americans living in … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Economic News, News, Relaxed Politics | 103 Comments

Madmommy’s Birthday
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Posted on November 17, 2011 by

No, it’s not today.  No roll tide cake. No candles.  (Come back in 2 months.) But I do know what we’re NOT buying her this year. Nope, our favorite Christian™ Football Choker hasn’t adopted one of the most popular Mexican … Continue reading →

Posted in Birthdays!, Humor, Lifestyle, Relaxed Politics, sports | 70 Comments

News from Occupy Wall Street #OWS
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Posted on November 15, 2011 by

  Don’t bother turning on your TV.  Apparently, news helicopters are not allowed to fly over lower Manhattan this morning, so video from the for-profit corporate media is scant thus far. Here’s what we know: MSNBC reports: Scores arrested as … Continue reading →

Posted in #occupy, Current Events, News, Politics, Relaxed Politics, The News, US Politics | Tagged , | 64 Comments

Who Knew?
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Posted on November 10, 2011 by

Who knew that the GRE takes its math examples from republican dreamland? From republican gre Or, at the very least, my review book does.   Question #14 is “How much should the workers pay Betsy to bring in a union?”

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Penguins and The Gay Culture
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Posted on November 9, 2011 by

Them damn Canadian liberals. They turned the penguins gay! Next thing, they’ll try to make the liberals and Hollywood pay for all the conversion therapy. Zookeepers separate ‘gay’ penguins so they will mate with females by Liz Goodwin, via Yahoo … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Lifestyle, Relaxed Politics | Tagged , , | 20 Comments

Cute Website
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Posted on November 7, 2011 by

It’s called This Is Why I’m Broke and sells very cool items including these. Practical: Water Temperature LED Faucet Add some high tech style to your home faucet with this temperature sensitive LED Faucet. The color of the lighting changes … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Lifestyle, Relaxed Politics | 56 Comments

Six Months Later
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Posted on November 4, 2011 by

Six months ago I had major spine surgery and I’m happy with the results, but not thrilled.  My chiropractor thinks I’ve made amazing progress in 6 months, and that I’m on the right track given that he maintains that this … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyle, Relaxed Politics | 65 Comments

The Rumor Mill and #OccupyAustin
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Posted on October 29, 2011 by

I haven’t been to #OccupyAustin in a few weeks, but I’ve been following along on twitter pretty carefully. I noticed something interesting this afternoon. One tweet popped up, and has been re-tweeted, quoted, and modified for new tweets over 100 … Continue reading →

Posted in #occupy, #occupyaustin, Current Events, News, Relaxed Politics | 50 Comments

Who’s next for the repigs?
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Posted on October 27, 2011 by

’cause Perry just lost the demographic he was pandering to. Perry says he opposes Confederate license plate Weighing into a racially charged controversy for the first time, Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that he opposes the creation of a Confederate … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Relaxed Politics, US Politics | Tagged | 75 Comments