YUP—IT’S MONDAY ALRIGHT

“I always give 100% on my blog:

13% Monday

22% Tuesday

26% Wednesday

35% Thursday

4% Friday”

I’ll be workin’ on that 13% right after I’ve had my coffee…my third cup of coffee. Hang in there…

–Nunly

IS THE DAY OVER YET?

I came very close to just pulling the covers over my head and sleeping today, but I didn’t. I actually took some time to write a post….which I finished and decided I didn’t like it and stuck it in “draft” mode. Now I don’t have time to do anything else because my garage needs to get cleaned and I have some errands to run. So, ya got Maxine instead.

Way to waste your time, Nunly!

So for now…OPEN THREAD….again. I’ll be back later with a real post…new and improved.

Oy.

IN THE NEWS

I can’t stand the guilt of not writing a decent post. Ok…I’m kinda guilty…a little bit…sorta.

So, here’s a post with news in it, complete with links for you to follow ‘cuz I don’t have time to write my own stuff. I know…I’m a slacker. But I take great pride in my slackatude. This is the stuff that molds our country and made it the land of the free…sorta.

Below is Uncle Jay’s latest take on the news.

And speaking of Obama and his recent Nobel Prize, Liberal Rapture gives us the latest news from the Vatican! Oh yes….let the Beatification begin!

The Vatican: Pope Benedict XVI today announced the beatification of Barack Obama, paving the way for the US President’s canonization as early as next week. The beatification was widely hailed as fitting and inspirational, although some questioned the pontiff’s decision. The official Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, was quick to point out that Obama was neither a Roman Catholic, nor had he met any of the grounds for beatification, such as divine intercession or martyrdom: “…facultatem facimus ut Venerabilis Servus Dei N. N. Beati nomine in posterum appelletur, eiusque festum…in locis ac modis iure statutis quotannis celebrari possit”. But the paper saw the beatification as “encouragement” for the American leader: “Go out now and earn this honor, Mr. Obama, by curing some lepers or something!”

As I was perusing some of my favorite blogs today, I noticed on Deadenders that Congressman Wexler has announced his resignation. Well, gee….ain’t that too bad? He did make a statement, though…

“Today, I am announcing that I will be accepting the position of president of the Center for Middle East Peace and will leave Congress effective in January of 2010”, Wexler states from his website. “My one regret is that I will be unable to complete my current term in office, but I truly believe there is no time to waste.”

Hmmm….the only thing I can say is that if he runs the Center for Middle East Peace as spinelessly as he ran his Congressional District…we’d better start praying. I can’t help but remember how he jumped up and down and screamed about making every vote count in Florida and then, regardless that his district overwhelmingly supported Hillary, threw his support to Obama.

I guess once the gig was up that he really wasn’t a resident of Florida, but was only using his mother’s address instead, it kinda showed that he was just like the rest of the sleazy hypocritical politicians running this country.

Acknowledging that accusations that he doesn’t really live in Florida are raising “concerns” among his constituents, Democratic U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler said Tuesday that he will begin leasing an apartment in his congressional district rather than continue to claim residency at his in-laws’ home near Delray Beach.

Wexler made the announcement on the same day that his two challengers produced records showing Wexler received property tax breaks by declaring his house in Potomac, Md., a “primary residence” from 1999 to 2002. He also signed a loan document with his wife in 2005 describing the house as “my/our principal residence.”…

Oh yeah…they aren’t just the “Democratic Party” anymore…Howard Dean calls the “The NEW Democratic Party”. Maybe new…but, IMO, certainly not improved.

News that leaves me shaking my head in disbelief….

Judge: abortion laws protect girl who sought pregnancy-ending beating
The Salt Lake Tribune has this story:

A judge has released a 17-year-old Vernal girl from jail after ruling she did not commit a crime when she allegedly paid a man to beat her in an attempt to end her late-term pregnancy.

The release, which came after the girl’s mother obtained a second opinion on her daughter’s no contest plea, has incensed some lawmakers who argue the ruling skirts laws governing legal abortions in Utah.

“The judge is absolutely stretching,” said Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman. “There’s no way the judge believes the Utah Legislature left open this loophole. I guarantee it will be closed this next session.”

Eighth District Juvenile Court Judge Larry Steele sided with attorney Rich King, who argued under Utah law and around the country women are not held criminally liable for soliciting an abortion.

“Women may use any procedure or method of terminating pregnancy, by abortion or by miscarriage, and they cannot be charged with a crime,” King said.

Judge Steele called the girl’s actions to end her seven-month pregnancy “shocking and crude” in a four-page ruling Thursday, but said her actions “fit the definition for an abortion. As such, she cannot be held criminally liable for her actions pursuant to the Utah abortion statutes.”

I don’t even know what to say about this story…it leaves my mind reeling on so many levels. Setting aside the mental status of this young girl who would pay someone to beat her until she loses a child, this judge who is supposedly an educated man, obviously cannot seem to use any form of good sense when it comes to interpreting the law.

I’ll be very blunt, which may anger some of my friends who disagree with me, but I have to be true to my faith. Being Catholic, I’m not an advocate of abortions. I prefer that women (and men) take responsibility when they conceive a child. I also believe that if a person becomes a judge and is given the job to interpret the laws, he needs to have a clear understanding of the intent of the law. In my opinion, this story reinforces my belief that we need to do more to support women who become pregnant and offer them other alternatives to abortion and we need to educate young women that there are alternatives already available. We also need to do more to educate ourselves as to the records of the judges sitting on the bench.

Listen, I’m not naive….I don’t see abortion being outlawed in this country, sadly it’s big business and abortion clinics have plenty of money to keep the politicians in check with their lobbyists. But what this young girl did and what the judge did to support her will set back respect for women into the dark ages…or to the Taliban who think that beating women is religious law, as noted by Uppity Woman.

Chances are, this story won’t make the MSM and if it does, it will barely raise an eyebrow. But, let there be a story about animal abuse…and there will be calls to have the person responsible for the abuse to be jailed or given the same treatment he/she gave the animal. Go figure.

Ooops…almost forgot. For Randal, as promised….a belly dancer. Enjoy!

Ok…I’m off to enjoy the day with my family.

See ya later!

WANT TO FEEL GOOD? DANCE

What? You wanted a real post today?

Sorry, but I”m still lite posting until my brother leaves town, but while I’m gone feel free to crank up the music and dance.

Here’s one for you, nazareth priest….

Zombie dancing…

Lizard Dancing…

So easy even a robot can do it….

And clean up your mess when you leave. I’m not your mother.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN…

I’ll be leaving early this morning to pick my son up from his campus, so I won’t have time to put up a real post on real issues. Ok, you all know that’s a sham, I rarely put up quality posts about the issues…but you know what I mean.

Anyway, when I get back I’ll answer any of your wise cracks comments and then I’ll stop over at your place (if you have one) and leave a wise crack comment there.

Ugh…off I go, I hate driving in the rain. My son better appreciate this curb service or he’ll be riding the bus next time. Kids. Humph.

Have a great day, friends.

Nunly

BLAH BLAH BLAH NUNLY STUFF….

I thought today was going to be one of those easy going, lite housekeeping and blogging kinda days. That just changed with one phone call from my mom early this morning. My brother is coming to visit…Monday. YIKES! I’m thrilled, of course, and can’t wait to see him. But, he’ll be staying with me (again, LOVE having him here!), but this means I have work to do! It’s not that my house is dirty or messy, now that the kids are gone it actually stays clean for more than a day. And don’t get me wrong…I like my house clean, but that doesn’t mean I like doing the work. A full time housekeeper is one of those fantasies I have when I’m not fantasizing about sinful stuff. In fact, if I could figure out how to put a housekeeper fantasy into one of those other fantasies (which I end up having to spill in the confessional to the poor priest who’s heard it a million times over), I think I may go into ecstasy.

Anyway, moving on with this blathering inane post….last month, my old Hoover vacuum cleaner finally gave way after 10 years of heavy duty work so that meant I would be in for the grueling task of finding a new one. Of course, in my Nunly manner, I usually make this stuff more complicated than it needs to be. I’m a stickler for getting my money’s worth out of my purchases and that means quality is just as important as price…which also means it takes me days or weeks to make a decision on buying something as simple as a vacuum cleaner. A total waste of time, I know, because invariably the advertising doesn’t measure up to the product.

After long hours of searching the Internet on sites like Consumer Reports, Popular Mechanics, Porn, and Vacuum Wizard, I came to the decision to check out the newest Dyson Model DC28 Animal. Yup…the way I figure it, if it’s called “Animal” it must be good. But just searching the Internet wasn’t good enough. I can’t just buy something off the Internet or through a catalog, I have to see it…feel it…examine it from top to bottom. In fact, if more women chose their men like I choose cleaning appliances, there would be fewer divorces. Kinda like marriage, this was going to be my partner through thick and thin..richer or poorer and all that stuff.

So, off I went off on my quest to comparison shop. At first I was torn between the new DC28 and the DC25. The difference was that the DC25 was a little cheaper (I like cheaper) and it had that new “ball technology” for easy maneuvering (I like easy). The only store that had both models on display was Sears. I was glad I checked because the “ball technology” was a huge disappointment. It didn’t maneuver all that well, it required some hefty wrist action and trying to get it to make those easy turns like I saw on TV was impossible. It could just be me…I’m not a hefty gal and I have a touch of carpal tunnel syndrome (too much typing-go figure). The other problem with the DC25 (which I read often in the reviews) the cup that collected the dirt was really small and would require multiple trips to dump it. The thought of running up and down stairs multiple times while vacuuming didn’t excite me–although it would allow me to cut down the time I spend on the treadmill.

Then I tried the DC28. It was just like in the movies…the sun came out and a beam of light shown on it as I moved it back and forth on the demonstration rug. Choirs of angels began to sing and suddenly, I looked down and I was wearing a cute little belted dress, a white apron, pearls, and high heels, just like June Cleaver. This was it…this was “THE ONE”.

I happily told the heavily Indian accented salesman that I would take it. He even informed me, even though I was sold on the product, that I could return it in 30 days if I didn’t like it and get my money back. The sound of the angel choir became louder and more intense, and the whole store turned into a beautiful valley with unicorns making their way to a gurgling stream and snow-topped mountains in the background . A guarantee of quality? Am I in heaven?

Ok..back to Earth. After waiting about 5 days to get the machine (they were out of stock) I finally got it home to give it a test run. I was surely going to hold them to that 30 day try-out deal. My husband snapped it together (no screws or complicated directions!) and we brought it upstairs where it got the white carpet test. And yes…it fulfilled my every expectation. My carpet looked two shades lighter and I was shocked at the amount of dirt and dog hair that came up. I had just vacuumed that room twice, the day before, with my mom’s vacuum that I borrowed. As I was on my way downstairs to dump the dirt from the collection cup into the trash…I realized that my chance of returning this vacuum may have been dashed.

In the short time my husband and I were upstairs vacuuming the carpet in one room, my dog had taken the large vacuum cleaner box and dragged it into the family room where she tore it up and chewed it into tiny pieces. She never could resist corrugated cardboard. My husband thought it was funny and cute and made some remark about how much fun I can have cleaning up the mess with my new vacuum.

Jackass.

So, today I will be giving my new “Animal” vacuum cleaner a run for its money because having my brother come to visit requires the royal treatment. Of course, all this extra work will never be noticed by my brother because…well, he’s a guy. The only work I really need to do is to dust off the TV, X-Box, and stack the fridge with beer. That should do it!

(Note: I’ll still be checking my blog regularly, so don’t think your comments will go unnoticed or unanswered. And I’ll visit your blogs during my lunch break. I’m the queen of multi-tasking, ya know…”I am woman, hear me roar…”)

AND THE WINNER IS…..

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NOT THIS MESSIAH

Congratulations Rio de Janeiro!

DEMONIC POSSESSION IS REAL

Just watch this video….

YIKES!

TEMPTATIONS COME IN MANY FORMS

I love kids…they just crack me up.  

I’m also going to add a shameless promotion of my other blog, Eating Habits,  where you can go today to see my favorite hot chocolate recipe.  I mean really, what goes better with marshmallows than hot chocolate?