First, read this.
Now, this -
Obama to order charges withdrawn against USS Cole bombing mastermind
When I first read about Pohl saying no, I thought that was the end of it. Well, no, I hoped that was the end of it. But when I watched Robert Gibbs on the 29th explain to reporters the "we are consulting with the Pentagon and the Department of Justice to explore our options in that case.", I was a little unnerved.
Then yesterday.....well, I have no words.
How does this help the cause of justice?
Is it so important to get your way?
Was Col. Pohl standing up for what was right such a problem for "The One" that he had to do this?
Does this Administration need to be reminded that SEVENTEEN U.S. Sailors died on Oct. 12, 2000, when Al Qaeda suicide bombers steered an explosives-laden boat into the Cole, while it was in a Yemeni port???
Oh and let's not forget Judge Susan Crawford - Oh no, I don't want to leave you out - Princess Crabby wants to personally send you a big "Effffff you!"
Navy Commander JD Gordon, a Pentagon spokesman, said: "It was [Judge Susan Crawford's] decision, and it reflects the fact that the president [US president Barack Obama] has issued an executive order which mandates that the military commissions be halted, pending the outcome of several comprehensive reviews of our detention operations at Guantanamo."
I hope whatever you are angling to get from the new Administration of Hope&Change turns out to be worth your backbone. I hope it's the best unicorn in the stable.
Friday, February 06, 2009
The View From The Kitchen Window
The view from the kitchen window lately................
In August.
Guess which I prefer?
In August.
Guess which I prefer?Thursday, February 05, 2009
Peacocks
So Jen and I head to the favorite breakfast place this morning. While we are eating, Jen leans to the side and says "What are those?". She gestures out the window behind me. I turn. There are birds on the porch of the RV park office across the parking lot. I turn back to her and raise an eyebrow "Who are you talking to?" LOL I don't know much about animals for the same reason she doesn't know much about animals. Hello! We both grew up in Charlestown. While we have both moved south of the city to a neighborhood with trees and a yard..........it's not "Green Acres" for pity's sake! 
Then I notice the little feathers on the top of their heads...."They're, um, peacocks. Yes! Peacocks! That's it." And I gesture with my hand on the top of my head (I'm totally Irish, so this particular habit of mine - talking with my hands - must be the result of eating Italian food). She asks if they were there when we came in. Again I laugh, I am the most unobservant person eva! I have no idea.
Anyway, when it's time to go outside to the car, they are still there, maybe ten feet from my car.....I get in the drivers seat....Jen walks around to her side which is closer to the peacocks.
Jen gets in.
Then I notice the little feathers on the top of their heads...."They're, um, peacocks. Yes! Peacocks! That's it." And I gesture with my hand on the top of my head (I'm totally Irish, so this particular habit of mine - talking with my hands - must be the result of eating Italian food). She asks if they were there when we came in. Again I laugh, I am the most unobservant person eva! I have no idea.Anyway, when it's time to go outside to the car, they are still there, maybe ten feet from my car.....I get in the drivers seat....Jen walks around to her side which is closer to the peacocks.
Jen gets in.Then I start the car.
I saw "The Birds".
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
The Last of The Kelleys
My grandfather was the firstborn.
Danny the youngest. Lost at Iwo Jima.
Kay the only girl. She and her husband went in on the cottage with my grandparents so we were together every summer.
George worked with the Chinese as an Army officer during WWII. He married Helen and oh she was so much fun! She was beautiful and you could tell that when he was young, he was dashing.
Tommy was in the Merchant Marine, they called him "Far Away Kelley". He looked so much like my own grandfather that after Papa Kelley passed it spooked me to see him.
John & Joe lived across the street from me when I was young. They worked for the post office. John on the first floor with his wife Mary. Joe in the 2nd floor apartment. They would talk to me for hours about family and the war and Charlestown.
Jim was the first to go, long before I was born, in the Coconut Grove.
Tim the last.
My mother called tonight. There will be a memorial service.
Tim was a WWII veteran.
Tim was a retired Boston Police Sgt.
Tim painted lovely landscapes.
Tim was in a perpetual good mood.
Tim had a lovely family.
And Tim sang. He loved to sing. And his favorite thing to sing was "Danny Boy"
Danny the youngest. Lost at Iwo Jima.
Kay the only girl. She and her husband went in on the cottage with my grandparents so we were together every summer.
George worked with the Chinese as an Army officer during WWII. He married Helen and oh she was so much fun! She was beautiful and you could tell that when he was young, he was dashing.
Tommy was in the Merchant Marine, they called him "Far Away Kelley". He looked so much like my own grandfather that after Papa Kelley passed it spooked me to see him.
John & Joe lived across the street from me when I was young. They worked for the post office. John on the first floor with his wife Mary. Joe in the 2nd floor apartment. They would talk to me for hours about family and the war and Charlestown.
Jim was the first to go, long before I was born, in the Coconut Grove.
Tim the last.
My mother called tonight. There will be a memorial service.
Tim was a WWII veteran.
Tim was a retired Boston Police Sgt.Tim painted lovely landscapes.
Tim was in a perpetual good mood.
Tim had a lovely family.
And Tim sang. He loved to sing. And his favorite thing to sing was "Danny Boy"
Honoring Army Specialist Matthew Pollini
Monday Rockland buried Army Specialist Matthew Pollini, their native son.
Rockland pulls together to honor, bury fallen soldier
A bagpipe player led a winding procession past hundreds of mourners standing on Union Street's sidewalks yesterday morning, his tune echoing off storefronts, town offices, and homes.
Some of the mourners cried as the white, horse-drawn caisson carrying the body of Massachusetts National Guard Specialist Matthew Pollini passed by. Members of the military stood at attention, and veterans offered a salute. Schoolchildren waved small US flags.
Rockland hero Matthew Pollini laid to rest
Rockland mourned Army Spc. Matthew Pollini yesterday as nearly 1,000 people gathered to pay their respects to the husband, son and hero.
Pollini, 21, died near al-Kut, Iraq, Jan. 22 after the vehicle he was in rolled over. He was a recent newlywed, having married his 20-year-old girlfriend, Sarah Cochran, only one month earlier.
Photographer Stephanie C Olsen has a truly lovely, if heartbreaking montage set to music on her website.
I believe it was put together at the behest of the funeral home Magoun-Biggins which did a first rate job co-ordinating this event with all the groups involved. I can't imagine what it takes to pull such diverse groups and agencies together and produce the fitting tribute documented in these photographs.
Rockland pulls together to honor, bury fallen soldier
A bagpipe player led a winding procession past hundreds of mourners standing on Union Street's sidewalks yesterday morning, his tune echoing off storefronts, town offices, and homes.
Some of the mourners cried as the white, horse-drawn caisson carrying the body of Massachusetts National Guard Specialist Matthew Pollini passed by. Members of the military stood at attention, and veterans offered a salute. Schoolchildren waved small US flags.
Rockland hero Matthew Pollini laid to rest
Rockland mourned Army Spc. Matthew Pollini yesterday as nearly 1,000 people gathered to pay their respects to the husband, son and hero.
Pollini, 21, died near al-Kut, Iraq, Jan. 22 after the vehicle he was in rolled over. He was a recent newlywed, having married his 20-year-old girlfriend, Sarah Cochran, only one month earlier.
Photographer Stephanie C Olsen has a truly lovely, if heartbreaking montage set to music on her website.
I believe it was put together at the behest of the funeral home Magoun-Biggins which did a first rate job co-ordinating this event with all the groups involved. I can't imagine what it takes to pull such diverse groups and agencies together and produce the fitting tribute documented in these photographs.
Phib & Byron Are Going To Throw Down
I better brush up on my Code Duello.
Well, they probably won't, but you should go watch this kid. He's hilarious.
Well, they probably won't, but you should go watch this kid. He's hilarious.
A Clear Take On The Stimulus Bill
From WSJ on 1/28/09
A 40-Year Wish List
You won't believe what's in that stimulus bill.
"Never let a serious crisis go to waste. What I mean by that is it's an opportunity to do things you couldn't do before."
So said White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel in November, and Democrats in Congress are certainly taking his advice to heart. The 647-page, $825 billion House legislation is being sold as an economic "stimulus," but now that Democrats have finally released the details we understand Rahm's point much better. This is a political wonder that manages to spend money on just about every pent-up Democratic proposal of the last 40 years.
We've looked it over, and even we can't quite believe it. There's $1 billion for Amtrak, the federal railroad that hasn't turned a profit in 40 years; $2 billion for child-care subsidies; $50 million for that great engine of job creation, the National Endowment for the Arts; $400 million for global-warming research and another $2.4 billion for carbon-capture demonstration projects. There's even $650 million on top of the billions already doled out to pay for digital TV conversion coupons.
In selling the plan, President Obama has said this bill will make "dramatic investments to revive our flagging economy." Well, you be the judge. Some $30 billion, or less than 5% of the spending in the bill, is for fixing bridges or other highway projects. There's another $40 billion for broadband and electric grid development, airports and clean water projects that are arguably worthwhile priorities.
Add the roughly $20 billion for business tax cuts, and by our estimate only $90 billion out of $825 billion, or about 12 cents of every $1, is for something that can plausibly be considered a growth stimulus. And even many of these projects aren't likely to help the economy immediately. As Peter Orszag, the President's new budget director, told Congress a year ago, "even those [public works] that are 'on the shelf' generally cannot be undertaken quickly enough to provide timely stimulus to the economy."
Most of the rest of this project spending will go to such things as renewable energy funding ($8 billion) or mass transit ($6 billion) that have a low or negative return on investment. Most urban transit systems are so badly managed that their fares cover less than half of their costs. However, the people who operate these systems belong to public-employee unions that are campaign contributors to . . . guess which party?
Here's another lu-lu: Congress wants to spend $600 million more for the federal government to buy new cars. Uncle Sam already spends $3 billion a year on its fleet of 600,000 vehicles. Congress also wants to spend $7 billion for modernizing federal buildings and facilities. The Smithsonian is targeted to receive $150 million; we love the Smithsonian, too, but this is a job creator?
Another "stimulus" secret is that some $252 billion is for income-transfer payments -- that is, not investments that arguably help everyone, but cash or benefits to individuals for doing nothing at all. There's $81 billion for Medicaid, $36 billion for expanded unemployment benefits, $20 billion for food stamps, and $83 billion for the earned income credit for people who don't pay income tax. While some of that may be justified to help poorer Americans ride out the recession, they aren't job creators.
As for the promise of accountability, some $54 billion will go to federal programs that the Office of Management and Budget or the Government Accountability Office have already criticized as "ineffective" or unable to pass basic financial audits. These include the Economic Development Administration, the Small Business Administration, the 10 federal job training programs, and many more.
Oh, and don't forget education, which would get $66 billion more. That's more than the entire Education Department spent a mere 10 years ago and is on top of the doubling under President Bush. Some $6 billion of this will subsidize university building projects. If you think the intention here is to help kids learn, the House declares on page 257 that "No recipient . . . shall use such funds to provide financial assistance to students to attend private elementary or secondary schools." Horrors: Some money might go to nonunion teachers.
The larger fiscal issue here is whether this spending bonanza will become part of the annual "budget baseline" that Congress uses as the new floor when calculating how much to increase spending the following year, and into the future. Democrats insist that it will not. But it's hard -- no, impossible -- to believe that Congress will cut spending next year on any of these programs from their new, higher levels. The likelihood is that this allegedly emergency spending will become a permanent addition to federal outlays -- increasing pressure for tax increases in the bargain. Any Blue Dog Democrat who votes for this ought to turn in his "deficit hawk" credentials.
This is supposed to be a new era of bipartisanship, but this bill was written based on the wish list of every living -- or dead -- Democratic interest group. As Speaker Nancy Pelosi put it, "We won the election. We wrote the bill." So they did. Republicans should let them take all of the credit.
A 40-Year Wish List
You won't believe what's in that stimulus bill.
"Never let a serious crisis go to waste. What I mean by that is it's an opportunity to do things you couldn't do before."
So said White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel in November, and Democrats in Congress are certainly taking his advice to heart. The 647-page, $825 billion House legislation is being sold as an economic "stimulus," but now that Democrats have finally released the details we understand Rahm's point much better. This is a political wonder that manages to spend money on just about every pent-up Democratic proposal of the last 40 years.
We've looked it over, and even we can't quite believe it. There's $1 billion for Amtrak, the federal railroad that hasn't turned a profit in 40 years; $2 billion for child-care subsidies; $50 million for that great engine of job creation, the National Endowment for the Arts; $400 million for global-warming research and another $2.4 billion for carbon-capture demonstration projects. There's even $650 million on top of the billions already doled out to pay for digital TV conversion coupons.
In selling the plan, President Obama has said this bill will make "dramatic investments to revive our flagging economy." Well, you be the judge. Some $30 billion, or less than 5% of the spending in the bill, is for fixing bridges or other highway projects. There's another $40 billion for broadband and electric grid development, airports and clean water projects that are arguably worthwhile priorities.
Add the roughly $20 billion for business tax cuts, and by our estimate only $90 billion out of $825 billion, or about 12 cents of every $1, is for something that can plausibly be considered a growth stimulus. And even many of these projects aren't likely to help the economy immediately. As Peter Orszag, the President's new budget director, told Congress a year ago, "even those [public works] that are 'on the shelf' generally cannot be undertaken quickly enough to provide timely stimulus to the economy."
Most of the rest of this project spending will go to such things as renewable energy funding ($8 billion) or mass transit ($6 billion) that have a low or negative return on investment. Most urban transit systems are so badly managed that their fares cover less than half of their costs. However, the people who operate these systems belong to public-employee unions that are campaign contributors to . . . guess which party?
Here's another lu-lu: Congress wants to spend $600 million more for the federal government to buy new cars. Uncle Sam already spends $3 billion a year on its fleet of 600,000 vehicles. Congress also wants to spend $7 billion for modernizing federal buildings and facilities. The Smithsonian is targeted to receive $150 million; we love the Smithsonian, too, but this is a job creator?
Another "stimulus" secret is that some $252 billion is for income-transfer payments -- that is, not investments that arguably help everyone, but cash or benefits to individuals for doing nothing at all. There's $81 billion for Medicaid, $36 billion for expanded unemployment benefits, $20 billion for food stamps, and $83 billion for the earned income credit for people who don't pay income tax. While some of that may be justified to help poorer Americans ride out the recession, they aren't job creators.
As for the promise of accountability, some $54 billion will go to federal programs that the Office of Management and Budget or the Government Accountability Office have already criticized as "ineffective" or unable to pass basic financial audits. These include the Economic Development Administration, the Small Business Administration, the 10 federal job training programs, and many more.
Oh, and don't forget education, which would get $66 billion more. That's more than the entire Education Department spent a mere 10 years ago and is on top of the doubling under President Bush. Some $6 billion of this will subsidize university building projects. If you think the intention here is to help kids learn, the House declares on page 257 that "No recipient . . . shall use such funds to provide financial assistance to students to attend private elementary or secondary schools." Horrors: Some money might go to nonunion teachers.
The larger fiscal issue here is whether this spending bonanza will become part of the annual "budget baseline" that Congress uses as the new floor when calculating how much to increase spending the following year, and into the future. Democrats insist that it will not. But it's hard -- no, impossible -- to believe that Congress will cut spending next year on any of these programs from their new, higher levels. The likelihood is that this allegedly emergency spending will become a permanent addition to federal outlays -- increasing pressure for tax increases in the bargain. Any Blue Dog Democrat who votes for this ought to turn in his "deficit hawk" credentials.
This is supposed to be a new era of bipartisanship, but this bill was written based on the wish list of every living -- or dead -- Democratic interest group. As Speaker Nancy Pelosi put it, "We won the election. We wrote the bill." So they did. Republicans should let them take all of the credit.
Monday, February 02, 2009
A Long Day
Jen & I spent the day with old family friends who lost their beloved patriarch.
The funeral. We were at the Cathedral because that was actually their parish. It was crowded, he was a good guy from a good family.
The cemetary.
The hanging out and crying. LOL, I'm kidding, it wasn't that bad. When you live a good life, raise a good family, and see your 76th birthday.......these things have a way of being a celebration. You tell your favorite stories. You see people you haven't seen in a while. You meet new people.
It was a long day, I left the house at 0930......and I pulled into the driveway at 2130. But it was by and large a good day.
This is the first I have seen some people since we found out my chemo didn't work. There's a conversational gem! If you saw me, I look just as I did when I was diagnosed. Just 25 lbs heavier - not 32 - thank you Dr. Atkins! It's hard to believe anything is wrong with me (are you listening Dr. H & Dr. M???)
So they say "Your treatment worked!"
And I get to say "No. But it's fine."
Shit, even I know that sounds stupid.
But it is fine. I feel so much better. I randomly decided last night to head to the gym at 2100 (no I didn't care about the Superbowl). Even with this pesky little head cold, I haven't needed Tylenol in days. This morning my hands ached a little, but no numbness, no tingling. No dizziness, no tremors.
But I am exhausted, so I am off to bed.
The funeral. We were at the Cathedral because that was actually their parish. It was crowded, he was a good guy from a good family.
The cemetary.
The hanging out and crying. LOL, I'm kidding, it wasn't that bad. When you live a good life, raise a good family, and see your 76th birthday.......these things have a way of being a celebration. You tell your favorite stories. You see people you haven't seen in a while. You meet new people.
It was a long day, I left the house at 0930......and I pulled into the driveway at 2130. But it was by and large a good day.
This is the first I have seen some people since we found out my chemo didn't work. There's a conversational gem! If you saw me, I look just as I did when I was diagnosed. Just 25 lbs heavier - not 32 - thank you Dr. Atkins! It's hard to believe anything is wrong with me (are you listening Dr. H & Dr. M???)
So they say "Your treatment worked!"
And I get to say "No. But it's fine."
Shit, even I know that sounds stupid.
But it is fine. I feel so much better. I randomly decided last night to head to the gym at 2100 (no I didn't care about the Superbowl). Even with this pesky little head cold, I haven't needed Tylenol in days. This morning my hands ached a little, but no numbness, no tingling. No dizziness, no tremors.
But I am exhausted, so I am off to bed.
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
BZ Col. James L. Pohl!!!!!
You, sir, have Princess Crabby's undying respect and admiration.
What's right is right and what's wrong is wrong. No matter who is POTUS.
Part of the "The One's" plan for GITMO was to request a four month delay all the military trials and proceedings.
Obama moves on Guantanamo vow, seeks to delay trials
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — Only hours after taking office, President Barack Obama late Tuesday ordered Pentagon prosecutors to seek a 120-day freeze in war crimes trials of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba — his first action toward fulfilling a campaign pledge to close the controversial prison camp.
As with any other blanket order, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. In the case of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the accused planner of the 2000 USS Cole attack in Yemen....it doesn't work. Or more to the point, it achieves nothing.
It's already been delayed enough. For pity's sake we're finally adjudicating a crime that was committed over eight years ago. As Gladstone said "Justice delayed is justice denied". I agree, so does CDR Lippold.
And who has averted yet another needless and heartbreaking delay? Who has stood up and said no, this is the law, this is what's right? Who has risked his future to DO THE RIGHT THING?
US Army attorney Col. James L. Pohl.
Now, before you say - "Maggie, you are just applauding this guy because he is tough on the detainees." Nope. There is ample evidence that this guy is fair. For example his dealing in the Darbi case.
Or - "Maggie, how can Obama save the world if he can't get everyone to obey?" Nope. Obama can suggest, request, or cajole........but he can't interfere. Perhaps "The One's" crack legal staff could read up on "unlawful command influence". And a word to the wise, the institution that enjoys the most respect from Americans in every poll - the military. So you might not wanna throw any stones in that direction.
What's right is right and what's wrong is wrong. No matter who is POTUS.
Part of the "The One's" plan for GITMO was to request a four month delay all the military trials and proceedings.
Obama moves on Guantanamo vow, seeks to delay trials
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — Only hours after taking office, President Barack Obama late Tuesday ordered Pentagon prosecutors to seek a 120-day freeze in war crimes trials of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba — his first action toward fulfilling a campaign pledge to close the controversial prison camp.
As with any other blanket order, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. In the case of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the accused planner of the 2000 USS Cole attack in Yemen....it doesn't work. Or more to the point, it achieves nothing.
It's already been delayed enough. For pity's sake we're finally adjudicating a crime that was committed over eight years ago. As Gladstone said "Justice delayed is justice denied". I agree, so does CDR Lippold.
And who has averted yet another needless and heartbreaking delay? Who has stood up and said no, this is the law, this is what's right? Who has risked his future to DO THE RIGHT THING?
US Army attorney Col. James L. Pohl.
Now, before you say - "Maggie, you are just applauding this guy because he is tough on the detainees." Nope. There is ample evidence that this guy is fair. For example his dealing in the Darbi case.
Or - "Maggie, how can Obama save the world if he can't get everyone to obey?" Nope. Obama can suggest, request, or cajole........but he can't interfere. Perhaps "The One's" crack legal staff could read up on "unlawful command influence". And a word to the wise, the institution that enjoys the most respect from Americans in every poll - the military. So you might not wanna throw any stones in that direction.
"The One" Puts His Foot In His Mouth
....and Cassandra makes sure he doesn't get off scot-free.
The IceMan Cometh
Sacre bleu! The Princess sprang from betwixt the marital sheets yesterday morning to find the long driveway leading to her humble abode encased in a solid inch of glistening ice. It had been shoveled clean of snow at 9 pm, but for some odd reason having nothing to do with the utter absence of orange trees in her yard, she preferred sleep to staying up all night with smudge pots lit and snow shovels at the ready.
In the morning, she dutifully donned multiple layers of clothing and trudged outdoors to chip a 2 foot path to the street. The rest of the driveway is still encased in ice today. It never did melt.
Our new President, who chose to send his daughters to an exclusive private school in DC, was quick to chide area residents for our general lack of hardiness in the face of the latest irrefutable evidence of global warming:
Go read the rest.....it is very good. No one rips a faker like Cassandra.
H/T The Armorer
The IceMan Cometh
Sacre bleu! The Princess sprang from betwixt the marital sheets yesterday morning to find the long driveway leading to her humble abode encased in a solid inch of glistening ice. It had been shoveled clean of snow at 9 pm, but for some odd reason having nothing to do with the utter absence of orange trees in her yard, she preferred sleep to staying up all night with smudge pots lit and snow shovels at the ready.
In the morning, she dutifully donned multiple layers of clothing and trudged outdoors to chip a 2 foot path to the street. The rest of the driveway is still encased in ice today. It never did melt.
Our new President, who chose to send his daughters to an exclusive private school in DC, was quick to chide area residents for our general lack of hardiness in the face of the latest irrefutable evidence of global warming:
Go read the rest.....it is very good. No one rips a faker like Cassandra.
H/T The Armorer
Thursday, January 29, 2009
So, Today Starts Off Well
I was up at 0745 to join in a Milblogger's Roundtable.
Also in the call were Chuck of America's North Shore Journal, Bruce of Q&O, Galrahn of Information Dissemination and several others.
I greeted Bruce when he came on the line and he replied "I should have guessed you'd be on the call about pirates!"
I laughed "You're right! I always aspired to be the pirate's lady! Too many Errol Flynn movies."
Chuck chimed in with "Or Johnny Depp."
Yeah.....no, now that I am looking at this pic, have a mental image of Johhny Depp and consider today's pirates......I'll stick with Sailors.
Anyway, the Roundtable was good and I will have something up in a bit.
Rear Admiral Terence E. "Terry" McKnight Expeditionary Strike Group 2/Commander, Task Force 51/59/151 was very interesting and he managed to answer all my questions during his presentation and while he was answering other people's questions. But not to worry, SJS had slipped me a few questions, so I had stuff to ask!
BTW, because of the early hour.........I attended in my favorite black nightgown.
Also in the call were Chuck of America's North Shore Journal, Bruce of Q&O, Galrahn of Information Dissemination and several others.
I greeted Bruce when he came on the line and he replied "I should have guessed you'd be on the call about pirates!"
I laughed "You're right! I always aspired to be the pirate's lady! Too many Errol Flynn movies."
Chuck chimed in with "Or Johnny Depp."Yeah.....no, now that I am looking at this pic, have a mental image of Johhny Depp and consider today's pirates......I'll stick with Sailors.
Anyway, the Roundtable was good and I will have something up in a bit.
Rear Admiral Terence E. "Terry" McKnight Expeditionary Strike Group 2/Commander, Task Force 51/59/151 was very interesting and he managed to answer all my questions during his presentation and while he was answering other people's questions. But not to worry, SJS had slipped me a few questions, so I had stuff to ask!
BTW, because of the early hour.........I attended in my favorite black nightgown.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Why Is Cheese Delcious On Italian Food......
...but when you melt it on Chinese food it's disgusting?"
From the Daily Show (shameslessly stolen from The Castle) on how people with Bush Derangement Syndrome deal with the new day.
From the Daily Show (shameslessly stolen from The Castle) on how people with Bush Derangement Syndrome deal with the new day.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
He's Not Talking About Me!
That would be ridiculous!
VADM Harvey's words are being discussed far and wide.
Here's the part that riled some -
"With respect to your comment concerning participation in the blogosphere and the upcoming milbloggers conference, let me speak pretty plainly - most of the blogs I’ve dropped in on and read on a regular basis leave me pretty cold. Too many seem to be interested in scoring cheap, and anonymous, hits vice engaging in meaningful and professional exchanges. There is also a general lack of reverence for facts and an excess of emotion that, for me, really reduces the value of the blog. Incorrect/inaccurate data and lots of hype may be entertaining for some, but just doesn’t work for me."
The question was asked - "Who is he talking about?"
Well I just know it isn't me. If VADM Harvey met me, he'd love me.
VADM Harvey's words are being discussed far and wide.
Here's the part that riled some -
"With respect to your comment concerning participation in the blogosphere and the upcoming milbloggers conference, let me speak pretty plainly - most of the blogs I’ve dropped in on and read on a regular basis leave me pretty cold. Too many seem to be interested in scoring cheap, and anonymous, hits vice engaging in meaningful and professional exchanges. There is also a general lack of reverence for facts and an excess of emotion that, for me, really reduces the value of the blog. Incorrect/inaccurate data and lots of hype may be entertaining for some, but just doesn’t work for me."
The question was asked - "Who is he talking about?"
Well I just know it isn't me. If VADM Harvey met me, he'd love me.
I Love This Logic
Bob Cerasoli issues a report about five weeks ago.
The city has more vehicles than allowed by law. The law allows for 60. They have over 270.
The city could save a million by cutting some waste there.
And the politicians reply?
Cerasoli is overestimating the savings.
Wait! If he can't guess the exact amount of money the city will save, you don't have to comply with the law that limits the number?
Between this nonsense and Nagin thwarting Bob's efforts to properly protect his criminal investigators, I don't know how he stands it.
Stick with it Bob! You are doing a good job.
The city has more vehicles than allowed by law. The law allows for 60. They have over 270.
The city could save a million by cutting some waste there.
And the politicians reply?
Cerasoli is overestimating the savings.
Wait! If he can't guess the exact amount of money the city will save, you don't have to comply with the law that limits the number?
Between this nonsense and Nagin thwarting Bob's efforts to properly protect his criminal investigators, I don't know how he stands it.
Stick with it Bob! You are doing a good job.
Monday, January 26, 2009
I Am A Jackass
So, I'm so brilliant and in charge and I decide that I am stopping everything but vitamins.
And I'm so good at finding out info and making informed decisions.
Yet, I didn't bother to check on how to stop taking steroids.
I expected to feel really good today.....4th day with no Revlimid......no steroid.......but I felt awful and five hours in work exhausted me. Truly. I felt like I was lugging a bag of rocks when I left at 1715. I had to nap for two hours before heading to Jen's for Jack.
Earlier in the day I posted a message in the multiple myeloma listserv asking about stopping the Dex. This was in my inbox when I got home.
Dexamethasone Oral
Do not stop taking dexamethasone without talking to your doctor. Stopping the drug abruptly can cause loss of appetite, upset stomach, vomiting, drowsiness, confusion, headache, fever, joint and muscle pain, peeling skin, and weight loss. If you take large doses for a long time, your doctor probably will decrease your dose gradually to allow your body to adjust before stopping the drug completely. Watch for these side effects if you are gradually decreasing your dose and after you stop taking the tablets or oral liquid, even if you switch to an inhalation corticosteroid medication. If these problems occur, call your doctor immediately. You may need to increase your dose of tablets or liquid temporarily or start taking them again.
Two Tylenol and off to bed.
And I'm so good at finding out info and making informed decisions.
Yet, I didn't bother to check on how to stop taking steroids.
I expected to feel really good today.....4th day with no Revlimid......no steroid.......but I felt awful and five hours in work exhausted me. Truly. I felt like I was lugging a bag of rocks when I left at 1715. I had to nap for two hours before heading to Jen's for Jack.
Earlier in the day I posted a message in the multiple myeloma listserv asking about stopping the Dex. This was in my inbox when I got home.
Dexamethasone Oral
Do not stop taking dexamethasone without talking to your doctor. Stopping the drug abruptly can cause loss of appetite, upset stomach, vomiting, drowsiness, confusion, headache, fever, joint and muscle pain, peeling skin, and weight loss. If you take large doses for a long time, your doctor probably will decrease your dose gradually to allow your body to adjust before stopping the drug completely. Watch for these side effects if you are gradually decreasing your dose and after you stop taking the tablets or oral liquid, even if you switch to an inhalation corticosteroid medication. If these problems occur, call your doctor immediately. You may need to increase your dose of tablets or liquid temporarily or start taking them again.
Two Tylenol and off to bed.
USS Green Bay
"Fair winds and following seas"
The flight deck is knows as Lambeau Field and the P-Ways have street names from the city. The ship actually has a license from the NFL for the logo and the ships seal is green and gold.
Statum Bello Invictus Maneo
Stand and Fight, Remain Unvanquished
Congratulations to the ships officers and crew and Princess Crabby's Ogre who built it.
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