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Not Much To Say
There are few people who know what is going on in our (my family’s) real world right now, and at the moment, I’m going to keep it that way. Being perfectly honest, under the current circumstances, I don’t give a flying flip what is going on in politics. I’m not reading other blogs like I usually do throughout the week, finding interesting, and/or informative posts to link. I hope y’all will forgive me for not keeping up with things, but if you knew the circumstances, odds are, you’d ask…”Why the hell are you posting at all?” Well, sometimes, it keeps my mind busy, and at other times, I’m not even making much sense to myself.
Yes, this is a MAJOR family crisis, and as a family, we WILL stand together through this! Please bear with me, and pray that all will turn out well. I am leaving it in God’s Hands because He is the One Who is in control.
A Blog FYI
Apparently, our server is going to be doing some upgrading, or some such thing, so…..
This upgrade includes newer software packages (including Python, Perl and gcc), as well as all the security and performance benefits that come along with CentOS 6. In addition to this, the server will be redeployed with a different file system type simultaneously, further increasing performance.
Although a bulk of the upgrades to your server are being done with it online and functional, in order to safely finalize these changes our Administrators will need to temporarily take your server offline in the early morning hours. Barring any extenuating circumstances this outage should only last about 2 hours.
Please note that while we do not anticipate your software having problems post-update, it may be required to re-compile any module(s) you are using to take advantage of the newer included libraries. We suggest reviewing your site afterward to verify that it is functioning as it should.
I have no idea what all that means, I leave that kind of stuff up to the guru, but if this site vanishes for a couple of hours, not to worry…. it WILL be back! I hope! 
Criminy!
Looks like video day at Ol’ Broad’s place! It wasn’t intentional, there just happened to be some good ones that came out, and I ran across this morning. Well, they should keep y’all entertained,and informed, while we’re off doing what we gotta do this afternoon! 
Internet Issues!
Apparently, it’s not just in this house that the internet is moving slower than molasses in January. I thought it was my computer, then found out everyone in the house is having the same problem. According to a few folks on Facebook, they are having the exact same issue….internet moving like it’s 1990! So, apparently, posting will be quite light until the issue is resolved.
To say this is annoying as hell, is an understatement! Considering there is a new tiny person, I’m still in Texas, and there is typically upheaval on a regular basis, light blogging is the norm.
I will, however, be heading home next week. I had thought I’d be home tomorrow. That’s what I get for thinking. sigh.. I so miss my bed, the Mr, and my calm, insane kittehs!
How Sweet!
I got a participation trophy! Mr Rob at American and Proud, one of my favorite people, awarded me a
According to the rules I have to…
1. Copy and paste the Major Award to my blog. Done it.
2. Link back the person who gave me the award. Done it, up top.
3. Pick out five favorite blogs with less than 200 followers, and leave a comment on their blog to let them know they have received the award. Doing it.
4. Hope that the five blogs chosen will keep spreading the love and pass it on to five more blogs. Ya’ll best be doin it!
Now, I don’t know if Rob had this dilemma or not, but I have no idea how many ‘followers’ my favorites have. To be honest, I don’t even know how many I have. But, I’ll give it my best shot. I’m guessing I can’t name him, cuz he’s already gotten his award. I might have a tough time limiting it to just five. So….
Here are my five in no particular order.
Be Sure You’re RIGHT, Then Go Ahead
DANG! That was a LOT harder than I thought it would be! Changed a few a couple of times. Only five? UGH! I’ve definitely got more than five favorites. sigh… The rules don’t say I can’t have honorable mentions, does it? Shoot, if I did that, I’d be here all day, making links to all my favorites. Heh. Let’s see, there’s Badger Blogger, Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot. (when she ever gets around to posting anything, it usually pretty darn good stuff!). Then there’s Cmblake6′s, Grandpa John’s…..the list would get very long! So, I’m gonna leave it at that. Oh, and we mustn’t forget the afore mentioned American and Proud as well!
Drinking Right With The Right Folks!
Well, it’s no secret that I don’t actually drink, but it was definitely great to see some folks, and meet some new ones. Don’t ask me who, I can’t remember names. And seriously, I wasn’t drinking….unless you consider Coke drinking. 
And thanks to the lady who bought the first one. LOL
So, Chris and I set out for Papa’s Social Club in Milwaukee. There have been a LOT of changes to the freeways, and I’m rather impressed. No doubt, the next time I come up here, they will be redoing the whole shebang….again. Cuz, y’know….that’s what gubmints do….they fix things that ain’t broke, and tinker to the point that….well…y’all know.
Silencing The Truth
UPDATE: Bare Naked Islam is back……sort of, and from Maggie’s Notebook….Bare Naked Islam Reinstated – Bare Naked Islam Support: A Suggestion for Bloggers and Commenters
An anti-Muslim hate blog that contained inflammatory comments has been taken down by its hosting company after numerous complaints from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, PR Newswire reports.
Since when do we cave to American hating animals? Oh yeah…since everything is supposedly offensive to murderous thugs, we must placate their little egos. Well, actually, they are rather LARGE egos, and have been growing since some fool claimed Islam was a ‘religion of peace’. Yeah…so peaceful that murdering women and children is a daily occurrence with them! And what has the U.S. policy been concerning these oh so peaceful animals? Why, they’ve opened the door and welcomed them in, to wreak havoc on our entire society. Islam and our Constitution do NOT mix! If you need proof, I have quite an archive under the category “religion of pieces”. There are plenty of visuals to keep you entertained for hours. Make sure you have a barf bag ready though! Many of the pictures are extremely gruesome….brought to you by…..drum roll please….. ISLAM!
They say that most people learned about Islam on 9/11. That might be true for many, but not for me. I have known about it for as long as I can remember. How? Well, if you have been coming around here for a while, you might already know, but I’ll share a bit anyway. You see, my adoptive mother was a first generation American. Her parents immigrated from Lebanon. Yep…that Lebanon, over there in the Middle East. Why were her mother and father sent to the U.S. by their parents, when they were both just teenagers? Because those oh so peaceful Muslims came into their village, and SLAUGHTERED a large number of those living there. Why? Because the village was a CHRISTIAN village. The stories I grew up with makes it possible for me to KNOW these animals are not worth spit! This was long before any ‘uprising’, it was just a regular occurrence in the area. Muslims have been murdering Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, etc., for as long as there has been Islam. That’s what they do! They even murder fellow Muslims if they don’t consider them Muslim enough. To me that translates to if you don’t adhere to the lying, cheating, pedophilia, murdering dictates of Mohammed, then you get to die too. They bow to a god of hatred. Allah is NOT the same God of Christians and Jews!
CAIR, and organizations like it, are dangerous to this country and must be stopped. We have a 1st Amendment and honestly, I think we have been more than tolerant of their hatred. You can’t say the same for them. There is NO tolerance is Islam. NONE! A constant violation of our freedom of speech can be pointed at this particular organization. Their attempts to silence people like Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, and now Bare Naked Islam, IS a violation of our Constitutional rights, which come from God. Allah ain’t in the picture!
People are justifiably angry. Do we continue to cave to the demands of the evil, or do we stand up and say NO MORE! I do not advocate violence toward anyone. Nor have I ever called for the destruction of anything. I do believe we have to eject those who would destroy us. The 1st Amendment doesn’t protect someone yelling FIRE in a crowded theater when there is no fire. Does it protect us from telling the truth about a murderous political cult? Evidently not.
FYI
Blogging will likely be fairly light, most likely, for a while. We are on our way to Brat and Ick’s for Christmas. Should be REAL interesting. *snicker* Three teenagers, one quite preggers (19), the daddy, Ick and Brat, the Mr and myself, for a total of eight people in one house, plus dumb dogs #1, 2, and 3, Rockey Moose, and Salem kitty. Good thing it’s a decent sized house.
Pray for all of our sanity.
Yay Me!!
Well, I now have my laptop computer back where it belongs…. IN MY LAP! I called Best Buy first thing this morning, and talked to the young fella who actually checked me in. NOT the one who took so much time explaining, repeatedly, why he couldn’t take my computer last Thursday, which, if he had stopped bumping his gums, could have taken my computer, instead of wasting time. *shakes head* Nope, it was the one who actually knew what he was doing, and only took about 5 minutes to get it done!
to the smart guy with the sense of humor!
When I pulled into Best Buy’s parking lot, I caught sight of one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a while.
The tags were from New York, but I obviously cut that part off. Privacy and all that, don’cha know. I just had to take a picture. Yep, they need to wash it, but still….
You know, of course, while I was over there in Jackson, I had to do a bit of shopping. I was actually looking for a couple of maternity tops. NO, not for me….for Brat Jr!
For the first time in her life, her boobs don’t stick out farther than her belly. *snicker* I’m really NOT old enough for this. sigh… I had no idea that preggers shirts were so unbelievably ugly! Even I wouldn’t wear the ones I saw today. 
Talk about OLD woman shirts! For HOW much??? Sheesh! I’m not aware of any 90 year old broads that get preggers.
Then, I was lookin’ at the preggers britches. 
Excuse me, but I didn’t see any gold or platinum on those things. They were just your plain blue jean type britches with that stretchy panel thingy on the front!
But that store evidently thinks they are something REAL special! Think about it. This one pair of britches that a woman will only wear for a few months could pay for a couple weeks groceries for a family of 4. Years ago, it probably could have fed that same family for a month or two. Gracious sakes! Well, I can tell ya…we will be hitting Goodwill or the Salvation Army…or any other second hand store we can find while we’re down there in Podunk Texas for Christmas.
So, anyways….now, I don’t have to re-arrange the Mr’s desk anymore. He’s left handed, and has everything on the WRONG side. I’ve no doubt he’ll be pleased to not have to put everything back where he had it. 
Issues Getting Resolved
I don’t usually post much of anything on Sundays, well, except my verses. But this morning, since I was up a bit earlier than normal, I thought I’d share what’s been happening. Besides, the Mr’s desktop was available. Not to fond of desktops. They feel too….well, different from laptops, and are no where near as portable, don’cha know. 
As you might know, I was having issues with my laptop and my phone, the piece of crap Android X. Well, since I had to go see Dr Dimples on Thursday, in Jackson, for another follow up, I figured I might as well try to get everything done while I was in Jackson. Since Jackson is between and hour and 15 minutes, to an hour and a half, when we go over there, it just make sense to do all ya can instead of making multiple trips. Granted, gas prices have gone down a bit, but I see them creeping back up, so why waste both time and gas doing a back and forth for up to 3 hours each time, right? Yep, made sense to me too.
So, I get to Jackson and head straight to Best Buy, which is where I was foolish enough to purchase the contraption. I stand in line, watching the clock tick. My doc’s appointment is for 2:15. I actually got there in plenty of time, sorta, to explain the problem, and drop it off. Well, the dude behind the counter, contrary to his appearance, had to be in the 90 to 95 year range. No one in their 20s could move that slow intentionally, could they?
FYI
Today had been one of those days. Didn’t have anything to say, so I didn’t say it. Not to mention there’s that extremely annoying muscle pain. Pfft! I got m’self one of those exercise type bikes, and have been doing 3 miles a day. Ya think that might have something to do with the muscle pain? Naw….couldn’t be. Heh.
But, as I said, I just don’t have anything to say. The world is still going to hell in a hand basket, and nothing I say today would change that. I’d rather have my nose buried in a good book….a great escape. So, that’s what I’ve been doing, and am going back to la la land.
POOF!
At some point today, both Ramblings and silent E vanished from the internet! Why? Well, a really dumb reason, but I tell ya, I thought Obama had already started his dirty work of eliminating the opposition! Why he’d start with us, I have no idea, but still…. But, as you can see, I am back, and so is E. All is well. At least for now.
FYI
I have not fallen off the planet. Just been otherwise engaged for the last couple of days. Should be back to normal shortly. Well, normal for me.
Is This A Threat?
I got an email to moderate a comment on this post. Having to moderate a comment is not all that unusual. Sometimes, I approve them, sometimes, I don’t. This one however….well, I’m not going to approve it….I’m going to give it a post all its own. To say the comment has nothing to do with the actual post about my physical therapy would be an understatement. I suppose, at some point in time, I said something on here to really get this clown from Nepal’s jihad going.
The comment, in its entirety….no censoring:
Author : AR SHABBIR (IP: 110.44.113.253 , 110.44.113.253)
E-mail : arshabbir@gmail.com
URL :
Whois : http://whois.arin.net/rest/ip/
Comment:
HI Mother fucker Olboard…..If you are from one FATHER you can come in public and make such comments on Quran and our Prophet(pbuh), You will be beheaded you Basterd …..You must be a GAY……Hitler did a very good JOB by killing 6 million Jews like you….You guys Christians/Jews are very uneasy that Islam is spreading in the world with light speed…You cannot stop It…And for you information Bastered….read the book THE 100(from US writer(Michael H. Hart,) and check who is the TOP1 influential personality in human history. (I know you will not put this comment in ur page)If you have guts, keep it….YOU WILL HAVE TO BURN IN HELL UNLESS YOU SEEK REFUGE WITH THAT CREATOR…..
Well now….I do believe I’ve been threatened. And I’m a board? Hmmm… Well, obviously, this person’s literacy level leaves a great deal to be desired.
Now, as to my father? Both biological and adoptive fathers are dead. My FATHER lives, has always lived, and will always live. No doubt, my husband will be real surprised to learn that I’m gay. And I’m Jewish too? I’ve no doubt that would shock my Southern Baptist pastor. Yep….you muzzies are real fond of murderous scum like Hilter. I mean, after all, that so called prophet y’all are so fond of was a murderous pedophile, so it’s not surprising at all. Disgusting, but not surprising.
And FYI, I have read that book you call ‘holy’. I see nothing holy about it. But that’s just my opinion. Seems rather hateful and violent, not to mention downright evil. You do realize that evil destruction comes from Satan, right? Or maybe you aren’t aware. In that case, I feel downright sorry for you. You made the choice to follow evil, and walk in darkness. Wish I could help you see the Light.
I have been saved by Grace, so all your threats, pathetic, or otherwise, can not turn me from my Savior. Sorry dude, I’m not the one who will be burning in hell. Say ‘Howdy” to that pedophile prophet of yours when you get there. I’m sure he and the devil be pleased to have so much of your type of company.
Updates and Blog Stuff
This has been a pretty rough week. Why? I have NO idea. Just when I thought things were getting better, and pain was decreasing….BOOM! Leg cramps from hell! A LOT! Like almost nonstop! UGH! Normal? I don’t bleepin’ think so, but hey…what do I know, right? So, needless to say, my mood has been a tad ….shall we say…. erratic? Yeah…that’ll work. Much more polite the word that realistically describes things. Factor in the lack of sleep, and well, you can see I’m not quite up to snuff. Oh, let’s face it! I’ve been downright bitchy! (shaddup Chris)
I’ve been doing the exercises like a good girl, and my range of motion has vastly improved. I even got into the shower yesterday without having to hang on to the Mr. However, getting out was a whole ‘nuther story. Hey…one step at a time, right? I was hoping to have graduated from the walker to a cane by now, but since I’m none too sturdy yet, that’ll have to wait till I get more practice….from bed to bathroom and back is a good practice distance. And there is plenty to hold on to if the need should arise….furniture and walls definitely come in handy.
And, I’m guessing this is the part where the depression starts kicking in. Well, not actually depression depression, but more like frustration? I wonder if this why there are so many depressed elderly people….the isolation. You can’t go anywhere. Family lives too far away, and friends have their own lives to deal with on a dailly basis. sigh… I should be taking care of the Mr, and here he is, having to take care of me. We’re quite a pair, we two. I’m incapacitated physically, and he’s being poisoned every three weeks, which is really taking it out of him. He sleeps a lot, and I don’t sleep much at all. Not to mention, I think I’m starting to scare him with the numerous conversations I have with the cats. They aren’t very good conversationalists though. Blanks stares, or the ‘are you out of your mind’ looks are about all I get out of them.
My first post surgery doc’s appointment is tomorrow….assuming that I’ll actually SEE him. He evidently couldn’t be bothered to at least talk to the Mr after the surgery, and let him know all went well. Shoot, as far as I know, all they did was cut it open and sew it back up. Ok, industrialized stapled, but you know what I mean. I can’t imagine he’s going to tell me anything I don’t already know. The incision is healing, it’s going to take time…yada yada yada. Yeah…. got it. Thanks.
As for blogging….I really have nothing to say lately. Rather odd for me, but there it is. I’ve watched the news, and get just as annoyed, but what more can be said about current events? Obama and company are still hell bent on destroying the country. The Republicans, with a few exceptions, like Rep West, continue to lose backbone. Too many voters still have reality issues. Seriously? How can I add to that? Folks with common sense aren’t buying into the BS spin they keep spewing. And the ones who actually believe that horse manure? Well, some people are just too stupid to live, yet they continue to procreate and we are saddled with even more really stupid people. Disgusted? Yeah…I’d have to say I am. I love my country. I’m completely revolted by what it has turned into.
