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Obama’s Very Bad, No-Good, Completely Horrid Week

Published on: Author: Sgt. Mom

Well, it was all that for a great many other people besides the Mighty-O, so no wonder that he has been looking pretty pissy lately, especially after a scorching defeat on an expanded gun-buyer background check program. Yes, just because people seem to agree with a statement on a poorly-worded poll, does not mean they… More »

Let Us Sit On the Ground…

Published on: Author: Sgt. Mom

…and tell sad stories of the deaths of kings — and commoners too, for that matter. The great William Shakespeare wrote many such sad stories, some of them more protracted and dramatic than others, some of them mercifully taking place offstage, as it were. The other night we watched the current episode of Downton Abbey,… More »

Becoming at One With Texas

Published on: Author: Sgt. Mom

It was a gradual process … the place grows on you, even back before it became clear that it was one of the states – out of these occasionally United States – which has a good chance of emerging comparatively unscathed from impending economic disaster. I don’t know why Texas should be so fortunate among… More »

For the Honor of Service

Published on: Author: Sgt. Mom

It looks really weird to me, this last Veteran’s Day weekend … not even a week after the election results came in. A couple of days after General Petreus put in his resignation as head of the CIA – conveniently for the American news cycle – on a Friday before a three-day weekend. So, kind… More »

Upstairs, Downstairs and All Around the House

Published on: Author: Sgt. Mom

My family was, for various reasons, devoted to the first Upstairs, Downstairs series, back in the day. Mom loved the whole dichotomy of the ‘family’ upstairs, and the servants, working away behind the scenes and below stairs – very likely because her father, my Grandpa Jim was engaged in practically life-long service to a wealthy… More »

Here’s a Pretty How-de-do

Published on: Author: Sgt. Mom

And with the issuance of two announcements this week regarding the upcoming Presidential campaign, the usually interesting quadrennial race just got a little bit more … interesting? Bizarre? More than usually contentious? All of the above and more, to judge from this week’s surfing across the oceans of the internet. So Mittens discovered the existence… More »

The Life of Celia

Published on: Author: Sgt. Mom

(With apologies to the Obama perpetual re-election campaign. Other people have had a go at this concept – I think The Life of Brian is one of the funniest, but I wanted to have a go at this myself. ) 3 Years Old – Under President Eisenhower, Celia stays home with her younger brother, as… More »

WTF?

Published on: Author: Sgt. Mom

That’s the feeling, really – as Blondie and I walk the dogs of a morning, and discuss such weighty matters as who remembered to bring sufficient poopy bags, if it is safe enough to let the Weevil off leash long enough to have a brisk run up and down the long fence behind which lives… More »

Consider the Michelles of the Field

Published on: Author: Sgt. Mom

…they toil not, nor do they spin, yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Enough of that simile, since it’s pretty obvious that Solomon in all his glory was not spread all over just about every fashion and women’s mag for the last couple of years, accompanied by cutlines,… More »

Don’t Remember Hearing About This…

Published on: Author: AProudVeteran

It’s been far too long since I”ve wandered over to Babalublog…. http://babalublog.com/2011/10/our-tax-dollars-at-work-3/ State Dept. uses $70,000 of our tax dollars to buy copies of Obama’s book, “Dreams From My Father“. Money goes to book’s publisher. Royalties go to Obama. I know $70K is a drop in the bucket, but still…