Category Archives: Current Affairs

Memorial Day 2010, Part 2

Posted on 29 May 2010 by Valarie
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Memorial Day 2010, Part 1

Posted on 28 May 2010 by Valarie

For Memorial Day this year, I am going to post some “cartoons” that, I think, really convey what Memorial Day is all about.  I think it is so important that we honor our military, both currently serving and those who … Continue reading →

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Irreconcilable Differences

Posted on 24 May 2010 by Valarie

I was going to write a long post about how much I have come to hate politics, and how badly I hate hearing any news lately.  It is  just all very discouraging.  I have always tried to read both sides … Continue reading →

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American Flag Offensive??

Posted on 12 May 2010 by Valarie
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Eyjafjallajokull: A Lesson In Futility

Posted on 27 April 2010 by Valarie

Sometimes you get an email, and it’s just so good, you gotta pass it on.  I’m not talking about those horrible mushy “It takes guts to say Jesus” things.  I’m talking about something that is so fearlessly obvious that most … Continue reading →

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El Nino . . . Not!

Posted on 10 February 2010 by Valarie

I have heard several folks say that all of this snow and ice is from El Nino, and try to convince me that “Global Warming” is still very real.  While El Nino does affect weather to some degree, it is … Continue reading →

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March For Life 2010

Posted on 22 January 2010 by Valarie

“Even though you can’t see or hear them at all, A person’s a person, no matter how small.” ~Dr. Seuss~ Today is the annual March For Life in Washington, D.C., in protest of the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.  … Continue reading →

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Yes We Did!

Posted on 19 January 2010 by Valarie

WooHoo!!!!  Coakley conceded, and R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C-A-N Scott Brown took over Ted Kennedy’s seat in the Senate!  It is almost too good to be true. . . I feel like I am dreaming . . . America *is* still awake!  We are … Continue reading →

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Craziness

Posted on 12 January 2010 by Valarie

I am a headline news reader.  I rarely bother to read the whole story unless the headline really, really grabs me.  I think I am, sadly, typical.  But in my defense, I have to say that the headlines have been … Continue reading →

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2009 In Review, Part 2

Posted on 31 December 2009 by Valarie

And now, for the part of 2009 that really didn’t personally concern me.  Macabre as it may sound, the part of the Oscars that I most enjoy is their tribute to the stars that have died that year.  Well, this … Continue reading →

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Global Warming, Still

Posted on 30 December 2009 by Valarie

I have been looking at 8 inches of snow on my back deck for 12 days now.  It is *COLD* out there! I have been reading that this winter and last are the coldest on record.  People all over the … Continue reading →

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ABC’s 20/20 on Healthcare Reform

Posted on 22 September 2009 by Valarie

Let me make this VERY CLEAR:  our family does NOT have health insurance.  I would rather keep it that way than submit to anything our government is trying to push on us at this point!!

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Can I Live

Posted on 20 September 2009 by Valarie

This made me cry, and I don’t even like Rap or Hip Hop.  But wow. . .it is really powerful. I am so glad blacks are sending out messages like this, because most abortion victims are black.  Tell me it’s … Continue reading →

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Even My Math Is Better

Posted on 19 September 2009 by Valarie

Anyone who knows me very well knows that math is “not my bag, Baby!”, so I asked a friend to have her math whiz hubby double check the following numbers, just to make sure they jived.  Sadly, they do. A … Continue reading →

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Cannibalistic Galaxy???

Posted on 18 September 2009 by Valarie

Okay, I’ve spent way to much time on this blog lately posting political stuff.  It’s time to get down to brass tacks, and talk about something that is going to affect each and every one of us, or at least … Continue reading →

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