Wednesday, January 26, 2011

I can't resist


What!?!?!?!  Does anybody understand this?   What do the State of the Union Address, the Five Pillars of Islam, a bunny and a chainsaw have in common?  I have no clue, and neither does he. 

I can't help laughing at his lunacy, but it also makes me really mad that he is even given the time and air space to influence so many people.  Ugh.
And this:



It didn't matter where we came from, the color of our skin, we were all the same??  I don't think so!




I couldn't have said it any better Anderson.

For the record, John Quincy Adams did fight against slavery, but he certainly never saw it abolished.  He was also not a founding father.  His father John Adams was.

From the Encyclopedia Brittannica:

It is among the evils of slavery that it taints the very sources of moral principle. It establishes false estimates of virtue and vice; for what can be more false and heartless than this doctrine which makes the first and holiest rights of humanity to depend upon the color of the skin? It perverts human reason, and reduces man endowed with logical powers to maintain that slavery is sanctioned by the Christian religion, that slaves are happy and contented in their condition, that between master and slave there are ties of mutual attachment and affection, that the virtues of the master are refined and exalted by the degradation of the slave; while at the same time they vent execrations upon the slave trade, curse Britain for having given them slaves, burn at the stake Negroes convicted of crimes for the terror of the example, and writhe in agonies of fear at the very mention of human rights as applicable to men of color. The impression produced upon my mind by the progress of this discussion is that the bargain between freedom and slavery contained in the Constitution of the United States is morally and politically vicious, inconsistent with the principles upon which alone our Revolution can be justified; cruel and oppressive, by riveting the chains of slavery, by pledging the faith of freedom to maintain and perpetuate the tyranny of the master; and grossly unequal and impolitic, by admitting that slaves are at once enemies to be kept in subjection, property to be secured or restored to their owners, and persons not to be represented themselves, but for whom their masters are privileged with nearly a double share of representation. The consequence has been that this slave representation has governed the Union.

-John Quincy Adams
http://www.britannica.com/bps/additionalcontent/8/116852/Document-John-Quincy-Adams-Slavery-and-the-Constitution

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Snow and Ice

Last night we got a helping of snow and ice.  It is exam week, so I don't HAVE to go into school today - hooray!  So today it's just me, Winston, and a fresh batch of chicken soup.  Yum!!
My Homemade Soup!  I used this awesome recipe!  This is the second time I've tried this.  Instead of using a 4 lb chicken, I used 2 chicken split breasts and 3 turkey drumsticks.  I roasted the meat before adding it to the soup.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011


This is Winston playing - he spent about 5 minutes doing this - the video is the tail end (pardon the pun).
He is a sweet dog, and I am loving having him in my house.  The drool, hair, and sloppy kisses are ok by me - he is a love.  It snowed last night and last weekend.  The pictures below are from taking him out on a walk in the snow.  He loved it!




Saturday, January 1, 2011

Happy New Year!

Nothing quite like bringing in the new year with a cold.  yep.  First my niece (of course), then her mom (of course), then my mom and I.  Sheesh. 

I hope everyone had a happy and safe New Years celebration! 

I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before, but my friend Debbie and her husband Wayne have just moved to the UK.  I am sad to see them go - they are such great people!  But, they had to leave their beloved dog Winston here for 4 months for quarantine.  I picked him up from the kennel on Thursday and so far he has been doing a lot of sleeping.  He get these bursts of energy and we play and go for a walk, but otherwise - sleep.  He is a sweet dog, and so far I am glad to have him!  :-)

Isn't he sweet?!?!?!