Fight the Amoral Fight

Nothing to say ... just cannot lose this ...

ftr, the baby hedgehog pic cam to me via Stephen Fry and twitter. There was a second with the critter curled up in a tight little ball in the palm of a hand. Painfully cute.

Ylee - I have to admit that, while I don't share my current Republican representative's ideology, he has brought a lot of money - and jobs - into the area that translated to real improvements. So, if you do get some 'pork', I hope it's useful!

WTS - that makes sense (the juice, that is). The cat has been on prescription food since his incident and seems to be doing well enough, despite my constant worrying. I gave a different juice to my dog in her last couple of years in the hope of easing her joint pain and there was an interesting "side effect" in that she had always been a "blurper" - barfing up little bits (usually mostly water) here and there - and the juice put an end to that. She never "blurped" again! So, I am definitely not opposed to finding food remedies and will keep yours in mind! While hoping he doesn't need it.

That plume seems to have skipped you and brought us over half an inch. Nice :)

calpoppy - TIRED OF GOATS?!?! Are you insane?!
Oh, wait. Maybe that's me.

That is a beautiful flower! I'm afraid of trying to grow orchids and, if I did, I'd want it to be something extraordinary like that, for sure. Where do you think I might find one? Having killed off all but my philodendron and charlie (which actually has orchid-like little flowers), it may be time to try something new! But, it should be as forgiving as a philodendron or charlie, LOL

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Weather ... well, I've already said about the rain received. Haven't checked the discussion today but things look quite pleasant for the week, especially Turkey Day. I have spent many Thanksgivings with windows wide open trying to cool the house while the oven was in constant use. Don't think it'll be anywhere near that warm (and I'll be in Beaumont, and with a/c if necessary, anyway) but it should be shirtsleeves temps all around SoCal. Happy happy joy joy :)

I am curious about what I see on the vapor sat up there. The mottled swirly west of the northwest is ominous, as that appearance usually means cold, bitter cold, is coming with it. Anyone check the models? Is it going to slide?

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While I haven't been posting much I have been collecting links for a dump. Some are just fun or silly. Some are cool science-y things. A whole slew of them are on the death of Savita Halappanavar and the relevant info for the U.S. Can't quite bring myself to post about that.
Well, we'll see about the link dump later. Right now I must do more Monday things.

see wu :)

Happy Thanksgiving WU!
I'm not going to get to every blog I'd like tonight so I would change my title to say that but I don't know when I'd get around to changing it back ;) So this is it!
There is always something for which to be thankful and WU is ever there as a reminder of the wonderful people that exist all around us. Thanks :)

On Savita, because I saw a story on CNN where they talked to her husband and ended with, “All he wants is to know the truth”, which made me angry because it is not true. What he wants is to be home with his wife, grieving the loss of their potential child, healing, and planning their next try at starting a family together. That's what he wants and that's what was stolen from him.
The truth is already known – that the Catholic hierarchy, in an effort to save their own souls (rather, to exercise and emphasize their power), insist that women die and, for reasons that escape me, have the authority to dictate medical practices to doctors. Doctors at Catholic-owned hospitals risk their jobs if they provide information (let alone standard of care) to women who are dying for lack of medical care. They risk nothing for breaking the laws that state that patients are entitled to full information and to receive the standard of care. Why is that?

Wrote a lot more but won't post it. I know most people just don't care. Religious people are allowed to torture, maim, and kill (women, children, gays, Others) because they are super special snowflakes whose feelings would be hurt if they had to behave ethically, or even civilly. We can't have that, now, can we?
Here are some links if you'd like more on the story and what it means for women unfortunate enough to have to depend on Catholic hospitals and clinics in the U. S. and around the world:
The Irish Times story now has follow-ups and such.
Dr. Jen Gunter with a brief explanation of the medical stuff.
The National Women's Law Center researched this – the fact sheet and, more enlightening, the study itself. That study is the thing to read to get the gist of the whole mess.
I have a link to a dissection of the Catholic directives (they are too long to comb through on one's own but the dissection provides some direction for anyone who wants to try) so, if anyone wants that link, wumail me.

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Be right back …

… with a very long comment, which is what happens when I don't post for too long. Or, when I spend all day writing a comment. Or, let's be honest, when I write a comment at all!

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Ylee – well, hedgehogs have that prickly hair!
“Thirds”, lol, I piled my plate so high the first time that there wasn't room for seconds, let alone thirds :)

Karen – thanks! I hope you had a good time way up north ;)
What a neat idea for your Bunco group - look forward to seeing your scarf! I've been feeling the urge to crochet, lately. Knitting is wonderful and I like the fabric but crochet is so much faster … and there are wonderful patterns on ravelry. Actually, if I could find my hook, I'd try Tunisian crochet again. I like it and it's the new rage, with lots of tutorials for different stitches. Ever tried it?
Well, I shouldn't even be thinking about that. I've got two projects on the needles and three more in line. I am sooooo sloooooow, LOL

WTS, gg, calpoppy – thanks for the T-Day wishes! I had a lovely time at my sister's. Also, traffic was light-ish (in my direction) and my usual Starbucks was open late because the Target up the mall was set to open at 9PM that night and they were expecting big business. We got there around 6 or 6:30 I think and already there was a steady stream of coffee customers walking back and forth from the Target line. Crazy, man.
Hope you all had a wonderful day and, having peeked at your blogs, I know you did :)

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Traffic – why do people go to Vegas on Thanksgiving? It's about five hours from San Bernardino, from where the 210 meets the 15, and at that juncture traffic was at a stand-still on the 15 as far as the eye could see, and backed up onto the 210 at the ramp. I don't understand. That must near-double the time it takes to get there. It cannot be worth it. Can it?

Food – my sis makes the bestest applesauce you've ever tasted! This year it was even better because she used different apples and didn't even need any sugar. Heaven!

Shopping – I don't do Black Friday. The cost exceeds the value. My experience tells me that I can get the deal I want (or live without) without that misery. So, I figure, it is not misery for the folks who do it. They experience the crowds and general mayhem as entertainment. I'm happy to let them have that.
I did go to B&N on Saturday, though. Didn't get much as they did not have in stock three books I was looking for. They aren't old books. In fact, one was the book Masters recommended, which I think my mom would like to read. So, are book stores finally over? I love my nook but some stuff I want in hand, you know?
On the other hand (regarding sale shopping), I'm having some difficulty passing up cyber Monday deals on yarn and such, LOL

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The kitteh is doing pretty well. He is expanding his “safe zone” bit by bit, a little every day. He's eating well, but differently, preferring his canned food over crunchies. Weird, that.
The day that I wrote about him keeping me awake at night but then having a night where I actually got some sleep was followed by two more nights of loud and obnoxious yowling. That was it, though, and he bothers me not at all at night, now.
I'm not saying all is well. He still is freaked out about most everything, but he also comes out from his hidey-hole for pets and play, so, progress. Maybe he'll be a real housecat, one day, or maybe he'll be like the last feral and never calm down. Well, he's already better than she was, in many ways – I can put two hands on him, for one thing, and even pick him up if I time it right.
He handled being alone all day on T-Day fine and hasn't really destroyed anything (yet). In fact, if it weren't for the litter box in the bathroom, all would be purrfect. No, not purrfect. That's the bright-sider in me speaking, lol. But, I have hope :)

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Really do have an idea for a new blog. Really will try to get it up sooooon. So, don't feel obligated to leave a comment but feel free to do so :)