And it looks like I'm going to be a puppy mummy. We talked for a couple of hours tonight, and had to stop at one point so she could break up a dog fight. It seems to go three ways: Buford is cock o' the walk, and Sam thinks he should be. The puppy, Twister, seems to get involved, too. So it's back and forth, AND up and down the scale. I'll be traveling almost to Chattanooga on Thursday. About seven hours each way. Gonna be a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng day, lol!
This is a picture of his near double (she hasn't taken pics yet). . . . http://www.great-pyrenees.us/images/lori_lap_dog.jpg
Ohhh, that breed looks soft and sweet...rather like a large Golden Retriever! You are so kind to take in a puppy. I wonder what Stevie will do. (You do still have Stevie, don't you? Think he'll swear?)
Alan...I wrote to Wildlife*Biologist*Son about your Ibises. I'll let you know when he offers his opinion. I wonder if the storm brought in an occasional species. Traveling Mercies on Monday!
I love big dogs. Don't know why, but I do. The only thing I hate about them is that they don't live long. Average of ten years. Though I do know one that lived till sixteen. And these guys are exceedingly calm. Very good companion animals.
Miyoko will help me to drive this morning; the weather looks OK. And wow, what a physical difference working a 24-hour shift rather than a 40-hour shift makes! I plan to do that from the time I turn 66, next year.
I'm at home upstairs and It's a beautifully sunny, blue-sky day, not a cloud in sight, and about 71 degrees. Yet, in the time it takes to read this sentence, the two lights that are on brown completely out and come back on again. I walk downstairs to reset the clocks and they haven't been affected. What could have occurred?
Don't know. But our "rule" around here is two brownouts and the third will be a complete kill. I think it has to do with an equipment malfunction somewhere, and the relay switches trying to play catch up.
My worst electric ever was when in lived in the DC area. So much for power inside the beltway (pun intentional) ~~ poor dudes can't even get themselves reliable electricity.
Average adult male about 100 pounds, but Roosevelt, my last Pyr, was 130. Always amazed me that he ate so *little* ~~ according to the dog books it's 'cause they're so calm and laid back. . . .
We may need to stay tuned awhile longer to hear from Wildlife*Biologist*Son. I vaguely recollect that he may be in Alaska, in the Arctic, presently. LOL! Sometimes it's just so hard to keep up!
Rep Anthony Weiner admitted today to internet affairs.
I am angry at his abuse of power and his disregard for how his actions may affect pending legislation with his name on it. My heart goes out to his wife of one year~! I would like to read a book co-authored by Hilary Clinton, Huma Abedin Weiner (who was Hilary’s aide!!) and Silda Wall (Spitzer). I do not understand how any woman can stay with a husband who behaves this way. These men have brilliant, gorgeous wives; I do not understand what happens to them.
This had better not derail the National Nurse legislation!!!!!!! It was introduced this year by none other than Rep Weiner! Grrrrr!!!!!!!
Yup, and as my sons are fond of saying sarcastically, "it's not a bug, it's a feature". Meaning this wasn't just an episode of "poor judgment" on Weiner's part, but an ongoing pattern of behavior that will no doubt continue (though perhaps with more stealth). I would dump a husband like that in a hot minute. He's not likely to change his behavior, and what woman has enough reason to accept being privately or publicly diminished over and over.
I didn't know he was a Democrat, but I figured he was because he was messing with women and not men. He's gross and disgusting and a liar on top of it all.
What makes me angry is that his foolishness and all the media attention it brings may serve to undermine all the hard work Nurse Teri has done on the National Nurse legislation. Everyone has a right to a private life, but public figures do not have the right to Tweet about it. More than anything that shows his lack of good judgment. I sure wouldn't vote for him after this and I'm really, deeply concerned about the reverberations. Hopefully people in DC who may oppose the legislation won't use this hoopla to denigrate the bill. But I'd say you're safer in doubting their honour.
listener ~~ When you say, "I do not understand how any woman can stay with a husband who behaves this way," are you implying you do understand how a man can stay with a wife who behaves this way? No? Then I suggest you give greater consideration to the phenomenon of human diversity. Some people (e.g., me) are simply not born with the jealosy bump. (Incidentally, Penny believes in exclusivity, so that's the way our marriage has gone. But I would have been comfortable had things been otherwise.)
And I do not see any sense in which what Weiner did can be described as an abuse of power. On the other hand, the fact that he tried to deny it when it first came out causes me to doubt both his intelligence and his willingness to play straight with his constituents.
I guess my main question is why does he think they were ibis in the first place? Ibis would look similar in size to an egret or mid sized heron (maybe 2/3 the size of a great blue heron). The key feature of the ibis is the long curved bill and heron-like long legs. If the birds were dark and had both of these features then they were ibis. If not, I would need a more detailed description including rough height, bill type (long, short, straight, curved, etc). Any other features or notes might help too. Sounds interesting anyway!
Am I correct that you were pretty sure they were Ibises, but wondered why an all-black variety were there when the usual local variety has white faces?
Bill, the same would apply to a woman doing this. She would, in fact, face louder screaming from the public with lots of name-calling, and I think you know the names I mean.
Jealousy doesn't have a damn thing to do with it in this day and age. Would you want a wife who shared STD's with you? How about AIDS? Genital warts? Herpes? Clamydia? Gonorrhea? Would any woman want a husband who did the same?
Marriage is supposed to be about two people agreeing to be faithful to one another. If you can't do that you don't have any damn business getting married. Just live together, at least it's cheaper to just pack up and leave than to go through a divorce and/or custody fight.
I can't figure out where you stretch listener's comment past her actual words, but I'll leave that for listener to address if she cares to.
Bill, for me it's a question of commitment and fidelity to a vow, so it depends on what the two people in question vowed. Unless their marriage vows specified a polygamous relationship, this man showed poor integrity. This wasn't a "one-off" but is a pattern of behaviour.
It is an abuse of power to be a person of public trust and to do as he did, both in sending a photograph of himself scantily clad on a public forum and then in lying about it. Having a position of national public trust places a person in a fiduciary relationship with constituents and other citizens of this country. I took several workshops on sexual abuse and harassment when I was in the holy orders process, and this guy would not have passed muster as regards a position of trust.
Susan, if I'm ever being attacked by a big ol' bear or a city punk or a McCarthyism court, I want you right there in front of me. ♥
I agree it goes both ways...meant to say as much. You make good points about venereal diseases, though the Rep in question only had cybersex. But, yes, to me it is about faithfulness and I agree that otherwise you might as well live together. Of course, as I said, it all depends on what the particular couple vowed.
But our Congresspersons make a vow to the people as well, and I believe that showing your undergarments on a public forum is not in keeping with that trust. 'nough said.
listener ~~ yes, it depends on what sort of understanding they had. Or developed over the course of the relationship. But from outside, we can't assume we know what that was.
Maybe you and I have different definitions of "power," but I can't see that what he did derives in any way from the power he had. He could have done it just as easily if he had been an auto mechanic. I agree that his willingness to lie about it may reasonably cause his constituents to wonder what else had has been lying about. But that's a different matter.
It has just occurred to me that his lying -- certainly to the public, and most likely to his wife as well -- constitutes an abuse of trust. Perhaps that's what you mean by "abuse of power."
And I never acknowledged how your anger was fueled in part by the fact that this person had previously shown the good judgement to support the National Nurse bill.
Very long legs, manner of feeding and downward curved bill seemed definitive. Besides the smaller size, the smooth plumage and size were altogether different from the Sacred Ibis.
Bill--sorry about the wrong Mars link--the basic idea of the piece was that it might be possible to solve the question before long, and to reflect on the consequences for our concept of ourselves if it should be a) DNA-based or b) unrelated to life on Earth.
Re continued misbehavior of Weiner and his ilk, it is simply beyond emotional comprehension for me, although of course I can have an intellectual understanding that it happens. Put me down for an old fogey if you like, but I still feel (as I did at the time) that it was a mistake to elect a divorced man (Ronald Reagan) President. Widowed and remarried, that's OK by me.
Well, I have to get cracking--have to review my case file on a police shooting in preparation for a deposition in the morning. TTFN
"Canada supplies more oil to the United States than anybody else in the world. Americans can forget all that nonsense about supporting hostile regimes every time you rev up your engine. You aren’t supporting terrorists. You are supporting Justin Bieber. So it’s much, much worse."
Howard is most very first.
ReplyDeleteAnd it looks like I'm going to be a puppy mummy. We talked for a couple of hours tonight, and had to stop at one point so she could break up a dog fight. It seems to go three ways: Buford is cock o' the walk, and Sam thinks he should be. The puppy, Twister, seems to get involved, too. So it's back and forth, AND up and down the scale. I'll be traveling almost to Chattanooga on Thursday. About seven hours each way. Gonna be a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng day, lol!
This is a picture of his near double (she hasn't taken pics yet). . . .
http://www.great-pyrenees.us/images/lori_lap_dog.jpg
Ay! puddle, you're a braver woman than I! Could not handle the trip, nor a dog that might grow big enough to ride!.
ReplyDeletePlumb tuckered out. Diving under the wing. 'Night all.
ReplyDeleteBriton building boom, 5500 years ago:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/jun/06/archaeology-dating-property-boom-3700bc
Life on Mars? What would it mean?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/jun/06/archaeology-dating-property-boom-3700bc
A letter to write, and then to bed. Up early in the morning for court a couple of counties away. TTFN
Ohhh, that breed looks soft and sweet...rather like a large Golden Retriever! You are so kind to take in a puppy. I wonder what Stevie will do. (You do still have Stevie, don't you? Think he'll swear?)
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Sweet dreams, Susan! I'm heading soon too.
ReplyDeleteAlan...I wrote to Wildlife*Biologist*Son about your Ibises. I'll let you know when he offers his opinion. I wonder if the storm brought in an occasional species. Traveling Mercies on Monday!
ReplyDeleteWell, Stevie grew up with a little very yappy dog. He then endured being one of 12 cats. This is another pic of that same puppy. . . .
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http://www.great-pyrenees.us/images/lilly_pooh_july_05.jpg
ReplyDeleteI love big dogs. Don't know why, but I do. The only thing I hate about them is that they don't live long. Average of ten years. Though I do know one that lived till sixteen. And these guys are exceedingly calm. Very good companion animals.
ReplyDeleteMiyoko will help me to drive this morning; the weather looks OK. And wow, what a physical difference working a 24-hour shift rather than a 40-hour shift makes! I plan to do that from the time I turn 66, next year.
ReplyDeleteI will never ever understand the sense behind anyone working a 40 hour shift anywhere, least of all in a hospital...!
ReplyDeleteSo here's a question...
ReplyDeleteI'm at home upstairs and It's a beautifully sunny, blue-sky day, not a cloud in sight, and about 71 degrees. Yet, in the time it takes to read this sentence, the two lights that are on brown completely out and come back on again. I walk downstairs to reset the clocks and they haven't been affected. What could have occurred?
Don't know. But our "rule" around here is two brownouts and the third will be a complete kill. I think it has to do with an equipment malfunction somewhere, and the relay switches trying to play catch up.
ReplyDeleteLooks like he's going to be a B-I-G dog. With great big soulful eyes.
ReplyDeleteAlan ~~ You posted the wrong link for the Mars-life story. I tend to be sceptical, but would want to see the evidence before commenting.
ReplyDeleteMaybe, but it's highly unusual here these days.
ReplyDeleteWe used to have two or three blackouts or brownouts a month back in our home ed days.
My worst electric ever was when in lived in the DC area. So much for power inside the beltway (pun intentional) ~~ poor dudes can't even get themselves reliable electricity.
ReplyDeleteAverage adult male about 100 pounds, but Roosevelt, my last Pyr, was 130. Always amazed me that he ate so *little* ~~ according to the dog books it's 'cause they're so calm and laid back. . . .
ReplyDeleteWe may need to stay tuned awhile longer to hear from Wildlife*Biologist*Son. I vaguely recollect that he may be in Alaska, in the Arctic, presently. LOL! Sometimes it's just so hard to keep up!
ReplyDelete*grin*
ReplyDeleteRep Anthony Weiner admitted today to internet affairs.
ReplyDeleteI am angry at his abuse of power and his disregard for how his actions may affect pending legislation with his name on it. My heart goes out to his wife of one year~! I would like to read a book co-authored by Hilary Clinton, Huma Abedin Weiner (who was Hilary’s aide!!) and Silda Wall (Spitzer). I do not understand how any woman can stay with a husband who behaves this way. These men have brilliant, gorgeous wives; I do not understand what happens to them.
This had better not derail the National Nurse legislation!!!!!!! It was introduced this year by none other than Rep Weiner! Grrrrr!!!!!!!
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/slideshow/stand-by-your-man-huma-abedin-anthony-weiner-7861216
Yup, and as my sons are fond of saying sarcastically, "it's not a bug, it's a feature". Meaning this wasn't just an episode of "poor judgment" on Weiner's part, but an ongoing pattern of behavior that will no doubt continue (though perhaps with more stealth). I would dump a husband like that in a hot minute. He's not likely to change his behavior, and what woman has enough reason to accept being privately or publicly diminished over and over.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know he was a Democrat, but I figured he was because he was messing with women and not men. He's gross and disgusting and a liar on top of it all.
What makes me angry is that his foolishness and all the media attention it brings may serve to undermine all the hard work Nurse Teri has done on the National Nurse legislation. Everyone has a right to a private life, but public figures do not have the right to Tweet about it. More than anything that shows his lack of good judgment. I sure wouldn't vote for him after this and I'm really, deeply concerned about the reverberations. Hopefully people in DC who may oppose the legislation won't use this hoopla to denigrate the bill. But I'd say you're safer in doubting their honour.
ReplyDeleteI say let's bring decency, fidelity and common sense back into fashion! :)
ReplyDeletelistener ~~ When you say, "I do not understand how any woman can stay with a husband who behaves this way," are you implying you do understand how a man can stay with a wife who behaves this way? No? Then I suggest you give greater consideration to the phenomenon of human diversity. Some people (e.g., me) are simply not born with the jealosy bump. (Incidentally, Penny believes in exclusivity, so that's the way our marriage has gone. But I would have been comfortable had things been otherwise.)
ReplyDeleteAnd I do not see any sense in which what Weiner did can be described as an abuse of power. On the other hand, the fact that he tried to deny it when it first came out causes me to doubt both his intelligence and his willingness to play straight with his constituents.
Alan! Wildlife*Biologist*Son wrote back!
ReplyDeleteI guess my main question is why does he think they were ibis in the first place? Ibis would look similar in size to an egret or mid sized heron (maybe 2/3 the size of a great blue heron). The key feature of the ibis is the long curved bill and heron-like long legs. If the birds were dark and had both of these features then they were ibis. If not, I would need a more detailed description including rough height, bill type (long, short, straight, curved, etc). Any other features or notes might help too. Sounds interesting anyway!
Am I correct that you were pretty sure they were Ibises, but wondered why an all-black variety were there when the usual local variety has white faces?
Bill, the same would apply to a woman doing this. She would, in fact, face louder screaming from the public with lots of name-calling, and I think you know the names I mean.
ReplyDeleteJealousy doesn't have a damn thing to do with it in this day and age. Would you want a wife who shared STD's with you? How about AIDS? Genital warts? Herpes? Clamydia? Gonorrhea? Would any woman want a husband who did the same?
Marriage is supposed to be about two people agreeing to be faithful to one another. If you can't do that you don't have any damn business getting married. Just live together, at least it's cheaper to just pack up and leave than to go through a divorce and/or custody fight.
I can't figure out where you stretch listener's comment past her actual words, but I'll leave that for listener to address if she cares to.
Bill, for me it's a question of commitment and fidelity to a vow, so it depends on what the two people in question vowed. Unless their marriage vows specified a polygamous relationship, this man showed poor integrity. This wasn't a "one-off" but is a pattern of behaviour.
ReplyDeleteIt is an abuse of power to be a person of public trust and to do as he did, both in sending a photograph of himself scantily clad on a public forum and then in lying about it. Having a position of national public trust places a person in a fiduciary relationship with constituents and other citizens of this country. I took several workshops on sexual abuse and harassment when I was in the holy orders process, and this guy would not have passed muster as regards a position of trust.
Susan, if I'm ever being attacked by a big ol' bear or a city punk or a McCarthyism court, I want you right there in front of me. ♥
ReplyDeleteI agree it goes both ways...meant to say as much. You make good points about venereal diseases, though the Rep in question only had cybersex. But, yes, to me it is about faithfulness and I agree that otherwise you might as well live together. Of course, as I said, it all depends on what the particular couple vowed.
But our Congresspersons make a vow to the people as well, and I believe that showing your undergarments on a public forum is not in keeping with that trust. 'nough said.
Oh, and I meant to say you are spot on about the kind of double standard that exists about men being unfaithful vs women being unfaithful.
ReplyDeletelistener ~~ yes, it depends on what sort of understanding they had. Or developed over the course of the relationship. But from outside, we can't assume we know what that was.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you and I have different definitions of "power," but I can't see that what he did derives in any way from the power he had. He could have done it just as easily if he had been an auto mechanic. I agree that his willingness to lie about it may reasonably cause his constituents to wonder what else had has been lying about. But that's a different matter.
It has just occurred to me that his lying -- certainly to the public, and most likely to his wife as well -- constitutes an abuse of trust. Perhaps that's what you mean by "abuse of power."
ReplyDeleteAnd I never acknowledged how your anger was fueled in part by the fact that this person had previously shown the good judgement to support the National Nurse bill.
listener--re ibis:
ReplyDeleteWhat I saw must have been white-faced ibis (weight about one pound), maybe not quite all grown up, and passing through from Winter to Summer ranges:
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-faced_Ibis/lifehistory
Very long legs, manner of feeding and downward curved bill seemed definitive. Besides the smaller size, the smooth plumage and size were altogether different from the Sacred Ibis.
Bill--sorry about the wrong Mars link--the basic idea of the piece was that it might be possible to solve the question before long, and to reflect on the consequences for our concept of ourselves if it should be a) DNA-based or b) unrelated to life on Earth.
Re continued misbehavior of Weiner and his ilk, it is simply beyond emotional comprehension for me, although of course I can have an intellectual understanding that it happens. Put me down for an old fogey if you like, but I still feel (as I did at the time) that it was a mistake to elect a divorced man (Ronald Reagan) President. Widowed and remarried, that's OK by me.
Well, I have to get cracking--have to review my case file on a police shooting in preparation for a deposition in the morning. TTFN
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