Kossacks Rescue Christmas for One Family

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Monday December 14, 2009 · 5:59 AM PST

2009/12/14 · 05:59

With more folks than usual facing serious financial challenges this year, the holidays present an even greater burden to struggling parents. Having to face children who depend on the family traditions established over the years, many of us have wondered how we were going to maintain some sort of normality to many of our seasonal activities.

This month, as feared, I was not able to make my mortgage payment and now face the threat of losing my home of twenty plus years, despite having done “everything right” according to the experts. Anyway last week, I posted in someone’s diary that I was probably going to skip the whole Christmas thing this year and not even put up a tree because I was so down in the dumps over my situation. But folks here convinced me that I would be even more depressed and sad if my daughter came home from college to a house with no tree, no lights and truly no holiday cheer.

So thanks to some very caring and thoughtful Kossacks who offered their encouragement, I found the gumption to put up my tree and decorate the house. But still, there was the issue of not having the means to buy presents to put under said tree for my little family, bluebluedaughter and one tiny woozle.

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Saturday September 26, 2009 · 6:46 AM PDT

2009/09/26 · 06:46

Good morning from Western Washington. Well today's the big Glenn Beck fiasco in the "not so fair" community of Mount Vernon. Although I hadn't planned on going up to protest, I have found myself in the vicinity today, so I am going to stop by on my way through and tell a few of the local merchants that my family's tourist dollars will not be spent in a community that allows such glorification of hate and violence – not now and not in the future.

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Sunday November 02, 2008 · 4:38 PM PST

2008/11/02 · 16:38

While reading one of Jeff Lieber's diaries a few weeks ago, it occurred to me that it would be intriguing, if not somewhat titillating, to learn how our Kossack community, after leaving it all on the road intends to experience the historical evening of November 4, 2008.

Now, before all you hand-wringers out there start screaming, "It's too early to celebrate; We haven't won this yet; OMG they could steal the election," etc. etc. etc., just remember: The Obama campaign plans for all contingencies. So if we are to follow the shining example of our exalted leader, then we must be prepared too. After all, decks need to be cleared, beverages of choice purchased and put on ice, and all pre, during and post evening medications procured and at the ready regardless of the outcome.

With such a beautifully diverse (and sometimes deliciously demented) family here, whose efforts have impacted so many races and issues around the country in so many passionate and creative ways, I was wondering how prepared are you for The Big Reveal? So, along with a peak under my own covers, it is with great pleasure that I attempt my first, that all-American pre-election ritual...The Poll. Freepers and trolls welcome!

Poll

177 votes Show Results

What will you be doing once the polls close?

177 votes Vote Now!

What will you be doing once the polls close?

Watching/celebrating at my local campaign headquarters

12 votes

Hosting/attending a private party with family/friends

45 votes

Screw the local stuff - I'm going to Chicago!

2 votes

Bar hopping and/or dining out

8 votes

Blogging, browsing, or commenting on the Internet

49 votes

Doing the shwing thing with my significant other

6 votes

Doing the shwing thing with a stranger

3 votes

Just doing the shwing thing

1 vote

Performing critical post-election vigilance

6 votes

Working...but will be following the results

5 votes

Updating my resume

2 votes

Biting my nails...they are stealing the election-again

15 votes

Coming out of an 8-year comma. Election, what election?

4 votes

Not celebrating...I'm a troll

0 votes

Eating pie

19 votes

How Sarah Palin saved my life...after almost ending it

bluebluelady

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Friday September 19, 2008 · 6:14 AM PDT

2008/09/19 · 06:14

For the past year, I’ve been a consumer of all that is “Daily Kos.” I've appreciated being able to access tomorrow’s headlines today, devoured the hardcore analysis, and thoroughly enjoyed the immediate reader give and take displayed by people, who actually engage their brains. I guess that's called "lurking." Guilty! That was before Sarah Palin came crashing into my life!

Now, I’m certainly not shy, and will tell anyone who asks (and some who don’t) my opinions and observations. Yet something about “publishing” on the Internet has kept me from formalizing the relationship. Can you say NSA? Maybe it was snark-envy or fear of being trolled by the pros. Whatever the case, every day I would think, “These are my people, they feel what I feel, laugh at what I laugh at, and rail against what I rail against.” I would compose responses and encouragement to others in my head, but that’s where everything would stay…thoughts lost to oblivion and emotions repressed.

Well, several days ago, I was watching another Palin/McCain fable being promoted by the MSM, and while screaming at the television for the umpteenth time, I started to experience some severe chest pains...

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