Armchair Protests

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Monday March 20, 2017 · 4:53 PM PDT

2017/03/20 · 16:53

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: Protester's signs are left near the White House during the Women's March on Washington on January 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. Large crowds are attending the anti-Trump rally a day after U.S. President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th U.S. president. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) — Convert these signs to postcards!

I know that there are many people who can’t get out to protest physically, but who would like to help make a difference. Why don’t you participate in what I am calling an Armchair Protest.

How does that work?

Get a stack of postcards and set them by the chair where you watch TV, read the newspaper, or work on the computer. You can buy nice protest postcards from www.postprotest.com, www.zazzle.com, http://www.cafepress.com/+protest+postcards or other places on the internet. You can also buy prepaid postcards at the post office. Finally, you probably have postcards that you got when you were on vacation somewhere that you don’t know what to do with now. Use those!!
Get postcard stamps from the post office if you need them. Put stamps on the postcards in your pile. You can sit and watch TV while you do this.
Keep the addresses of your Congressman, Senators and the President next to your postcards. (Address some in advance if you want to.) Google addresses for other people or departments that you might want to write to. Sec’y of State, Sec’y of Education, Attorney General, Head of the EPA, etc. Here’s a start:

The President

1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Washington DC 20500

Now, as you watch TV, read the newspaper, or browse the internet, you are prepared to write a quick message to someone you want to influence.
You could also keep the phone numbers of your Congressman and Senators with the addresses. Then you could grab your phone and call their office to express your opinion on the spot. Don’t worry if it’s after hours. There should be an answering machine. But if the answering machine is full, the postcard will help you vent.

Armchair protesting only takes a little preparation, but when you are sitting and yelling at the TV, you can now do something constructive with your anger or frustration.

TrumPutin plan for Mexico and the wall

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Friday September 09, 2016 · 1:02 PM PDT

2016/09/09 · 13:02

We all know how much Trump admires Putin. He’s such a strong leader. So here’s the Donald’s plan for Mexico, inspired by Putin’s work in Crimea.

No need to build a wall after all. Just annex Mexico. Clearly the Mexicans really want us to. Why else would they all be trying to come into our country?

Well, just save them the trouble. Send troops to Mexico and annex it to the United States. Then no one will need to cross the border they are already in the US, and because the border will be a border with Guatemala. If we need to build a wall, it will be a much shorter wall, saving us loads of money. (See—Trump is a businessman who knows all about saving money.) And since we will now have Mexico’s money, they WILL pay for the wall — just on the Guatemalan border.

This is such a win-win situation for everyone. (snark)

The invasive (Donald) Trumpet Vine

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Tuesday April 26, 2016 · 8:59 AM PDT

2016/04/26 · 08:59

trumpet vines also known as honeysuckle vines or campsis radicans for sale at trees for sale online nursery. — Emblematic of Donald Trump?

I was thinking recently of the trumpet vine—an invasive plant here in North Florida.

The vigor of the trumpet vine should not be underestimated. In warm weather, it puts out huge numbers of tendrils that grab onto every available surface, and eventually expand into heavy woody stems several centimeters in diameter. It grows well on arbors, fences, telephone poles, and trees, although it may dismember them in the process. Ruthless pruning is recommended. Outside of its native range this species has the potential to be highly invasive, even as far north as New England.

Wikipedia

It occurred to me that this should be the mascot plant for the Trump campaign.

Don’t underestimate its vigor.
Its yuuge tendrils grab onto every available surface.
It grows well in the Republican party, though it may dismember it in the process.
Ruthless pruning is recommended.
Outside its native range (NYC), it has the potential to be highly invasive.
And it is perfectly named.

Just saying….

Update: Jericho alive according to Zimbabwe Parks Authority

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Saturday August 01, 2015 · 11:37 AM PDT

2015/08/01 · 11:37

Update 2: The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that Jericho is alive. Wonderful news. So sorry to perpetuate a false story. And so glad to hear that the story was false.

(Having trouble linking to the story. Apologies. I am not very tech oriented.)

I hope this leads to better protection of the lions.

Update: There are conflicting reports on this killing. Hopefully the reports that say Jericho is alive, well and being tracked are correct.

RIP Feather 1995-2013

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Monday April 15, 2013 · 8:27 AM PDT

2013/04/15 · 08:27

On Friday, I had to have my beautiful Maine Coon, Feather, put to sleep. She was almost 18 years old, so I can't complain that I didn't get enough time with her, but it is still hard to let a family member go. And she was almost as beautiful when she left us as she was on the day she arrived in our household. Read More

Elegy for our cat Sophie

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Thursday July 19, 2012 · 11:51 AM PDT

2012/07/19 · 11:51

We knew this day was coming. Our beautiful Sophie was diagnosed in early March with squamous cell carcinoma of the jaw. It is almost always fatal to cats when it is in the jaw. Cats can't tolerate having enough of their jawbone removed to remove the tumor, and those who do usually only live a year or less--often with a feeding tube. Radiation was another option, but we were told that it would destroy much of her mouth, would be very painful and she would likely not eat which would also kill her. We were told that cats usually only live three months past the diagnosis.

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Tuesday June 29, 2010 · 12:19 PM PDT

2010/06/29 · 12:19

Losing a pet is never easy, but this was harder than I thought. Magic came into our lives in January 2006 after we had to put our 21-year-old cat Zoe to sleep. This is Magic's story.

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Wednesday March 17, 2010 · 9:51 AM PDT

2010/03/17 · 09:51

We received our 2010 US Census form in the mail a couple of days ago. The instructions say:

If your enclosed postage-paid envelope is missing, please mail your completed form to: [address given]

Now, surprisingly our postage-paid envelope is missing.

Poll

337 votes Show Results

Did you get a post-paid envelope with your census form?

337 votes Vote Now!

Did you get a post-paid envelope with your census form?

Yes

287 votes

25 votes

Don't know

11 votes

Didn't get my form

14 votes

Economic Terrorism: A Tinfoil Hat Idea?

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Wednesday September 24, 2008 · 9:51 AM PDT

2008/09/24 · 09:51

Let me preface this by saying I am not an economist. I probably know less about the economy than John McCain. But I still have a lot of questions about what is happening. So here goes:

Have you wondered why Osama bin Laden, or any of his counterparts, haven't attacked the US since 9-11? Oh come on! Surely you don't believe it is because George Bush has protected us so well. That he has prevented explosive toothpaste from coming into the country.

I think that there are two possibilities: first, bin Laden hasn't done anything because we are doing it to ourselves. Second, perhaps he is doing something, but it is economic, not physical.

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Friday May 16, 2008 · 7:47 AM PDT

2008/05/16 · 07:47

This is the headline for David Brooks' column today in the New York Times. I looked at it and said "WTF"? Well, of course, the implication in the headline is not really borne out in the story, but how many people actually read the whole story. In fact, the truth doesn't come out until the last paragraph. "Obama Admires Bush"

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126 votes Show Results

What is the purpose of an op-ed headline?

126 votes Vote Now!

What is the purpose of an op-ed headline?

To inform the reader of the subject of the op-ed piece

10 votes

To pique the reader's curiosity and entice him/her to read the op-ed piece

59 votes

To mislead the reader into drawing the wrong conclusion

37 votes

To let people "quote" the op-ed piece as supporting their opinion when it actually doesn't

11 votes

To validate people's opinions without their having to read the op-ed piece.

8 votes

You have it all wrong. My opinion is listed in a comment below.

1 vote

Setting the Holiday Table for Impeachment

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Tuesday December 11, 2007 · 2:09 PM PST

2007/12/11 · 14:09

Why not begin impeachment proceedings and investigate Bush and Cheney? So what if there is only a year left to Bush's term? Do we let teachers who have been alleged to be child molesters keep teaching until the end of the semester or the end of the school year? Do we say "It's not worth investigating him/her because there are only two weeks of school left"? Suppose we had a teacher who was within two weeks of retirement. Wouldn't that teacher still be suspended and investigated?

What about all the Senators and Congressmen who have resigned as soon as they were alleged to have committed some sort of unapproved sexual acts? They haven't been saying "Just let me stay until the end of my term." Well, except for Larry Craig. Maybe they resign so they won't be investigated, but if they refused to resign, wouldn't the investigation be demanded?

Or football players? No one says "It's not worth investigating this guy. It is only three weeks until the end of the season and he will be traded or dropped from the squad then. Let's just leave him alone and not look into the allegations." No one would dare say that anymore.

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Monday December 10, 2007 · 10:34 AM PST

2007/12/10 · 10:34

If we want to put impeachment on the table for the holidays, I was wondering what other dishes we should serve with it.

I assume that Impeachment is the main course. Do we add a cold dish of Revenge? How about a side serving of Crow? If we are serving this dish to Bush and Cheney, should we have a large serving of Words for them to eat?

I can think of a few scatological dishes for them, but I would like to exclude those from this holiday table. I know there are lots of creative readers out there. What dishes would you add?

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The invasive (Donald) Trumpet Vine

Update: Jericho alive according to Zimbabwe Parks Authority

RIP Feather 1995-2013

Elegy for our cat Sophie

I lost my Magic today

Census: No post-paid envelope?

Economic Terrorism: A Tinfoil Hat Idea?

NYT: Obama Admires Bush

Setting the Holiday Table for Impeachment

The Holiday Impeachment Menu