Posted on 10/28/2011 6:16:08 PM PDT by anotherBarbarian
Edited on 10/28/2011 6:36:31 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Dear RedState.com (cross-posted),
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ryan Larsen. I’m a truth lover, chess player and avid political junkie. I co-founded....
OK, here is the point where the mods step in... Originally this Pro-Romney troll went on for about twenty thousand words about how wonderful Romney is and how everyone else sucks. You get the picture. He wrote it to our friends at RedState but posted it here. I take it, probably because he met the same fate there as he just did here. We the mods will save you from all that boredom and just allow you to point and laugh. Carry on.
Please do not send me justice.
You can send me flowers.
Only Grace.....
Yesterday, I finally got the sink drains cleared. I used a little elbow grease and the Plumber’s Friend. Man. What a job.
Still, I only managed to get two sink-loads of Thanksgiving dishes done before my back gave out.
I was going to wash clothes this morning, but I was just too tired. I was awake from midnight to 4:00 AM for whatever. Ungh.
Maybe I’ll do it tomorrow. Or maybe I’ll walk to Walmart in the morning. *sigh* If today is any indication of what tomorrow will be like, I will be lucky to go out and get mail here. :o|
I’m a fan of Crystal Drano, although sometimes you just have to get the plugs out and dig the slime with long sticks.
68 and humid. I’m ready for the cold to hit - forecast is a high of 50 for tomorrow - so the swelling in my legs and feet will go down.
I got the last of the dishes done and now the kitchen is clean. No wonder I use disposable dishes....
Tomorrow, I think I’ll be going to Walmart. My grandson, James, is having a birthday Friday, and I need to get a card off to him. It’s hard to believe he’s going to be 15. Next year is my time to visit him, so I’m hoping to save some money for the trip between October and Thanksgiving.
Ohyah!!! Thanks for the frog! And the kitteh on the card is so cute!
If I knew what these pipes were made of, I might be more inclined to use a commercial drain cleaner. Since I may do more damage than good, I’ll try the old remedies...vinegar and baking soda, plunger...yah...*grrrr*
The weather page sez we are at 69, but we have high thin clouds, no breeze and I believe it to be about 62 or less. The Stig doesn’t like it, for sure.
Positive: No dishes / Negative: No leftovers ;-)
Rant on. It's supposed to be a celebration of the birth of the Son of God.
I can't stand the crowds myself. You can't even get groceries without them stampeding over you at this time of year.
I studiously avoid shopping during Thanksgiving, period. Some people like the crowds and the noise, and the challenge, but I want to shop by myself, without standing in long lines, waiting for my turn at the check-out where the clerk may or may not have been having a good day.
My favorite time to shop is 5:30 AM. :o])
Most of them aren’t having a good day because people can be such jerks. I try to be nice to retail workers even more at this time of year.
Having worked retail, I know what it’s like to face tired and cranky people, so whenever I can, I call the clerks by name and thank them for the time they have spent with me.
If they are trainees, I try to let them know that we all had a “first time” behind the register, and that they will do great.
That was quick delivery from the Post Awful. The kitteh wasn’t sure if it was Hallowe’en, Thanksgiving, or Advent. I don’t suppose he brought you wine and pretzels ...
62 and raining, here. I’m still waiting for the temperature to drop. The catz went out to get wet.
“Only Grace.....”
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. . . . . . I am trying to prepare myself.
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“Grace will lead me home.” — (John Newton)
“The Lord has promised good to me.
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.”
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“A Well Of Joy” ( — phrase by Joel Osteen)
There is a well of joy in you,
An ocean in your blood.
Be glad for this component,
The rest of you is mud.
Deep down inside your spirit,
A depth of strength and love,
Wells up to bring the zest to life,
A gift from up above.
When parched by circumstances,
Or reeling from a blow,
Tap into depths of energy,
Unlimited below.
The lifting of this resource,
Will lift you up as well,
To slake your thirst for happiness,
In places that you dwell.
The desert land of loneliness,
The mountains of despair,
Are quite improved by tiny sips,
Of nectar you can share.
Just reach inside your spirit,
The recipe is this,
When desolation comes to call,
Give it a sloppy kiss!
NicknamedBob . . . July 8, 2007
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“Grace will lead me home.” — (John Newton)
“Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.”
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But Today
I’m worried about next week,
When some debts are coming due,
And concerns about my family’s health,
Are constantly in view.
But today, the sun is shining,
And my heart is quite at peace,
For the moment, at this instance,
I’m not looking for surcease.
I have some years behind me,
And more yet still ahead,
But on the whole they pleased me,
More than filling me with dread.
For today, the birds spread wings of joy,
To embrace the world “this much”,
Just as do I, in reaching out,
To keep my heart in touch.
In the distant future, when I as memory,
Will haunt the hills and hollows,
Of a changed vicinity,
Then my touch will be as follows:
Folk will be seeing rainbows,
Or singing birds in flight,
And sometimes thoughts of mine,
Will then intrude upon their sight.
For tomorrow will be coming,
While I wend another way,
And my focus will not be with things,
That may be coming, but today.
NicknamedBob . . . . . . March 1, 2008
Great food for thought and prayer, NNB.
Thank you....
One weary soul refreshed..
I’ll be cooking Thanksgiving dinner within the octave - that much more enjoyable for not being coerced.... ;-) We count our blessings, often. We cry, often. One of our biggest blessings recently went off world. It’ll be a long while ‘til we see his like again, this side of Glory. (sigh!)
I've always thought the lifestyle of the rich and totally obscure would suit me just fine.
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