In the wake of the near and record high temperatures we are having in CA, there was no choice yesterday, but to get some other work done. A month’s worth of laundry left out to dry greenly in the sun, and weed pulling. Those nasty little critters start growing in December. Give them three days of daytime warmth and they are suddenly two feet high. If you don’t get them in this first flush of warm weather, and before the moisture is out of the soil, you’ll never get them out of the clay soil we have.
There was a time when this kind of activity occurred in March or even late February. It’s disturbing that it happened so early this year. However, I’m taking solace from the fact that I am not in the midst of a minus 36 degrees windchill freezer like a large number of citizens in the Dakotas today.
As a final ode to a dog ate my homework story, I’ve spent the last four hours trying to set links and edit changes to this post, and they wouldn’t hold on this post. I don’t know what the deal was, but they seem to be working now.
Secretary of State Elect Clinton gave testimony at her Senate Confirmation Hearing today. The hearings might take till Thursday. As I would have anticipated, the Committee is more interested in piling on President Clinton, than the Soon to be SOS:
Clinton vows smart mix of diplomacy, defense
By ROBERT BURNS and ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writers Robert Burns And Anne Flaherty, Associated Press Writers
[WASHINGTON – Secretary of State-designate Hillary Rodham Clinton called Tuesday for a “smart power” strategy in the Middle East that goes beyond the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to address other pressing issues like Iran’s nuclear program….]
SOS Clinton will have a lot to do, not the least of which, is Gaza. Are you getting your information with a range of viewpoints? I haven’t said much on the subject of Gaza. That’s because others are saying it so well. If you haven’t read Shtuey’s wide-ranging posts, try this list, arranged starting from the oldest in 2008:
Happy Frickin’ Chanukah
Lions, Lambs, Shams, and Scams: The Israeli/Palestinian Morass, An Introduction
Lions, Lambs, Shams, and Scams: Part II, The Propaganda Machine (Contains videos)
Farewell 2008, Don’t Let the Door Hit Your Ass on the Way Out (Turn It Up To Eleven) (Contains a Video)
The New Bar for Stupid (Contains a video)
More OMV Douchey Awards: The Yassir Arafat Prize (UPDATE)
Israeli Ground Forces Enter Gaza
What should Israel Have Done? Fuck You Larry.
More Selective Editing (Update 2) (Contains videos)
May This be the Year(Contains Videos)
Cooking with Gas, With Sauce for the Hypocrite Geese (Contains Videos)
The Shtuey Network’s Latest from Gaza
It’s About Time
Are You Really What you Eat?
Then, for your edification, there is the recent speech on Gaza and Against the US Israeli Resolution, by Dennis Kucinich.
On another note, Gloria Allred is scheduled to particpate in a Townhall Debate, regarding Proposition 8, Wedensday, January 14th at 7:30 PM PST. She is inviting everyone who is interested, in SoCal to come.
Town Hall Los Angeles convenes a debate on Proposition 8 with key players Gloria Allred, and Andy Pugno, General Counsel, ProtectMarriage.com/Yes on Prop 8. For those of you in Southern California, come join the debate at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (111 North Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012) on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 7:30 PM. For more info visit: www.townhall-la.org
This article pretty much sums up how I feel about this week so far.
WRITERS ON THE RANGE
A tale of heartbreakin’ and asskickin’
He loved Silas. Then she kicked the tar out of him.
ESSAY – January 07, 2009
By Walt Gasson
http://www.hcn.org/wotr/a-wyoming-tale-of-forbearance-and-heartbreak?src=feat
PUMA, The New Agenda, 4ERA, 51 Percent
Grab and Keel 
The only comfort I have in the shameful display of That One worship is knowing that Hillary will be in the big chair at Foggy Bottom.
Thank you for the promoting. I hope we are reaching the point where the shooting stops. I just hope that the peace that is secured will stop the rockets for good and that we don’t have to witness yet another sequel.
Good luck with the weeds, and think of us out here. It’s too cold for there not to be snow!
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