Day: November 8, 2006

  • Brownies are baking

    My ISP hates me. I’d been watching C-Span, waiting for Bush to come on. Right at 1:00 p.m. my DSL stopped working, so I couldn’t watch C-Span (which I only get online) or follow any commentary elsewhere. So I watched on Fox news television which was the only channel coming in decently. When he was…

  • Talking Leaves of New Echota

    Talking Leaves of New Echota

    Talking Leaves of New Echota View On White

  • Waiting for the 1:00 p.m. Bush press conference

    Ok, ok. A little happy dance today. Some people who used to vote repub proved themselves not quite so insane by voting, at least, against a portion of the insanity that’s been ruling America. That’s a cause to celebrate a little, no matter what happens next. I’m telling myself right now we won the Senate…

  • Oh, and of course…

    Oh, and of course, Marty and H.o.p. soundly sleeping, I’m sitting here trying not to think about Montana and Virginia. I very successfully avoided thinking about the Senate races all evening. Was all set for the Senate to be lost. But now that it’s down to Montana and Virginia I’m suddenly obsessed by them now…

  • I cautiously try on a celebratory hat then replace it on the shelf for now…

    Around here, Bush is synonymous with Mega Evil Fucking Bad. H.o.p. has grown up hearing it…is well aware. Y’know the old cartoon where Gallant is Good and Goofus is Bad, in simplifying ethics for H.o.p. Bush has pretty much stood for All Things Bad. “Would Bush do it? Well then that’s just what you don’t…