that the Great Decider is going to use the death of Al-Zarqawi to “prove” that Iraq is on the mend and that the invasion has been “successful”?
Though he certainly needed some good news after Haditha and the defeat of the amendment that is the only thing keeping heterosexual marriages together.
the mundane trials regularly occurring at the Red Queen’s castle. First there was the yard war, where I am happy to report that the cease fire is still in place. Now it appears that a suicide bombing by a chenille blanket has created serious chaos in the laundry room. I am not sure if the dryer will make it.
This chenille blanket had been put into the wash by the Kid. It was here that the blanket hatched it’s terrible plan to self destruct and take a major appliance down with it. It tried to recruit other items in the wash with it. I am happy to say that my grey pencil skirt and black hoodie resisted.
By the time they got to the dryer, there was no going back. The chenille blanket unleashed a furry of lint the likes of which have never been seen. The lint exploded into the vent hose and through the pipe to the outside, but because it is lint-it was silent in it’s attack.
This morning, after running the dryer 3 times for one load, I knew something was up. I peered into the dryer and saw that my poor hoodie and skirt had been covered in the detritus of the blanket. Innocent victims of a terrible act. The clothing that had been tumbling in the dryer for 3 hours was hot, but still soaking wet. And then there was the smell- the smell of burning lint.
I have encountered this kind of attack before. I knew what had to be done. But first I had to go to work. I planned to launch a late night sneak attack by pulling the dryer out of it’s place and attacking the hose directly. I was not prepared for what I saw next.
The hose was completely filled with lint, to the point that it had detached from the pipe that leads the steam outside. The pipe and the area around the cutout in the wall where the pipe comes out were also packed full with lint. The entire area surrounding the pipe and the dryer was, well, blanketed with lint.
I know at this point you are probably wondering- shouldn’t the Red Queen have brave soldiers, or at least hapless minions, willing to do dangerous and grueling tasks of yard work peace negotiations and lint bombing clean-up. It’s true, I should. But unlike the Great Decider (and most of the Republican party) I believe that a leader should not send troops to do something they would not do themselves. So I attacked the lint with a driving need for justice, as well as a broom and a bent wire coat hanger for scraping the hose and the pipe. I think my troops will respect me more for being willing to endure their same hardships.
Now I am up at one in the morning monitoring the dryer’s condition. I did not feel it was safe to let it run on it’s own. The remains of the offending blanket will join the weed wacker for funeral services.
This was recommended by the very cute and talented Peter from Daydream Vaccination.
It is absolutely a must see.
Has locked me out since this morning. I know that masturbation is spelled wrong below- but I can’t get in to edit it.
So if you too need to bitch about Blogger, feel free to do so in comments.
little flower’s “Can Liberals Blend Religion and Politics?” raised many issues that inspired a few comments yesterday. The topic inspires another question in my mind:
What role should religion play in the post-modern world?
Being an agnostic, I feel questions of God and faith are personal. Leading a life that does no harm is all that should matter. But I know I am in the minority on this. Religion, like it or not, is a central character in many conflicts, domestic and international these days and must be dealt with. On the other hand, many feel science has replaced religion. Much of what was left to “God’s Will” has now been explained by science. I don’t think science replaces religion, but the point is a valid one.
Throughout written history at least, religion played a central role in society. Now, while still important, it does not hold the sway of science, politics and technology. So fellow bloggers, what is your take?
Let’s see if I can get through this without Blogger being a big whiny baby about it.
Congressional race in California to replace jailbird Randy “Duke” Cunningham was within 4 to 5 percentage points. Bilbray (R) narrowly beat Busby (D). Numbers I’ve seen are about 45% to 49%. In a district that is 60% Republican- that is fantastic.
Bilbray and Busby will face off again in November for the same seat. This was just a special election.
Oh- and Jerry Brown (my favorite California govenor ever) is running for California’s Attorney General. Yay Jerry!
And did you know that Gays cause War and unchecked masturbation?
For being such avid commenters (and because Ben Varkentine won last weeks big, fat virtual cookie) I have added some folks to our blogroll.
So go check out Jovial Cynic at New Protest and Ben Varkentine at Dictionopolis in Digitopolis.
(Ben has a thing for cheeto colored girls- but his site is pretty cool)
So how cool is it that Spain has an internet provider called Arrakis?
Tim Eyman (yes, I absolutely hate the man) did not get enough signatures to allow a vote to repeal WA state’s gay rights bill. Go here.
I took this little quiz before but was reminded of it today.
Results soooo not surprising.
Take it and post results in the comments.
