Day: September 12, 2024

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240912

Cover image: Meramec (some spell it Maramec) State Park, St. James, Missouri

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And for those who can’t view Twitter videos…until YT takes it down:

TWEETS!

And…all the evidence of one HUGE anti-trust lawsuit against the Rockefellers, supposedly.

My one brother had a roommate in college who was from Puerto Rico. He said straight out that the people of Haiti are 96% Catholic and 100% Voodoo. Of course, the two are not compatible, but the Haitians compromise.

Most of us dog people are not exactly cat people, but the cats may need the dogs for protection. Cats do have a place in life…even if some of us are allergic to them.

No kidding.

Great. We upstream in the Mississippi River Valley are anxiously awaiting what’s left of Francine when she gets here. We need the rain. Badly.

MEMES and FUN STUFF

Back when we used them as trash liners and book covers at least they had a second life.

I’m not sure this is really true about the cures, but a cured patient is a customer lost.

Unless I miss my guess, that’s the Lowenbrau tent. I was there in 1999.

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And now for the business portion.

Please review our HOST and site owner’s Guidelines for posting and discussion for this site. Wolf is kind enough to put up with *most* of us and our antics after thorough vetting. Violators of the baiting and deliberately attempting to divide the group rules WILL face consequences.

The discourse on this site is to be CIVIL – no name calling, baiting, or threatening others here is allowed. Company manners are appreciated. Those who are so inclined may visit Wolf’s other sanctuary, the U-Tree, to slog out discussions best saved for a wrestling mat. If, for some reason, this site is not available, head over to the UTree and visit the post at the top of the list or the closest rescue thread.

This site is a celebration of the natural rights endowed to humans by our Creator as well as those enshrined in the Bill of Rights adopted in the founding documents of the United States of America. Within the limits of law, how we exercise these rights is part of the freedom of our discussion.

THAT MEANS THAT ALL OF US HERE ARE ENTITLED TO OUR OPINIONS AND PREJUDICES, ETC., SO LONG AS THEY CAUSE NO PHYSICAL HARM TO OTHERS OR DOXX OUR FELLOW TREE DWELLERS.

All opinions here are valued for the diversity they bring to the issues, and the shaping of understanding regarding topics for which many of us do not have all information. Correcting the record on any one topic is appreciated.

Be careful in expressing thoughts as we would all like to think well of the rest of the group, and ill-thought out comments have a way of wrecking that for everyone.

Fellow tree dweller, the late Wheatie, gave us some good reminders on the basics of civility in political discourse:

  1. No food fights
  2. No running with scissors
  3. If you bring snacks, be sure they are made with bacon

Auntie DePat’s requests as we are all supposedly adults and don’t just play them on TV like the body doubles pretending to be the squatter in chief:

If you see something has not been posted, do us all a favor, and post it. Please, do not complain that it has not been done yet.

The scroll wheel on your mouse can be your friend. As mature adults, please use it here in the same manner you would in avoiding online porn.

Thank you so much for any and all attention to such details. It is GREATLY appreciated by more than one party here.

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Luke 1:46-55

46And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, 47and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; 49for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. 50And his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation. 51He has shown strength with his arm, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts, 52he has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree; 53he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away. 54He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, 55as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity for ever.”

So many settings of this text….

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SATIRE

WEEKEND STARTER

Limoncello Spritz

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp limoncello
  • Chilled dry Prosecco
  • lemon slice

Instructions

  • 1. Pour limoncello into a champagne flute or coupe glass. Top with prosecco. Garnish with lemon slice.

Limoncello…rooftop in Rome 2009…Barb…yeah, she had too much.

Have a good one y’all.