Day 2 Day radishes

November 28/ Scrapbooking and Meredith

 This is my daughter who came for Thanksgiving with family.

I am embarrassed to say how many days I spent trying to print a screen from my computer, but it is more than 3. My daughter sat  down to my computer and in less than two minutes has shown me how to do it.  Thank you Meredith. 

All the colors and splattered paint on the image here are images from somewhere in outer space for which  I spend a few dollars and  somehow they show up in my computer and then I put them on my picture and send them out to you. Isn't it amazing?

November 27/ If it is Black Friday there are not that many shopping days until Christmas

I loved the way the family photos, to be sent in Christmas cards, looked when spread like a deck of cards. 

I would hope that people will send Christmas cards this year.  Facebook is great, actually wonderful, but the card in the hand is also great for reconnecting people.  I realized that mailed cards are especially expensive this year.  I think that cards are the one thing people do that is religious or not, but it is fellowship at Christmas time.  . 

November 25/ Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving.  Have a great day. 

These are persimmons that I bought to make my annual Persimmon Pudding.  These little suckers cost $3.00 a piece.  Which is why I did not make two to share. 

November 24/ Random

This photo has been around the Internet because it is felt that if the Military is saluting, so should the President.  But my friend said he had checked into it and Hail to the Chief was playing.  There fore saluting is not correct. I might have made a hasty judgment here. 

But I did not make a misjudgment on Global warming.  Although the New York Times is not saying so, others are calling Global warming a hoax by reading records of the main proponents.  al Gore is not to be found.  The English and talk radio is the main information on this.  Sell your stock in windmills.  Drill baby, drill. 

One of the articles that is suggested to give to the poor this year is underwear and pajamas for kids.  I was shocked to find out that some kids do not have them. 

Also do not forget to give coats. 

In our town the food bank at the moment is serving 500 families. 

November 22/ movies and Mammograms

Mr.  Radish has been quite concerned over the new government recommendations for mammograms which suggest, that if you are under 5o, you do not need one.  Dr. Radish has read and listened to this information, and his conclusion is that indeed you, if you are wise, you should get mammograms.  He hopes you young women will.  This is the beginning of an attempt to save money  in an insurance program or a government program. 

I have seen three more good foreign flix these last two weeks.

All have English subtitles.  But sometimes subtitles are  what you have to do to see a good movie.  All  of the movies have war scenes making them unsuitable for children. 

Zelary is the name of the first movie and the name of the heroine.  A wonderful love story taking place during WWII in Czechoslovakia.  

Mongol is the second movie and it is about Genghis Kahn's young life and into manhood. This takes place in the 12th Century.  And if you tolerate war scenes, this is very good. 

The Long Engagement is the last movie.  It takes place in WWI and the war scenes of men in the trenches are horrible.  I read this book and it was amazing how well the author portrayed the trenches and mud and the horror. This part of the movie is done in black and white.  However, the other half of the story which is in color is about a young woman, who goes to every effort to be sure that her fiance who went to war, is in fact dead.  

I saw at the theater The Blind Side and it was a very good movie and believe it or not, it is in English.  Sandra Bullock should get a Academy Awards nomination. 

November 20/ Autumn leaves

November 20/ Closing of Guantenemo Bay

This is an announcement.  I am currently having even more trouble editing.  It is hopeless.  Please make accommodations the best that you can.  You might ask why I do not get an editor, let me say I have my reasons.

I am laughing that the inmates at Guantanamo Bay, far from not liking it, do like that prison.  The prisoners reportedly are slated to move to a Maximum Security prison in Colorado. 

When I lived in Humboldt Co. California I went into the new county jail and see the prisoners in their areas.  .  I was able to look in through glass on to the solitary confinement area.  Living in that maximum security  was grim.  The guards were kind, however the small area for one hour a day outside there cells was absolutely only cement and even that was very claustrophobic.  But that county prison was, compared to Northern California's Maximum Security Prison at Pelican Bay, was a country club.  The "Shu" by reports was BAD. I regret not going to visit that prison before the inmates arrived when it was open to the public . 

I have to laugh at the folks who have been wanting Guantenemo Bay closed down for humane reasons.  Likely it could be close to heaven for some of the prisoners. 

November 15/ Our government

Tampons are good for bloody noses. 

More importantly, Tampax will be taxed as medical  equipment/ paraphernalia  should our new Health Care be passed. You heard it from me. 

November 13/ Back road of Stanwood

  

I will be needing a new Pacemaker this summer.  But Pacemakers like wheel chairs, crutches, should Health Care Plan become law, soon all of these items will all carry a tax.  The price will not be the price.  

November 12/Big Lagoon and Jefferson

"A government big enough to give you everything you want
is big enough to take away everything you have."
Thomas Jefferson