Real World

- So I was helping this older man from my Algebra class Wednesday with his test corrections. I should note that I told him that I didn't think he had the right test, but he insisted that he did, so I shrugged it off and continued on. So anyways, I was trying to show him how to work each problem to get the correct answer, which he didn't seem to be interested in. In fact, he wanted me to just give him the answers. Knowing the honor code, I refused. So I got up and went to my desk. About this time my teacher came in, so I prepared for the start of class. The guy I was helping came over and said, "We had the wrong test. Here's the right one", and lays it on my desk. I looked at him and said something like he should ask for an extension. Can you believe this guy has the NERVE to say "You put the answers down for me and I'll hand it in." I gave him a really stupid look and told him that he needed to get that off my desk right then and leave me alone. Jerk! So you've had OVER A WEEK to correct your problems and you didn't do it. Okay...so that involves me how? I was trying to help you out and maybe teach you a little, but you didn't want that. If he ever talks to me again, I may be forced to poke him in the eye with my #2. Jerk. I should've reported his ass. If he does it again, I will. College is not a free ride people. You have to WORK for your grades.

- In the "way too much information" department...I think I've finally got that raging bladder infection under control. I'm not sure what brought it on, but it's had me on my knees all week. I didn't see the point in going to the doctor and getting those expensive pills that make your piss red and stain your toilet seat, so I took matters into my own hands and stocked up on high-percentage cranberry juice and fresh water. I feel like a new woman and my bladder loves me once again. Cranberry juice ladies...drink a glass a day. It's the BEST thing you'll ever do for yourself.

- Parent/Teacher meetings are coming up for Matt's school and I'm trying to prepare myself. Don't get me wrong, Matt's a good kid, but he's just a little...active. He's smart as a damn whistle, but he gets bored easy. The notes sent home, which are very rare btw, all seem to be about his activity level. The boy can go and go and go. He's like a little hairless Energizer bunny. He's a good kid though and I don't want you getting the idea that he isn't. He's really sweet, he just needs to settle down a bit more. Maybe it's just his age. I mean he is six and anyone with children that age will feel me on this. So yeah...looking forward to the meeting.

- Not looking forward so much to the Fall Festival though. I worked the basketball booth last year and was there ALL NIGHT. I came home absolutely beat. My College Republicans meeting ran over two weeks ago so I missed the homeroom mother's meeting at Matt's school...which means that I have NO IDEA which booth I'm getting this year. I had better not get stuck with some crappy one. I will protest if I get the basketball one again. There's only so many times you can get hit with a basketball until it's just not fun anymore. I came home with bruises last year. Little shits.

- I've still got 3 Gmail invites for those who want them. If you're interested, email me at Nothfnatic-at-hotmail.com with the subject header "GMAIL INVITE". If you don't put a subject header, it'll go straight to my trash bin and I won't get it. Come on, there HAS to be three of you out there who want one. Anyone? *hears crickets*

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Recipes:

- I found this on WTOC's site. I usually don't like anas, but this sounds really yummy.

ana's Savannah
Serves 2 -- Cooking Time: 5 minutes
2 anas sliced
2 TBSP Butter Whole
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1/4 Cup Southern Comfort "make it a 1/2 Cup for the Chef if you like"
1/4 Cup Heavy Cream
Your favorite ice cream or pound cake

1. Heat Butter
2. Add anas, cook for 3 minutes
3. Add Brown Sugar, allow to melt
4. Remove from stove, add whiskey
5. Allow to flame
6. Add 1/4 Cup cream
7. Serve hot over ice cream or pound cake

- Autumn Cheesecake
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
3 tablespoons white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups apples - peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1/3 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a large bowl, stir together the graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and melted butter; press into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
In a large bowl, combine cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar. Mix at medium speed until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in vanilla; pour filling into the baked crust.
In a small bowl, stir together 1/3 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Toss the cinnamon-sugar with the apples to coat. Spoon apple mixture over cream cheese layer and sprinkle with 1/4 cup chopped pecans.
Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 70 minutes. With a knife, loosen cake from rim of pan. Let cool, then remove the rim of pan. Chill cake before serving.

- Maple Apple Crisp:
5 apples - peeled, cored, and sliced
3/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 pinch salt
1/2 cup butter, softened

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Place apples in an 8x8 inch baking dish. Toss apples with syrup. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, oats, sugar, and salt. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle mixture evenly over apples.
Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes, until topping is golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Around Town:

- Savannah Morning News has officially pissed me off. They now require site registration for you to view articles. Nevermind that I ALREADY have an active account, now I have to sign up for another one. Well, forget you SMN! Nothing chaps my ass more than to see online news sites force readers to register. Don't they realize that we can just go somewhere else and read it without registering? Congratulations boneheads, you've lost me as a reader.

- Oktoberfest is here! If you're in the Savannah area and looking for something to do this lovely Fall weekend, head down to River Street for oompah stomping (Not this kind), dachshund dashing, bratwurst tasting, and beverage toasting. Festivities start Friday and go to 6PM on Sunday. For more information you can contact: (912) 234-0295

- The talk about town this week revolves around the Tybee Bomb, which was lost in 1958. The Tybee Bomb is actually old news, but some guy in Statesboro thinks he may have found it or something, so now everyone and their uncle is trying to locate it. You can read more about it by clicking here. You can also read this CNN article.

- Now THIS sounds interesting:

Chocoholic Frolic

A dessert and beverage tasting event, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at Savannah Station. Sample some of Savannah's best desserts from its famed restaurants and cool down with local cocktails and drinks. Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased at any of the Downtown Design District shops or at the door. Musical entertainment provided by the Ben Tucker Trio. Ticket proceeds will benefit local breast cancer research and local support groups through the organization LibLines. Sponsored by Backus Cadillac. For a booth or more information, call 644-7100.

- LibLines is also hosting Bowling for Boobs, October 16th at the Tibet Lanes in Savannah. You can either register as a team of 6 or individually. Ticket price: $30, which includes 2 games of bowling, shoe rental, appetizers, soda, and a t-shirt. Check out this link for more information. Any Savannah bloggers who are thinking of forming a group, please let me know. :)

- I'm keeping this kicked:

Memory Walk is the nation's premier fundraiser to help those battling Alzheimer's disease. Since 1989, Memory Walk has raised more than $149 million for programs and services for individuals with Alzheimer's, their families, and caregivers.

The Savannah Memory Walk is a great family affair. We encourage you to bring your children, grandchildren, friends, neighbors, and pets, if you so desire. It is very important that we raise not only money, but awareness of this devastating disease that affects so many of our loved ones. Please walk with us to raise dollars and voices in support of those living with Alzheimer's diseases.

Who to Contact:
Melissa Kinsey
Phone: 912.604.6172
Email: melissa_kin@comcast.net

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Quotes of the Week:

- "Kerry Won the Debate: That's just my opinion. But rightleaning Andrew Sullivan seems to agree. As does this blogger who is much angrier than her perky site template would suggest." --- Kevin
I suppose I should clarify my point on the debates Kev. I don't think Kerry won, but I don't think Bush did either. I'm calling a draw. I think both men had good and bad points, but I don't personally think anyone came out the clear winner. I wish I could say one or the other, but I can't. I could be partisan and say Bush, but I suppose that's exactly what everyone expects of this digital brownshirt. Perky? Pah! Angry you say? You bet your sweet ass. Do I come across as angry? Angry as in something occasionally pisses me off or angry as "OMG...she needs help" angry? I need to know these things. I prefer to think of it as "charming", but oh well. ;) Thanks for the link. I won't hold it against you that you called me perky. Your oh-so-cute picture saved your ass buddy. BTW: How did you find my site?

- "Will you feel bad for Bush voters who lose loved ones in Iraq? I personally don't want to hear them crying. You reap what you sow, and sheep give birth to the occasional sacrificial lamb." --- "Compassionate" Lefty, Geek Tragedy, from DUh

- "Seeing as there are only two candidates, and she's (essentially) saying that a vote for Bush is a vote for rape, doesn't it make sense that she's actually saying 'Vote for Kerry! Vote for Kerry!'?" --- Yours Truly

- "I'd LOVE to play poker with John Kerry. I'd take everything but his fake orange suntan." --- Rob

- "I'm trying to put a leash on them." --- President Bush

- "I can't get him out of my mind. Is that wrong? I'm sure this is just a crush. But I can't be the only one feeling this can I?" --- DUh'er

- "The polls for Kerry are so bad that Al Hunt and Michael Moore are starting to yelp, 'The polls mean nothing! Ignore the polls!'" --- Ann Coulter

- "Mexico remains poor and corrupt, and then blames its neighbor to the north for the chaos. That's hilarious when you consider that the U.S. government allows millions of Mexican citizens to live and work here, many of them illegally. In fact, money sent home by Mexican workers accounts for that country's second largest industry after oil." --- Bill O'Reilly (READ the ENTIRE article!!!!)

- "But I'm surprised -- I thought that you would name her something like "
'Blogger' or 'Trackback' or something similarly bloggy!" --- David re: Sadie Rose

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Entertain Me...Or Not:

- This next link is ONLY for you menfolk. And a warning...definitely NOT work/child/wife safe. I will not be held liable for any bloodshed or broken marriages or whatever. Hottie of the Day
And no, I will NOT tell you how I found it. I was "researching" something and came across it. Dirty people.

- As hard as I try, I just can't bring myself to hate that "Party for Two" song by Shania Twain and hometown boy Billy Currington. I didn't like it the first time I heard it, but much to my chagrin, it's grown on me. I'm now singing it around the house, sitting on the toilet, driving down the road. Craziness! The video is pretty cool though. Billy's hot. Damn...Billy...hot...tight jeans. You can watch the video by clicking this link to Launch.

- Oh, speaking of Billy, did I tell you that he called me "baby" at the concert the other night? *fans self* And not just a normal "baby", he said it real husky like and said "Come on over here baby" as I had my picture taken with him. Lord. It took everything I had not to jump his bones right there. *tries to shake it off*

- Liquid Generation has a really cool game to keep you busy as you sit at work bored off your tail. It's called the White Christmas Game and basically you have to rub the frost off the windows with your finger. The thing is, the frost is pretty quick to return, so you have to do it really fast. I almost got all my frost off. I'm going to keep trying. You guys let me know how far you get, okay?

- McGehee went back to Alaska and took pictures. Go check 'em out. Lovely. Anyone want to move up to Alaska with me?

- My man, George Strait, has a new cd out and I MUST have it. Nevermind that I have all of his others, I have to have this one or I'll...I'll just die without it. Okay, so maybe dying is stretching it a little, but I still want it soooo much. King George rules baby. His "Strait Out of the Box" boxed set is the most prized thing on this earth. This will compliment it perfectly. Beginning Monday, you can download free songs from his cd here.

- Anyone else HATE, LOATHE, or SPIT FIRE when they hear the new Toby Keith song "Stays in Mexico"? Oh dear Allah, I HATE that song! It's all about cheating and lots of nasty sex with some skank. Toby Toby Toby, I'm so disappointed. How can you sing a song glorifying adultery. You should be spanked...and hard...with a stick...by a midget. That'll teach you to record nasty songs. *grrr*

- Remember cute little Michelle Trachtenberg of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"? Well...she's not so cute and not so little anymore. Look what I found on Getty Images:

Cover up Michelle! Geezus. It's called tape, I suggest you use it.

- Can you believe that I have absolutely NO Harry Potter news this week? None. Zero. Zeerr-ooo. Craziness. Oh wait wait wait, yes I do. It's nothing big mind you, but something that may or may not interest fans. Mugglenet has some pics of Robert Pattinson, who plays Cedric Diggory. These are not new pics, but pics nonetheless.

- Avril's in this month's Maxim...dang you are hot grrrlll. What a lovely Canuck. Too bad you're an anal girl with an ugly boyfriend and vampire teeth. Love the hair though. Oh and P.S....you're not punk anymore, so you can stop pretending like you are, okay? Stop dressing like slacker. You have talent grrrl and I love your music...but you're a big poser on the punk front. Still love the hair though.

- Speaking of Maxim, my girl Julie Roberts is also in this month's edition. Woot! I love Julie. If I were a woman, I'd civil-ceremony her. Have you guys even listened to her songs? They're right down there *points down* in the Blog Radio. Check them out! She's awesome. She's like Faith Hill, only country...and talented.

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Memes and Quizzes:

- Ha!!! Even my boobs are Southern.

Your Boobies' Names Are: Dixie and Daisy

-

You are the Moon card. Entering the Moon we enter
the intuitive and psychic realms. This is the
stuff dreams are made on. And like dreams the
imagery we find here may inspire us or torment
us. Understanding the moon requires looking
within. Our own bodily rhythms are echoed in
this luminary that circles the earth every
month and reflects the sun in its progress.
Listening to those rhythms may produce visions
and lead you towards insight. The Moon is a
force that has legends attached to it. It
carries with it both romance and insanity.
Moonlight reveals itself as an illusion and it
is only those willing to work with the force of
dreams that are able to withstand this
reflective light. Image from: Stevee Postman.
http://www.stevee.com/


Which Tarot Card Are You?
brought to you by Quizilla

- My disease can be pronounced as both Jahn-vee-ev or Jen-uh-Veev. Either way you say it, it's still downright nasty. May Allah be with those of you who catch it.

Doctor Unheimlich has diagnosed me with Genevieve's Disease
Cause:	a significant alignment of the stars
Symptoms:	arm pain, darkening of urine, vague tiredness
Cure:	cryogenic freezing until science catches up
Enter your name, for your own diagnosis:

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Politics:

- Before I go any further, I need to tell you folks who don't like what I have to say that there's this little box up there in the right hand corner. I suggest you click it if what I'm saying hurts your feelings/makes you mad/hits you square in the face. Dizzy Girl is not fair and balanced. Dizzy Girl is not non-partisan. Dizzy Girl is a blog...which means that these are my opinions. If you don't like them you can do one of two things: (1) get over it and love me not for my politics, but for the person underneath the digital brownshirt ........... or ........... (2) . Ya feeling me? I'm not out to brainwash anyone with my "propoganda". Fine, I am, but you people are too smart to fall for it, so no harm, eh? Listen, I'm just Gennie. I'm a 26 year old mommy/wifey who just happens to be very opinionated and passionate about politics. If you can look past that, I'm probably someone you can actually like...or at least tolerate. Basically, what I'm saying is this: if you don't like my politics, then ignore them. If you can do that, me and you can get along just fine. We cool? Cool. Moving on...

- Are you a card-carrying member of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy?

I plan to laminate that bad boy and carry it around...just in case. ;)

- Here's a rather interesting article from the Chicago-Sun Times. Color me surprised:

Kerry's Looking for American Failure -- And He's It
September 26, 2004
BY MARK STEYN SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST Advertisement

Before John Kerry, the only alumni of Swiss finishing schools I'd ever met (in my younger days) were a certain type of lively English girl, a couple of minor princesses from Gulf emirates and a charming young Iranian lady whose family had been forced to flee after the shah fell. Collectively, they all fell into the category the British call ''posh totty.'' And, although they were way out of my league, the one thing I noticed was their impeccable carriage -- they'd done all the walking-around-with-books-on-your-head stuff -- and how exquisitely well-mannered they were. Even when giving you the brush for being a broke loser, they were very nice about it.

In this respect, John Kerry isn't exactly the best advertisement for his Swiss finishing school. Forget the impeccable carriage -- if you imagine you're watching streaming video on a slow dial-up connection, his gait seems perfectly natural. But the manners thing seems to have passed him by entirely. His decision to break the time-honored tradition of keeping out of the way during the other guy's convention by rushing on the air within an hour of President Bush's speech to give an instant response was boorish and petty. But, given that his ''midnight rambler'' routine in Ohio was a disaster, there didn't seem much point dwelling on it.

But last week he did it again. Ayad Allawi, the first prime minister of post-Saddam Iraq, was in Washington to give a joint address to Congress. A tough, stocky, bullet-headed optimist, Iraq's interim leader delivered a simple, elegant and moving speech, which made three basic points:

''First, we are succeeding in Iraq. [Applause] It's a tough struggle with setbacks, but we are succeeding . . .

''The second message is quite simple and one that I would like to deliver directly from my people to yours: Thank you, America [Applause] . . .

''Third, I stand here today as the prime minister of a country emerging finally from dark ages of violence, aggression, corruption and greed . . . Well over a million Iraqis were murdered or are missing . . .''

Kerry didn't show up for Allawi's visit to Washington -- he was in Ohio again, which is evidently becoming the proverbial Vietnam-type quagmire for him. Nonetheless, barely had the prime minister finished than the absentee senator did a daytime version of his midnight ramble and barged his way onto the air to insist that he knew better than Iraq's head of government what was going on in the country. One question from his accompanying press corps was especially choice:

''Prime Minister Allawi told Congress today that democracy was taking hold in Iraq and that the terrorists there were on the defensive. Is he living in the same fantasyland as the president?''

....you can read the entire article here and I DO suggest that you read it.

- They call him Flipper! Flipper! Faster than lighhhttnning. I am so easily amused.

- In what's becoming a weekly tradition around these har parts, I'm linking to a Maxim political article:

THEN AND NOW Once upon a time, presidential campaigns were different from today's. Or were they? By John DeVore

THEN: It used to be important to play to "swing voters," those constituents who normally voted for one party but could be convinced to vote for the other.
NOW: With the country color-coded either "Red" or "Blue," the two campaigns can happily appeal to the caricatures of their party's faithful, promising an assault rifle for every Ford 150 in Texas and federal grants for pornography "artists" in California.

THEN: Democratic and Republican party conventions were once actual political apparatuses in which delegates would hash out on the convention floor which candidate would become their nominee for president.
NOW: Political conventions have morphed into four-night-long infomercials with rock music, political superstars, and balloons…thousands of pretty, pretty balloons. It's a little like MTV's Video Music Awards with fat, rich white people.

THEN: Vice presidents were once chosen to complement the presidential nominees and to appeal to parts of the country where the nominee didn't dominate.
NOW: Vice presidents have become demographic-friendly attack dogs. In the case of Dick Cheney, VPs are now like prime ministers—not just attending state funerals and falling asleep while watching the Senate, but secretly plotting how to annex the Middle East and sell it to Disney.

..........read the entire thing here.

- I'm not going to blockquote this debate article, because I'm too lazy to really, but I suggest you read it. Interestingly enough, it's from the New York Times...and it's kind of balanced. Go figure. The title is "The Scene: Bush Talks About Heart; Kerry Focuses on the Brain". It's a good read if you have an extra five minutes or so. I think it sums up the feelings/thoughts/observations that every blog and newsite is yapping about.

- I was supposed to have done an interview with WTOC this week about the youth vote, but the reporter didn't give me any notice and did the interview without me. Color me pissed. That's alright, because I'll probably hit the screen when the AASU College Democrats/Republican Debate takes place. Oh yes, it's coming. Get your tickets today and lay your bets down. And no, I will NOT be debating. I'm a hot-head and I recognize/embrace that, so I respectfully declined. Can you imagine me up there debating someone? Ha! That's a train wreck waiting to happen. I'm just passionate about my views and it would take that *snaps fingers* much to set me off and then it would be all over for the poor person on the receiving end of my wrath. I'll just stand on the sidelines and cheer my team on.

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Asshats, Moonbats, and Morons:
Brand new section. You just KNEW it was coming right?

- Have you or someone you love lost EVERYTHING you own from the recent Hurricanes in Florida? Did you lose a family member or a pet? Is everything you've worked for gone? Well, the morons at DUh wanted me to give you this message:

I'm tired of my taxes going to lazy FEMA recipients!

Dear Whiny Southern Republican Red States,

More of my hard earned money goes to people who are too lazy to move out of hurricane, tornado, and earthquake areas than should be allowed by law. Living here in America it is my prerogative, nay, my DUTY to only think of myself.

You see, I live in Seattle. We have our fare share of flooding, some mud slides, maybe a forest fire here and there, but we don't suckle off of the federal government's teat every time we have a little disaster! We buck up! We put our noses to the grind stone! We lift ourselves up by the boot straps! We cliche our selves by the nonsensical comparison! In other words, we're not lazy wimps like all of you people in the southern republican red states.

Oh! Has the GOP convinced you that federal welfare for the poor is sooooooo expensive? Wait until the bill for your clean up and the insurance company bail out comes. Welfare is all of a sudden looking like a rainy day fund now isn't it?

Oh! Is the federal government always getting all up in your business and needs to be downsized? Apparently not when your SUV is lodged in the side of the Walmart. Not when the roof of your house was last seen still flying over Guatemala.

Are you living in your car now? Can't work because your job is floating in the Gulf of Mexico? Boo-f*#@ing-hoo. You should have thought of that BEFORE you decided to settle in an area that is known to suck trailers into the sky like a giant Hoover with an attitude. You should have in the k as much money as all of your possessions cost, including your house, so that we (and when I say "we" I mean "I") don't have to pay for your misfortune and lack of planning.

Really. When are you lazy southern republican states going to grow up and figure out that being southern democrat wasn't so bad? It actually had benefits, like having social programs that were compassionate to fellow Americans who were down on their luck rather than saying "Screw you, it's every man for himself, and whether it's your house destroyed or you can't find enough food to feed your family, who cares, it doesn't effect me. I LIVE SOMEWHERE REASONABLE!"

So eat your communist FEMA welfare. Bundle up next to pinko FEMA government handout and let it keep you warm. Just remember, we helped you out when you needed it because your a person, an American, just like all of us.

And by the way, next election, vote Kerry, because if you don't the Federal Government may not be so compassionate the next time mother nature spits in your face, kicks you in the shins, and takes your lunch money.

Sincerely,
Politicaholic...Liberal

Wow. That's all I can say.

- British author Margaret Drabble is a name that all Americans should know...and loathe. Some of you may remember her for her anti-American piece in the Telegraph: "I Loate America, and What It Has Done To the Rest of the World". Well guess who's in America promoting her brand new novel. One word Drabble: Hildabeast! Expect to be Photoshopped bitch.

- I NEVER thought I'd see my hometown in the national news...and I certainly didn't think it would be for this reason:

Family Chicken Feud Turns to Gun Battle

BLUEWELL, West Virgina -

A family meal erupted into a gun battle after a father and son clashed over how to cook chicken.

The two men argued Sunday over the best way to prepare skinless chicken for dinner.

"It started out as a physical confrontation, but it escalated until both of them were shooting at each other," Detective Sgt. A.D. Beasley of the Mercer County Sheriff's Department said Monday.

Beasley said each man fired a .22-caliber handgun at the other. Harley Shrader was struck by a bullet that went through the upper part of his right ear and lodged in the back of his head. He was treated at a hospital and released. The elder Shrader was not injured.

Jackie Lee Shrader, 49, was charged with malicious wounding and wanton endangerment. Harley Lee Shrader, 24, was charged with wanton endangerment.

Geezus. Okay...people? Listen to me please. Not ALL West Virginians are like this. Look at me, I'm a perfectly healthy, functioning, intelligent human being...that just HAPPENS to be from WVa. *deep sigh* Please don't judge all of us WVa's by two idiot hillbillies.

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Top 5 Blog Posts of the Week:

5. Knowledge is Power: Uh Oh!
4. GOP and the City: Oompa Loompa Democrats *Ha!*
3. Wizg: Oprah Offers Kerry-Flavored Kool-Aid ... Cameron is on crack!
2. Michelle Malkin: NBC's Draft-Mongering Dishonesty
1. Accidental Verbosity: Hello World ...... Everyone go over and welcome Sadie Rose into the world. Congrats to Jay and Deb!!!!

Special Mentions:
These are posts that didn't quite make it on the top list, but they were too good not to link to and I just couldn't put them in any sort of order. :)

- Para-Bellum: Family Oh Family --- Jen's brother is home!!!! :)
- Grouchy Old Cripple: The Bitch Speaks
- Subur Blight: Satisfaction/Schadenfreude
- Four Right Wing Wackos: Linknasium

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Friday Music:

I'm in a Southern-Rock-Rockin' Country kind of mood, so I guess I can find some songs to fit that mood, eh?

You know the rules:
- DO NOT STREAM!
- Right Click/Save Target As.
- Files will stay up for 24 hours and then they're gone forever. Please delete these from your computer. Don't want the music nazis after you do ya?
- If you like the music, purchase the cds! Keep the music flowing people. If you can't do that, at least click on the purchase links and help me get to the next tier.
- A bloody "thank you" would be nice.

Right. Learn it. Know it. Live it.

Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands To Yourself / Purchase
Billy Currington sang this the other night at the concert and I almost fell out of my seat. It's one of my favorite songs! It's okay if you sing along...as long as you sing loud with your car windows down.

Jet - Come Around Again / Purchase
Technically not Southern or Country, but it's damn fine music and Jet kicks frickin' ass and I think the guitar fits into my little theme.

Black Crowes - Twice As Hard / Purchase
Shake Your Money Maker is a classic cd dude. There is not ONE bad track on the disc. None. I dare you to find one. And if you do, then your music tastes sucks and I will taunt you relentlessly. This is my favorite track off the disc. Why? Because it rocks. I remember back in 1996 when I drove home to WVa to visit my family, I had this cd in my player the whole way up there and back. I was such a vision then...skinny...long-flowing hair...hand out the window waving the wind...singing at the top of my lungs. *deep sigh* Anyways, this is the perfect driving cd. *gs head*

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Et Finalement:

It's now 4:07AM (EST) and I'm through...finally. Geez, what I do to keep you people happy. Actually, I'm beginning to think that no-one even reads these Friday posts anymore. In fact, I'm pretty sure that you all just come here to steal my music then scamper away like alley cats with a dead rat. Ungrateful...I tell ya. ;) Pah, I'll continue doing these Friday posts until I just get bored with it. Or until my fingers fall off, which thanks to the debate post from last night, could be at any time. Poor fingers. :( Okay...rambling. Bed. Pee first, then bed. Oh yeah and brush teeth. Before I pee of course. *closes eyes and passes out on keyboard*

xoxoxo