Keep On Rockin' in the Free World

I don't have anything particularly patriotic or inspiring to say today. I'm a little depressed about the state of our country and the government boot that is squashing us. The Wine Commonsewer has the best Independence Day post I've seen all morning. I highly recommend it as a kick in the ass for all of us to get in the street and be heard. There's a small tea party going on in the next county, and I'm thinking I might head up to it this afternoon. It won't be as flashy and exciting as the big city parties, but they'll kick up some dirt, I hope.

I think Sarah Palin declared her own independence yesterday. I think that woman is just AWESOME! I just hope she kicks the republican party to the curb and goes indie. I know I have a few GOP fans that read here, and I've nothing against the REAL republicans, but the party's been taken over by RINO's and Neo-cons, and they've not been much better to Sarah Palin than the democrats. With friends like that, who needs enemies? And the libertarians??? Generally, I like them, but good god, what a bunch of elitist, sanctimonious, bitter, cynical, and uninformed sarcastic brats there are over at "a certain think-tank blog that many of us read". No wonder they can't get anyone elected. They probably won't admit it now, but I remember last fall how they were all slobbering over Obama just because he wasn't Bush, yet they consider anyone that votes for the lesser of two evils part of the reason that we're stuck with two political parties that keep their dual stranglehold on power.

Really... Hypocrite much? Pot meet kettle.

Anyway, I don't think Sarah is going to run for office. I think she's going to rally the troops to take back this country from a gobbling and out of control government monster. She draws a crowd, fires people up, and we know she can organize and get things done. I love how she gave her whole, personal, sincere, and heartfelt speech yesterday without a teleprompter or notes. The mainstream media may have said she was rambling, but I suspect it's just been a while since they saw anyone speak her own words off the cuff, instead of reading someone else's words in a rehearsed manner from a teleprompter even when he's simply making a two sentence statement.

Here's a picture of Sarah as she left her press conference yesterday.



Does that look like a woman running away in tears or quitting before anything hits the fan?

I think she's going RINO hunting.

Happy Independence Day!

And now it's July

I'm sorry I'm not around much lately. There are quite a few things going on.

But then again, not really much going on at all.

I guess it's kind of psychological and emotional things that are going on. I'm fine, nothing truly wrong, but there is something bothering me. I can't really talk about it on the internet, though. And no, the Captain and I did not break up or anything, so don't trip.

However, it is now July. The summer is just ticking away. Like that old REO Speedwagon song said..."Peeling the years away, and we can't relive it."

I like Independence Day. I don't like being alone for it, though. It's a pretty lonely day if you're not picnicking or boating or something. I'll probably stay inside, stay cool, work on my latest household project, which is my magazine and scrapbook project. I have about 10-15 years of magazine clippings, recipes, decorating pictures and articles that I'm scanning into my computer. I've been collecting these things for years, and I'm tired of the paper, and they're easier to find when sorted and organized in a computer file. Plus, the Captain will need some cabinet and closet space in the home-office room.

I'm such a geek.

Here's something I found of interest. It's the proper etiquette for flying and displaying the United States flag. I like to have a flag hanging from my front porch in the summer. It's such a nice sign of the season for me. It looks nice with the red brick, white columns, and green grass. Plus, I've always loved our flag. I'm just a patriotic girl, I guess.

There's a full moon coming up on July 7th. It's the Full Buck Moon. Bucks begin to grow new antlers at this time. The July full moon used to be known as the Thunder Moon, because thunderstorms are known to flare up during the summer a lot. However, the moon will probably look full as early as July 4th, so that will be nice for the people outside watching fireworks. We do usually have a good little fireworks display at the country club I live on. I should be able to drag a lawn chair right out of my backyard and on to the fairway, and there'll be a spectacular view. I haven't heard anything about it this year, though, so I hope they're still having it. This town is having some hard economic times these days.



"When the heat like a mist veil floats,
And poppies flame in the rye,
And the silver note in the streamlet’s throat
Has softened almost to a sigh.
It is July."

- Susan Hartley Swett (1860–1907)