Friday, November 29, 2019

Because, yup

And it won't even be a ripple in the news.
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Thursday, November 28, 2019

And the dog was MALE!


No, seriously; that was a controversy:
 
Your tax dollars at work.
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Thanksgiving 2019


Deuteronomy 26:1-11
26:1 When you have come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it,

26:2 you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from the land that the LORD your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for his name.

26:3 You shall go to the priest who is in office at that time, and say to him, "Today I declare to the LORD your God that I have come into the land that the LORD swore to our ancestors to give us."

26:4 When the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets it down before the altar of the LORD your God,

26:5 you shall make this response before the LORD your God: "A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous.

26:6 When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labor on us,

26:7 we cried to the LORD, the God of our ancestors; the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression.

26:8 The LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with signs and wonders;

26:9 and he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.

26:10 So now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O LORD, have given me." You shall set it down before the LORD your God and bow down before the LORD your God.

26:11 Then you, together with the Levites and the aliens who reside among you, shall celebrate with all the bounty that the LORD your God has given to you and to your house.

Psalm 100
100:1 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.

100:2 Worship the LORD with gladness; come into his presence with singing.

100:3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

100:4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name.

100:5 For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.


PRAISE AND HARVEST

Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, from whom cometh every good and pefect gift, we call to remembrance thy loving-kindness and the tender mercies which have been ever of old, and with grateful hearts we would lift up to thee the voice of our thanksgiving,

For all the gifts which thou hast bestowed upon us; for the life thou hast given us, and the world in which we live,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

For the work we are enabled to do, and the truth we are permitted to learn; for whatever of good there has been in our past lives, and for all the hopes and aspirations which lead us on toward better things,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

For the order and constancy of nature; for the beauty and bounty of the world; for day and night, summer and winter, seed-time and harvest; for the varied gifts of loveliness and use which every season brings,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

For all the comforts and gladness of life; for our homes and all our home-blessings; for our friends and all pure pleasure; for the love, sympathy, and good will of men,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

For all the blessings of civilization, wise government and legislation; for education, and all the privileges we enjoy through literature, science, and art; for the help and counsel of those who are wiser and better than ourselves,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

For all true knowledge of thee and the world in which we live, and the life of truth and righteousness and divine communion to which thou hast called us; for prophets and apostles, and all earnest seekers after truth; for all lovers and helpers of mankind, and all godly and gifted men and women,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

For the gift of thy Son Jesus Christ, and all the helps and hopes which are ours as his disciples; for the presence and inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, for all the ministries of thy truth and grace,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

For communion with thee, the Father of our spirits; for the light and peace that are gained through trust and obedience, and the darkness and disquietude which befall us when we disobey thy laws and follow our lower desires and selfish passions,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

For the desire and power to help others; for every opportunity of serving our generation according to thy will, and manifesting the grace of Christ to men,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

For all the discipline of life; for the tasks and trials by which we are trained to patience, self-knowledge and self-conquest, and brought into closer sympathy with our suffering brethren; for troubles which have lifted us nearer to thee and drawn us into deeper fellowship with Jesus Christ,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

For the sacred and tender ties which bind us to the unseen world; for the faith which dispels the shadows of earth, and fills the saddest and the last moments of life with the light of an immortal hope.
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

God of all grace and love, we have praised thee with our lips; grant that we may praise thee also in consecrated and faithful lives. And may the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, our Strength and our Redeemer.
AMEN.


THANKSGIVING

Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift, we call to remembrance they loving-kindness and they tender mercies which have ever been od old, and with grateful hearts we would lift up to the the voice of our thanksgiving.

For all the gifts which thou has bestowed upon us; for the life that thou hast given us, and the world in which we life,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

For the work we are enabled to do, and the truth we are permitted to learn; for whatever of good there has been in our past lives, and for all the hopes and aspirations which lead us on to better things,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

For the order and constancy of nature; for the beauty and bounty of the world; for day and night, summer and winter, seed-time and harvest; for the varied gifts of loveliness and use which every season brings,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

For all the comforts and gladness of life; for our homes and all our home-blessings; for our friends and all pure pleasure; for the love, sympathy, and good will of men,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

For all the blessings of civilization, wise government and legislation; for education, and all the privileges we enjoy through literature, science, and art; for the help and counsel oj those who are wiser and better than ourselves,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

For all true knowledge of thee and the world in which we live, and the life of truth and righteousness and divine communion to which thou hast called us; for prophets and apostles, and all earnest seekers after truth; for all lovers and helpers of mankind, and all godly and gifted men and women,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

For the gift of thy Son Jesus Christ, and all the helps and hopes which are ours as his disciples; for the presence and inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, for all the ministries of thy truth and grace,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

For communion with thee, the Father of our spirits; for the light and peace that are gained through trust and obedience, and the darkness and disquietude which befall us when we disobey thy laws and follow our lower desires and selfish passions,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

For the desire and power to help others; for every opportunity of serving our generation according to thy will, and manifesting the face of Christ to men,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

For all the discipline of life; for the tasks and trials by which we are ained to patience, self-knowledge and self-conquest, and brought into closer sympathy with our suffering brethren; for troubles which have lifted us nearer to thee and drawn us into deeper fellowship with Jesus Christ,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

For the sacred and tender ties which bind us to the unseen world; for the faith which dispels the shadows of earth, and fills the saddest and the last moments of life with the light of an immortal hope,
WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD.

God all all grace and love, we have praised thee with our lips; grant that we may praise thee with also in consecrated and faithful lives. And may the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, our Strength and our Redeemer.

AMEN.
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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Because Its Never Bad Enough

...it can't be made worse.
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"I don't know. Nor do you."

The DOJ is entitled to its opinion, right? Word is, and all that.
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Like Pounding Sand


I know it's over before it started, but just to underline the "power" of FoxNews:

In recent weeks, Fox News’ opinion shows have run countless segments insisting that liberals and progressives want to “cancel” the holiday and fight a “War on Thanksgiving,” tying it all to a single HuffPost opinion piece about the environmental impact of Thanksgiving dinner. The article, while providing readers with steps to reduce their carbon footprint, never called for the holiday to be abolished or even for Americans to stop celebrating it.

And yet, avid consumer of news that I am, I'd barely heard about this, and it's only become "a thing" today, because Trump mentioned it last night, and reportedly FoxNews is running with it all day today.

Quite a few days late, as I mentioned before.  And really, if FoxNews was driving the nation's national discussion, why is this only gaining currency (such as it is) now?  "War on Christmas" did quite well without Trump, for years (my first reference to it goes back to 2005. If my archives are any indication, it was pretty much over by 2012, and nothing but a joke/cliche by 2015.).  As Donne said of death, "Why swells't thou, then?"

Even the turkey has more reason to spread his fan.
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You want a war, muthafucker?



And points for referencing one of my favorite Xmas films (it has nothing to do with Xmas except the setting), and for being the last word (finally!) on this nonsense, because tomorrow we eat!
Of course, the problem for Fox is, after today, nobody cares.
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Once again: He can do it


But should he?

Especially when it's this easy.


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As I Thought


Trump went to Walter Reed because he doesn't trust any of the White House staff.  There was a medical problem, no doubt.  But how many D.C. reporters have contacts at Walter Reed?  In fact, how small is the circle at Walter Reed of those who would know why Trump was there?  Probably small enough a leak would finger the source almost immediately.

We are, as a nation, entitled to that information.  CEO's, even Superintendents of school districts, have to get a physical once a year and prove to the directors (a public body in the latter case) that they are in good health.  The nation requires no less of the President.
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Fighting on Process=Losing, Part the Millionth


If you go here, you will notice the support for impeachment goes up sharply after November 22, 2019, and opposition correspondingly falls.

So much winning!

Besides:  young people!  Coming to save us!
 

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We Say "THANKSGIVING!," DAMMIT!


This article pushes pumpkin pie as the quintessential dish of a Yankee Thanksgiving, and I don't doubt it. But then it pushes sweet potato pieces the universal equivalent in the South.

I grew up in the South. I was in my 30's before I ever heard of sweet potato pie. I think I've eaten it once since then. If pumpkin pie is northern because it uses squash and molasses, pecan pie is southern because it uses corn syrup and pecans. I can't imagine Thanksgiving without it. In fact, I didn't make one this year, and I'm getting twitchy about it. There's no room in the fridge for it, I probably wouldn't serve more than one slice (and it would be to me), but I would sooner skip the turkey and poach fish than not prepare a pecan pie.

I gave up on pumpkin pie a long time ago. Like Garrison Keillor said, the best pumpkin pie is no better than the worst one, it's just an excuse for mediocrity. Besides, I still remember my grandmother's pecan pies at Thanksgiving and Xmas. I've read pecan pie was an invention of corn syrup makers, to sell more corn syrup.  I don't really care.  Nostalgia is a powerful drug.

May it be unto your according to your memories and joys.
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So One Guy Gets A Golden Ticket


And the other three face Naval justice alone and almost anonymously (quick:  name all three!)?

How could this possibly affect morale and unit cohesion?  Or be called fascism?

Well, at least we haven't changed the name of the holiday tomorrow, amirite?
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Timing Is Everything

You really need to start this stuff several weeks ahead of time if you want it to get anywhere. And if we really want to divide the country:
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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

I Thought We Were Calling it "Turkey Day"


It's the HuffPost article again.  Poor guy from Alternet can't catch a break.
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He's Not Very Good At This, Is He?



No, you're not experiencing deja vu:


Yes, that's exactly what it means.  No immunity whatsoever.  Makes Rudy a choice witness in a Senate trial.
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He Seems Like a Nice Guy, Redux


And NONE of this will come out when Gallagher starts making public appearances with Trump.  Relatedly, our President doesn't even have a nodding acquaintance with reality.

This was said at a rally in Florida:
I think we've found that, too:

I mention it because it includes my favorite "Meth.  We're on it." line from Trump in a long time:
 
Honestly, it's a bird's nest on the ground.  It's taking candy from a baby.
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Odds He Thinks

...this is a real pardon.
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"The only thing worse than being talked about..."

"...is not being talked about."--Oscar Wilde
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"Which is why you won't get anything outta me...

...until you buy my book!"

National security for sale at your local merchant. Is this a great country, or what?
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If not for that meddling Constitution!


There is another reason Trump didn't go through the FBI or DOJ to get Ukraine to investigate Biden (aside from not caring about the investigation, just the announcement.  Remember his "investigators" who went to Hawaii to check on the birth certificate, and found things that would shock us all.  Yeah, they still aren't back yet.).  The FBI would require at least a reasonable suspicion.  Per the Horowitz investigation, there wasn't even enough to raise that threshold present in the FISA applications and other things Trump has been howling about.

The U.S. can't investigate "Ukrainian election interference" without some grounds to conduct such an investigation.  And there aren't any.
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