I love autumn, it's gardening season

I admit again to being inspired by my blogging buddy, Z. She loves autumn like I do, and I don't think it is a coincidence that we both live in Southern California. For those of you who live in other areas, autumn may seem a bad omen of winter. For us it brings sweet relief from unrelenting heat, droning air conditioners and high electric bills. Honestly, if the A/C doesn't kick on for the next several months, I will be one happy lady. Cool nights...

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Social Justice versus Charity, what does God want?

When I was at synagogue this week, and the Rabbi did his usual thing before High Holidays (Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur).  He asked the congregation what was on its mind and let anyone who raised a hand talk for one minute.  Some comments had a leftist slant. The one that bothered me the most had to do with the biblical admonition to leave the corners of one's field un-reaped, so as to allow passers-by to have food to eat. Fine.  I understand this.  It's about charity, right?  The bible instructs us how to be charitable...

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Solyndra sales pitch, via Misfit Politics, funny

Worthy of going viral, I think. I love a good laugh. Hat Tip Hillbu...

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I will never forget Robert David Peraza

And neither will his father, Robert Peraza, shown here at the September 11 memorial. Why belabor the point on September 17, 2011? Because some pictures are worth a second look....

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A Republican Wins Anthony Weiner's Vacated Seat

When I saw on the news that it was even a possibility, I smiled. Really? Z says that Dems had a 3 to 1 advantage on registration, and STILL elected a Republican. This can't have anything to do with Obama, of course. No way this can be a referendum on his failed policies and failed presidency. No way the New York liberals can be expressing dissatisfaction with the activities of the Democratic Party. Nothing to see here, folks. Move along, move along. Dems just go on doing what you're doing. Pssst! This is just for Republicans. Democrats...

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September 11, 2001

I got my kids dressed and drove them to school that morning as usual. Everything was so much as usual on that deceptively beautiful day. After the kids got out of the car, I turned on the car radio to listen to a local music station, but the disk jockeys were talking about Armageddon. They said smoke covered New York City and it seemed to take them forever to explain what had happened for listeners that just tuned in. I drove straight home and remained glued to my television for hours. Multiple attacks.It was on purpose.Those bastards.This...

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Petting sharks, kids get dose of climate change propaganda at Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific

Little guy loved the shark petting.My 6-y-o could not get enough of the shark and ray petting area. The 3-y-o decided to play it cautious and observe.One display area that we skipped was "Arctic and Antarctic, our polar regions in peril". That was seriously the label hung on the wall to describe the display hall. The first chapter of the visitors guide goes on to say that "climate change, which is causing warmer ocean temperatures, melting ice,...

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Happy End of Summer

The last days are the best. The beach air and water temperatures are perfect....

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