I'M FEELING CATTY

Ribbed for her pleasure.

I'm just glad MY wife doesn't embarrass me in public with piss-poor fashion choices.

COURTESY LINK

Right Wing News posted a Rightosphere temperature check, in which I participated.

There are no surprises, and I voted with the majority on all answers.

Actually, I take it back, there was one surprise - the percentage of respondents who don't believe that Obama was born in Hawaii (27.3%)

I love a good conspiracy theory as much as the next guy, but I can't believe that after all this time, no one has been able to bribe some low-level State of Hawaii records-flunkie to pull the certificate.

Where's the National Enquirer when you really need them?

LADY, IT'S A FLAG, NOT A WALL-HANGING - UPDATED 5-29-09

I hate it when government tells people what to do, but I tend to be understanding when private business does it.

The headline that caught my eye was:

Supervisor Asks Woman To Take Down American Flag

Which referred to an incident where a hospital employee put up a flag in her office for Memorial Day only to have it taken down.

Man, I was all ready to start shaking my fist and denouncing stupid liberals.

Turns out that it wasn't just her office. She shared it with 3 other supervisors.

Also turns out that the flag in question was HUGE - 3x5 feet.

It's not like she put a tiny flag on top of her computer, she basically took it upon herself to redecorate an office that she shared with other people.

Were the other people unpatriotic jackasses for taking it down? Probably.

But Debbie was also a thoughtless jerk for revamping her shared workspace without consulting her co-workers.

It wasn't her house, it was an office owned by the hospital. Her right to do as she wishes on property she owns does not apply to property she doesn't.

Next time, ask before decorating.

UPDATE 5-29-09:

I wonder if the co-worker was actually "offended", or if that was just some HR technical term that she thought would give her cover for what she did?

My theory for what really happened is this: Ms. Patriot & Ms. Foreigner don't get along well and have been playing back-biting little girl-games for years. This year, Ms. Patriot thought she'd bring in a big 'ol flag to emphasize how much she dislikes foreigners like Ms. Foreigner. Ms. Foreigner knows darn well that that's what Ms. Patriot was doing, so she takes the flag down & goes crying to their boss to claim "offense".

She wasn't offended by the flag, she was offended by Ms. Patriot. The flag was just a prop in their little Shakespearean production.

MEMORIAL DAY 2009

Memorial Day 2009

Men died to give you the gift of freedom.

Thank them for that gift by doing things a free man would do.

Worship God - or not - as you please.

Gather together in public with your friends and say rude things about your elected officials. Or put it in writing.

Bear an arm.

Do anything else that makes sense, is consensual, and that you're willing to accept responsibility for having done.

Enjoy the day.

MEME!

Amanda of Sleeping in Sydney tagged me with this about 6 months ago, and I'm finally getting around to it (rules modified for my convenience)

The rules:
1. Post the rules on your blog.
2. Tell 7 5 random things about yourself.
3. Tag 7 3 people at the end of your post.
4. Pass on the tag.

2) I tried growing catnip indoors over the winter. Worked pretty well for about 3 months until I left the door to my room open and the cats ate everything right down to the roots. I'm growing it outdoors now until next winter.

3) Remember the cat-paddling video?:

Amber has the same reaction. I'm in no position to judge someone else's pleasure preferences, though.

4) I hate reality TV shows. The endless in-show recaps, the over-extended pauses before someone answers a question or reveals a choice, the hyper-dramatic music, and the way they cut to contestants verbally describing their reactions to "surprises" when we JUST saw them bugging their eyes and dropping their jaws. Oh, and the clumsy product placements. The only one I don't hate is Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, mostly because it's not elimination-style, and the people he screams obscenities at are desperately deserving of having obscenities screamed at them.

5) I believe that Unskippable is an acceptable substitute for Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Blogson GEBIV of There's One, Only!

Hapkido of Crunch Time

Hetero life-partner Graumagus of Frizzen Sparks

IS WATERBOARDING TORTURE?

It doesn't matter, because the Geneva Convention's prisoner of war protections don't apply to non-uniformed combatants.

When it comes to terrorists, it's open season.