Newscoma

The pic was taken from Squeegee Monkey.

He calls this fine photographic piece Stupid Dogs.

Yeah. They can’t do math, but they like naps and they are cool beans.

I sort of thing they are groovy.

First of all, I’m not as good as Squirrely. Second of all, I’m not as good as Wage.

Shut up. I’m having some laughs so here you go:

Homer is attacked by the wiley, angry ways of Mabel.

The big dog at the Commune. Her name is Jura (Squeegee likes good Scotch, thus the name) and Mabel can kick Jura’s ass (I’m not kidding) Most of the time, Jura tries to maim, but she sorta digs Mabel.

Mabel’s collects garbage with Homer. OCD,No…. Umm … yeah. Licking tables is Homer’s way. And Mabel does it too. They have bonded.

Neat freaks, gotta love ‘em. I have disgusted Homer for 35 years.(Sorry Homer.) I do not have very good skillz, but you think I’m amusing.

Right? Right?

I know, these photos are lame, but what about this one.

Just messing around on Photoshop with crayons and a glass of Shiraz.

In honor of Cohen, of course.

You know, I do need a surge protector for my equipment.

When Bryan, who sent me the cool meme last month (yeah, I sent it to you which ain’t my style but I did it do to my own personal bravery and courage because I know most Tennesseans aren’t hip on the memes but I liked this one and dammit, I mean it this time), I was somewhat forlorn that he hadn’t been blogging during the holiday break but when I read lines like this when he came back, I just want to grin until my teeth fall out.

At the current level – ’severe’ – I shall run around screaming. At the highest level – ‘critical’ – I shall put a brown paper bag over my head and dive under a table. At the lowest – ‘low’ – I shall just gnaw my fingernails. Of course, the reality is that these alerts are of no use whatsoever to you and I.

A collective sigh. The man gets it.

You will never know how much I dig Bryan Appleyard and when I win the lottery, I’m buying him a pint.

Or two.  Me, I’m having three because it’s just darn good beer over the pond.

I have always dug Steve Cohen.

This week, he didn’t let us down.

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yesterday, Jan. 8th, was the 72nd anniversary of the birth of the King of Rock ’n’ Roll, Elvis Presley. Elvis was a Memphian, a U.S. Army veteran, and an ambassador of goodwill throughout the world through his music and movies.

“I’m here to tell you that Elvis is still alive today in spirit and as relevant as ever. To quote the King as we proceed through the 100 hours, ’it’s now or never’ that we make the changes America needs.

“When this Democratic majority finishes with the status quo, we’ll be ’all shook up’ because we will do the people’s will so we will not be ’returned to sender.’
“And we won’t be cruel to those who are being paid the minimum wage.

“Thank ya. Thank ya very much.“

But then he asked the speaker for a surge protector.

Oh Steve, let me count the ways.

I can’t help but go to Memphis all titillated this weekend knowing that he’ll be at the conference, and although I’m not the kind of person to approach people for anything other than a story, I just might look at him wistfully and sigh sweetly knowing that we got us a Tennessee congressman who seriously gives me a happy.

Damn, I love me some Cohen.

So the e-mail was smoking from action going down on my computer at work today (man, I wish I didn’t have that “Can’t blog from the work computer thing” mantra that seers through my brain) and the phone was popping.

Jumpin’ John Wilder is out.

I was six when he became Lt. Gov for this fine state and I’m one of those older broads dancing around the Internet.

But I’m not surprised. This is not unexpected because there was too much static going on since the Nov. election and the word that Kurita might do this was something mentioned to me a couple of weeks back in passing although I think the person who mentioned this to me didn’t think it would happen.

Surprise.

So, Ron Ramsey is the new guy and a Democrat pushed it through. I can’t help but wonder why?

I can only speculate but I think this will blow over very quickly. John Wilder was so conservative that I’ve heard talk around the round table that he had considered switching to the party of the elephant (Remember back in the day, Former Majority Leader Milton Hamilton from Union City did), and I admit that is just talk (but I do live in McWherter country. Not that means anything but still.)

So, we lose a conservative Lt. Governor. I hate that but for a liberal agenda, he neither helped nor hindered. Ramsey, on the other hand, is an unknown entity in a position of this nature. I don’t trust him either.

Actually, I don’t trust the lot of them, but that’s another story for another day.

I don’t think this is a big deal in the long term picture other than the fact that Kurita is the one who made history today voting with the Republicans. She is the one we need to be watching because, in all honesty, she just stepped into a boatload of power.

Or stuff my dogs leave around the house when I’m out for entirely too long. Either way, she will be made the villain by some and trustworthy by others.

I wonder where that’s going. That’s the question of the day, in my humble opinion.