I live in the Panhandle of WV, about an hour from DC. It's January 6th, and we have not seen any snow yet. My older brother lives in Denver (nothing more to add, huh?) Yesterday, I was wearing shorts, a t-shirt, and sandals, while OUTSIDE cleaning out the flue on my wood stove. I even broke into a mild sweat!

My wife drives a Nissan 300ZX, and absolutely loves to ride with the T-tops out. She walked out to go to work, then walked back into the house, got a scarf, and took out the T's. She came home last night with them still in their storage bags under the hatch. She did have to turn on the heat, though, since it had dropped to an unbearable 55. She left them out last night, and though cooler today, is still planning on driving with them out.

She sells cars, and told me that yesterday was a "looky-loo day". It seemed there were a large number of folk wishing to "test drive" a convertible. Did I mention this is January 6th, and it made it to 72!!!? Normally she is selling 4x4's this time of year, so people can escape their driveways.

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I have a dalmation (Spot) who loves to run. I like to hike, so it seems a perfect match. The only problem is that he loves mud puddles, and HATES baths. We drive 15 or so miles most days, so we can hike on a mountain ridge over in Sleepy Creek WMA. It rained Friday, and when we drove over yesterday, I decided not to let him get so dirty. Instead, we re-rerouted and went to a local development, with miles of paved roads, and little traffic. He loves the place.

He gets excited as we approach, and jumps from side to side in the back of the car. Upon entering, it is a steady steep grade uphill, for almost two miles. I stop long enough to open the back door, and he leaps to the ground, and heads up the hill as fast as he can run. He likes to race the car, and I am glad to help tire him. I have clocked him (with my GPS) at a steady 28mph UPHILL, and over 30 on the flats. He seems tireless, running 5-8 miles tat a steady 15-18 mph, with occasional stops to mark. I guess that is what carriage dogs used to do...

I can usually tell when he is ready to go home. I will stop, reach back and open the back door, and he comes toward it. But, he won't go directly into the door. Instead, he Always goes around the car at least once, then jumps in. I keep the back window rolled part-way down, so he can stick his head out (I know some people don't like that, but he sure does!). My next action is to get myself out, grab the frisbee and a water bottle, then pour until he is sated. He splashes it allove the outside of the car, rather than inside.He will then ride most of the way home with his head hanging out the window, jowls flapping in the breeze (gale?), cooling himself.

Coming home, we stopped at MickeyD's for a hit on their $1 menu. Two double cheeseburgers, and a senior Coke make a good snack for us. I get mine without onions. He doesn't care what's on his, as long as I get one of them is for him! Of course, he also wants a good chunk of mine, and I usually oblige. Their "senior Coke" is the best deal they offer. I can buy a refillable cup for 35 cents. The same size on the regular menu is $1.09. I'm not cheap, just "frugal"!

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All this week, the Dims have been celebrating their take-over in Congress. I am so tired of Ms Squint and Mr. Squeeky. These slimes are the ones touting the "culture of corruption" among the Pubbies, all the while Harry is dining on lobster from the proceeds of his dishonest dealings, and we still have no explanation about that cash in Wm Jefferson's freezer. Ms. Pelosi uses illegals in her vineyard, and pays less than the minimum wage she is promoting.

On their card is higher taxes, more regulation, and sticking us with a ban on drilling in the Arctic north. They are also going to help Sr. Jorge get his wish to further establish their North American Union, and shaft the people that pay the bills. Social Security is going into the toilet, and he wants to flush. They will jointly meter the water, and charge us by the drop.

"NORTH COUNTY ---- A state report quietly released last spring shows illegal immigrants made up the largest single group of those giving birth at taxpayer expense in the state and in San Diego County in 2004.

The May report, "Medi-Cal Funded Deliveries," states that of the 14,350 taxpayer-funded births in the county that year, 5,814, or 40.5 percent, were to illegal immigrants. That is an 18 percent increase over the 4,916 Medi-Cal-funded deliveries to illegal immigrants in San Diego County in 2001, as shown in an earlier state report..."
-http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/01/07/news/top_stories/20_40_021_6_07.txt

Our government is no longer "of the people, by the people, for the people". I'm not sure when it changed, but I suspect the Income tax and New Deal had something to do with it. I do know that within my lifetime, we have seen a total disregard for the common man, instead preferring to reward sloth, and buy votes (see Katrina, New Orleans for prime example).

Regulations choke our small businesses, reward big businesses, and send people bills for failing to file a required form or application (to wipe your butt). Courts reward those who promote this change, with the bill for their lawyers (ACLU payments last year were in the hundreds of MILLIONS), EVEN when they lose.

Queers (no, I don't think they are normal, I think they are PERVERTS!) demand equal rights, then get MORE rights. Special education means more dollars for the teachers unions, and more administrators, so children are drugged and thrown into a classroom of likely sex predators. Homosexuality is TAUGHT in the public schools, and anyone who protests is nothing more than a homophobe.

"ROCKVILLE, January 5, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Board of Education of Montgomery County, Maryland, is set next week to consider a new curriculum for middle and high school students on sex education. The new program is being put forward after a group of parents had objected that a previously developed curriculum was too one-sided on homosexuality and denigrated religious beliefs that homosexual activity is a sin... -"http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/jan/07010506.html

I am not a homophobe. I just despise those who think their deviant sex life should be encouraged. Queers will try to get a young guy to go along, and will not take no for an answer. Lesbians are learning fast. NAMBLA members are able to survive, instead of being hunted down and hung. I hope you are as offended by them, as I!

Yesterday's news brought an article about a 17 yr teacher being found with pics on his computer, of little girls peeing!

"A longtime fifth-grade teacher accused of secretly videotaping women
and girls while they used the bathroom in his Woodinville home is
facing three counts of voyeurism.

Carlo "Nick" Calcagni resigned from his job at Moorlands Elementary
in Kenmore last week, days after investigators questioned him about the
video clips that were allegedly found on his computer..." -http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/298339_teacher04.html

What I want to know is, who is going to say enough? Certainly not these new folk in Congress. They are all looking for a way to bring the illegals into the voting booths, and find better ways to steal our hard-earned savings!