tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-194704232024-03-13T10:01:10.707-05:00ChapterhouseCandacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.comBlogger538125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-10246704623686888252008-10-01T17:41:00.002-05:002008-10-01T17:43:56.453-05:00New BlogIt seems I've lost not only my head-er, but the host for said same, as well.Oh well. It was time for a makeover, anyway.Please visit the new blog, Forte Etude. You'll need to change your links. Sorry. Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-7072906883958275642008-10-01T06:43:00.003-05:002008-10-01T07:51:22.796-05:00I just realized ...... that I've lost my head. er. I've lost my header, right? You guys can't see it? It's just a big square with a question mark in the middle, right?This explains a lot ...Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-56272831125405533702008-09-29T23:03:00.007-05:002008-09-30T09:27:17.946-05:00Calling all Atheists, Agnostics, Brights, Freethinkers, Humanists, and SkepticsGeorge Bush says he speaks to god every day, and christians love him for it. If George Bush said he spoke to god through his hair dryer, they would think he was mad. I fail to see how the addition of a hair dryer makes it any more absurd.-UnknownSource: The Daily Atheist:QuoteThere's an online survey at Atheist Nexus for you. It is a descriptive and exploratory survey on "coming out" and living Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-22503170278028075932008-09-27T23:57:00.005-05:002008-09-28T00:02:09.766-05:00When you care enough to hit sendI love this site: Some eCards"When you care enough to hit send."Check them out, and send one today!Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-53414032170504896022008-09-24T21:12:00.005-05:002008-09-25T00:28:17.750-05:00I WonderI wonder ... do you suppose this bailout "emergency" is the Administration's "October surprise?" I've been expecting them to come up with some sort of emergency to ensure a Republican victory in the upcoming election, but I actually expected either an attack on Iran or some sort of imminent "turrurist" threat. However, when Dumbya came on prime-time television tonight to speak to the nation Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-25510098959753059122008-09-22T08:50:00.002-05:002008-09-22T08:57:52.685-05:00How did it come to this?Our country is in danger of continued religious bullshit oozing from the White House, into the Supreme Court, and what's left of our personal freedoms. I thought we'd had enough of this already. Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-29346325172640451442008-09-21T09:58:00.005-05:002008-09-21T10:44:11.320-05:00The Kids Are AlrightWe went to see the Dallas Theater Center's production of The Who's Tommy last night, a surprising season opener for this conservative venue. It brought the house down, as they say. Thunderous Standing O.Signs warned of "loud rock music." Someone behind us said this was the first time she'd ever been handed ear plugs at the theater. When the local band, Oso Closo, opened up full blast, I thought, Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-6330909418947711182008-09-19T08:44:00.005-05:002008-09-19T08:52:34.816-05:00OnwardThis is my new baby, Miss Augustina Olympia. "Auggie" for short. She's an Italian Greyhound that was left at a shelter. A friend's daughter was fostering her when Scruffybutt died. We really didn't think we wanted another dog so soon, but ... just look at her. Awwwww... Here's a pic of Auggie with Spot, the kitten we had for a too-brief time. How's your sugar level now?Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-67110145457703530862008-09-17T20:28:00.005-05:002008-09-17T21:09:35.318-05:00Hello AgainI really appreciate the emails and comments I've received during my absence from the blogosphere! You guys look great - did you change your hair?In our last episode, this blogger was going to do some extensive revisions on her Japanese historical novel and start the hunt for an agent. The revisions are done and I'm now on the query-go-round. One agent asked to see the full MS, so that's very Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-15683469852883407962008-04-26T20:30:00.001-05:002008-04-26T20:37:20.209-05:00Dear Bloggie FriendsI tried blogging once a week, which isn't too difficult, but it's impossible to keep up with all the wonderful bloglets you post all week long - that needs daily attention, and I'm just going to have to give this up for an indefinite period. There's so much to read and ponder from each of you, and so much to say about what's going on here in our corner of the blogosphere. Once a week doesn't Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-16234117210001573632008-04-23T08:47:00.004-05:002008-12-10T01:00:05.145-06:00Oh Noes!In another a rare fit of stupidy, I switched my comments thingy over to Haloscan, completely forgetting that it would wipe out all my precious Blogger comments! Woe is me. Woe, I say, and thrice woe! I was only trying to get rid of evil spammers, not all of your wonderful, sweet, precious comments.I sorry. Please comment me. Please? I won't disappear them no more.Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-82421715429116309512008-04-18T14:30:00.003-05:002008-04-18T14:38:27.627-05:00This Week on ChapterhouseThis just in:Cindy McCain's Old family recipeCROW CASSEROLE1/2 dozen crow breasts1 qt. sauerkraut1/2 dozen strips bacon1/3 c. chopped onionIn skillet brown the crow breasts, then place them on a 1 1/2" layer of sauerkraut in bottom of a casserole. Cover each piece of meat with a strip of bacon and sprinkle the onion over them. Cover the breast with another layer of sauerkraut and pour sauerkraut Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-71311050277379912342008-04-11T11:52:00.016-05:002008-12-10T01:00:06.122-06:00This Week on ChapterhouseYou know, atheists really are in the last closet.Rep. Monique Davis of Illinois, a (say it isn't so!) Democrat,* opines that atheism is dangerous, so dangerous that children shouldn't even know it exists. This YouTube clip starts with Keith Olbermann's Worst Person of the World segment, followed by Rob Sherman's comments, and concludes with the audio of Rep. Davis's tirade."Get out of that seat!"Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-45708145555840429862008-04-08T08:22:00.004-05:002008-04-08T08:29:27.519-05:00Do yourselves a favorDo yourselves a favor and read Hoss's b**g today. (Hell, read it every day - it's great.) But today there's advice on dieting, on what to do if there's no lock on the restroom door, and - oh yeah, a little soft pRon.[stepping quickly aside to avoid being trampled while everyone rushes over to Hoss's place...]You're welcome.Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-72066808776521033062008-04-05T00:09:00.019-05:002008-12-10T01:00:07.577-06:00This Week on ChapterhouseI know, I know - last Saturday I said I would only post once a week, and then I put up two more posts. This is what happens when you try to go cold turkey, people. I'll try to stick with the plan this week.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Chapterhouse was given the coveted Excellence Award by Let's Talk God! How cool is that?Thanks very much, Larry!++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Speaking Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-89210094998084256022008-04-02T08:48:00.002-05:002008-04-02T08:53:39.216-05:0013 MinutesTake just 13 minutes to watch this amazing video. It will uplift you for the rest of the day. Maybe forever.from The Daily Kos.Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-90626625366664178092008-03-30T23:25:00.005-05:002008-04-01T13:00:28.036-05:00OMFGAnother Stumble find:Headlined on 3/29/08:Saudi Newspaper: Prepare for radioactive fallout from US nuclear attack on IranUPDATE:Now this, recently published in the Center for American Progress Action Fund's The Progress Report:ADMINISTRATION -- ECHOING BUSH AND CHENEY, HAYDEN SAYS IRAN PURSUING NUCLEAR WEAPONS: CIA Director Michael Hayden is the latest high ranking Bush administration official Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-2689123163764043072008-03-29T11:45:00.008-05:002008-12-10T01:00:07.993-06:00Kitchen SinkPeople, I spend so much time surfing the tubes and stuff that I'm not getting much writing done. Something has to give. So, I've decided to post a bloggie of my own and catch up on your bloggies once a week.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Here's another gem from Russell's Teapot:++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++This just in from Richard Dawkins:"Sanal Edamaruku, the president of Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-89776670233375890462008-03-26T16:03:00.008-05:002008-03-26T16:48:40.256-05:00Obama too intellectual to be president?John Dean (yes, that John Dean) raises the question in his FindLaw article, Barack Obama's Smart Speech "A More Perfect Union": Did It Reveal Him To Be Too Intellectual To Be President? Dean used the Flesch-Kincaid readability test by grade level (used by librarians) on Obama's recent "A More Perfect Union" speech, and found it scored at the 10.5 grade level, "which by current standards is in Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-36109113821547634902008-03-25T09:36:00.005-05:002008-12-10T01:00:08.147-06:00The Cost of WarFull Text of Obama’s Speech “The Cost of War”The Cost of WarUniversity of CharlestonCharleston, West VirginiaThursday, March 20, 2008As Prepared for DeliveryFive years ago, the war in Iraq began. And on this fifth anniversary, we honor the brave men and women who are serving this nation in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world. We pay tribute to the sacrifices of their families back home. And aCandacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-6156828483020155072008-03-24T09:36:00.002-05:002008-12-10T01:00:08.422-06:00U.S. Troops Deathtoll Reaches 4,000Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-39908524473564627082008-03-22T09:43:00.013-05:002008-03-22T18:32:30.740-05:00Kitchen SinkWell this is interesting...Meet the (White) Man Who Inspired Rev. Wright's SermonPeople kept saying that Wright's comments were taken out of context and that we should look at the whole piece. I never did because, I mean, how "out of context" can "God damn America" be? I was (and still am) proud of my chosen candidate for denouncing (and rejecting) Wright's comments. Now we learn from this Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-86392550211508758212008-03-19T09:59:00.002-05:002008-03-19T10:04:19.553-05:00 From a friend of mine: I was watching Larry King's interview with JonStewart, and Larry, of course, was asking him aboutthe primaries. Jon had this line that I just had toshare:Larry asked Jon if America was ready for a woman or ablack president.Jon looked at him quizzically and said,"This is such a non-question...Did anyone ask us in2000 if Americans were ready for a MORON?"++++++++++++++++++Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-13318184122334754842008-03-18T00:08:00.004-05:002008-12-10T01:00:08.680-06:00Have Fun With ThisThere's a "Truth-o-meter" maintained by PolitiFact," a project of the St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly to help you find the truth in the presidential campaign."You can search their findings on ALL of the candidates who have been in the race so far by clicking on the link above, but here I'll just link to the three who are still in:John McCainBarack ObamaHillary ClintonCandacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-20891469624756203442008-03-15T14:44:00.008-05:002008-12-10T01:00:08.806-06:00Ides of MarchHave you heard about Anonymous? It's a group of geeks (and others) who are joining together over the tubes to spread the word about the "Church" of Scientology. They staged an international protest in February. The CoS has failed twice to bring an injunction against them. Today, the Ides of March, is for an even larger protest (the participants wear masks, btw) at CoS offices around the world, Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.com18