We interrupt this way stressed out life to share the following link:

Which President's Pants are On Fire?

In other news:

We have not sold the house, the shop is being demolished, we dont love our realtor, Rose says a lot of sentences, and the cat can kill large rodents. Any questions?

Oh, and Babeotanicals (find the link on the home page) seems to be doing fabulously!

NO RECALL MEME:

(i hope)

http://moveon.org/pac/recall?id=-2702559-Z9vrbOgxjgrZ.q7lcnRxYg



If the recall succeeds, it will set a dangerous precedent for the whole country. A far-right businessman spent 1.7 million dollars to bring us the recall campaign, and has thrown California into chaos. GOP leaders who should have condemned the recall instead cheered it on, hoping they could gain from the unraveling of our democracy.



We can't stand by and let this happen. These attacks on democracy are not a California issue or a Texas issue or a Florida issue -- we all must step forward together and make it clear that elections will be honored in this country.



This pledge is a national effort to mobilize one million California voters in the recall election. Please sign the pledge no matter where you live and please ask friends and family in California to sign the pledge and to remember to vote October 7.



http://moveon.org/pac/recall?id=-2702559-Z9vrbOgxjgrZ.q7lcnRxYg

This is one of my very favorite pics ever:



From.... earlier this summer, I forget when, at my sister's. The adorable baby beside my R is C, her sweetest ever cousin.

Survey Fun From BlueRoses who got them from smallhands:

1. First Grade Teacher Name?

Bisse. I don't know her last name.

2. Last Words You Said:

"everything ok?" (to my officemate)

3. Last Song You Sang?

"Old MacDonald" to Rose, on the way to seraph's house this AM

4. Last Person You Hugged?
Rose

5. Last Thing You Laughed At?

rebelmamascoop.com

6. Last Time You Said 'I Love You' And Meant It?

to Rose, before leaving for the day.

7. Last Time You Cried?

Not sure... a couple of nights ago.

8. What's In Your CD Player?

actually, we have no working cd player at the moment. a sad situation.

9. What Color Socks Are You Wearing?

i dont wear socks in summer.

10. What's Under Your Bed?

storage boxes full or random crap i have not even looked at in a year. flylady would tell me to toss it.

11. What Time Did You Wake Up Today?

way too fucking early. 6?

12. Current Taste?

yogurt n green onion kettle chip

13. Current Hair?

shortish, dirtish, more or less brushed

14. Current Clothes?

black tank top, red cp shades skirt I *love*, black bra.... sandals. that's it. yep.

15. Current Annoyance?

being at work.

16. Current Longing?

for me to never need to come back here.

17. Current Desktop Picture?

Nothing, after last crash did not redo pic, need to, have new rose pic I love (see below)

18. Current Worry?

that my house will never sell.

19. Current Hate?

the shrub, the santa cruz county planning department. (latter is not nearly as evil as former i should note)

20. Favorite Physical Feature Of The Opposite Sex?

well, since this seems to be a heterosexist ?, I will respond thus: I like eyes, on both men and women, since i am attracted to both me and women, but on women i also like.... "num nums" (Roses current word for boobs).

21. Last CD You "Bought"?

i really have no idea. it has been a long assed time.

22. Favorite Places To Be?

anywhwhere mort and rosie are, especially the warm pool at my folks house. also, anywhwhere my whole family is, or my mamas. i also really love the beach, and the redwoods. so, near home, with my people.


23. Least Favorite Place?

work. where i am now.

24. Time You Wake Up In The Morning?

usually 6:30, depending on when Her Majesty decides to start hitting me and saying "Mama? MAMI? MAAAAAMIIIII"

25. If You Could Play An Instrument?

marimba. We heard the best marimba band last night at Santa Cruz Night Out

26. Favorite Color?
used to be blue. now i also like red, orange, pink (cant believe i have learned to love pink)

27. Do You Believe In An Afterlife?

sometimes yes, sometimes no.

28. How Tall Are You?
5'5 ish

29. Current Favorite Word/Saying?

When Rose says: "Oh, MAN!"

30. Favorite Book?

dunno. thoroughly enjoying re-reading _The Mother Trip_. Last time I read it I was pregnant. Boy did I not really grok what she was talking about.


31. Favorite Season?

winter. no, fall. no, sping. actually i like all of them, but summer the least.


32. One Person From Your Past You Wish You Could Go Back And Talk To:

huh. my Granny. There are others, but like BlueRoses, I think they should stay in my past.


33. Favorite Day?

weekend day, holiday

34. Where Would You Like To Go?

Ireland, Italy, New Zeland, Kenya, Finland again (bigtime)

35. What Is Your Career Going To Be Like?

peaceful

36. How Many Kids Do You Want?
3...

37. Favorite Car?

Volvo

38. Type of Line You Remember From Any Book:

Goodnight Nobody, Goodnight Mush.

39. A Random Lyric:

Last night I went running through the screendoors of discretion

40. Identify Some Of The Things Surrounding Your Computer:
water glass, phone, sticky noites, monitor remote, 2 mouse pads, pen, big stack of random paper, empty snapple bottle with label peeled off, keys, cellphone, plant, officemate, pictures of rose, 2 clocks.

But wait, there's more:

1. What food could you eat practically every day?

sushi.
mocha chai.
ice cream.
corn on the cob.

2. What is your least favorite food?

I dont hate much food. I dont love lettuce.

3. How often do you eat out?

way too much, a few times a week at least working on that. actually, better lately, though last 2 nights were out.

4. What does the inside of your refrigerator look like

I am not there to look, but I think there is milk and there are eggs and tortillas and juice and baby bottom spritzer (lol) and mamas magic elixir (its also an excellent babeotanicals storage locker dontcha know) cold pizza, veggies, a lot of blueberries, yogurt drink, yogurt, soy milk, lots of cheese, hot dogs.

5. Is there a combination of food you like that other people may think is gross?

Dunno.

Birthday Pics!

OK, it has been almost a month, but here are a few Rosie birthday pics!


Mmmm, gifts!


My, this stacker from Sleeky and co looks DELICIOUS!


I'll have to study it some more.


Want some wraping paper?

This is important. Voices In the Widlerness is a wonderful group. Ashcroft, eat my.....

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VOICES IN THE WILDERNESS UNDER ATTACK FROM ASHCROFT

The US Justice Department has sued Voices in the Wilderness to try to collect a fine of $20,000
from VitW for bringing medicines to the people of Iraq. Over the past seven years, Voices in the
Wilderness has organized more than 65 delegations to Iraq made up of teachers, veterans, social
workers, artists, health care professionals, trades people and people of faith. Many of these delegates
carried symbolic amounts of medicine as an act of civil disobedience against the injustice of the
economic sanctions. Voices refuses to pay any fines. Instead, Voices has issued a call for
20,000 people to contact the Department of Justice. See Voices' call to action below.

1. Contact Ashcroft to protest:
Fax (202) 307-6777 Phone (202) 353-1555
Email: AskDOJ@usdoj.gov

2. Sign the online petition:
http://www.petitiononline.com/usvvitw/petition.html
From Voices in the Wilderness:

Dear Friends,

The US Justice Department is suing Voices in the Wilderness. Over the past seven years, Voices in
the Wilderness has organized over 65 delegations to Iraq. Comprised of teachers, veterans, social
workers, artists, health care professionals, tradespeople and people of faith, these delegations
brought symbolic amounts of medicine to the people of Iraq. We are asking for 20,000 people to
raise their voices against the injustice and hypocrisy of this lawsuit. Read more about our call
for 20,000 voices at:
http://www.nonviolence.org/vitw/pages/newPages/SBsummons_call_for_voices.html
We ask that all who have opposed the devastating effects of years of economic sanctions and
bombings come forward and express their opinion demanding that the Department of Justice drop all
charges and penalties brought against Voices in the Wilderness. We pledge to raise $20,000 in new
donations and once again carry relief aid to the Iraqi people in protest of the continuing US sanctions
on Iraq. (Yes, US sanctions are still in place against Iraq; check the web:
http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/080203I.shtml).

On August 21st John Farrell, Kathy Kelly, Ed Kinane, and Cathy Breen will travel to Iraq. Please
submit donations for humanitarian aid before August 19th. To donate:
http://www.nonviolence.org/vitw/pages/newPages/SBdonate.html

The Justice Department is choosing to launch an attack on Voices in the Wilderness at a time when
Iraqi people and US soldiers are being routinely killed. The occupying forces have failed to
provide security and basic humanitarian needs for the citizens of Iraq. As a response to Mr.
Ashcroft, please sign on to our letter asking him to drop the lawsuit against Voices in the Wilderness:
http://www.petitiononline.com/usvvitw/petition.html

Voices in the Wilderness is an unincorporated entity. We consider all people who share our
philosophy of nonviolence and our concern for the people of Iraq to be a part of Voices in the
Wilderness.

We invite you to:
1) Write or fax Attorney General John Ashcroft by August 18th. Please cc Voices in the Wilderness
by e-mail (info@vitw.org) or fax (773.784.8837).
2) Donate your war-tax refusal or other donation.
3) Consult our website for suggestions about nonviolent direct action and civil resistance to help
dramatize our challenge to the Justice Department.
4) Organize a local media event, fundraiser, or symbolic event of solidarity with VitW.
5) Write an op-ed for your local paper.
6) Offer your time, media savvy, or legal expertise.
7) Arrange a speaking event for Voices in the Wilderness (contact laurie@vitw.org).

For complete details about how you can raise your voice, please visit:
http://www.nonviolence.org/vitw/pages/newPages/SBsummons_what_you_can_do.html

Sincerely yours,
Voices in the Wilderness

Yay Xanga is Up!

I was jonesin for my blogs I tell ya.

Rose's new phrase: "Oh, MAN!" folowed by large ammounts of baby giggles and a lot of repeating. BigC says maybe she got it from Dora the Explorer and she's probably right but I like to think she's just brilliant.

I'm so tired. We went to the beach for the morning, and, I don't know, it was fun... but the park is just *easier*.

Rose is really into saying "C'mere", and "Go Way" and "doot doot" (Hopi for sit down). I think maybe she will be a director? Of the stage? Or perhaps a film director. Hmmmmmmm....

In other news, the house is finally all ours, roomies are gone. So relaxing to just wander around and not worry, naked, whatever, let Rose do anything, eat anything in fridge, use kitchen unlmited ammounts.... ah. I knew it was a good idea. Now to sell the house, get within our means and quit my job. And get more time to myself. A dear dear friend reminds me I need to take care of my soul more. Yes, I do. Thanks.

Here are some pics from back at Pesach (Passover) when we were in LA... so they are a few months old now but we just got them and I love them!





But Rose is SO MUCH TALLER AND THINNER than that now! Its kindof shocking to me.

I seriously am abandoning my blog. It's bad! I resolve to blog at least twice this week.