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It always comes as a bit of shock to me when the world doesn’t grind to a halt when I am somehow incommunicado. Yet, it seems that everyone went blithely on, mostly unaware that I was not producing fine literature for you to consume every day.
I shall remember this! Vengeance is sweet. When you least expect it, I shall get my revenge on everyone who actually lived life just fine thank you, with nary a thought about poor little old me. So, harrumph!
Not sure how things are around your neighborhood, but it’s intolerably hot and humid here. Everyone is grouchy.
Did I mention that it was hot? Dinner is a nice big romaine salad with feta and a ranch steak sliced on top. Some bread sticks. It’s all I can manage. It’s hot. It’s muggy. It’s miserable. Fans going everywhere. It’s hot.
Epicurious has a really nice recipe that seems perfect for the day. Pasta with corn pesto. Not too much effort, I’d make it except for the pasta in the morning and just reheat for a nice light meal with a salad and roll. Did I mention that about the only crop we got from the garden this soggy year was corn? Well, we put up 39 servings, which should take us through pretty near to next season.
I kept ready more hate stuff about Muslims and felt compelled to write our local Mosque here in Cedar Rapids (which has a really historic role in America by the way) and to the Imam who is in charge of the proposed Islamic Center in NYC. I received lovely replies from both. Please consider just offering a word of support to your local Islamic community. And you can write to the Cordoba Initiative (for the NYC Islamic Center) at the following places:
FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cordoba-Initiative/134998249864725?ref=ts
BLOG http://cordobainitiative.wordpress.com/
TWITTER http://twitter.com/cordobainit
WEBSITE www.cordobainitiative.org
It is essential that we combat this war of hatred being waged by a very few fundamentalist Christians and their instigators, the far right politicos, who are willing to risk violence in pursuit of votes.
Apparently there is quite a juicy article in Esquire this month by one of Newt (slippery) Gingrich ex-wives. It’s pretty much what you would expect of a right wing spouter of “family values” who tells his wife he need not live by what he preaches. He’s indispensable you see, and can be forgiven his many peccadillo’s. Of course he’s a fine Roman Catholic now, having annulled all the trouble away. (H/T) to Right Wing Watch)
There’s a weird little article at the NYTimes Science section on ugly animals. We are predisposed to like furry binocular visioned animals and dislike others. Some pics and some talk about how we just don’t like the creepy among us.
Did I mention it’s hot? I thought I forgot. Mauigirl recognized just how hot it was and escaped to the cabin in the woods. I live in the woods, and did I neglect to say it’s hot? She has some venting to do. It’s worth reading. So go there, and read about how the US is falling to wrack and ruin while European countries PLAN FOR A FUTURE–we’re too busy playing gotcha politics. Nero fiddled? The grasshopper played? Remember any of this folks?
I seem to have become generic again. My feather is missing on comments I leave. What gives WordPress?
Jan at Yearning for God fell and has some minor damage. Stop by and give her a hello. I’m sure it will help her feel better!
NCR‘s Melissa Musick Nussbaum has an older but still important post on sticking with your church even when the fit has become uncomfortable. Food for thought.
See the right wing is evil. More so than you think. Given their rich only, racist rhetoric, that seems most apparent. And as much as the scrabble about our “freedoms being trampled” it seems they are the ones always doing the trampling. Witness how they are trying to manipulate DIGG to reflect greater traffic on right wing sites and burying liberal voices. I guess their freedom is my stifled voice.
Well, since I have just noticed that it’s HOT, I’m going off to shower, and get under a fan for a while. Keep cool.
Existential Ennui 
I missed you…by the way, is it hot?
Thanks for the encouragement, Sherry! You always amaze me with your links from your obvious reading. Hope it isn’t too hot and that your can mellow out somewhere.
“It’s hot. Damn hot! Real hot! Hottest things is my shorts. I could cook things in it. A little crotch pot cooking. It’s so damn hot, I saw little guys, their orange robes burst into flames. It’s that hot!” ~Good Morning, Vietnam
It’s certainly salad season, at least that’s what I’ve been eating 5 days out of 7. You should do a pasta salad.
Thanks one and all. It’s marginally less humid today, but only marginally so. I soaked in the tub for about 45 min. last afternoon which helped immeasurably. I’ve done pasta salad to death, but may have to return to it tomorrow. I cannot bear the kitchen.
Got up at 5 am to take advantage of the coolness. Got a bit done, and am napping this afternoon. When it’s not blistering hot, its raining. Horrid summer.
Thanks for the linkage, Sherry! I’m honored you included me in your post!
I am so not a winter person, but this year I am actually looking forward to fall even though it will usher in the winter eventually. This summer has been terrible. The last time I remember a summer this hot was 1995 when we got our first dog, Alice. We had just adopted her in mid-June and in July it was like 100 degrees every day and we couldn’t even take the poor dog for a walk or be outside. Luckily it didn’t last quite as long as this summer’s heat wave, as I recall. I think August was more bearable. Let’s hope it cools down soon.
Maui, I too am not a winter person, but frankly, winter was easier than this. Heat, humidity, rain, and I’m getting mosquito bit all the time and am alergic and itch for days. I’m ready for just cold and snow! lol