TGIF?

Wow....what a day I had...all good but I was no where near my computer.

Life is tough without a car, so I have to depend on the kindness of my amigos to attend to my needs.

I spent the day in lovely Tamarindo (I was only supposed to be there for a couple of hours) and one thing turned into another and I just arrived home.

I must say that I had the best Italian treat, a vanilla and chocolate gelato, encrusted with crispy lady fingers made by a lovely, lively Sicilian woman named Gea. All courtesy of my Swiss friend, Yvonne.  Yes, I am in Tamarindo, Costa Rica, where everyone is from everywhere.

God, I love this country.

We stopped at Auto Mercado, a very Americanized grocery store, to shop for groceries. This is my favorite market in Costa Rica and I rarely go there, mainly because I don't have transportation. Their French bread is the best, in fact all their bakery goods are to die for.

Yvonne filled the grocery cart with all my favorites and insisted on paying for it.

She knew I lost my debit card last week (Chemo brain) and also knew that I wouldn't have access to my new card for a couple of weeks.

My landlord Angele, a French Canadian and Yvonne's best friend, has been feeding me since I lost my card. Double bless her heart, both their hearts.

This is what I love about this country, people are so understanding of difficult times and embrace the motto of Costa Rica...Pura Vida...Pure Life.

I hope you will understand me for not posting today.

Pura Vida.

The Sicilian treat plus Yvonne's feet.

 This is Yvonne. She was a Swiss nurse that took care of our boys in Vietnam. A national treasure in my humble opinion.

Peace to all.

Network News' Shameful Decision To Snub Obama's Immigration Address

Network News' Shameful Decision To Snub Obama's Immigration Address
Early in his first term, President George W. Bush addressed the nation in primetime about allowing for limited stem cell research in America and his approval for limited medical research. During the weeks leading up to the announcement, there had a been regular news coverage of the topic, as the White House let reporters know the president was deeply engaged on the issue and was meeting with an array of experts to guide him.



I believe in the idea of Amnesty for those who've put down roots & lived here even though they may have entered illegally. -Ronald Reagan

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• Senior Islamic State figure killed in Mosul: sources
• Iran still stalling as nuclear deadline looms: U.N. agency
• Russia says North Korea ready for renewal of nuclear talks
• Russia warns U.S. against arms to Ukraine as Biden due in Kiev
• US sends Guantanamo prisoners to Georgia, Slovakia

How dare President Obama offer temporary relief to people that 3/4 Americans want to give citizenship to?- LOLGOP

Federal Judge Says NO To Maine
 A federal appeals court on Monday rejected Maine's effort to trim some young people from its Medicaid rolls, saying the move would violate the Affordable Care Act.



Republican Shenanigans

• Incoming Nevada House speaker: ‘Simple minded darkies’ show ‘lack of gratitude’ to whites
• Republicans Appoint Obama's Next Pain in the Butt
• Jesse Ventura: Where was Republican impeachment talk when Reagan and Bush lied
• Pat Robertson: God says I can drive my Corvette over 100 mph on public roads

Republicans have a dance party whenever they find out people didn't get health insurance.- LOLGOP

Florida State University: 3 Shot, Gunman Killed By Police 
 Panic swept through the Florida State University library early Thursday when a rampaging gunman shot three people before being killed in a hail of police bullets, police said.

This sickens me as an FSU grad and a human being. 
I am convinced that the hatred in this country causes all these shootings. Just read the online comments of the Internet's largest news site, Yahoo, which advocates people taking the law or ANGER into their own hands.
The U.S. is filled with hate and they're armed. 
Head in hands.

If we stopped hate speech, Fox News would only be on air for 10 minutes of each day. - JokeBlogger.com

Republicans saying Obama is not a king is actually a step up from 6 years of them saying he wasn't really president. - LOLGOP


So, you think it's cold?




Be honest. The person the GOP base wants to deport most is President Obama.- LOLGOP



Rock The Voter News

• Ferguson: Anonymous Vows To Release Evidence Linking Darren Wilson To The KKK
• Thousands Sign Petition Calling for TLC to Cancel Duggar Family’s Reality Show Because of Homophobic Views (Video)

By the middle of this century, white people will not be the majority anything, except owners of golf pants.- LOLGOP

It Has Become Acceptable To Be A Racist. Thanks Republiscum
The anti-immigrant Secretary of State for Kansas agreed with a caller on his radio program that a Hispanic majority might conduct “ethnic cleansing” against whites.

Undocumented families that want to pay taxes. Multinational corporations that don't.

Guess which one the GOP considers "people?"- LOLGOP



Business/Tech News

• Wall Street at new highs on oil boost
• Stocks have only done this 3 times in the last 100 years
• Ruble Gains for Fourth Day on Oil, Taxes: Russia Reality Check
• Tommy Chong: All marijuana use is medical

Weird. The last time the S&P 500 did this well we'd just re-elected another president who'd raised taxes on the rich. - LOLGOP



It Is Just A Matter Of When IMHO
China and "probably one or two" other countries have the ability to invade and possibly shut down computer systems of U.S. power utilities, aviation networks and financial companies, Admiral Mike Rogers, the director of the U.S. National Security Agency, said on Thursday.

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Odd News

• Florida State shooting: Student claims library books saved his life from bullet
• Woman raising grandkids gets prison over pot sales
• Group to hold pit bull parade after ban dropped
• Golden Retriever Hilariously Fails at Dog Competition
• Michigan wins appeal over prisoner's air mattress

Time To Deflate Photo

Salvador Dali kisses 25-year-old Raquel Welch's hand in front of his abstract portrait of her, 1965.

Peace.

Obama announces new immigration policy

Obama to announce immigration executive action in prime time address Thursday

President Barack Obama will unveil his long-awaited immigration plan Thursday evening, sources tell CNN, changing rules governing deportations that could affect millions of undocumented immigrants and setting off an explosive battle with Republicans.

Boehner says if Obama acts on immigration that will end the cooperation that led to a debt downgrade, a shutdown and 999 Obamacare repeals. - LOLGOP

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam 

• U.S.-led air strikes target Islamic State, Khorasan in Syria: officials
• Britain says not optimistic about Iran nuclear deal by deadline
• An Ahmadinejad comeback? Why rumors are a warning shot for Iran's Rouhani.
• Germany warns anti-semitism rising on back of Middle East violence
• Putin greets new U.S. envoy with demand not to interfere

Today is Latvian Independence Day. It's been 96 years since Latvia broke free from Russia. And about two years until Russia takes them back. - Craig Ferguson

Oy Vey! Don't Rub Salt In Your Wounds!
Israel on Wednesday approved the construction of 78 new homes in two settlements on West Bank land annexed to Jerusalem, likely to aggravate Palestinian anger at a time when violence has flared, including a deadly attack on a synagogue.



This week a group of activists, known as Anonymous, hacked the Twitter account of the KKK. The KKK is furious. They said Anonymous is just a bunch of cowards who don't have the courage to show their faces. - Conan O'Brian

Republican Shenanigans

• ‘We ain’t taking no n*ggers here’: Kentucky fire chief refuses to help black family in traffic accident
• Obama immigration 'amnesty' ruins chances of Congress move: Boehner spokesman
• After Ferguson threat, Anonymous removes the KKK’s hoods. Effective?
• Mitch McConnell says U.S.-China climate deal means China won't have to do anything for 16 years

If the idea of 'Amnesty' fills you with rage this is a good time to throw out your Reagan love doll.- John Fugelsang



GOP Axes Vote To Curb N.S.A. Spying 
A bill to reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other purposes.

No More Green Eggs & Ham Filibuster From Ted Cruz?
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) laid out how Republicans should respond if President Barack Obama takes executive action on the country’s immigration policy in a new Politico column...If the President announces executive amnesty, the new Senate Majority Leader who takes over in January should announce that the 114th Congress will not confirm a single nominee—executive or judicial—outside of vital national security positions, so long as the illegal amnesty persists.



Rock The Voter News

• Congressman: How About A Moat Outside The White House? (VIDEO)
• CA sheriff pleads with Obama after deputy’s murder: We need immigration reform now
• Comedian John Hodgman: Feds should lay down ‘broadband like Eisenhower laid down interstates’

Thanksgiving is the perfect time for your Uncle Nick to explain why your new girlfriend's parents should be deported.- LOLGOP

Keystone XL is like Canada sharing their cable service for free with China but running the actual cable throgh America's apartment.- John Fugelsang

Waiting around for Republicans to the right thing is a horrible way to grow old and never be able to retire.- LOLGOP



Business/Tech News

• Oil slips towards $78 as market awaits OPEC
• In Pentagon deal with Russians, big profit for tiny Florida firm
• Marketers of sugary drinks still target U.S. children: report
• JetBlue to charge for checked bags in new airfare fare class
• Identity thieves used college student accounts to defraud IRS: prosecutors

The people saying #KeystonePipeline will bring down gas prices are the people who said 2 wars w/Iraq would bring down gas prices.- John Fugelsang




Homeland Missile Defense System
 Boeing Co is working with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to address quality and reliability issues with the sharply criticized $41 billion homeland missile defense system by adopting controls from space programs, a company official said.

People shocked that Charles Manson got someone to marry him tend to forget he's effective at convincing women to do stuff.- John Fugelsang

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Thank you to Jim, Frank and Joseph who helped AHNC. I'll never forget you.

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Odd News

• Biting Rapist Penis And 8 Other Stupid Things Don Lemon Has Said
• Woman Pleads Guilty To Setting Bacon Fire In Ex-Boyfriend's House
• Chef can't say Worcestershire sauce!
• Washington gun law leads museum to remove rifles
• Buffalo Just Got Hit With A Wall Of Snow So Thick It Stranded Drivers In Their Cars

Time To Deflate Photo

Ha Long Bay, Vietnam.


Peace.