Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Scramble begins as Patriot Act teeters





Scramble begins as Patriot Act teeters
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is running out of time to save sections of the Patriot Act that the White House deems crucial to national security.




BREAKING: US arrests international soccer executives. Global war criminals still at large. - The Daily Edge









The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam




Florida is considering legalizing silencers so you can stand your ground without all the hoopla.- JokeBlogger.com














U.S. Marines Being Deployed To Honduras Because.... Hurricanes
Troops from a 250-strong contingent of US Marines will start to deploy to Honduras this week to provide help if needed during the region’s hurricane season and to train local forces, officials said Tuesday.








Ireland legalizes gay marriage and gets a rainbow.
Texas bans gay marriage and gets a flood.

TAKE A HINT, PEOPLE! - TheGoodGodAbove










Republican Shenanigans




You can see Russia from her porch, if you look directly through her ears. - JokeBlogger.com












Wow. One Conservative Columnist Attacks Another.
One can understand why the Weekly Standard’s William Kristol would try to nullify Hillary Clinton’s presidential candidacy, but smearing all baby boomers in the process seems a stretch of veracity in the service of a blank page.







Glad we have a president who won't play the "Sorry, I Can't Help Texas with Floods 'Cuz I Don't Want Them to Think I'm Invading Them" Card.- LOLGOP










Rock The Voter News






What Does Google, Apple And Edward Snowden Have In Common?
At an 18th-century mansion in England’s countryside last week, current and former spy chiefs from seven countries faced off with representatives from tech giants Apple and Google to discuss government surveillance in the aftermath of Edward Snowden’s leaks.











Republicans Invite Head of FIFA to Address Congress. - Andy Borowitz





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Setback For Immigration
The Obama administration has lost a bid to lift a temporary injunction blocking the president’s controversial executive action that promised special status and work permits to nearly 5 million immigrants living illegally in the United States.











The University of Phoenix now offers an advanced degree in Debt Slavery.- John Fugelsang




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Was Hillary involved in the FIFA corruption scandal??? Is that what was in those deleted emails???- Tea Party Cat




Money Talks, Molesters Walk
Several companies that advertise with TLC are responding to pressure from customers to pull ads from the popular show "19 Kids and Counting," after star Josh Duggar apologized in the wake of the release of a 2006 police report alleging he molested underage girls as a teenager.












The Catholic Church says that abstinence is 100% effective in preventing pregnancy.

HA! Tell that to the Virgin Mary.- TheGoodGodAbove









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Time To Deflate Photo



Bunda Cliffs, Australia. 100km of unbroken cliffs opening onto the vast Nullarbor plain.


Peace.

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

John McCain mocks Obama for calling climate change a threat as ISIS advances





John McCain mocks Obama for calling climate change a threat as ISIS advances
Senator John McCain on Sunday attacked the president for citing climate change as a threat to national security, suggesting that the Obama administration’s focus on environmental issues was detracting from the fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.




President Obama, by the way, has set a Guinness World Record as the fastest person to get a million Twitter followers. Obama now has as many followers as the Republicans have presidential candidates.- Conan O'Brien











The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam




Obama doesn't care about vets, say pols who cut their food stamps, UE benefits & sent them to war on a lie in the 1st place. - John Fugelsang











Austrian Terrorist?
A 14-year-old boy from Austria who downloaded bomb-making plans onto his Playstation games console was sentenced to a two-year jail term on Tuesday after pleading guilty to terrorism charges, a court spokeswoman said.




#MemorialDay - when America honors its fallen heroes with beer, action films & air conditioner sales. - John Fugelsang











Republican Shenanigans





Next on Fox News we'll have the author of "Get the Hell Out of My Country, Jose" to discuss how liberals are too quick to scream racism.- LOLGOP











A Fox News debate and the murder of the Iowa straw poll
The Iowa straw poll is dead. Long live the Fox News debate.
For decades, the August event in the Hawkeye State has served as a first culling of Republican candidates for president.





Seems that Black people could justifiably say in court "I feared for my life" just like the cops who regularly murder them do.- Kona Lowell










Rock The Voter News




Americans Flocking To Cuba
 The thaw in relations between the U.S. and Cuba has led to a stunning 36 percent increase in visits by Americans to the island, including thousands who are flying into Cuba from third countries like Mexico in order to sidestep U.S. restrictions on tourism.









Imagine if Bush's wars and tax plans were investigated as much as the Clintons' private lives.- LOLGOP





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"Hillary Clinton is trying to get the young vote. She's doing her best to win over millennials. Hillary's telling millennials if all goes well, she too plans to move back into the home where she lived in the 1990s." –Conan O'Brien





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Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders introduced a new bill that would make four-year college tuition free. Which was great news, unless you were the student who was just walking out of your graduation.- Jimmy Fallon





Media CEOs Are The Highest Paid
They're not Hollywood stars, they're not TV personalities and they don't play in a rock band, but their pay packages are in the same league.

Six of the 10 highest-paid CEOs last year worked in the media industry, according to a study carried out by executive compensation data firm Equilar and The Associated Press.








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Time To Deflate Photo


This artist's concept depicts the most luminous galaxy known in the universe. The object, which was discovered by NASA’s WISE space telescope, is called WISE J224607.57-052635.0
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Peace.

Monday, May 25, 2015

I am getting old. A party I attended yesterday really tuckered me out.





So today's edition will be the party I attended.

Yesterday, it was my friend, Yvonne's 80th birthday. There was a surprise party for her.
Below is the moment she realized it was a surprise party.



Somebody has already made fun of my chicken legs. So go right ahead and laugh.



Angele held the party at her new home and job. She and her husband Jose are renovating and managing a lovely resort.




There are several rentals on the property. This is the common area.





Angele created a lovely spread. She  an served an appetizer of homemade tortilla chips, fried cheese, with salsa and guacamole dips.




Angele, Yvonne and Judy, who took  all these  beautiful pictures except this one.




One of the dishes was pineapple rice and shrimp.





The next dish was a creamy cheese, crab and shrimp fare served on a huge shell.





Then the sun started to set.





There were four expats at Yvonne's party...Yvonne, who is Swiss, Judy is from Iowa, Angele is from Quebec and me, from Florida.

Below is when Angele handed me a lovely tribute she had written to Yvonne because she was too emotional to read it.










Just last week, Yvonne and I got stuck on our way to Playas del Coco. Yvonne is quite the adventurous woman. We never made it to Coco.


Pura vida. Here's hoping we're all living life this well at 80.


So, tomorrow I will be back with a fresh edition of AHNC.

Thank you for stopping by!





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Peace.