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...5...4...3...

Counting down? Nah, just making a bet with myself on how many months before I stop writing 2014 on checks.




HAPPY NEW YEAR, DUers!

Fire is hard to draw.

But we need one of these drawn in flames to say "hell no!" to certain candidates.



Anyone?

One hand giveth . . .

Yesterday's mail brought the official notice of my Social Security cost of living adjustment -- $13.

Today's mail brought a note from social services informing me that, in light of my vastly improved finances, my SNAP benefits will be reduced by $25.



Tidings of comfort and joy.

We are happy today!

But he's lurking, biding his time, waiting for the moment to pounce . . .




tick... tick... tick...

The things we remember

Obama spoke at length with Castro, the Pope lent a hand, and the times they are once more a-changin'.

In the middle of listening to the coverage of today's remarkable events a tiny memory niggled its way to the surface. I guess it serves as a reminder that, when we pay attention, we're not always in charge of what we recall.

Anyone else remember "Cuber"?

PreDICKament

One wonders if Cheney would be nervous were his doctor to suggest “enhanced” adjustment on his heart. . .

The cheney

De-freaking-cember

The thermometer says it's 64. Pleasant. But 'cept, it's less than a month til Christmas and I'm in northern Colorado.

Gotta say, this is one helluva hoax we're living in . . .

oathiness