Yesterday, a week in which I bit off more than I could chew caught up with me, My COPD flared severely when I was trying to unpack and stow groceries, and a process that normally takes 2 – 3 hours took 6. When done, I felt completely exhausted, went to sleep, and slept through my research time, Fortunately I did the cartoon in the morning and collected a little materiel before the groceries arrived, because I feel much too weak and groggy to do more than this one item. I have not replied to comments. Today is a holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today it took me 5:47 (average 5:09). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From Reuters: President Barack Obama, seizing on a report that showed America’s rich getting richer while the rest of the country struggled to get ahead, said on Saturday that Republicans were thwarting a fairer approach.
Better late than never, but he should have announced and acted on that two years ago.
From Think Progress: Republicans accuse the left or using the politics of division.
How do you spell H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E-S?
From Raw Story: California Democratic Congresswoman Jackie Speier has announced that for a week, she will attempt to live on the same amount of money allotted to recipients of SNAP, the California food stamp program. San Francisco’s Channel 7 news reports that SNAP (which stands for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program) provided $136.75 per person each month during fiscal year 2010, which breaks down to a food budget of $4.50 per day.
It wouldn’t surprise me if Ryan and Cantor counter this by trying to squeak by on a mere $million a day to show how the 1% suffer.
Cartoon:
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A fun YouTube video just up two days ago showing the White House getting ready for Halloween:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQoEjgctY2o
Thanks Nameless. Even presidents need fun!
OK! I did the puzzle in just undeer 1 minute less than the average. I was so stunned that I did a double take, and it was so!
The video — Hypocites is right. It would be very funny if it weren’t such a travesty of lies.
From Raw story — Excellent idea and I think all the people participating will find it very difficult to do without eating a lot of carbs, you know that stuff that leads to obesity and type 2 diabetes among other things. I want to hear of their results.
Cartoon — Spot on! Excellent!
You beat my butt!
Exactly!
When I was was too sick to work, but before i won SSDI, I had a budget of $150 for food and household supplies I lived on mostly carbs.
Thanks!
4:35 (I guess I like flowers?) Republican arguments about “class warfare’ are so full of holes. Why do the “lower classes” believe them?
Good one!
Why? Faux Noise!
4:32
“Stupid people are ruining America”? Cain sure had a lot of nerve! Look who’s talking.
They have feen fomenting devisiveness since Pres. Obama took office.
Exactly!
3:51 I’m 98 out of 303 (323).
That was an easy win.