barbtries a blog: October 2005

barbtries a blog

Friday, October 28, 2005

gw speaks

"Evil men obsessed with ambition and unburdened
by conscience must be taken very seriously and we
must stop them before their crimes multiply," he said.

it was interesting when i came across this quote
and realized that it was uttered by the very
person who sprang instantly to mind as i read.

IMPEACH BUSH

this animation is somewhat dated, but very worth watching:
remind us

- posted by barbara @ 10/28/2005 11:28:00 AM 0 comments

Thursday, October 27, 2005

Faces of hit and run victims Page Six

- posted by barbara @ 10/27/2005 10:11:00 PM 0 comments

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

two thousand dead - and that's just the USA

two thousand dead
so my son's birthday heralds a very sad milestone.
how long must this wretched wrong headed war continue?
let the nation mourn together
vigil

- posted by barbara @ 10/25/2005 02:37:00 PM 0 comments

happy birthday andy

he made it to his 23rd year, and he made it to CA
after a long solitary drive across the country, and
he's here, sleeping, on the morning of his 22nd
birthday.
amen

- posted by barbara @ 10/25/2005 06:57:00 AM 0 comments

Thursday, October 20, 2005

TomPaine.com - Dick Cheney's Covert Action

TomPaine.com - Dick Cheney's Covert Action: "It is now quite clear that the outing of Valerie Plame was part of a broader White House effort to mislead and manipulate U.S. public opinion as part of an orchestrated effort to take us to war."

- posted by barbara @ 10/20/2005 07:38:00 AM 0 comments

Saturday, October 15, 2005

Welcome to the Million Mom March
carl's mother just got to DC in the wee hours this morning.

she'll be there, and i'll be with her in my heart.

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andy left the navy
today, approximately two and 1/2 years early.
My son was given an "other than honorable" discharge
because about a month or so ago,
he pissed pot.
Which reminded me of his recruitment. he failed the pee test the first
time he tested for the navy. but andy tested so
well on the aptitude test
the recruiter simply advised him to lay off the pot
for a week, drink a gallon of water a day, and
return after seven days.

i can't recall exactly why, but his recruiter
went the extra step
before andy's induction, buying andy a product - not necessarily that product [i just wanted to link
to one] to ingest in order to be extra extra
sure that he did not have marijuana in his system.

after andy passed the drug test and was on his way to being
inducted into one
of the two branches of the military which enforce a
"zero tolerance" drug policy, his recruiter advised
him that if he was asked while in the navy whether he had
ever experimented, used, been around, abused, any illicit
substance [pot being apparently grouped with all others,
whereas alcohol use and abuse is essentially,
in my opinion, condoned], he should just lie.

the man told my son to lie. just lie. well, andy's piss did not lie.

he lost a $40,000 scholarship, which sucks. he fucked up and
must face the consequences and that's a bitch for sure. he also
has been opted out of the opportunity to become one of
the
faces on this page, and for that - selfish mother that i am! -
i am up to here with joy. actual joy.

my boy's coming home. pray, please if you do, that he comes
home safely, because he's driving alone from VA all the way
across the country. amen

- posted by barbara @ 10/15/2005 02:14:00 AM 0 comments

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

The Malone Zone - Let's Pretend

The Malone Zone - Let's Pretend

let's pretend, let's pretend, let's pretend.

cool song, and video

- posted by barbara @ 10/11/2005 01:19:00 PM 0 comments

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

her weird colored eyes