Wednesday Warmongering

 

 

When you’re wounded and left on Afghanistan’s plains,
And the women come out to cut up what remains,
Jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains
An’ go to your Gawd like a soldier.
- Rudyard Kipling

 
New York Times:
 
President Obama said Tuesday that he was determined to “finish the job” in Afghanistan, and his aides signaled [...]

Tuesday Midmorning Call

Good Morning Conflucians!
I’m starting the day off by sleeping in late because yesterday was my only day of work this week.  The kids are both heading off to spend thanksgiving elsewhere so I’ll have  a nice quiet week to continue my research agenda.  What’s on your menu today?
Our Nation Politic:
McClatchy says that Obama will send [...]

Sunday Morning at the Confluence Bed & Breakfast

Good Morning and Happy Sunday Conflucians.  This morning’s breakfast is served in bed.  The coffee beans have been freshly ground, the muffins are still warm from the oven, and Rico added a shot of something special to that strawberry smoothie.  So get comfy, adjust yourself under those covers, and enjoy this delightful tray of goodies [...]

Tuesday Midmorning Call

Morning Conflucians!
I discovered one more laundry detergent that gives me hives yesterday!  This one is actually labeled Natural Elements and is supposed to have mango and apple essence in it.  Well, last night I slept in benadryl  bliss.  Today, I rewash absolutely ALL the laundry I did on Sunday which was basically a huge amount. [...]

Monday Morning News and Views

Good Morning Conflucians! I’m a little bit pressed for time this morning, because I have to get out of here earlier than usual to make copies of an exam for my class this afternoon. Nevertheless, I have a few stories to share with you before I rush out of here. You can [...]

Sunday Morning at the Confluence Bed & Breakfast

Good morning Conflucians! It’s a cool fall day here in the Mid-Atlantic – a perfect day to linger just a bit longer in bed.  Not to worry, your breakfast and Sunday news are being delivered bedside.  I’ll just leave the thermal coffee urn.  I’m sure it will take a second cup to get you moving..
First [...]

Thursday Morning! News!

This news is old as things go for this page but, it’s new to a lot of people and VERY exciting in my world:
Neurologists at the University at Buffalo are beginning a research study that could overturn the prevailing wisdom on the cause of multiple sclerosis (MS).
The researchers will test the possibility that the symptoms [...]

Veterans Day Wake-up

Today is an annual holiday where we honor our military veterans with parades, ceremonies and discount sales. Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed Armistice Day on November 11, 1919 to celebrate the end of World War I, and it called that until it was changed by Congress to Veterans Day in 1954. There are approximately [...]

Tuesday Morning Coffee and Links

Good Morning Conflucians!
The sun’s back and Hurricane Ida fizzled over the central gulf last night.  I guess we couldn’t go just one year without one tropical storm here.
Our Nation Politic:
Information continues to be released about the major who is charged with the Fort Hood Shootings.  Right wing sources continue to characterize him as just another [...]

Sunday Morning Blues: Stale bread and sour news

By now you’ve probably heard that one of the most egregious attacks on women’s health was perpetrated last night.  The infamous Stupid Stupak amendment passed with the help of a reported 63 Democrats.  This amendment extends the exclusions of the Hyde amendment restrictions on women’s reproductive needs to any health plan that receives federal subsidies, [...]