Thus Says Suzanne...

health care reform at any cost

When fewer than one in four Americans agrees with the health care reform the House passed last night, why are our elected representatives so determined to ram it down our throats?  

Has anyone looked at our government's checkbook lately?  It's seriously overdrawn.  This is not the solution to the problem.

 

a good start

We fetched the munchkin yesterday and things are off to a good start.  She and the youngster are having a great time playing together.  

Remember the Barbie house?  The munchkin likes it all the way.  

the return of the neglectful blogger, with some big news

I've been a neglectful blogger.  Mea culpa.  

We're adding someone new to the household today.  A five-year-old girl I will refer to here as the munchkin.  (That's the big news.)

In other news, it is clear to me that the school district is not ready for prime time when it comes to the youngster so she is officially being homeschooled.  I love it, love it, love it!  (So does she.)  

The youngster is pretty excited to have a sister again.

The Devil responds to Pat Robertson

Apparently the devil got wind of Pat Robertson's claim that he had signed a pact with the Haitians, that they are now cursed and that is why they suffered the earthquake.

Dear Pat Robertson,

I know that you know that all press is good press, so I appreciate the shout-out. And you make God look like a big mean bully who kicks people when they are down, so I'm all over that action.

But when you say that Haiti has made a pact with me, it is totally humiliating. I may be evil incarnate, but I'm no welcher. The way you put it, making a deal with me leaves folks desperate and impoverished.

Sure, in the afterlife, but when I strike bargains with people, they first get something here on earth -- glamour, beauty, talent, wealth, fame, glory, a golden fiddle. Those Haitians have nothing, and I mean nothing. And that was before the earthquake. Haven't you seen "Crossroads"? Or "Damn Yankees"?

If I had a thing going with Haiti, there'd be lots of banks, skyscrapers, SUVs, exclusive night clubs, Botox -- that kind of thing. An 80 percent poverty rate is so not my style. Nothing against it -- I'm just saying: Not how I roll.

You're doing great work, Pat, and I don't want to clip your wings -- just, come on, you're making me look bad. And not the good kind of bad. Keep blaming God. That's working. But leave me out of it, please. Or we may need to renegotiate your own contract.

Best, Satan

(LILY COYLE, MINNEAPOLIS.  Originally published in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.)

A friend from Zweibrucken

Facebook is kind of interesting in that you never know who you may find, or who may find you.  Yesterday I got a friend request from my best friend from fourth grade.  (I should point out that I wasn't living in this country at that time, and fourth grade was a long time ago.)  

I only signed up for Facebook to begin with because my friend Lorraine wanted me to look at some images she had posted.  When I started adding friends, I specifically searched for Tracy but she hadn't signed up.  I gather she signed up shortly after I did.

I love it when technology becomes a tool to help connect people.  And, I'm glad to have connected again with a dear friend from my past.

Seven years ago

Seven years ago Laci Peterson was getting ready for a Christmas she would never live to see.  The son she was carrying would never draw breath.  I'll be thinking of them both today. 

it's bloody hot in here

It was frosty here this morning so I added a sweater and sat down to work.  I normally keep things on the cool side during the winter (duh, it's cheaper and I'm the only one here during the day).  I got up a few minutes ago and could not get over how hot it was in here.  Checked the thermostat and it was NOT where I had set it.  Clearly the youngster is going to need a refresher course on not touching it since she had set it to 80 degrees!  

busy, busy, busy

Monday is my regular day off.  That means it's the busiest day of my week!  It's 11 AM, and here's what I've managed so far:

• Fed and watered the dog and cats.
• Composed a letter to the youngster's school.
• Sent an e-mail to someone the youngster has an appointment with this afternoon.
• Packed breakfast and lunch for the youngster.
• Got the youngster up and off to school.
• Baked bread.
• Went to Walmart to get food staples.
• Put the groceries away.
• Went to my doctor.
• Went to my insurance company.
• Went to the specialty grocery store for things not available at Walmart.
• Went to the pharmacy.
• Put the specialty groceries away.

Still need to launder bedding, do some food prep for the week, get started on housework, and top off the day with a three-hour block of time devoted to another appointment at the end of the day.  Just another regular day off for me.

minestrone soup

My cousin Jamie is collecting recipes for a family cookbook.  Mosker suggested I submit my recipe for minestrone.  To that end I made some this weekend so I could make notes.  Of course, I can't have homemade soup without fresh homemade bread so I made some of that as well.  Oh man...it really hit the spot!  (See Jamie, I'm really working on it.)

will you be watching?

The new version of "V" begins next week.  Will you be watching?