Peace at Last?

The last month has literally had one of my cats pulling her hair out. Even though she has been treated with a topical treatment every month and doesn't go outside she still got fleas and an allergy to go with them. Since a single flea can bite 400 times a day it is easy to relate to her discomfort,but I was at a loss for what to do for her as I didn't want to OD her by doing the monthly treatment too soon. I decided to call a groomer about bathing thinking if nothing else it should sooth her skin but a date wasn't available until the end of January...back to the drawing board. Good old Petco to the rescue! They recommended Capstar tablets along with the 8 month Seresto collar and she is finally experiencing relief! Of course I will be paying the price for giving her the pill,but the lack of her affection for a few days is well worth it in the long run. Now if only I didn't jinx the success by mentioning it too soon!

Notice her glare and the bald spot!

Tax Dollars at Work

Keep in mind while reading today's post how our veterans,the ones risking life and limb for our country,not the top dogs but your regular enlisted guys, often end up homeless or going without proper care and you will be ready to go to war with the Department of Defense when you finish reading this. Not only is the DOD known for overspending on things like toilet seats and hammers they also have been using corporate credit cards for gambling,strippers,adult entertainment and "personal" charges. In one year the total for 20 million transactions was $3.4 billion. Not only that but there is no prohibition for those expenses. The DOD spokes person merely qualified the expenses as peanuts compared to the amount spent on parts for helicopters that hadn't flown since the 70s.

In Other Words

Partly as a follow up on my comments about political correctness running amok I did a little research about the subject. The term "politically correct" was coined in the US in the 1980s by the rights to describe the liberals,not that where it comes from makes it less of an issue. The bottom line (to me) is that it seems like an Orwellian attempt to control peoples thoughts. I realize it is presented as a kinder way to refer to things that might be offensive,but generally people will think the same as they always have regardless of how much control they have of their speech. With that said I wanted to present some lesser known ways to say Merry Christmas.

Afrikaans: Geseende Kersfees
Greek: Kala Christouyenna
Icelandic: Gledileg Jol
Hindi: Bada Din Mubarak Ho
Korean: Sung Tan Chuk Ha
Polish: Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia
Welsh: Nadolig Llawen

Where ever you are and however you say it Merry Christmas to you all!

Icon Irony

While preparing for yesterday's post I came across several other renditions of the Nativity. I found most of them wildly creative considering the mediums that were employed. If anyone is offended by these then don't look at them! I am not going to apologize or make excuses for what I believe people made in the right spirit,not to mention that people are too willing to take offense over the smallest things in these politically correct times,so if you are feeling overly sensitive do yourself a favor and read no further.

Cupcake Nativity 

Spam Nativity

Shotgun Shell Nativity 

Frankenstein Nativity 

Meat Nativity

Night of the Radishes

This evening is Night of the Radishes as celebrated in Mexico. The custom was established in Colonial days and became a formal annual event and competition in 1897. The wood carvers begin carving large radishes to attract the customers attention at the Christmas market held on the 23rd and has grown in size and popularity since that time. The nativity scene is a common theme of the carvings. The radish is native to  China and was introduced to Mexico by the Spanish.

Doomed!

We are living in scary times when the future leaders of this country's military are not even able to hold a traditional pillow fight without screwing it up. This last summer at West Point the first year students organized the annual pillow fight as was the common practice but from there on things went awry. Thirty people were injured before all was said and done,some had broken noses,others concussions and various other injures. There were reports of hard objects in pillow cases but most injures were from elbows and being knocked down. Reports said the upper class-men didn't show proper leadership by taking control of the situation. The pillow fight is officially banned for future classes.

Another Reason To Not Burn Trash

With only today's post as ammunition Missouri is now in competition with Florida for the state most likely to make headlines for stupid stuff. Before I get started I want to add my two cents worth that burning garbage isn't a good idea anyway as most of it is recyclable and what isn't releases chemical waste into the atmosphere that no one wants to have there,so please dispose of your trash properly.
A Missouri man was burning trash in a field when the fire got out of control. He decided to get in his van and drive over the fire to extinguish it,apparently he forgot that he had a full tank of gas,several boxes of ammunition and that tires are also flammable.  The story didn't mention if he was drunk or high but since he wasn't arrested by the sheriff who responded I am guessing it was a case of stupidity. Did I mention the van was a total loss?