Daily Journal - June 20, 21, 22, 2006
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - Once again, this morning, I had to go out
and take pictures of the flowers. Here's a picture (above) of the stalk of
the mutant lily. I've been studying it closely. It has the EXACT same
flowers as the other lily next to it (picture on left), however, I do think it
got into some of my prednisone. (haha). very funny. I know that it did
the same thing last year...I can't remember what it did other years. I'll
have to go into my photo archives and see what I can see.
The sun is out now but we're supposed to be getting rain later. They
love to yak about rain. It's so annoying! How did we know what to do
years ago when the only way you knew it going to rain was an ache in
your bones (or was it a pain in the neck)? Now, I just heard that the
storm headed this way from Iowa is starting to fall apart. See what I
mean? blah, blah, blah....
I'm extremely concerned about this stupid Iraq conflict going on (I can't
call it a war because the Constitution of the US says that only
Congress can declare war - because the framers knew what they
were doing!). Just because you say it's a war doesn't mean that it is.
Vietnam was a "police action" right? Confuse, confound and double
talk real fast so no one knows what's going on (also use BIG words).
I remember when I was at an aerospace company in the late 70's. We
were making missiles and stuff to kill people. They generally never
used the word KILL, instead euphemisms were used. One day,
however, I came across the words, "kill factor." (totally creeped me
out!) Shortly after that, I quit and went to work at the corporate offices
for "Red Lobster" typing rejection letters!
There was an interesting article in the paper this morning about
reinstating the draft. Yeah, rich and poor, smart and duh - everyone
gets a chance to SERVE their country! What a fabulous idea!!
IF the people who started this mess (by the way, right after the boys
died), would have to send THEIR OWN CHILDREN to a war zone, I'll bet
they would have used a helluva of a lot more diplomacy for a longer
time, and they'd have an awesome exit strategy.
There's some kind of disconnect with people who are FOR this mess.
The next time someone parrots the words that have been planted into
their brains (against terrorists, for the war), I'll have to ask them if
they're planning to enlist or are they encouraging their own children to
enlist? No, let someone else's kids die in that Godforsaken place.
Your own kids go to Iraq - you've GOT TO BE KIDDING! Are you nuts?
When I heard about those two young soliders being tortured and killed
for no reason other than incredible hostile hatred for the US and
downright malevolent acts with total disregard for life, it made me feel
sick - it breaks my heart, and I feel so incredibly sad for their families,
fellow soldiers and their friends. The truth is, I feel sad for all of us.
We're all connected through our humanity. Once we start acting like
barbarians and stop acting kindly toward one another, we're in big
trouble. Note to self: we're in big trouble!
Plus, Kevin's going into the Army one week from today. It makes me
VERY, VERY nervous and also brings this damn stupid "war" into
micro-focus. I hate when that happens. I'm basically a peaceful
person. (Can't we all just get along?)
I prefer growing flowers rather than killing people I don't even know for
reasons that are obscure at best and shady at most - in a war that's not
really a war but our young men are dying, and their families have to
bury them. That's the part I know about.
That's the worst part..... God help us all. djb
and take pictures of the flowers. Here's a picture (above) of the stalk of
the mutant lily. I've been studying it closely. It has the EXACT same
flowers as the other lily next to it (picture on left), however, I do think it
got into some of my prednisone. (haha). very funny. I know that it did
the same thing last year...I can't remember what it did other years. I'll
have to go into my photo archives and see what I can see.
The sun is out now but we're supposed to be getting rain later. They
love to yak about rain. It's so annoying! How did we know what to do
years ago when the only way you knew it going to rain was an ache in
your bones (or was it a pain in the neck)? Now, I just heard that the
storm headed this way from Iowa is starting to fall apart. See what I
mean? blah, blah, blah....
I'm extremely concerned about this stupid Iraq conflict going on (I can't
call it a war because the Constitution of the US says that only
Congress can declare war - because the framers knew what they
were doing!). Just because you say it's a war doesn't mean that it is.
Vietnam was a "police action" right? Confuse, confound and double
talk real fast so no one knows what's going on (also use BIG words).
I remember when I was at an aerospace company in the late 70's. We
were making missiles and stuff to kill people. They generally never
used the word KILL, instead euphemisms were used. One day,
however, I came across the words, "kill factor." (totally creeped me
out!) Shortly after that, I quit and went to work at the corporate offices
for "Red Lobster" typing rejection letters!
There was an interesting article in the paper this morning about
reinstating the draft. Yeah, rich and poor, smart and duh - everyone
gets a chance to SERVE their country! What a fabulous idea!!
IF the people who started this mess (by the way, right after the boys
died), would have to send THEIR OWN CHILDREN to a war zone, I'll bet
they would have used a helluva of a lot more diplomacy for a longer
time, and they'd have an awesome exit strategy.
There's some kind of disconnect with people who are FOR this mess.
The next time someone parrots the words that have been planted into
their brains (against terrorists, for the war), I'll have to ask them if
they're planning to enlist or are they encouraging their own children to
enlist? No, let someone else's kids die in that Godforsaken place.
Your own kids go to Iraq - you've GOT TO BE KIDDING! Are you nuts?
When I heard about those two young soliders being tortured and killed
for no reason other than incredible hostile hatred for the US and
downright malevolent acts with total disregard for life, it made me feel
sick - it breaks my heart, and I feel so incredibly sad for their families,
fellow soldiers and their friends. The truth is, I feel sad for all of us.
We're all connected through our humanity. Once we start acting like
barbarians and stop acting kindly toward one another, we're in big
trouble. Note to self: we're in big trouble!
Plus, Kevin's going into the Army one week from today. It makes me
VERY, VERY nervous and also brings this damn stupid "war" into
micro-focus. I hate when that happens. I'm basically a peaceful
person. (Can't we all just get along?)
I prefer growing flowers rather than killing people I don't even know for
reasons that are obscure at best and shady at most - in a war that's not
really a war but our young men are dying, and their families have to
bury them. That's the part I know about.
That's the worst part..... God help us all. djb
Pink (mutant) Asian Lily - quite stunning to see in person!
Birdies in the tree this morning making a lot of noise.
The rose quartet
They smell wonderful -
just exactly the same
aroma as the roses
that Grandma Berg
grew on the farm.
They smell wonderful -
just exactly the same
aroma as the roses
that Grandma Berg
grew on the farm.
This lily reminds me of orange sherbet
The Stella d'oro daylily - very lovely
Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - HAPPY SUMMER SOLSTICE to you. Summer arrived this morning at 7:26 a.m. CDT. I'm ready for that!!
We had about a quarter inch of rain this morning. To hear the weather people talking, you would think that we need to contact Noah
and get an ark built fairly soon. Pretty sure that right now, we're under a weather warning. Good luck to us all. The rain has finally
stopped - it was mostly just annoying sprinkles and some thunder. Maybe I'll be back a little later. Maybe I won't. see ya around, djb
We had about a quarter inch of rain this morning. To hear the weather people talking, you would think that we need to contact Noah
and get an ark built fairly soon. Pretty sure that right now, we're under a weather warning. Good luck to us all. The rain has finally
stopped - it was mostly just annoying sprinkles and some thunder. Maybe I'll be back a little later. Maybe I won't. see ya around, djb
One of the red hibiscus I have on the patio
Variegated geranium I got at Painter's Palette
Thursday, June 22, 2006 - There's a HUGE storm headed this
way. I don't know how intense it is but it's big. So, I'm going to get
this on here and turn off the computer asap.
I found this picture yesterday. Andrew, Uncle Bergy, Jarrett and
Gayla's arm at Rosita's in DeKalb. You see what I mean - we
have to take the youngsters there early to indoctrinate them into
the "way of Rosita." This was in the old days when they just had
the narrow room.
Diane is almost 100% sure what's wrong with her. It's a very
interesting story, certainly could be on "Mystery Diagnosis"
considering the fact that these idiots have been clueless for a
year as to what's wrong with her. Yes, I am being kind - you
should hear what I REALLY think. Oh my, mercy!
Last night, Bob and I saw a huge raccoon at dusk. I think he was
confused because of the summer solstice and woke up early.
gotta go before the storm comes, djb
way. I don't know how intense it is but it's big. So, I'm going to get
this on here and turn off the computer asap.
I found this picture yesterday. Andrew, Uncle Bergy, Jarrett and
Gayla's arm at Rosita's in DeKalb. You see what I mean - we
have to take the youngsters there early to indoctrinate them into
the "way of Rosita." This was in the old days when they just had
the narrow room.
Diane is almost 100% sure what's wrong with her. It's a very
interesting story, certainly could be on "Mystery Diagnosis"
considering the fact that these idiots have been clueless for a
year as to what's wrong with her. Yes, I am being kind - you
should hear what I REALLY think. Oh my, mercy!
Last night, Bob and I saw a huge raccoon at dusk. I think he was
confused because of the summer solstice and woke up early.
gotta go before the storm comes, djb
Andrew, Uncle Bergy, Jarrett, Gayla's arm and I'm taking
the picture at Rosita's
the picture at Rosita's