Melissa’s Cozy Teacup

This is one of the many reasons why we need to pray for mercy.

“Newcastle University in England, has created a world first human-cow embryos. Could someone explain to me why this is necessary? I know, I know stem cell research.

It is being hailed by the scientific community, but labelled “monstrous” by those who oppose it. Injecting human DNA into eggs from cows’ ovaries, a team has grown hybrid embryos. The embryos survived for three days. This is being done to provide a limitless supply of stem cells for those awful diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and spinal cord injuries in order to overcome a worldwide shortage of human embryos.”-Trendhunter news LINK to full story.

It never ceases to amaze me the depths of debauchery humankind will stoop to in the name of science.

I love Australia and its people. I have belonged to online Australian communities and one of the nicest ladies I know visits my blog from time to time and I hers. When I read, however, that Santa’s in Sydney have been instructed not to say, ‘ho, ho, ho’ because the ebonic plague has reached their shores, I just shook my head.

“Santas in Australia’s largest city have been told not to use Father Christmas’s traditional “ho ho ho” greeting because it may be offensive to women, it was reported Thursday. Sydney’s Santa Clauses have instead been instructed to say “ha ha ha” instead, the Daily Telegraph reported. One disgruntled Santa told the newspaper a recruitment firm warned him not to use “ho ho ho” because it could frighten children and was too close to “ho”, a US slang term for prostitute.” (news.yahoo)

So, sarcastic kudos go to the person who made up this rule while choking down a giant p.c. pill, kudos also to those who came up with this term in the first place, poisoning our language with yet another derogatory, and inflammatory word. As if we didn’t have enough of them already. I know it’s been around for a while but that’s how things are sometimes, easier to introduce than they are to get rid of.

UPDATE—Nikki from Scarlet Rose Garden, has inserted links into the comments she made here (not on her site) for how to use hair pins. Check it out.

For a surprise, scroll down and watch the music video but read my comment below the video first.

I watched the above video on YouTube and thought, ‘why not’? I’ve been in bed for 3 days with a cold and I’m going a bit stir crazy. First, let me say a few things. This was not easy, but I like how it turned out and I will do this for Halloween for handing out candy, if I can fit into my wedding dress. It is perfect since it has so much beading on it and has these huge, lace bell sleeves. What else am I going to do with it? I’ll have no children to pass it on to so it may as well have some glory all its own.

Instead of the ‘rat’ she’s talking about in the vid, I used my bath scrunching thingy. those plastic mesh ’sponges’. You know what I’m talking about don’t you! lol It worked great. Just make sure to anchor that sucker. I’m going to ask Nikki if she will do a brief guest blog on hair pins. The ones I used are popping out all over. I think the lady in the vid used those, ‘old fashioned’ kind that look like hair pin curves. If you live in or near mountains, you know what I’m talking about. In the vid, she only used power on the face and none in the hair. I used a base of foundation paler than my natural skin tone and followed up with this great, white sparkley body power I have. I also applied it liberally in my hair which didn’t show up in the pics very well but it looks good in person. I need to work on the extra powder in my hair line. All my make-up is from Mary Kay. It’s all I use. I was going to pin a crystal necklace in my hair but I forgot so I’ll do it on Halloween. Tech Hubby took all the pics, what a sweetheart! Next time, I’ll do more of a ‘bow’ mouth and only color in the center and not so much towards the outside. So, are you ready to see how I turned out? The scene on the fan is of a boy learning how to fence in what appears to be the garden of a French court. Please elt me know what you think. Wish I could do this all the time, but I don’t like being stared at! lol

Okay, added photo of me with the wedding dress on.

Bunnie Antoinette by *suburbanbeatnik on deviantART

Marie Antoinette by ~Delacour17 on deviantART

Marie Antoinette by ~JaViSHu on deviantART

Marie-Antoinette by ~Laiyla on deviantART

In this music vid, look closely in the beginning when they are taking shoes off the shelf, underneath the chairs, is a pair of high top sneakers! I had to watch it twice I couldn’t beleive my eyes!

I was watching Inside Edition today, and they aired a story about a dog who was shot on its owner’s property by a local sheriff. Although the death of the dog is tragic, I’m more concerned with why the sheriff was on her property in the first place. Get this, he was asking for directions. Directions? The last time I checked, law enforcement vehicles were equipped with these new fangled things called, radios, that allowed people to talk to each other over long distances. That sheriff should not have been on that home owner’s property. No way, no how. Why couldn’t he call dispatch to get directions? Why couldn’t he look it up on his laptop? Don’t city/county vehicles have laptops or gps devices in them? Now, because of the sheriff’s incompetence, a home owner is out her friend, companion and protector, and it’s not the sheriff!

Palin wants to raise babies and kill taxes;
Obama wants to raise taxes and kill babies.
Choose life!

Psalms 68:1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.

Psalms 47:5 God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.

Isaiah 59:19-20
19 So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.
20 And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.

Vintage C-GPS (Celestial Global Positioning System), originally uploaded by Professor Quentin Ziplash.

You know I love it, technology that ever existed…Steampunk. That’s right. Steampunk.
Drinking tea and eating garlic, onion chicken soup today. Got to get over this cold!

My new badge.

I’m fighting a head cold and I’m a ‘tad’ cranky this morning. As some of you may know from previous posts, I’m a big fan of the Stargate series;SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. So many of us fans were shocked and disappointed to hear that after only 5 seasons, Stargate Atlantis would be taken of the air and replaced by Stargate Universe. Wha? ‘Why’? Was the word on many a loyal fan’s lips. Well, sadly I now know why so many of us were disappointed by the higher ups at the, ‘franchise’. Instead of pleasing their already large and loyal fan base, they decided to go after, ‘fresh meat’ a younger crowd. EXCUSE ME??!! I’m getting fed up with being treated like chopped liver by the movie/t.v. industry. I also think that ageism is why Paul McGillion was passed over for the roll of Scotty in the new Star Trek movie. I’ve seen pictures of the new cast members and boy, are they young looking. They look way too young to be in charge of a big expensive space ship. This blatant exclusion of persons over the age of 35 sends a clear and destructive cultural message; ‘You’re over the hill and you have nothing to contribute’. The ironic thing about this is that most of the people behind the scenes, producers, directors, writers, are over the age of 35 (Unless they are going to be replaced too?)

maybe we fans should get together and send something to their offices as a way to express our disappointment with how we, and our favorite actors are being treated? Any one have any ideas?

Bottles of baby aspirin, adult diapers, arthritis cream? Something small, easy to mail and would get our point across.

Let me know!

To see my Pink Saturday post, scroll down, it’s the post after this one. There’s just too much political stuff coming across my desk right now to be ignored any longer. I pray, that even if you only came here for P.S., that you’ll stay and read some of my political posts.

I know we are all concerned about the economy, it’s been on the lips of every person I’ve talked to over the last few weeks. We must, as Christians, make sure we are voting with more than our money on our minds. We must also vote to protect those who cannot speak for themselves, the unborn. Mr. Dobson brings up a good point about Obama. Obama, believes in and supports, partial birth abortions which is just a glossy way of saying he believes in killing babies. When asked about this in the Saddleback church debate against McCain, Obama tap danced around giving a real answer saying, Senator Obama: “… Answering that question with specificity, you know, is, uh, is, above my pay grade.”^2-

-source, Dobson’s letter

^{How tasteless to make a joke about such a horrendous act. Obama’s voting record clearly shows he has no consideration for life in the womb.}

Sarah Palin has acquired more experience as a mayor and governor than Obama has as a senator, and he is running for president!

Obama supports the homosexual agenda:

Congressional Democrats will also seek to pass the Employment Nondiscrimination Act, meaning businesses will be forced to accept and condone homosexuality–and possibly transgenderism–in making employment decisions. Further, business owners, including religious businesses, will not be able to make hiring and firing decisions based on their religious convictions. Earlier this year, Senator Barack Obama said, “I will place the weight of my administration behind the enactment of the Matthew Shepherd Act to outlaw hate crimes and a fully inclusive Employment Nondiscrimination Act.”

-source, Dobson’s letter.

(don’t you think the phrase, ‘hate crimes’ is redundant?) I’ve never heard of a ‘love crime’. -Melissa

Here is a link to Dr. Dobson’s newsletter. He is writing about the presidential candidates. I hope you will go and read the whole thing, even if you have made your mind up to vote for Obama. The newsletter, among other topics, goes on to discuss issues with the supreme court under Obama’s presidency, God help us, and his tax proposals which smack of socialism, something no nation can afford but especially us with the way the economy is now and where it looks to be headed in the future. LINK

My post today is about my sister’s dog, Girl Rocket. Yes, such an unfortunate name, but she was named by my nephew. Rocket was brought into the family as bear bait, literally. Well, more an early warning device than bait since she is much faster than the boy. There are bears in Colorado, right in town. One summer in particular was very bad for bears and my sis had a momma and her cubs hanging out in her back yard, playing on the swing set (much to the dismay of my nephew-’look! look!’) he would shout through his pacifier pointing at his swing set looking around in expectation that someone would chase the baby bruins off. Yeah, right! Dream on Short Stack. Enter Rocket, the heart of our families. Some how, my nephew saw in her great potential for speed, at an age when she could barely take two steps without falling over face first. He just knew that some day she would be fast. She is. Every time I see her running, the theme from Bonanza goes through my head. She is naughty, bossy, sassy and fiercely loyal and protective. She has bitten more people than my friend’s bull terriers, they have bit no one! This little dog, 12 pounds of fluff, rules her house with an iron paw. She is also the loviest little thing you’ve ever met. If you are crying, she will come over and comfort you. She is a snuggler, and a bed hog. She steals her snacks from the pantry, tea from your glass, and food off the table when she thinks no one is looking. She is prissy and dainty, tough but tender.

Today, my pink Saturday is about her cute pink ears. So soft and velvety.

and her soft pink tongue which loves tea and scones.

Papillions are companion dogs which translates to- needy. If you are very lonely, and do not have small children around (they do NOT like kids, ironic I know but now that the nephew is older, it’s working out better) she hardly ever bites him any more and he deserved every one, trust me. lol

pappies are great dogs for ladies but also, interestingly enough, they are ‘gun’ dogs which means you can take them hunting just like the bigger bird dogs and such. They are curious and like to go for walks. They are high energy and very protective. you know where every leaf in the neighborhood is with a dog like this!

Why so much about pappies today? Here are some links to pappy rescue sites. If you are looking for a little dog with a big personality to add joy and life to you and your home, pappies are great!

Pappy 911

PHR