A welcome, cheerful piece from Michael Cuffe's The Obama Experiment. Here's a video of Michael recreating the painting.Thanks, Michael! We need this because there are some sore losers out there. Wow. Can't you wait one day to start your whining & carrying on? It is so unbecoming.
Pardon us while we clutch our smelling salts later this evening. No kidding. This calls for a stop at McGinty's. The Quarry House? [in GG world aka The Quandary House.] Both? Call us.No kidding.
As always, from democraticstuff.com. Here's a link to Bike Washington for cycling in the DC-area. GG is still waiting for her editor to: 1) obtain new bicycle; 2) attach a front basket; 3) put GG in the basket; 4) ramble around town (for all to admire GG). Sadly, it will be quite a while for the realization of GG's feline fantasy. But we will try out our friend Maria Caterina di Perugia's new Gigi bike soon. If a bicycle can be adorable, it is definitely adorable.
Vote, vote, vote. Volunteer, volunteer, volunteer. We are so filled with election anxiety, onset of the vapors is possible; in which case, our having voted absentee in early October was a prescient move.
Any help you can give, especially calling people, is so helpful. Even if you're bashful (get your pin here), you can do it. Sign up here. You can call from home. When you get an ornery person on the other end, it's a good opportunity to build personal patience. It's not so bad. Would we lie? (We would not.) Watch Barack make phone calls here.
Remember to watch Obama tonight at 8.00pm (on all networks except for ABC).
That's just how GG & her editor feel about the weird anti-Obama email piled up in our main account. How on earth could anyone not know, by now, where we stand, that we've already voted, & we volunteer for the campaign? It's ugly stuff, too. So ugly that we're not going to put in our customary fun & pun links. Perhaps people are in denial, perhaps they slipped & hit "forward." We don't care any more--no excuses. If you see this & have to think for one second "Did I send anything like that?" -- then you did. Cut it out.
Well why ever not? Get moving. Friday will be here before you know it. And yes, this pin is a little weird, but until the election something will be posted every day & GG's editor is in a mad rush. As always, from democraticstuff.com. We expect our friends & family to send us photos of their trick or treaters. This means you! [It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown will be on TV tomorrow evening in the U.S. Don't pretend you don't watch it.] ciao-meow, GGCentral Mgmt.
The proverbial last bloom is nigh...GG's editor has seen late blooms on floribunda roses around the neighborhood, even downtown. In desperation, she snipped one small apricot-colored flower. Don't judge! Do you think that this will be held against Obama? We're at the ready to bat back ridiculous rumors, scurrilous commentary, & plain ol' mean-spiritedness--all of which are on abundant display. If you hear something you don't like, check here for the facts. This isn't over until YOU vote.
GG was working on her Jo the Plumber get-up for Hallowe'en (with help from management), but has stooped to cliché, unravelling a half-knitted scarf. We may push for the easier Sarah Six-Pack costume. We are not cat dressers but our late dear friend Jane S. said "a cat isn't a cat until it's been dressed up at least once." When Jane passed away, her garden was a 65+ year-old masterpiece (planted by her parents) & full of resident cats, kittens, dogs, & puppies (oh, & grandchildren, too). She was an endless source of heaps of cut flowers, excellent advice, wry commentary, recipes, tips, history, literary quotes, & everything else. When all else failed (whether the conundrum was a social crisis, chaos backstage, university hanky-panky, or stain removal), a cast of hundreds (including her fabulous family) thought the same thing: "Ask Jane." And so we did.
We're having computer & network trouble. Egad. So pardon us while we brood, worry, & wonder how we will have it fixed. Off to tend to our rootssans hairdresser. Due to financial disaster we are stretching out hair appointments: our one luxury (GG isan absolute necessity). Fume.
Here is Politics & Prose Bookstore's link--with the events calendar. If you're visiting the DC-area, we're sure you'd feel very welcome there. Look for GG...it's her favorite bookstore. The campaign pin, as always, is from democraticstuff.com. bisou/GGCM
People are angry & bitter & focus on a vegetable? This is really a shame. Arugula has always been a vegetable eaten by everyone in other parts of the world. It's a crucifer in the brassica family (you know, anti-cancer) & became popular in the States some years ago. Italians (non-élitist Italians, too) eat it. Some clever, non-élitist farmers followed a capitalist agenda & -- gasp-- planted & harvested arugula to their advantage. Apparently, this is un-American in some quarters. Oh, we're sure there are PhDs being written on such shady goings-on. Here are three good recipes from the fabulous (non-élitist) Lidia Bastinach. [The arugula & white bean salad is particularly affordable.] Catch Lidia's shows on élitist PBS where she makes much less money than on cable. Suspicious, eh?
Capitalism is still alive, sort of. This is from eanderso's shop on Zazzle. Lots of (funny) merchandise from all over the world posted later today & through the week.
No we're not an optometrist...but GG's editor wears glasses (sometimes) & goes to a fabulous optician in Georgetown (not everything in G-town is expensive--relatively speaking). We don't even know if Virginia B. is an Obama supporter but actually, we don't have to ask. This is but one of hundreds of campaign buttons available.[Yes, we know the difference between an optician & an optometrist. Here is ours; he's really good.]
Watch the debate! Here's the lottery for debate question submissions...Tom Brokaw has received tens of thousands (at least) so it's participation in theory only.
We're back on the campaign buttons again. Yes, it's lazy, we're busy (as a bee). Here is an article, a poem, & a recipe pertaining to matters apian. Ciao, bisou,GG
A welcome, cheerful piece from Michael Cuffe's The Obama Experiment. Here's a video of Michael recreating the painting. Thanks, Michael! We need this because there are some sore losers out there. Wow. Can't you wait one day to start your whining & carrying on? It is so unbecoming.
Pardon us while we clutch our smelling salts later this evening. No kidding. This calls for a stop at McGinty's. The Quarry House? [in GG world aka The Quandary House.] Both? Call us. No kidding.
As always, from democraticstuff.com. Here's a link to Bike Washington for cycling in the DC-area. GG is still waiting for her editor to: 1) obtain new bicycle; 2) attach a front basket; 3) put GG in the basket; 4) ramble around town (for all to admire GG). Sadly, it will be quite a while for the realization of GG's feline fantasy. But we will try out our friend Maria Caterina di Perugia's new Gigi bike soon. If a bicycle can be adorable, it is definitely adorable. 
We adore all of you--life would be such a bore without TPark. Go here to read all about it. From democraticstuff.com.
Or woof, if you like. GG has many, many canine friends & their humans. Visit the campaign site, democraticstuff.com, the Big Bad Woof (in Takoma Park, MD & DC--they also have gear for la gattina) & the Washington Humane Society. Read about the amazing new way they handle adoptions. Animal protection/adoption folks visit from all over the world & take ideas to their countries. It's genius.
Any help you can give, especially calling people, is so helpful. Even if you're bashful (get your pin here), you can do it. Sign up here. You can call from home. When you get an ornery person on the other end, it's a good opportunity to build personal patience. It's not so bad. Would we lie? (We would not.) Watch Barack make phone calls here.
That's just how GG & her editor feel about the weird anti-Obama email piled up in our main account. How on earth could anyone not know, by now, where we stand, that we've already voted, & we volunteer for the campaign? It's ugly stuff, too. So ugly that we're not going to put in our customary fun & pun links. Perhaps people are in denial, perhaps they slipped & hit "forward." We don't care any more--no excuses. If you see this & have to think for one second "Did I send anything like that?" -- then you did. Cut it out. 
Well why ever not? Get moving. Friday will be here before you know it. And yes, this pin is a little weird, but until the election something will be posted every day & GG's editor is in a mad rush. As always, from democraticstuff.com. We expect our friends & family to send us photos of their trick or treaters. This means you! [It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown will be on TV tomorrow evening in the U.S. Don't pretend you don't watch it.]
The proverbial last bloom is nigh...GG's editor has seen late blooms on floribunda roses around the neighborhood, even downtown. In desperation, she snipped one small apricot-colored flower. Don't judge! Do you think that this will be held against Obama? We're at the ready to bat back ridiculous rumors, scurrilous commentary, & plain ol' mean-spiritedness--all of which are on abundant display. If you hear something you don't like, check here for the facts. This isn't over until YOU vote. 
We're having computer & network trouble. Egad. So pardon us while we brood, worry, & wonder how we will have it fixed. Off to tend to our roots sans hairdresser. Due to financial disaster we are stretching out hair appointments: our one luxury (GG is an absolute necessity). Fume.
Here is Politics & Prose Bookstore's link--with the events calendar. If you're visiting the DC-area, we're sure you'd feel very welcome there. Look for GG...it's her favorite bookstore. The campaign pin, as always, is from democraticstuff.com.
People are angry & bitter & focus on a vegetable? This is really a shame. Arugula has always been a vegetable eaten by everyone in other parts of the world. It's a crucifer in the brassica family (you know, anti-cancer) & became popular in the States some years ago. Italians (non-élitist Italians, too) eat it. Some clever, non-élitist farmers followed a capitalist agenda & -- gasp-- planted & harvested arugula to their advantage. Apparently, this is un-American in some quarters. Oh, we're sure there are PhDs being written on such shady goings-on. Here are three good recipes from the fabulous (non-élitist) Lidia Bastinach. [The arugula & white bean salad is particularly affordable.] Catch Lidia's shows on élitist PBS where she makes much less money than on cable. Suspicious, eh?
Capitalism is still alive, sort of. This is from eanderso's shop on Zazzle. Lots of (funny) merchandise from all over the world posted later today & through the week.
No we're not an optometrist...but GG's editor wears glasses (sometimes) & goes to a fabulous optician in Georgetown (not everything in G-town is expensive--relatively speaking). We don't even know if Virginia B. is an Obama supporter but actually, we don't have to ask. This is but one of hundreds of campaign buttons available. [Yes, we know the difference between an optician & an optometrist. Here is ours; he's really good.]
We're back on the campaign buttons again. Yes, it's lazy, we're busy (as a bee). Here is an article, a poem, & a recipe pertaining to matters apian.
