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July 25, 2003
Meow Nix
Well, I checked the website and it seems I did not win the Meow Mix TV challenge. The victor was this little blond girl mumbling "meow, meow" for 2 minutes. What can I say? There is no accounting for taste. I wonder if "sheeba" cat food is more my speed.
It's like *they* say, never go onstage with pets and children. They steal your thunder everytime!
Posted by mermu at 10:24 AM | Comments (0)
July 24, 2003
Tex in the City For Sale
Now I know some of you have already helped the cause before this. I just wanted everyone to know that Tex in the City now has T-shirts for sale; standard Men's and cute little Baby Doll T's for the ladies. This is a great way for you to support your favorite cousin, daughter, sister, friend, old flame, future flame, friend, anonymous blogger etc etc in her "tex in the city" endeavors. Besides that the shirts are cute! And the logo is catchy!
Posted by mermu at 03:06 PM | Comments (4)
July 22, 2003
Censorship Anyone?
Here's an interesting letter from the Lawyers from the "Republic National Guard" to Television stations in Wisconsin airing an ad which focuses on the erroneous assertion that Iraq bought Uranium in Africa in the State of the Union earlier this year. This ad will run nationally soon.
It's almost laughable how far these tyrants are willing to go to keep their good time boy in the White House. Say what you will about the appropriateness or stupidity of including the statements in the State of the Union, their attempts to squelch free speech is deplorable. Following is the text of the commercial and the responding letter.
The Commercial
In his State of the Union address, George W. Bush told us of an imminent threat.
BUSH: Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.
America took him at his word. But now we find out that it wasn't true.
The CIA knew it. The State Department knew it. The White House knew it. [New York Times, 7/6/03; NBC News, 6/26/03]
It's time to tell the truth. Hold President Bush accountable with an independent, bipartisan investigation. Go to www.democrats.org/truth to sign the petition. Because America deserves the truth.
The Republican National Committee's Lawyer sent this letter to TV stations airing the above commercial.
Dear Station Manager:
It has come to our attention that your station will begin airing false and misleading advertisements on July 21, 2003, paid for by the Democratic National Committee. The advertisement in question misrepresents President George W. Bush's January 28, 2003, State of the Union address. The advertisement states that President Bush said, "Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." In fact, President Bush said, "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." By selectively quoting President Bush, the advertisement is deliberately false and misleading. Furthermore, the British government continues to stand by its intelligence and asserts that it believes the intelligence is genuine.
The Democratic National Committee certainly has a legitimate First Amendment right to participate in political debate, but it has no right to willfully spread false information in a deliberate attempt to mislead the American people. These advertisements will not be run by legally qualified candidates; therefore, your station is under no legal obligation to air them. On the contrary, as an FCC licensee you have the responsibility to exercise independent editorial judgment to not only oversee and protect the American marketplace of ideas, essential for the health of our democracy, but also to avoid deliberate misrepresentations of the facts. Such obligations must be taken seriously.
This letter puts you on notice that the information contained in the above-cited advertisement is false and misleading; therefore, you are obligated to refrain from airing this advertisement.
Respectfully,
Caroline C. Hunter
Counsel
I don't know. That "you are obligated to refrain from airing this advertisement" coupled with mention of being an FCC licensee sounds like a not-so-veiled threat to me. Hmm. I wonder what other parts of the constitution and bill of rights these "patriots" are going to annihilate in the next year and a half.
That's allright. We'll have a 554 Billion dollar deficit to keep us cozy.
Posted by mermu at 09:30 AM | Comments (3)
July 18, 2003
Puppy Love
I'm worried. And truth to tell just a little bit disgusted with myself. About 10 days ago I became the proud owner of a 6 year old pure bred German Shephard female named Sheeba. She is small-boned (I still think she is a medium sized dog.) and has a touch of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
I am completely in love. She is the best dog EVER!!!
This is what worries me. I cannot walk by a pet store and not go in. I have to force myself not to by her a new toy everytime. I worry about leaving her for too long by herself. Rhett, who shares responsibility for the dog (He thinks it's his puppy and I am a foster mommy but Sheeba and I know differently.) and I rarely have a conversation anymore that doesn't include the consistency of Sheeba's poop.
The first week I had her I really freaked out. I worried that here I would be living my life solo with my dog in my house and suddenly realizing I am forty some odd years and single with no social life. My downstairs neighbors didn't help either. They are also my landlords. I was very open about my intent to buy a dog. When they saw "the cutest guard dog ever!!!" they freaked out a little bit. And they have a dog who weighs more than Sheeba!!!. I have decided they were unpreprared to rent out the second floor of their house to anybody. I am sure 65 year old couples who hate to go out and hate animals never have problems finding a place to live.
This puppy (she will always be a puppy to me) is really sweet, acclimates well to her new life and surrounding. And herein lies the problem. If I am this nuts over a dog what will become of me if I ever have a baby?
This is not good.
Posted by mermu at 10:03 AM | Comments (2)
Escapism
Here it is. A picture of my next car. It's not available until 2004 and I might not even be ready for a car in 2004. We'll see. But when I get a car, this is the one. If it were a man, I'd marry it. Or at least let it take me away for a dirty weekend...hey, maybe I'll do that anyway. Click the picture for more info on Ford's Hybrid Escape.
Posted by mermu at 08:51 AM | Comments (4)
July 11, 2003
I'm Back
I'm back finally. After moving to a new place, getting a new roommate and a 6 year old German Shepherd Dog I'm finally back on the information superhighway complete with my DSL connection that was hooked up finally today!!!
So this is a short note. I will regale you with all the trials and tribulations of new pet ownership, Tex in the City and the day to day 'innermost thoughts". I've missed you guys!!
Posted by mermu at 01:38 PM | Comments (3)