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Sunday, November 23
The Pink Flamingo Has Moved - Finally!
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 23, 2008 01:59PM (MST)
NOW POSTING AT THE NEW SITE more »
I have officially moved The Pink Flamingo to the new address: thepinkflamingoblog.com. Until we can figure out a way to migrate the Blogware materials to the new site, I am using this one as an archive. I will be doing some furniture - moving at the new site for awhile, but cross-posting is a pain and I just need to force myself to use the Word Press site. I have found it is easier for people to make comments at the new site. Sunday, November 9
Prayer List for the Week of November 9
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 9, 2008 10:25PM (MST)
PLEASE PRAY FOR more »
Sunday, November 23
Word Press Problems Being Solved - Cat Disaster Looming
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 23, 2008 12:30AM (MST)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22
Press Harbor and I are now friends. We're getting the problems solved to the point where I hope to stop posting here at the Blog Harbor site in the next few days! I've hired professional help for the rest of the "move". I'm trying to move my Wyatt Earp Books site to Press Harbor, but it seems like we have some problems with Yahoo.
CAT HEART-ACHE Something is seriously wrong with Little Joe Cartwright. He is constantly picking fights with Bat Masterson to the point where Bat is a mess, and a total wreck. I've started to ... more » Saturday, November 22
Remembering C. S. Lewis
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 22, 2008 11:20PM (MST)
1889 - 1963
C. S. Lewis died the same day as did President John F. Kennedy. Perhaps the greatest Christian writer and thinker of the 20th Century,
he left a remarkable legacy of books, science, fiction, and fantasy.
FIVE TIPS FOR GOOD WRITING: 1. Always try to use the language so as to make quite clear what you mean and make sure your sentence couldn’t mean anything else.
2. Always prefer the clean direct word to the long, vague one. Don’t implement promises, but keep them. 3. Never use abstract nouns when concrete ones will do. If you mean ... more » Friday, November 21
Part III: What Is a "Reagan Conservative"
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 21, 2008 10:00PM (MST)
IN HIS OWN WORDS CPAC, February 6, 1977 ’m happy to be back with you in this annual event after missing last year’s meeting. I had some business in New Hampshire that wouldn’t wait.
Three weeks ago here in our nation’s capital I told a group of conservative scholars that we are currently in the midst of a re-ordering of the political realities that have shaped our time. We know today that the principles and values that lie at the heart of conservatism are shared by the majority. Despite what some in the press may say, we who are proud ... more »
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RonaldReagan
PART II: Are Republicans Different from Conservatives?
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 21, 2008 09:58PM (MST)
WHAT IS A REPUBLICAN
"...And just to set the record straight, let me say this about our friends who are now Republicans but who do not identify themselves as conservatives: I want the record to show that I do not view the new revitalized Republican Party as one based on a principle of exclusion. After all, you do not get to be a majority party by searching for groups you won’t associate or work with. If we truly believe in our principles, we should sit down and talk.
Talk with anyone, anywhere, at any time if it means talking about ... more »
PART I: Has Conservative Talk Radio Doomed the GOP?
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 21, 2008 09:22PM (MST)
AN INTERESTING QUESTION:
(This is the first in a series of small "think" pieces designed to examine why the GOP is now a "loser". Watch for additional installments throughout the weekend.) FiveThirtyEight has an
interesting commentary today about the intriguing possibility that the
very success of conservative talk radio has doomed the GOP.
I've been coming close to reaching the same conclusion. I
would like to see a break-down of talk show listeners and how they
voted, or as I suspect, did not vote.
The problem with conservative talk radio is the ASSUME factor. Remember ASS = U + ME. ... more »
Failure Should Be An Option
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 21, 2008 01:06AM (MST)
THE FEAR OF FAILURE I was listening to Wayne Allen Root discuss failure. I agree with his theory that people need to be able to fail in order to be able to succeed. As we watch three one powerful corporations come calling, hat in hand, begging for billions, Democrats are rushing around to prop them up, crying that failure should not be allowed. Indeed, that is the very problem with liberals and with Democrats. They cannot allow failure. The very failure to allow failure is a commentary on the mind-set of these individuals. The very act of refusing to ... more » Thursday, November 20
Still Wating to Hear from Press Harbor
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 20, 2008 11:44PM (MST)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20 It has been well over 24 hours since I first emailed Press Harbor about the problems I am encountering with the Pink Flamingo's Word Press blog. I have yet to hear from them. Fortunately I have attracted some "professional" help. Naturally everything will be MY fault. I don't know about you, but I'm getting tired of people who refuse to take responsibility for their mistakes. I do. Heck, I screw up all the time. Maybe I'm the only one who does. Are you as alarmed and confused about the story out of AZ about the 8 year ... more »
Nessie Turns 75
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 20, 2008 11:29PM (MST)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
In away the 75th birthday celebrations for Nessie are a bit misleading. Over 1000 people have claimed to have seen the Loch Ness Monster these past 75 years. To celebrate, you can tune into Nessie Cam and see if you can get a glimpse of the illusive beastie. Or, how does the wee beastie sound? Skeptical? The BBC has a few photos. What is the new Loch Ness Mystery?
I do hope Nessie turns out to be a Plesiosaur. A wee bit o' Nessie history The Gralien Report has coverage of the new "mystery". The ... more »
Keywords:
LocNessMonster,
NessieTurns75
The Huge Canadian Fireball
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 20, 2008 11:20PM (MST)
DID SOMETHING LAND? Have you heard the one about that huge meteor that sailed across Canada this evening and blew up with a huge fire ball?
"...CTV Calgary has also received several calls about the fireball, and one witness said it was so bright that it was visible from the Deerfoot freeway in the city's core. Other witnesses in Lloydminster, located on the border of Alberta and Saskatchewan, said the light was so strong that it appeared to be daylight when it passed over the area. And locals at the Red Pheasant First Nation, 100 kilometres northeast of ... more »
Arizona's Own Little Islamic Problem
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 20, 2008 06:00AM (MST)
SHARIA & ARPAIO? If Maricopa County did not have enough problems, having just re-elected Joe Arpaio, is now going to have Sharia to deal with. According to Robert Spencer: "...“A Muslim must try his best to abide by the rulings of Sharia [Islamic law] whenever possible as much as he can. He should not allow himself to be liable to those western laws that contradict the clear-cut Islamic rulings.” The rulings of Sharia, mind you, include stoning for adultery, amputation of the hand for theft, and institutionalized discrimination against women and non-Muslims. But the speaker was not some fanatic ... more »
Keywords:
ShariaInAZ,
OmarShahin
It's Official - We're Screwed - Janet Napolitano for Homeland Security!
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 20, 2008 12:49AM (MST)
HOMELAND INSECURITY
Michael Medved, for whom I have a tremendous amount of respect, says we need to quit bashing Obama for awhile. I want to go on record stating that I am not bashing The One. I'm just calling 'em as I sees 'em.
At least he's an agent for change. Change is bringing the former Senate Majority Leader back to power, even though his wife has a little lobby problem. But - not to worry - it's CHANGE. And, his idea of change is a radical over-haul of our health care system. We're also being warned that there ... more » Wednesday, November 19
National Geographic's Hit on George Washington
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 19, 2008 10:42PM (MST)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19
I've been spending the day working on the Word Press blog at thepinkflamingoblog.com. I thought I had it ready to go, but something happened and the "Index" is now being re-directed to a defunct post. I've tried contacting Press Harbor since about 4:30 today and have yet to hear from them. This is getting old, fast.
Consequently this is the only post for today. I'm annoyed and too tired to do much more tonight. Rumsfeld is home and resting comfortably. I've warned him that I shampooed carpet today and don't want him messing it up. As ... more »
Keywords:
MammothGenome,
BobHope,
FreemanDyson,
OdeToTheCommode,
JeanLucPicard,
KingHarod,
GeorgeWashington
Wednesday's Hero - 4-Star General Ann E. Dunwoody!
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 19, 2008 06:00AM (MST)
WEDNESDAY'S HERO General Ann E. Dunwoody (4 Star General) 
Keywords:
GeneralAnnEDunwoody,
WednesdaysHero
Will Conservatives Ever Learn How to Behave?
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 19, 2008 01:03AM (MST)
NO CONSERVATIVE SOROS
Does the credit for Barack Obama's Democratic Victory belong to Obama, the Democrats, or to George Soros?
Is it possible the reason George Soros was able to spread copious amounts of cash around to attract all the loony leaning left because the Left did not have a working talk radio machine? Listening to Rush today as he proudly stated that he was a conservative over a Republican I realized we're in bad shape. I'm not worried about Rush Limbaugh. When all is said and done, he votes Republican. He's not the real problem, not really. The ... more » Tuesday, November 18
Cat Trouble Continues
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 18, 2008 11:30PM (MST)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 This morning I discovered two of my missing shot glasses downstairs in my bedroom. Considering the martini glass was in the guest room, it makes one wonder what the cats were up to this weekend. You've probably heard of the term 'three dog night', well, last night was a 'four cat night'! When I woke up this morning, Doc was snuggled under the covers with me. Bubbles was snuggled by one knee, and Hoss spooning up against here. Mommy Cat, believe it or not, was at the foot of the bed. Naturally Rumsfeld was still at the ... more »
Minutemen Imploding Continues - Gilchrist Denounces His Monsters
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 18, 2008 11:17PM (MST)
IMMIGRATION A LOSER FOR THE GOP The SPLC brings us the lovely and welcomed tale about the ongoing implosion of the minutemen, et. al. Jim Gilchrist is denouncing the movement he helped to create. They are denouncing him. It makes for a wonderful story of how, when you lay down with dogs, you get up with fleas!
"...Gilchrist, who has spent the past four years of his life trying to keep immigrants out of the country, is an unlikely booster for ethnically diverse neighborhoods. But, these days, it seems he would rather spend time in the company of immigrants ... more »
Will Obama Screw Hillary Yet Again?
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 18, 2008 12:02AM (MST)
SECRETARY OF STATE?
(or) STOOD UP AGAIN? Rumors are that Hillary Clinton is going to accept the offer of Secretary of State. That's good. She will excel at the post. Let's just say she would do a better job than John Kerry or Bill Richardson.
The messiah-elect is so incompetent and so shallow, when the Clintons start looking good, you know we have a problem. I don't know about you, but if I can't have John McCain in office, I would rather have Bill Clinton behind the scenes than The One's vast inexperience and incompetence. BUT - will Bill's ... more » Monday, November 17
Cats Behaving Badly
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 17, 2008 11:34PM (MST)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17
I arrived home about 7PM. After unloading the car, and seeing parents on their way, I headed inside to survey the damage of being away from home for a week. I called Josie, who was feeding the cats for me to ask when she'd last been here, and how messy was the house when she was here. I was correct in my fears that it was clean when she was here Saturday afternoon.
The condo was a scene out of those kitty litter commercials where the neighborhood cats have had a wild and crazy party. THEY TRASHED ... more »
Celebrating the Life of Endicott Peabody
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 17, 2008 11:16PM (MST)
THE ROAD TO SAINTHOOD I have a very special affinity for Endicott Peabody. Last year the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona added him to their liturgical calender. That is the 1st step toward Anglican sainthood. Every once in awhile, we do something good in life. One of the greatest things a writer can do is influence the world, for the better. I have the honor of having transcribed Endicott Peabody's 1882 Tombstone Diary and turning it into a book: A Church for Helldorado. It is because of my book that Peabody is now being cosidered for sainthood. If you are ... more »
The Pink Flamingo Recommends the Sierra Vista Outback Steakhouse
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 17, 2008 09:12PM (MST)
GOOD DEEDS SHOULD BE REWARDED Thanks to errors that led us exactly where we were “supposed” to be Sunday afternoon at 2PM. The Outback Steakhouse in Sierra Vista, Arizona was hosting to a fund-raiser for the Loretto School in Douglas, Arizona. Imagine a top restaurant chain donating, time, money, personnel, and tips to assisting a Catholic school raise money! Not only that, but they were not ashamed to promote the assistance with a Catholic – a CHRISTIAN – organization. Michael Cieszinski, the owner is a young family man from Minneapolis. From what I was told by one of his ... more » Sunday, November 16
No Posting Until Monday Evening
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 16, 2008 08:19PM (MST)
NO RELIABLE INTERNET CONNECTION I will be home Monday evening. Until then, I have no reliable internet connection. I'll have some great photos of Tombstone and a wonderful story about a very good deed. If you are anywhere near Tombstone or Sierra Vista, AZ, please make sure you patronize the Outback Steakhouse. The owner is one of the GOOD GUYS! You will get the full story tomorrow. And - it is a great story. I can't do a full post, so this is it until then.
Jim DeMint Betrays the GOP and the Ghost of Reagan
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 16, 2008 12:29AM (MST)
WE KNEW IT WAS COMING Around South Carolina, the very conservative junior senator who is the conservative darling, is considered a bit of a diva who will ham it up for any camera. There's never been one he doesn't like. If there's a camera within 100 miles, he's going to find a way to get onto television. The conservative world likes to rail against the recently re-elected senior senator, Lindsey Graham, but in South Carolina, Lindsey is the "beloved" Senator and DeMint is the also ran. He is an also-ran who doesn't like being upstaged. So, this week, when the ... more » Saturday, November 15
What Do You Know About Lupus?
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 15, 2008 11:42PM (MST)
A DREADFUL DISEASE
My heart isn't in blogging tonight.
Regular Pink Flamingo readers may be familiar with the exploits of my 9 year old "niece" Sydney. Her mother, my other "sister" has lupus. Alicia has been under a tremendous amount of stress lately. When she went for her regular check-up and blood-tests, she discovered that her blood platelets are very very low, which is not good. Before where the disease was attacking her limbs the way arthritis would, it is now attacking her internal organs. Like so many other diseases, Lupus research suffers from a terrible want in funding. No ... more »
Keywords:
Lupus
Dinosaurs, Ur, Abraham, Oh My!
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 15, 2008 07:00AM (MST)
WEEKEND SCIENCE LINKS The birthplace of civilization may have been discovered, right near where Abraham was born! Oswald Done It. The egg that became the chicken came from a dinosaur! Border Patrol agents report underground bases? How to save a prehistoric fish? They say if you are younger than 40 you can expect to live to be 1000. What about those of us over 40? I want to live long enough to see Star Trek realized. Is there a widdle baby Ogopogo? Is it bigfoot or a poltergeist? Monsters near a lighthouse? A ... more »
The Republican Cult of Stupid
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 15, 2008 12:00AM (MST)
HOW DUMB CAN YOU BE? (Let me count the ways)The Democrats excel at corruption. They are so good at it, so excellent they have turned it into an art form. They can almost literally “get away with murder” they are “so good”. The GOP just can’t seem to get it’s act together when it comes to being morally corrupt. They get caught every time. Unlike their Democratic counterparts, when Republicans get caught, instead of closing ranks around the “accused’ they act like a deer in the headlights of a big-rig, unable to move. Sometimes, they are a little too ... more »
Keywords:
StupidRepublicans
Friday, November 14
Endeavour Launches Safely
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 14, 2008 10:32PM (MST)
The Palin Principle - Part II
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 14, 2008 10:48AM (MST)
AN INFORMAL SURVEY Last night I spent some time visiting with 4 colleagues: Ron Paul leaner Libertarian-Independent Social Moderate "Normal" Conservative All but one voted for John McCain. The way things stand now, only 1 of those people would vote GOP in a generic election with a generic candidate. Only 1 now "identifies" as Republican, but all were Republican at one time. I posed the following question: If Sarah Palin were at the top of the ticket would you vote for her. All four said they could and would vote for her! There was one caveat. My Libertarian-Independent leaning ... more » Thursday, November 13
Internet Connection Very Bad
by
SJ Reidhead
on November 13, 2008 11:24PM (MST)
SORRY There is no way I can really post this evening. My internet connection is terrible. The wifi should be very good but there are so many security measures on it, I can't get through to scan the news. I will try to improve things tomorrow. more » |
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