The Pink Flamingo

Who Ordered the Conservative "Hit" on Lindsey?

SJ Reidhead — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:41:21 -0600

SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE

Quin Hillyer wrote one of the nastiest hit pieces I’ve seen to date against Lindsey. Naturally he is channeling Michelle Malkin who has this pathological hatred of Lindsey. I think it’s because she dislikes anything Hispanic and Lindsey is not exactly a bigot, and sorta implied that she and her precious little friends are. I guess since she is promoting Buddy Witherspoon, we all know who is handling her leash – the John Tanton crowed. She’s also part of what I call the Dump Lindsey Movement. It’s all part of certain non-Republican ...

It’s Raining & Snowing Here in Lincoln County

SJ Reidhead — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:14:08 -0600

THURSDAY, MAY 15
RAIN, GLORIOUS RAIN!

It began raining early this morning. It has rained all day. I went in for a color. Leroy is still sick. Margaret ended up doing a quick shampoo. Everyone going into their saloon was happy! It was like a holiday. “Happy Rainy Day”! It is the first real moisture we’ve had here since January. Things were getting terribly dry to the point of danger – Extreme Fire Hazard. This will help us crawl through until the monsoons begin on the 4th of July. (Every year the rains start on the 4th of July – ...

Counting to Ten

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:47:03 -0600

WEDNESDAY, MAY 14

I don’t know when I have been so angry while blogging. What Mark Levin did today on his radio show was the most deplorable thing I’ve heard for a long time. Right now I’m just trying to cool off before I say something I am going to regret.

My frustration level is reaching the boiling point. The cats are driving me crazy. Rumsfeld is acting like the little monster he is. Then I can’t send out my email – or maybe I am and there are a few poor souls who will be receiving a dozen ...

If At First You Don’t Succeed – Indict Him Again! (YES)

SJ Reidhead — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:57:01 -0600

TUESDAY, MAY 13

CONGRATS TO JOHN STEPHENSON OF STOP THE ACLU!
Reagan Dailene Stephenson was born on May 12, 2008. She weighed 8 lbs and 4 ounces. She is 21 inches long.

There will be no Thursday Thirteen this week. I’m heading to Las Cruces with the parents tomorrow. My mother has two different appointments. With luck we can do something about her toes. When she was given a shot to help revive her after hear heart failure, it damaged the nerves in one leg. She has a miserable time with the toes on her right foot curling. It ...

Cute Poodle Picture Alert!

SJ Reidhead — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:40:20 -0600

MONDAY, MAY 12

I am still down with the flu. It's not much fun, that's for sure. Rumsfeld has been enjoying the fact that he has more snuggle time.
An unassisted Triple Play!
Guacamole and the science of salsa!
That bright light that streaked through the NM sky the other night, giving visions of alien invasions was just a meteor.

Lindsey will introduce the bill for gas tax relief.

Be honest - have you ever seen anything cuter than this? THE CHAMBERS BOOK OF DAYS

Born: John Bell, eminent anatomist, 1763, Edinburgh; Hon. General Sir George Cathcart, 1784; John ...

Why I Am Annoyed with Conservatives

SJ Reidhead — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:34:12 -0600

SUNDAY, MAY 11

I want to set the record straight on a few things. First, I am conservative. I am not “A Conservative”. I am conservative. My conservative values have NEVER changed – except for my views on capital punishment. I was for it, but then when I really began thinking about the pro-life implications, I cannot support it. I do not believe in taking a person’s life – no matter who. My only exception is for treason and then just shoot ‘em where they stand. This is the only thing about my conservative views that has changed. I want ...

My Niece is 23 Today

SJ Reidhead — Sat, 10 May 2008 23:15:14 -0600

SATURDAY, MAY 10

Twenty-three years ago last night I was in Atlanta slobbering over Sherrill Milnes as he did Simon Boccanegra with the Met. They ended their annual tours a few years later, but I sure did hear some great music while they were in town. My mother and I would stay at the Colony Square Hotel, get a suite. My aunt would fly up from Palm Beach and my mother's best friend would also drive in for the week. We would do 6 nights of intensive opera, good stuff, too. The thing I remember about that specific week was ...

Are There Any Decent Baritones in the World Today?

SJ Reidhead — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:55:03 -0600

FRIDAY, MAY 9

NOTE: I am having problems with Blog Harbor and posting. I’ve been trying for about 2 hours to get something to “take”.

I’m listening to the Met (Live) do MacBeth, one of my favorites. Carlos Alverez, doing MacBeth sucks. He’s okay, but he’s no Sherrill Milnes. Jimmy is incredible though. I saw a performance there, years ago, where I was sitting front row, two seats to the right of Jimmy. During the ghosts of Scotland past scene, they both became ‘tickled’. It was so much fun watching them keep from smiling. Something amusing happened with one of ...

Now That the NYTimes Says Illegals Die in Detention…Will Anyone Care...Yet?

SJ Reidhead — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:41:31 -0600

THIS WEEK’S IMMIGRATION NEWS

They are now called Juan Crow Laws.

I have a real problem here. I am noticing a growing trend within conservative (extreme, not Republican) blog ranks to classify La Raza as racist. Along with that, there seems to be this under tone that maybe Hispanics are less than acceptable. Or, if they are, we’re talking “OUR” Hispanics and the other (UPPITY) Hispanics. Let’s face some very nasty facts here. The same individuals who fought against the Civil Rights reforms and integration in the Sixties are the very ones helping to promote hard-line immigration reform. Does ...

I May Survive the Cold, Flu, Ebola (Whatever It Is)

SJ Reidhead — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:39 -0600

THURSDAY, MAY 8

First up, Glenn Chang is graduating from New Mexico State on Saturday! Congrats to he and his wonderful parents. Glenn was telling me one of his classes was using The Pink Flamingo as part of their discussions. He said everyone in the class but he and one other person were liberals. It's not what they say about you, but that they are talking about you!

My blogging is “lite” today. I managed to sleep (a little). This is getting funny now. I’m just not quite sure what a person must do to get a decent night’s sleep. ...

Is It the Flu or a Head Cold? Could Be Ebola

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:25:23 -0600

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7

Big Mac is taking Manhattan tonight to raise $7 million! I HOPE! If he did not have my vote, he would with this!

Nothing is more annoying than either a paper cut or a head cold. I have the latter. I had no sleep at all last night. I know one thing, I've proven that Air-Bourn really works. I quit using it about a month ago. This is the first cold /flu I've had in at least 2 years. I've been using the product religiously during that time.

Sally Vee is pinch hitting tonight with a ...

Confessions From A Busy Day

SJ Reidhead — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:01:55 -0600

TUESDAY, MAY 6

I can hardly keep my eyes open this evening. I've had so many Sudafed and so much Claritan I am ready to fall asleep - which is probably what I need. Instead I spent the day running errands. I'm so pooped I can't even go into what I did today!

Did you hear the one about A-Rod passing out when his daughter was born?
Gavin Floyd almost gets a no-hitter this evening.

THE CHAMBERS BOOK OF DAYS

Born: Andrea Massena, French general, 1758, Nice.
Died: Charles, Duo de Bourbon, killed at Rome, 1527; Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, ...

What A Wonderful Rainy Day!

SJ Reidhead — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:02:18 -0600

MONDAY, MAY 5

A PINK FLAMINGO RETRACTION:
Boy Was I Wrong!
From what I have been reading, the vaccine to the HPV virus, that they want to give to girls throughout the country (and I had agreed) is a very dangerous drug. Like I said, I’m sure glad I don’t have kids. I would have messed this one up, big time.

After a comment today, I checked out plant toxicity. What we have here is a Pigmy Date Palm, which is not toxic.

I have the flu. Let's just admit it and deal. This afternoon I went back ...

Are You Worth Saving? Homeland Security Might Not Agree!

SJ Reidhead — Mon, 05 May 2008 09:00:39 -0600

NEW HOMELAND SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS

During the deadly flu pandemic the accompanied the Spanish Flu after World War I, actual numbers of those who died are still not known. My grandfather Froehlich was almost a statistic. Fortunately, my grandfather had a remarkable relationship with the Lord and a cast iron constitution. He was in the Army at the time, having recently graduated from the University of Maryland. Like just about everyone else in the ward, he was simply wheeled outside to die. He started praying and survived. According to family stories my grandfather was never sick another day of ...

I Am Sick & Tired of Mezzos!

SJ Reidhead — Sun, 04 May 2008 21:24:04 -0600

SUNDAY, MAY 4

My cousin, Michael, has a birthday today.

Unfortunately, I feel an opera binge coming. Deal with it. I have been in a state of denial for years. It's back. My mother will be very happy. I NEED A TOSCA FIX!

Actually I think I'm just sick and tired. I've been working on several posts this afternoon. During the process something that is halfway between Ebola and The Plague has hit, getting worse as the evening progresses. I'm sitting here shivering and shaking, trying to stay awake. Since about 3PM I've been dealing with the most annoying sore ...

Cute (No, Bad) Kitten Day

SJ Reidhead — Sat, 03 May 2008 22:31:47 -0600

SATURDAY, MAY 3

Sometimes Miss Beverly Sills is just plain cute. The worst of it is the little stinker knows she is cute. Then, there are times (most of the time) she is so darn naughty, it is still cute! Today has been one of those days. I pulled her out of the big jade plant 3 times. The third time she decided to try and bit me. That did not work. She’s been running around the condo like a critter on jet fuel. Okay it’s cute.

Another only in New Mexico: marauding elk?

THE CHAMBERS BOOK OF DAYS

Born: ...

About Episcopalians, Cats, & Very Good People

SJ Reidhead — Fri, 02 May 2008 22:07:31 -0600

FRIDAY, MAY 2

As I mentioned in an earlier post, the good people at the Cat Blogsphere are helping a fellow cat-blogger who was the victim of a tragic fire. They’ve also done something nice, but I don’t now if I can mention it. Let’s just say ML proves my theory about Episcopalians being good people!

This Episcopalian spent the afternoon trying to shake down local business owners – for gift certificates for the annual church raffle. It’s for a good cause, so what the heck. Fortunately everyone knows the money goes back into the community to various charities so ...

A Message of Faith from My Friend Deb

SJ Reidhead — Fri, 02 May 2008 06:47:03 -0600

BELIEVING IN MIRACLES

My friend Deb send an email to me yesterday, with a message for my friend Chris and her family. It is so beautiful I want to share it with you.

A little background. My friend is a living testament to Christ's love and the fact that HE IS in the miracle business. She shouldn't even be alive, let alone walking. Maybe 13 or so years ago Deb, a letter carrier, was on the job, going through the big intersection in Seneca, SC between Highway 59 and the 123 Bypass. Someone ran the light, hitting her dead to ...

WARNING: Blogger Has Fallen Off Genealogy Wagon and Can’t Quit

SJ Reidhead — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:39:48 -0600

THURSDAY, MAY 1

It was bound to happen. I’ve been avoiding the subject for about 3 years, ignoring my genealogy addiction, completely on the wagon. Last night the worst possible thing happened. I discovered I could tinker into ancestry.com and recreate my long-lost charts online and not worry about losing them every time I have a crash. I am ashamed to say I went out on a binge last night. I stayed up until 5AM (yep, all night) working on the family tree. I now have recovered something like 99% of the files I lost ages ago. I need to ...

The Pink Flamingo’s 70th Edition Thursday Thirteen

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:42:35 -0600

THURSDAY THIRTEEN
The Pink Flamingo’s 70th Edition Thursday Thirteen
Thirteen Most Excellent "Cop" Themes

Okay, I admit it. I like cop shows. Unfortunately, with the exception of the line-up on USA on Friday night, I really don't think there's a "traditional" cop show on network. The 1980's were the best of times. Somewhere they did a list of the greatest cop shows ever. Believe it or not, my favorite one was declared the very best cop show ever. I've saved it for last.

1. COPS

This is dedicated to my 7 lb. toy poodle

Ronald Rumsfeld Reidhead Reagan.
He’s ...

A Less Than Perfect People With High Ideals

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:52:37 -0600

WHY SHOULD I BE FORCED TO ATONE
FOR THE SINS OF MY ANCESTORS?

Today, Dave at Oricus links to a commentary at Fire Dog Lake about a Peggy Noonan column. I have long ago said the venerable Ms Noonan is not firing on all thrusters. I think this time she has basically driven over a cliff.
On April 28 at the WSJ Noonan wrote:

“…Main thought. Hillary Clinton is not Barack Obama's problem. America is Mr. Obama's problem. He has been tagged as a snooty lefty, as the glamorous, ambivalent candidate from Men's Vogue, the candidate who loves America ...

Long Day, No Sleep

SJ Reidhead — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:02:04 -0600

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

I think the title just about says it all. I think I had 4 hours sleep last night. Right about now I can barely keep my eyes open. I’ve been tweaking the blog again. Got a few helpful hints on how to make the basted site meter work. We shall see.

What’s the fun of knowing how Absinthe works?

The Father of LSD is dead – at age 102. So much for the tales my parents told me that the stuff would kill you!

Begging for NASA

THE CHAMBERS BOOK OF DAYS

Born: King Edward IV ...

Blog Harbor Down for About 90 Minutes This Evening

SJ Reidhead — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:32:15 -0600

MONDAY, APRIL 28

Everything is fine, now. I still think they are one of the better blog hosts. The downtime is so very low.

Site Meter is still not recording hits for The Pink Flamingo. I’m serious. According to them, I’ve not had a hit in months. I’ve tried everything. Last night I imbedded the code into the CSS. Hope that helps. I don’t know what else to try. It is picking up the other things I’m using it with, but it basically REFUSES to pick up The Pink Flamingo. You look at it and think there is absolutely no ...

A Magnum Opus (Or) The Beginning of a New Book?

SJ Reidhead — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:16:03 -0600

SATURDAY, APRIL 26

You will find my four part Cochise County immigration piece below. Have fun reading it. I have a feeling it could be part of a new book. I did some copy/paste from a couple of my books: TRAVESTY and A CHURCH FOR HELLDORADO. Please note that all the passages I used in the books are have a copyright on them and cannot be used without my permission.

While I was working on the article this afternoon, I had one of those Eureka Moments! After 15 years of stalking Wyatt Earp, I looked at his life and ...

A Cochise County Perspective - Part I

SJ Reidhead — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:47:51 -0600

COCHISE COUNTY, IMMIGRATION & CRIME

Last weekend some serious charges were leveled at The Pink Flamingo, questioning methods and sources. Several days ago Harold Hutchinson at Called As Seen detailed some of the problems. I was accused by someone who alleges to be from “the border” of not knowing what I’m talking about – of lying.

Years ago, when my sister and I were in high school, a women from our church and her husband confronted my mother, making some off the wall accusations about my sister and I. Our mother never said anything, but went the high school ...

A Cochise County Perspective - Part II

SJ Reidhead — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:35:12 -0600

YOU'LL FIND YOUR TOMBSTONE

Everyone and their pack mule knew the vast desert along the Mexican border in what was then Pima County, A. T. (Arizona Territory) was literally ‘dripping’ with rich mineral deposits. The problem was the Apache. They were angry. They were fierce, and they were often fatal. Several ill-fated expeditions to Goose Flats, where everyone knew there was bonanza in silver, always ended in disaster. In 1879 Ed Schieffelin, a prospector who was working as an army scout out of Fort Huachuca (the same one) announced he was going to head over to the Goose Flats area ...

A Cochise County Perspective - Part III

SJ Reidhead — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:24:14 -0600

BACK TO COCHISE COUNTY

Everyone wanted a piece of the action. They wanted their ‘fair share’. They wanted the money. Because
the Apache were “under control” it was easier for Mexican merchants to cross the border along specific trade routes that had been established a thousand years pervious (and are still in use today). Tombstone had the money. They could afford things. They paid big money for things, at highly inflated rates. The Mexican traders would make their way back into Sonora, rich, their pockets full of Tombstone gold.

Remember, we’re talking the 1881 equivalent of a TRILLION DOLLARS being ...

A Cochise County Perspective - Part IV

SJ Reidhead — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:05:09 -0600

THE ROAD TO GUADELOUPE CANYON

FROM: A CHURCH FOR HELLDORADO
P. 13, 14
49The Gunfight at the OK Corral occurred on October 26, 1881. To make a very long “and involved story as short as possible is to gloss over a hundred salient facts. The bottom line is Wyatt Earp and his brothers had been threatened by misc. Cowboys at misc. times during the previous year.
Things came to a head the night of the 25th, when Ike and Frank McLaury rode into town and began drinking. Ike became drunk. He threatened the Earps. Doc Holliday heard him ...

I Don’t Even Have a Title for Today!

SJ Reidhead — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:15:21 -0600

FRIDAY, APRIL 25
A LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING:

I’ve cross-posted my video expose of the Minutemen over at The Subway Canaries. Since The Subway Canaries are on the SPLC’s blog-roll, with luck someone will pick up on the abject hatred you see in these videos.

I have a Blog Critics article about Blogging John McCain.

I’ve spent the day working on several detailed posts, the first of which is located right below this one. It took something like 3 hours just to format it. At least I finally feel like I’ve “caught up” for a few days. I’ll actually finish today’s ...