<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919</id><updated>2011-07-30T07:13:27.243-05:00</updated><category term='2ndAmendmentWarriors'/><category term='House Hunting'/><category term='...And The Petals Go Whir-Whir-Whir ...'/><category term='My Black Girlfriends'/><category term='Goodness Gracious'/><category term='People Worth Knowing'/><category term='The All Great And Powerful Zero'/><category term='Where Do We Find Such Men And Women'/><category term='Where Do We Find Such Men And Women?'/><category term='ImagesILike'/><category term='Todd Palin Watch'/><category term='Pictures I Like'/><category term='Life&apos;s Glossary'/><category term='Prayers Up'/><category term='TEOTWAWKI'/><category term='The Military'/><category term='Democrats'/><category term='Hillary'/><category term='Politics'/><category term='Civil Disobedience Conservative Style'/><category term='The Coming Hellstorm'/><category term='Compare And Contrast'/><category term='Liberal Idiocy Watch'/><category term='The Second Amendment'/><category term='Our Adventures'/><category term='Evil In Human Guise'/><category term='GunsStopCrime'/><category term='Customer Relations 101'/><category term='Quizzes'/><category term='Our Medical Adventures'/><category term='Racism'/><category term='Dinosaur Media Death Spiral'/><category term='Sarah Palin Watch'/><category term='Lyrics I Like'/><title type='text'>Make Me Wanna Holler ...!</title><subtitle type='html'>Just a few of the things that make me wanna holler on a daily basis ...</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>142</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-4789555993448116866</id><published>2010-04-01T04:42:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-04-01T04:42:10.452-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Hollerin' At Idiots - Hank Johnson</title><summary type='text'>     3-25-2010_hank_johnson_guam_tip_over.wmv</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/4789555993448116866/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=4789555993448116866&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/4789555993448116866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/4789555993448116866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2010/04/hollerin-at-idiots-hank-johnson.html' title='Hollerin&amp;#39; At Idiots - Hank Johnson'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-7877900915843951614</id><published>2010-04-01T04:26:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-04-01T04:26:53.069-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Hollering 'Bout Black Conservatives - Kevin Jackson</title><summary type='text'>Kevin Jackson is a Tea Party activist ... and, yes, he's black, too!Saw him on Bill O'Reilley tonight, and was impressed.  Went to his website, www.theblacksphere.net, and was even more impressed.  Check it out!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/7877900915843951614/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=7877900915843951614&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7877900915843951614'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7877900915843951614'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2010/04/hollering-black-conservatives-kevin.html' title='Hollering &amp;#39;Bout Black Conservatives - Kevin Jackson'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-4089884426251060952</id><published>2010-04-01T03:57:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-04-01T03:58:11.262-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The Federal Takeover Of Student Loans</title><summary type='text'>Has anyone else noticed that this is a de facto takeover of public and private colleges?Colleges nowadays can't get by if their students don't get student loans.  Now that the Federal Government is the only source for said loans, what happens if the administrators of the program choose not to make loans available for students to attend schools the administrators don't like?  Schools like, say, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/4089884426251060952/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=4089884426251060952&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/4089884426251060952'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/4089884426251060952'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2010/04/federal-takeover-of-student-loans.html' title='The Federal Takeover Of Student Loans'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-3723142616894997172</id><published>2010-04-01T02:33:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-04-01T02:33:31.284-05:00</updated><title type='text'>So Tony Bouie's Opposition Found My Post ...</title><summary type='text'>My obscure little blog, which hasn't been updated in over a year, got a response to the Tony Bouie post within three hours.  The response is from his opposition.Ooooo ... I feel so used!  &lt;laughing&gt;Anyway, I still may have to send him a few dollars ...!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/3723142616894997172/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=3723142616894997172&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/3723142616894997172'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/3723142616894997172'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2010/04/so-tony-bouie-opposition-found-my-post.html' title='So Tony Bouie&amp;#39;s Opposition Found My Post ...'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-2711031088141039318</id><published>2010-03-30T02:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-30T02:24:08.899-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wow ... Been Over A Year Since My Last Post!</title><summary type='text'>And lots of things have happened!We got the house.  It's still a mess.I got my thyroid removed.  Turned out there was some cancer in it.Had the treatment, and we think everything's all right, but there's no telling what will happen next.Got a dog, and she's the light of our lives.More later!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/2711031088141039318/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=2711031088141039318&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2711031088141039318'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2711031088141039318'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2010/03/wow-been-over-year-since-my-last-post.html' title='Wow ... Been Over A Year Since My Last Post!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-5244905131726547884</id><published>2010-03-30T02:20:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-30T02:20:47.207-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Hollering 'Bout Black Conservatives - Tony Bouie</title><summary type='text'>So, I was checking out Dr. Benishek's Facebook page after a few days' absence, and I find it's become a gathering place for true Constitutional conservative candidates from all over the country.  (For those of you who don't know, Dr. Dan Benishek, from Iron River, MI, is running against Bart Stupak, the most recent sunshine patriot in the war against abortion.)Very cool, Dr. Benishek!Anyway, I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/5244905131726547884/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=5244905131726547884&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5244905131726547884'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5244905131726547884'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2010/03/hollering-black-conservatives-tony.html' title='Hollering &amp;#39;Bout Black Conservatives - Tony Bouie'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-5204744886784486533</id><published>2009-03-26T00:53:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-26T00:53:24.366-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Where Do We Find Such Men And Women?'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Military'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='People Worth Knowing'/><title type='text'>Thank You, Gentlemen</title><summary type='text'>There are 98 living Medal Of Honor recipients.  Today, March 25th, is the day Congress has declared as National Medal Of Honor Day.Where do we find such men?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/5204744886784486533/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-1362091558949305637</id><published>2009-03-26T00:25:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-26T00:26:01.355-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>Awwww ...!</title><summary type='text'>Somebody needs a hug!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/1362091558949305637/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=1362091558949305637&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/1362091558949305637'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/1362091558949305637'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/awwww.html' title='Awwww ...!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-7041986175517890584</id><published>2009-03-26T00:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-26T00:24:00.041-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...And The Petals Go Whir-Whir-Whir ...'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Goodness Gracious'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>Heart Squeeze ...</title><summary type='text'>Somebody does love him ...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-2356389891709051749</id><published>2009-03-26T00:20:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-26T00:20:55.248-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>To Die For The Cute!</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/2356389891709051749/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=2356389891709051749&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2356389891709051749'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2356389891709051749'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/to-die-for-cute.html' title='To Die For The Cute!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-7766881708967874723</id><published>2009-03-26T00:19:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-26T00:19:17.261-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>Gorgeous Kitteh!</title><summary type='text'>Never seen this kind of tortoiseshell-tuxedo cross before!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/7766881708967874723/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=7766881708967874723&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7766881708967874723'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7766881708967874723'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/gorgeous-kitteh.html' title='Gorgeous Kitteh!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-2618779775494788493</id><published>2009-03-24T01:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-24T01:54:39.811-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...And The Petals Go Whir-Whir-Whir ...'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Goodness Gracious'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Our Adventures'/><title type='text'>Why Do I Do This?</title><summary type='text'>So I never went to bed Sunday night.  DaBear was sick, and slept most of Sunday away.  I got up Sunday with my own health issues ... I had a sore throat and stiff neck, both of the right side.  The sore throat expressed itself especially when I coughed.  Sunday afternoon I developed throbbing pains on the left side of my face, in the teeth and the cheek.  The pains lasted two hours or so, and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/2618779775494788493/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=2618779775494788493&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2618779775494788493'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2618779775494788493'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/why-do-i-do-this.html' title='Why Do I Do This?'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-363103104139827734</id><published>2009-03-24T00:42:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-24T00:42:13.147-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>I Can Relate!</title><summary type='text'>When I was a little kid, I would have thoughts like this ...and I would think this way when I wasn't such a little kid, too ...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/363103104139827734/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=363103104139827734&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/363103104139827734'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/363103104139827734'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-can-relate.html' title='I Can Relate!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-5914852583622609659</id><published>2009-03-23T22:55:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-24T00:38:28.352-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>Wore Out ...!</title><summary type='text'>I've been here ...!... sweet kitteh!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/5914852583622609659/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=5914852583622609659&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5914852583622609659'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5914852583622609659'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/wore-out.html' title='Wore Out ...!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-1257741981028203077</id><published>2009-03-23T21:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-24T01:22:39.748-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Vacation, Part 2</title><summary type='text'>Made the hotel reservations.  We'll be in Iron River on the 3rd of July, and leave on the 10th.  I've been in Iron River for Veteran's Day, and for Memorial Day ... the Fourth of July should be very nice, except for the fact that they don't do fireworks!Silly Yankees!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/1257741981028203077/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=1257741981028203077&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/1257741981028203077'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/1257741981028203077'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/vacation-part-2.html' title='Vacation, Part 2'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-7416837625823231886</id><published>2009-03-23T21:31:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-24T00:33:54.968-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Goodness Gracious ---</title><summary type='text'>But, for a belly rub, I suppose it's acceptable behavior ...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/7416837625823231886/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=7416837625823231886&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7416837625823231886'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7416837625823231886'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/goodness-gracious.html' title='Goodness Gracious ---'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-95401712803811825</id><published>2009-03-22T20:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-24T00:44:48.879-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>... What The ...???</title><summary type='text'>I don't know how this was photographed ...!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/95401712803811825/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=95401712803811825&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/95401712803811825'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/95401712803811825'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/what.html' title='... What The ...???'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-7015288179030210436</id><published>2009-03-20T21:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-24T01:17:57.162-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Our Adventures'/><title type='text'>Vacation</title><summary type='text'>We took the first real steps toward planning a vacation today.Originally, we were going to take a train from Austin to Chicago, and then rent a car to get to the U. P.  However, upon reflection, the train wasn't going to work out.  We wouldn't be able to shower properly on the train, and that would mean getting to Chicago dirty and icky.  So, now we're going to rent a SUV here and drive up.This </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/7015288179030210436/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=7015288179030210436&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7015288179030210436'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7015288179030210436'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/vacation.html' title='Vacation'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-2995902915443340556</id><published>2009-03-20T20:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-24T00:49:21.495-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>Amen, Kitteh!</title><summary type='text'>Now, this is an icon!... all you can do is live with it ...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/2995902915443340556/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=2995902915443340556&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2995902915443340556'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2995902915443340556'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/amen-kitteh.html' title='Amen, Kitteh!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-2244898139212804558</id><published>2009-03-18T19:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-24T00:53:17.836-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>How Kitteh And I Greet The New Day</title><summary type='text'>This is me, most every morning ...Too many late nights!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/2244898139212804558/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=2244898139212804558&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2244898139212804558'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2244898139212804558'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-kitteh-and-i-greet-new-day.html' title='How Kitteh And I Greet The New Day'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-8099683008799152668</id><published>2009-03-17T21:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-24T00:58:13.333-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Goodness Gracious'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>This Is One Of Those Pictures ...</title><summary type='text'>that you keep staring at, trying to figure out:How could the pictured event possibly occur; andHow did the photographer just happen to have a camera on hand to record the pictured event?That's just ... freaky, you know?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/8099683008799152668/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=8099683008799152668&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/8099683008799152668'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/8099683008799152668'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/this-is-one-of-those-pictures.html' title='This Is One Of Those Pictures ...'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-3933530084677480563</id><published>2009-03-08T15:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-08T15:16:07.626-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The All Great And Powerful Zero'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Goodness Gracious'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>Goodness Gracious:  Mad Magazine Hits The Nail On The Head ...!</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/3933530084677480563/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=3933530084677480563&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/3933530084677480563'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/3933530084677480563'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/goodness-gracious-mad-magazine-hits.html' title='Goodness Gracious:  Mad Magazine Hits The Nail On The Head ...!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-9067602371945405434</id><published>2009-03-08T14:26:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-08T14:28:51.934-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Where Do We Find Such Men And Women?'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Military'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='People Worth Knowing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Prayers Up'/><title type='text'>A Wonderful Tribute From Son To Father</title><summary type='text'>I read this late last night, and wept.  Godspeed, sir, to your reward; and to the son, you are so fortunate, to have a father worth honoring.  Thank you for doing so.===============================Tuesday, March 03, 2009    My Father Asks For Nothing    (2006)My father asks me for nothing, really. Every three months or so, I take him to his doctor, who pokes about him wondering what keeps him </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/9067602371945405434/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=9067602371945405434&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/9067602371945405434'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/9067602371945405434'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/wonderful-tribute-from-son-to-father.html' title='A Wonderful Tribute From Son To Father'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-7647023504930962836</id><published>2009-03-08T14:19:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-08T14:22:25.138-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>Tit For Tat, Kitteh Style ...</title><summary type='text'>Silly bad kitteh ...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/7647023504930962836/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=7647023504930962836&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7647023504930962836'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7647023504930962836'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/tit-for-tat-kitteh-style.html' title='Tit For Tat, Kitteh Style ...'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-2532817058523281647</id><published>2009-03-08T14:06:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-08T14:10:38.010-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Where Do We Find Such Men And Women?'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Military'/><title type='text'>Mullen Visits Bit Of America In Heart Of Mexico</title><summary type='text'>Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs      Story by  Jim Garamone   Date: 03.07.2009   Posted: 03.07.2009 01:46            MEXICO CITY - In the heart of this thoroughly Mexican metropolis, there is a little bit America.Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, took time from a busy schedule of meetings with Mexican military and naval leaders yesterday to visit the </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&amp;id=30846' title='Mullen Visits Bit Of America In Heart Of Mexico'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/2532817058523281647/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=2532817058523281647&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2532817058523281647'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2532817058523281647'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/mullen-visits-bit-of-america-in-heart.html' title='Mullen Visits Bit Of America In Heart Of Mexico'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-1063871869978125031</id><published>2009-03-06T00:38:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-03-06T00:46:39.674-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The All Great And Powerful Zero'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Liberal Idiocy Watch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...And The Petals Go Whir-Whir-Whir ...'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Military'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Where Do We Find Such Men And Women'/><title type='text'>Peggy Noonan:  A Tragedy Of Errors, And An Accounting</title><summary type='text'>Until this column, Peggy Noonan and I were not in charity; she, a self-professed Catholic and conservative, was worshipping at the Altar of Zero.  This is the first column in a long time where she has pulled her tongue off 0bama's boots and turned slightly away from the Altar, and back towards reality.Now, she's no longer a fave read, but she has redeemed herself, a bit.  Maybe the scales are </summary><link rel='related' href='http://online.wsj.com/article/declarations.html' title='Peggy Noonan:  A Tragedy Of Errors, And An Accounting'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/1063871869978125031/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=1063871869978125031&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/1063871869978125031'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/1063871869978125031'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/peggy-noonan-tragedy-of-errors-and.html' title='Peggy Noonan:  A Tragedy Of Errors, And An Accounting'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-5598371412056508222</id><published>2009-03-06T00:27:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-03-06T00:28:13.939-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The All Great And Powerful Zero'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...And The Petals Go Whir-Whir-Whir ...'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Military'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Compare And Contrast'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Where Do We Find Such Men And Women'/><title type='text'>Compare And Contrast:  GWB and BH0 Vis-a-Vis The Marines</title><summary type='text'>Most Marines are savvy enough to know who's on their side and who isn't.It is my belief that Barack feels inferior to members of the military --- and rightly so.  The feeling makes him defensive, which, in turn, causes him to hold himself aloof.  Please note, it's all about feelings.  Acting based solely on feelings is the hallmark of the liberal.     Different Presidents, A Different Marine </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/5598371412056508222/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=5598371412056508222&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5598371412056508222'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5598371412056508222'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/compare-and-contrast-gwb-and-bh0-vis.html' title='Compare And Contrast:  GWB and BH0 Vis-a-Vis The Marines'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-5411310154708637900</id><published>2009-03-05T14:47:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-03-06T01:24:58.312-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...And The Petals Go Whir-Whir-Whir ...'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Goodness Gracious'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Our Adventures'/><title type='text'>Goodness Gracious:  I Am Rose's Enlarged Thyroid, Part 2</title><summary type='text'>So, today I went to get my blood drawn.  I swear, that blood tech drilled a hole in my arm with a dull needle to get the blood out.  It seems that my arm has been sore, right there in the bed of the elbow, since my last blood draw.I wonder when I did have my blood drawn last?  I need to ask Dr. Glaze and Dr. Dorsett.First they took the blood, and then I got to pee in the cup.  The peeing was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/5411310154708637900/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=5411310154708637900&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5411310154708637900'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5411310154708637900'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/goodness-gracious-i-am-rose-enlarged_05.html' title='Goodness Gracious:  I Am Rose&amp;#39;s Enlarged Thyroid, Part 2'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-2715178850798232576</id><published>2009-03-04T22:59:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-03-06T00:11:51.693-06:00</updated><title type='text'>I Like Bears!</title><summary type='text'>Even dogs that look like golden bears ...Don't you just wanna hug him?  Especially in the snow?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/2715178850798232576/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=2715178850798232576&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2715178850798232576'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2715178850798232576'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-like-bears_04.html' title='I Like Bears!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-245447285573253014</id><published>2009-03-04T14:47:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-03-06T01:16:57.539-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...And The Petals Go Whir-Whir-Whir ...'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Goodness Gracious'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Our Adventures'/><title type='text'>Goodness Gracious:  I Am Rose's Enlarged Thyroid, Part 1</title><summary type='text'>Tuesday, I went to have a venous Doppler test done on my left arm.  Now, I've had a venous Doppler done before, on my legs, to make sure that I didn't have some circulatory side-effect of diabetes.  That test, as I recall, took about thirty minutes.But the test on my arm took nearly an hour.  I had to strip to the waist and put on a hospital gown (ick).  The radiology tech spent what seemed to be</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/245447285573253014/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=245447285573253014&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/245447285573253014'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/245447285573253014'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/goodness-gracious-i-am-rose-enlarged.html' title='Goodness Gracious:  I Am Rose&amp;#39;s Enlarged Thyroid, Part 1'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-6105585423307518574</id><published>2009-03-03T15:34:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-03-06T02:03:41.625-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='My Black Girlfriends'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The All Great And Powerful Zero'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Liberal Idiocy Watch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Goodness Gracious'/><title type='text'>Goodness Gracious:  Gotta Keep Politics Away From The Beauty Shop ...</title><summary type='text'>I kinda got into it with my beautician --- and friend --- and one of the customers at the beauty shop today.  I called 0bama the "0bamessiah," reminded them of his drug addiction (they were dissing Bush's addiction), and so on.  We even got into the chimp cartoom thing.My friend didn't say anything, but after I left, I realized I said things that didn't necessarily need to be said.From now on, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/6105585423307518574/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=6105585423307518574&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/6105585423307518574'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/6105585423307518574'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/goodness-gracious-gotta-keep-politics.html' title='Goodness Gracious:  Gotta Keep Politics Away From The Beauty Shop ...'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-39898604171976700</id><published>2009-03-02T23:34:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-03-06T01:58:40.725-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Our Medical Adventures'/><title type='text'>I Have An Ick ...</title><summary type='text'>I have an ick.  But it seems to be a little ick.I got up this morning, with the intention of taking DaBear to work and hitting my nail tech appointment at noon.  But I felt so tired and draggy, and I was sore all over.  I went to the bathroom and brushed my teeth while DaBear was in the shower, and when he came out, I was sitting on the side of the bed, still wearing my nightgown.  I got dressed,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/39898604171976700/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=39898604171976700&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/39898604171976700'/><link rel='self' 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draggy.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/6644611063960362122/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=6644611063960362122&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/6644611063960362122'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/6644611063960362122'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/03/starting-to-feel-crappy-here.html' title='Starting To Feel Crappy Here ...'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-2219111590495976917</id><published>2009-03-01T17:34:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-03-06T01:36:50.641-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Our Medical Adventures'/><title type='text'>Woke Up Sore ...</title><summary type='text'>Generally sore, although my left hip was particularly sore.  Not a sciatica thing, but on the outside join of hip and thigh.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/2219111590495976917/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=2219111590495976917&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2219111590495976917'/><link 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type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/886602814166255518/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=886602814166255518&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/886602814166255518'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/886602814166255518'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/breaking-sound-barrier-to-bring.html' title='Breaking The Sound Barrier To Bring Destruction Just That Much Faster!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-4815231422594536227</id><published>2009-02-22T05:05:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-23T01:19:21.571-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The All Great And Powerful Zero'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...And The Petals Go Whir-Whir-Whir ...'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Coming Hellstorm'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Goodness Gracious'/><title type='text'>Free-Floating Anger</title><summary type='text'>A few years ago, the movie The Core showed static electricity building up and discharging, suddenly, unpredictably, and with horrific consequences, at in electrical superstorms at random sites all over the world.   These devastating electrical storms destroyed the Roman Colosseum and San Francisco.I feel the static emotional electricity building as I type. It's not a good or a comfortable </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/4815231422594536227/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=4815231422594536227&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/4815231422594536227'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/4815231422594536227'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/free-floating-anger.html' title='Free-Floating Anger'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-4491682299754318297</id><published>2009-02-22T04:39:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-22T04:39:31.434-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The All Great And Powerful Zero'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...And The Petals Go Whir-Whir-Whir ...'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Goodness Gracious'/><title type='text'>The Acronym FUBO ...</title><summary type='text'>has gone viral in the conservative pathways of the Internet.Does this make me racist?Hmmm ...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/4491682299754318297/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=4491682299754318297&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/4491682299754318297'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/4491682299754318297'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/acronym-fubo.html' title='The Acronym FUBO ...'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-586604278189800549</id><published>2009-02-22T04:35:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-23T01:17:54.836-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The All Great And Powerful Zero'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Liberal Idiocy Watch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...And The Petals Go Whir-Whir-Whir ...'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Military'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Racism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Goodness Gracious'/><title type='text'>Speculation: Obama's First Hundred Days</title><summary type='text'>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191215/postsThe phrase “a hundred days” was coined by the Compte de Chabrol in 1815, referring to the time between Napoleon’s escape from Elba, and his defeat. Later, it was used to describe the 3-month honeymoon FDR enjoyed in 1933 with Congress, essentially dictating legislation from the Oval Office. Now, for better or for worse, we grade all of our </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/586604278189800549/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=586604278189800549&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/586604278189800549'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/586604278189800549'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/speculation-obama-first-hundred-days.html' title='Speculation: Obama&amp;#39;s First Hundred Days'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-7715834508004985925</id><published>2009-02-20T02:50:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-20T02:50:18.798-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Our Adventures'/><title type='text'>Going Conning!</title><summary type='text'>Will be attending a science fiction convention over the weekend.  I'll be attending a lot of the panel discussions, and may blog live or soon after live.Have a blessed weekend, all!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/7715834508004985925/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=7715834508004985925&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7715834508004985925'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7715834508004985925'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/going-conning.html' title='Going Conning!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-1445562058314864092</id><published>2009-02-20T02:02:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-20T02:03:01.720-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...And The Petals Go Whir-Whir-Whir ...'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Goodness Gracious'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>Goodness Gracious!  The SKANKiness Of It All!</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/1445562058314864092/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=1445562058314864092&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/1445562058314864092'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/1445562058314864092'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/goodness-gracious-skankiness-of-it-all.html' title='Goodness Gracious!  The SKANKiness Of It All!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-3961439098179441480</id><published>2009-02-20T02:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-20T02:00:53.627-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...And The Petals Go Whir-Whir-Whir ...'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Goodness Gracious'/><title type='text'>Goodness Gracious!  The HORROR!</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/3961439098179441480/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=3961439098179441480&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/3961439098179441480'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/3961439098179441480'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/goodness-gracious-horror.html' title='Goodness Gracious!  The HORROR!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-290724239724832530</id><published>2009-02-19T23:50:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-20T01:52:43.541-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The All Great And Powerful Zero'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Liberal Idiocy Watch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Racism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Goodness Gracious'/><title type='text'>Where Is The Outrage? Part The First</title><summary type='text'>http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ihA0Z5ybW84SLeY3NQbodRanP0mwD96EH44G3 By  BEN EVANS  –  23 hours ago  WASHINGTON (AP) — The economic stimulus signed by President Barack Obama will spread billions of dollars across the country to spruce up aging roads and bridges. But there's not a dime specifically dedicated to fixing leftover damage from Hurricane Katrina.And there's no outrage</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/290724239724832530/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=290724239724832530&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/290724239724832530'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/290724239724832530'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/where-is-outrage-part-first.html' title='Where Is The Outrage? Part The First'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-6878248779693739769</id><published>2009-02-19T22:33:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-20T01:43:59.878-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Bailout Mascot</title><summary type='text'>From FR, of course ...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/6878248779693739769/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=6878248779693739769&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/6878248779693739769'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/6878248779693739769'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/bailout-mascot.html' title='Bailout Mascot'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TqtGNnzte6o/SZCrDKmn4zI/AAAAAAAACME/ugFIzl8f7A8/s72-c/untitlemascot.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-4513321543498643358</id><published>2009-02-18T21:47:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-18T21:47:43.762-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Military'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Where Do We Find Such Men And Women'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>Okay, I Teared Up At This, Too</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/4513321543498643358/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=4513321543498643358&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/4513321543498643358'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/4513321543498643358'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/okay-i-teared-up-at-this-too.html' title='Okay, I Teared Up At This, Too'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-2553417316744056853</id><published>2009-02-18T21:45:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-18T21:45:34.859-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>My Favorite LOLCat Ever!</title><summary type='text'>Makes me smile every time I see it!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/2553417316744056853/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=2553417316744056853&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2553417316744056853'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2553417316744056853'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-favorite-lolcat-ever.html' title='My Favorite LOLCat Ever!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-7827742731786826168</id><published>2009-02-17T21:55:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-18T21:59:16.056-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>Dogs And Humans Are So Very Lucky To Have One Another ...!</title><summary type='text'>     Doggy and the Human Sled!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/7827742731786826168/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=7827742731786826168&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7827742731786826168'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7827742731786826168'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/dogs-and-humans-are-so-very-lucky-to.html' title='Dogs And Humans Are So Very Lucky To Have One Another ...!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-2270070343183044262</id><published>2009-02-17T21:50:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-18T21:52:16.272-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>A Happy Dog!</title><summary type='text'>May all dogs know this kind of happy this side of the Rainbow Bridge ...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/2270070343183044262/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=2270070343183044262&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2270070343183044262'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2270070343183044262'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/happy-dog.html' title='A Happy Dog!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-5377405654615907367</id><published>2009-02-16T20:58:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-18T21:20:16.430-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='My Black Girlfriends'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Military'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Where Do We Find Such Men And Women'/><title type='text'>I Didn't Just Cry ...</title><summary type='text'>when I saw this trailer.Several years ago, I posted "Taking Chance" to my black women's mailing list.  Even some of those die-hard military hating, antiwar mavens admitted it made them tear up.I was weeping uncontrollably after posting it.  And now they've made a movie out of Lt. Colonel Strobl's letter.By the end of the trailer, I was sobbing.       I won't be home on February 21st, but I'm </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/5377405654615907367/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=5377405654615907367&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5377405654615907367'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5377405654615907367'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/i-didn-just-cry.html' title='I Didn&amp;#39;t Just Cry ...'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image 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little small, and in a subdivision where the neighbor's driveway is two long strides away from the side of the house.But it's got three sides of Texas white stone, it's one-story, it's got a great porch and wonderful columns out front, it's tiled throughout (except in the closets, which are all carpeted), it has a nice wooden deck out back, the interior is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/6304615186150613415/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=6304615186150613415&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/6304615186150613415'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/6304615186150613415'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/we-saw-house-today.html' title='We Saw A House Today ...!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-667471771456409746</id><published>2009-02-11T21:28:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-12T00:58:55.523-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='My Black Girlfriends'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Racism'/><title type='text'>I Started A Fight Today ...</title><summary type='text'>The ladies on the black women's discussion list are amazingly thin-skinned.  They squeal like stuck pigs at the least little thing!In the past, I have been accused by these women of hating black people, since I sometimes post messages critical of other black folks.  The pot boiled over when I posted a message in 2008 about a TV show on one of the MTV/VH1/BET/Blah-Blah-Blah channels.  This show </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/667471771456409746/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=667471771456409746&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/667471771456409746'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/667471771456409746'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/i-started-fight-today.html' title='I Started A Fight Today ...'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_xR-2ZXxfyjo/SZPH2d9FVnI/AAAAAAAAAB0/RsGH7zmEfWY/s72-c/%5BUNSET%5D.gif?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-7021266736572618293</id><published>2009-02-11T20:28:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-12T01:00:04.340-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ImagesILike'/><title type='text'>"The Internet Is For Porn!"</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/7021266736572618293/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=7021266736572618293&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7021266736572618293'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7021266736572618293'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/internet-is-for-porn.html' title='&amp;quot;The Internet Is For Porn!&amp;quot;'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_xR-2ZXxfyjo/SZPCr4okEjI/AAAAAAAAABw/skQGqk3PZEo/s72-c/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-2246872564065541067</id><published>2009-02-10T18:16:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-12T02:29:05.518-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...And The Petals Go Whir-Whir-Whir ...'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Customer Relations 101'/><title type='text'>Customers Are A Mess!</title><summary type='text'>So, I have an informal deal with a company to be their maintenance programmer.  They sell software to a company.  If the purchasing company wants the software modified or customized, or if there's some other problem, the selling company directs the purchasing company to me.So, last month, my contact at the selling company --- SellDude --- forwards an email to me from ADude.  ADude wants some </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-1079464913640266973</id><published>2009-02-10T14:29:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-11T11:01:05.932-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ImagesILike'/><title type='text'>Hey! Don't Go Telling Everybody ...!</title><summary type='text'>It's the very best part of working at home with a portable!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/1079464913640266973/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=1079464913640266973&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/1079464913640266973'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/1079464913640266973'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/hey-don-go-telling-everybody.html' title='Hey! Don&amp;#39;t Go &lt;i&gt;Telling&lt;/i&gt; Everybody ...!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-1794038132229068632</id><published>2009-02-09T01:47:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-09T01:48:00.251-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The All Great And Powerful Zero'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Liberal Idiocy Watch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...And The Petals Go Whir-Whir-Whir ...'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Civil Disobedience Conservative Style'/><title type='text'>Tim Geithner Is A Tax Cheat --- Tell Him So!</title><summary type='text'>Civil disobedience, conservative style!Tim Geithner, the new Dear Treasury Secretary and Dear IRS Leader, is a tax cheat.A blogger has put up this site, taxcheatstamps.com, where they're selling self-inking stamps that will slap the words TAX CHEAT! in bold red letters on anything ---- including across Tim Geithner's signature on any greenback issued on his watch.It's technically illegal to write</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/1794038132229068632/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=1794038132229068632&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/1794038132229068632'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/1794038132229068632'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/tim-geithner-is-tax-cheat-tell-him-so.html' title='Tim Geithner Is A Tax Cheat --- Tell Him So!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-5582193318721918339</id><published>2009-02-09T01:12:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-09T01:12:59.478-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Get Ready To Hurl --- The Porkulus Bill Is Here!</title><summary type='text'>Read it and get pissed off!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/5582193318721918339/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=5582193318721918339&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5582193318721918339'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5582193318721918339'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/get-ready-to-hurl-porkulus-bill-is-here.html' title='Get Ready To Hurl --- The Porkulus Bill Is Here!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-2996758343795506346</id><published>2009-02-09T01:01:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-09T01:03:59.865-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The All Great And Powerful Zero'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Prayers Up'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Evil In Human Guise'/><title type='text'>Send Up Prayers For Our Aussie Friends --- President Obama, Are You Available For Prayer?</title><summary type='text'>The destruction, of land, of property, of human health and human lives, in Victoria from wildfire is enormous, and still growing.Whole towns have been "wiped off the map."  The fire is apparently outrunning cars.  Authorities will be searching the affected areas for days looking for casualties.  Twenty-two are in Melbourne's Alfred Hospital with burns.  108 130 are known dead.And, heaven help us,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/2996758343795506346/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=2996758343795506346&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2996758343795506346'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2996758343795506346'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/send-up-prayers-for-our-aussie-friends.html' title='Send Up Prayers For Our Aussie Friends --- President Obama, Are You Available For Prayer?'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-1999561835539267089</id><published>2009-02-08T23:50:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-09T00:06:31.209-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Racism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lyrics I Like'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='People Worth Knowing'/><title type='text'>More On "Reuben James"</title><summary type='text'>Before I post lyrics, I like to make sure I have the correct composer --- so many lyrics sites list the singer as the composer, which is usually very flattering to the singer.So, I looked up the composer of "Reuben James," and found a Wiki article on the name Reuben James.  Seems there's the fictional one in the song, and another, who was a hero of the Marines' victory in the Barbary Wars.  (Lord</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/1999561835539267089/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=1999561835539267089&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/1999561835539267089'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/1999561835539267089'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/more-on-james.html' title='More On &amp;quot;Reuben James&amp;quot;'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-7257411878544589958</id><published>2009-02-08T23:44:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-08T23:44:41.048-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lyrics I Like'/><title type='text'>"Reuben James"</title><summary type='text'>written by Barry EtrisReuben James,In my song you’ll live again.And the phrases that I rhymeAre just the footsteps out of timeFrom the time when I knew you,Reuben James.          Reuben James.All the folks around Madison County cussed your name.Just a no ‘count share-cropping colored manWho would steal anything he can,And everybody laid the blame On Reuben James.          Reuben James,You still </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/7257411878544589958/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=7257411878544589958&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7257411878544589958'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7257411878544589958'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/james.html' title='&amp;quot;Reuben James&amp;quot;'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-7867733399374849727</id><published>2009-02-08T23:16:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-08T23:18:40.916-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Goodness Gracious'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>Donald Trump Is A Fool</title><summary type='text'>One of the many definitions of bad hair ...It is to laugh ...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/7867733399374849727/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=7867733399374849727&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7867733399374849727'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7867733399374849727'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/donald-trump-is-fool.html' title='Donald Trump Is A Fool'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-3866535027936853751</id><published>2009-02-07T22:48:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-07T23:03:05.870-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lyrics I Like'/><title type='text'>"The Son Of Hickory Hollow's Tramp"</title><summary type='text'>Written by Dallas FrazierOh, the path was deep and wideFrom footsteps leading to our cabin.Above the door there burned a scarlet lamp.And late at night, a hand would knock,And there would stand a stranger.Yes, I'm the son of Hickory Holler's tramp.Yeah, the weeds were high, the corn was dry,When Daddy took to drinking.Him and Sally Walker, they up and ran away.Then Momma shed a silent tear,And </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/3866535027936853751/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=3866535027936853751&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/3866535027936853751'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/3866535027936853751'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/son-of-hickory-hollow-tramp.html' title='&quot;The Son Of Hickory Hollow&apos;s Tramp&quot;'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-7731692784461291639</id><published>2009-02-07T21:56:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-07T21:56:19.474-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ImagesILike'/><title type='text'>Kitteh Quarantine</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/7731692784461291639/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-7104869538762542476</id><published>2009-02-07T21:29:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-07T21:49:31.800-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The All Great And Powerful Zero'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Liberal Idiocy Watch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dinosaur Media Death Spiral'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Goodness Gracious'/><title type='text'>Masturbation Fantasy As Journalism</title><summary type='text'>Sometimes a President Is Just a PresidentThe other night I dreamt of Barack Obama. He was taking a shower right whenI needed to get into the bathroom to shave my legs, and then he was being yelled at by my husband, Max, for smoking in the house. It was not clear whether Max was feeling protective of the president’s health or jealous because of the cigarette.The other day a friend of mine confided</summary><link rel='related' href='http://warner.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/sometimes-a-president-is-just-a-president/' title='Masturbation Fantasy As Journalism'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/7104869538762542476/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=7104869538762542476&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7104869538762542476'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/7104869538762542476'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/masturbation-fantasy-as-journalism.html' title='Masturbation Fantasy As Journalism'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-707189003633803730</id><published>2009-02-06T21:52:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-07T21:54:07.009-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ImagesILike'/><title type='text'>A Generational Divide: Example By Kitteh</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/707189003633803730/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=707189003633803730&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/707189003633803730'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/707189003633803730'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/generational-divide-example-by-kitteh.html' title='A Generational Divide: Example By Kitteh'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-8211165313909481101</id><published>2009-02-04T23:55:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-08T00:26:01.875-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...And The Petals Go Whir-Whir-Whir ...'/><title type='text'>Pens!!!</title><summary type='text'>I am a pen freak.I love ink pens.  I especially love metal fine point gel pens that come in a myriad of colors.Up until recently, my favorite pens had been, oddly enough, Office Depot's Foray Extra Fine Point gel pens (I would have posted a picture, but after taking a single shot, my camera's battery died).  The eight colors --- black, dark blue, bright blue, green, purple, red, turquoise, and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/8211165313909481101/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=8211165313909481101&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/8211165313909481101'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/8211165313909481101'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/pens.html' title='Pens!!!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-2303984449523664473</id><published>2009-02-03T20:26:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-08T01:28:24.574-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...And The Petals Go Whir-Whir-Whir ...'/><title type='text'>This Is A Beautiul Day The Lord Has Made!</title><summary type='text'>This afternoon, I had the car --- I had a beauty shop appointment, and several errands to run.DaBear woke up late, and so we left late, and we hadn't left the apartment by 9:30am, my appointment time.  I called Tuesday, my beautician, and told her I wouldn't be there before 10am.  She preferred to reschedule for Wednesday, and I concurred.Ten minutes later, Tuesday called me back and said one of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/2303984449523664473/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=2303984449523664473&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2303984449523664473'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2303984449523664473'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/this-is-beautiul-day-lord-has-made.html' title='This Is A Beautiul Day The Lord Has Made!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-3143389770021854577</id><published>2009-02-01T19:21:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-01T19:21:13.145-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Quizzes'/><title type='text'>My Conservative Identity</title><summary type='text'>My Conservative Identity:You are a  Freedom Crusader, also known as a neoconservative. You believe in taking the fight directly to the enemy, whether it’s terrorists abroad or the liberal terrorist appeasers at home who give them aid and comfort.Take the quiz at www.FightLiberals.com</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/3143389770021854577/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=3143389770021854577&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/3143389770021854577'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/3143389770021854577'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-conservative-identity.html' title='My Conservative Identity'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-4922468061754158456</id><published>2009-01-30T23:23:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-30T23:24:50.700-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Military'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>A Flock Of C-17s</title><summary type='text'>C-17 Globemaster IIIs from the 437thAirlift Wing and 315th AW at Charleston Air Force Base, SC., fly information Dec. 18 over Charleston S.C., during an Army strategicbrigade airdrop exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Lock)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/4922468061754158456/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=4922468061754158456&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/4922468061754158456'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/4922468061754158456'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/01/flock-of-c-17s_30.html' title='A Flock Of C-17s'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_xR-2ZXxfyjo/SYPgKaGVSVI/AAAAAAAAABs/Ll12TdRurtw/s72-c/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-6749587933111935248</id><published>2009-01-20T21:54:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-07T22:10:47.144-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The All Great And Powerful Zero'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>The Wrong Black Man</title><summary type='text'>Today, I was at my beauty shop, getting my hair done.  I took doughnuts to the beauty shop, something I rarely do, as I figured I would have to bribe my way in. &lt;smile&gt;Not really.  Tuesday's been doing my hair every other week for twenty years come this September.  She was the first black person I met in Austin, she was the first person to do my hair here in Austin, and in nearly twenty years my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/6749587933111935248/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=6749587933111935248&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/6749587933111935248'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/6749587933111935248'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/01/wrong-black-man.html' title='The Wrong Black Man'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-1050148254365028059</id><published>2009-01-17T22:57:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-26T17:07:46.409-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Second Amendment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...And The Petals Go Whir-Whir-Whir ...'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Goodness Gracious'/><title type='text'>Shooting Report</title><summary type='text'>Today I took --- and passed! --- a Basic Pistol I class given by a local training outfit. Now, I grew up in a gun owner's home, but that gun was strictly for home defense --- Daddy fired it twice a year (yes, he fired it into the air --- as far as I know, no one was ever hit), and the rest of the time it lived on the top shelf of the closet in my parents' bedroom. For various reasons, both </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/1050148254365028059/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=1050148254365028059&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/1050148254365028059'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/1050148254365028059'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/01/first-time-shooter-report.html' title='Shooting Report'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-8049727256103536291</id><published>2009-01-16T02:57:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-18T03:47:12.947-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...And The Petals Go Whir-Whir-Whir ...'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life&apos;s Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Goodness Gracious'/><title type='text'>The Great Flood of 2008</title><summary type='text'>I just realized, I never told this blog the story of The Great Flood of 2008.December 12, 2008, which was a Friday, was a pretty typical day all day.  I was sitting at my computer, at a desk which was covered with Post-It notes, pens, and manila file folders, when, at a little after 5pm, I called Fuzz at work to discuss dinner.We had barely exchanged greetings when a strange noise, like heavy 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-6212010247017522216</id><published>2009-01-15T20:47:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-16T00:48:28.665-06:00</updated><title type='text'>New Shoes For Me</title><summary type='text'>I like New Balance.  Someone told me they were the shoe of choice for black women.  I don't know about that ... but they sure do work well for my flat, pronated feet.I needed a new pair.  The ones I had were casualties of the Great Flood --- I can only find the left one.  It got soaked, and now it stinks.  Since the Flood, I've been running around in (very normal-shoe-looking) house shoes.  So I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/6212010247017522216/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=6212010247017522216&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/6212010247017522216'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/6212010247017522216'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-shoes-for-me.html' title='New Shoes For Me'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-4502820504171634855</id><published>2009-01-14T22:50:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-14T22:50:09.381-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>Of *Course* They Make Deals ...!</title><summary type='text'>see more puppies"/&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/4502820504171634855/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=4502820504171634855&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/4502820504171634855'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/4502820504171634855'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/01/of-course-they-make-deals.html' title='Of *Course* They Make Deals ...!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-2102491612463851148</id><published>2009-01-14T22:41:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-14T22:41:02.508-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Gun Nut In The Making</title><summary type='text'>Okay, so Saturday I go to the range for the first time.  I've got to buy new shoes (can't find my old tennis shoes) and ball caps for the two of us.  We're not normally ball cap people, and Fuzz needs something to corral his hair.A few gun-type quotes:"Mr. Lincoln freed the slaves, but Misters Smith and Wesson made all men equal.""Mr. Colt:  bringing about equality, one bullet at a time.""In God </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/2102491612463851148/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=2102491612463851148&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2102491612463851148'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2102491612463851148'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/01/gun-nut-in-making.html' title='Gun Nut In The Making'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-2421181855005653532</id><published>2009-01-14T14:56:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-14T16:45:22.863-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='People Worth Knowing'/><title type='text'>People Worth Knowing:  Myron Rolle --- Living The Dreams!</title><summary type='text'>I found this wonderful background article on Myron Rolle, FSU safety and Rhodes Scholar, today.As has been in the news, Myron managed to get in his Rhodes scholarship interview and play in the November 22nd FSU game against Maryland --- the NCAA delayed the game, someone provided him with the use of a private plane, and he didn't start, but he met both appointments.As has also been in the news, </summary><link rel='related' href='http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/the_bonus/07/17/rolle/index.html' title='People Worth Knowing:  Myron Rolle --- Living The Dreams!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/2421181855005653532/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=2421181855005653532&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2421181855005653532'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2421181855005653532'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-found-this-wonderful-background.html' title='People Worth Knowing:  Myron Rolle --- Living The Dreams!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-169158138454711849</id><published>2009-01-13T18:35:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-14T10:49:50.990-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>U.S. Military Report Warns 'Sudden Collapse' Of Mexico Is Possible</title><summary type='text'>U.S. military report warns 'sudden collapse' of Mexico is possibleBy Diana Washington Valdez / El Paso Times&lt;!--date--&gt;Posted: 01/13/2009 03:49:34 PM MST&lt;!--secondary date--&gt;                      var requestedWidth = 0;                          if(requestedWidth &lt; requestedwidth =" 450;"&gt;President-elect Barack Obama listens as Mexico's President Felipe Calderon makes a statement to reporters in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/169158138454711849/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=169158138454711849&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/169158138454711849'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/169158138454711849'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/01/us-military-report-warns-collapse-of.html' title='U.S. Military Report Warns &amp;#39;Sudden Collapse&amp;#39; Of Mexico Is Possible'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-5051514654338321318</id><published>2009-01-12T20:40:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-12T02:09:33.397-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>My Friend Corin Strikes Again!</title><summary type='text'>The folks over at the website this come from didn't like my link to it.  Fair enough ... but did they have to swap it for the picture of the twit?  All they had to do was make a blank jpeg ...!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/5051514654338321318/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=5051514654338321318&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5051514654338321318'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5051514654338321318'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/01/my-friend-corin-strikes-again.html' title='My Friend Corin Strikes Again!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-9217969755985419133</id><published>2009-01-11T23:44:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-14T08:48:12.396-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Liberal Idiocy Watch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>I Love =24= ...</title><summary type='text'>... but I despise JaneAnne Garafalo.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/9217969755985419133/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=9217969755985419133&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/9217969755985419133'/><link rel='self' 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House</title><summary type='text'>Lots of excitement about Michelle Obama's mother, Mrs. Marian Robinson, moving into the White House, at least for a while, to help the girls transition.As a non-racist conservative, I think it's a great idea.  Though I never knew my maternal grandmother, and though I did know my paternal grandmother all too well, I'm told that there is no love like grandparent's love.  I would want nothing less </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/4491867656407877358/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=4491867656407877358&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/4491867656407877358'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/4491867656407877358'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/01/kinfolk-in-white-house.html' title='Kinfolk In The White House'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-8936106762043994435</id><published>2009-01-09T15:38:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-14T15:42:13.922-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>Kitteh Strangeness</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/8936106762043994435/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=8936106762043994435&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/8936106762043994435'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/8936106762043994435'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/01/kitteh-strangeness.html' title='Kitteh Strangeness'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n63/drocess/cats/th_gato.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-646584123127669191</id><published>2009-01-08T17:47:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-08T17:48:40.504-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>Kitteh Inspiration</title><summary type='text'>I aspire to this level of honest self-acceptance:</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/646584123127669191/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=646584123127669191&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/646584123127669191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/646584123127669191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/01/kitteh-inspiration.html' title='Kitteh Inspiration'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-90022139329448954</id><published>2009-01-07T08:34:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-07T08:34:26.190-06:00</updated><title type='text'>"...And You Are ---?"</title><summary type='text'>http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090105/NEWS02/901050345/1006/NEWSSold-out movie thwarts BidensOK, if it wasn't them, then who were those Secret Service guys?	By ANGIE BASIOUNY • The News Journal• January 5, 2009 He's a heartbeat away from the presidency, but that apparently didn't help Joe Biden get a movie ticket Saturday night.Employees at the Regal Brandywine Cinemas say the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/90022139329448954/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=90022139329448954&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/90022139329448954'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/90022139329448954'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/01/you-are.html' title='&amp;quot;...And You Are ---?&amp;quot;'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-842386441507234537</id><published>2009-01-06T23:06:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-07T02:07:43.703-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Goodness Gracious'/><title type='text'>Oh, Goodness Gracious! (NOT WORK SAFE!)</title><summary type='text'>Somebody took a bad dream and staged it in real life ...!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/842386441507234537/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=842386441507234537&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/842386441507234537'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/842386441507234537'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/01/oh-goodness-gracious-not-work-safe.html' title='Oh, Goodness Gracious! (NOT WORK SAFE!)'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-9052178208126921877</id><published>2009-01-05T23:42:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-06T15:44:03.427-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Not Doing That Again!</title><summary type='text'>Stayed up the better part of two days to build a customer's database ... after which she asked me if I actually knew Access.Hell, after staying up like that I'm lucky to know my own damn name.I'm not doing that again.  First, I will work on things steadily.  Two, I will not pull all-nighters.  I'm too damn old.  If I never have another paying client, we will do just fine.</summary><link rel='replies' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-1349142627281629873</id><published>2009-01-04T23:54:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-04T23:55:54.739-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...And The Petals Go Whir-Whir-Whir ...'/><title type='text'>With Obama As President, Will Black People Fully Invest In America?</title><summary type='text'>Was watching ESPN, and heard Tony Dungy, the coach of the Indianapolis Colts, said he was thinking of walking away from his multi-million dollar job and working with young men who needed guidance.Now, Tony Dungy is a philanthropic sort of guy, and he has other, personal reasons to walk away from Indy.  But I've never heard him talk that specifically before.I've been hearing and reading other </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/1349142627281629873/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=1349142627281629873&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/1349142627281629873'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/1349142627281629873'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/01/with-obama-as-president-will-black.html' title='With Obama As President, Will Black People Fully Invest In America?'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-5965425293229081889</id><published>2009-01-03T09:43:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-03T09:47:33.402-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>This Is So Me ...</title><summary type='text'>more animals</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/5965425293229081889/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=5965425293229081889&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5965425293229081889'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5965425293229081889'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/01/this-is-so-me.html' title='This Is So Me ...'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-5512371487636921235</id><published>2009-01-03T03:28:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-03T03:43:33.479-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Where Do We Find Such Men And Women?'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life&apos;s Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='People Worth Knowing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Evil In Human Guise'/><title type='text'>New Terms I Learned Today, Part 2</title><summary type='text'>Family Annihilator --- a person (usually male) who kills his whole family in a fit of rage.Specifically, I was watching an episode of a TV documentary series called "What Should You Do?"  One of the narrators, Candace DeLong, a former FBI agent and profiler, discussed family annihilators while showcasing the heroic actions of Alana Franklin, a true heroine.Alana, at the age of eleven, was calm </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/5512371487636921235/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=5512371487636921235&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5512371487636921235'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5512371487636921235'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-terms-i-learned-today-part-2.html' title='New Terms I Learned Today, Part 2'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-6113879534006176776</id><published>2009-01-02T11:50:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-03T03:41:12.556-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life&apos;s Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Evil In Human Guise'/><title type='text'>New Terms I Learned Today, Part 1</title><summary type='text'>FGM - Female Genital Mutilation.According to the commercial I saw, 6,000 girls a day across the world suffer FGM every day.The commercial claimed we could end domestic violence, rape, sex trafficking, and FGM.  I see no end to the first three, but FGM can certainly be cured --- just as soon as all the people who think FGM is proper are dead.It's wonderful to think that all humanity's ills can be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/6113879534006176776/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=6113879534006176776&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/6113879534006176776'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/6113879534006176776'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-terms-i-learned-today-part-1.html' title='New Terms I Learned Today, Part 1'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-5298173310363654690</id><published>2009-01-01T23:21:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-01T23:29:09.459-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='...And The Petals Go Whir-Whir-Whir ...'/><title type='text'>My New Year's Resolution ...</title><summary type='text'>.. is to write in my blog every day of 2009.  Last year, I tried to do the 365 day Blog challenge, and failed.  This year, I will not fail.Today's mission accomplished.  I'm very, very tired, and am going to bed in the not-too-far-off future.Happy New Year, to one and all!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/5298173310363654690/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=5298173310363654690&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5298173310363654690'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5298173310363654690'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2009/01/my-new-year-resolution.html' title='My New Year&amp;#39;s Resolution ...'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-4560087330849445335</id><published>2008-10-19T13:58:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-19T13:58:00.287-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='People Worth Knowing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pictures I Like'/><title type='text'>Cool Art By Black Artists</title><summary type='text'>Powered by ScribeFire.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/4560087330849445335/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=4560087330849445335&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/4560087330849445335'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/4560087330849445335'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2008/10/cool-art-by-black-artists.html' title='Cool Art By Black Artists'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-8144101345327788549</id><published>2008-10-12T18:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-12T18:33:00.576-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Liberal Idiocy Watch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sarah Palin Watch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>Sarah Palin Watch:  "Wearing White Is Code To Incite The KKK!"</title><summary type='text'>From those fashionistas at Democratic Underground, we learn that wearing white is code for the KKK (hat tip to Michelle Malkin).First, let's take a look at the outfits in question:Republican vice-presidentialcandidate, Gov. Sarah Palin, waves to supporters before a campaignspeech at Minges Coliseum on the campus of East Carolina UniversityTuesday Oct. 7, 2008, in Greenville, N.C.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/8144101345327788549/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=8144101345327788549&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/8144101345327788549'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/8144101345327788549'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2008/10/sarah-palin-watch-white-is-code-to.html' title='Sarah Palin Watch:  &amp;quot;Wearing White Is Code To Incite The KKK!&amp;quot;'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh5.ggpht.com/TheRoseOpines/SPJ6Vy8_6eI/AAAAAAAAABE/HQsCiluScMI/s72-c/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-3859558242424814233</id><published>2008-10-12T14:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-12T14:01:00.709-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Liberal Idiocy Watch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sarah Palin Watch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>Sarah Palin Watch:  "Her Lip Liner Is Tattooed On!"</title><summary type='text'>Okay, this one comes from the U.K., and is ever so silly ...!The Daily Mail Online headlines: "Lippygate: US election furore as Palin critics say she has tattooed lip-liner."  Here's the story, so you don't have to go there:By Caroline Graham Last updated at 11:40 PM on 11th October 2008 She is the self-styled ‘Pitbull in Lipstick’ – but vice presidentialcandidate Sarah Palin has become the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/3859558242424814233/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=3859558242424814233&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/3859558242424814233'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/3859558242424814233'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2008/10/sarah-palin-watch-lip-liner-is-tattooed.html' title='Sarah Palin Watch:  &amp;quot;Her Lip Liner Is Tattooed On!&amp;quot;'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-5325994180795882912</id><published>2008-10-11T21:36:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-11T21:36:03.531-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I Have A Problem ...</title><summary type='text'>But not for long!  NaNo's coming!NaNoWriMo is the National Novel Writing Month, where participants finish a 50,000 word novel in the 30 days of November.  I've been participating since 2003, and though I only finished 50,000 works once, in 2005, NaNo has compelled me to tighten up my writing, has shown me the way to connect two previously disparate writing efforts into a single overarching </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/5325994180795882912/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=5325994180795882912&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5325994180795882912'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/5325994180795882912'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-have-problem.html' title='I Have A Problem ...'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-2396670800753620887</id><published>2008-10-08T21:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-08T21:10:00.507-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Where Do We Find Such Men And Women?'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Military'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='People Worth Knowing'/><title type='text'>Welcome Home, Captain Lorenza Conner</title><summary type='text'>Georgia Airman's Remains Found in Vietnam; Being Returned to Family 			 		 		 			 				 			 		 		 			 			 				Last Edited: Friday, 03 Oct 2008, 6:30 PM EDT 			 			 		 		 			 			 				Created: Friday, 03 Oct 2008, 10:29 AM EDT 			 			 		 		 						 				 				 				 	             				 					 						  					 					Air Force Captain Lorenza Conner of Cartersville was piloting an F4-D Phantom fighter jet when </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/2396670800753620887/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=2396670800753620887&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2396670800753620887'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/2396670800753620887'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2008/10/welcome-home-captain-lorenza-conner.html' title='Welcome Home, Captain Lorenza Conner'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-8150139816116869723</id><published>2008-09-27T18:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-27T18:26:00.189-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Speak The Truth And Shame The (Liberal) Devil!</title><summary type='text'>This just rocks!I forget that there are plenty of black, Christian, pro-life, pro-gun folks out there.  Let me introduce you to one in California.     Brotherman, keep speaking the truth!  Fight the lies and the delusions!Powered by ScribeFire.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/8150139816116869723/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=8150139816116869723&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/8150139816116869723'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/8150139816116869723'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2008/09/speak-truth-and-shame-liberal-devil.html' title='Speak The Truth And Shame The (Liberal) Devil!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-1925580834778010471</id><published>2008-09-23T21:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-23T21:45:01.020-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sarah Palin Watch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Evil In Human Guise'/><title type='text'>Evil: Dr. André Lalonde Worries That Down's Syndrome Infants Aren't Being Aborted Enough</title><summary type='text'>Dr. André Lalonde, Executive Vice President and spokesperson of the Canadian Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (SOGC), says he is "concerned" that Canadian women, who are too damn dumb rock stupid socially unsophisticated to know better, might not understand that they should abort their Down's syndrome babies.  Why, these Canadian women might see that Sarah Palin kept her baby, despite </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/1925580834778010471/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=1925580834778010471&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/1925580834778010471'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/1925580834778010471'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2008/09/evil-dr-andr-lalonde-worries-that-down.html' title='Evil: Dr. André Lalonde Worries That Down&amp;#39;s Syndrome Infants Aren&amp;#39;t Being Aborted Enough'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-8211800074342085356</id><published>2008-09-20T23:19:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-20T23:19:00.769-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Liberal Idiocy Watch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dinosaur Media Death Spiral'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sarah Palin Watch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Todd Palin Watch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>Sarah Palin/Todd Palin Watch:  Todd Palin Is Alaska's "Shadow Governor!"</title><summary type='text'>'Cause, y'know, Sarah's too dumb stupid female to be the Governor of Alaska!  According to the really sexist dipschizzts --- dipschizzts, Reporters, Reporterettes, all the same thing --- over at CNN, Todd is Alaska's "shadow governor."  According to these chatterheads, Todd:is known as his wife's greatest adviser and most loyal protector." ...is incredibly supportive and is willing to do whatever</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/8211800074342085356/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=8211800074342085356&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/8211800074342085356'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/8211800074342085356'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2008/09/sarah-palintodd-palin-watch-todd-palin.html' title='Sarah Palin/Todd Palin Watch:  Todd Palin Is Alaska&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;Shadow Governor!&amp;quot;'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-3427337818906374620</id><published>2008-09-20T02:46:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-20T02:46:00.584-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Liberal Idiocy Watch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sarah Palin Watch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>Sarah Palin Watch: "She Made Him Rape Hack Her"</title><summary type='text'>Yeah, yeah, we all know the rapist's favorite excuse ... "If she hadn't been wearing that skirt and being so nice, I never would've touched her, but she looked so fine I had to rape her.  It's her own d*mn fault!"Apparently, being in the public eye and having an email account is enough to justify having said email hacked ... if you're Sarah Palin.  This from AP reporter Ted Bridis, with a hat tip</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/3427337818906374620/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=3427337818906374620&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/3427337818906374620'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/3427337818906374620'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2008/09/sarah-palin-watch-made-him-rape-hack.html' title='Sarah Palin Watch: &amp;quot;She &lt;i&gt;Made&lt;/i&gt; Him &lt;s&gt;Rape&lt;/s&gt; Hack Her&amp;quot;'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-31065755708411462</id><published>2008-09-18T20:18:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-18T20:18:01.089-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Quizzes'/><title type='text'>How Texan Are You?</title><summary type='text'>I'm a Texan, born and bred.  I grew up in San Antonio, just a few miles away from the Alamo.  So I took this test, and found I was barely Texan!You Are 68% TexasWell, knock me down and steal muh teeth! You're pretty darn Texan.How Texas Are You?Powered by ScribeFire.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/31065755708411462/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=31065755708411462&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/31065755708411462'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/31065755708411462'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2008/09/how-texan-are-you.html' title='How Texan Are You?'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762919.post-8744510583607080218</id><published>2008-09-18T01:36:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-18T01:36:00.867-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sarah Palin Watch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>Sarah Palin Watch:  Bristol's Baby Daddy Is BLAAAAAACK!</title><summary type='text'>http://www.blackbottom.com/watch.php?v=WdBJd9b9i8AHmmm ... he claims to be the baby daddy, but he's in LA and she's in Wasilla.  She's gonna marry some other man.  Why does this young man, earnest and willing to "be involved" in his child's life, want her to call him?Well, 'cause he's "working on his music career."  And how will being on the road all year long help him "be involved?"If he was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/feeds/8744510583607080218/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13762919&amp;postID=8744510583607080218&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/8744510583607080218'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13762919/posts/default/8744510583607080218'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://roseopines.blogspot.com/2008/09/sarah-palin-watch-bristol-baby-daddy-is.html' title='Sarah Palin Watch:  Bristol&amp;#39;s Baby Daddy Is BLAAAAAACK!'/><author><name>One Rose's Opinion</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14870647416523320461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
