Who needs at-home perms...

... when THIS can curl your hair?



Just in case you don't recognize these two long-lost homies, here's a brief description to bring you up to speed. One man is a socialist revolutionary who pals around with Marxist ideologues. The other man is the president of Venezuela. Speaking of Hugo Chavez, here's some of his greatest hits:

“I have said it already, I am convinced that the way to build a new and better world is not capitalism. Capitalism leads us straight to hell.”

“I hereby accuse the North American empire of being the biggest menace to our planet."

“The left is back, and it's the only path we have to get out of the spot to which the right has sunken us, ... Socialism builds and capitalism destroys.”

"The descendants of those who crucified Christ... have taken ownership of the riches of the world, a minority has taken ownership of the gold of the world, the silver, the minerals, water, the good lands, petrol, well, the riches, and they have concentrated the riches in a small number of hands." (I've cross-referenced this just to make sure he wasn't quoting Hitler. I want to give credit where credit is due.)

"The devil is right at home. The devil--the devil himself-- is right in the house. And the devil came here yesterday. Yesterday the devil came here. Right here. [Crosses himself] And it smells of sulphur still today. Yesterday, ladies and gentlemen, from this rostrum, the president of the United States, the gentleman to whom I refer as the devil, came here, talking as if he owned the world. Truly. As the owner of the world." (Just FYI, I've also cross-referenced this one just to make sure he wasn't quoting Keith Olbermann. He's not, but I can't swear that Keith Olbermann doesn't go around quoting Chavez.)

"Let's save the human race, let's finish off the U.S. empire." (That nugget of wisdom was delivered at the Islamic Republic medal ceremony at Tehran University in Iran.)

And just to illustrate how Chavez's love is not unrequitted (not by a long shot):

"Mr. Chávez is my brother, he is a friend of the Iranian nation and the people seeking freedom around the world. He works perpetually against the dominant system. He is a worker of God and servant of the people." Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian "president"

And while I'm at it, I'll end with these very insightful quotes...

"I'm grateful that President Ortega did not blame me for things that happened when I was three months old," [Laughter and applause from the other leaders.]...We have at times been disengaged, and at times we sought to dictate our terms," [Loud applause] "But I pledge to you that we seek an equal partnership. There is no senior partner and junior partner in our relations."

--Barry Obama: Friend to fascists and socialists alike

Hey, what's the big idea?!?!

Based on our actions (or lack thereof), you'd think we're dealing with the friggin' Pirates Who Don't Do Anything. For anyone who ever thought Dubya was a warmonger, be very (and I mean very) happy I'm not Commander in Chief. I woulda blasted these terrorists back to the African coast 3 1/2 days ago and then invaded Somalia to clean up the rest of the country. Finally I'd stand on top of the nearest sand dune and shout "King Kong ain't got nuthin' on me!!!!" while challenging the rest of these demon-possessed warlords of Africa to Bring. It. On. But that's just me.

Out of the supply closet

Sorry I haven't posted much lately but after quick glance at the blogs on my sidebar, everyone else has the same problem...too much to do and not enough time, certainly not enough time to post at my self-indulgent blog. Plus, I've had so much on my mind that I didn't even know where to start. I did want to share a juicy tidbit here that many of you may already know about via facebook (except for Tom, who has about the funniest explanation I've ever heard/read for NOT joining facebook, as well as PeePaw, who can't seem to find that elusive facebook at the library!)

Anyhoo, we've had a large development in our family and NO, I'm not having another baby. Still, I will have a child with me around the clock starting this fall despite my youngest starting kindergarten. So what could that mean?!?!? It means I'm homeschooling Ricky Bobby for the next school year ('09-10) and it's official now seeing as I've filled out all the paperwork and informed his current school of our decision. It's been a huge blessing how smoothly things have gone so far and I feel like the hardest parts are behind us (other than having to field your searing questions here!) I have all sorts of other thoughts on the topic but I don't have time to compose them coherently now but I at least wanted to throw y'all a bone since I'm not sure what any of this means for Steph's Other Space. I can certainly envision a life without blogging (or tanning beds!) in the very near future.