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Rants! & Raves! 5.30

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Here it is, Rants! & Raves!, your weekly chance to sound off about the week past. Remember the rules:

 1. A Rave! is something that happened during the past week that you’re pleased about and is signified by the word “Rave!” and/or an appropriately peppy emoticon.

2 A Rant! is something that happened during the past week that you’re ticked about and is signified by the word “Rant!” and/or an appropriately grumpy emoticon.

3. You may Rant! about something a person said, did or wrote, but you may not Rant! about generally disliking a person.

Have fun!

:-)

19 Comments to “Rants! & Raves! 5.30”

  1. 1. Gravatar by Sawgunner 05.30.08 at 8:55 am

    Rave: a Hollywood anticommunist movie!! Of course, any anti-Soviet film is appreciated even if as with the new Indiana Jones pic it arrives about a decade or so too late.

  2. Rave: A down to earth doctor who is very matter of fact and is now taking care of my father :)

  3. 3. Gravatar by SteveG 05.30.08 at 9:11 am

    Sawgunner: Ever hear of James Bond?

  4. 4. Gravatar by kimberly 05.30.08 at 10:07 am

    Good to hear your Rave, Kim.

    And I liked Indy too. :)

  5. Rave: My husband’s wisdom tooth surgery went smoothly, and he is recovering nicely. He is losing weight, however, since he has been living on a diet mostly consisting of mashed potatoes, yogurt, ice cream, pudding, bananas and bread. He is longing for a steak, which will come soon enough!

    Rant: Insurance doesn’t cover it all, so we will have a hefty bill.

    Rave: We have insurance to cover some of it.

  6. :) Perfect weather for the whole month of May

    :) A friend’s cancer has not returned in spite of earlier fears.

    :) I got to spend the day with my favorite brother yesterday. We went to Taco Bell (a favorite for both) and then went hiking. We saw three deer and a snake.

    :) Steady work.

    :( I know quite a few people struggling with loved ones’ cancer. One church member is about to lose a young sister-in-law (probably today) who’s a wife and a mother of two young children.

    :) Did I mention I got to spend a day with my favorite brother yesterday? (When one has five, favorites are allowed.)

  7. 7. Gravatar by theselittleones 05.30.08 at 12:49 pm

    :( My children and I were looking forward to my husband’s return from his deployment. He is supposed to come home any day, but just found out yesterday that he’s being extended for another month and a half. Neither of us want to tell the children.

    :) New baby isn’t due until September so he should make it back for this one.

  8. 8. Gravatar by michelle 05.30.08 at 1:04 pm

    :-) On Memorial day we sat beside the Russian River and watched the swallows flitting over the water catching insects. It felt magical–the flips and spins as they swooped past us.

    :-) We’ve been looking at Macs.

    :-( The monitor went out on my PC last night

    :-) After I finished my China write-up

    :-( :-) I’ll have to make my choice sooner than I thought.

    I’m sorry about the extension, Theselittleones–and I understand.

  9. ;-) According to Drudge, Susan Sarandon has promised to leave the country for Canada or Italy if McCain is elected. I’m finding some reasons to vote for him.
    :-( I remember some promised to leave if Bush was elected and they’re still here. Seems you can’t trust anyone anymore.

  10. 10. Gravatar by GodLumps 05.30.08 at 3:29 pm

    :-) God Bless Scott McClellan! He also confirmed what we knew all along: “There’s certainly [administration] allies that work in Fox News.”

    :-( John McCain’s economic policy was shaped by a paid lobbyist representing a Swiss Bank!

  11. Theselittleones, my sympathy to you both and the children when they hear the news. I sure pray he will be there for the next baby.

    Cheryl: did you go to Radford Lake or somewhere else? Does your brother live near you?

  12. 12. Gravatar by GodLumps 05.30.08 at 5:37 pm

    :-) :-) CNN reports Scott McClellan is willing to testify under oath before the Judiciary Committee!

  13. KI: Radnor Lake. My brother lives near Chattanooga–two hours by motorcycle. We both rejoice that I’m now close enough to see each other several times a year instead of every few years.

  14. Cheryl: Boy, I sure did butcher that name! I’ve gone to Radnor Lake several times with my daughter and grandchildren. It is a very nice place to walk and amazingly right in the city. How nice to be close to your brother and to enjoy being together.

  15. 15. Gravatar by GodLumps 05.31.08 at 3:05 am

    :-) Under Oath is so cool.

  16. 16. Gravatar by JaneDoe 05.31.08 at 7:31 pm

    :( Godlumps do you not wonder that a man who is not above keeping his convictions about the war - assuming that they are true, which I personally doubt - that might have saved lives to himself, just so he could keep his job; do you think that such a man would be above perjury?

  17. 17. Gravatar by GodLumps 06.01.08 at 12:34 am

    Janedoe- I respect a man who realizes when he has done wrong and tries to correct it. Even if he is a slug.

    I’m not sure I understand how you phrased your question. What lives did McClellan save? As far as I can tell he only cost people their lives.

  18. 18. Gravatar by Victoria 06.01.08 at 2:26 am

    McClellan saved his own skin. Who knows what prompted this little man to come forth with his tales, unless of course it was $, nay I doubt that, or was it notoriety, nay, I doubt that — let’s see, it must have been his honest, straightforward, conscience which directed him straight to a publisher —- waiting and willing to hear the words of a man who had a ’story’ to tell.

    Yes Lumps, we are all ears, we can’t wait for the next installment, whatever that might be.

  19. 19. Gravatar by GodLumps 06.02.08 at 12:57 am

    Agreed Vico- His testimony will be very interesting follow.