Morning Everyone. I don't really have any earth shattering stuff to share today but wanted to just say hello. Rosie O Donnell............yeah the news is everywhere, but wanted to add my 2 cents. I just love this woman and will miss her on The View!At the very least she invited women everywhere to express their political thoughts, as well as share their demons. Encouraging an intelligent dialogue is never wrong, sometimes though, if you make other folks squirm in their chairs, the reaction can be explosive.

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The Blue Moon is Thursday. Are you nervous yet? I certainly do not mean to imply gloom and doom, but already I am suffering insomnia as are the kids. Of course there is alot going on with it being near the end of the school year, so perhaps we are starting the party early! All around me though people have been cranky, dramatic situations have seemed more so and normal life just isn't so normal. We need to purchase a new pool for Gabe. His has gotten a nasty tear in storage. Colleen will be using the pool alot this year as her Ortho Dr. wants her to have low impact exercise. I love the smell of the chlorine and listening to the Cicadas and Katydids while I swim in the moonlight. For me , that is summer. I always think Football at the start of summer. Time to plan my fantasy team, summer training camp. The Patriots are saddened this year to have lost a Defensive End to a drowning accident just a few days ago. May has been the deadliest month in Iraq since the start of this nonsensical war. The enormity of that makes me want to vomit. We should be leaving that country, let the sand swallow it up. As it is we have an entire generation of young people who are limbless, scarred, burned, altered forever. That makes me want to puke as well. This Sunday I drive to my sister's in New Jersey to spend Sunday night with her. Her ovarian surgery is Monday. So far the news is encouraging but still all you lovies whisper a prayer please. My Mom and baby sister will be there as well. It is a big year for my sister. Her youngest is graduating, her Hubbie has been very ill and now this. Talk about blessings and Curses!

I am not particularly political. Of course I have my opinions, and am a registered Independent. Honestly, they should have a party called "No Party Affiliation". I have always hated labels, because labels by definition are a box that you must fit into. You will notice that over the years the basic labels have changed. You can be right or left wing of either the Republicans or The Democrats. An Independent certainly doesn't cover all my political beliefs, but at least it seems to allow me more options. Actually my box should be labeled Independent Thinker. Hubbie and I are polar opposites when it comes to politics. He is a follow the red line Republican!Bleck! Yucko! Sometimes though, I am jealous of him. He gets to stick to one argument, fit all his thoughts into one set of red rules. I have blue rules, red rules green rules, independant rules, my rules.................women's rules. Jim cannot be talked off from his red line, he has genuine commitment. My multicolored line can be hard to follow, jumbled and crooked, not a clear cut path to political ideologic heaven. Is that a word? Ideologic? See what I mean? I make up my own policies!I create new words, and individual definitions. Hubbie and I have been known to have heated political discussions. I end up getting peeved, he ends up looking like that cat who swallowed the Canary. Smug and resplendent in RED! I am convinced this is because my opinions are too jumbled.......hell if I cannot argue my beliefs because they are a jumble, then how can I expect to alter hubbie's thinking? Often I am to be found wondering if this is not one of the keys to our successful marriage. Peeved about something, even politics is a good thing in the long run. It signifies passion, at least that is what I tell myself! Yet, I continue to worry, mulling over the ramifications of my indecisiveness. How will this affect the children? Like any good parent, I am a firm believer in setting an example. It would seem though that Hubbie is doing a better job of that as well. At least he has a theory to live by, a box to call home, a label. I obviously would rather not see these kids grow up Republican. In my opinion they are a bunch of dried up, tight ass windbags who would do better to live back in the Dark Ages. Even that opinion is tinged with my multi-colored set of rules! Essentially, Husband appears solid, well grounded in Republican values. I appear crazed, well most mornings before coffee especially, politically challenged, and ill prepared to offer a sane argument to the woes of the world. All musings aside, perhaps that is why the marriage works. As human beings, we all are constantly trying to change our world. For our kids to have a single secular belief would ultimately mean there would be only one box and only one color!

Last night we went to see Pirates 3. It was awesome! The special effects were amazing. James fell asleep from having worked in the heat all day, but Gabriel grooved and swashbuckled in his seat for the entire movie! Many are complaining that the movie is too long. I found the length necessary to move the plot along. There are some morbid scenes, as well as some adult humour, but also needed for the plot. My favorite thing about all three movies is the music. The score is gorgeous and emotional.

The very least, no matter our politics, is to put the force of our belief behind the troops that are doing the work. Obviously, our government has failed in its policies...........still we have our men and women over there in HELL. No matter your truth, support over this Memorial Day for our fighting troops, is essential. We have an entire generation of young men and women on the frontlines!

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They may have signed up for the armed forces, fully expecting to defend our country, our freedoms; but I believe they did not expect that they would lose arms, legs, lives because of a lesson unlearned. It is time to to be prideful in the accomplishment, and leave the Middle East to its own devices. We have tried, we have essentially failed. Our Failure comes more from the sacrifice of our own American Troops then in our failure to believe that we as a nation can correct the world's problems. As a Nation, we need to take care of our troops here at home, provide the best health care, and stop sending them out into an unjust world. It seems we need to gather strength within our own border, and care for the issues that arise here in this country. We as a nation would be better suited to world wide humanitarian aide, then a war in which we sacrfice the Nation's most intelligent. We have given away an entire generation of youth in the pursuit of terror. Yet we have done little to alleviate the terror threat. I believe it is time to rethink the entire process.

The Part of You That No One Sees

You are lively, dramatic, and flamboyant. You have an outrageous personality... And you secretly resent anyone who makes you tone it down. Underneath it all, you are driven by your need for attention and acceptance. You need to feel special at all times. You are secretly jealous and occasionally insecure.