RAISING THE DEBT CEILING: "WAITING FOR THE LAST MINUTE" - NOT AGAIN!

DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE AGAIN, PEOPLE!
DO NOT WAIT LIKE THAT AGAIN, GUYS!
GET OFF YOUR LAURELS!
STOP BEING PETTY!
BIPARTISANSHIP AND GOOD, SOUND GOVERNING NEEDS TO BEGIN!
NOW - NOT WHEN IT IS AT YOUR OWN CONVENIENCE(s)!

TEXAS TRASH OFF 2011: SATURDAY, APRIL 2nd, 2011

Dear family and friends:
It is that time of the year again...the time when our family group gathers to take part in this annual event not only to help keep Texas highways beautiful and clean, but to honor and to remember Philip!!!
We always have fun and we always welcome ALL participants!!!
The start time is always at 8:00 A.M.so that we may finish up early and to take advantage of the cooler weather.
Most often this event is capped off with a get-together of food, goodies/desserts, and always with good conversation.
Note: more details on a possible post-event gathering later.
Friendly reminders to be sent as we near the clean-up via:
- Emails, Facebook, Twitter, texts and word of mouth -
So please mark your calendars...and help spread the word.
Saturday, April 2nd, 2011 @ 8:00 A.M.
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THANKS and much LOVE to all from the
GUZMAN/DOMINGUEZ Family!!!

John Boehner: Passing of the HOR gavel: 112th New Congress!

(view original posting on my "Dora's Political Blog")

John Boehner: The Orange Man cometh to work with his new cronies: the New Congress 2011.

Caption reads: New Majority Leader Boehner and some of his Republican buddies. Part of the new 2011 Congress; arriving for their first day of the so-called "taking back of America" (a.k.a. "taking America Hostage"). How appropriate...they are taking the "little bus" to work.

(view original posting on my "Dora's Political Blog")

Frito-Lay, Inc.: Proving again that 'you can't eat just one'!

"InDecision Points": Poor, Georgie, he worked so hard on his new book!

Cam Cardow, Copyright 2010 Cagle Cartoons

Sarah Palin: To "club" or not to "club"

Dora's Book of the Month: November: Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

Half Broke HorsesThis is an awesome book, an awesome read!

It is a true-life novel about Lily Casey Smith - who happens to be the author's grandmother. At age six Lily helped her father break horses, then at age fifteen she left home to teach in a frontier town. Later as a wife and mother, Lily runs a vast ranch in Arizona where she survived tornadoes, droughts, floods, the Great Depression, and the most heartbreaking personal tragedy - but despite a life of hardscrabble drudgery (as is described in a post literary review, which also garnered the book five stars ★★★★★), Lily Casey Smith remains a woman of indomitable spirit.

Dora's Book of the Month: October: Fahrenheit - 451 (1953) by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit - 451 (1953)

Indeed a classic. The book, as always, is way better than the movie. The book contains better details and explanations. In a way the book is more frightening than the movie. Not in a scary or horror movie sense, but as a reminder that our rights are always threatened. A reminder that as American citizens we should all be fully aware of all the things that the government (all branches), politicians, political parties, and private citizens may be doing (to us) which limits or tries to take away our freedoms and abilities.
Fahrenheit - 451 (1966), the book, was awesome and a little bit ahead of its time. How? Well, although there are no book burnings spurred on by the government in present-day America, however, in Texas the Board of Education is trying to re-write history and denounce certain books due to their content. Plus, many private citizens are in agreement and wrongfully encouraging the very ignorant idea. But that is another story for another day in itself.
The book, perhaps reminds us that government control of what we read, believe and such is not a far-fetched idea. That the government can often patrol certain aspects in our lives - sometimes it is obvious and sometimes it is not, but as citizens we must be fully aware of all things as they occur and stand up in protest when our rights are impeded and infringed.
The movie, Fahrenheit - 451 (1966), is okay - a bit cheesy, but okay. It was also a little bit ahead of its time as it showed us bits of cinematic trickery (without CGI - lol) ala mise en scène! If you'll also notice, in the movie, there were television sets very similar to the flat screen HD teles which have taken us by storm these past few years. Still good viewing and the actors were good - overly dramatic but those were the times.

*** As always - read the book (first) ***

GOOD READING TO ALL!