This is South Carolina Governor NIkki Haley speaking at a Tea Party rally that was supposed to feature Donald Trump. Can we stop pretending this is a real political movement now?
Blood Drive
It’s blood donation time again for all of us who started giving after Gabby Gifford’s shooting. I’ll be giving this morning, and I hope some of you can find the time to do it.
Speaking of Gabby, she’s had a busy week. On Monday, she saw her husband pilot Endeavour into space. On Wednesday, she had her skull repaired with a ceramic plate and a shunt implanted. Surgery went well, and she’s making good progress in rehab:
Giffords is talking, can understand complicated concepts and is able to recognize subtleties in conversation, including sarcastic humor, Carusone said. She understands when people speak to her in Spanish, Carusone said. Giffords was bilingual before the shooting. Giffords’ voice is the same as it was before the shooting, her staff says.
“She understands, if not everything, close to everything,” Carusone said. “For people who know her, she’s a very determined person.”
She’s still having trouble speaking, and with strength her right side, but all in all, it’s a great recovery so far.
Rapture Jokes Are So Passe and It Hasn’t Even Not Happened Yet
This whole Rapture thing is bananas.
The thing that sucks about the Rapture (well, that would suck about it, if it were actually going to happen) is that I know some pretty awesome people, and I don’t want them to get Raptured. (That I feel that way, much less am expressing it out loud makes me unRapturable. I’m okay with it.)
But, seriously — can’t there be two levels of non-Rapture (or Hell or whatever it’s called?)
Why don’t we send all the right-wing, gay-hating, forced birthing, family values hypocrites — you know, the people who don’t deserve it — right on up with Jesus. Then for the genuinely Rapturable, can’t we have them stay here, but, like, give them extra bacon on their sandwiches and free HBO?
That seems fair to me.
Anyway, here is some Rapture-related info:
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Maddie James Foundation Raises 920K for Memorial Seaside Learning Center
The invariable mark of a dream is to see it come true.
A few months ago, I posted about Maddie James, my friend’s friend’s daughter, who was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in January.
The Ocean Institute in Dana Point, California was one of Maddie’s favorite places, so to memorialize her life, her parents created a Foundation with the goal of raising one million dollars to fund the Maddie James Seaside Learning Center. (You can view plans for the Ocean Institute expansion project here). At the time, raising that much money seemed like a pipe dream for the James family.
Sadly, a mere two weeks after I originally posted about the Foundation, Maddie passed away peacefully in her sleep. But, her spirit and dream lives on — the Maddie James Foundation held a gala and silent auction tonight, and I just read on Facebook that the Foundation was able to raise $920,000. Combined with personal donations (including donations from many Balloon Juicers and Angry Black Readers), the one million goal has been reached (as of a half hour ago.)
Thank you to those who donated, my heart goes out to the James family, and I congratulate those who worked tirelessly to make the Maddie James Seaside Learning Center a reality.
It’s quite an achievement.
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It’s 6pm Saturday in New Zealand…
It’s not called Christchurch for nothing…
ETA:
Auckland Catholic Church spokeswoman Lyndsay Freer told NZPA church attendance had not increased at all since Camping’s warnings.
She described his prediction as ”scaremongering nonsense”, that had nothing to do with scripture.
”We’re not superstitious here.”
There was no indication in the Bible for when the Apocalypse would strike, she said.
H/t: PPOG Penguin
Fat Man in a Lazy Boy
Photo evidence:
As I stated elsewhere, if the rapture really does happen, we want Pig Pen and Lowell George back. Otherwise, just leave us alone.
And yes, we are listening to Little Feat. Isn’t that what everyone does at 2 am?
This Time The Shits For Reals
Laugh all you want, Mayan 2012 is right around the corner, bitches:
No quitsies this time.