Why

March 2, 2008March 6, 2008 / Anita Marie / 2 Comments

When I was about 5 my baby cousin died from SIDS.

When I was in my twenties my friend put a shotgun into his mouth and ended his life.

When I was in my 30’s I slept with my phone because on some nights because I was ” On Call ” as a Mortician’s Apprentice and those calls meant that I was going somewhere to meet a family who were going through a devastating experience.

All of these events unfolded in my life with the same thing.

A ringing phone.

Years later I still equate the sound of a phone ringing me out of sleep with Death.

And now there’s this campaign ad:

“It’s 3:00 am and your children are safe and asleep. But there’s a phone in the White House and it’s ringing,” the male narrator says in the ad. “Something’s happening in the world. Your vote will decide who answers that call.”

The only word that comes to my mind now in regards to a candidate

who has so much to offer

would use this tactic….

Why.

Milo

March 2, 2008March 18, 2008 / Anita Marie / 11 Comments

If you’re going to do one good deed today- pass this story on. If

you’re really up to the task check out Milo’s Story and donate to his fund.

Story Updated: Mar 1, 2008 at 6:57 PM PST

By Akiko Fujita ( a KOMO News Story )

The Humane Society of the U.S. is offering a $2,500 reward for information that leads to the owner of a pit bull, abandoned in a Renton parking garage. A security guard at Valley Medical Center spotted six month-old Milo on Feb. 9, starving and dehydrated.”He just looked horrible,” said Mary Tahlequah who has since adopted Milo. “He was scared, skinny, he just didn’t look good.”Tahlequah’s friend Stefanie Trumbla was called to a Renton veterinarian after her mother offered to take care of the dog. She said Milo was so weak, he used his elbows to walk. His paws were wounded, his elbows scraped so badly his bone was sticking out.

The vet told Trumbla Milo suffered from a birth defect described as a “flexor contractor.” The dog’s muscles were shortened and that prevented him from using his wrists normally.

Home video shot six days after Trumbla rescued Milo shows the dog limping with his paws facing inward. He is unable to put weight on his hind legs. Tahlequah said Milo’s condition was so bad because his previous owner did not take proper care of him.

“He was left in a cage or crate a lot. Wounds on his elbow were from trying to get around,” she said.

Vets suggested euthanizing Milo but Tahlequah refused to accept that as an option. She pitched in $5,000 for Milo’s medical costs and treated his wounds from her Kent home.

A few weeks after he was rescued, Milo can slowly walk down the stairs with his heavily bandaged legs but he still needs a metal plate placed in his wrist. Tahlequah said that surgery would cost $5,000 more and she does not have the money for that.

She has set up a fund at Wells Fargo Bank and created the website http://www.pleasehelpmilo.com/ documenting Milo’s recovery in hopes of raising the funds needed for the puppy’s medical costs.

“He’s got a really great soul in there and a willing spirit to live,” she said.

Is Saying Amen Still PC?

March 2, 2008March 6, 2008 / Anita Marie / 1 Comment

So.

God.

How’s everything little thing with you?

Me?

Well… in case you haven’t noticed I haven’t been talking to you much lately.

That’s because I’ve been really busy enjoying the Train Wreck that is the world of American Politics

We’re getting close to a ” Lord Of The Flies “ type situation down here so I am totally into the entire experience. I’m just waiting for the tribes to attack each other.

I’m just wondering if in the end people like me will be relevant anymore.

According to the hate mail I’ve gotten recently the answer is

‘no’.

Some of my ‘enlightened sisters’ are really really mad because I’ve joined another tribe and they’re getting ready to cut my head off and stick it on a pole and run it up and down the streets of Ohio.

Anyway….

When I’m not all wrapped up in this new Reality Show

Called

Hills And Barry

( ahem )

I’m amusing myself with dumb stuff on the Internet like:

Games

My favorite are the Holiday Hangman Series.

They’re up to

ST PATRICKS DAY HANGMAN

I can’t wait for Easter.

I’m expecting Great Things from these guys.

After that I look for cool pictures to send to my friends and family.

Of course they never acknowledge getting them so I’m not sure if they’re appreciated. I figure I’ll just keep sending them until they start screaming stop like little babies :

photo

Shamelessly Hijacked from b3ta

Oh and I listen to cool music like this:

And sometimes I find these stories where what’s between the lines

is much more interesting than what’s actually on them.

The ultimate burn you gesture is in this story.

PS.

Don’t ask me about the TV show mentioned in the story- it’s about Vampires.

I hate Vampire stories- I never watch them on TV and I never read them.

They Suck.

Ha ha ha.

Well God Oh Mighty.

While I can still say it

ahhmennnn.

Just Wondering God:

if things change will I have to say

OHWIMEN????

Women For Change

March 1, 2008March 6, 2008 / Anita Marie / 2 Comments

Want to see what the face of Change REALLY looks like?

Well.

Here it is.

PURE

March 1, 2008March 6, 2008 / Anita Marie / Leave a comment

for my friends

good luck to you all

because I have no doubt in my heart you are true in what you

believe

and I admire that.

amm

You will never have the perfect President

be it a Man or a Woman

Republican Or Democrat

because they are not PURE

You will never have a Political Philosophy that

durable and forever

because Politics

is not PURE

No one will be able to write a book or champion a cause or start a movement

that will save the world

because no action is PURE.

People are flawed and vain and unreliable and unpredictable

nothing we do will ever be Pure

Because We Are Human.

A Memo From The Twilight Zone

March 1, 2008March 6, 2008 / Anita Marie / Leave a comment

“I found that it was alright to have Martians saying things Democrats and Republicans could never say” — Rod Serling

Political Pointers From The Bones

February 29, 2008March 6, 2008 / Anita Marie / 11 Comments

I do a lot and I mean A LOT of Political work- it sort of consumes every freaking spare minute of my life- and I have learned that unless you keep things uncomplicated in this process you will wake up one day and find you have aged over overnight and are now friendless.

So here are a few pointers I keep in mind in order to keep things simple.

Pointer #1

DO NOT TALK SMACK ABOUT THE OTHER SIDE.

Got it?

Don’t do it!

Nobody likes a whinny little b*&^ and the minute you go there I promise you will convert nobody- and that’s what you want- as many people on your side as possible.

That business about destroying the other side? Oh sure, that’s going to be great when you need- and trust me you WILL need their support later.

Pointer #2

If your team is ahead it’s time to act gracious and thank those lucky stars for being where you are because at any minute those stars could turn into flaming meteors and end up crashing into a cow pasture somewhere.

Pointer #3

The Media is not your friend.

Look.

The people in my life who should know that the media aren’t really doing news but STORIES are all writers. Yeah, I’m lost on that too because writers know that in a story you have to have a beginning a middle and an end. You need Villains and Heroes and all that stuff and if you want specifics buy yourself one of those ‘how to’ books about writing.

Oh, this is a good example.

Remember in the movie Jaws?

One guy says that all sharks do is swim around, eat and make baby sharks.

Well, all the media does is tell swim around, eat and try to find a story you’ll buy.

It really is as simple as that.

Those are my pointers.

So.

Be Civil.

If you’re the one doing all the talking you’re probably not listening and if you find yourself TELLING someone to support your candidate instead of ASKING you need to chill out.

That’s it.

See you at the Ballot Box

amm

Sing It Again Sam

February 29, 2008March 6, 2008 / Anita Marie / 2 Comments

Your Theme Song is Back in Black by AC/DC

( Now there’s a BIG surprise! )

What’s Your Theme Song?

Things sometimes get really crazy for you, and sometimes you have to get away from all the chaos.
But each time you stage your comeback, it’s even better than the last!

Back in black
I hit the sack
I’ve been too long I’m glad to be back
Yes, I’m let loose
From the noose
That’s kept me hanging about
I’ve been looking at the sky
‘Cause it’s gettin’ me high
Forget the hearst ’cause I never die
I got nine lives
Cat eyes
Abusin’ every one of them and running wild

CHORUS:
‘Cause I’m back
Yes, I’m back
Well, I’m back
Yes, I’m back
Well, I’m back, back
(Well) I’m back in black
Yes, I’m back in black
hey hey hey hey hey
Back in the back
Of a Cadillac

Number one with a bullet, I’m a power pack
Yes, I’m in a band
With a gang
They’ve got to catch me if they want me to hang
Cause I’m back on the track
And I’m beatin’ the flak
Nobody’s gonna get me on another rap
Don’t look at me now you fuckhole,
I’m just makin’ my bed
Don’t try to push your luck, just get out of my way

CHORUS
well, I’m back, Yes I’m back
Well, I’m back, Yes I’m back
Well, I’m back
Well I’m back in black
Yes I’m back in black
hooo yeah
Ohh yeah
Yes I am
Oooh yeah, yeah Oh yeah
Back in now
Well I’m back, I’m back
Back, I’m back
Back, I’m back
Back, I’m back
Back, I’m back
Back
Back in black
Yes I’m back in black
Out of the sac!

HEY! FOX U!

February 28, 2008March 6, 2008 / Anita Marie / 5 Comments

Comedian Lee Camp did on the set of FOX News in less then three minutes what the entire FOX NEWS Machine has not been able to do in little over 10 years

He told the truth….