Goodbye, 2011. Nice way to leave – TMBWitW was rear-ended yesterday before MEG’s birthday party. On the other hand, the store had a good year, and we will be spending this evening with people we love.

Hello, 2012 – I am so looking forward to voting the Obamanation out of office I can hardly wait for November. What does it say in the sidebar? As of New Year’s Eve, there are 385 days of Obama left. I can hardly contain my excitement – but it is tempered with the unknown of who the next leader is going to be, and where he is going to lead. (yes, I said “he”. this country isn’t ready for a female leader.)

My prayer for all of you, dear readers, is that you have a safe and joyous time this evening, and that 2012 is prosperous for you.

Auld Lange Syne, ya’ll.

Chat ya later…

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Kind of weird, today – since I’ve changed my day off to Tuesday and I no longer have Friday to loll about the pool. Turns out that in retail, it is very unusual for a manager to have Friday off, and being new to retail I didn’t know that. That has now changed, with all necessary changes made to the logistics involved with having a young child.

Speaking of which – she turns 5 today. Hard to believe that it’s been five years since God blessed us with MEG’s presence. She is so grown up – she’s reading, and knows basic math, and the way her mind works is just wonderful to watch. She will look at something and puzzle out the how or why, and then ask if what she figured out was correct.

Due to the agreement with her mother, I will not be posting a picture of her on this blog. You might be able to catch a view of her on Facebook, in occasional pictures here and there.

Chat ya later…

Thank you for stopping by, In GOD We Trust, God bless you all, don’t buy or breed cats or dogs while homeless pets die (spay, neuter & adopt a pet, one by one, until there are none), Wear Red on Fridays, and support Warriors for Innocence!

What’s with the title, Cary?

This: Tweeting the word ‘drill’ could mean your Twitter account is read by U.S. government spies

Once again, the Government is here to help. The Department of Homeland Security (while taking a break from not providing any Homeland Security) has determined that certain “key words” warrant an investigative drill down by agents. In other words, if you Tweet, blog, or Facebook about things like the collapse of your sand castle when the tide came in, the dentist using a drill on your teeth, the concern you may have about illegal immigrants, or even the strain your mother-in-law puts on your relationship, the DHS may be breathing down your neck.

Personally, I’m not worried. I’ve been on Nappy’s watch list for some time, since I blog, am a veteran, male, white, believe in the Second Amendment, believe in limited government, believe in the Constitution, and also because I judge a person on their actions, not on the color of their skin *coughobamacough*.

If you are worried, then do this: On Facebook, restrict your posts to only friends and family. Then, make sure you only have friends and family on your list.

On your blog, be sure to liberally quote the First Amendment, and your support of the First by your support of the Second.

On Twitter, make sure you know who is following you. You can block people you aren’t sure of. You can report and block people who want to do illegal things with/to you, so you should also be able to block unknown (to you) people from following and trying to “determine your identity” – like the DHS will be doing if they think you are using key words.

Funny thing – the DHS shouldn’t have any problem determining my identity – since I don’t hide it.

Just for good measure: Collapse Drill Virus Immigrant Illegal

There, that should keep them busy for a while.

Chat ya later…

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As of 9:01 am, I officially turned 50.

I now qualify for Antique registration plates, and no longer need to pass smog testing.

I will be spending the day with my daughter, so if you need to get hold of me, you come in second place. That is, if I remember to take my phone with me.

Big bonus – the sinuses are acting up.

Ya’ll have a good one – I know I will.

Chat ya later…

Thank you for stopping by, In GOD We Trust, God bless you all, don’t buy or breed cats or dogs while homeless pets die (spay, neuter & adopt a pet, one by one, until there are none), Wear Red on Fridays, and support Warriors for Innocence!

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May you have a safe and joyous celebration of Christ’s birth.