Lighting the Xmas Tree !

Ok, so the decorations and lights are Up ! We have an eclectic collection of ornaments spanning several theistic symbols including Hindu, Islam and Christian. This also behooves me to address one of my pet peeves, something that has bothered me lately. This whole thing about the War on Christmas, and put the Christ back in Christmas etc. On CNN, Sam Seder rightly told Bob Knight (of Culture and Family Institute), that this whole War on Christmas is another red herring, a fake war contrived to do fund-raising from among the Religious Right!
In that spirit, I appropriate this pagan ritual, this celebration of Winter Solstice in the name of the Hindus. So Come all ye faithful, to you I wish a Merry Krishnamas, and Happy new year. As they say put the Krishna in the Krishnamas ! Aalaikum Salaam my friend !

The Tree is Up !

Could not resist sharing the tree that is up ! 'Tis the season to be jolly Ho Ho Ho ! Decorations will go up tonight ..
This is the tree as it just came from the farmer dude ! Fraser about 6.5 Ft. He also threw in a wreath and a bow to go with it ..
Putting the 'Holi' back in Happy Holidays ! Get it ?
Seriously, good fellowship, happy tidings to all !

Here's a rosy 2006 forecast/fantasy !

I just got this email from my confidential sources,
"roving" around the west wing.

Subject: OUTSOURCING STARTING AT THE TOP

Congress today announced that the office of President
of the United States of Amecica will be outsourced to overseas
interests as of December 31st. The move is being made to save not only a
significant portion of the President's $400,000.00 yearly salary, but also a
record $521 billion in deficit expenditures and related overhead.

"We believe this is a wise move financially. The cost
savings should be significant," stated Congressman Thomas Reynolds
(R-Wash.). Reynolds, with the aid of the Government Accountability Office,
has studied outsourcing of American jobs extensively."We cannot
expect to remain competitive on the world stage with the current level of cash
outlay," Reynolds noted.

Mr. Bush was informed by email this morning of his
termination. Preparations for the job move have been underway for
some time. Gurvinder Singh of Indus Teleservices, Mumbai, India
will be assuming the office of President as of January 1st. Mr. Singh
was born in the United States while his Indian parents were vacationing at
Niagara Falls, thus making him eligible for the position. He will receive
a salary of $320 (USD) a month but with no health coverage or other
benefits.

It is believed that Mr. Singh will be able to handle
his job responsibilities without support staff. Due to the
time difference between the US and India, he will be working primarily
at night, when few offices of the US Government will be open.

"Working nights will allow me to keep my day job at
the American Express call center," stated Mr. Singh in an exclusive
interview. "I am excited about this position. I always hoped I would be
President some day."

A Congressional spokesperson noted that while Mr.
Singh may not be fully aware of all the issues involved in the office
of President, this should not be a problem. Mr. Singh will rely upon a
script tree that will enable him to respond effectively to most topics of concern.
Using this tree, he can address common concerns without having to understand
the underlying issues at all.

"We know these scripting tools work," stated the
spokesperson. "Mr.Bush has used them successfully for years."

Mr. Bush will receive health coverage, expenses, and
salary until his final day of employment. Following a two week waiting
period, he will be eligible for $240 dollars a week unemployment for 13
weeks.

Unfortunately he will not be eligible for Medicaid as
his unemployment benefits will exceed the allowed limit.

Mr. Bush has been provided the out placement services
of Manpower, Inc. to help him write a resume and prepare for his
upcoming job transition. According to Manpower, Mr. Bush may have difficulties
in securing a new position due to limited practical work experience. One
possibility is re-enlistment in the Air National Guard. Should he
choose this option, he would likely be stationed in Iraq,a country he has
visited.

"I've been there, I know all about Iraq," stated Mr.Bush, who gained invaluable
knowledge of the country in a visit to the Baghdad Airport's terminal and gift shop.
Sources in Baghdad and Falluja say Mr. Bush would receive a warm reception from local Iraqis.
They have asked to be provided with details of his arrival so that they
might arrange an appropriate welcome.


Happy Holidays !

Ooweey .. its been a while !

Yea, its been a while, heck, I was even told by a friend and occasional reader that, what-the-heck-hey, cat got your keyboard ? Well, I've been away, and I don't mean the big house or anything, but just away, traveling. To Europe specifically and also around this vast land of ours. And I bring you back, not great tidings. And particularly not for the faithful and the ones who have been lately getting betrayed a lot, the Bushies.
Heck, I even heard a cabbie in Europe tell me what a great country he thinks America is, but he says in a thick accent, " ..I don't like your President.." Get in line buddy. Which brings me to what has recently been touted a lot, that the prez's poll numbers are improving because, apparently the economy is doing well. As the church lady would say, Well, isn't that Special ? What is neglected often is that the economy first tanked, and then digging from underneath. And the economy is doing better for some folks more than most. But what confounded me is that the approval vis-a-vis handling the war went up from 41 percent to 47 percent ? Well, somebody has been drinking a lot of eggnog. Feliz Navidad buddy!

Oh and the other thing that has been irking me lately is John Kerry. Yes, he is irking me ! His rebuttal to the Path to Victory speech by the Shrub was lame at best. And now he has made the enlightened comment that the new extremist in Teheran is wrong to have rejected the holocaust, well, what else did you expect from an extremist.