Maggie's Farm

This just in from Vermont:

Gol darn, nothin to read on the  internet tonight. We got Mr. Bush runnin the gummint, so no worry there. Everything is peachy in I-raq.  Miss Condi will have the ---ing Frogs and the Krauts kissin our butts soon, and it's not too long til -----ing mud season. Even good ole Norm is jes fussin about some --- Mayor from someplace or other. Who the --- cares? When things are goin good, the net gets ---ing dull. So dull, think I'll have a ----ing smoke and a snort and check for some new raccoon recipes on the Food Channel site. Or some snappin turtle recipes.

In case you had the impression that New Zealand had grown out of the Stone Age. Maybe we don't let their astronomers use the Hubble.

"I'm busy right now, Napoleon."

Tad, in the quirky indie film Napoleon Dynamite - your 13 year-old will get it.

Courtesy of Instapundit - Law suits brewing at CBS:

A Milk-Bone to M and Gwynnie for retrieving these links:

Remarkable: Click here: Photos - Ice Hotel

Dear Editor:

This is a classic idiosyncratic Blog. I love reading it.

Sincerely,

Anonymous

Dear Anon.:

What does "idiosyncratic" mean? Flattery will get you nowhere. You do not win a signed copy of the new book.

Sincerely,

Bird Dog

Is there a life-boat for us when the universe dies?

You can read his work by clicking here.

May God bless and keep you always,

May your wishes all come true,

May you always do for others

And let others do for you.

May you build a ladder to the stars

And climb on every rung,

And may you stay forever young.

Dylan, from Forever Young

The remarkable Belmont Club fills me with humility because of his/her/their  intelligence, breadth of knowledge, and breadth of information. But their  commentators are equally good. I hope people read them along with Belmont's commentary. Please note the following harvested (stolen?) from Belmont's readers recently:

"Both the Left and Salafist Jihadism are thouroughly modern rejections of modernism. Both are eschatological creeds, promising heaven on Earth and the abolition of injustice. Both see the US as main impediment to their dreams. Both are so fully convinced of the correctness of their creed, of the better future for humanity that they offer, that the ends justify the means. So it is no surprise that the Left would jump into bed with the Jihadis, and that Stewart, the promotor of civil rights, would make common cause with the choppers of heads and stoners of gays."

Note from Gwynnie:

Gwynnie noted that a pack of dogged blogs sank their canines into Eason and hounded him out of the CNN kennel yesterday.  Good dogs.  At least he had the dignity not to try the Mary Mapes/Dan Rather defense (there's no proof, in fact not a shred of evidence, but I want to believe in my heart it's true so I'll report it as news).

Yet another - wow - we sure are lucky to have such an active readership:

Hey Bozo:

This blog makes no sense. It is incoherent. Who is the dog?  Who is the owner? Is Bird Dog a dog or a person? Who are these other things or animals or people posting? And I can't tell what is serious and what isn't. Is it supposed to be funny? It isn't. What the heck is it about, anyway? I think you are a big jerk.

(wishes to be anonymous)

Dear Loyal Reader,

Thanks for caring and sharing.

Sincerely,

Bird Dog

"If I had six hours to cut down a tree, I would spend four hours sharpening the axe."

A. Lincoln

Dear File:

In the possible event of any PETA lawsuits, remember that working dogs, like all dogs other than goofy ankle-biters,  must go outdoors sometimes, if only to poop or pee-pee, regardless of weather and other conditions. Bad weather is not the fault of the owners, unless they are Republicans, in which case it probably is their fault. We will not move to Florida, nor can we wait for Global Warming to save our dog's dainty feet from crusty snow up here in Yankeeland.

Oh no ! More complaints. Trust us, we don't publish all of the highly complimentary material - there just isn't room.

From Sukie S:  Are you aware that "Department of Complaints Department" is an offensive, annoying, and irritating redundancy?

Dear Sukie S:

No, we did not realize that. It was originally Department of Complaints Department Department, but we concluded that made us sound like a larger and more important organization than we truly are. Made us sound like a non-profit, or like a for-profit like IBM or the UN. BTW, do you teach high school English, or are you just an ordinary obnoxious pest?

Sincerely,

Bird Dog

I was PERFECT !  Just to prove that I can be - if I feel like it. (Ya gotta understand, we dogs never outgrow adolescence.)

The Gods were pretty good - not totally alert, but not bad, for Gods.  Swing the gun, Gods - swing the darn gun and just let it roll !  I don't run around all day in the snow, covered with prickers and with bleeding feet, for my health.