I had resolved to give up adult beverages for Lent this year.

But then early yesterday morning, I got a panicky telephone call from my terminally-ill Dad, convinced that he was going to be dead within 24 hours.

It proved to be a false alarm in the end but it was still one hell of a strainfull day. And we have pretty good reason to believe there are going to be more of them.

I'm not theological expert, but I'm hoping God'll give me a bye under the circumstances.

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One JOHN RYAN left this pithy comment to my last post of a while back:

Another dead right wing blog

Well, Jack, assuming you're not just an agent provocateur trying to mess with Kathy, Russ or me, what exactly is your point? Are you trying to make a connection between this blog's general rightward tilt and the fact that there hasn't been much of any posting lately? On what do you base this connection? Are you suggesting that we eeeeeevil right wingnuts have been driven back under our rocks by recent events? Again, where exactly do you get this? Or are you just a loserboy who hasn't anything better to do with himself than surf the net for dormant blogs and leave snide, empty comments?

FWIW, our dear pal Kathy decided some time back that she has what's known as a Real Life, on which she needed to focus her energies. I had hoped to keep this place going on a regular basis until such time as she decided to jump back in the blogging pool, but I quickly discovered that I simply didn't have enough material to cover two blogs continuously. Hence the extremely erratic posting.

Also FWIW, I (at least) am still an unapologetic right wing blogger. Let me give you a sample of my views:

- I support the President. I thank God that Bush was elected in 2000. I believe the invasion of Iraq was necessary and I still support both the troops and the mission. Related to this, we're going to have to deal with Iran sooner or later, so get used to the idea.

- I think "Global Warming" alarmism is nothing more than scare-mongering for the purpose of grabbing political power.

- I believe Roe v. Wade was an abomination and that abortion as a form of birth control is plain murder.

- I think Social Security is dead and the sooner the gov'mint moves toward private investment accounts, the better.

- I support a Constitutional amendment making English the official language of the United States.

- I support the abolition of all limitations on financial donations to political campaigns, with the proviso that all such donations must be made subject to immediate and full disclosure.

- There is no such thing as gay marriage. Period.

Is that enough to be going on? Because I've got lots more.

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Yours truly turns 39 (no really, I'm turning 39. I'm proud of my hard-earned gray hairs & see no reason to hide my age.) this coming Sunday. I remember getting a birthday card once that listed celebrities who share my birthday, and the only ones I can remember right now are Vanna White and Molly Ringwald. Miss Ringwald and I actually were born on the exact same day, which gives me something to discuss with her if I am ever seated next to her on a flight or find her standing in line for Christmas present returns (or something like that).

Punch & Pie will be served in the vestibule. In lieu of presents, please feel free to suckerpunch a hippie and tell him "That one's for Russ, you filthy beast!"

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Note to self - entries vanish even if you update them. Bollocks.

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