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October Surprise could affect elections.
The surprise scenario presumes the deliberate creation of a national security crisis by a small group of persons or even one person. Control over the American election may be purely incidental to the event or the surprise may be an effort deliberately focused on American politics. Either way, it is an "October Surprise" by consequence.
I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR ABOUT A YEAR. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this.
Also, don't you love Obama totally taking the high road on Palin's daughter's pregnancy? Not only does he pretty much have to, he can afford to. He doesn't have to say a word. It speaks for itself. The whole "no sex ed / abstinence only" thing clearly doesn't work right there at home.
I wonder how many right wing conservatives will simply not vote due to this, on moral grounds or whatever. A fair amount, hopefully.
In much neater news: Amazing water display!
ETA: Ooooh, I just switched vets. I had to make an appointment for the dogs so I could board them in two weeks when I go away. They need their tune-up anyway and at The Bad Place it was always a fly-by: because I never had to pay, the care was less than stellar. They gave Haku all his shots at once and he had an extreme allergic reaction; because they did it all at once no one knows what his allergy is. Also, Ex Douche sent Trisky home on buffered aspirin three times when, in fact, she had cancer. So I more or less had switched vets even while I was was still working there, but the vet I was using wasn't a permanent one (and believe me, Douche was less than happy to find out that I was taking her somewhere better and he let me know it, ON THE DAY that the other place finally diagnosed her with cancer. Ahhh, the things I could never talk about before.)
Anyway, their appointment with the new vet is Friday at 11. In the meanwhile, the new clinic has to call The Bad Place and get their records faxed over. El Oh El, I hope that happens when Douche is there so he can see them going through. Ouch. ^_^
Jesus Christ, one more thing.
You guys, check this out.
Vogue’s Fashion Photos Spark Debate in India.
An old woman missing her upper front teeth holds a child in rumpled clothes — who is wearing a Fendi bib (retail price, about $100).
In Vogue India magazine, a child from a poor family modeled a Fendi bib, which costs about $100.
A man modeled a Burberry umbrella in Vogue that costs about $200. Some 456 million Indians live on less than $1.25 a day.
A family of three squeezes onto a motorbike for their daily commute, the mother riding without a helmet and sidesaddle in the traditional Indian way — except that she has a Hermès Birkin bag (usually more than $10,000, if you can find one) prominently displayed on her wrist.
Elsewhere, a toothless barefoot man holds a Burberry umbrella (about $200)...
Vogue India editor Priya Tanna’s message to critics of the August shoot: “Lighten up,” she said in a telephone interview. Vogue is about realizing the “power of fashion” she said, and the shoot was saying that “fashion is no longer a rich man’s privilege. Anyone can carry it off and make it look beautiful,” she said.
IS ANYONE ELSE HERE THINKING OF ZOOLANDER?!
Derelicte!
OMG, the world is crazy.
The surprise scenario presumes the deliberate creation of a national security crisis by a small group of persons or even one person. Control over the American election may be purely incidental to the event or the surprise may be an effort deliberately focused on American politics. Either way, it is an "October Surprise" by consequence.
I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR ABOUT A YEAR. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this.
Also, don't you love Obama totally taking the high road on Palin's daughter's pregnancy? Not only does he pretty much have to, he can afford to. He doesn't have to say a word. It speaks for itself. The whole "no sex ed / abstinence only" thing clearly doesn't work right there at home.
I wonder how many right wing conservatives will simply not vote due to this, on moral grounds or whatever. A fair amount, hopefully.
In much neater news: Amazing water display!
ETA: Ooooh, I just switched vets. I had to make an appointment for the dogs so I could board them in two weeks when I go away. They need their tune-up anyway and at The Bad Place it was always a fly-by: because I never had to pay, the care was less than stellar. They gave Haku all his shots at once and he had an extreme allergic reaction; because they did it all at once no one knows what his allergy is. Also, Ex Douche sent Trisky home on buffered aspirin three times when, in fact, she had cancer. So I more or less had switched vets even while I was was still working there, but the vet I was using wasn't a permanent one (and believe me, Douche was less than happy to find out that I was taking her somewhere better and he let me know it, ON THE DAY that the other place finally diagnosed her with cancer. Ahhh, the things I could never talk about before.)
Anyway, their appointment with the new vet is Friday at 11. In the meanwhile, the new clinic has to call The Bad Place and get their records faxed over. El Oh El, I hope that happens when Douche is there so he can see them going through. Ouch. ^_^
Jesus Christ, one more thing.
You guys, check this out.
Vogue’s Fashion Photos Spark Debate in India.
An old woman missing her upper front teeth holds a child in rumpled clothes — who is wearing a Fendi bib (retail price, about $100).
In Vogue India magazine, a child from a poor family modeled a Fendi bib, which costs about $100.
A man modeled a Burberry umbrella in Vogue that costs about $200. Some 456 million Indians live on less than $1.25 a day.
A family of three squeezes onto a motorbike for their daily commute, the mother riding without a helmet and sidesaddle in the traditional Indian way — except that she has a Hermès Birkin bag (usually more than $10,000, if you can find one) prominently displayed on her wrist.
Elsewhere, a toothless barefoot man holds a Burberry umbrella (about $200)...
Vogue India editor Priya Tanna’s message to critics of the August shoot: “Lighten up,” she said in a telephone interview. Vogue is about realizing the “power of fashion” she said, and the shoot was saying that “fashion is no longer a rich man’s privilege. Anyone can carry it off and make it look beautiful,” she said.
IS ANYONE ELSE HERE THINKING OF ZOOLANDER?!
Derelicte!
OMG, the world is crazy.
