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About chrissythehyphenated

I'm a 60 something wife, mom and grandmom who is homebound/disabled by severe hypersensitivity to chemicals. I fill my days with learning, loving and art. My favorite values are truth, generosity and gratitude.
by | July 17, 2018 · 10:44 am

Settled Law?

2018_07 12 Progressives on law

From Mark Crutcher at Life Dynamics:

“This weekend, the rabid pro-abortion senator from Maine, Susan Collins, said that she would not support a nominee to the Supreme Court who is ‘hostile’ to abortion rights because ‘that would mean to me that their judicial philosophy did not include a respect for established decisions, established law.’

“Her argument is that abortion is not even open to discussion since it is ‘settled law.’ From this, we can conclude that, had she been a senator in 1860, she would have voted against any nominee to the Court who was hostile to the right to own slaves. We can also reasonably assume she would have opposed any nominee to the Court who, in the 1900s, supported women’s suffrage. After all, male-only voting had been ‘settled law’ for over 100 years. Continue reading →

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by | July 16, 2018 · 2:51 pm

Kavanaugh

I had so many items in Bits & Bytes about Trump’s SCOTUS nominee, I decided to just give him his own posting.

2018_07 11 Kavanaugh feeding homeless

WIDESPREAD SUPPORT: President Trump made the right choice. Eighteen of Judge Kavanaugh’s female law clerks, 26 state Attorneys General, and more than 160 members of the Yale University community have signed letters praising his unsurpassed qualifications for a seat on the Court. Continue reading →

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by | July 16, 2018 · 2:44 pm

Bits & Bytes

Sorry to be gone for so long! I was nursing my latest flare up. But I’ve got a LOT of stuff below to make it all up to you. 🙂

2018_07 13 Trump blimp in London

TRUMP’S LEADERSHIP: Member nations of NATO have pledged their “unwavering commitment” to increase defense funding. This is a victory for President Trump who has long called for other countries to share the burden of military spending. A Forbes report revealed that the U.S. spends more than double in defense spending for NATO than all other countries combined. I’m not going to hold my breath waiting on the MSM to report any of this. Continue reading →

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by | July 16, 2018 · 6:29 am

MASCOTS: Last visit to the Botanical Garden

The movers come tomorrow and the Buzzers are simultaneously sad and excited about their move. If all goes as planned, they’ll be here at Casa Hyphen for a short visit in about four weeks!

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by | July 16, 2018 · 2:15 am

Book Recommendations

I am reading my way through this series and enjoying it very much. They’re medical murder mysteries with some G-rated romance and a touch of Christianity by Richard L. Mabry, M.D.

  • Code Blue (2010)
  • Medical Error (2010)
  • Diagnosis Death (2011)
  • Lethal Remedy (2011)
  • Stress Test (2013)
  • Critical Condition (2014)
  • Medical Judgment (2016)

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by | July 12, 2018 · 9:11 am

Strong Enough

This is so good.

LYRICS: Strong Enough by Matthew West

You must
You must think I’m strong
To give me what I’m going through

Well, forgive me
Forgive me if I’m wrong
But this looks like more than I can do
On my own Continue reading →

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by | July 11, 2018 · 5:18 am

Bits & Bytes

2018_07 10 Fulton Sheen

McConnell Destroys Democratic Opposition To Potential SCOTUS Nominee

“Back in 1975, they assailed the nomination of John Paul Stephens. They said he lacked impartiality and opposed women’s rights … So these far left groups have been at the same scare tactics for over 40 years,” McConnell said. “We should treat this process with the dignity it deserves.”

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by | July 11, 2018 · 1:47 am

Stilton’s Seal of Approval

2018_07 11 Seals of Approval by Stilton

Per the cartoon above, we do expect Brett Kavanaugh to be dragged through Hell and high water before his eventual confirmation as a Supreme Court Justice.

But our real purpose in combining these two stories is to celebrate these two very different but deeply inspiring occurrences. The amazing rescue of a boys soccer team from a nightmarish, water-filled cave renews our hope for mankind in general. Support came from around the world to save these young lives, and the courage and sacrifice of those involved is humbling and awe-inspiring. Continue reading →

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by | July 10, 2018 · 2:45 am

MASCOT UPDATE: Saying good-bye to the gardens

Mama Buzz took up gardening when they moved to Alaska six years ago. I used to love gardening, but it’s been many years since I was well enough to indulge myself in planting, pruning, and yanking weeds. So Mama Buzz’s garden was my vicarious garden too and she always kept me up to date with lots of pictures from spring to fall.

This is the last Alaska garden. I feel kind of sad. She’ll plant again as soon as they get settled in their new house, which is all reserved, yay! It looks a lot like this one on the outside, but is bigger inside, since they didn’t have Bootz when they moved to the north country.

Anyway, this week-end, Mama Buzz and the kids tidied up the Alaska gardens, got them pretty for the next tenants, and gave some flowers for remembrance to friends they’re leaving behind. (She always kept a pretty planted pot on the utility cover, but that pot is going with them.)

 

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by | July 9, 2018 · 2:30 am

Bits & Bytes

2018_07 Planned Citizenship

2018_07 Melania Donald love US Continue reading →

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