K-K-K-Kady…
January 28th, 2010
And did I mention we got a new doggy? She’s from Sixth Angel Shepherd Rescue, was fostered way way out on Long Island, and before that, Georgia, where she was rescued from a kill shelter in the nick of time. This dog is the sweetest, lickingest little wiggle-butt, despite the Rescue’s concerns, she is NOT an aggressive dog, doesn’t have that GSD looking-askance edge to her. She was supposed to be dog aggressive, but when we went to meet her, with Ken, they squabbled a bit at first and next thing you know, there’s Kady, jumping in the van ready to go. Dog aggressive… right… here she is with Ken:
And yes, Kady can sit up, stand, run, but lately, Ken doesn’t really do any of that, needs help to get outside and spends most of the day reclining on her doggybed eating bon-bons, well, carrots and “sawdust bones” and having Azodyl stuffed down her gullet, all considered, she’s doing well, and Kady likes to keep her company, but yes, she can and does get around a bit:
And if you want to hear her howl, sing this!!
K-K-K-Kady, beautiful Kady,
You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore;
When the m-m-m-moon shines,
Over the cowshed,
I’ll be waiting at the k-k-k-kitchen door.
K-K-K-Kady, beautiful Kady,
You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore;
When the m-m-m-moon shines,
Over the cowshed,
I’ll be waiting at the k-k-k-kitchen door.
I guess we’re not allowed to have fun anymore…
December 21st, 2009
… it’s way too subversive!
Let it snow… squeals of delight, lots of fun happening…
… and then…
jeeeeez, get a life…
TANC rally in Redding
July 8th, 2009
I think the crowd was more like 300, full of green T-shirts and they had a successful march on the Cascade Theater. Incredible organizing by all of the many Stop TANC groups involved.
It’s tired out… gotta be on a plane first thing, at “too early o’clock”…
200 attend anti-TANC rally
And about SMUD’s withdrawal from the TANC project (which should TANK the project):
Agency Withdraws From Project
By Craig Macho
Staff Reporter
cmacho@oakdaleleader.com
209-847-3021, ext. 8128Another meeting will be held in Ripon sometime later this month.
According to a press release from TANC, outreach meetings by the agency have been put aside for now.
Message to Obama — pony up — we’re expecting change
July 4th, 2009
CHANGE, not spare change.
PROGRESS, not more unworkable status quo
What part of C-H-A-N-G-E don’t the Dems understand?
Methinks it’s the part that means they have to stand up to insurance companies, utilities, coal companies…
Methinks it’s the distinction between “democracy” and “capitalism” that eludes them…
This headline pops up, and Obama, take your Barney dance and shove it — the change that’s needed will not be pretty, it will not be accomplished by holding hands and singing Kum-bay-yah…
… urp…
Obama Urges Groups to Stop Attacks
Advocates Should Turn Attention to Promoting Legislation, President Says
Xcel – Undergrounding in Taylors Falls
April 4th, 2009
Shame, shame, shame, Xcel…
Remember way back when, Chisago II, when then Northern States Power did a deal with the City of Taylors Falls and the City of St. Croix Falls? I won’t forget the cities’ joint siging meeting, because the then Mayor of St. Croix Falls, now a felon, ordered me arrested when I inquired during public comment period about the “Project Mitigation Fund and Committee.” Guess he didn’t want that discussed, didn’t want it questioned… thanks to all the hollering from the audience I didn’t end up with three hots and a cot!
This was a three way deal. Well, Xcel has just unilaterally, without permission of Taylors Falls and St. Croix Falls, altered provisions of the construction specifics that were material terms of the agreement.
From the agreement:
See??? Undergrounding “to the existing dam facility on the St. Croix River…”
Simple enough… but here’s what it says in the PUC Order of February 20, 2008:
… and..
So in the agreement, it is undergrounded all the way to the river, and in the PUC Order, it’s above ground from Hwy. 95 to the river on H-frame structures. EH? Well, what does that look like? Here’s the map:
Off to the right, the wider road where there’s a box pointing downward at the wider road where it says “UG Termination Structures” and the line representing transmission changes to sort of a weird dashed line just after the road, that’s Hwy 95 where just east of the highway, it changes from underground to overhead. If you follow it from Hwy. 95 to the right, east, you’ll see it go over County Road 16, Wild Mountain Road and then over to the St. Croix River.
What does Taylors Falls think about it? They’re unhappy enough to have rattled Xcel’s cage, and got this response from Xcel:
Xcel’s explanation why transmission line was overhead when it was supposed to be underground is… well… read it for yourself:
Oh, right, Xcel, because you got everyone together EXCEPT those who are party to the agreement and they agreed, yeah, seems like it’s OK… uh-huh…
I think a better response: “THAT’S DIFFERENT!”
Should the settlement agreement be amended? Xcel has this to say:
Xcel says there’s no need to amend the settlement agreement and that they’ve “complied with all of the provisions relative to Taylors Falls.” Oh… uh-huh…
St. Croix Falls, the other party to the agreement, is outraged! They took it to Congressman Obey:
Can you hear their eyeballs rolling, hands thrown up in disgust?
And what’s this about the school in St. Croix Falls?????
Xcel is getting a little too big for its britches!