All parents say they’d go to the ends of the earth for their children. But how many have actually followed through with that promise?
John and I did.
Yes, it’s true. Twenty-two years ago, we travelled from where we were living in Connecticut all the way to the end of the earth for our baby boy, Jacob. Because we adopted him from Chile, which is located at the end of the earth. Really, it’s true. Just look at this map.
That’s Chile way down there at the bottom left. (Google image, natch.)
And you know, we’d do it again. Literally or figuratively.
It is important to understand what makes us happy. It is even more important to understand what makes our best friends happy. This video made me very happy.
A new study was just released about canine cognition and the ability of dogs to experience positive emotions. Of course, Eko and I immediately went to our home laboratory to conduct the experiment ourselves – check it out!
There is a time honored tradition in our democracy that has the losing side contacting the winning side to offer congratulations. It is part of how we as a society put the disagreements between candidates behind and go forth and govern.
Obviously, as a Democrat, I am happy with the results in the Governor’s race (and the Lt. Governor’s race). I am hopeful about the close election here for Attorney General, which is still being counted.
But as someone who believes in governing as much as I believe in democracy, well, I am disgusted with the tone of Ken Cuccinelli’s post-defeat actions. He has no plans to contact Governor-elect McAuliffe. He has no plans to get together to see what can be done to help the people of the Commonwealth.
Ken Cuccinelli’s Concession speech, if you have the stomach for it, wasn’t a concession speech. It was a “We have to be even bigger assholes and THEN we’ll win” speech. It is scary to think that these fanatics still claim a loss as a victory, and have no plan to work within the confines of what — and whom — the voters chose.
What an ass. What a dangerous ass.
I wonder if when Ken Cuccinelli goes and fucks himself, if it is considered sodomy.
As I say all the time, Elections Matter. Good for Virginia.
“Thus, Always, to Tyrants.” Virginia Got that Right (Google image)
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For those of you who don’t peruse the comments, I had to put this hilarious one from El Guapo into the post:
Not sure about the sodomy, but if Cuccinelli tried to mind-fuck himself, it would probably be necrophilia.
FiftyFourandAHalf 