I arrived, I saw, I shopped

[altivo]

Well, more or less. Anyway, the most pressing needs are taken care of. And all the necessary daily chores as well. I just need to have some mail order items arrive in time, as promised.

It's cold again, Brrr. Woodstove going, we watched A Muppet Christmas Carol while the dogs snored at our feet and the cats roasted by the stove. Speaking of dogs, Simon and Red got to playing with each other tonight. Haven't seen Simon so much awake since we lost Sarah, and maybe before. I suspect he made the connection between Red and Tee, who was so much like Red in size and behavior. Tee was Simon's best buddy for nearly six years and they used to play that way all the time.

Short week is going to seem long. Only three work days, though. Thursday I have a dentist appointment rather than going to work. Cookie baking commences tomorrow I guess, and I'd like to get some pierogi in there somehow. This requires that I stay awake in the evening rather than dozing off.

I'm amazed that a few Republicans broke with their party to support the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell. Now I wonder if there'll be an orgy of witch-hunting in the military as conservatives try to purge as many gay/lesbian members as possible before the change takes effect.

Comments

[avon_deer.livejournal.com]

I heard about the repeal of DaDt. Good news if there ever was some. Do you think the president will sign this into law, or will he stall again?

[altivo]

Normally I'd say he has to sign it promptly, having promised to do so. However, he has become such a sellout turncoat slimeball that I don't trust him to do anything at all.

[(Anonymous)]

Yay, Muppet Christmas Carol! One of my favorites, and for all its silliness one of the better (in my opinion) tellings of the story. I adore their Treasure Island as well, and those two movies each have the darkest Muppet songs ever in them (Chains and the opening song, respectively).

More later, just wanted to at least pop by. Merry Solstice to you!

Light and laughter,
SongCoyote

[altivo]

And a happy once-in-four-centuries-eclipse-solstice to you as well. It's good to see you here. *hugs*

Yes, the Treasure Island is another of our favorite Muppet productions. For a Dickensian Christmas, though, I have to also recommend Scrooge!, the 1970 version with Albert Finney. It's a great musical version that sticks very closely to the novel, which as you know is something I much prefer when film adaptations are made. This means it's a bit long, but has all the power of the original. Besides which, the musical number "Thank you very much" is one of the best stagings I've ever seen.

I also liked Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol which was made for TV some time in the 60s I guess. But I've never found that one as a video release. And for pure pagan Christmas imagery, the 2004 release of Polar Express is well worth seeing. We were hunting for our DVD of that one last night and couldn't find it, which is how we ended up with the Muppets instead.

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

Aww I'm glad Simon has another partner in crime now :) What with the cookie and milkbone escapades.
I wonder how that policy will go, it just can't work can it?

[altivo]

DADT didn't work. But it's gone now because (after far too long, some 14 or so years) the courts finally ruled it unconstitutional. Congress "repealing" the dead law and Obama signing the repeal was just a pile of bullshit.

Now I'm waiting for the same thing to happen to DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) which is another stupid discriminatory law passed in the same era. That one forbids the federal government from recognizing same sex marriages in any way. As more and more states are officially accepting gay marriage or civil unions, the federal law is going to have to go. There is nothing in the constitution that gives the federal government any real ability to make or enforce such a law.