Yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiikes!

Thursday evening I raised the top of our camping trailer trailer to go inside and take inventory of things we would need on our yearly extended family camp-out.

I got it about 2' up when out came a swarm of wasps. They sent me running, chasing me around the trailer and across the yard.

One got in my hair and when I went to swat it away I also swatted my glasses off my face and into the blurry unknown.

About half an hour later, having finally found my glasses, I used a jet nozzle on the hose to blast the two hives I saw out of the trailer.
I figured I'd let them dissipate over night and finish my job in the morning.

Friday morning, having languished much too long in the tub, I decided to wait until after work since I was leaving at noon and there would still be time before Rin got home.

I went out at after work to find a horde of wasps working hard to restore my destruction, plus a new batch I hadn't seen swarming out of the end of the awning enclosure.

Due to the trailer being parked along a wooden fence I didn't have room to run away after opening the awning cover so I decided it would be best to take the trailer out front on the street.

I had to almost kneel down to stay below their flight paths as I jacked up the trailer and hitched it to my truck.

Once out front I dropped the awning cover and ran like hell as about 200 or so wasps came swarming out.

After knocking 3 more hives out I was able to do my survey and then close the trailer up.

As we drove away the wasps were already trying to reestablish.




Returning from our camping trip, as I was unhitching the trailer, the wasps were already beginning to swarm back into the awning cover.
Sheesh!

Anybody have an idea for a natural wasp repellent?

I hate to use poison spray, but this wasp thing has to stop!

99¢

Cuz my two cents ain't worth a plug nickel.

Psssst! Agent BB2's Away, So Let's Play!

Click this warmongering pig's ugly mug for some good news. And, we've got the joint to ourselves for the whole weekend, so let's get in a little trouble here, eh?

[UPDATE: For related issues please go here.]

Bodhisattva

California State Senator Kuehl has made sure we can all appreciate just how dedicated Michael Moore is to us. I implore you, click on his picture here. It will take you to Senator Kuehl's YouTube page, where you can watch and hear him address our state government on Universal Health Care. Please. Wherever you are, you can't ignore this.

Six videos here of the introduction by Speaker Núñez and Q&A after the Sacramento screening of Sicko.

Can we please have our country back now?

Fleetwood to Obama

Go here and here for detailed instructions.

Tuesday Topic Week 13

This week marks the thirteenth week of the One Million Blogs for Peace Tuesday Topic.
In the past week we have seen more extremely weak responses from Congress towards resolution of the war in Iraq as well as further threats towards Iran and Somalia.

The Democrats caved in to Bush's fear mongering and the war will go on into perpetuity, leading to a dismal approval rate for this Congress in which we had such high hopes.

An NBC/Wall Street Journal poll just released shows only 19% of voters think this country is headed in the right direction and the 23% approval rating for Congress is the lowest ever.

With these items in mind, here is the:

Thirteenth Tuesday Topic
Tuesday, 12 June 2007
In combatant countries in the Iraq War, myopia seems to keep misgivings about the War at bay amongst much of the population.
The media and politicians are able to collaborate in getting citizens to ignore the travesties of a War that has enacted a civilian death-toll equivalent to at least twenty-one September 11th's.
What types of daily activities or behaviors (as opposed to large one-time protests) do you think can help alert these populations to the fact that this is unacceptable?
What do you think of the idea of refusing to rise for anthems or pledges in combatant countries until the War is ended?

What Not To Do... Wink Wink

Democrats Leaving Us Hanging!

It has been over 7 months since we elected the Democrats to gain a majority in both Houses. They've touted their first 100 days of change.

But a closer look reveals another view of their impact: Pew Research Center.

They've crumbled under pressure on the issue of withdrawal time lines in Iraq.

They've sent subpoenas to Karl Rove's Office and Condoleezza Rice but neither have complied nor do they appear inclined to do so, yet nothing more seems to be happening. If they can send the sheriff to haul in Paris Hilton why not these people?

They threw in the towel on the No Confidence Vote for Gonzales.
Where were Biden, Dodd, and Obama? Where was a filibuster? Where is the call for Impeachment?

DO SOMETHING!

We elected you to DO SOMETHING! So far just all we've had has been a lot of talk and piles of subpoenas in a corner somewhere. It seems all talk and no action. After the wimpiest political fight I've ever seen the Democrats caved in to Bush on Iraq.

These men running our country are CRIMINALS! They have hijacked this once great country and are sucking it dry. Once respected throughout most of the world, we now have very few left who favor us.

They have robbed our treasury and given it all to their buddies through fronts like Haliburton and into their own pockets. There was one reason and one reason only for Iraq - $$$$$$$!

What happened to the $1 Trillion dollars missing from the Pentagon which was announced Sept 10, on the eve of the World Trade Center attack?
And the other $1.3 Trillion found missing months later:

DO SOMETHING! DO SOMETHING! DO SOMETHING! DO SOMETHING! DO SOMETHING! DO SOMETHING! DO SOMETHING! DO SOMETHING! DO SOMETHING!

Not No Confidence

The Senate has just voted that they don't not have confidence in Alberto Gonzales in the way everyone else does.