The K-9 Conundrum: An Open Letter of Advice to Sen. Obama
Well, sir you’ve done it now. You took a stance, altered a position, or voiced an opinion. I’m sure you listened to your advisors and exercised your best judgment. And did people listen to you and...
View ArticleTrolling for Votes: A Womano a Mano Debate
Some weeks ago, a colleague of mine shot me an e-mail which included, inter alia: "Did I hear you say you were an ‘Obama-Mama?’ Sure hope you were kidding!" Now, this came totally out of left field....
View ArticleCat Scratch Fever: A PUMA is Correct!
It’s been a rather stress-filled week and even more stress-filled weekend, my fellow Kossacks. I’m coming off a 7-hour drive from extreme southern Illinois, only to have my older dog land in the...
View ArticleWolfsbane: The Wider Implications of Aerial Hunting
I am not an adept diarist. Often I am awestruck by the sheer level of hyper-competence exhibited by those who diary here regularly. My own few diaries tend to the lighter side – mere fluff, rather...
View ArticleThe Quality of His Actions: Blago to Face Psych Eval?
I apologize for the relative brevity of this diary, and if it is a duplicate (I did search), I will remove it immediately. However, some news has caught my eye, and I thought I would share it:...
View ArticleHere Beginneth the Lesson: On the Presidency and Race in America
There is no doubt that we Americans are a fortunate people. As is peculiar to our history, when we’ve needed the right man at the right time, that person has appeared. And we’ve chosen him to be our...
View ArticleTo Be A Negro: Teachable Moments in a non-Post Racial America
There has been much discussion of late, both in the blogs and in the TradMed of the impact of the Obama Presidency on race relations in America. We are all Americans, which means we are eternal...
View ArticleGUS (Gave Up Smoking)– Such Stuff As Dreams are Made On
GUS (Gave Up Smoking) is a community support diary for Kossacks in the midst of quitting smoking. Any supportive comments, suggestions or positive distractions are appreciated. If you are quitting or...
View ArticleApril Pooties Fools Moocher’s Days!
A little while back, in the middle of a Pootie Diary posted by the incomparable Triciawyse, "Queen of the Pooties", (hereinafter known as "QOTP"), I suggested that there should be an addition to the...
View ArticleThe Big Blue Dot: A Song for my Dad
And I hope everyone is having a Happy Father’s Day! To those of you lucky enough to still have your dads, cherish this day. To those of us who have only memories, try to make them fond memories....
View ArticleColor My World: A Moocher Diary(Pootie Diary)
It’s nice to see horses getting the recognition they richly deserve. Just in the last few years, equine superstars in fact and fiction are being celebrated by the moocher-obsessed and...
View ArticleWar Horse! The Story of Reckless, U.S.M.C.(Today's Pootie diary)
I know for a fact that I’m not the only person rooting for a certain period-piece movie to be honored by the Motion Picture Association of America. Warhorse, the film by Stephen Spielberg, adopted...
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