tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post208107739388037118..comments2023-11-02T05:20:24.711-04:00Comments on The Oracular Opinion: Defiance101Pamela Zydelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00455065276657597689noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-75959086875444395042009-05-16T11:42:00.000-04:002009-05-16T11:42:00.000-04:00Great blog you have here Pam, I'll be one of your ...Great blog you have here Pam, I'll be one of your followers for sure.Being Righthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254036858106834921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-79321985193935126352009-05-13T12:37:00.000-04:002009-05-13T12:37:00.000-04:00Great blog , I'm glad I found it.
BTW, I hugged a ...Great blog , I'm glad I found it.<br />BTW, I hugged a tree today to do my share....lolThe Eyes Of An Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05359299601970839158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-75257669588238352192009-05-12T18:09:00.000-04:002009-05-12T18:09:00.000-04:00Hi girl, I keep waiting on pins and needles for yo...Hi girl, I keep waiting on pins and needles for you to write something new. Come on get with it. :)Debbies Choicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07046994475291405062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-46375098698232427932009-05-12T08:54:00.000-04:002009-05-12T08:54:00.000-04:00I’m not a rebel either, but I refuse to take part ...I’m not a rebel either, but I refuse to take part in this idiotic nonsense.Crossing The Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653673445470652476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-3864059988955769812009-05-11T19:09:00.000-04:002009-05-11T19:09:00.000-04:00I'm just about fed up with all this GREEN crap.......I'm just about fed up with all this GREEN crap.... I'll save where and when I want to. I don't want Al; Bore of his ilk telling me what to do and when to do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-7731563662250067852009-05-11T17:21:00.000-04:002009-05-11T17:21:00.000-04:00i guess i wonder where all of the folks were when ...i guess i wonder where all of the folks were when the last administration put all of the surveillance laws into effect- and the new laws where police can go into your home or car or business without probable cause. just because we can get into our car and go to work everyday and spend money as we see fit- doesn't make us free. in point of fact, the new administration repealed and did away with many of the more odious patriot act provisions and fingers crossed- the military commissions act provisions. we'll have to see if congress plays nice or the right leaning obstructionist wall decides to obstruct.<br /><br />i am an native upstate new yorker too- and i don't believe right or left has much to do with common sense. my dad hunted and fished- as did everyone i knew- and we grew our own food and canned and preserved. but i can also see that over the last 40 years- the republican party has held power the most- and it was during those times we hit recessions and small family farms went under- dairy farm next door to me as a matter of fact- and big businesses grew and people got poorer. that's not rocket science- it's history.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206096509976316141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-69327991400109827062009-05-11T11:11:00.000-04:002009-05-11T11:11:00.000-04:00I'll never get used to all this "Green" crapola.I'll never get used to all this "Green" crapola.My Fileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15489721698335087091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-24857658558372697042009-05-10T15:49:00.000-04:002009-05-10T15:49:00.000-04:00happy mother's day pammy!!happy mother's day pammy!!Pat Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142174423986806144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-54354699278966829722009-05-09T17:01:00.000-04:002009-05-09T17:01:00.000-04:00"I Ain't Got No Blog" is right, thats a new law i..."I Ain't Got No Blog" is right, thats a new law in New York.<br />You can not idle your car for more than 2 minutes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-1978970004755608702009-05-06T09:22:00.000-04:002009-05-06T09:22:00.000-04:00Betmo: Thanks for stopping by. Like I said in my p...Betmo: Thanks for stopping by. Like I said in my post, I have a dream to have acreage. Not just so I can bask in the glory that is Nature, but also to plant a garden and have a horse, maybe a cow or two and some chickens, that way I’ll have all my own food. I guess what I’m saying, is I want my own farm!<br /><br />Rev: The government WANTS to expand from being Big Brother and Uncle Sam to Mother and Father. I want to fight it every step of the way. But once something becomes LAW, I have such a tough time, because I’m a law abiding citizen. What a conundrum. Do I follow the law or go against my conscience to make a point?<br /><br />No Blog: I’m in Pa, so this is a BIG hunting state where we cling to our guns and religion, too. I know where you’re coming from. Hunting Day is like a National Holiday! Schools are closed and many businesses actually close down on the 1st day of hunting season, because so many people either call off, take sick/personal/vacation days. I can’t believe you can get fined for idling your car for more than 2 minutes! What's next, a fine for running your air conditioner for more than 10 minutes when it’s 80 degrees outside? And don’t get me started on Al Gore. He has NO scientific background. He’s a washed up politician that went off the deep end when he lost the presidency. He needs to go back to his mansion that uses more energy than 20 homes combined. He’s a hypocrite that preaches the Green agenda but doesn’t follow it. I give him no validation due to that alone. <br /><br />Pat: You always manage to give me a boost and a compliment. Thank you, my friend.Pamela Zydelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00455065276657597689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-45985927342553551912009-05-05T19:46:00.000-04:002009-05-05T19:46:00.000-04:00pammy your post reflects a rational person who res...pammy your post reflects a rational person who respects her surroundings, created life, and a need for existence. those pushing a green agenda are not rational.Pat Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142174423986806144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-87630591419150414312009-05-05T17:50:00.000-04:002009-05-05T17:50:00.000-04:00I'm a New Yorker….no, not one of the Lib Elitist d...I'm a New Yorker….no, not one of the Lib Elitist downstate New Yorkers. I’m an Upstater. We are conservative, we hunt, we fish, and we cling to our religion and our guns. Opening Day of deer season is a ritual like no other…all the *real* American kids skip school, grab their rifles, and go into the great outdoors with their dads to hunt. The rest of the kids go into our institutions of Big Brother Brainwashing and learn to sing Kumbaya, hold hands, cry about how the country is Imperialistic, feel guilty about having parents who make more money than the wino who doesn’t want to do a decent days work for a decent wage, etc.<br /><br />Now that you understand where I’m coming from, you’ll understand my utter contempt for the way the current administration is trying to run our lives. Do I need anyone to tell me that I have to shut the light when I leave the room? No, when I moved out of my Mother's house I thought that I was done hearing that. I know that if I leave it on, it's going to cost me money so I turn it off, not because I want to be GREEN. Screw that. The same goes for idling my car. Now in New York you can get fined for idling your car for more than 2 minutes. <br />What the hell is going on here with this dictatorship? <br />I get yelled at in the Super Market if I dare to ask them to double bag a heavy item? I'm so freaken fed up with this nonsense I feel like Al Gore is my new Mother.I Ain't Got No Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012117473134252663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-20524427116192216782009-05-04T20:23:00.000-04:002009-05-04T20:23:00.000-04:00Pamela, sounds like you grew up in my era. Today, ...Pamela, sounds like you grew up in my era. Today, everything on television seems to be telling us what to do, when to do it, what to use, etc., like you, I am sick of it. When I was a child, I had to listen to my parents telling me what to do, when to do it, how to do it. That was expected because they were my parents. The government is NOT my parent, I am an adult and know what is right and wrong and can live my life without turning to them.<br /><br />I don't celebrate Earth Day, only because it is celebrating creation instead of the Creator.Most Rev. Gregorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540256252670065874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-89816654604370445252009-05-04T16:42:00.000-04:002009-05-04T16:42:00.000-04:00mmmmmmm..... i think we have to look at the bigger...mmmmmmm..... i think we have to look at the bigger picture- and i don't disagree with you- i do much the same things- 'going green' wasn't popular until the corporates saw that there was a market for it. it really is that simple. i think most folks want to do something to save the planet- and i won't get into that particular issue in this post- and the good capitalists that we are- put out consumer products to fill the niche.<br /><br />the best things you can do- sound like just what you are doing: don't waste water, don't waste electric, only buy what you need, etc. i go the extra mile by composting and growing my own food- i don't raise meat though. like you, i do what is right- because it's the right thing to do. it is unfortunate that our once great nation isn't as free as it used to be- we dropped the ball and weren't vigilant citizens for a few decades- and this is what we have- a surveillance oligarchy run by a few monied elites and career politicians. we just have to do the best we can with what we have left.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206096509976316141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-71570757437271040962009-05-04T14:57:00.000-04:002009-05-04T14:57:00.000-04:00Mark: I never claimed to be a rocket scientist! ...Mark: I never claimed to be a rocket scientist! So, thanks for the brief lesson. I'll keep my thermostat at a steady temperature in the future.<br /><br />American Girl: Nice of you to drop by. All is well on my end, thanks for asking.Pamela Zydelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00455065276657597689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-60817737429403168942009-05-04T14:49:00.000-04:002009-05-04T14:49:00.000-04:00Hi Pam, I just wanted to stop in and say hello. I ...Hi Pam, I just wanted to stop in and say hello. I hope all is fine...Stay well, see you soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-14814862935891684912009-05-04T10:56:00.000-04:002009-05-04T10:56:00.000-04:00Pamela. You do know that leaving the thermostat at...Pamela. You do know that leaving the thermostat at one constant temperature saves energy and money, don't you?<br /><br />If you turn it down (or off) when you leave home and turn it back up when you get home, the temperature in the house goes down while you're gone, and it takes more energy to raise the temperature back up to where you set it then it does if you just leave it alone. The temperature of the house, if maintained at one select temperature, takes less energy to maintain than it does when it goes up and down all day due to constant adjusting of the thermostat.<br /><br />Look at it this way: It takes much less energy and money for the furnace or air conditioner to automatically adjust itself one or two degrees all day and night than it does when you move it up or down 5-10 degrees all day, depending on whether you are hot or cold, or if you leave the house and return a few times a day.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633208787250567256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-69791425909181053642009-05-03T21:21:00.000-04:002009-05-03T21:21:00.000-04:00Octo: Let's see how his new kinder gentler ways pl...Octo: Let's see how his new kinder gentler ways play out and see if he's still attacked.Pamela Zydelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00455065276657597689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-86928958144594073272009-05-03T21:03:00.000-04:002009-05-03T21:03:00.000-04:00KG101 asks: "until Octo and Pamela release me ..."...KG101 asks: "until Octo and Pamela release me ..."<br /><br />Pamela, should we release KG101 or keep him on the <B>Clockwork Orange</B> diet?(O)CT(O)PUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589336822561030860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-68726697495886563042009-05-03T21:02:00.000-04:002009-05-03T21:02:00.000-04:00Yeah, we check our kids pockets after they ruined ...Yeah, we check our kids pockets after they ruined some of my dress shirts with chapstick.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04014273634505096181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-50171157518768809342009-05-03T16:49:00.000-04:002009-05-03T16:49:00.000-04:00Blue: Aren't parents great? I taught my boys not t...Blue: Aren't parents great? I taught my boys not to litter and now I find candy wrappers in my washing machine. Pockets are great when there's no trash can around. Now if I could only get them to turn their tv's off when they're done! Boys have short term memories!Pamela Zydelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00455065276657597689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639033898235940977.post-39794758965125042172009-05-03T16:42:00.000-04:002009-05-03T16:42:00.000-04:00Good, if frustrated post, Pam. Yeah, my parents t...Good, if frustrated post, Pam. Yeah, my parents taught us good habits like that, too. It was a combination of good sense and being poor growing up. <br /><br />I agree with you. Conservation is very important. We live in a 2700 sq ft house, so I turn stuff off behind me all the time, put on low-flow showerheads, and CFL and LED lightbulbs are in every socket.<br /><br />I do none of these things because I want to everyone to know how much I care. I do it because I want to conserve and save money. <br /><br />Being 'green' is just another annoying trend one awry. Remember back in the 90's the 'crystal' trend in soft drinks and other stuff? That ended when SNL made a commercial for crystal gravy. People get on these trips and they will show it ten or twenty years from now on VH1.<br /><br />The only thing that I don't like about the whole 'green' thing is that green is my favorite color. Now I share it with hippies who want to show how much they care about 'GAIA' and shove it in our faces.<br /><br />Great post, Pam!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04014273634505096181noreply@blogger.com