The Drunken Mayor of London

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Are we making a field trip to the Sassy Cow Friday night and then back to the Kurth??

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During the closing ceremonies of the Olympics, as the Olympic flag was being handed over to the drunken Mayor of London the song being played in the background was the British national anthem, God Save the King or Queen (which ever one needs saving). The song is also the national anthem of New Zealand and Cayman Islands, and the royal anthem of Australia, Canada, the Isle of Man, Belize, Jamaica, and Tuvalu and WAS the national anthem of America for much of the 19th century until we had that little disagreement about coffee with the British.

At that point Samuel Francis Smith wrote new lyrics. Oddly the little tune he was writing lyrics for were from Muzio Clementi's Symphony No. 3 which is REAL REAL close to God Save the King or Queen. He had never heard Clementi's symphony before and had no idea of its association with the British national anthem.

But here is the thing. The first verse is

My country, 'tis of thee

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN!!! What is the message those 5 words are trying to convey.

My country is of me?

When was the last time you saw all the verses??

My country, 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From every mountainside
Let freedom ring!

My native country, thee,
Land of the noble free,
Thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and templed hills;
My heart with rapture thrills,
Like that above.

Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedom's song;
Let mortal tongues awake;
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break,
The sound prolong.

Our father's God to Thee,
Author of liberty,
To Thee we sing.
Long may our land be bright,
With freedom's holy light,
Protect us by Thy might,
Great God our King.
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Here is something I bet you did not know.

Next time you look into a field and see a bunch of cows all standing around - they are probably lined up facing north or south. I guess there was a study just completed and it seems cows all around the world like to align their bodies in a north south direction.
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Then there is that little thing about politics happening. It seems a Democratic delegate and a Clinton supporter has decided that since Clinton is not going to be nominated she is switching sides to support McCain. sigh! In an interview she said that since McCain was Pro-Choice McCain is her choice.

WHAT???? Did I miss something? McCain is Pro-Choice? I'm pretty certain that a republican nominee is not pro-choice.

I will not get into my thoughts about how I seriously think (and I mean that) McCain is starting to lose his ability to reason things out. If elected he will be the oldest elected president ever, by a LOT.

If George Washington was alive today and President he would be 276.
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But lets get serious for another moment, TV. Dancing with the Stars. WHAT ARE THEY THINKING!!!

Two of the dancers will be Susan Lucci (61) and . . . . . drum roll please . . . . Cloris Leachman (82). Don't toss her too high!! I hope Warren Sapp is not her partner.

Also, one of DJ and my favorite shows CHUCK premieres Sept 29. Tony Hale from that outstanding show no one ever watched Arrested Development (AD) joins the cast as the manager of Buy More. Tony was Buster the guy that lost his had to a shark in AD.

If you ever want to rent a great show on Netflix get Arrested Development - it is really an intelligent well written funny show!
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Garden update.

Things are winding down a little EXCEPT for the fennel which is taking over the garden and my Astor's which are still not blooming.

I took this photo of a butterfly. I have seen him flitting around for a few days now along with thousands of solder beetles and a LOT of them are having sex!!!!!!!

I think this is some sort of brush footed butterfly but I can't track it down?

Solder Beetle

Solder beetles are actually related to the firefly but can not light up and are highly desired by gardeners as biological control agents of a number of pest insects.

They consume grasshopper eggs and aphids. The adults are especially important predators of aphids. Their eating habits have made them a very beneficial beetle around most vegetation since plant life is not part of their diet.

WHEW! they are everywhere!!!
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Sassy Cow???

Rod