[sweetliberty]

This was in the local paper today...a democrat who gets it. Who knew?

Do You Suffer From PEST?

The acronym stands for Post Election Selection Trauma, according to the AHA — American Health Association — that is.

I'd never have known such a disease exists had I not read a story from the Boca Raton (Fla) News reprinted by The Washington Times.

It made me laugh out loud, a rare occurrence in today's news reading. It seems Rush Limbaugh, according to a licensed clinician for the AHA, made light of symptoms suffered by Kerry supporters, and offered to personally treat her patients. "I don't get no respect" was the tenor of her complaint against a man I never listen to. I advise her to do likewise if she gets all that riled up about his broadcasts. The symptoms of PEST boil down to what I think of as being on the wrong side of an election, which for me usually happens every two or four years. My remedy for the sufferers: Pull up your socks, quit acting like a poor loser and get on with your life.

My record for being on the losing side began with Wendell Wilkie, continued through Gene McCarthy and Hubert Humphrey and others on the national scene.

As for losing in local elections, you wouldn't believe the score there, even splitting my ticket. As yet, I've not taken to the streets in protest, stormed Mountain Home City Hall or Baxter County Courthouse or sought comfort from the non-profit AHA. No doubt, it's an organization which has done good for patients who go in for that type of thing.

However, I'm reminded of a former North Arkansas Community College instructor who was married to a kindergarten teacher and was also familiar with the world of counseling. Both practitioners, he opined, begin after a while to sound just like the folks they work with. I found that funny. Those suffering from PEST probably wouldn't have.

By Louise Fleming

[Conservababe]

I need help from yall football fans. giggle

I'm making my two year old grandson a football sweat shirt. I am doing the iron on thingees with his name in the back and numbers on the front, along with the Dallas Cowboys star logo on the sleeves.

Which brings me to my question...what number should I use?

I hate to brag, but my little grandson can pass complete at thirty feet with 90% accuracy, hike the ball, run with the ball stiff armed, growl when he is defense against his brother on the line and drop kick a football (1/2 sized.

I can't decide whether to make him offense or defense. Tom Landry used to say that when a rookie walked in and called him "sir", he was offense. If he spit tobacco on the floor, he was defense.

[prairiebreeze]

Rush has been telling the PESTy libs to "get over it, already!" Wise advice which they'll never take of course, LOL.

Gosh I've been watching the live coverage on local TV about this Chicago highrise fire all evening. When I stepped away from the tv for about 20 minutes it seemed like they might be getting a handle on it. Now it looks like it's jumped a floor and there are more flames again.

13 serious injuries, 12 are Chicago firefighters. Prayers lifted....

Prairie

[Sundog]

no

do you suffer from SPIT?

SPam over Internet Telephony !!!

[Mo1]

My remedy for the sufferers: Pull up your socks, quit acting like a poor loser and get on with your life.

HA! ... they can't do that ... no one ever taught them how

[Borax Queen]

Oh man; I forgot about your computer knife in the back. Some people sit on those giant balls at work...