A Few Of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-10-03....Donaeus - The Exclusive Inquisition

dansangel; Donaeus | 12-10-03 | dansangel; Donaeus

[dansangel]

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It has been a while, my dedicated fans. After bundles of fan mail pleading with me to return with another Inquisition, I decided to cancel my extended stay on the Riviera and travel, instead, to that quagmire of conservatism, Texas. Lars was ever-so-kind enough to pile my luggage into the aging H2 (I keep asking Billie for an upgrade and she has the nerve to keep telling me that a 2-year-old H2 simply is not old enough for the scrap-heap), and off we went, into the sunset, to the home state of President (shudder) Whatsisname. There, I was to catch up with the infamous Donaeus.



Sit back, relax and enjoy my latest conquest my dear, loyal and patient fans, as I present to you:

Donaeus - The Exclusive Inquisition

dansangel: Please give my readership some juicy, er, uh, some pertinent facts about your background.

Donaeus: I was born a patriot and the signs showed early. At age four, I was singing the "Star-Bangled Lantern," but I can remember knowing the power and majesty of our National Anthem even before I could repeat or understand the words. I felt pride surging through me so strongly I thought my heart would burst.

Ain't she sweet? Donaeus as a child.

dansangel: Sounds like a medical condition, if you ask me.

Donaeus: The song does the same thing to me today. The only real difference between then and now, are my eyes fill with tears because I fully grasp the sacrifices made to ensure our Star-Spangled Banner yet waves.

dansangel: I am ever so sure that there's medication you can take for that, dear. Now, to get back on track, some info, please, on your background.

Donaeus: Growing up I was a tomboy and dreamed of taking out across the country with the likes of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. My two best friends were my twin cousins, Jathen and Jarren, the closest I ever got to Tom and Huck.



We had plenty of adventures of our own though none of them legendary! The three of us loved guns and knives, knives being our favorite because we had real ones. We were very tough with our one inch blade pocketknives, don'tcha know!

dansangel: Regular juvenile delinquents, from the sounds of it.

Donaeus: I was always a little bit jealous of Jathen and Jarren because their dad is a hunter so they got to go to the woods and shoot real guns long before I did. I consoled myself with my grandfather's slingshots and the knowledge that one day I'd have a gun of my own.



I begged my Mother for years to let me have a BB gun but her answer was always no and back then Dad agreed. However, I was not to be deterred from target practice and was able to convince her I needed a bow and arrow set. I was rewarded by Dad with a very nice recurve bow set on my twelfth birthday. I loved that bow so much I would have slept with it but my younger sister would have none of that! As much as I enjoyed my bow, the longing for a BB gun had not gone away.



My wait finally ended when I was old enough to purchase a CO2 powered BB pistol that I took, along with my bow and arrows, on treks about the large property my parents rented. A .22 rifle I purchased at a flea market was my first real firearm. It is a fairly light arm even though it has a solid wooden stock and easy to operate which makes it a lot of fun to shoot. I'm happy shooting targets but would like to try hunting sometime.

Donaeus as a young girl, as an adult and a photo of her beloved bluebonnets.

dansangel: You know, you're starting to worry me. You're obviously a Neanderthal gun-nut. You are not going to tell me in the same breath that you are a [shudder] conservative, are you?

Donaeus: I've only voted for a Democrat once in my life and it was a very special circumstance. It was for the local school board election and the incumbent Republican, who was an in-name-only, had such a botched record we all wanted him gone.



Mr. Plochkey (sp?), the Democratic challenger, was far more conservative than the sitting Republican so I had no qualms about voting for him. He ran as a Democrat because running as a Republican would have let the fence-sitters and undecideds throw the election back to the incumbent. Everyone wanted change and it had to be someone with a decisively different message than one we'd been getting. Mr. Plochkey won handily and did an excellent job for our school district.

dansangel: Score one for our side! Thank goodness you at one time had the intelligence to vote Democratic. I'm so relieved - there's hope for you yet!

Donaeus: I've always had a certain interest in politics and government because it has a direct impact on all our lives. My Father has researched and followed political trends for decades so I must have gotten the genes.



I was raised in a very conservative, Christian home as were all of my immediate and extended family members. The only Democrats in the family that I know of were on my Dad's side of the family, his parents and a few very aged great-aunts and uncles.

dansangel: Ha! See? It's about time I had a "live" one! Democrats in the family - who could ask for anything more?

Donaeus: I think they followed that philosophy primarily due to their limited education, not their lack of intelligence, and the hardships of raising a family during the Depression. I really don't believe they could understand the real outcome or intention of welfare because both of them were insistent on instilling their children and grandchildren with a sense of personal responsibility and a strong work ethic.

dansangel: I feel you slipping away from the liberal, righteous side and stepping over into the wild side of knuckle-dragging, right-wing whackos….

From left: A Henry Moore sculpture in downtown Dallas, a Martial Arts display, also in Dallas and a Victorian home in Chinquapin Point.

Donaeus: In 2000, I became keenly interested in doing something, anything, to stop abortion and overturn Roe v. Wade.

dansangel: Wait until I get a hold of Billie….I came back from the Riviera for this?

Donaeus: I don't remember the exact event that caused me to seek out pro-life groups on the internet but the staggering numbers of young, unwed mothers and the murder of abortion clinic doctors weighed heavily on my mind. Abortion is one of the most despicable acts devised by man and as much as I want the practice ended, I do not in any way advocate individuals or groups who carry out violence against abortion providers.



Those responsible for the deaths of unborn children deserve to meet with justice, but it must be dispensed by a judge and jury. Vigilantes acting outside the law are a greater threat to our safety and security than the men and women the vigilantes seek to stop.

Gulls as seen from the ferry to Galveston.

dansangel: There you have it, my loyal and loving fans. Another hard-hitting Inquisition from yours truly. Until I am off to who-knows-where to deliver another gutsy grilling, Ta-Ta for now and have a Merry Christmas, er uh, I mean, "Season's Greetings."

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[dansangel]

Good for that "old" man - he probably has more sense and stamina than many half his age!

[Donaeus]

Ya'll helped make my day! Thanks so much for being here and adding to all the fun. Look forward to our next visit. :)

[dansangel]

Thanks for your support, all my friends here at the Finest helped me step up and take on this lefty journalista. Happy to have come out unscathed. :)

Uh, *excuse* me??? ***Unscathed*** you say? Not according to my fans and especially Lars - my biggest fan!

"Lefty journalista" - I *like* that! :-)

[dansangel]

Keep that up, we still have details to iron out so the H2 won't be delivered until tomorrow

Um, oops [groveling], OK, in that case, *please* excuse the last 20 or so posts that I've made to you - deal?

[Donaeus]

You're not trying to upstage me on my own thread with these adorable Wolfie pictures are you? Surely not!! LOL

[dansangel]

[(((((Dansy))))) Hope I'm not being too tough. I don't wanna go overboard with this]

The (((HUG)))) is definitely in your favor. :-)

As to the rest - puh-leeze. When I'm dans"devil", I can take anything you fling at me! :-)

Ask skinny dood - although he seems to have cut out on us. Or is that "cut a rug?" Hmmmmm......

[dansangel]

We'll keep working on her though and hopefully have her "Hannitized" by election time.

I'd rather eat broken glass. What - join the likes of Ann Coulter???? Oh my, I'm feeling faint.....

[dansangel]

Look forward to our next visit. :)

Don't be a stranger. And, the thanks are all mine.

(((((((Donaeus))))))))

Thank *you* for being such a great sport!

:-)

[MeekOneGOP]

ha! ha! He sounds like a no nonsense kinda guy to me !

[Donaeus]

Donnie - get a grip! The French are our *friends*!

Yes Dansy, the French are our friends like General Tojo was our ally in WWII.

[dansangel]

Yes Dansy, the French are our friends like General Tojo was our ally in WWII.

I detect a condescending tone - why is it whenever one of my conservative Inquisitionees speaks to me, they take that tone?

:-)

[dansangel]

((((((((Aqua))))))))

I somehow missed your post. That's what I get for trying to keep up with things in between training people at work!

Thank you for the kind words. Donaeus made it *fun*.

[dansangel]

Thanks to everyone that came by today. Thanks especially to (((((((Donaeus)))))))) for agreeing to do this. She's a wonderful sport and a pleasure to have on the Finest.

It has been a long day for me and I have another starting at 4:30 a.m. tomorrow. Take care - Good night and God Bless!

[MeekOneGOP]

Good for that "old" man - he probably has more sense and stamina than many half his age!

hehe ! Amen to that !

Your emphasis on the "old" man thing takes me way back. When I was a kid, I often heard other kids refer to their Dads as 'the old man' (or their Mom's as 'the old lady'). Even then, to me, that sounded so disrespectful. I always called my parents 'Mom' and 'Dad'. Even when I was angry or unhappy with them, I never called them 'the old man(lady)'.

My hasty post reference to that article as him being an 'old' man by no means was intended as disrespect. Far from it. He has my utmost respect !

[Donaeus]

*rechecks post* Yep, unscathed is what I said. Even spelled it correctly!

[Dubya]

Reservists Permanently Eligible for VA Home Loans

(December 9) -- Congress has approved comprehensive veterans' benefits legislation, which includes a provision that extends permanent eligibility to Reservists for Veteran's Administration home loans.

While the thrust of the benefits legislation is to expand veterans' benefits to disabled veterans, surviving spouses and their children, former POWs and Filipino veterans, the legislation also restores the program allowing the VA to make loans for the sale of foreclosed properties. The legislation also modestly increases loan fees for veterans and reservists for a set duration to pay for expanded health and education benefits.

—NAR

[dutchess]

Dansy...so sorry I'm so late stopping in...have missed your "inquisitive" interview style. Great job sistah!

Donaeus...great getting to know you better. You have been such a delightful addition to the Finest. Hope we keep seeing your smiling face here!

[Calpernia]

Evening to the Finest!

[Calpernia]

Thank you for the coffee!

[Calpernia]

Nice to virtually meet you Donaeus!