Texas Sharon's Bluedaze

Important news from the Guardian

January 15, 2007 By TXsharon

'The jihad now is against the Shias, not the Americans'Rami was explaining how the insurgency had changed since the first heady days after the US invasion. "I used to attack the Americans when that was the jihad. Now there is no jihad. Go around and … [Read more...]

Escalation means

January 15, 2007 By TXsharon

more goodbyes … [Read more...]

FACTS!!! even in a post 9/11 world where facts no longer matter

January 15, 2007 By TXsharon

Administration leaving out important details on IraqBy MARK SEIBELMcClatchy NewspapersPresident Bush and his aides, explaining their reasons for sending more American troops to Iraq, are offering an incomplete, oversimplified and possibly untrue … [Read more...]

Inappropriate but profound video

January 13, 2007 By TXsharon

Language warning. … [Read more...]

I wish I had said this

January 13, 2007 By TXsharon

"Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake whole relationships."--Sharon StoneI did touch on this concept here … [Read more...]

Life and death in the Eagle Nebula

January 12, 2007 By TXsharon

Cosmic Epic Unfolds in Infrared Eagle NebulaThis majestic view, taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, tells an untold story of life and death in the Eagle Nebula, an industrious star-making factory located 7,000 light-years away in the Serpens … [Read more...]

Sometimes I’m fearless

January 12, 2007 By TXsharon

but not all the time. So, I'm getting this book:Some excerpts I liked from the Introduction:"Fearless women come in all shapes, forms, ages, and professions. As Shakespeare put it, "Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety."So, … [Read more...]

War with Syria and Iran

January 12, 2007 By TXsharon

Did the President Declare "Secret War" Against Syria and Iran?The Washington Note"Washington intelligence, military and foreign policy circles are abuzz today with speculation that the President, yesterday or in recent days, sent a secret Executive … [Read more...]

A retired officer comments on Bush’s new plan

January 11, 2007 By TXsharon

What I had hoped to hear the president say in his address to the nation, Dec.10, 07, ( I did not hold my breath). "Since I missed the Vietnam Conflict, I will join the US Troops on the ground, rifle in hand, to know first hand what war is like, stay … [Read more...]