In Basts Arms

After 19 plus years of loyalty, love, adoration and companionship, my sweet familiar Karma passed away on Friday at around 445pm. It broke my heart, it felt like a knife was being stabbed into my heart, yet I knew it was for the best.

Three weeks ago she had a seizure as well as a possible aneurysm. The aneurysm had burst in her eye leaving a spot of blood in her beautiful mustard gold eye. Her pupils had become fixed, one open and one constricted. She was doing well even after that, she was still eating and drinking, then suddenly on Wednesday she stopped. By Friday I knew it was time so I let her walk in the grass one last time and my daughter picked flowers for her which she got to smell.

I called a cremation place and they will be tending to her remains. She'll be cremated with respect and the flowers Bug had picked for her.

Bast has her in her loving arms now, and I trust that Bast will love her as much as I do. Here's a prayer for the sick and dyeing, it's a prayer for Bast.

Great Lady of the Cats,

I call upon your sleek for to aid me.

Your child is ill here in my arms.

Come to us and bathe your child

with your tongue and heal her wounds.

Heal her nose and mouth

so she may breathe and taste.

Heal her teeth and claws

so she may hunt and eat.

Heal her eyes and ears

so she may know the world.

Heal all those things that let her digest,

so she can grow healthy.

Heal her heart, lungs and legs

so that she may travel on.

Heal her skin and fur

so she may show beauty.

Heal her bones and joints

so she can play again.

Heal her tongue

so she can heal her sisters.

If her mortal body

cannot be healed, then I pray to you

Great Lady of the Cats,

Sacred Bast,

Bring her into your arms and give her peace.

Em hotep, Karma. I will always love you.

Second chances don't exist

Can you believe that there are actually people out there that feel that Obama deserves a second chance? They think that he didn't do anything wrong, that he didn't make our economy worse.

My opinion is that he screwed this country up more then anyone in the past. Look at what he was trying to do if the budget failed...he was going to take away the pay of the military. Yet those on welfare would still get paid. What kind of message does that send about our country? He has already reduced the military's annual pay increase from 3.5% down to 1.5%, he has also reduced BAH. He'd reduced Social Security, increased the federal taxes on Pensions, IRA's and military pay...shall I go on? And now he wants to get rid of the tax deduction we currently have for our mortgage interest.

I seriously believe that we need to get rid of everyone, and I mean everyone, that is currently holding a position in out government and get new ones in there who will actually work for US, not THEMSELVES. Do you think that congress or the president will ever take a pay cut to help out our financial crisis? Nope, not even a little bit. Yet look at Japan, after everything that happened, the companies decided not to take their tax breaks so they could help the country rebuild. This country could learn a thing or two from the Japanese.

How can people still think he's doing good for us? He said during his campaign that he was going to "change" things..well, he did. He changed them for the worse. In his rush to put the stimulus into affect he royally screwed up the economy. If they had said no like Boehner said to we wouldn't be in this mess, but instead Obama rushed to pass it.

*sighs* Do you see the problem with him now? I hope so, I really do. The only reason why they came to a decision at the eleventh hour is because elections are coming up soon and they wanted to look good for re-election. Sorry, not gonna happen, we need someone else in that office, someone who will actually help us instead of hurt us.

*steps off her soap box....for now*
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Headed in the wrong direction...

If they don't come to a resolution by midnight tonight then we get no pay. That's right, you heard me, no pay! If they get a resolution we get half. HALF?!?!? Oh, and did you hear that during all of this they're also suspending death benefits for those killed in action? They said that it will be suspended or, and here's the best part *insert sarcasm here* some may not get any benefits!

What's going to happen to those who have mortgages, rent, bills?

Welfare? Nope, not being cut. Why not? Think about it. They're still getting paid but those who defend this country will have to go without pay? Does that sound right? Those who live off the system won't have to go through this, of course not, yet out lovely government will take away the pay of our military. What kind of message is this sending?

You know what they're saying is a big hold up? Here, look at this.

"Republicans want to change the way that the government hands out money to programs like Planned Parenthood, which provide abortions as well as other health services.

These organizations are barred from using federal funds to pay for abortions. But conservatives say that government funds free up money that can then be used for abortions."

Okay....what about the fact that these clinics also do mammograms as well as early cancer screenings? Oh, wait, they're pro-lifers so anything that has to do with abortions will make them not want to help anymore. I swear, they need the shit slapped out of them. These folks who want to tell women what to do with their bodies need to back the frakk off. These clinics are important. Okay, sure, remove the option of abortions as birth control, by all means, please do! but DO NOT remove the ability to have one in case of medical emergencies or rape!

If this is what's holding them back from making a decision about the budget and if that's what's making it so we're not getting paid then they need to get their frakking shit together!

Seriously, what government in their right mind would stop paying their military? OURS!

I've got this bad feeling that we're headed to another civil war if this keeps up.

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