President Obama: Just say NO to Keystone XL

I hope that President Barack Obama sees this tweet from @PoppaWillie, thinks about it hard and fast, THEN says NO to the Keystone XL Pipeline.

John Boehner has at least 100k Investment in KXL. pic.twitter.com/qBKKSGL8kD
— Poppa/Willie (@PoppaWillie) February 19, 2014

First Ladies for Presidents' Day Weekend

TO WATCH AND ENJOY AND LEARN: Thanks to the recommendation of my dear cousin, Jean Keegan, I've been enjoying the C-Span's First Lady series presented on the web with a huge amount of additional historical material. Great way to spend some time over PRESIDENTS' DAY Weekend:http://firstladies.c-span.org/Default.aspx 

My thanks to Susan Swain for emceeing this great program. Follow her on twitter: https://twitter.com/cspanSusan 

Congress Moves to Fast Track TPP, Threatening Human Health and Environment

More info on Fast Track and the TPP -- very undemocratic legislation and as for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal it is NOT a good deal for most Americans. We will bleed more jobs and flush our trade deficit deeper down the toilet. WHY is Barack Obama supporting it?!!?? Call 202-456-1111 to complain -- and call your Congressmembers. As Ed Schultz of @WeGotEd said, "Not a single trade deal in the last 40 years has benefitted US workers."

Read this: Congress Moves to Fast Track TPP, Threatening Human Health and Environment

Short Bread Cookies

My late great mother-in-law would make these for Christmas, but whenever you want a nice simple tasty cookie, make these.

Mix together these ingredients:
1 pound butter
1 Cup light brown sugar
4 Cups white flour

• Roll into 4 rolls and roll them in red or green sugar (for Christmas).
• Chill overnight.
• Slice off cookies and bake at 350 degrees 15 to 20 minutes until golden.

Hey, use organic ingredients and you'll feel better about the pound of butter, but each cookie is small. FYI, my ex said don't use whole wheat flour. He tried it and "blech".

Run All Night - Queens shoot

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Originally uploaded by Kate Anne

FAKERY down the street. Movie shoot last several nights: Liam Neeson in Run All Night. Now I have to see the film.

Laughing Liberally @JimmysNo43

Had a great Friday night in the East Village at the Laughing Liberally comedy lab show. I so needed the laughter. I re-tweeted performer Abbi Crutchfield's tweet:

Fun time goofin' with @frankconniff @JuliannaForlano @scottblakeman @katiehalps @JohnFugelsang @LeeCamp Follow! #FF pic.twitter.com/1Uk3OhASsd
— Abbi Crutchfield (@curlycomedy) November 23, 2013

I am grateful to @NicoleSandler of RadioOrNow.com for introducing me (via her great show and podcast) to John Fugelsang and Julianna Forlano.

Make the TPP Public and DON'T Fast-Track it!

Sign the Letter to the Congress members and the President which FREE PRESS Action Fund is co-sponsoring with RootsAction.

 

These are MY comments:

 

As a constituent, I urge you to make the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership public and to block any proposal for fast-track authorization. If they Fast-Track it, please commit to voting NO, no matter how the corporate toadies whip you.

 

We need protections for our US citizens, for our internet and online activities AND we need to have our US jobs protected AND our environment protected AND our FOOD protected: NO GMOs.

 

Sounds like you should be SAY NO to the TPP and stick up for We the People and NOT just corporations.

 

BOTTOM LINE: We need FAIR trade, NOT "free" trade AND we NEED an economy that works for ALL of us. 

 

THANK YOU for keeping me apprised of your position on the TPP.

 

 

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End of my comments: ACT, too, NOW. PLEASE. THANKS

PUMPKIN PIE CAKE

I've had this recipe for a long time and it needs to be accessible and not lost. Try it once and you will bake it again.

Take one yellow cake mix, reserving one cup for the topping, mix the rest with 1/2 cup of melted butter and one beaten egg. Line the bottom and sides of a 13x9 inch pan with this mixture.

Mix together:
1 large can pumpkin (28 oz. size, approx.)
3 beaten eggs
3/4 cup of sugar
2/3 cup of evaporated milk
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of ginger
1/4 teaspoon of ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon of salt

Pour into crust-lined pan.

Cut 1/2 cup of butter into the 1 cup reserved cake mix and 1/4 cup of sugar. Sprinkle this on top of pumpkin mixture.

Bake at 350 degrees for one hour and enjoy!! Reddi Whip or whipped cream is a nice addition.

Happy Halloween and/or Thanksgiving or TREAT Day to you and yours!

Tweet Congress

Thanks to #Uppers Lindy Rose a/k/a @LindyRose1 for passing along this link of twitter handles for 113th Congress members, blogged by Adi at the StuffThought blog. This is an awesome tool for activists.

Tweeting re the EVIL GOP

The Republicans PROVE they are evil by gutting Food Stamps and starving people. Outrageous! NO compassion!! #p2 #inners @SpeakerBoehner

— Kate Anne (@PeaceHugs) September 19, 2013

NOT a peace-full tweet, but how can Republicans starve people and claim (most of them) to be Christians. NOT my idea of Christianity, or spirituality. God forgive them -- I do not know if I can. Speaker John Boehner has a LOT to answer for.