{"id":2536,"date":"2012-06-06T20:16:47","date_gmt":"2012-06-07T03:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.streamdoubletrouble.com\/?p=2536"},"modified":"2012-06-06T20:16:47","modified_gmt":"2012-06-07T03:16:47","slug":"winecone-wednesday-shadows-of-the-sun-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streamoftheconscious.com\/winecone-wednesday-shadows-of-the-sun-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Winecone Wednesday \u2013 Shadows of the Sun Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yesterday, at sunset, Venus made its last trek in front of the sun for the next century and some change. (And this once in a lifetime information comes to me from NASA<\/a>, not a Facebook posting hoax. Unless NASA is trying to distract us all with shiny astrological objects. Totally plausible.)<\/p>\n

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Reminder: Don\u2019t look directly at the sun. That\u2019s bad idea. And in breaking news, may we all remember sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury as he makes his own journey elsewhere in the universe. (This totally fits as a correlation in my mind.)<\/p>\n

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Speaking of government agencies trying to bamboozle us \u2013 the CDC has assured us<\/a> the Zombie Apocalypse is not upon us. Uh huh. Right. Trust me \u2013 winecones are needed to survive my toddling zombie. He tried to eat his brother\u2019s brains!<\/p>\n

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Last minute submission from my toddler:<\/em> Winecone pants. \u201cNO PANTS!\u201d<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note: I understand (not really) your intense desire for naked-time. But, you see, your tendencies to pee on things (like the dogs, rocking toddler police motorcycles and your brother) give me pause. And then *I* need wine. So here\u2019s the deal: Get potty trained, earn naked time. (And while I\u2019m very proud of your deductive hand-eye coordination skills, stop taking off your pants!)<\/em><\/p>\n

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If you don’t vote you have no right to bitch about the outcome.<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note: Here in sunny (except not because it\u2019s totally raining and cold in JUNE) California, today was primary voting day. And <\/em>we are one screwed up state<\/em><\/a>. And I don\u2019t just mean the amount of wine consumption needed to swallow all the political ads. (What do you MEAN we have to do this all over again through November.) Here\u2019s my vote: an angry winecone at the politics of politics.<\/em><\/p>\n

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People hung up on other people, while continuing to date. Thereby completely fucking over everyone they go out with.<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note: Ouch. Sounds like you need some wine. And a winecone at the frustration of dating \u2013 and the games people play. That said \u2013 here\u2019s to love and other indoor sports. (And wine.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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A HUGE kiss to BlogHer and the 2012 Voices of the Year Honorees<\/a>. (Yes, this is a shameless publicity plug for myself.) I\u2019m still in shock that my post<\/a> was picked. But so many of the others are truly amazing.<\/p>\n

Have you heard of the Honest Toddler<\/a>. Clearly my son has taken his cue from the eTrade baby and smuggled electronics into his crib. He\u2019s blogging when I\u2019m not writing. I can find no other explanation for the stories told on this site<\/a>. In any case \u2013 kudos for the initiative, kid. I knew that LeapFrog laptog proclaiming \u201cNEW BLOG POST!\u201d would lead places.<\/p>\n

\u2018Till next week, winecones and kisses!<\/p>\n

*Leave your Winecones in the comments or email us at anervousticmotion1@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0or tricia@streamoftheconscious.com<\/a> and we\u2019ll add yours next week!<\/p>\n

PS. This your first wineconing? Welcome. Grab a glass and click here for an explanation<\/a> of what in name of Jeebus\u2019 we\u2019re talking about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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