Elma Rogers Schwaiger, 91, of Memphis died on Friday, Sept. 9 at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ. Mrs. Schwaiger grew up in Cordova and was a life long resident of Memphis until April 2004 when she moved to Upper Montclair, New Jersey to live with her daughter, Susan. She was also a lifelong member of Buntyn Presbyterian Church. She was a graduate of Memphis State University and an avid supporter of the Memphis Public Schools. For many years, she was a high school business teacher first at Messick High School and later at Melrose High School until her retirement in 1974. She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Francis M. Schwaiger. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Rogers Schwaiger and granddaughter, Grace F. Wolf-Schwaiger of Upper Montclair, NJ; her niece, Carolyn Bazemore of Cordova; nephew, Carl W. Rogers, Jr. and niece, Catherine Rogers Jonsson. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 13 from 5-7 p.m. at Memphis Funeral Home, 5599 Poplar Avenue. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, September 14 at 11 am. at Buntyn Presbyterian Church, 561 South Prescott, followed by a graveside service to be held at Cordova Community Cemetery, 8707 Fay Road in Cordova. In lieu of flowers, donations to Buntyn Presbyterian Church, 561 South
Prescott, Memphis, TN 38111, would be greatly appreciated. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel 901-725-0100

"The more Maureen Loud [sic] gets on 'Meet the Press' and writes those columns, the redder these states get. I mean, they don't want some high brow hussy from New York City explaining to them that they're idiots and telling them that they're stupid." Miller also suggested "that red-headed woman at the New York Times" should not mock anyone's religion: "You can see horns just sprouting up through that Technicolor hair."

Dowd responds: "I'm not a highbrow hussy from New York. I'm a highbrow hussy from Washington. Senator, pistols or swords?"

Thanks for this tid bit Christian Grantham...

Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, Fox News Channel turns Republican talking
points into news headlines. Now Uncovered director Robert Greenwald -- working
with a group of Fox-monitoring MoveOn members -- has put together a documentary
film called Outfoxed that exposes Fox for what it is: partisan spin, not news.

This Sunday evening, July 18th, you're invited to be among the first to see
Outfoxed at one of over 2,500 house parties across the nation, hosted by MoveOn
and Common Cause members. Then join together in a coast-to-coast conference call
with comedian and radio host Al Franken and the movie's director, Robert
Greenwald. We'll kick off an exciting campaign to take on Fox for its partisan
reporting and deceptive slogan "Fair and Balanced."

Find a house party in your neighborhood at:

http://action.moveon.org/outfoxed/

I haven't been around at all this week.
Pregnancy sure has its ups and downs and this week was by far a difficult one on that front.

My baby shower was last Saturday, it was wonderful!
My love to all who attended.
I hope to get my thank you cards out this week....

However, early that day I began feeling pain on the right side.
It appears some women become stone manufacturing machines during pregnancy and that would be the case with me.

This time kidney stone - right kidney.
I drank plenty of water and tried to pass it at home.
NOPE.
On Tuesday, I had to call Susan to leave the office early to take me to the
hospital where I spent the remainder of the week in the Hospital.

I recall mostly pain and strange forms of "medical torture" most of the week. I
had my first spinal - whoo hoo (really being sarcastic now) and had a minor
surgical proceedure done. They are also suspicious that I may have
Pre-eclampsia. I can bore you with the gory details another time when I feel up
to it.

Not a good week here.
Not up on all the Pride activities - sorry.

To all of you, have a happy Pride Celebration and let me know vicariously how
things went. I will be spending the weekend at home - bed rest.

That's my story and I am sticking to it....

Peace,
Patti