I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
aha!
well here i go again
those vast open thread spaces, stretching forward into infinity
the responsibility! it's too much!!
i dedicate this thread to sterno bums for bush
this is scary. i think ill go back to the other thread.
hellloooooooo.
no echo. must be deeper than it looks.
frist
talking to yourself isnt all its cracked up to be.
not
frist
anonymous | 09.24.05 - 6:11 am | #
i beg your pardon.
I should've let you alone. You were on a roll.
man i coulda had 20 in a row.
Interruption!
Not quite alone. Just got off the phone with a patriotic right wing friend of mine. Don't know why I still talk to him
Not quite alone. Just got off the phone with a patriotic right wing friend of mine. Don't know why I still talk to him
blaise
That is rather a mystery, is it not?
I'm on my way to DC! Rally begins at 11:30, march at 12:00!
i talk to people like that. but then they start making loony statements and i excuse myself.
Well, he is amusing at times. But sometimes just really clueless and irritating. But as he is 11 years younger than I am, I keep hoping he'll learn better
Morning, Moonbats
good morning all. though what's so good about it i dunno. do you ever sleep, mr. rorschach sir? morning came much too early for me, but it's a very special furniture-schlepping day.
sorry about the furniture schelpping, dexluxe sampo...hmmm...Finnish?
Yeah. Great thread for case notes.
good on yer, lima. have fun and yell loud.
Well, he is amusing at times. But sometimes just really clueless and irritating. But as he is 11 years younger than I am, I keep hoping he'll learn better
blaise
I can see that. Rather like a troll, yes?
There's always hope.
Don't you be schlepping on my furniture, Willis.
FUCK BUSH! He's the reason I'm awake. I hate him and his stupid ass face.
Rorschach -- I've about given up hope at this point. He really is a flag-waving patriot. The amusement value may not be worth the grief
It's awesome outside right now. Be back later.
Holy Christ on a piece of old burnt toast.
Who woke up NTodd?
rorschach,
What the hell are you doing up? We have to hit the road lest watertiger kick all out asses, but what's your excuse?
oh, it's not so bad, blaise (cendrars or pascal?), plus it earns me valuable boyfriend points. my beloved's parents are moving fulltime to sanibel (the more fools they), and we're claimign some of the left-behinds.
and no, not finnish. just a WASP who loves MST3K.
FUCK BUSH! He's the reason I'm awake
It would be funny if the Atriot contigent of marchers chanted...
Frist
Fuck Bush
Frist
Fuck Bush
do you ever sleep, mr. rorschach sir?
On occasion, I have been known to do so. But working full time and completing an MIS and a PhD this semester, not so much.
I know. Why then do I wind up here so much? Because my job is boring, and I use the comments as a diversion whilst conceiving the next thing I need to write.
deluxe sampo...hmmm...Finnish?
One of my fave handles. But where's the gravatar that makes grain and salt and gold?
And where is the many-colored dome of the sampo?
"But where's the gravatar that makes grain and salt and gold?"
"that is a feature you did not order, sir.'
Scout -- Blaise is my real name. Blame my parents. (I recognize the references) Good for your for getting boyfriend and family point...
NYMary, NTodd, Thers, WT and the rest: have a great day and be SAFE. I honestly believe these people will do ANYTHING to those who oppose them.
And while being safe, also be aware how proud those of us who cannot come to DC are of those who can. Good luck.
rorschach,
What the hell are you doing up? We have to hit the road lest watertiger kick all out asses, but what's your excuse?
NYMary
I'm just still up. I'm nocturnal by nature, so when I worked the midnight to 8 AM shift at the bar in New Orleans, I was fine. Now, I have to conform to an 8-5 M-F job, but on weekends, it's my schedule!
Oh, you asked what I'm doing. Watching the South Park movie.
So, Toivo and Anho were headin' out to da woods dere'...
Dey knew deer see-son was a comin, and ids was time to get da deer blines ready for da first week oft deer camp, yah.
NYMary -- Finnish mythology is some of the best stuff, isn't it?
good for you, ror. just looking from the outside, it seems to me the effort involved in getting a Ph.D. is almost superhuman. chapeau.
Blaise is my real name. Blame my parents. (I recognize the references)
Nice throat!
blaise,
I have geeky opera friends who are beyond impressed that I know who Elias Lenroot even is. I hate to tell them why and ruin all their positive opinions.
ah, the scandahoovian sketch. 'morning, barndog.
Okay, I think everyone who needs to be moving has done so. Talk to you later, assuming we're not all in Gitmo!
Okay, now I don't know who Elias Lenroot is. Enlighten me, please
Hey dere yoous guys. Dat dere was classic Yooper - for the U.P. of Michigan... which is dominated by Finlanders and Swedes, and Fudgies.
what is this Fudgie of which you speak?
and bravo to all the marchers! call if you're busted--if they let you.
Okay, I think everyone who needs to be moving has done so. Talk to you later, assuming we're not all in Gitmo!
NYMary
It'd be better than OPP, I reckon.
And any Austinites here should call 974-1110 to ask about volunteer opportunities.
Oy, I'm really left out of this now. I'm a New Yorker from Queens who was unfortunate enough to have weird parents, and who read through the whole folklore collection in Bobst Library
For the people, I am old enough to remember.
Though your brother's bound and gagged
And they've chained him to a chair
Won't you please come to Chicago
Just to sing
In a land that's known as freedom
How can such a thing be fair
Won't you plaese come to Chicago
For the help we can bring
We can change the world -
Re-arrange the world
It's dying - to get better
Politicians sit yourself down,
There's nothing for you here
Won't you please come to Chicago
For a ride
Don't ask Jack to help you
Cause he'll turn the other ear
Won't you please come to Chicago
Or else join the other side
We can change the world -
Re-arrange the world
It's dying - if you believe in justice
It's dying - and if you believe in freedom
It's dying - let a man live it's own life
It's dying - rules and regulations, who needs them
Open up the door
Somehow people must be free
I hope the day comes soon
Won't you please come to Chicago
Show your face
From the bottom to the ocean
To the mountains of the moon
Won't you please come to Chicago
No one else can take your place
We can change the world -
Re-arrange the world
It's dying - if you believe in justice
It's dying - and if you believe in freedom
It's dying - let a man live it's own life
It's dying - rules and regulations, who needs them
Open up the door
We can change the world
What's a fudgie? These people, eh Barndog?
Fudgie is a nice way of saying a piece of shit from downstate, that moved to the U.P.
In reality it comes from tourists coming up north to buy fudge at our world-famous fudge & chocolate shops.
Did you know Michigan produces 70% of the Worlds pie cherries?
DWD -- 1968? I am old enough to remember that, but not the song. Thank you for it
ohmigod DWD--a four way street reference? everything old is...old again. though i will concede a certain relevance. just read an article about steven stills in the latest mojo. there's a guy who missed his chance.
One band that has kept me semi-sane for 25 years is New Model Army. British. Anyone know them?
Ya can't call me a fudgie. My family has owned property at Little Brevort lake, before I existed in this world.
And still does. My cousin and I are looking into restoring the site and what is left of the cabin. He's into the paperwork end to see what tax issues we must overcome and so on.
I'm rather excited about the whole deal.
ah, I see. Fudgies are to yoopers as Massholes are to residents of the granite state.
Holy crap, what's everyone doing awake? (aside from bush-hate insomnia?)
My son woke me up a few minutes ago. I'm pre-coffee and I'm feeling pre-historic (pre-histrionic?)
anyway, morning moonbats (and there is a rather nice 1/2 moon in the sky right now)
Rightwing ≠ Patriotic
as a wee tot i visited a place in michigan called sage lake with my parents. is that the u.p., do you happen to know?
Barndog, not calling you a fudgie or a troll. Just pointing out that different areas of the country have different names for the visitors who come. In New Mexico they talk about, "Ya'llers" for people from Texas.
I'm awake because I haven't been to bed yet. Riding the anhedonia express. Trying to tough it out, like a fever
New Model Army. British. Anyone know them?
I hear they are being asked to leave Basra.
/ pre-coffee sarcasm
blaise--sorry to hear about the anhedonia. reefer and exercise are the two best palliatives i know. and yes, i know new model army, though i don't know that i'd reccomend them to the sore at heart. kind of a homeopathic treatment, huh?
stills did allright. it was crosby that kept getting busted.
Hi Chica -- ha, but totally opposite. Very anti Bush, anti Blair (and before, anti Reagan and Thatcher) band
stills didn't do all that great--had a bit of an issue with bolivian marching powder, alienated all his friends, blew out his voice, and pissed away his considerable talent.
One band that has kept me semi-sane for 25 years is New Model Army. British. Anyone know them?
Clog-wearers, no?
blaise-- sorry to hear about the anhedonia. I suspect more than a few people are suffering from that during BushCo. I think the Spanish respondto that mostly by just forcing themselves to take walks. It's the "walking cure."
OK, bad pun, sorry
chica, how can you even fucking type without coffee? is the kid up to watch cartoons? i used to love to get up before dawn on saturdays to watch cartoons. can't imagine why my parents objected so.
It's the "walking cure."
OK, bad pun, sorry
chica toxica
Oy! A very good bad pun, chica.
Hey P in NC -- no, their fans were clog wearers... Jeebus, But i love this band. Listening to their new CD now. Unfortunate name, with the Cromwell association, but what can you do? 25 years, they are stuck with it. If anybody is curious, check out www.newmodelarmy.org
Sampo -- reefer? No. The last time I tried it, I woke up with the taste of it in my mouth and feeling sick. Not going to do that again
I am so psyched about going to the peace rally, festival, and peace concert today!
At the January 2003 rally, I realized I had never been more proud of the Bill of Rights, of beign American.
Joan Baez will be there. Martin Sheen will be there. A bunch of people we've never heard of that work damn hard to help our politics evolve into something that uses nonviolent tactics--they'll be there. My heros.
It's going to be a blast--the concert starts at 3pm and is supposed to last to 10 pm. I wish I could stay the whole thing but can't.
I recommend going highly to Atrios readers--you'll never feel as in-tune with democracy as when at a rally on the mall. And when it's a peace rally, you'll never feel more in tune with being a citizen of the planet.
Wage Peace!
Listening to Carnival (new NMA CD) bioth helps and hurts. But I can't stop. Seriously, no joke. On my walkman now
I recommend going highly
Hey, the drugs you do are your own business!
Oy, I'm really left out of this now. I'm a New Yorker from Queens who was unfortunate enough to have weird parents, and who read through the whole folklore collection in Bobst Library
blaise
Oh, join the club. I'm a New Yorker, raised in Manhattan, currently residing in Queens. There are a few of us around.
Go download Prayer Flags, or Red Earth, or Island, or Another Imperial Day. All available on iTunes, if I'm not wrong. Jesus fuck, Justin rips my heart out
is the kid up to watch cartoons? i used to love to get up before dawn on saturdays to watch cartoons. can't imagine why my parents objected so.
Yeah, he is up watching Barney at the moment (we only get PBS on the rabbit ears). I don't have a problem with him being awake, except that he likes to wake up even earlier on Saturdays and Sundays, leaving so little time to snuggle with my husband.
I swear the kid knows what he is doing in terms of breaking up any good shagging time for his parents.
blaise--more for me, then. 
i was gonna say, chica, that cartoon-watching kids are nature's own birth control. if i were in the nabe i'd volunteer to take him to breakfast. but now i must transform myself into furniture-schlepping boy and haste to the suburbs. ciao, all. bon courage to all the marchers.
After saying Good morning, now I will say good night. My sickness is passing, but sleep is the cure and I need some more.
Good luck to those in DC. Keep your wits about you for even though you might think you do, I am not sure you understand the evil these sumbitches are capable of.
Thanks for going.
Here's a lovely beginning of the day photo, for those who may be interested.
Good luck, mr. sampo. May all the furniture be light.
anyone know if they cleared the highways outside of Houston before the storm hit?
ql -- it's not a good club to join, one that involves being left out of regional references... Even if I started it with the Finnish remark. I've read your comments for a long time, and liked them a lot. I'm usually a lurker, but as I can't sleep, I'm probably going to be bothering you lot for a while. And listening to Carnival on my headphones. Unlike my neighbor, who plays his stereo loud at all hours. :-(
anyone know if they cleared the highways outside of Houston before the storm hit?
chica toxica
They did not.
They did not.
WTF? What a stupid situation; live by the automobile, die by the automobile.
Not that any other country is much better off in this regard, but the US is not exactly a beacon of light and hope anymore.
CNN is so inane. Showing light poles swaying in the wind and commenting on them--showing a CNN vehicle that was hit by a light pole, guy pointing to area that was damaged. Talking about wind and rain.
It's a freaking hurricane! Way too much time to fill up--reporting on silly, obvious details.
And a very good morning to you all fellow moonbats.
Hope millions show for peace rally.
The mass of the good 'ol US of A is a classic example of sheep being led by the wolves.
Rampant blogwhore? Yes, I am.
new music stuff - if you are in New York or Western Mass. You need to check this kid out. Whattasettapipes!
http://kevinswoodshed.blogspot.com/
have a good time at peace rallies. i hope there are a hundred thousand in
washington.
Hope millions show for peace rally.
Shaw Kenawe
ditto; I'm just sad I can't be there. Well, I suppose I could take my son and go.....it's just so far to DC.
We will be joining a local rally later this morning.
Oh, and Shaw: what's that gravatar image? A sea cucumber?
Orleans Breaking News
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Texas can use lesson in evacuating a city
Louisiana plan called more efficient, orderly
Many chose hurricane over facing the traffic
By Bob Marshall
Staff writer
It certainly goes against the current trend among the nation's punditry, but Larry and Monica Ponoroff would like to suggest Mayor Ray Nagin and Gov. Kathleen Blanco as models for hurricane planning. Well, at least for the evacuation stage.
The New Orleans couple came to that conclusion about halfway through a 17-hour attempt to evacuate Houston on Thursday as Hurricane Rita headed for the Texas coast.
After about seven hours of baking inside their rental car in 95 degree heat on Interstate 45, they were out of food and water and had watched as their once-filled gas tank hit the "half" mark. Yet they were still inside metro Houston, no more than 35 miles from their starting point, and stuck in a line of traffic that appeared to stretch the entire 250 miles to Dallas - but was moving at inches-per-hour.
So they couldn't help thinking about their evacuation from New Orleans before Katrina whacked their home: 11 comfortable, orderly hours from the Big Easy to Houston.
"I think they could have taken page from Louisiana's book on this one," Monica Ponoroff said. "They should have called Kathleen Blanco and Ray Nagin and asked them 'How do we evacuate a city?' because they sure didn't have a clue.
"Eventually we gave up. We turned around and went back to the apartment. And that took us three hours. What a mess."
The Ponoroffs' ordeal is one of millions that will be told about what could be the greatest traffic jam in American history. They never saw it coming.
http://www.nola.com/weblogs/
prin...rint082364.html
Hah!
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Oh, and Shaw: what's that gravatar image? A sea cucumber?
chica toxica
It's actually a picture of an erupting volcano (I chose it for my blogsite--see Homepage).
Doesn't show too well in a small-sized gravatar, though.
I surprised I haven't heard about any sort of peace march here in Boston. Maybe in Hahvahd Squaya?
Shaw: OK, now I see it! Thanks. There must be SOMETHING in Boston, considering that there is stuff happening in rural NH
Quentin: thanks for the link about the evacuation.
Here's a lovely beginning of the day photo, for those who may be interested.
Sorry, babe. Other people's newborns look like plucked chickens. Hell, all newborns look like plucked chickens, except my niece, the most beautiful baby since...me.
Get back to us when she's 3 months or so.
Morning, Moonbatriots.
Greetings from the west coast.
Toonscribe,
What are you doing up so early? Where are you on west coast?
EARTHQUAKE!!
Ick. We just had an earthquake here -- woke me the hell up.
I've been thinking about the blog whores for the past couple of days. For some reason, Linette kind of pissed me off with her insistance that we all click on to her site and then comment on her take on how the dems can win the next elections. Honestly, I don't know why she pissed me off, and other whores don't. "&" whored a comic that I clicked on that was actually a bit funny. Certainly Watertiger and Attaturk will always get me to click to their cites. RMJ, when I have energy, is always a good read, and I have even been known to pimp Athenae's book over at First Draft.
Most times, for people I don't know, I just scroll by their links.
So why did I get pissed at Linette?
Blaise - Welcome out of lurkdom. It was a shock to me when I found emails at the account I set up to host my gravatar that people, other than Atriots, actually read my posts. Compared to most Atriots, mine are kind of light weight.
Hey flory,
where's that?
Good luck to everyone in D.C. Here in The Valley we hope to have 1500 poeple at 24th and Camelback, which would be absolutely huge for this community.
My quick review of some of newspapers online already suggests that the media is on "Operation Ignore" so I think we'll naturally see a lot more broken levee pictures than protestor pictures.
Los Angeles area -- San Fernando Valley. I'm up because I fell asleep snuggling with my 7 year old daughter when I tucked her in bed at 9:30 and woke up at 3:30. Since I normally just get about 5 or 6 hours sleep a night, I'm up -- I've had my night's sleep.
Tom - Oakland. Located about 3 km from here -- which puts it most likely on the Hayward fault. Considered the most dangerous fault in Northern CA just now.
"So why did I get pissed at Linette?
--ql in ny
Maybe because she posted the same link day after day, thread after thread. She pissed me off too.
I spend a good chunk of the year visiting my daughter in Orange County.
Better place to pass the winter than here in the frozen northeast.
Sorry, babe. Other people's newborns look like plucked chickens. Hell, all newborns look like plucked chickens, except my niece, the most beautiful baby since...me.
Get back to us when she's 3 months or so.
hamletta
Wow. You are such an incredible asshole.
Maybe because she posted the same link day after day, thread after thread. She pissed me off too.
People who are earnestly insistent are almost as annoying as people who are willfully oblivious. And, yes, she kinda pissed me off, too.
Morning all. Coffee, um.
So all the media outlets up here in Canada are telling us we're stupid and moronic and such for rushing out to buy gas the last couple of days just because of "rumors" that the price was about to go up in a big way.
I say, No, we're smart consumers. We've learned that the oil companies will raise the price on any excuse, and we've pre-empted them this time. The joke's on them, and they're pissed.
On the other hand, when people are happy to be buying gas at $1.11 a liter instead of a feared higher price, we got a big problem....
People who are earnestly insistent are almost as annoying as people who are willfully oblivious. And, yes, she kinda pissed me off, too.
Toonscribe
Very true. This is why the puns break out here now and again. And good that they do.
rorsch:
I think she's cute.
Good luck and Goddess speed to the marchers going to DC, SF and LA today.
I'm off to the kitchen to brew some coffee. Praying at the altar of St. Folgers. Be back in a few minutes.
Tom - Oakland. Located about 3 km from here -- which puts it most likely on the Hayward fault. Considered the most dangerous fault in Northern CA just now.
flory,
ooooh. THAT fault.
but the US is not exactly a beacon of light and hope anymore.
chica toxica= 7:14 am
and is unlikely to once again recover that status anytime soon...sadly...
Thank you, flory!
She is indeed quite the cutie. And such a good baby. Very little crying and such.
Wow. You are such an incredible asshole.
Sheesh! Just hours ago I was your goddess of the moment.
I love babies, but newborns are unattractive to anyone who isn't related to them.
And even then it's a little dicey.
Ror - I said it the other day, but it bears repeating. That is one fine looking niece you have there. Sounds like you are having lots of fun being an uncle.
Considered the most dangerous fault in Northern CA just now.
flory, Business Manager
Nah. Too civilised. Like an error in baseball.
What that is flory, ma petite IS A GREAT BIG SOB OF A CRACK THAT GOES DOWN TO THE MIDDLE OF THE EARTH.... Fault. Hunh.
and is unlikely to once again recover that status anytime soon...sadly...
WoodyGuthriesGuitar(aka
The South China Morning Post reprinted a David Ignatius editorial from WaPo this morning on being loved/hated that made me realise just how far the WaPo had jumped the shark. It was like he was arguing that the US should just get over the idea of being liked and get back to kicking some serious foreign ass to ensure Murkins stay at the top of the heap.
hmm power outages in tyler? wtf?
Good morning all -- Fell asleep on the couch at my mom's w/tv on and awoke to stories that Shreveport is really being dumped on. I see ÔżÔ commented about an hour ago so am assuming he & his are all sandbagged & okay . . .
Ror - I said it the other day, but it bears repeating. That is one fine looking niece you have there. Sounds like you are having lots of fun being an uncle.
ql in ny
Thank you for the repeat! And I am. I feel as though "crazy uncle" is a role for which I was born...
I see ÔżÔ commented about an hour ago so am assuming he & his are all sandbagged & okay . . .
cs
That and an oversized pecan tree...
It was like he was arguing that the US should just get over the idea of being liked and get back to kicking some serious foreign ass to ensure Murkins stay at the top of the heap.
Ugh.
Why do petulant little children have so much power in this fucking country?
it was 500 feet at least. and the pecans were the size of watermelons.
IS A GREAT BIG SOB OF A CRACK THAT GOES DOWN TO THE MIDDLE OF THE EARTH.... Fault. Hunh.
GWPDA, yclept Irate Scholar
Twue. Vewwy, vewwy twue.
But those of us dumb enough to live on top of them, call them dainty, civilized words like 'fault' so we don't run around scared spitless all day, every day.
That and an oversized pecan tree...
Tom - Daai Tou Laam
Hee!
rorschach -- Sleeping baby pic is adorable. Great color, beautiful girl.
rorschach -- Sleeping baby pic is adorable. Great color, beautiful girl.
cs
Thank you. Indian mother, German father. Apparently that is a lovely mix!
so we don't run around scared spitless all day, every day.
I know, sugar. Major reason for never returning to California tho. Earthquakes scare me down to my socks.
Speaking of Blogwhoring, I haven't mentioned that I've started a new collection of church signs from hell. Just four at the moment, but I have about 100 more on my camera card which will be downloaded later this week. I'd appreciate it if anyone else has any to send along...
pecan tree?
That and an oversized pecan tree...
Tom - Daai Tou Laam
Hee!
rorschach
Good luck to all those going to DC. May troubles stay out of your way.
And since flory is posting, I'm guessing that the quake wasn't that big. Kind of like what we're getting from Typhoon Damrey.
So did Anderson Cooper make a reappearance?
Earthquakes scare me down to my socks.
GWPDA, yclept Irate Scholar
And this was a little bitty one -- 3.2.
Now we all get to wonder if it's the harbinger of 'the big one' to come.
I just may end up happy I'm spending so much time in Dallas.
what is with all these natural disasters. all we need is a freaking volcano to erupt.
I just may end up happy I'm spending so much time in Dallas.
Damn. Happy to be in Dallas? This situation is dire.
This entry from rorschach's site:
Re: FEMA and local argument over morgues, the feds insist on having a chaplain to bless found stiffs. Feds say
"A prayer is not necessarily religeous. Everybody prays"
Well, there it is
Moe:
Where do you find those signs? Are you just driving around looking for them?
Christian?
Hmph!!
pecan tree?
cs
With an ominous voice and it was waving its branches around like they were arms and tossing the watermelon sized pecans at String.
But String is too elusive, can't even be captured on film, so you know that pecan throwing trees don't stand a chance.
GWPDA
Earthquakes don't bother me so much -- and that's after having ridden the Northridge quake. Now tornadoes on the other hand.... they are the stuff of nightmares.
Palomi is a precious beautiful Goddess critter.
what is with all these natural disasters.
____________
global warming doesn't exist, so dunno
Wow, Moe, that's a whole lotta hate you have collected there.
Christians, indeed.
ah its that butterfly.
Damn. Happy to be in Dallas? This situation is dire.
rorschach
Amen.
The thing is -- the Hayward fault is the one that really scares the seismologists. It hasn't had a slippage in like eleventy bazillion years. And its some kind of different type of fault that really dances when it goes. So if this was a warning that its starting to go -- things could get really ugly.
Did I mention I live about -- oh.....a mile from it?
what is with all these natural disasters. all we need is a freaking volcano to erupt.
pretzelattack
Did we mention the bulge in the Pacific Northwest????
Now we all get to wonder if it's the harbinger of 'the big one' to come.
No, don't you remember Earthquake 101? Little ones are good, they release pressure. Lots of little ones vs. ominous silence and an enormous one....
In the San Fernando Lamas, we lived about ten feet from the San Andreas. There was one Girl Scout 'adventure' that involved walking on it, which was seriously weird.
flory - were you at eschacon and did we discuss Mariotte hotel rooms?
Wow! Thank you, Luke. That's one comment I'm gonna pass on to the parents!
Re: FEMA and local argument over morgues, the feds insist on having a chaplain to bless found stiffs. Feds say
"A prayer is not necessarily religeous. Everybody prays"
Madness, no? And I caught hell for posting it, from Rmj, who is usually civil and wise. But in this case he became sanctimonious and judgmental and really rather obnoxious.
A damn shame.
Tom - Daai Tou Laam -- Well, I sure hope both String and the tree are okay, but what a wonderful image . . .
Moe:
Where do you find those signs? Are you just driving around looking for them?
Well, the ones on my blog are from news reports. But the ones on my camera card are indeed shots I took while driving around, mostly when I lived in Arkansas, but I think a few in Louisiana and Tennessee as well.
I hated living in Arkansas. I lived in a dry county, with absolutely no one I could remotely relate to, although I got friendly with a couple of colleagues. So, I basically spent my free time driving around the countryside. My girlfriend, now-wife, came down to visit for a while, and we took weekend trips to Memphis, New Orleans, etc., which basically kept me sane. But these trips are where I collected my pictures.
Vocano? Flood? Earthquake? Hurricane
all you can do is grab your ass and kiss it goodbye...
But THIS SHIT? Whacha gonna do?
"The new allegations center around systematic abuse of Iraqi detainees by men of the 82nd Airborne at Camp Mercury, a forward operating base located near Fallujah, the scene of a major uprising against the U.S. occupation in April 2004, according to sources familiar with the report and accounts given by the Captain, who is in his mid-20s, to Senate staff. Much of the abuse allegedly occurred in 2003 and 2004, before and during the period the Army was conducting an internal investigation into the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, but prior to when the abuses at Abu Ghraib became public. Other alleged abuses described in the Human Rights report occurred at Camp Tiger, near Iraq's border with Syria, and previously in Afghanistan. In addition, the report details what the Captain says was his unsuccessful effort over 17 months to get the attention of military superiors. Ultimately he approached the Republican senators."
No, don't you remember Earthquake 101? Little ones are good, they release pressure. Lots of little ones vs. ominous silence and an enormous one....
I passed that quiz.
But I also remember there were 3 or 4 small ones in the months leading up to Loma Prieta.
The thing is Hayward hasn't been active at all in many, many, many, many decades, so the mere fact its waking up is scary.
ql -- I was at EschaCon. There are pictures of the two of us floating about.
I don't remember a conversation about Marriott, but its likely given I've been living in them for the last year in Dallas.
what is with all these natural disasters. all we need is a freaking volcano to erupt.
pretzelattack
Don't mean to blogwhore, but see my homepage, re: volcano.
The thing is Hayward hasn't been active at all in many, many, many, many decades, so the mere fact its waking up is scary.
Yes, it is. This is why California and I are no longer chums. Absolutely no prediction. No weather channel. No hint - well, maybe for Arthur, but otherwise, no. You're a braver flory than I am....
There's been about a dozen 7.0 or greater California earthquakes in the past deacade. The last itme that happened was in the decade before the 1906 SF quake, which was probably greater than 8.0.
And let's remember: an 8.0 is ten times as big as a 7.0.
Morning, rational people.
Barndog, if you're still around, Tony B. directed us to some pictures of you on bartcop. Nice Wheatland camos!
No hint - well, maybe for Arthur
Perhaps Arthur would like a vacation in California?
He did say he likes trolleys.
The last itme that happened was in the decade before the 1906 SF quake, which was probably greater than 8.0.
Casually easing by.
And I caught hell for posting it, from Rmj, who is usually civil and wise. But in this case he became sanctimonious and judgmental and really rather obnoxious
I'm surprised by that. He usually seems so reasonable. It's not like a few words of mumbo-jumbo is going to do those poor people any good at that point. To paraphrase Tillman's younger brother: "they're fuckin' dead."
Haloscan should not be fucking with people this early in the morning.
Barndog, if you're still around, Tony B. directed us to some pictures of you on bartcop. Nice Wheatland camos!
Diane
Diane, if you check the 2am thread, Barndog posted a link at 6am. Definitely nice photos.
Y'all might find the pecans as well that have been tossed around...
I hated living in Arkansas. I lived in a dry county, with absolutely no one I could remotely relate to, although I got friendly with a couple of colleagues. So, I basically spent my free time driving around the countryside. My girlfriend, now-wife, came down to visit for a while, and we took weekend trips to Memphis, New Orleans, etc., which basically kept me sane. But these trips are where I collected my pictures.
Moe Szyslak
Wow. Sounds like my life a decade or so ago, when I was attending Hendrix College!
The "Morgan run" was a proud tradition.
The last itme that happened was in the decade before the 1906 SF quake, which was probably greater than 8.0.
As I was saying.....
Thank you Moe.
I'll sleep ever so much better now.
I'm surprised by that.
I was too. Surprised and dismayed.
Wow. Sounds like my life a decade or so ago, when I was attending Hendrix College!
rorschach
Rorschach-- I was working as a reporter in Searcy, home of the Church of Christ-affiliated Harding University.
I'm still kinda stunned by the experience, actually. I regained my sanity by marrying my wife and moving out of that crazy country entirely, to Canada. I have all this information about my experience-- scary, scary stories -- and I started my blog as an attempt to actually start writing about it. But so far, I haven't written a word, as you've probably seen. I think, though, that I'm starting to get off the dime. I'll try to write a first installment Monday, and see how it goes...
what is with all these natural disasters. all we need is a freaking volcano to erupt.
Well, scientists have been watching the Yellowstone basin with some concern. And Mt. Ranier, too....
No hint - well, maybe for Arthur
Perhaps Arthur would like a vacation in California?
He did say he likes trolleys.
He does like trolleys - very much. Something about his little envelope ears as I understand it. If you'd like him as an earthquake alert, you're welcome to ask. He'll be online here in about an hour I think.
sheets.
Rorschach-- I was working as a reporter in Searcy, home of the Church of Christ-affiliated Harding University.
Ah, Hardly University in Scarcely, Arkansas.
You asked me a few months ago for my experiences related to that, and I do once again apologize for really having nothing to contribute.
I'm surprised by that. He usually seems so reasonable. It's not like a few words of mumbo-jumbo is going to do those poor people any good at that point. To paraphrase Tillman's younger brother: "they're fuckin' dead."
Toonscribe
My dad, a reformed Catholic, was absolutely adament that no priest come and pray over his body. Frankly, having grown up a Quaker, I feel the same way. We don't have priests or pastors leading the flock, and I would most definitely not want any praying over my dead body. However, I WOULD LIKE MY BODY PICKED UP INSTEAD OF LYING TO ROT IN THE STREET.
Ah, Flory, of the walk to the bar. Sorry I didn't put you together with your handle.
If you'd like him as an earthquake alert, you're welcome to ask.
OK. When and if the project in Dallas ever ends, Arthur and I will have a discussion about vacation fun in Northern California.
There's wineries as well as trolleys, you know.
And, Moe--While I cannot offer much in the way of content, please note that I am very interested in your project and am willing to do whatever you might need, if you need some help.
Just sayin'...
There's wineries as well as trolleys, you know.
Always a good thing - Arthur's rather fond of a nice Sirah when he can get it.
Off to Albuquerque.
We don't have priests or pastors leading the flock, and I would most definitely not want any praying over my dead body. However, I WOULD LIKE MY BODY PICKED UP INSTEAD OF LYING TO ROT IN THE STREET.
My point exactly. Which is why Rmj's accusation that I was using the story to "score political points" was so upsetting.
Ah well.
Saturday Cat Blogging.
TWO of my Thai Street catz... now living in the lap of love and luxury!
http://img335.imageshack.us/img3...53/
kitty4pi.jpg
The one of the left managed to fall 5 stories of a balcony. And survive.
We share a birthday.
Try it like that, too!
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