I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
Awful.
As if these poor people haven't suffered enough.
Well, you're more on top of it than W was on Katrina, if that's any consolation.
Kashimir is such a tragic place already. I suppose disaster relief will fall through the cracks from both nations until they take care of the nondisputed territories.
Don't forget to ask Dave '$5m for weblogs.com' Winer to buy the drinks...
Mother Nature has nothing on the US military.
God damn it to hell.
Yeah it was pretty bad. BTW, did anyone catch Musharraf doing a George Bush? He and his prime minister climbed on the rubble of one of the collapsed luxuary high-rise building for frantic photo-ops even as the people burried right under their feet continued to wail. Assholes
At this point, I am wondering what the administration's response to this will be. If experience is any indicator, they will come out with a comment sometime Tuesday, offer them a couple of hundred in aid on Wednesday, offer to send thousands of American troops to the area and then wonder why the world hates us on Thursday, and pass legislation with huge giveaways to corporations on Friday, as part of an "aid" and "security" package to the region.
Jee, can't wait to Dobson, Falwell, et. all claiming how too bad the victims weren't "saved" prior to dying.....
Odd, my spell check gave me as first option for Falwell, falafel......
Jehovah and Dobson getting even/////
This shit can't be allowed to continue.
How come the "Mother Nature" shit instead of God did it?
To be honest, I don't think anyone would be expecting any help from US at this point. I don't think it is fair. You guys are going through a lot of problems in your own country.
Ah yes, we can only hope the "Islamic extremists" think Allah is upset with them for some reason.
I feel like I could go Incog on somebody, I'm so pissed.
NYMary -- That was a quick movie!
However, if you truly want to help the countries like India, China et al, please keep teaching your kids about how woman was created from a man's rib.
How come the "Mother Nature" shit instead of God did it?
Depends on who's saying what about whom.
this raises the question: should Pakistan and India be rebuilt? Seems stupid to build near earthquake faults...
Yeah, but the Pentagon has reported that the #2 Al Queda capo has been killed in the quake...........Dobson/Falwell rejoice.
Sorry, my cynicism may be getting the better of me......
Sandy,
Thers decided he wanted to sleep more and promised to take me out to dinner if we went to the 3pm show. Young Thers is a bit let down, but seems to be contenting himself with destroying the living room while watching cartoons, so i's all good. Plus, I don't need to make dinner.
Isn't bin Laden reputed to be on the border of Pakistan & Afghanistan?
I blame Gov. Blanco. And of course all Democrats and black people.
--Toby Petzold
Sorry, my cynicism may be getting the better of me......
I hear that. I'm going to the semi-annual Three Stooges Marathon. Later dudes!
I feel like I could go Incog on somebody, I'm so pissed.
Death of Rats
Yikes!
Take a deep breath, and step back from the brink. You really don't want to make that jump.
The quake was caused by a new type of US nuke. It was the only way to get bin Laden.
If you want to escape the horror, I've got some relaxing autumn pictures at my place. I think I'm going to go back to snuggling with Cairo and Sam in bed and listen to the rain.
NYMary -- I like the part about not having to make dinner. Also, how's Miss Rosie today?
As to rebuilding on or near earthquake faults, it usually is matter of how the building is done, i.e., is the rebuilding done with the earthquakes in mind. Ask Japan.
underground testing...may...affect...the underground
or it could just be...the underground doing underground things...like shifting around not caring who's in bed on top...
Bin Laden is dead, and has been for a damned long time. He's as dead as Goldstein and only brought out for the two minute hate...or two day terror, whichever...
what if they gave a thread and nobody came
Sandy,
Rosie's sleeping like the baby she is. It is a pretty soporific day in the northeast: cool and gray and rainy. *Yawn*
Following up : Isle of Portland
One place just slightly crazier than America. But just by a smidgen.
In other news, France are playing Switzerland (soccer) in Stade de Suisse Wankdorf
Nah, ror, just a little punchy.
And I know it's been covered in the past, but is your nick a Watchmen reference?
"Rosie's sleeping like the baby she is."
Thanks for the update. Everytime I think of her I see NTodd's picture of her dancing at Eschacon with her eyes closed and those cute little toes.
bin laden
spells
'bad linen'
also
Of course underground testing affects the underground mutton, hence were-rabbits.
Didn't any of these guys watch a typical scifi flick fromt he 50's?
I sooooo don't feel like working.
NTodd,
I always picture Sam as an independent little guy -- it's nice to know he likes to cuddle on a rainy day, too.
And I know it's been covered in the past, but is your nick a Watchmen reference?
Death of Rats
It is that. But it came to me also that what we're all doing here is staring at black marks against a white background and, quite often, projecting our own meanings onto the marks made by others...
Hence the name. Plus, Watchmen rocks.
Hecate,
I hope you don't mind my asking -- Have you finished Starhawk's latest book yet? (You mentioned reading it a week or so ago).
I've read some of her other books and enjoyed them. Just wondered what this one was about and whether you liked it.
Didn't any of these guys watch a typical scifi flick fromt he 50's?
EkCenTriK
Or Monty Python and the Holy Grail, for that matter.
"Look at the bones!"
I sooooo don't feel like working.
Hecate
I'm looking down the barrel of a novel and for the life of me can't get started on it. Wasting my time with preliminary work when I should be writing. And when I'm not doing preliminary work I'm farting around, procrastinating.
NTodd, lovely pictures as always.
DWD,
Interesting gravatar -- one of the few I can see. I like NYMary's too.
It is a pretty soporific day in the northeast: cool and gray and rainy. *Yawn*
NYMary
Certainly everybody's first encounter with "soporific" was in Beatrix Potter's Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies.
Sandy,
I'm still working on The Earth Path by Starhawk, but am enjoying it so far. Have you read Walking to Mercury and The Fifth Sacred Thing by her? I think those are my favorites.
NTodd, lovely pictures as always.
DWD
True, that. I've always admired NTodd's photographs.
You've got a keen eye, my friend.
I always picture Sam as an independent little guy -- it's nice to know he likes to cuddle on a rainy day, too.
He is indeed independent, but we're getting into snuggle season. He loves curling up on my feet--actually, kinda in between my feet, making a little nest on the comforter, which has a nice, soft, toast flannel cover.
But of course, as soon as I mused about going back to bed, he wanted to go outside and play in the rain. Little shit.
NTodd, lovely pictures as always.
Thanks, DWD. Rainy fall days are really my favorite for shooting foliage.
Hecate,
No, I read Dreaming the Dark: Magic, Sex and Politics and Truth or Dare: Encounters with Power, Authority, and Mystery. Heavily underlined each book and highlighted in yellow.
I'll look for the other two.
A very powerful wise lady, Starhawk.
I am sitting trying find a balance. This post involves a horrible loss of life but I cannot get myself into a mode that even modestly reflects the reality it has happened.
We are faced with not trying times but catastrophic times. Compared to the debacles of Iraq, Katrina and Rita, the fall of our government into graft and fanaticism, threats of Avian Flu and so many other major shifts in our national fortune, this seems small. Which is sad, so damn sad.
Plus, Watchmen rocks.
rorschach
A sci-fi geek all my life, I looked down my nose at comics for a long time. Then a friend literally forced me to read Transmetropolitan, and I came to see the error of my ways..
I almost started posting here as Spider Jerusalem.
Wasting my time with preliminary work when I should be writing. And when I'm not doing preliminary work I'm farting around, procrastinating.
Death of Rats | 10.08.05 - 1:02 pm | #
Is it hard-boiled fiction?
Certainly everybody's first encounter with "soporific" was in Beatrix Potter's Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies.
Actually, mine was in the context of benadryl and my mom explaining that it made me sleepy because it was 'soporific'. Years later my parents admitted they used benadryl to calm me down in the days before ritalin. They are so going into the bad home...
Is it hard-boiled fiction?
Lime Rickey
Actually, um, sort of.
Living in earthquake country myself, I cannot help but empathize with this event.
Chances are, our PTB will regard these people as deserving it, because, after all, they're brown and worship a false god...right?
The bodies of at least 250 children have been pulled from the rubble of a school destroyed by the powerful earthquake in north-west Pakistan.
Police chief Riffat Pashar told Reuters news agency 350 altogether had died in the collapse in Mansehra district.
"Fifty were killed in another school in the same district," he said. There is no confirmation.
http://tinyurl.com/7awkp
Plus, Watchmen rocks.
Oh yes, baby. Too bad the movie was cancelled. Here's hoping V doesn't suck when it finally comes out 6 months late...
"If you want to escape the horror, I've got some relaxing autumn pictures at my place. I think I'm going to go back to snuggling with Cairo and Sam in bed and listen to the rain."
gonna go look...still looking for that fall pic for my wall...
Chances are, our PTB will regard these people as deserving it, because, after all, they're brown and worship a false god...right?
But aren't they our allies in fighting terra? That should count for something.
NTodd--you do have a wonderful visual sense. Your work is exquisite.
OT, but devasting nonetheless: Repubs have voted $1B loan to afflicted Gulf states, but every dollar must be repaid. According to Sen. Clinton, this has never been a condition for aid in such a castastrophe prior to this. Vitter (R-LA) attacked Landrieu (D-LA) for voting NO. House Rethugs also attacking her. Politics, anyone?
Vitter must not be depending on the New Orleans and SE parishes votes next time.
Oh, yeah....won't be there the way they were before.
This was on NPR this morning--caught last part--has ruined my day. Audio link follows.
http://www.npr.org/templates/
sto...storyId=4951399
Here's hoping V doesn't suck when it finally comes out 6 months late...
NTodd
Remember, remember, the seventeenth of March...
I'll come in again.
NTodd,
I'm on Strattera for ADHD. Helps me stay focused and more or less able to activate. I'm envious of your capacity to create many things in your life. I buy books about subjects I'd like to "do" and then procrastinate to "do" the things in them.
Regarding cats and sleeping with the people they own, I had a Siamese for 17 years who used to come to bed and insist that I let him under the covers where he'd circle around three times like a dog, then lay down with his head on the pillow next to me and I'd put my arm around him. It's how we fell asleep each night. He was always gone when I woke up.
ooohhh.. like #1 and 2...what's the largest size i can get?
DWD,
Interesting gravatar -- one of the few I can see. I like NYMary's too.
Sandy-L.A.-90034
Thanks. It is part of an aboriginal painting. (Originally rectangular and without the really, really subtle DWD "emblazoned" on it)
jawbone--that's horrific.
It's time for the Dems to get up and shout, this is immoral and it won't stand.
gonna go look...still looking for that fall pic for my wall...
The album is kind of a mess since I haven't been captioning, but all my fall shots, including those in the Winding Roads gallery, are in one place. I just wish I were going to be able to get up to the Fortress of Solitude during peak foliage, but that ain't gonna happen.
DWD -- I see the DWD. May I ask how you created it? I'd like to create a gravatar (I hope it would show up!) but need to figure out how to scan the image etc. I have done some artwork that I'd like to use.
Heard about earthquake and aftermath of Hurricane Stan on BBC early this morning, when I couldn't sleep. I haven't noticed too much coverage of the hurricane slamming into the western Gulf Coast. Right. Not USA.
Terrible flooding, loss of life.
Great need for food, water, shelter,assistance....
Is US doing anything?
What a horrible tragedy. They never really subside very long for that region.
Remember, remember, the seventeenth of March...
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
What fucking marketing genius decided to push it back from Guy Fawkes Day? Is it really post-prod issues, or "sensitivity" about July 7th? Regardless, I damn them.
Sandy,
I use a program called Paint Shop Pro. You can resize, diminish colors, posterize, add text and damned near anything else.
DWD -- Thanks so much. I have a friend who's computer-wise and can help me do this, I'm sure.
Like Katrina, this earthquake and Hurricane Stan in Guatemala and Mexico show us that the energy spent fighting scary men with dark skin would be better spent preparing to deal with natural disasters. These disasters affect larger areas, kill more people and disrupt societies more than a few well-placed bombs ever will.
Regardless, I damn them.
NTodd
From hell's heart, I stab at thee...
I buy books about subjects I'd like to "do" and then procrastinate to "do" the things in them.
At this point, I'd settle for finding motivation to finish some work that's way past deadline. Every time I try to settle down and do it, I just can't concentrate on it. Prepping for class? Easy. Writing a short report? Impossible.
And I had every intention of doing a podcast today, but I just don't feel inspired. Maybe I'll watch some DVDs...
I buy books about subjects I'd like to "do" and then procrastinate to "do" the things in them.
At this point, I'd settle for finding motivation to finish some work that's way past deadline. Every time I try to settle down and do it, I just can't concentrate on it. Prepping for class? Easy. Writing a short report? Impossible.
And I had every intention of doing a podcast today, but I just don't feel inspired. Maybe I'll watch some DVDs...
NTodd, Sandy--Monsieur has had good luck with Strattera as well.
"These disasters affect larger areas, kill more people and disrupt societies more than a few well-placed bombs ever will."
Puppethead -- I'm with you -- it never ceases to amaze me at the pure stupidity and craven capitalism that is involved with where we put our resources.
NTodd--you okay? You sound kind of bummed.
I got up at 9:00 this morning, turned on my TV, saw the story on CNN, turned off the TV and went right back to bed
That's how depressed I was with all the shit going on in this world.
Sallyh,
That's good to hear! It's nice to be able to activate on the ordinary things of life and, unless I'm in a pressure cooker work atmosphere where the urgency of meeting someone else's expectations seems to energize me, I'm on life support at home.
Terry C--looks like when I get back, I'm going to have to make something chocolatey.
Isn't there enough grief in that part of the world? Did they really need this?
The bodies of at least 250 children have been pulled from the rubble of a school destroyed by the powerful earthquake in north-west Pakistan.
And upon reading that, I started to cry.
Sallyh,
I like me something chocolatey!
Alright, 'bats, I'm outtie.
A hearty FUCK BUSH to all.
Bye-bye, buy bonds!
Jee, can't wait to Dobson, Falwell, et. all claiming how too bad the victims weren't "saved" prior to dying.....
There's already a place in hell waiting ror them!
NTodd--you okay? You sound kind of bummed.
I'm okay, thanks. Tired, seasonally affective, getting ready to head to Marlboro, MA, for a corporate gig (since it's mid-term break at my college). Oh, and I'm feeling lazy, and guilty about it.
FOR them
I meant, for Falwell and COmpany.
NOT the victims.
Terry C,
Sometimes I'm glad I don't have cable. I turned on the T.V. this morning to see if there was a crisis somewhere, but the cartoons were on, so I figured it was o.k.
Go see some of NTodd's pictures of fall foliage for some relief. We have to stay centered and getting some beauty into our soul helps counteract the pure negativity that seems to pile up.
Sallyh-yes, it is time to shout it out. Loud and long.
But does anyone hear if we don't get MSM coverage?
A trickle if information, yes. Word of mouth.
We can say X isn't/is true, cite source to a few listeners, acquaintances. But I remember when I would hear someone tell me some little publicized fact, and I would think, well, when the NYTimes covers it I'll believe it.
(That was long ago and so inapplicable today; did I mention the American guy I met who married an Aussie, has been in Australia 5 years, came to visit son and cannot believe the state of the NYTimes. He asked how long it's been this bad. Wow.)
I still do wonder how so many Americans did vote for Kerry given the horrible MSM coverage of the election and BushCo's actions. With people so busy, how do they get to the truth? It was terrible being without my PC and internet access for those two weeks.
NTodd--you can't be older than my sister...she was getting Ritalin as an 8 YO in 1970. She hated taking it, said she could definitely feel it doping her up.
She took it for several years and is convinced it stunted her growth, even though she is taller than our mother.
Dear Moonbats,
Thanks for letting me play with the gang today. See you later!
Liberal ELitists ...
I just got a "Thank you!" postcard from Paul Hackett.
Nice touch!
Way OT, but very cool--
Vaccination against cervical cancer could become as common in schools as jabs against meningitis are now, following the dramatic results of the latest clinical trials. The breakthrough is generally seen as a real victory against one of the commonest cancers and may eliminate it in the UK.
bush is a natural disaster.
altho i'll say this earthquake is much worse than i ostensibly thought.
somebody tell me god isn't pissed off.
goddamn monkeys fuck'n up my beautiful earth.
or could just be a natural disaster.
NTodd--I know what you mean about the seasonal affective things. It's one of the reasons I won't leave LA. I really need the sun to feel decent.
Rorschach--and the fundoids are fighting it tooth and nail.
I personally don't understand it. Why would you not protect your child against something when the means to do so are readily available and effective?
Sallyh:
Take a cup of rolled oats and buzz in a blender 'til its fine as cornstarch
Now sift it with 3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
Now in a big bowl pour a can of eagle brand and stir in a package of toll house chips; microwave, stirring, until chips melt. Add a can of evaporated milk and a 8-serving package of chocolate pudding mix
Beat in 3 eggs and the flour mixture, plus 1/2 cup toasted nuts.
Turn into a buttered, floured 9x13 pan. Bake 30-35 minutes. It won't 'set' in the middle so don't overcook it.
NTodd--I know what you mean about the seasonal affective things. It's one of the reasons I won't leave LA. I really need the sun to feel decent.
Sallyh
Ditto here. I was wretched while studying in Oxford, due to the constant clouds and drizzle and the sun setting at 4 PM...
Sarah-mmmm. Now that sounds tasty!
Why would you not protect your child against something when the means to do so are readily available and effective?
Well, my first thought was what kind of preservative they use in the vaccine? There's lots of concern about mercury preservatives used in the vaccine we pump into our children.
Rorschach--I did 3 months of my postdoc at UDub, and nearly went crazy.
Toons--thimerisol has been eliminated from kids' vaccines.
Gee, I sure hope OBL's cave didn't collapse...
I have never in my life voted for a Repuke in a local,state,or national elction.
I will never vote for a Democrat again after the last five years in which the Democratic party abandoned it's principles and overwhelmingly supported the Bush regime and it's evil agenda.
The Democrats are just as corrupt and just as corporate as the Repukes
hd | 10.08.05 - 1:39 pm | #
thimerisol has been eliminated from kids' vaccines.
I did not know that. I thought there was still mercury in some of the vaccines.
NTodd--you can't be older than my sister...she was getting Ritalin as an 8 YO in 1970. She hated taking it, said she could definitely feel it doping her up.
I should clarify: it was before the big movement to put PITA children on the drug. My folks certainly wouldn't have agreed to put me on it, anyway. Just sometimes during hay fever season, they really appreciated benadryl's side effects!
What's so stunning about the Rethugs is that so soon after Katrina, so soon after so many people saw what derelection of governmental duty can do, they go ahead and crap on the American people in general and the victims of the hurricane in particular.
The environment, the unbid contracts, the work going to almost anyone except Gulf Coast people who desperately need it, the prolonged voting time and twisting arms in daylight, this slap at the people of LA, AL, MS.
Do they think people won't notice?
Or, is it just grab what they can while they can, that they fear losing power in the next election so much that they're willing to show their evil, greedy hand to everyone?
WTF?
Toons--thus far, the correlation between thimerisol and autism is weak; we simply don't have enough data. But thimerisol is highly irritating to some children; hence, it's been removed.
NTodd--I'm in agreement with not drugging kids because they're butt pains. Most of the time, boys are put on Ritalin because they're guilty of being, well, boys.
hd | 10.08.05 - 1:39 pm | #
Relly, I don't think you've posted that enough today.
The sun finally came out, and it's a balmy 58 degrees. Guess I can't put off the lawn-mowing any longer.
Hey DWD - CONGRATULATIONS.
Sorry but I was napping earlier. Boy that must really feel good. Do you really think they will be able t get it out before xmas?
BTW, NTodd, I just finished looking at your pics. They're beautiful.
But thimerisol is highly irritating to some children; hence, it's been removed.
Thimerosol contains mercury. In my business, we've used it for many years as a preservative (antimicrobial). Since it contains mercury, we've removed it from most all products.
I will never vote for a Democrat again after the last five years in which the Democratic party abandoned it's principles and overwhelmingly supported the Bush regime and it's evil agenda.
Good for you. Now get to work building an effective alternative and quit yer whining.
Very ot here.
Do any Firefly fans know if the Ben Edlund that produced the show and scripted at least on episode is the Ben Edlund that created the Tick?
By the way 2000 Turkeys died in Turkey of suspected Avian flu.
Billy B--used to be prevalent in eye care products. Contact lens wearers probably remember it well.
Good for you. Now get to work building an effective alternative and quit yer whining.
I say we all join Luanne from "King of the Hill" and vote Communist!
Afternoon pie.
Were you here earlier when SWR and Eat Shit and Die were being their usual pleasant selves?
Charming individuals.
I will never vote for a Democrat again after the last five years in which the Democratic party abandoned it's principles and overwhelmingly supported the Bush regime and it's evil agenda.
Good for you. Now get to work building an effective alternative and quit yer whining.
NTodd
That is the fucking pot calling the kettle black isn't it.
The Greens have made more headway over the last few years than any other party. But more people register as Independent than in the two major parties.
Good for you. Now get to work building an effective alternative and quit yer whining.
Wish I could
But It's all over now
The corporate fascists can not be stopped
By the way 2000 Turkeys died in Turkey of suspected Avian flu.
Read last night that it is suspected of causing the death of at least 60 migratory birds in Rumania. Tests are being run to confirm.
Sallyh -
Shee-it. I bet a shot of thimerosol in the eye stung pretty good, eh?
I will never vote for a Democrat again after the last five years in which the Democratic party abandoned it's principles and overwhelmingly supported the Bush regime and it's evil agenda. hd
Oh, I do know your anger, but, and it's a big but, you can't defeat something with nothing. I feel we must do what we can to get the Dems back to STANDING FOR the things we believe are important.
Maybe the Greens need to run candidates as Green Democrats in primaries, or something like that. Get inside the Dem Party and work for reinfusing the party with progressive, liberal ideas.
I do not know how to do it. I do feel I know we won't beat back Rethugs with a decimated Dem Party.
DKossians seems to wrestle with this a lot.
What to do, what to do....
Were you here earlier when SWR and Eat Shit and Die were being their usual pleasant selves?
I left. They offer nothing new or practical.
"I say we all join Luanne from "King of the Hill" and vote Communist!
rorschach"
i'd consider it. where do they stand on hemp?
That is the fucking pot calling the kettle black isn't it.
Nope. As an Indy, my vote will never be beholden to ANY party, Green, Dem, GOP, Prog, Lib, or otherwise. But if you're going to come in here all smug about not voting Dem, I'm going to tell you to shit or get off the pot.
The Greens have made more headway over the last few years than any other party.
Good for them. Hopefully they'll continue that trend. Go help them become a positive, constructive party rather than a group of whiners (at the national level) whose platform is "the Dems suck almost as bad as the GOP!"
I vote Green locally sometimes, though we have a strong Progressive party here in the Vermont so I usually go with their candidates instead. In fact, I'm hopeful that Dave Z, the organic farmer we get our produce from in the summer (a Prog currently in our House), will win Bernie's seat, and that Bernie (that flaming commie) will take Jim's vacated place in the Senate.
So, best of luck to you. Gotta work on the marketing though: I've learned that "buy it, asshole" doesn't sell a plot of product.
Wish I could
But It's all over now
The corporate fascists can not be stopped
Oh, good god.
We're dooooooooooooooomed.
Later, 'bats.
HICA, ever-body!
It's Saturday. Do you know where your indictments are?
.
It's all over now
The corporate fascists can not be stopped
That's the spirit!
I left. They offer nothing new or practical.
pie
As did I, my dear. I agree. And neither is a pleasant individual.
Disagreement is one thing, but rudeness is not tolerable.
where do they stand on hemp?
Dude, you don't stand on hemp. Duh.
Sallyh,
it's the healthy version of my son's brownie recipe. He makes it with a double-batch bag of brownie mix instead of the oatmeal and frosts it with chocolate fudge icing.
I have been known to make it this way:
3/4 tablespoon coffee extract
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 package sour cream fudge cake mix
1 package devil's food cake mix
1/4 cup cocoa powder
12-oz Special Dark Hershey bars, melted
1 8-serving package chocolate fudge pudding mix (NOT the instant kind, it gets bitter in the oven)
1 bag semisweet chocolate chips melted into 1 can eagle brand milk (aka 'cheater's fudge')
3 beaten eggs
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup each toasted chopped almonds, walnuts and pecans
This bakes as Add 3/4 cup Dutch cocoa powder
1/2 cup twice-sifted flour
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon good vanilla
1 can sweetened condensed milk
3 beaten eggs
1/2 stick softened butter NOT oleo
1 package chocolate fudge pudding
1 package semisweet chocolate chips,
melted with 1 can evaporated milk and 1 tablespoon real butter
1/4 cup each toasted walnuts, hazelnuts and almonds (pecans if you prefer)
Bake as before (makes two pans).
Cut in 3-inch bars. Frost thusly:
Beat an 8-oz package of light cream cheese with 2 lbs of confectioners' sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla until fluffy. Spread over bars.
Drizzle with caramel syrup
Caramel syrup: Simmer a can of Eagle Brand in a heavy pan until it's reduced by 2/3 in volume
Now, these are for very rare occasions.
They can give you a chocolate fix.
NTodd: Dude, you don't stand on hemp. Duh.
Au contraire!
.
Gotta work on the marketing though: I've learned that "buy it, asshole"
as soon as i heard about this story i jammed over here to Batrios-land to see how soon it would take the cave dwellers here to a) blame bush for the having something to do with it,
or
b) posit that this quake is simply another sneaky way for chimpy mchitlerburton or jim the whacko dobson (thats ONE thing we agree on)to send a quake-causing nuke to the area to kills thousands of progressives and grab ever-more power and money to enrich the carlisle group blood for oil selected not elected.
and you did not disappoint me.
I used to wear contacts and knew immediately if I hadn't rinsed the lenses well enough with plain old saline. Not pleasant. A quick rinse was not an option.
It never occured to me that thermerisol was the same preservative used in vaccines. D'oh!
"It's Saturday. Do you know where your indictments are?"
No, but I bet folks are making up a bunch o T-shirts to tell us.
Now since I am about to fly SW in about 2 weeks, I need to know, was the t-shirt objectionable due to the implied vulgarity by the turn of phrase or for the political content of the sentiment?
Damn Haloscan. Take out the paragraph beginning "This bakes as." I swear that didnt show up in preview.
and you did not disappoint me.
cwb
Oh, my. You sure told us, didn't you?
Not too bright, though. The nuke deal was a joke, einstein.
"where do they stand on hemp?
Dude, you don't stand on hemp. Duh.
NTodd"
smartass. I'm serious because hemp is priority #1. I'll wait until i get the ok from noted political analyst eddie vedder, and if so, i'm all in.
do the communists do paper mache'? how about drum circles?
i'd consider it. where do they stand on hemp?
jdw
The People require hemp; therefore, hemp shall be provided to The People.
EkCenTriK: Now since I am about to fly SW in about 2 weeks, I need to know, was the t-shirt objectionable due to the implied vulgarity by the turn of phrase or for the political content of the sentiment?
You lost me at the bakery (IOW, I don't know what you're talkin' 'bout, dude!).
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i had a college professor, a unitarian from the naval academy.
once while discussing some book i commented that i would never vote. nobody has the right to rule me. he made the point that abdicating my right to vote could have consequences.
i'm not into the whole idea of voting for the lesser of two evils. but there is a vast difference between the agenda and policies of the democratic party and the republican party. you don't think so, wait till we start seeing the effects of the rulings by these whack nut judges.
i will be voting from now on, probably democratic. tho i admit it may be too late.
Also, hd, please remember that right now, even when the Dems put forth really good ideas, the MSM (mostly as represented by the cable newsers) simply says "What's wrong with the Dems? They don't stand for anything, no new ideas, bitch, bitch, bitch."
(Tweety, I'm talking' to YOU.)
Shortly after Katrina, Harry Reid and the Senate Dems came out with a series of very serious proposals. Who discussed those ideas? Well, we did here, as Atrios posted them.
Where else?
Our media stood up with a straight backbone forh a short time, when they were knee deep in the septic soup of flooded New Orleans. Now that the mess as subsided, they're back to seeing how important it is to get on their knees before BushCo. Even now, with all the atrocities being revealed, they can find their knee posture and "correct" response to the administration.
JP - I am NOT going to smoke my socks.
cwb - so glad we could help you continue to cling to your dangerous, uninformed worldview. Maybe you could get together Whispering Wind and hd and talk about hemp policy.
IT SHOULD READ LIKE THIS:
Sallyh,
it's the healthy version of my son's brownie recipe. He makes it with a double-batch bag of brownie mix instead of the oatmeal and frosts it with chocolate fudge icing.
I have been known to make it this way:
3/4 tablespoon coffee extract
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 package sour cream fudge cake mix
1 package devil's food cake mix
1/4 cup cocoa powder
12-oz Special Dark Hershey bars, melted
1 8-serving package chocolate fudge pudding mix (NOT the instant kind, it gets bitter in the oven)
1 bag semisweet chocolate chips melted into 1 can eagle brand milk (aka 'cheater's fudge')
3 beaten eggs
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup each toasted chopped almonds, walnuts and pecans
Bake as before (makes two pans).
Cut in 3-inch bars. Frost thusly:
Beat an 8-oz package of light cream cheese with 2 lbs of confectioners' sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla until fluffy. Spread over bars.
Drizzle with caramel syrup
Caramel syrup: Simmer a can of Eagle Brand in a heavy pan until it's reduced by 2/3 in volume
Now, these are for very rare occasions.
They can give you a chocolate fix.
I need to know, was the t-shirt objectionable due to the implied vulgarity by the turn of phrase or for the political content of the sentiment?,
From the article I read, SW is claiming that they bounced the passenger because the shirt said "Meet the Fuckers".
I could see where they might find that objectionable.
I'm serious because hemp is priority #1.
Such narrow vision should carry a stigma, I say.
Jeffraham
For some reason this morning I am free associating a bit, so I may not know too much about what I am talking about either. Vacation is coming up in two weeks and I am already in FIGMO mode. Besides NYMary distracted me with the Were-Rabbit reference.
smartass.
Moi?
I'm serious because hemp is priority #1.
I vote pro-hemp sometimes. It's not my #1 priority, though. Alas, my #1 priority is becoming the tyrannical leader of a commune, and none of our candidates seem to share my particular political bent on that.
EkCenTrik - It was the "fuckers" on the shirt.
Jeez, y'all are making such a big deal out of that shirt. If it had said: "traitors" there'd be a hell of a first amendment argument. But it said: "fuckers" and by and large community standards call that kind of language objectionable.
And you know, much as I love the word: "fuck", I think it's in terribly poor taste to wear it on a tee shirt in public.
NTodd: JP - I am NOT going to smoke my socks.
I would not smoke them with a fox
I would not smoke those ol' hemp socks.
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yeah billy...a bad, tasteless, destructive, stupid, unfunny meanspirited joke...exactly the type of humor that gets you laughing.
thousands are dead in a quake. no doubt the usa and the west will come through with aid and assistance, but "hey, lets make a 'joke' about bush and jim dobson setting off a nuke on purpose without telling anybody so they could kill more brown folks."
hilarious.
True story. The first time I voted the Working Families Party, I looked both ways leaving the voting booth. I figured fer sure my ancestors were going to descend and smite me for not voting the straight Democratic ticket. Even though the candidates were the same.
I am getting mighty tired of everyone dissing the Dems all the time. They are not perfect, but there is a world of difference between Senators Clinton and Allen.
Tena
I thought it said Fockers?
cwb strikes me as somewhat an asshole.
Tow said "I used to wear contacts and knew immediately if I hadn't rinsed the lenses well enough with plain old saline."
Looonnng ago, when I first wore contacts, I had to make my own saline solution, as it all had thimerosol. I wasn't really comfortable with contacts until they came out with extended wear: I could put them in, well rinsed, have my eyes sting for about a day, but after that didn't feel a thing.
Now, they make thimersol-free saline.
ow--
Another day, another circle jerk. It's always the same.
Sigh....
Another day, another circle jerk. It's always the same.
Sigh....
lets make a 'joke' about bush and jim dobson setting off a nuke
we don't have to. it's a done deal. and you're right it isn't funny.
shut up fucknut.
NTodd: cwb strikes me as somewhat an asshole.
Who?
(rhetorical question, yes)
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much as I love the word: "fuck", I think it's in terribly poor taste to wear it on a tee shirt in public
I have to agree with Tena on that.
I am getting mighty tired of everyone dissing the Dems all the time.
Given they're supposed to be our oppo party, I do try to "correct" them when I can. As I've said before, I don't like parties at all, but it's not like I can vote for non-partisans these days, and the Dems are currently the best alternative to the GOP at the national level. I'd hoped maybe the Reform Party would get its ass in gear, and/or the Greens, but they need to work on their message and egos.
Now, for our anti-Dem folks here: how many of that party voted in favor of torture?
Why does 59F feel so damned cold? I'm I just getting old?
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Just downloaded a Geeky audio file on the history of the English language that I wanted to listen to in the car. But the car audio system plays MP3s and this is m4b.
Any free conversion utilities someone knows about?
Toonscribe,
If it was blatant like that then I would be in complete agreement. I thought it was a play on words. May have misread the article on it then.
Another day, another circle jerk. It's always the same.
I see you came.
Another day, another circle jerk. It's always the same.
It's called "civilized conversation."
This, on the other hand, is not: Fuck off.
JP - try rainy and mid-40s!
Actually, I love days like this.
yeah billy...a bad, tasteless, destructive, stupid, unfunny meanspirited joke...exactly the type of humor that gets you laughing.
That is the first correct insight you've had, sweetheart. That is my sense of humor to a 't'. Except that the adjectives 'stupid' and 'unfunny' do not apply to the joke. Of course, repukes are completely devoid of humor, so it is not surprising that the humor is lost on the likes of you.
And, as the estimable NTodd opines, you do come off as an asshole. Not even somewhat, IMO. Complete.
Did any pretty white girls die!? No? Next.
cwb strikes me as somewhat an asshole.
NTodd
take out the "somewhat" and I'm in complete agreement.
Re: 'somewhat'. You all know how fucking charitable I am!
Sigh....
bored eschatonian
Yeah, be - you get to the the pivot person.
Just went and did a search. I missed the bit about a critical vowel being changed on the T-shirt. My apologies for what turned out to be poorly informed humor.
But It's all over now hd
Hey, get your Dr. Who mode on: Where's there's life there's hope.
Someone left the cake out in the rain.
EkCenTriK
It was a play on words -- except the words were "Meet the Fockers" changed to "Meet the Fuckers."
NTodd: Actually, I love days like this.
Not me -- give me the heat, any day. Cloudy here, too... depressing.
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You know what's terrific sports excitement? Watching a play be reviewed in a low-scoring Big 10 game. Wheeeeew, the heart... races.
Gimlet, just curious--where'd you get the file?
Thanks
Gkimlet--sounds fascinating/any link for the Eng lang history? T/U
Now, for our anti-Dem folks here: how many of that party voted in favor of torture?
None but they had their political cover from McCain, Warner,Hagel etc.
The corporate masters obviously dont care about the issue or a lot of the Dems would have voted no.
Another 1,400 were killed in a mudslide in Guatemala just now as well.
Mother nature is pissed.
I missed the bit about a critical vowel being changed on the T-shirt. My apologies for what turned out to be poorly informed humor.
EkCenTriK
It is a fack that your report was fick-tional.
QL, love your avatar. what pattern is that?
That Amerasian Guy: Mother nature is pissed.
Kurt Vonnegut was right!
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give me the heat, any day.
Ick. I was pissed this week because it was in the 70s, which made me all sweaty when I walked up the hill to my classroom for the afternoon session. I moved to Vermont to have distinct seasons with an occassional warm break in the middle of the year. I don't ski, but I love snowshoeing when it's 30 below. Getting bundled up like an astronaut is fun!
And you know, much as I love the word: "fuck", I think it's in terribly poor taste to wear it on a tee shirt in public.
(Quickly stashes the "Fuck Those Fucking Fuckers" t-shirt under the chair.)
I have been known, on occasion, to wear a "vulgar" t-shirt. I would, however, not be offended if someone were to object, and make every effort to limit such displays to venues in which they are more likely to be "appreciated."
Can someone tell me where I can access Frank Rich and Paul Krugman without having to register with the NYCrimes Select?
Those little orange icons are making me nauseous.
Death of Rats - A sci-fi geek all my life, I looked down my nose at comics for a long time. Then a friend literally forced me to read Transmetropolitan, and I came to see the error of my ways..
I almost started posting here as Spider Jerusalem
You need to move beyond Transmetropolitan. There are some outstanding comics out there. I love Transmetropolitan, but it's not the only one.
OK, we're off to Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Enjoy the circle jerk, you moonbat hetero pukes!
"Any free conversion utilities someone knows about?
Gimlet"
I'd love to help. I downloaded Foobar a couple dyas ago to try to convert shnf files after atrios pointed to a music archive, and I still can't figure it out or get it to do so.
None but
Ah, a member of the Yeah, But party. Precisely why I wish all political parties would go the way of the Know Nothings.
I was pissed this week because it was in the 70s, which made me all sweaty when I walked up the hill to my classroom for the afternoon session.
Hell, last week it was 107 degrees three days straight here in Austin.
Thank the gods that it finally broke, and I'm able to sit here with my windows open and fresh air blowing in...
Gimlet -- I looked at tucows.com, and saw nothing for the format you mentioned, so I'm guessin' "not yet."
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My one and only recipe, but I'm willing to share.
Buttered toast:
Put two slices of bread in toaster.
After the bread slices pop up, spread butter on them.
Eat.
I moved to Vermont to have distinct seasons with an occassional warm break in the middle of the year.
In upstate NY we have several seasons: Snow, Mud, Mosquito, and Raking.
Anyone know where I can read MoDo's latest screed ?
And you know, much as I love the word: "fuck", I think it's in terribly poor taste to wear it on a tee shirt in public.
Me, too.
There's a store called "French Connection U.K." and they had "F.C.U.K." emblazoned on all their windows (not to mention the requisite logo tee-shirts). Hated that.
Then, saw this goth chick with a very elaborate tattoo all over the back of her neck on the street. The back of her tee shirt said, "Yes, it's real. Yes, it hurt. Yes, I'll still like it when I'm 40. Fuck off."
I thought the shirt was great until the last sentence.
Precisely why I wish all political parties would go the way of the Know Nothings.
NTodd
I like the taxation part of their platform, but I'm not sure about the whole "burn the Irish" plank...
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JP - try rainy and mid-40s!
Actually, I love days like this.
NTodd
Farkin' A. You can stay inside, read, fart around on the pooter, and put the yard work and house painting off for another day with a clear conscience.
This can also be done when it's too hot, too windy, too dry, or just doesn't smell right out there...
Watch my laptop while I go get some foodstuffs, willya?
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rorschach - It was downright cold here last night. It dropped into the upper 40's. It's going to go up again this weekend, but the forecast is for another cold front next week.
I am holding every good thought...
Might be crap rather than what I think it is.
Found it on Mininova.
Called "Adventure of English - 342.2 mb". Was going to put it on a 700 mb disc with "TTC History of English Language - 255.23 mb"
I would, however, not be offended if someone were to object, and make every effort to limit such displays to venues in which they are more likely to be "appreciated."
Presently, my favorite T-shirt is one bought for me by my wife. It has the Jesus fish and the Darwin fish-with-feet on it, with the words, "Okay, fine. I evolved and you didn't."
Not me -- give me the heat, any day. Cloudy here, too... depressing.
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Yep.
Mother nature is pissed.
The plain truth is Mother Nature doesn't care one way or the other. The rains fall heavily and the mud slides. Tectonic plates reach a point of stress and then snap. Air and water heat up and hurricanes blow. There's a certain perverse comfort in knowing that nature is not malicious, just indifferent. What matters is how we respond as human beings to the misfortune of our fellows.
EkCenTrik - I missed the bit about a critical vowel being changed on the T-shirt. My apologies for what turned out to be poorly informed humor.
It's ok. Shit happens.
"It is a fack that your report was fick-tional."
Give me a fauxking break dude!
In upstate NY we have several seasons: Snow, Mud, Mosquito, and Raking.
And as I said to you a coupla weeks ago, if you wanted to live in Vermont, why don't you partake in the real thing?
I like the taxation part of their platform, but I'm not sure about the whole "burn the Irish" plank...
Stop listening to Thers. Drunken Micks are nothing but trouble.
In Texas we have two seasons: summer and demi-summer.
Letter shows Cheney aide was prodded in leak probe
But Libby offered a new waiver that Miller accepted after he received a September 12 letter in which the prosecutor, investigating a possible White House role in the leak, repeatedly encouraged him to do just that.
"I would welcome such a communication reaffirming Mr. Libby's waiver," prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald told Libby's lawyer, Joseph Tate.
"It would be viewed as cooperation with the investigation," Fitzgerald said.
Some lawyers in the case called the letter a thinly veiled threat seeking Libby's cooperation, and said it raised questions about whether Libby's waiver was as voluntary as Miller and her lawyers had described.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/
20051...bush_leak_dc_13
Presently, my favorite T-shirt is one bought for me by my wife. It has the Jesus fish and the Darwin fish-with-feet on it, with the words, "Okay, fine. I evolved and you didn't."
That's great! Where can I get one?
My current fave is the "Impeach Bush" shirt I bought for the DC rally, but a friend of mine picked one up that I really like; it has Shrub with one of his monkey-face expressions in the middle, the top says, "Intelligent Design" and the bottom says, "I think not."
yeah she fucked up by having it say Fuckers.
wonder what the reaction would have been if it had said War Criminals.
even some of my liberal freinds object when i say that.
Someone left the cake out in the rain.
Max Planck
Y'know, Max, this is very curious, but when I read that, I thought of Harriet.
Just sayin'
Atri....
youre doing a helluva job
Toonscribe--
Yep. Thomas Hardy got it right:
If but some vengeful god would call to me
From up the sky, and laugh: “Thou suffering thing,
Know that thy sorrow is my ecstasy,
That thy love’s loss is my hate’s profiting!”
Then would I bear, and clench myself, and die,
Steeled by the sense of ire unmerited;
Half-eased, too, that a Powerfuller than I
Had willed and meted me the tears I shed.
But not so. How arrives it joy lies slain,
And why unblooms the best hope ever sown?
--Crass Casualty obstructs the sun and rain,
And dicing Time for gladness casts a moan….
These purblind Doomsters had as readily strown
Blisses about my pilgrimage as pain.
It's strangely warm here in Halifax, although raining (of course). We still haven't had our first frost, and so my tomatoes actually ripened on the vine-- harvested most of them yesterday. Might even get some peppers. And there's no frost in the forecast over the next week, either. Weird. This time last year it was below freezing at night.
Drunken Micks are nothing but trouble.
They have a certain charm...
"summer and demi-summer."
Been here since '71 and I still miss real seasons. I was on the back side of Sandia one year when the first snow started that year. The park rangers going by kept looking at the wife and myself like we were nuts. We were basically dancing.
Drunken Micks are nothing but trouble.
They have a certain charm...
Well, the girl ones, yeah. But the boys are just louts...
My fave tee shirt has a black and white image of Paul Krugman. It says: "Paul Krugman's Army: Let the Truth Be Told."
You can get your very own here.
In Texas we have two seasons: summer and demi-summer.
Tena
In Massachusetts we have 8 months of winter followed by 2 months of wretched, cold rainy spring, and plunging into 2 months of hot, humid, mosquito summer and then back to 8 months of winter.
But this year, however, we're having 80 degree days in October.
Mother Nature seems to be having a menopausal meltdown.
Here's my recipe for popcorn.
Use olive oil for popping. It's wonderful. If you have extra virgin, it's a little strong by itself, so use some of whatever oil you normally pop with.
A little parmsan sprinkled on top with a bit of salt is sublime.
"summer and demi-summer."
I miss that.
In the Mid Atlantic, it's dark, cloudy, cold, and depressing for the better part of six months. Not my favorite climate.
But the boys are just louts
You say that as if it were a bad thing....
QL, love your avatar. what pattern is that?
The Other Sarah
Thanks. It is original from one of my quilts.
Lady Liberty
And I really should get up off my lazy ass and do some work on my new quilt, but the pattern is boring, and I have a cold, and there's always tomorrow. . .
Man, sometimes I just can't win.
It is terrible.
But, Atrios, you shouldn't feel guilty about not knowing immediately, or not expressing your sadness and sympathy in as timely a manner as you might have wished.
Or rather, just say that plainly. Your sense of guilt is more about you and seems, well, a little out of place in this context.
Just checking in, and heven't read all the comments. Sorry if this has been said.
We got our share of nuts blaming Katrina etc. on God's punishment fo r gays, abortion, or whatever. I'm just waiting to hear someone in that part of the world blaming such disasters on those who are friends with the US, angering Allah.
It's bound to happen.
Cheney aide was prodded in leak probe
That sounds like something that would have been done by a urologist.
But the boys are just louts
You say that as if it were a bad thing....
This is why I didn't get a lot of dates in highschool and college.
Bushmills Irish Whiskey stinks.
Well the laundry is almost done and the cats are picking on each other. Time to be productive. Laterz.
Letter shows Cheney aide was prodded in leak probe
god this quote just calls for a piece of juvenile humour in respone...
My fave tee shirt has a black and white image of Paul Krugman. It says: "Paul Krugman's Army: Let the Truth Be Told."
PK apparently collects t-shirts his own self. He waxed poetic about the day the EschaCon shirt would soom like a fascinating relic.
Thinly Veiled:
I cannot find the style that I have,which is white with bluish lettering, but this one has the same text.
Bushmills Irish Whiskey stinks.
Lime Rickey
I'll take care of that.
soom = seem
rorschach
Thanks. I hadn't read that particular Hardy poem before.
Letter shows Cheney aide was prodded in leak probe
god this quote just calls for a piece of juvenile humour in respone...
my idea involved Pampers passing some sort of quality control test
"Senate Democrats defend Miers nomination"
Well, isn't that nice.
Some surprise happy news from Liberal Mountain: the basement does't seem to be flooding! yay!
Cheney aide was prodded in leak probe
That'll happen again once he's in prison.
We got our share of nuts blaming Katrina etc. on God's punishment fo r gays,
read that typo as 'god's punishment for x rays'................
After the bread slices pop up, spread butter on them.
Eat.
Lime Rickey |
Be adventurous. Add some jam.
I'm kinda with Tena on the T-shirt thing. Part of the problem is we are forgetting that certain behaviors are not proper for all venues. While saying "fuck" is perfectly okay here, it is not particularly warranted on clothing while you are going traveling. Maybe to a rock concert.
BTW - I was telling my daughter about the wonderful discourse here and how much I enjoyed the deep political discussions on this blog. I left the comments window open once and whaddyaknow. The only thing visible was a comment from Tena saying "Fuckety, fuck, fuck!" She still doesn't believe we actually have discussions.
Toonscribe--
No problem. I don't know why I recalled that one all of a sudden, but it seemed appropriate, and it is among his better poems.
Oddly, Hardy really wanted to be known as a poet, and wrote the novels for which he is primarily known today, to pay the bills...
"Senate Democrats defend Miers nomination"
Well, isn't that nice.
Seebach
'they're a fierce group up there making their points with conviction and passion...'
This is why I didn't get a lot of dates in highschool and college.
We tried to help you find your inner lout, but you're too refined for us.
"The only thing visible was a comment from Tena saying "Fuckety, fuck, fuck!" She still doesn't believe we actually have discussions. "
Proving once again that timing is everything.
rorschach,
I was just going to note that about Hardy. Poor guy. "I'm a poet, damn it!"
ql,
That's a lovely, lovely quilt.
jeez I thought I was hitting a link for Rorschach's Hardy poem and instead I get an ad for 'women's pink 'I evolved' t shirt...
NYMary,
I was downstairs this am checking on my basement. So far, so good. We've been needing rain, but not all at once like this. Supposed to taper off for at least a while tomorrow afternoon.
I evolved pinkly
you didn't
thomas Hardy
one of the 'lesser' known poems
Earl: x-rays are ok...it's those dirty x-ray glasses we're being punished for.
Missed the typo on preview.
rorschach,
I was just going to note that about Hardy. Poor guy. "I'm a poet, damn it!"
NYMary
Yah, and it's a damn shame too. He had some wonderfully poetic passages. I recall one in particular, in which he described the sound of someone calling out to another person on the windy moors, comparing it to a reflection in a broken mirror.
Magnificent synaesthesia.
"The only thing visible was a comment from Tena saying "Fuckety, fuck, fuck!" She still doesn't believe we actually have discussions. "
Proving once again that timing is everything.
or why Haloscan should scramble posts you descramble with a special code zapping portable raygun
So far, so good. We've been needing rain, but not all at once like this.
Exactly. 3-4" in a 24 hour period is too much of a good thing.
Hardy really wanted to be known as a poet, and wrote the novels for which he is primarily known today, to pay the bills...
I've come to appreciate the exquisite joy of just being able to pay the bills.
I read a lot of Hardy back in the seventies, not much since. Maybe I'll look back into his works again.
earl--
Here you go.
Earl: x-rays are ok...it's those dirty x-ray glasses we're being punished for.
revenant
HA
"if god wanted you to see through clothing don't you think the clothing would be invisible in the first place?'
Yahoo Headline
Senate Dems Defend Miers on Top Court Nod
Need I say more. Dems are defending her more than the Repukes. Bush and Karl must be having a good laugh? How do you defend a totally unqualified appointee and a known Bush crony and evangelical pro-life nut.
thanks rorschach
hardy seems to be throwing it right back at the biblical Job story-------
unusual phraseology (original) mixed with what we might see as archaic speech-
but inventive-----
and incisive-----
Senate Dems Defend Miers on Top Court Nod
Need I say more. Dems are defending her more than the Repukes.
The Dems are like a battered spouse who won't leave and continues to try to please his/her partner.
earl-- You are welcome. Hardy's poetry often did some syntactical loop-de-loops, usually to good effect; certainly in this case.
Need I say more. Dems are defending her more than the Repukes. Bush and Karl must be having a good laugh? How do you defend a totally unqualified appointee and a known Bush crony and evangelical pro-life nut.
No platform and completely clueless on strategy, too. I wish you were in charge.
earl-- You are welcome. Hardy's poetry often did some syntactical loop-de-loops, usually to good effect; certainly in this case.
rorschach
Wallace Stevens is really good at that too. Sometimes I'll read twelve lines or so and realize my head just flipped completely around; 'how did he do that?'
"Need I say more. Dems are defending her more than the Repukes. Bush and Karl must be having a good laugh?"
don't think so...what reid did was open a huge chasm in the gop between the moderate and rw extremist elememts..
it totally baffles me the people on the left want meirs gone...she's a toady, yes, but anyone the chimp appoints is gonna be a rw toady...
the question, as i see it, is do you want a gen-u-ine, 100%, dyed in the wool gopnazi nominated? because that's what the rw wants, and if dems push it, that's exactly what we'll get because we have no way to stop it...
"Need I say more. Dems are defending her more than the Repukes. Bush and Karl must be having a good laugh?"
and if we shoot her down, doesn't Bush and Rove have the opportunity to put someone in there who is far worse?
Besides if Rush Limpdick and Mann Coulter don't like her, she can't be that bad!
Cheney aide was prodded in leak probe
That'll happen again once he's in prison.
NYMary
Even Bork is trashing Miers now.
I think he's really pissed because Chimpy did pick HIM!
DIDN'T pick him
What, no blaming this on Bush for his secret underwater nuclear tests?
Atrios is losing his Moonbat street cred.
let's be patient.
the nukes of a q khan had been deployed throughout pakistan. and there were facilities within pakistan to fabricate them.
can you dispute the possibility of a nuclear detonation close to a fault line?
an accident? sabotage?
or even an undisclosed nuclear exchange with that other nuclear power on the sub-continent, india?
do you think that the western press will be telling you any more about this catastrophe than it told you about bandar aceh and the killer waves?
There you go Albert. Fire and Brimstone, finally.
Fie on Bush for invading Iraq when he could have invaded Pakistan first and put a stop to the secret nuclear tests on the fault lines.
Why the Atrios coverup? Someone call Media Matters.
Did you read about the village swept away in a mudslide in Guatemala? Many victims buried so deep they will never be recovered. I don't recall ever reading a MSM story about the villages totally depopulated by Mott's army in the 80's. Reportedly 200 villages lost all their residents.
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