I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
hello
pity if the trolls find their way here
second? I have no life
Curses, foiled again
Promises, promises.
That almost a Friedman.
...after the equinox? He'll miss that near-miss asteroid near Mars!
Not a whole Friedman?
That would be better.
So is a Friedman now equal to 4 months?
pity if the trolls find their way here
Uncle Blodge, Urban Teacher | 12.23.07 - 12:04 am | #
Oh, I don't know, they're completely ineffectual and even weaker than usual, so easy to pass by. it gets a little smelly, but DFH types can handle that.
In his absence, Mr. Friedman's column will be written by a Mr. Richard Feder.
Tom who?
But what will Atrios blog about until then?
From below:
Ummm, okay.
Maddie is getting larger too.
fourlegsgood, on kitteh strike
No.
The movie: Airplane! It's a throwaway, laugh-line.
Well, that is one way to stop the unending stupidity that flies out of his mouth like maggots from a dead possum. . . .
No.
The movie: Airplane! It's a throwaway, laugh-line.
I not noes throwaway lines!!
(sobs bitterly)
The movie: Airplane! It's a throwaway, laugh-line.
It's not a throwaway line. None of them are.
You just want me to have an abortion.
Dead threaded:
Leon's getting larrrrrrrrger!
But what will Atrios blog about until then?
NTodd, Pinked Out
I don't think self-wankering is an option.
Tom Friedman:
This is my last column until April.
And then what?
This is gonna cost the Mustachio bigtime in Sinfonian's WotD tallies ...
And then what?
And then it will be his last column till October.
And then what?
sdf (Stu), Doddmaniac | Homepage | 12.23.07 - 12:09 am | #
Then it rubs the lotion on its skin.
Tom Friedman:
This is my last column until April.
And then what?
sdf (Stu), Doddmaniac
Then he puts on a dress and does the Dowd column.
(sobs bitterly)
fourlegsgood, on kitteh strike
[ rubs belly until purrs issue forth ]
Go rent the 1980 movie Airplane, and then it's sequel.
Then..., we'll start you on the prop-identifying game.
Dead threaded:
Leon's getting larrrrrrrrger!
Ohs.
I not remembers that.
This is my last column until April.
I will be on tour for my new book: "The Earth is Made of Styrofoam".
I will be on tour for my new book: "The Earth is Made of Styrofoam".
Not This Island Earth?
"This is my last column until April.
And then what?"
shit - he's going to write another book, isn't he?
I'm sorry that the serf puns ended so soon.
I thought JeffCO was going to corvee out a whole new niche.
shit - he's going to write another book, isn't he?
Uncle Blodge, Urban Teacher | 12.23.07 - 12:12 am | #
he's going to shit another book.
shit - he's going to write another book, isn't he?
Sadly, probably yes.
I'm sorry that the serf puns ended so soon.
...dark ages, eh?
Go rent the 1980 movie Airplane, and then it's sequel.
Got an e-mail from one of my TCP/IP students. He'd just seen Blazing Saddles for the first time ever.
Suitably. Fucking. Impressed.
I already gave him an A.
I'm sorry that the serf puns ended so soon.
I couldn't figure one out for "esne".
Did you know that ALL trolls have very minescule penises?
It's true. It's hard data!
And that, if they can't afford a HUMMER, they troll liberal and progressive blogs in a pathetic, and ultimately futile effort to compensate for their truly tiny tallywackers.
Being rejected and laughed at by Larry Craig, Mark Foley and Ted Haggard doesn't help the self esteem of the trolls either.
Sucks to be you, Lubyanka!
I thought JeffCO was going to corvee out a whole new niche.
Sorry, I was distracted composing an ode to Bobbie Gentry.
I will be on tour for my new book: "The Earth is Made of Styrofoam".
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12.23.07 - 12:11 am | #
dodecahedrons no doubt.
Go rent the 1980 movie Airplane, and then it's sequel.
Sadly, I'm a technical writer that still screws that up: it's vs its.
Dammit!
I already gave him an A.
So he's class A, what's his subnet?
The other thing about being on dialup: it is counting up for me, right there on the menu bar, just how much time I've, er, spent on the intertubz this evening ....
dodecahedrons no doubt.
econ102 is tom friedman?
damn!
I raise you a icosahedron.
I give it One Friedman...
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shit - he's going to write another book, isn't he?
The World Is Round, With Pointy Things At Both Ends.
Sadly, I'm a technical writer that still screws that up: it's vs its.
Isn't it vs.?
So he's class A, what's his subnet?
Some of my students might even remember the answer to that, despite the fact that half of them fucked up a 12-point question about subnetting on the mid-term because they used online calculators and didn't notice what the default mask was...
Jihad vs. McWord.
econ102 is tom friedman?
damn!
watertiger |
Hard to imagine that Freidman got to second semester econ, but then, it's often hard to imagine that Econ 102 did either ...
Isn't it vs.?
JeffCO
Well..., at least Strunk & White suggest being clear should overcome any high-visibility, low-impact errors.
The World Is Round, With Pointy Things At Both Ends.
Thomas Ann Elk Friedman.
Aiight. flip side.
too many parties.
The World Is Round, With Pointy Things At Both Ends.
Finally, a sequel to the New Age classic, Anne Elk Speaks!
"doh decahedron" I could understand.
Imagine how many cab rides the Mustachio will go on between now and April!
Did I mention that I met Sgt Adam Kokesh this week?
He's cool. But IVAW is pretty fucking arrogant asking that no other peace movement activity happen during the Winter Soldiers thing the 3rd week of March.
The World Is Round, With Pointy Things At Both Ends
Tom Freidman's "Round at Both Ends, and Hi in the Middle, the Story of a State I've Never Been In".
Well then, Tom Friedman's readers can just pop on over to the Black Veils Blog http://blackveils.com/wordpress/ to fill up the 4-month void in their lives.
The BV's Blog has now been linked to by the great Lambert Strether AND the lovely and talented Avedon Carol.
I think I'm finally somebody. I'm weeping tears of joy into my vodka tonic.
Many FU's of peace to all of you.
too many parties.
Isn't it to many partays?
Well..., at least Strunk & White suggest being clear should overcome any high-visibility, low-impact errors.
Iz true iz true!!
Imagine how many cab rides the Mustachio will go on between now and April!
Mustafa was my cabbie today, and he loves CodePink. I should write a fucking book.
Imagine how many cab rides the Mustachio will go on between now and April!
I *really* don't want to read about his Mustache rides.
Friedman should take 6 months off. Then suck on something...
Mustafa was my cabbie today, and he loves CodePink. I should write a fucking book.
NTodd, Pinked Out |
Well, you could at least fill up a blog post, if you know, you had a ....
why is the scroll bar working at a glacial pace? is anyone else experiencing this?
I stuck around Oxnard when I saw it was time for a change.
The Mustache Rides Again would be an excellent name for his new book.
Well, you could at least fill up a blog post, if you know, you had a ....
What? Had a what?
Shoulda gone to Omaha, but I lost my bus schedule.
ew...it just hit me. Friedman's book is gonna be on climate change... Green is the new black, or something.
At least it'll get the Villagers to admit it's real. But Al Gore will still be fat.
Friedman should take 6 months off. Then suck on something...
Just watched "Taxi Driver" on a local independent station. Was Friedman thinking when he used that line?
I missed a day. Damn. I have one less day for Christmas cleaning than I thought I did. And for the last minute chores. Now I have to decide what not to do.
"Friedman's book is gonna be on climate change..."
and markets - markets will be involved.
Echidne..., I've lost two days because the spouse got knocked out by a monster head cold. Did chores instead of shopping.
Friedman should take 6 months off. Then suck on something...
Like a pipe? A tailpipe?
"Friedman's book is gonna be on climate change..."
and markets - markets will be involved.
Uncle Blodge, Urban Teacher | 12.23.07 - 12:24 am | #
Are Milton and Thomas related? Common characteristics like stupidty, greed, and general moronicness don't count, just want to know about blood relations...
Echidne..., I've lost two days because the spouse got knocked out by a monster head cold. Did chores instead of shopping.
Hope she is better and that you didn't get it.
"Friedman should take 6 months off. Then suck on something...
Like a pipe? A tailpipe?|"
A bus tailpipe?
nah - then he will claim experience of climate change a DFH never could.
I missed a day
I spent almost the entire day in the kitchen today, but I'm not expecting guests for the holidays, fortunately.
FeralLiberal | Homepage | 12.23.07 - 12:23 am | #
Friedman doesn't think. That's part of his charm, as least according to his bio on the NYTimes page...
Why couldn't it just be his last column? That's when the rejoicing really begins.
Morning all..
Just a drive-by but...
have I missed anything appalling since this morning?
Ice extent in 2007....
Was Friedman thinking when he used that line?
Sorry, I guess that was a dumb question....
Like a pipe? A tailpipe?
JeffCO | 12.23.07 - 12:24 am | #
Sure, but never a peace pipe, though....
I spent almost the entire day in the kitchen today, but I'm not expecting guests for the holidays, fortunately.
I have guests for Boxing Day, so most of the big eating will be done then. But I hate that feeling of stress. I wish for once that holidays didn't feel like me being required to work for nothing so that everyone else has fun.
I missed a day. Damn. I have one less day for Christmas cleaning than I thought I did. And for the last minute chores. Now I have to decide what not to do.
Just burn your house down. It's the most efficient solution.
"Are Milton and Thomas related?"
I don't think so.
(This is my last column until April. I will be on leave, writing a book on energy and the environment. Happy holidays!)
and his column is about "our generation's Noahs"
For so many years, Indonesians, like many of us, have been taught that life is a trade-off: healthy people with lots of jobs or healthy forests with lots of gibbons — you can’t have both. But the truth is you have to have both. If you don’t, you’ll eventually end up with neither, and then it will be too late even for Noah.
I guess I'll just have to make do with Jonah Goldberg to curdle the milk in my morning coffee...
"have I missed anything appalling since this morning?"
econ 102...
I missed a day. Damn. I have one less day for Christmas cleaning than I thought I did. And for the last minute chores. Now I have to decide what not to do.
Echidne
Don't clean. Just buy more alcohol and dose liberally. The blurring senses of your guests should mitigate any debris.
I missed a day. Damn. I have one less day for Christmas cleaning than I
thought I did. And for the last minute chores. Now I have to decide
what not to do.
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12.23.07 - 12:23 am | #
Echidne, I thought that we agreed long ago that cleaning was the thing that could be set aside if necessary. Vacuum, Dust, swab the bathrooms and say no more. Enjoy your company and don't sweat the silver and china.
Just burn your house down. It's the most efficient solution.
I really am tempted to do exactly that. It would solve a lot of my problems with one swipe.
C'mon, NTodd. The house is not laught at. The house is laughing with you.
Didn't get back from Chelsea until 2:30 am last night. Geesh. Got stuck behind a garbage train on the 7 line...what fun...
I really am tempted to do exactly that.
Make sure you have a backup before you wipe anything
...ping
Vacuum, Dust, swab the bathrooms and say no more.
Heh. This IS cleaning for me.
"Vacuum, Dust, swab the bathrooms and say no more.
Heh. This IS cleaning for me."
people do more than that??
Just a drive-by but...
have I missed anything appalling since this morning?
I iz still on strike.
"I iz still on strike."
I missed why exactly - are the kitteh's being unfair?
people do more than that??
That's what I thought!
Tho I did clean mah stove today.
Won't clean more until the presents are wrapped. No point, not with kittehs about.
Heh. This IS cleaning for me.
Echidne |
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12.23.07 - 12:31 am | #
I thought you were washing windows, polishing silver, getting out the good china and glassware, folding napkins etc. I guess my mother is the only one who does these things any more.
I used to do them too until I decided that if no one else was going to help me I'd just stop and see how they liked it. I didn't realize how much pressure it was until I stopped.
I iz still on strike
Well, the kitteh's can't write for themselves...
I missed why exactly - are the kitteh's being unfair?
Peoples keeps talking to teh trollz.
And it annoys me.
So I am on strike.
people do more than that??
Uncle Blodge, Urban Teacher |
In grad school, I was talking to my brother on the phone as I packed up my apartment before moving, and I said, "Shit, I just realized I've lived here three years and I've never washed the windows."
Quoth he: "What? It don't rain down there?"
Nao I iz going to watch Star Wars, Return of teh Jedi and wrap presents.
While eating massive quantities of fudge and ice cold milk.
I thought you were washing windows, polishing silver, getting out the good china and glassware, folding napkins etc. I guess my mother is the only one who does these things any more.
I used to do them too until I decided that if no one else was going to help me I'd just stop and see how they liked it. I didn't realize how much pressure it was until I stopped.
You are quite right that I was taught to do all that, and also to clean out all the cupboards for the holidays. Why, I never quite understood.
I don't do those things except when I spring-clean, but the guilt has remained quite firmly.
"So I am on strike."
ah. I will try not to cross your picket line.
I should write a fucking book.
NTodd, Pinked Out
There was a time when I could have written a fucking book. But, alas, that time is long gone.
I could write a wanking book, though.
Peoples keeps talking to teh trollz. And it annoys me. So I am on strike.
fourlegsgood, on kitteh strike
...!
Won't clean more until the presents are wrapped. No point, not with kittehs about.
I was wrapping and paused to get a beverage. By the time I got back, the kitties had grabbed their presents off of the table and were batting them about.
Eloi and Morlock: Unity 08!
I do, in fact, enjoy wanking. In many ways it's simpler than fucking.
fimelf - if you're still here, I saw "Enchanted" today. And I concur with your assessment of Amy Adams.
I don't do those things except when I spring-clean, but the guilt has remained quite firmly.
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12.23.07 - 12:36 am | #
I close my eyes when I spring-clean. If it hasn't been used in the past year off it goes. My husband may want to stay clear of me in March! I'd really like to get all of these fucking machine tools out of my library and into the storage building or I may start using them as ballista. Especially when the neighbors below allow their dogs to bark all night.
I'm gonna be honest here but if I had it my way, I'd kill em all. I'd kill every single last one of them. I'd drag each one of them out into the woods and hold them hostage for ten years and then leave them for dead. And then I would make it look like someone else did the crime, and after the conviction I would go back and tell them all they've convicted someone else and then I would kill them again and cut off thier heads and shit down their throats.
I do, in fact, enjoy wanking. In many ways it's simpler than fucking.
NTodd, Pinked Out
I think Sartre had something to say about that, as in the perfect creative endeavor.
I'd really like to get all of these fucking machine tools out of my library
What kind of tools do you use for a fucking machine? Because I should probably pick some up.
So Friedman is off till April?
What's his mustache going to do in the meantime?
I'm gonna be honest here but if I had it my way, I'd kill em all. I'd kill every single last one of them. I'd drag each one of them out into the woods and hold them hostage for ten years and then leave them for dead. And then I would make it look like someone else did the crime, and after the conviction I would go back and tell them all they've convicted someone else and then I would kill them again and cut off thier heads and shit down their throats.
baark
Wrong number? Wrong blog?
"I do, in fact, enjoy wanking. In many ways it's simpler than fucking."
who was it who called wanking "sex with someone I love."?
I do, in fact, enjoy wanking. In many ways it's simpler than fucking.
NTodd, Pinked Out
I think Sartre had something to say about that, as in the perfect creative endeavor.
Toucari, fka cosmic tumbler
Yeah, he mentioned that in his Playboy interview, IIRC. I'll go double check...
I do, in fact, enjoy wanking. In many ways it's simpler than fucking
Celibacy avoids the whole mess...
who was it who called wanking "sex with someone I love."?
Uncle Blodge, Urban Teacher
Too easy.\
who was it who called wanking "sex with someone I love."?
Woody Allen. Annie Hall, IIRC.
What kind of tools do you use for a fucking machine? Because I should probably pick some up.
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12.23.07 - 12:43 am | #
They weigh over 50# a piece and would/could probably circumsize the great Wang itself. I would look for gentler equipment if I were you.
I thought it was Groucho
I'd really like to get all of these fucking machine tools out of my library
In my study right now I have three shelves I have intended to hang on the wall since 2005. They have crawled up from the basement some time since last summer. I also have about a hundred books which don't fit in the existing bookshelves, a large sack of knitting wool, needles all over the place, two cameras (neither of which works) a shower curtain rod (why?), a chair that is supposed to go the garbage, and more piles of paper than I can look at.
All this over and above what should be in the study.
"Too easy."
maybe - but I really couldn't remember
Celibacy avoids the whole mess...
Well, there's still a mess, but you don't need to argue about who fetches the towel...
I'd hoped to stick around, but I'm falling asleep.
Catch you patriotz laterz.
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12.23.07 - 12:42 am | #
why don't you tell us how you really feel? No, don't hold back.
I'd rather have Dowd gone. At least Friedman writes serious stuff, even if they are off the wall now and then.
Yeah, he mentioned that in his Playboy interview, IIRC. I'll go double check...
NTodd, Pinked Out
Maybe it was Jimmy Carter.
Anyone else suspect the Mustache of Understanding might have some bizarre extra meaning to the word "April"?
"Maybe it was Jimmy Carter."
nah - jimmy just lusted in his heart.
Anyone else suspect the Mustache of Understanding might have some bizarre extra meaning to the word "April"?
sarastro
No.
Uncle Blodge, Urban Teacher
I hope all is well. Few could do what you do.
All this over and above what should be in the study.
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12.23.07 - 12:46 am | #
The six foot sewing table in this room, all of he laundry on the sofa (being mashed by cats) in the living room are piles of cookbooks, knitting needes, yarn, my spinning wheel and a fleece or two, Esposo's books and magazines, fishing rods, a meat grinder for venison, two muzzle loader rifles and accoutrements for said weapons. Don't even look at my desk. Add the occasional Catahoula dog and a varying compliment of three to five cats.
Gosh, time for bed.
'night all.
...our household is still recovering from the remodel in the spring.
If you keep your spare bedroom overflowing with stuff, and everyone knows it, you'll never have overnight guests.
Voice of experience...
must head for the pillow. good night all, have a wonderful holiday if I don't see you before then.
"I hope all is well. Few could do what you do."
thank you so much!
cool thing happened - my seniors had been supposed to be allowed to have a party - but it got shot down. They had all these chips and soda and asked if they could eat them during my class - I said ok as long as my room is left clean. 21 teenagers eating chips and they left my room spotless.
I took that as a compliment - and the best present I will get this year.
One last solstice dance before Midwest Midnight - anyone care to join in?
If you keep your spare bedroom overflowing with stuff, and everyone knows it, you'll never have overnight guests.
Yeah, this is why my entire house is a disaster area, and I let people know that all the time.
I don't entertain much...
Greetings from the Great Pacific Northwest, and may I say, for all us lurkers who occasionally post here, Merry Xmas, to one and all.
May 2008 continue in the rich vain of snark that has lifted my spirit and portends a better day for all. I am listening to The Call "Let the day begin" with a glad heart, and a good wine to boot.
Merry Christmas
I don't entertain much...
NTodd, Pinked Out
Virtually, however, I find you very entertaining.
I'd really like to get all of these fucking machine tools out of my library
I'll take them! My fucking machine broke down last month and that's exactly what I need to fix it.
ok - time to sleep
night
Virtually, however, I find you very entertaining.
If turbulence is encountered, the pilot may turn on the No Flirting light.
ok - time to sleep
night
Don't let the laughing dwarfs bite you.
NTodd..., it's 1 a.m. over there, right?
It's midnight and I'm suddenly feeling round, orange and ribbed, and a little pulpy inside. Best I head for bed.
Longer days, and light in your life to you all.
I'll take them! My fucking machine broke down last month and that's exactly what I need to fix it.
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12.23.07 - 1:04 am | #
over 100 pounds ov cast iron here. besides they belong to my spouse so I can't give them away wihout consent.
FL I was just at your Corrente post. I am sooo jealous that you grow currants. I love to make blackberry/currant jelly. Is there a lot of opportunity in Wisconsin to live sustainably?
A holiday tune.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-BKvSUTeHBk
Cheerz
...why didn't I close the damn tag?
Ferris Bueller's DAy Off is on Bravo.
The full moon is directly above my house right now. Like vertically straight up at the toppermost part of the sky.
Nice.
NTodd..., it's 1 a.m. over there, right?
Yup. Working on a podcast.
Is there a lot of opportunity in Wisconsin to live sustainably?
Growing season is rather short, but there's still a lot you can produce. Lots of wild black raspberries around here, they make excellent wine.
...the things we find when we do an internet search.
let li'l Tommy go away for a while. Live nicely on his Income, which is better than yours and mine.
I, Friedman, will be gone for 1/2 of a Friedman.
Growing season is rather short, but there's still a lot you can
produce. Lots of wild black raspberries around here, they make
excellent wine.
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12.23.07 - 1:13 am | #
how is the soil? I love to forage...free food is one of my favorite things
Cheerz
Remonster
jeez, is that nice, or what?????
Remonster, where in the great pacific nw are you?
goodnight moonbats
goodnight moonbats
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12.23.07 - 1:21 am | #
Goodnight Hecate, happy solstice ( a bit late) and a glorious full moon to light your way to dreamland.
I just read Echidne's "Put Jesus Back into Christianity on her home page and it is BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN.
Get over there and read it and send it to all your fundi relatives.
...the things we find when we do an internet search.
Darryl
Bah! Fake Boobs!
Hi Sarah Deere. An hour and 1/2 N. of Seattle in Bellingham. About 75k in the greater area. Nice place. I've lived all over and am happy to call this place home.
All come visit!
Remonster..., I've been to Anacortes and taken the ferry to Vancouver Island... in December!
how is the soil? I love to forage...free food is one of my favorite things
Soil of course is dependent on location. Lots of good farmland around here, so generally it's fairly good. Spring brings mushrooms and wild asperagus, later there's berries and nuts. Lots of good fishing to be had here too.
...can any put a name to this artist?
wedding's over.
Just got back from britt's pub. Kinda drunk, but loving dt minneapolis. Miss it.
Darryl, can;'t name that artist, but the Morgan Le Fay info...magenta hair????????
...the things we find when we do an internet search. - Darryl
Does Fred know that Jeri has been around for that long?
Darryl, pines for polar ice:
You're a brave man! Mighty cold and choppy seas at this time of year. The san Juan Islands are a treasure. And Canada/British Columbia is a jewel too.
Sarah Deere, it's a four-color print.
Just got back from britt's pub. Kinda drunk, but loving dt minneapolis. Miss it. - Zap rowsdower
How da feet?
Remonster, we did that in 1999/2000. The Juan de Fuca Straight (to Port Angeles, WA) was clear, calm and sunny when we crossed.
I'm having a great Christmas. I'm finding the worst Christmas cards I can, sending them to my friends and then apologizing for sending them such crappy cards. It's great fun because I get to describe why the cards are so awful. Most people when they get a card, barely look at it. But I think this will get them to pay attention. Believe me, there are some really terrible ones out there that you can find if you approach this with the wrong spirit!
...can any put a name to this artist? - Darryl
Maxfield Parish, maybe?
Completely OT:
The Light Pours Out Of Me by MAGAZINE
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good, phil.
But now, this blogging on the ipod is kinda nutty; so I must go to bed.
Goodnight!
Just got back from britt's pub. Kinda drunk, but loving dt minneapolis. Miss it.
I love Brit's! I miss the welsh rarebit and sexy waitresses with the short skirts and black stockings.
There was one in particular I really, really liked, but I suspect she's long gone...
FL it sounds very nice. Are the winters really stout?
...Destiny by Waterhouse...!
I love Brit's! I miss the welsh rarebit and sexy waitresses with the short skirts and black stockings.
There was one in particular I really, really liked, but I suspect she's long gone... - NTodd
How long did you live in the airport bathroom?
it's a four-color print.
Darryl, pines for polar ice |
it is quite lovely, really.
Yeah, ntodd. I thought about you when I was there. Still a pretty cool place.
Now 'mout.
Darryl, you got lucky. It is hit and miss weather wise this time of year, but on average the ferry can be a bracing ride. As you may know Washington has the largest commuter fleet in the nation and they serve as our buses in these parts. They are a cool way to get around.
...alas, I'm about 1,500 miles south in Ventura County, now.
Most people when they get a card, barely look at it. But I think this will get them to pay attention. Believe me, there are some really terrible ones out there that you can find if you approach this with the wrong spirit!
Maybe you could do that for the Dems who voted to give Buch $70B more for his war. Or send nice cards to the ones who refused to fund more murder.
Or whatever.
FL it sounds very nice. Are the winters really stout?
They often are, but have been milder the last decade. I used to ski on the river behind my house regularly, but now it's rarely frozen over long enough to ski on.
But it still dips well below 0 at least several times per season.
How long did you live in the airport bathroom?
I only waited there until Larry Craig left.
BTW, did you hear my incredibly germane and funny anecdote about figuratively running into Craig this week?
chuy
Folks..., I'm unconscious. Good night.
therealhellkitty
One last caveat about Wis, services are good, but the taxes, particularly the property tax, are high. Lots of retirees leave the state because their property has increased in value to the point where the taxes are too much of a drain.
On that note, a Very Good Night to you all.
Longer Days, Better Lives.
BTW, did you hear my incredibly germane and funny anecdote about figuratively running into Craig this week? - NTodd
Missed that. Head on, or a rear-ender?
Normal people don't alow their pets to take over their lives and homes like you people do.
Get help.
Nite good people.
Shut up, Petzold.
Ya, right toby.
They set them on fire.
Missed that. Head on, or a rear-ender?
Both. Head-on and then a rear-ender.
He was coming out of the Senate subway in the tunnels when Des and I confronted him. She asked if we'd be out of Iraq "in our lifetimes" and he said, "maybe in yours because you're younger than I am." I followed up with, "will we be out before you resign?"
That earned me a High Ten from Des, although I was kicking myself for not deploying in a Wide Stance during the engagement...
Darryl, Waterhouse, nice.
NTodd...hugs.
Normal people don't alow their pets to take over their lives and homes like you people do.
Normal people have rich and diverse lives that include a variety of living beings, including animals, plants and vermin such as yourself. 2 out of 3 ain't bad.
That earned me a High Ten from Des, although I was kicking myself for not deploying in a Wide Stance during the engagement... - NTodd
OLE!
You get both ears and the tail for that one.
No columns until Spring?
Best. Friedman Unit. Ever.
Toby's pets have all run away from home... even that really quiet parrot he bought from that English fellow...
25 online. what are the rest of the folks doin'? (I Wonder what the Rich Folks Are Doing Tonight?")
Like with the sexually confused young couples on HGTV. Their little shitzus and poodles are just their precious little darlings ---aren't you, baby? Smooch, smooch, smooch. Come to Mamma.
*click*
Fuck perversion.
my god, he really is jealous of people's pets. how sad.
I don't own animals; I watch them on the TV, if necessary.
Hmmm. There needs to be more dander and stinkiness and hair in my home and on my person.
Fucking disgusting.
Chesapeakes roasting on an open fire.
Jack rabbits beaten with a hose.
Young cats' heads, all strung on a wire,
And frogs blown up in endless rows.
Everybody knows, some pet hate and some severed toes,
Helps to get it up at night.
Oh, god! I LOVE this time of year!
None of us "owns" animals. They are our companions, part of our family. Too sad you don;t understand that.
Feeling tenderness toward animals is not disgusting -- we share life and some level of sentience with them. Like any relationship, it can be distorted or perverted, but it is not inherently disgusting by any stretch of the imagination.
Mmmm. Parading its abnormal psychology for all to see. Charming.
Damned insomnia, anyway.
ot, but does anyone know of an adapter that i can use to run my concentrator in a motor vehicle? it runs on house currant 24/7 now...i lo09ked around but no luck..any help would be much appreciated...Rick
"Hmmp, Blows out loud, it does" - Yoda
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Employers have the right to bar employees from sending union-related E-mails using company servers, the New York Times reports.
On Friday, the National Labor Relations Board ruled 3-2 that an employer, using internal company policy, has the right to classify a union-related communication as a "non-job-related solicitation."
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Reason 743,662 why a Democratic sweep is needed in '08: Unpack the NLRB.
Damned insomnia, anyway.
plantsman, bulbalicious
I hear you, and concur. Dammit.
"prince albert piercings take many months to heal"-David Broder to Tom Friedman
Maybe Boosh wasn't kidding about WW III
http://
www.informationclearingho...rticle18926.htm
Hey p-man,
Anybody you can bug @ OHSU for info about a connection between insomnia and diabetes, like a Health Library?
Unpack the NLRB.
Phil, Lord of Heck (bo) |
yes!! and many others. Out with the fookin' rethugs.
a connection between insomnia and diabetes, like a Health Library?
bo
why not search OHSU yourself?
Reason 743,662 why a Democratic sweep is needed in '08: Unpack the NLRB.
Yes, I'm sure Hillary will use the bully pulpit to push for a change in the rules...
my vote for next preznit: Edwards.
I really believe he will try to make a diff.
Blows out load, it does #2.
9th Circuit Court Chief Judgeship just shifted yesterday from a Carter Appointee to a Reagan Appointee. Holds the post for 7 years.
my vote for next preznit: Edwards.
I really believe he will try to make a diff. - Sarah Deere
Like Greenwald, I feel Dodd deserves more support because of his stand on FISA, so he's may first preference for the primary vote, but if it looks like Edwards is close to Hil and Obama in the CA primary, and I'm generous about close, Edwards gets my vote. Damned if I'll Nadarize him.
he's my .... damn merlot.
There are resources about diabetes and sleep disturbance issues. I'm in an online study with Stanford Medical School that's just about to crank up again after the holidays.... So I'll search around there once the program starts again.
bo, I see Dodd as an excellent Veep. Not my original idea - can't recall where itame from - maybe FDL or C&L. Anyway, made sense. Edwards is the only one who has promised to tale on the battle against teh corporate stronghold we're sduffering from in this country. So, I likes him, me.
I'm planning WAY ahead by looking at room air conditioners -- ONLY Energy-Star compliant, and
only for my bedroom!
why not search OHSU yourself? - Sarah Deere
Just think they might have something there similar to the program I volunteer for at Stanford Hospital. You can come in, if you want, and lots of people with complex problems (and the brain power) do work up their research, but the staff plus volunteers can get you to where you want to be to begin with.
plantsman, are you diabetic?
Get you to where you want to be in the beginning. Accelerates the learning curve dramatically.
(damn merlot)
bo, I have a problem with OSU -- when I was a licensed Pesticide Applicator I took my exams there, and the coziness among Ag School Guys and
Chemical Industry guys kinda freaked me out. The point of the seminars seemed to be how to figure out how to skirt the EPA regs.
Sarah, Oh Yeah!
What you realize when you're licensed is how little control is placed on home users of pesticides, who tend to grossly over-apply chemicals.
P-man,
http://healthlibrary.stanford.edu/
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The Health Library, Main Branch
G-2B Stanford Shopping Center
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 725-8400
1 (800) 295-5177 (outside the 650 area code)
Fax
650) 725-1444
E-mail: healthlibrary@stanfordmed.org
Contact: Nancy Dickenson, Librarian
Hours: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m, Thursday until 9 p.m.
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Two of the women conducting my study also wrote a book about managing chronic conditions that Stanford publishes that I use as an ongoing resource.
Oregon Health Sciences University, up on the hill in PDX, not Corvalis. Wasn't thinking of a consulting vet. or botanist.
Every Year, Crate and Barrel (and their website) has a sale that starts 12/26. There are always some great deals and they go wicked fast, but it's much less stressful to browse online than fight the folks in the store!
OHSU, with the nifty aerial tram up Pill Hill from the
riverfront!
OHSU, with the nifty aerial tram up Pill Hill from the
riverfront! - plantsman
Yeppers, dat one!
My mind at these hours is pretty much stream-of-stupidity; apologies, it bounces all around.
BTW, the Stanford Health Library will take questions from anywhere. In your case, it was have the advantage of researching the same set of resources as the people running the study, so if you turn up something relevant, you can tell them precisely where the info is.
My mind at these hours is pretty much stream-of-stupidity; apologies, it bounces all around. - plantsman
Right there, doin' that myself.
Cool, I found last year in the same study that I participate more willingly than lots of folks; for instance, if I'm having negative feelings, I'm not afraid to share that fact -- many people are, for some reason.
Sarah Deere,
Are you in Cong. Wu's district, too?
I'm in Hooley-land, m'self.
p-man,
Izzat a good thing or a bad thing? I fergit.
Rep. Hooley was hospitalized at OHSU not long ago with fluid around her lungs and pneumonia. She and Sen. Wyden generally vote the *right* way, so I sent her a get well email.
A Good Thing, most ways; she's a solid Blue Democrat, without the Dog.
Sad to say, I'm pretty much of a hermit in meatspace; so if Eschaton is riddled with trolls and doomsayers, my socializing is all messed up.
The wee hours crew are most hospitable, usually.
Seems like Wu should be hospitalized for a brain transplant (ErinPDX might settle for tearing out his heart and stomping on it). I did some volunteering in his first campaign, but he looks like a prime candidate for a challenge by a Progressive in the primaries.
That Washington County ethos is affected by Nike and Intel corporate thinking too much -- in contrast with Portland's cultivated weirdness.
What are you upto with the plants these days?
True dat, about Washco. Still think it would be possible to get lefter of Wu and still hold it.
Boobies, he interjected!
Not much, it's winter down time, and I'm physically
restricted from much activity. Just keeping the big pots from drying out under the eaves, and shepherding a tender plant or two thru the cold --
thinking good thoughts toward next summer's Lily Bulbs, already planted out.
"LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!!!!"
Part of what's now Business Park in Mountain View used to be a Ferry-Morse experimental station, years ago. Looked to me like they were big on marigolds, but on reflection, those were probably safflower, God forbid it be called rape.
EPA regs.
Now that's a laugh.
wÒÓ†'s birds remind me of Jeffraham's Larry Elvis. Everyone of 'em looks more Presidential than either the Goldfish-in-Chief or any of the 'Thuglican candidates.
Rapeseed is "canola", anymore; safflowers have prominent orange stamens -- sometimes you see 'em along the West side of the Central Valley. And CA always took a much more serious view of the EPA regs than Oregon did -- banning things like Casoron years earlier.
Plus, bright blue feet that aren't cold are always a plus!
canola, saffola, shows what I know.
No, you know what you know; and sometimes I remember what I knew.
Some farmers up here thought there was a bundle to be made growing rape for oil for biodiesel. Then they learned that the Canadian Prairie soil naturally has free nitrogen canola needs that has to be added here, mushrooming the carbon footprint of growing the stuff all to hell, and reducing profits considerably.
Wonder if anyone's every thought about trying to commericalize camas root, since it's native to the area, and must love that clay.
Camas seeds like the dickens, too. Had a stand of it the last place I lived that the landlord loved - and it was pretty about a week out of the year; but no-account the rest of the time.
Hey Nighthawks!
Just a quick cup of coffee for me.
How's things?
Since the dog-burner left, it's been right nice around here -- how's by you?
Okay here, How deep in the ice are you?
OK, I see we're on oil seeds.
More than a few serious folks have suggested hemp seed oil. Either of you know enough to indicate if - DEA notwithstanding - it would make sense?
Milwaukee is in a warm wedge - 43 here (51 at Chicago Midway).
Madison was in the upper 30s when I left - now turned to freezing rain and temp 30. Expecting wicked winds later today.
Since allowing the seeds to mature greatly reduces That kind of potency, it matters little. It's in commercial products in DFH natural food stores already, so it must be profitable.
Still foggy up that way?
Heavy ass rain for most of the drive between Madison and Milwaukee - hydroplaned a couple times even with nearly new tires.
Were that rain in snow form, there'd be at least a foot.
Madison was in the upper 30s when I left - now turned to freezing rain and temp 30. Expecting wicked winds later today. - Roadmaster
Urrrk. Hope your well stocked with lots of wood and the antifreeze of your choice.
Stores around here even have Hemp "cheese" substitutes.
Rain has broken the fog pretty well - though still pockets here and there.
Last 2 nights were very limited visibility.
I'm staying in Milwaukee for the next 36 hours or so - had to go into Madison to do my radio show earlier tonight.
Those enterprising stoners! What won't they try to make out of reefer?
Those enterprising stoners! What won't they try to make out of reefer?
plantsman
Animals or minerals. They got the vegetable parts pretty well covered.
Legalizing the stuff would have positive benefit down here and anyplace else where folks are now sneaking into remote land and setting up grow operations with a ton of fertilizer and fuckage with the local water. Big operation found in the hills above Los Altos, this year.
OK, 3 AM here in Packerland - and 'Da Bears game is in 9 hours.
I'll be around through the week, so catch you next time, bo & plantsman.
Ah, yes; we used to giggle about the bi-lingual redundancy of Los Altos Hills .
Night, Road.....
G'Nite Roadmaster, and please cut out that hyroplaning shit. Tain't healthy.
Slowing down quite a bit myself; may try to saw a few more logs, bo.
Ah, yes; we used to giggle about the bi-lingual redundancy of Los Altos Hills . - plantsman
There should be 4 municipalities, based on income, as well as altitude stratification. Los Altos, Los Altimus, Los Altissimus, and Los Altississimus. Thank god a lot of the top of the range is now Regional Park.
works for me, p-man. Interesting morning for the church choir tomorrow. No clue who the substitute organist will be. baggin' it.
I guess the last dog's hung.
Justice Thomas was the victim of an uppity lynching of a high tech black.
Or burned, twatwaffle. Pud comes up the same in killfile, what a coinkidink.
The couple next door in this motel are having quite an argument.
Morning peeps.
Press Foundation to Honor Journalists from the 20th Dec, 2007
::: Thomas L. Friedman, editorial page columnist at The New York Times, will receive the W.M. Kiplinger Award for Distinguished Contributions to Journalism for his insightful coverage of world and national affairs.:::
heh, indeedy.
hard to follow the paths
narrow alleyways
changing letters on the signs
confused whispers
dead trees
faceless men
wakeup wakeup wakeup
breathe
.
The cops came and took him away.
The comments box keeps disappearing for me as does half the comments. Anyone else having problems?
The comments box keeps disappearing for me as does half the comments. Anyone else having problems?
qlª | Homepage | 12.23.07 - 5:29 am
Not today, but that is a pretty common haloscan failure you describe. some of their servers in their farm get flakey and if you get switched off randomly to one of the flakey servers, you get crap.
Ah, yes; we used to giggle about the bi-lingual redundancy of Los Altos Hills . - plantsman
Not to mention the LaBrea Tar Pits
It doesn't seem Atrios has had a sweeping software minion about in a while, either.
But she said to me: "I am called Onoskelis, a spirit wrought, lurking upon the earth. There is a golden cave where I lie. But I have a place that ever shifts. At one time I strangle men with a noose; at another, I creep up from the nature to the arms. But my most frequent dwelling-places are the precipices, caves, ravines. Oftentimes, however, do I consort with men in the semblance of a woman, and above all with those of a dark skin. For they share my star with me; since they it is who privily or openly worship my star, without knowing that they harm themselves, and but whet my appetite for further mischief. For they wish to provide money by means of memory, but I supply a little to those who worship me fairly."
And I Solomon questioned her about her birth, and she replied: "I was born of a voice untimely, the so-called echo of a man's ordure dropped in a wood."
(from the Testament of Solomon)
http://www.esotericarchives.com/...on/
testamen.htm
.
The cops coming in the wee hours of Dec. 23 to take you away from a hotel; doesn't sound like a terribly auspicious development.
It doesn't seem Atrios has had a sweeping software minion about in a while, either.
plantsman, bulbalicious | Homepage | 12.23.07 - 5:38 am
I promise I'll take a shower later, okay?
Take the naturall seed of the fyshe called a whalle, lingnum aloes, costus, muske saffronne, armoniacum, wt the blude of the foule called a lapwinge, and make a conffeccion therof, wt this sayde conffeccion make a fumigaccion in a conuenient place, and you shall see visyons in the ayer,
take of the sayd conffeccion and make a fumygacion aboute the sepulkers and vissions of the dedd shall and wyll appeare
(Liber Juratus)
http://www.esotericarchives.com/...tus/
juratus.htm
.
'morning, ql! How was your day on the road yesterday? See any cool sights?
V-Hellacious. We lost a lot of time on Friday so had to use I85 for twelve hours. Think bumper to bumper traffic going 70 m.p.h. in the slow lane.
Think bumper to bumper traffic going 70 m.p.h. in the slow lane.
qlª
!!!!!!!!!
Glad you made it in one piece.
Got an e-mail from one of my TCP/IP students. He'd just seen Blazing Saddles for the first time ever.
Suitably. Fucking. Impressed.
I already gave him an A.
NTodd, Pinked Out
Keepers of the flame...
I already gave him an A.
NTodd, Pinked Out
He should get a laurel, and hearty handshake.
Yup, Mr. ql is a trooper. He is sleeping it off now. Atlanta traffic is even worse. First we were on a nice sleepy highway that within a mile turned into 12 lanes of crazy. Nice dinner with the daughter and straight to bed. Today will be much easier.
(sorry if I disappear, haloscum is playing tricks)
Is Mel Brooks still alive?
When I've gone to Atlanta I've made a point of only doing it very early in the morning or in the late evening. To visit our friends (he's the one who died early this year) I have to get off an exit downtown by the baseball stadium near the site of the Olympics, and I feel like I'm taking my life into my hands getting into the right lane, to say nothing of slowing down enough to exit.
Is Mel Brooks still alive?
Doug
I think so, but I have a hard time keeping track. I know his wife died a couple of years ago.
Mel Brooks is still alive.
wikipedia has him still alive and at the age of 81
.
The video is somewhat offensive (I think that is the intent) but the music is great.
TV Sista - My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0...h?
v=0u8YvR9eL8Q
Mel Brooks is still alive
Yeah, I seen him on 'Barefoot Contessa' on the Food Network recently.
FBI planned mass arrests in 1950
Former FBI director J Edgar Hoover had a plan to arrest 12,000 Americans he deemed a possible threat to national security, declassified papers reveal.
The FBI chief sent his proposal to US President Harry Truman just after the start of the Korean War in 1950, The New York Times newspaper reports.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/ameri...cas/
7158029.stm
Labor group triggered by Obama
mel brooks is very much alive; and just brought 'young frankenstein' to b'way
morning all...
Now, to wait out the severe thunderstorm. (recall last week, we had a foot of snow)
The snow is gone. Here in a couple hours, the temp will drop about 30-40 degrees, and it is supposed to snow again.
I forgot to add: WELCOME TO MICHIGAN!
mel brooks is very much alive; and just brought 'young frankenstein' to b'way
Oooooh, I'll bet that's fun! I'd still like to see The Producers. The movie was a major disappointment.
Jackson Browne song that often runs through my head at sunrise:
Sun going down in the USA
Down on Main there's a family sleeping in a doorway
Around the corner you can hear the sound
People dancing around the golden calf
Those who have not, those who have
On the billboards and the T.V. screens
They got food and cars and toys and trucks and jeans
Like a homeless child's fitfull dreams
Smiling faces free from wanting
Life's abundances beyond counting
World in motion - speed your changes
Close your distances, find your angels
Lose your fears and meet your dangers
World in motion
I forgot to add: WELCOME TO MICHIGAN!
Barndog, not fishing
We have the same "if you don't like the weather, wait five minutes" thing going on, although snow is not generally involved.
It was really weird yesterday morning. It wasn't raining, but there was so much moisture in the air that you could feel the water droplets on your skin, and the eaves were dripping.
Looking back over the last year, there was one major battle the Democratic Congress waged and won, the ousting of Gonzales and presumably the end to partisan prosecution of Democrats.
There was no stopping the funding for Iraq, no recovery of lost civil rights, etc. just looking out for a partisan self-interest.
The immunity for telephone companies will be delayed until after a DNC candidate (Hillary or Obama) wins Iowa.
This no columns til April from Friedman only means that he is finding more cab drivers from Bangalore who agree with him.
The immunity for telephone companies will be delayed until after a DNC candidate (Hillary or Obama) wins Iowa.
Gimlet
There's some little part of me that can't give up believing that the system can work in favor of the people. It makes for a lot of big disappointments, but I can't stay here unless I hold onto it.
Looks pretty grim most days.
morning, all.
We have had a huge wind all Sat, now gone, and the snow didn't materialize. It's wait five minutes in N.TX. for sure.
damn, the nh monitor doesnt mince words:
Editorial
Romney should not be the next president
December 22. 2007 3:00PM
If you were building a Republican presidential candidate from a kit, imagine what pieces you might use: an athletic build, ramrod posture, Reaganesque hair, a charismatic speaking style and a crisp dark suit. You'd add a beautiful wife and family, a wildly successful business career and just enough executive government experience. You'd pour in some old GOP bromides - spending cuts and lower taxes - plus some new positions for 2008: anti-immigrant rhetoric and a focus on faith.
Add it all up and you get Mitt Romney, a disquieting figure who sure looks like the next president and most surely must be stopped.
Romney's main business experience is as a management consultant, a field in which smart, fast-moving specialists often advise corporations on how to reinvent themselves. His memoir is called Turnaround - the story of his successful rescue of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City - but the most stunning turnaround he has engineered is his own political career. ...
When New Hampshire partisans are asked to defend the state's first-in-the-nation primary, we talk about our ability to see the candidates up close, ask tough questions and see through the baloney. If a candidate is a phony, we assure ourselves and the rest of the world, we'll know it.
Mitt Romney is such a candidate. New Hampshire Republicans and independents must vote no.
http://www.concordmonitor.com/ap...INION/
712230301
we need a column by a cab driver from Bangalore.
I believe we will overcome some day, V4VA.
There's some little part of me that can't give up believing that the system can work in favor of the people.
There is always the possiblity that Iowa will go to Edwards and not the DNC favorites.
That will cause regrouping and will keep hope alive.
Reaganesque Hair? You mean Grecian Formula'ed within an inch of its life?
This no columns til April from Friedman only means that he is finding more cab drivers from Bangalore who agree with him.
trifecta
He's writing a book called "Suck On This: I Was Proved Fucking Right!"
Tom's new book is " The Billionairess's Left Teat "
Reaganesque Hair? You mean Grecian Formula'ed within an inch of its life?
Don't forget the Vitalis VO5.
That will cause regrouping and will keep hope alive.
Gimlet
It'll probably cause me to go to a subsequent primary state and knock on doors.
Alberto VO5.
If a candidate is a phony, we assure ourselves and the rest of the world, we'll know it.
Mitt Romney is such a candidate.
Mitt Romney is not even as authentic as a phony. His public persona is more plastic and contrived, a sorry bit of acting.
Alberto VO5
I never used the crap myself.
Nor I, just that impaired eidetic memory at work.
It'll probably cause me to go to a subsequent primary state and knock on doors.
V for Virginia
Good plan.
Alberto VO5
He should be reminded every day, that war crimes have no statute of limitations. Keep him looking over his shoulder for the arrest the remainder of his life.
I believe we will overcome some day, V4VA.
Ruth
End of that JB song:
'Till the world I look out at this door and see
Is the world I know this world can be
You have a volunteer in me
Now come on
Did you ever notice, anytime there is a massive accident on the highways - that there are semi tractor/trailers all over said accident???
Keep him looking over his shoulder for the arrest the remainder of his life.
Doug
The entire EU should make it impossible for him to travel there, for one thing. Just to make the point. Standing warrants would be a thing of beauty.
I'm gonna do the last step on my pillar candles; back in a few.
I'm done with my xmas shopping, and for myself purchased a nice digital caliper.
Fast easy and accurate. Wanted one of my own for years.
plantsman, that program I have that scans every day for viruses is AVG. You might go to their website and download a free offer like my computer guru did on my computer.
Keep him looking over his shoulder for the arrest the remainder of his life.
Doug
The entire EU should make it impossible for him to travel there, for one thing.
I'm sure that's why he's fleeing to Paraguay where he can hide out. But the ICC is up and working, and Canada has already indicted him for war crimes. Diane had a nice post on it.
I mean, Canada has indicted His Boss for war crimes.
AVG is good. It it doesn't work for you Avast also works, and is free.
eeeep! Only the windows Linux versions are free.
http://www.avast.com/eng/downloa...avast-
home.html
There's a fee for the Mac version.
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-a...ac-
edition.html
Let me look and see what's available for the Mac.
What a blowhard that thunderstorm was. No rain - all wind.
Waiting for a second now, then the snow following it.
Barndog, semis account for about half the traffic on the road it would seem. When I drove to NM and back, I felt really small among all those monsters.
I sure enjoyed Michigan State beating Texas in hoops last night.
When I drove to NM and back, I felt really small among all those monsters
Even in my 4 door, long box 4x4, I still feel pretty small on the road.
Except when I'm towing the 5th wheel, then we're up there with big boys.
Ah, here's a mac virus scanner.
http://www.clamxav.com/
You shouldn't need much more, OSX macs are now BSD based. But this is still handy to keep from passing on virus infested files to windows users.
CSpan reading WaPo on the Concord Monitor diss of Romney. WaPo editorial this a.m. reporting on death penalty, but not taking a strong stand. Washout. Where'd WaPo's character go?
Barndog, semis account for about half the traffic on the road it would seem. When I drove to NM and back, I felt really small among all those monsters.
Railroads would often be more efficient, but god forbid we subsidize trains.
Morning, rational people.
Barndog, when I drove a pickup, it did make me feel safer, tho it was proly a delusion.
from Slate:
In the good old days, the president appointed a council on physical fitness. But for Bush, the pursuit of fitness has become the presidency's entire job description. According to the Post, Bush is "obsessed with the metrics of biking," such as the calories burned and miles traveled each weekend. That helps him escape the pressures of the workweek, when he's busy ignoring the metrics of governing.
http://www.slate.com/id/2180254?nav=wp
Another symptom of addiction.
Railroads would often be more efficient, but god forbid we subsidize trains.
leibniz
Actually, there is quite a bit of State & Federal money going into railroads, but it is at the wrong end of the spectrum. States often buy marginal trackage and contract to have it operated. Capacity improvement projects on major routes have met with railroad resistance because of the fear of strings.
But that's changing.
Hi, Diane, good rundown of NIE report's possibilities;
Those policy decisions should not be made by unelected parties working in secrecy behind the scenes who tailor their reports to fit their own agendas.
Agreed.
at http://cabdrollery.blogspot.com
When the time comes the severely reduce GHG emissions, railways will come back into vogue.
Ideally, freight and passenger traffic should run separately on dedicated track.
But that's changing.
jac | 12.23.07 - 7:27 am
It is indeed, and in all sorts of interesting ways.
The local MTA and amtrak entered into a joint agreement which produced MTA commuter trains (paid for and run by MTA on BNSF/amtrak tracks) which run from all the outlying cities to Los Angeles.
The statistics show that at least 35,000 cars are off the highways each day in this local effort.
Railroads in this country have been allowed to go downhill like its bridges and roads. Have heard we're overdue for a big disastrous train wreck along the line of Pakistan's the other day.
plantsman, I agree, separate tracks for passenger trains, and separate roads for car traffic.
Ideally, freight and passenger traffic should run separately on dedicated track
A small fundamental issue with that:
It makes sense.
The Closing Of The American Mind
Dear Evan Thomas,
When all three branches government were in the grip of one party - a right-wing authoritarian party that answered and continues to answer to no one, who abuses power, obstructs justice, commits war crimes, assaults the constitution on a daily basis - that's when "we the people" look to our press to investigate and report on those crimes. But you and your cohorts in the establishment press didn't do it. You are a BIG part of the problem. This has not been journalism's finest hour.
So now we have the internet and progressive blogs speaking truth to power. Thank God for them!
I find it hilarious that now that the Democrats are positioned to take back the White House and increase our majority in the House in Senate - now you see a need to tone down the partisan rhetoric. It was just peachy when the Rs had total control of the government and the propaganda wing of the R party. ugh!
Evan Thomas - Wanker extraordinaire!!
Barndog, making sense is the fatal flaw isn't it?
anyone who wants to see dismal weather needs to look at CSpan Washington Journal and look out the window behind them. Soppy.
Wonder how the cookies on Liberal Mountain came out?
Barndog, making sense is the fatal flaw isn't it?
Seems like it, Ruth.
Evan Thomas - Wanker extraordinaire!!
portia
DAAAAAAAD! Portia's bein' shrill!
portia, exactly right. And 'nonpartisan' now means Move to the Right.
Wonder how the cookies on Liberal Mountain came out?
Not sure. But, I know the couple batches my wife made were sure delicious!
I know - but Freight is often not going precisely where people are (to City Centers) so next generation railways might start with that premise.
anyone who wants to see dismal weather needs to look at CSpan Washington Journal and look out the window behind them. Soppy.
I am seeing that outside my own window.
Thick fog. (I am in Northern VA, 25 mi west of DC.)
plantsman, those cookies were not destined for a long shelf life.
Didnt anyone like my idea for a manger scene with gingerbread people?
ecoast, my son lives there too, in the Roslyn area.
Because I must enjoy sweets in extreme moderation anymore, a square of real gingerbread sounds great!
Evan Thomas - Wanker extraordinaire!!
portia
DAAAAAAAD! Portia's bein' shrill!
Diane C. Barking-Mad
lol!! and so early in the morning, too!
Evan Thomas - Wanker extraordinaire!!
portia
Did you submit it yet?
Molly was making some weird tomato-soup-something-or-others that sounded odd.
V4VA, candle maker!
from BBC; Israel plans to build 740 new homes in settlements in occupied East Jerusalem, a minister said, despite its commitment to freeze all settlement activity.
And they went to Annapolis for photo ops.
Didnt anyone like my idea for a manger scene with gingerbread people?
Ruth
One of the more hilarious episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm involved Larry eating the manger-scene cookies his wife's family had made. "That was the baby Jesus? I thought they were animal cookies! I thought it was a monkey!"
ecoast, my son lives there too, in the Roslyn area.
Nice. I am in prince william country/manassas.
despite its commitment to freeze all settlement activity.
Surprise!
Israel plans to build 740 new homes in settlements in occupied East Jerusalem, a minister said, despite its commitment to freeze all settlement activity.
Would you repeat that and find the logical flaw, please?
V4VA, I suggested a bite out of the Jesus cookie, since he gave his body for us.
and sorry, that Israel settlement link is http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middl...ast/
7158072.stm
I have to prepare tommorrow's pork loin.
I suppose, in order to fend off family revolt, I'd better make my Apple/Maple syurp injection, and get it marinating.
Molly was making some weird tomato-soup-something-or-others that sounded odd.
plantsman, bulbalicious
Some muffins, IIRC. One thing I've found is that if something sounds really weird I ought to at least taste it.
Ever had peanut butter and sweet pickles? Fantastic!
That poin loin recipe sounds nummy!
Barndog - I am making pork tender loin too Tues. First time I am doing this.
Using a recipe from Gourmet mag.
I'd better make my Apple/Maple syurp injection, and get it marinating.
Barndog, not fishing
I have a fifteen-pound dry cured ham that's been soaking since yesterday. Bourbon-mustard glaze, here we come!
plantsman - been working on it for years now. I've comtemplated stuffing the loin with a variety of apples, raisins, & maybe a little stuffing of some design. Some butcher's string, and I'll be all set.
ecoast, I recall Manassas as a rural place, it amazes me to see all the growth there now.
Yeh, my brain is stuck on the fact that Campbell's
has introduced Italian Wedding Soup as "new" going into the last 3 winters. What's the problem?
Did you submit it yet?
V for Virginia
Not yet - but I will. later - I've got to take my dog for a walk.
V4V - I should send you the recipe I have for a home cured, boiled ham.
It is just incredible.
Morning, kids!
It's actually a Depression-era recipe for a nice spice cake with cherries and raisins and walnuts. I make it in mini-cupcakes, because it's pretty rich otherwise. But yes, it does use tomato soup as part of its liquid base.
And I'm on the job, MoDo-wise.
Barndog's pork loin sounds like heaven!
Ruth - Manassas used to be rural. Farm country starts from here going west. But now we are a bustling small city, housing federal and high tech workers.
Love the rural and urban mix.
This is around a 10# loin. In order to smoke it on the grill for 4-6 hours (or so, depending on the temp), I have to use a larger cut of pork.
Smaller ones, no matter what I do - tend to come out too dry.
What?
No one is roasting a goose for Christmas?
I still haven't finished deciding my menu yet. Need to get cracking.
It's apparently not ok to be pregnant while a congress critter. But ok a la Tom DeLay to golf in Scotland
The Glens Falls Post Star
Published: Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Editor:
Regarding a story that appeared in The Post-Star on Dec. 6: "Rep. Gillibrand announces she is pregnant."
First of all, I must admit that I am a male chauvinist and that there are, thankfully, differences between men and women. There are many occupations suitable for women and their physical attributes. Carrying a weapon while serving in the Armed Forces and firefighting are not suitable lines of work for women to prove that they are physically equal to men. How many male police officers feel comfortable with a 100 pound female backup?
And now, I have to add serving in the U.S. House and Senate as an occupation that may not be suitable for women.
Ms. Gillibrand's current pregnancy makes a strong case for my opinion. Ms. Gillibrand was elected to serve her constituency, and while she is away from her elected office she cannot perform those duties. The taxpayers who were duped into voting for her will have to pay for her medical benefits. Yes, Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer, Ms. Gillibrand receives excellent health benefits, courtesy of her constituents. We will be without representation in Congress for a time leading up to and following the child's birth. There will be times when she and the new baby will visit doctors. You can add those days to the total that she will not be serving her constituents.
The current base salary (2006) for members of the House and Senate is $165,200 per year. I wonder if Ms. Gillibrand will do the right thing and reimburse the U.S. Treasury in the amount of $452.60, her daily salary, for each day that she is unable to perform her elected duties. For some reason, I doubt it.
RON BLACHUT
Queensbury
Queen Dr. Molly, I made use of Thers' 'C' word post at the homepage, in http://cabdrollery.blogspot.com/...by-that-
20.html
Thank you and Thers.
No one is roasting a goose for Christmas?
I don't see why anyone would want to waste their time.
But, that's just me.
Excuse me, she certainly can do her job -- and I'll bet you think Children are sacred , doncha?
Barndog -- I make a cornbread and biscuit stuffing with sausage, apples, onion and celery. It has a lot of sage, but you could omit that and the sausage and have a really great stuffing for the loin. It does sound wonderful.
I'm askeered of curing my own meat. I'm afraid our climate might argue against it (wet and hot).
Morning, Molly!
How do folks who'd like to attend EschaCon but can't afford it apply for the travel funds?
I have a 7# beef sirloin for Christmas Day, which is traditionally Slug Day on Liberal Mountain. We will sit around in our jammies and open presents and eat and blog and watch TV. My family gets the 24th, Thers' the 26th, but for one day, we just ignore the world.
It's lovely.
V, learn about Jerk rubs and marinades instead, more regionally appropriate!
Pregnant women are more alert than those fratboy GoPervs that were obstructing everything they could during the 110th congress.
Molly - do you guys watch 'Yule Log'??
My wife is set to record it this year.
V,
Well, there aren't any funds as yet, but go to the site (my homepage here) and drop an email to me. (I'm trying to keep all the EschaCon email together on that account, lest something get lost in offers of penis enlargement in my regular account.)
If this is any more than vapor ware,
Buck a watt solar cells!
http://www.nanosolar.com/index.html
There's a market for this. I'd roof my entire house with these if I could buy them today.
V4VA, I already made a hotel reservation, and will gladly share with you.
You're doing a fine job on Quasi-Mo-Do, Molly. Your posts take the nausea out of reading her.
Boy, now that they dilated and examined my eyes and all -- I want my new glasses NOW!!
I am contemplating a pineapple glazed ham. Ham is non traditional for us. It's usually turkey again.
Thank you, Ruth!
That church also has a K-12 school attached, which of course supports your thesis.
Did you know Sharp Corp makes more solar cells than anyone else in the world?
Kirsten Gillibrand is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition.
I heard that pork is unkosher because in Babylonia Simels spit on a pig because he thought it was a vet.
for Xmas eve, I am condemned to my mom's fav, fish and chips. for xmas, I may just have some tamales.
Thanks, Diane.
I admit, I'm starting to see why Thers essentially walked away from Althouse--that much crazy is hard to take.
Glazing a "country" ham, or a City Ham?
I'm going to roast a ham for Xmas. Glazed on the outside with a mustard, whiskey, sugar glaze, then speckle this with cloves.
Not sure yet. Need to purchase ham today.
No, it's the cloven hooves dealy!
Barndog,
We don't generally.
This year, I got Thers all 4 Black Adder series, plus the Christmas Carol and Millenium specials. I expect that'll take most of the day.
Need to purchase ham today
But, what about turkey again?
No, it's the cloven hooves dealy!
plantsman, bulbalicious
In seashells.
trifecta, I've a feeling there are damn good hams all around where you live.
It's lovely.
Dr. Molly Ivors
It sounds very nice.
And I'm going to see if it's possible to cook a prime rib on a grill for our New Year's Camping Extravaganza next week.
Hope I don't seriously fuck up a $75 piece of meat.
I also picked up a half-pound of sea scallops, to be wrapped in bacon, for me and the teen.
Thers is allergic to shellfish.
Need to purchase ham today
But, what about turkey again?
Then, dynamite 3-decker club sandwiches, afta!
(I'm OK for making the trip, just wondered how folks who might like to ask went about it.)
V,
Once you pay more than about $30 for a piece of meat, I find cooking it really intimidating.
V4V - of course you can grill prime rib.
My advise is to use a roast rack on your grill. Cover it in foil, place the roast on it.
Morning, all.
Last time, the funds went to a few people who genuinely needed help. But as you would expect around here, there were far more people showing generosity than asking for it.
Thers is allergic to shellfish
So am I. Really bums me out.
Damn, the folks are eating high round here!
Watching all the huge pileups making me glad I didn;t venture off to OK for the Caddo ceremonial mounds solstice walk yesterday.
Once you pay more than about $30 for a piece of meat, I find cooking it really intimidating.
If it's not a bad piece of meat, and isn't raw or burnt when served, it will end up pretty darned good no matter what you do.
mornin li'l blogkins
Pfalzer mates bacon wrapped scallops with bacon wrapped chunks of filet -- not that I've ever had either.
My advise is to use a roast rack on your grill. Cover it in foil, place the roast on it.
Barndog, not fishing
It'll be one of those big, rectangular campground grills, on charcoal. I'm wondering if I should cover the top so the heat stays in, but I don't want to smoke the meat.
I have a big cast-iron skillet it can stand in, and I was thinking of kind of an indirect fire so it roasts from the sides. I'd like to have some pan drippings, because as long as I'm going for it I"m also gonna try Yorkshire pudding. In for a penny, and all that.
Watching all the huge pileups making me glad I didn;t venture off to OK for the Caddo ceremonial mounds solstice walk yesterday.
Ruth
While I know you must have been disappointed, I'm glad you decided against it because of the weather.
The trick on a grill is - to keep as much direct heat off the meat as possible. It will still obtain that nice, smokey flavor - no matter if you wrapped it entirely in foil.
Once you pay more than about $30 for a piece of meat, I find cooking it really intimidating.
Dr. Molly Ivors
This is what kept me from ever attempting it in the first place, for the longest time (I mean, even in the oven at home). Then Mr. V's sister made one at Christmas one year; she's not a major cook and that convinced me that I could handle it.
We like our meat pretty rare, though, so it's harder to fuck up.
V4V - the cast skillet sounds like the winner here. You could make a foil tent around it to help keep it from flameouts, etc.
I can't decide, scalloped potatoes, or home made macaroni and cheese?
Maybe we'll make both next week, just not on the same day.
Also apple/pear pie. I had a request for peach/nectarine pie, but all there was were Argentine stone fruit in the grocery store.
yeh, Diane, it got too iffy, and I can go up in the Spring. But am defintely going.
Thanks, Barndog. On your assurance I'll give it a shot.
pureed bananas and rice cereal is what is on my shirt now.
You do have an instant read thermometer, right?
BRB, gotta feed Queen Feral Cat - and all the neighbors' seem to know my timing.
Think I'll heat up a can of Chef Lonelyheart's Soup for One...
Know the feeling, SteveNS; but I don't begrudge these guys this time.
pureed bananas and rice cereal is what is on my shirt now.
trifecta
(Although you may not find it all that amusing, I sure did.)
My gravatar's back! My gravatar's back!
I missed that little guy!
pureed bananas and rice cereal is what is on my shirt now.
Every wonder why parents look so bad?
Parenting is hard work!
Exhausting sometimes.
Morning, folks
I won't have a celebration or fancy meal, but just hearing all these great plans makes me feel festive and included, somehow.
really Doug? I had no idea! 
the scary part is what is Friedman doing instead
Think I'll heat up a can of Chef Lonelyheart's Soup for One...
I blame Mother Skinner.
Know the feeling, SteveNS; but I don't begrudge these guys this time.
plantsman
No, absolutely, you're right. I'm just teasin'.
I'm one of the lucky people who's solitary by choice; there's no tale of woe. I just like being alone more than I like being, um, not alone.
Doug, mac and cheese with a whole-grain pasta?
I'm one of the lucky people who's solitary by choice; there's no tale of woe. I just like being alone more than I like being, um, not alone.
SteveNS
As am I, SteveNS.
I miss not having a family until I'm around what little I have.
I blame Mother Skinner.
Maybe, but I think Edna's destined to hook up with Barney Gumbel.
photos from last night's Solstice Dinner Chinese hot pot family style.
I always knew Diane C. was the coolest one hereabouts.
DHS vandalizing wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use...k:
63.162.143.21
Moe, how does the train from TX to Philly sound? I'm making plans for Eschacon08.
Hi, Tom, I skipped my solstice walk, and since it's now 21F, I'm not really sorry.
the scary part is what is Friedman doing instead
Liars for Bush | 12.23.07 - 8:18 am
Did you see my link upstream on his being awarded a journalism award for his national and international insight?
DHS vandalizing wikipedia.
Looking at what they're vandalizing, I can't imagine there's a big plot behind it all.
Serena Williams? "The Wire"? Caligula??
Hi, Tom, I skipped my solstice walk, and since it's now 21F, I'm not really sorry.
Ruth
I walked enough for at least two people yesterday, so it all evens out.
Tom: a journalism award for his national and international insight?
Bought and Sold Award?
DHS vandalizing wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use...k: 63.162.143.21
Doug
Good grief! How freaky is that!
Did you see my link upstream on his being awarded a journalism award for his national and international insight?
In NYS, they're teaching his "flat earth" crap in the high schools to explain to students how to train for a global economy.
Oh, Spitzer. And I had such high hopes for you.
a journalism award for his national and international insight?
Yes, given by the Conservative Dumbfuckers Foundation.
Tom: a journalism award for his national and international insight?
From Whatsamatta U?
SteveNS, since the Friday walk I got in was in 71F, I can't complain. But mall walking is out until after the 25th now.
Who's presenting Friedman with his journalism award -- Judith F. Miller?
Attorney Wants Criminal Charges Against Insurer (corporate death sentence?)
Geragos Calls Cigna Official Who Denied Teen's Transplant 'Garbage'
Hundreds of demonstrators protested outside Cigna's Glendale, CA headquarters this week over their decision to deny a liver transplant to a 17-year-old girl
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?...=4043101&
page=1
Wow, this is the most incredibly goddamn depressing thing I have ever read.
Looking at what they're vandalizing, I can't imagine there's a big plot behind it all.
They are incompetent after all.
since the Friday walk I got in was in 71F, I can't complain
*sigh*
I won't see 71F until June, at least.
You do have an instant read thermometer, right?
Barndog, not fishing
Yep.
Looking at what they're vandalizing, I can't imagine there's a big plot behind it all.
Serena Williams? "The Wire"? Caligula??
SteveNS
Excuse me while I adjust my tin foil hat, but if these were simply test runs to see if the vandalism would work, then I'm not so sure.
http://ap.google.com/article/
ALe...hgPnkwD8TLCGKG0
:::WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Press Foundation will honor half a dozen journalists at its 25th anniversary dinner in February.
Thomas L. Friedman, editorial page columnist at The New York Times, will receive the W.M. Kiplinger Award for Distinguished Contributions to Journalism for his insightful coverage of world and national affairs. :::
I was out and around yesterday afternoon. It was between the 50's and high 60's throughout that time. I stopped by a farmer's market and noticed that some of the locals were wearing 'extreme' arctic wear. Malaria I guess.
I had a long sleeved light cotton shirt and twill slacks on myself.
Prima nocti lives in the 21st century
Molly, I read partway through the Crimmins account, and it parallels my recent experience (vicarious) with the uncertainty of hospital treatment. Not to be suffered lightly.
Wow, this is the most incredibly goddamn depressing thing I have ever read.
Yeeks, glad it ain't me.
But at least he seems to be on the upswing now.
Beinart next up on CSpan. Doug, I usually wear long sleeves and am overdressed in the park where I like to walk.
Wow, this is the most incredibly goddamn depressing thing I have ever read.
Dr. Molly Ivors
OMFG.
I'm torn between depression and fury, and today I think I'll go with fury.
This fits right in with the CIGNA story.
Yeeks, glad it ain't me.
My sister died of Hep C. Fucking horrible.
Thomas L. Friedman, editorial page columnist at The New York Times, will receive the W.M. Kiplinger Award for Distinguished Contributions to Journalism for his insightful coverage of world and national affairs.
Hereafter, it will be referred to as the "Suck. On. This. Award".
Daughter has insisted I make cotelleta Milanese with mashed & gravy for dinner xmas day.
(let's see if I can get one comment in without the box disappearing again.)
btw, for those who didn't hear the ending of the story, my ex succumbed to a staph infection and when was let die it turned out had been brain dead for months. No, his name was not Schiavo, but close enuff.
The CIGNA thing is pretty cut-and-dried, Nataline's doctors requested the operation, CIGNA Over-ruled and denied them, then reversed themselves when it was too late.
I think I'll go calm down a little and have breakfast. I'll try to get back in here for the bobblehead discussion.
In the meantime, as Ruth mentioned earlier, I've got a post up on an analysis of the NIE report on Iran provided, naturally, by a non-American news outlet.
ql, am I invited?
Okay, will get carryout tamales.
The CIGNA thing is pretty cut-and-dried, Nataline's doctors requested the operation, CIGNA Over-ruled and denied them, then reversed themselves when it was too late.
Scalia said there is nothing in the constitution about liver transplants.
Just a hit'n'run on my way to the insane asylum that is Whole Foods at xmas, but I read Molly's link re Crimmins at Hepatitis.
It's outrageous and depressing indeed, but I feel even more inspired at having once again seen Alejandro Escovedo at his brilliant best earlier this month:
Escovedo's serious health problems, and the story of "Boxing Mirror," began in 2003 in Tempe. (A tune called "Arizona," with atmospheric strings and dark narrative, is the album's lead-off track.)There. That's my solstice gift to y'all.
He became violently ill before a performance of "By The Hand of the Father," the theater piece he'd been performing since 2000. He thought it might be bad flu. Then he started vomiting up lakes of blood.
Escovedo's liver — wracked with the hepatitis C virus he knew about but chose to ignore — was on the verge of total collapse. And like a lot of working musicians, he didn't have health insurance.
"I wasn't doing the right things; I'll be the first to admit that," Escovedo says, poking at his food. "I kept drinking, which I no longer do, and I kept working like a maniac."
The standard treatment for hepatitis C involves regular doses of interferon, a cure that can feel as bad as the disease, sometimes involving extreme weakness and severe flulike symptoms, all of which Escovedo experienced.
"You're supposed to be on the stuff for a year, year and a half," he says. "I lasted about six months, eight months. Some people get to work and function when they take it. I wasn't one of those people."
These days, he's happy pursuing alternative therapies, including Tibetan medicine, acupuncture and massage.
Scalia, like CIGNA; is not a doctor.
Oh, Althouse, you crazy old broad: "Maureen Dowd sounds absolutely right to me. "
Scalia, like CIGNA; is not a doctor.
In the US, doctors do not get to make medical decisions.
Scalia, like CIGNA; is not a doctor.
plantsman
which makes them all the more sure that they should make other people's health decisions for them, especially women.
"Mo, it's Ann Havisham; wanna give each other Botox? "
I had to pay a small fortune to the hospital (joke insurance policy I had then), when I was ill a couple years ago. Bastards had me on a liquid diet throughout xmas. Made watching xmas TV shows especially painful, when none of it was possible to eat. Anyway, I can't say that how they treated and cared for me was neglectful at all. The fixed the problem, and I'm now pretty hale and hearty. No real restrictions other than the admonishment to be sure to eat extremely well: lots of fruits vegetables, whole grains, meats, and even some high calorie food
and to get lots of exercise.
"Mo, it's Ann Havisham; wanna give each other Botox? "
I'd think she'd be more critical of MoDo, since she's so transparently gunning for her job.
I'd think she'd be more critical of MoDo, since she's so transparently gunning for her job.
That kind of thinking requires a cortex.
Wow, this is the most incredibly goddamn depressing thing I have ever read.
Dr. Molly Ivors
Perfectly awful.
My BFF's bro is dying, more slowly than expected, from consequences of Hep C. (He did get it the bad way.) He's indigent, on Medicaid -- the "medically needy" program -- so that he has to spend $800 a month of his $1100 SSI check before medicaid pays for one. damned. thing. "Fortuntately," he requires having the fluid drained from his abdomen on a regular basis, and that eats up most of the deductible.
I won't go on and on (yeah, OK, for once), but it's truly a nightmare to be in this system if you're sick, and boy is it worse if you're sick and poor.
Like Diane, I;m ready for breakfast, brb
I'm gonna make breakfast for me and my sweetie, too. See you lovely folks in a bit.
Speaking of breakfast, I've got to head off pretty soon to try out a new restaurant, that's gotten excellent ratings from all.
It's been in business for decades. I know my father in law used to eat breakfast and lunch there.
Off to do chores. Back later.
I would bet that any government programs to fund research into curing hepatitis have been cut in the past few years.
I posted sheets.
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Cute overload Panda Cam :
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It seems that Freidman, in keeping with his ludicrous "flat Earth" theory, believes that the Biblical story of Noah and his Ark is true.
If you knew how many cubits were in a rod, Friedman, you would realize that this story is a complete hoax.
No giraffe, or other long-necked animal, could fit in such an "Ark" without contorting its neck to a painful degree.
Is Friedman taking off because the next 90 days will be so critical in Iraq?
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