HULK SMASH!!!
Not tonight, for some reason. No, I don't.
What the hay... Second! Yay!
The most exciting play in beisboru... the TRIPLE!
These sheets are nice, but the old ones were all soft and warm.
I really should turn in, or try to, again... anyway, Home run?
Don't you DFH's sleep?
--Molly I.
you tell us...
darn. thrown out at the plate.
Anyway, what was the last thread about? Maybe I'll have a look.
I really should turn in, or try to, again... anyway, Home run?
hillbilly ragger
Never believe the 3rd base coach when he waves ya in.
I was just thinking it's a little/no sleep night for more than a couple of us.
No, Molly. I listen to Thom and PJ.
'morning Molly, and thanks!
Not enough, I don't.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=2...feature=related
No, Molly. I listen to Thom and PJ.
Duane V
Over and over and over again 
Hee hee, glad ya like her, I go on jags like that sometimes myself.
OK, I give: Who is PJ?
I was just thinking it's a little/no sleep night for more than a couple of us.
I'd say "no flirting!" but I'm too tired to code it in bold.
I'm off, dear Batties. Be excellent to one another.
OK, I give: Who is PJ?
V for Virginia
Harvey. & Thom as in Thom Yorke of Radiohead.
it's not duane v's fault. he's just an enabler for my pj habit...
OK, I give: Who is PJ?
V for Virginia |
This woman singer DuaneV keeps posting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=J...feature=related
My cat asked me to stop playing it.
Sleep?
At night?
Why would I do that? I'm a pink man, who lives in the Arizona desert. Nighttime here is nice. I get some sun, but ration it carefully. Too much and I get fried.
yes, and I love her too... But alas, it's time for me to depart, with a Radiohead song...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N...h?v=NCPDiEz-
GcE
No, I don't sleep anymore.
I just hate on HIllary 24/7. 
you tell us...
Me? I got up too early yesterday, so fell asleep on the couch with my lenses in at 9, pried them out of my eyes and went off to bed at midnight or so, and now am ready to start another day.
Ooo, slanties!
Oh my.
Ripley has twisted herself into the funniest little pretzel over there in her half pipe.
I get up too early most days, unfortunately.
One of the greatest, funniest conversations I ever had was a raucous roundtable on what the hell we thought PJ was saying in Sheela Ne Gig. "Stealing the Gig"?
Pink man, Arizona Sun? Been there, did that - still paying for it, I'm afeared.
i burn. then crash. burn. crash. etc.
what time is it now, again?
thanks, duane v.
time for more radiohead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B...rZTNhW44-o&
NR=1
Tomorrow night, it will be an hour later at this time than it is tonight. (Spring Forward)
you're welcome.
Tomorrow night, it will be an hour later at this time than it is tonight. (Spring Forward)
Blech.
I hate daylight savings time.
I can't get up in the morning as it is.
And nao I must go to sleeps.
I bathe in the urine of fools.
"be a world child form a circle before we all go under"
It's creeping up on 5am, EST, fokowi. Earlier in the west, obviously.
Going to start preordering t-shirts on Monday. They're lovely: a nice canary red with the DFH symbol right in the middle.
I just realized that my record-breaking earworm (6 days, Dire Straits It Never Rains) is gone! Unless I jinxed myself.
I just hate on HIllary 24/7.
fourlegsgood, gots torch du U?
Shake it off dear one, refocus the hate.
What happened to the cracked bell?
Jessbus, not even 5:00 a.m. and I'm late to the party.
Morning peeps.
Red. Can't do red. More Savings, right there!
I thought the official shirt color was grey, and turtleneck?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=o...feature=related
molly: it's 4 am here and i've been up since february.
order me an extra large...
Couldn't a photo editor have fixed Gail Collins' teeth for her picture?
Last I heard, it was deep green.
'morning, ql.
Hate toy from Jackson, MS:
Which candidate would you like to see as the next U.S. president?
Clinton 63%
Obama 30%
McBitch 5%
Paul 1%
None of the above 2%
Total votes 1156
http://clarionledger.com/apps/
pb...ONTPAGECAROUSEL
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Last I heard, it was deep green
I must have missed that memo.
Gail drinks coffee and smokes, I'd guess; and won't bleach her teeth for nobody!
(jinxed it. it's back. *sigh*)
(jinxed it. it's back. *sigh*)
I wouldn't have guessed, ya know?
Well, when going outside for any long period of time, I alway wear a cotton, large brimmed floppy hat.
The cracked bell is more of a picture than a shirt design--it would have been like one of those shiny 70's t-shirts. Still Walter has them at his CafePress store, and we'll have posters and stickers to put up and distribute.
I can't do orangey-red, but this is a bit bluer, and so okay. The DFH thing is black and white, so it looks nice on the red. We're basically selling them for cost-$10.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n...h?
v=nZq_jeYsbTs
and now, I'm really out..
It aint always gonna be this way.
Well, I can still change he shirt color. Maybe I'll do a poll over the weekend.
I was 8 when it all started, Doug; and visibility in the Valley of The Sun was generally "unlimited" each day. I had no idea what I was getting into.
I dropped a metric assload of money on this stuff yesterday.
I just realized that my record-breaking earworm (6 days, Dire Straits It Never Rains) is gone! Unless I jinxed myself.
You had no volunteers, so you had profiteers, so to to help you out...
v4v. i don't know what dire straits song you were referring to, but this one fits my mood as i succumb to exhaustion...
i may have linked to it before. sorry.
U had a metric assload of money? And Paris or Tuscany only a plane ride away? Silly.
You had no volunteers, so you had profiteers, so to to help you out...
Amos
*bangs head on coffee table*
Molly, am I registered? Thank goodness I already reserved a room. Between the campaign people and the convention, Philly is going to be booked solid
In Central or Western Europe, my body clock would be right in sync!
Sorry, but you know what they say about beggars...
Six-and-a-half weeks is an eternity this year.
v4v. i don't know what dire straits song you were referring to, but this one fits my mood as i succumb to exhaustion...
I love those guys.
Maybe that'll dislodge the one I've had. A change would be nice.
In Central or Western Europe, my body clock would be right in sync!
plantsman,
I'd buy ya a ticket to Baku if you stayed off computers for 5 years.
Barry, STFU and go away if you're not happy.
Plantsman. I've seen both the tap-water-pressure foggers and the high pressure ones (around 1500 lbs/per/inch at the outlet of the pump, I believe) and the high pressure ones work much better with less water. They can make finer droplets.
Barry, STFU and go away if you're not happy.
plantsman,
I'm happy.
Happy to buy you that one way ticket.
Maybe that'll dislodge the one I've had. A change would be nice.
Skateaway.
Couldn't a photo editor have fixed Gail Collins' teeth for her picture?
Her ugly goes right to the bone.
She's just a Modo wanna be.
And the Texas caucuses worked just fine.
Alas, I'm not getting paid for this. The money is for the Con. Totally worth it, but no Tuscany for me.
Use it yourself, and then log on and regale us about the contents of the hotel mini-bar and what you had for dinner.
And the Texas caucuses worked just fine.
She really shouldn't try to be funny.
Funny the Texas math shows (at least for now) that Obama actually won.
What iz DFH?
DIRTY FUCKING HIPPIE
Doug you may have what you can afford, I have rarely been so flush as to have great equipment.
U iz kidding me, you Dirty Fucking Hippy.
Funny the Texas math shows (at least for now) that Obama actually won.
No, he did win. And we knew it on election night.
Everyone phoned in their results that night. Both campaigns knew.
ql,
Actually, you were gonna send me your fee, but didn't yet. No biggie; we can do it there. (I'm just worried about checks clearing in time for me to write them and that kind of thing.) shawk's in the same position.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY_JIEflvn4
Use it yourself, and then log on and regale us about the contents of the hotel mini-bar and what you had for dinner.
plantsman
Well now, I COULD do that, but I'm feeling kinda Public Service oriented right now.
You want to ride on Delta, or Baku-Azerbain Airways, both have great deals.
The funny part was that at the small, local company I have making the shirts, I gave my order to a student of mine who asked me what it stood for.
I, err, think he was kind of flabbergasted when I told him. "Professor!"
NBC/MSNBC has been saying all week that Chuck Todd was "crunching the numbers" on the caucuses as he got them. No way of knowing the truth at this remove.
Okay. I put the brunch on a credit card. If we're having cash flow problems you can wait til the con to reimburse me.
Chuck Todd doesn't crunch, he bites.
When I was a kid, I used to be the number-caller-inner at my polling place. I have no idea how I got that job.
it's not hard to say 'thanks for putting up with me...'
You HAVE done that, many times, and no matter how many times you did it, I never bitched once.
Done. With. This.
Okay. I put the brunch on a credit card. If we're having cash flow problems you can wait til the con to reimburse me.
qlª
I think I just bailed you out on part of that via paypal last night.
Plus my unanswered email about the bar tab....
Hmmmmm...
NBC/MSNBC has been saying all week that Chuck Todd was "crunching the numbers" on the caucuses as he got them. No way of knowing the truth at this remove.
Everyone pay attention while I say this again.
Both campaigns has people at each and every caucus who reported the numbers that night and the number of delegates won.
There's no actual "counting" to do. We did it that night.
We figured out how many people we had there and how many delegates we'd earned and then we elected them.
End of story.
ql,
Drop me an email--did you pay a deposit?
We should be fine--partly because of generous donations to the fund--but there are also a few folks asking for help traveling.
morning, all.
Wannasee my snow? at http://www.flickr.com/photos/245...s/24541926@N08/
It's all gone now, of course.
Barry,
Yes, we're covered.
And FWIW, the paypal goes to me.
The campaigns, then, did not promote the numbers they received. You know, not everyone else does.
Capice?
4LG, pay no attention to the plant guy, it just trows out stuff hoping for a reply that he can turn into a discussion about himself.
http://www.ptarmigannest.net/
tun...g_The_Loner.mp3
Covers it.
With a caucus, at least the way we do them in Maine, there isn't any doubt about the numbers because it's not a secret ballot. People have to literally stand up for their candidate and the numbers are carefully checked by everyone.
And FWIW, the paypal goes to me.
Molly Ivors
Good Molly, I hope it showed up, I can't imagine why it wouldn't.
Do you get the organizer email also?
The campaigns, then, did not promote the numbers they received. You know, not everyone else does.
Well, the Obama campaign did. The Clinton campaign did not.
Yeah, Barry's ALL ABOUT OTHERS. Always.
I'm staying out of the 'which dem candidate' arguments till the primary's and conventions are over. It seems pointless to me till we can concentrate our efforts on defeating McCain.
I'm pondering remodeling and gardening efforts till then. I'm getting some books that show the Alhambra palace in Spain for inspiration. Nope I can not afford to be as elaborate as that masterpiece, but think those Spanish Moors had some good ideas on how to deal with a warm climate.
Shoulda bought a bigger minibar for the night, happy plantsman?
Yes, I do, Barry. Sorry I didn't get back to you right away--yesterday was kind of a dead run until I collapsed. Work, t-shirts, shopping, cleaning, then sleep.
We are going to lose this election in November if the two sides don't grow up and remember what the real goal is.
And both sides have more to lose than just this election.
http://echidneofthesnakes.blogspot.com/
Yes, I do, Barry. Sorry I didn't get back to you right away--yesterday was kind of a dead run until I collapsed. Work, t-shirts, shopping, cleaning, then sleep.
Molly Ivors
Good, 4LG will have it, the centaur is rooming with WT, so all is square.
Get Atrios drunk as 5 skunks.
With a caucus, at least the way we do them in Maine, there isn't any doubt about the numbers because it's not a secret ballot. People have to literally stand up for their candidate and the numbers are carefully checked by everyone.
Here too.
Everyone has to sign in and show their voter ID card or a picture ID and a receipt showing they voted in the primary. Or a picture ID and then we had to look them up in the precinct voting roll and make sure they voted.
Then we counts and that determines the number of delegates.
It was all out in the open and we made sure that the Clinton people (who were WAY outnumbered) were a part of the process and double checked all the numbers.
It was all very open and fair.
If you'd agree to stop ragging on me, I'd be fine --
but you won't drop it. Can't fix asshole.
peace...
Okay, NO FIGHTING about nonsense.
Okay, I am going to bed.
NO FLIRTING
I see from reading upthread things are shaping up for. the Con. Sounds really lovely. Molly, are the 137 kids going to be there?
If you'd agree to stop ragging on me, I'd be fine --
but you won't drop it. Can't fix asshole.
plantsman,
See a medical professional.
STOP PRETENDING YOU ARE ONE. Mean drunks are not that special.
Ruth,
With their own DFH tees, yes.
Should have seen the guy's face when I asked for children's sizes. Heh.
Anthony M, Avedon just did a post about the quibbling being a breakdown we don't need at Kos, and the comments she got were just revolting.
And now a Barry vs Plantsman fight? Heh. Just like JP and Ntodd a few days ago.
Molly, great. Oh, and if anyone is looking for space at the hotel, I still have an extra bed.
March 19th is the fifth anniversary of the war. Our peace group has 150 foot banned with the outline of a person for every service person killed. We'll be out in the town square to unfurl it. Everyone who can should participate in a local event.
Not that it will get covered or anything.
Game, ql?
STOP PRETENDING YOU ARE ONE. Mean drunks are not that special.
And now a Barry vs Plantsman fight? Heh. Just like JP and Ntodd a few days ago.
Gilly Gonzylon
Not really the same at all.
banned=banner
still need some coffee.
Ruth,
Thanks. We do have a few folks looking for roomies. If you don't mind, I'll drop a line to the young woman who posts as sidhra.
These days, a lot of people seem to be spoiling for a fight.
Me, I don't have the energy and time.
No, I won't be making Eschacon II. I'm involved in several programs that are just being fired up this spring and summer, at the company I work for.
molly-you bet. You can kick my ass any time.
STOP PRETENDING YOU ARE ONE. Mean drunks are not that special.
Amos | 03.08.08 - 5:39 am | # [kill][hide comment]
This from someone who was too lazy to keep his plants from freezing...
Well, that's good, Doug, right? I mean, that means no one's getting laid off.
Gilly Gonzylon,
I'm just tired of the one liner postings that only try to stir up shit, and direct the conversation towards the poster.
We had one on Whole Wheat Radio in its heyday, drove most of the community out.
Not too lazy. Unable to afford the heat and light inside that would have taken, but able to afford the fresh fuchsia starts now being grown by dozens of wholesale nurseries around my State.
We've actually got a few things planned for the Con to keep the fights down.
yes, sidhra would be fine, I like her comments a lot too, anyway, Molly.
Barry- I don't think there's a danger of that here. It's too easy to just ignore people on your list.
Jesus H. Christ, why would anyone want to step in the middle of that?
I seriously considered not attending EschaCon because of the uglies. V4V convinced me otherwise. It's gonna be exciting.
We've actually got a few things planned for the Con to keep the fights down.
Molly Ivors
I was just thinking this morning that folks could hit the streets and take on The Other Candidate's people face-to-face, maybe get it out of their systems.
(Please don't wear the t-shirt!)
Barry- I don't think there's a danger of that here. It's too easy to just ignore people on your list.
qlª
Hee hee, I doesn't have a list.
Maybe I should?
Saul Goode, guys and gals. Saul Goode.
figurative barry, figurative.
We've actually got a few things planned for the Con to keep the fights down
I'll be fishing. The only thing I'll be fighting is steelhead.
Or run Firefox and killfile me. I'm fine with that.
I seriously considered not attending EschaCon because of the uglies. V4V convinced me otherwise. It's gonna be exciting.
qlª
And then ql had to convince me back
We've actually got a few things planned for the Con to keep the fights down.
Molly Ivors
Pajama pillow fight?
I got 20 bucks says NToddd loses.
Hey, look, today we don't have a troll trying to get everyone to visit their anti-Hill site. nice, ahhhhhhh.
did anyone go see my snow? it was amazing, and the 1st time in forever TX has had two snows in 3 days in March. No such thing as climate change, noooooooo.
Snow doesn't know it yet, but he's gonna be a bouncer.
I got 20 bucks says NToddd loses.
Barry from Alaska 01-20-09
NTodd plays to lose.
I got 20 bucks says NToddd loses.
Barry from Alaska 01-20-09 | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 5:46 am | #
Unless it's a pillow "bite". Heh
Laid off? No, I worked a few hours earlier last night and will be in tomorrow night also to check out some things. Overtime is what I'm doing these days.
It's kind of crazy. The things we are making are mostly short term runs. About the time we get all the bugs out of the systems, is the time they are over.
Yes, Ruth, saw your snow - that one in the lane with lightening sky behind trees was gorgeous!
Snow doesn't know it yet, but he's gonna be a bouncer.
Molly Ivors
I can't even see how you could stop him!
Ruth -- really pretty pitchers of the snow in the early light!
I got 20 bucks says NToddd loses.
Barry from Alaska 01-20-09
NTodd plays to lose.
V for Virginia
I guess I should have qualified that, NTodd loses to a Watertiger smackdown, knockout in the first 5 minutes.
Them pillows are vicious in the right hands.
We'll get video for you, Barry.
thanks, plantsman, now I see Avedon posted them, too, here - http://sideshow.me.uk/
I love the lane.
Hey, can we make bets on the fights? then the Con can take a cut.
Quite lovely Ruth.
We'll get video for you, Barry.
Molly Ivors
That would be great, now if you can stream it live... wowzer.
Thx, V4VA,ql. I just was so impressed, 6+ inches, and my entire childhood we never had snow.
Hey, can we make bets on the fights? then the Con can take a cut.
Ruth
You got a good idea, a bettng pool, who smacks down who first!
Pillows at 10 paces, turn and fire.
Wow, Avedon, if you see this, you're a really great writer.
Pillows at 10 paces, turn and fire.
Barry from Alaska 01-20-09
can we have O.K. Corral t's?
Wow, Avedon, if you see this, you're a really great writer.
I second that.
can we have O.K. Corral t's?
Ruth
Well, I suppose so.
I was only gonna send maybe 15 grey turtlenecks with "AK for Duncan "embroidered on em, but OK Corral, HRC vs BHO '08 might sell too.
Gilly G., Avedon's the one who got me to go to Flickr. She did me a favor, but I wrecked my eyes last nite getting my pics in the shape actually to put up. Next, the cats!
Pillows at 10 paces, turn and fire.
Barry
I dreamt that I caught Mr. QL flirting with some chippy via telephone and video cam on his computer. I was so mad when I woke up I almost hit him with a pillow.
He would have been quite puzzled I'm sure
Jeesh, you'd thing after 37 years we'd be past all that.
The hand must be improving Ruth -- far less Textese these days.
Anybody have a link?
Is Anthony Avedon a female. I always thought so.
The pillow is better than the quilting rack, ql.
Wow, busy spot this morning!
Thers still gets mad when he dreams that I've done something.
plantsman, thx, yes, the hand is much improved. Can't tell you how asphyxiated it felt, not being able to post except for cryptic little patter. whew.
ql,
Ruth @5:53 posted it. (And mine's in a tab, so I have no web address)
Is Anthony Avedon a female. I always thought so.
qlª
Avedon Carol, The Sideshow, is who I meant. http://sideshow.me.uk/
He would have been quite puzzled I'm sure
Jeesh, you'd thing after 37 years we'd be past all that.
qlª
The brain keep us in our childhood ql.
And good it does that too.
Glad you didn't smack him.
A dear friend's husband, who was an English Professor, had a stroke and lost much language ability. The look of frustration on his face as he tried to communicate was heart-rending.
I mean the Avedon link
Glad you didn't smack him.
Barry from Alaska 01-20-09
shhhhh, more t's for sale!
shhhhh, more t's for sale!
Ruth
U mean person
Ahem. Garump; Hurmph. Ma's probably waiting up for me with a rolling pin.
Ahem. Garump; Hurmph. Ma's probably waiting up for me with a rolling pin.
CityKid (Nader troll)
Or not.
its still here wwr veteran.
Or not.
Barry from Alaska 01-20-09
Well, somewhere. Miss her - but ain't it sweet. Torn I guess.
Well, somewhere. Miss her - but ain't it sweet. Torn I guess.
CityKid (Nader troll)
I hear ya.
the Terri is still among us.
Oh, and if anyone wants to see FeralL's cat being the ultimate cat, I must say go to http://cabdrollery.blogspot.com/
From Ruth's link
The adorable Fluffy is now in the running on The Dallas Morning News site for Pet of the Week.
I want to be "Pet of the Week." Hehhe
hi, citykid, at least you keep good company here, maybe it will seep in?
Wow!
I really don't know what to make of this.
Hi Ruth. I try. Thanks!
I want to be "Pet of the Week."
(pat, pat, pat)
I want to be "Pet of the Weak." Hehhe
CityKid (Nader troll)
fractured your tripod
first they dip you
Not much, no.
CityKid will know this band, one of our favs...
http://www.ptarmigannest.net/
tun...e_Something.mp3
Three Blind Mice, from London.
We knows em!
Wow!
I really don't know what to make of this.
Molly Ivors
I know what to make of that:
WOO HOO, take them fundies out of the school funding formula.
Fuck em.
from Molly's link;
The ruling, Schwarzer said, "stinks."
what a twofaced GoPerv
Uh oh.
first they dip you
Ruth
Uh oh.
first they dip you
Ruth
CityKid (Nader troll)
you know what comes next...
Well, I see people after the fact, and it looks to me like homeschooled kids are as varied as any other population. I have one this semester who's quite bright, but she'd be brilliant with a real education.
If you really want to get pissed at the homeschoolers, though, see Jesus Camp.
Man, raspberry tea and Captain Morgan's spiced rum is better than I expected it to be.
Molly, that is a great posting. I loves it when the "dinosaurs all walked the same direction is proof of the flood" boys get taken down.
I really don't know what to make of this.
Molly Ivors
I've never understood how "homeschooling" got to be an acceptable alternative to, you know, education.
you know what comes next...
Ruth
Broken tripod
Barry- WOO HOO, take them fundies out of the school funding formula.
and prevent illiteracy
V, it seemed to spring from the attendant notion that parents know best about what and how to teach their kids. dinnit?
do large vocal protest on the war, taxes, illegal spying, rights abuses,
theft of the treasury come from the left? somewhat; but all do not equal the protest over the criticism of st obama. my god, you cant even disagree with his shoe style without wingers of the left going apeshit.
joe conasons somewhat tame article on obamas attack on hillarys ficances while not addressing his own brings such protest from the left its amazing. maybe when the rabid right goes after him, we could see some real 60's style activism. funny that bush couldnt inspire this type activity while obama doing nothing can.
Broken tripod
Barry from Alaska 01-20-09
and prevent illiteracy
Ruth
govt funded illiteracy.
filled in your blanks.
In alaska, the home schoolers get like 500 a month stipend to cover costs.
Most spend it on gas for their snow machines, not on the kids.
Yes, but teaching is a skill, as anyone who's ever been in front of a class can tell you. Sending all the fundie moms back to college to get credentialed strikes me as a fab idea.
I've mixed thoughts about home schooling being closed down in CAL.
1. / many of the California schools have been failing for a long time.
2. / I worry about the kids being home schooled. Are they getting enough social interaction? That's as important a part of school as the academic education. How well will home schooled children do once they grow up and have to interact with people of different backgrounds?
Broken tripod
My tripod is working just fine thank you! It's the dipping and what follows that concerns me.
It's never okay if you're a Dem, hilldick.
No doubt. Having the personality to enable learning in a room full of kids is not a given.
i had a friend with eight kids who opted to home school them. problem was her husband literally couldn't read and she just barely made it through high school with a general diploma, not regents. I had to stop associating with her because my jaw would hurt after a visit I would be biting back so hard.
The social interaction is vital. Even in rural Merka, the community hired teachers and put up a schoolhouse, if they really want a separate education, do it right.
V, it seemed to spring from the attendant notion that parents know best about what and how to teach their kids. dinnit?
plantsman,
My experience is slightly different from Molly's, maybe because of geographic differences; in the south it's pretty much exclusively keeping kids 1. away from brown-skinned people, and 2. far from the nasty influence of evil librul teechurs who want their kids to *gasp!* think.
I'm sure there's a certain amount of variability, and the right parents could do a fine job of it, but the parents I've known who did it sure "knew" a lot of shit that was wrong.
Doug,
Yep. noted Jesus Camp: you can see there that these parents monitor their children very carefully to make sure that they receive no information that's not ideologically pure.
It's terrifying.
On the other hand, the homeschooled kid I have this semester has pro-gay-marriage buttons all over her backpack, so maybe they're not all fundies.
In CA, particularly, I'll bet there are a lot of hippie homeschoolers.
My tripod is working just fine thank you! It's the dipping and what follows that concerns me.
CityKid (Nader troll)
Never dip your tripod, you have a hard time finding the apex again.
well,there goes your ribbon, citykid!
I have mixed emotions about home schooling. My old high school no longer teaches shop, or civics. The turned the shop into a "computer lab" (an oxymoron). So, I guess it depends if your a left-wing home schooler or a right-wing home schooler.
But they want an education that will let their kid make a living while rejecting most of science and
(gasp) secular thought in the 21st century. Tough row to hoe.
Computer classes are mainly word processing and keyboarding.
So, I guess it depends if your a left-wing home schooler or a right-wing home schooler.
See, that's what gets me, and I know it shouldn't.
Sometimes being liberal sucks.
CityKid, did I tell ya what a good time I had in Neiuweigen 2 weeks ago.
we have to talk.
Or at least they were when I was teaching.
How well will home schooled children do once they grow up and have to interact with people of different backgrounds?
Doug
One of my former psych professors published some research that found that kids who were homeschooled had the same amount of social interaction and the same variety of experiences as kids who attend traditional schools. Interestingly, he's a fundie who hoped to find that very thing! I didn't drill down into his methods, but I thought it was fishy.
1. / many of the California schools have been failing for a long time.
Long time?
From numero uno in the nation in the late 70s to 47th or worse today.
I wonder why?
Oh yeah! Prop 13.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal...ition_13_(197![](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Proposition_13_(197<img src="http://www.haloscan.com/images/smileys/soleil.gif" border="0" alt="" width="15" height="15" />){kind=small}
It appears that the conservative myth is just that. Direct democracy (ballot initiatives) doesn't lead to people voting themselves momey from the public coffers. It leads to people voting to lower their property taxes. Warren Buffet pays more in taxes on his modest home in Nebraska than he does on his palacial estate in CA.
In the 2003 California recall election in which Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor, his advisor Warren Buffett suggested that Proposition 13 be repealed or changed as a method of balancing the state's budget. Schwarzenegger, believing that taking such a step would be to touch a political third rail that could end his gubernatorial career, said, "I told Warren that if he mentions Proposition 13 again he has to do 500 sit-ups." A 2004 Los Angeles Times Magazine cover story that detailed the proposition's damaging effects and advocated its repeal drew heavy criticism from its supporters.
Or at least they were when I was teaching.
They still are, as well as learning various programs.
who hoped to find that very thing
I think we spot a problem with methodology.
When my son was still pre-school I used to follow one of the home schooling USEnet home schooling news groups. Not because I intended on home schooling my son, but because I had the idea there might be things I could do to enrich a public school education. To fill in the public school gaps.
Then the fundies showed up on the groups...
But I know my daughter did much better in a smaller, more personalized school.
All I know is winger schoolers.
Oh, daughter in law did one year for her 2 kids, they is so fubared now College is right out of the question.
Fishing boat for one and baby maker for the other is the future for those two kids.
Pisses me off.
morning peeps
CityKid, did I tell ya what a good time I had in Neiuweigen 2 weeks ago.
we have to talk.
Barry from Alaska 01-20-09
No, you didn't. Lunch, dinner, or a bottle of Australian wine might be a good idea. Speaking of Australian wine, my "wine guru" tells me that Australian wines may be a thing of the past because of global warming problems down under. Got me so bummed out I went out and bought a bottle of Shiraz so that I wouldn't forget what it was like. A history lesson of sorts.
trifecta, 'tis the season for peeps in every store I go in these days.
Good morning -
How is everbody today?
pax
It's blowing like a mo'fo out there, the high for today is 63 and it's 62 now, low 38; why the mister decided to go ahead with having friends come over with their pressure washer so they could blast the deck is beyond me.
I ain't getting wet in this mess.
Indeed, saw mountains of Peeps in the Non-Kroger Kroger just the other day. How sad to have been turned on to them just before learning they are verboten.
(sobs)
ql -
I love strong women.
pax
Good morning -
How is everbody today?
Ask me tomorrow.
speaking of shop -
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But I know my daughter did much better in a smaller, more personalized school.
Molly Ivors
As did mine and probably most kids. My older daughter's class was very small, never got above 24 through high school. The younger one's cohort was never below 32. She was just lost until she went away to a small college. But we could afford it, most families cannot. From what I understand, it's only gotten worse in the last ten years.
try that again.
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Delightful, Arabella. And you?
I am doing super. 9 hours of sleep last night. A new record.
and again
http://thumbsnap.com/v/fcj63yQL.jpg
I love strong women.
pax
Arabella
I don't feel all that strong these days, just exhausted.
I really loved the video of your mom and aunts. Kind of reminds us all what the fight is about. As do new babies. I haven't heard anything about Nim lately. I hope everything is okay.
Ruth, load the image yourself then copy it from the address bar of your browser then paste into haloscan.
I can haz radial high-rise?
Good morning from the Left Coast.
Recession? Judging from the make-thousands-of-dollars-a-week-in-your-spare-
time infomercials I see on the telly during late night, we should all be rolling in dough and nothing is easier than becoming a gazillionaire without really trying.
ah, at last.
Hi, Arabella.
plantsman, fortunately, I never cared for the marshmallow candies anyway. or jelly beans.
But they want an education that will let their kid make a living while rejecting most of science and
(gasp) secular thought in the 21st century. Tough row to hoe
The parents don't have to worry about their kids finding jobs because they're going to be raptured up soon.
pax
Greetings, all. How goes?
In case you didn't catch it, I released a new song the other day. Or, rather, an old song that I've always wanted a good studio version of. Very much Teh Silly.
I had them once, Ruth. It was a-plenty. Liked dyeing eggs back in the day, though.
thx, Doug, I was imposing on you all while I tried what I thought I should do to use thumbsnap, and apologize.
I can haz radial high-rise?
plantsman,
this cat actually lives in my mechanics' tire store. Lucy, she's very sweet. but that day she was exquisite.
Molly -
I woke up this morning so the day's off to a good start. Horrible weather - rain, rain, rain and more rain.
I'm spending the day with my mom. It's the highlight of my week.
pax
Crooks and Liars has this clip from the Grapes of Wrath up. Kind of appropriate from all of the economic news lately.
oops would help if I put up the link
http://www.crooksandliars.com/20...pen-thread-741/
Toonscribe, tholse make your millions flipping houses commercials remind me of the Work from Home! stuff. first you put up all your money ....
nothing is easier than becoming a gazillionaire without really trying.
Toonscribe
My very favorite radio ad informs me that the difference between me and millionaires is that they decided they wanted to be wealthy.
I've always known I was doing something wrong . ..
Union shit.. brb
There are these new Fancy Feast spots for
"White-Meat Chicken Tuscany with Garden Greens" featuring chefs preparing cat-food that tickle me no end. I'm sure the plant is just like that.
ql -
I'm always inspired by my mother. And the rest of my family too, for that matter.
Even my autistic brother is inspiring. In his own way.
pax
I want to be a billionare. I should get there by 2:30 or so
A little back-ground noise. How much longer before this is standard fare again?
http://www.ptarmigannest.net/wp-...1-sam-
stone.mp3
Thanks, foolme1ns. I haven't seen that since high school -- feels like it's about time to do so.
Remember, it was only Okies back when. Now it's the entire West, and you saw one effect the other day when they flooded the Grand Canyon because of the drought killing off all the fish. those dams didn't anticipate 5 yrs in a row without rain.
Some more pictures from the Large Binocular Telescope
http://lbc.oa-roma.inaf.it/
commi...31U_spitzer.jpg
http://medusa.as.arizona.edu/lbt...ages/
zoomed.jpg
http://lbc.oa-roma.inaf.it/
commi...419_VBUzoom.jpg
Where I found these pictures at.
http://medusa.as.arizona.edu/
lbt...ical_images.htm
To view these easily, you might want a browser plugin like "image zoom" (works with the mozilla firefox browser), to be able to control the viewed size. These are early images, and all they've got on their site right now are either thumbnail images or large ones.
Hulk no understand. Hulk flip houses all time. Hulk no jillionaire. Hulk find loose change, sometimes.
My autistic brother indulges in compulsive behaviours. On of the things he likes to do is spell.
He takes everything ouf the kitchen and he bathroom and makes my mom spell them. Brillo, Calgon, Minute Rice, Comet, etc.
My mom gets annoyed because she wants me to do help her do the crossword puzzle.
My bro sometimes starts the cycle all over again and my mom goes ballistic.
Trolls are like that.
first you put up all your money ....
I think infomercials should be illegal (or at least certain types of them). Anyone ever sued a tv station for aiding and abetting fraud?
The "Autismspeaks.org" add comparing the likelihood of being struck by lightening (1 in 600,000) with the likelihood of being born autistic
(1 in 150) really brings it home.
I think ads featuring Billy Mays should also be outlawed.
Wow, loyalty oaths?
City Kid,
you'll be getting email.'
Gwennies Sat night?
Have you scrutinized the TV ads? It seems that most of them are fraudulent.
The ads listing dangerous side effects of drugs like Abilify are really freaky!
Wow, loyalty oaths?
Molly Ivors
Thank goodness they straightened that out. It was too creepy for words.
Anyone ever sued a tv station for aiding and abetting fraud?
Toonscribe
they're not responsible. see - Doug's comment. I wish.
Wow, loyalty oaths?
Damn. That's fucked up. I live in CA and didn't know anything about required loyalty oaths for teachers.
The "Autismspeaks.org" add comparing the likelihood of being struck by lightening (1 in 600,000) with the likelihood of being born autistic
(1 in 150) really brings it home.
I'm curious about that statistic. When my brother was a child (he was born in 1957) few people knew what autism was.
In those days it was all Freud and the "refrigerato mother" theory. my mom still suffer from guilt.
I think "autism" is a catch-all diagnosis. There is a lot more to learn.
I really, really love my brother.
pax
Molly! Important question, and I might as well throw it out now. How political do you want my set to be? 100%? All funny? All not? Any inkling? Should I wing it?
Wow, loyalty oaths?
Molly Ivors | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 6:56 am
Fill-in-the-blank Uber Alles is getting really annoying.
Contessa Brewer yesterday called Big Sur "Northern California". Not to a Californian.
I am not amused.
Blogger won't let publish a post.
Dammit all to hell.
Morning all. Here's a fine song for Women's Day. (lyrics)
Toonscribe,
And this is at the college level, where there's generally less interference. Chilling.
filk, your call, dood.
Did you see the posters?
my nephew is autistic. It's a struggle for him. He's a sweet kid though. He is on the mild side thank goodness. His speech was delayed, and he gets so fixated on repetitive behaviors when he is stressed.
plantsman, when I lived three hours north of San Francisco, and another three hours to the Oregon border, I was always amused to hear San Franciscans refer to themselves as "northern California."
One of my boyz is in captain school right now, I'm kinda distracted.
Blah humbug. It's 43 now. This will be the high for the day. Snow showers and 25 mph winds on tap for the day.
NBC Nightly had a come-on for a story about a 17-month-old girl who reads.
filk, your call, dood.
Did you see the posters?
Molly Ivors | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 7:01 am
I did. They rock -- WalterNeff did a great job on 'em. Are larger graphics, or physical copies, available?
And, do you know if Holden from First Draft is gonna be there?
Moe, any luck locating a copy of the book about the mountain people.
Pouring down rain here. But a comfortable seven Commie degrees, and going up to 12 this afternoon, or so they say.
It's cold here this morning, 39F according to the thermometer on my porch.
Diane, email it to me as an attachment, and let me see if I can post it.
I was always amused to hear San Franciscans refer to themselves as "northern California."
Yeah, but Central California tends to mean the Sacramento Valley -- things away from the coast.
French proverb:
To understand all is to forgive all.
I'm glad I've lived long enough to do this. At least sometimes I can.
pax
Morning, all.
Getting ready to head off to Gomorrah on the Hudson.
How fares the Republic at this ungodly hour, as if I didn't know?
Moe, it's to distinguish themselves from LA. San Francisco is more northern central california.
Colin Turnbull, The Mountain People? All about the Ik? A broken society, sort of like what would happen if the GOP ran things for 8 years. Oh, wait...
I think "autism" is a catch-all diagnosis. There is a lot more to learn.
I think so, too.
The birds are chirping Steve. Ann Althouse is passed out next to a wine box, vomit and drool on her pillow.
It's just a typical Saturday morning.
Moe, any luck locating a copy of the book about the mountain people.
qlª
Sorta. I talked to my bud about it just last night. He said there's a line-up of three at the bookstore-- they get them in quite often. So he didn't know how long it would take, but I'll get it. And, he said, he'd make some calls today.
If that fails, I'll just check it out from the library and photocopy it. I'm sure that's illegal as all hell, so I'll run it through the work copier as "research".
a comfortable seven Commie degrees,
IIRC, 81 Freedom Degrees here in the beautiful west San Fernando Valley expected today.
18°-feels-like-4° here. There might be some blowing snow this morning. Of course, two days ago they told us 7-10".
okay, you wanna see the first time in forever that TX got two snows in 3 days, and in March?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/245...s/24541926@N08/
Abebooks has a dozen of 'em for about a buck.
Grim story. The Forest People is a much happier story.
I think of Big Sur as being the southerly reach of the historic great Redwood forest, Hearst Castle, stuff like that
okay, you wanna see the first time in forever that TX got two snows in 3 days, and in March?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/245...s/24541926@N08/
Ruth
Where are the cows? And the oil rigs?
Yeah, I dropped the graphics off at the printer yesterday. We'll have plenty.
Ugh - can't keep up. It's late here 03:00h so I'm gonna plug in the charger to bring the old cattle prod up to a voltage folks can appreciate. Keep "fighting the good fight!" Night all.
trifecta - My brother is "profoundly autistic." Kids who are moderately autistic have a better chance at a normal life nowadays.
The repetive behavior can drive parents insane. It's hard on the sibs, too.
Behavior mod therapy, lifestyle changes, and the new medications they have now help a lot.
Does your nephew take stuff apart with his bare hands? My brother took a matress apart and slept on the innerspring.
pax
OK, Blogger relented.
Great news: Guantanamo Bay has some sister sites, these actually located on US soil.
There was an oil well (grasshopper-pump type) in the cemetary next to a church in Tyler, TX, iirc.
my nephew gets fixated on tearing things. If there is a little hole in a window screen watch out. He also has a thing for wallpaper.
Diane!, it did post - illegal immigrant detention resembles rendition in a lot of cases. Well they're brown folks, right?
at http://cabdrollery.blogspot.com
Steve's Movie Reviews:
MISS WHATSHERNAME LIVES FOR A DAY.
Amy Adams has the biggest, bluest eyes in history. I think she may be an alien.
THE BANK JOB
If this movie was a person, it would have cornedbeef sandwich stains on its shirt. And I mean that in a good way. Best 70s revisionist heist movie ever.
10,000 BC.
Did you know that the Egyptians built the pyramids using sabertoothed tigers as beasts of burden? Me neither!!!
ql-- yep, here it is. I'll order one, or should I get two?
trifecta - Yes, my brother was the same way. He also liked to flush toilets over and over again.
He would run into every house in the neighborhood and flush all their toilets.
That was back in the innocent days when people didn't lock their front doors.
pax
But, Jeebus sed ther wuzzent no 10,000 B.C.!
Where are the cows? And the oil rigs?
Moe Szyslak, cold
down in the north 40. do you wanna pic of my oil well? actually, it was lost in a lawsuit the first owner got into, owned by a coupla lawyers now.
steve s -- (how ya doin', by the way? Long time no snark) -- 10,000 B.C. looks atrocious, even by Devlin/Emmerich standards. And I thought Godzilla was pret-ty freakin' bad.
But, Jeebus sed ther wuzzent no 10,000 B.C.!
Good point. Boycott the movie. I hear it's a stinker, anyway.
pax
Moe, why don't I just order it. He says he ships to the USA.
What a small, sad Ron Paul YouTube goodbye.
Okay, cool. I'll get a copy from the library, and we can read it together-- that'd be cool. I finish a big work project this weekend, so I'm ready to dive into a new book.
plantsman, Ron Paul has lots of experience in futility. the book will be out shortly.
Review of 10,000 BC. Very amusing.
http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/0...vies/
07ten.html
But the big, climactic fight, complete with an epic snuffleupagus rampage, is decent action-movie fun. And as a history lesson, “10,000 BC” has its value. It explains just how we came to be the tolerant, peace-loving farmers we are today, and why the pyramids were never finished.
Really trashes it.
pax
Now, Huggy Bear should hit the brick wall of a Dumbya endorsement backlash shortly.
btw, Moe, you may enjoy the post I did on farming yesterday (first read Diane's!), at http://cabdrollery.blogspot.com/
CSpan on home schooling
CSpan on home schooling
(imagines callers - screams)
I hear it's a stinker, anyway.
Variety gave it a bad review, too.
CSpan on home schooling
Ruth
Heh, the California Appeals Court has held that parents either send their kids to school or have them taught at home by those with teacher credentials.
Plantsman, don't worry
No TV
Call in phone number has too many digits.
pax
Thanks, Ruth. btw, I've put you guys on my work computer, so I can read you more often.
Arabella-Call in phone number has too many digits.
down in the north 40. do you wanna pic of my oil well? actually, it was lost in a lawsuit the first owner got into, owned by a coupla lawyers now.
Ruth
*
A little known fact about Texans? An old friend's family had one a century ago and it was part of his personal, painful story of greed and division. I guess that many native Texans had an oil well on the back 40! That is still not an excuse for their behavior.
Ruth - I love your site. It's now on my favorites list.
pax
I'm sorry Arabella, I entertained the thought and the Psycho Shower Scene earworm started and it just happened.
Now on my tv -- an infomercial for Dual Action Cleanse -- to make you shit. The guy pitching it looks like a living turd, complete with brown suit. Yeargh! Where's my remote?
Oh great, the local daily, facing no competition now that the competitor daily has gone belly up, has decided to run a three-part series about how NIMBYs are fucking up the economy.
Diane, that is so great. Literacy, what a DFH concept.
I've put you guys on my work computer, so I can read you more often.
Moe Szyslak, cold
thx! and keep us up to date on your GROUNDbreaking work!
Okay, cool. I'll get a copy from the library, and we can read it together-- that'd be cool.
Maybe others would like to join in?
The only good thing about the primary free for all is that I've starting frequenting different blogs.
There are a lot of new blogs that have been spawned by kos's purge.
pax
What's the book, ql?
Vibrant Alternative Papers rock! -- and don't you forget it!
That is still not an excuse for their behavior.
Nancy Willing
can we call it greasing the skids?
Thx, Arabella. we are trying to get a grip - in all ways.
ql-- obviously I haven't read the book yet, but you have to understand that the Annapolis Valley is a progressive sort of place, with nice universities and well-off professionals, etc. It's the epitome of the Canadian ideal. And yet...
Diane, that is so great. Literacy, what a DFH concept.
Well, I don't know how well the case will hold up at the State Supreme Court or the US Supreme Court, both of which are packed with conservatives.
If it does, even more kids will be crammed into the state's overcrowded public schools, but that might force the governator to quit slashing the education budget.
Ruth - You have provided an oasis. That's a big deal!
pax
Plantsman, don't worry
No TV
Call in phone number has too many digits.
pax
Arabella Trefoil
You didn't do the deritave of
1-800-I sux now blow me.
Man for anyone conversant with quad hexadecimal it was obvious.
Molly - The Other Side of the Mountain about the not really isolated community in Canada but lived as if they were a land of their own.
The Governator needs to create green-collar jobs to boost CA's economy to generate the revenue to fund the schools that teach the children that live in the house that Juan built.
The book we're reading:
The Golers are a clan comprised of impoverished and inbred people on Nova Scotia's South Mountain, whose situation came to light in the book On South Mountain: The Dark Secrets of the Goler Clan by Canadian journalists David Cruise and Alison Griffiths. In 1984, one of the children, a 13-year-old girl, revealed the details of a long history of torture and abuse (physical, sexual, and psychological), to a school official. According to further details uncovered by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, this abuse and forced incestual relationships had been taking place for multiple generations.[1]
Background
The Golers lived together in squalid shacks, isolated from most of the other mountain residents and nearby towns.[1] They had little schooling and rarely worked. The children were generally forced to perform any menial chores (such as preparing food or removing trash). Garbage was simply thrown into the attic, until it was completely filled, and then the adults would make the children haul it all out.
A number of Goler children were victims of sexual abuse at the hands of fathers, mothers, uncles, aunts, sisters, brothers, cousins, and each other. During interrogation by police, several of the adults openly admitted to engaging in many forms of sexual activity, up to and including full intercourse, multiple times with the children. They often went into graphic detail, claiming that the children themselves had initiated the activity.[1]
[edit] The trial
Eventually, sixteen adults (both men and women) were charged with hundreds of allegations of incest and sexual abuse of children as young as five.[1]
[edit] Donna Goler
Donna Goler, one of the abused children who was removed from the Goler household (when she was 11), has become an outspoken activist for stricter child abuse laws, and for stronger protection of children from convicted pedophiles.[2] A year after the book On South Mountain: The Dark Secrets of the Goler Clan was published, she began a long fight to revise the Criminal Code, saying that it failed to protect the young relatives of convicted pedophiles.[3]
When the Amish start calling in, you'll know that home schoolers are really pissed.
pax
4" or so of snow in Nashville. Winter.wonderland.baby.
that is good to hear, Arabella.
Heh, the California Appeals Court has held that parents either send their kids to school or have them taught at home by those with teacher credentials.
Diane C. Barking-Mad |
and yet another example of the extreme assault that god-fearing christians are experiencing in this land of the red, white and blue.
there was actually a quote to that effect in the article. they so desperately want to be victims.
4" of snow? Not terribly scooter-friendly for the Scottish Opium Burrito inclined.
The Governator needs to create green-collar jobs to boost CA's economy to generate the revenue to fund the schools that teach the children that live in the house that Juan built.
plantsman
So right on, it needed to be seen again.
steve s -- (how ya doin', by the way? Long time no snark) -- 10,000 B.C. looks atrocious, even by Devlin/Emmerich standards. And I thought Godzilla was pret-ty freakin' bad.
filkertom | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 7:15 am | #
Devlin/Emmerich are, pound for pound, the most offensive filmmakers alive. The ethnic stereotyping in INDEPENDENCE DAY and GODZILLA makes me want to take a hostage. Seriously -- Judd Hirsch as Jeff Goldblum's Jewish dad? The only thing they left out is him stealing pennies off a dead guy's eyes.
That said, 10,000 BC is a big let down. I kept waiting for Darryl Hannah to invent the blowjob, but no such luck....
When the Amish start calling in, you'll know that home schoolers are really pissed.
I noticed at our Amish market that some of the young women were sporting a little florette on their dresses. Seemed odd since the Amish are all about being plain. The florettes have disappeared. I bet they had a council meeting and declared them overly flashy. No bigger than a dime.
they so desperately want to be victims.
nona
We need a Coliseum and some lions. They'd be thrilled.
Me, too.
Seriously -- Judd Hirsch as Jeff Goldblum's Jewish dad?
Dood. Judd Hirsch was born for that role!
Judd Hirsch's role in Independence Day made me want to become anti-semetic it was that dreadful.
I threw up a pastrami sandwich after watching that.
Ruth - Pessism is the easy way out.
I'm a clinically depressed pessimist, but I choose to be contrarian about it.
Your site is inspiring.
pax
Thanks, Diane. I meant every word.
I kept waiting for Darryl Hannah to invent the blowjob, but no such luck....
steve simels
Please tell me that you've published that review.
and yet another example of the extreme assault that god-fearing christians are experiencing in this land of the red, white and blue.
there was actually a quote to that effect in the article. they so desperately want to be victims.
nona
Although the Religious Reich are known for doing a lot of home schooling, they're not the only ones doing so.
Some liberal parents are home schooling because they don't believe the public schools are doing the job and the kids aren't safe in the existing conditions.
Yet Arnold wants to cut $5.5 billion from the education budget so he can balance the budget rather than raise taxes.
Damm, I needed that nap.
I kept waiting for Darryl Hannah to invent the blowjob, but no such luck....
steve simels
Please tell me that you've published that review.
Moe Szyslak, cold | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 7:39 am | #
I think that was QUEST FOR FIRE.
I'm working on the sequel.
REQUEST FOR FIRE.
Actually, I think it was CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR, but I have no joke for that one....
I'm sure the blowjob was invented long before Darryl Hannah.
Yahoo hed:
Bush to veto waterboarding bill
Maybe Bush can veto himself.
There's a thought.
You just can't make this shit up:
WASHINGTON - President Bush is poised to veto legislation that would bar the CIA from using waterboarding — a technique that simulates drowning — and other harsh interrogation methods on terror suspects.
The president planned to talk about the veto in his Saturday radio address.
Bush has said the bill would harm the government's ability to prevent future attacks.
Bush to veto waterboarding bill
(wishes Preznit were physically capable of hanging his head in shame)
filkertom:
BTW -- I am totally psyched that you're providing musical interludes for Saturday night at Eschacon.
I think that was QUEST FOR FIRE.
Surely there's a Rae Dawn Chong pun somewhere.
Judd Hirsch as Jeff Goldblum's Jewish dad? The only thing they left out is him stealing pennies off a dead guy's eyes.
Hey! At least they filed down his horns!
Yet Arnold wants to cut $5.5 billion from the education budget so he can balance the budget rather than raise taxes.
Diane C. Barking-Mad
yeah, cali's really in the shitter, financially, isn't it. why no recall, i wonder...
I'm sure the blowjob was invented long before Darryl Hannah.
Wouldn't simels know?
I think it was CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR
Did Darryl Hannah invent the blow job in the movie? As I recall, the blow job wasn't invented until one of the later books in the series -- maybe Valley of the Horses.
you make us proud, Arabella.
Maybe most of us forget the cold war, but we managed to get through it without the NSA tapping every one of our phones.
The Soviets had spies everywhere, thousands of nukes, satellite states throughout the world, moles inside our intelligence services.
Yet, we are supposed to give up all our fucking civil liberties because some goat fuckers living in caves got a new shipment of box cutters in from Home Depot.
Bush has said the bill would harm the government's ability to prevent future attacks.
Moe Szyslak, cold | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 7:43 am | #
I believe it was Digby who observed the other day that the Cry Wolf thing is no longer working.
Thank god...
As I recall, the blow job wasn't invented until one of the later books in the series -- maybe Valley of the Horses.
Toonscribe
the Ponies! now you're going to have Holden all over your case.
Time for some breakfast, the tamales tell me.
See you folks later.
Got to go.
See you later.
Keep it fun.
pax
Moe's so cold he's gone all blue!
You Commie Canuckistanis are taking all out jobs!
Bush to veto waterboarding bill
I thought it was illegal to start with.
I hate when Canadians-to-be gloat not from Zürich!
I believe it was Digby who observed the other day that the Cry Wolf thing is no longer working.
steve simels
it only works on the press corps, who seem to live in a perpetual state of fear. i've often thought that dc sniper episode permanently afflicted them.
Moe, what's the Canadian train system called?
Good morning.
Moe, what's the Canadian train system called?
The 401 thru Toronto.
I thought it was illegal to start with.
Gimlet
If it was torture, it would be, but it's not, so, not, although if we needed to torture someone because the bomb was about to go off in Times Square, it still wouldn't be illegal.
Glad to help.
ViaRail Canada, innit?
43,000 is alot of jobs for Canada. Considering it's just under 1/9 of our population, it would be the equivalent of us generating 465,000 jobs in a month.
Canuckachoooochoooo
:When the Amish start calling in, you'll know that home schoolers are really pissed.
pax
Arabella Trefoil
I thought some winger rounded em up in a school and shot em all.
SnowHICA!
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Halfdan told us about Gnashvegas's snow and I wondered about you scooting thru it for an S. O. Burrito.
Maybe most of us forget the cold war, but we managed to get through it without the NSA tapping every one of our phones.
trifecta | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 7:46 am | #
Why just last Saturday I heard life long Democrat Ron Silver tell Monica Crowley that he's supporting McCain because unlike Clobama he realizes that we're in a war unlike any other in American history.
Which is actually true. We've never been at war with twenty or thirty thousand poorly educated crazy people before.....
Round trip from Montreal to Philadelphia on Amtrak is only $150.
Just sayin'...
When I went to buy Over the Mountain at Amazon it was priced at close to $50, used. I just bought it from a Canadian seller for $5.50 including shipping and handling. I guess Amazon must think it's quite exotic since it comes from a foreign land thus the high price.
JP -- the pawprints in the snow are GREAT!
Sorry about the blue. And Mrs. Moe pulled me away.
Molly-- Via Rail.
Which is actually true. We've never been at war with twenty or thirty thousand poorly educated crazy people before.....
Well, Dems have.
pretty, JP. for cat in snow, see my catblogging with FeralL's Pippin yesterday.
now, gotta go breakfast or we will all be sorry.
Ron Silver lost his mind on 9/11™.
We've never been at war with twenty or thirty thousand poorly educated crazy people before.....
But they're armed with Boc-Cutters of Doom and exploding tennis shoes (if they can get them lit).
Diet coke me, somewhat Canadian gloater!
plantsman: Halfdan told us about Gnashvegas's snow and I wondered about you scooting thru it for an S. O. Burrito.
Heh! Not gonna happen! Maybe if the Vino were ridable, but no WAY would I take off on Big Red Ugly... it's way too heavy and new to me to trust it in snow.
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Moe, what's the Canadian train system called?
Molly Ivors | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 7:49 am | #
I think it's named after the alternate Canadian version Duke Ellington wrote of his signature tune.
Take the Train, A!!!
I see the Fed is anxious to cut interest rates again for the banks. Funny how that doesn't "trickle" down. They are also increasing their double secret auctions for banks and mortgage lenders to pretend that they are still solvent.
I've got a bad feeling about this.
"It's all Bill Clinton's fault". "No one could ever have predicted..."
“Emails from the National Security Council’s counter-terrorism director, Richard Clarke, showed that he had bombarded Rice with messages about terrorist threats” before 9/11, Shenon writes. Some examples:
“Bin Ladin Public Profile May Presage Attack” (May 3)
“Terrorist Groups Said Co-operating on US Hostage Plot” (May 23)
“Bin Ladin’s Networks’ Plans Advancing” (May 26)
“Bin Ladin Attacks May Be Imminent” (June 23)
“Bin Ladin and Associates Making Near-Term Threats” (June 25)
“Bin Ladin Planning High-Profile Attacks” (June 30)
“Planning for Bin Ladin Attacks Continues, Despite Delays” (July 2)
But 9/11 Commission staff director Philip Zelikow was not interested in pursuing criticisms against Rice.
Take the Train, A!!!
Rimshot!
Round trip from Montreal to Philadelphia on Amtrak is only $150.
Just sayin'...
Molly Ivors
Ah, but it's an entire 24 hours on the train from Haliax to Montreal.
I want to come down, but the boss will be out of town for three weeks, and I'm running the show. I get to take some time off when he gets back, tho.
So, when does "negative Interest" kick in?
The banks don't even want rate cuts.
They want good old fashioned regulation and oversight.
The rate cuts are just making our money worth less and less.
That stupid stimulus package was a boondoggle too.
um haloscan is skipping like an old lp with a huge scratch in it.
haloscan is skipping like an old lp with a huge scratch in it
Quick! A roll of quarters and some duct tape!
And the Fed's gonna "inject" $100 billion into the banking system this month to stem the credit crunch. Reminds of something I heard about wheelbarrows full of D-Marks and printing worthless money.
In a major step for the U.S. labor movement, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has announced that it will shut down West Coast ports on May 1, to demand an immediate end to the war and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Middle East.
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems...01/
18482849.php
This might be a good foundation to base a national strike/sick-out on.
The banks don't even want rate cuts.
They want good old fashioned regulation and oversight.
The rate cuts are just making our money worth less and less.
That stupid stimulus package was a boondoggle too.
HoneyBearKellyGoGiants
--------------------------------
I'm beginning to get the idea that none of the geniuses who got us into this mess, has the slightest clue as to how to get us out.
um haloscan is skipping like an old lp with a huge scratch in it.
Number 9, Number 9, Number 9....
This sux.
As my puter network starts to sort thru songs I want to send to Eschcon 08, it refreshes.
and wipes out all my previous selectons.
Where is the IT dude?
Quick! A roll of quarters and some duct tape!
Barndog, here fishy, fishy..
------------------------
I would try that if I thought it would work
It's absolutely ridiculous, trying to take transit south from here. I have to take the train to Montreal, or two bus lines to Montreal to catch Greyhound south. Alternatively, there's a bus that goes to Bangor, but they don't time it right-- there's an over-night layover to catch the Greyhound.
There's also the ferry, down to Portland, then Amtrack south from there, which is actually pretty good. But there's no way to get from here to the Yarmouth ferry terminal...
Where is the IT dude?
Check under the bed. That's where I keep mine.
Oh, sure, you have jobs and health care, but you Canadians are prisoners, I tells ya! Prisoners!
That stupid stimulus package was a boondoggle too.
HoneyBearKellyGoGiants
and to add insult -- the irs is sending out advance notice about how to spend that $600 windfall -- at the cost of $40+ million.
Why aren't we talking about this woman?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rula_Lenska
Seriously-- why not?
Check under the bed. That's where I keep mine.
Molly Ivors
only found the dog
Oh, sure, you have jobs and health care, but you Canadians are prisoners, I tells ya! Prisoners!
Molly Ivors
And they torture us with ice.
I'll start: "Don't hate me because I'm Beautiful!"
and poutine.
And they torture us with ice
That wasn't in the flier.
Yo. Anyone know if Prior A is coming to the Friday night EschaCon thingy?
In a major step for the U.S. labor movement, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has announced that it will shut down West Coast ports on May 1,
Cool.
Hey, I like poutine.
The easiest and most efficient way to inject $ into the system is to extend unemployment benefits. That money would be circulated the very next day.
Did you guys see this little bit 'o sunshine from the NYT:
The dismal jobs report released Friday showed overall employment to be lower than it was three months ago. Every time such a slump has occurred since the early 1970s, a recession has followed — or already been under way.
And if the good times have really ended, they were never that good to begin with. Most American households are still not earning as much annually as they did in 1999, once inflation is taken into account. Since the Census Bureau began keeping records in the 1960s, a prolonged expansion has never ended without household income having set a new record.
That would be humane -- can't have that.
In a major step for the U.S. labor movement, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has announced that it will shut down West Coast ports on May 1, to demand an immediate end to the war and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Middle East.
holeee shit. that's a major development. and on commie day, too! lou dobbs' haid's gonna explode for sure...
Then there was this bit 'o sunshine in the same article:
Over the last year, the number of officially unemployed has risen by 500,000, while the number of people outside the labor force — neither working nor looking for a job — has risen by 1.3 million.
Employment has risen by 100,000, but even that comes with a caveat: there are also 600,000 more people who are working part time because they could not find full-time work, according to the Labor Department.
“The decline in the unemployment rate,” said Joshua Shapiro, an economist at MFR, a research firm in New York, “should not be viewed as good news.”
In a major step for the U.S. labor movement, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has announced that it will shut down West Coast ports on May 1,
Cool.
Toonscribe | 03.08.08 - 8:06 am | #
Extremely cool...
And the primary debacle, in FL at least, was primarily caused by Republicans fucking Dems over.
I wish the ILWU luck. But it ain't the same union it once was, thanks to containerization.
The easiest and most efficient way to inject $ into the system is to extend unemployment benefits. That money would be circulated the very next day.
qlª
Better still a rollback of gas prices.
res,
Yes he is. Might be late, though.
If you roll back gas prices, people will use more, heightening GHG problems with subsidies.
simels,
Maude Maggart is at the Algonquin Oak Room April 1st through May 10th.
I know I'm going to be late to the Friday night stuff at Eschacon.
Is that night's activities being held close to the hotel or the train station?
Molly Ivors,
Thanks. Was considering recruiting him for my little project. Will choose another.
Better still a rollback of gas prices.
Gimlet
I don't think they have control of that and it would just encourage more driving. We want people to start thinking of alternatives.
HBK,
It's about a 20 minute walk or 5 minute cab ride from the hotel.
GOOD MORNING!
hillary clinton has a lifetime of experience to bring to the white house.
john mccain has a lifetime of experience to bring to the white house.
obama has a speech from 2002.
1,000,000 iraqui widows CANN0T VOTE.
GOOD MORNING!!!!!!!!!!!!
simels,
Maude Maggart is at the Algonquin Oak Room April 1st through May 10th.
res ipsa loquitur | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 8:11 am | #
I will do the research, especially since she's a nice Jewish girl.
Unfortunate name, though, don't you think?
good morning.
too much snow in toronto.
simels,
There's a link to an NPR interview on that site where you can hear her sing.
Well, it's no Mae West , but whadda you want?
simels,
The name "Maude Maggart" is no worse than "Rula Lenska."
Speaking of whom, RL reminds me, for some reason of those old Ritz Thrift Shop commercials. Remember them? "You don't need a million to look like a million."
It's 16 degrees and snowing again in Chicago. God, I can't take it anymore...
if maude maggart married claude monet she'd be
Maude Monet-Maggart
With a quick search I found a little portion of the story about Rula Lenska, and George Galloway.
http://
hurryupharry.bloghouse.ne...mystery_cat.php
It left me a bit mystified as to what went on. Can anyone fill the rest of us in?
or
Maude Maggart-Monet
I understand that a lot of people don't have access to transit. But what I don't understand is that those who do have access to it who don't use it. It's WAY cheaper than commuting by car. And yet, people bitch and moan about gas prices...
I had to google Maude Maggart and now she is singing to me from her facebook page. Says her grandparents were in show biz.
You read that data about real incomes since 1999 and have to wonder if Fredo McFuckStick would have been elected dogcatcher in 2004 but for 9/11. And I'm sorry, but I hope the fucking idiots that voted for him in that election are suffering the most.
Actually, I"m not sorry.
Nancy,
Her sister is Fiona Apple.
Says her grandparents were in show biz.
(insert generic simels joke here)
I understand that a lot of people don't have access to transit. But what I don't understand is that those who do have access to it who don't use it. It's WAY cheaper than commuting by car. And yet, people bitch and moan about gas prices...
Moe Szyslak, cold | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 8:17 am | #
Moe I spend probably 20+ hours a week on the TTC. I've got a book/ I've got a sketchbook/ I've got a notebook.
It's an amazing amount of time to use for purposes other than road rage.
I'll second Moe's motion about transit. It's not real rapid, and it's very public with crazy loud talkers and whatnot, but it gets the job done.
Dao Vu!
.
Actually, I"m not sorry.
res ipsa loquitur | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 8:17 am | #
who is this fredo you are referring to res?
Fiona Maggart. Hmm.
Bush to veto ban on waterboarding
San Francisco Chronicle
President Bush is to veto legislation Saturday meant to ban the CIA from using waterboarding and other harsh interrogation tactics and will argue that the agency needs to use tougher methods than the US military to wrest information from terrorism ...
"the good times are killing me"
if maude maggart married claude monet she'd be
Maude Monet-Maggart
juan no no cheerful | 03.08.08 - 8:16 am | #
If Helen Reddy had married Tom Petty and divorced him for Johnny Cash, she'd be
Helen Reddy Petty Cash.
It's WAY cheaper than commuting by car. And yet, people bitch and moan about gas prices...
Moe Szyslak,
*
Are higher fuel prices the only way to get people to ride together?
Planners have to get the transit out to the residential areas and have to reduce sprawl so that mass transit infrastructure is affordable and doable.
I'll second Moe's motion about transit. It's not real rapid, and it's very public with crazy loud talkers and whatnot,
Not here. We shoot them if they talk on the train.
juan no no cheerful -- the Toronto system is excellent, too. No problem getting anywhere.
Fredo -- as in "The Godfather." As in, "Fredo is stupid ... and he's weak."
is maude maggart was a grafitti artist with franchise operations (ala Kincaid) she would be
Maude Maggart Tag Art inc
The easiest and most efficient way to inject $ into the system is to extend unemployment benefits. That money would be circulated the very next day.
qlª
I would add public works projects and free education.
res ipsa loquitur: Not here. We shoot them if they talk on the train.
Thank the FSM for concealed-carry permits!
.
Helen Reddy Petty Cash.
steve simels | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 8:20 am | #
if only!!!
Fiona Maggart. Hmm.
I wonder shy she took a stage name?
On the rail here, the crazies are less than on the bus, and more restrained. But the pre-recorded
"The Doors Are Closing" tape was done by a very relaxed Valium addict.
If Kitty Carlisle married Conway Twitty she'd be...
Well, you know.
When I do drive somewhere, I'm always stuck with the issue of what to do with the damn car. It's a whole level of stress I don't need in my life.
If Judy Tenuta married Howdy Doody...
Too many other topics to dwell on it, but will respond in defense.
If you roll back gas prices, people will use more, heightening GHG problems with subsidies.
plantsman
If you raise minimum wage, "many" people will be thrown out of work.
If you do away with with all the tax incentives for Big Oil they will pass the costs on to consumers.
I don't think they have control of that and it would just encourage more driving. We want people to start thinking of alternatives.
qlª
Part of the reason for economic woes is the increase in gas price with the further increase in food etc. It bears no relation to cost and unnecessarily gives obscene revenue to Big Oil.
Her sister is Fiona Apple.
res ipsa loquitur
*
WOW! would Fiona have made it as a Maggart?
I love what I am hearing from Maude.
Okay, I really have to get cleaning, but first, an important question: do we want a choice of color for the t-shirts?
Molly,
Her full name is Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart.
When I become queen of the world my first mandate will be for all to use public transit where available.
In NYC there's no reason for anybody to own a car.
Rachel Sklar on MSNBC.
I'm sick of snow.
I need to put coverings on my bare feets.
.
choice of color for the t-shirts?
*
the bell motif would be great against black or white.
But whatever would Moss Hart say?
oh simels that's wicked about kitty and conway.
Hey if Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach had opened a coffee shop it would be called
Starr-Bachs
Black T shirts.
plantsman-- the very first thing I noticed when I moved to Canada, and the thing that strikes me the most (in comparison) when I travel back to the states, is that public spaces here are much, much quieter than in the states. Buses are quiet here, noisy there.
Good morning, folks. There's 6-8 inches of snow outside my door and it's still coming down. I had to stand in the doorway and pitch the frisbee to get the dog to take his morning trip outside.
.
HBK,
By the time I got home last night I was soaked to the skin. Even a decent raincoat doesn't help much in rain that intense. And yes, Fairway, was empty.
For those of you praying for a speedy recovery.
Former U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher may be released from a London hospital later today, Sky News reported on its Web site, citing a spokesperson for her office.
Thatcher, 82, who was admitted to St Thomas's Hospital near the Houses of Parliament yesterday for precautionary checks, was in a stable condition and chatting with medical staff, it said.
The British Broadcasting Corp. reported on its Web site that Thatcher fell ill at a House of Lords dinner yesterday evening, citing her spokesman as saying she had felt ``giddy and queasy'' and that her legs had buckled at the end of the function. He said she spent a ``comfortable night'' in hospital, and all tests seemed ``quite clear.''
In 2002 she suffered a series of minor strokes and was advised by doctors to stop making public speeches.
Me and you both, Buckeye... about six weeks ago.
If Helen Reddy married and divorced Barry White before marrying Andy Dick...
I've told this one before, but...
If the great classical harpsichordist Wanda Landowska had married Howard Hughes and then divorced him for Henry Kissinger she'd be...
Wanda Hughes Kissinger now.
When I do drive somewhere, I'm always stuck with the issue of what to do with the damn car. It's a whole level of stress I don't need in my life.
Moe Szyslak, cold | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 8:22 am | #
i saw a 48 dodge (i think( sitting in a parking lot the other day with a 'for sale' sign.
man that looked like a nice car.
Part of the reason for economic woes is the increase in gas price with the further increase in food etc. It bears no relation to cost and unnecessarily gives obscene revenue to Big Oil.
Gimlet
*
My brother who works in the oil biz says that there is no reason for oil to have risen this high.
C-SPAN was saying this morning that in an unprecedented move, Bush went before OPEC but fell flat. No fucking duh.
Oh, Moe; the cell-phone kids with no concept of what a "private or personal conversation" is are the worst here, they actually seem to talk louder to share their interesting private lives.
res ipsa I was soaked too.
Even my socks were dripping and I had "waterproof" shoes on.
At least my umbrella opened when I got off the subway.
HoneyBearKelly -- Have you tried Frogg Toggs?
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Part of the reason for economic woes is the increase in gas price with the further increase in food etc. It bears no relation to cost and unnecessarily gives obscene revenue to Big Oil.
Gimlet
There's the price of oil, and there's the cost of oil.
You're probably right that people are being screwed by the price of oil. But we haven't even begun paying the cost of oil.
We never got one decent snowstorm here this year. I'm sort of bummed about it.
public spaces here are much, much quieter than in the states. Buses are quiet here, noisy there.
Moe Szyslak,
*
Americans are rude?
oh its fricking grown ups here with cell phones too on the buses and streetcars.
so far the subway is immune but they're working on making it accessible.
shit. you need earplugs sometimes.
A memory from driving days: Oregonians don't "merge" well with others -- they speed up to keep people from getting into lanes.
We never got one decent snowstorm here this year. I'm sort of bummed about it.
res ipsa loquitur | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 8:28 am | #
Last Friday night I got off the bus in Jersey and it felt like a blizzard. Tons of snow.
Woke up early to go back to the city, and it was all gone. It must have changed to rain while I slept, but still it was downright eerie....
We never got one decent snowstorm here this year. I'm sort of bummed about it.
res ipsa loquitur
Trade ya for thawing my driveway out today for your benefit.
Americans are rude?
Nancy Willing
Nah, I wouldn't call it that.
Americans are demostrative, and live large public lives. By comparison, Canadians are reserved, and are more private.
I'm a little shocked that
***Starr-Bachs*** didn't generate
at least one
but that's reality and I can
'learn' to live with it.
possibly with enough therapy.....
I can learn to 'love again'......
If Judy Tenuta married Howdy Doody...
steve simels
they would be a perfect couple
JP never heard of them but I'll do the google.
McBombBomb trolling for Tim LeHaye's endorsement.
I wish Clobama™ would be talking about that instead of the schoolyard bullshit they're doing now.
Americans are rude?
Nancy Willing
heh.
well you know, the planes and guns and wars and shit........
other than that......well.......
There's a subway in Toronto, huh?
Bush wasted 42 million in mailed rebate reminders. This is so sick.
If Judy Tenuta married Howdy Doody...
steve simels
The kids would have red hair and freckles.
McBombBomb trolling for Tim LeHaye's endorsement.
I wish Clobama™ would be talking about that instead of the schoolyard bullshit they're doing now.
HoneyBearKellyGoGiants | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 8:31 am | #
I love it when Republican presidential candidates are in bed with people who are rooting for the Rapture.
Good morning bats.
I just woke up and discovered that someone drank my milkshake.
Damn good subway in Toronto, imo. Only two lines, but they're the backbone of a nice streetcar and bus system.
From the NY Times:
"The median household earned $48,201 in 2006, down from $49,244 in 1999, according to the Census Bureau. It now looks as if a full decade may pass before most Americans receive a raise."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/0...r=1&
oref=slogin
Like I said last night, welcome to Pinochet's Chile! Thanks, Republicans!
Bush gets off on the fact that people are being tortured on his say so. Makes him feel like the Godfather. What a putz.
I had to stand in the doorway and pitch the frisbee to get the dog to take his morning trip outside.
Sparkle Plenty
I believe that's how they got Bush to go out to the portico to meet with McCain
I gotta sort thur 17000 songs, and the first 200 of em are dogs and cats doing xmas carols?
I are like, where is Bill O'Riley, I just wanna punch him.
Bush wasted 42 million in mailed rebate reminders. This is so sick.
Nancy Willing | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 8:32 am | #
He's wasted every thing he's ever touched.
He's King Midas in reverse......
That's sort of why I don't get Israelis letting fundies kiss up to them.
There's a subway in Toronto, huh?
res ipsa loquitur | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 8:32 am | #
hey nothing complex like your system.
but yeah.......
Cat carol is good
Bush wasted 42 million in mailed rebate reminders. This is so sick.
I read that yesterday. Infuckingsane.
oh joy i get to make an appt for a colonoscopy.
this sounds thrilling.
There's a subway in Toronto, huh?
Yes, but it's pulled by siberian huskies.
Bush gets off on the fact that people are being tortured on his say so. Makes him feel like the Godfather. What a putz.
foolme1ns | 03.08.08 - 8:33 am | #
Absolutely. The whole bunch of them has a hardon for torture.
It's the only explanation for why they're doing it, as it has no practical value whatsoever....
We never got one decent snowstorm here this year. I'm sort of bummed about it.
res ipsa loquitur
Right now it's coming down in those big, fluffy flakes I can remember catching on my mittens as a kid. It's a real old-fashioned Christmas card out there. Just a bit strange in the second week of March.
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I believe that's how they got Bush to go out to the portico to meet with McCain
Well, that and they told him there was a bar.
if Scopes from the Scopes trial had a daughter who married a guy named Michael Micro.........
nah......
oh joy i get to make an appt for a colonoscopy
I have 4 months to make mine. As you can tell, I'm less than enthusiastic about it.
"Paging Katie Couric, please come to the white courtesy colonoscopy phone."
Yes, but it's pulled by siberian huskies.
Culture of TrÜth | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 8:36 am | #
led by one reindeer
So just black? I had picked red, but that was roundly booed here.
It's not the WalterNeff design, btw, which is really too beautiful and photolike for a shirt.
oh joy i get to make an appt for a colonoscopy.
this sounds thrilling.
juan no no cheerful
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Just ask the clinic if they reuse needles and medicine vials before you go. It could be important.
More Nevada Surgery Clinics to Be Cited
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY – 9 hours ago
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A statewide inspection of outpatient surgery centers like the one believed to have spread hepatitis C to its patients has uncovered dangerous practices at four other clinics, a health official said Friday.
The state swore to quickly inspect all 50 Nevada outpatient surgery centers after it was discovered the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada spread the blood-borne virus to at least six patients by reusing syringes and sharing vials of medication.
Of the 18 clinics inspected by Friday, three in northern Nevada and one in Las Vegas will be cited and fined for improper disease prevention techniques, state health division chief Mike Willden said.
Willden said there was no evidence that the clinics were responsible for any outbreaks of disease.
The Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Center in Las Vegas will be cited for repeatedly reusing syringes, he said. Willden could not say whether the center also reused medication vials. Clark County pulled the center's business license, shutting it down shortly after the announcement.
Willden said the Digestive Health Center in Reno had problems with sterilization of equipment, but he did not elaborate.
banana republic
if Scopes from the Scopes trial had a daughter who married a guy named Michael Micro.........
nah......
juan no no cheerful | 03.08.08 - 8:36 am | #
Oish.
I like red as long as it's a good red, not an orangey red. Fire engine red is good.
Lieberputz speaking at a Hagee function -
I begin by thanking your founder, Pastor John Hagee. I would describe Pastor Hagee with the words the Torah uses to describe Moses, he is an "Eesh Elo Kim," a man of God because those words fit him; and, like Moses he has become the leader of a mighty multitude in pursuit of and defense of Israel . . . .
From Glennzilla.
I have 4 months to make mine. As you can tell, I'm less than enthusiastic about it.
Barndog, here fishy, fishy.. | 03.08.08 - 8:37 am | #
4 months. that's a lot of leadtime.
good for you.
*well, 'sort of'.....*
My sister died of Hep C contracted at the hospital.
Fucking horrible.
If Not-Jenna married Don Knotts, she'd be Not-Jenna Knotts
I only dissed red because I'm pink and the combination horrifies me. Plus I'm a 2XL.
$42MM to tell us that we're gonna get a check.
How much do you want to bet the fuck up the mailing of the checks somehow? Some douchebag incompetent decides to mail them in envelopes that don't qualify for bulk mail rates or somesuch.
Okay, time for me to head back to Gomorrah on the Hudson.
Long story, don't ask.
In any case, I'll talk to all you fine folks much later this evening, j'espere....
The whole bunch of them has a hardon for torture.
They gotta have it -- it's one of the hallmarks of a terrorist state.
My sister died of Hep C contracted at the hospital.
That's horrible, Molly. My doctor always says, "HOspitals are no place to be sick."
Just ask the clinic if they reuse needles and medicine vials before you go. It could be important.
foolme1ns | 03.08.08 - 8:37 am | #
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jeez.............that's right.
well, you'd think.......
but you're right............
good reminder.....
maybe I'll just put a cardboard sign around my neck 'please dont kill me'
Fuck been awake for 24 hours, trolls nightmare.
I'm to bed, not that anyone on the planet besides me cares.
Ta ta.
It's canary, not orangey at all--the next color in the spectrum was maroon.
take care professor simels........
Good morning, folks. There's 6-8 inches of snow outside my door and it's still coming down. I had to stand in the doorway and pitch the frisbee to get the dog to take his morning trip outside.
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Sparkle Plenty | 03.08.08 - 8:25 am | #
My indoor/outdoor cat, Spike, has been inside for over 24 hours, and he's getting a bit wacko. And I just opened the door to let him feel how bad it is, he runs out, and goes flying down the stairs. Fine. 2 minutes later there's this hectoring yowl: Let me in, Dammit, it's cold and snowing outside.
Of course, this is all my fault.
Plkantsman,don't start.
Absolutely. The whole bunch of them has a hardon for torture.
The hallmark of pussilanimous little worms.
The red might look good with that Neff artwork. Go for it.
The state swore to quickly inspect all 50 Nevada outpatient surgery centers after it was discovered the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada spread the blood-borne virus to at least six patients by reusing syringes and sharing vials of medication.
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What a BRILLIANT plan!!!!! Shut that gate as soon as the horses have all run off.
Just ask the clinic if they reuse needles and medicine vials before you go. It could be important.
foolme1ns
You do know they reuse the 'scopes right?
Barry, don't flatter yourself.
We got several XXL's and even some XXXL's.
Please not black. I look sick in black. Red is fine. How about plain white.
res, I believe the W Neff artwork is too complex to be easily transferred to a T-shirt.
Barry, don't flatter yourself.
plantsman, |
I would need a longer tongue to do that.
You do know they reuse the 'scopes right?
Gimlet
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yes, but I believe they put a tiny little clear condom on them.
Just not orange.
Please not black. I look sick in black. Red is fine. How about plain white.
qlª
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a blue red is flattering on just about everyone, but the yellowy reds, not so much.
Speaking of red - there's a male cardinal in the tree off my deck.
Singing away.
Barry from Alaska: Sweet dreams, dood!
Updated snow kittehs, now with video.
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Dumbya was dancing on the grave of your presidential aspirations, McStain.
Yeah, it would essentially be transferring a photo. But he's got great stuff at his CafePress shop, and we're getting some nice posters of both the Con image and the concert one.
Plantsman, if you want to be self indulgant, knock your self out. I'm going to bed, so most of your stuff.. *poof*
I have tunes to put together for Eschacon, I have a job.
Do you?
Alright, I have stuff to do. Back intermittently.
I'm too much of slob for white.
Is that the MSNBC special about the FL guy that killed his wife and shot himself in the background?
My sister died of Hep C contracted at the hospital.
Fucking horrible.
Molly Ivors | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 8:38 am | #
that is terrible.i'm very sorry.
hey JP.
saw your video of SP - she is even more lovely than I guessed she was.
Alright, I have stuff to do. Back intermittently.
res ipsa loquitur | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 8:48 am | #
take car res/watch that rain
oh its fricking grown ups here with cell phones too on the buses and streetcars.
so far the subway is immune but they're working on making it accessible.
shit. you need earplugs sometimes.
juan no no cheerful | 03.08.08 - 8:29 am
Earplugs help, sometimes. I sometimes use earplugs with the bigger ones that shooters wear. But when you've people shouting, playing their music too loud, etc, it doesn't really work.
No Barry, I dont. I'm disabled and unable to pursue my former career. Make fun of that as you will.
Black T shirts.
res ipsa loquitur
My preference, too. Anything but white.
How about a nice light Eschaton blue? Otherwise known as DFH blue.
If Ella Fitzgreald had married Darth Vader...
Speaking of red - there's a male cardinal in the tree off my deck.
Singing away.
billy b | Homepage | 03.08.08 - 8:47 am | #
theres a dylan line about a bird 'singing just for me' that i'm trying to recall
QL, I must compliment you on your patience and your restraint the last 2 days. You have surprised me with your kindness to someone who doesn't deserve it and isn't intelligent enough to know it.
"Fitzgerald", that is...
Barry, someone who has been up for 24 hours and is drinking raspberry tea and Captain Morgan's should not give advice, imho.
Gah! I got an email regarding a change to privacy policy regarding sharing of email addresses that says if you do not agree to the change, please stop using their websites.
OK. I don't even know what the change is, but I'll stop using your websites.
I gotta brave this torrential rain to go to the farmers market. I'll see ya'all on the flip side, when I start avoiding work.
My indoor/outdoor cat, Spike, has been inside for over 24 hours, and he's getting a bit wacko. And I just opened the door to let him feel how bad it is, he runs out, and goes flying down the stairs. Fine. 2 minutes later there's this hectoring yowl: Let me in, Dammit, it's cold and snowing outside.
Of course, this is all my fault.
Buckeye, Dealer of Rare Coins
Oh, tell me! Our two indoor/outdoor people have been stuck inside for two days because of the rain. Today I let one out for a few minutes; he came back in then wanted out again. And I am eeeeevil for not doing something about it.
Good morning!!!
Nashville Snow Blogging!
Snow dogs!
Snow!!!!
http://sobeale.blogspot.com/
He's King Midas in reverse......
steve simels
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When he was on the teevee last night to tell us that the economy is really tanking, I kept seeing how much money KBR, Halliburton, Exxon, GE etc have been raking in.
I'm too much of slob for white
Hence the reason most white shirts in this house, end up tyedyed.
You'll feel better about yourself, McStain, if you confess to the hanky-pankiness you got going with those female lobbyists.
People may even admire you for it. They may say, "Ya gotta hand it to the old goat, the way he gets it on with those young, female lobbyists."
Of course, this is all my fault.
Buckeye, Dealer of Rare Coins
Oh, tell me! Our two indoor/outdoor people have been stuck inside for two days because of the rain. Today I let one out for a few minutes; he came back in then wanted out again. And I am eeeeevil for not doing something about it.
V for Virginia | 03.08.08 - 8:52 am
He comes in, shakes off, and 30 seconds later wants back out. No. It's snow and blowing inside the door, he'll just have to wait. Now he's at the west facing window, looking forlon.
And I am eeeeevil for not doing something about it.
V for Virginia
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heh
been there
Isn't it about time for a morning coffee thread
Thanks, JP; the sitcheeashun is making me a mite cranky.
oh joy i get to make an appt for a colonoscopy
I have 4 months to make mine. As you can tell, I'm less than enthusiastic about it.
I had one Wed. Not looking forward to the next one.
oh, and I forgot
{{{Barry}}}
Now he's at the west facing window, looking forlon.
Buckeye, Dealer of Rare Coins
Ours learn every day, sometimes more than once, this painful lesson: The weather is the same out this door as it is out that door.
Cats.
I kept seeing how much money KBR, Halliburton, Exxon, GE etc have been stealing.
Just a slight modification, Nancy.
The weather is the same out this door as it is out that door.
Heh, indeed. Mine prefer going out via the garage this time of year, exposure in stages...
GE makes wind turbines. For now, they must exist.
I hope GE R & D is working on Soft-White LEDs, personally.