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Hey!
yes, yes it did
hi racymind
Howdy!
It's because they're all fucking idiots.
"In short, she is part of a team that is likely to work directly with Clinton, a potentially awkward situation for the two women."
There is nothing sexist about that statement. Power called Clinton a "monster". That makes it awkward for them to work together.
You people are morons.
Wow! A new idiot troll!
they should settle it with naked pillow fight
Obama and Clinton were campaigning against one another. They're not friends. But that doesn't mean they can't let bygones be bygones and forge ahead together.
hat is an old troll
been here for years
posts one time and then is gone
Atrios dead threads me. On purpose.
What is a greater luxury than a Saturday afternoon with nothing to do and nowhere to go?
I can't think of anything better than that.
I've worked in the yard v hard all weekend and, while there's more that I could do, the yard looks lovely, put to bed for winter, clean, beautiful. I've knit a sweater for my new great nephew and, if I feel virtuous, I'll do a hat and booties tonight. I've harvested a ton of rosemary and thyme and sage. And tomorrow may sleet, which would excuse me staying in all day and reading and knitting and doing nothing.
Life is good.
they should settle it with naked pillow fight
focus, fired up
Put it on pay per view and have the proceeds go to the needy banker of your choice!
speaking of emotional immaturity, Sam Power is very good looking.
JohnJS
I wanted to tell you that I lit a new candle, scented w fennel and grapefruit for your mother. I'm going to keep it to light for Atriots.
I hope you're doing ok.
So we should expect a big ol' cat fight at the State Department? Please!
they should settle it with naked pillow fight
Always with the nudity.
Why can't they just have a tequila shot drinking contest? That should scare our enemies.
thanks Hecate
it has been a long day
she would have loved to smell that candle
thanks again
Why can't they just have a tequila shot drinking contest?
Ten bucks on Hillary.
Victor Maturity.
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hecate, i read a little bit about smoke backing up into your room from the chimney (though i'm not entirely clear about what happened).
sometimes i need to light a piece of newspaper and hold it up into the chimney to get a draft started... then it works pretty well. otherwise it sometimes backs up, even though the chimney's clean.
i have no idea whether that has anything to do with your problem, but it's the only thing i have to say that sounds at all authoritative.
So we should expect a big ol' cat fight at the State Department? Please!
Monica_A: T'Pogo
It's good she's not SecDef then. After all, there is no fighting in the war room.
Off to CD's for dinner and hot tubbing...
Toodles.
So, did the WaPo say anything about how awkward it was for McCain to hire the dude that spread the black baby smear?
So, did the WaPo say anything about how awkward it was for McCain to hire the dude that spread the black baby smear?
No, it's only interesting if it involves women accommodating each other.
hat's punk all right but at least he doesn't come with puppets...
So, did the WaPo say anything about how awkward it was for McCain to hire the dude that spread the black baby smear?
Moe Szyslak, eiditer
That's a very good point.
Like I said, they're fucking idiots. They just write any old bullshit that fills up copy space between the advertisements for cars and fancy underwear. As if anybody even wears that stuff.
Thanks, stoat. Seems to be going fine. I think my cleaning folks closed it and that's what caused the problem the other time. Seems to be working fine right now. Warm fire. Lap cat. Vivaldi on stereo. Leaves almost all raked. Life is good.
As if anybody even wears that stuff.
shrimplate
odd-tay alin-pay.
Jules Crittendon has that bizzare unfounded self-confidence characteristic of a certain species of right wing idiot. His words immediately convey the picture of someone lecturing a hapless victim about the lessons of Sun Tzu as shown in Red Dawn.
Tur-tel-neck! At my beck! sticks out tongue and will not have Atrios in the in-group.
JohnJS
We witches say: "What is remembered, does not die." I'll remember her whenever I light that candle. I know this must be rough for you, losing her here at the holidays and all.
So, did the WaPo say anything about how awkward it was for McCain to hire the dude that spread the black baby smear?
No, it's only interesting if it involves women accommodating each other.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
Well, that's 'cause men learn how to separate business from their atrophied feelings, by doing manly stuff like sports and wood shop and cow tipping.
But women are all about the emotions because of babies! And monthlies! And God's will!
I think E-Z Bake Ovens have something to do with it too.
So there! And I bet this is a more coherent rationalization than you'd get from the author of that article....
Sounds very cozy, Hecate.
I also like that candle you described... I need to find a place that sells candles like that.
Warm fire. Lap cat. Vivaldi on stereo. Leaves almost all raked. Life is good.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
excellent.
personally, i would not mind a bit of inclement weather tomorrow.
i have very, very little to do tomorrow.
almost as little as i have to do at work today.
Dear Washington Post reporter dude,
Stop comparing all women to the ones you see on "Desperate Housewives" (and I know you watch it). We are complex beings who can put aside differences in the face of a greater cause. Dick!
You people are morons.
hat
The grown-ups will soon be in charge, hat. You may go fuck yourself now.
ersonally, i would not mind a bit of inclement weather tomorrow.
i have very, very little to do tomorrow.
Yesterday, they said sleet.
I wouldn't mine a day of sleet. I can sit inside by the fire, knit, listen to music, regroup.
Did everyone get "Raptured"?
Did everyone get "Raptured"?
Monica_A: T'Pogo
turns out that was a mistranslation of "repo'd."
that prophecy will come true.
jesus, the header graphic on crittendon's blog is Pathetic
time to stroll around and look occupied for a while.
do diabetics eat eggs?
turns out that was a mistranslation of "repo'd."
that prophecy will come true.
Did everyone get "Raptured"?
Monica_A: T'Pogo
Naw. The sun is setting, I have the apt. to myself (a very very rare occurrence), the cats are asleep, the Beatles are on the stereo, and all is more or less right with the world, or my immediate surroundings, anyway.
esus, the header graphic on crittendon's blog is Pathetic
Does he still have that bang-bang-guns-are-my-penis-substitute blog header?
ErinPDX
Not a diabetic, but can't think why they coudn't. Eggs are almost all protein, right? No carbs. So likely ok.
Does he still have that bang-bang-guns-are-my-penis-substitute blog header?
racymind | Homepage | 11.29.08 - 4:47 pm | #
r u psychic?
Eggs are a perfect source of protein, but they do contain some cholesterol.
A couple/few a week is probably harmless, and they contain no simple sugars that could cause a sudden surge in blood glucose levels. Since they are nearly completely just protein and some fat, they actually slow down sugar absorption a little.
r u psychic?
Yes, but that has nothing to do with it.
I actually have been to the blog before during other internet dustups. Some time ago.
Eggy wegs!
do diabetics eat eggs?
ErinPDX yes, but they must be rationed.
So what about the theory a Pakistani group was behind the attacks in Mumbai? That's not a good thing. That's not a good thing at all.
If they can accept Lieberman (gak) into the fold, Powers doesn't hold a candle in that department. It probably is all about bitchy women trying to do each other in. I'm not buying it.
TV viewers to Rosie O'Donnell:
"Variety sow dykes won't fly.."
the horror!
the philistines of America!
Haloscan eating posts again...?
I actually have been to the blog before during other internet dustups. Some time ago.
racymind | Homepage | 11.29.08 - 4:49 pm | #
I blame Thers and Atrios for sending me there.
Oh, I see...it's trying to eat Lubyanka's post, but choked and gagged on it.
I'm sure after Inauguration they'll be braiding each other's hair and playing with different nail colors...
they should settle it with naked pillow fight
Always with the nudity.
Why can't they just have a tequila shot drinking contest?
racymind
OK, fine.
A naked tequila shot drinking contest.
SF Chron carried that POS on page one.
My husband is watching the Milla Jovovich "Joan D' Arc" movie. I really wish she would shut up with the girly screaming. The scream that sends dogs in a 50 mile radius over the edge.
I'm sure after Inauguration they'll be braiding each other's hair and playing with different nail colors
waii gaii
mer, I started up a game. heehee, I meant to start it with the other one.
It probably is all about bitchy women trying to do each other in. I'm not buying it.
mer
That's all it's about. There was no more than a raised eyebrow when McCain hired the whole Rove team who smeared not only him but his family in '00.
Think of the Seinfeld episode where every guy gets irrationally excited over the possibility of a "c-c-c-c-catfight!"
This is that same arrested adolescent mentality, only applied to the most important issues in the world.
Our opinionmakers, folks.
Supposedly.
Well, referring to someone as a "monster" is probably a good sign of lack of emotional maturity to begin with.
No "Washington press is strange" overlay is required.
Actually, there were plenty of questions raised about McCain hiring Rovians.
I'm sure after Inauguration they'll be braiding each other's hair and playing with different nail colors
And pick their favorite Jonas brother. I still have not received a satisfactory explanation of why these kids are popular. They really do blow... big time.
Ohhh, Miss Thing thinks that a fire in the fire place is a v fine thing, indeed.
Actually, there were plenty of questions raised about McCain hiring Rovians.
Slothrop
There were questions raised about what it said about McCain.
But no one was doing smirky stories about, gee whiz, can these guys work together after they said mean things about each other or might they scratch each other's eyes out?
They're not even that cute. They have that "Children of the Damned" look and those shag haircuts. Really, America?
Well, referring to someone as a "monster" is probably a good sign of lack of emotional maturity to begin with.
Don't be ridiculous.
Atrios sucks because he doesn't know enough about Phoenix.
Monica_A: And pick their favorite Jonas brother. I still have not received a satisfactory explanation of why these kids are popular. They really do blow... big time.
My first exposure to them was Thursday, at halftime.
Obviously, the musical performance was pre-recorded, but the singing was live... and very, very bad.
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It's because they like conflict.
Monica_A, don't worry, the Jonas Bros will be gone in a few weeks.
NTodd and I had a conversation and my voice sounded, oddly, just as I imagine that it sounds.
Actually, there were plenty of questions raised about McCain hiring Rovians.
Slothrop
What was there to question? The only way Republicans have a chance in hell of winning is if they fight dirty and campaign on cultural wedge issues, like Bush did both times. McCain certainly knew this was his only chance, however slim, and so did the media.
Miss Thing thinks that a fire in the fire place is a v fine thing, indeed.
Hecate
Indeed.
Obviously, the musical performance was pre-recorded, but the singing was live... and very, very bad.
And it's always that bad. Maybe it's like those ringtones that only teenagers are supposed to hear. We're hearing the suck while the kids are hearing Nat King Cole.
Indeed.
jac
Just looking at that picture is relaxing.
Powers: Madame Secretary, we have a loose nuke in the Mideast!!!
Secretary Clinton: oh no you di'unt just talk to me fool 'cuz I don't listen to no fools ... oh, and your shoes suck
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What's odd is that neither of my guys will lay near the ceramic heater. I think they distrust the quiet noise of the fan.
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Jules Crittendon has that bizzare unfounded self-confidence characteristic of a certain species of right wing idiot.
...what rootless said.
But the guy also lacks any idea of empathy and tries to mock anyone who he thinks may so be afflicted.
Monica_A, don't worry, the Jonas Bros will be gone in a few weeks.
I have a feeling they'll be playing at the Inauguration. The Obama girls have huge crushes on them. God help us!
I have a feeling they'll be playing at the Inauguration. The Obama girls have huge crushes on them. God help us!
Monica_A: T'Pogo
For some reason, reminds me of Lisa Simpson reading "Non-Threatening Boys" magazine.
Hecate, we bought a glass insert for our fireplace many, many years ago. Expensive, but well worth it. Close the doors at bedtime, and be rest assured the carpet/floor won't catch fire from a wayward sparks.
Monica_A, my boys were initially intrigued by the Jonas kiddies, but soon figured out the music sucked.
Golden never had a fireplace, but he sure knew hoe to get the most out of the dining room heat register. "The hell with the louvers, it's warm and I'm gonna lie on it."
The WaPo article and that Critter guys post proves that some men are still afraid of strong, intelligent and capable women.
And pick their favorite Jonas brother. I still have not received a satisfactory explanation of why these kids are popular. They really do blow... big time.
Monica_A: T'Pogo | 11.29.08 - 4:57 pm |
I finally got to see the Jonas Bros. on the AMA last week, I thought it sounded like a god-awful rip off of a-ha.
Maybe it's unique to being in the legal profession, but, oddly, there are times when I am opposed to Lawyeress A on Monday and on her side on Tuesday. And we can do that even w/o drinks and hairstyling on Wednesday.
Clearly, women in teh law lack X chromosomes, or something.
Hillary, Goddess guard you.
Just looking at that picture is relaxing.
Gummo
And she's an Obama supporter, too.
Lubyanka:
The Horripilation!
The Herpes!
The soul-crushing Irrelevancy!
The Tiny, Useless Penis!
The Incurable Impotence!
I finally got to see the Jonas Bros. on the AMA last week, I thought it sounded like a god-awful rip off of a-ha.
Where are those Mmmm-bop boys when we really need them? They had some musical talent.
some men are still afraid of strong, intelligent and capable women.
Oddly, I believe that this may be true.
Maybe it's unique to being in the legal profession, but, oddly, there are times when I am opposed to Lawyeress A on Monday and on her side on Tuesday. And we can do that even w/o drinks and hairstyling on Wednesday.
Welcome to fully functioning adulthood. We hope you enjoy your time with us.
The WaPo article and that Critter guys post proves that some men are still afraid of strong, intelligent and capable women.
Monica_A: T'Pogo
Crittendon seems like a leader of the Cheeto eaters. And an ass.
He got into an argument with Dave Niewert a few years back and tried to dismiss him with a "my blog gets so many more hits than his does anyway" kind of thing.
Not only was he wrong on the argument, but Orcinus was getting as much traffic as his piece of shit blog.
The WaPo article and that Critter guys post proves that some men are still afraid of strong, intelligent and capable women.
Monica_A
Coincidentally, it's usually weak, stupid, incompetent men.
Why can't men be more like Atrios? A sensitive guy who loves cats and isn't afraid to let Mrs. Atrios shine.
bo: Golden never had a fireplace, but he sure knew hoe to get the most out of the dining room heat register. "The hell with the louvers, it's warm and I'm gonna lie on it."
Heh. When I was a kid, there was a register in the hallway that led from the backdoor to our kitchen, right across from the bathroom. Many mornings, I ate my breakfast sitting on that sucker, while my dad sat on the crapper for several hours.
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t a glass insert for our fireplace many, many years ago. Expensive, but well worth it. Close the doors at bedtime, and be rest assured the carpet/floor won't catch fire from a wayward sparks.
Is that different from the glass and chain metal thingie that I inherited in the front of mine? Do you have a picture?
Some men must think women can't separate business from emotion. Disturbing.
A hike and a nap are a good way to spend the afternoon.
Good grief, I love DE politics. The Dem who is running for state rep just came by asking for our vote in the special election.
Just 2 questions please.
1. Where did you find the crackpot that scribbled that garbage?
2. Why do you link to his bucket of crap?
I swear I have never heard, seen, or cared about most of the nutjobs you supply with an audience.
Coincidentally, it's usually weak, stupid, incompetent men.
jac
i.e., Republicans. Religious fanatics. Rush Limbaugh fans.
Not that I mean to generalize.
Hecate, I DO hope you have a fireplace screen in place.
While, in retrospect, a random ember impacting a cat buttock can be amusing...
But the guy also lacks any idea of empathy and tries to mock anyone who he thinks may so be afflicted.
LizDexic | Homepage | 11.29.08 - 5:02 pm | #
Because you see
he's tough as nails
no sissy boy
who weeps and wails
They don't make manly men
like that no more
the stalwarts of the Keyboard corp
Hi beautiful people,
finally, a weekend. Even if it's only 30 hours long.
Some men must think women can't separate business from emotion. Disturbing.
But it's okay for guys to fly off the handle and scream like assholes at meetings. "We're going to fuck Saddam in the ass like he's never been fucked!"
A hike and a nap are a good way to spend the afternoon.
Gromit
If by "hike" you mean "good roll in the hay," they I agree totally.
Hecate, sounds like the same thing. 
But it's okay for guys to fly off the handle and scream like assholes at meetings. "We're going to fuck Saddam in the ass like he's never been fucked!"
Those silly women who can't control their emotions.
Well, referring to someone as a "monster" is probably a good sign of lack of emotional maturity to begin with.
Wrong.
I wonder if I should go get a few beers.
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Moyers goes to Europe after the Obama victory:
Everywhere we went people wanted to talk about America. The Greeks, Sicilians, Sardinians, Tunisians, Algerians, and Spaniards we met, were euphoric - cab drivers, guides, waiters, hotel clerks, bank tellers. They expect miracles from America. Their own economies are imploding: layoffs, budget shortfalls, failing banks, fear spreading among the populace. They want to believe that somehow the long arm of America will pull them back. I tried but I didn't have the heart to tell them just how much trouble their rich Uncle Sam is in.
When we first moved into this house, my Grandfather sued the firepalce as the incinerator as wiil. Interesing times when he forgot and dropped his dead hearing aid batteries in the trash. Also had a dandy flue fire after five years of burning parafined milk cartons.
Well, referring to someone as a "monster" is probably a good sign of lack of emotional maturity to begin with.
Well, in the case of GWB, at least, it's a good sign of understatement.
I DO hope you have a fireplace screen in place.
Yes, a chain mail kind of screen and a glass screen in front of that. But Miss Thing is still loving this fire.
If the sleet isn't too bad tomorrow, I'll be at stoat's store buying lots of more birch to burn.
If by "hike" you mean "good roll in the hay," they I agree totally.
Later. That's why the nap was needed. 
Later. That's why the nap was needed.
Gromit
Heh.
Well, referring to someone as a "monster" is probably a good sign of lack of emotional maturity to begin with.
Well, in the case of GWB, at least, it's a good sign of understatement.
Never a good idea to call someone in your own party something like that, though.
has anyone ever found work on craigslist? ever???
i'm beginning to form the opinion that it's all one big con job.
Well, hells' bells and tiny little fishhooks.
I was all set to head for GA to help Jim Martin send Saxby Chambliss back to the private sector, and the door latch on my car's driver side door gave out and I can't go.
Shit.
I was all set to head for GA to help Jim Martin send Saxby Chambliss back to the private sector, and the door latch on my car's driver side door gave out and I can't go.
Two words: Duck tape!
{{{V!}}}
There is an envelope with CDs hurtling its way to your address as we speak.
Never a good idea to call someone in your own party something like that, though.
Marcellina
i don't know...i think that's still being a bit touchy.
"fascist" or "murderer" perhaps, but calling someone a monster is just a tad harsher than saying they're not very nice.
Hecate, good! Because not only do you want to avoid traumatizing the cat, you also don't want burns in the carpeting/wood flooring, or indeed, the house in flames.
If you can find pine wood, that smells wonderful, it'll burn like crazy, due to the resin, which makes it great for tinder, though.
Wish I had a fireplace, or even one of those conical 'firepots' you see in 60s movies about ski lodges.
But, alas, the Boston Housing Authority frowns on tenants installing such in their apartments.
There is an envelope with CDs hurtling its way to your address as we speak.
Marcellina
DUCK!
Didn't you get the memo? Women lack emotional maturity if they're Liberals.
If they're Conservative profligate psending -- accompanied by the mass slaughter of defenseless animals -- is a sign that someone's ready to be POTUS.
Chris
I'll look for pine wood Got beech burning now. Miss Thing is loving it.
If you can find pine wood, that smells wonderful, it'll burn like crazy, due to the resin, which makes it great for tinder, though.
Chris Tucker
Yeah, but all the rosin ends up coating your flue.
Best to stick with hardwood.
Cedar also smells great as it burns. Think of it as an air freshener for the neighborhood.
1. Where did you find the crackpot that scribbled that garbage?
2. Why do you link to his bucket of crap?
Hiya, champ.
"fascist" or "murderer" perhaps, but calling someone a monster is just a tad harsher than saying they're not very nice.
I reserve monster for child molesters and psychopaths. But hey, maybe that's just me. There are people I hate, really hate, but I wouldn't call them monsters.
"fascist" or "murderer" perhaps, but calling someone a monster is just a tad harsher than saying they're not very nice.
War Criminals = Monsters
George Bush = War Criminal.
Do the math.
AP: Obama Names Dennis Kucinich Secretary of Pencil-Necked Twits
you g-g-g-g-go, dude!
NTodd and I discuss not buying anything.
Afternoon, good people.
I just spent the better part of the day playing with the mellowest two-year-old I've ever come across.
I also have two brilliant turkey drawings for my refrigerator.
Interacting with the little bugger reminded me that while I am old, I still have responsibilities.
Bring. It. On.
A hike and a nap are a good way to spend the afternoon.
Gromit
We paddled hard upriver yesterday, had a nice picnic at an outpost that had been inhabited by the Wildman of the Loxahatchie, paddled leisurely back. No naps, but we did go to sleep about 8:30 both Thursday (hike and turkey) and yesterday (stroke! stroke! stroke! and beer).
Nice little trip, after the cops came Wednesday night and told the Dysfunctional 3-Generations to keep it the hell down or go home.
Lubie = dickhead
get the .357 in your mouth, waste of air.
the mellowest two-year-old I've ever come across.
Two year olds rock. I bet that two year old will remember playing w you forever.
Thanks, Marcellina! Can't wait!
NTodd and I discuss not buying anything.
Welcome to most of my days.
jac, indeed. You would NOT want to burn pine all the time. But once in a while, it does smell wonderful in the house. And as Hecate just had the chimney cleaned, she should be fine.
Chimney fires really suck. The house next door in Rutland had one. Fortunately, the Fire Station was, quite literally, one block away.
As for other woods. Hickory, mesquite (maybe GWPDA could be drafted to send a few branches to Hecate), etc. also have delightful aromas.
V for V
Sounds lovely!
Is anyone organizing the Atriot party for the Inauguration?
If not, I'm willing to open up for BYOP on 1/19
Two year olds rock. I bet that two year old will remember playing w you forever.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
Heh. Well, his mother sure will. I taught him about harmonicas and gave him one to practice on.
marcellina.
i was just singing over at your place.
Two year olds rock.
And poop...
Our 2-Year-Old yells "ROCK OBAMA!" whenever he sees the pepper grinder. Is muy inexplicable.
I taught him about harmonicas and gave him one to practice on.
Oh, you are evil. Come sit over here by me
If not, I'm willing to open up for BYOP on 1/19
Can we bring the chilluns?
Marce, is that a cd of you singing? Got extras for sale?
Everybody poops.
Nice little trip, after the cops came Wednesday night and told the Dysfunctional 3-Generations to keep it the hell down or go home.
We meet some truly wonderful people camping. And about once every five trips, some dysfunctional gang like that. Talk about airing your dirty laundry.
"Nice little trip, after the cops came Wednesday night and told the Dysfunctional 3-Generations to keep it the hell down or go home."
Now that sounds like an interesting story!
Cheney prefers the aroma of burning documents and hard drives.
this may be our new cat. not sure yet, waiting to hear back and hear what her situation is.
Can we bring the chilluns?
Of course! I love ur kidz.
Our 2-Year-Old yells "ROCK OBAMA!" whenever he sees the pepper grinder. Is muy inexplicable.
Thers
When does he yell "POOP OBAMA!"
Or is it impolite to ask?
Dirk, you sweetie,
if I'm gonna have an earworm, it might as well be a cool song like that.
Our 2-Year-Old yells "ROCK OBAMA!" whenever he sees the pepper grinder. Is muy inexplicable.
Thers | Homepage
KEEEE-RIST!!!
That's two Depends Moments in one day!
My 19 month old runs into his bed when I tell him it's night night time. There is something wrong with him. He even tucks himself in. It's just weird.
I hope Obama fixes that flaky White House e-mail tape backup system.
Hecate -- great, thanks for the offer. Jac threatened to see what he could find about a gathering place, and stoat was thinking about it.
We had an offer from an intentional community in rural MD, about 40 minutes from the nearest metro stop (15 from a bus stop). At first they said they could take 6 people, no heat in the bedrooms; now they're saying 14, they can heat all the rooms. Meanwhile, HoneyBear sent me a link to volunteer on the big day, so now that's up in the air.
I hope we can get everyone who's in the area together; I think I'm probably going to end up staying with a Very Gracious Lady in her basement
It's pretty close in time, and I'm not that into taking on doing this much organization, particularly since the response to the original call was so lackluster.
Anyone know if the wingnut march on Congress, demanding they investigate Obama's birth certificate actually occurred? And if so, were there more than a handful of wingnuts actually there?
Of course! I love ur kidz.
Can we leave them when we go?
Heh. Well, his mother sure will. I taught him about harmonicas and gave him one to practice on.
Diane C
Give him a battery-powered electronic keyboard for Christmas.
ql,
I sent V a Christmas CD by an vocal ensemble I used to sing with, with international carols on it. Also a few extra goodies that are on my computer.
Don't be silly, I'll send one if you'd like.
My 19 month old runs into his bed when I tell him it's night night time. There is something wrong with him. He even tucks himself in. It's just weird.
No offense, but I hate you.
It's pretty close in time, and I'm not that into taking on doing this much organization, particularly since the response to the original call was so lackluster.
V for Virginia, Your Ad Here | Homepage | 11.29.08 - 5:34 pm |
Don't forget me.
"My 19 month old runs into his bed when I tell him it's night night time. There is something wrong with him. He even tucks himself in. It's just weird."
Sleep. That's where he's a VIKING!
Of course! I love ur kidz.
Can we leave them when we go?
Thers
Should I stay or should I go?
The Eternal Question of Parenthood.
speaking of kids and obama, this from the grandkids blog:
Rory's current favorite book is Mama Voted for Obama. He will read it multiple times in a row. It's adorable. He even quotes it.
So, not to be left out, Daisy loves it too. Even Elliot cracks up when I read it to them, although he laughs at just about everything, so that's not too impressive.
If you ask Daisy who the President is, she says, "Mama Obama is the Pweserent!"
daisy is 2. elliott is 5 mos. rory is 5 years.
Heh. Well, his mother sure will. I taught him about harmonicas and gave him one to practice on.
Diane C
Give him a battery-powered electronic keyboard for Christmas.
Drum set! Oh, wait. Do you like these people?
Keyboards can be great with kids, especially if they come with a headphone jack.
When does he yell "POOP OBAMA!"
He doesn't/ But he does insist "I not poopy, I CLEAN!" in circumstances when this is quite evidently not the case.
Hecate -- great, thanks for the offer. Jac threatened to see what he could find about a gathering place, and stoat was thinking about it.
We had an offer from an intentional community in rural MD, about 40 minutes from the nearest metro stop (15 from a bus stop). At first they said they could take 6 people, no heat in the bedrooms; now they're saying 14, they can heat all the rooms. Meanwhile, HoneyBear sent me a link to volunteer on the big day, so now that's up in the air.
I hope we can get everyone who's in the area together; I think I'm probably going to end up staying with a Very Gracious Lady in her basement
It's pretty close in time, and I'm not that into taking on doing this much organization, particularly since the response to the original call was so lackluster.
I'll just plan to have some snacks and some ice and a fire in the fireplace on the 19th. Atriots can find their way here.
I'll read tarot for anyone who wants and give incense to anyone going to the parade.
Sleep. That's where he's a VIKING!
Well, there goes Blackbird out of my head, and in comes The Immigrant Song.
I think it's kind of difficult for anyone right now to know with certainty whether or not they can get to DC for the Innauguration. It is for me, for three reasons:
1. Money
2. Time off
3. Transportation
Don't forget me.
Don;t you have term papers to write?
No offense, but I hate you.
Thers
The toddler made up for it though. He took 15 months to sleep through the night the first time. Refuses still to go to sleep in his own bed without threats of harm to his teddy bears and grandma and wants to tell stories until 11 at night. It all evens out.
Give him a battery-powered electronic keyboard for Christmas.
jac | 11.29.08 - 5:35 pm | #
a drum set.
Well, nothing could keep me from DC during inauguration.
He doesn't/ But he does insist "I not poopy, I CLEAN!" in circumstances when this is quite evidently not the case.
Thers
Perfectly normal, then. Kids should learn anal retentiveness early.
Carry on.
Inauguration!
I am going to be in the area, coming down from Philly. A friend will be with me... I should worry about a place to stay, huh?
Oh, you are evil. Come sit over here by me
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
Actually, not so evil. The child has obviously caught some kind of music bug. He hums as he concentrates on a drawing, he taps his foot and even claps when music is playing in the background.
The only other "simple" instrument I had around was a wooden box with different length slats which is a kind of xylophone, but that was given to me by a dying friend and I can't quite part with it, at least not yet.
But harmonica! I still have three or four of various sizes lying about the joint.
he does insist "I not poopy, I CLEAN!" in circumstances when this is quite evidently not the case.
Ah, so he's a Bush transition team member...
My 19 month old runs into his bed when I tell him it's night night time. There is something wrong with him. He even tucks himself in. It's just weird.
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No offense, but I hate you.
Thers
Ditto. Bedtime was a production till the kids learned to read themselves to sleep.
The toddler made up for it though.
None of ours go to sleep willingly. Or even unwillingly.
Don;t you have term papers to write?
Student teaching actually. Already have permission and profs, coop, and school encouraging me to go. So there!
Jac threatened to see what he could find about a gathering place, and stoat was thinking about it.
V for Virginia
I know some meeting planning types in the area that can help us out after Friday, but if Hecate is a willing hostess . . .
I wish it were as easy for me, ms. f.
Ditto. Bedtime was a production till the kids learned to read themselves to sleep.
qlª - more lefty than you
Two hours in the car. and then she'd wake up when we got back home.
I should worry about a place to stay, huh?
Uh, you're driving back to Philly. There won't be anywhere to stay.
We meet some truly wonderful people camping. And about once every five trips, some dysfunctional gang like that. Talk about airing your dirty laundry.
Gromit
This was our very first experience of its kind. There was a fist fight, and a bunch of yelling about being punched in the balls, and there were four children who were out of control and the only means of communication among the whole tribe consisted of yelling. I was thinking of a room at the Holiday Inn, afraid this was going to be my peaceful holiday weekend gone to hell.
When the fight broke out I called the ranger station; evidently someone else called the cops, because a chopper appeared overhead within about 10 minutes and a cruiser showed up very shortly thereafter. The rangers came by the next morning and told us that we should call them if we heard one thing untoward out of them, because if they couldn't behave they were leaving.
They were so quiet the next day we feared they'd all killed each other off, but they seem to have figured out how not to get kicked out.
RE: Inauguration.
I shall be home, perhaps with a celebratory beverage in hand, no doubt on the phone with my dear friend Toni in NYC, as the 20th is also her birthday.
And as she's my age (a LOT closer to 60 than 50) as well as black, this day will mean a LOT to her, for many reasons indeed!
Paul Gigot and his band of freaks are talking about how "Obama better not raise taxes on the rich."
I can't take it any longer.
Already have permission and profs, coop, and school encouraging me to go. So there!
Bring your papers and I'll correct your grammar for you. Relentlessly!
a drum set.
dirk gently
Not as portable. Can only annoy the parents from one location.
Uh, you're driving back to Philly. There won't be anywhere to stay.
Thers |
Whatever it takes...
I wish it were as easy for me, ms. f.
Vicki, Who ♥ Al Gore |
Christmas present to yourself?
Have there been any announcements as to what will be going on at the inauguration party? Bands?
Women aren't less emotionally mature than men.
Not as portable. Can only annoy the parents from one location.
jac | 11.29.08 - 5:42 pm | #
but no off switch or batteries to wear out.
I am going to be in the area, coming down from Philly. A friend will be with me... I should worry about a place to stay, huh?
racymind
Not if you've got a place in Philly.
Seriously.
Bring your papers and I'll correct your grammar for you. Relentlessly!
I will do as always, fuck it up just to drive you nuts. [sticks tongue out]
Well, nothing could keep me from DC during inauguration.
Yay! Looking forward to it. And your visit to the boonies...
I know some meeting planning types in the area that can help us out after Friday, but if Hecate is a willing hostess . . .
I'll do open house on 1/19. BYOB. I'll have ice and a fire in the fireplace.
Christmas present to yourself?
ms fahrenheit/stop the wars
We'll see. Trying to cut back, and I want to buy Audrey a full size keyboard and pay for it in cash. I'll know more in a few weeks.
Have there been any announcements as to what will be going on at the inauguration party? Bands?
Marcellina | Homepage | 11.29.08 - 5:43 pm | #
Atrios is selecting the music.
Have there been any announcements as to what will be going on at the inauguration party? Bands?
Marcellina
I believe that the Golden Horseshoe Revue will make a return visit. 40 years have passed. We are ready again.
ms f -- did you do as I suggested?
racy -- better start figuring out where you're staying! It's gonna be a madhouse.
None of ours go to sleep willingly. Or even unwillingly.
Really? They all went to bed so easily for me this summer...
Atrios is selecting the music.
rootless-e, paleocommunist
Ah, gypsy shit then.
Have there been any announcements as to what will be going on at the inauguration party? Bands?
Marcellina
If the Marine Band plays The Liberty Bell this time, I say fire them all.
And your visit to the boonies...
Good as long as you promise to keep Thers away.
i will say that, except for the first week or so of the french horn, i was never annoyed by my kids playing musical instruments.
not even the kazoo. or pots and pans.
i was always impressed, because even as toddlers they were better than i.
ms f -- did you do as I suggested?
check
I'll do open house on 1/19. BYOB. I'll have ice and a fire in the fireplace.
Hecate
How does one email you?
"I'll do open house on 1/19. BYOB. I'll have ice and a fire in the fireplace."
PICTURES! We demand pictures!
Really? They all went to bed so easily for me this summer...
NTodd, PaxLive @ 3pm Eastern | Homepage | 11.29.08 - 5:45 pm | #
probably the beer.
BTW, I found 10 rooms in Richmond and a bus to get us to the Springfield metro stop and home for not much per person, if we were at least 20.
Not enough people seemed to be into it.
Like with the Super Bowl, unless you've got tickets to the actual event, the best place to watch the Inaugural is going to be in front of your TV.
Really? They all went to bed so easily for me this summer...
NTodd, PaxLive @ 3pm Eastern
That was probably the scotch.
Ah, gypsy shit then.
Marcellina | Homepage | 11.29.08 - 5:45 pm | #
They want to reassure white america that plaintive tuneless droning from white people will still be allowed.
Vicki
If you wanted to visit Pgh first, we could get there together.
Have there been any announcements as to what will be going on at the inauguration party? Bands?
Marcellina
Washingtonian.com is keeping a running list of events.
How does one email you?
Hecate demetersdatter at hotmail dot com
I think I'm pretty full in terms of folks crashing here, but I'd be glad to have folks here for BYOB on 1/19.
"Really? They all went to bed so easily for me this summer...
"
Laudenum will do that.
I have spent 3 days with the family, and very graciously behaved myself. SURELY this earns me the right to drink beer and watch the "Planet of the Apes" marathon this evening, does it not?
Good as long as you promise to keep Thers away.
I'll throw bacon into the pond...
Women aren't less emotionally mature than men.
burn
Name calling isn't necessarily a sign of maturity, though, in men or women. People who give the best burns do it in a way that gets the person they're trying to convince to rethink their positions. Name calling cuts off that part of the process. When someone calls me a name, I tend to laugh at them, and what they say going forward loses all credibility with me.
S H E E T S
Atrios is selecting the music.
rootless-e, paleocommunist
Uh-oh.
http://www.washingtonian.com/sec...tion/
index.html
SURELY this earns me the right to drink beer and watch the "Planet of the Apes" marathon this evening, does it not?
bill buckner
Oh, HELL yeah!
the best place to watch the Inaugural is going to be in front of your TV.
Every Washingtonian I know agrees. You'll be in a crowd in freezing weather at the event. But we're jaded.
Wal-Mart worker dies after shoppers knock him down
Among the bargains offered by Wal-Mart for Friday were Samsung 50-inch high definition Plasma TVs for less than $800.
SURELY this earns me the right to drink beer and watch the "Planet of the Apes" marathon this evening...
Cameo appearance by Janos Prohaska as the "real" ape that kills Sal Mineo in "Escape From..."
And Paul Williams turns up in (IIRC) "Battle For..." (with a cameo from John Huston.)
Every Washingtonian I know agrees. You'll be in a crowd in freezing weather at the event.
I didn't even THINK about the weather!
But it never rains in California... sunny and warm today!
I am so old, and so old fashioned, that I remember a time when sneering at one's rival was done with a modicum of civility and panache. When I read this sort of an insult, I still grind my teeth a little at the utter lack of imagination and style.
I am so old, and so old fashioned, that I remember a time when sneering at one's rival was done with a modicum of civility and panache.
"In your heart, you know he's nuts"
Energetic, greedy, foot-stomping adolescents have a survival edge -- first they wear you down, then they take over.
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