I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
???
Just a drive by. I'm still cooking dinner but thought you would like to see this. Seriously...
Can somebody there kick him before the door hits him in the butt?
http://www.attytood.com/2008/03/
...lare_war_i.html
First again!
Ha!
Those fucking imbeciles got themselves in a situation where they have to kiss al-Sadr's ass now.
Those fucking imbeciles got themselves in a situation where they have to kiss al-Sadr's ass now.
MP
The Bush Regime.
One bad decision after another.
I would not like to be in the green zone right now.
Yeah, and all that money and munitions for the Iraqi army helped a lot too.
Sure is hard to figure, eh?
I would not like to be in the green zone right now.
Pretty sure they're changing the signs to read "Brown Zone" right about now.
Is their some kind of breaking news that provoked this thinking?
We have to fight the civil war there so we're not fighting the civil war here. Or something.
Dead Zone.
Terry C,
Did you enjoy your meetup with your fellows?
Success!
BAGHDAD: The U.S. State Department on Saturday tightened restrictions on embassy staff in Baghdad, ordering all employees to sleep inside reinforced structures and to use only armored vehicles when traveling in the Green Zone due to incoming rocket fire.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2...-US-
Embassy.php
-GSD
We have to fight them over there, so we don't have to fight them over here.
Who "they" are and how they'd actually get here are mysteries.
MATTHEWS: Let me explain why a lot of guys like McCain. He served his country in ways that none us cannot imagine serving this country. I think that gives him a moral edge over a lot of us and we show it.
The moral edge of McCain's barbeque will pre-emptively stop civil war.
Diane,
Read the link I put up. I am pissed!
sleep inside reinforced structures and to use only armored vehicles when traveling in the Green Zone
I don't think it can be called the Green Zone anymore.
Checking in from my lonely Island outpost. I'm in the middle of some heavy data logging. Gotta figure out if there's anything interesting in this dataset to talk about at an upcoming research conference before I register for the conference.
Sounds like the kids are having Phun in Philly.
Elsewhere, Dep.Sec.of State John Negroponte made a little visit to Pakistan's new government to remind them who's the boss.
Who "they" are and how they'd actually get here are mysteries.
And we'll never know as long as "we're" fighting "them" "over there."
Terry C,
Did you enjoy your meetup with your fellows?
rolly
Alas, could not attend.
And we'll never know as long as "we're" fighting "them" "over there."
Marcellina
i wish they'd come over here. i hate flying, especially since they've started confiscating nipple rings.
Just think - in 150 years, it'll give all those Iraqi chickenhawks a chance to re-enact the whole thing!
It will be over in 150 years, won't it?
Won't it?
An Baghdadi friend about whom I'd been worried for days got an email out to me today. Said the power and Internet came back for awhile. Don't have any money to go out and buy gas for the generator, because of price gouging or the failure of the government to deliver the mother's pension check, maybe. Described the fighting in the district as the worst of the war, so far. Way to go, George.
Diane,
That didn't go over so well. Nawaz Sharif told Neggy-poo that Pakistan won't be a "killing field" for the US anymore.
-GSD
Matt Drudge rules your world.
So saith Atrios.
MATTHEWS: Let me explain why a lot of guys like McCain. He served his country in ways that none us cannot imagine serving this country. I think that gives him a moral edge over a lot of us and we show it.
But can you land a 747 on his shoulders?
Terry C., wanna meet up with me this summer? You're near Phila., aren't you?
http://www.attytood.com/2008/03/
...lare_war_i.html
attytood just brought on a whole new attitude for me!
Terry C., wanna meet up with me this summer? You're near Phila., aren't you?
Marcellina
Right across the bridge....20 minutes away.
appomattox now!
(ok, i've used it before. so sue me.)
BAGHDAD: The U.S. State Department on Saturday tightened restrictions on embassy staff in Baghdad, ordering all employees to sleep inside reinforced structures and to use only armored vehicles when traveling in the Green Zone due to incoming rocket fire.
"It's a defining moment"
I have a bunch of friends in Riverton, is that anywhere near you?
Matt Drudge rules your world.
I WOULD say that Matt SLUDGE can bite me, but that much stupid is probably contagious.
MATTHEWS: Let me explain why a lot of guys like McCain. He served his country in ways that none us cannot imagine serving this country. I think that gives him a moral edge over a lot of us and we show it.
IIRC, John Kerry served his county in similar ways, although I don't remember seeing quite so much deference to him. Funny, that.
But can you land a 747 on his shoulders?
If you're trying to land an aircraft don't let mr. five-down-and-counting near the controls.
Deputy secretary of state John Negroponte arrived for consultations even before the new government had a chance to form itself, fuelling paranoia in the country about being ruled from Washington. There is no foreign minister or interior minister yet, and the Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, was only sworn into office on Wednesday.
However, there was enough interaction for one thing to be obvious: The rules have changed. Mr. Negroponte and assistant secretary of state Richard Boucher received a cold reception from politicians, highlighting the difference between dealing with an elected government and the military regime of President Pervez Musharraf.
Butt out, Negroponte.
If you're trying to land an aircraft don't let mr. five-down-and-counting near the controls.
To reply to myself, I just realized: McCain is a North Vietnamese ace.
Well, I haven't gotten all of Sporks pics to download but I have discover that Athenae is a cutey.
In fifty years there will be Green Zone re-enactment parties.
John Kerry served his county in similar ways, although I don't remember seeing quite so much deference to him. Funny, that.
ThinlyVeiled, notinphilly
And Kerry was down there in the middle of the fighting.
Not up in the air dropping bombs on civilians.
Oh jeez, the disabled Wal-Mart woman's son was killed in Iraq.
Diane,
Read the link I put up. I am pissed!
PeasantParty
Are you pissed at Will Bunch's snark or at his outrageous commenters?
Let's face it, any time liberals get together, even our "allies" are going to get their digs in. And our opponents are going to send the stock price of Depends soaring.
I just realized: McCain is a North Vietnamese ace
It took you this long?
especially since they've started confiscating nipple rings.
Do they have Prince Albert in a can?
To reply to myself, I just realized: McCain is a North Vietnamese ace.
MikeJ
That's pretty funny.
Mr. Negroponte and assistant secretary of state Richard Boucher received a cold reception from politicians, highlighting the difference between dealing with an elected government and the military regime of President Pervez Musharraf.
the new govt is objectively anti-death squad.
Do they have Prince Albert in a can?
Foreskinned is forewarned.
"this war is like a free penis pump for Michael O'Hanlon and I"-war critic Ken Pollack
"IIRC, John Kerry served his county in similar ways, although I don't
remember seeing quite so much deference to him. Funny, that."
Not at ALL similar.
Kerry got up close and personal with the VC, as in "see the whites of their eyes" up close. And up close with people who were intent upon killing him and his fellow sailors.
McCain, on the other hand, was several miles up in the air, dropping unguided bombs on targets that included non-combatant civilians.
I.E., women and children.
The situation in Iraq is just further evidence of Senator McCain's weakness in the areas of national security and foreign policy. TPM and Acropolis Review provide more for debunking that essential myth:
http://acropolisreview.com/2008/...-five-
year.html
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/arc...ives/
184135.php
It took you this long?
I try not to dwell on McCain. I knew about the five lost planes, i just didn't strike me until today.
Obviously, I should drink more often. I'll have another one now.
The accident left her memory messed up.
So everytime she asks where her son is, she has to be told again that he has died in a senseless war.
(I heard that on Countdown, BTW)
May Bush Co. and WalMart bigwigs all rot in hell.
Diane,
The Snark. How uncivil! I never read him, but now I understand why he doesn't hold attention long enough for me to pass by.
Sheesh. I hope NTodd flogs him before he leaves Philly.
Terry C., no pressure of course. Molly and ql and V have my e-mail, maybe I can host a mini (afternoon) EschaCon for locals at my place.
Bugger, I seem to owe Terry a Coke.
That didn't go over so well. Nawaz Sharif told Neggy-poo that Pakistan won't be a "killing field" for the US anymore.
-GSD
GSD
Heh, and the tribal elders were even less polite.
McCain, on the other hand, was several miles up in the air, dropping unguided bombs on targets that included non-combatant civilians.
and then he screwed up and got caught.
Obviously, I should drink more often. I'll have another one now
Indeed. Remind yourself to drink heavier too.
Terry C., no pressure of course. Molly and ql and V have my e-mail, maybe I can host a mini (afternoon) EschaCon for locals at my place.
Marcellina
That would be cool.
A drink sounds good right now. I'm sure the booze is already flowing at EschaCon.
Looking at the EschaCon photos - I wish I was there!
I'm watching "Now, Voyager" on DVD.
I love the clothes from the 1930s and 1940s.
My daughter tells me with all the Joan Crawford and Bette Davis I've been watching lately that I have a gay man's taste in movies.
here's a thought:
"If the citizens neglect their Duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made, not for the public good so much as for selfish or local purposes; corrupt or incompetent men will be appointed to execute the Laws; the public revenues will be squandered on unworthy men; and the rights of the citizen will be violated or disregarded."
: Noah Webster - (1758-1843)
I think that gives him a moral edge over a lot of us and we show it.
A what?
Vicki Iseman. Campaign finance *reform*. Savings and Loan scandal.
Pathetic.
I wrote a tiny blog post
You may read if bored.
I'm watching "Now, Voyager" on DVD.
I love the clothes from the 1930s and 1940s.
tcm runs that at least twice a month and i rarely fail to watch it. i love that period bette davis films. hell, so many of my favorite films are from that period. i really wish watch on the rhine would come out on dvd.
I think that gives him a moral edge over a lot of us and we show it.
Dropping bombs on women and children does not give him a moral edge on me.
Fuck you, Matthews.
chaos computer club hacked a fingerprint of Germanys minister of interior Wolfgang Schaeuble
http://ccoaler.blogspot.com/2008...hes-
finger.html
I think that gives him a moral edge over a lot of us and we show it.
Look who bought the myth.
These idiots actually believe their own bullshit.
Incredible.
tcm runs that at least twice a month and i rarely fail to watch it. i love that period bette davis films. hell, so many of my favorite films are from that period. i really wish watch on the rhine would come out on dvd.
nona
She and Claude Rains are both in "Now Voyager".
Two of my all time favorites.
These idiots actually believe their own bullshit.
Incredible.
SteveNS
huffin' Bush farts. bad for brains.
Teh glorious surge is working!!!
"But as criticism of the assault has risen, it has brought into question another American benchmark of progress in Iraq: political reconciliation.
Security has suffered as well.
Since the Basra assault began Tuesday, violence has spread to Shiite districts of Baghdad and other places in Iraq where Shiite militiamen hold sway, raising fears that security gains often attributed to a yearlong American troop buildup could be at risk. Any widespread breakdown of a cease-fire called by Moktada al-Sadr, the Shiite cleric who founded the Mahdi Army, could bring the country back to the sectarian violence that strained it in 2006 and 2007.
“We don’t have to rush to military solutions,” said Nadeem al-Jabiri, a Parliament member from the Fadhila Party, a strong rival of Mr. Sadr’s party that would have been expected to back the operation, at least on political grounds. Instead of solving the problems in Basra, Mr. Jabiri said, Mr. Maliki “escalated the situation.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/3.../30iraq.html?
hp
8:00pm -- lights out time!
Tweety needs to keep his man crushes to himself.
You may read if bored.
trifecta
You should read it even if not bored. A great post, tri!
where da white women at?
where da white women at?
And a hush falls over the crowd...
ThinlyVeiled, back at ya(i duno how to do the little wave).
any more recent pics posted from the con?
I think that gives him a moral edge over a lot of us and we show it.
I think Max Cleland's service to his country should have given him a moral edge as well. But ... it didn't. Because it's not about morality. It's about bbq ribs and lazy assed biased reporters.
According to Ntodd, blogger shephard, liberal bloggers will not take part in Earth hour, rather they will be spending their carbon with the end result of saving carbon in the future.
And getting drunk. It's not that they are hypocrites, it's just that some things are more important.
"where da white women at?"
Well, Echidne is Finnish, that's pretty white.
"Well, Echidne is Finnish, that's pretty white."
a whiter shade of pale..
(i duno how to do the little wave
: wave :
without the spaces
's easy!
You can type either : wave : (no spaces)
or : bye :
According to Ntodd, blogger shephard, liberal bloggers will not take part in Earth hour, rather they will be spending their carbon with the end result of saving carbon in the future.
But you will observe it, and turn off your computer, right?
Mr. Negroponte and assistant secretary of state Richard Boucher received a cold reception
the photo of negroponte that accompanied the nyt account of that trip was chilling. perlez's piece was not kind in its account of the dismissive treatment and the photo had negroponte peering over the rim of the glass of water he was drinking with his gaze directed at some unfortunate soul. he was definitely thinking of his good old days in honduras.
I'm thinkin' that it's not too difficult to have a moral edge over Tweety and the Beltway media crowd. Just sayin'.
I'm gonna turn on all my lights and my hair dryer and my toaster too.
The blogerati are now on Atrios' deck swilling wine and munching down Mac-Xtian nuggets.
how's dat?
And getting drunk
SO????????????????????????
yeah!! thank you...i learned something today.
i feel so....so.....fresh!
The blogerati are now on Atrios' deck swilling wine and munching down Mac-Xtian nuggets.
I thought Filkertom and Whyskeyina were performing now (or soon.)
Hey, Marcellina, I started a Scrab game w/you.
time to cook dinner. when i come back i want new pics!!!!!!
Hey, Marcellina, I started a Scrab game w/you.
YAYYY!
how's dat?
jdw
By Jove, I think you've got it!
And getting drunk
And somebody drank all of the good vermouth(Vya, if you didn't know). Well, there's enough for one last Manhattan.
I'm so lonely, I can't help but make nasty remarks at you people having all the fun. Like I care about the planet or anything.
I drink to the end of the Empire
To the purple robed asses: "Up Your's!"
Throw their culture war kitch on the bonfire
And cut off the purse for their wars.
I'm gonna turn on all my lights and my hair dryer and my toaster too.
Bring 'em in the shower with you.
I was so very close to making it to Eschacon but when the gas leak happened, I had to spend some money on the repairs. This sucks. I am tired of being a responsible adult.
Marcellina, if you come to PA this summer, I would love to have a mini-con.
camelot:
My hot water heater went.
Priorities..........
annie
Why don't you go write another AC article? You could probably use the three bucks.
I just looked at the line up for a music fest in Memphis this May. In the middle of all these awesome blues and alt acts, they've got Fergie.
Are you kidding me? Fergie??? WTF?
I believe I'll fix some supper myownself.
I'll be baaaaack.
Then, Mr. Ahsan, a graduate of Cambridge and one of Pakistan’s most talented orators, gave Mr. Negroponte a 10- to 15-minute discourse on why an independent judiciary was important to fight terrorism.
“I told him that the most effective weapon on the war against terror is a people who have enforceable rights — then they have a stake in the system,” Mr. Ahsan said of his conversation with Mr. Negroponte.
Ouch. Now if Mr Ahsan could tell this to the Senate Judiciary committee we might be going places.
My furnace capacitor went yesterday morning. The man came and put in a new one. I was worried it was the motor.
I think furnaces should just exist and work without ever bothering me.
Bring 'em in the shower with you.
Good think I haven't poured a drink yet, or I'd need a new keyboard.
camelot, yah! You, Terry, ql, and anyone else who's near Chester County. I stay in a house in the woods with a nice big porch, we can hang out and the house sleeps 5 if people wanna stay.
A video for Annie
Hello everybody. Been in the mountains for a few days. What have I missed? Guess the Eschaconers are partying now. Whoo whooo
From the Mythbusters TV show, what can happen when you remove every safety device from your electric water heater?
Water Heater explosion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C...h?
v=Cv178a60Ypg
Pretty astonishing.
MATTHEWS: Let me explain why a lot of guys like McCain. He served
his country in ways that none us cannot imagine serving this country. I
think that gives him a moral edge over a lot of us and we show it.
Does anyone else notice how these bastards reveal that they know they're lying through their arses by letting their grammar suiddenly go to hell?
A video for Annie
trifecta
I thought the folks on this blog were against torture?!?!? My ears!!! My eyes!!!
No, no, no
It won't happen to us
We've lived our lives
Basically we've been good men
So stop talking of war
Cause you know we've heard it all before
Why don't you go out there
And do something useful
Oh listen to the man in the liquor store
"anybody wanna drink before the war?"
"Anybody wanna drink before the war?"
"Anybody wanna drink before the war?"
Dunkin Atrios Donut and Krugman belong on the same panel--both have been predicting--indeed championing--total GOP-caused Depression-era economic meltdown in the US for years.
It's good there's a venue where such idiots can appear in public among like-minded idiots and purvey their idiocy. Idiocy needs a Comfort Zone!
Eschacon: A Convention Of Nutroot Morons. Is this a great country or what?
everyone, don't trust Marcellina - it's a trap to get you into the woods
http://nymag.com/news/politics/p...owergrid/45604/
Fascinating read about Edwards and why he hasn't endorsed anyone yet.
So, how does the reporter actually know this? Oh, well--still interesting..
Marcellina
That will be a welcome reprieve we may need after this primary season and/or to prepare for the bloodbath to come that the general election will be.
Well, we totally suck at physics and engineering, but a water heater is really just a tamed bomb, and if you remove the governors what you have is a massive bomb inside your house.
brian has everything ass backwards.
As usual!
from swimming freestyle:
"Iraq is a sovereign state, or so we claim. Why would U.S. forces assist the sovereign Iraqi government and Iraqi Army in their attempts to squash internal, anti-government insurgents?
We don't have a horse in this race. Wouldn't it be in our national interest to allow Iraq to settle it's own internal power struggles?"
from http://swimmingfreestyle.typepad.com
I want to go to Marcellina's basement. It's a mimi free zone.
And then there's this.
Mr. Negroponte’s visit was generally poorly received. Coming in the week that the government was still being formed — a cabinet has yet to be announced — it was widely interpreted as an act of interference, a last effort to prop up a vastly weakened Mr. Musharraf. One television commentator called the visit “crude diplomacy.”
Crude.
right, water heater=bomb
hmmm
water is an incompressible fluid, did you know?
We have routed the enemy. All insurgents have been swept from the area. The Green Zone is no longer under attack. Mint Julips on the palace veranda at 8 pm.
Man leads cops on wild 5mph chase which ends dramatically when cops walk up to car and take the keys out of the ignition
it's a trap to get you into the woods
Shhhhhhhhhhh - be very quiet.
We're hunting wingnuts.
Never gonna SAY goodbye!!!!
I like this song.
while the cool kids are having fun in philly i am having a very depressing weekend.
trifecta,
Marcellina actually has tons of pics of me on her walls that she took with a zoom lens while following me around
also, meow / whip sound
Crude.
The whole bloody lot of them summed up nicely in one word. Both the reason for their avarice and a succint explanation of their behavior. Noice.
water is an incompressible fluid, did you know?
mimi
quick - name three compressible fluids
dirks
What's up?
Damn, looks like all the Scrablers amongst us Left-Behinders are pairing up already. Anyone wishing to improve their stats by raising my record to 0-27, plz feel free to game me...
water is an incompressible fluid, did you know?
mimi
Compressed water vapor. Mimi is Baghdad Bush.
Sorry, mimi, I don't feed trolls. You'll have to go provoke someone else.
We're doing earth hour here. Who else?
let me see - air, any gas, any gas
What's wrong, dirk?
while the cool kids are having fun in philly i am having a very depressing weekend.
dirk gently
Sorry to hear that. Hope things turn up for you soon.
dirk, what's up?
I've got a heating system that goes on and off all by its lonesome.
So our resident schizo-troll is saying a gas hot water heater can't explode?
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!
let me see - air, any gas, any gas
mimi
That about sums you up.
Christ, I've been saying it for years.
W, the king with the fecal touch.
What's up?
camelot
oh, just dumb little stuff. didn't get a part i auditioned for after getting two callbacks and lots of driving, didn't win the lottery so i have to keep working for fools, mrs g's b'day so i'm married to an old(er) woman, it's raining and it's undead day on sci-fi.
just wanted to bitch, i guess.
So our resident schizo-troll is saying a gas hot water heater can't explode?
Hopefully, he/she/it will try that little experiment at home. Soon.
water refers to H2O in liquid state.
ice in solid state
and steam or water vapour in gaseous state
but steam doesn't ever exist on its own - it's usually mixed with air which is
30% N2
16% O2
4% Co2
I guess the presence of Fergie at the Memphis in May music fest is somewhat balanced by the fact that Michael Franti and Spearhead will be playing on the same day.
Michael McDonald is also on the bill, however.
Dirk, sorry to hear you're having a rotten weekend. I hope things get better for you, and fast.
I'm grading exams this weekend.
Yay!
Here's an update on the convention.
Everyone is relaxing after the days panels. There are casual phone calls being made about where to go for drinks and entertainment. Nobody is in a hurry
Can you compress a liquid (water)?
Asked by: Guy Matthews
Answer
The answer is yes, You can compress water, or almost any material. However, it requires a great deal of pressure to accomplish a little compression. For that reason, liquids and solids are sometimes referred to as being incompressible....
http://www.physlink.com/Educatio...xperts/
ae15.cfm
Gahhhhh! Bring back the insurgents!
((((((Sallyh))))))
How are you, my love? I was so sorry to hear of your most recent troubles. Was going to email you, but really did not want to intrude. Please know that you are loved, and that it WILL get better.
Sufferin, yeah, I've spent many a weekend doing that.
Aaaand for comic relief...
Trolls on Eschaton!
TV, thanks so much.
I'll be okay. Take me a little time, but I'll get there.
Decades of misled Crusading Against Hate Speech are coming to a point in Canada, where Stalinism is being unmasked for what it is, and real-life conspiracies are blowing up in the faces of the conspirators. Sheila
Broflofsky is alive and well and showing you how not to staat a movement.
My favorite home appliance is a gas powered generator that theoretically could power the house for weeks in case of disaster.
Good frackin' gawd it's a chore to sift through the troll chaff to find the wheaty goodness.
Who's serving drinks? I brought a 2005 Taft Street Cab to share.
thanks, all. mostly it's the rain and hearing i didn't get the role i was hoping for in 'after audry' - i really wanted to do that one. and i'm not used to getting passed over for non-paying roles. *sigh*
but i console myself by telling myself that they most have thought i was to young and tall.
Shrimp al pesto for dinner!
dirks
It can only get better from here.
In other news, I have just noticed that as I sit at this keyboard, a TV in my house is playing Lawrence Welk reruns. Good God.
somewhat balanced by the fact that Michael Franti and Spearhead will beI guess the presence of Fergie at the Memphis in May music fest is
playing on the same day.
Michael McDonald is also on the bill, however.
I am consoled for the fact that I am too poor to drive the 100 miles to Memphis, much less get into this thing, by the fact that i have no idea who a single one of these people are.
except for Fergie, and even there I didn't know the ex-wife of Prince Andrew had taken up a career in music.
So our resident schizo-troll is saying a gas hot water heater can't explode?
Allen is ginning up another embarrassingly stupid article to post on Associated Content.
Looks like the housing crisis is making it a little hard for South Florida politicians to run on the single issue of "ZOMG I HATE CASTRO THE MOAST!"
"Others were less subtle. “He says a lot of about foreign policy, mainly toward Cuba, which makes no difference here,” said David Carbonell, a former computer programmer and gas station manager now on disability with a heart ailment. “You have people living here at the edge of poverty and he has done nothing to bring anything back to Hialeah or Miami Lakes. He is a party hack. He will vote the way his party votes.”
"The rising anger at Washington is not something Mr. Diaz-Balart is accustomed to because he has long shared the strong anti-Castro sentiments of his heavily Cuban-American district and is part of a political dynasty. His late father, Rafael, was a well-known politician and Castro opponent in Cuba, and his brother, Mario, represents a neighboring district in Congress."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/3...&hp&
oref=slogin
I'll be okay. Take me a little time, but I'll get there.
Yes, you will. You are such a wonderful, wise, caring person, and I can't imagine a world without you. You shouldn't, either. Do know that if you ever need anything, even if it's just someone to scream at, I'm here for you.
a TV in my house is playing Lawrence Welk reruns.
Champagne Music Makers?
Works for me.
didn't get a part i auditioned for after getting two callbacks and lots of driving
OK, that always sucks. Hard not to be bummed, but keep at it.
didn't win the lottery so i have to keep working for fools
Find a new day job, go into business for yourself?
mrs g's b'day so i'm married to an old(er) woman
I am beating you over the head with a rolled up newspaper for that one.
it's raining and it's undead day on sci-fi.
That's understandable.
And tomorrow...more John Adams on HBO!
Find a new day job, go into business for yourself?
i am self employed. that's half the problem - my boss is a jerk. he's got me working this weekend.
i have no idea who a single one of these people are.
Check out the albums "Home" and "Power to the Peaceful" by Michael Franti & Spearhead. You'll thank me later.
jeezus Firefox formatting in haloscan is beyond godawful of late...not that it was ever good to begin with. One area where using IE is just a whole lot better, but can't live without killfile today.
Aaaand for comic relief...
Trolls on Eschaton!
Sufferin' Hussein Succotash
Too stupid to be very funny.
i am self employed. that's half the problem - my boss is a jerk. he's got me working this weekend.
Time to expropriate the expropriator.
dirk, flory's self employed, and she complains about her boss all the time, too.
"The rising anger at Washington is not something Mr. Diaz-Balart is accustomed to because he has long shared the strong anti-Castro sentiments of his heavily Cuban-American district and is part of a political dynasty. His late father, Rafael, was a well-known politician and Castro opponent in Cuba, and his brother, Mario, represents a neighboring district in Congress."
Talk about living in the past.
i am self employed. that's half the problem - my boss is a jerk. he's got me working this weekend.
At least he lets you waste valuable working time on the threads!
Marcellina when I want to speak to you, I'll address you
Time to expropriate the expropriator.
Sufferin' Hussein Succotash
it's my own fault - i laid myself off from my last job (in 2001). the big cheese told me i had to cut way back on payroll, and i realized the easiest was was to cut mine.
Today I was listening to someone on Air America who was explaining that Justice Scalia's father was a member of the fascist party??!
Hi, Sallyh! I'm not in Philly either, darn it. Guess we'll just have to have to figure out something fun to do until Atrios gets back. And we won't make a mess or anything. Really.
a water heater is already under pressure
a bomb isn't. a bomb produces its own pressure by the chemical reaction of certain elements.
that is why terrorists don't carry water heaters around.
From Eschacon, noted with various degrees of surprise:
Duncan is tall
Ntodd is almost as tall, and in better shape than any of us other guys.
Highest energy awards go to
Best dressed bloggers: Jane Hamsher and Athenae (no surprises there)
Paul Krugman is very funny.
Molly & Thers kids are charming, and the whole family seems very healthy.
Whiskey Ina is a bundle of energy, and is being scolded by hotel staff for bounding around barefoot.
Marcellina's Sacher Torte looks really good. Hope the winner shares.
Too stupid to be very funny.
Stupidly funny, actually. As a grizzled veteran of many a plagiarized term paper, it's a hobby to watch les trolls suddenly switch to syntaxes and sentence structures they don't know how to handle, a dead giveaway for cutting-and-pasting...
terrorists don't carry water heaters around.
Brilliant.
WARNING FROM MIDDLE EAST
This morning, from a cave somewhere in Pakistan, Taliban Minister of
Migration, Mohammed Omarbamaramasamama, warned the United States that if
military action against Iraq continues, Taliban authorities will cut off America's supply of convenience store managers. And if this action does not yield sufficient results, cab drivers will
be next, followed by Dell and AOL customer service reps, and then Motel 6 managers and Circuit City Customer Service Reps.
It's getting ugly...
just got this email. not my opinion but it could be true.
Sorry: Highest energy awards go to Snow and Sinfonian.
Whiskey Ina is a bundle of energy, and is being scolded by hotel staff for bounding around barefoot.
if anyone gives ina a hard time, they'll have to answer to me. yeah, i'm not there, but i know people.
tell her i say
Camelot, I heard that too. I think that was David Bender and Mike Papantonio on Ring of Fire. Freaked me out too.
Dirk, a story for you:
I once took an audition where they called me back into the room 5 times, because they couldn't decide. At first it was between me and another woman, and then they didn't want to hear her anymore but they kept asking me to come back in. And by the fifth time I was ready to scream "make up your fucking minds!!!"
They ended up keeping me on the short list, and then a month later told me that the job opening didn't exist anymore.
Which was all for the best, considering. I got a great job later that spring.
Today I was listening to someone on Air America who was explaining that Justice Scalia's father was a member of the fascist party??!
camelot
So is justice scalia.
i am self employed. that's half the problem - my boss is a jerk. he's got me working this weekend.
dirk gently,sociopathetic
I owned a business, worked for that slave driving asshole for over thirteen years without a day off.
Today I was listening to someone on Air America who was explaining that Justice Scalia's father was a member of the fascist party??!
camelot
Why doesn't that surprise me?
Incidentially, from what I've heard about Scalia's son, Eugene, the poisoned fruit hasn't fallen far from the diseased tree.
geez Terry, I thought you had me killfiled.
Reagan scraped the bottom of the barrel for Scalia, that's for damn sure!
Wait. Gromit. NTodd doesn't get a highest energy award?
The few Atriot men I have met are all intelligent, attractive, and funny.....and liberal. Perfect men!
mrs g's b'day so i'm married to an old(er) woman
When I grow up
I wanna be an old woman,
An old, old, old, old
Old, old, old, old
Woman.
-- Michelle Shocked
.
Our cabbies are Sikh, so it won't have much effect here.
I'm barefoot too...
And Sallyh, since 4lgs is otherwise occupied this weekend, You can haz mah kitties instead. Just to hold you over. Mwah!
Check out the albums "Home" and "Power to the Peaceful" by Michael Franti & Spearhead. You'll thank me later.
I will thank you now FL, have written these down and will search youtube for them later. I'm only about 4 decades out of date on music, having long since passed the "I can't understand a word these people are saying" stage and surrendered my soul to the Classic Rock stations.
Wait. Gromit. NTodd doesn't get a highest energy award?
Nope. I'm surprised too. He's been very quiet and studious with camera and laptop all day. Haven't heard a peep from him since his panel this morning.
Seeing him on the dais beside Jane Hamsher, one marvels at the genetic diversity in the species Homo sapiens.
Which was all for the best, considering. I got a great job later that spring.
Marcellina
it works out that way sometimes - i have two other directors who've asked me if i'd be free this summer already. i just really wanted to do this play.
it's about a family where the mom was raped and murdered by a homeless man the dad had hired to do lawnwork. the play centers around the teen, and how the media treats the case. the dad writes abook about it, interviewing the killer and his family, then ends up with a true-crime tv show dedicated to violent sex crimes.
it is a very, very, VERY dark comedy. and i have a particular interest in the media's intrusion into grief. so it was more than just a part. truth be told, i'd be depressed for the whole run if i was in it, but in a good way. if that makes sense.
just got this email. not my opinion but it could be true.
1Watt, Hermit
It could be bad news for Dunkin Donuts, too.
Our cabbies are Sikh
I recommend Tylenol and lots of clear liquids.
Seeing him on the dais beside Jane Hamsher, one marvels at the genetic diversity in the species Homo sapiens.
Gromit | 03.29.08 - 7:48 pm | #
I'm barefoot too...
emma, not going to Philly
me too. i'm up to my neck in barefoot.
Went out for a walk and dinner with Dr Mrs Gromit and PlanetJanet. There are an unbelievable number of Dunkin Donut shops in downtown Philly.
truth be told, i'd be depressed for the whole run if i was in it, but in a good way. if that makes sense.
Absolutely.
It's vodka and pomegranate time!!!!
me too. i'm up to my neck in barefoot.
Oh, my.
Implausible. A homeless guy wouldn't be homeless if he could do 'lawn work.'
ThinlyVeiled, cute kitties! And what's wrong with using your bed as a time share? During the day you aren't using it, right?
I'm assuming your cats run the house marathon all night like most cats, so they sure don't need the bed at night.
Pakistani hating is so 90's.
Oh crap, Don Cherry is ranting on the teevee. He gives me a headache.
This morning, from a cave somewhere in Pakistan, Taliban Minister of
Migration, Mohammed Omarbamaramasamama, warned the United States that if
military action against Iraq continues, Taliban authorities will cut off America's supply of convenience store managers. And if this action does not yield sufficient results, cab drivers will
be next, followed by Dell and AOL customer service reps, and then Motel 6 managers and Circuit City Customer Service Reps.
We can just import more Hindus. No big deal.
Oh, and contrary to opinions expressed by others here, fourlegsgood is definitely a centaur of the female persuasion. Also good looking and smart as hell, but you knew the latter.
Implausible. A homeless guy wouldn't be homeless if he could do 'lawn work.'
duck | 03.29.08 - 7:51 pm | #
not really the point, and also wrong. you'd be surprised at who might be homeless.
ThinlyVeiled, cute kitties! And what's wrong with using your bed as a time share? During the day you aren't using it, right?
I'm assuming your cats run the house marathon all night like most cats, so they sure don't need the bed at night.
Oh, nothing wrong with it at all. And, yeah, they're up all night, which is why I suppose they're ready to commandeer the bed as soon as it's available.
DON CHERRY RULZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
It's vodka and pomegranate time!!!!
Ali
Oh great, just when all of the dissing begins, horrorscan decides to hiccup.
We can just import more Hindus. No big deal.
How about we trade you for some?
me too. i'm up to my neck in barefoot.
*******
We're gonna need more pumice stones.
Michael Franti & Spearhead, "Time To Go Home"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i...h?
v=iSeuLsNV4CA
check out the clip for SashaCohen's new movie
http://tinyurl.com/yuvjjr
There are an unbelievable number of Dunkin Donut shops in downtown Philly.
Not all over, but I think in the area where your hotel is, because lots of people are grabbing coffee to go — real business district there.
Are you staying tomorrow? It's a nice walk to the Art Museum (and the waterworks below it at the river, which looks like roman ruins in a good way.)
Or the riverfront, or simply Rittenhouse Square (Atrios' hood.)
you'd be surprised at who might be homeless.
That's right. So you make the guy someone who once lived in the same neighborhood.
mimi
Congratulations. Just a few more sentences and you'll have a wonderful Associated Content article on water heaters. The nickles and dimes are practically in your pocket already.
We're gonna need more pumice stones.
emma, not going to Philly
ROFL!
BTW Dirk, I believe that's not barefoot. IIRC, that's bare nekkid.
How many Hindus is a Christian worth these days?
Well, as reluctant as I am to do it, I must go get gussied up to go somewhere I really don't want to go. You folks have a lovely evening.
Why is Richard abusing a defenseless young woman?
That's right. So you make the guy someone who once lived in the same neighborhood.
duck | 03.29.08 - 7:54 pm | #
no, see the husband was kind of a bleeding heart phony who decided to do this guy a favor by paying this guy to cut his lawn - strange motivations, and if he hadn't done that his wife - who btw had a drug problem - would have still been alive. which of course has a large effect on the kid.
but i don't see what is implausible about a homeless guy doing lawn work. happens all the time.
We could trade Allen for a retarded, illiterate Hindu boy. That would be a pretty fair trade, wouldn't it?
There are an unbelievable number of Dunkin Donut shops in downtown Philly.
Gromit
That is one of the first things we noticed when we moved from the Deep South to Rhode Island. It seems like there is a Dunkin Donuts about every mile or so on the main roads.
How many Hindus is a Christian worth these days?
(Rolls eyes in disgust)
BTW Dirk, I believe that's not barefoot. IIRC, that's bare nekkid.
Ali | Homepage | 03.29.08 - 7:54 pm | #
no, i said up to my neck.
i might be wearing a hat.
(mrs g just got a spam email entitled: make love like a pro tonight. she finds it amusing)
Why is Richard abusing a defenseless young woman?
Because it's NOT a woman.
And, hey, if you can't take it, don't come here dishing it out.
How many Hindus is a Christian worth these days?
Depends on the caste....
harold
I expect a thank you when you collect the three bucks from AC.
i might be wearing a hat.
You can leave your hat on.
do do do do do do do wop.
(feels vodka kicking in)
You can leave your hat on.
love that song
I think taxi drivers and AOL workers would be castified as untouchables.
"Oh noes! Someone is offending the honor of some young white woman! I must intervene!"
Didn't Cervantes write about this guy a couple of Centuries ago?
Because it's NOT a woman.
We don't really know that.
Where are the white women at?
Annie and Mimi, why don't you two go hang out somewhere? You will likely be fast friends.
I just went back on Firefox.
Enough is enough.
Dinner is ready. Any new pics yet?
Annie and Mimi, why don't you two go hang out somewhere? You will likely be fast friends.
trifecta
she'd be dating herself.
I am so going to Eschacon next time. Even if it sucks, it'll be better than sitting here not knowing if it sucks.
she'd be dating herself.
Two maggots that occupy the same brain.
I am so going to Eschacon next time. Even if it sucks, it'll be better than sitting here not knowing if it sucks.
If you're there, and I'm there, it won't suck.
There are an unbelievable number of Dunkin Donut shops in downtown Philly.
Down in the concourse under Suburban Station has three or four of them within three blocks.
Annie and Mimi, why don't you two go hang out somewhere? You will likely be fast friends.
They can compare penises. Or penis.
.
There won't be a next time.
Okay, I guess there are no new pics up. I'll just eat my dinner and laugh at the trolls.
The PBS channel in my neck of the woods is showing "One, Two, Three" with Jimmy Cagney.
A very underrated comedy directed by the great Billy Wilder.
Very fast-paced.
If you're there, and I'm there, it won't suck.
Marcellina |
you're on. Perhaps we could have an Eschacon in.. Austria? ..
Somewhere in Yurp, anyway.
You guys missed a stone-cold groovy Eschacon. Krugman was there. Jane Hamsher signed an autograph for my husband. Uncle Smokes gave me the coolest hat ever known to mankind.
William H. Rehnquist
Good one!
So, how's Dick Cheney's great friend and ideological twin, Ahmad Chalabi, faring over in Iraq today?
1) Cheney/Bush/Wolfowitz/etal. choose Chalabi to be Saddam Hussein's replacement following their illegal assault on and invasion of Iraq in March 2003. (Failed. Most Iraqis balked at this plan, especially with Saddam Hussein still on the loose for most of 2003).
2) Cheney cans transition chief, Gen. Jay Garner, replacing him with L. Paul Bremer, who promptly fires all Sunni Baathists, to rid post-invasion Iraq of all Sunni Baathists from Saddam Hussein's old Iraqi government. Then, Bremer puts Ahmad Chalabi in charge of Cheney/Bremer/Chalabi's de-Baathification Program. (The insurgency begins. Militias start forming and squaring off. Ethnic cleansing begins).
3) Chalabi, with an outstanding Jordanian warrant hanging over his head for bank fraud, leaks to the Iranians that U.S. intelligence has broken Iran's top-secret communication codes. Chalabi's Baghdad office is raided. Cheney intervenes and stops this investigation cold. Charges are dropped. Chalabi remains free.
4) Chalabi's political group loses big in the Iraqi elections, not winning one single seat in Iraq's new Shiite-dominated parliament.
5) Chalabi teams up with al-Maliki's office, working in the shadows at the Interior Ministry, continuing to operate the "genocidal" de-Baathification Program. The "new" Iraqi Interior Ministry in Baghdad runs death squads, secret torture prisons, with someone at the top levels of the Bush/Cheney administration telling U.S. military commanders in Iraq to keep their hands off. The "new" Interior Ministry is a front for Iranian-backed Iraqi Shiites seeking revenge against all of Iraq's Sunni Baathists.
6) Recently, Cheney/Bush/Chalabi's great friend al-Maliki, following the "successful" purging of so many Sunni Baathists in Iraq, turned their eyes toward al-Sadr and his militias. Cheney and Bush, once again, have picked sides in Iraq's civil war, backing al-Maliki (with Chalabi lurking somewhere in the background). U.S. forces in Iraq are providing back-up for al-Maliki's assault on the Iraqi Sadrists, even though al-Maliki's Iraqi political group is in the back pocket of Iran.
Anyway, it is obvious that Ahmad Chalabi stills has delusions of being the leader of Iraq someday. This criminal has been at the center of almost all of the most horrendous decisions in post-invasion Iraq that've been made by Bush/Cheney and the neo-cons. He should be serving jail time following the leak of U.S. intelligence that endangered our soldiers over in Iraq.
So, in reports of this latest U.S.-backed al-Maliki assault against rival political groups vying for control of Iraq and Iraq's oil, where is Ahmad Chalabi? He's a good Iranian toady. He's probably licking his blood-stained lips dreaming that someday his day will come, and he'll rule Iraq, like Cheney/Bush/Wolfowitz/etal. promised.
His late father, Rafael, was a well-known politician and Castro opponent in Cuba, and his brother, Mario, represents a neighboring district in Congress.
Miami Diaz-Balart politics: 'as a ruling elite, we know what we're talking about when we condemn Castro,'
How often do they have eschacon?
I still do not understand how Molly can raise a family, teach, blog, and organize the con while playing scrabble and commenting here!
A better woman than I!
Check out the albums "Home" and "Power to the Peaceful" by Michael Franti & Spearhead. You'll thank me later.
"We can bomb the world to pieces, but we can't bomb it in to peace."
Sounds like Dunkin Donuts are to Philly what Starbucks are to Vancouver.
Corner of Robson and Thurlow, there are two of them facing each other.
Ali, I have not given up on the idea of one in the UK! We've got Moonbootica, smitty, arkenor and Avedon there. I could fly in on Ryan Air for cheap.
Hillary is free to stay in the race asw long as she wants!
I'm doing Earth Hour up here in Toronto~ Cheers!
I saw your photo, Monica! Of your hand, blocking your face.
Glad you made it. How many are there, more or less?
Monica,
I'm jealous. Really, you got a hat too! See! I knew it was going to be a Philly Tea Party!
You can leave your hat on.
love that song
dirk gently,sociopathetic
Say what you want about Eschaton, 'round here we know what love is...
How many Hindus is a Christian worth these days?
annie | 03.29.08 - 7:55 pm | #
1/3 of one.
well, the kids are rentals.
Ryan Air! That's the cheapo one. I was thinking it was Aer Lingus.
A friend flew to Heathrow then toured Yurp on Ryan Air for cheap cheap rates.
I'd love to see the auld country.
There are a lot of rational, inescapable reasons to despise Starbucks, but this is a new low: hate Starbucks because they don't want their lowest paid employees to receive tips collected in a tip jar from customers led to believe they're tipping the lowest paid employees.
I didn't say that.
I am so going to Eschacon next time. Even if it sucks, it'll be better than sitting here not knowing if it sucks.
Ali
My sentiments as well. Though I don't see how it could suck. I have been reading Eschaton for almost 4 years now and believe I would get along well with at least 95% of the people here.
well, the kids are rentals.
Marcellina |
make sure you get the insurance - then you can do anything you want to them.
Cheers, voxpopgirl!
I've got 3 more hours, more or less.
I didn't say that.
annie | 03.29.08 - 8:11 pm | #
I did.
Sounds like Dunkin Donuts are to Philly what Starbucks are to Vancouver.
Corner of Robson and Thurlow, there are two of them facing each other.
I much preferred the one on the northside of the street.
There are more donut shops in Thunder Bay than people.
Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance
It's lights-out time on the east coast.
Why don't they have Eschacon somewhere other than Philly?
I mean.....ewwww????? Not the UK, though, everything there smells like wet wool.
Why not Florida?
I was thinking it was Aer Lingus.
"Aer Lingus" sounds like a sex act.
My sentiments as well. Though I don't see how it could suck. I have been reading Eschaton for almost 4 years now and believe I would get along well with at least 95% of the people here.
Willendorf Hussein Venus
Agreed. Where you at? Anything close to Vancouver BC?
Uncle Smokes gave me the coolest hat ever known to mankind.
Monica_A: Rejuvenated!
Has to be some species of propellor beanie...
I am so going to Eschacon next time. Even if it sucks, it'll be better than sitting here not knowing if it sucks.
Ali
Is it on the same weekend every year, or do they move it around? And is it always in Philly?
Why not Hawaii???
I much preferred the one on the northside of the street.
There are more donut shops in Thunder Bay than people.
Yeah, doughnuts (donuts) never did well here. People from other provinces talk about "timmy's" and I have to think about what that might be.
Corner of Robson and Thurlow, there are two of them facing each other.
Ali
I was in Vancouver in 1995, and at that time there were four coffee shops at that intersection, one on each corner. Yes, two of them were Starbucks.
(pretty sure it was that intersection, it was definitely Robson anyway)
"Aer Lingus" sounds like a sex act.
Terry C - killfile fan
One of the Mile High Club entrance requirements, I think...
Agreed. Where you at? Anything close to Vancouver BC?
Ali
Hell, no. I live in Bumfuck, KY, an hour N of Nashville, TN.
Elias, it's not a standing engagement at all. Molly put this whole thing together (with help from several other Atriots) but that doesn't mean she/they'll have the time/energy to do this again.
Well, that supper was not one of my better efforts.
Monica! Have NTodd get a picture of you in your hat, please?
Ali ~ right on fellow Canuck!
"Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance"
*******
Richard Powers! One of my fave authors. And one of the most intriguing book titles evah.
Annie and Mimi, why don't you two go hang out somewhere?
Two women played by the same guy? That conversation ain't goin' nowhere...
Michael Franti & Spearhead, "Time To Go Home"
Dang, Florida, you weren't kidding. These guys are great.
Wait, what's this tugging sensation? It feels like I'm being dragged! Yes, yes I am being dragged into...almost the late 90s! OOww, ow, is this what change feels like?
pant, pant. Okay, this progressingness thing isn't all that bad. Of course it still doen't do me any good on the radio, this being w. TN, but it's nice to know it's out there.
not that Atrios will ever play it, mind you.
Uncle Smokes gave me the coolest hat ever known to mankind.
Monica_A: Rejuvenated!
Sounds like Uncle Smokes and Monica_A are the coolest people at the con.
Thanks Marcellina. I'm still on the learning curve with all this.
Hell, no. I live in Bumfuck, KY, an hour N of Nashville, TN.
Willendorf Hussein Venus | 03.29.08 - 8:15 pm | #
nashville wouldn't be a bad place for it. but i wouldn't want ntodd live blogging from bumfuck.
Someone else might have to organize the next one. I doubt we could top what Molly put together, though. Krugman! Digby! All them other kewl peeps!
I'll organize it if it's in Cancun.
Corner of Robson and Thurlow, there are two of them facing each other.
Ali
lewis black used to do a routine about walking out of a starbucks and there across the street was another starbucks.
I'm still on the learning curve with all this.
I find myself only recently being able to answer these questions, as I've been here less than a year.
Shoot, Willendorf, I'm in Left Gumboot, BC.
We're about as far away as we can get, still staying in NA.
Eschacon 17 will have to be in Kansas or something, just to accommodate us
I find myself only recently being able to answer these questions, as I've been here less than a year.
Marcellina
i've answered q's like this from day one. of course, i'm usually just making it up.
iirc, Krugman went to the first one too. Apparently, he loves sweaty economist DFH lunks.
I'm still on the learning curve with all this.
I can't decide if I hate you or not.
Dang, Florida, you weren't kidding. These guys are great.
Franti's band used to be Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. Maybe you remember the video "Television, the drug of a Nation." In the tradtion of Gil Scott Heron.
Eschacon 17 will have to be in Kansas or something,
By then GWPDA or fokowi will have a ranch we can use as a commune/retreat.
Why not Hawaii???
annie | 03.29.08 - 8:14 pm | #
Branson Bitches.
here is what darcy burner's incubent republican opponent said this week:
But Reichert, U.S. Representative for the 8th Congressional District since 2005, said Wednesday afternoon in Auburn that given the intelligence on weapons of mass destruction available at the time, he knows what he would have done.
"I'll be honest with everybody in this room," Reichert told members of the Rotary Club of Auburn meeting for lunch at Grace Community Church. "If I was there, I would have voted yes. Some people won't admit that."
full story
http://www.auburn-reporter.com/j...bdate=3/22/
2008
People from other provinces talk about "timmy's" and I have to think about what that might be.
In Thunder Bay, there's a major local chain called Robin's, but lately Tim Horton's has been taking over bigtime.
"If you're there, and I'm there, it won't suck."
we want an aria!
Branson
But I'm a little bit rock and roll!
I can't decide if I hate you or not.
You know you love me. :kiss:
i probably should have eaten something today, but i feel like it's too late now.
maybe i'll have a guinness.
Franti's band used to be Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy.
Beatnigs, before that.
They have Tim Horton'ses in RI, too, to fill in the gaps between the Dunkin Donuts.
Hmmm...it occurs to me that the folks at EschCon probably won't be live blogging tonight's concert.
Bummer.
Portland, Seattle, San Fran, LA.. Butte, Boise...all good venues.
After that I have to fly.
I'll organize it if it's in Cancun.
annie | 03.29.08 - 8:18 pm | #
you'll be all alone with your sockpuppets. you couldn't organize a one-car funeral.
Michael Franti's brilliant "Television, the Drug of a Nation."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s...h?
v=sgOWTM5R2DA
:kiss:
Sorry, I don't allow the fans to touch me.
we want an aria!
jdw | 03.29.08 - 8:22 pm | #
you know what would be cool? marcellina and whiskeyina performing together.
i just blew my mind.
we want an aria!
I'll sing "I Don't Know How To Love Him" to Atrios.
HEY YOU KIDS!
Keep down the noise up there!
Sorry, I don't allow the fans to touch me.
annie | 03.29.08 - 8:24 pm | #
do you allow the fans to blow you?
But I'm a little bit rock and roll!
annie
but what about the blockheads & talking dogs?
Barley sandwich, Dirk!
I had a friend who was always shouting out "I'll have a barley sandwich!!" and expecting huge laughs.
He seldom got huge laughs.
I know lots of people in the Cancun area who are involved in environmental flakey stuff.
I could make a great con there. And there would be Mariachis!!
Sorry, I don't allow the fans to touch me.
Hard to touch a figment of some guy's imagination.
But I'm a little bit rock and roll!
annie
And I thought you were a little bit country?
They have Tim Horton'ses in RI, too, to fill in the gaps between the Dunkin Donuts
Tim Horton's has become so big in Canada that even McDonalds was forced to change their menu up there to compete.
Dang, Florida, you weren't kidding. These guys are great.
Franti's band used to be Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. Maybe you remember the video "Television, the drug of a Nation." In the tradtion of Gil Scott Heron.
Eliaschaton '08. | 03.29.08 - 8:20 pm
And an excellent remake of California, Uber Alles.
I've being eyeing those as downloads at Amazon.
Did anybody ask Krugman if he comments here and under what name?
Happy kitties:
http://pets.webshots.com/photo/
2...096501088PSGghM
I confess. I am Krugman.
I thought Krugman was posting as Echidne. But now we've seen them in the same room together, I guess not.
So... Whiskey Ina's on or maybe done by now, Filkertom is up next.... Sinfonian is doing his best Ed Sullivan schtick. (whimper)
television the drug of the nation
That is one hawt frontman.
In some sense, aren't we all Krugman?
Did anybody ask Krugman if he comments here and under what name?
Lumpenprolitariot |
Know he reads, I slipped a reference to a Russian geneticist a couple of years ago & it showed up in his next column.
"Aer Lingus" sounds like a sex act.
Terry C - killfile fan
No, that's Cunning Linguist. Please keep up.
(whimper)
emma
We'll have them all back tomorrow!
And an excellent remake of California, Uber Alles.
I hadn't seen the Franti video in probably 10 yrs, and it still holds up. Fucking great!
Elias, it's not a standing engagement at all. Molly put this whole thing together (with help from several other Atriots) but that doesn't mean she/they'll have the time/energy to do this again.
Marcellina
Exactly. Same with the first one that Vicki largely put together, with help.
"Happy kitties:"
cuteness!!!!!
We'll have them all back tomorrow!
Marcellina
and they will be insufferable.
Thanks Erin, I didn't know who planned the first one!
All, except for Butler, who is a Candiru fish.
and they will be insufferable.
dirk gently,sociopathetic
Yeah...all those allusions that none of the rest of us will get.
Nifty, 1Watt, you post in comments and it gets printed in the NYT.
Richard Powers! One of my fave authors. And one of the most intriguing book titles evah.
I enjoy his books too. Here's an interview with him, from the good people at the Dalkey Archive: nearly ten years ago.
Now I happen to believe that the deepest value of fiction is that, in its very fictiveness, it is the one arena where we can, at least temporarily, take apart and refuse to compete within the terms that the rest of existence insists on. Market value may come to drive out all other human values, except, perhaps, in the country of invented currency, the completely barter-driven economy of the imagination. Fiction, when it remembers its innate priority over other human transactions, can deal not in price but in worth. And that seems to me an act filled with political potential, as well as with pleasure.
Cheney is betting again. :-( On our demise which he is instructing.
http://
www.informationclearingho...rticle13851.htm
Yeah...all those allusions that none of the rest of us will get.
Just like being a new poster all over again.
Nifty, 1Watt, you post in comments and it gets printed in the NYT.
Ali |
Yeah, but if anyone gives a reference to somebody named 1Watt, I'll stop reading them.
Truth be told, I am Krugman.
Just read the article jawbone posted. I confess I stay out of the obama-hillary mess because I am reminded too often of what a great president Edwards would have made.
Truth be told, I am Krugman.
I thought you were Spartacus.
No, wait. I am Spartacus.
Cheney is betting again. :-( On our demise which he is instructing.
http:// www.informationclearingho...rticle13851.htm
PeasantParty | 03.29.08 - 8:33 pm
Well, I gotcher Dick Cheney right here.
(Bonus Critter Blogging is up.)
"Happy kitties:"
cuteness!!!!!
jdw | 03.29.08 - 8:31 pm |
i've got Gomez, the black kitty in the pic, on my lap and I just realized his two front fangs aren't even.
television the drug of the nation
That is one hawt frontman.
Franti is what hiphop should be all about. Political. Hard hitting. Informative. Thought provoking. Not sexist and exploitative.
He was a part of the great period of the late 80s/early 90s along with Public Enemy, KRS-One, etc.
Franti has put out some of the most incredibly beautiful and powerful hip hop of the last 10 yrs. My fav is still "Stay Human", a beautiful blend of various styles - hip hop, soul, rock.
Well I can't stay up all night. Good night, beautiful people, and may there be fresh EschaCon blogging soon!
Camelot,
I voted for him again in the Primary. It really makes me sick that MSM would not give him enough exposure to make it through the first half.
Repugs are terrified of him, that is something I learned before he ran the first time.
Tomorrow's Hillary-bashing from Frank Rich today
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/3...ion/
30rich.html
Buckeye,
How old is Gomez? It could be a sign of infection.
Thanks, Homosexual Activist. Bookmarked for a quiet moment.
Well, I gotcher Dick Cheney right here.
(Bonus Critter Blogging is up.)
Diane C. Barking-Mad
__________________________________
YIKES! That is one evil vapid vampire. I'll have nightmares now.
Wow, Michael Franti and Spearhead...
Third great band I've heard in the last couple of days. I'm gonna have to delete all the ABBA off my iPod to fit these guys in.
Repugs are terrified of him, that is something I learned before he ran the first time.
PeasantParty | 03.29.08 - 8:38 pm | #
I'm still hoping he is appointed AG. I would like to see him go after, like a pit-bull, the war criminals.
In a major shock, Mo Dowd doesn't devote her entire sunday column to bashing Hillary Clinton.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/3...ion/
30dowd.html
Gahfahthah I is on AMC.
Franti is what hiphop should be all about. Political. Hard hitting. Informative. Thought provoking. Not sexist and exploitative.
Heck, Franti is what music in general should be. The guy can switch between styles effortlessly--hip hop, soul, reggae, rock. He's incredibly talented.
We’re going to talk about Iraq and the Iraqi offensive, which I think, in a sense, is good news. Because it’s the Iraqi government, who’s mostly Shi’ite, taking on Shi’ite outlaw militias in the southern part of the country and this is after all what the whole point of the surge and our efforts there was supposed to be all about, was to get the Iraqis to stand up and control their own country.
Like you stand up and control your country, Chris Wallace?
Idiot.
Franti is what hiphop should be all about. Political. Hard hitting. Informative. Thought provoking. Not sexist and exploitative.
I remember the song that was posted here ages ago. I loved it and played it all the time.
Can't remember the name now. Anyone?
Camelot,
Me too. Uh, or like Diane's bat. That is what it needs to be.
Good for you Ali.
Florida, you got that right. The sick thing is that Franti has been so marginalized in the mainstream. It's so fucking blatant too. He's one of the most talented artists alive, and you never see or hear him. It's all about is politics. They hate him for that. And his refusal to join in the misogyny and sexism parade.
I'm still hoping he is appointed AG. I would like to see him go after, like a pit-bull, the war criminals.
I think he'd be great. Spitzer turned out not to be. But almost everyone can redeem himself.
Bush, Cheney and the gang, excluded.
voxpopgirl = we're doing Earth Hour here in Ct as well, six candles on the family room coffee table.
Xan - sending a FB friend request so we might Scrab, since my kids only take one turn a day!
ok, a guinness for breakfast at 8:30pm was probably not the best idea either.
i'm going to bed. tomorrow is another day.
i think.
Eliaschaton '08, is that you, Elias, with a new gravatar?
Edwards would indeed make a great AG, and there's no reason why he couldn't move from that slot to the Supreme Court.
I guess this Iraq news is gonna be tough on Lieforthem and Graham tomorrow.
Nah, they will probably get on there and say the surge is working and they walked down the streets happy and carefree.
Pie, "Bomb the World?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z...h?
v=Z7D3njiQH4M
One of the greatest protest songs of the past 40yrs.
Hands fucking down.
Buckeye,
How old is Gomez? It could be a sign of infection.
leibniz♘☮ | 03.29.08 - 8:38 pm |
He's 6. I suspect it's always been that way, he just is usually looking at me from an angle. He was out for along time, and suspect that the tip may have been broken.
Now Spike,
http://pets.webshots.com/photo/
2...096501088tNYbRU
he's got an infection-he had a small cut, which I thought I'd been watching, and it got pus under the skin and then burst. This just happened yesterday. This morning, while cleaning it, and trimming the hair around the wound, I accidently trimmed a couple of his whiskers (I didn't know that at the time).
When I let him go, he stalked off to about three feet away, hissed and then launched himself at me, smacking me in the mouth, I now have a nice 1/2 inch cut on my lip.
Perhaps I should have gone to EschaCon II.
OK, here's the plan. While they're groovin on Whiskey and others in Philly, we groove on Spearhead and other great protest music here!
Sound like a plan?
Yes Ali. My old grav is still there, it's just 4 different versions of it now. Different color combos.
I'm in, Elias. I've just downloaded "Yell Louder".
Not only the Abba, but possibly the Dido, will have to go.
The sick thing is that Franti has been so marginalized in the mainstream. It's so fucking blatant too. He's one of the most talented artists alive, and you never see or hear him. It's all about is politics. They hate him for that. And his refusal to join in the misogyny and sexism parade.
I remember about 13 or 14 years ago, MTV had him on their alternative rock show and he and his back up singer performed "Hole in the Bucket" a capella. It was beautiful. Never saw him on again.
Jay-Z's even made comments before that he would prefer to do music more like what Common does, but doesn't because the labels wouldn't think it was commercially viable.
Buckeye, my Will has one broken-off canine.
Doesn't seem to bother him, although I've been watching it for signs of decay.
Hopefully your kitteh will be OK too.
Melloncamp? I love me some Melloncamp.
Must go put food on my family. Like Simels says, the pasta won't cook itself.....
Elias, it's not a standing engagement at all. Molly put this whole thing together (with help from several other Atriots) but that doesn't mean she/they'll have the time/energy to do this again.
Marcellina
Exactly. Same with the first one that Vicki largely put together, with help.
ErinPDX
Hey, y'all. Finally back from a long day.
Just wanted to clarify. The first EschaCon, 05, was a collaborative effort - Molly put togethter the program, the tee-shirts, nametags, etc. She did a lot of work on that event. I did the hotel and meeting space, and the cocktail party the first night. watertiger put together the dinner at karma. The Sunday picnic/softball game was Molly and watertiger, I think.
For EschaCon 2006, I had dozens of hours into the planning, but the person who volunteered to partner with me didn't help, so I surrendered my efforts. You can't do one of these events alone.
For '08, I contracted the hotels and the meeting space, but I didn't attend. Molly has a ton of effort and hours into the program.
Xan - sending a FB friend request so we might Scrab, since my kids only take one turn a day
Woohoo! SSu, I go by "XanAvalon" at fb. Thands for the heads-up, I thought i had failed to attract any interest and nearly quit checking.
NO! NOT THE ABBA!!!
Eliaschaton '08,
Yes. I just found it the lyrics, but wanted to hear it. Thanks!!!
Love that song.
TimesOnline
Areas of Baghdad fall to militias as Iraqi Army falters in Basra
Iraq’s Prime Minister was staring into the abyss today after his operation to crush militia strongholds in Basra stalled, members of his own security forces defected and district after district of his own capital fell to Shia militia gunmen
I'd be worried if The Surge wasn't working so incredibly well. But no worries here. Nope, none at all.
*whistles past the graveyard that is Iraq*
Sound like a plan?
No. No it doesn't.
ROFL, Eliaschaton.
Everything's gone, except Dancing Queen.
Lurker, well done. I can't imagine organizing something like that.
And you didn't even attend!
Do you have event planning experience, and/or contacts?
Ginger-kitty, who deigns to live in my home, also has a broken canine. She was a shelter cat and had the broken tooth when we got her 5 years ago.
Well, one of my cats is yammering because I'm not on schedual. Now's the time when I usually curl up with a book, which he helps me read.
Have a good evening, folks.
i had trouble standing, so i flipped channels and saw geraldo reporting that pelosi made a statement about superdelegates that is tearing the dem party apart from the inside. the wounds can't be healed. we hate each other.
apparently, it's all over for us now.
Nite Diane
I need to go too. I have to be up so I can yell at the tv in the morning. Gotta see Grahamcrackerbrains do the Iraq talk.
Thanks lurker. It sounds like a helluva lot of effort.
Vicki, I'll try to call before I leave on Tuesday. We'll be partying next week at this time!
Maybe it is just my bias but I did not think Frank Rich was saying things much differently than a lot of folks have been saying them (Maybe a bit more lucidly - but essentially the same)
apparently, it's all over for us now.
Damn. And I thought we had a chance this time....
Great song from Spearhead's "Stay Human" combines the many styles of Michael Franti:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5...h?
v=5C0fr4O_Svs
Vicki, I'll try to call before I leave on Tuesday. We'll be partying next week at this time!
Sounds good. No worries - I know you're busy. I wasn't around much today - just a little bit a noon; had to work and we got busy.
Just got back from your Eschacon.
Man, some of you are some real fat shits.
Damn. And I thought we had a chance this time....
Toonscribe: Grumpy | 03.29.08 - 8:56 pm | #
nope. might as well stay home.
geraldo is never wrong.
ok, going to give the stairs another try ...
Buckeye, my Will has one broken-off canine.
Doesn't seem to bother him, although I've been watching it for signs of decay.
Hopefully your kitteh will be OK too.
Ali | Homepage | 03.29.08 - 8:52 pm
It's just about 2 millimeters, it doesn't seem to bother him.
apparently, it's all over for us now.
I think a younger generation than mine may have something to say about this. At least I'm hopeful; it is what I have been seeing, anyway. F*ck the MSM.
I can haz nu thread now plz?
Ssu, game set & ready to lose. Er, I mean go. Not that I'm expecting to get my ass kicked or anything, with a record of 0-25 why would I think that?
NEW ALBANY, Ind., March 29 -- In her most definitive comments to date, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton sought today to put to rest any notion that she will drop out of the presidential race, pledging in an interview to not only compete in all remaining primaries but to continue on until there is a resolution of the disqualified results in Florida and Michigan.
Ummmm. Hillary, whatever else you may think: there is no way in Hell you are going to get those delegates. No way.
0/25 Xan?
I'm only 0/3 - can I friend you?
Cliff notes version of Amadeus
FORCE CONGRESS TO IMPEACH GEORGE BUSH AND DICK CHENEY, call Nancy Pelosi @1-202-225-0100 and DEMAND IMPEACHMENT. DC business hours only, call often, and spread it around.
One of the most beautiful hip-hop songs ever recorded.
Spearhead's "Soulshine" from "Stay Human":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O...h?
v=Ob8Ob6UvAZQ
Xan, have you tried playing the Scrabulous robot? At first, it seems like you will never beat the cheating mofo, but once you do, you feel invincible.
I can haz nu thread now plz?
No, everybody's occupied drinking, watching filkertom (ina's set is over), wasting carbon, getting abortions.
Filk's singing "Two Guys Kissin' Ruined My Life" (I think)...
Hi Todd! Use lots of energy last hour?
"Franti is what hiphop should be all about. Political. Hard hitting. Informative. Thought provoking. Not sexist and exploitative."
didn't he used to gig with teicher?
The Saturn V rocket never had a failure.
getting abortions
Things happen pretty quick at Eschaton.
annie - walked to dinner, then I fucked a dinosaur so there would be more fossil fuels later. What'd you do to save the earth besides waste electricity with your computer, gleefully try to call people hypocrites when they ain't?
Any of you like Faithless?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e...h?
v=eQeeAcJ0aHk
Scott Carpenter on Cspan said Werner Von Braun was treated like a 'prisoner' in this country.
The Saturn V rocket never had a failure.
Not in testing?
Ali
I can haz nu thread now plz?
Bah, they of the Privileged Attendee Class have no concern for us Left-Behinders, dial-up users etc. They are sitting around competing for camera angles of the performers and getting into undignified brawls over who gets first crack at the YouTube posting channel. Class warfare, that's what it is.
hell yes friend me, I am always up for a game. The Better Sorts are probably ashamed to be seen with such a looser as myself. I am neither illiterate nor more than commonly stupid, at least I do not like to think so, but I just positively suck at Scrab.
didn't he used to gig with teicher?
WA Wa wa waaaaaaaaa.
"It's just about 2 millimeters, it doesn't seem to bother him."
bamboozle had a broken canine. we have no idea how she did it.
http://allintense.blogspot.com/
The Saturn V rocket never had a failure.
Sadly, the same can not be said of Allen Butler.
NTodd
We need more pictures.
But the burning question of the day is to simels:
"Do you feel lucky?"
I'm not gleefully caling anyone anything.
I'm crying the tears tht Gaia can't cry.
"getting abortions
Things happen pretty quick at Eschaton."
those are preemptive abortions. we must not wait until there's a mushroom cloud or a shower invitation.
but I just positively suck at Scrab.
Xan
Hopefully you are better with catapults....
hi elias
thanks for the music
i am having a spell of insomnia
are you convinced now that i'm female?
Scott Carpenter on Cspan says the Right Stuff was generally accurate but not accurate in every detal.
Saturn V had lots of failures on the launch pad.
That's why the first one launched was called Apollo VII I believe
Incredible live radio station performance by Spearhead:
A MUST LISTEN! (You won't be disappointed):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R...h?
v=RUt7fuK8Mno
Scott Glenn on Cspan says the astronauts really did drink Tang.
Xan; this may hold some thrills for you then: I have only won 2 of 9! And that is with my kids! Took my first non-dazzling move!
Lorenzo Lamas should always have long hair in movies.
Needs to be a law.
While Duncan does the conference gig, Elias and I have scored a definitive victory tonight over gypsy music.
btw, I misspoke earlier. I said that most gasses were compressible fluids, but I assumed you guys understood that I meant only if the Mach number is > .6
sorry about the confusion
Scott Glenn on Cspan says a simple test was devised to simulate perception while a space capsule was spinning out of control. Pour cold water in the ear.
that should be
how does one find an Xan on FB? Do you go by the same nym?
And Eliaschacon,
I canna take any more Michael Franti! I've spent far too much $$ already tonite.
Kthxbai.
that should be less than .6
When Krugman gets fed up with being all serious and stuff, he puts on his mask and becomes MERKIN PATRIOT.
it was Apollo VIII
i am having a spell of insomnia
are you convinced now that i'm female?
Am I convinced you're a woman because you have insomnia?
mimi, it's doesn't really matter to me either way. I think you probably are, but even if you're not, all that matters here are a person's words anyway.
no silly. not because of the insomnia.
because you heard one, possible two, recordings of my voice
mimi's brain is a compressible fluid.
Thanks for the music. bbl.
usually, I look at a person's actions, not their words, but here one only has the words.
Scott Glenn on Cspan says all the astronauts were paid what they were already making in the military.
Xan
are you back on Trav anytime tonight?
Astronaut Charlie Duke on Cspan says a mission to Mars is inevitable.
Scott Glenn got paid a lot more than military scale to be an "astronaut".
You're going to get addicted, Jr.
astronauts didn't do it for the money.
neither did the cosmonauts.
Friday was the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's death. He died in a flying accident.
I'll sing "I Don't Know How To Love Him" to Atrios.
Marcellina
Oh, how i would enjoy that!
because you heard one, or two, possible recordings of my voice.
fyt
You're going to get addicted, Jr.
annie
Only if herding cats is addictive.
Right on brother man Florida!
Ali, a little at a time. Spearhead ain't going nowheres...
Florida
Ali
Eliaschaton
mimi
Gus
rinse
repeat
For those seeking photos of Eschacon08 attendees, TRex has one of himself with the brilliant and beautiful Litbrit.
okay, I'm out for the count.
good night good peoples
I thought you herded nerfs.
I'll sing "I Don't Know How To Love Him" to Atrios.
Marcellina
Can I do the Judas version?
(Though I prefer singing JC's part)
"For those seeking photos of Eschacon08 attendees, TRex has one of himself with the brilliant and beautiful Litbrit."
wow.
NTodd, why aren't you out partying?
When Krugman gets fed up with being all serious and stuff, he puts on his mask and becomes MERKIN PATRIOT.
Fucker stiffed us at the Vietnamese restaurant.
lurker |
thanks for the clarification
these things are always a group effort
nite mimi.
For those seeking photos of Eschacon08 attendees, TRex has one of himself with the brilliant and beautiful Litbrit.
Next year, I'm there.
Obama seems to have had a good day in Texas today. Our Travis county convention with 8000 people was rocking.
Very pleasant group of Clinton supporters there too - not at all what I'd been led to expect from TalkLeft/Taylor marsh.
Why are you there, next year, Elias?
What were Krugman's words of wisdom on how the world works?
rootless-e, dude you just missed mimi ...
And Diane, if you are still there-I met your co-blogger Ruth, and she said to say "hi" to you.
Fucker stiffed us at the Vietnamese restaurant.
An economist who doesn't ante up.
That's classic.
Fucker stiffed us at the Vietnamese restaurant.
You're referring to McCain?
Well, wasn't that special.
I think next year's Eschacon should be called "Troll Nation".
"For those seeking photos of Eschacon08 attendees, TRex has one of himself with the brilliant and beautiful Litbrit."
OMG, and she does a friday frank(zappa) post every week.
i'm in major lust...
Why are you there, next year, Elias?
Ahhhhhhh, so how do you think the Red Sox will do this year?
Sunday at 8pm Cspan will have the first of a two part interview with former CBS News correspondent Roger Mudd.
Obama seems to have had a good day in Texas today.
Unpossible. NBC Nightly News tonight said Hillary won Texas big.
NTodd, why aren't you out partying?
I am!
I think next year's Eschacon should be called "Troll Nation".
puppethead
I don't get the troll glorification. Wish Atrios would ban mimi and the million sock-puppets surrounding it.
The fact that anyone thinks that wasting their time on these threads actually addressing mimi with courtesy is mind-boggling.
He's partying on his blog! Don't you read it?????????????
Sunday at 8pm Cspan will have the first of a two part interview with former CBS News correspondent Roger Mudd.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzhuh? what's that?zzzzzzz
mimi is courteous and therefore she is due courteous reciprocity.
I don't have a problem with anyone here except Lubyanka. That dude is some serious twisted.
Is that Simels with the beret?
the first of a two part interview with former CBS News correspondent Roger Mudd.
Harcourt Fenton Mudd would be much more interesting
"Sunday at 8pm Cspan will have the first of a two part interview with former CBS News correspondent Roger Mudd."
here's mudd in yer eyes...
mimi is courteous and therefore she is due courteous reciprocity.
gus
Oh, really? Surely, you haven't been around much.
The fact that anyone thinks that wasting their time on these threads actually addressing mimi with courtesy is mind-boggling.
The Golden Rule.
:Good thing we stayed in Iraq to prevent that civil war from happening."
Helluva job, Chimpy!
I mean, why isn't the con being used as a form of visible protest?
Like everyone wearing shirts saying Atriot slogams like, FUCK BUSH WITH HA CHAINSAW...stuff like that? Having a sit in in the street somewhere, marching, you know, actually doing somthing?
It's one way to get the message off the net.....or wait, what is the message again?
The medium?? Hmmmmm.
JR! You miserable, lovable, fuck!
Where the hell ya been?
mimi is courteous, sometimes, and therefore she is due courteous reciprocity, sometimes.
fyt
Unpossible. NBC Nightly News tonight said Hillary won Texas big.
puppethead | Homepage | 03.29.08 - 9:29 pm | #
Terry Mac was there for Hillary - yuck - but interesting that he was sent to Austin. The hillary side clearly spent money here.
And Ron Kirk gave a great speech. How come this guy is not a US senator?
The Golden Rule.
Eliaschaton '08.
You are very recent here, and you don't know the history. You don't seem to take well to advice, so you bring the entire thread down with you when you address the psychotic asshole. Thanks for nothing.
Is that Simels with the beret?
HEHEHEHEHE. Who are you, Elias? Tell me, I won't tell.
I'm gonna chill with Spearhead tonight. You all can fight it out...
...or you can groove on this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=f...feature=related
I don't have a problem with anyone here except Lubyanka. That dude is some serious twisted.
Ô¿Ô
Seems to me one of our more fake-ass TrOoLz. I'd take Tobes more seriously. Ghawdde, did I just say that? Wash my mouf out with Grandma's Lye Soap.
Which they still sell here in Eastex...
Where the hell ya been?
Eliaschaton '08
just finished Earth Hour.
'night bats.
texas results
http://burntorangereport.com/sho...do?
diaryId=5484
There was never a level from which the thread could fall.
What is all this talk about Texas? Do they get to have 2 primaries while other states don't get any?
nite Buckeye. Xavier lost. Oh well...
Vicki
I got your message - maybe we can talk in a few. Got a miserable cold. Was in the mtns and could have gotten the internets if I sat in seat #2 at the restaurant bar. Hee. Doesn't work if satellite is covered with snow, which it certainly was.
TKK rules!!!
http://bloggingpoints.blogspot.c...earth-
hour.html
Shoe did Earth Hour. I didn't. Every hour of every day is Earth Hour to me.
mimi is courteous and therefore she is due courteous reciprocity.
gus
Not till she shows us her tits.
Well, I'm somewhat late to the party, but I think it's Gary Ruppert. Everytime I see one of them comment, it's depressing what I think it ahead for this country. There's just too many like that and many more ignorant and apethetic.
Harcourt Fenton Mudd would be much more interesting
JR, kerosene and a match
His Women, anyway. Long as the pills last...
HEHEHEHEHE. Who are you, Elias? Tell me, I won't tell.
You like mystery, my dear?
Unpossible. NBC Nightly News tonight said Hillary won Texas big.
Oops, I meant NBC News said today that Texas was a "big win" for Hillary back in the March 4 primary. They completely ignored the caucus part.
Gary Ruppert is Brad and Gavin.
just finished Earth Hour.
Feel any different?
What is all this talk about Texas? Do they get to have 2 primaries while other states don't get any?
Karin Hussein | 03.29.08 - 9:40 pm | #
Today was the county convention day in Texas - the second part of the caucus system and the first really definitive numbers on who is going to win the caucus delegates.
The big news is that the county conventions are usually tiny - but were enormous this year.
Is there going to be an Eschacon on 1/20/09 in DC? I think I'll be there anyway to see Chimpy go.
Is that Simels with the beret?
Yes, very dapper, isn't he?
The infestation is thick. I'm not up for this. Later.
Is it a long story, involving murder and intrigue and a young boy who grew into a man with a huge chip on his shoulder and a need for revenge?
Oh I hope so!!!!! Tell!!!!
Jill: best idea I've heard all day.
I'd LOVE that!
Every hour of every day is Earth Hour to me.
annie
You have no lights in your house at all, moppet?
Maybe you should pay your hydro bill.
Is there going to be an Eschacon on 1/20/09 in DC? I think I'll be there anyway to see Chimpy go.
Jill
Inaugural Ball on The Roofdeck? Close enough to DC, right?
Thanks, rootless. I wuz confused.
Feel any different?
Eliaschaton '08.
Rested, I shut everythng off and had a nap.
JR, yeah I figured about 10 (CDT) should have the resources up to where I can do another boost. And my talents with catapults are as yet unmeasured, although I can say I do better in RL pool than in computer word games (shakes tiny fist at S.Su for the evil 35 point "hub")
Ali, on FB look for "Xan Avalon." They demand 2 names so I had to make something up. Xanthippe is not the name on my birth certificate either let's just say.
8:01PM, 3/29/07
Texas,with about 28% of conventions reporting
Clinton Delegates 1,160 41.59%
Obama Delegates 1,629 58.41%
.
re-HICA!
Kitteh pr0n video clip
.
The infestation is thick. I'm not up for this. Later.
catalexis
I'm right behind ya. I had a long, busy day, and I don't feel like dealing with idiots at the moment for the first chance I get to sit down today. Geezus. I popped in around noonish to see how the Con was going, but beyond that, it's not worth my energy to read this drivel.
Peace to the humans. And special hugs to special friends and lovers (even if you're still pissed off at me). And fuck off to the rest of you.
Thought so Ali. Someone has his pic, so I'd seen him before.
He doesn't seem THAT old.
Unpossible. NBC Nightly News tonight said Hillary won Texas big.
puppethead | Homepage | 03.29.08 - 9:29 pm | #
Has there been a determination yet? I've been watching at Burnt Orange and so far they show returns on only 30% of the conventions.
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In Baghdad, they have "Earth Hour" every day. Sometimes all day.
Elmer - I think I need to see Chimpy do the Nixon double wave with my own eyes. DC would have to be the venue. Or maybe Crawford TX to give him a hearty Fuck You as he walks the tarmac
lol
Xan although I can say I do better in RL pool than in computer word games
Unfortunately the battle resolution is automatic, otherwise it would be "Bowling for Cranny"
I've got another hour before I can do the last upgrade of the night (iron).
Thought so Ali. Someone has his pic, so I'd seen him before.
He doesn't seem THAT old.
It's the monkey glands.
JR, I replaced every bulb with flourescent about 4 yrs ago. Definitely paid off. I've got the lowest electric bill on the block.
Every profile on America's Most Wanted tonight has been Hispanic.
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Is there going to be an Eschacon on 1/20/09 in DC? I think I'll be there anyway to see Chimpy go.
Jill
and there will be need for a hundred foot sign that says "End of an Error"
Peace to the humans. And special hugs to special friends and lovers (even if you're still pissed off at me). And fuck off to the rest of you.
Vicki, Who ♥ Al Gore
Goodnight, Vicki!
Karin, great point!
Goodnight, Terry.
JR, I replaced every bulb with flourescent about 4 yrs ago. Definitely paid off. I've got the lowest electric bill on the block.
Eliaschaton '08.
I have a few old and twitchy fixtures that need replacing before I can replace them, but we have mostly CFs.
The government even sent us a CF porch light.
Jill: Is there going to be an Eschacon on 1/20/09 in DC? I think I'll be there anyway to see Chimpy go.
You wanna see him board the plane to Paraguay? Get there before noon.
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What the heck crawled up Vicki's butt?
The government even sent us a CF porch light.
JR,
!!!! I want free stuff!! How'd you get that??
What the heck crawled up Vicki's butt?
Eliaschaton '08.
You're a jagoff.
JR, I replaced every bulb with flourescent about 4 yrs ago. Definitely paid off. I've got the lowest electric bill on the block.
Eliaschaton '08.
My electric bill, which includes everything, averaged out, is about $60 per month.
I think I need to see Chimpy do the Nixon double wave with my own eyes.
Frankly, I wanna hear his "I am not a Chimp" speech...
What the heck crawled up Vicki's butt?
Eliaschaton '08.
Encouragement of a schizo troll.
It just showed up in the mailbox. I assume they are doing it one neighbourhood at a time... provincial .gov, BTW.
We also got pipe insulation, a low-flow shower head and assorted energy saving geegaws from them last year.
OUTRAGE!!
I didn't get a damn thing!!!
My electric bill, which includes everything, averaged out, is about $60 per month.
Oh my goodness. I'm looking at mine for last month right now, $24.73. Natural gas for last month was like, $250.00
Electric = regulated.
Gas = unregulated.
And there are plans to deregulate electric here this year.
A friend gave me a bottle of rum yesterday. I'm only going to use it for cooking, though.
I assume everyone has seen this write-up of Eschacon?
http://www.attytood.com/2008/03/
...lare_war_i.html
JR, your gov in Canada SENDs you this stuff.
How long would it take to gain citizenship?
Heat pump guy, here. During winter, electric bill is about $120/mo.
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My electric bill was about $40 each month all winter long but in the summer, it'll go up to about $90. Don't have natural gas.
Encouragement of a schizo troll.
Could you be more... specific?
Oh my goodness. I'm looking at mine for last month right now, $24.73. Natural gas for last month was like, $250.00
ouch. I'm all electric, runs from $2o. to $14o./month avg. about 70. That includes an 240 v. water well pump.
AC. I've been suffering with fans. What really jacks it up is the dehumidifier.
Right now I have my back screen door open. That's how nice it feels outside. But there are some severe thunderstorms moving in. I can hear the thunder. They're predicting some really bad ones this year because of El Nina and global warming.
JR, your gov in Canada SENDs you this stuff.
Eliaschaton '08.
Well, it's the provincial government, and full citizenship takes a while, although it's not hard to get your landed status in general.
The thing with the geegws is that they may not be a hug thing overall, they do get people thinking about the whole thing more seriously.
Plus, walking down the street one night it seemed that at least 80% of the porchlights were CFs, so people are using them.
Encouragement of a schizo troll.
Could you be more... specific?
I *am* still here, people.
ouch. I'm all electric, runs from $2o. to $14o./month avg. about 70. That includes an 240 v. water well pump.
Communist.
Summer, I keep the A/C around 80°F, and the electric bill goes down to about $50.
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Attytood noted today that he gets more conservative commenters than liberals on his blog, and it would be nice if it were otherwise.
Heat pump guy, here. During winter, electric bill is about $120/mo.
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Jeffra, what's your summer average, with the A/C on? my electric is like $50 in the winter (we heat with propane) and then zing! $150 or worse in summer when it's really awful out.
I'm provincial. I got nothing! I bought my CFs. And my low flow showerhead, the rain kind, and that stupid pipe wrap stuff.
Bastards.
Xan: Jeffra, what's your summer average, with the A/C on? my electric is like $50 in the winter (we heat with propane) and then zing! $150 or worse in summer when it's really awful out.
About fiddy dollars. I like the heat. The cold... not so much.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/
SB...9234873285.html
WSJ article about how some women are seeing backlash of misogyny against more women, not just against Hillary.
Kinda scary.
Valerie Benjamin, a human-resources manager for a consulting firm here, was driving to work recently in her red minivan with a Hillary bumper sticker when a man pulled up alongside and rolled down his window. "You can be for Hillary all you want," he shouted, "but there is no way that thing is going to become president."
"I couldn't believe this guy was shouting at me in my car," says Ms. Benjamin. "I am continuously surprised by the level of venom."
Communist.
Eliaschaton '08.
Hey, I don't share.
Bastards.
annie
I guess that your neighbourhood is at the bottom of the list. I assume that they are targettting the larger cities first.
Fluorescent lights give off a foul white light. I will never use them.
Valerie Benjamin, a human-resources manager for a consulting firm here, was driving to work recently in her red minivan with a Hillary bumper sticker when a man pulled up alongside and rolled down his window. "You can be for Hillary all you want," he shouted, "but there is no way that thing is going to become president."
i know this is gonna sound crazy, but he wasn't wearing a beret was he?
Fluorescent lights suck out all your vital body nutrients and minerals. Go into any grocery store late at night and you can feel it.
"Attytood noted today that he gets more conservative commenters than liberals on his blog, and it would be nice if it were otherwise."
never heard of him until now. there are too many blogs with too few pics of hot atriots.
never heard of litbrit until tonight, either.
BTW, kudos to Vici - er, I mean Vicki, - who started planning Eschacon II about two years ago and, at that time, was pretty much left holding the bag. Molly, res ipsa, and others whose names don't come to mind came along and helped carry the load in BIG ways - but Miss Vicki kept the fire burning all that time.
Kudos to all - sounds like it was smash hit!
I think if someone invented a solar porch light they'd make tons of money.
"but he wasn't wearing a beret was he?"
i know this is gonna sound crazy, but he wasn't wearing a beret was he?
focus smithonsen | 03.29.08 - 10:05 pm ~~~
C'mon now! That's an unwarranted slur on Simels!
He would not behave that way. He might write that way...?
Later folks.
Lots of meaningless sporting events to watch.
There's just no way to get away from the higher summer electric bills in summer if you live in the south. Winter, I can use a little space heater to knock the chill off the air.
eshacon on cspan now
My CF's aren't white like flourecents. They are the same as normal bulbs in color.
I think if someone invented a solar porch light they'd make tons of money.
annie
they make several, from patio lights to rope lights.
I don't like lights outside. Moved to the country to see the sky, have zero light pollution here.
I put the CF bulbs where I don't mind the ugly tone of the light. Some of them now have a warmer coloration--but still not the warmth on incandescent.
How do the LED light fixture look? Bluishwhite, like those new headlights?
notaboomer: eshacon on cspan now
Fibbing filbert!
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"eshacon on cspan now"
wha??????????????????
Simels spat on a concierge. He couldn't find a veteran, so decided to take it out on the french.
I have the solar patio kind, and the pretty different color kind, actually the background on my blog is a close up of one.
I mean if they could invent one that all i have to do is flip the switch and the light comes on the same as I do now. Maybe run a little wire to the roof or somewhere to power the bulb.
It would have to be fairly bright too.
But you could have all kinds of sloar stuff. If they made nightlights that you put the charger on the window, that would rock I think.
I suggest listening to some Squeeze on Youtube.
Actually, a NASA thing is on CSPAN, Robin Wright is on CSPAN2.
Timmeh makes this photo a little disturbing.
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Eliaschaton '08
pool on which 'puppet shows up in its stead?
How do the LED light fixture look?
LEDs are very white, and the light is constant. Part of the cause of the sickliness of fluorescent is the flickering of the light. A lot of people are very sensitive to that.
The big drawback to LED right now is getting enough lumens out of them to be bright enough to replace incandescent bulbs.
Just wanna say, the Snake Goddess has the cutest accent.
I blogged by candlelight tonight.
Was that OK?
No, that was NOT ok.
Gomez: Was that OK?
Okay by me. I didn't play along. Of course, I ride a scooter, so I feel okay about that.
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No, that was NOT ok.
annie
Bet you plugged in your vibrator tonight.
"I blogged by candlelight tonight."
how romantic. you could have gave me an iron city, looked into my eyes, and told me about the stillers..
fuckin' Atriots, I just know their doing something ....
LEDs are beginning to be used in stoplights and such. The up front cost is rather expensive, but given they last for 35 years or so, it makes sense.
http://www.kk.org/cooltools/arch...ives/
002704.php
I have a fantasy about 1/20/09 - I'm hoping that Springsteen and Dave Matthews and John Fogerty and a few others that were in on Vote for Change in 2004 can get a venue close to the Capitol to blast out Fortunate Son and Hey Hey Hey good bye for Chimpy to hear
http://www.theleftcoaster.com/ar...ives/
012235.php
Post about Hillary Clinton's work on microcredit--for many years.
Post is by eriposte, a strong Hillary supporter, but I think non-Hillary backers may find this interesting.
I'm impressed--I had no idea about this part of her work in Arkansas.
did the eco-twats attending Eschacon turn off the lights and sit in the dark in solidarity with other gullible "global warming" hoax-victims?
Fitting image: benighted "progressives" belong where? A dark room somewhere.
global hillarity on steroids, dude! The idiocy of "progessives" is an inexhaustible resource...
Dave Matthews can cause gridlock for 25 miles with a concert.
Too bad Cindy Sheehan couldn't have had him come to Crawford.
/sarcasm
Incandescents aren't "natural" light either.. too yellow. (In technical terms, lower colour temp)
Hit the fire.
I'm gunna put LED cluster bubs in the taillights of the scooters. Turn signals, too.
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Lubyanka
Stop COPYING me.
liberals: "we love the dark--it's where we came from, where we live..."
"Part of the cause of the sickliness of fluorescent is the flickering of the light. A lot of people are very sensitive to that."
No kidding. Wife and MIL do not notice it. Me, a cheapo fluorescent will make me bonkers until we replace it.
One of the astronauts on this roundtable says a moon crater was 40 ft deep and 40 yards wide. He said they didn't get to close to these holes because if they fell in they could never get out. Why?
Wow, Leibniz@ 10:24!
The Lemnis Pharox is the first one that actually delivers as a home bulb replacement. It sips electricity pulling down a mere 4 watts, will last for 35 years, and replaces the light of a 40 watt incandescent. I installed one in our recessed home lighting adjacent to normal bulbs, and asked my wife to pick out which one was the LED and she couldn't tell which one it was. The only thing I am disappointed about is that they don't have higher output ones yet available (such as a 60 or 75 watt replacement). I can only assume they are in the works. While you pay an early adopter premium on these ($50-60), they are excellent for places where it's too much trouble to replace bulbs, or if you have a solar system on your roof and you want those watts to go further.
Lubyanka
What's wrong, Brian? Was Janet especially emasculating today? Did you not hit this month's sales target at the furniture store? Or are you just missing those testicles a little more than normal?
Flourescent will go the way of the neon.
Bet you plugged in your vibrator tonight.
Spit. Take.