(This lovely photo comes to us courtesy of reader Eureka Springs AR, who took it in Florence, Italy. Just says pull up a chair, doesn't it?)
We've had a good dusting of snow the last few days, but not enough to add up to any significant accumulation. Just enough to scare everyone into running out to buy that extra gallon of milk and a package of toilet paper, just in case. It's the perfect weather for staying inside with a cup of coffee and some yummy coffee cake. I found a great recipe yesterday for a cinnamon apple nut coffee cake and made it, and the whole house still smells like cinnamon and apples hours later. (I was out of walnuts, substituted pecans, and it's wonderful.)
When you add in a fresh pot of coffee, a warm, cozy house, and a freshly filled bird feeder outside my blogging window, you have heaven here this morning. Especially with the added hugs from The Peanut while she watches her morning cartoons.
This is just the sort of day to settle comfortably into a large chair with a cup of tea and a good book. Or with The Peanut and some A. A. Milne and our dachshund, if we can achieve some form of peaceful coexistence in the overstuffed chair and ottoman. Sometimes a blanket can be helpful in that regard, but I'm not holding my breath or anything this morning.
Whatever our plans for the day, they will be indoors. Luckily we are well stocked with food in the pantry and crayons and coloring books and movies and all the things that make staying indoors worthwhile. At least, for a little while anyway, and then I'm sure that some wee girlie will want to drag momma out in the snow to at least get the mail and heave a snowball or two. She's got a pretty good arm for a kid her age, but luckily for her momma the aim is still off a bit.
The one thing that I do know is that our dachshund will not be willingly headed out into our snow-dusted yard without a nudge. Our wiener dog is a weenie when it comes to the cold.
All of this made me think about how grateful I am for my snug home and my wonderful family — Mr. ReddHedd is taking The Peanut to the family room for a bit so that momma can have a little quiet time of her own, who could ask for better than that? The news has truly been abysmal lately on so many fronts, and I thought we could all use a little space this morning to talk about the things that make us smile, bring us happiness, or just make us content in so many ways.
This photo of the two ladies in Florence that Eureka Springs AR sent to me just says friendship — that quiet sort where you hang out and laugh or sit in silence and don't have to say a thing for companionship. But it's lovely, and it makes me want to find that outdoor cafe one of these days and have a glass of wine and a laugh with these two.
It just seems like a good morning to talk about gratitude. Pour yourself some more coffee, and pull up a chair…
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FITZ & CHRISTY!
Morning witchywoman. :) Every time I see your online name, I start humming Eagles tunes. *g*
Heehee. No snow here in Southern California, but it is pretty brisk. I’m an early riser, so I’m sitting here in the dark with the two dogs catching up on all the fabulous posts at the Lake!
I’m grateful for this excellent Conason piece about the beautiful Molly Ivins. (Check out her great cuppa coffee pic)
“Molly lives
Like Mark Twain, Molly Ivins treated us to the sound of America in her prose and style. She was the rare, gifted journalist whose work transcended the news that inspired it.
By Joe Conason”
http://www.salon.com/opinion/c…..lly_ivins/
mmmmmm… yellow cake….
Hi Moeman. When I opened FDL the other day and saw the news that Molly Ivins had passed it was a blow to the heart. What a fabulous voice she had. The comparison to Twain seems very apropos.
‘morning, Redd…
got my coffee – still O-dark-thirty here, but the big dog is keeping my feet warm and the puppy is twirling around, doing her puppy girl things.
They don’t seem to understand the concept of “Saturday”, but never forget the joy of “breakfast”
Christy,
Good to have you back!
I’m not a religious person, but I prayed you would be well.
You sound well…
Keep the coffee and the comment’s ‘a comin’!
c-gulag, Do you mean Jane? Christy, were you sick?!
witchywoman @ 3
Bonjour ww.
I too heard of Molly’s passing here on FDL. Seems a propos to find this news on a site where we are literally surrounded by gorgeous, funny, intelligent and bloggingly sexy women. I’m sure my many maternally-clinged male cohorts in here would agree.
I’m a little exhausted and have a bit of The Peanut’s cold, but I haven’t been sick. I think gulag may have me confused with Jane — but that’s okay. :) Jane’s on the East Coast and getting ready for some trial coverage next week. And doing very well, I might add.
12 below 0 here in Stillwater, MN this morning.
Pull up a chair… To the fire.
Now where’s my special Balrog Blankie?
Balrog at 12 — I could use a blankie myself this morning. I’ve finally figured out where the cold air leak is coming from in our kitchen. Wouldn’t you know that it’s the door frame right by the table where I sit and blog? Am going to have to put some insulated foam strips around the door frame to try and block the draft. It’s just too damn cold here today.
OOOOPs, my bad! Sorry about that….
I wish all well on this site.
Christy Hardin Smith @
13
We just move Goldberry the Golden Retriever around to whichever door is draftiest.
Lie down. Stay!
yes, Balrog, I find dogs to be very handy for that sort of thing!
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gulag at 14 — No worries. Jane is doing quite well — holding her own and then some. I swear, she is a force of nature. :)
Mornin’ all.
Can’t hang around for long, gotta work on the sermon thing. Read a lovely tribute to Molly by Maya Angelou in the WaPo. Short but really sweet.
The combination of the loss of Molly and Fr. Drinan are going to have to rate a mention in church tomorrow.
Spent part of yesterday running around for a b’day gift for Mr. Rev. Losing special people reminds us to value the ones we have and let them know that we do.
Good morning, everybody. Here in NYC my 19-year-old cat is now contenting himself with some ice water (in a people glass, on the table next to the computer) and the 4-year-old whipper-snapper is perched on the window sill, hoping for pigeons.
Christy Hardin Smith @ 10
Oh good. I guess I’m a little “hair-trigger” on the subject at the moment. I’m so glad Jane is doing well. Surgery is a bitch. {{{{{Jane!}}}}}
The robins are here in Tallahassee, soon to head farther north once they re-energize. My dad, also down visiting, and I watched a flock of 50 or so tear thru my lush yard, pushing leaves everywhere thru the plant beds and mulch. My yard was pretty much vacuumed of bugs, while along my driveway they had pushed a row of leaves up to 4 inches high. Amazing treat to watch, and I was pleased that I had enhanced my yard naturally to attract birds.
Thanks so much for the Libby coverage – also amazing, invaluable, never-before ….
Good morning, Christy and all!
I’m grateful for my warm house too. Southern Arizona has been having quite the winter, with morning lows in the 20s and last week’s actual SNOW!
That coffee cake looks wonderful, though forbidden to the diabetic; especially the diabetic who was ever so naughty over the holidays.
BWAHAHA! Pam has a post up on a Michigan pastor who wants to toss adulters in the pokey. While that is not unusual, the list of Repug presidential candidates who would be in jail is quite impressive.
Everything looks beautiful out the window today. There is a light layer of snow, not enough to last long but beautiful none the less.
It is now Feb. and we in and around Boston have not had enough snow to measure yet this year. This scares me. A lot.
‘morning, Peanut!
(she’s just the cutest!)
Well If I’m going to talk about gratitude, I gotta give it up to Emptywheel for an absolutely phenomenal live blogging this past week.
As a lawyer, I have to admit that I didn’t expect the live blogging to pick up on some of the nuances that took place this week, especially out of the hearing of the jury. Emptywheel not only picked up on the legal nuances, but probably gave one of the best written expressions of a courtroom mood that I have read. Absolutely astounding…and in real time as well.
So thank you emptywheel, thank you, thank you, thank you.
we are having a heat wave!
It is 15 degrees and sunny!!!!!!!
It was below 6 or below 0 for a week and I’m tired of staying indoors!!!! With wind chill
-25 one night.
I am also thankful that my son came home for a visit.
Not so thankful for the basketful of laundry he brought with him!
Does everyone around here know yet that Glenn Greenwald is moving on over to Salon? Good move on his part. It is worth supporting by subscribing. I don’t read Salon nearly as regularly as I do FDL and blogs, but they do some great work with some fine writers. We need to support the liberal/progressive voice everywhere we can.
If you’re subscribing to Salon, come visit Table Talk, a place full of some of the smartest, funniest and nicest progressives on the tubes. An account comes along with your annual Salon subscription.
Good Morning Christie, your special Saturday morning time with your daughter brings back memories . . . enjoy every minute of it. As for me, it’s just about time to wake up a sluggish teenager who would happily sleep til noon.
And thanks to you, Jane, Marcy, Jeralyn and all the commenters for your terrific coverage of the Libby trial. FDL is fantastic, as always.
Today I get to rehearse a new piece by Philip Glass, The Passion of Ramakrishna, with the Symphony Chorus, and tonight, the last performance of Romeo e Juliette by Gonoud, with the Opera. And I have a sword.
Singing with my friends, especially my opera friends, is one of the great pleasures of my life. It brings a whole range of feelings that play no part whatsoever in my work-a-daddy lawyer life. Stage work for chorus is about the body, bringing emotions to the surface and letting them play out in the face and posture, because that reinforces the music for the audience, and the physical work helps me add the emotion to the voice. My opera friends are really good at that. And, my work life is so in my head that using the rest of the body is, among other things, a great release.
moeman @ 10
Good mornin’ all. Cold here in DC, too. And they (those oh-so accurate forecasters) say it’s gonna get colder.
Gratitude? Well, I’ll say it: I’m grateful for Firedoglake-this place came along at the exact right time: funny, snarky, intelligent, irreverent, and deadly serious about challenging the bullshit here in this town.
Oh, and did I mention how good-lookin’ we all are? *g*
RD at 29 as I said on Glenn’s site last night, I’m looking forward to throwing an extra 50 bucks to Salon in his name. I can’t give directly to political activities because of work, but I can give to blogs that support issues I care about. And I’m blown away by the sheer volume of words that Glenn can hammer out, and still be spot on. Imagine when he has more time and focus.
For anyone who missed it in the last thread, Subway Serenade is famous–his picture is on the front page of his local paper. Click my name.
Morning Christy,
“Such sweet thunder”
–A Midsummer (winter) Night’s Dream,IV.i
A riveting week with more bombshells in the
pipeline.
Jack
masacchio — That sounds wonderful. I feel the same way about the time I manage to find for myself on my piano (which isn’t often these days). The release of losing myself in learning a new piece — especially a difficult one — is a wonderful way to be more mindful in the moment. Or finding a little time to nestle in with a good book and lose myself in its pages.
I wonder how many reporters are using Marcy’s amazing live blogging of the Libby trial as their major resource without giving credit. Bunches of ‘em, I’ll bet. The journalist at the Hollywood Reporter who put the acknowledgment front and center is a real stand up guy.
I’m in the lost pines of Bastrop County, Texas. crystal clear day, quite crisp. we have woodpeckers all about, and my dear one gave me binoculars for my last birthday. It’s a new hobby for me! I’m headed out to feed my hens and then watch some woodpecking. I opened a new bag of coffee this morning and that aroma is still with me. This is always a terribly needed break for me after a busy work week, and I thank all here for speaking to the real human need for these “pull up a chair” respites.
No robins here. -12F at the moment. Predicted high for the day, -3F.
Well, I’m off to the rain room. I’ll be back in a bit with wet hair. ;)
PLAME GAME CAKE
Box of YELLOWCAKE
Large can of Crushed Pineapple
Small container of Cool Whip
Small box of Instant Vanilla Pudding
COOK the yellowcake in a long baking pan. Let cool and then refrigerate the cake for an hour.
FORGING ahead, remove cake from refrigerator and, using a fork, make holes all along the top of the cake. Open the can of crushed pineapple and layer the top of the cake, allowing the pineapple to LEAK into the cake thru the holes made using the fork.
Mix pudding (adding the milk) according to box recipe in a large bowl. Fold in (do not use mixer) the container of cool whip. Next, use this to cover the entire cake. Regrigerate for at least 3 hours. Cake is always best on the second day. Enjoy!
Oh Lord but it’s cold here this morning. JAnuary has been surprisingly mild but the last week has been brisk and this morning -36C without the windchill, and -47C with the wind. Yikes – and my place is not well stocked and I have to make it out to the grocery store soon. Oh well, it’s a dry cold (local joke).
ccmask @ 42
Sounds delicious…for breakfast.
CHS @17, bwahahaha! Wee ones and cats love keyboards.
It’s dark and cold here in WA, and the coffee’s almost ready. Gotta share this story with all of you. Scroll down a bit to the photo of one of the Angry Grannies (who protest this war regularly) banging a pot and lid together. Literally. Just like Molly suggested. It made me smile.
The cafes or coffee bars in Italy are so very different than what we have here in the states… although Starbucks tried to come up with the american version of cafe culture. It is just that.
Politics in this nation and the world is large depressing at the slow rate of progress and more accurately the apalling rate of digression. How could we be even debating toture in the 21st century? This administration has really put a cabbash on freedom and stepped hard on the necks of the poor and even middle class in this nation. That is all very depressing. And then there is the ever present militarism of the american consciousness and the fact that we pay homage and use military might to easily to solve problems.. which it never does.
I need to escape this ugliness and I do it by sailing… and in the colder months by attending opera and ballet which is so beautiful and life affirming… and some comedy. And of course visiting the art museums.
How ironic that our view back to our past is always the works of artists… not of politicians, or warriers. Sure they have changed the course of history… but it’s always the art of the time, music and even dance which endures as the uplifting spirit of creation.
What have politicians and warriors ever actually created?
A right is not something that someone give you… It something that no one can take away.
They sure try don’t they.
Salon needs Glenn more than they need him. I shall never forgive that bitch Joan Walsh for launching jihaad against me several years back.
(For those of you with short memories I was taken to task fro criticizing her golden boy Patient Less Than Zero
Balrog: you must be having a heat wave. Minus 24 for us ironrangers this am, predicted high of 10 below & same for tomorrow.
I need some advice from the fdlers that have feline furry children. We have a very old cat in good health but she is driving us crazy waking us up to feed her. I’m looking for a timed feeder at a reasonable cost. We feed her twice a day, am & pm. Her parents, stressed out with the personal & the state of the world need their sleep!
The tributes of Molly I have been reading, esp from those who knew her best, have been wonderful. The Mpls Star Trib had a great one by John Yewell & lovely obit this week. I saw a photo of her when she worked in Minn from the late 60’s wearing a maxi coat. It must have been extreme weather shock for a Texas gal. Maxi coats, now that brings back memories of the late 60’s for me.
I’m having a hard time accepting that she is gone & I won’t be able to read her amazing stuff anymore. I would love to see a documentary or equivalent of her appearances. Molly was just as funny & sharp to watch as she was to read. I would have loved to have attended the tribute to Molly that the Texas Observer had & seen her & all the others speaking, a group of the best & brightest in one room.
MC: It is great for breakfast. My grandmother used to make it with chocolate pudding and cherry filling. It is delicious, I swear. And so easy.
RevDeb @
29
I had the same thought and went to Salon yesterday to subscribe. Wonder of wonders, the ad-wall wasn’t even up. I was able to go anywhere on the site.
Beth Beacham: I’ll check out Table Talk too.
Here in central Ohio, it’s 10 degrees, with more than a week’s worth of snow still on the ground. It’s also clear and bright–lots of sunshine–which isn’t typical for winter here. We can go days and days without seeing the sun.
Is it safe to say that I was here for Peanuts first post ever?
With all of the discussion (elsewhere) about supporting Glenn Greenwald by subscribing, have there ever been any thoughts about setting up a vehicle for financial fueling here?
Maybe use the Tin/Bronze/Silver/Gold/YellowCake Contributor model in which people can donate at various levels (or not, which is also cool).
Maybe offer token prizes like an FDL T-Shirt to certain membership levels. Signed PoodlePortraits. The like.
I know this is a delicate topic Blogosphere wide, but there it is. Thoughts?
Good Morning Christy and Firedogs,
now we are deep in to cbl territory – started keeping a gratitude journal over 10 years ago. before retiring, you write a thank you note to God, Life, Gaia, Allah, etc. listing min. of 5 things that day for which you are grateful – eye opening when you can’t come up with more than 3.
some of the more philisophical, smarter kidz will dismiss it as superstitious, etc., but it changed everything on a fundamental level
and finding Jane, Christy, and all of you has become a regular entry
sorry to go all Oprah, but it rings a deeply personal bell*g*
“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.”
~ Meister Eckhardt ~
Christy Hardin Smith @ 37
My mother was a piano player, and she taught me the pleasure of singing. I wish I had learned to play, but it never dawned on me to learn until it was too late. I often wished I could play and sing with my kids, but we were able to substitute singing with records. Even now, when my daughter comes home, we put on the Mikado or Music Man, and cook dinner together.
Got a small window today where it will be above 30 degrees, then it looks like it will be too cold to work for the next 4 days. So my audiences will have to brave their frigid commutes without me.
There have been buds on the trees here for about a week now. In spite of the impending cold snap I can smell the early spring in the air.
But I go my picture in 5 different local weekly papers here yesterday. I’m pretty happy with that.
(h/t to Renee in Ohio)
CNN – at least 38 dead, over 85 injured in Baghdad suicide truck bombing at busy market.
Oh my — this coffee cake is SO nummy. :P
ironranger @ 47
Ironranger, I feel your pain. My old boy has the uncanny knack of waking me for food about an hour before I have to get up. If I’ve set the alarm for 7, he’s at me at 6. If I’ve gotta get up at 5, he’s yawping in my ear at 4.
I don’t know how he knows, but he does.
I remind myself that it’s better than it was when he was a youngster. In those days, he’d perch on the bedside table and methodically knock everything on it piece by piece to the floor until I leapt out of bed in a rage. And once he had me on my feet…
Once a devil, always a devil!
twolf1 @
5
Do you remember when…
We’ll never be capable of accurately measuring the damage done by “the liberation”
OH NUTS!! Regarding the Plame Game cake, can a moderator change the last paragraph in my recipe to this:
Mix pudding (adding the milk) according to box recipe in a large bowl. Fold in (do not use mixer) the container of cool whip. Next, use this to cover the entire cake. Regrigerate for at least 3 hours. Cake is always best on the second day. Enjoy!
Rainy and cool in Tampa today. I’m headed out to a fundraising brunch for my favorite city council candidate (Mary Mulhern). Afterwards we are doing a lit drop. Anyone want to help?
That coffee cake recipe sounds wonderful. If I remember a couple of those ingredients when shopping today I may make that tomorrow morning.
sputnik,
how wonderful! you will find ‘birding’ as addictive as FDL. Texas is disneyland for us birders. as a whole, they’re pretty geeky – so lots of on line info and help – tons of TX on- line info (who knew those Aggies would prove helpful!*g*)
this site has been linked here more than once and is a treasure trove of resources
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/
ironranger @
48
I’ve been reading and saving all the obits and memorial pieces I can find. She represents the very best of what Texas can produce, and I don’t know if there will be anyone to take her place, although her friend Jim Hightower is also a breath of fresh air. “Ain’t nothing in the middle of the road but yellow stripes and dead armadillos”–which I think he actually said at the 1992 Democratic Convention.
moeman @
4
Thanks for the link moeman. It’s a great piece of writing, and a fitting tribute to the lovely and incomparable Molly.
p.s. my handle has been susan previously, but there are many others out there, hence the new one.
I didn’t pull up a chair. I went for a forest sanity walk in the cold. Yay me? Tired.
Am grateful for my best friend who listened to me rant at length yesterday, then said I sounded pretty energetic and upbeat for this time of year. Whaddaya know, she’s right. So thanks for friends.
Redd, you’ve got mail. Mornin’ everyone.
good morning,
i am truly grateful for the excellent coverage of the trial, for Rickie Lee’s visit and for this lovely sweetness this thread has brought to me.
my goodness, what a thrill it is to read you, Peanut! frame that, Christy, if it’s her first post.
last night i found two stuffed toys with little boxes of chocolates, a snoopy and a woodstock, and decided that my twenty-five year old peanut would appreciate them. those were his two favorites from young childhood. somehow, i blinked and it’s vanished–except in memory
so this delightful “pull up a chair” morning, remembering molly, ann and my peanut’s east texas childhood propels me to the gym. thankful and more mindful.
{{{Jane}}} you are loved! fight like hell!
ccmask @ 60
Now I’m hungry and my regrigerator is empty. Maybe more coffee will help.
:-)
MC: My mom had problems with her cat. My son bought her one of those tall cat feeders and it worked great for her cat. She was afraid that her cat (being a very fat cat) would eat more with the feeder. But, her problems with feeding time are over.
We’ve had a very mild winter here in coastal Maine. It’s only been really cold (below 20) for the last few weeks. The ice finally got thick enough to skate on, which we did ’til dark last night. It was glorious! We planned to go out again today, but got about 4 inches of snow overnight. So, we’re going to plan B and going sledding!
Weeeeheee! Anyone wanna come?
I’m tellin’ ya, in a desperate attempt to replace their current knot of dunderheaded, always wrong paste eaters, Messrs Scaife and Mellon will place a call to West Virginia. . . finally, some cogent, sparkling commentary to grace the pages of The Corner!
Morning all! Your timing is impeccable Christy. My gratitude for all my blessings overflows this morning.
I made a sales call yesterday on UAW local 663 in Anderson Indiana yesterday. The plant they support is closing and the ocal will be no more in a few months. These guys have a long and proud history, having participated in the sit down strikes of the 30’s to fight for worker’s rights. n the paper yesterday, the headline was about Visteon closing its plant in Connersville, IN. I told the people there how sorry I was for what they were going through.
As someone who is trying to overcome a foreclosure bullet, I am so grateful for all my friends and family (including you all) and for the opportunities that allow me to persevere.
Sorry to bum everyone out this morning, but every day is a new day, and I am grateful for that! And Go Colts!
mrsmarks:
Cats can tell time. They get thrown off when daylight savings time changes but only for a day or 2. Our cat sometimes (too often) decides that she would rather eat at 5am (or worse, 4:30) than 6am. Even more annoying is when she is fed by one of us but someone else is still sleeping & she thinks everyone should be up paying attention to her. She makes enough noise that no one can sleep anymore. After she has rousted everyone up, she promptly finds a cozy spot & goes to sleep. Mission accomplished.
Jeffrey Feldman live-blogging the DNC Winter Meeting over at Kos. He did a fantastic job yesterday, and it looks like he’s off to a good start this morning. (Joe Biden sez “Axis of Oil.”)
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/3/91813/92941
Morning Everyone!
OhMaGoodness Christy! Poor lil’ weinerdawg. When’s the last time any of us tried to play &/or do our bidness with our tummy covered with snow, soon as we cleared the door?! *shudder*
Seriously, may we assume Peanut’s fought off her recent cold? Hope so. Have a good romp, guys. ;->
ccmask @ 51
You may say it, and I hope you feel safe, but you wouldn’t be accurate.
This is at least the 3rd one, I may have missed some others.
I am very grateful to have found a fellow FDLer Grandma Jo. We have emailed back and forth and have much in common. We will be going to Chicago together. Yeah for new friends, especially ones that share our outrage at Bush, appreciation and amazement for Jane and Christy, and family who no longer listen to our rants.
I wish I could sample coffee cake. Still on my diet and I am grateful that I have lost over 110 lbs. So it is eggs, deli turkey, and cottage cheese for me today.
And it is -12, with windchill of -27. I am grateful I don’t have to go outside, although I should to start my car and let it rum for awhile.
ironranger @ 74: Thanks for my first belly laugh of the day!
Christy Hardin Smith says:
February 3rd, 2007 at 6:12 am
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Mornin’ Peanut.
She raises a good question….
Twisted
“The plant they support is closing and the local will be no more in a few months. These guys have a long and proud history, having participated in the sit down strikes of the 30’s to fight for worker’s rights.”
Flint, MI — redux
Twisted—
I wish you well in what you’re going thru.
Sounds like a heavy load.
——-egr
Chimpy is about to address House Dems in Williamsburg, VA. Looks like CNN will be covering it.
I was wondBalrog @ 52
Morning everyone. On funding. I was thinking a while back about auctioning off several copies of Marcy’s book signed by Marcy, Christy, Jane, and the Wilsons. One could do it on e-bay (though I hate to support them!).
Umm, at #78″ … and let it rum for a while” … never tried it. Might be a good day. Do ya think?
Chilly but sunny, after a another half-hearted and mostly failed attempt at snow in Boston. Icy steps walking down to the Magnificent Bagels shop to pick up the usual hot chocolate, which will be waiting when I walk in the door; then next door to the corner convenience to leave my dollar for the morning’s NYT, then down the street to the local breakfast place for pancakes where they ask “Good morning ___, the usual?” “Good morning; yes; how are you?” and I nod and sit down to read the Times. Back home; put on the new YoYo Ma CD and open up the computer. Wonder what Christy has for “pull up a chair.” Saturdays are good.
egregious,
good morning. fyi – checking over at hopespringsaturtle’s place – “the flowah” is safe and no damage
*perks ears up* New YoYo Ma CD? Do tell, Scarecrow…
G’morning All… Miss Dog let me sleep in, once she made sure that I was alive at 5:30 with a snuffy nose kiss.
What makes me happy…. knowing the AC/Heat guy is coming to put in the 2nd compressor and I just might have central heat… since Phoenix has had the coldest month since 1977.
To see lemons on my tree… the first crop..
The bright sunshine and seeing my lavender tea rose all in bloom… and the Ann’s hummingbird family stopping by at the feeder.
chimpy’s on…
From Jeffrey Feldman’s live blog of the DNC meeting over at Kos. Richardson just wrapped. “YOU are the deciders.”
Christy Hardin Smith @ 88
YoYo Ma plays Ennio Morricone — famous movie themes — The Mission, Cinema Paradiso (wonderful movie!), Once Upon a Time in American, etc. A gift from a friend.
More casualties of the Florida storms. All 18 of the whooping crane chicks led to Florida in this year’s Operation Migration were drowned in their pen at Chassahowtizka NWR. I’ve been involved in whooper restoration for 11 years, though not with that effort, and I am overwhelmed with sorrow, no, make that grief. It’s a huge blow to all of us and to the nearly 70 years of striving to snatch those magnificent birds from the abyss of extinction.
twolf1 @ 90
Look at him. He’s the little boy who’s just been taken to the wood shed.
Jeebus. He just said “Democratic party.”
First. Time. Ever.
mrsmarks @ 94
He just wen out of his way to say ‘democratic’ — too bad the cnn reporter said ‘democrat retreat’ to intro the chimp segment.
mrsmarks
Here is a link for automatic feeders. If they don’t work you can try my approach. I scream “STFU” at the top of my lungs — works every time.
Dr. Foster
BREAKING NEWS – Chimpy CNN – “it’s hard work!” …now back to your regularly scheduled thread.
wow…. Shrub said… Thirdly… I really did not think he could hold that many ideas at one time!
Applause polite, but not enthusiastic.
Christ, he’s talking about the federal gov’ment working for the poor and the elderly. This has to be another first.
(Mr. Marks laughing his ass off. “He can’t even pull it off when he’s trying to be nice. He’s said ’secondly’ three times!)
Hypatia @ 93
Storms kill flock of endangered whooping cranes
I am ever grateful for people who make me laugh in this time of unspeakable horror. Just watched The Producers last night and was reminded just how funny Nathan Lane is. What an amazing talent.. And, yes, I get a bunch of laughs here whenever TRex does his thing…so thanks to anyone who brings the gift of laughter.
And I am grateful for amazing writers who bring tears, thoughtfulness, and laughter through their pens. Just finished Gossamer (by Lois Lowry) and even though it’s intended for young adults, it is truly a work of imagination and compassion for any age.
“Democratic party” again. Somewhere Dick Cheney is bleeding from his sphincter.
egregious @ 82
Thanks, you guys have made it easier to carry for sure…
Christy Hardin Smith @
17
Be a good momma & teach her Preview Is Her Friend, as soon as SHE deems it important.
I look for Peanut to be as independent a lassie as her dear mom ;->
AAAAARGH, Peanut’s scribbabble broke my Preview, so I hope this looks o.k.
Yep. Just like her mom, with a curlycue of her own. *g*
mrsmarks @ 103
3 times now…
‘Morning, FirePups! Slept in today LATE, after holding the first teenager birthday party here last night. (OMFG, why are smart girls so obscenely obsessed with their hair???) My ears are still ringing a bit from the noise level.
That pic makes me think of a vacation I took with some female friends — my first “chick vacation”, in Paris in April. What a blast, memories I will enjoy for ever. We would split up and trek across the city in the morning, regroup in the afternoon at a small cafe a block from our hotel to have a beverage and a snack and then plan our evening. Biere blanche with lemon, wine, cheeses, while watching Paris walk by, sitting in the golden warmth of the late afternoon sun.
One afternoon in particular we saw this spectacular piece of humanity, carrying an enormous bouquet of lilies, striding confidently in our direction. Tanned, smiling, flashing equally enormous white teeth, wearing lily-white pants and shirt that made the flowers he carried look like an extension of his body. He was a Kodak moment, if there ever was one. We all held our breath, the Cuban girl among us the exception as she clucked something in Spanish.
And then the spell was broken when his petit amour crossed the street to meet him, carrying their groceries for their dinner. The boys kissed lovingly, swapped their bundles, and sauntered away arm in arm, lost in each other.
We laughed so hard after they were well out of earshot, chattering about the spectacle of four married women panting over a lovely gay man, sipping our biere and vin rouge. We still laugh about it today, years later.
Chimp – “i welcome debate in a time f war… i hope you know that.”
“these are tough times”
“september 11th”
katymine @ 98
That little earpiece is a great help with that short-term memory problem of his…. :)
Wanna bet he goes back to hand-picked audiences after this little embarrassment in Peoria?
mc @
44
Sounds a lot like pineapple upside down cake — a favorite — but ya gotta flip it over!
Hypatia @ 93 thanks – I guess. I had forgotten about the crane efforts over the last few years.
cranes
Well, I’m thankful I missed that speech. Wish we could get footage of the Q&A.
Montag @ 109. Thanks for the reference to the Newsweek piece. As I read it, all I could say was Wow…Wow…WOW.
I am oh so proud of the citizens of my home state.
mrsmarks:
One time my husband was heavily involved with a summer weekend community event. He was running his butt off from early am to late at night that weekend when he made a very rushed stop (forgot something vital) at home. The birds were singing, there was fresh cut grass smell & a warm breeze on that sunny day. All was blissfully peaceful at home including the cats (2 at the time) sprawled deep, deep in sleep. He buzzed in profusing sweating with his hair sticking up in places, took one look at the cats & said to them, “Don’t you know there are things to do & places to go???” I think he actually hated them for a moment.
montag @ 109
That story about his reception in the diner is a real heart warmer on cold days like this.
twolf1 I will let you watch… it was the “I welcome debate so get that our of your mind” comment that drove me back to the DNC meeting on CSPAN…
Twisted Martini 73
FDL folk thrive mutual support.
Don’t ever apologize for sharing.
In these parts, the fabled Hoover Co. has been bought out by a furreign company. North Canton OH officials are desperately trying to bargain so-as to save the local plant, while the workers and lots of local businesses sweat bullets.
Times are hard so many places. How dare jr. smirk and brag about all’a the good economyness he’s brought! I can’t believe he’s so clueless. He has no compassion, no shame!
Re: Morning Cats
My 3 year old Sam gets close to 13 year old Kat an hour before I have to get up so she GROOOWWWLZZZ and carries on, and every time I sit up he runs away. If I get up and can catch him and scrub his head then all is right with the world and I can crawl back into bed, and they both stay quiet. It works even better if I dump some fresh kibble on the stuff that’s always out. They’re in cahoots though, since I’ve seen them sleeping not too far apart and she doesn’t scream at him.
I DO luv them kitties though. And I can’t get enough of FDL either. Thanks to all who read these words!
Did Bush get the cold shoulder before or after he tried to run down reporters at the Caterpillar plant that day?
Those two women look as if they are freezin their asses off!
TheOtherWA @ 119
Now that is an interesting question….
Reach for the book by the chair…
Hmmm….
This looks good. How about a little Wordsworth to re-frame the morning?
“The world is too much with us”
THE World is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers:
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon,
The winds that will be howling at all hours
And are up-gather’d now like sleeping flowers,
For this, for everything, we are out of tune;
It moves us not. — Great God! I’d rather be
A pagan suckled in a creed outworn, —
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathd horn.
katymine @ 116
It was a short chimpspeech. there is a Q&A session that is ‘private’ and won’t be on da teevee.
TheOtherWA @ 119
I don’t know, but if Bill Clinton did that, the cable news pundits would still be yammering about it. Of course, Clinton would never have behaved that recklessly where the lives of others are concerned. Nor would Clinton be so utterly fascinated by a big ol’ piece of construction equipment.
Morning….always a good morning when I hear from Redd and Peanut. Beautiful here in Maine…after the bitter cold we’ve had recently, 28 degrees feels balmy and with the sun out and a fresh dusting of snow, it’s feel-good weather.
Thought occured to me this am…looking forward to many years from now when I hear reports of Peanut bringing the grandkids over on a Saturday morning to share in some of Granny’s coffee cake!
Another cold morning in Southern California- low forties- but we’re headed north of seventy today for the first time in a while- HOORAY!
G’mornin’ y’all-
No weather again here in Vegas (it’s against state law). Cheryl and I been down with terrible colds all week. But I followed as much trial blogging as I could. Watch a ton of “The Wire” episodes while layin’ up in the bed. I now have all 3 DVD box sets covering the first 3 seasons. Simply amazing.
Question: Is Cheney a defense witness? Meaning that he might not even be called to the stand, in light of how bad he’s looking thus far?
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If as president, Bill Cl*nton bought 1000 acres in Paraguay – either solo or in partnership with a cult leader – the cable news pundits would be still be yammering on about it. And Congress would investigate the matter and appoint Ken Starr…
BobbyG at 127 — Yes, he’s on the defense witness list, along with Rove and Bartlett. Quite the crew, eh?
BobbyG, the defense claimed they were going to call Cheney to the stand, but that was before the trial started. I’d be stunned and amazed if he actually testifies. IANAL, but I don’t think he will. Much too risky considering what’s been said so far.
Need a Fitz fix? Emptywheel predicts that Cheney will not testify.
how bad does your case have to be screwed for one to think that Dick Cheney is gonna help it?
Bush wants to cut domestic programs again.
I’m grateful for all the efforts that led to publishing Marcy’s book.
Just got a copy yesterday.
http://www.firedoglake.com/200…..ent-488016
The Prologue, Epilogue, & Acknowledgments all by themselves speak so eloquently, reading them alone is reason enough to BUY THE BOOK.
Marcy! Jane! Help!?! I’ve picked up “Anatomy of Deceit” and I can’t put it down! *g*
Seriously, BRAVO!
Gore ex-campaign chief wishes on her star
‘Wait till Oscar night,’ Donna Brazile says of a possible 2008 run.
Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are the hot early front-runners, while 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry has already bowed out.
But could former Vice President Al Gore be waiting to make a dramatic entrance into the 2008 presidential race, especially if he wins an Oscar next month? His former campaign manager, Donna Brazile, strongly implied that possibility while speaking at Moravian College in Bethlehem Tuesday night.
RBG @ 131
I’ve been saying for a couple of weeks now that Cheney, Richard Bruce, is a herring, red.
(doing my best Dana Carvey impersonation) :
“Not gonna happen – wouldn’t be prudent….”
Cheney is key to Scooter’s memory defense- he will testify that he can’t remember shit EITHER!
Did you know that the ERA amendment only needs three more states to ratify it into law?
Next week, one of our state senators will be bring it to the AZ legislature for a vote.
Amazing how much AZ has changed. Rejected the Gay Marriage ballot measure and could pass the Equal Rights Amendment in our state. The state that rejected old blowheart JD Hayworth and his hate immigrant trash.
On Molly’s passing, go here. Read the comments, 29 or so, some really good stories from the heart of y’all haven’t heard. Also, the Texas Observer has some stunning tributes from some personal friends of mine and other lunminaries, including Bill Moyers here.
RBG @ 131
I’m such a dumbbell.
No chance the prosecution could, or would want to subpoena shooter?
Adie @ 134
Ditto. I coughed up on day one of the Ask, and can’t wait to get my copy now enroute from Amazon.
Man, had we only had this kind of citizen gumshoe assist technology back during Nixon!
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cbl @ 87
cbl- Thanks for the info! I’ve been wondering about our girl Lotus (and Hope!) and am relieved to hear she is well.
Jesus B. Ochoa @ 139
Texas Observer is a small newspaper, isn’t it? Anyway, they apparently had so much toobz traffic right after Molly’s death that their site went down. I haven’t been able to get in yet. Hopefully today…. Thanks!
Adie @ 140
What gain would be in it for Fitz? Could backfire???
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Gratitude: Coffee. The lil’ one watching the Corpse Bride. Pancakes. Bacon. (especially bacon)
Christy, I have a question on the forensics of the Indictment -
Does it look to you like the Indictment, as it was originally intended, was written to show the Pres’ DCOS (Rove) and the VP’s COS (Libby) being charged with “Leaking” Plame’s identity
according to ‘orders’ and a coordinated ’script’?
It certainly looks to me that, at least originally, Libby and Official ‘A’ (Rove) were both charged with Obstruction, Perjury and False Statements. Libby for the Russert Conversation, and Rove for the Cooper Conversation.
If it were true that the original intent behind the Indictment was to reflect Rove and Libby acting in concert – doesn’t that beg the question “Who’s doing the Conducting?”
And, if the original construction was a “Minions at the Same Level Following Orders” Prosecution – How did Rove ’slip’ his Cooper Charges onto Libby?
Did Rove ‘give-up’ Cheney as the ‘Conductor’?
RBG @ 131
If he doesn’t, it will be a strong indication of just how in disarray the defense is. A lot of their voir dire questioning of jurors was a setup for a Cheney appearance. And, of course, if Scooter doesn’t testify then the defense is essentially admitting, “We got nothing.” As has been pointed out before, the scapegoat argument is no defense at all against lying but an extremely weak plea for jury nullification, which is a little like throwing a Hail Mary pass in the dark in the rain in a hockey game.
BobbyG @ 143
Figured that would be probable reason, DRAT!
Thanks. There HAS to be a way to get that grim loonytune outta office, along wid his “boss”!?!
theconnection.org
Feds Pushing To Expand Death Penalty “Uniformly” Across Country
(Huffington)
Now here’s an underappreciated Clusterfuck program- so if they snuff twelve in Texas, Wyoming’s gotta cough up a dozen too- I jest LOVE fairness and equality!
Did anyone see this tribute to Molly Ivins at ‘The Texas Observer?’
There’s also an encore presentation on CSPAN-2, Book TV with Molly this afternoon (morning, for me) and tomorrow, although from 1998.
It’s 16-F, clear, crisp & sunny. The cat is sitting on my desk cleaning out the ‘northwest berry patch’ yogurt container with his cute little paw. He’ll be helping me clean and rearrange my office this morning. Ohhtt, he switched paws; it’s good to be ambidextrous.
BobbyG @ 143
First, he’s not on Fitz’ witness list. More importantly, you might want to consider *why* he’ not on the Govt’s witness list.
My own tiny thought is that you don’t call someone as your own witness, thereby lending implicit crediblity to that person, when there’s a chance that you may be indicting that person sometime soon.
gotta go so sweetie can use the toobz.
thanks for the chat, gang. be well. back later… ;->
The death toll in today’s truck bombing in a Shi’ite neighborhood of Baghdad is up to 102.
Oklahoma kiddo @ 135
I certainly hope without her; I am NOT a fan of Brazile’s.
Wordsmith @ 149
Molly and a yogurt-loving kitty! What’s not to love?! THANKS MIGHTILY for the heads-up in re C-Span. Bless them.
Hugh @ 153
Some things are certainly surging.
102– Well that makes for about an average day doesn’t it?
jayt 150
Thanks for further clarification of process.
‘nother question:
IF the defense DOES put shooter on the stand, THEN Fitz could grill him, right??
1 Blackened Veep Salad to go, please!
The NEI claims that Iraq is suffering cause any Iraqis who CAN get out of Iraq ARE getting out of Iraq- Dentists, Doctors, Scientists- anyone with an education and money is gettin the fuck out of the Hell Clusterfuck created and leaving the country to the poor, ignorant, and religious zealots—kinda like South Carolina after Clusterfuck’s done with it.
radiofreewill at 146 — That’s one of the big unanswered questions in all of this for me. No defense counsel in his right mind would allow his client to go before a federal grand jury on five occasions without some understanding with the prosecutor as to what is going to be asked and for what purpose, because there is too much risk of a slip-up and an indictment as a result. But what beans Rove spilled — and on whose doorstep they fell? We still don’t know. All we have is Luskin’s public pronouncements on that, and you’ll have to pardon me if I don’t feel like we’ve gotten even remotely close to the whole story from him. *g*
jayt @ 151
Excellent point. And, given that he’s a defense witness, Fitz couldn’t call him up in any event, right?
As to indicting Cheney, much as I’d utterly love it, I don’t see it happening unless some hard evidence of the Shooter committing obstruction emerges.
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Shrub is now on my CSpan… speaking at the Democratic Caucus Retreat… he sure does not look very comfortable…. good…. he needs to think he is walking into the lions den!
Hugh @
147
Something tells me VG is going to save that one for her archives. If not, I sure will.
rwcole @ 149
I wonder how the Republican Party squares this with its claim of being the States’ Rights Party? I guess it is except when it isn’t, you know like with small government, fiscal responsibility, and avoiding nation building.
Christy Hardin Smith @ 159
“spilled beans?” – my you’re being delicate today. *g*
Rayne at 107 — Oh, I LOVE that story. LOL Sounds exactly like something I would do with some of my friends. hehe
Bob Jones University, in a surprise move, announces plans to open a campus in Baghdad..dating between Sunni and Shia will not be allowed–degree programs in female circumcision will be popular with locals.
First US officer since Vietnam goes on trial for speaking out
Eager recruit turned critic faces military prison after refusing to fight
Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington
Saturday February 3, 2007
Honourable intentions … His actions have made him a hero of the anti-war movement.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/…..11,00.html
GrandmaJ @78: 110 pounds! How did you do it? What diet?
jayt @ 132
Thanks jayT! *giggles*
Also, Christy, just read your entry on Huffpost. one question, do you ever sleep?
katymine @ 161
He is. Or at least he SHOULD be.
chimp make joke – “I appreciate you inviting the head of the Republic party”
Damn the members of my party (Dems) who don’t call for a pull out from Iraq.
OldCoastie @
24
I know I’m coming into this a bit late (I decided to let myself sleep in today — slap my hands now) …. but “Talibangelist?” LMFAO!!!
That’s classic and sooooo apropos!
twolf1 @ 171
OFF WIT’… oh, scuse….
rw at 167 — You know, that caused an awful lot of wincing on this end of the computer for a Saturday morning. Yeeowch. There isn’t enough coffee in the whole world to make that amusing for me.
I just checked cspan to find the time to watch Molly & noticed that earlier The Hysterical Foundation had something called “Eco-Freaks”. Cute.
Mt stage live from W VA and a cuppa…sunshine..cold…people ignoring Bush in Peoria (YAY! reality bite huh!)
smiles and gratitude
cyn2 at 170 — Not lately. *g*
Clusterfuck ain’t the head of the gooper party- most goopers are treatin him like the party’s ASSHOLE!
ruffian at 178 — I adore Mountain Stage. :)
“Ah appreciate you inviting the persona non grata asshole of the Republican party ta yer little meeting”.
rwcole @ 179
tossup? Call. Dang. Hate those 2-tailed coins!
OMG… shrub is going to show Dems how to balance the budget….. 707… that is rich… need to get a handle on unfunded mandates…
Just WHO has been the king of unfunded mandates?
Can’t watch it anymore….. just can’t do it..
Christy – I just read Marcy’s post (linked to upthread) and thought came to me. Even if the Veep made statements to federal investigators that were not under oath, thus not perjury, are they not still criminal under 28 USC 1001 (false statements)?
I can’t believe VP would risk testifying if he can talk Team Libby out of it (or that they would risk exposing him to Fitz’s cross exam.
ccmask @
42
Ooooh, I have dessert for tonight! Yummmmm
Thanks!
Fresh thread, all. We have a treat this morning — more eRiposte investigation on the Niger forgeries. Some great stuff in this morning’s installment. :)
Curses, EPU’d again!
Redd sorry- I continue to be fascinated by the similarites between the “fundamentalist” wings of judaism, christianity, and the moslem faith–three peas in a pod as Karen Armstrong observed at some length.
katymine @ 184
The chimpspeech on cspan now is the same one that was on cnn earlier. Cspan showed the whole thing whereas CNN cut the beginning off.
radiofreewill @ 146
I *so* like this scenario, the Resident and Deadeye conspiring with each other. Should take them both out, check and mate. So, how do we get to Pelosi from there?
Daydreaming again. Ok, back to work now.
Regarding the loss to Iraq of scholars and all, there is an article in the Feb. ART News about “the former chairman of Iraq’s State Board of Antiquities and Heritage” who has moved to NYC for a temporary job teaching (Stony Brook U on Long Island).
One of the compelling disasters of the war, for me, is the issue of the antiquities and archeology sites. Perhaps it is not important for these things to remain together in their places of origin, but damn. Loss and breakage.
Sorry, but I make things. And the things that were made in 200 BC and earlier, they are astounding. It makes me crazy about all of the loss and destruction.
Adie @ 158
Bush didn’t play well in Peoria. That makes me happy.
petedownunder @ 185
The veep has taken an oath to defend the constitution. Does that not include abiding by it, as in answering truthfully in official investigations? Or does the oath not apply to anything, actually? I am so sick of the asshats saying, “Oh, but I had my fingers crossed” and *everybody* treats that as right and legal.
Christy@160
Thanks – you really are fantastic! You, Marcy and the FDL Team are the People’s representatives at the center of a defining moment for Live-blogging!
Looking at it from the outside, it’s hard NOT TO IMAGINE that Rove took the ‘Target’ that was squarely on him and moved it onto Cheney, perhaps with the ‘help’ of Bartlett?
It was then that Luskin told the world that Rove was ‘not a Target’ (sub-text: not anymore, heh heh) of the investigation.
Can you see a realistic scenario where Cheney would have to testify for Libby in order to clear his own name of wrongdoing?
mc@33 said it best:
Gratitude? Well, I’ll say it: I’m grateful for Firedoglake-this place came along at the exact right time: funny, snarky, intelligent, irreverent, and deadly serious about challenging the bullshit here in this town.
HotFlash @
195
We have to always keep in mind that they arrogate to themselves the final and dispositive interpretations as to its meaning and the extent of its applicability. Thus they are always in compliance with the Constitution. Unless and until the Supremes finally rule otherwise.
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btw, gang — just a reminder that Charlie Brown — from the CA-04 who ran against Doolittle in the last campaign — will be Howie’s guest today for Blue America. :)
rumi @
59
OMG, please forgive my ignorance, but where did that come from?
BobbyG @
198
And the reasons these things are not legally challenged is that R presidents have spent the past 5 decades plus packing the Supreme Court. With the connivance of Congress.
You know, this is like the Story of O, each new phase of humiliation and degradation is explained to her and she agrees to it. We are that sick.
Molly is on CSpan-2 at 1:14 pm EST today (not Eve Ensler as the tv/tivo guide says)
bg @ 192
bg, no need to apologize. I go through that when developers here tell us that a building is over 100 years old and it would “be too complicated” or “too expensive” to maintain it. Then, in the same breath they say, “It’s better just to raze it in put in a new building.”
Forgive me folks but … all I can say is: “fookers!”
OK, time for more cake, huh?
Christy, I am so glad you liked the photo. Makes my day when I am able to contribute in any way.
I’ll bet more than a few pups have been to that cafe “Gilli” est. 1733 and just a block or so from Museo Uffizi.
RevDeb @
202
Just who I was looking for…..
Here’s the schedule for Book TV this weekend from their website. It’s a bit heavy on politics, faith & religion, which is just fine with me. My BA is in ‘Religious Studies’ from one of Catholicism’s finest women’s college.
These two are programs I’m looking forward to watching:
They follow each other actually.
RevDeb @ 202
I will go there.
Latest FaBlog: Baa! Baa! Baa!
katymine @
162
I had read earlier, and was disturbed, that Pelosi had invited Bush to a dem retreat and that she had picked 4 dems to question him, with Steny Hoyer being the first pick. I don’t know what Pelosi’s thinking, but I sure know what I’m thinking, and it ain’t blue dog.
Christy Hardin Smith @ 13
Sounds like every single house in New Orleans in including the one I live in. Including the one that had the great new restaurant that opened since the storm that we went to last night with friends. We had to change tables because it felt like the window was open!
Thank goodness it doesn’t snow here! We would have frostbite from sitting in our living room!
back again ;->
jayt 193
ah-h-h. Thank you so much. Makes sense, but… well, phooey.
mebbe I’ll go back to hoping they’ll panic & trip over their own words s’more…
I just sent the following email to a friend who works as an environmental planner for the Port of Xxxxxxx, California.
Dear Xxxxxx;
Have you ever read Molly Ivins work? The link below is an epithet to a real woman.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/c…..lly_ivins/
When you came back from your planning meeting in Texas last year, you told me you couldn’t get out of Texas fast enough because everybody there is a gun toting right wing conservative Christian asshole. If Texans are as you say, then why is Tom Delay under indictment in Texas for crimes relating to unseating the Democratic majority in the state legislature? I can’t help but wonder if your attitude resembles the one that led our entire country into the war we’re in. To wit: If muslims attacked us on 9/11/01 then, for our own safety and peace, we need to label all muslims (middle easterners for that matter) terrorists. Label all muslims based on the actions of a few. Ditto Texans. What’s the difference? There is no difference because prejudice is a universally fundamental human trait. Trust me darling Texas is a great state, as culturally rich and no more bigoted nor prejudicial (maybe a little louder) than anywhere else in the world. Molly has been an inspiration and source of comfort to me in these difficult years.
Please mirror, let me not condemn others for what you hide from my own heart.
The reason I am posting it here is:
The Libby trial, and the reporting/analysis of those on this blog, is clearly unwrapping layers of the proverbial onion for all of us with some clear vision to see. I deeply value the work you all do and thank you for giving me a place to gather information with which to do as we ultimately all will do- exercise my own judgement and assesments. As this gets increasingly headier, and it most likely will, pitfalls will present themselves in which you and I can fall and allow our prejudices against the current power structure to influence our judgements in ways that ultimately don’t serve your/my simple mission: truth and justice.
You all have the vision and dedication of great artistry and it’s been an inspiration and source of peace for me. I thank you. I suspect Molly would too.
rwcole @
137
Agreed. The clip TDS/Jon Stewart ran of the Blitzer interview showed intense cool and focus. Not that the bomb (”YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!”) isn’t ticking away right below the surface. But Cheney is way too driven and ambitious to let that derail his agenda.
Rat @
200
Sorry for the delay. I was gone thawing water lines and fixing a hot water tank.
The original story was in April of 2003 in the time of the rampant looting. I take it to be credible because I saw the people dumping the tall blue barrels on some of the newscasts. It turned into another story down the memory hole – gone and mostly forgotten now, like the museum lootings.
I think of those poor folks and the blue barrels whenever I hear the yellow cake name. I could probably dig up some more links on that if anyone is interested.
I found a good copy from CommonDreams
Published on Monday, May 26, 2003 by the San Francisco Chronicle
I’m pretty sure the AR ladies in the photo from Florence, Italy are sitting on the south side of Piazza Republica.
Wish I were there,
Adie @
105
Hey,…I could’ve sworn I saw at least one link to a thread over at the orange place but it’s gone now. The Peanut musta got nervous and edited it out in the 5 minute window of opportunity.
:-)