Zed !!!!

Double!!

Triple!!

Home Run !!!!!!!!

Good evening TRex!! How’s the Lake?

batting cleanup…

Looks pretty lonely up here.

It’s awfully lonely up here.

Joe Klein’s conscience @ 5

Good evening TRex!! How’s the Lake?

Calm.

I’ve decided we should fill the hot tub with champagne and go bobbing for Val*ums. Whaddya say?

(Mod Note: *edited to allow to pass spam filter)

Joe Klein’s conscience @ 8

It’s awfully lonely up here.

Well, did you go tell the others we’re up here?

Hey y’all.

oooohhhh, Champagne….count me in!

dayamitalltohell, gotta get off dialup! love me some stevie. saw fleetwood mac 6 weeks after my total knee replacement surgery – doc told me to sell my tickets, i told him no way in hell that i was not going and to get over it and help me figure out how i was gonna do it.

one of my favorites by one of my favorites, thanks trex

TRex @ 9

Joe Klein’s conscience @ 5

Good evening TRex!! How’s the Lake?

Calm.

I’ve decided we should fill the hot tub with champagne and go bobbing for Va*iums. Whaddya say?

(Mod Note: *edited to allow to pass spam filter)

You’re getting too old for this T.

hey, TRex? keep watching your mail…there’s a birthday gift (a little token of my esteem for your work) that’s on the way to you.

Remember, the use of prescription brand names will likely land your comment in the spam filter.

Remember the *

Suzanne @ 13

dayamitalltohell, gotta get off dialup! love me some stevie. saw fleetwood mac 6 weeks after my total knee replacement surgery – doc told me to sell my tickets, i told him no way in hell that i was not going and to get over it and help me figure out how i was gonna do it.

one of my favorites by one of my favorites, thanks trex

It’s the nine minute version complete with insane Stevie hair.

dayam, guess i’ll be here until 4am while it loads up…

You’re getting too old for this T.

Oh, I know. These days it’s more like fill the bathtub with cookie dough and go bobbing for M&M’s.

Suzanne @ 13

dayamitalltohell, gotta get off dialup! love me some stevie. saw fleetwood mac 6 weeks after my total knee replacement surgery – doc told me to sell my tickets, i told him no way in hell that i was not going and to get over it and help me figure out how i was gonna do it.

one of my favorites by one of my favorites, thanks trex

Hey Suz, a few months ago, I heard Stevie on my friend’s 6.1 Dolby surround
Euro-bloody-expensive- stereo … sounded like she was in the room.
What a talent! What a voice!

TRex @ 19

You’re getting too old for this T.

Oh, I know. These days it’s more like fill the bathtub with cookie dough and go bobbing for M&M’s.

Shhh! Do NOT give anyone in this house ideas like that!

wouldn’t the plural be valia, anyhow?

Shhh! Do NOT give anyone in this house ideas like that!

Oh, come on! I’ve done it before, it’s fun.

Yoohoo, Cassie….

Evil Parallel Universed:

can anyone recommend a place to live which is never cold, accessible to an ocean, with good public schools and (gulp) jobs for lawyers? Oh– and affordable?

Cain’t hurt ta ask……

TRex,

The Hill is reporting that Dems could pick up Saxby Chambliss’ seat in the coming election.

Any rumblings in your neck of GA on this?

oddmommy @ 25

Evil Parallel Universed:

can anyone recommend a place to live which is never cold, accessible to an ocean, with good public schools and (gulp) jobs for lawyers? Oh– and affordable?

Cain’t hurt ta ask……

Portugal?

oddmommy @ 25

Evil Parallel Universed:

can anyone recommend a place to live which is never cold, accessible to an ocean, with good public schools and (gulp) jobs for lawyers? Oh– and affordable?

Cain’t hurt ta ask……

Puerto Vallarta

Peterr @ 26

TRex,

The Hill is reporting that Dems could pick up Saxby Chambliss’ seat in the coming election.

Any rumblings in your neck of GA on this?

That would be so freakin’ sweet. I hate that corrupt sack of pus like poison.

ok, it is really bedtime now. Good night all!

Every now and then, I kind of think maybe we should all just emigrate to Mexico. Great beaches, low cost of living. I mean, why not? At least there you’re not constantly under surveillance.

g’nite, ll. prayers.

((( thank you suzanne )))

TRex @ 29

Peterr @ 26

TRex,

The Hill is reporting that Dems could pick up Saxby Chambliss’ seat in the coming election.

Any rumblings in your neck of GA on this?

That would be so freakin’ sweet. I hate that corrupt sack of pus like poison.

And it would bring such a smile to Max Cleland’s face, too.

Of course, as the article notes, “The state has not been high on the Democrats’ target list, as the national party has focused more on states like Texas and Kentucky.”

Ahem.

That sounds familiar . . .

TexBetsy @ 27

oddmommy @ 25

Evil Parallel Universed:

can anyone recommend a place to live which is never cold, accessible to an ocean, with good public schools and (gulp) jobs for lawyers? Oh– and affordable?

Cain’t hurt ta ask……

Portugal?

I thought you would say Corpus Christy or maybe Padre Island.

oddmommy @ 25

Evil Parallel Universed:

can anyone recommend a place to live which is never cold, accessible to an ocean, with good public schools and (gulp) jobs for lawyers? Oh– and affordable?

Cain’t hurt ta ask……

Define “affordable.”

TRex @ 9

Joe Klein’s conscience @ 5

Good evening TRex!! How’s the Lake?

Calm.

I’ve decided we should fill the hot tub with champagne and go bobbing for Val*ums. Whaddya say?

(Mod Note: *edited to allow to pass spam filter)

OK, I guess…as long as you don’t invite Tom DeLay.

Peace and healing in sleep, LL.

Thanks, TRex. After a bad night, a little Stevie is just the cure. Thirty years later, and I still have a crush…..sigh.

Where do you live now, oddmommy? Do you have to retake the bar if you move to another state?

TRex @ 31

Every now and then, I kind of think maybe we should all just emigrate to Mexico. Great beaches, low cost of living. I mean, why not? At least there you’re not constantly under surveillance.

I had a university lecturer who retired to Mexico and loves it. With only the proceeds from the sale of her house to support her she now has a lovely villa by the sea and enough money, by her calculation, to last for 20 years.

TRex @ 9

Joe Klein’s conscience @ 5

Good evening TRex!! How’s the Lake?

Calm.

I’ve decided we should fill the hot tub with champagne and go bobbing for Val*ums. Whaddya say?

(Mod Note: *edited to allow to pass spam filter)
I say I’m going to do some drawings of all the funny mental images you make me see. ;=)

burnspbesq @ 36

oddmommy @ 25

Evil Parallel Universed:

can anyone recommend a place to live which is never cold, accessible to an ocean, with good public schools and (gulp) jobs for lawyers? Oh– and affordable?

Cain’t hurt ta ask……

Define “affordable.”

not more than the outrageous COL here in the DC burbs.

gringo gulch 1968

TRex bobbing throught the champagne bubbles for pale pink clonazepam might be more mellow.

persiflage @ 40

TRex @ 31

Every now and then, I kind of think maybe we should all just emigrate to Mexico. Great beaches, low cost of living. I mean, why not? At least there you’re not constantly under surveillance.

I had a university lecturer who retired to Mexico and loves it. With only the proceeds from the sale of her house to support her she now has a lovely villa by the sea and enough money, by her calculation, to last for 20 years.

I’m fluent. Let’s go!

Al Gore repeat on Jon Stewart

ReElect President Al Gore in 2008!

oddmommy @ 25

Evil Parallel Universed:

can anyone recommend a place to live which is never cold, accessible to an ocean, with good public schools and (gulp) jobs for lawyers? Oh– and affordable?

Cain’t hurt ta ask……

Thanks to Bush & Co, The far north will soon be tropical … *g*

2/9 changed everything.

Peterr @ 26

TRex,

The Hill is reporting that Dems could pick up Saxby Chambliss’ seat in the coming election.

Chambliss is a slimy sleazy scumbag bottom-dwelling knuckle-dragging traitorous Rove whore who, to get elected, Swiftboated a true American Patriot, Max Cleland, mercilessly. He deserves to rot and roast in Hell for eternity. Bring ‘im on.
Any rumblings in your neck of GA on this?

oddmommy @ 41

burnspbesq @ 36

Define “affordable.”

not more than the outrageous COL here in the DC burbs.

Welcome to OC. If you can afford to live in Vienna or Rockville, you can afford to live in Irvine. University High is every bit as good as Whitman or Langley.

oddmommy @ 38

Peace and healing in sleep, LL.

Well said, oddmommy.

neurophius @ 48

Peterr @ 26

TRex,

The Hill is reporting that Dems could pick up Saxby Chambliss’ seat in the coming election.

Any rumblings in your neck of GA on this?

Chambliss is a slimy sleazy scumbag bottom-dwelling knuckle-dragging traitorous Rove whore who, to get elected, Swiftboated a true American Patriot, Max Cleland, mercilessly. He deserves to rot and roast in Hell for eternity. Bring ‘im on.

But what do you really think, neuro? *g*

I’m going to call it a night. Will see all of you kind people again tomorrow.

Suzanne,
Yikes, I’m sorry, will try to remember the * next time.
Night tb!

pain free sleep wishes, tb

Margot, all the comments that got caught were the ones that (ahem – clearing throat) quoted TRex. I think I got them all free now (and edited with the *)

I’m sorry for messing up Peterr’s comment. Here is what I intended to say:

Chambliss is a slimy sleazy scumbag bottom-dwelling knuckle-dragging traitorous Rove whore who, to get elected, Swiftboated a true American Patriot, Max Cleland, mercilessly. He deserves to rot and roast in Hell for eternity. Bring ‘im on.

I’m out of here, too. G’nite, all!

TexBetsy @ 44

persiflage @ 40

I had a university lecturer who retired to Mexico and loves it. With only the proceeds from the sale of her house to support her she now has a lovely villa by the sea and enough money, by her calculation, to last for 20 years.

I’m fluent. Let’s go!

OK but, just for fun, can we sneak across the border in the middle of the night?

TexBetsy @ 54

I’m going to call it a night. Will see all of you kind people again tomorrow.

Sleep the sleep of the Gods, Betsy.
Any luck with those Louise Hay CDs?

I’m telling you guys, Panama is where it’s happening. American dollar is the currency. Most everyone speaks English. Beautiful country plus an incredible “pensionado” program. If you have an income of $500. per month, you can get a place there and not pay property taxes for 20 years. You do not have to be retired either.

Panama City is totally metropolitan. Cityscape looks like Manhattan. Wired for cable access, GREAT restaurants, healthcare etc. It is the center of the western hemisphere.

Bought a condo on the 28th floor with a view of the skyline with the ocean beyond, in the heart of the restaurant and shopping district for (hold on) 72K. It should be complete within 6 months.

sleep well, peterr

Loo Hoo. @ 39

Where do you live now, oddmommy? Do you have to retake the bar if you move to another state?

in the Virginia burbies outside of DC. It’s a good place to raise kids, but so dang BORING. I mean I spend my life surrounded by PTA moms and DC lawyers. That is why I lap the waters of the Lake like a dehydrated dog.

Taking the bar again…..depends on the state. I believe some have a grandmother clause for those of us whose original exam was written on papyrus…..

Believe it or not, Peterr, that’s what I really think!

I can’t imagine a better place to target progressive Democratic dollars.

OK but, just for fun, can we sneak across the border in the middle of the night?

We’ll find ourselves a reverse coyote.

Border patrol usually does not inspect vehicles going INTO Mexico… I’m just saying…

TRex @ 66

OK but, just for fun, can we sneak across the border in the middle of the night?

We’ll find ourselves a reverse coyote.

Yes, yes! Go south young man!

oddmommy @ 61

Loo Hoo. @ 39

Where do you live now, oddmommy? Do you have to retake the bar if you move to another state?

in the Virginia burbies outside of DC. It’s a good place to raise kids, but so dang BORING. I mean I spend my life surrounded by PTA moms and DC lawyers. That is why I lap the waters of the Lake like a dehydrated dog.

Taking the bar again…..depends on the state. I believe some have a grandmother clause for those of us whose original exam was written on papyrus…..

The Cal bar is not nearly as difficult as the pass rate statistics would suggest.

yeah, stevie! a fellow graduate of menlo-atherton high school.

nite Peterr, Betsy sleep well.

Loo Hoo. @ 61

I’m telling you guys, Panama is where it’s happening. American dollar is the currency. Most everyone speaks English. Beautiful country plus an incredible “pensionado” program. If you have an income of $500. per month, you can get a place there and not pay property taxes for 20 years. You do not have to be retired either.

Panama City is totally metropolitan. Cityscape looks like Manhattan. Wired for cable access, GREAT restaurants, healthcare etc. It is the center of the western hemisphere.

Bought a condo on the 28th floor with a view of the skyline with the ocean beyond, in the heart of the restaurant and shopping district for (hold on) 72K. It should be complete within 6 months.

Well, that settles it. Everybody, Loo Hoo says we’re going to Panama!

Nighty night, sleepers.

Loo Hoo. @ 62

I’m telling you guys, Panama is where it’s happening. American dollar is the currency. Most everyone speaks English. Beautiful country plus an incredible “pensionado” program. If you have an income of $500. per month, you can get a place there and not pay property taxes for 20 years. You do not have to be retired either.

Panama City is totally metropolitan. Cityscape looks like Manhattan. Wired for cable access, GREAT restaurants, healthcare etc. It is the center of the western hemisphere.

Bought a condo on the 28th floor with a view of the skyline with the ocean beyond, in the heart of the restaurant and shopping district for (hold on) 72K. It should be complete within 6 months.

I saw a report on TV the other day about the numbers of Americans retiring to Panama because their money goes so much further that they can have a lifestyle they could have only dreamed about in the US.

Loo Hoo. @ 62

I’m telling you guys, Panama is where it’s happening. American dollar is the currency. Most everyone speaks English. Beautiful country plus an incredible “pensionado” program. If you have an income of $500. per month, you can get a place there and not pay property taxes for 20 years. You do not have to be retired either.

Panama City is totally metropolitan. Cityscape looks like Manhattan. Wired for cable access, GREAT restaurants, healthcare etc. It is the center of the western hemisphere.

Bought a condo on the 28th floor with a view of the skyline with the ocean beyond, in the heart of the restaurant and shopping district for (hold on) 72K. It should be complete within 6 months.

… or y’all could move to Toronto, where every few miles, there’s a distinct ethnic culture and flavor. It’s like having the world at your doorstep. And TRex, we respect teh gay, with right to marriage and everything … it’s not even cool to disparage gays in jokes. As a matter of fact, we have the largest Pride parade in the world and tons of straight people show up to voice their support.
Did I mention that we have won one more World Series title than the BoSox? *g*

Panama – let me say just two words – jungle bugs.

Loo Hoo = tell us everything Panama -

Goodnight, friends. Happy Happy Birthday, TRex. Enjoy your new phone.

burnspbesq @ 67

oddmommy @ 61

in the Virginia burbies outside of DC. It’s a good place to raise kids, but so dang BORING. I mean I spend my life surrounded by PTA moms and DC lawyers. That is why I lap the waters of the Lake like a dehydrated dog.

Taking the bar again…..depends on the state. I believe some have a grandmother clause for those of us whose original exam was written on papyrus…..

The Cal bar is not nearly as difficult as the pass rate statistics would suggest.

hell, I passed NY 150 years ago. That’s why I was turned down at DOJ, haw haw.

g’nite neuro. sleep well.

You can never have enough cowbells. Cowbell and cowbells aren’t the same, though. At that speed, the cowbell gets tedious. My band’s percussion box has about four, and they’re different sizes – mostly for the RandB numbers we play like Mustang Sally, Green Onions.

Just back from talking and walking with my son, who’s in the middle of his first week back at his summer job.

rosalind @ 70

yeah, stevie! a fellow graduate of menlo-atherton high school.

I had no idea she was a B/A kid- good for us.
Of course, so is Suzanne Summers, so…

Petrocelli @ 73

Loo Hoo. @ 62

I’m telling you guys, Panama is where it’s happening. American dollar is the currency. Most everyone speaks English. Beautiful country plus an incredible “pensionado” program. If you have an income of $500. per month, you can get a place there and not pay property taxes for 20 years. You do not have to be retired either.

Panama City is totally metropolitan. Cityscape looks like Manhattan. Wired for cable access, GREAT restaurants, healthcare etc. It is the center of the western hemisphere.

Bought a condo on the 28th floor with a view of the skyline with the ocean beyond, in the heart of the restaurant and shopping district for (hold on) 72K. It should be complete within 6 months.

… or y’all could move to Toronto, where every few miles, there’s a distinct ethnic culture and flavor. It’s like having the world at your doorstep. And TRex, we respect teh gay, with right to marriage and everything … it’s not even cool to disparage gays in jokes. As a matter of fact, we have the largest Pride parade in the world and tons of straight people show up to voice their support.
Did I mention that we have won one more World Series title than the BoSox? *g*

but dude……it’s COLD.

neurophius @ 77

Goodnight, friends. Happy Happy Birthday, TRex. Enjoy your new phone.

IT STILL ISN’T HERE! I ORDERED IT HOURS AGO!!

WAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!

I also think cowbells are great at anti-war demonstrations. There were a couple at one I went to in October 2005, and they helped drivers notice our messages more as they went by.

oddmommy @ 25

Evil Parallel Universed:

can anyone recommend a place to live which is never cold, accessible to an ocean, with good public schools and (gulp) jobs for lawyers? Oh– and affordable?

Cain’t hurt ta ask……

How about an old mining town that’s a toxic waste dump, with a population at 10% of its heyday?

Oh, you wanted a beautiful living environment too?

Bob in HI

newspaperbrat @ 77

Loo Hoo = tell us everything Panama -

Here is the link to the Australian TV report on US retirees in Panama
http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/…..885152.htm

woah. big hair.

Oh ET, that is a great idea.

And at Nordic ski meets. Except at those things EVERYONE has a frigging cowbell. I think that it’s a Norwegian cowbell thing.

newtonusr @ 82

rosalind @ 70

yeah, stevie! a fellow graduate of menlo-atherton high school.

I had no idea she was a B/A kid- good for us.
Of course, so is Suzanne Summers, so…

lindsey buckingham was a year behind her. they met, fell in love, formed a band, and the rest – as they say – is rock’n’roll history…

Check the Marquis Towers. I got the 83 sq. meter place, but had it changed from 2 bd/2ba to 1 bd/2ba. Decent sized balconies. Did I say 28th floor? The pool/common area is on the 30th floor and it goes up to 32 floors. 1 car underground garage, lobby has 24 hr. security at entrance, a bar, restaurant and shops. They have property management so if you want to live there part time, they’ll rent it out for you the other part if the year.

The problem with Mexico, TRex, is the infrastructure is so far behind. I can’t be without my computer, and neither can you!

Panamanians are wonderful people (excepting the cab drivers that you have to negotiate with strenuously) and they just voted to double the width and depth of the canal so that larger ships (read Cruise ships) can pass through. It’s a boomer right now…

http://www.procasapanama.com/

persiflage @ 85

newspaperbrat @ 77

Loo Hoo = tell us everything Panama -

Here is the link to the Australian TV report on US retirees in Panama
http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/…..885152.htm

Thanks persiflage!

NPB – ygm (with good news)

Suzanne @ 89

Oh ET, that is a great idea.

ya know, Suzanne, the GOP Congress was the rubberstamp congress. Maybe the Dems will listen to the nation about stopping the war if we start ringing cowbells wherever they are. Rubber stamps are silent, but cowbells, as TRex illustrated, are indelible.

You’re welcome NPB. They sure look like they’re living the good life.

Ed*ard Teller @ 84

I also think cowbells are great at anti-war demonstrations. There were a couple at one I went to in October 2005, and they helped drivers notice our messages more as they went by.

Great idea!

just back from a loud, intense concert by Manu Chao in SF. ears still ringing. probably the most crowd energy I’ve ever seen at a show, but I don’t get out that much.

oddmommy @ 83

Petrocelli @ 73

… or y’all could move to Toronto, where every few miles, there’s a distinct ethnic culture and flavor. It’s like having the world at your doorstep. And TRex, we respect teh gay, with right to marriage and everything … it’s not even cool to disparage gays in jokes. As a matter of fact, we have the largest Pride parade in the world and tons of straight people show up to voice their support.
Did I mention that we have won one more World Series title than the BoSox? *g*

but dude……it’s COLD.

… a good reason to enjoy Ouzo, Grappa, Arak, … *g*

A roommate of mine worked for a cruise line in San Francisco back in the early ’90’s. She went to Panama only to come home and declare it among the most beautiful places in the world. She was a serious traveler too…not the brightest bulb on the x-mas tree but a good California spirit.

fwiw

ET.. I missed any reply you may have had last thread to the question re Senator Toobz. If he resigns or loses his seat early, would it be up the Gov. or special election that determines his replacement?

ET, you may be onto something there. I would love to hear cowbell dings drowning out the talking points.

rosalind @ 91

lindsey buckingham was a year behind her. they met, fell in love, formed a band, and the rest – as they say – is rock’n’roll history…

Jeez, I grew up a little north of there, went to Cap – how did I miss that?

Jeepers. Can’t sleep, now feel like I’m in a bizarre dream featuring a flashback from my 20’s, what with the big hair Nicks.

oddmommy — Naples FL, always a demand for attorneys for estate stuff. Very warm. Or try the Atlantic side of the state for cooler weather consistently above freezing in the winter. Property values have fallen like a rock over the last 3 years, cannot believe how cheap a 3-bedroom ranch is in areas like Sebastian. Need to do homework on the nightlife, though, varies a lot across the state, along with quality of schools.

Okay, ready to give the bed a try again. ‘Niters, Pups.

newtonusr @ 102

rosalind @ 91

lindsey buckingham was a year behind her. they met, fell in love, formed a band, and the rest – as they say – is rock’n’roll history…

Jeez, I grew up a little north of there, went to Cap – how did I miss that?

(Cap???)

bobby weir went to m-a for his freshman year, but his parents yanked him out for private school after that. his high school photo is hilarious. not as hilarious as stevie’s – a boufant flip with bangs.

Suzanne @ 101

ET, you may be onto something there. I would love to hear cowbell dings drowning out the talking points.

Having attended a number of tennis matches featuring Martina Hingis I can tell you that massed cowbells are probably the most annoying
sound on the planet. Every time she won a point her fans would ring their cowbells for all they were worth. Everybody who was not Swiss starting praying that she’d lose. I blame them for this ringing in my ears all these years later.

Eureka Springs,

After then ex-Sen, now ex-Gov Frank Murkowski appointed his daughter – after he had been elected governor, thus vacating the senate seat – Sen. Murkowski’s (the Sen. Murkowski now in the senate) appointment was seen as unseemly. Since then a voters’ initiative has changed the process so in most cases, the voters would choose the replacement. But we’re getting close enough to Stevens’s seat coming up in 17 months, there would be an interim replacement, who could then run as an incumbent. Alaskans would probably elect a Republican in either process.

g’nite rayne

rosalind @ 104

(Cap???)

Sorry. Capuchino, in Millbrae.

persiflage @ 105

Suzanne @ 101

ET, you may be onto something there. I would love to hear cowbell dings drowning out the talking points.

Having attended a number of tennis matches featuring Martina Hingis I can tell you that massed cowbells are probably the most annoying
sound on the planet. Every time she won a point her fans would ring their cowbells for all they were worth. Everybody who was not Swiss starting praying that she’d lose. I blame them for this ringing in my ears all these years later.

As I recall, that was the only time I hated the Swiss. *g*

persiflage, i can see your point. but lets think of it as behavior modification for politicians – tell the truth and the cowbell doesn’t ding.

Nite nite rayne and all you fine firedogs!

Ed*ard Teller @ 103

Eureka Springs,

After then ex-Sen, now ex-Gov Frank Murkowski appointed his daughter – after he had been elected governor, thus vacating the senate seat – Sen. Murkowski’s (the Sen. Murkowski now in the senate) appointment was seen as unseemly. Since then a voters’ initiative has changed the process so in most cases, the voters would choose the replacement. But we’re getting close enough to Stevens’s seat coming up in 17 months, there would be an interim replacement, who could then run as an incumbent. Alaskans would probably elect a Republican in either process.

707! What a mess. Thanks ET. To much oil to elect even a greedy Democrat, I suppose.

sleep well, npb

As I recall, that was the only time I hated the Swiss. *g*

———————————————-
Agreed, cowbells might sound great outdoors but in an enclosed arena, not so great.

Suzanne @ 110

persiflage, i can see your point. but lets think of it as behavior modification for politicians – tell the truth and the cowbell doesn’t ding.

Ah, negative reinforcement, that I can see working. In fact, I think cowbells might have a place in the interrogation of the terrace (which is what I hear whenever GWB says ‘terrorists’). Not the bells, for the love of God, not the bells …”

persiflage @ 114

As I recall, that was the only time I hated the Swiss. *g*

———————————————-
Agreed, cowbells might sound great outdoors but in an enclosed arena, not so great.

The only thing more annoying was Monica Seles’s screams.

Nite All !!!

G’nite npb

punaise..tried but couldn’t get a song to work from your link…I think it’s not a mac friendly band/site.

Don’t know how I am going to rig up a new cowbell with my pitchfork and torch..but I’ll figure out something

Off to sleep on it.

G’nite firedogs

Petrocelli @ 116

persiflage @ 114

As I recall, that was the only time I hated the Swiss. *g*

———————————————-
Agreed, cowbells might sound great outdoors but in an enclosed arena, not so great.

The only thing more annoying was Monica Seles’s screams.

Seles had nothing on Sharapova when it comes to screaming. I swear I always think she’s just injured herself and is in pain.

nite petrocelli and es, progressive dreams

Agh. I’m going to try to go to sleep, but I’m afraid I’m going to have nightmares.

They’ve even lied to us about asteroids.

Is there anything scientific these fundamentalist fascist bastards haven’t corrupted with money or gross ignorance??

It’s not enough that they’ve screwed up the U.S., Iraq and Afghanistan, but they have to screw up the entire planet??

Gah. I’m probably going to be screaming in my sleep when I do drift off…

Okay, one more time. Have fun holding down Fort Firedoglake, Suzanne.

fingers and toes crossed for pleasant dreams for you, rayne

Suzanne @ 122

fingers and toes crossed for pleasant dreams for you, rayne

Me too. And Eureka Springs.

ET, you mentioned upthread that you had a really bad winter. What is a typical Alaska winter like? I’ve been in CA since 63 and have been spoiled by the weather.

Eureka Springs @ 112

To much oil to elect even a greedy Democrat, I suppose.

Governor Palin was elected by a cross-party populist urge to end the kinds of corruption best represented by big oil’s over-reach here. Both the Dems and GOP have historically been very pro-oil. The only governor to take big oil to the mat and kick big oil in the cajones was Wally Hickel, a fairly conservative Republican.

Palin fought her way to the top of the Alaska political process by subverting a corrupt organization from within, in spite of their many, many attempts to de-rail the movement. The result has made her the most popular governor in the USA. I’m surprised her star isn’t rising faster in GOP nationwide attention. Probably because she’s causing problems for big corporations.

So, is Abu going to possibly be disbarred?

http://thinkprogress.org/

LooHoo, if AGAG is disbarred, does that disqualify him from being able to head DOJ? Does DOJ have a prerequisite that the head be a lawyer in good standing?

Well, I hope everyone already knows about Glenn Greenwald’s Wednesday May 30, 2007 08:58 EST
Right-wing noise machine: Plame not covert with 6 updates already.

Glenn does it again, calling the Right wing liars on their sh*t.

Bob in HI

Suzanne @ 124

ET, you mentioned upthread that you had a really bad winter. What is a typical Alaska winter like? I’ve been in CA since 63 and have been spoiled by the weather.

Where I live, the closest comparison would be Minneapolis. Not quite as hot in the summer here, sometimes much colder in the winter there. In Minneapolis, spring starts two weeks earlier and ends a week or so later. Suzanne, Homer’s the place for you, if you’re attracted to the Oregon coast.

I would assume so, Suzanne. If not, we’re in bigger trouble than we know!

I’ll have to do some research, thanks, ET.

Bob Schacht @ 128

Well, I hope everyone already knows about Glenn Greenwald’s Wednesday May 30, 2007 08:58 EST
Right-wing noise machine: Plame not covert with 6 updates already.

Glenn does it again, calling the Right wing liars on their sh*t.

Bob in HI

Love Glenn!

Suzanne, was there any discussion of the radio show last night?

The one TRex was on the night before, LooHoo? There was some but not a lot iirc.

That’s it for me tonight, folks. G’nite all.

Well, I’m watching a re-broadcast of Democracy Now! and the segment on Cindy Sheehan. She was interviewed in retirement by Amy Goodman, and repeated her complaint about the “negative energy” in the peace movement now, and how she has been criticized by Democrats of the “Left.”

I want to know who she is talking about, because I want to give them a piece of my mind.

Idiots.

Bob in HI

Again watching Cindy Sheehan–

Someone on a supposedly leftwing blog called her an “attention whore.” What slime-b*st*rd did it?

Bob in HI

Marion, if you were planning fresh fruit and a muffin for breakfast, you *might* want to rethink that menu.

Perchlorate Levels in Food Safe for Most, FDA Says

[snip]
Levels of a chemical used to make rocket fuel found in commonly consumed food are not high enough to pose a health risk to most people, including children and pregnant women, U.S. regulators said.

The Food and Drug Administration, in a preliminary estimate, measured perchlorate levels in 27 food items, including fruits, vegetables, fish and grain products. The agency found that, for most people’s diets, the levels fell below a standard adopted in 2005 by the Environmental Protection Agency.

That standard, based on recommendations from the National Academy of Sciences, deemed as acceptable the consumption of food and drinks containing up to 0.7 micrograms per kilogram of body weight, more than 20 times the amount of perchlorate contamination in food found to be safe under previous standards. The Natural Resources Defense Council, a lobbying group, opposed the increase in the allowable level.
[snip] [my bold]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/…..48_pf.html

Well! I feel sooooooooo reassured, don’t you? :-(

Mornin’ all!

Good morning, pups. The NYT has Dr. Gawande and Mr. Kristof today. Dr. Gawande says the true measure of a leader is the ability to take a health plan and persuede people to find common ground in it, and Mr. Kristof writes on the rule of law in China.

http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/

Waccamaw, thanks (?) for the bad news. I don’t see eggs on that depressing list, so how about omelets to go along with our coffee or tea? Thank heaven it’s Friday…

25 killed in suicide bombing in Fallujah

A suicide bomber hit a police recruiting center in Fallujah on Thursday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 50, police said.

Ten policemen were among the dead in the attack, which occurred about 11 a.m., according to a police official in the city who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.

Good morning, all (or none?).

Monty Broder and the Holy Grail of Centrism:

The dementia unit at the Washington Post has again let the patient wander. David Broder weighs in with a load of cr*p about how September will be the make or break month, and then lets loose with

Meanwhile, a significant movement is developing in the Senate to make Baker-Hamilton’s recommendations the official policy of the government. A resolution to that effect, co-sponsored by Democrat Ken Salazar of Colorado and Republican Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, will be introduced in early June, with at least six other senators — three from each party — endorsing it.

If Lamar Alexander is a centrist, then I’m Mary, Queen of Scots.

Iraq refugees knocking: U.S. to let in 7,000

The United States will soon begin admitting a bigger trickle of the more than 2 million refugees who have fled Iraq, acknowledging for the first time the country may never be safe for some who have helped the U.S. there.

Man described as a top spammer arrested

A 27-year-old man described as one of the world’s most prolific spammers was arrested Wednesday, and federal authorities said computer users across the Web could notice a decrease in the amount of junk e-mail.

Robert Alan Soloway is accused of using networks of compromised “zombie” computers to send out millions upon millions of spam e-mails.

twolf1, thanks for the word about that spammer. After Waccamaw’s information about perchlorate levels in the food supply I’m grateful for a bit of good news!

twolf1 @ 144

Man described as a top spammer arrested

… federal authorities said computer users across the Web could notice a decrease in the amount of junk e-mail….

One can hope
…
however, the zombies are merely dormant

Lieberman talks to troops in Baghdad

He (JoLie) wrote them all down. At the top of his note card was the question he got from nearly every one of his fellow soldiers:

“When are we going to get out of here?”

The rest was a laundry list. When would they have upgraded Humvees that could withstand the armor-penetrating weapons that U.S. officials claim are from Iran? When could they have body armor that was better in hot weather?
————
“We’re not making any progress,” Hedin said, as he recalled a comrade who was shot by a sniper last week. “It just seems like we drive around and wait to get shot at.”

But as he waited two chairs down from where Lieberman would sit, Hedin said he’d never voice his true feelings to the senator.

“I think I’d be a private if I did,” he joked. “It’s just more troops, more targets.”

–via HuffPo

Marion in Savannah @ 145

twolf1, thanks for the word about that spammer. After Waccamaw’s information about perchlorate levels in the food supply I’m grateful for a bit of good news!

I wonder if spam has high perchlorate levels?

Good Morning, Firepups!

It’s sunny and mild this morning, with a high near 90 forecast for central Jersey. I’ve just been lurking lately: Mr. NJP’s mother had surgery last week to remove a section of her colon, and his father has elevated liver enzymes. We did finally manage to get our salad garden planted over the holiday weekend, which gives us a small feeling of normalcy. Brandywine and cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, arugula, and lots of basil for pesto harvest in September. Potted up lots of herbs for deck: flat-leaf parsley, cilantro, rosemary, Italian oregano, English thyme, more basil, chervil, plus a couple of nasturtiums. The chives are blooming–a good accent in a salad.

I made a big pitcher of iced coffee, so help yourselves. I’m hopping on my bike to go get bagels.

Work for peace, every day.

I’m from the government (and Citibank) and I’m here to help you:

It was a hard enough day for Shaul Bakhash, as he dealt with the ongoing drama surrounding the imprisonment in Iran of his wife, noted American scholar Haleh Esfandiari. Then he found an express letter on the doorstep of his Potomac home yesterday morning announcing that Citibank had frozen his wife’s bank accounts on grounds that she is now a “resident” of Iran.

In the letter, Citibank said the accounts had been frozen “in accordance with U.S. Sanctions regulations,” which stipulate that U.S. banks are prohibited from servicing accounts for residents of Iran.

Bush facing pressure on global warming at G8 summit

President George W. Bush is under pressure from European allies to give ground on climate change at next week’s meeting of the world’s richest countries, but policy experts say prospects for a breakthrough are slim.

The sticking point is Bush’s longstanding opposition to measurable goals for reducing emissions of the greenhouse gases that spur global warming. (my bold)

Abject apologies for spoiling everyone’s breakfast.

But, DOG! we already know ya can’t trust anything coming out of the MSM but when it gets to the point ya can’t trust anything coming out of the grocery store, it bloody well *is* about past time to break out the pitchforks! And not for the garden plot.

I looooooooove Stevie Nicks. I saw her in concert here in Maine in the early 1990’s. She was terrific.

It’s overcast here in Maine this morning, but starting July 1st, there will be a stench here. Why? George Bush & Vladimir Putin are coming to Kennebunkport to meet. Ewwwwwwwwwwww. What will these fascists talk about? Will they compare their defense missiles on the beach?

Ewwwwwwwww. I hope not.

Two interesting articles over at Thinkprogress:
1) Attorney targeted for protecting Native American votes.

2) Could Alberto Gonzales be disbarred?

Marion in Savannah @ 140

Good morning, pups. The NYT has Dr. Gawande and Mr. Kristof today. Dr. Gawande says the true measure of a leader is the ability to take a health plan and persuede people to find common ground in it, and Mr. Kristof writes on the rule of law in China.

http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/

Waccamaw, thanks (?) for the bad news. I don’t see eggs on that depressing list, so how about omelets to go along with our coffee or tea? Thank heaven it’s Friday…

Um, Marion Sweetie, I have more bad news.

On a lighter note………

There’s a tall ship docked an hour’s drive away that’s setting sail again tomorrow. I’ve wanted to see one of these for more than 30 years, ever since they sailed into NY harbor in 1976. Has anyone else ever seen one and is it worth the gas to go have a looksee?

Good morning pups!

My internet wanted to yawn and stretch before connecting this morning. Is that a truck I see outside?

Former Sen Bob Kerrey talking with Scarborough on MSNBC talking about the divisiveness of Washington. Going back to ‘95 to cite his last example of compromise [with Simpson] to get things done. Blames the extremes of dems and rethugs, then says the dreaded “b-word”–bloggers.

Hey, what about the frackin’ talk radio???? Why the persistent refusal to call out the Limpballs and Hannitys and O’Reillys of the universe?

Interesting that the “balkinization” of Congress, as Scarborough calls it, always traces back to right after the Newtster took over Congress.

solai @ 4:22 -

Wondered if anyone was gonna mention that. *g*

[Confession: I trust Marion more than my own memory and went to check the calendar just to be sure.]

And for the record, have I told you guys lately how much I love you?

egregious @ 157

Good morning pups!

My internet wanted to yawn and stretch before connecting this morning. Is that a truck I see outside?

Perestroika is something they do to your http packets.

Scarborough talking with Charles McCord lamenting the divisiveness of Congress.

Take the beam out of your own eye, morning Joe!

Waccamaw @ 156

On a lighter note………

There’s a tall ship docked an hour’s drive away that’s setting sail again tomorrow. I’ve wanted to see one of these for more than 30 years, ever since they sailed into NY harbor in 1976. Has anyone else ever seen one and is it worth the gas to go have a looksee?

I saw them in Grand Haven, Michigan about 10 years ago. I’d easily drive an hour especially if you get to see it under sail.

Give Joe Klein an over-all plus on Scarborough this morning. A reality check about the politicization by Bush of Iraq.

Scarborough defending Bush–every body supported going to war. Hey, Joe. WE WERE LIED TO. Oh, and I didn’t support attacking Iraq. A lot of Americans didn’t support attacking Iraq.

And don’t attack Clinton for epitomizing “moral relativism.” Not when your crowd’s got Newtie and the choirgirl. Or Hot Tub Delay.

And another false choice by Scarborough: John Wayne vs. Jane Fonda epitomizes the era.

Nope, Joe. John Wayne [sunsets in the East] vs. Gregory Peck [Mockingbird].

Do what is right because it is right. And don’t lie to us. You’re entitled to your own opinion, Joe. Not your own “reality.”

Waccamaw @ 156

On a lighter note………

There’s a tall ship docked an hour’s drive away that’s setting sail again tomorrow. I’ve wanted to see one of these for more than 30 years, ever since they sailed into NY harbor in 1976. Has anyone else ever seen one and is it worth the gas to go have a looksee?

I saw them in Grand Haven, Michigan about 10 years ago. I’d easily drive an hour especially if you get to see it under sail.

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,
And a gray mist on the sea’s face, and a gray dawn breaking.

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull’s way and the whale’s way, where the wind’s like
a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.

“The Bloggers”

Hey, here’s an idea…since Morning Joe talks out of both sides of his mouth, lamenting the divisiveness while taking shots at “leftwing bloggers”…

In the spirit of open conversation, how about inviting, oh, say, Christy or Jane to appear on your program???????????

Afraid to expose your own “bread and circus,” Joe?

New thread upstairs…

The Republican noise machine has taken a beating on one of their favorite talking points: “There was no real crime, because Valerie Plame wasn’t a real spy.” (See Glenn Greenwald’s entry for 5/30.)

Now they want to go ’round on another of their favorites: “Valerie sent Joe on a junket to Niger.” This 5/29 USA Today article quotes Senator Kit Bond (R-MO):

Here are Plame’s three versions of how Wilson was sent to Niger, Bond said:

•She told the CIA’s inspector general in 2003 or 2004 that she had suggested Wilson.

•Plame told Senate Intelligence Committee staffers in 2004 that she couldn’t remember whether she had suggested Wilson.

•She told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in March that an unidentified person in Vice President Cheney’s office asked a CIA colleague about the African uranium report in February 2002. A third officer, overhearing Plame and the colleague discussing this, suggested, “Well, why don’t we send Joe?” Plame told the committee.

CIA officials have been unable to verify Plame’s March version, Bond said. Paul Gimigliano, a CIA spokesman, said the “public record on the matter is extensive, and, at this point, I can’t add anything to it.”

Hopefully, this will develop into an equally entertaining melee

Oh Trex, you crack me up!