This Sunday wasn’t so gloomy for me, although they can be, can’t they? Diamanda Galas certainly has that covered, even better than Billie Holliday, y’think?
Knowing American troops’ supply lines are being cut off one bridge at a time is certainly a reason for gloom. Knowing Short-Ride Joey Lieberman thinks it’s time to invade Iran is another reason for gloom.
Are you gloomy this Sunday? Or not? If not, please tell us why. For the gloomy among us, just have another hit of Diamanda above. She’ll cheer you up in a heartbeat!
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TeddySanFran!
Hey there, LL, what’s shakin? Are ya gloomy or no?
Good evening friends. I need the soothing waters of the lake these evening for my aching back. Family stuff is going FAR better than expected but a busy weekend is taking its toll on my body.
Man I was sooooo glad to see santorum cut down in his prime of iran chest beating.
Hey Teddy,
Watching the Tonys and flipping to and fro the Cubs game. Hope to see them in Wrigley in August.
Gloomy Sunday? Had my last service with current church. Moving on to the next but no house to move to yet and ours still for sale. Starting to get gloomy about finding a place to live. That’s the only cloud looming as I’m very much looking forward to the new job.
Okay, it’s been a day of total fuckery. Can we relax a bit? Hope TRex is making great strides on his book!
Thanks, Teddy. Evening everyone!
Yup, I’m not gloomy to see the last of Santorum. And no more Macaca Allen in the Senate either!
Well Teddy, I wasn’t gloomy until after I’d posted the first comment — and then my browser crashed!
Actually that didn’t even make me too gloomy. Things are good overall in LL’s world.
Hi TexB, glad the family stuff is going well — and sorry for the toll it’s taking on you!
Evening all. How’s life in the Lake? Not so gloomy here in the Big Sky, though it is gray and rainy. We are having a wetter than usual late spring, which is good for fishing and (no) fires later this summer.
Loo Hoo. @ 6
TRex quote from FB:
Hey, gang! I’m going to be a live guest on KIRO-AM tonight with David Goldstein:
http://www.kiro710.com/
12a Easter, 9p Pacific.
Call in with questions!
206-726-5499
Hope you can join us.
Hi ya preacher! Did they have a wonderful sendoff for you today?
Oh sweet, let’s flood those phone lines!
Not quite gloomy, but the flash floods and bad news did send me back to bed for reading and a siesta instead of spending a day in the yard or writing my next rant to both of my D senators (Lincoln and Pryor) who have clearly gone round the bend with their reincarnation of the ISG report last week.
TeddySanFran @ 9
I did REALLY well all weekend and didn’t have major pain until tonight. Last of the guests leave tomorrow and kids start leaving by Tuesday.
G’day Teddy, LL, everyone. Not gloomy here, had a nice lunch with my Mumsey in Sacramento -found a great new little Bistro (Plan B in the Pocket area) and then had dinner with my neighbors. So I’m fat, but not gloomy.
Have ignored politics all day, which helps.
TeddySanFran @ 12
It was very nice. Gift of a lovely piece of art. I’ve amassed quite a collection as 4 of the 5 congregations I’ve served as interim have given me wall art. Now I need some walls on which to hang them.
Opposite of gloomy, but dead tired.
We had a waterslide birthday party for Danny, age seven (almost). The neighbor kids stayed an extra four hours. It was wonderful.
G’day Pete, glad you’re having fun in Cali!
tw3k,
Let’s call. I can’t hear his program, though. I just read everyone’s live blogging. Question for the night?
Swear I hope there are some capitalistic young techies at YK2 to help me out. I have a HP Pavilian and can’t figure out anything!
ES, what’s the possibility of getting Wes Clark to weigh in with Pryor? Doesn’t his stated support come with some strings? I would hope Wes could get an audience with Pryor and make some progress with him, having come out so early in favor of his 08 race….
RevDeb @ 17
heh, that’s the down side of knowing an artist. All my friends and family run from me now when they see me carrying a piece of art ;)
Happy Birthday to Danny Soyinkafan!
LooHoo – find a teenager in your neighborhood, they can probably sort out your HP issues. It’s amazing how the kids seem to be born knowing this stuff.
Despite the rotten political outlook, put me in the non-gloomy camp. The weather was glorious, I mowed the lawn, I am near closing on a deal to purchase a warehouse with a buddy, and I took the first steps to making an audio/HT room out of the unfinished basement. With no more treatment than some 4′ x 4′ compressed high-density fiberglass panels, it sounds pretty good!
It’s a selfish POV, but for now, I’m going with that.
But the possibility of troop supply-line cutoff is horrible.
OT, but the techs finally seem to have gotten the bugs out of the comments. This morning things were still pretty chaotic.
Loo Hoo. @ 20
Why, you on dial-up or something? I’ve never listened to show but I’m going to tune in tonight. I hate using phones tho so Q from me.
DrDick @ 26
yup, now that the kinks are worked I like the ajax version better.
I’m kinda low myself, TSF. Thank you for asking. Is daring to have hope asking too much?
On the other hand, I found the rubberbands and picked up some straws in town.
Not gloomy. We are singing Carmina Burana this week, rehearsals of that lovely piece most every night this week, even though the conductor is impossible, it will be fun to get out and sing with friends. My family are getting along fine, work is interesting, weather is good.
The world tries to stick its nose into my life, but mostly it is a long ways from me, but I am trying as best I can to deal with it. My feeling of powerlessness to change the federal government isn’t enough to make me gloomy.
Suzanne @ 29
Uh-oh. Looks like we turned the mod kids. Could get rowdy tonight, especially with resident bad girl TSF in charge.
TeddySanFran @ 21
Nothing newsworthy that I know of and yours is the first mention of strings that I have read or heard. Everyone on AR state blogs would love for Wes to run for Senate (even those who dont understand how badly we need to remove Pryor from his seat and the party, imo).
Unless hillary is planning on asking Wes to be VP candidate.. I cannot imagine what he is up to since he isn’t even in the debates.
One thing I’m not gloomy about — our extraordinary Presidential field. Wow, wouldn’t you be happy to have any one of them president right about now? And don’t you think most Americans — like 70% — agree? We have to be sure the GOP candidate doesn’t escape the BushCo taint, but it will be great to have one of these wonderful public servants working for all Americans in 2009.
And they are using this loooooong campaign so well — with Dodd’s focus on restoring the Constitution, and Richardson’s call to de-authorize the President’s war. It’s great to see such a large field, and those in it using their time and the attention wisely.
tw3k @ 11
Interestingly, I had just deleted the KIRO bookmark, earlier today, hmmm… What is the topic tonite???
Suzanne how can you POSSIBLY be gloomy after the joke I sent you?
TexB @ 35
What joke? Now you have to share…
I’m no more gloomy than usual. I’m sorry if I said anything which distressed Raven overly much in the Lieberman thread. I know that through the winter I ranted on and on here and elsewhere about the inevitability of war with Iran. Now that I’ve accepted that inevitability as being total and out of the hands of representative democracy, it doesn’t gnaw on me in the same way it did.
It is the most beautiful day so far of the year here, the nicest June day in two years. My garden is coming in fine, This afternoon, we took the dog out on the lake and tested the water quality monitoring equipment we’ve been trained to use. We had to find the very deepest place in the lake and take the GPS coordinates so that our future readings are all in the same place.
(( suz ))
That was earlier today, Tex. Totally funny cop joke that I had not heard before. Thank you Tex, for the wake up laugh.
Alas, it has worn off.
Super ZED!!!!
Nope, not gloomy. I don’t DO gloomy. I do happy, super-happy, scared, pissed off, and silly. Gloomy is not in the rotation.
Hiya!
petedownunder @ 36
In an hour Pete. No jokes till all my chickadees are safely in their nests.
hiya Cassie!
TSF – can I post Tex’s joke on your thread?
Cassie, is it bedtime yet (just kidding dear) how was your weekend?
Evening Cassie. That’s quite a repertoire you have there. One thing missing, however. You will definitely need “teh Bitch” as you get older. Maybe Suzanne can give you some tips (she claims to have mastered the art).
TexB @ 41
Darn – it’ll be past my bed time too. Today started pretty early as will tomorrow. But post it anyway and I’ll look at it in the morning.
tw3k @ 27
No, I’ve got cable. I’ve got icons all over my screen that are downloads of what they tell me will work, but nada… I also have an 18 and 20 year old who come home only to do laundry, eat or sleep. Can’t beat that. At least they say “love ya” on the way out the door!
BTW Suzanne, with the new upgrade, what’s the zig limit?
TeddySanFran @ 33
Not at all happy about Barak being a sponsor of a coal liquification bill. Really Really Bad.
SnarKassandra @ 40
Hey. Lucky you–I seem to get the Sunday blahs no matter what I do. Ah, well, next weekend is my very smart nephew’s third birthday. That’ll be fun.
Still not time to play beat the ziglimit yet, petedownunder.
last nite gave me more gray hairs – lets get the rest of the kinks outta the software first.
btw, the tech crew – oh boy, do they need some uh uh … cleanup?
CTuttle,
If tonight’s radio show is anything like last week’s the topic will be David Goldstein, his suffering at the hands of his psychiatrist parents, his incredible leftiness, his desire to have wingnuts call his show so that he can slap them down and, finally, the fact that he talks over his guests because it’s HIS show.
CTuttle @ 34
No idea!
WaPoO chatz tomorrow; questions accepted anytime!
Shailagh Murray at 11am eastern
Howard Markel at 11am eastern, on XDR-TB
Howard Kurtz at Noon eastern
Michael Leahy, Post Magazine writer, at Noon eastern, on his article on Connecticut freshman Congressman Joe Courtney
The Courtney story, if you missed it, is worth reading. He was elected by the smallest margin (83 votes) last fall; the article talks mostly about the grind of raising money to run in 2008. It’s a great argument for public financing and bookmark-worthy, I think.
Suzanne @ 51
OK, I’ll try to be good.
Well I have a nice CLEAN joke about creationism up on my site today.
persiflage @ 52
Aw, hell, that’s not liberalism. That’s just a personality disorder.
Teddy, I read that story on Courtney today — it is a good ‘un and very interesting.
DrDick @ 45
Years ago when i went thru chem-dep treatment, my favorite counselor told one all-female group, “when they start calling you a bitch, know you’re on the right track!” Words to live by for those of us who were raised to be too nice.
((waives to persiflage))
masaccio @ 30
I’ve sung in Carmina 2x and played trombone in it 3x now over the years. Either way, it is always thriilling to be in a long piece that everyone is excited about. That’s always the case with Carmina. In Anchorage, they did it as a ballet ten years ago, with the chorus up on ledges over the dance stage, the soloists from the wing edges of the stage.
SnarKassandra @ 56
Cute. I know how God felt, as I had to do that today as well. I clearly know my place in the universe as servant to my cats.
Loo Hoo. @ 47
Well Love is Good :)
Maybe try installing QuickTime. You don’t need the pro version.
NewDealFarmGrrrlll @ 59
Bitch is not a feeling. It is a way of acting. Different.
SnarKassandra @ 56
The seventh day isn’t exactly tidy, is it?
SnarKassandra @ 56
What a great joke! Thanks Snarkers, my husband and fellow cat-servant will love that one!
NewDealFarmGrrrlll @ 59
Absolutely a vital life skill. Guys have it too, but they just call it assertiveness. Funny how that works…. ;-p
Haven’t commented on late night for a while.
My day was actually pretty nice. Finished planting flowers in my yard, then got some sun while reading and listening to Michael Buble. Weather was great- high pressure, Montana-blue sky, low humidity, and lots of sun. That is saying a lot for the north coast of Ohio. My cat has been going up into the trees around my house trying to get birds out of nests. So I bought this mammoth long-range spraying squirt gun to persuade him to get down from the trees. It’s been effective, harmless, and fun. Also caught the last Sopranos this evening…….
DrDick @ 62
Our household downunder consists of the Future Mrs Downunder, The 10 Kilogram Kitty, and me. Our neighbor asked if I was second in command, I replied only when the Future Mrs is away, otherwise I’m third in the chain of command.
Suzanne @ 51
Is there a particular way to donate to techs and mods? Just as a special thanks?
MR — nice to see you on Late Nite again! But we’ve already been cautioned: no Sopranos spoilers on the Lake.
persiflage @ 52
DING! I met Mr. Goldstein last summer at a Seattle DL at the Montlake Ale House. He was “holding court.”
Bitch is not a feeling. It is a way of acting. Different.
Bitch can be very empowering. I was called bitch so often that I almost react as if Suzanne had been said.
I can dig up my inner bitch when I need to. She has gotten me through tough times. Bitch is a feeling. A feeling of being strong, powerful, that no one can fork with me. That I am just as good as any man or whatever the situation is.
I like my inner bitch.
Carmina Burana as a ballet? wow.
SnarKassandra @ 64
good point, excellent that you know the diff and can call someone on it
Suzanne @ 73
See. I told you, Cassie.
G’night everyone, have a nice evening (or mid-afternoon as the case may be).
g’night Pete
Night Pete.
It’s so nice to have our Aussie folks here! Hello Persiflage and PDU! (Sorry about your Howard sitiation!)
Suzanne @ 73
I can be a bitch but not often. Don’t really feel bitch though. As for gloom, I allow myself a max. of 10 minutes a day to feel sorry for myself, and then it’s time to do the next right thing and move on in life.
Oh, and don’t miss the rather respectful portrait of Code Pink the Washington Post featured today as well. (DrDick, there’s a mention of handcuffs I know you’d enjoy!)
Is there a particular way to donate to techs and mods? Just as a special thanks?
Any time the donate button at the upper right is clicked, you are helping the techs and mods by keeping the servers well fed, LooHoo.
Suzanne @ 73
Which one o’ youse likes to play with whips? *g*
Evenin’ Suz !
Evenin’ All !
TeddySanFran @ 33
So what’s the game plan? A military rout in Iraq topped with an new disaster in Iran and the dems come out victorious? Now that’s gloomy. Spent the day petitioning for impeachment in small-town Oregon and found folks receptive. My liberal dem Representative claims we will get bogged down with impeachment when Congress is just doing so much good with it’s new majority. Hearings good. Nice legislation that gets vetoed, and no one willing to fight for it, not good. Impeachment good or not good? I don’t really know, but I feel like priming the pump is a contingency plan, and giving my Rep. a springboard should impeachment become more attractive may help.
ET: Our ballet did portions of Messiah, and the Opera company sang. Imagine All We Like Sheep….
hiya Petro
On the drive back home I saw a nice alternative ribbon sticker. “UNTANGLE OUR TROOPS”
Night Pete!
Bye Pete. Hi Petrocelli.
Which one o’ youse likes to play with whips? *g*
Evenin’ Suz !
Petrocelli, find me a link to a quote where I said that.
TeddySanFran @ 82
Actually, it is Petrocelli and CTuttle that are into handcuffs and such. Personally, I just like strong, independent women who know what they want.
jc — moving the good guys toward impeachment is really important. We can get that table re-set!
All they have in common is the denominator of all politicians: they want to stay in office. Making clear that they need to be responsive to folks who have HAD ENOUGH is really important work. Congratulations. Keep it up!
DrDick @ 92
Even if they know they want handcuffs?
Just asking.
LoudounLib @ 87
Hi LL , how ya doin’ ?
Sorry, Dr.
EvilDrPuma @ 94
Well, I am open to suggestions….
Suzanne @ 91
hrm… which time?
Eight minutes to theropod on the radio.
Suzanne @ 91
What’s the reward for findin’ your quote? *g*
all’s well here Petro, how about with you?
TeddySanFran @ 96
No problem. No offense taken, just not my thing.
TexB @ 3
Evenin’, Betsy! Try the whirlpool section of the Lake, next to the hot spring! Settle back and be soothed!
Bob in HI
TexB @ 90
… waves to TexB, persiflage …
So I heard that perhaps the no confidence vote on Gonzales is happening this week.- Someones tell-me-something-I-don’t-know prediction on the Matthews Sunday show this evening
I have been eating sugar ALL day. Never usually do this. Anxious is how I feel. But a walk on the American River just now (dusk) made me love the planet again. Saw a blue heron. A big one. Saw four bucks together. Youngs one. Ohh! Ohh! The other day I was watering the garden and the hose had a perfect little arch coming out of it. A hummingbird flew down and took a drink about a foot from me. Then it flew back down and took a bath in the arch. Blew me away. I am relieved of my anxiety.
This is one of those “why me?” Sundays…
Yesterday I started coming down with a bug- full force today, then, and I still can’t believe it- a big rotten tree limb fell from about 30 feet up onto the roof of my car, puncturing the roof, breaking the windshield and knocking off a side mirror.
And I am out of flu medication, now…
I think I will go to bed, or better yet, hide under it….
I’m gloomy the Anahiem Angels of Los Angeles lost to St. Louis but glad they are still in first place five and half games ahead of San Francisco. As long as we have baseball there will always be something good about America.
EvilDrPuma @ 94
LOL !!!
The Doc is in fine form tonight !!! *g*
Milan River @ 104
Seems it’s coming up, complete with a proposed amendment from Coburn to express no confidence in Congress’ ability to pass a balanced budget. Somebody needs to rub his nose in the fact that his party failed for seven years straight, much as one rubs a poorly-trained dog’s nose in its own accident.
azureblue @ 106
Oh dear. I hate days like that. Hopefully things will straighten out fairly soon.
Bob Schacht @ 103
Thanks Bob. Perfect!
Milan River @ 104
I caught a small part of this on CNN today. They said the vote will be one hour before prime time news tomorrow.
masaccio @ 30
LoudounLib @ 100
Suz is gonna make me sprint through a week’s worth of posts to prove she likes whips.
… lacing up speedy BatRocketShoes … *g*
tw3k @ 98
Each of those are comments that mention the word whip. I don’t see one that says that I like to use a whip.
To de-authorize the invasion is putting it back in the hands of Congress where it constitutionally belongs in the first place. It’s a correction. My guys will hear from their constituent tomorrow.
I’m not blue. My Papillon puppy makes certain of that so she took me for a couple of walks today and we vied over who was alpha. Same challenge everyday. She wants to make the executive decisions and I remind her I am alpha and she isn’t even beta. She’s omega. Furry creature with an attitude!
I stay abreast of the news on our troops because I never want to forget that while I’m enjoying a beautiful day they are stuck in a hell of someone else’s making who doesn’t give a damn about their young lives. They are expendable fodder for depraved egos. Today was miserable news, again.
Eureka Springs @ 112
That’s almost clever. Maybe there’s hope for this Congress yet.
azureblue @ 106
Oh geez. Around here those are called “Widow Makers”.
I am also not-gloomy about the no-confidence vote in the Senate tomorrow on AbuG, although I wish they would have a confidence vote instead, so people could abstain if they wanted.
I bet we could get down into the teens with a confidence vote. Of course, someone would have to introduce the confidence vote.
Not really feeling gloomy, just feeling a little helpless knowing people are dying in Iraq for no reason this very minute and the government in this country is sitting on their collective asses letting it happen.
TeddySanFran @ 98
I want to protest in the strongest possible terms, we Canucks are unable to tune into that station where our exalted leader, TRex is currently starring !!!
Petrocelli, you can listen online.
Ed*ard Teller @ 72
You have my sympathies. How Trex stays so patient and polite is beyond me.
Suzanne @ 121
Where? How?
Petrocelli @ 120
You’ve got curling, though….
Mary McCurnin @ 105
Wow, Mary! How nice!
Coburn needs to be reminded that if we had 500 billion extra dollars we would have a much healthier budget.
SnarKassandra @ 56
LOL
That’s getting passed on, thanks, Cassie. First laugh I’ve had today.
Listen here for TRex
The link to the radio station is upthread. They have a listen live option.
I am on dialup and it doesn’t work for me – uses too much bandwith for my poor phone line.
Loo Hoo. @ 80
Hi Loo Hoo! Has Pete been bad-mouthing Dear Leader Howard?
(( azureblue ))
Milan River @ 126
Coburn needs to be locked in a closet in the basement somewhere. The man is an absolute loon. Makes me ashamed to be an Okie.
http://www.kiro710.com/
is the link
Margot @ 128
Come back in half an hour and I’ll post a slightly racier joke.
mixed day. one current question is whether Ari Emanuel was or is Paris Hilton’s agent.
And, as a CA native, I hope some others can tell me what’s what. People sometimes refer to CA as Cali. I call it the left coast, or (for SoCal) lala land. Where does this “Cali” thing come from? It’s not in my VG vocabulary, fer sure.
Suzanne @ 115
heh, true.
Suzanne @ 123
I tried but the toobz seem to cutoff some programming across the border … many of my friends in the U.S. could not get the Hockey games online that I could get.
… c’est la vie …
Suzanne @ 83
Okay, sisterhood. I do that to the best of my (financial) ability!
As far as the inner bitch goes, I’ve learned just to ignore lots of things. Do not play ball. Just play estupido.
Milan River @ 126
And don’t forget to nudge him with the thought that it would be harder to rack up bills like that if Der Shrubbenfuhrer was required to fund his wars on the regular budget instead of supplementals.
I do not understand how people listen to talk radio. This guy has set my teeth on edge in the first 45 seconds I’ve listened to him — and he’s one of the good guys!
Petrocelli, I did not realize the tuubz had borders for that kinda stuff. I thought if it was on the net (as long as one was not in china etc) that anyone could listen or see.
VG, good question, and I’m not sure (being a DC-area native). It’s just something people say I guess, and I know I’m guilty of it because I used it upthread :-S
TeddySanFran @ 140
That is exactly why I am NOT listening.
Definitely gloomy. Watched “The Last Days on Earth” on the History Channel tonight. Global warming. Our grandchildren and great-grandchildren are going to HATE us.
SnarKassandra @ 40
Cassie, you’re a riot! Glad you’re gloom-proof, and ready to share!
Aloha!
Bob in HI
DrDick @ 132
Loons are more of a Minnesota thing, though…what do we have for Oklahoma? Ten pounds of red earth in a five-pound sack?
Cali is a right-coast expression. One never hears it here.
I’m listening to KIRO now — it’s just the news. No TRex yet.
tw3k @ 63
Installed. I’ll wait results, thanks.
TeddySanFran @ 141
One of my many (non-paying) jobs is for a liberal talk network. Come by weekdays and have a listen. I probably hear 3-4 hours daily.
TeddySanFran @ 148
Just like those fools on the right coast call it “frisco” (spitting).
TeddySanFran @ 132
Second that!
And Mary, what a great simple story. Sort of sums up the the good side of aging for me.. the little yet significant pleasures in nature. I live on the beautiful Kings River and we have many Herrons, little babies all around this month. I love the Herron calls at sunset as they fly to their nightly roost.
I may be a right-coaster, but I have never said Frisco ;-)
When vacationing at the Outer Banks, I used to love sending postcards to my EssEff friends from Frisco, North Carolina. Yes, we hate it.
LoudounLib @ 143
Yes, I heard it recently in real time from a student who had never been to “Cali”.
tw3k @ 138
… that’s only because you don’t have our imagination … *g*
EvilDrPuma @ 146
Dumber than a box of rocks for starters and useless as tits on a boar hog. I’ll have to think of something for the the whole insanity thing though. Not much out there as crazy as an Oklahoma Republican.
TeddySanFran @ 156
Ooooh, Frisco NC! Love it down there!
A representative from Gov. Richardson’s campaign has posted more from the Gov re the de-authorize on Siun’s thread.
There is the link to the comment. It is a long response so I linked instead of quoting.
TSF, Dr. Dick,
I have the same reaction to talk radio.
A few minutes is all I can take.
TeddySanFran @ 148
Thanks TSF, for the confirmation. That “Cali” talk did have this native wondering if I had gone to sleep at a critical moment in our state’s history.
DrDick @ 157
…notwithstanding, of course, a Texas Republican.
Loo Hoo. @ 150
My bad, it won’t work with kiro! The QuickTime format will help with other formats such as podcasts.
Cali and Frisco are just wrong, imo. and I lived in SF for nine years. If they have to be used leave it to the residents. Cali had to originate in So Cal.
tw3k, it appears to use Windows Media Player — I’m getting the same visualization on their little pop-up that I do when I fire up my MP
Using the term Frisco is frucked.
I’m gloomy that, despite all the pain, bloodshed, mis and dis-information, beyond all the human suffering, the degradation, the agony, the erosion of environments and of human rights, it’s still better to be alive than not to be. I’m gloomy that there are so many reasons not to be and no one seems to get that message.
here’s TRex…
My dad called San Francisco San Fran. He had to go down there from Seattle from time to time to work. When I lived in Lake County, CA, we called Middletown “town” and San Francisco “the City.”
azureblue @ 107
See? Like I said. Sorry.
Petrocelli @ 157
:)
TRex is getting to talk (a little) now.
Suzanne @ 143
Petro, I have no trouble hearing it here in Oz. I can’t understand why you wouldn’t be able to hear it in Canada.
I really hope Nancy does not continue her melt down when gwb comes back hat in hand at the end of the summer for his war.
LoudounLib @ 166
Yeah I hate that format :/
Goldstein’s talking about Fred Thompson and then hitting the “Law and Order” sound effect, totally talking over TRex
They’re talking about Fred Thompson, and every time they say his name, they play the “doink-doink” sound from L&O.
Suzanne @ 143
No that happens with a lot of international sites nowadays. I can’t look at the Torchwood.co.uk page for the goodies because i have a USA based IP. I can see some things, but not video clips or sound bytes or anything like that. If i knew how to bounce off a UK IP i’d be able to see that. There are a lot of places that are starting to do that now. I hate it, really.
TRex talking about the “drooling praise” being heaped on Thompson
(would Goldstein PLEASE quit that sound effect!)
So is TRex, like, gay on the radio?
Eureka Springs @ 165
No way, Giovanni. It did not originate in SoCal.
TeddySanFran @ 179
how can we convince the Dinodog there are better uses of his time?
Ed*ard Teller @ 182
Just wait…I won’t be surprised if I read it in his own words.
TeddySanFran @ 182
Only when he announces gay composers.
Who is Goldstein? Don’t know him at all.
TRex talking about Edwards, how he makes sense on poverty
And, to return to my earlier comment:
Do you not realize that Ari Emanuel is Rahm Emanuel’s brother?
p.s. I learned that “do you not realize” phrase while serving time in the UK.
HI, everyone. Been out in nature…no phone, no TV (yellowstone, and saw a bear). Can anyone please quickly confirm that the WaPo reported that two thirds of troup will be brought home from Iraq? Where and when?
Thank you so much.
The Dinodog is getting west coast air time. I think it is good – even with the rotten sound effects and the dood in love with the sound of his own voice – that TRex is speaking to others who don’t know his views.
And the lake may get new readers.
I don’t think it is a waste of his time, ET.
mulligatawny @ 189
Welcome back.
The incomparable Nat King Cole to lift your gloom !!!
TRex sez he thinks Edwards is making sense on poverty and is referring people to CHS’s post.
Hey, goldy called my post the “silly stuff!”
TRex says Jonah Goldberg emerged from the womb with a knife in his teeth, ready to take on the world ;-)
I fear this more than terrorists… railroad safety: next stop oblivion (this is one of my check-every-day blogs)
LoudounLib @ 194
Only as long as he can stay behind mom’s skirts.
a bear!?!
aliasofwestgate @ 179
You could give Tor a try.
sorry Teddy, do you want to do the live blogging? Hope I’m not intruding since it’s your post :-)
LoudounLib @ 193
And then promptly crawled back in, as the world was way to scary to deal with.
Ed*ard Teller @ 186
Were there any gay composers?
Or is it a shorter list to name non- gay composers? *g*
I’m just waiting for the Reps to make Gays an issue … or are they saving it for the Presidential debates?
TexB @ 192
Well, I hear that Bush gets all the praise he wants from Albania. What could be more encouraging for the whole world.
707 to Suzanne and DrDick ;-)
US Arming Suspected Iraqi Militants
BAGHDAD, June 10 — With the four-month-old increase in American troops showing only modest success in curbing insurgent attacks, American commanders are turning to another strategy that they acknowledge is fraught with risk: arming Sunni Arab groups that have promised to fight militants linked with Al Qaeda who have been their allies in the past.
American commanders say they have successfully tested the strategy in Anbar Province west of Baghdad and have held talks with Sunni groups in at least four areas of central and north-central Iraq where the insurgency has been strong. In some cases, the American commanders say, the Sunni groups are suspected of involvement in past attacks on American troops or of having links to such groups. Some of these groups, they say, have been provided, usually through Iraqi military units allied with the Americans, with arms, ammunition, cash, fuel and supplies.
(more)
TeddySanFran @ 193
That’s bullshit, Teddy. Late Nite is community building – not silly at all.
Arsehole grrrrrrrrrr
General H. “Stormin’ Norman” Swartzkopf’s Eleven Commandments for Leaders
1. You must have clear goals. You must be able to articulate them clearly to others.
2. Give yourself a clear agenda. Every morning write the five most important things to accomplish that day, and get those five done.
3. Let people know where they stand.
4. What’s broken, fix now. Don’t put it off. Problems that aren’t dealt with only lead to more problems.
5. No repainting the flagpole. Make sure all the work your people are doing is essential to the organization.
6. Set high standards. People won’t generally perform above your expectations, so it’s important to expect a lot.
7. Lay the concept out, but let your people execute it. Tell them in the clearest terms what you want done, but let them suggest the best way to do it.
8. People come to work to succeed. So don’t operate on the principle that if they aren’t watched and supervised, they’ll bungle up the job.
9. Never lie. Ever.
10. When in charge, take command. Some leaders who feel they don’t have adequate information put off deciding to do anything at all. The best policy is to decide, monitor the results, and change course if it’s necessary.
11. Do what’s right. The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.
—
I’m not gloomy, because I know that one of these days, we’ll have real leaders, again.
Suz- Is Lucianne the female name version of Lucifer? That’s what I’m thinking…
TeddySanFran @ 82
We’ve got a local chapter of Code Pink, and some of my friends are in it.
Um, I guess “bitch” is in their repertoire, but fortunately I haven’t experienced it a lot *g*
Bob in HI
TexB @ 187
Up here we had a restaurant called “Goldstein & Chan”
You could get spring rolls or Lox on a Bagel … what a riot … it closed down in a year …
… methinks there was some doubt as to its kosher menu … *g*
TexB @ 187
He’s the first evening talk personality on Seattle’s KIRO AM, which for years had a stable of local wingnuts. They helped pioneer the wingnut radio format in Seattle. Seattle has an excellent Progressive station – 1090AM, but evening on KIRO was a coup for the left. Sort of…
Goldstein’s blog ( http://www.horsesass.org/ ) is fairly good – far better than what you’re listening to. Heavy on local Seattle and King County politics.
After the shooting at the Seattle Jewish Center last summer, in which a wonderful woman was murdered by a very disturbed man, he went way overboard in generalizations about Palestinians and such.
Today’s joke:
TeddySanFran @ 198
A beautiful black. Ten yards away.
TeddySanFran @ 196
Last time I was in Yellowstone, I saw a grizzly from about 200 feet away. Fortunately, I was inside a car at the time. As to black bears, we occasionally get them in town here. Animal control had to dart a couple of them the last two years a couple of blocks from where I live, which is in the middle of town.
persiflage @ 132
He doesn’t need to. It just is…
TexB @ 203
Oh, good. More people running around with guns and agendas is just exactly what Iraq needs. Do these idiots practice doing the stupidest possible thing in any given situation, or were they just born with a gift for it?
tw3k @ 199
Will it work on a Mac? Anyone else in Canada – on a Mac – able to listen to TRex?
Valley Girl @ 206
I would not doubt it at all, VG.
They’re busting on Shrub calling the Pope “sir”
EDP, there are think tanks that tell them how to do teh stoopid.
LoudounLib @ 217
What a moron!
Friends, seriously. Am battling with a foreign news service about this, and would appreciate if anyone had seen a report in the WaPo in the last days that said that two thirds of troups would be recalled, in near future?
Thanks, as it is morning in Europe, need answers.
TeddySanFran @ 182
“The station where it pays to be gay! AM 690 KWEER on your dial, brought to you by…!”
;>)
TexB @ 218
At least he didn’t give him a back rub.
LoudounLib @ 199
TSF – did you see this. I think it would be fine, LL, the more hands the merrier for those of us who are on dialup or can’t otherwise listen.
TexB @ 220
Ding!
mulligatawny @ 220
I don’t recall any such article.
Thanks Suzanne :-)
LoudounLib @ 216
At least he didn’t call him “Benny.” To his face, at least.
Photo of George, Karl and Sir Pope
This is a link to my facebook photo so I’m not sure it will link. Maybe.
LoudounLib @ 155
I don’t see any bad connotations with Frisco. It was teh cool when I was young. I like it.
darkblack @ 220
Oh great. Now I need eye wash and brain bleach.
Suzanne @ 223
I LOVE political talk radio and I am finding this SO hard to listen to.
radiofreewill @ 206
:S
and they’re going to a break.
SusanD @ 217
That’s got to be a heckuva way to make a living…getting paid to be an idiot so someone else can be a damned fool.
EvilDrPuma @ 228
“And then I said to Benny — that’s what I call him, Benny”
EvilDrPuma @ 233
I’m thinking that those places must be sort of like the drunk tank, if you know what I mean…
Hi Loo Hoo! Has Pete been bad-mouthing Dear Leader Howard?
He doesn’t need to. It just is…
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Fingers crossed that it just isn’t come election time Nov/Dec this year.
Suzanne @ 226
mulligatawny @ 239
My answer got jumbled, it said thanks, and cannot find reference either.
railroad safety: next stop oblivionNewDealFarmGrrrlll @ 196
AARRGGHH sorry folks, the link function doesn’t work for me since the upgrade and don’t remember coding enough to patch it in. I was trying to link to a great science blog called Effect Measure. One of today’s posts was about railroad system safety. After horror stories of various derailments, ends with this great quote:
“Who needs terrorists? Are we safer now than before 9/11? Not safer from dying from one of our own, politically protected and unregulated industries.
Heck of a job, George.”
Petrocelli @ 216
Tor will work on a mac.
I can’t listen to TRex cause of the format.
they’re back, talking about Edwards again
Goldy yakking about how much more liberal he is than MSM
mulligatawny @ 222
here ya go
TRex says Feingold is smart, he has cojones
Suzanne @ 225
LL, you go for it, I am putting together a very not-silly l-late nite for mr goldy’s amusement….
Petrocelli @ 202
The most famous example is Tchaikovsky. Current scholarship maintains he quite possibly commited suicide after his Masonic Lodge found out he was gay and told him to deal with it.
Before him – Schubert and Chopin, pretty much for sure. Many of the most famous 20th century composers were gay – Benjamin Britten, Aaron Copland, Giancarlo Menotti, Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Ned Rorem, John Corigliano and many others. George Gershwin is a big question mark, even now 70 years after his death. We may never know about many other composers from earlier eras. It doesn’t matter unless their circumstances as artists were negatively impacted by their homosexuality.
Tchaikovsky and Aaron Copland are examples of composers who were shunned in a major way because of their sexuality. Rorem was afraid to come out of the closet, which almost killed him. He writes extremely effectively about the experience.
I performed a concert once at the most rightwing large church in Alaska. I programmed all gay composers. I haven’t been invited back.
From TSF’s waapoo link:
my bold
Thanks Teddy, trying here, they’re going kinda fast for my limited live-blogging skilz ;-)
The Pope with tow idiots
EvilDrPuma @ 163
That’s gotta be a setup for a joke. “What’s the difference between a Texas Republican and an Oklahoma Republican?”
Well? I’m waiting for an answer.
Bob in HI
The mention of Lucianne caused me to remember one of my proudest FDL moments ever.
Jane asked me to do a graphic for a post on a really really nasty book by Kate O’Beirne- Women Who make the World Worse.
HAHAHAHA. It showed up in a post by Kathryn Jean Lopez!!!!! Check it out. The revised cover was my artwork. here
See if you can spot Lucianne. I know her well.
Quote from link:
The “Sacking” of O’Beirne
The “Unhinged” cyber-Left gone wild.
What’s this we have here?
(Even if no one else bothers to check out the link, remembering this graphic moment has made my day.)
LoudounLib @ 237
… I sez, you know Benny, some friends of mine wear a big pointy hat like yours … but they’re not as well liked as you … heh heh …
TRex says Tweety can’t stop looking thru the Clinton’s underwear drawers, and then says “look at George and Laura and you go ewwwww” and then says “look at Barbara’s little piggy eyes” heh!!
Bob Schacht @ 249
The Red River.
Goldy and Trex disagreeing about Clinton, Goldy on the ‘bad man got a blow job’ line while Trex lauding BC’s good points.
Trex says he’ll support whoever gets the nomination, because it’s important.
Valley Girl @ 253
I remember! It was a great FDL moment.
Laugh that gloom away…
For those of you who have lived in Texas, you know how true this is.
They actually have a Chilli Cook-off about the time the Rodeo comes to
town. It takes up a major portion of the parking lot at the Astrodome.
The notes are from an inexperienced Chilli taster named Frank, who was
visiting Texas from the East Coast.
Frank: “Recently, I was honoured to be selected as a judge at a chilli
cook-off. The Judge #3 called in sick at the last moment and I happened
to be standing there at the judge’s table asking for directions to the
Budweiser truck, when the call came in. I was assured by the other two
judges (Native Texans) that the chilli wouldn’t be all that spicy and,
besides, they told me I could have free beer during the tasting, so I
accepted.”
***********************************************************************
Here are the scorecards from the event:
Chilli #1 (Mike’s Maniac Mobster Monster Chilli)
Judge #1 — A little too heavy on the tomato. Amusing kick.
Judge #2 — Needs less tomato, but still has a hint of a kick to it.
Judge #3 — (Frank) Holy s***, what the hell is this stuff? You could
remove dried paint from your driveway. Took me two beers to put the
flames out. I hope that’s the worst one. These Texans are crazy.
>———————————————————————
Chilli #2 (Arthur’s Afterburner Chilli)
Judge #1 — Smoky, with a hint of pork. Slight jalapeno tang.
Judge #2 — Exciting BBQ flavour, needs more peppers to be taken
seriously.
Judge #3 — Keep this out of the reach of children. I’m not sure what
I’m supposed to taste besides pain. I had to wave off two people who
wanted to give me the Heimlich manoeuvre. They had to rush in more beer
when they saw the look on my face.
>———————————————————————
Chilli #3 (Fred’s Famous Burn Down the Barn Chilli)
Judge #1 — Excellent firehouse chilli. Great kick. Needs more beans.
Judge #2 — A beanless chilli, a bit salty, good use of peppers.
Judge #3 — Call the EPA. I’ve located a uranium spill. My nose feels
like I have been snorting Drano. Everyone knows the routine by now. Get
me more beer before I ignite. Barmaid pounded me on the back, now my
backbone is in the front part of my chest. I’m getting s***-faced from
all of the beer.
>——————————————————————–
Chilli #4 (Bubba’s Black Magic)
Judge #1 — Black bean chilli with almost no spice. Disappointing.
Judge #2 — Hint of lime in the black beans. Good side dish for fish or
other mild foods, not much of a chilli.
Judge #3 — I felt something scraping across my tongue, but was unable
to taste it. Is it possible to burn out taste buds? Sally, the barmaid,
was standing behind me with fresh refills. That 300-LB. wench is
starting to look HOT…just like this nuclear waste I’m eating! Is
chilli an aphrodisiac?
>———————————————————————
Chilli #5 (Linda’s Legal Lip Remover)
Judge #1 — Meaty, strong chilli. Cayenne peppers freshly ground,
adding considerable kick. Very impressive.
Judge #2 — Chilli using shredded beef, could use more tomato. Must
admit the cayenne peppers make a strong statement.
Judge #3 — My ears are ringing, sweat is pouring off my forehead and I
can no longer focus my eyes. I farted and four people behind me needed
paramedics. The contestant seemed offended when I told her that her
chili had given me brain damage. Sally saved my tongue from bleeding by
pouring beer directly on it from the pitcher. I wonder if I’m burning
my lips off.
It really pisses me off that the other judges asked me to stop
screaming. Screw those rednecks.
>———————————————————————
Chilli #6 (Vera’s Very Vegetarian Variety)
Judge #1 — Thin yet bold vegetarian variety chilli. Good balance of
spices and peppers.
Judge #2 — The best yet. Aggressive use of peppers, onions, and
garlic. Superb.
Judge #3– I sh*t myself when I farted and I’m worried it will eat
through the chair. No one seems inclined to stand behind me except that
barmaid Sally. She must be kinkier than I thought. Can’t feel my lips
anymore.
I need to wipe my arse with a snow cone.
>———————————————————————
Chilli #7 (Susan’s Screaming Sensation Chilli)
Judge #1 — A mediocre chilli with too much reliance on canned peppers.
Judge #2 — Ho hum, tastes as if the chef literally threw in a can of
chilli peppers at the last moment. I should take note that I am worried
about Judge #3. He appears to be in a bit of distress as he is cursing
uncontrollably.
Judge #3 — You could put a grenade in my mouth, pull the pin, and I
wouldn’t feel a thing. I’ve lost sight in one eye, and the world sounds
like it is made of rushing water. My shirt is covered with chilli,
which slid unnoticed out of my mouth. My pants are full of lava-like
shite to match my shirt. At least during the autopsy, they’ll know what
killed me. I’ve decided to stop breathing, it’s too painful. Damn it;
I’m not getting any oxygen anyway. If I need air, I’ll just suck it in
through the 4-inch hole in my stomach.
>———————————————————————
Chilli #8 (Tommy’s Toe-Nail Curling Chilli)
Judge #1 — The perfect ending, this is a nice blend chilli. Not too
bold but spicy enough to declare its existence.
Judge #2 — This final entry is a good, balanced chilli. Neither mild
nor hot. Sorry to see that most of it was lost when Judge #3 passed
out, fell over and pulled the chilli pot down on top of himself. Not
sure if he’s going to make it. Poor dude, wonder how he’d have reacted
to really hot chilli?
DrDick @ 253
Houston, we have a punchline.
Loudon Lib is being mentioned as sending a message, read out LL’s message.
omg they just read the instant message I sent earlier (blush)
Suzanne @ 51
Can we all show some love for the tech crew? How about a standing O?
;-) persiflage!
Ed*ard Teller @ 248
… so much for music transcending all boundaries …
I love you guys but I cannot believe that in the year 2007, being gay is an issue in “The most powerful nation in the world”.
Suzanne,
You’re right. TRex is doing fine in trying circumstances.
tREX : every moronic thing I say is being blogged at FDL.
Ha!
burnspbesq @ 261
O
Talking about Gore now — TRex says he just can’t listen to that voice
Moving on from John Edwards
Goldy still waiting for Gore, Trex couldn’t stand Gore’s voice for 8 years.
Goldy would love to have Hill as Pres, just to piss off the wingnuts.
LoudounLib @ 267
Goldstein’s?????
Now on to Hillary — if anyone has experience w/the right wing smear machine, it’s HRC, says TRex
Valley Girl @ 253
You have to go after another winger book you just have to Promise me!
tREX : every moronic thing I say is being blogged at FDL.
TRex knows us very well.
lol TexB ;-)
oh thank gawd, on to the news — need to take a short break!
LoudounLib @ 269
Yeah, unfortunately she has reacted to it the same way as the MSM, by caving in to it.
Suzanne @ 272
Nonsense, we also blog the intelligent things.
TexB @ 271
No, I can’t stand Goldy’s voice, Trex can’t stand Gore’s. News break.
TeddySanFran @ 245
Merci. Searched WaPo with term “Troup withdrawal”, and, sadly or lol, nothing found.
TexB @ 271
Yeah, that was my take too. Sending us a msg? It helps to have your fdl decoder ring on!
DrDick @ 212
For some reason yesterday a blackbear was on the loose in some Western town (CNN?). A cop car chased it, and that bear could really move it! they finally cornered the bear behind a fence with several pickup trucks and shot it with a tranquilizer, so they could take it back out of town.
I’m trying to figure out a way to work in “Gladly, the cross-eyed bear” into this report, but haven’t figured out how yet. So far as I know, the bear in these news reports did not go into any of the local churches. Where is punaise when you need her?
Bob in HI
persiflage @ 238
Mercy. Cuz’ she knocks me off my feet!
How’s it looking for your elections, persiflage?
oops, no news break, they’re talking to a caller now
uh uh uh bob, i believe punaise is estrogen challenged and powered by testosterone.
Caller: defending Repubs. Repubs like accuracy. Picks up an error of Goldy’s over which crazy wingnut he mentioned earlier.
Trex to caller: We like Hill because it will make you pop a blood vessel
TRex telling the caller that we want HRC to get the nomination so this caller will pop a blood vessel :-O
LoudounLib @ 261
Well… do tell!
mulligatawny @ 280
here
Punaise is a dude? All these years I thou. . .
Suzanne @ 285
Best of the day, Suzanne…
tw3k, will do — after this is over ;-)
Goldy not talking over the caller.
Now is the time everyone, EVERYONE, has to understand Lieberman needs to be nailed HARD
f him
.
TRex — Dubya was allegedly elected in 2000
!!
LoudounLib @ 217
Hi, LoudounLib!
Maybe Shrub hangs around with Generals too much, and notices how everyone calls them “sir”. Prolly doesn’t hang around with Bishops and Cardinals very much.
Bob in HI
caller defending the fact that we’re still in Korea, he doesn’t want to see our “current troop strength” still in Iraq in 50 years
Errr, now talking over caller, not not.
Discussing gas prices … Goldy asks if caller wants US to be in Iraq after 50 years. Is he a fiscal conservative, happy with budget deficit?
They are all talking at once, except the Goldy person is yelling. eeeek!
Best of the day, Suzanne…
thanks ET
Madness, Madness. Later, pups…
lol Bob, hi back at ya :-)
Ed*ard Teller @ 298
Night ET.
Habeas corpus — to the caller, are you happy about it being suspended? (I may not have that right)
LL you are doing great. You can dispatch my car chases any time.
Getting kinda robust here in this thread; I might have to release the not-so-silly L-Late Nite soon, do you suppose?
Goldy asks caller about putting abortion drs in prison … poor caller waffles
G asks caller about habeas corpus but doesn’t want to really hear the answer.
I’m going to call it a night, too. Be excellent to each other.
whew I am sweatin’ this here Suzanne, I feel like I’m really ’spatching a pursuit ;-)
Night EDP. Sleep well.
EvilDrPuma @ 306
Sleep well EDP
aaaaand TRex is out….
It’s over, Trex leaves with a mention of FDL facebook.
Muzzy @ 294
with all those wrinkles, the approach requires precise mapping
Suzanne @ 247
Umm, lemesee, seems to me that I remember something happening in late 2008– November, maybe?
Bob in HI
Running outta time; Brian (the radioactive guy) isn’t interested in having TRex for the next hour. I don’t know how TRex did it. This Goldy is really something….
g’night ET and EDP, sorry I was being a thread-hog there for a while ;-)
Ed*ard Teller @ 289
Actually, irrc, Punaise has a really nice wife, so he is not estrogen- challenged, in one sense at least. Powered by testosterone? Hmmmm… Not in the dubious sense of letting the “small brain” rule.
Just have to step up to the plate on behalf of one of my FDL “best buds”.
Well.
That was exhilarating.
persiflage, thank you so much for your help there! you caught much more than I did
My eyelids are struggling to stay open. Think I will set the computer aside and give in to the urge to sleep. See y’all tomorrow
TRex!!
g’nite edp and other tired pups i missed headed off to slumber…
LL, it is what it reminds me of, doing a pursuit on a CAD system where everything is typed… glad to hear that confirmation
you really are doing fine :) thank
EvilDrPuma @ 308
kiss my assthanks, edp – sleep well!
;)
/s
TRex @ 319
Don’t know how you did it, dear. Oh, jeez, RGJoe is talking on my computer now!
Trex, you have the patience of Job. How you didn’t tell Goldy to just STFU and let others talk amazes me.
g’night TexB, sleep well and sweet dreams!
Night Aunt Betsy. Hope your back is feeling better tomorrow.
TRex @ 317
Listened to the first half my friend. As much as I could take. You’re great, but had some trouble with Goldy.
TRex – LL was live bloggin ya. Her fingers were flying and she did a great job.
As did you, of course.
LL and persiflage did some great live-radio-blogging, TRex, you should check it out backthread.
TRex @ 316
You are a braver Theropod than I. Goldberg seems like an egomaniacal jerk.
persiflage @ 326
Hey, it’s his show. I was just a guest.
LoudounLib @ 320
I should have organised it with you before, so we could take it in turns. You did a great job.
VG, I was not putting down punaise. I was trying to be snarky about him being a testosterone based, and not estrogen based, life form.
I’m sorry if it was taken otherwise.
;-) persiflage, since it was done “on the fly”, I think it went well — and again, thank you!
oh oh! the spinner is stuck.
Which tells me there must be a new post up…
(exhales and takes a smoke break)
new fresh, not-silly threadiness
Hear Ye Hear Ye Hear Ye … New Thread is served for your Late Nite Pleasure
TRex @ 333
And a fine guest you were too!
EvilDrPuma @ 258
Darn. I was hoping for something more along the lines of
“A Texas Republican is all A but no B, whereas an Oklahoma Republican is all B but no A.” Or better yet instead of the all _ but no _ one of those word twisters where A & B have the same letters but re-arranged. Words like Hat and Fat or House and Horse.
I clearly have no clue (*G*), and while I know something about Texans, I know next to nothing about Oklahomans (Okies?)
Bob in HI
Suzanne @ 335
Suz- I did not take it otherwise!!!!! Trust me. And, I know you well enough to know that you did not mean it in that way!!!
I should have added a snark tag to my comment!
It’s just that punaise has been taking some time off from the toobz.
Sorry for any confusion I may have engendered by my comment.
And, as a little p.s. especially for you… I got an email today from a student about the fact that she needed to meet with me bec. I had turned her into the honor council. This made no sense, bec. I did not recognize her name.
At first, I thought of writing back: I have no idea who you are. I think you need to call the college office to sort this out.
Revised version: You need to contact the college office. You have been given the wrong information.
hahahaha….
{{{{{{{{Suz}}}}}}}}
burnspbesq @ 263
{standing} O_O_O_O_O_O!
Well, seriously, we love you techies! Without you, the Lake would dry up, and when Suzanne goes boing she might go kersplat rather than slipping smoothly into the waters! Keep up the good work!
Bob in HI
Suzanne @ 285
Oops. Thanks for the tip. I wonder where I got that idea?
Bob in HI
Thomas @ 169
Oh, there’s plenty of folks that question the mode of viewing the world through consciousness as valid. There is alot more intelligence in the body than the mind can ever know. Thinking survives through the continuity of consciousness and is keenly aware of threats to that continuity. Society is likewise established by the “it” of continuity. Without “it” there is nothing to look forward to. People cannot look into the abyss without looking away. When you are alive as you surely are you see life and it sees you. Kinda like this blog.
Welcome to your natural state.
EvilDrPuma @ 216
The “warlordification” of Iraq Strategy.
That same article basically advocated the use of this because :they hate the US, but they hate al Qaeda and the Shiites MORE.
Basically, this is an admission that the Sunnis will use the guns against “all of the above” when the time is ripe.
Great clip from Galas. My wife and I saw her in concert in Houston close to 20 years ago. Amazing evening. The first half was a performance of an extended piece of her own about the AIDS crisis, done unaccompanied (but seriously amplified–the ushers handed out earplugs to the audience as they came in). The lighting was very subdued and it took us ten minutes or more to realize she was nude from the waist up, but with a sprinkling of glitter. The second half she was clothed and accompanied herself on the piano, with her typically atypical chord voicings. She ended with a version of At the Dark End of the Street that was, if anything, more bone-chilling than this Gloomy Sunday rendition, believe it or not.
http://www.wbrucecameron.com/c…..ijudge.htm
radiofreewill-i sent your joke to someone, and he sent this back:
Chili Judge
Copyright 1997 W. Bruce Cameron
Please do not remove the copyright from this essay
Recently I was honored to be selected as an Outstanding Famous Celebrity in my Community to be a judge at a chili cook-off because no one else wanted to do it. Also the original person called in sick at the last moment and I happened to be standing there at the judge’s table asking directions to the beer wagon when the call came.
I was assured by the other two judges that the chili wouldn’t be all that spicy, and besides they told me I could have free beer during the tasting, so I accepted this as being one of those burdens you endure when you’re an Internet writer and therefore known and adored by all.
Here are the scorecards from the event:
Chili # 1: Mike’s Maniac Mobster Monster Chili
JUDGE ONE: A little too heavy on tomato. Amusing kick.
JUDGE TWO: Nice, smooth tomato flavor Very mild.
CAMERON: Holy smokes, what is this stuff? You could remove dried paint from your driveway with it. Took me two beers to put the flames out. Hope that’s the worst one. These people are crazy.
Chili # 2: Arthur’s Afterburner Chili
JUDGE ONE: Smoky (barbecue?) with a hint of pork. Slight Jalapeno tang.
JUDGE TWO: Exciting BBQ flavor, needs more peppers to be taken seriously.
CAMERON: Keep this out of reach of children! I’m not sure what I am supposed to taste besides pain. I had to wave off two people who wanted to give me the Heimlich maneuver. Shoved my way to the front of the beer line. The barmaid looks like a professional wrestler after a bad night. She was so irritated over my gagging sounds that the snake tattoo under her eye started to twitch. She has arms like Popeye and a face like Winston Churchill. I will NOT pick a fight with her.
Chili # 3: Fred’s Famous Burn Down the Barn Chili
JUDGE ONE: Excellent firehouse chili! Great kick. Needs more beans.
JUDGE TWO: A beanless chili, a bit salty, good use of red peppers.
CAMERON: This has got to be a joke. Call the EPA, I’ve located a uranium spill. My nose feels like I have been sneezing Drano. Everyone knows the routine by now and got out of my way so I could make it to the beer wagon. Barmaid pounded me on the back; now my backbone is in the front part of my chest. She said her friends call her “Sally.” Probably behind her back they call her “Forklift.”
Chili # 4: Bubba’s Black Magic
JUDGE ONE: Black bean chili with almost no spice. Disappointing.
JUDGE TWO: A hint of lime in the black beans. Good side dish for fish or other mild foods, not much of a chili.
CAMERON: I felt something scraping across my tongue but was unable to taste it. Sally was standing behind me with fresh refills so I wouldn’t have to dash over to see her. When she winked at me her snake sort of coiled and uncoiled—it’s kinda cute.
Chili # 5: Linda’s Legal Lip Remover
JUDGE ONE: Meaty, strong chili. Cayenne peppers freshly ground adding considerable kick. Very impressive.
JUDGE TWO: Chili using shredded beef; could use more tomato. Must admit the cayenne peppers make a strong statement.
CAMERON: My ears are ringing and I can no longer focus my eyes. I belched and four people in front of me needed paramedics. The contestant seemed hurt when I told her that her chili had given me brain damage. Sally saved my tongue by pouring beer directly on it from a pitcher. Sort of irritates me that one of the other judges asked me to stop screaming.
Chili # 6: Vera’s Very Vegetarian Variety
JUDGE ONE: Thin yet bold vegetarian variety chili. Good balance of spice and peppers.
JUDGE TWO: The best yet. Aggressive use of peppers, onions, and garlic. Superb.
CAMERON: My intestines are now a straight pipe filled with gaseous flames. No one seems inclined to stand behind me except Sally. I asked if she wants to go dancing later.
Chili # 7: Susan’s Screaming Sensation Chili
JUDGE ONE: A mediocre chili with too much reliance on canned peppers.
JUDGE TWO: Ho Hum, tastes as if the chef threw in canned chili peppers at the last moment. I should note that I am a bit worried about Judge Number 3, he appears to be in a bit of distress.
CAMERON: You could put a hand grenade in my mouth and pull the pin and I wouldn’t feel it. I’ve lost the sight in one eye and the world sounds like it is made of rushing water. My clothes are covered with chili which slid unnoticed out of my mouth at some point. Good, at autopsy they’ll know what killed me. Go Sally, save yourself before it’s too late. Tell our children I’m sorry I was not there to conceive them. I’ve decided to stop breathing, it’s too painful and I’m not getting any oxygen anyway. If I need air I’ll just let it in through the hole in my stomach. Call the X-Files people and tell them I’ve found a super nova on my tongue.
Chili # 8: Helen’s Mount Saint Chili
JUDGE ONE: This final entry is a good, balanced chili, neither mild nor hot. Sorry to see that most of it was lost when Judge Number 3 fell and pulled the chili pot on top of himself.
JUDGE TWO: A perfect ending, this is a nice blend chili, safe for all, not too bold but spicy enough to declare its existence.
CAMERON: Momma?