Hello, gang! Phoenix Woman the Space Cadet is here again, subbing for TRex (I didn’t realize he was still gone… oops!). I apologize for not being around on time!
Speaking of apologies: I had to share this with y’all, I really did.
This was forwarded to me by someone who swears, up and down and sideways, that this is a real e-mail sent out to real building tenants by a real employee of a real office landlord somewhere. It concerns a busted air conditioning system, and it reads as follows:
The maintained men are here working on the A/C today, we apologize for the incontinence this is causing. Will keep you posted.
Thank you
I was wondering where that smell was coming from, weren’t you? And are those men high-maintenance? Inquiring minds want to know!
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zed???
Argh, just missed it!!!
OUCH! That friggin hurt. I got stuck in the automatic door when the Lake went down.
Nice to be back at the Lake (rubbing tushkie)
Hey PW, incontinence? That is funny!
Ewww, I can smell it from here.
I think GWB is incontinent.
That is the $64,000 question, PW!!! Hmmm…
Hey SteveA. How’s SoCal tonight? 88 today at the little cottage by the creek in the redwoods and 90 in town.
Spell Check has created a whole new world of malapropisms.
Should your malapropism last for more than 4 hours, you should see a doctor…
Where is everyone? Whenever the lake goes down I get worried.
Suzanne @ 3
It took an eternity to load the Post! Suzanne, I hope the Mods are busy beavers still!!! Service is still lacking! But, I’m only sulking because I didn’t get the Zed!!! *g*
Mary McCurnin @ 5
I don’t think he is in the continent right now, is he?
Suzanne @ 7
Very nice, thanks. I actually went in the pool Sunday.
Oh, I need to add you to mu facebook friends.
After reading Pach’s post, I think that Karl Rove might be incontinent right now.
I’m sure they will be back soon, Mary Mc. They are probably over at the document dump or at Marcy’s and will be checking back in as soon as they realize we are back up.
Hope no browsers were bruised in the crash.
Everybody must have hit the hay early tonight. I am thinking of doing the same, except that I have to pick up all the clean laundry M.de Plume spread all over the bed while packing for his fishing trip today.
There’s an “on time” for Late Late Nite? Who knew? *g*
Right now let me apologize for taking so long to get here — my connection is iffy tonight (again).
Suzanne @ 15
Did you have a crash? I was off reading Marcie and a few others and checking on the Spurs. Yeehaw!
For SteveA and anyone else who has not added me – this is my facebook page.
Phoenix Woman @ 18
We were down for a bit, PW – that may have something to do with the trouble you were having. (still rubbing tushkie)
Suzanne @ 20
And there you go.
Iffy Stardust
Mary McCurnin @ 5
Nah, it’s ‘Mudcat’ Saunders who’s got the runs…and it’s pretty damn gross if ya ask me.
But then I’m just a tenth-tier blogger and in ‘Mudcat’s’ world that there don’t amount to a hill o’ beans boy!
We’ll see if’n he ever shows up here.
Hey! Maybe he can bring Joke Line with him….
That would be fun.
The A/C must be the Aretha Canal from the bladder. Which we all should grant more Respect.
Kevin Hayden @ 25
Holy crap!
Suzanne @ 20
Hi, Suzanne! I’ve been lazy about adding people; it seemed like more were appearing faster than I could even page through the group members, much less take the time to friend them.
But Late Nite people are special!
Suzanne @ 20
I noticed you accepted me, Ma’am, does this mean I can ‘Poke’ you from time to time??? *g*
Kevin Hayden @ 25
I would urethra not.
Thanks for adding me, Redshift and SteveA.
Suzanne @ 21
Here’s some salve for the tuchus!
Thanks, PW. I’m glad to see no spitballs tonight. The rubber band box got lost in the redecorating.
Mary McCurnin @ 29
“Ladies and gentlemen… Uretha Franklin!”
You are all just a chain of fools but I will say a little prayer for you.
The A/C must be the Aretha Canal from the bladder. Which we all should grant more Respect.
I would urethra not.
“Ladies and gentlemen… Uretha Franklin!”
There is never a Foley around when ya need catheterization.
Phoenix Woman @ 33
No, here’s Aretha;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xALiBgzPzE
Paging Dr. Foley.
He just loves kids, ya know?
Paging Dr. Foley.
He just loves kids, ya know?
And so cheerful, he is always whistling Bob Seeger’s “Turn The Page”
Suzanne @ 35
You make me squeal like Unnatural Woman.
Suzanne @ 39
But of course they don’t let him in the Congressional Library any more — he keeps bending over the pages!
That was funny, Kevin Hayden. How ya been?
Kevin Hayden @ 40
We knew that Ann Althouse had to enter into the conversation sometime.
I just let downstairs know we were upstairs. They didn’t know PW had posted. Did someone forget to tell ‘em?
Suzanne @ 35
Ah, but there will always be a Douchebag in Parliament!
Suzanne @ 44
Thanks — I thought someone had!
Phoenix Woman @ 14
I thought that was Condi
Suzanne @ 39
Seger, Ma’am, Bob Seger, Pete Seeger, is good too!!!
Here Ya go;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_9GV4gf6
Most people live incontinence. Relatively few live in disparate islands.
Depends™ on the state of mind urine, I guess.
I thought so to, PW and I apologize. Things were hectic with the crash coming back up and your post posting all within a few minutes of each other.
Phoenix Woman @ 43
To make a clean breast of her boobery?
;>)
Phoenix Woman @ 14
I thought this administration didn’t leak…
I seem to be full of typo’s tonight. Much earlier than usual. I apologize in advance for any errant brain/finger connections.
Suzanne @ 53
Are they supposed to be connected?
Kevin Hayden @ 49
Oh my god! I should just take my football and go home.
Kevin Hayden @ 49
Cage Match: Kevin vs. Punaise…
MP, I think this Administration used to not leak except for what they wanted to piss on.
Now, they are flowing almost as fast as my creek. I’m still waiting for Niagra.
My kitty is out of intensive care and home; and I am happy to be here with people I don’t know but respect and am glad to be with. She’s not eating much, but ssssoooooooooo much better. Thank you all for just being here; and I’ve caught up on the news to boot! I am thinking fondly of Suzanne’s past spectular dives with joy at this moment.
Suzanne @ 42
In a period of adjustment. I was on blogging hiatus, one of my interim co-mgrs disappeared, I joined the ranks of the unemployed 5 weeks ago. SNAFU (shrug).
The weather’s been nice here in Bleugene, OR, though, so no major complaints. Howzabout you?
mhpcr @ 58
Glad the kitty is home.
It’s obvious by now that Rove made the list of USA’s to be fired. I sure as hell hope one of these clowns testilying is asked why Rove made the list in the first place.
Kevin, the cottage by the creek in the redwoods is for sale – fingers and toes crossed that I’ll be moving up your way soon.
mhpcr @ 58
no dive since the bellyflop yesterday just before late nite posted – sorry your kitty is poorly but glad she is home. tomorrow night, i’ll have to do a dive just to cheer her up.
Kevin Hayden @ 49
Are urine or out?
((((mhpcr and kitty))))
so, so glad for your happy news!
i’m off to bed – hope you both sleep well
(purrs)
Suzanne @ 15
I was over at Marcy’s. Good stuff, and a good one by Kagro X, too.
Bob in HI
mhpcr @ 58
Go-o-o-o kitty! But insist on real fish and daily tummy rubs, not that melamine-tainted China stuff.
Good to hear that the strength is returning.
mhpcr @ 58
((((((Kitty)))))))
((((((Kitty’s owner))))))
g’nite dr kirk – sleep well
Thanks, TexB. Means a lot.
Suzanne @ 62
Cool. You planning on Eugene, Ashland, the coast, or what?
Good night all. Time for me to get some sleep
Well, I gotta go, myself. And when ya gotta go, ya gotta go!
Have fun with them, Suzanne! And thanks!
I thought about starting a fresh pet food business just cannot figure out how to make a profit.
Gnite Kirk, Tex and PW. Thanks for the funny notice!
g’nite PW and Tex. Sleep well and I’ll enjoy playing with ‘em in your stead, PW.
Kevin, still not sure. I’m leaning more towards the Coast between Newport and Nehalem Bay but… won’t really know until I get up there.
Vic Kohring, the Alaska State Legislator indicted last month by the FBI in the continuing corruption scandal up here, had an op-ed in the Anchorage Daily News today, asking not just his constituents, but anybody who cares to share his or her thoughts with Vic, to let him know whether he should cut and run or stay the course. I know Vic fairly well, so he might even read my letter:
Vic,
Don’t resign. Fight and never give up. Show them how a real American patriot wins his battles.
I want Vic and every other indicted Republican to fight to hold whatever public presence they can possbily hold, as long as he or she can hold that position. I want William Jefferson gone yesterday, but I want each GOP creep to cling to the office until the next Fitz’s officers of the court tear the GOP crooks’ hands from the doorknobs to their crumbling images of power.
Here’s Vic’s op-ed. He gives an e-mail link in the piece, but I’ll give you a direct link to make it easier. Please, please, please encourage this fine young crook to stay the course as long as possible…
Mary McCurnin @ 74
Start local, like a Farmer’s Mkt, then branch to the Web, if you can figure out safe, healthy packaging. Maybe vacuum seal?
Kevin Hayden @ 40
Geez, is punaise missing all this???
Bob in HI
((((everyone))))
thank you so much.
thank you so very much.
ET, is there benefit of having him keep the seat? Other than the continual negative publicity?
Is Punaise from HI?
Punaise is from the People Republic of Berkeley, iirc.
Sorry, Kohring’s direct e-mail link is:
Rep_Vic_Kohring@legis.state.ak.us
Suzanne @ 81
There’s a vas deferens between him and Jefferson. Either way, they’ve done such a piss-poor job someone should smegma upside their heads.
(oh god…where’s my pillow)
Kevin Hayden @ 78
Good idea. Thanks.
Mary,
Geez, chicken livers and cooked chicken breasts are what I’m doing now. Could that be done? There are dog food stores, why not cat food stores (for the wealthy, of which I am not one, especially after this.) Let me think more and see what I can come up with…
Dick Cockring in AK sounds like such a pansy. You think he’s “up” for the challenge?
There’s a vas deferens between him and Jefferson. Either way, they’ve done such a piss-poor job someone should smegma upside their heads.
(oh god…where’s my pillow)
(holding sides from laughing so much)
tbsa @ 61
Actually, I can’t imagine Rove allowing anyone else to make up the list.
Maybe Sampson was right: He was [Rove’s] aggregator. He’d gather all the wingnut complaints, and send the info to Karl, and Karl would compose the list.
You remember how Gonzo-boy kept referring to “Senior Justice Department Officials”? Well, with 417 members of DOJ who could be contacted by WH staff, there was clearly no boundary between DOJ and WH, so what he really meant by senior DOJ staff was Rove (and Miers).
Bob in HI
Suzanne @ 89
Oh, thank you for the laugh;excellent.
Mary McCurnin @ 86
There’s some sort of organic pet food business near where I live. They just use that cheapo one-shot tupperware stuff. Of course, they only sell locally.
Suzanne @ 81
The benefit is the press constantly drilling his robots to numbness and apathy, and drilling everybody else to think a bit more carefully next time they pull a voting lever. He’s not going to be there much longer, but you might have fun encouraging him to enrich his attorneys and supply fodder to keep TPM Muckraker busy. As if they’re not, ET? Duh!
mhpcr @ 87
I have been making animal food for years. Cat and Dog. I have a book that a vet from uc davis put out for well and sick animals. Many recipes. (I found that kitties love polenta.)
I am worried about the liability. And worry about accidently making some critter sick.
This is certainly a plan for the well to do. I wish I still lived in Marin. Perfect demographics.
Now THAT’S Funny!
Thanks, ET. Wasn’t sure if it was because of election rules regarding replacements or some such.
bonkers,
what do you mean by “there’s a vast difference between Kohring and Jefferson” [paraphrasing]?
mhpcr @ 91
Whew. Thought I might get ejaculated, I mean ejected from FDL for that one.
Subway Serenade @ 95
Hey, what’s so funny about Gore/Dean ‘08? ;)
ET, read it again…
ET, never mind, I just re-read your comment… (even my eyes are getting tired)
Suzanne @ 96
I love the smell of corrupt Republicans twisting in the wind in the morning.
attack, Attack, ATTACK, ATTACK!
I can see why sleep deprivation is a torture technique.
oh dayam, i’ve been missing TDS!
I gotta go, too. Colbert and Chong will be on soon. Nice evening.
g’nite Mary McC.
Ed*ard Teller @ 97
I misspoke. They have alot in common. For instance, I think they’re both prostate’s rights.
Cujo359 @ 99
At DemocracyFest, I passed Howard Dean in the hallway and as I shook his hand he said, “Hey, that’s a great shirt!”
I later told him as I gave him my CD, that it would cure TWO injustices at the same time, and he said, “You’re probably right.”
Don’t tell the media that I got the scoop.
damn, pro-state’s rights. ;)
The UC doc is a perfect recommendation for your book! Shipping food is tricky, but I think shrinkwrap would be way to go. You need a publisher for your book…start there, perhaps. How wonderful that you do this! You need to share your knowledge on a broader scale.
Subway Serenade @ 95
I guess that’s where they got the name “Happy Meal” and discovered the secret sauce.
Jeezus…ya get past the point of exhaustion and turn into a 13 year old…
bonkers @ 109
What’s wrong with prostate rights? Never heard of it before, but we could form a PAC. Big Pharma might pump millions into a Prostrate Rights candidate…
When the deal with Mudcat came up earlier today, I went over to the Edwards 2008 Facebook group (more than 3,000 members; Edwards himself is the chief officer), and started a new thread on their discussion board asking about Mudcat. Here’s the answer from Kevin Akins (UF):
Since he does not explicitly mention the Time article that Mudcat wrote, when he says that “I basically agree with Mudcat,” he may be referring to something other than the Time article that got everyone hot & bothered today.
Bob in HI
mhpcr @ 80,
I’m so glad about your kitty!
bonkers @ 109
I thought you were going for another pun!
Bob in HI
ET, so many choices from which to pick to be the frontman on the pro-states’ rights candidate.
Ed*ard Teller @ 112
The words prostrate and pump just should never go together.
Bob Schacht @ 90
It is the first year I have NOT been at DemocracyFest Subway Serenade. Had to decide between DemFest vs Yearlykos and my vacation to Greece AND…. Greece and Yearlykos won.
Say Hi to Arshad for me….
Hi ET & Cujo359
OT, for all you cricket fans out there (all four of you — you know who you are).
This is just really strange: ESPN to acquire CricInfo.
On second thought, maybe this is our revenge for the migration of every help desk on earth to Bangalore. They take a million crappy minimum-wage jobs away from Americans, and in return we make them watch streaming video of Stephen A. Smith.
:chuckling and chuckling and chuckling; prostate rights, too good:
(jealously waving to katymine)
Suzanne….. waving back…
btw ESPN employees around 450 crew members for each Monday Night Football game this last year and I did not hear the crew count for the NBA finals, there are a lot of UNION workers doing the games. ABC is union and holds to union rules with their games.
Ed*ard Teller @ 112
Well, that would certainly give new meaning to the phrase “Trickle Down Economics.”
Tommy Chong up on Colbert
katymine @ 123
Do you work those games? I’m in “the biz” and have friends on those crews.
OK, off to kittysit some more. Thanks for everything and the amazing cleverness…a joy!
Best to all.
mhpcr @ 127
peaceful, healing kitty dreams, mhpcr
mhpcr: best of luck with the kitty!
OT: FDL/Trex! Alert!
Litvinenko issue being addressed on Charlie Rose.
My boyfriend is the Tech Manager/Ops Producer, he is in Cleveland now and was in charge of the San Antonio games, they needed him to help with tonights game. He was the Tech Manager of MNF last season & will be for next season.
Hi, katymine. I keep stepping away from the computer to do things. Greece, huh? Sounds great. Are you visiting folks you knew when you lived there?
ET, Jr.just caught a Rainbow trout – 16 inches, not great, but the first fish on the lake this season. He had me outside taking a pic of the two of them. The fish told me that the GOP is headed downstream.
Cool. One of my frequent co-workers and friends probably knows him. He’s the audio guy inside the truck for effects mics on MNF
ET, I am so jealous. I love rainbow trout. They are in my top 10 all time fav foods.
CTuttle @ 28
Ma Cheri, you never answered!!! ;-)
Ed*ard Teller @ 133
…and hopefully out to sea, never to be heard from again.
Hey, katymine!
ET, Jr. was down in Whittier and out on Prince William Sound last weekend. He went sailing with friends from work.
Bonkers probably so… it is a small world..
Cujo359… my boyfriend was got tired of me talking about Greece and said… when the NBA is over with lets go and we are….. Two weeks on Crete just up the hill from the village I lived in and 1 week south of Athens. Will try to find people I knew but gee it has been 30 years…
ET it has been 8 years since I had fresh trout… since moving from Oregon…
sorry, CT, I missed that one. Yes, (deep sigh) permission to poke. No poking in any funny places tho, dood. I’m ticklish.
Suzanne @ 135
When we moved to Neklason Lake 12 years ago, we fished here a lot more than we do now. The trout run is natural, thriving off the young salmon – I must have seen 10,0000 or so Coho fingerlings off our dock yesterday. But we catch so many fish elsewhere. And we’ve named almost every animal and bird that lives around and in the lake, so it gets harder to de-personalize the fish enough to eat them anymore.
ET, June’s B&B will be getting lots of business from my tales of my excellent Alaska Adventure to the Weirdest town in AK…. Check the webcam frequently to see what is going on… ;)
{{{{katymine}}}} keep him…
I know that one, ET. We’ve got a steelhead that has stayed in our creek, in the spawning pool under the wood bridge. I’ve named her (presuming) Gus. Aren’t steelhead called rainbows when they stay inland?
Goodnighht to the departers; greetings to the new arrivers.
Welcome to the prostate’s rights debate. We’re all gland to see ya.
Ok guys I need to get to sleep… the roofer was here at 6am to start work before it got hot and tomorrow it is predicted to be 106… plus the dog has kennel cough… poor baby…
Gnite Katymine.
sleep well, katymine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj1AzA5qCoI
Amy Winehouse
Ed*ard Teller @ 102
Hurry slowly.
Yesterday and today it felt like the Bushies were in a desperate mood and were executing a media blitz to make Hillary look great and to downplay Edwards (NH poll and perhaps Mudcat affair) and to retake the initiative by sheer will.
Today I see the House “battled” until 2:05am before closing down. There was some fight over how to handle earmarks and the Homeland Security funding bill was caught up in the middle of it.
But, with Rahm Emanuel on the floor to press forward, it looked a bit more like a Shakespearean play. The Republicans repeatedly called for a ‘motion to rise’ to end the committee and thus the current vote on the HSA bill. They were demanding openness and transparency (as if they’d ever heard of that before) while Rep. Obey was arguing his process was an improvement over last year’s and there were 32,000 (!!!!!!!!!) earmarks which couldn’t be handled on the floor, one by one. All-in-all it just looked like another Republican maneuver to sorta filibuster and stop Dems from doing anything productive.
What does that mean?
It might be part of the Repub demonstration, part of the Wurlitzer noise-making. I didn’t see Nancy Pelosi on the floor, answering the Republican charge that her pledge to transparency was being renegged on. So, I have to wonder if it isn’t a bit more of DLCish triangulating to join with Repubs to stop Nancy from doing something. But, what? What was Pelosi planning to do that they wanted stopped so bad they would ‘filibuster’ the Homeland Security funding bill?
Anybody know what Pelosi had on the schedule?
Tomorrow oughta be very interesting in the House. What will Nancy’s next step be to restore order and process?
So, as I say, hurry slowly. Don’t make any missteps.
There are salmon, char and trout. Salmon are like sockeye and king and silver, and char are like the farm-raised fish you usually might buy generically these days as “salmon.” trout are quite special and Steelhead are the most special of the trout. They are like a salmon in that they go to sea, and like a char in that they can go up a river, spawn, and live to do the routine again. Some King salmon do that too, but almost all salmon spawn and then die.
TRex is gonna be upset he missed that one, Kevin. He likes Amy. I hear he ends his alleged internet fast Wednesday at 8pm PDT.
Suzanne @ 140
Hah, ya beat me to the punch! I don’t know if I’m worthy to associate with you, ‘Friends’ with Al Gore and Wes Clark, whew, rarified air, indeed!!! 8-)
I presume, after Romney surged into the lead in NH and IA, that you saw Rudy get unglued with his campaign mgr….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1u0kHT0RdM
Suzanne @ 152
You’re still up, Suz?
I got booted of da toobz, so I went and did some writing …
ET, I’ve walked upstream beside a steelhead making his/her way up to the pool. I could have reached down and touched it I was so close to the edge of the creek and so was it.
Suzanne @ 152
Should I call him tomorrow and remind him?
I’ve been lurking most of the night. Digging up some swing for a South Pacific themed bachelor auction that i’m the DJ for on the 22nd. This should be fun. *grins*
‘Bout ready to head to be for the night though.
Suzanne @ 156
Rainbow Trout are nice, but Perch … Mmmm Mmmm …
Kevin Hayden @ 154
The unraveling of Rudy will be a joy to behold.
Petrocelli, the Lake was down for about 15 or 20 minutes and came up just before Late Late Nite posted.
Petrocelli @ 155
Unlike a certain Theropod, during his ‘alleged’ Fast!!! *g*
Way, way earlier today, in the Mudcat Saunders thread, KayInMaine said:
That reminded me of an old ted Rall cartoon. It took me a while to find that cartoon at his site, and even longer to get back to FDL, but here it is, for KayInMaine: Republicans really do have more fun
Suzanne @ 161
All I’m saying is, every time The Patron Saint of The Toobz – Ted Stevens – has a bad day, bad things happen to us … *g*
SteveA, the dinoguy has poked his snout into the late nite threads every nite except one since his fast began.
CTuttle @ 162
Hey buddy … well I didn’t have a wide- shouldered friend to play with … *g*
Suzanne @ 156
That is awesome. I hope they can keep those remaining Steelhead runs going in the Monterey Penninsula area. I’ve actually had Sacramento River King salmon twice in California, and caught trout in the mountain streams around Middletown about 39 years ago – yikes!
Suzanne @ 165
He’s also poked me twice over the internets …
Petrocelli @ 164
Criminy, here I was blaming Gore!!! ;-)
PhilK @ 163
That was FUNNY, Phil. One wonders how they could get so high huffing such cheapass glue.
My time to do the pillow dance. Here’s a goodbye tune for y’all:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjTSRJLn15k
I wanted to check the cspan schedule for tomorrow. Isn’t Ms (pain in my back) Doan due for a hearing tomorrow? Would it be possible that the FEC nomination/ rules committe might be broadcast?
please someone try this cspan tv link… I cannot get it to load up.
Ed*ard Teller @ 151
One of my most memorable experiences was seeing a salmon run in Sitka. The river wasn’t all that big (50? feet across, 2 feet deep), but it was wall to wall fish! The shorelines were dotted with dead salmon. In the water, the salmon were, of course, swimming upstream, going nowhere fast, but going. It looked like one could just wade in, grab them one by one and throw them up on the shore, then load them up– but of course, this was in a park where fishing was prohibited. The stream had a bridge over it, so I could go right to the middle, and look down into the clear water, and see fish side by side, trying to swim upstream. Incredible. And these were big fish (by my standards) — each 2 feet long.
Bob in HI
g’nite Kevin. thanks for the laughs and nice to see ya :)
es it is loading now.. let me look
ET, The brook trout way way up Mt. Whitney are delicious.
es, this is what I get:
Today’s Events
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Suzanne @ 165
Strange, I never got an answer from TRex:
CTuttle says:
June 12th, 2007 at 9:18 pm
TRex @ 28
Suzanne @ 14
hey pach, you missed some butter on the right corner of your mouth.
That’s not butter.
*COUGH!!*
TRex, I’m severely disappointed with your willpower, you have fasted One Day, out of your purported week of fasting!!! And, How’s the book coming along??? Hmmm… Inquiring minds want to know!!! *g*
I wonder why??? *g*
not strange, CT – he didn’t see it. He just pokes his snout in for a minute and then takes off. He was only hear for a very short time.
Thanks for trying, Suzanne.
If Steve Audio is around.. Steve, have you had a chance to listen to this CD yet?
Eureka Springs @ 172
Yes indeedy. 10 AM ET, CSPAN 3
Bob in HI
Suzanne @ 176
I think they just got things running again. The first time I tried, I just got the spinning wheel. After a couple of minutes, I went somewhere else, then came back and it was there.
Suzanne @ 178
‘here’, Aww, can’t I be snarky for once!!! :P
No listing on the cspan guide. I hope Bob is correct..) Doan is going to sing like a canary this time around.
dang, my apologies, CT. my snark button must be muted. snark away and ignore me over here in the corner, eating my grilled cheese sandwich
Eureka Springs @ 179
CD? CD? What is it, well, it’s a…nevermind the Airplane jokes.
I’ll check it out!
SteveAudio @ 185
Oh yeah, the new one. No, haven’t heard the whole thing yet, just some bits on the radio, etc.
But she’s pretty special, from a special family.
Sorry for the OT alert, all, but the Charlie rose interview was very interesting; Goldfarb (plugging a book) and Litvinenko’s widow. Substance-wise, probably no more than what has already been written and postulated here, but good to hear it from those who were in the middle of it all. Worth catching it if you can.
It’s a real gem. Ry Cooder produced and plays on every song. Most of the tracks are old standards but the album is top knotch through and through.
The worst part is when its over..)
Eureka Springs @ 188
At the risk of blogwhoring ;>), have you been following my “Under-appreciated Guitarists” series over at my place?
No, but thanks for the reminder, I will check it out.
(from the corner) I’ve been following it, SteveA. More please.
Suzanne @ 191
Thanks!
squiddy – there was an article over at the LA times about the widow speaking out.
here is the link
SteveAudio @ 192
You-tube has a pathetic collection of Ry Cooder, do ya have any good linkies Steve?
Suzanne
On splash dives. I asked my diving sister, and she couldn’t remember the name off hand.
And I had no idea the can opener was a variation of the cannonball, I learn something new everyday.
can’t sleep is why I’m back here.
ps I lived in cabin in Boulder Creek (70s) for a couple months. absolutely divine!
CTuttle @ 194
No, I did some searching for his stuff a while back, saw some links, many of which proved to be “removed for …” some reason or other, likely copyright complaints.
There’s one there now of Ry playing “Jesus On The Mainline”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVsazdZkQWo
Elliott @ 195
Really? Small world aint it (grin) – I’m at the junction of Bear Creek and the San Lorenzo River, just across from Junction Park (public park with beach on the river)
Where were you in BC? Near town or up on a ridge?
Here’s Ry with Dwight Yoakan doing “Streets of Bakersfield”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OekGtTrJ7jk
SteveAudio @ 196
Thanks, that one did catch my eye! What was his big album; BeBop…??? I can’t seem to recall it!!!
CTuttle @ 199
I actually don’t have any of Ry’s albums, just admired him as a player. We have many friends in common, but I’ve never met the guy, sadly.
Suzanne @ 197
I guess it was up on the ridge, it was in the “woods” not near town. It was my first stop when I got there. I was mesmerized by the beauty. How anyone could cut a redwood down is way beyond me. My sister’s still out there, in the Bay Area and a couple nieces.
the more I think about it, the more I wish I were back there. I should at least go visit my sister!
Any luck selling your place, btw?
k, I gotta go. I’ll pass the flickering torch on to Suzanne and whoever comes along next.
nibbles but nothing on the hook yet, elliott. my gut is telling me july – and has pretty much saying that is when it will sell since i listed it at the end of february.
i sure hope my gut is right. it is not as trustworthy as the hairs on the back of my neck nor the little voice that tells me danger will robinson.
where i am at is the old elks campground – a hidden little spot just a short walk from town yet it feels miles away from town. 24 homes and the old lodge on 12 and a 1/2 acres – the lodge was used as a morgue after the 1906 sf quake for some lumberjacks killed in landslides triggered by the quake.
g’nite stevea. sleep well
Thanks Suzanne, appreciate it. I’ll read it tonight. (good thing I’m bioluminescent)
Apparently Goldfarb and Marina Litvinenko learned it was Lugovoi during Litvinenko’s final days, but allowed the press to run with Scaramella as prime suspect hoping to lure Lugovoi back to London.
Sad for Scaramella, and didn’t work anyway, but interesting to finally learn of the strategy.
squiddy, dr hillhouse (over at the spy who billed me) has been following this story since it broke. she has some interesting theories. she usually shows up in the comments when trex posts about the case.
Hey, did anyone see the first fifteen minutes of Conan tonight? I took the dog out – forgot that Triumph the insult dog was supposed to do something on the Tony awards.
Did it play tonight? I hope I didn’t miss it…
Suzanne @ 204
Ditto, That!!!
I didn’t see it, Jacqrat. Perhaps it will be on the Conan site?
I show up all over, Suz. You rang?
about time for this timed pup to head off to bed. g’nite all
don’t forget to add me to your friends at facebook
Hi, Dr. Hillhouse. How goes the book? Saw that fabulous review at the NYTimes. Congratulations.
Jesus, dit au diable!
Hi Dr. Hillhouse, we (read: I) were just gabbing about the Litvinenko story. Charlie Rose had Goldfarb and Marina L. on earlier tonight.
dang.. the LA times, not the NY Times. sorry
Hi Dr Hillhouse..) Ordered your book yesterday..)
Outsourced is on my wish list, ES.
….yes, okay, I admit it, I was the one who was just over at The Spy Who Billed Me,” and copy/pasted a few paragraphs from the “Outsourced” article for reading over the flight to Boston next week……but Suzanne was the one who sent me there!
Damn, you’re good!
(I don’t fare well under pressure)
squiddy, did you see her comment at the bottom of her most recent post to her personal spy monitor – cracked me up
Yeah, sweet.
Not the sort of agency whose budget includes a sense of humor though, I suppose.
ok, now i’m headed off for real. g’nite all
Suzanne @ 220
Bon Nuit, Ma Cheri!!!
Oh, they do have humor…
And I have multiple agencies that monitor me, not just at THE Agency. Send them love notes from time to time.
I’ve actually had some guys surface lately.
What do they say to you?
“Hi RJ, I got assigned to monitor you this week. Fred’ll be in next week. Sign my book?”
One wanted to know if the bookstore/gift shop in Langley would be carrying it. He invited others out to beer to discuss it and figure out who was in it…
Lot of gallows humor there, too!
BTW: did you catch the Charlie Rose interview? CR was out of his element to be sure, doing his ‘everyman’ schtick, so there wasn’t a lot of substance that hasn’t already been covered. But it was interesting to see two of the people who were front-and-center to it all trying to answer fairly pedestrian questions.
Any professional impressions? (assuming you saw it)
G’Morning – from insomnia to early morning blech…
Just in case anyone sees this: Please be aware of the farce that is going to occur today – the so-called “live=blogging” of an HHS Pandemic Flu Leadership Seminar. We are in a similar position as when the CIA saw the system “blinking red” and the administration willfully looked away. The flu surveillance folks know that WHEN – not IF – the bird flu hits, it hits with an over 60% mortality rate and hits primarily those under forty and women and children. They fully anticipate that when it hits it will be worse than the 1918 flu pandemic and has the probability of altering life here AS WE KNOW IT.
So who’s doing the liveblogging? Ogilvy – the pr firm contracted by the HHS.
Please, someone at FDL – get on this, follow it today and get the word out that HHS has already said that the government will not help in the case of a pandemic. WILL NOT HELP! They’ve already seen their future – and it’s Katrina.
We need more eyes on this issue and many more informed voices – especially those in the progressive blogosphere – to make this a priority. The avian flu is already out there – and it’s coming here – not IF it comes – WHEN it comes, the government will not help.
Nothing has scared me as much as watching the farce of HHS on its self-trumpeted Pandemic Flu Leadership blog. It has made mixed messages about preparation which are known by public health physicians, nurses and planners as being wrong, inaccurate and intentionally misleading. HHS refuses to respond to commenters on the blog. It is on full moderation, and many experts’ opinions are not be posted – we know this because they are posting on other flu-related blogs about this. It’s full censorship, it’s distorting information, and it’s harming the public’s welfare in that is is impairing public health planning.
I beg you to take a look at this today and rally the troops across the progressive blogosphere. I’m not yelling “FIRE” in a movie theatre – I’m calmly informing you that your and your families’ lives are in grave danger right now, and your government is contributing to your risk of death from pandemic flu.
N=1 Why those under 40 women and kids I understand but shouldn’t old people be more at risk? IO’m not questioning you I’m just curious.
The cases have been most closely linked – so far – to those who had close contact to poultry – typically women and children who tend small flocks for income. Flu Wiki has been my source for case statistics – they maintain case tracking and surveillance – with volunteers translating reports from around the world.
N=1 Also who is the HHS and if they are not giving good information what blogs can we go to to get information? Information like countries to avoid how fast will it spread should duck hunters worry, should I give up eating all birds. Cause God knows how long it took the FDA to report about the poision cat food from China since bird flu has also been found in China I’m worried about their and our government reporting any disease information in a timely fashion.
Dr. Hillhouse?
Hmm, she’s disappeared.
(clever that way)
things come undone @ 229
HHS is the Department of Health and Human Services – the CDC, FDA, Public Health Service, Medicare and Medicaid – all report to HHS.
Flu Wiki is an excellent source of current information which can much more accurately answer your questions than can I.
Good morning, pups. Today the NYT has MoDo and Thomas Friedman, MoDo on the exit of the 2 Tonys, Blair and Soprano, and Mr. Friedman says that Bin Laden and the jihad are responsible for killing more Muslims than anyone else. A commenter asked me to look at Jim Dwyer’s column, and s/he was right. He writes about New York specifically, but this one, from last Saturday, certainly has national interest.
http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/
The coffee and tea are ready, and there’s a big stack of pancakes just begging for maple syrup, or honey, or some of that wonderful fruit syrup on the counter. Have a great day.
Marion in Savannah @ 232
Good morning, Marion:
Thanks for the breakfast treats for the tummy and for the noggin. I’m a brown sugar sprinkler, myself!
N=1, here’s the brown sugar. Hmmm… I may have to try it on pancakes one day… Sounds good!
N=1 thanks!
Mornin’ all!
Good morning pups!
Minarets blown up at revered Iraq Shi’ite shrine
A senior Iraqi government official said the attack at Samarra’s Golden Mosque was “very bad news for Iraq” while the country’s top Shi’ite religious leader urged Shi’ites not to carry out revenge attacks against minority Sunni Arabs.
N=1, thanks for the links above.
things come undone @ 235
You are very welcome!
Marion: I came to love brown sugar late in life – could never figure out the maple syrup folks *g*.
suere to get epu’d but hey, it makes me part ofthe evil uninverss’s legend
anyway, leahy begins hearings about the “warrantless wiretaps”, on thursday they will authorize subpeona
thinik progress has this;
if anyone has contact with leahey’s office we need to get him to start framing this discussion with the correct vernacular
he’s got to start saying things like;
“without warrants it’s too easy for officials to steal from the public and bussiness, we are going to do whatever is possible to keep people from stealing from us, THAT’S why we need warrants and officials that were hired without oversite, who made it into their position by “contributing to someone’s campaign” are CERTAINLY people we don’t want with our personal information nor our bussiness secrets”
see this?
THAT’S how this must be discussed by EVERY democrat
Ah, yes……..another of bushco’s faith-based ventures at its best…..this one bearing the fingerprints of the *moderate* Ms. snowe of Maine:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06…..er.html?hp
Joe Klein whining about the bile of bloggers.
Good morning, nothing like chocolate ice cream for breakfast.
I know a real tech support guy at a real public utility who did the same thing. After he fixed a system glitch that had inconvenienced many people, he sent an email telling everyone the problem was solved and apologizing for the incontinence.
raven @ 243
wow, they make you throw up and then complaign about the bile
typical
Once, the radio station announcer on the local news in Murphy NC kept saying “we have the most apprehensive news coverage in the Western North Carolina area.” I was driving and nearly wrecked.
It was probably true.
Joe Klein saying it’s kinda fun–the
bilesnark of left wing bloggers. Hey, I’m good with that. We’ll all grow together, Joe.Joe Scarborough. Concern troll. Feed him no more.
‘Morning, FirePups. Could use some help, was up digging through the DOJ’s latest doc dump until 2:30 am…
I need anybody with access to Lexis-Nexis or similar tool to find articles the week of January 9, 2006, that mention Alberto Gonzales’ trip to New Mexico. Specifically want any articles that make reference to other DOJ or White House personnel that may have been on the same trip to New Mexico.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
perris @ 246
you know this is a great idea for a blog lead
“they make it rain and then complaign there aren’t enough umbrella’s”
or something like that, then go through the list
“they gave the lock box of social security to the richest people on the planet and then complaign it needs funds”
“they create terrorists by invading a country they knew posed no threat and then complaign there are terrorists that they created”
“they ignore the most precise intel telling them we’d be attacked even though other presidents avoided attacks when they acted on similar information and then complaign we weren’t prepared for the attack”
“they close the refineries that produce the most petroleum in America and then complaigh we don’t have enough refineries”
man the list goes on forever
what a great blog lead that would make if feathered with all the links
then we would chime in in comments with our own contribution
somebody get right on it (not me, no good with that linking to sources thingy)
MR. Bill @ 5:08 -
Are you in western NC? Jackson here.
New thread from Scarecrow upstairs.
I’m in Blue Ridge GA, 25 mi from Murphy.
My parents are in Hayesville, NC..
perris @ 250
The Roman historian Tacitus said “they make desolation and call it ‘peace’”.
(’Desolation’ is translated as ‘a desert’ in some renderings..)
My boss did this once also after she changed a meeting time. apologized for the incontinence. I think Outlook’s spellcheck is having fun with people.
Another good reason to switch to Mac!!!