Dinah Washington!

TREX

WOOF!!

Obviously, I blinked.

now let downstairs know :)

Hi TRex

Hmph…Late…

EPU’d:

Ed*ard Teller @ 508

Loo Hoo. @ 481

RonD, that’s so cool! He knew you loved the guitar and him. He just wanted to make sure you loved him more…

Years ago, before I came to Alaska, I had a lab runt who loved Schubert. Not any music, just Franz Schubert. I was playing a lot of piano music then. His favorite was the little A Major Sonata, Op. 120. He would erupt into musical howls at exactly the same places in the piece whenever I played it. He was also good for winning bets – I trained him to go up on the roof of the house.

Suz I tried, and got an error message :-(

Interesting song there, TRex.

;)

ok, ll, i’ll take a peek

Hi everyone — wow! That was quite a huge Late Night.

Am I 11?

Suz I went back downstairs and let ‘em know without a link

Suzanne @ 5

now let downstairs know :)

I got one thru. Those toobz are a little clogged.

LL, your comment went through fine

hey demi!

Hi Christine.

It’s all over now, baby blue.
My temp assignment ended today.
I’m Back At Da Lake.

Suzanne @ 16

LL, your comment went through fine

that was the 2nd try ;-)

demi @ 13

Am I 11?

No, you’re lucky 13!

Hiya demi!

hey demi ;-)

Oh this one just figures!

Letter: FEMA rejects Katrina costs (AP)
from Yahoo! News: Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
AP – The federal government has rejected a request for nearly $12 million to reimburse Mississippi’s most populous coastal county for removing debris from Hurricane Katrina, citing concerns about the quality and cost of the work.

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070912/ap_on_re_us/katrina_fema_audit

made it to late, late night, but now it’s off to bed for me. I promised the kiddos I’d take them over to the big parking lot at work to ride bikes tomorrow. The big kid needs to practice his turns without worrying about falling into the ditches that line our narrow road.

demi @ 19

It’s all over now, baby blue.
My temp assignment ended today.
I’m Back At Da Lake.

Woo-hoo!!

That’s good, right?

burnspbesq @ 18

Hi Christine.

Hey Burnspbesq! How are you?

welcome back demi!

LL, it musta got snagged by the NSA truck that occasionally parks on the tubes – not a sign of the first one to be had anywhere and we could not duplicate the error message

I can’t get firedoglake at work any longer. Something with the firewall. It pisses me off no end though. It cuts down on my productivity.

OK, i’m packing it in. Fighting off a cold myself, and my energy levels are just bleh. Catch y’all later! Don’t splash too much water out of the lake…

And in labor news …

GM, UAW contract extended “hour-to-hour” (Reuters)
from Yahoo! News

The grill emblem on the 2007 Chevrolet Impala during the Chicago Auto Show, February 7, 2007. (John Gress/Reuters)Reuters – General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers union continued labor talks past the Friday deadline, while union members were told the current contract would be extended on an “hour-to-hour” basis.

Thanks Suz — the error message I saw said something about the message I was quoting did not exist in the database — strange! Wasn’t quoting, even.

good night madmommy and pb, sleep well

Wordsmith @ 29

I can’t get firedoglake at work any longer. Something with the firewall. It pisses me off no end though. It cuts down on my productivity.

Here at the Lake at least…!!! ;-)

Night PB

Wordsmith, I am sorry.

Wordsmith @ 29

I can’t get firedoglake at work any longer. Something with the firewall. It pisses me off no end though. It cuts down on my productivity.

fuckers *putting quarter in swear jar

Wordsmith @ 29

I can’t get firedoglake at work any longer. Something with the firewall. It pisses me off no end though. It cuts down on my productivity.

I lurk at my lunch hour, but don’t ever participate– I just get the feeling that I shouldn’t. I wait until Late Nite at home.

Nite, MM and PB!!!

Some good news for a change:

China frees New York Times reporter (Reuters)
from Yahoo! News

Zhao Yan (C), a Chinese journalist jailed while working for the New York Times, is escorted by relatives after he was released from the state security prison in Beijing September 15, 2007. Zhao, who reported on citizens’ rights and official abuses, was given three years’ jail for fraud in August 2006 — a charge he denied. Zhao was detained in 2004 on accusations that included leaking state secrets after the Times reported that former president Jiang Zemin was likely to give up his post as chairman of the Central Military Commission, which he did shortly afterwards.

goodnite madmommy! Sweet dreams to you.

That damn Sonny Perdue. He’s gonna cut and run from Iraq.

-GSD

Christine, me too — municipal employee here, and I really get the feeling that Big Brother wouldn’t like it if I posted a comment while at work. But I do check in during my union break ;-)

*waving to all the leaving sleepy pups*

Wordsmith @ 29

I can’t get firedoglake at work any longer. Something with the firewall. It pisses me off no end though. It cuts down on my productivity.

LOL!

demi @ 19

It’s all over now, baby blue.
My temp assignment ended today.
I’m Back At Da Lake.

Hey demi. Welcome home.

TexBetsy @ 31

And in labor news …

GM, UAW contract extended “hour-to-hour” (Reuters) …General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers union continued labor talks past the Friday deadline, while union members were told the current contract would be extended on an “hour-to-hour” basis.

Hour-to-hour… interesting. Would that mean they’re close to an agreement?

wangdangdoodle @ 25

demi @ 19

It’s all over now, baby blue.
My temp assignment ended today.
I’m Back At Da Lake.

Woo-hoo!!

That’s good, right?

It’s good, ’cause the woman I was working for is a Total Wack Job.
The girls in accounting call her Chicken Little, ’cause according to her The sky is always, well, you know.
The bestest comment about her was someone said she always answers the phone like she just saved ten children from a burning building.
Just another company that can’t pay their bills. The CEO didn’t show up today. The # 2 guy is in the middle of a serious nervous breakdown — yesterday he told me he wanted to kill himself and this afternoon the COO told me he wasn’t taking any calls.
The agency told me that “it wasn’t a good fit.”
Good?
You tell me.
(but, I gotta say, my widdle feelings are Still Hurt. GD!)

I’m at work right now. *g*

Maybe I shouldn’t, but I’ve nothing else to do the rest of the night that is actual work.

OMG demi — still and all, sounds like you’re better off…

*gah* I hate David Brooks, Mark Shields can be exasperating too…!!!

Rethugs cause UC Irvine to derail the opening of its own new law school in order to block the appointment of a progressive dean.

http://www.latimes.com/news/pr…..-frontpage

academic freedom.. rethug stsyle

LoudounLib @ 42

Christine, me too — municipal employee here, and I really get the feeling that Big Brother wouldn’t like it if I posted a comment while at work. But I do check in during my union break ;-)

We have a Shop here of which I can’t belong. I think that I just shouldn’t ever show at work how I feel politically — does that make sense? And I work in a VERY liberal place.
Chris

Christine Edmonson @ 37

Wordsmith @ 29

I can’t get firedoglake at work any longer. Something with the firewall. It pisses me off no end though. It cuts down on my productivity.

I lurk at my lunch hour, but don’t ever participate– I just get the feeling that I shouldn’t. I wait until Late Nite at home.

I often work from home and dip my feet in. At work depends on the task at hand.

Suzanne @ 36

Wordsmith @ 29

I can’t get firedoglake at work any longer. Something with the firewall. It pisses me off no end though. It cuts down on my productivity.

fuckers *putting quarter in swear jar

Exactly! Someone gave me a Sacaweja dollar coin today – speaking of quarters.

demi @ 19

It’s all over now, baby blue.
My temp assignment ended today.
I’m Back At Da Lake.

Boo. What now, girlscout?

Blub @ 51

Rethugs cause UC Irvine to derail the opening of its own new law school in order to block the appointment of a progressive dean.

http://www.latimes.com/news/pr…..-frontpage

academic freedom.. rethug stsyle

I think Drake’s firing might be next, for that gaffe…!!! ;-)

demi @ 47

wangdangdoodle @ 25

Woo-hoo!!

That’s good, right?

It’s good, ’cause the woman I was working for is a Total Wack Job.
The girls in accounting call her Chicken Little, ’cause according to her The sky is always, well, you know.
The bestest comment about her was someone said she always answers the phone like she just saved ten children from a burning building.
Just another company that can’t pay their bills. The CEO didn’t show up today. The # 2 guy is in the middle of a serious nervous breakdown — yesterday he told me he wanted to kill himself and this afternoon the COO told me he wasn’t taking any calls.
The agency told me that “it wasn’t a good fit.”
Good?
You tell me.
(but, I gotta say, my widdle feelings are Still Hurt. GD!)

Wow, sounds like a really happy and productive work environment *g

CTuttle @ 56

I think Drake’s firing might be next, for that gaffe…!!! ;-)

….with the current composition of the regents, for the gaffe of appointing a liberal, and not for withdrawing the appointment under pressure. I wonder if Arnie weighed in on this.

Chris, I thank the powers at be every day for my union. They’re working overtime trying to take down Ghouliani!

Listening to KPIG play Dwight – I can picture his legs swivelin while he is singin Truckin

twȝk @ 57

demi @ 47

It’s good, ’cause the woman I was working for is a Total Wack Job.
The girls in accounting call her Chicken Little, ’cause according to her The sky is always, well, you know.
The bestest comment about her was someone said she always answers the phone like she just saved ten children from a burning building.
Just another company that can’t pay their bills. The CEO didn’t show up today. The # 2 guy is in the middle of a serious nervous breakdown — yesterday he told me he wanted to kill himself and this afternoon the COO told me he wasn’t taking any calls.
The agency told me that “it wasn’t a good fit.”
Good?
You tell me.
(but, I gotta say, my widdle feelings are Still Hurt. GD!)

Wow, sounds like a really happy and productive work environment *g

Thank whatever god you believe in that you are out of there. That place was ripe for a workplace shooting.

Loo Hoo. @ 55

demi @ 19

It’s all over now, baby blue.
My temp assignment ended today.
I’m Back At Da Lake.

Boo. What now, girlscout?

Guess I’ll practice rubbing sticks together.
Ha.
The agency knows they’re nuts. She said the HR gal said a lot of nice things about me and that the place is a revolving door.
Back to looking is what’s next.
But, it’s okay.

Shadowstalker @ 48

I’m at work right now. *g*

Maybe I shouldn’t, but I’ve nothing else to do the rest of the night that is actual work.

What kind of work do you do?

Good night, all you excellent pups! Can’t even keep up with reading the comments at this point …. (tries to *poof* like others, snaps fingers, tries again, manages a weak *ppfffhhh*)

demi @ 47

wangdangdoodle @ 25

Woo-hoo!!

That’s good, right?

It’s good, ’cause the woman I was working for is a Total Wack Job.
The girls in accounting call her Chicken Little, ’cause according to her The sky is always, well, you know.
The bestest comment about her was someone said she always answers the phone like she just saved ten children from a burning building.
Just another company that can’t pay their bills. The CEO didn’t show up today. The # 2 guy is in the middle of a serious nervous breakdown — yesterday he told me he wanted to kill himself and this afternoon the COO told me he wasn’t taking any calls.
The agency told me that “it wasn’t a good fit.”
Good?
You tell me.
(but, I gotta say, my widdle feelings are Still Hurt. GD!)

Well of course your widdle feelings are hurt! But fu*k that beeyotch. Had one like her once. Took her toothbrush out of her desk one day when she left early. Went to the lady’s room and dunked it in the toilet, then ran it around the underside of the rim abd put it back in her desk. Brought me pleasure every day after lunch from then on out to see her walking down the hall with it. Was really tickled when she was caught embezzling, too.

CTuttle @ 34

Wordsmith @ 29

I can’t get firedoglake at work any longer. Something with the firewall. It pisses me off no end though. It cuts down on my productivity.

Here at the Lake at least…!!! ;-)

Try going through HuffingtonPost. That is cruel and unusual punishment.

good night ndfg! We missed you…rest well tonight!

wdd!! No you di-int! ;-)

LoudounLib @ 59

Chris, I thank the powers at be every day for my union. They’re working overtime trying to take down Ghouliani!

cool, and they like dodd

LoudounLib @ 59

Chris, I thank the powers at be every day for my union. They’re working overtime trying to take down Ghouliani!

Dear LL, please do what you can — this man is a fake all the way…he has to GO.
Chris

Christine Edmonson @ 26

burnspbesq @ 18

Hi Christine.

Hey Burnspbesq! How are you?

I am O-Kay.

I am chortling at this:

Greenspan rips Bush.

Thank whatever god you believe in that you are out of there. That place was ripe for a workplace shooting.
Well, it’s a Charter Air Service at the Van Nuys airport and all the top guys are ex-military. I did wonder if it’s on a Terrorist Target List.
Ahem.

twȝk @ 69

LoudounLib @ 59

Chris, I thank the powers at be every day for my union. They’re working overtime trying to take down Ghouliani!

cool, and they like dodd

I must say I was surprised at their endorsement, but hey — maybe they know better than I do ;-)

Blub @ 58

CTuttle @ 56

I think Drake’s firing might be next, for that gaffe…!!! ;-)

….with the current composition of the regents, for the gaffe of appointing a liberal, and not for withdrawing the appointment under pressure. I wonder if Arnie weighed in on this.

Jack Balkin chimed in…!!!

http://balkin.blogspot.com/200…..still.html

LoudounLib @ 68

wdd!! No you di-int! ;-)

Some people ask for it. I oblige.

demi @ 62

Loo Hoo. @ 55

Boo. What now, girlscout?

Guess I’ll practice rubbing sticks together.
Ha.
The agency knows they’re nuts. She said the HR gal said a lot of nice things about me and that the place is a revolving door.
Back to looking is what’s next.
But, it’s okay.

Try here, you’d be great :D

wangdangdoodle @ 75

LoudounLib @ 68

wdd!! No you di-int! ;-)

Some people ask for it. I oblige.

sistah, you rawk ;-)

am crashing. long day bloggifying. be excellent to each other and watch out for dull swords, bent spears, and broken arrows.

“It’s rainin men!”

“No, those are nuclear weapons. Minot is having nuclear incontinence issues again.”

g’nite al (and anyone else i missed)

g’night alfred, thanks for all you do…

Spat over horse manure wafts into court (AP)
from Yahoo! News
AP – A man has filed a lawsuit against his neighbor, claiming he can’t sell his house because of the smell of horse manure from next door. In court documents filed in Superior Court, Gino Sciortino claims Helen Catlin is permitting significant quantities of horse manure to accumulate in piles on her property and the foul odor can often be smelled at his home.

TexBetsy @ 63

What kind of work do you do?

I work for a gargantuan bank company, sitting at the computer watching the overnight processing run….statements, number crunching, that sort of thing. And I watch the guy fifty feet behind me running a check sorter. I can knock out my whole night’s work in three hours, if I’m diligent. Or, I can do a little here, read the Lake, do a little there…

Loo Hoo. @ 66

CTuttle @ 34

Here at the Lake at least…!!! ;-)

Try going through HuffingtonPost. That is cruel and unusual punishment.

I’ve tried it all… even rabbit ears with tinfoil.

I can get it thru ‘Google Reader’ just can’t comment or open it up fully. Same thing with C&L.

WDD…
Holy Shit.
The world is So Weird.
It’s a good thing I had a really fabulous Italian dinner with the Mr. before I came home and got the message.
The wine might have helped.
Shee-it.
But, now I don’t have to watch this guy, who’s office was right next to mine implode.
It’s really sad.

althespook @ 78

am crashing. long day bloggifying. be excellent to each other and watch out for dull swords, bent spears, and broken arrows.

“It’s rainin men!”

“No, those are nuclear weapons. Minot is having nuclear incontinence issues again.”

Aren’t you just the bearer of good news, eh?!!! Nite, AK!!!

uh-oh. problems at gitmo:

U.S. probes banned briefs found at Gitmo (AP)
from Yahoo! News

Guards at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp found two prisoners sporting unauthorized underwear, and the U.S. military is investigating to determine how they got the contraband.

Christine Edmonson @ 70

LoudounLib @ 59

Chris, I thank the powers at be every day for my union. They’re working overtime trying to take down Ghouliani!

Dear LL, please do what you can — this man is a fake all the way…he has to GO.
Chris

And I really like Dodd … could he EVER have a chance?

Shadowstalker @ 82

TexBetsy @ 63

What kind of work do you do?

I work for a gargantuan bank company, sitting at the computer watching the overnight processing run….statements, number crunching, that sort of thing. And I watch the guy fifty feet behind me running a check sorter. I can knock out my whole night’s work in three hours, if I’m diligent. Or, I can do a little here, read the Lake, do a little there…

That sounds like a great retirement job! (taking notes)

Japan prime minister fight comes down to one guy with a funny name and another guy with a funnier name.

-GSD

LoudonLib@88

Hey, I’m only 47! *g*

and, of course, DOJ (now Gonzo-less!)

Snacks take big bite out of DOJ budget (AP)
from Yahoo! News
AP – It doesn’t rival the Pentagon’s $600 toilet seat, but the Justice Department can fork over a mean $4 meatball.

Chris, who knows — I admire Dodd. He could definitely get a Cabinet gig of some sort.

I saw a report on CNN just before leaving for work about the WIC program being reduced by some $145 million. The story itself was about the possible addition of produce to the list of items to be purchased with the voucher. We can prolong this fucking ‘war’ but can’t provide poor women and infants/young children with milk/formula, cheese, cereal, juice.

I was downstairs a few threads down a wee bit ago and saw where one of our commenters, whom i know to be a retired nypd captain, was giving advise to the dc pups on things to bring in case of tear gas. i’m so dayam proud of the pups here, from all walks of life and dedicated to the cause of returning our country back from the precipice.

made me get all teary proud of ya’ll

althespook @ 78

am crashing. long day bloggifying. be excellent to each other and watch out for dull swords, bent spears, and broken arrows.

“It’s rainin men!”

“No, those are nuclear weapons. Minot is having nuclear incontinence issues again.”

What?

Shadowstalker @ 90

LoudonLib@88

Hey, I’m only 47! *g*

Same here! But I was thinking in terms of what I can do after I retire from my current gig. ;-)

TexBetsy @ 86

uh-oh. problems at gitmo:

U.S. probes banned briefs found at Gitmo (AP)
from Yahoo! News

Guards at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp found two prisoners sporting unauthorized underwear, and the U.S. military is investigating to determine how they got the contraband.

Mitt Romney has been campaigning there apparently.

-GSD

Shadowstalker @ 82

TexBetsy @ 63

What kind of work do you do?

I work for a gargantuan bank company, sitting at the computer watching the overnight processing run….statements, number crunching, that sort of thing. And I watch the guy fifty feet behind me running a check sorter. I can knock out my whole night’s work in three hours, if I’m diligent. Or, I can do a little here, read the Lake, do a little there…

You can follow my google-reader activity if you’d like.

G’night, Al!

TexBetsy @ 81

Spat over horse manure wafts into court (AP)
from Yahoo! News
AP – A man has filed a lawsuit against his neighbor, claiming he can’t sell his house because of the smell of horse manure from next door. In court documents filed in Superior Court, Gino Sciortino claims Helen Catlin is permitting significant quantities of horse manure to accumulate in piles on her property and the foul odor can often be smelled at his home.

tell him to advertise the place as perfect for some one who grows roses.

sheesh.

twȝk @ 76

demi @ 62

Guess I’ll practice rubbing sticks together.
Ha.
The agency knows they’re nuts. She said the HR gal said a lot of nice things about me and that the place is a revolving door.
Back to looking is what’s next.
But, it’s okay.

Try here, you’d be great :D

Well, that’s saved as a Favorite. I’ll follow up Monday morning.
Can I just say Thank You!
You pups are just the greatest.
I have tears.
To have so much caring support AND
I get reminded that the whole world is not Selfish, Stupid and downright Cruel!
:)

Betsy@98

Cool! Thank you!

Suzanne @ 94

I was downstairs a few threads down a wee bit ago and saw where one of our commenters, whom i know to be a retired nypd captain, was giving advise to the dc pups on things to bring in case of tear gas. i’m so dayam proud of the pups here, from all walks of life and dedicated to the cause of returning our country back from the precipice.

Hey Suz — is this about the protest tomorrow in DC?

Wordsmith @ 83

Loo Hoo. @ 66

Try going through HuffingtonPost. That is cruel and unusual punishment.

I’ve tried it all… even rabbit ears with tinfoil.

I can get it thru ‘Google Reader’ just can’t comment or open it up fully. Same thing with C&L.

try opendns and see if that helps

G’night Al.
Give the almost toothless dad a really big smooch.

Christine Edmonson @ 103

Suzanne @ 94

I was downstairs a few threads down a wee bit ago and saw where one of our commenters, whom i know to be a retired nypd captain, was giving advise to the dc pups on things to bring in case of tear gas. i’m so dayam proud of the pups here, from all walks of life and dedicated to the cause of returning our country back from the precipice.

Hey Suz — is this about the protest tomorrow in DC?

Yes, Christine, about the protest tomorrow.

Shadowstalker @ 82

TexBetsy @ 63

What kind of work do you do?

I work for a gargantuan bank company, sitting at the computer watching the overnight processing run….statements, number crunching, that sort of thing. And I watch the guy fifty feet behind me running a check sorter. I can knock out my whole night’s work in three hours, if I’m diligent. Or, I can do a little here, read the Lake, do a little there…

Good for you. Keep an eye on things in one direction, and then watch out for what’s happening in another direction.

States are closer to trimming autos’ CO2 emissions
from Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories

The move by 12 states could coax Congress to pass efficiency limits.

Betsy,
Can I have some chocolate?
Pretty Please?

demi @ 84

WDD…
Holy Shit.
The world is So Weird.
It’s a good thing I had a really fabulous Italian dinner with the Mr. before I came home and got the message.
The wine might have helped.
Shee-it.
But, now I don’t have to watch this guy, who’s office was right next to mine implode.
It’s really sad.

What guy?

Back from my break, with tunes.

demi @ 109

Betsy,
Can I have some chocolate?
Pretty Please?

One moment. Let me check the pantry.

Legal fuckery, Alabama style.

wangdangdoodle @ 111

Back from my break, with tunes.

oooh, the low-down dirty blues!

demi @ 101

twȝk @ 76

Try here, you’d be great :D

Well, that’s saved as a Favorite. I’ll follow up Monday morning.
Can I just say Thank You!
You pups are just the greatest.
I have tears.
To have so much caring support AND
I get reminded that the whole world is not Selfish, Stupid and downright Cruel!
:)

yup, good place here :)

Austin City Limits Festival happening here this weekend. Right by my house. I got to be in the traffic snarl just as it was ending and I was coming home from another event. There is this one really cool transportation option for festivals here: “taxis” that are bicycyles with a passenger cart behind that can take a few people. It’s very cool.

RonD @ 99

G’night, Al!

Goodnight, RonD. Thanks for all of your contributions.

OK Demi. I am pretty sure that RonD’s pooch did not get a hold of this.

Loo Hoo. @ 110

demi @ 84

WDD…
Holy Shit.
The world is So Weird.
It’s a good thing I had a really fabulous Italian dinner with the Mr. before I came home and got the message.
The wine might have helped.
Shee-it.
But, now I don’t have to watch this guy, who’s office was right next to mine implode.
It’s really sad.

What guy?

#2 guy in the company.
He’s been flipping out all week. Something to do with his wife….bank accounts frozen. He hasn’t eaten for a week, told me he wished he had the guts to kill himself. This afternoon he was puking his guts out in the bathroom.
Served in 3 wars.
Bomber pilot in Viet Nam. Over 300 missions. Refused to drop napalm.
That Guy.
But, I had to overhear a lot of creepy phone calls all week. And feel terribly sorry for him, ’cause he really seems to be a nice person.

greenwarrior @ 116

Austin City Limits Festival happening here this weekend. Right by my house. I got to be in the traffic snarl just as it was ending and I was coming home from another event. There is this one really cool transportation option for festivals here: “taxis” that are bicycyles with a passenger cart behind that can take a few people. It’s very cool.

TexTeen will be at the festival Sunday with dad.

Gooperism at work!

‘When I Grow Up…’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaoIsPZAgck

Suzanne @ 36

. . . .

fuckers *putting quarter in swear jar

Just a thirty five a cents short!!! ;-)

TexBetsy @ 112

demi @ 109

Betsy,
Can I have some chocolate?
Pretty Please?

One moment. Let me check the pantry.

You’re so funny betsy!

Loo Hoo. @ 117

RonD @ 99

G’night, Al!

Goodnight, RonD. Thanks for all of your contributions.

You’re a sweetheart, Loo, but I’m still here! Al was going to bed-I was wishing him a good night.

demi @ 119

Loo Hoo. @ 110

What guy?

#2 guy in the company.
He’s been flipping out all week. Something to do with his wife….bank accounts frozen. He hasn’t eaten for a week, told me he wished he had the guts to kill himself. This afternoon he was puking his guts out in the bathroom.
Served in 3 wars.
Bomber pilot in Viet Nam. Over 300 missions. Refused to drop napalm.
That Guy.
But, I had to overhear a lot of creepy phone calls all week. And feel terribly sorry for him, ’cause he really seems to be a nice person.

Doesn’t sound like any sort of job security there, Demi!!! 8-(

demi @ 119

Loo Hoo. @ 110

What guy?

#2 guy in the company.
He’s been flipping out all week. Something to do with his wife….bank accounts frozen. He hasn’t eaten for a week, told me he wished he had the guts to kill himself. This afternoon he was puking his guts out in the bathroom.
Served in 3 wars.
Bomber pilot in Viet Nam. Over 300 missions. Refused to drop napalm.
That Guy.
But, I had to overhear a lot of creepy phone calls all week. And feel terribly sorry for him, ’cause he really seems to be a nice person.

Oh hell, that’s a pisser. I feel for the guy.

demi @ 119

Loo Hoo. @ 110

What guy?

#2 guy in the company.
He’s been flipping out all week. Something to do with his wife….bank accounts frozen. He hasn’t eaten for a week, told me he wished he had the guts to kill himself. This afternoon he was puking his guts out in the bathroom.
Served in 3 wars.
Bomber pilot in Viet Nam. Over 300 missions. Refused to drop napalm.
That Guy.
But, I had to overhear a lot of creepy phone calls all week. And feel terribly sorry for him, ’cause he really seems to be a nice person.

Maybe you could stay in touch with him even if you’re not working there, just to help him get through the rough place in the road, if you can. It seems like he trusts you.

ccmask @ 122

TexBetsy @ 112

One moment. Let me check the pantry.

You’re so funny betsy!

Please tell my teenager that!

Here’s something real soothing.

Here’s a nice cake for you Betsy.

What a glorious weekend this will be.

My BlackBerry died this morning. I reported it to the help desk. Twelve hours later, still dead.

WOO-HOO!!!!!

I’ve been thinking a lot about George Harrison lately.

TexBetsy @ 53

Christine Edmonson @ 37

I lurk at my lunch hour, but don’t ever participate– I just get the feeling that I shouldn’t. I wait until Late Nite at home.

I often work from home and dip my feet in. At work depends on the task at hand.

During my work hours, the most I can hope for is a drive-by without benefit of having read the comments, so if I comment, I risk being out of order, or asking a question that’s already been answered. And then I can’t stick around to look for responses.

Christy usually front-loads the day with great posts before sunrise here in Hawaii, so that by the time I read them, the herd has already moved on to a new top post before I’ve had time to engage. That’s what’s really frustrating for me.

Bob in HI

CTuttle,
Ha.
Today WAS my last day.
Maybe I should take my flute down to a corner and put out a hat.

Hey Larue – thanks for your nice words downstairs.

good for you burns! long may it, uh, be dead…

ccmask @ 129

Here’s a nice cake for you Betsy.

page not found

Honey I’m home….

Just met Randi Rhodes from Air America…. there was an event here in Phoenix and over a 1000 people showed up to see her.

greenwarrior @ 126

demi @ 119

#2 guy in the company.
He’s been flipping out all week. Something to do with his wife….bank accounts frozen. He hasn’t eaten for a week, told me he wished he had the guts to kill himself. This afternoon he was puking his guts out in the bathroom.
Served in 3 wars.
Bomber pilot in Viet Nam. Over 300 missions. Refused to drop napalm.
That Guy.
But, I had to overhear a lot of creepy phone calls all week. And feel terribly sorry for him, ’cause he really seems to be a nice person.

Maybe you could stay in touch with him even if you’re not working there, just to help him get through the rough place in the road, if you can. It seems like he trusts you.

Well, I did e-mail him telling him that it’s not courage that moves a person to suicide, that I thought it was cowardice. I said, “And, sir, you are no coward. The situation sucks, not you.”

demi @ 134

CTuttle,
Ha.
Today WAS my last day.
Maybe I should take my flute down to a corner and put out a hat.

More productive…? Sorry, to hear… 8-(

Suzanne @ 106

Christine Edmonson @ 103

Hey Suz — is this about the protest tomorrow in DC?

Yes, Christine, about the protest tomorrow.

Eh, could be, but I don’t think it’s highly likely. The DC police are pretty experienced at handling protests, and while they occasionally do some idiotic things with small protest groups, they’re generally quite restrained with large protests.

Here ya go Demi, just for ya…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTkJ7FcVBjY

TexBetsy @ 120

greenwarrior @ 116

Austin City Limits Festival happening here this weekend. Right by my house. I got to be in the traffic snarl just as it was ending and I was coming home from another event. There is this one really cool transportation option for festivals here: “taxis” that are bicycyles with a passenger cart behind that can take a few people. It’s very cool.

TexTeen will be at the festival Sunday with dad.

I’ll be gone to a workshop from 9:30 – 9:00 or so. If they might want to park in my carport, email or call me. It’s walking distance. I’ll probably stop back home for a bit around 5:30pm and then leave again, but i could park behind them while I’m there.

althespook @ 78

. . . “No, those are nuclear weapons. Minot is having nuclear incontinence issues again.”

Incontinence Hotline: Can you hold, please?

LoudounLib @ 131

I’ve been thinking a lot about George Harrison lately.

Me, too. Been focusing on the re-release of the Crowded House farewell concert and Harrison’s influence is stark.

demi @ 119

Loo Hoo. @ 110

What guy?

#2 guy in the company.
He’s been flipping out all week. Something to do with his wife….bank accounts frozen. He hasn’t eaten for a week, told me he wished he had the guts to kill himself. This afternoon he was puking his guts out in the bathroom.
Served in 3 wars.
Bomber pilot in Viet Nam. Over 300 missions. Refused to drop napalm.
That Guy.
But, I had to overhear a lot of creepy phone calls all week. And feel terribly sorry for him, ’cause he really seems to be a nice person.

please please

from anywhere

emergency guardian angel alert

refused to drop napalm

one of the very best

katymine @ 138

Honey I’m home….

Just met Randi Rhodes from Air America…. there was an event here in Phoenix and over a 1000 people showed up to see her.

Cool!

Redshift, my point wasn’t that I thought the DC police would mace or teargas – it was the community of FDL coming together in support of those who are going, even the firepups who sported a badge.

Redshift, do you remember the former DC police chief Ramsey getting in there with the crowds back in ‘99 or so with the anti-globalization protests? He was cuffin’ and stuffin’ em.

TexBetsy @ 137

ccmask @ 129

Here’s a nice cake for you Betsy.

page not found

I went to google images, typed in Pentagon Cake and it was the 7th hit. It is the biggest cake I have ever seen–with Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld and Cheney. The cake was so long you couldn’t see the end of it. Oh, well…sorry I got your mouth watering for nothing.

Well, I’m going to bed. See you pups on the flip-flop.

ccmask @ 150

Well, I’m going to bed. See you pups on the flip-flop.

Nite, CC!!!

welcome katymine

how was the thing with randi?

g’night cc, sweet dreams

‘night, cc!

g’nite cc (and any another sleepy pups leaving)

burnspbesq @ 130

What a glorious weekend this will be.

My BlackBerry died this morning. I reported it to the help desk. Twelve hours later, still dead.

WOO-HOO!!!!!

Hey, if you’re out of touch, what can you do? Nutin!!! What are you good for? Absolutely nothing!!

ccmask @ 148

TexBetsy @ 137

page not found

I went to google images, typed in Pentagon Cake and it was the 7th hit. It is the biggest cake I have ever seen–with Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld and Cheney. The cake was so long you couldn’t see the end of it. Oh, well…sorry I got your mouth watering for nothing.

this one?

http://www.defenselink.mil/dod…..7S-035.jpg

burns won’t be outta touch – he’s got one of them new iphone thingies

LoudounLib @ 132

I’ve been thinking a lot about George Harrison lately.

i really enjoyed that. thank you kindly.

Suzanne @ 158

burns won’t be outta touch – he’s got one of them new iphone thingies

Heh, It’ll slow him down, till he gets into his Boxster…!!! ;-)

y’all get a piece of this cake? ronD — no dogs allowed.

http://picasaweb.google.com/Te…..2310890674

Lame video, but I love this song!

Suzanne will undoubtedly disapprove of the sentiments expressed herein.

It’s 0200 EDT here, ouch…

For someone who tries to sound brash and bold, she is shy and pretty much overwhelmed with all the attention. And boy was she funny….

Our little progressive radio network that could is growing even when the Christian radio network bought our old station right out from under us.

Nite everyone…. btw how is Cassy(sp)?

bobschacht @ 133

TexBetsy @ 53

I often work from home and dip my feet in. At work depends on the task at hand.

During my work hours, the most I can hope for is a drive-by without benefit of having read the comments, so if I comment, I risk being out of order, or asking a question that’s already been answered. And then I can’t stick around to look for responses.

Christy usually front-loads the day with great posts before sunrise here in Hawaii, so that by the time I read them, the herd has already moved on to a new top post before I’ve had time to engage. That’s what’s really frustrating for me.

Bob in HI

Exactly, Bob – although I’m in Boise. …I work evenings, do errands, clean or putter before work, and by the time I get home stuff has settled.

Oh dear.

Man accused in pot muffin prank pleads guilty
from HoustonChronicle

A former student accused of delivering marijuana-laced muffins to a high school teacher’s lounge pleaded guilty Friday.

bobschacht @ 132

TexBetsy @ 53

I often work from home and dip my feet in. At work depends on the task at hand.

During my work hours, the most I can hope for is a drive-by without benefit of having read the comments, so if I comment, I risk being out of order, or asking a question that’s already been answered. And then I can’t stick around to look for responses.

Christy usually front-loads the day with great posts before sunrise here in Hawaii, so that by the time I read them, the herd has already moved on to a new top post before I’ve had time to engage. That’s what’s really frustrating for me.

Bob in HI

I think that’s true for a lot of us. (Pacific time here). Frustrating, but what can they do?

Suzanne @ 135

Hey Larue – thanks for your nice words downstairs.

Tip of the hat ma’am!

G’nite CC.
Thanks CTuttle. Baby Smokey!
Wang- Why do you think the Blues makes us feel better? It does, but I don’t know why.

Cassie is still sick but doing better. She’ll be fine in a day or so.

12 illegal immigrants found working at Fort Bliss
from HoustonChronicle

Twelve illegal immigrants working as landscapers at Fort Bliss were detained Friday by military police and turned over to immigration authorities, an official said.

LoudounLib @ 163

It’s 0200 EDT here, ouch…

Goodness, Ma’am! …but ya don’t hafta to work in the morn…!!!

katymine @ 137

Honey I’m home….

Just met Randi Rhodes from Air America…. there was an event here in Phoenix and over a 1000 people showed up to see her.

Good for you! Love Randi.

CTuttle @ 170

LoudounLib @ 163

It’s 0200 EDT here, ouch…

Goodness, Ma’am! …but ya don’t hafta to work in the morn…!!!

Not this weekend, thankfully!

This is the same festival greenwarrior was mentioning.

Fire burns 4 at ACL Music Festival (w/video)
from HoustonChronicle

Four people were hurt Friday — two critically — when propane tanks ignited as a weekend music festival was getting under way.http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/metro/~3/156596068/5135988.html

fire story

http://feeds.chron.com/~r/hous…..35988.html

demi @ 167

G’nite CC.
Thanks CTuttle. Baby Smokey!
Wang- Why do you think the Blues makes us feel better? It does, but I don’t know why.

Dunno, maybe some jazz guitar?

TexBetsy @ 170

12 illegal immigrants found working at Fort Bliss
from HoustonChronicle

Twelve illegal immigrants working as landscapers at Fort Bliss were detained Friday by military police and turned over to immigration authorities, an official said.

Heck, Wah-zoo is just across the Rio!!! ;-)

LoudounLib @ 172

CTuttle @ 170

Goodness, Ma’am! …but ya don’t hafta to work in the morn…!!!

Not this weekend, thankfully!

Late, Late on Friday is why I haven’t Pulled Up a Chair in weeks!

wangdangdoodle @ 177

LoudounLib @ 172

Not this weekend, thankfully!

Late, Late on Friday is why I haven’t Pulled Up a Chair in weeks!

hmmm. is THAT why i don’t wake up early on saturdays?

Even the AZ Republic(ian) was critical of Dubya’s speech today. SHOCKING that the AZ Repug mouth piece had put the fact checking of the speech on the front page.

Hey McCain would loose here in AZ if he ran this year and it looks like Bush would too.

Confession, because I trust y’all: even though I live only about 40 miles west of DC, I won’t be participating in the protests because I don’t do well in crowds. However I am definitely there in spirit.

TexBetsy @ 178

wangdangdoodle @ 177

Late, Late on Friday is why I haven’t Pulled Up a Chair in weeks!

hmmm. is THAT why i don’t wake up early on saturdays?

Ha! Could very well be…

Sure makes me sad when I miss out on Pull up a Chair when it is one of my pictures…

LoudounLib @ 180

Confession, because I trust y’all: even though I live only about 40 miles west of DC, I won’t be participating in the protests because I don’t do well in crowds. However I am definitely there in spirit.

We love ya LL!

wangdangdoodle @ 180

LoudounLib @ 172

Not this weekend, thankfully!

Late, Late on Friday is why I haven’t Pulled Up a Chair in weeks!

I prolly won’t be pulling up a chair tomorrow, either,

I’m baaack

I’m too tired to sleep.

wangdangdoodle @ 178

LoudounLib @ 172

Not this weekend, thankfully!

Late, Late on Friday is why I haven’t Pulled Up a Chair in weeks!

Yah, snooze ya lose…!!! *g* That’s why I’m primarily a Late-Niter!!!

All the best to you, demi. Hope you have a new job soon.

Elliott! Burning the midnight oil ;-)

LoudounLib @ 183

Confession, because I trust y’all: even though I live only about 40 miles west of DC, I won’t be participating in the protests because I don’t do well in crowds. However I am definitely there in spirit.

don’t like big crowds either, LL. But like you, I’m there in spirit

Loo Hoo. @ 168

bobschacht @ 132

During my work hours, the most I can hope for is a drive-by without benefit of having read the comments, so if I comment, I risk being out of order, or asking a question that’s already been answered. And then I can’t stick around to look for responses.

Christy usually front-loads the day with great posts before sunrise here in Hawaii, so that by the time I read them, the herd has already moved on to a new top post before I’ve had time to engage. That’s what’s really frustrating for me.

Bob in HI

I think that’s true for a lot of us. (Pacific time here). Frustrating, but what can they do?

Well, I give thanks for Christy’s posts, even if I don’t get to the party on time!

Bob in HI

((( Betsy ))) thank you, and the feeling is mutual :-)

Ok, now it’s my turn. Good night, all. Big show tomorrow night, so the best of all tomorrows, and I’ll see all Sunday.

Elliott @ 184

wangdangdoodle @ 180

Late, Late on Friday is why I haven’t Pulled Up a Chair in weeks!

I prolly won’t be pulling up a chair tomorrow, either,

I’m baaack

I’m too tired to sleep.

You do realize Suzanne’s gonna charge you a quarter for that second towel, right?

LoudounLib @ 180

Confession, because I trust y’all: even though I live only about 40 miles west of DC, I won’t be participating in the protests because I don’t do well in crowds. However I am definitely there in spirit.

Me neither, I stick to the edges, or get out in front, at every protest I’ve been to in Austin. Prolly ’bout a dozen now.

wangdangdoodle @ 180

LoudounLib @ 172

Not this weekend, thankfully!

Late, Late on Friday is why I haven’t Pulled Up a Chair in weeks!

WDD you funny jazzy girl!
One of my first boyfriends was named Wes.
Very cool name.
He was a nerd, tho.

G’night RonD, have a great show!

TexBetsy @ 171

Cassie is still sick but doing better. She’ll be fine in a day or so.

Thanks for the update! Tell her that we miss her and want her to get well quick!

Does she have to do her homework anyway?

Bob in HI

Nite, Ron!!!

and some excellent news —

Conviction tossed in Jena beating
from RawStory
NEW ORLEANS – A state appeals court on Friday threw out the only remaining conviction against one of the black teenagers accused in the beating of a white schoolmate in the racially tense north Louisiana town of Jena…

..we were on a mission in that
thin-skined old Humveee
The guys just out in front of us,
they hit an IED
We tried to help them in their struggle
To get free…
There must be fifty ways
To leave a bad war

You know it’s really not our habit
To attack
But there’s a lot of oil buried in Iraq
They had it once before,
and now they want it back

There must be
fifty ways to leave a bad war

Fifty ways to leave a bad war

You just jump on a ship, Dick
Forget about the Iran plan
You don’t need to destroy, Roy
Just set our troops free
Hop on the plane, Jane
No need to complain, James
Just get out of Baghdad
And set em’ all free.

You know he came home
having nightmares, wracked with pain
I wish we could go back in time
To change it all again
He said “I appreciate that..
And would you please explain
About the fifty ways
to leave a bad war..”

fifty ways to leave a bad war

And in the darkness of that
fallen angel flight
coffins surround you
and you know it isn’t right
They felt the kiss of death
as they battled through the night
There must be fifty ways
To leave a bad war
Fifty ways to leave a bad war

Wrapped up in a bag, Jack
Laid out on a plank, Hank
completely destroyed, Roy
With a tag on your feet.
Missin’ a limb Slim
Or shot in the head, Jed.
Just one of the wounded, Lee
That’s how it can be.

Because

There must be…

fifty ways to leave a bad war…

a little blues from the man Miles Davis once called the 8th wonder of the world

the late Jimmy Smith
on Jazz Scene USA, a long time ago

katymine @ 182

Sure makes me sad when I miss out on Pull up a Chair when it is one of my pictures…

Had one of mine featured last Spring when the Satsuma was blooming. The bee thread. Satsumas are big as tennis balls now and should be turning orange soon!

Wordsmith @ 93

I saw a report on CNN just before leaving for work about the WIC program being reduced by some $145 million. The story itself was about the possible addition of produce to the list of items to be purchased with the voucher. We can prolong this fucking ‘war’ but can’t provide poor women and infants/young children with milk/formula, cheese, cereal, juice.

You’re kidding me?
This could lead to riots. I’m really serious. There are huge numbers of women who rely on this. Even more now, with crappy jobs and high gas prices.
Strike the match, mf-ers.

G’nite, RonDog, Be excellent tomorrow.

LoudounLib @ 190

Elliott! Burning the midnight oil ;-)

yeah, and there’s nothing boring enough on Tv to bore me to sleep. Although right now CSPAN is showing the farewell ceremony for the mallustrious Attorney General

*viewer alert* /s

I believe it’s time for me to call it an evening.

It’s been fun, y’all.

Restful sleep and pleasing dreams to all.

The cats and I are headed to bed. We have plans tomorrow so we’re up early.

Have to catch up Sunday with one of the smartest blogs around the internets.

g’nite rond (yawn) i’m getting tired myself

wangdangdoodle @ 194

LoudounLib @ 180

Confession, because I trust y’all: even though I live only about 40 miles west of DC, I won’t be participating in the protests because I don’t do well in crowds. However I am definitely there in spirit.

Me neither, I stick to the edges, or get out in front, at every protest I’ve been to in Austin. Prolly ’bout a dozen now.

I like to be out front or to the side, hollering cadence…!!! ;-)

Thanks, RonD. Best luck tomorro. I

TexBetsy @ 176

This is the same festival greenwarrior was mentioning.

Fire burns 4 at ACL Music Festival (w/video)
from HoustonChronicle

Four people were hurt Friday — two critically — when propane tanks ignited as a weekend music festival was getting under way.http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/metro/~3/156596068/5135988.html

i was driving north on lamar as an ambulance and firetruck were coming south. i was just north of the river. i was wondering if they were headed for the festival.

demi @ 194

wangdangdoodle @ 180

Late, Late on Friday is why I haven’t Pulled Up a Chair in weeks!

WDD you funny jazzy girl!
One of my first boyfriends was named Wes.
Very cool name.
He was a nerd, tho.

Girlfriend of mine married a Wes. He’s a great bartender. There’s not a drink he doesn’t know how to make.

bobschacht @ 196

TexBetsy @ 171

Cassie is still sick but doing better. She’ll be fine in a day or so.

Thanks for the update! Tell her that we miss her and want her to get well quick!

Does she have to do her homework anyway?

Bob in HI

She will do some on Sunday I’m sure.

TexBetsy @ 195

Elliott @ 184

I prolly won’t be pulling up a chair tomorrow, either,

I’m baaack

I’m too tired to sleep.

You do realize Suzanne’s gonna charge you a quarter for that second towel, right?

well I do know now, but am happy to cover the cost of it. Need some moonscreen?

Out! Best, all.

g’night burns and wordsmith, I’m not too far behind you.

CTuttle @ 208

wangdangdoodle @ 194

Me neither, I stick to the edges, or get out in front, at every protest I’ve been to in Austin. Prolly ’bout a dozen now.

I like to be out front or to the side, hollering cadence…!!! ;-)

I need to post some pics on facebook. We do cadence right around here.

JEP
You did it!
An amazing job.
I have tears, again.
You’re amazing.

nite Loo Hoo, and I’m out as well. Buenas noches all!

JEP @ 202

..we were on a mission in that
thin-skined old Humveee
The guys just out in front of us,
they hit an IED
We tried to help them in their struggle
To get free…
There must be fifty ways
To leave a bad war

You know it’s really not our habit
To attack
But there’s a lot of oil buried in Iraq
They had it once before,
and now they want it back

There must be
fifty ways to leave a bad war

Fifty ways to leave a bad war

You just jump on a ship, Dick
Forget about the Iran plan
You don’t need to destroy, Roy
Just set our troops free
Hop on the plane, Jane
No need to complain, James
Just get out of Baghdad
And set em’ all free.

You know he came home
having nightmares, wracked with pain
I wish we could go back in time
To change it all again
He said “I appreciate that..
And would you please explain
About the fifty ways
to leave a bad war..”

fifty ways to leave a bad war

And in the darkness of that
fallen angel flight
coffins surround you
and you know it isn’t right
They felt the kiss of death
as they battled through the night
There must be fifty ways
To leave a bad war
Fifty ways to leave a bad war

Wrapped up in a bag, Jack
Laid out on a plank, Hank
completely destroyed, Roy
With a tag on your feet.
Missin’ a limb Slim
Or shot in the head, Jed.
Just one of the wounded, Lee
That’s how it can be.

Because

There must be…

fifty ways to leave a bad war…

did you work on that all day?
good one!

one more from the good news category:

NJ’s Corzine to Defy New Health Care Rules
from t r u t h o u t
Christopher Lee reports for The Washington Post, “Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine informed President Bush this week that New Jersey will not obey federal rules that would make it harder to enroll middle-income kids for a popular government-subsidized health insurance program.”

(And good night to the sleepy ones.)

Best of everything, demi.

Sweet dreams, Loo Hoo!

Elliott @ 213

TexBetsy @ 195

You do realize Suzanne’s gonna charge you a quarter for that second towel, right?

well I do know now, but am happy to cover the cost of it. Need some moonscreen?

Only 2nd day of a new moon — think I’ll be fine. But thanks.

Wow, mass exodus…!!! Bon Nuit, one and all!!! *g*

LoudounLib @ 221

nite Loo Hoo, and I’m out as well. Buenas noches all!

buenos noches and sucre dreamas

howdy late nite ‘pups.

insomia is hanging out at my house tonight… ok if i join you-all for a bit?

sleep well loo hoo.

wangdangdoodle @ 225

Sweet dreams, Loo Hoo!

sweet dreams, too

‘nite Lou!

*poke*

(waving to everyone) dayam, i’m just about to find myself with a bad case of keyboard face so time for this glad to be home pup to head off to my own bed for a good nite’s rest. *poof*

selise @ 227

howdy late nite ‘pups.

insomia is hanging out at my house tonight… ok if i join you-all for a bit?

It was starting to get lonely, Selise…!!! 8-)

started about a half hour ago…

Nite, all

selise @ 229

howdy late nite ‘pups.

insomia is hanging out at my house tonight… ok if i join you-all for a bit?

I’m like you.

I’m glad someone isn’t coming and not leaving.

selise @ 226

howdy late nite ‘pups.

insomia is hanging out at my house tonight… ok if i join you-all for a bit?

Hey selise! Jump in, the water’s great. Elliot’s cracking my shit UP with moonscreen and sucre dreamas!

Elliott @ 224

LoudounLib @ 221

nite Loo Hoo, and I’m out as well. Buenas noches all!

buenos noches and sucre dreamas

Anything at all like sueños buenos?

CTuttle @ 234

It was starting to get lonely, Selise…!!! 8-)

looks like the sandman is visting everyone but us…

Suzanne @ 233

(waving to everyone) dayam, i’m just about to find myself with a bad case of keyboard face so time for this glad to be home pup to head off to my own bed for a good nite’s rest. *poof*

Dream early and often!

Elliott @ 233

selise @ 229

howdy late nite ‘pups.

insomia is hanging out at my house tonight… ok if i join you-all for a bit?

I’m like you.

I’m glad someone isn’t coming and not leaving.

I am still here for a bit.

TexBetsy @ 238

Elliott @ 224

buenos noches and sucre dreamas

Anything at all like sueños buenos?

probably, I just made that last part up.

thanks JEP. thaat is so good.

Elliott @ 233

selise @ 229

howdy late nite ‘pups.

insomia is hanging out at my house tonight… ok if i join you-all for a bit?

I’m like you.

I’m glad someone isn’t coming and not leaving.

That makes sense if I don’t stop to think about it!

Later, Loo Hoo,
Thanks for the positive thoughts.

TexBetsy @ 241

Elliott @ 233

I’m like you.

I’m glad someone isn’t coming and not leaving.

I am still here for a bit.

can always count on you!

Ya that new rule will hit AZ hard. The fine family values GOP here had put a gag rule on the schools which prevented the schools from informing families about the SCHIP program if they qualified when they applied for the lunch programs.

Just this year our Gov just got that law repealed. So we all know that there is no way that 95% of under poverty kids are enrolled which means any of the up to 250% kids will get kicked off the program.

Gov Janet was the first to call Bush on the carpet about that rule. And it really screws up one of the ballot measures to increase it to voer 300% of poverty.

TexBetsy @ 236

Elliott @ 224

buenos noches and sucre dreamas

Anything at all like sueños buenos?

Hey, not fair! My French is better than my Spanish… :P

selise @ 228

howdy late nite ‘pups.

insomia is hanging out at my house tonight… ok if i join you-all for a bit?

Good! I’m working on my 2nd cup of java 8 ]

It’s early in Alaska.

wangdangdoodle @ 244

Elliott @ 233

I’m like you.

I’m glad someone isn’t coming and not leaving.

That makes sense if I don’t stop to think about it!

I don’t think it does make sense, I think there’s one too many n’t than needed

Ok I am going to bug out…. have a nice nite… see ya tomorrow

JEP
I saved your words.
And, wow, I just gave up a little suggestion this am, and, like, you DID IT?
Now, what else should I suggest JEP accomplish?
World Peace and a Lexus?
G’night JEP.

twȝk @ 249

I’m working on my 2nd cup of java 8 ]

holy cow! do you work the night shift? or live in… maybe moscow?

TexBetsy, how was your holiday?

BigMitch @ 247

It’s early in Alaska.

Even earlier in Hawaii, eh Bob?

Bob?

You still here, Bob?

Tuttle?

BigMitch @ 250

It’s early in Alaska.

So how’d your day go, BigMitch ;)

CTuttle @ 245

TexBetsy @ 236

Anything at all like sueños buenos?

Hey, not fair! My French is better than my Spanish… :P

rêves doux

katymine @ 252

Ok I am going to bug out…. have a nice nite… see ya tomorrow

goodnight katymine

Elliott @ 248

wangdangdoodle @ 244

That makes sense if I don’t stop to think about it!

I don’t think it does make sense, I think there’s one too many n’t than needed

*tink*

I’ll drink to that!

selise @ 239

CTuttle @ 234

It was starting to get lonely, Selise…!!! 8-)

looks like the sandman is visting everyone but us…

Naw, I’m still here.

Dennis Kucinich is here in the Isles, and tomorrow I’ll be helping to set up for a health care event that he will be on the panel for.

Bob in HI

BigMitch @ 248

It’s early in Alaska.

What is it now, 2300 Sunset in Alaska these days?

I had a wonderful day. Really beautiful, and very meaningful. Just finished a wonderful Sabbath dinner.

night katymine

Big Mitch, it was nice except for having a sick teen at home, which limited my visiting of friends a bit.

How was yours?

wangdangdoodle @ 260

Elliott @ 248

I don’t think it does make sense, I think there’s one too many n’t than needed

*tink*

I’ll drink to that!

did that clear your head up!
sorry

BigMitch @ 260

I had a wonderful day. Really beautiful, and very meaningful. Just finished a wonderful Sabbath dinner.

Gloating about the Yankees?

;)

BigMitch @ 260

I had a wonderful day. Really beautiful, and very meaningful. Just finished a wonderful Sabbath dinner.

No way could I have a big shabbat meal after all the other big meals I’ve had in the last 2 days. We had a very small meal tonight.

selise @ 253

twȝk @ 249

I’m working on my 2nd cup of java 8 ]

holy cow! do you work the night shift? or live in… maybe moscow?

natural born night owl

bobschacht @ 261

selise @ 239

looks like the sandman is visting everyone but us…

Naw, I’m still here.

Dennis Kucinich is here in the Isles, and tomorrow I’ll be helping to set up for a health care event that he will be on the panel for.

Bob in HI

That’s exciting, it’ll be fun and enlightening to hear about your experiences!

wangdangdoodle @ 264

BigMitch @ 260

I had a wonderful day. Really beautiful, and very meaningful. Just finished a wonderful Sabbath dinner.

Gloating about the Yankees?

;)

No… Don’t get him started…!!!

Elliott @ 262

wangdangdoodle @ 260

*tink*

I’ll drink to that!

did that clear your head up!
sorry

Sure. Once I took out the n’t!

CTuttle @ 262

BigMitch @ 248

It’s early in Alaska.

What is it now, 2300 Sunset in Alaska these days?

On Sept. 21 sunset will be more or less the same throughout the world. Our days are getting shorter by 6 minutes a day, so we have a little less than 13 hours of sunlight now.

Did you see this?
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/…..tice-dept/

An internal Justice audit, released Friday, showed the department spent nearly $7 million to plan, host or send employees to 10 conferences over the last two years. This included paying $4 per meatball at one lavish dinner and spreading an average of $25 worth of snacks around to each participant at a movie-themed party.

There was plenty, too, for those needing to satisfy a sweet tooth.

More than $13,000 was spent on cookies and brownies for 1,542 people who attended a four-day “Weed and Seed” conference in August 2005, according to the audit by Justice Department Inspector General Glenn A. Fine. And a “networking” session replete with butterfly shrimp, coconut lobster skewers and Swedish meatballs at a Community Oriented Policing Services conference in July 2006 cost more than $60,000.

And just whose money are they throwing around?

wangdangdoodle @ 256

BigMitch @ 247

It’s early in Alaska.

Even earlier in Hawaii, eh Bob?

Bob?

You still here, Bob?

Tuttle?

It’s only 8:30 here, and I’ve got one eye on the TV watching our U. of HI women’s vollebyall team, which is nationally ranked.

Bob in HI

Things may be coming to a head up in Alaska soon for Ted Stevens and his son Ben. Bill Allen, the convicted CEO of VECO oli services company,admitted today, in sworn court testimony that he bribed Sen. Stevens by providing months of free skilled labor by his employees, and materials for the remodeling and enlargement of Stevens’s Girdwood home. Yesteday, Allen testified that one of the things he confessed to in his Federal plea bargain was to bribing Stevens’s son Ben, former President of the Alaska State Senate, hundreds of thousands of dollars.

wangdangdoodle @ 266

BigMitch @ 260

I had a wonderful day. Really beautiful, and very meaningful. Just finished a wonderful Sabbath dinner.

Gloating about the Yankees?

;)

imagine that! he forgot about the ball game.
.
.
NOT

I’m hitting it.
Thanks for the music, WDD.
G’night Suzanne.
And all y’all.

Elliott @ 268

bobschacht @ 261

Naw, I’m still here.

Dennis Kucinich is here in the Isles, and tomorrow I’ll be helping to set up for a health care event that he will be on the panel for.

Bob in HI

That’s exciting, it’ll be fun and enlightening to hear about your experiences!

yeah, good work too!

CTuttle @ 270

wangdangdoodle @ 264

Gloating about the Yankees?

;)

No… Don’t get him started…!!!

touchy perhaps?

night demi

bobschacht @ 272

wangdangdoodle @ 256

Even earlier in Hawaii, eh Bob?

Bob?

You still here, Bob?

Tuttle?

It’s only 8:30 here, and I’ve got one eye on the TV watching our U. of HI women’s vollebyall team, which is nationally ranked.

Bob in HI

Ooh, who’re they playing?

katymine @ 271

Did you see this?
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/…..tice-dept/

An internal Justice audit, released Friday, showed the department spent nearly $7 million to plan, host or send employees to 10 conferences over the last two years. This included paying $4 per meatball at one lavish dinner and spreading an average of $25 worth of snacks around to each participant at a movie-themed party.

There was plenty, too, for those needing to satisfy a sweet tooth.

More than $13,000 was spent on cookies and brownies for 1,542 people who attended a four-day “Weed and Seed” conference in August 2005, according to the audit by Justice Department Inspector General Glenn A. Fine. And a “networking” session replete with butterfly shrimp, coconut lobster skewers and Swedish meatballs at a Community Oriented Policing Services conference in July 2006 cost more than $60,000.

And just whose money are they throwing around?

Hey Takes money to make money!

CTuttle @ 267

wangdangdoodle @ 264

Gloating about the Yankees?

;)

No… Don’t get him started…!!!

I only caught the bottom of the 9th. But I had to sit through the replays of the 8th.

grrr-blblbr!

Dr. Teller: You’re still here!!!

I wanted to tell you I had a dog, just like yours except instead of Shubert, he loved Joan Baez. Dimonds to Rust. And would sing along beautifully.

Better than I could, all “Sing along with Mitch” jokes notwithstanding.

TexBetsy @ 267

BigMitch @ 260

I had a wonderful day. Really beautiful, and very meaningful. Just finished a wonderful Sabbath dinner.

No way could I have a big shabbat meal after all the other big meals I’ve had in the last 2 days. We had a very small meal tonight.

Did you light candles and do the blessings?

Bob in HI

twȝk @ 282

katymine @ 271

Did you see this?
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/…..tice-dept/
And just whose money are they throwing around?

Hey Takes money to make money!

you just weed it and feed it

G’night TexasBetsy.
And (whispering) that CHMoore link to Jimmy Smith above is my husband, the Mr. Moore. I was reading all the kind comments y’all were sending me and he brought his laptop out and has been lurking.
I been talking about all my pup friends for a long time.
Guess he wanted to see what I was talkin’ about.

Margot @ 204

Wordsmith @ 93

I saw a report on CNN just before leaving for work about the WIC program being reduced by some $145 million. The story itself was about the possible addition of produce to the list of items to be purchased with the voucher. We can prolong this fucking ‘war’ but can’t provide poor women and infants/young children with milk/formula, cheese, cereal, juice.

You’re kidding me?
This could lead to riots. I’m really serious. There are huge numbers of women who rely on this. Even more now, with crappy jobs and high gas prices.
Strike the match, mf-ers.

No. My daughter got WIC for a couple of months when my granddaughter was tiny 2-3 months when her husband was laid off for 6 weeks. Until she mentioned it to me and we all instituted our own ‘program.’ That’s all we needed to head to Costco. :)

‘nite, demi.

{{MWAH!}}

demi @ 287

G’night TexasBetsy.
And (whispering) that CHMoore link to Jimmy Smith above is my husband, the Mr. Moore. I was reading all the kind comments y’all were sending me and he brought his laptop out and has been lurking.
I been talking about all my pup friends for a long time.
Guess he wanted to see what I was talkin’ about.

good night demi pup

Did you know we are building a new millitary base in Iraq on the border with Iran? Me neither.Found at

http://nuralcubicle.blogspot.com/

bobschacht @ 282

TexBetsy @ 267

No way could I have a big shabbat meal after all the other big meals I’ve had in the last 2 days. We had a very small meal tonight.

Did you light candles and do the blessings?

Bob in HI

Napped through candle lighting this evening, but did the other blessings.

Yes, I did forget about the baseball game. Will someone refresh my recollection. I remember the Yankees had won the last three games against the Sox. But how did tonight’s game turn out?

Mitch,
Diamonds AND Rust.
A favorite of mine in those times.
Blessings on you and Betsy.

Ed*ard Teller @ 274

Things may be coming to a head up in Alaska soon for Ted Stevens and his son Ben. Bill Allen, the convicted CEO of VECO oli services company,admitted today, in sworn court testimony that he bribed Sen. Stevens by providing months of free skilled labor by his employees, and materials for the remodeling and enlargement of Stevens’s Girdwood home. Yesteday, Allen testified that one of the things he confessed to in his Federal plea bargain was to bribing Stevens’s son Ben, former President of the Alaska State Senate, hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Good! Stevens makes me mad for his work against an open internet.

Nite, Demi!!!

Elliott @ 269

bobschacht @ 261

Naw, I’m still here.

Dennis Kucinich is here in the Isles, and tomorrow I’ll be helping to set up for a health care event that he will be on the panel for.

Bob in HI

That’s exciting, it’ll be fun and enlightening to hear about your experiences!

Keep your eye on our PDH blog.

Bob in HI

Elliott @ 285

twȝk @ 282

Hey Takes money to make money!

you just weed it and feed it

lol

Elliot! Rooooof.

bobschacht @ 285

TexBetsy @ 267

No way could I have a big shabbat meal after all the other big meals I’ve had in the last 2 days. We had a very small meal tonight.

Did you light candles and do the blessings?

Bob in HI

My son had moved back home with me, and he has become very religious. So we went to Chabad services the last two days, and (as usual) we lit candles and said blessings on wine and bread. Bread which we baked.

The Orthodox Jewish experience of my youth came back to me sort of like riding a bicycle. But some things were new to me.

bobschacht @ 297

Elliott @ 269

That’s exciting, it’ll be fun and enlightening to hear about your experiences!

Keep your eye on our PDH blog.

Bob in HI

thank you, it’s appropriately bookmarked now

BigMitch @ 281

Dr. Teller: You’re still here!!!

I wanted to tell you I had a dog, just like yours except instead of Shubert, he loved Joan Baez. Dimonds to Rust. And would sing along beautifully.

Better than I could, all “Sing along with Mitch” jokes notwithstanding.

Here you go..

Wordsmith,
Bless you.
I remember our younger son getting a very expensive formula from WIC that we otherwise simply could not have afforded, and he couldn’t keep the other ones down.

BigMitch @ 291

Yes, I did forget about the baseball game. Will someone refresh my recollection. I remember the Yankees had won the last three games against the Sox. But how did tonight’s game turn out?

:P!!! Still 4 1/2 ahead, and, the best record in the Bigs…!!!

demi @ 299

Elliot! Rooooof.

Grrwowf

Chabad does a lot of things their own way.

BTW, if I were Ted Stevens I would be shitting pickles about now. I hope he voted to improve conditions in prisons, for his sake.

BigMitch @ 284

Dr. Teller: You’re still here!!!

I wanted to tell you I had a dog, just like yours except instead of Shubert, he loved Joan Baez. Dimonds to Rust. And would sing along beautifully.

Better than I could, all “Sing along with Mitch” jokes notwithstanding.

somehow an anole once got into my massage room and hung around with all the plants. he’d sometimes come out and bob his head when i’d put on the music for the massage.

link to anole photo:
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/hu…..nole07.jpg

Wordsmith @ 287

Margot @ 204

You’re kidding me?
This could lead to riots. I’m really serious. There are huge numbers of women who rely on this. Even more now, with crappy jobs and high gas prices.
Strike the match, mf-ers.

No. My daughter got WIC for a couple of months when my granddaughter was tiny 2-3 months when her husband was laid off for 6 weeks. Until she mentioned it to me and we all instituted our own ‘program.’ That’s all we needed to head to Costco. :)

I worked on an organic farm last summer and something like 90% of the produce is sold via WIC in the DC area.

BigMitch @ 305

BTW, if I were Ted Stevens I would be shitting pickles about now. I hope he voted to improve conditions in prisons, for his sake.

“No Comment” Is his latest refrain…!!!

twȝk @ 295

Ed*ard Teller @ 274

Things may be coming to a head up in Alaska soon for Ted Stevens and his son Ben. Bill Allen, the convicted CEO of VECO oli services company,admitted today, in sworn court testimony that he bribed Sen. Stevens by providing months of free skilled labor by his employees, and materials for the remodeling and enlargement of Stevens’s Girdwood home. Yesteday, Allen testified that one of the things he confessed to in his Federal plea bargain was to bribing Stevens’s son Ben, former President of the Alaska State Senate, hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Good! Stevens makes me mad for his work against an open internet.

Hiya tw3k, Mitch, musical dog lovers!

Back from canning pickled beets and dinner with the family. They’re down watching “Who Killed the Electric Car” right now. I watched it last night. Before that, we were watching funny videos like Britney Spears’ latest music vid, and the Miss South Carolina geo quiz one.

itwasntme @ 291

Did you know we are building a new millitary base in Iraq on the border with Iran? Me neither.Found at

http://nuralcubicle.blogspot.com/

no.shit. just what we need… (not)…

jay bookman really was right – in september, 2002!

The President’s Real Goal in Iraq

The official story on Iraq has never made sense. The connection that the Bush administration has tried to draw between Iraq and al-Qaida has always seemed contrived and artificial. In fact, it was hard to believe that smart people in the Bush administration would start a major war based on such flimsy evidence.

The pieces just didn’t fit. Something else had to be going on; something was missing.

In recent days, those missing pieces have finally begun to fall into place. As it turns out, this is not really about Iraq. It is not about weapons of mass destruction, or terrorism, or Saddam, or U.N. resolutions.

This war, should it come, is intended to mark the official emergence of the United States as a full-fledged global empire, seizing sole responsibility and authority as planetary policeman. It would be the culmination of a plan 10 years or more in the making, carried out by those who believe the United States must seize the opportunity for global domination, even if it means becoming the “American imperialists” that our enemies always claimed we were.

Once that is understood, other mysteries solve themselves. For example, why does the administration seem unconcerned about an exit strategy from Iraq once Saddam is toppled?

Because we won’t be leaving. Having conquered Iraq, the United States will create permanent military bases in that country from which to dominate the Middle East, including neighboring Iran.

itwasntme @ 291

Did you know we are building a new millitary base in Iraq on the border with Iran? Me neither.Found at

http://nuralcubicle.blogspot.com/

Don’t know about everyone else, but I’m not shocked. As the neocon agenda is so proudly stated at PNAC, create a unipolar world with Anerican predominance by way of fighting wars in multiple theaters.

I didn’t make this up, PNAC (neocon central) did.

CTuttle @ 281

bobschacht @ 272

It’s only 8:30 here, and I’ve got one eye on the TV watching our U. of HI women’s vollebyall team, which is nationally ranked.

Bob in HI

Ooh, who’re they playing?

Idaho. Our wahine breezed through the first two games, but relaxed a bit during the third game, allowing Idaho more than 24 points. Bigger game tomorrow against Boise State, I think.

Bob in HI

demi @ 284

G’night TexasBetsy.
And (whispering) that CHMoore link to Jimmy Smith above is my husband, the Mr. Moore. I was reading all the kind comments y’all were sending me and he brought his laptop out and has been lurking.
I been talking about all my pup friends for a long time.
Guess he wanted to see what I was talkin’ about.

Thanks for whispering that, demi. I missed it the first time. Great music!!

hello all …..

saturday morning in Deutschland.
note to TRex: i don’t know if you’ve ever featured Sarah Vaughan. if not, i think her version of Misty on Youtube would be a great one, or My Funny Valentine …

gotta run to work for a bit. catch ya on the flip side.

BigMitch @ 307

BTW, if I were Ted Stevens I would be shitting pickles about now. I hope he voted to improve conditions in prisons, for his sake.

It’s nice to tangentially share in the joy of you Alaskans as the endearing Ted Stevens is unmasked. As time goes by, perhaps we in the other states can also enjoy such a pleasure ourselves

TexBetsy @ 306

Chabad does a lot of things their own way.

It may make a lot of people uncomfortable and appear as religious fundamentalism/extremism. These are not entirely false accusations. But it has one distinguishing feature as compared to some other brands of extremism and fundamentalism: it doesn’t seek to impose itself on others.

twȝk @ 306

Wordsmith @ 287

No. My daughter got WIC for a couple of months when my granddaughter was tiny 2-3 months when her husband was laid off for 6 weeks. Until she mentioned it to me and we all instituted our own ‘program.’ That’s all we needed to head to Costco. :)

I worked on an organic farm last summer and something like 90% of the produce is sold via WIC in the DC area.

Wonderful! I didn’t realize that organic food was available via WIC.

bobschacht @ 312

CTuttle @ 281

Ooh, who’re they playing?

Idaho. Our wahine breezed through the first two games, but relaxed a bit during the third game, allowing Idaho more than 24 points. Bigger game tomorrow against Boise State, I think.

Bob in HI

They’ve lost some crucial games early on…! Boise State has a good team!

Greenwarrior,
I love your thoughts above about Guardian Angels. I’ve got a hot bath awaiting and I’m going to go reflect on that.
(y’all can talk to CHMoore if ya want. He’s a really nice, smart musician guy, btw.)

BigMitch @ 307

BTW, if I were Ted Stevens I would be shitting pickles about now. I hope he voted to improve conditions in prisons, for his sake.

He shoulda put one up here when he had clout. Perfect justice for St. Ted would be to have to clean the empty spot at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport where his nameplate used to be. again and again…

BigMitch @ 315

TexBetsy @ 306

Chabad does a lot of things their own way.

It may make a lot of people uncomfortable and appear as religious fundamentalism/extremism. These are not entirely false accusations. But it has one distinguishing feature as compared to some other brands of extremism and fundamentalism: it doesn’t seek to impose itself on others.

Agreed. I was referring more to some of their customs in bentsching and in excluding certain prayers, etc. Melodies are quite different. Also, take a look at a chabad haggadah sometime. Half the songs at the end are missing.

Where did you grow up Mitch?

BigMitch @ 300

bobschacht @ 285

Did you light candles and do the blessings?

Bob in HI

My son had moved back home with me, and he has become very religious. So we went to Chabad services the last two days, and (as usual) we lit candles and said blessings on wine and bread. Bread which we baked.

The Orthodox Jewish experience of my youth came back to me sort of like riding a bicycle. But some things were new to me.

Shabbat shalom to you and TexBetsy!

Bob in HI

Are you Jewish Bob?

BigMitch @ 318

But it has one distinguishing feature as compared to some other brands of extremism and fundamentalism: it doesn’t seek to impose itself on others.

As a total outsider, I think the best thing Chabad Lubevitch communities do is seek to find and help Jews who are alone in cities, towns and villages where they have no contact with their faith or heritage.

fahrender @ 313

hello all …..

saturday morning in Deutschland.
note to TRex: i don’t know if you’ve ever featured Sarah Vaughan. if not, i think her version of Misty on Youtube would be a great one, or My Funny Valentine …

gotta run to work for a bit. catch ya on the flip side.

Happy to help out. Beautiful!

Ed*ard Teller @ 323

BigMitch @ 318

But it has one distinguishing feature as compared to some other brands of extremism and fundamentalism: it doesn’t seek to impose itself on others.

As a total outsider, I think the best thing Chabad Lubevitch communities do is seek to find Jews who are alone in cities, towns and villages where they have no contact with their faith or heritage.

Here they set up the first kosher butcher shop and started the first Jewish school. That’s a lot.

To me the news about Ted STevens is most significant because of what it means for the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.

As much of an asshole as he is on a personal level(and his son is a bigger one) he’s fairly liberal as Republicans go. And when he brings home pork, he brings it to my state.

just a drive-by observation: this morning I stepped away from the computer, only to return briefly at midnight, NINE posts later. that’s some serious quantity and quality at FDL…

TexBetsy @ 318

twȝk @ 306

I worked on an organic farm last summer and something like 90% of the produce is sold via WIC in the DC area.

Wonderful! I didn’t realize that organic food was available via WIC.

Well, the farm is more the exception rather than the rule. The owner of the farm also does a sorta co-op thing with a few other farmers in the area to round out the selection of produce. Really good food at a great price and accessible to WIC. It’s a win for everyone but I think the owner is retiring this year.

Bon nuit Punaise.

BigMitch @ 329

To me the news about Ted STevens is most significant because of what it means for the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.

As much of an asshole as he is on a personal level(and his son is a bigger one) he’s fairly liberal as Republicans go. And when he brings home pork, he brings it to my state.

sshh! don’t tell your son about the pork.

“Sawing for Teens!“

CTuttle @ 85

althespook @ 78

am crashing. long day bloggifying. be excellent to each other and watch out for dull swords, bent spears, and broken arrows.

“It’s rainin men!”

“No, those are nuclear weapons. Minot is having nuclear incontinence issues again.”

Aren’t you just the bearer of good news, eh?!!! Nite, AK!!!

for no particular reason (probably the nuclear weapons), y’all made me think of one of my favorite shorts:
The Big Snit.
i have watched this many times.
sometimes i cry.
but only a little bit.

i have always felt a deep spiritual message is hidden away in there somewhere.

probably not.

TexBetsy @ 330

Bon nuit Punaise.

Ah, Bonne Nuit…!!!

punaise @ 330

just a drive-by observation: this morning I stepped away from the computer, only to return briefly at midnight, NINE posts later. that’s some serious quantity and quality at FDL…

Remember when four was a big day?

CTuttle @ 335

TexBetsy @ 330

Bon nuit Punaise.

Ah, Bonne Nuit…!!!

hasta manana!

BigMitch @ 329

To me the news about Ted STevens is most significant because of what it means for the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.

As much of an asshole as he is on a personal level(and his son is a bigger one) he’s fairly liberal as Republicans go. And when he brings home pork, he brings it to my state.

I expect he’ll make an announcement about his upcoming retirement in January 2009 by the end of next week. I disagree on the pork. We have no way of knowing whether a Sen. Jay Hammond or Av Gross or Wally Hickel might have brought more pork to the north country than Stevens or less. But ANY other US Senator would have raped the fishing industry in our small coastal communities far less than he has.

punaise @ 329

just a drive-by observation: this morning I stepped away from the computer, only to return briefly at midnight, NINE posts later. that’s some serious quantity and quality at FDL…

lol, good nap?

twȝk @ 331 –

at the farm where i get my veggies (small, local and organic), you can etiher buy a share or work for one (a few hours a week). the family doesn’t want anyone to go without if there’s no money for it. they also do some part time employment of a small group of men at a half-way house (transitioning from prison). lots of good stuff going on there.

wangdangdoodle @ 336

punaise @ 330

just a drive-by observation: this morning I stepped away from the computer, only to return briefly at midnight, NINE posts later. that’s some serious quantity and quality at FDL…

Remember when four was a big day?

hell, I rememeber when fourteen comments an a thread was a big day…

catch y’all on the flip side.

punaise @ 335

CTuttle @ 335

Ah, Bonne Nuit…!!!

hasta manana!

Adieu, Ma Cheri…!!!

Buenas noches mis amigos. Hasta mañana!

Layla Tove chaverim sheli.

Bon nuit mes amis.

Funny Valentine

I blame fahrender.

TexBetsy @ 341

Buenas noches mis amigos. Hasta mañana!

Layla Tove chaverim sheli.

Bon nuit mes amis.

Guten Abend, Herr Frau!!! *g*

punaise @ 330

just a drive-by observation: this morning I stepped away from the computer, only to return briefly at midnight, NINE posts later. that’s some serious quantity and quality at FDL…

Yep. Beginning with the awesome morning stylings of Scarecrow. We are truly blessed.

CTuttle @ 320

bobschacht @ 312

Idaho. Our wahine breezed through the first two games, but relaxed a bit during the third game, allowing Idaho more than 24 points. Bigger game tomorrow against Boise State, I think.

Bob in HI

They’ve lost some crucial games early on…! Boise State has a good team!

We’re ranked #15, but at the beginning of the season we ranked higher. We started out by losing two games in our own tournament! But they’re starting to pull it together.

Bob in HI

I grew up in NYC.

I understand what you said about Chabad. An example is that they are against repeating phrases in prayers when they are sung, which kind of messes me up. Think, for example, of Lecha Dodi.

But they are also frequently talking about Meshiach, and Kabbalah, which are things we never spoke of in my youth. And then there is the whole Rebbe thing. (Shneerson.) Since my name is Menachem Mendel, they all think I am a holy man. That sort of thing.

Today, for the first time in my life, I prostrated myself, forehead to the floor, in the position that we see Arabs praying in. It was definitely different.

On the other hand the Rabbi spontaneously broke into dance during the services today. In the Orthodox synagogue of my youth, R.H. was pretty somber.

Sweet dreams, Betsy!

TexBetsy @ 325

Are you Jewish Bob?

Nope. But I dated a Jewish lady for a few years about 10 years ago. She did shabbat, and took me to synagogue a few times. She also invited me to some Torah studies. Her orientation was somewhat like Jewish Renewal but not quite. I think she liked Rabbi Zalman Schechter– but then, so did my Mother (who is not Jewish)!

Bob in HI

punaise@338

fourteen comments on a thread now are those rushing for the zed. Serious commentary starts at about #30 or so…

BigMitch @ 345

I grew up in NYC.

I understand what you said about Chabad. An example is that they are against repeating phrases in prayers when they are sung, which kind of messes me up. Think, for example, of Lecha Dodi.

But they are also frequently talking about Meshiach, and Kabbalah, which are things we never spoke of in my youth. And then there is the whole Rebbe thing. (Shneerson.) Since my name is Menachem Mendel, they all think I am a holy man. That sort of thing.

Today, for the first time in my life, I prostrated myself, forehead to the floor, in the position that we see Arabs praying in. It was definitely different.

On the other hand the Rabbi spontaneously broke into dance during the services today. In the Orthodox synagogue of my youth, R.H. was pretty somber.

Other than the last, my observations are roughly the same. I also prostrated myself. Third year I think. Very odd feeling.

My orthodox congregation also avoids repeating lines. I had been used to never repeating lines with God’s names, but they avoid ALL repetitions that aren’t dictated by the Artscroll.

newtonusr @ 346

punaise @ 330

just a drive-by observation: this morning I stepped away from the computer, only to return briefly at midnight, NINE posts later. that’s some serious quantity and quality at FDL…

Yep. Beginning with the awesome morning stylings of Scarecrow. We are truly blessed.

Caw! Caw! I actually caught that this morning. Of course, I was late getting to work.

Wow, a powerful ‘Now’ tonite on PBS…!!!

Elliott @ 279

CTuttle @ 270

No… Don’t get him started…!!!

touchy perhaps?

i am not the most baseball oriented guy in the world,
BUT
when i saw it was the yanks and the red sox, i watched
JUST
because i know how people here care,
AND
it was ny2 to bos7 at the top of the eighth at fenway
when one the tv guys comments that no one has left the stadium yet, like he was astonished(??).

the next thing i saw was back-to-back home runs, as 7 yankees make the bases while six score,
ny8 to bos7
and NO outs.

i wonder how that ended?

TexB, did you read Jew vs. Jew?

BigMitch @ 353

TexB, did you read Jew vs. Jew?

yrs ago.

Chabad is now the mainsream of Orthodoxy.

wangdangdoodle @ 353

newtonusr @ 346

Yep. Beginning with the awesome morning stylings of Scarecrow. We are truly blessed.

Caw! Caw! I actually caught that this morning. Of course, I was late getting to work.

I hear that. I’ve been pasting Scarecrows posts into my Treo and hitting the road with them when I have to leave early. Essential morning reads.

yellowdog jim @ 353

Elliott @ 279

touchy perhaps?

i am not the most baseball oriented guy in the world,
BUT
when i saw it was the yanks and the red sox, i watched
JUST
because i know how people here care,
AND
it was ny2 to bos7 at the top of the eighth at fenway
when one the tv guys comments that no one has left the stadium yet, like he was astonished(??).

the next thing i saw was back-to-back home runs, as 7 yankees make the bases while six score,
ny8 to bos7
and NO outs.

i wonder how that ended?

Go ahead, pour the salt…!!!

selise @ 339

twȝk @ 331 –

at the farm where i get my veggies (small, local and organic), you can etiher buy a share or work for one (a few hours a week). the family doesn’t want anyone to go without if there’s no money for it. they also do some part time employment of a small group of men at a half-way house (transitioning from prison). lots of good stuff going on there.

Ah, cool! Yeah Mike, really great guy, would let people come and work-exchange. Also a great venue for people who’ve never seen a rural environment.

Well this conversation may be a little to, how shall I put it? Parochial.

CTuttle @ 354

Wow, a powerful ‘Now’ tonite on PBS…!!!

I found it a few minutes ago. Decided to park there waiting for Moyers.

Bob in HI

CTuttle @ 360

yellowdog jim @ 353

i am not the most baseball oriented guy in the world,
BUT
when i saw it was the yanks and the red sox, i watched
JUST
because i know how people here care,
AND
it was ny2 to bos7 at the top of the eighth at fenway
when one the tv guys comments that no one has left the stadium yet, like he was astonished(??).

the next thing i saw was back-to-back home runs, as 7 yankees make the bases while six score,
ny8 to bos7
and NO outs.

i wonder how that ended?

Go ahead, pour the salt…!!!

Notice how quiet I’ve been. Not easy for me.

Ed*ard Teller @ 338

BigMitch @ 329

To me the news about Ted STevens is most significant because of what it means for the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.

As much of an asshole as he is on a personal level(and his son is a bigger one) he’s fairly liberal as Republicans go. And when he brings home pork, he brings it to my state.

I expect he’ll make an announcement about his upcoming retirement in January 2009 by the end of next week. I disagree on the pork. We have no way of knowing whether a Sen. Jay Hammond or Av Gross or Wally Hickel might have brought more pork to the north country than Stevens or less. But ANY other US Senator would have raped the fishing industry in our small coastal communities far less than he has.

the reality is that pork is the currency of congress.
Steven’s mistake was pushing the envelope

chmoore @ 365

Ed*ard Teller @ 338

I expect he’ll make an announcement about his upcoming retirement in January 2009 by the end of next week. I disagree on the pork. We have no way of knowing whether a Sen. Jay Hammond or Av Gross or Wally Hickel might have brought more pork to the north country than Stevens or less. But ANY other US Senator would have raped the fishing industry in our small coastal communities far less than he has.

the reality is that pork is the currency of congress.
Steven’s mistake was pushing the envelope

When ET says that Stevens raped small coastal communities dependent on the fishing industry, that’s an opinion I pay attention to.

BigMitch @ 362

CTuttle @ 360

Go ahead, pour the salt…!!!

Notice how quiet I’ve been. Not easy for me.

Heh, not too much gloating…!!! ;-)

twȝk @ 361

Also a great venue for people who’ve never seen a rural environment.

yeah, i’d like to work for a share (or just volunteer) one summer… just for the experience and to learn from them. they’ve been organic farming for 20 years and are very involved in NOFA (northeast organic farming association).

BigMitch @ 348

But they are also frequently talking about Meshiach, and Kabbalah…

My next commission, from a Washington State organist, is to write a multi-movement work called The Kybalion.

CTuttle @ 354

Wow, a powerful ‘Now’ tonite on PBS…!!!

GAH! I missed it.

Nice visitin’
I hear the call from the next room that it’s time to join wifey in the tub.
Nite y’all.

BigMitch @ 364

CTuttle @ 360

Go ahead, pour the salt…!!!

Notice how quiet I’ve been. Not easy for me.

I shall call you BigAModest from here on out.

;)

chmoore @ 369

Nice visitin’
I hear the call from the next room that it’s time to join wifey in the tub.
Nite y’all.

Nite!

chmoore @ 371

Nice visitin’
I hear the call from the next room that it’s time to join wifey in the tub.
Nite y’all.

Have fun, ch!

CTuttle @ 360

yellowdog jim @ 353

i am not the most baseball oriented guy in the world,
BUT
when i saw it was the yanks and the red sox, i watched
JUST
because i know how people here care,
AND
it was ny2 to bos7 at the top of the eighth at fenway
when one the tv guys comments that no one has left the stadium yet, like he was astonished(??).

the next thing i saw was back-to-back home runs, as 7 yankees make the bases while six score,
ny8 to bos7
and NO outs.

i wonder how that ended?

Go ahead, pour the salt…!!!

all i saw was giambi unload and the pitchers for the sox crumble.
it was amazing.

reminded me of a henrietta tropical depression which became a hurricane over night.

sudden.

and who says money can’t buy a world series, at least, once in a while?

wangdangdoodle @ 370

CTuttle @ 354

Wow, a powerful ‘Now’ tonite on PBS…!!!

GAH! I missed it.

Available here soon.

BigMitch @ 362

Well this conversation may be a little to, how shall I put it? Parochial.

no… i like reading about what’s important to you. and interesting to learn about new things.

yellowdog jim @ 373

CTuttle @ 360

Go ahead, pour the salt…!!!

all i saw was giambi unload and the pitchers for the sox crumble.
it was amazing.

reminded me of a henrietta tropical depression which became a hurricane over night.

sudden.

and who says money can’t buy a world series, at least, once in a while?

Hey, a little respect, it was Okajima and Papelbon, the two best relief pitchers this year…!!! Aargh!!!

BigMitch @ #366,

I first interviewed Stevens on local fisheries issues for KLAM Radio in Cordova in the fall of 1973. The CDFU (Cordova District Fisheries Union) issued a statement at that time on his positions pushing for regulatory bodies on offshore fisheries, which pretty much predicted how the North Pacific Fisheries Council would benefit a few Seattle-based multinational companies at the expense of small Alaska communities. I wish I still had the statement. Next time I’m in Cordova, I’ll check at CDFU and see if they still have that and some of their subsequent criticisms of his stances on that paradigm, which is his worst legacy by far.

newtonusr @ 376

wangdangdoodle @ 370

GAH! I missed it.

Available here soon.

and by podcast, my itunes now podcast has already down loaded… but i don’t think listening to it now is going to help me sleep. :(

Humberto, YDJ…!!!

selise @ 368

twȝk @ 361

Also a great venue for people who’ve never seen a rural environment.

yeah, i’d like to work for a share (or just volunteer) one summer… just for the experience and to learn from them. they’ve been organic farming for 20 years and are very involved in NOFA (northeast organic farming association).

Yeah, it’s a great way to get in shape, eat well and get your toes in the mud :) wwoof is another resource.

selise @ 378

newtonusr @ 376

Available here soon.

and by podcast, my itunes now podcast has already down loaded… but i don’t think listening to it now is going to help me sleep. :(

I don’t think so, Brancassio is doing Iraq…!!!

selise @ 380

newtonusr @ 376

Available here soon.

and by podcast, my itunes now podcast has already down loaded… but i don’t think listening to it now is going to help me sleep. :(

I’m going to have to figure out how to do that. I have iTunes but no iPod. iThink I can do it, though.

CTuttle @ 378

yellowdog jim @ 373

all i saw was giambi unload and the pitchers for the sox crumble.
it was amazing.

reminded me of a henrietta tropical depression which became a hurricane over night.

sudden.

and who says money can’t buy a world series, at least, once in a while?

Hey, a little respect, it was Okajima and Papelbon, the two best relief pitchers this year…!!! Aargh!!!

i owe the respect.
they deserve it.
they’ve earned it.
it only makes it all the more
incredible that the yanks could
do that.

thanks to you guys i paused for a moment and watched one of the most stupendous innings of baseball i could have imagined.

Thanks!

mijo called for me to help him with something so i missed the ninth.

yellowdog jim, are you getting the Fall Reunion emails? If not, facebook me, we’re planning a get together!

CTuttle @ 381

Humberto, YDJ…!!!

oh yeah!
thanks.
so sudden i didn’t get his name.

i’m funny

twȝk @ 382

Yeah, it’s a great way to get in shape, eat well and get your toes in the mud :) wwoof is another resource.

thanks, that looks like a great link.

i’ve never had such great veggies since i started buying a share from the farm. today (yesterday now), i got extra tomatoes. i’m going to make sauce and freeze it for winter use. if it works out, i’ll do more next week.

yellowdog jim @ 385

CTuttle @ 381

Humberto, YDJ…!!!

oh yeah!
thanks.
so sudden i didn’t get his name.

i’m funny

Insane how fast it developed, tell me Global Warming ain’t fer real…!!! 8-(

selise @ 377

BigMitch @ 362

Well this conversation may be a little to, how shall I put it? Parochial.

no… i like reading about what’s important to you. and interesting to learn about new things.

Well, here’s a short course. Over the years, Judaism had become overly legalistic, and Jewish communities had suffered greatly at the hands of enemies and due to following false messiahs so that by the end of the 18th century, it had stopped being relevant to the “man in the street.” Along came a man who came to be known as the Baal Shem Tov (the master of the good name) or the Besht, for short. He had the insight that service to God should be joyous, and he made it so. His followers are called Chasidic, and when you see them today, they are characteristed by black coats and long beards, big broad-brimmed hats, etc. Within the Chasidic movement there arose a branch that emphasized the intellectual content of the religion.These are the people we were talking about, Chabad. These people run out-reach programs that are incredible. My son’s mother, my first wife, is going to a Passover celebration next spring in Tajikistan at the local Chabad house.

wangdangdoodle @ 386

yellowdog jim, are you getting the Fall Reunion emails? If not, facebook me, we’re planning a get together!

yes i am.
thanks.
i’m trying to figure out if i can get it together.
camping may be beyond me.
i want to see everyone.

Has anyone at fdl commented on the Alexis Debat scandal unfolding at ABC News?

selise @ 387

twȝk @ 382

Yeah, it’s a great way to get in shape, eat well and get your toes in the mud :) wwoof is another resource.

thanks, that looks like a great link.

i’ve never had such great veggies since i started buying a share from the farm. today (yesterday now), i got extra tomatoes. i’m going to make sauce and freeze it for winter use. if it works out, i’ll do more next week.

freeze some whole too, make for a nice winter treat.

CTuttle @ 389

yellowdog jim @ 385

oh yeah!
thanks.
so sudden i didn’t get his name.

i’m funny

Insane how fast it developed, tell me Global Warming ain’t fer real…!!! 8-(

humberto set the record.
So Far.

BigMitch @ 389

selise @ 377

no… i like reading about what’s important to you. and interesting to learn about new things.

Well, here’s a short course. Over the years, Judaism had become overly legalistic, and Jewish communities had suffered greatly at the hands of enemies and due to following false messiahs so that by the end of the 18th century, it had stopped being relevant to the “man in the street.” Along came a man who came to be known as the Baal Shem Tov (the master of the good name) or the Besht, for short. He had the insight that service to God should be joyous, and he made it so. His followers are called Chasidic, and when you see them today, they are characteristed by black coats and long beards, big broad-brimmed hats, etc. Within the Chasidic movement there arose a branch that emphasized the intellectual content of the religion.These are the people we were talking about, Chabad. These people run out-reach programs that are incredible. My son’s mother, my first wife, is going to a Passover celebration next spring in Tajikistan at the local Chabad house.

Interesting, I know almost nothing about Judaism except for the little I’ve picked up from Leonard Baskin

wangdangdoodle @ 384

I’m going to have to figure out how to do that. I have iTunes but no iPod. iThink I can do it, though.

in itunes…
- click on the “itunes store” symbol (left column)
- in the “search itunes store”, enter “pbs now”
- click on the free subscribe button (it should be at the top)
- click on the “podcast” symbol (left column)
- it should be there… you can download old shows by clicking on the “get” buttons. so long as you are subscribed, new shows will automatically download as they become available.

it will play just like a music file.

if that works for you and you like it, you might also consider these podcasts:
bill moyers journal
democracy now!

there are a ton of podcasts available… from university classes to cory doctorow reading his scifi writings. i love it.

Further on Chabad — these people (Hell, I guess I am one of them) talk a lot about the messianic age, and the coming of the messiah. Personally, I have some discomfort with that. It is too literal, but the rabbis are very very smart, and it someone were inclined to confuse fundamentalism with ignorance, these guys could quickly disabuse them of the notion. Also, they had a great teacher, whose name is vaguely like my own. They call him “The Rebbe.” The veneration that is accorded to him, is also something that doesn’t appeal to me. Some people, — not anyone I have ever met — actually believe he is or was the messiah. He died about 18 years ago.

To give an example of the veneration with which they regard this man, they have given me small honors, (more than I deserve) just based on the similarity of our names. All of the Rabbis have children named after him, and pictures of him in their homes.

Ed*ard Teller @ 391

Has anyone at fdl commented on the Alexis Debat scandal unfolding at ABC News?

“This story has been removed from our Web site because of questions raised about the credibility of one of its authors, Alexis Debat.”

twȝk @ 395

BigMitch @ 389

Well, here’s a short course. Over the years, Judaism had become overly legalistic, and Jewish communities had suffered greatly at the hands of enemies and due to following false messiahs so that by the end of the 18th century, it had stopped being relevant to the “man in the street.” Along came a man who came to be known as the Baal Shem Tov (the master of the good name) or the Besht, for short. He had the insight that service to God should be joyous, and he made it so. His followers are called Chasidic, and when you see them today, they are characteristed by black coats and long beards, big broad-brimmed hats, etc. Within the Chasidic movement there arose a branch that emphasized the intellectual content of the religion.These are the people we were talking about, Chabad. These people run out-reach programs that are incredible. My son’s mother, my first wife, is going to a Passover celebration next spring in Tajikistan at the local Chabad house.

Interesting, I know almost nothing about Judaism except for the little I’ve picked up from Leonard Baskin

interesting and not too parochial, imo.
thx

twȝk @ 396

Ed*ard Teller @ 391

Has anyone at fdl commented on the Alexis Debat scandal unfolding at ABC News?

“This story has been removed from our Web site because of questions raised about the credibility of one of its authors, Alexis Debat.”

Hah…! WTF???

yellowdog jim @ 391

wangdangdoodle @ 386

yellowdog jim, are you getting the Fall Reunion emails? If not, facebook me, we’re planning a get together!

yes i am.
thanks.
i’m trying to figure out if i can get it together.
camping may be beyond me.
i want to see everyone.

I unnerstan. Camping not so easy in the gettin’ on years. Day trip?

CTuttle @ 400

twȝk @ 396

“This story has been removed from our Web site because of questions raised about the credibility of one of its authors, Alexis Debat.”

Hah…! WTF???

Debat is a total fake and fabricater. Trying to start a war with Iran all by hisself!

twȝk @ 393

freeze some whole too, make for a nice winter treat.

how do i do that? raw? cooked?

i am soooo ignorant about these things.

next weekend there’s going to be a workshop at the farm on “Food Preservation”, but i don’t know if i can go. :(

twȝk @ 398

Ed*ard Teller @ 391

Has anyone at fdl commented on the Alexis Debat scandal unfolding at ABC News?

“This story has been removed from our Web site because of questions raised about the credibility of one of its authors, Alexis Debat.”

Apparently, ABC News had been told as long ago as 2002 that their Mid East expert had a phony resume, but they kept using him until recently. Laura Rozen is the blogger/reporter who is finally bringing the whole sordid affair to light, and she’s asking even more imporant questions in the aftemath.

CTuttle @ 399

twȝk @ 396

“This story has been removed from our Web site because of questions raised about the credibility of one of its authors, Alexis Debat.”

Hah…! WTF???

lol, and the ad for QuietAgent with a pic of a woman with finger to lips doing ssshhh. 707!

twȝk @ 395

BigMitch @ 389

Well, here’s a short course. Over the years, Judaism had become overly legalistic, and Jewish communities had suffered greatly at the hands of enemies and due to following false messiahs so that by the end of the 18th century, it had stopped being relevant to the “man in the street.” Along came a man who came to be known as the Baal Shem Tov (the master of the good name) or the Besht, for short. He had the insight that service to God should be joyous, and he made it so. His followers are called Chasidic, and when you see them today, they are characteristed by black coats and long beards, big broad-brimmed hats, etc. Within the Chasidic movement there arose a branch that emphasized the intellectual content of the religion.These are the people we were talking about, Chabad. These people run out-reach programs that are incredible. My son’s mother, my first wife, is going to a Passover celebration next spring in Tajikistan at the local Chabad house.

Interesting, I know almost nothing about Judaism except for the little I’ve picked up from Leonard Baskin

Every Jewish child knows the story involving the two greatest scholars of the biblical age. (There are many stories involving these two, and Shamai is always the foil to Rabbi Hillel.) In this one a gentile comes to R. Shamai and asks him to teach him the entire body of Jewish knowledge “while he stands on one foot.” Rabbi Shamai became angry and chased the man away, saying “I have studied all my life, and I don’t know the entire Torah.” So the man went to Hillel, with the same request. As any Jewish schoolboy or girl will tell you the great Rabbi Hillel said: “That which is spiteful to you, you should not do to anyone else. All the rest is commentary. Now go and study.”

So, now TW3K, you know all you need to know. Now go and study. :-)

twȝk @ 398

Ed*ard Teller @ 391

Has anyone at fdl commented on the Alexis Debat scandal unfolding at ABC News?

“This story has been removed from our Web site because of questions raised about the credibility of one of its authors, Alexis Debat.”