Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to present to you our Cute Firedog o’ the Week, my brother’s dog, Addison. Here he is looking all studly in the snow.
However, if you get to know Addison, you will find that he’s one of the nicest dogs in the world. He has impeccable manners. He’s very considerate and kind.
He’s an excellent listener and never interrupts.
And he always has time for you, no matter how many squirrels may be scampering through the yard or how many of his squeaky toys his brother Houston has absconded with. Addison is there for you and wants to know all about it.
He is an international man of mystery, a light-absorbing stealth-puppy. And I love him from the tip of his coal black tail all the way to his little black velvet ears.
If my brother shows up in the comments tonight, you’ll have to get him to sing you the Addison Song. Hooray for Addison!
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Spotlight
Trex! Woof!!
TRex!! Doggies!
hiya!
TREX
Aw, what a cute pup
TREx!!!
DANG
Addison — love that name. A great name for a great-looking dog.
Addison!
zeddish?
Addison is too cute! A 60 foot Therapod needs soemthing more in the junkyard category.
boing reverse one and a half somersaults with three and a half twists, in the free position, no splash (’natch)
g’evening everyone – that is a cute doggie, TRex
woohoo, glad to be back in the Lake – I had totally forgotten that Aunt Mary and Uncle Jim were Faux News watchers on their big screen tv – other than that little hiccup, I had a great time, watching old movies, eating, drinking, and talking our way down that dusty old road of life called Memory Lane.
boy i’ve missed the Lake. (kicks off paint-spattered flip-flops & settles into vacant beach chair.) Cute dogs! Makes me miss my LuLu (RIP)
hello puppies!
i c4n haz ch33zb3rgr?
AZ Matt @ 11
A Black Lab is a hefty dog…!!!
AZ Matt @ 11
In my book, a 60 foot Therapod can have anything he wants.
I’m just sayin’.
heh heh… great stuff… a dog blog…
wish I had a pic of my bestest chum of all time: Lucky… border collie/ black Lab mix… smartest dog ever… and another great listener… tho upon occasion, given to gaseous emissions which make him an outdoor dog…
Welcome back, Suzanne. We missed you.
Suz!! Welcome back!
Hi everyone!
Love Labs! Wish I could have one, but they are higher-maintenance than my current lifestyle allows.
Maybe if I ever get to retire …
Suzanne @ 12
hiya suzanne!!!
CTuttle @ 16
Oh, he’s not so big, our Addison. He’s about 25 pounds, I think.
TRex
and Suzanne is back
Suzanne @ 12
We certainly missed ya, Ma Cheri…!!!
Anyway, black labs are my favorite ;-)
Evening, pups! Are those pups yours, TRex? Or your brother’s?
Have you noticed a lot of come-from-behind victories in Fenway this year?
Suzanne! C’mere and give us a hug, love. Boy, have we missed you.
TRex @ 24
That dog is 25lbs?
Or am I thoroughly confused?
Evening firepups!
Such a cute pup! I had one that thought he could slither along the living room wall and slide up onto the couch without my noticing. A 70 pound black dog on beige carpet-not the brightest bulb but a heart of gold.
peanutbutter @ 27
Goldens are better :P
Suzanne @ 12
So Bush’s seventh rerun of his “Ain’t Things Great in Iraq?” speech went over well, did it?
burnspbesq @ 22
We think he’s a Chow/Lab mix. He has blue-black spots on his tongue and he occasionally lapses into uber-serious mode, where he seems to feel the weight of the world on his shoulders and stares out the window and sighs a lot.
He’s a sweetheart.
Yikes — no joy at Fenway right now
Elliott @ 33
Too much hair :-P
soh
dhimmicrat morphs to
dharmacrat which rhymes with
karmacrat and on to
karmadog.
sic em Addison!
Welcone back, Suz!
TRex @ 35
he’s a handsome dog
Hi, Suzanne! Welcome back. How was your visit with the family?
Addison is gorgeous. I wanna scritch those ears!
(((pups)))
Freaking Yankees!
(stomps, swears at feeble Bosox bullpen!)
peanutbutter @ 37
ya got me there!!
TRex @ 24
Are you starving him or something?
Addison isn’t really very big. He looks like a Lab in the face, but his legs aren’t very long.
That snow isn’t especially deep.
Good timing by the ACLU. Phone solicitation on payday, and in the middle of the Mets game to boot.
“Yeah, yeah, how much do you want? A hundred? Sure. Just shut up and send me the envelope. I got a game to watch.”
TRex @ 35
OK, explains the tail, which is questionable (tho some labs have a curled over tail when happy). But I still have a hard time believing that’s only 25lbs of dog up there. Got to be 50 minimum…
twȝk @ 15
=
I’m no pet wrecker. I luv puppies. No. Really.
Elliott @ 33
I deal with a half-lab, half-golden. The best and worst of both worlds.
The whole story would take all night, so I’ll give you a hint – he goes swimming when it’s below freezing.
I’m calling my brother’s wife to ask what Addison weighs. I would hate to have misinformed you guys.
burnspbesq @ 47
They ought to try and hit up Red Sox Nation right now — bet they’d get similar responses.
LoudounLib @ 36
I swear, Cardiac Sox!!! :P
Welcome back, Suzanne! Glad to hear your visit was mostly enjoyable, minus the Fox Noise ;0)
Evening Cassie, how are you feeling? Still feverish?
Anyone wanna tell me what today’s Friday News Dump was?
TRex @ 46
My brother has a Lab/Daschund mix . . . picture a lab that’s been cut off at the knees, and you’re pretty close.
He’s got a white patch around his neck, and my brother almost named him “Bishop.” My brother said “I’ve always wanted to say ‘No Bishop! Down Bishop! Bad Bishop!’ And then if he still doesn’t behave, I can swat Bishop with a newspaper.”
We missed you, Suzanne, other than your quick tube time the other night. Sorry about you having to watch Fox….
madmommy @ 54
The thermostat says 100 but I feel better than this morning when it was 99.5
GordonM @ 50
Ha ha ha! I can imagine!
I’ve had a number of labs. Sweet, hardworking, friendly dogs.
TRex! I’m up late enough for you! But just barely, I’m whipped.
Sweet dog. I have a big black lab myself. Just want to say, it’s not studly, however he’s a sweet gentleman. Studly is not in conflict with being a sweet gentleman. Theoretically. And that’s my last coherent thought of the day.
GordonM @ 50
on purpose?
No answer from her or my brother.
Addison may weigh much more that 25 pounds. That was just a guess.
Really, though, he is not one of those massive Labs that move like an out of control freight train. He’s very neat and compact.
Peterr @ 56
Did I read this correctly?
Did Gates actually say that there might be a chance that we would be DOWN to 100,000 troops in Iraq by the end of NEXT year?
I’d like a kilo of whatever he’s smoking.
That. Just. Can’t. Happen.
If it does, we should all be ashamed.
burnspbesq @ 22
We’ve got to figure out a way to pool our monies so we can all retire. This is just stupid and not at all green for us all to have our own places.
Suzanne @ 55
the CIA banned water boarding?
oops thermometer
SnarKassandra @ 59
Temps normally vary thru the day. Just keep drinking all the liquids Aunt Betsy keeps telling you to drink ;-)
Hey TRex
What happened to ATAAAACK ATTAAAACCK
We have attack poodles in the Dem leadership.
They must be trained.
BigMitch @ 29
You’re not a Yankees fan are you?
Suz — Nice to see you again.
Welcome back, Suzanne.
and – not causally related – now for a brief look at our special cousins across the pond.
and our very near future.
If the pup who posted the link on legally converting USD accounts to swiss, norwegian, or euro denominated accounts in European banks, that might be real helpful.
Ain’t it grand to be our poodle?
Doggie looks like a lover, not a fighter. A real sweetheart!
Good night firepups. I started celebrating Friday and Gonzo’s last day a bit early, so I’m going to watch a movie and go to bed.
See you all tomorrow.
carolyn urban @ 60
mine’s not too studly either, pretty laid back dude
TRex @ 62
But that is part of their charm, especially that table-clearing tail! Which may explain why I have no knick-knacks in my house.
Sigh. Nobody even noticed i was gone for a week. (makes note to self, don’t take family-induced break from toobz at same time as Suzanne)
madmommy @ 63
It was a pound puppy, so no one really knows, but either combination is rather bizzare when it comes right down to it.
Kevster @ 69
It’s Friday, chill out. I’ve OD’d on angst this week.
petwrecker @ 49
HAI
FTFY
phred @ 70
Oh, I’m just rooting for a good game. Something exciting.
Dr. Esfandiari on her treatment in Iran’s prison.
“I was treated in prison with utmost respect. And I think the reason was that I always kept a barrier between myself and the interrogator. And I was always very polite to them. And they were, as a result, very polite to me.”
What? No waterboarding and sexual humiliation?
-GSD
P.S. She credits her release to a letter from Lee Hamilton.
TheOtherWA @ 74
Nite! Did ya’ll notice that Tony Snow left with a standing O, and, AGAG left with no fanfare…!!! 8-)
newdealfarmgrrrlll @ 77
Welcome back to you too! :-)
Suzanne @ 81
Amen, says the Cubs fan.
As a warning to Bush Dogs. Everywhere. A sign that the general public isn’t buying what they’re trying to sell anymore. JoDog!
madmommy @ 76
LOL!
newdealfarmgrrrlll @ 77
sorry ndfg – want some of this cake my vienna trained baker stepfather brought up – kinda a cross between a pound cake and a coffee cake
TRex @ 51
Sounds like a betting pool. I’m gonna say 53 pounds.
newdealfarmgrrrlll @ 77
I noticed and missed you. I just was too busy to post.
((((newdealfarmgrrrlll))))
BigMitch @ 82
Big Papi’s up-it ain’t over yet!
newdealfarmgrrrlll @ 77
welcome back!
LoudounLib @ 85
thanks! the withdrawal pangs were FIERCE!
Feel better, Snarkita. Fevers just make you feel punky all over.
welcome back ndfg
In case you read this far, to love a dog from the tip of his tail to his ears would seem to omit the best part.
Suzanne @ 55
Last day for Tony Snow and Alberto Gonzales.
And Senator Ted Stevens name came up during a trial in Alaska. (and not in a good way)
BigMitch @ 29
Belicheck works for the Patriots.
-GSD
BigMitch @ 82
Sure you are ;) Me, I liked the calm realxing 5 RUN LEAD THE SOX JUST BLEW. Nope, I’m not upset…
newdealfarmgrrrlll @ 77
Is it okay if I miss you retroactively?
Here’s a pic of my golden retriever as Spuds McKenzie.
GSD @ 83
IMHO, Dr. Estafandi was taken along with three others to force the return of four iranian diplomats seized early this year in Kurdistan and only recently returned (under the table). They had no intention of harming her but they did want their people back.
Darn it, Burnsesq. Mets drop one in bonus baseball.
madmommy @ 76
Speaking of knick-knacks, true story: my cat sent me to the ER once. She was chasing a moth around the house, and knocked over a glass votive holder on the coffee table and broke it. While cleaning up the glass I got a piece of glass embedded in my finger.
‘Evening, Al. You’ve been busy!
TheOtherWA @ 74
Night, WA!
Suzanne @ 88
Yum! thanks! Sorry you had to endure Faux news tho.
phred @ 101
Who’s pitching for the Yankees, and could he put a few more necklaces on??? As anal as Steinbrenner is about hair and beards I’m surprised he would let that slide.
Suzanne @ 81
X 7
CTuttle @ 84
gah, i caught his farewell speech on cspan and he *snif snif* shed a tear.
LoudounLib @ 106
but she didn’t mean it, LL!
stitches?
RonD @ 107
Still am, RonD. Puttin piccies on da Blogs! and starting to post things to them. will formally announce when ready (end of next week if lucky.)
any new news on the barksdale front?
LoudounLib @ 106
Which, of course was not kitty’s fault. If you had only been more careful LOL
no Elliott, it was just a small shard thankfully!
madmommy @ 110
Hey, they tatooed Okajima and Papelbon…!!! 8-(
newdealfarmgrrrlll @ 77
We missed you farmgirl, just didn’t know you were away from the tubes! Thought you were sick of us…
newdealfarmgrrrlll @ 95
You said you were paint spattered…painting what?
(Welcome back!)
madmommy @ 115
It was the moth’s fault for trespassing in my house! ;-)
barry @ 98
barry, this is a family blog
/s
LoudounLib @ 116
oh good!
Vizcaino pitching for the Yankees.
althespook @ 91
the last few hours i’ve been busy reading last week’s worth of posts & comments, yes indeedy you’ve been a busy little spook. Great new blog!
peanutbutter @ 58
And loyal. As in, don’t try starting a conversation with anybody while walking one. Even if she’s really hot.
Elliott @ 61
Are you kidding? He breaks ice, then sits down in the water. He deliberately gets muddy so I’ll let him swim in the ocean. All winter long, I towel icicles off his you-know-what when we come in from a walk. And then he just wants to go out and do it again.
LoudounLib @ 120
I see you read the Cat Council’s Communique on the matter. Wise move. I always try to stay on the CC’s good side. My cat his claws and teeth and sleeps on my crotch. ‘Nuf Said.
BigMitch @ 82
Something exciting like Posada throwing out a runner to end the inning.
newdealfarmgrrrlll @ 77
I noticed! Where were you?
BigMitch @ 104
Unfortunate, but not problematic. Would actually like the Phils to end up as the wild card. Would rather face Cubs or Brewers than Padres in the first round.
We’ll get ‘em tomorrow. Shea is just going to be in-SANE if Pedro gets off to a good start.
CTuttle @ 84
But with lots of questions about how the Justice Dept. spent $7 million on entertainment in the last few years…
LoudounLib @ 120
Poor kitty is only doing it’s job. Do your cats bring corpses as favors to you expecting lavish attention and praise?
kirk murphy @ 121
Since when?!?!
newdealfarmgrrrlll @ 124
Oh it’s more than one, it’s TWELVE, count them, TWELVE blogs now. If you jump to any of the links here look for the “blogswarm” links and follow them. You can get rss feeds for all.
Bear in mind, I’m getting PAID to do this. My boss is either weird, crazy, or a genius. Probably all three.
madmommy @ 110
Vizcaino last I checked. I didn’t notice the necklaces tonight, but I’ve seen a lot of the young’uns wearin’ ‘em lately. Clearly my fashion sense is way out of date. I figure Steinbrenner will let anything slide at this point if it gets his team back in first. Maybe he’s keeping the harrassment to a minimum… nahhh…
BigMitch @ 123
ghezunhent
madmommy @ 131
Oh, yes, my stud muffin brings me all sorts of ‘offerings’!!!
GordonM,
He’s got your number!
hey LL!
wuff! Thank you. Walking the dog.
madmommy @ 131
Mine is one of those pampered indoor types, but I bet she would if she could!
er…umm..except when it’s knot?
CTuttle @ 117
Don’t know about tattoos, but I think Papelbon burst a blood vessel about that blown save — did you see him walk off the field after the 8th?
althespook @ 114
Stop with the teasing, AK. What have you got? *G*
phred @ 134
They were hard to miss, several of them, silver and beads and such. Steinbrenner did make Damon cut his hair and shave when he defected to the dark side. He’s not been the same since.
hey petwrecka!
kirk murphy @ 140
But, I coulda sworn it was a ‘Foul-Mouthed Fem Blog’!!! ;-)
Loo Hoo. @ 142
All in due time, my precious. All in due time.
Margot @ 119
was only going to be gone for the weekend to repaint my mom’s hallway, ended up staying an entire week & painted entry way & living room with cathedral ceiling as well. worth it tho as it’s the most chipper i’ve seen Mom since Dad died last winter. Dining area with other end of cathedral ceiling in two weeks 8-)
CTuttle @ 136
One learns to look before stepping outside lest the bare foot land on a most unpleasant surprise. Mine left a rather juicy field mouse on the doormat one morning. The memory still gives me the heebie jeebies. I’ll never forget that sensation on the bottom of my foot, half asleep as I went out for the morning paper.
BigMitch @ 127
I thought his passed ball earlier was much much more exciting :)
Have the Sox and the Scumbags actually been playing for four hours and 35 minutes, or was there a rain delay?
Suzanne @ 88
Whoa! Quality Control, er, DHS here! We demand a 100% sample of all Vieniese or Vieniese inspired products, including pound cakes, coffee cakes, or any baked goods including sour cream in the ingredients (you can keep your damn opera). The safety and security of the nation depend upon you following your patriotic duty.
They are still talking about the MoveOn ad. The military has become too political which is dangerous and and I am glad that MoveOn recognized that and pointed it out and people should be grateful about it.
Where’s wangdangdoodle!?
newdealfarmgrrrlll @ 147
Wow, sounds good. I’m in the process of painting my house inside & out as well. Takes a while when you do it yourself. Is someone living there now?
newdealfarmgrrrlll @ 147
Right On, Nice moments to spend!!! 8-)
althespook @ 133
yes, i noticed & plan to visit ‘em all. Lucky you! Does your boss need a great pre-press artist? *g*
TRex! Suzanne! newdealfarmgrrl! (not necessarily in any specific order).
Just wanted to drop by before crashing – have work tomorrow at 0730.
Question, TRex? Are there 3 Addison pix? I don’t see one of him standing in snow, just lying on deck w/ paws crossed, and side view, lying in grass. Now, my monitor is a bit out-of-focus, but am I missing one?
Second, re too-much-angst–I tuned in for a little light late night after watching Bill Moyers’ roundup of all the ignored
warnings/clues/evidence/negligence leading up to 9/11/07. Listening to the tapes of the FAA people, left on their own with no guidance from “the top”, and the bits from the flight attendant, Ms. Ong, on American 11, I just wanted to cry. I rarely do that, but this a.m., listening to the last chapter of the audio diary of Iraqi Dr. Hassan, the tears nearly overflowed while driving to work. All of which followed by anger, fury even (watching Condi Rice deny her responsibility, grrrrr).
Anyway, I’m sorry to bring up the angst. Thanks so much for the nice doggy pictures. And thanks to whoever suggested I Can Has Cheezeburger – I regularly go there to relieve the gloom that comes from too much “current events.” G’nite everyone.
newdealfarmgrrrlll @ 147
Wow. I did the same for my mom when dad died. Not the ceilings though. I just can’t do ceilings. Good farmgirl.
Nothing new on my end, Al. A new something up at my place about the structure of a police state, but you’re the man on the Barkesdale story. The band has a big show tomorrow, so between that, work, and blogging, I haven’t slowed down much.
How you can be writing 12 blogs is off-the-chart to me.
(Salutes)
Alecia @ 152
I don’t understand what all the fuss is about? For one thing, didn’t he get that nickname from his own troops?
GordonM @ 151
watching as Token, the cutest dog in the world, pre-washes cake plate
what cake?
Alecia @ 152
Very good point. If nothing else, the ad proves Bush has politicized the military.
Suzanne @ 161
Dang, almost don’t have to wash…!!! ;-)
newdealfarmgrrrlll @ 156
YES YES YES YES YES (but he’s broke paying me right now so it may be piecework for a while)
contact us PLEASE at michaelkilgallen158 at gmail.com
(this will majorly get me attaboy points)
madmommy @ 143
Maybe not, but I’m not happy about that double he just hit…
Damon not his old self, since he shaved.
Also, Damon 4 for 6, just hit another double.
Elliott @ 160
That’s what I read as well. I believe it came when the rotations were extended from 12 months to 15. But since when have the pearl-clutching wingnuts let the truth get in the way of a good hissy fit?
Elliott @ 160
You would think the nuclear bombs on the B-52’s would make a bigger news story, no?
This is for Suzanne and NDFG.
newdealfarmgrrrlll @ 147,
Wow, a cathedral ceiling? I’d be paint-covered, not just spattered. Good for you! I bet she really enjoyed the commpany, too.
ESPN out here in the Bay Area for a bit – just swinging through to get the baseball scores…
BigMitch @ 166
…and stranded, last hoorah…!!!
RonD @ 159
I have custom software. I’m not kidding; we retooled it to upload to giggle bliggersphot.
and no, we don’t sell it.
burnspbesq @ 150
Weather’s clear as a bell — it’s been a wicked hit fest.
BigMitch @ 166
My dislike for the evil empire is boundless. Truly.
SnarKassandra @ 169
and here is your cake.
madmommy @ 175
You and I certainly commune…!!! *g*
Get yer rally caps on, Sox fans
peanutbutter @ 154
Yep, Mom. We don’t want her up on a 12-foot step ladder, so i volunteered myself. Used to be a sign painter, which translates well to painting walls. fast, good, & rarely spatter, if i do say so m’self. No false modesty here *g* It’s always a thrill to see how perfectly the color schemes work out.
CTuttle @ 177
And I am doing my best to train up the next generation.
Sox get the leadoff hitter on in the 9th.
thanks, cassie (hugs)
Ben & Jerry’s Jamaican Me Crazy…best sorbet evah. Just sayin’.
LoudounLib @ 144
Loose Nukes?B-52’sLoudounLib @ 178
Captain at the plate, with Drew aboard…!!!
madmommy @ 167
you have a point there!
Suzanne @ 181
hugs back!
ccmask @ 168
you just might, you just might.
eat your cake y;all! or aunt betsy won’t give you dinner!
Meanwhile, in the league where we play real baseball …
Phils cut Mets lead to 5.5. Braves and Nats are in the 12th.
Cubs win, Brewers lose, Cubs lead by 1.5.
Dodgers and D’Backs tied, as are Padres and Giants.
CTuttle @ 184
Damn, ‘tek struck out. 2 outs to go though…
Baseball at its best.
Take that C off his jersey and put up a K.
go Dodgers!
RedSox, don’t lose!
burnspbesq @ 189
Oh don’t even start… married a Pirates fan…
kirk murphy @ 192
And go Nats! If nothing else, they’ll help out the Mets.
burnspbesq @ 189
My Braves are not so great this year. I saw them years ago when the stadium was so empty you could have a conversation with a player from the mezanine. The Mets look damn good this year, and I would be pelased as punch to see the Giants end up at the bottom of their division.
BigMitch @ 191
Sunday, The Rocket versus Curt…!!! 8-)
tejanarusa @ 157
(((((( tejanarusa )))))))))) we all feel the angst. It’s why we get a little boisterous with teh silliness Late Nite. Helps refuel us all.
petwrecker @ 183
Love it!
I was cleaning out a closet this week and found my Dead Beat Club tee shirt with the big pink eye. *S*
I hate the Yankees.
grrrr…FTFY
sTRIKE HIM OUT!!!
Game over. The Yankees win. THUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH YANKEES WIN!
Aargh!!! :P
Geeze. Okay, so are they getting ready to dribble the ball across the field? Or wait, kick it across the court? Uhm…or punt the hockey across the net?
*confuzzled*
SnarKassandra @ 188
yes ma’am.
pretty tasty, too!
ccmask @ 168
Yeah, I blasted those #$%&@ sorry examples of “journalists” at CNN this afternoon for their puerile coverage of the story and sent them this email:
Do you think I went overboard? *g*
Game over. Evil triumphs tonight.
Nite all… Nice watchin’ the game with you, but it’s way past my bedtime… better luck tomorrow I hope :) Go Sox!
oooooooh I can feel the love. It is so warm, and comforting.
I share in your joy.
burnspbesq @ 206
Oh good, they dropped the pigskin in the corner pocket?
Suzanne @ 161
That defense is patentedPatraeus, trademarkedGonzo and copyrightedSnowjob. Cought it up, Token!
75 year old Julio Franco at bat against the Nats.
phred @ 207
Nite, phred!!!
newdealfarmgrrrlll @ 196
:)))
BigMitch @ 201
well at least somebody’s happy.
mercy! there are a lot of anti-Yankee fans here.
ccmask @ 158
Whoa! Didn’t do the ceiling! (Nor Windows *g*) Err, well, a few touch-ups where i pulled the 12-ft stepladder too close to the side walls & … well, lets not talk about those little misjudgements.
(yawn) baseball
guess it is time to start talking about … oh, what shall i choose from? hot flashes? labor and delivery? pms? beige, i think i’ll paint the ceiling beige? after all, we are a foul mouth fem blog
Mad Dogs @ 205
Sic ‘em!
peanutbutter @ 203
just let them go
they’ll come back to normal
peanutbutter @ 209
PB, I wuuves ya!!!
peanutbutter @ 209
And put the biscuit in the basket, and put a bulge in the old onion bag. Fore!
My apologies to any non-sports fans, here. I really am sorry for any role I played in hi-hacking the blog.
I love dogs. And I missed NewDealFarmGirl while she was gone.
LoudounLib @ 211
Hey, it’s possible! Does anyone know how old he REALLY is??
Suzanne @ 216
Go, Girl!!! 8-)
Suzanne @ 216
laughing!
petwrecker, thanks for that B-52 vid — finally watching it
Suzanne @ 216
yawn too. At least they don’t play football every single night.
Mad Dogs,
I think you just might have woke somebody up. Damn, what a shame it is to be living in perilous times with these shmoes as our “journalists.”
ccmask @ 168
Wouldn’t you? This is the freakiest of the freaky non news story.
It really scares me. How could this possibly be a one day story? Something is terribly wrong with the MSM. It really hasn’t even been covered much on the blogs, come to think of it.
Everyone I know who used to sound like that takes Valtrex.
madmommy @ 222
Actually the graphic says he’s 49. Great story, I hope he hangs around the game for a while!
I think we need to go easy on Fred Thompson.
He’s only do’n it cuz his wife wants him to.
Loo Hoo. @ 228
It’s making NO sense to me.
I’m still shakin’ my head
Suzanne @ 217
In true foul mouthed spirit….*f* the f-in beige, go for black! It’s the new black.
CTuttle @ 223
My cousin wants to paint a mural on the wall in glow-in-the-dark paint so we can only see it at night but he won’t get in trouble with the managers.
my fever hot flashes are turning into cold flashes. good night.
madmommy @ 222
49, I think. There are hundreds of players in MLB who weren’t alive when Franco made his MLB debut.
SnarKassandra @ 234
Sleep well, Cassie.Hope you feel better tomorrow!
SnarKassandra @ 234
Good night! Get lots of sleep, hope you feel better.
kirk murphy @ 229
Is that a valium formulation made up especially for TRex?
When I had my restaurant Yankee spring training was right down the street. A good customer of mine was a yankee. He used to come in all the time to get a Fox’s Ubet Chocolate Egg Cream in a frosted mug. He let me wear the World Series ring a couple of times. What a sport.
sleep well cassie and hope you feel better in the morning
SnarKassandra @ 234
Nite, Cassie!!!
good night Cassie – hope you feel better and the virus leaves pronto.
BigMitch @ 221
never ever apologies for joy fun and out of control enthusiasm for your sporting elite.
ever!
Mad Dogs @ 205
They do damn well know it. They are covering up while the pentagon tries frantically to find out what happened and how to fix it. (see one of my blogs for details.)
But the NCA didn’t have to do this one if i understand what my sources are telling me. It involved moving them from one storage bunker to another, something a lower level commander can do. What happened next is unclear but it seems very likely that the real warheads were somehow swapped for inert training ones, which had been restickered to look like real ones. The real nukes were then stickered as inert and loaded into the ACM’s for shipment to Barksdale for decommissioning.
I wish I could reveal my source on this but i’d better not until this gets resolved. but the chain of command for the Minot nukes was seriously compromised.
madmommy @ 236
thanks
Rest well Cassie
burnspbesq @ 235
Wasn’t Franco a bat boy for Honus Wagner?
madmommy @ 247
lol ;-)
SnarKassandra @ 176
Yum! Thank you … (munch, snarf) my mom is a little too into wholesome eating, not enough sugary goods to go with my coffee (licks frosting off fingers)
ccmask @ 239
Did he swear you to keep his name secret?
Sleep well, Cassie. Feel better soon.
althespook @ 244
And these people are running “our” war? ye gods.
Maddogs: Absolutely did you not go overboard. Excellent letter. I would love to see that front paged somewhere!!
madmommy @ 247
Oh no you didn’t…!!! ;-)
burns, this is the last Nats homestand at RFK. Next year they move into their new digs.
edit: to clarify, they’re playing at home thru 9/23 and will finish the season on the road.
oh, egad!
CTuttle @ 254
The obscure old timer reference for the sports addled among us. You’re welcome ;0)
petwrecker @ 256
waa waa
You should see the sports pages of the English papers. Meltdown doesn’t even begin to describe it.
England lost 36-0 to South Africa at the Rugby World Cup, and lost to Australia by eight wickets at the 20/20 World Championships.
althespook @ 244
I thought the law was nukes do not go by plane anywhere, only by roads?
BigMitch @ 250
No, he wasn’t an allstar. Buddy Caruso. He’s still a very good friend of mine.
LoudounLib @ 255
Yaay! What an awful place to watch baseball.
Had some fun watching futbol there, though. Remember the World Cup qualifier against Guatemala in the fall of 2000?
petwrecker @ 256
If that’s what the Repugs will center upon, we win regardless…!!!
ccmask @ 239
Tell us about the chocolate egg cream thingy? A specialty drink?
Oh dear – I hope not.
The indication for the regular Valtrex formulation is painful enough…can’t imagine how bad it would have to get to require Val*um.
ouch.
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petwrecker @ 256
Spineless, gutless weenies!!! Where’s the outrage for Boener’s horrendous remarks? I swear to God you’d think that Kerry, especially, would see this tempest in a teapot for the stupidity that it is. Are there no Dems left with a backbone and the guts to tell the truth?
Doggies! I don’t have one, but I want to get one. Any suggestions for a guard dog?
(Late to the party, not going to even try to catch up.)
I did see something about bat boy, but I thought he retired with the tabloid…
hey wdd!
ccmask @ 260
My! that’s comforting. I’m sure to rest easier now
burnspbesq @ 259
Wow, at least the Evil Empire lost in other climes…!!! ;-)
ccmask @ 261
You may have to explain to people what an egg-cream is. Hint: You didn’t use fresh eggs, did you?
ccmask @ 260
no, the command directive is that no nukes fly as loaded weapons (one reason for the hue and cry in this case) since 1968 because of all the crashes. In some cases nukes are shipped by specially equiped C-130 aircraft for decommissioning or repair. For inter-base transfers they normally go on rail cars which are mocked up like any other but are actually rather neat inside and have lots of troops and radio stuff. And in some cases they go by convoy on a truck or trucks, again with heavy security.
burnspbesq @ 262
I do remember when that was going on.
And it was always good times watching the Skins there!
Hi Trex. I’d very much appreciate reading your take on this: http://www.pamshouseblend.com/…..aryId=2933
wangdangdoodle @ 266
HEY!
wangdangdoodle @ 266
What experience do you have with dogs? What sort of place have you got? How much time can you spend with the dog? (If you like discuss with me at facebook; I know a good deal about dogs, but need to know more about the sort of place it would be in before I can make some suggestions.)
Hey, WDD. Very difficult to beat a German Shepherd as a guard dog…guard and companion, or pure guard dog?
wangdangdoodle @ 266
Hey WDD!
Get thee to the local shelter and find a friend. I have found that shelter dogs are wonderful, it’s like they understand you saved them from a gruesome fate and they are forever grateful.
Elliott @ 268
welcome to the club. we have stickers (reading “fucking live nuclear warhead, YOU FOOL!”)
BigMitch @ 221
((((( BigMitch ))))))) i dunno baseball from CalvinBall. But i like hearing people talk about it ‘cuz my dear old dad was a baseball fan. Nice background noise i assoiciate with beautiful summer nights.
wangdangdoodle @ 266
American Staffordshire Terrier. The most vicious looking sweetheart of all time.
“Calvinball”…LOL…thanks, newdealfarmgirl. That neuron hadn’t fired in awhile.
Play of the day in the world of sports today has to be the Wombat’s second goal. That was a world-class finish. And an unbelievable pass by Lilly to make it possible.
Loo Hoo. @ 264
Well, my restaurant was New York themed so I would get nothing but crazy NYers coming in and this was in east Fort Lauderdale.
You have to use the best chocolate syrup and that is Fox’s Ubet.
Directions:
Take a Frosted Mug and put about an inch of milk in the bottom. About 6 squirts of Ubet and then fill with Seltzer to the top. Stir it up and it gets a big foamy head on it. Best thing (besides yoohoo) for a hangover.
for burns, and anyone else interested:
DC baseball stadium construction cam
Margot @ 227
And they pay money for this “journalism”? Must be like:
-Editor: Did you cover the fire last night at Bubba’s?
-Writer: Fire…? Oh yeah (quickly turns on the gas stove)…ahmmmm…it was kinda orange-ish, and…(sticks hand in flame)..ahmmmm…warm…Yikes! no make that hot, real hot-like.
-Editor: So, any damage?
-Writer: Ahmmmm…a burnt finger?
-Editor: Huh? Finger? It was a barn full of cows!
-Writer: Gulp! (looks hurriedly in the trash for last nights barbecue ribs)…oh yeah…ahmmmm…there was nothing left but bones.
-Editor: Great! Let’s run with that.
ccmask @ 253
Good content. No doubt.
madmommy @ 266
Just sent Kerry an e=mail saying that if he had any spine he would be president today. They just don’t learn.
Al-
Before I forget I read the other night that you mentioned something about being able to get to Mars much faster in some sort of new transport? I wanted to check it out, my oldest has been asking me why we don’t send astronauts there, only to the moon. It’s hard to wrap a 6 year old’s brain around the distances involved. Can you send me a link so I can share it with him?
wangdang, i had a burglar (in custody at the time) tell me that he had no fear of big dogs – just toss em some meat – but would skip houses with little dogs. he called ‘em ‘yappers’ and said they were so unpredictable, ya never knew what they were gonna do next
of course, token would run over to a burglar and tell em ‘if ya scratch behind my ears, i’ll tell ya where the good stuff is’
Don’t you just love revisionist history, JCS Chairman Pace:
“One of the mistakes I made in my assumptions going in was that the Iraqi people and the Iraqi army would welcome liberation, that the Iraqi army, given the opportunity, would stand together for the Iraqi people and be available to them to help serve the new nation,” said Pace, who will leave the chairman’s job on Oct. 1. “If I knew that the Iraqi army was not going to be available, then I probably would have made a different recommendation about the total size force going in.”
Hello, who’s decision was it to disband the Iraqi Army…???
ccmask @ 284
Where does the egg come in?
petwrecker @ 256
Shrug. It keeps it in the news. I think they should just keep “denouncing” it. “I think it’s horrible that they called such an honorable man General Betray Us. You should never call anyone General Betray Us. It’s just a mean thing to say. I’m really disappointed that moveon.org–that M-O-V-E-O-N dot O-R-G–called him General Betray Us.”
althespook @ 271
Bent spear? Broken arrow?
290 comments in 74 minutes. Must be Friday night.
LoudounLib @ 267
Hey, sistah!
petwrecker @ 256
All the more reason to dig deep and give to MoveOn.
petwrecker @ 256
Have you ever had a lawyer who you feel is trying to be ‘one of the guys’ with your opponent’s lawyers? Wouldn’t you fire someone like that?
Pelosi, Kerry: No one respects you for saying that. Really. No one who’ll vote for you, anyway.
Suzanne @ 289
In general, burglars avoid houses with dogs. There’s almost always another house right by with no dog, no trouble at all. Most of them are looking for the least amount of trouble.
You could throw my dog a steak, but she’d still be barking like mad up to that point. Hardly a quiet entrance.
LoudounLib @ 285
you are one devoted sports fan!
Elliott @ 274
Hey YOU!
oh, and burns — I posted this for you a few threads ago, in case you missed it:
Jake Einstein, founder of the late great WHFS, passed away.
Mad dog at 205 — Good on ya. Thank you
CTuttle @ 291
It was Nancy Pelosi’s decision, dammit! She has telepathic powers! What other reason is there for the decision to disband the Iraqi Army? It’s also the reason Larry Craig accidentally plead guilty to disorderly conduct after getting busted for soliciting sex from an undercover cop in a public restroom. She’s a Jedi!
OK, now that the baseball game is over, we can plug in the jukebox.
John Hiatt.
Hi folks. Is there room left in the lake? Looks very full!
WDD, we love our Australian Shepherd and her brother (1/2 Aussie, 1/2 border collie)…but–to our very great surprise, the watchiest dog of all is our pound puppy, a Norfolk terrier. Ten pounds in weight, but therapod size in heart.
peanutbutter @ 299
my dog doesn’t bark. So when he DOES bark, only a handful of times, I know there’s something out there,
wangdangdoodle @ 266
Here you finally are, WWD. Got Quarters?
burnspbesq @ 294
I believe one of ‘em yesterday blew past 300 in the first 45 minutes. One of the preznit is blowing and speechifying ones.
wangdangdoodle @ 301
I’m trying to find something for ya!
peanutbutter @ 275
Backyard in the ‘burbs of N. Austin. Not a lot of time, unfortunatley. I probably need something more like an attack cat!
I’ll facebook ya with questions…
Madmommy: I’m not sure why it is called that. After you stir it,the head on it looks like egg whites whipped. Maybe that is the reason. Butlet me tell you–Saturday mornings I had a line of hungover NYers waiting for egg creams.
In fact, when that guy died of anthrax in the Palm Beach hospital, the guy who was guarding him in the hospital, stopped in for an egg cream. Well, after I made him one, he burps and say “I just left the hospital, I’ve been guarding Rob Stevens….
Well, as soon as he left, we wrapped up his glass in a rag and threw it across the street. We were so scared it was contagious!
WDD – any dog over about 28″ at the shoulder is enough to send most people running. Labs are protective (they puff up and bark deeply at any stranger), but really very very sweet. Any dog with a cropped tail is terrifying (you can’t tell if they’re friendly or not). Standard poodles are great for this (big, and smart enough to know when you want them to be scary, but wonderful sweet dogs).
There are sicko dog breeds that will bond to one and only one person, but if you have nieces or nephews, you don’t want to go there.
Margot @ 298
Tee-hee: these people don’t know Strlet 101:
repetition is publicity.
Jeebus…and I grew up next to Pasasdena, not Brentwood.
So glad the post-Nixon GOP forgot their ad man roots.
Keep throwing us into the Gen Betrayus patch, goopers.
Good evening dear friends!
Welcome home to the travelers.
LoudounLib @ 301
I saw that. Guess the servers ate my response.
Sad day. Alas, no more radio stations like HFS or WLIR.
Mad Dogs @ 285
LOL
Sounds like a 7th grader doing a book report from what she read on the back of the book.
Not that I, myself, ever did such a thing. ;)
Elliott @ 258
yup. and more absurdia..
waving hello to Laura and Betsy
welcome!
petwrecker @ 257
Tough oh mighty Kerry and Pelosi – they were just doing the job you gutless wonders were elected to do.
And for da record I missed ya NDFG and SUZ very much and happy to see both of you home safely.
burnspbesq @ 295
Heh, It’s Suzanne’s watch…!!! ;-)
Happy Friday night, Betsy!
burnspbesq @ 315
True, that. Remember the old HFS bumpersticker? Something about “home grown radio”
TexBetsy @ 314
Betsy! How are you?
RonD @ 276
That’s what Mr. wants. And he’s a take-charge Aries, so would be good at the “dominant male” role required with such an assertive dog.
Elliott @ 306
Here’s the trick. When your dog is a pup, every time he barks, GO and look at what he’s barking at and if there’s something tell him GOOD BOY. If not, don’t say anything. Go back to what you were doing.
When you do this with a pup thru his adolescence he learns two things. First of all, which sorts of things to bark at. Second, that you will come over and handle it, so he only needs to alert you to the problem. (And not, say, bark his fool head off for the next half hour.)
Labs *can* be obnoxious barkers, but I got my crew pretty well trained with this method.
Pic of an egg cream. And I used the old seltzer bottles. I had them in all colors and a guy picked them up and recharged them each week. Sold so many of these things and yodels.
wdd
Soul Sacrifice Santana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnamP4-M9ko
HI LL! HI BETSY!! HI PB!!! HI ELLIOT!!!!
HI Y’ALL!!!!!!
Twain @ 287
lolz, no wonder the dims are confused. they are getting coming and going *g
CTuttle @ 290
It appears that the decision was made at the civilian level well above Pace. I read that Bremer got the order from Feith during his (Bremer’s) first day on the job. Feith reported to Wolfowitz who, in principle, took orders from Rumsfeld, though some my friends with tinfoil hats believe that many of his orders came from Tel Aviv.
It would be interesting to trace that decision to its origin.
I am doing well, thanks. Y’all are having a good evening?
ccmask @ 284
Once upon a time I used to live across the street from the original egg cream place on Second Avenue and 6th Street in New York. All the stoned people would regularly come in for their late night Chocolate Egg Cream joneses. (They also come in vanilla). Good memories of late night New York. This was a couple doors up from the Fillmore East where Lenny Bruce would appear.
Laura Doty @ 329
Have you been getting into Cassie’s chocolate? I sense a sugar high.
Laura Doty @ 328
HI!!!
ccmask @ 312
cc, I love ya –
but your Infectious Waste procedures could use some work…
/s
Elliott, did you pinch that song off my front page? ;-)
TexBetsy @ 331
Yup. And we packed Cassie back off to bed…
ccmask @ 283
Dang, I may need that!
RonD @ 276
My last doggie was a German Shepherd … three-legged which didn’t slow her down a bit. Was able to be a 2nd-shift single mom with her watching the kids (ages 10 & 14 when I started that job).
Lulu’s original owners wanted her put down when she lost her leg at age one, “she’s not a perfect dog anymore” … luckily the vet found another family for her. & we thought she was the perfect dog.
Loo Hoo. @ 308
Ah-haaaaaa!
madmommy @ 277
Hi MM! I’ve thought of that, too. I’d save them all if I could.
Great googly-moodly, I can’t keep up with this crowd tonight! Who’s got DJ duty?
wigwam @ 331
I don’t know that executive ‘pixie dust’ is industrial grade…!!!
peanutbutter @ 338
Doesn’t take much these days. Scrunch up a pillow, kiss a forehead, and she’s off to sleep.
wangdangdoodle @ 324
WDD, the best dog I ever had, the smartest, sweetest, yet best watchdog ever, was my Great Dane. Big, but requires relatively little exercise because of a relatively small heart. Wonderful temperment, and SO smart. Remarkably little trouble. I had a small apt. at the time, and I would unreservedly recommend a Dane to anyone.
greenwarrior @ 333
Wow! I used by Belleview hospital. I love that area. Didn’t Zappa play there on Halloween also?
Hi Betsy! How’s thangs?
petwrecker @ 318
yup. and more absurdia..
Under Armour and Speedos! yikes
What are we doing to those men down there?
peanutbutter @ 335
I’m not sure if it’s the Myer’s cocktail I had for my fibromyalgia today (I mainline Vitamin C, B and magnesium)–or the fact that I spent a wonderful two hours listening to the founder of A World Without Armies, an organization working to de-militarize the world (starting with Central America). Both, pro’lly.
((((Lulu))))
Laura Doty @ 329
HI HI HI Laura!
Alicia @ 347
Pretty good. And by you?
Alicia @ 347
Did Humberto visit ya’ll???
kirk murphy @ 336
These were trying times Kirk.
CTuttle @ 320
ya’ll are so gabby, i’m having to w*rk on my first day back
CTuttle @ 353
Never made it this far north. A few raindrops. Very few.
Frank Probst @ 304
No no NO you eejit! It’s all BILL CLINTON’S FAULT!
Duh.
FunnyDiva
Addison reminds me of a dog we had when I was a boy. Labs are marvelous dogs. They are unfailingly good natured. If you can keep them from wandering away they’re wonderful pets.
newdealfarmgrrrlll @ 279
BigMitch @ 280
Isn’t that a pit bull? The ex had one. I know it’s all in the raising, but…
TexBetsy @ 331
We are now that you’re here. How was your New Year?
FunnyD !
madmommy @ 278
Kitties, too.
RonD @ 344
I adore Danes, RonD – I think our pound dog Pluto is part Dalmatian and part Dane – but I’d have a hard time owning one because they are so short-lived. Don’t they usually only live to be 6 or 7 on the average?
Evening TexB! Glad to hear ya’ll didn’t get yet another soaking, and that you’re feeling frisky!
LoudounLib @ 337
Well, here’s the thing… ;)
looking sheepish
Jukebos
Dwight Yoakam — Guitars, Cadillacs
burnspbesq @ 360
Very nice thank you.
Elliott @ 348
SpeedosWaterBoardsCTuttle @ 352
que?
madmommy @ 364
I’m feeling frisky? For real? Not even in dreamland any more!
Suzanne @ 289
I’ve never had a chihuahua before cindy loo hoo. (Or upside-down fruit bat as TRex so expertly points out!) She can sense someone coming like no other. It’s obnoxious, and I have to make her be quiet, but I feel safer with her than any dog I’ve ever had. Kobe is the loviest, an American Eskimo that will absolutely take a hug over a steak, but not nearly the radar as the chihuahua!
Funnydiva2002 @ 357
Why not, everything else is…!!! 8-)
madmommy @ 288
it is still in the “very technical stage” but here is a good link. My Apogees blog will have this as its first story, so if you get its RSS you’ll have my general-audience explanation to use as well. It is also important to tell your young astronaut that this technology is still in its very earliest stages, so don’t look for nasa to launch next week! :)
marymccurnin @ 362
Except the kitties aren’t so good with the grateful thing. They assume it is your pleasure to serve them, and that is how it should be. Not a bad thing, just the kitty view of life.
KPIG
just finished a little feat song and now gotta willie ray hubbard rockin
at #366 I meant to say “jukebox”, of course, but I can’t seem to edit…
My faithful dog Whiskers says “hi” to Addison.
Alicia @ 369
Hah, the quickest forming Hurricane in recorded history…!!! ;-)
LoudounLib @ 366
Ok, I really fell behind trying to keep up, and I can’t seem to quote correctly tonight…
BUT!
Dwight Too-Tight Yoakum gets my juices flowing!!!
LoudounLib @ 366
How does he get those pants on???
Alicia @ 362
My understanding is generally about 9-12, but mine made it to 14. It’s the small heart thing-they grow so fast that their hearts can’t keep up, so, as they age, their relatively small hearts are prone to heart failure. Would recommend anyway.
TexBetsy @ 314
Good evening, dear Tex! Hope the healing is continuing for you. And that you didn’t have (or don’t get) the bug Cassie’s fighting.
I know you guys aren’t going to believe me here, but my dog used to do the deliveries for my restaurant. I would take her to the front door, put the bag in her mouth, and tell her to go. The customer would be waiting in front of their shop, and stop her and take the bag and GIVE HER THE MONEY!! They would say, Moppy, go home. And she’d come back with a bill in her mouth. Every time.
Hi Laura! Hi Betsy, WDD!
CTuttle @ 377
ooops! I’m in LA – we are bone-dry.
madmommy @ 380
paint?
madmommy @ 380
Pours hemself in.
RonD @ 361
’sup, RonD?
ccmask @ 383
How much of a tip did she take?
Margot @ 384
hey Margot!
I’m sorry, how he get those pants on is the complete opposite of what I was thinking…
madmommy @ 380
If it’s wrangers with a ring in a rear pocket, Suz, might know about it…!!!
althespook @ 373
Thanks! He now thinks he wants to be an astronaut. Last week it was a paleontologist, next week, who knows? His daddy turned him onto old Star Trek epis, so we have been talking about the difference between science fiction and science fact.
Funnydiva2002 @ 387
Pondering the crest of the wave, FD! And you?
From the WayBack Machine section of the jukebox:
The Dave Clark Five!
LoudounLib @ 376
well it worked just fine so as it was!
thanks!
madmommy @ 374
madmommy, my life with kitties ahs been different..
the stray kitten outside my front door I adopted ten years ago still purrs and rubs on me after he eats…
with full dishes and warm beds, everyone (all five) will come and sit down and purr and nap when I sit on the couch…
with full dishes and warm beds, three of my five will pop out to say “hi” when I get home….and keep saying “hi” til we make proper eye contact =) and sniff….
RonD @ 380
I don’t know if that’s what it is, but generally the larger the dog breed the shorter the lifespan. Those obnoxious chi-ermmmm yorkies will live to twenty whereas bloodhounds and danes more like 8 years.
Hi Margot! How’s the ankle?
Hi Margot! Hi Loo Hoo!! Hiya Betsy!!!
I’ve always wanted a Great Dane and a Chihuahua.
Not to breed, of course. Or at least not to each other.
madmommy @ 380
with a brush
Suzanne @ 391
Girl!!
wangdangdoodle @ 399
You’ll never regret getting a Dane.
ccmask @ 326
TexBetsy @ 386
Feet that unscrew at the ankles.
Suzanne @ 391
707!
wangdangdoodle @ 400
Well that’s good to know. Scary scene that would be.
madmommy @ 392
I have high hopes for my science-themed blogs (most of em) as there are really very few such around, particularly for the general reader. we shall see…
burnspbesq @ 395
sweet!
Suzanne @ 390
In that case I recommend mineral spirits.