uno!

Late night ZED?

congrats, OC.

OOPS. Bad manners. Hiya, Pach. Good Thanksgiving?

Hi Pach! Happy Turkey day!

oh pach – my favorite turkey day tv episode ever! thanks so very much

You’d be amazed how much room two determined chihuahuas can take up on a queen sized bed, when they want to.

Heya ever-body.

“oh the humanity!”

one of the funniest tv moments…

msmolly: yes, good TG indeed. How about you?

Pachacutec @ 7

You’d be amazed how much room two determined chihuahuas can take up on a queen sized bed, when they want to.

By the time he was 8 months old, TexTeen could already take up an entire double bed by himself.

Pachacutec @ 7

You’d be amazed how much room two determined chihuahuas can take up on a queen sized bed, when they want to.

you’d think they weighed 80 pounds a piece!

hiya Pach.

I ate three bowls of this today…

Pumpkin Ice Cream

2 cups heavy cream (whipping cream)
2 cups whole milk
¾ cup brown sugar
¼ cup white sugar
3 egg yolks beat on high until thick and light (about 1 min)

1 tbsp bourbon
1 cup canned or homemade unsweetened pumpkin
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp ginger
½ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp clove

Stir first five ingredients constantly in a heavy 2-3 qt sauce pan with a wooden spoon over med heat until it reaches 170, or if you don’t have a candy thermometer, until it coats the back of the spoon . Don’t boil it, you’ll scramble the eggs.

Put the freezing canister in a big bowl with ice in the bottom, pour the custard in the canister, then fill the rest of the bowl with ice. Stir until cooled. Or make a day ahead and chill in the fridge.

Cook the alcohol out of the bourbon in a little sauce pan over med heat for about half a minute. Careful, flammable.

Mix last 6 ingredients in a bowl, add to the custard. Whisk to combine.

Freeze according to appliance directions.

Pachacutec @ 7

You’d be amazed how much room two determined chihuahuas can take up on a queen sized bed, when they want to.

my 9lb token takes up quite a chunk and on the really cold nights when my 13lb cat, bailey, joins us, i am left with a small strip in the middle of the bed.

hey wangdang!

OldCoastie: 5 lbs a piece, but I think they emit retractable velcro when they’re asleep. Very difficult to dislodge or shove over.

Suzanne @ 14

Pachacutec @ 7

You’d be amazed how much room two determined chihuahuas can take up on a queen sized bed, when they want to.

my 9lb token takes up quite a chunk and on the really cold nights when my 13lb cat, bailey, joins us, i am left with a small strip in the middle of the bed.

at least they give you the middle and not a little square in the top corner…

Suzanne @ 14

Pachacutec @ 7

You’d be amazed how much room two determined chihuahuas can take up on a queen sized bed, when they want to.

my 9lb token takes up quite a chunk and on the really cold nights when my 13lb cat, bailey, joins us, i am left with a small strip in the middle of the bed.

At least it’s the middle!

bookmarked that recipe, wangdang, thanks. that sounds yummy.

fortunately, we have a command, “MOVE!” that works pretty well…

Our pups sleep in the middle.

I’ve been telling my partner. . . from across the room, it seems. . . I feel as if something has come between us lately.

(laughing) they work hard to make sure i am between them at all times. they want no cat/dog interaction going on under the covers.

Thanks, Pach! I’d almost forgotten this episode. My sons have never seen this series; we’ll have to get it.

Hi all!

Pachacutec @ 21

Our pups sleep in the middle.

I’ve been telling my partner. . . from across the room, it seems. . . I feel as if something has come between us lately.

he-he

Pachacutec @ 10

msmolly: yes, good TG indeed. How about you?

Too much food. Now zoning out with the Colt’s game on…

The thing is, since I work form a home office, they follow me a little more than my partner. So they scrunch up into my side when the sleep. Result: a sliver on the edge of my bed, and a recurring wish to revisit my old chiropractor.

I might feel better if they felt at all guilty, but they just blink at me innocently, smiling.

It’s snowing here below the Texas Panhandle. Anyone else get snow today? It’s supposed to be good luck if it snows on Thanksgiving.

Hi Pach, Suzanne and et al…..

Pachacutec @ 26

The thing is, since I work form a home office, they follow me a little more than my partner. So they scrunch up into my side when the sleep. Result: a sliver on the edge of my bed, and a recurring wish to revisit my old chiropractor.

I might feel better if they felt at all guilty, but they just blink at me innocently, smiling.

Well of course! It’s their bed you and your partner are invading.

Warm here in NY. Went out today in just a light sweater.

Hi Pach, Happy TG. I LOVE that show! Pity I’m dial up impaired.

Audrey @ 27

It’s snowing here below the Texas Panhandle. Anyone else get snow today? It’s supposed to be good luck if it snows on Thanksgiving.

Hi Pach, Suzanne and et al…..

Cass called an hour ago. snowing north of Fort Worth. Not here.

funny, I haven’t seen that turkey episode in ages.

LOL! If I even look like I’m heading for bed, all 14 dogs race to beat me to it…and they have that velcro thing down pat! I miss my chihuahuas.

John Lennon: Cold Turkey (live)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtcUEP6goZ0

the line in the second utube about the turkeys organizing an attack reminded me of this

OC epu:

Hey gang… PeteB2 has a diary up at the Big Orange about the CA Dirty Tricks initiative (Electoral College vote split deal)…

Can you help me give him a boost? (saves me the trouble of writing a diary tonight with my triptophan-soaked brain).

Thanks.

Done. But it still could use more recs. Pups? Sign up today, help Old Coastie in 24 hours.

14!

Jeebus.

Pachacutec @ 37

14!

Jeebus.

Heh. I think that at least 3 times a day. That’s not including the cats.

China’s Yuan Rises Past 7.4 Per Dollar; First Time Since Peg
Bloomberg – 58 minutes ago
By Belinda Cao and Aaron Pan Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) — China’s yuan rose beyond 7.4 to the dollar for the first time since a link to the US currency was scrapped in 2005 before a European delegation arrives in Beijing next week to press for faster …

TexBetsy @ 31

Audrey @ 27

Cass called an hour ago. snowing north of Fort Worth. Not here.

What’s Cassie up to?

Phillips Exeter Academy announced this month that it is offering a free education (tuition, room and board, texts, etc) to all accepted applicants from families with less than $75,000 per annum income.

They have a huge endowment (over $1 billion) and it appears they have become very diverse and inclusive. I was struck by the broad curriculum – modern languages include chinese, japanese and arabic.. and they offer many AP courses and a post-grad year..

Admission must be extremely competitive, but a great deal for a smart and ambitious young person who is up for boarding school. Probably with the post-grad year, a lot of college credits could be amassed.

I posted about this in LL nite a few days back, but way epu’d.. Good to see an old line prep school doing the right thing.
Exeter

egregious @ 36

OC epu:

Hey gang… PeteB2 has a diary up at the Big Orange about the CA Dirty Tricks initiative (Electoral College vote split deal)…

Can you help me give him a boost? (saves me the trouble of writing a diary tonight with my triptophan-soaked brain).

Thanks.

Done. But it still could use more recs. Pups? Sign up today, help Old Coastie in 24 hours.

t’anks, eg – you are a good egg!

Audrey @ 40

TexBetsy @ 31

Audrey @ 27

Cass called an hour ago. snowing north of Fort Worth. Not here.

What’s Cassie up to?

She and her brother went with brother’s girlfriend to visit her folks in north texas. back on Saturday.

Our clever foster bunny who’s living in the kitchen discovered new ways to get up on the furniture tonight, and kept us hopping to check on the strange noises from downstairs. *g*

Good Thanksgiving overall, spread out over several days with various relatives. It’s been especially good seeing my sister and niece, who are in town from Louisiana for one more day.

Christmas music, because it would be uncouth to post it before Thanksginving.

05:30 Friday here in Dresden. good to have Pach in the director’s seat this morning.

uhmm, we’re here post-feast still standing
y’all doin’ good?

TexBetsy @ 43

Audrey @ 40

She and her brother went with brother’s girlfriend to visit her folks in north texas. back on Saturday.

So, no Cassie here tonight. She’s a great kid.

Evening all. Having mostly recovered from my tryptophan induced coma, I am in the mood for some fine snark and I see we have just the man (god incarnate) to provide it. How ya doing Pach?

egregious @ 36

OC epu:

Hey gang… PeteB2 has a diary up at the Big Orange about the CA Dirty Tricks initiative (Electoral College vote split deal)…

Can you help me give him a boost? (saves me the trouble of writing a diary tonight with my triptophan-soaked brain).

Thanks.

Done. But it still could use more recs. Pups? Sign up today, help Old Coastie in 24 hours.

Done.

petrecca @ 47

uhmm, we’re here post-feast still standing
y’all doin’ good?

bad link

Pachacutec @ 7

You’d be amazed how much room two determined chihuahuas can take up on a queen sized bed, when they want to.

My six pound, geriatric (19) cat has been know to nearly push me out of bed.

Suzanne @ 35

the line in the second utube about the turkeys organizing an attack reminded me of this

lol, much cow dung!

posted this cartoon earlier. my son’s evil sense of humor.

http://texbetsy.headonradionet…..nksgiving/

Well, helloooooooo Dr… Dick!

yup,
what’d do?

tw3k @ 53

Suzanne @ 35

the line in the second utube about the turkeys organizing an attack reminded me of this

lol, much cow dung!

moow ze dung

nice pun suz

fahrender @ 46

05:30 Friday here in Dresden. good to have Pach in the director’s seat this morning.

There was a segment on wnyc last week about how cheap & wonderful it is to live in Berlin. Same for Dresden?

Dr. Dick:

I’m fine, thanks. But I’m just a snark piker. Whenever I get on a mini-roll, the blunt New Yorker in me comes out and 24 f-bombs later, I just read somebody out six ways to Sunday, subtlety be damned.

petrecca @ 47

uhmm, we’re here post-feast still standing
y’all doin’ good?

Sure, we are, but that link is ailing.

sorry, tex, its a line from that cows with guns video i linked to.. not my pun

Audrey @ 27

It’s snowing here below the Texas Panhandle. Anyone else get snow today? It’s supposed to be good luck if it snows on Thanksgiving.

Hi Pach, Suzanne and et al…..

We had snow here in westren Montana earlier this week (about a foot on Monday), but none today. It has settled for bone chilling cold instead. High today was 18 and it is currently 14. Haven’t left the house all day. Supposed to warm up a bit tomorrow, but nothing above freezing in the foreseeable future. More snow on the way early next week.

petrecca, the link has to go to a web site – not your desktop picture. you have it posted anywhere online?

jfk died 44 years ago today.
he would be 90 if he were alive.

i was on my way to the cafeteria for lunch in the seventh grade.
everyone remembers where they were.

yellowdog jim @ 65

jfk died 44 years ago today.
he would be 90 if he were alive today.

i was on my way to the cafeteria for lunch in the seventh grade.
everyone remembers where they were.

Sitting in my first grade classroom when Mrs. Bowers inexplicably burst into tears.

alrightie then thank you very much and happy t-day to you

digby has a fine compare and contrast post on JFK, the Cuban Missle crisis and the bonehead currently in office.

sitting in my 5th grade class, watching my teacher get a call from the office – her bursting into tears as the tearful principal made the announcement over the pa system.

I am not comfortable with cows having guns.

very nice petrecca. where’s the turkey?

petrecca @ 56

yup,
what’d do?

colbat @ spbu02.sidlinger.com

yellowdog jim @ 65

jfk died 44 years ago today.
he would be 90 if he were alive today.

i was on my way to the cafeteria for lunch in the seventh grade.
everyone remembers where they were.

I was in an organic chemistry lab at Wellesley College.

petrecca @ 67

alrightie then thank you very much and happy t-day to you

kewl picture.. thanks :)

Evening Pach and pups! It’s starting to get brisk about 7:00 pm here in San Diego. The great nieces were running around barefoot this afternoon, though. Doesn’t feel like time to get out the Christmas decorations, but it sure is.

Old Coastie, I recommended the diary at Kos. Any further news of Issa money in this electoral college business?

SunnyNobility @ 41

Phillips Exeter Academy announced this month that it is offering a free education (tuition, room and board, texts, etc) to all accepted applicants from families with less than $75,000 per annum income.

They have a huge endowment (over $1 billion) and it appears they have become very diverse and inclusive. I was struck by the broad curriculum – modern languages include chinese, japanese and arabic.. and they offer many AP courses and a post-grad year..

Admission must be extremely competitive, but a great deal for a smart and ambitious young person who is up for boarding school. Probably with the post-grad year, a lot of college credits could be amassed.

I posted about this in LL nite a few days back, but way epu’d.. Good to see an old line prep school doing the right thing.
Exeter

I have a friend who went there. She was one of their first “diversity” admissions (female) and had a full ride scholarship. Generally regards it as a good experience and a great education, but has some interesting things to say about the upper class twits (my term, hers is much less socially acceptable) who made up most of her classmates.

before my time ydj

petrecca @ 67

alrightie then thank you very much and happy t-day to you

Great photo!!

yellowdog jim @ 65

jfk died 44 years ago today.
he would be 90 if he were alive.

i was on my way to the cafeteria for lunch in the seventh grade.
everyone remembers where they were.

It was announced over the PA in my 6th grade class. Everyone was silent.

yellowdog jim @ 65

jfk died 44 years ago today.
he would be 90 if he were alive.

i was on my way to the cafeteria for lunch in the seventh grade.
everyone remembers where they were.

First year of marriage, junior in college, working part time, and heard it on the radio in the nursery (garden store) where I was employed. My husband and I spent the weekend glued to the TV and weeping.

wangdangdoodle @ 70

I am not comfortable with cows having guns.

i’m worried about them chickens with ‘choppers myself.

wangdangdoodle @ 55

Well, helloooooooo Dr… Dick!

Hey WangDang! How ya doin’?

SunnyNobility @ 41

Phillips Exeter Academy announced this month that it is offering a free education (tuition, room and board, texts, etc) to all accepted applicants from families with less than $75,000 per annum income.

They have a huge endowment (over $1 billion) and it appears they have become very diverse and inclusive. I was struck by the broad curriculum – modern languages include chinese, japanese and arabic.. and they offer many AP courses and a post-grad year..

Admission must be extremely competitive, but a great deal for a smart and ambitious young person who is up for boarding school. Probably with the post-grad year, a lot of college credits could be amassed.

I posted about this in LL nite a few days back, but way epu’d.. Good to see an old line prep school doing the right thing.
Exeter

I wonder is (Phillips) Andover is doing the same. Phillips Andover is three years older than Phillips Exeter and is slightly higher on the “snoot” scale, at least that was my impression as an outside observer many years ago.

no further news, LooHoo… however, the NY Times happened to cover the story, unlike our local papers…

Loo Hoo. @ 79

yellowdog jim @ 65

jfk died 44 years ago today.
he would be 90 if he were alive.

i was on my way to the cafeteria for lunch in the seventh grade.
everyone remembers where they were.

It was announced over the PA in my 6th grade class. Everyone was silent.

Me too — just after class in sixth grade. I was sitting in the car going to piano class. We were all shocked and the driver cried. My parents were undone.

yellowdog jim @ 65

jfk died 44 years ago today.
he would be 90 if he were alive.

i was on my way to the cafeteria for lunch in the seventh grade.
everyone remembers where they were.

Sixth grade, home sick watching TV. Saw the first announcement. My mother wouldn’t believe me at first, until the next announcement came on.

DrDick @ 86

yellowdog jim @ 65

jfk died 44 years ago today.
he would be 90 if he were alive.

i was on my way to the cafeteria for lunch in the seventh grade.
everyone remembers where they were.

Sixth grade, home sick watching TV. Saw the first announcement. My mother wouldn’t believe me at first, until the next announcement came on.

it seemed like a very strange dream – for weeks.

if any of the mac-gurus are around (newton?) what do you know about this product?

TexBetsy @ 88

if any of the mac-gurus are around (newton?) what do you know about this product?

It’s crap. And you don’t need it.

any idea what else could be slowing down my browsers?

Suzanne @ 81

wangdangdoodle @ 70

I am not comfortable with cows having guns.

i’m worried about them chickens with ‘choppers myself.

Be about the only thing that would make me turn vegan. 8~)

yellowdog jim @ 65

jfk died 44 years ago today.
he would be 90 if he were alive.

i was on my way to the cafeteria for lunch in the seventh grade.
everyone remembers where they were.

By the time I walked the two blocks home from school, Mom had gone through half the box of Kleenex. That was my moment of political awareness.

eCAHNomics @ 73

yellowdog jim @ 65

jfk died 44 years ago today.
he would be 90 if he were alive today.

i was on my way to the cafeteria for lunch in the seventh grade.
everyone remembers where they were.

I was in an organic chemistry lab at Wellesley College.

Is Ed Klein right about Hillary, that you can’t take Wellesley out of the girl?

TexBetsy @ 90

any idea what else could be slowing down my browsers?

how slow and for how long?

I was right where I usually was, in the ever-bustling Junior High office with a note. ;) It was a really gloomy day. Somebody yelled for quiet and turned up a confiscated transister radio to hear the news. It was my sister’s birthday. She was 8. It so traumatized her, she stopped eating for a year.

TexBetsy @ 90

any idea what else could be slowing down my browsers?

First thing I would do is repair permissions. Do you know how?

Redshift @ 44

Our clever foster bunny who’s living in the kitchen discovered new ways to get up on the furniture tonight, and kept us hopping to check on the strange noises from downstairs. *g*

Good Thanksgiving overall, spread out over several days with various relatives. It’s been especially good seeing my sister and niece, who are in town from Louisiana for one more day.

Bunny Lu Adoptions in Manassas?

Is Ed Klein right about Hillary, that you can’t take Wellesley out of the girl?

Ahem, of course not. I was 3 years ahead of Hillary. Wellesley never got in me, so it never had to be taken out. Quite a myth about that school, I guess, but I was just as much an outsider there as I am everywhere I’ve ever been.

newtonusr @ 96

TexBetsy @ 90

any idea what else could be slowing down my browsers?

First thing I would do is repair permissions. Do you know how?

no

eCAHNomics @ 73

yellowdog jim @ 65

jfk died 44 years ago today.
he would be 90 if he were alive today.

i was on my way to the cafeteria for lunch in the seventh grade.
everyone remembers where they were.

I was in an organic chemistry lab at Wellesley College.

I was in a Physical Chemistry Final Exam at University of Illinois. They told us when we finished and left the room. I spent all week watching TV.

Karen

TexBetsy @ 99

newtonusr @ 96

First thing I would do is repair permissions. Do you know how?

no

email me…

I was in a Physical Chemistry Final Exam at University of Illinois. They told us when we finished and left the room. I spent all week watching TV.

Karen

Oy.

to make up for the cow video

happee fangsgivings

TexBetsy – I’m not sure on the Mac side, but if you are using a cable/wireless router, sometimes it helps to turn unplug it for 15 seconds and then plug it back in – don’t know why it works, but it sometimes chases the gremlins away.

Suzanne @ 103

to make up for the cow video

happee fangsgivings

But I like Cows with Guns. I also kind of like this.

wangdangdoodle @ 70

I am not comfortable with cows having guns.

Where does Rudy Guiliani stand on that issue?

neurophius @ 106

wangdangdoodle @ 70

I am not comfortable with cows having guns.

Where does Rudy Guiliani stand on that issue?

Hiding behind the NYFD & NYPD, as usual.

TexBetsy @ 99

newtonusr @ 96

First thing I would do is repair permissions. Do you know how?

no

Check your bandwidth speed, just google bandwidth meter and pick the one from C/Net is takes about 1 minute total and can tell you if you connection is funky.

neurophius @ 106

wangdangdoodle @ 70

I am not comfortable with cows having guns.

Where does Rudy Guiliani stand on that issue?

i believe his response was to ask if he could wear his leather vest outfit again?

neurophius @ 106

wangdangdoodle @ 70

I am not comfortable with cows having guns.

Where does Rudy Guiliani stand on that issue?

Rudy sez that he should be credited that NYC murder rate has dropped to all time lows in 2007 owing to his policy of cows with guns.

yellowdog jim @ 65

jfk died 44 years ago today.
he would be 90 if he were alive.

i was on my way to the cafeteria for lunch in the seventh grade.
everyone remembers where they were.

Home sick, 4th grade, my mom and I saw it on TV.
She then heard that the VP might have suffered a heart attack. We lived in DC.

pierce aero @ 100

eCAHNomics @ 73

I was in an organic chemistry lab at Wellesley College.

I was in a Physical Chemistry Final Exam at University of Illinois. They told us when we finished and left the room. I spent all week watching TV.

Karen

Comparative Anatomy lab, College. The “funny” thing is that the things that I can remember, Korean War, Cold War with duck and cover and the real possibility of nuclear war, Kennedy, Vietnam, Civil Rights, Riots, Nixon, etc..People just sucked it up and thought the future would be better. There was none of the National psychosis of fear and calling for the destruction of the Constitution. The Republican Party has really poisoned the National Psyche.

Electric Blues, ladies and gentlemen…

Since I’ve Been Loving You – Led Zepplin (live)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89yw7wqoaio

eCAHNomics @ 110

neurophius @ 106

Where does Rudy Guiliani stand on that issue?

Rudy sez that he should be credited that NYC murder rate has dropped to all time lows in 2007 owing to his policy of cows with guns.

but that was only after when he was ausa, when he prosecuted cows with guns and was against organized swine.

Steve AR @83

I wonder is (Phillips) Andover is doing the same. Phillips Andover is three years older than Phillips Exeter and is slightly higher on the “snoot” scale, at least that was my impression as an outside observer many years ago.

No idea. Exeter is putting it forth as an initiative inspired by the head’s having attended with a scholarship and the school’s desire to make its education available to most of the people in the country. When I knew enough to have an impression, I too considered Andover more elitist. No reason to think because one would do something the other would, unless it’s a general trend. Other than being strong competitors and founded back in the year zed by relatives, I don’t think they are connected. Do know Exeter has the larger endowment.

Steve-AR@112

The “funny” thing is that the things that I can remember, Korean War, Cold War with duck and cover and the real possibility of nuclear war, Kennedy, Vietnam, Civil Rights, Riots, Nixon, etc..People just sucked it up and thought the future would be. There was none of the National psychosis of fear and calling for the destruction of the Constitution. The Republican Party has really poisoned the National Psyche.

Well, sort of. Prez didn’t try to scare the sh*t out of us, but I managed to do it on my own. Never wanted to bring a child into that kind of world. Changed my mind when it seemed that Reds were close to comatose & MAD worked.

And then there was Senator McCarthy.

Good Evening folks.

First, I’d like to thank Jane for posting Alice’s Restaurant. I lost my copy when my pc crashed a few weeks ago, and I really needed to hear it today.

As folks here know, I’ve been experimenting with a breakthrough cardiofeedback technology that I have called Gizmo. Some time in the next week I’m taking my experiments to a whole new level and I wanted to give you all a heads up.

I have a friend who lives in a nursing home across town. Twelve years ago, she was a highly skilled surgical nurse, and one day out of the blue, her boyfriend went at her with a pair of brass knuckles and left her for dead. She awoke from a coma as a quadriplegic and has been that way ever since.

The next time we meet, we’re gonna play the butterfly game for a couple of hours while our hearts dance in a fractal feedback loop to her favorite CDs.

This isn’t science fiction, but I have no doubt that this will be the human heart equivalent of a Vulcan mind meld.

I’ll keep you posted.

Namaste

Suzanne@114

but that was only after when he was ausa, when he prosecuted cows with guns and was against organized swine.

LOL
I guess you couldn’t figure out a turkey dive? Perhaps a belly flop, for a change?

Evening all-hope everyone had a wonderful day.

radiofreewill @ 113

Electric Blues, ladies and gentlemen…

Since I’ve Been Loving You – Led Zepplin (live)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89yw7wqoaio

Oh thanks! So great…

eCAHNomics @ 116

And then there was Senator McCarthy.

Rethugs have been trying to scare the shit out of America for quite a while. You have to do something creative to get votes when your real platform is give all the money and power to the rich folks.

Hey RonD. How’s things in sunny Florida? Colder than a polar bear’s tush here in Montana today.

OH CRAP.. i forgot the turkey dive..

gonna have to do a quick triple lindy to hold ya while i figure one out…

Hi all! Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving. Remember when you used to amuse yourself making shadow figures against the wall. I did quite a good rabbit, as I recall. Anyway, this guy never stopped. Amazing and brilliant!

DrDick @ 121

eCAHNomics @ 116

And then there was Senator McCarthy.

Rethugs have been trying to scare the shit out of America for quite a while. You have to do something creative to get votes when your real platform is give all the money and power to the rich folks.

Shock Doctrine. http://www.firedoglake.com/index.php?s=shock doctrine

Hey DrD! About 60F, overcast, intermittent,light rain-a perfect day for T’giving, hope you had a nice one…snowing there?

egregious @ 97

Redshift @ 44

Our clever foster bunny who’s living in the kitchen discovered new ways to get up on the furniture tonight, and kept us hopping to check on the strange noises from downstairs. *g*

Good Thanksgiving overall, spread out over several days with various relatives. It’s been especially good seeing my sister and niece, who are in town from Louisiana for one more day.

Bunny Lu Adoptions in Manassas?

House Rabbit Society, Baltimore-Washington chapter. Her name is Georgia; you can see her picture here. She was a stray; she was living in a burrow under a friend’s front porch last winter, and wasn’t too hard to catch. She’s very affectionate but also very clever; she always wants to go exploring and will eventually get past any barrier.

(Our three permanent rabbits are all HRS adoptions.)

all righty, gang… can’t keep the old peepers open – good night!

happy Thanksgiving!

RonD @ 126

Hey DrD! About 60F, overcast, intermittent,light rain-a perfect day for T’giving, hope you had a nice one…snowing there?

Got some snow earlier in the week, but noe today. High today was 18 and we’re currently down to 14. Supposed to warm up a bit tomorrow.

Night OC, happy tryptophan dreams.

On my way to Govt. 101 when folks coming out of the classroom crying told us. Most of us just went home to our families for a few days and watched TV and cried.

Well, it looks like everything is peachy in Baghdad, and that the serge has been an incredible success. No reason to leave now, I suppose.

Mike Huckabee thinks all Americans should be required to carry handguns to protect themselves from cows with guns.

eCAHNomics @ 116

Steve-AR@112

The “funny” thing is that the things that I can remember, Korean War, Cold War with duck and cover and the real possibility of nuclear war, Kennedy, Vietnam, Civil Rights, Riots, Nixon, etc..People just sucked it up and thought the future would be. There was none of the National psychosis of fear and calling for the destruction of the Constitution. The Republican Party has really poisoned the National Psyche.

Well, sort of. Prez didn’t try to scare the sh*t out of us, but I managed to do it on my own. Never wanted to bring a child into that kind of world. Changed my mind when it seemed that Reds were close to comatose & MAD worked.

And then there was Senator McCarthy.

True, but somehow it seemed that the “system could” and did solve those problems. Now, I am not sure..Nov ‘08 will be a huge test to see if we are still playing by any of the old rules.

We’re expecting a cold front here tomorrow night…expecting high 40’s.
Sorry. There has to be some upside to living here.

(waving to Persiflage)

OldCoastie @ 87

DrDick @ 86

Sixth grade, home sick watching TV. Saw the first announcement. My mother wouldn’t believe me at first, until the next announcement came on.

it seemed like a very strange dream – for weeks.

i was to be released from Brooke Army Medical Center the day before, but they couldn’t raise anyone at home because everyone had gone to the dedication for the School of AeroSpace Medicine’s new research facilities at Brooks AFB, in San Antonio, because my dad was of the project manager and was being promoted to colonel.

President Kennedy pinned his eagles to his shoulders.

i got out late that evening.

persiflage @ 124

Hi all! Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving. Remember when you used to amuse yourself making shadow figures against the wall. I did quite a good rabbit, as I recall. Anyway, this guy never stopped. Amazing and brilliant!

(((((persiflage)))))

TexasEllen @ 132

On my way to Govt. 101 when folks coming out of the classroom crying told us. Most of us just went home to our families for a few days and watched TV and cried.

Yes it was so hard. For my mother, of Irish heritage and so very Catholic, it was a travesty. I remember all the television was news, and nothing else, and that my parents cried the whole weekend. My cousin in New York was born that day. Boy, her birthday was unfortunate.

yellowdog jim @ 136

OldCoastie @ 87

it seemed like a very strange dream – for weeks.

i was to be released from Brooke Army Medical Center the day before, but they couldn’t raise anyone at home because everyone had gone to the dedication for the School of AeroSpace Medicine’s new research facilities at Brooks AFB, in San Antonio, because my dad was of the project manager and was being promoted to colonel.

President Kennedy pinned his eagles to his shoulders.

i got out late that evening.

Ouch. That really brings it way too close to home. How did your dad react to all this?

climbing mod dive tower wearing my interpretation of a traditional native american swimming costume comprised of turkey feathers and shells

armstand back double-somersault with one and a half twists in the free position, no ’splash

Drive by shout-out from the Avila Beach, central coast CA. Happy Thanksgiving, y’all.

I was in fifth grade when I heard the news. The principal announced it over the PA system, we were in the library. I cried. One of my classmates cheered and the teacher slapped his face.

Suzanne @ 140

climbing mod dive tower wearing my interpretation of a traditional native american swimming costume comprised of turkey feathers and shells

armstand back double-somersault with one and a half twists in the free position, no ’splash

(Cheers and clapping.) 10!

May I please nominate Mr NewtonUsr for Mac Guru of the Year award?

9.85!

Suzanne @ 140

climbing mod dive tower wearing my interpretation of a traditional native american swimming costume comprised of turkey feathers and shells

armstand back double-somersault with one and a half twists in the free position, no ’splash

Uh, Suz. That “traditional Native American swimming costume”? That would be au natural in fact. Just saying, as an expert on the topic and all.

Suzanne @ 140

climbing mod dive tower wearing my interpretation of a traditional native american swimming costume comprised of turkey feathers and shells

armstand back double-somersault with one and a half twists in the free position, no ’splash

AWESOME

Suzanne @ 140

climbing mod dive tower wearing my interpretation of a traditional native american swimming costume comprised of turkey feathers and shells

armstand back double-somersault with one and a half twists in the free position, no ’splash

No splash? Wearing all that? Way to go!

newtonusr @ 144

9.85!

scrooge

Yet still, somehow, the guru.

Congressional Democrat Withdrawal Plan Wouldn’t

The Democrats’ flagship proposal on Iraq is aimed at bringing most troops home. Yet if enacted, the law would still allow for tens of thousands of U.S. troops to stay deployed for years to come.

For those who want troops out, “you’ve got more holes in here than Swiss cheese,” said Tom Andrews, national director of the war protest group Win Without War and a former congressman from Maine.

The Congressional Bill requires troops to start departing Iraq within 30 days. Bush is alikely to do this anyways as he builds-down the 30,000 troop “surge”.

The Bill also sets a goal of ending “combat” by Dec. 15, 2008.
The troops remaining would then be restricted to counterterrorism, training Iraqi military and police, and guarding U.S. assets, including diplomats and the embassy.

Military officials and analysts say the proposal allows substantial forces to remain.To maintain those three missions could require as few as a couple thousand troops to more than 70,000.

Maj. Gen. Michael Barbero,Deputy Chief of Staff for Iraq Operations said it would be difficult to accomplish ANY of those missions without a significant force. He noted “several thousand” troops are in specialized anti-terrorism units but these are dependant on the support provided by conventional combat operations. A “stand-alone” counter-terrorism force would have to be several times larger.

There are currently between 8,000 to 10,000 troops are specifically dedicated to training the Iraqi Security forces, with many thousands more in other areas providing additional training and support. Last year, the Iraq Study Group suggested 10,000 to 20,000 troops should be embedded with Iraqi combat units.

Then there is the “support units” (medical, supply, base management, etc.) needed to support those troops.

Then there would be the troops tasked to defend the Vatican-sized embassy, regional consulates, diplomats…and, according to some, reconstruction and humanitarian operations. This could add between 3000 (for a more limited) and 10,000 more troops (for a broader mission) to the permanently based forces.

Even Rep. John Murtha, suggested the bill might leave as many as 30,000 troops.

Thus when Democratic candidates say they will leave behind “only” those troops essential to fight terrorists, to protect the embassy and humanitarian operations, to train Iraqi forces, and to prevent genocide we need to realize that this is NOT the same as FULL AND COMPLETE WITHDRAWAL. Those candidates are being deceptive when they talk about ending the presence of “combat troops”.

And saying that the forces are going to based in Kuwait, and enter Iraq only in “operations” is equally (if not more) disingenuous. Any such operation would, to be successful, require forward bases camps where the troops would be engaged in combat on a daily basis.

TexBetsy @ 143

May I please nominate Mr NewtonUsr for Mac Guru of the Year award?

Betsy, your recommendation is good enough for me…I’ll second the nomination.

DrDick @ 121

eCAHNomics @ 116

And then there was Senator McCarthy.

Rethugs have been trying to scare the shit out of America for quite a while. You have to do something creative to get votes when your real platform is give all the money and power to the rich folks.

They so desperately want another Cold War.

Say, does anyone know who in the wingnutsphere has been recently putting forth the idea that it will be terrible if Hillary is elected because all those world leaders (especially in the Middle East) won’t deal with a woman (they’re so backward, you know)?

M-in-L was spouting a bit of that at dinner. She’s not a wingnut (quite the opposite when she was younger), but these days she picks up random stuff from the radio and doesn’t always differentiate between the legitimate stuff and the wingnut crap. I was just wondering if that meme is from someone specific, or if it’s widely circulating.

DrDick @ 145

Suzanne @ 140

climbing mod dive tower wearing my interpretation of a traditional native american swimming costume comprised of turkey feathers and shells

armstand back double-somersault with one and a half twists in the free position, no ’splash

Uh, Suz. That “traditional Native American swimming costume”? That would be au natural in fact. Just saying, as an expert on the topic and all.

i bolded – it was my interpretation – i know better than to go skinny dipping at the lake

rosie & the little guys all growin’-up,
40 degrees on the palisades no rain.
attack!

Steve-AR@134

True, but somehow it seemed that the “system could” and did solve those problems. Now, I am not sure..Nov ‘08 will be a huge test to see if we are still playing by any of the old rules.

Ironically, I have more cnfidence in the system now then back then. But less confidence in the people. Rs are out to destroy the sytem. And I have BIG doubts about Ds.

Current problems could be easily solved if we had the right people, methinks.

Suzanne @ 109

neurophius @ 106

Where does Rudy Guiliani stand on that issue?

i believe his response was to ask if he could wear his leather vest outfit again?

Will Rudy’s campaign song be “Macho, Macho Man!”

39 at the little cottage by the creek in the redwoods – clear skies

Suzanne @ 152

DrDick @ 145

Uh, Suz. That “traditional Native American swimming costume”? That would be au natural in fact. Just saying, as an expert on the topic and all.

i bolded – it was my interpretation – i know better than to go skinny dipping at the lake

The shells and feathers are hot, though..;)

DrDick @ 139

yellowdog jim @ 136

i was to be released from Brooke Army Medical Center the day before, but they couldn’t raise anyone at home because everyone had gone to the dedication for the School of AeroSpace Medicine’s new research facilities at Brooks AFB, in San Antonio, because my dad was of the project manager and was being promoted to colonel.

President Kennedy pinned his eagles to his shoulders.

i got out late that evening.

Ouch. That really brings it way too close to home. How did your dad react to all this?

what i saw of his outrage was not any more intense than it was for any of us.
my own made me less perceptive too.

Suzanne @ 140

climbing mod dive tower wearing my interpretation of a traditional native american swimming costume comprised of turkey feathers and shells

armstand back double-somersault with one and a half twists in the free position, no ’splash

Bravo. Cheerio. Clap clap clap.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Don’t suppose anyone’s still hungry?

persiflage @ 124

Hi all! Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving. Remember when you used to amuse yourself making shadow figures against the wall. I did quite a good rabbit, as I recall. Anyway, this guy never stopped. Amazing and brilliant!

How cool! I have a friend who is an animator and did a hand puppet book when he was in college. What memories! Now he’s doing things for Cartoon Network, the latest being Squirrel Boy. Before that it was Duckman.

Redshift @ 151

Say, does anyone know who in the wingnutsphere has been recently putting forth the idea that it will be terrible if Hillary is elected because all those world leaders (especially in the Middle East) won’t deal with a woman (they’re so backward, you know)?

M-in-L was spouting a bit of that at dinner. She’s not a wingnut (quite the opposite when she was younger), but these days she picks up random stuff from the radio and doesn’t always differentiate between the legitimate stuff and the wingnut crap. I was just wondering if that meme is from someone specific, or if it’s widely circulating.

I haven’t heard it before, but I really do not pay much attention to that stuff. I’m not a Hillary supporter (she’s way too corporate and conservative for me), but the treatment she has been getting in the media is just way over the top and totally uncalled for. She is smart, competent, and experienced and would make a far better president than any of the Republicans and some of the other Democrats.

RonD @ 135

We’re expecting a cold front here tomorrow night…expecting high 40’s.
Sorry. There has to be some upside to living here.

(waving to Persiflage)

Hi RonD! It’s already hit 35 here today, Centigrade.

This soup uses the turkey AND the stuffing.

http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOO…..soup_e.jpg

i know better than to go skinny dipping at the lake

Depends on the temperature and the time-of-day. Warmth & dark works for me.

Too young to have perceived the JFK ass*ssination, but at the age of 6 I avidly, obsessively followed the RFK one-yes, at age 6-it made me the political creature I have been ever since, and I remember it like it was yesterday.

Redshift @ 151

DrDick @ 121

Rethugs have been trying to scare the shit out of America for quite a while. You have to do something creative to get votes when your real platform is give all the money and power to the rich folks.

They so desperately want another Cold War.

Say, does anyone know who in the wingnutsphere has been recently putting forth the idea that it will be terrible if Hillary is elected because all those world leaders (especially in the Middle East) won’t deal with a woman (they’re so backward, you know)?

M-in-L was spouting a bit of that at dinner. She’s not a wingnut (quite the opposite when she was younger), but these days she picks up random stuff from the radio and doesn’t always differentiate between the legitimate stuff and the wingnut crap. I was just wondering if that meme is from someone specific, or if it’s widely circulating.

They deal with Condi, don’t they?

Suzanne @ 140

climbing mod dive tower wearing my interpretation of a traditional native american swimming costume comprised of turkey feathers and shells

armstand back double-somersault with one and a half twists in the free position, no ’splash

Careful, Ma Cheri, I think ya left some feathers behind…

Suzanne @ 152

DrDick @ 145

Uh, Suz. That “traditional Native American swimming costume”? That would be au natural in fact. Just saying, as an expert on the topic and all.

i bolded – it was my interpretation – i know better than to go skinny dipping at the lake

OK. Just so you know, the shells and turkey feather robe (yes they really had such things) were their equivalents of the tux or formal.

TexBetsy @ 164

This soup uses the turkey AND the stuffing.

http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOO…..soup_e.jpg

similar to the thanksgiving soup i always made for the girls – freezes well for those nights when a fast dinner was in order.

close your eyes CT!

Suzanne, here’s a towel.

TexBetsy @ 160

Don’t suppose anyone’s still hungry?

I just love leftovers.

Rockin’ into the night…

Moonage Daydream – David Bowie (live)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otmN4mCFSp0

DrDick @ 169

Suzanne @ 152

i bolded – it was my interpretation – i know better than to go skinny dipping at the lake

OK. Just so you know, the shells and turkey feather robe (yes they really had such things) were there equivalents of the tux or formal.

so i was unknowingly in formal attire for the holiday? cool, thanks. i figured feathers and shells would cover enough skin to keep it g rated – as sports should be.

Anyone in tv mode– have you seen “Tim Gund’s Guide to Style.”

Betsy, you are the unchallenged Queen of Late Night snacks, but lo these many hours later, I’m still feeling like an anaconda that’s swallowed a deer whole…therefore I must regretfully pass.

TexBetsy @ 164

This soup uses the turkey AND the stuffing.

http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOO…..soup_e.jpg

our post-thanksgiving special tortellini with turkey soup

anyone know the best way to ship frozen soup to utah from ca?

Suzanne @ 174

DrDick @ 169

OK. Just so you know, the shells and turkey feather robe (yes they really had such things) were there equivalents of the tux or formal.

so i was unknowingly in formal attire for the holiday? cool, thanks. i figured feathers and shells would cover enough skin to keep it g rated – as sports should be.

Depends on where you were. In the east (and in most of native California), women only wore a simple wrap around skirt covering waist to knees. Fur, skin, or feather robe (the last for nobility) in cold weather.

Suzanne @ 178

anyone know the best way to ship frozen soup to utah from ca?

On mom’s lap on the train?

I’m on the wrong planet…
Lou Reed and Luciano Pavarotti – Perfect Day

RonD @ 176

Betsy, you are the unchallenged Queen of Late Night snacks, but lo these many hours later, I’m still feeling like an anaconda that’s swallowed a deer whole…therefore I must regretfully pass.

I agree! She certainly is… I just finished my second grazing and just put everything away…

TexBetsy @ 167

Redshift @ 151

They so desperately want another Cold War.

Say, does anyone know who in the wingnutsphere has been recently putting forth the idea that it will be terrible if Hillary is elected because all those world leaders (especially in the Middle East) won’t deal with a woman (they’re so backward, you know)?

M-in-L was spouting a bit of that at dinner. She’s not a wingnut (quite the opposite when she was younger), but these days she picks up random stuff from the radio and doesn’t always differentiate between the legitimate stuff and the wingnut crap. I was just wondering if that meme is from someone specific, or if it’s widely circulating.

They deal with Condi, don’t they?

But you’re using sense. That’ll never work!

RonD @ 176

Betsy, you are the unchallenged Queen of Late Night snacks, but lo these many hours later, I’m still feeling like an anaconda that’s swallowed a deer whole…therefore I must regretfully pass.

Piker. I took down an elephant or at least a hippo.

Suzanne @ 178

anyone know the best way to ship frozen soup to utah from ca?

frozen.
ducks…

Suzanne @ 178

anyone know the best way to ship frozen soup to utah from ca?

I would recommend dry ice, but it’s a bit of a hassle with the airline paperwork.

Suzanne @ 178

anyone know the best way to ship frozen soup to utah from ca?

Styrofoam?

there is flan in the fridge calling my name.
with Joe Cocker’s voice singing “Unchain My Heart“.

:symptoms of l-tryptophan overdose.
/s

DrDick @ 162

Redshift @ 151

Say, does anyone know who in the wingnutsphere has been recently putting forth the idea that it will be terrible if Hillary is elected because all those world leaders (especially in the Middle East) won’t deal with a woman (they’re so backward, you know)?

M-in-L was spouting a bit of that at dinner. She’s not a wingnut (quite the opposite when she was younger), but these days she picks up random stuff from the radio and doesn’t always differentiate between the legitimate stuff and the wingnut crap. I was just wondering if that meme is from someone specific, or if it’s widely circulating.

I haven’t heard it before, but I really do not pay much attention to that stuff. I’m not a Hillary supporter (she’s way too corporate and conservative for me), but the treatment she has been getting in the media is just way over the top and totally uncalled for. She is smart, competent, and experienced and would make a far better president than any of the Republicans and some of the other Democrats.

The reality is that these guys fear women, especially when they have vanquished men to achieve positions of power. It’s almost as if the woman has big MOJO and used black magic.

Queen Elizabeth I was considered a tough, but successful, negotiator within the Muslim world (she had trade and military treaties with Barbary Sultans and with Aceh, amongst others). In fact, several Muslim “Sultanas” rose up right after her rule. And even the most misogynistic of them are immediately placed in a situation of subconciously “losing face” when they have to negotiate with a female leader. They already start off with a “compromise”. That puts them off their game.

Suzanne @ 178

anyone know the best way to ship frozen soup to utah from ca?

Actually, UPS and FedEx both do freezer packs. You will have to check with them about details.

TexBetsy @ 180

Suzanne @ 178

anyone know the best way to ship frozen soup to utah from ca?

On mom’s lap on the train?

laughing… i don’t think that is what her plan to have the soup and none of the momguilt included … hmmm

thanks dr dick.. i was thinking fed ex or ups would get it there overnite – i’ll give them a call to find out where to get their freezer pack.

yellowdog jim @ 65

jfk died 44 years ago today.
he would be 90 if he were alive.

i was on my way to the cafeteria for lunch in the seventh grade.
everyone remembers where they were.

You’re my age….

For those still digesting, may I offer an after-dinner mint?

RonD @ 150

TexBetsy @ 143

May I please nominate Mr NewtonUsr for Mac Guru of the Year award?

Betsy, your recommendation is good enough for me…I’ll second the nomination.

And a third here!

TexBetsy @ 194

For those still digesting, may I offer an after-dinner mint?

Why thank you my dear. Goes quite well with the port I have been enjoying.

Hey Loo Hoo! Hope you’re having a good Thanksgiving.

Loo Hoo. @ 195

RonD @ 150

Betsy, your recommendation is good enough for me…I’ll second the nomination.

And a third here!

Loo Hoo!
Happy TurkeyDay!

Chair dancing break!

Million Miles Away – The Offspring

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bamYBHYN3ME

Margot @ 183

TexBetsy @ 167

They deal with Condi, don’t they?

But you’re using sense. That’ll never work!

I did mention that. And since she’s not actually a wingnut (she just listens to them sometimes), the conversation ended amicably with everyone agreeing that even if that were true, it can’t be any worse diplomatically than it is now!

Thanks Betsy! It’s fun work.

Loo Hoo. @ 195

RonD @ 150

Betsy, your recommendation is good enough for me…I’ll second the nomination.

And a third here!

Hear hear!

Loo Hoo. @ 161

persiflage @ 124

Hi all! Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving. Remember when you used to amuse yourself making shadow figures against the wall. I did quite a good rabbit, as I recall. Anyway, this guy never stopped. Amazing and brilliant!

How cool! I have a friend who is an animator and did a hand puppet book when he was in college. What memories! Now he’s doing things for Cartoon Network, the latest being Squirrel Boy. Before that it was Duckman.

I loved Duckman! Funnhy and clever are my favourite combinations. The guy in the Utube describes himself as an “unusualist”.

yellowdog jim @ 188

there is flan in the fridge calling my name.
with Joe Cocker’s voice singing “Unchain My Heart“.

:symptoms of l-tryptophan overdose.
/s

flan

mrs ydj was taught by her mother how to make flan.

still Joe Cocker

TexBetsy @ 194

For those still digesting, may I offer an after-dinner mint?

Enjoing my scotch, thanks.

TexBetsy @ 194

For those still digesting, may I offer an after-dinner mint?

Pardon me for asking, but is it…
Way-far theen?

Dr Dick @ 76
I have a friend who went there. She was one of their first “diversity” admissions (female) and had a full ride scholarship. Generally regards it as a good experience and a great education, but has some interesting things to say about the upper class twits (my term, hers is much less socially acceptable) who made up most of her classmates.

—————
Here is what they say about diversity:
* 39 percent of us are ethnically diverse
* 12 percent of us are international students
* 50 percent from public schools, 50 percent from private, parochial, military, home or foreign schools

No mention of sex, but lots of pix of girls (fwiw). I’m curious, how long ago was your friend there?

DrDick @ 196

TexBetsy @ 194

For those still digesting, may I offer an after-dinner mint?

Why thank you my dear. Goes quite well with the port I have been enjoying.

i may as well sip some dessert vin santo… i’ll be right back…

newtonusr @ 206

TexBetsy @ 194

For those still digesting, may I offer an after-dinner mint?

Pardon me for asking, but is it…
Way-far theen?

but of course my dear

After dinner drinks anyone?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRUu-Wl1D7Y

Suzanne @ 178

anyone know the best way to ship frozen soup to utah from ca?

Dry ice in styrofoam. Check with USPS or Brown first, though.

maxcat06 @ 193

yellowdog jim @ 65

jfk died 44 years ago today.
he would be 90 if he were alive.

i was on my way to the cafeteria for lunch in the seventh grade.
everyone remembers where they were.

You’re my age….

i won’t tell if you don’t.
2/13/51

SunnyNobility @ 207

Dr Dick @ 76
I have a friend who went there. She was one of their first “diversity” admissions (female) and had a full ride scholarship. Generally regards it as a good experience and a great education, but has some interesting things to say about the upper class twits (my term, hers is much less socially acceptable) who made up most of her classmates.

—————
Here is what they say about diversity:
* 39 percent of us are ethnically diverse
* 12 percent of us are international students
* 50 percent from public schools, 50 percent from private, parochial, military, home or foreign schools

No mention of sex, but lots of pix of girls (fwiw). I’m curious, how long ago was your friend there?

As I said, she was one of their very first diversity admissions (more than 30 years ago). At that time there were only a handful of women, no ethnic minorities, and a handful of other public school boys. Sounds like they have come a long way in the interval.

Dr. Dick sez:

“I’m not a Hillary supporter (she’s way too corporate and conservative for me), but the treatment she has been getting in the media is just way over the top and totally uncalled for. She is smart, competent, and experienced and would make a far better president than any of the Republicans and some of the other Democrats.”

i say: Exactamento …..

clean up on 213

yellowdog jim @ 212

maxcat06 @ 193

You’re my age….

i won’t tell if you don’t.
2/13/51

You are not quite a year older, 2/2/52.

felt a strange chill there for a sec.
maybe not

RonD @ 176

Betsy, you are the unchallenged Queen of Late Night snacks, but lo these many hours later, I’m still feeling like an anaconda that’s swallowed a deer whole…therefore I must regretfully pass.

Some of us though, living in places where today was not turkey day, are grateful.

*gets spoon*

Clean up at 213.

egregious @ 36

OC epu:

Hey gang… PeteB2 has a diary up at the Big Orange about the CA Dirty Tricks initiative (Electoral College vote split deal)…

Can you help me give him a boost? (saves me the trouble of writing a diary tonight with my triptophan-soaked brain).

Thanks.

Done. But it still could use more recs. Pups? Sign up today, help Old Coastie in 24 hours.

I feel so stupid! I signed up a couple days ago, I go over there, it clearly shows me logged in and all of that and I can NOT for the life of me find ANYTHING remotely resembling a “Recommend” button. HALP!

Suzanne @ 178

anyone know the best way to ship frozen soup to utah from ca?

Quickly?

newtonusr @ 198

Loo Hoo. @ 195

And a third here!

Loo Hoo!
Happy TurkeyDay!

And you guys too! I still have my pumpkin pie in the fridge. Couldn’t eat it. Maybe tonight and maybe for breakfast… Went to brother and sis in law’s house and played (?) poker…

DrDick @ 219

Clean up at 213.

Dang, I missed it! the Mods are quick… and da best…

DrDick @ 217

yellowdog jim @ 212

i won’t tell if you don’t.
2/13/51

You are not quite a year older, 2/2/52.

got that mid-Twentieth Century chic about us

These table decorations have been in my family since 1960 or earlier. This is the first year that they are mine and on my (friend’s) table. They’re guarding the stuffing.

yellowdog jim @ 224

DrDick @ 217

You are not quite a year older, 2/2/52.

got that mid-Twentieth Century chic about us

It goes with my 36 year old earrings (boy does that weird out the students when they hear it).

yellowdog jim @ 218

felt a strange chill there for a sec.
maybe not

DNFT

refresh and cleanup is done

Here’s a little something from my playlist tonight. Another of those amazing 15 year olds.

yellowdog jim @ 65

jfk died 44 years ago today.
he would be 90 if he were alive.

i was on my way to the cafeteria for lunch in the seventh grade.
everyone remembers where they were.

I was two, so I’m afraid I don’t remember. This does remind me of the first time I was in a discussion of favorite music around the Lake, which was the first time I realized that I was younger than most of the people I was socializing. (I think it’s a mark of how good the people who hang out here are that I couldn’t tell before that.)

newspaperbrat @ 227

yellowdog jim @ 218

felt a strange chill there for a sec.
maybe not

DNFT

it was just my imagination

New thread: Late Late Nite FDL: Environmental Tips From the Green Team

The recommend button is in the right hand column in a box.

peanutbutter @ 220

egregious @ 36
I feel so stupid! I signed up a couple days ago, I go over there, it clearly shows me logged in and all of that and I can NOT for the life of me find ANYTHING remotely resembling a “Recommend” button. HALP!

Jane’s upstairs.

Here’s another. Must be something in the water there in Fargo.

CTuttle @ 223

DrDick @ 219

Clean up at 213.

Dang, I missed it! the Mods are quick… and da best…

I missed it too, dangit. Can you give us a hint, Suz?

TexBetsy @ 225

These table decorations have been in my family since 1960 or earlier. This is the first year that they are mine and on my (friend’s) table. They’re guarding the stuffing.

It’s amazing how the little treasures help make the holiday, isn’t it.

Loo Hoo. @ 236

CTuttle @ 223

Dang, I missed it! the Mods are quick… and da best…

I missed it too, dangit. Can you give us a hint, Suz?

Just smelly troll droppings.

eCAHNomics @ 59

fahrender @ 46

05:30 Friday here in Dresden. good to have Pach in the director’s seat this morning.

There was a segment on wnyc last week about how cheap & wonderful it is to live in Berlin. Same for Dresden?

sorry, eC, i wasn’t ignoring you but i was away from the iMac for about an hour and just saw your question: it’s pretty cheap here. i pay E450 for a one bedroom flat that includes some utilities cost (depending on how much i use). the flat is pretty spacious. food costs are reasonable. i use public transport so i don’t know about car expenses except that benzine is a heck of a lot more expensive than it is in the US. i love Berlin and it’s only two hours by train. i think expenses there are going up but you can still get something reasonable on the eastern side.

TexBetsy @ 225

These table decorations have been in my family since 1960 or earlier. This is the first year that they are mine and on my (friend’s) table. They’re guarding the stuffing.

Oh Tex B, I have the same, a little turkey candle and also glass turkeys from my Mother-in-law. They are so cute!

Late Late Nite FDL: Environmental Tips From the Green Team
with JANE!
is upstairs.

yellowdog jim @ 212

maxcat06 @ 193

You’re my age….

i won’t tell if you don’t.
2/13/51

11/14/50

Christine Edmonson @ 85

Loo Hoo. @ 79

It was announced over the PA in my 6th grade class. Everyone was silent.

Me too — just after class in sixth grade. I was sitting in the car going to piano class. We were all shocked and the driver cried. My parents were undone.

i was a teacher in Springfield, Tennessee. Johnny Washer, a sophomore, geek trombonist with braces came into the auditorium and told me what had happened. when the band kids came to class the next hour we played the Bach Prelude and Fugue in g minor (the little). my first son was two months old. i went home after school and held him for a long time.

fahrender @ 243

Christine Edmonson @ 85

Me too — just after class in sixth grade. I was sitting in the car going to piano class. We were all shocked and the driver cried. My parents were undone.

I still remember every moment of that whole weekend.

i was a teacher in Springfield, Tennessee. Johnny Washer, a sophomore, geek trombonist with braces came into the auditorium and told me what had happened. when the band kids came to class the next hour we played the Bach Prelude and Fugue in g minor (the little). my first son was two months old. i went home after school and held him for a long time.

maxcat06 @ 244

fahrender @ 243

I still remember every moment of that whole weekend.

i was a teacher in Springfield, Tennessee. Johnny Washer, a sophomore, geek trombonist with braces came into the auditorium and told me what had happened. when the band kids came to class the next hour we played the Bach Prelude and Fugue in g minor (the little). my first son was two months old. i went home after school and held him for a long time.

Sorry, for some reason, my reply didn’t post…
I was writing that I remember every event of that whole weekend…

It’s there within the comment. :)

DrDick @ 213

SunnyNobility @ 207

Dr Dick @ 76
I have a friend who went there. She was one of their first “diversity” admissions (female) and had a full ride scholarship. Generally regards it as a good experience and a great education, but has some interesting things to say about the upper class twits (my term, hers is much less socially acceptable) who made up most of her classmates.

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Here is what they say about diversity:
* 39 percent of us are ethnically diverse
* 12 percent of us are international students
* 50 percent from public schools, 50 percent from private, parochial, military, home or foreign schools

No mention of sex, but lots of pix of girls (fwiw). I’m curious, how long ago was your friend there?

As I said, she was one of their very first diversity admissions (more than 30 years ago). At that time there were only a handful of women, no ethnic minorities, and a handful of other public school boys. Sounds like they have come a long way in the interval.

Only reason I asked is lack of info about when Exeter went co-ed. Things were gawd-awful for women in a lot of places in the ’60s thru mid ’70s at least. Some of it was insidious and hard to call. Easy to imagine how tough it might have been with preppie twits who felt their space invaded by lesser mortals.

Audrey @ 247

It’s there within the comment. :)

Now I KNOW I’ve had too much Thanksgiving…

I just discovered this song, “Pigs Might Fly”. It about sums it up with the Dems.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7QXwCGtjiw

Thanksgiving is a computer-free day at my house, so I’m late on this.

I distinctly recall watching this episode with my mom and she cracked up for days afterward recalling the “as God is my witness” line.

A high point in absurdist TV.

I remember when they brought Lee Oswald out and he was shot. I thought it was obvious they wanted him killed because they brought him out without protection into a crowd.

I was 6.

Think that shaped my political views?