Thers!

Thers! Is there going to be viewing available online for those of us who are geographically challenged and unable to attend?

Crap, no wignutcrap but then, no poo either :)

I’ll be at the annual Savannah House & Garden Tour that weekend. And havig drinks with Marion In Savannah one night.

But hope your conference goes well.

Now this looks like fun. But if you’re going to have a moderator, it strikes me that you need a Moderator.

Hey, Suzanne — got any tips for that Thers character, when it comes to moderating things?

yay mod squad!

Have fun at EschaCon Thers and, yes, a youTube would be great for those of us who are geographically challenged.

I know that it’s a fairly seat-of-the-pants type meeting, but will any video of the proceedings make it to the internets?

kevlar
nomex
tinfoil
and a 5 pt safety harness seem to be the tools i use most often

Next we’ll have lunch with what looks to be a Special Guest Star.

Hmmm . . . since Digby already outed herself, who might that special guest be?

Jesus’ General?
Pach?
Doughty Pantload?

Barbara Boxer? Hillary Clinton?

Rahm!

(OK, that should have come with a spew warning . . .)

Thers! Is there going to be viewing available online for those of us who are geographically challenged and unable to attend?

Yesh indeed! We’re still not entirely sure how it will work, but yes. Some wrinkles need ironing, not least that we want to make sure the pseudonymous folks can maintain privacy. But the stuff will be available electronically on the internet, somehow.

But if you’re going to have a moderator, it strikes me that you need a Moderator.

Moderation in defense of Moderation is no vice.

I am amazed that you are actually going to have Bill O’Reilly as a Special Guest Star. Do you get to throw loofahs at him?

and Paul Krugman (whom I believe has some columnist gig somewhere or other besides his blog).

You know, if he keeps on plugging away at it, he might just make it to the big time.

Of the crew you listed above, Spocko will probably be the most excited of the bunch. After all he put into getting Melanie Morgan to decide to spend more time with her family, he’s going to be easiest to spot, even if you’ve never met him in person. Just look for the person with the biggest grin possible, from behind one ear to behind the other, and that’s got to be Spocko.

Oh, maybe I wasn’t supposed to mention that…

We’ve got snow here. Too. Damn. Much. Snow.

ooohhh. wish i could go!

but i will be attending netroots nation in july.

all in all, a good day to be a cat

A longtime Republican district fell to the Democrats Saturday when a wealthy businessman and scientist snatched former House Speaker Dennis Hastert’s congressional seat in a closely watched special election.

Democrat Bill Foster won 52 percent of the vote compared to 48 percent for Republican Jim Oberweis. With 565 of 568 precincts reporting, Foster had 51,140 votes to Oberweis’ 46,270.

“Tonight our voices are echoing across the country and Washington will hear us loud and clear, it’s time for a change,” Foster told cheering supporters Saturday evening.

woooooooooooo hoooooooooo

Oh, man. Wish I could. Whole package $87? That’s really cheap. What about the hotel? It’s so much in airline fees for such a short time, although I’ve never experienced Philadelphia…

Can you get a good Philly Steak Sandwich anywhere in the vicinity?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....lykos.com/

Hee hee.

Actually, possibly Rep. Bob Wexler and, on the QT, George McGovern.

Really, but it’s unconfirmed as of yet.

Also we should have John Schwartz from After Downing Street and Bob Fertick of Democrats.org. And maybe someone from the ACLU.

Ted Rall? Damn, why not just get Ward Churchill?

someone forgot to tell the washington post that Obama won more delegates in Texas this past week:

Influential Democrats Waiting to Choose Sides
from washingtonpost.com - In Congress by Dan Balz
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s trio of victories over Sen. Barack Obama last week appears to have convinced a sizable number of uncommitted Democratic superdelegates to wait until the end of the primaries and caucuses before picking a candidate, according to a survey by The Washington Post.

And there was much weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth among the GOPers, wondering what this portends for November. Among the Dems, however, there was no wondering at all.

*g*

The last count I saw had the number of GOP retirements at just over two dozen. Those folks have got to be feeling good about their decisions right about now — better to walk away on your own than to be kicked out on your tail.

I wonder how Mitch McConnell is feeling tonight?

b-b-b-b-but… where’s my CRAP??? (begins to cry)

never mind - sounds like fun…! too bad you are so far away!

She won the popular vote.

oh now your asking for a cheese steak pie fight! ;)

Pat’s!

dayam, i was all set to contribute to a loofah collection for tossing to BO’R at the podium

so????

Spocko’s good people.

We wanted him on the panel because, we’ll, he’s a bud (he was at the ‘05 con), and because he is Ordinary Folk, as he’ll say himself. Shows you what one annoyed citizen can do.

Keeping his ID private will be a bit of a trick, as there are people who don’t like him very much…

Well, it is called the “Democratic” party! :-)

Bob Wexler??!!!

Why have so few people signed his petition?

Impeachment is so 2007…

His phone was busy.

Thers, does:

To take a break from the Weekly Crap, as well as the political poo-flinging

mean that this is a politcs free thread or a poo free thread?

LOL!
Wicked. Evening Thers.

I think it means that Thers is out of TP. With the GOP leaving it all over the lawn and then folks starting to fling it around at each other, it’s hard to keep enough TP on hand.

Remember to “spring forward” tonight.

Do you live in Philly, tw3k?

The hotel is pricy, but not too bad as these things go. We might also be able to arrange roommates for folks on a budget.

Philly is so walkable you can get a good cheesesteak and be back in 20 minutes or so. Philly’s a nice place, gets overlooked becuase NYC and DC are so close. Great restaurants too.

I don’t think that is an appropriate topic for discussion on this blog.

I was just in-joking. As long as folks remember Sat Night is Not for Fighting, you know, anything goes as far as topics.

nope, i did for a number of years tho, great town.

thanks, thers - it does make a difference to the mod squad.

s-a-t-u-r-d-a-y nite

hey suzanne! you keeping winnie the pooh off the thread?

yup, very walkable, never had a car there. The metro is a little odd.

Don’t forget the youth hostel accommodations too.

We don’t fight here– we’re just one big happy family.

Notice Earth Hour:
On March 29, 2008, we’re asking you–and millions of others–to switch off the lights for one hour during Earth Hour.

What is Earth Hour?
Earth Hour is a global event created to symbolize that each of us, working together, can make a positive impact on climate change–no matter who we are or where we live. Starting at 8 pm local time on March 29, 2008, individuals, communities and businesses will “turn off the lights” in cities around the world for one hour. This simple act will not only heighten awareness of the impacts of climate change on our world, but also inspire individuals and businesses to take practical action to reduce their own carbon footprint.

winnie never flings his pooh around

Exactly how hostile are the youth in Philly?

Sorry. ;)

Yum, yum! “In terms of Philadelphia’s cultural identity, the cheesesteak is right up there with Ben Franklin, the Liberty Bell, and Rocky Balboa. Only better…”

then how do we know he’s a boy?

OT, but I had an epiphany I wanted to share with FDLers

After cogitation on Ian’s as usual fine post, I had an early lunch. Sitting on the verandah, 31C, nice breeze from the ocean … ironically, reading T. Friedman’s “The Lexus and the Olive Tree”. Thinking about the misguided ’stimulus package’. And it struck me: best way to use your piece of the action:

Set up a microlending operation!

Everyone contributes something from what they receive. I’m not in that category, being in Australia :-) but I will donate US$100 toward it.

Admittedly, I have no expertise on how such an operation is organized but there are many clever people here. Planting the seed here and getting other blogs to promote the idea just seems like A Good Idea to me. What ya reckon?

waaahhh! that’s the week end of our state convention !!!! and what a shame, my gawd the lineup - sounds like friggin’ blogstock - sorry to miss Digby setting her laptop on fire and walking off the stage

ooh, plus all the Corp Media lemmings will be in town desperate for items - maybe y’all will get some decent coverage

GOTV research: Sending letters that list your & your neighbors’ frequency of voting record, promising an updated letter after the election, raises voter turnout by 8 percentage points. Who will do it? Rs or Ds?
http://www.washingtonmonthly.c.....013285.php

Thers! Good evening. I surely hope that the events will be online accessible, via YouTube or other. Sounds like a huge amount of fun.

Uh, maybe Spocko needs to wear a ski mask, or put a brown bag over his head during panel and discussion? Just so that it is harder for untowards to ID him?

And, I have to say that I loved last week’s thread, where you elevated the conversation by mentioning Jane Austen.

All the best (alpha tango bravo)

Sitting here in Queens, eating refried beans?

lol :)

*checking to see which way the wind blows* oh good, west to east

I never listen to Metallica, but, OK.

I wanted to say the Allstate Floridian wanted to raise homeowners insurance rates for Florida 43%, this year, they were turned down. But this comes after raised rates every year since 2004 and dropping policies. This is not a nice company. Remember Enron screwed California first and then would have moved on to other states. Allstate is not a nice company, they are screwing Floridians and your state could be next. So if your looking for insurance, you might want another company. No company, is perfect, but Allstate really tried to hurt Florida homeowners.

Indeed about the metro, on the weekends the schedules are really sparse. Anyone who is going, it’s best to buy tokens if you plan to use the public transportation.

And there’s the Freda Kahlo exhibit for those who may be interested.

Token. Is. Not. For. Sale.

OMG this is so scary. Just talking with you guys right now, I went to my account at Orbitz. All I did was sign in and they knew I wanted a flight to Philadelphia on March 28th. I’m not shitting you. This freaks me out.

You bet, and also for the Tri-State area. Making cheesesteaks put me through college, working until 2:00 a.m. (maybe that’s why I’m here at Late Nite?). They don’t know what they are here in Ohio, and I’ve turned leftover London broil into great Philly steaks for my fam.

Hold up. Thers had a post about this earlier, and this was the last inquiry I made on Orbitz. Must be a memory thing that’s really high tech.

or it could be that are fated to go to philly, loohoo

HA! Of course not, how could the cutest dog ever for his weight class be for sale.

Has this ever happened to anyone else?

That’s a relief.

I was working at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard one night and we went out the main gate, which went right by the Spectrum. It turned out that particular night the Flyers had won the Stanley Cup. People were in the street, turning cars over and setting them on fire. We were seriously freaked out, being rubes and all! Talk about locking the doors.

No such problems this year, I don’t think…

(whew) just clarifying
how ya been mman?

You’re really a great human. There must be reputable micro-lending outfits, check with Krugman on his site.

We’ll work out something for Spocko… what, we’re not sure.

Austen conversations can occur anytime, and probably should!

That would freak me out too. I still don’t like it when amazon.com sends me a notice when a progressive book is published. We have no privacy.

Your good putty in the manipulative hands of Allstate?

I mentioned it in comments last week, yah.

and, btw, hey Millineryman! And, Thers, may I officially introduce you to MM? He’s in Philly, and he has the “Valley Girl” seal of approval. ;)

good thanks! had a real busy month in feb, with a grad school application, props for a play and taxes, glad i got the flu last week so i could spend some time in bed sleeping.

oh and pulled a crown from root canal out last night eating jelly beans. that was a experience. my dentist told me to use polident to hold in place until i get in to see her tuesday. and for the record, they can only fit back in one way, so it’s best to practice before the polident she said.

and yourself?

i use cash at the book store.

as big hug to you VG, and thanks for the seal of approval and introduction

hey Thers, glad to see you’re coming to philly.

It’s not that I’m jumpy about illegal surveillance or anything…

Nice! The Rodin Museum is one of my favs.

Also a lot of fun if you don’t have a lot of time to check out art is to goto the 2nd floor of the PMA to look at the calder. The view beyond the sculpture you can see calder’s father fountain and his grandfather’s sculpture of William Penn.

Philly has tons of public works.

oh and pulled a crown from root canal out last night eating jelly beans.

omg. I did that a few years back eating Tootsie Rolls in bed. I have sworn off Tootsie Rolls. Forever.

i lurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrve me some TRs just sayin

yeah, i noticed it’s the same weekend too. :(
it’s the state senatorial district conventions on march 29. state convention is june 6-7.

just spending my time here most every evening.

talking with the bride to be on the phone about the wedding, talking with baby girl on the phone about working at a residential facility for the mentally impaired while she works on getting her emt certificate and then goes on to become credentialed as a paramedic. she plans on running into burning buildings.

enjoying the little hints of spring during the day but the nites are still cold and i’m of a certain age now and creak and ache when it gets cold. otherwise, stayng home keeps me outta the flu germs grasp (i hope).

and where can i get the old blums choco carmels…candy kisses

Testing, one two…!

Kewl, I’m Backkkk…! 8-)

hi CT,

I know of Grameen and so on, it just seemed ’something more personal’ would be more meaningful AND send a message about what can be done locally. Ya know?

That’s a good idea, now that you mention it. I don’t buy many books about politics but I just don’t like the idea of John Poindexter mining any data about me.

We’re not sure how we feel about media coverage — probably neither encourage nor refuse entirely. We certainly weren’t expecting PA to still be in play at that time, and it could all get very confusing…

You know how some aquarium fish are that if you keep feeding them, they will eat too much and die? I’m like that with Tootsie Rolls. I need to be kept away from them.

Hello!

I’m off. Don’t forget, it’s an hour later than you think.

g’nite solai

Howdy, again! I left ya a note back at the treehouse…! ;-)

Same here with jelly beans. Never again, or anything chewy like that.

Frequent swearing? I have to find an excuse to visit family in PA.

Thers! I hope that off-topic is still on-topic at late nite FDL. Because…

it really was quite interesting when quite a few Austen fans spoke up last weekend.

And, then, there was the request: “I’ve never read Jane Austen. Which book should I start with?”

I weighed in, as did another commenter, saying “Emma!”

If this is not too totally OT for your thread (and it’s your thread) what would be your response as to the first Austen book to read?

is the comment poster thing working?

Stop by & say hi if you at all can!

best one heard so far:

“the pooh in the loo is meant for you
the [name of outgroup] did it!”

how gullible do you have to be to believe such crap?
divide and conquer.

Hard refresh and comments will appear.

did you ever get your snow? sounds like your daughters are doing well, when’s the wedding?

no snow
wedding is may 31st late afternoon

Stop it! You’re younger than I am!

my orthopedist said my knee was 85 (i was 35 at the time)
my eye doc said i have old eyes (i was 40)
my ob said i’m of a certain age now (i was 48)

i’ve stopped arguing with the docs