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Suz!

Word Press told me to slow down, I was posting to quickly…!

Late Late Nite pups!

hey suzanne!

Hah! That is to prevent the daily hat trick.

OK Suz where did you hide the Digg Button??

i so dislike it when i get that *shaking head*

i did a hard refresh and it was there, nahant

As I posted elsewhere, I just discovered that one dog had gone swimming in the fish pond, overturning plants and stirring the fish up (it is nearing koi spawning time in South Texas)and another dog had stolen one of my favorite down pillows and was making it “snow” all over the dog yard.

OK but you did hide it from me :>)

From Ameriablog

The Fed cut the interest rate tonight. Yes, tonight. On a Sunday night:

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said new steps announced by the central bank Sunday should help squeezed financial institutions get cash infusions– a fresh effort to provide relief to a spreading credit crisis that threatens to plunge the economy into recession.

The central bank approved a cut in its lending rate to financial institutions to 3.25 percent from 3.50 percent, effective immediately, and created another lending facility for big investment banks to secure short-term loans.

http://www.americablog.com/

The Fed did a cut on a weekend because they could not wait until their Tuesday meeting to cut rates? They couldn’t even wait until Monday?

I didn’t even get one today! Woulda been the first if WP hadn’t interfered… 8-(

pinkie swear, nahant - i did not do anything to the digg button. honest!

gnome, did you mention a longing for a cool winters day within hearing range of the dog?

nope, they’re trying to stop bank runs

like having toddlers around, constantly, ain’t it?

suppose to be a response to Gnome

Worse. Toddlers don’t sit and bark at buzzards roosting on the wire or possums hanging in the trees in the back field.

Hey Suz! Following up from my comment downstairs, Freshman Seminar discussion is via Facebook, and to respond to all the comments is almost like having my own blog.

All of my freshmen hate Bush. Whew. So at least I am free to speak on that subject. Otherwise, they are all over the map. I asked them last time what topic had been the most interesting so far: “global warming” “stem cell research” “the guy who ate his student”.

They live in a world of multitasking, video games, and movies. It HAS been an education for me!

GRRRR.

I started my day listening to Granny bitch for a half hour solid about her TV being messed up. This has been an ongoing nightmare since I got here.
At 94, thats all she is able to do mostly is watch the tube and complain, about everything.
I bailed out and went and started making my rat hole trailer less of a rat hole and getting ready to live in again.
I came home to a SERIOUS tirade, with a LIST of complaints. I finally had enough and grabbed her damn remote and went through the menu on the tv and fixed it ALL.
She must be hitting some buttons by mistake, she had that thing fucked up six ways from breakfast.
My folks are supposed to be back in two weeks. In two weeks and one fucking day I’m taking a vacation of my own!

I think it’ll only stoke the fears more, the Asian markets didn’t handle it well…!

I thought all the rate cuts they have been doing all year was suppose to stop bank runs? Instead things just get worse.

Ain’t doggies fun? Why would shaking a pillow be so important? They just get something in their minds, and it must be done…

Hey man, that fellow can honky tonk.

There is something worse than 350 pounds worth of dogs running around making my life “intersting.”

awwww here here you did right to help her. sometimes dealing with people (especially relatives) can be a wee bit of a challenge

OY! Buzzards and possums, oh my!

i love his stuff.

busted, you threw the remote through the tv?

As a teacher, I’m particularly interested in who ate a student.??? I mean I could see smacking one upside the head on rare occasion, but eating one? That’s a little over the top.

speaking of dogs, I had better box up the cake for tomorrow. She has been known to go on late night reconnaissance missions to ascertain where mommy or daddy left some goody out only to return later do devour it

I hear you.
I have the same issues with a relative in a nursing home. Constantly, it’s the remote messing up; can we come fix it/reprogram it/buy a new one?

oh busted, my best to you and your family. glad you were able to help with the TV remote.

Understatement of the day….

I’ll get my sense of humor back in a bit.
I also saw that Fed Bailout article on Bear Stearns and had a little something to say about THAT too.

yeah, and just wait until it hits london and wall street … i’m expecting a nasty day all around

AHH, a fellow sufferer!
That was the big deal today, Gotta go buy a new one. GRRRRRRR>

Oh, Busted. Poor granny needs her remote. It’s the only thing she still controls. Good for you and have a great vacation.

no, the rate cuts were to stimulate the economy and keep it from going into recession … it was a but more generic than directly with the credit crisis and any financial institution problems. they usually handle bank failures under the table if they can

It’s fixed, she’s happy, I will be.
Back to anything more interesting please
I just needed to ventilate a bit.
It’s good now.

My dad’s wife left the plate of fudge and Christmas cookies and candies on the table before bed. The beagle cleared the whole thing, and was found asleep and miserable ON THE TABLE the next morning.

Weird question. It’s cool here tonight. Texteen wants me to turn on the AC, but I said NO and opened window instead. Window is only a foot from the ground, and now he’s afraid that a neighborhood cat, wandering dog, or a deer (yikes!) will come through the open window. Crazy fear, yes? Or should I close the window?

Planning to close it when he falls asleep and before I do.

Suggestion to help save the economy if Bush is serious.
1) end the war
a)just think of how many banks that you can bailout with that money!
b)Just think of the size of your friends Golden Parachutes
c) think about your own financial situation Bushie! Do you really want to shop for your own groceries with the common people?
d)WallStreet will appreciate that when push came to shove that you put The Stock Market first…before your own war. WallStreet will Really Appreciate it ya know what I mean (wink).
e)Kudlow on the business channel will say that you are a Greater President than Reagen!
f) What more can a Republican ask for than that!

poor pup!

very nice!

DUGG……I waited!!

Tuesday should prove interesting too, Lehman, Citi, and JP Morgan are reporting 1st Q’s profits…

My mother is going through something similar with her godmother who is also suffering from senility and is paranoid.

Last time I talked to her she was telling me how there were people (gay men) living in her attic. I innocently asked how did she know they were gay men and she said they had been trying on her panties. I should have known better but I asked anyway (how did she know they were trying on her panties) and she said, matter of factly, that her underwear had holes in them from the men sticking their winkies through. (In reality her underwear was just old as hell and she desperately needed a few new pairs)

Oh they did just that alright, 200 Billion’s worth. They got a freebie twofer with Spitzer while they were at it.
Go read Greg Palast’s article if you want to see all that and a vivid lesson on why Chimpy is so desperate to get his immunity deal.

well, fed just extended discount window borrowing time …that should help them a bit

Fresh air from an open window is the best.

My wife’s daschhund once ate a pound of Valentine’s candy with no ill effects. I have no explanation.

Thanks :)

lmao that is terrible but funny at the same time (oh, the visual). My dog has eaten 3/4 of a pizza that we didn’t finish because we were too drunk to put the box in the fridge. talk about bloated the next day

I need an emoticon for stifling a guffaw!

my guess is he has a nice hacienda witing for him with the rest of the fascists in argentina

Suz, you got my email from this morning?

Sure, let’s throw more good money after the bad… 8-(

is the window screened?

That is just too funny! Winkies!!!

A guffaw?! I am ROFL just imagining the conversation.

screen came out when cassie moved out. i think they moved a few things that way rather than through the living room and front door. i didn’t realize it was still out until just now.

i thought i had responded…. was a rough night/morning/day

Imagine trying to keep a steady voice after she said that. I had to put the phone on mute a few times because I could barely breathe.

I can understand his fear, but I would have thought that it was burglars or rapists that he would have heard about on TV. Not wildlife. But then again the boy was born in NY. *g*

LooHoo!

I can’t find the link to the story. But it was about a teacher who had been released from a mental institution, having canibilised a student some years before. I got no idea how the student found the link.

But, it was in response to a YouTube that I sent to my students right after the first or second class meeting. Jane posted the YouTube as part of an FDL post. I came home and saw the YouTube, just after teaching my class, and told then “SEE, science is everywhere. Can you detect the scientific content in this YouTube?”

re: Your Brains
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjMiDZIY1bM

Some students did want to know WHERE and HOW I found that YouTube!!!!

Anyone who has read my comments knows how much respect I have for ace NYT reporter Michael Gordon. Well, he has another signature piece of idiocy out.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03.....ref=slogin

In this one, Gordon engages in revisionist history blaming Paul Bremer for the disbanding of the Iraqi army. Of course, Bremer did sign the order but by putting all the responibility on Bremer he is taking it all off Bush and Rumsfeld. Who are some of his sources? Well one is the ever serious and trustworthy Doug Feith. OK, stop laughing. What makes this whole exercise even more improbable is that Gordon does it without a single mention of Dick Cheney, Ahmed Chalabi, or Paul Wolfowitz but such lapses can be excused I suppose when one is writing fiction.

Monday the question that everyone on WallStreet will ask is who is next?. After Morgan buys Bears at $2 a share there will be a run on the Banks, HedgeFunds, Mortgage companies, Home builders.
Now who am I leaving out?
On the other hand Gold, Silver, Payday loan companies and Pawnshops should do great.

WassamatterU?
not sleeping still?
Or did you punch another wall?

LOL.

She is sweet as pie and a firecracker but talking to her is to be in an alternate reality and requires a nap afterwards

I’m packing it in early tonite, I shall bid ya’ll a fond adieu! Aloha Oe!!!

Is Gorgon getting White House Emails from Darth? This sounds like what Darth is going to say at his defense at a war crimes trial.

Good Night!

UH OH, it’s tto quiet all of a sudden.
Suzanne must be setting the glare from stun to fry.

Texteen has a brown belt in karate. He’s not afraid of burglars and rapists. Just doesn’t want animals in his room.

3 maybe 4 hours last nite
no hand is still sore but no longer swollen nor bruised

‘night, CTuttle.

sleep well ct

You don’t need to respond. You can just forward it to your friend. I’ll bet she’s in a real panic right now.

Actually it’s Paraguay this time, not Argentina. Or did you think you were kidding? That happens to me all the time these days. Parody, it seems, is no longer possible.

(I’m just here on a quick drive-by, digging out from a vacation that The Sweetie and I picked one hell of a week to take.)

I’ll have to read that later but why am I just not surprised?

boa noite, CTuttle

Hello All,

Just a drive-by.

Hello TexBetsy,

Let me just say that I have to leave a window open when one of my cats goes out, the other is an indoor cat, and for two weeks another neighbourhood cat has been attempting to come in. Both my cats are livid and chase him away, but neighbourhood cats can certainly try to make themselves to home. I would keep a watch on the window.

aloha ct

Hello, Busted. What’s this trailer thing?

Suzanne,
N-Y-Q-U-I-L.

Lights out, guaranteed.

i did forward it to her - have not heard back from her - but yeah, she’s only got her stocks and social security and is quite upset (as of friday)

Good evening Heather.
Nice to see you in Late Late Nite!

Is Gorgon getting White House Emails from Darth? This sounds like what Darth is going to say at his defense at a war crimes trial.

Gordon actually had the chutzpah to bring up Jay Garner’s proposal to keep the Iraqi army intact as evidence that this was the Administration position before Bremer led them astray. Of course, what he doesn’t explain is why if they thought Garner’s idea was so great they fired him.

nope doesn’t do that to me

its not like i did not want to sleep - i wanted to - but i was cleaning after i left here last night - there was a big c21 open house heavily advertised and promoted - my house was one of those featured (balloons and the whole bit on the signs) here this afternoon. not one person showed up.

then the power went out.

My rat hole?
I bought a 26 ft Travel Trailer to live in, got rid of that leaky, small motor home.
Been working on it since about September, with a three month off period since the day after Christmas to house sit for my folks while they traipse about somewhere in AZ.

In a White House famous for having Everybody reading off the same page Bremer did his own thing on something as important as Iraq?
And Bush lets leak the name of a CIA agent to the press because her husband displeases me, just let this happen with No repercussions?
Hmm is Gordon the new Judy Miller cause it does not seem like he has an editor?

Yes. I remember knowing everything from about 15-20!

…and a “good night, all” from me as well. A bedtime story, in the form of the creepiest song ever:

Swamp Witch.

Hey Newton :)

It’s great to see you too :)

Hoo boy, here it comes: Gulf central banks urged to sever links with tumbling US dollar

Didn’t Ted Stevens just bring a bill to switch ANWR oil drilling on when oil hits $125/bbl?

g’nite rond

link doesn’t work hmmm

I wiil be so happy when you finally sell that damn thing. The power constantly going out alone would have me in kill mode.

boa noite, RonD

I love it when Hugh parses Gordon..)

Hi Suzanne. Link works for me, but here it is raw: http://business.timesonline.co.....564014.ece

dood, if and when this blasted place ever sells, i’m gonna have one hella party on late late nite.

Oh, Suz. What a mofo.

Valley Girl,
It’s true, I’m Trailer Trash.
LMAO.

It’s mine and it’s paid for.

Oil hits record over $111 a barrel as dollar slumps (Reuters)
from Yahoo! News

Sorry about your bad day, Suzanne.

Busted- Even tho you might not agree, I think there is something to be said for living in a small space, with only the necessities. Very elegant, in some ways, tho you might not agree…

worked fine that time, thanks

Hmm is Gordon the new Judy Miller cause it does not seem like he has an editor?

In fact, Gordon is the old Judy Miller. He co-wrote some of her most notorious Saddam has WMD and we are all going to die stories in the run up to the Iraq war. Unlike her, he has continued to expel bilge, notably in hyping the Iran threat in Iraq and in his hagiography of David Petraeus.

A lot to be said for owning your place, busted.

i plan on sleeping tomorrow until well after noon. :)