Comments on: Anxiety Over Obama’s Picks For National Security And Foreign Policy? Not So Much… http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:10:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/#comment-1744879 Adie Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:34:54 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/#comment-1744879 <p>like a loose-head prop only with less running. heh. in my dreams.</p> <p>besides. i need the exercise…</p> <p>P. E. A. C. E.</p> like a loose-head prop only with less running. heh. in my dreams.

besides. i need the exercise…

P. E. A. C. E.

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/#comment-1744870 Adie Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:26:21 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/#comment-1744870 <blockquote><p>Curmudgeons of the world unite!</p> <p>You have nothing <strong>too loose</strong>!(sic)</p></blockquote> <p>(emphasis mine)</p> <p>Hey demi.<br /> I’ll take it at face value, arms’ length. I’m outta baked goods for the moment.<br /> Kitchen’s closed for the night, but we need someone to do the dishes. You You have a clue what to expect?</p> <p>Awright, but I gotta put the clean dry dishes away first, before tackling today’s mess.</p> <p>I lost track in the fray. Am I the one who makes sense, or are you. Nah, you always do, so… I’ll phone my people… see what they can work up in a hurry.</p> <p>troll-teasers are an under-appreciated class in today’s upscale world, especially when it’s clean and neat, and no toxic substances are spilled.</p> <p>…tired…</p>

Curmudgeons of the world unite!

You have nothing too loose!(sic)

(emphasis mine)

Hey demi.
I’ll take it at face value, arms’ length. I’m outta baked goods for the moment.
Kitchen’s closed for the night, but we need someone to do the dishes. You You have a clue what to expect?

Awright, but I gotta put the clean dry dishes away first, before tackling today’s mess.

I lost track in the fray. Am I the one who makes sense, or are you. Nah, you always do, so… I’ll phone my people… see what they can work up in a hurry.

troll-teasers are an under-appreciated class in today’s upscale world, especially when it’s clean and neat, and no toxic substances are spilled.

…tired…

]]> By: demi http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/#comment-1744673 demi Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:04:57 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/#comment-1744673 <p>Sure. Of course, DW.</p> Sure. Of course, DW.

]]> By: DWBartoo http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/#comment-1744600 DWBartoo Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:06:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/#comment-1744600 <p>Cookies, milk and hugs for all!!!</p> <p>The essence of the progressive ‘philosophy’, demi.</p> <p>I just can’t imagine that anyone would have serious problems with such a philosophy. </p> <p>I await my fellow curmudgeons’ responses.</p> <p>I’ll jusr have one cookie while I wait … and how ’bout you, demi, cookies, milk, and a big hug? </p> <p>;~)</p> Cookies, milk and hugs for all!!!

The essence of the progressive ‘philosophy’, demi.

I just can’t imagine that anyone would have serious problems with such a philosophy.

I await my fellow curmudgeons’ responses.

I’ll jusr have one cookie while I wait … and how ’bout you, demi, cookies, milk, and a big hug?

;~)

]]> By: demi http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/#comment-1744592 demi Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:58:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/#comment-1744592 <p>David!<br /> Inside every curmudgeon is a small child who still likes cookies and milk and hugs.</p> David!
Inside every curmudgeon is a small child who still likes cookies and milk and hugs.

]]> By: DWBartoo http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/#comment-1744587 DWBartoo Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:49:56 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/#comment-1744587 <p>Thank you, Adie, SD, and demi, for ending this thread with good humor, horse-sense and reflections upon childhood, then and now …</p> <p>Beyond that, as a dues-payin’ curmudgeon, in good standing, dammit!, let me say, in a heartfelt way:</p> <p>Curmudgeons of the world unite!</p> <p>You have nothing too loose!</p> <p>;~D</p> Thank you, Adie, SD, and demi, for ending this thread with good humor, horse-sense and reflections upon childhood, then and now …

Beyond that, as a dues-payin’ curmudgeon, in good standing, dammit!, let me say, in a heartfelt way:

Curmudgeons of the world unite!

You have nothing too loose!

;~D

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/#comment-1744586 Adie Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:44:23 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/#comment-1744586 <p>;-></p> ;->

]]> By: demi http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/#comment-1744578 demi Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:37:37 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/#comment-1744578 <p>What a nice story. Reminds me of one late summer evening when I was maybe 12. We’d ridden the dirt roads, under the tunnel, to a horse show / rodeo. It was great fun and of course, the part I remember was the ride home. Dark night, moon, stars, tall aromatic eucalyptus trees hanging over the road. Riding double, little skinny girls on a big old horse. Just plopping along the road towards home. It was heaven.</p> What a nice story. Reminds me of one late summer evening when I was maybe 12. We’d ridden the dirt roads, under the tunnel, to a horse show / rodeo. It was great fun and of course, the part I remember was the ride home. Dark night, moon, stars, tall aromatic eucalyptus trees hanging over the road. Riding double, little skinny girls on a big old horse. Just plopping along the road towards home. It was heaven.

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/#comment-1744571 Adie Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:27:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/#comment-1744571 <p>Oh the LOSS of summer fun for today’s kids! I mourn for that.<br /> We learned so incredibly much back, ahem, awhile ago. But on our OWN time, at our own pace, and free as the wind. Minds grow. Curiosity leads to the best learning of all.</p> <p>Now it feels as if family life in general, especially allowing kids the freedom to think and grow in myriads of unfettered ways. It’s just stifled.</p> <p>I trained my own horse, starting when she was 2 and I was Intermediate at best. Didn’t have fancy training, but had friends who did take lessons, and we learned the signals from them. We ended up winning in dressage. </p> <p>We won a Western Pleasure class, bareback, bridle being a simple loop around her jaw and single rein on one side of her neck - pull to the right, neck-rein to the left, balance the 2 signals for straight, and of course leg and weight changes were the most important of all, albeit invisible. By the end of summer, she could do two-tracking walk, trot & canter (with head, neck etc. all dressage-position-perfect); flying lead changes yadda yadda in that silly homemade getup. One of my fondest memories of all time was twd the end of the class when the stupified judge stammered, “Will she back???”<br /> Of course she did, zip zip, straighter than anyone else in the class. They changed the rules the next year so you had to use a big clunky saddle, “proper” Western bridle and all. But we have the picture of that one show when the little Indian horse showed ‘em somethin’ different.</p> Oh the LOSS of summer fun for today’s kids! I mourn for that.
We learned so incredibly much back, ahem, awhile ago. But on our OWN time, at our own pace, and free as the wind. Minds grow. Curiosity leads to the best learning of all.

Now it feels as if family life in general, especially allowing kids the freedom to think and grow in myriads of unfettered ways. It’s just stifled.

I trained my own horse, starting when she was 2 and I was Intermediate at best. Didn’t have fancy training, but had friends who did take lessons, and we learned the signals from them. We ended up winning in dressage.

We won a Western Pleasure class, bareback, bridle being a simple loop around her jaw and single rein on one side of her neck – pull to the right, neck-rein to the left, balance the 2 signals for straight, and of course leg and weight changes were the most important of all, albeit invisible. By the end of summer, she could do two-tracking walk, trot & canter (with head, neck etc. all dressage-position-perfect); flying lead changes yadda yadda in that silly homemade getup. One of my fondest memories of all time was twd the end of the class when the stupified judge stammered, “Will she back???”
Of course she did, zip zip, straighter than anyone else in the class. They changed the rules the next year so you had to use a big clunky saddle, “proper” Western bridle and all. But we have the picture of that one show when the little Indian horse showed ‘em somethin’ different.

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/#comment-1744557 Adie Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:08:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/01/anxiety-over-obamas-picks-for-national-security-and-foreign-policy-not-so-much/#comment-1744557 <p>Ah yes, branches of fame and fable. Never quite got dislodged by one, but had to, ahem, perform some gentle rehab. training with a cute little Arab-Welsh gelding who’d gotten in the habit of poking along slower and slower with mincing little steps and then trotting back up into line over and over on trail rides. Simple and nonthreatening in nature, but annoying when his rider was a little kid apt to have trouble staying out of same, crossing roads and such.</p> <p>That lil’ stinker of a pony a-l-m-o-s-t got me, heh. The very first time I tried to urge him to walk out in nice BIG-PONY steps so-as to keep up, he never said a word or gave any hint of his thoughts, until we came to a nearby branch. He immediately tried to make a dash over to scrape me off.<br /> I have to hand it to him: he was never cured. He either did his little mincing steps or he immediately sought the nearest low branch. Can’t win ‘em all. (no. he never caught me)</p> Ah yes, branches of fame and fable. Never quite got dislodged by one, but had to, ahem, perform some gentle rehab. training with a cute little Arab-Welsh gelding who’d gotten in the habit of poking along slower and slower with mincing little steps and then trotting back up into line over and over on trail rides. Simple and nonthreatening in nature, but annoying when his rider was a little kid apt to have trouble staying out of same, crossing roads and such.

That lil’ stinker of a pony a-l-m-o-s-t got me, heh. The very first time I tried to urge him to walk out in nice BIG-PONY steps so-as to keep up, he never said a word or gave any hint of his thoughts, until we came to a nearby branch. He immediately tried to make a dash over to scrape me off.
I have to hand it to him: he was never cured. He either did his little mincing steps or he immediately sought the nearest low branch. Can’t win ‘em all. (no. he never caught me)

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