Thanks, Elliott, I was kinda hoping the recently fired Frum would be on somewhere, but no…. after the book comes out, I guess. Martin Frost will be worth a listen, anyway.

Good morning, pups. It’s Dowd, Friedman, Kristof and Rich this morning. MoDo addresses “A Nope for Pope,” and the Catholic Church, where “The Enforcer” could use an enforcer. The Moustache of Wisdom, in “Hobby or Necessity?” says this latest Israeli-American flap over settlements reflects a tectonic shift that has taken place beneath the surface of relations between the two countries. Mr. Kristof says “The Boys Have Fallen Behind,” and encouraging boys to read books about monsters and explosions could help improve their faltering verbal skills. Mr. Rich says “The Rage Is Not About Health Care,” and demographics are avatars of a change bigger than any bill contemplated by President Obama or Congress — a change that can’t be repealed.

Here they are.

The coffee, tea and hot chocolate are ready, and I’ve got chocolate croissants with fresh raspberries. I’m off to feed kittehs and get myself scrubbed and polished so I’m not late for choir rehearsal. Have a great day.

I didn’t see John McCain’s name anywhere. Are you sure it’s Sunday, Elliott?

Ruth, the one I’d especially like to see is pathetic twit Eric Cantor, on to describe his harrowing, death-defying…oh, wait.

Thanks, Marion. Kristof; only 16% of boys proficient in writing. Sad.

AZportsider, would have to turn off the teebee, cannot abide the loonie from Culpepper.

good morning firdogs!

today I am live blogging from long island jewish hospitol where I completed a hip resurface on wed night, all is well and am healing very nicely, will be good for work monday and good as new in a month

it seems nice outside but cold here in new york and judging from my window I believe it is overcast

have not kept up with the political envirnment and have lots to catch up on, how are we doing?

morning, perris, happy recovery. do you get to order a big Sunday buffet breakfast? will hoist a cup of v good coffee to your health

thanx ruth!

yesterday msmolly suggested some friends might bring up panera bread for their visit and since I had a few people read that suggestion they have had the excellant idea of bringing me a panera sunday

THANKS to miss molly for that excellant suggestion

coffee here is not that bad, their meals are though (it is a hospitol after all) and to say they taste “institutional” would be kind

my recovery has set a new bar and they are amazed, am out and about with just a cane, up and down stairs, and sometimes I take a few steps with no cane or support at all

will be back to work tomorrow and all is grand

panera breakers, that’s just the ticket, nice to have this kind of friend. breakfast is a favorite with me, can’t go with something barely edible just to fill the empty space.

(((perris))) Keep healing well.

Good morning all.

I visited a freind in the hospital who had had a tremendous surgery; jaw reconstruction taking bone from his leg. He seems to be coming along OK, but will be in the hospital for a month, it looks like.

Seems like this degree of reconstructive surgery has become a staple, but used to be outside of the realm of the possible. Nice. Best wish for progress to your friend.

Huh. 15 or so women on aaaalllll these shows. No men on any of the shows having to do with sexism (Newsweek, what will it take for a woman to win).

We’ve come a long way, baby.

la plus ca change.

Mornin’ perris, I hope your hip heals well.

Elliot, thanks for the beautiful video about numbers. (One of my favorite subjects).

Thanks, on his behalf. He’s my niece’s husband and she didn’t tell him I was coming. He was really pleased to see me. I like him a lot. And because he still has a hole in his larynx, he couldn’t talk much, so I got to talk at him, regaling him with stories about my bees, my cat, etc. NO politics, what a relief. I had my digital camera with, so I could show him what I was talking about. This is the niece who was the midwife in my cat adoption.

Makes me wonder if I kept my yap shut, would I have more friends??? yeh, but not the sort I want. BTW, Julie, War On War Off, has moved in with cats and we’ve had absolutely no fur go flying, working amazingly. Julie will post about it at Caturday.

Looking forward to Caturday.

Anyone bringing you Panera goodies this morning, Perris?

OOOPSS. I should have read ALL of the comments, before I wrote #16. Tee hee. Glad you are mending!

Edit to add: have never gone to Panera for breakfast. Maybe I should do that this morning. I go there fairly often for lunch…great salads.

Wishing you a speedy recovery perris. Same ole same ole on the outside.

you must try their soufle, my favorite is the spinach artichoke but they have others

mostly I bring for the office their osiago bagel, it’s a clear favorite as well

bring your laptop they have free internet, we can live blog together next time I get there, probably next week

I am mending fater then they have ever seen

And Onion Soup…great. And it will travel.

thank you blue, am just about recovered already and am feeling great

thank you so ms nomics, hope all is well with you too!

hope you’re enjoying your hometown hero, Martin Frost, being great on WashJournal. Making the pts that recess appts were a staple of the worst pres. ever and it’s about actually improving public welfare.

That is the way I recovered from knee replacement 5 years ago. I was my orthopedic surgeon’s poster child — still am as far as I know. Back to work in a week, driving my manual transmission car in a week. Never a cane, walker only one day (didn’t need it but assumed I should use it). Went out to lunch with family on the way home from the hospital. Sometimes recovery can simply be your state of mind — not to minimize the real pain others may have, of course.

Can’t live blog next week, cuz I will be in Indianapolis helping my son and family move into a new house, but we should plan it sometime. I wonder if there are any other pups who would join us from their various locations? We could have a Sunday morning Panera blog-in!!

Thanks for the bright spot…had just heard Ravin’ Palin on NPR. An older, whiter crowd was described.

There’s a rally with Doggett late this afternoon. Some more cheer. Im off to work.

I get them to give me Gorgonzola instead of the swiss for my onion soup, man I love that

I loved Panera’s mushroom soup, but they seem to have dropped it from their soup rotation. They have a new Mediterranean Salmon salad that is really good.

their forest mushroom is a favorite but I think they made it part of their winter rotation, though you are right, it didn’t make it to the menue this year

I’ve been told by management it is indeed a favorite

Also heard NPR’s “coverage” of Palin in Nev.. Liked how they asked the baggers why they opposed Reid, “because he’s a socialist”, “because he truly hates America.” In depth reporting by National Propaganda Radio.

Thanks for sharing that very cool video. Last week two of my friends got into a fascinating argument about why the prevalence of Fibbonacci numbers in nature. Very interesting stuff.

My Panera story: was on the way back home from Indy a couple of weeks ago, had to be at a volunteer gig very shortly after arriving home, so I stopped on the way and picked up a Panera salad. One of their black olives — always pitted — was “hidden” in a forkful of salad and still had its pit, and when I chomped down on it, broke a tooth. This was Sunday, so bright and early Monday I was at the dentist, have a brand new temporary crown, and I’m out $500 (the co-pay is half the cost of the procedure).

Can’t blame Panera, but if you eat their Greek or salmon salad, watch the olives!!

P.S. That video is wonderful played full-screen!!

This business about NPR reminds me of my affair with Macdonald’s hamburgers two decades ago. I was living in Paris and about every six months I would get a craving for a hamburger, and walk over to the place on the Boul Mich to get a MacDonald. And every time I did I almost threw up after the first bite. NPR is the same. I stopped sending them money years ago, but still listen in hopes of hearing something sensible, and because the alternatives are even worse. But it’s just like those awful burgers.

Good Morning!!
Listening to Howard Dean on WJ.

Glad to hear your friends brought you a Panera breakfast perris – sounds like you’ll be playing tennis in less than a month.

you’re welcome. :)

I guess we should be surprised it surprises us.

LOL, A Happening at Panera

During the pledge breaks NPR pitchmen/women proudly boast NPR is the “gold standard” of U.S. broadcast journalism. Fools gold.

I do believe you are right on the money, I am thinking like two weeks but will not put myself at risk so we’ll see

you know, that would be a great promotion for both the lake and the bakery, I am thinkingwe could possibly get panera as one of the sponsors for firedoglake

Martin Frost did great, Howard Dean is wonderful; ‘since I usually don’t respond to the far right, I won’t reply to that’ re: screed on teabaggage. now going to see the MTP dog and pony show. thanks for good tho’t and conversation.

Thank you, thank you, thank you firedoglake for pointing out that Jake Tapper was going to host This Week. If I had gone with my first thought and just turned on the set expecting Christine Amanpour, I might have thrown something at it. In fear for it’s life, my television has already banned David Gregory forever and Jake Tapper is no better, perhaps worse.

Before they turn on the cameras hope they dust the cobwebs off of the MTP guests.

made me do a search, fascinating

Fibonacci numbers in nature

Sunflower head displaying florets in spirals of 34 and 55 around the outsideFibonacci sequences appear in biological settings,[39] in two consecutive Fibonacci numbers, such as branching in trees, arrangement of leaves on a stem, the fruitlets of a pineapple,[40] the flowering of artichoke, an uncurling fern and the arrangement of a pine cone.[41] In addition, numerous poorly substantiated claims of Fibonacci numbers or golden sections in nature are found in popular sources, e.g. relating to the breeding of rabbits, the spirals of shells, and the curve of waves.[42] The Fibonacci numbers are also found in the family tree of honeybees.[43

Amanpour doesn’t start until April 22 iirc

(just to keep your tv safe until then :)

lmao

and so true.

LMAO! Thanks from me and my television.

Yes, and the Nautilus shell is a “golden spiral” connecting the corners of a square from Fibonacci numbers. I have no math skilz, but this is fascinating.

Someone on the Jessie Jackson “Keep Hope Alive” radio program said the Teabag Party has morphed into the Gunpowder Party.

Wow, what a cool vid. Thanks, Elliott.

Oh me too Ruth—but I think I am one of those old dogs that you can’t teach new tricks.

So true–don’t listen to them any more or send money. I have friends that use that as their only source of info—sigh

And from now on Democrats and Progressives should be asking the Republican obstructionists to health care the real questions like:

Where are the death panels you said would be set up when health care was passed?

Now that the health care for America has been passed, over the Republican objections, there are many questions the GOP has to answer for….November is coming and Democrats and progressives will be shocked to see how much support they will be getting, even during the mid-terms. All they will have to keep saying is….hey GOP…

Answer the questions !!!!!!!

Wonderful video. The Fibonacci sequence is one of those reasons people think math is at the basis of the real world.

Howard Dean was on this morning’s Washington Journal.. You can get a segment re-run by going to http://www.c-span.org (click the SERIES link)

He sounded to me like a potential Presidential contender..
Makes sure to emphasize that HCR bill is NOT health care reform.. and talked about missed opportunities at reconciliation way back to pass public option.
When asked about his relationship with Obama, he stated he doesn’t really talk to him, as if to suggest Obama has not reached out, and has no intention of communicating with him..
Then moderator asked about Emanuel, and Dean said his relationship was “cordial.”

The silence was weighty following the question about Obama.. Definitely a defining moment in the interview and rather awkward but telling.