What wonderful news to start my day. Thanks.

Maybe there are isolated incidences of justice.

Stop more nice things happening, we’ll get spoiled and think this system works.

There are some of those good days where I feel like there is hope for the human race, then people like Andrew Shirvell show up.

However he did get fired, which does have a silver lining

Embarrassing the boss in public can have that effect.

I love the smell of flamers in the morning.

Wounded Nation

Good morning, pups. It’s Brooks and Herbert this morning. Bobo has the answer. Bobo will explain it all to the rest of us. In “The Crossroads Nation” he gurgles that from Bill Clinton’s bridge to the 21st century to President Obama’s new foundation, the next American century is often described vaguely. He tells us why. He tell us there’s no reason to be pessimistic… And he’s still getting paid. Mr. Herbert, in “The Impossible Dream,” says there can be no coherent conversation about deficit reduction if tax increases are off-limits and the country is still at war. No shit…

Here they are.

The coffee, tea and hot chocolate are ready, and I’ve got a variety of bagels with cream cheese. I’m in the mood for a poppy seed bagel… It certainly took long enough for Andrew Sherill to be canned, but at least he was. I’m off to feed kittehs, who are letting me know they want to be fed NOW. Have a great day.

I hadn’t thought of that but now you mention it, you’re probably right. If it had never come to public notice, he’s still be at it and in his job.

Sorry, Ruth, reply was meant for you.

It’s all good – and unfortunately, I suspect a lot of squeaks we’re not hearing will catch up with us soon.

Good morning all.

Good morning. Good news to start off the day.

Shirvell obvs has a big future as a married republiKKKan male with children who otherwise has sex only with men. Sick fetish bastid:

http://www.andrewshirvell.net/

But, but – serve openly? Oh please. Danny Denial there is a man in the closet if ever there was one. Just angry because he couldn’t be part of the cool scene at UMich.

I just finished shopping for the day. Bought 2 diff size “lasagne” pans for preparing casserole-type dishes when I have a lot of company. The two I have are inconvenient for different reasons.

Good morning. Couldn’t help but notice the foul weather up your way lately. You were shopping on line, yes?

Good morning pups and thanks for the news Attaturk.

Yes, online. Scanpan’s the brand. Several years ago I bought the set of frying pans & pots, as mine were getting old. I still use the old ones, depending, but I love the Scanpan ones, esp the big pot for making soups & chili.

The really bad weather was mostly north of where I am, but yesterday was windy & raw, with occasional showers, so I stayed indoors. Today should be a lot nicer & I’m hoping I can finish my 2010 bushhogging.

I disagree that he can now devote more time to being an asshole. Once he’s disbarred (coming soon), he’ll be looking for work. In the spirit of decency (perhaps undeserved in this case), I wish him good luck on that front.

Perhaps he could get in on that fab job retraining program;

“Welcome to WalMart”

“Would you like to super-size that?”

end of training.

You’ll be relieved to know that God promised no more catastrophic climate change after Noah’s flood. So sez R candidate to head House Energy Committee.

Going to look now at Scanpan because I’ve been thinking Santa would bring me some new pots and pans this year. Have never heard of Scanpan. Back soon.

I don’t wish him good luck on any front. He seemed so rabid that he’s the type to go over the edge and do harm to that student.

Good morning, everyone. We are having a week of gorgeous weather here in NW Indiana. Highs in the mid 60s and lots of sun. I’m going to get in a long bike ride every day, because this may be the last time we see sun until March.

BP and Halliburton are arguing on my radio/from before the commission about the oilspill…who caused the damage,etc. Is there a smell of truth in that room? Doubt it….Good Morning..

Morning eCHAN and everyone,

Wasn’t there something about ‘fire,’ next time? Just remembering some American traditional gospel music from somewhere.

How do you make it thru that long, dark spell? Here in TX if we have cold and dark, it will usually only be a couple of days before sun is back. Enjoy your ride.

I probably exaggerate a little bit, but there isn’t much sun here over the winter. And there’s lots of S-N-O-W. But spring and fall here are usually quite nice.

As I recall it was “no more water, fire next time.” Global WARMING, anyone?

Sorta OT: I see that there has been quite a series on the mortgage fraud stuff over at HuffPo. Long articles by William Black and Randall Wray. Froomkin has a good post and links to them, and I think I’ll try to read them all.

What in the World is Going On at Bank of America?

Well, I’ll wish him luck on finding some kind of job after he’s disbarred.

But you’re right. His fixation on that particular student is bizarre and more than a little scary.

I just read the linked article (I had read about him elsewhere earlier) and hadn’t known he is a UofM alum. I wonder if that enters into Shirvell’s obsession, since the young man is student body president?

That’s what he said during his interview on AC 360 on CNN. He pointed out that he is an UofM alum and tried to frame it as part of a political campaign. Problem #54: Armstrong was already elected.

Yes, this is just sad and scary. I hope the firing doesn’t tip him over the edge into violence. The stalking seems like a precursor. I hope not.

Morning Marion,

Kittehs happy, just did the same routine, mine knows the outside weather, beautful orange sky sunrise a few minutes ago and she was at the door to do a few laps around the yard, to see what critters might have been visiting overnight. Mild and sunny. That’s good news.

I still haven’t remembered the name of the gospel group, but the chorus was, “doG gave Noah, the rainbow sign, it won’t be water but it’ll be fire next time.”

Thanks for your regular morning links and comments. Bobo must get paid by the word and certainly not for cohesive content. Happened to catch him on last Friday’s News Hour with Shields and can’t believe he hasn’t been shown the door. He was almost drooling with senseless blather.

Morning all. Here in the wetter half of Washington, north of Seattle, it’s a lovely shade of dark, windy, and rainy this morning. I look forward all summer (all 2 months of it) to this inward journey time. By April, I’m dying to go out and paint.

You know why we call it UW? Cuz it’s under water. Bada ching!

On the plus side, there’s Deception Pass.

Bahaha! Here’s what the State Park’s web site says. I had never looked. It makes a perfect metaphor for the mess we’re in.

Please note: U.S. Navy jets from nearby Naval Air Station Whidbey Island may fly over the campground at any time for several hours. Navy personnel conduct training missions which are not announced ahead of time. Depending on the direction of the wind, their flight pattern may put them above the park, creating noisy conditions for campers. State Parks cannot be responsible for this significant intrusion into your camping experience.

“Nearby?” The park abuts the base. The planes are some of the loudest in the fleet, the very same FA-18 “Growlers” and EA-6B “Prowlers” that patrol our overseas empire. Back in the day, I used to walk the beach from near here, then along the base’s shoreline, all the way to the Pass. I’d get hauled off as a terrorist suspect today, eh?

A big ass sign just outside of town used to point to the base. It said, “Please pardon our noise, it’s the sound of freedom.” In big ass fancy red letters, ever so patriotic.

Hey, sorry if our pursuit of empire is crushing your pursuit of happiness. You can dream on about the rest. Get used to it, or go away.

You can’t get further than five miles from a beach on this island. So now maybe y’all can get idea of why, no matter in which way I set off, it always comes back to the damn imperial psy ops. ; }

Since I am both grumpy and a contrarian, words fail me. :-)

In short, I agree with been said and there is no need for me to pile on.

Jaango

Oops, should read–I agree with what’s been said…

The edit button is too fast for my taste and the java hasn’t been primed with the “good stuff”. Ahem, the “good stuff” comes from FDL’s Sunday Cooking Show.

Jaango