Craig Crawford's Trail Mix

a good morning to all on the day before st pat's day when i get to break my lenten alcohol fast for 24 hrs but am limited to only spirits from the emerald isle. always nice to have loop holes.

Good morning everyone! Hi Patd -- Are you here by your lonesome? Happy St. Patrick's Day Eve -- Have you started imbibing Irish beverages?

re bonus booboo

aig pr people should convince the bonees to pool their largesse, put it in an escrow interest drawing account and agree not to take it until economy is on it's feet... in the meantime distribute the interest to pay back taxpayers and/or to people who lost jobs/homes because of the ineptitude that earned the aig gang the bonus in the first place.

diva, not yet as my loophole doesn't take effect until midnight and viable only during the magic hours of st paddy's.... probably will start with a toast of guiness as the clock strikes twelve.

There was an article in yesterday's NYT about the restaurants that have outrageously priced Sunday Dance Brunches where people are still spending thou$and$ on $500 bottles of champagne and dancing on tabletops as if there were no recession. There was a young Wall Streeter who said that if he were spotted in this place of excess in October there might have been an issue with his image-concerned employer, but now that the government gave them a bail out it's party-on as never before.

http://tinyurl.com/acsevb

... then move on to a wee dram...
perhaps http://www.jamesonwhiskey.com/

how lovely the anticipation....

like eliza sings so loverly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81vBx6w43HM

Patd -- You brought back a fun memory of what was THE St. Pat's party in Denver during the '70s. One of the top marketing guys in the city always threw it to celebrate going off the wagon. He was a big drinker -- by that I mean a very social guy who loved parties and hanging out at bars. He also was a brilliant marketing guy, and I never saw any sign that his party life had any effect on his job. Every Jan. 1 he quit drinking to prove to himself that he wasn't a lush. Then, in a spectacular St. Pat's party, he returned to fray with great quantities of Irish Whiskey.

Salon: Food Banks Feeding the Nouveaux Needy

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/16/turse/

Well, I'll be thinking how nice it would be to tap into my own home-brewed stout. Stuff so hearty that you could stand a spoon up in it. That and some soda bread and maybe a bowl of barley soup would be most nice.

I wonder if my Irish forbears would forgive me--they were Orange-men all. :)

Top O the morn'n to all...
patd - enjoy your 24 hours just do not turn to green.

Now for my family we are of the Orange... but like all we will be green for a day!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29714426/

Yup Man up Mr President .... Drive the agenda!

Interesting points from the link above....

Just remember Mr President to not only look at the obvious show points.

one of guinness' better commercials
"good things come to those who wait"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc6U7_-BeGc&feature=related

scotland demands equal time:

http://www.falstaffbrewing.com/BALLANTINE%27S50.jpg

our language lesson for the day, students, and best you larn it in the old tongue or a rap on the knuckles to you little heathins:

Mora na maidine dhuit.
Top of the morning to you.
More-uh nah mod-gin-uh g-wit.

Agus cuid eile an lae dhuit fein.
And the rest of the day to yourself.
Ah-gus quid ella on law g-wit feign

http://www.irishpage.com/toasts/topmorn.htm

It is the patriotic duty of everyone in America to forgo their bonuses until the economy rebounds. If you can't make your mortgage, take comfort in the fact you are being a good American.

yes......a good american will not flaunt his bonus......

sturge, scotland's best
"some age, others mature"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIzSki7ZcTM&feature=related

Funny thing is, half that $156 mil is going right back to the IRS anyway.

Man up? Did Mike Golic of ESPN write this column? LOL! For all you music lovers out there, here is the full lineup of this year's Rothbury Festival. This place is 45-60 minutes North of where I live.

http://www.freep.com/article/20090316/ENT04/90316007/1035/rss04

"...half that $156 mil is going right back to the IRS anyway"

ya wanna bet?
they might not know how to avoid an economic meltdown, but sure bet they know how to avoid taxes.

this looks interesting: (from the rothbury fest)

http://www.zappaplayszappa.com/

Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and The Dead? Hell, I might get a contact buzz all the way here in Holland! LOL!

Hi Patsi -- Some of the providers I work with are telling me that more parents are picking their kids up later in hopes that that provider will feed them dinner. The providers are usually feeding breakfast, lunch and two snacks -- they only get partial reimbursement from USDA for two meals and one snack (1.18 per meal, 18 cents for snack) so the providers are also struggling. Prior to the GOP taking over Congress in 1994 and cutting the USDA child care food program funds, providers got $2.00 per meal and 49 cents per snack. As a response to that funding reduction, the local food bank allowed needy providers to shop for provisions at 18 cents per pound of whatever. Child care providers were easily able to feed children all their meals at those prices, but since the recession increased demands on the food bank, child care providers have not been allowed in. I have some providers who've told me they are feeding their own families mac and cheese and peanut butter just so they can still feed the child care kids according to USDA menu guidelines.

Some of the providers have been able to save some money on food costs by using the Angel Food Ministries food baskets. Angel Food MInistries operates like a buying club and isn't need-based, so anyone can participate. Operated through churches -- but open to everyone -- attendance/praying not required nor practiced at the distribution. http://www.angelfoodministries.com/

Good morning all
Craig, glad you said what I imagine what most are thinking, I know I am.anyways
Patd- please no knuckle wrapping, have enough of that as a child. Those nuns were twisted. All I can remember from my Irish lessons Is "Mommy and Daddy are having breakfast. Daddy is having an egg." and I don't know how to write it anymore My Nan couldn't remember her Irish except 1 phrase "the pretty maid milks the cow" which she used to swear at people. They didn't know what it meant but it sounded like one hell of a curse.

Any recommendations on where to take the surplus from my garden this summer, Diva? Is perishable produce something charities will even want?

Sudan wants aid groups to stop distributing relief
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090316/wl_nm/us_sudan_warcrimes_aid

I think this is your friend in the video, tylenol.

LB -- Check with your local food bank and maybe the homeless shelters to see if they can use your surplus produce. I know the local homeless shelters take meat from Hunters for the Hungry. The Oregon Food Bank uses produce from Gleaners.

http://www.oregonfoodbank.org/ofb_services/food_programs/gleaning/

Don't be offended if your kind offer is refused. The Food Banks have limited storage for perishables. Homeless shelters might be a better bet since they could incorporate the produce into the dinner or lunch menu.

Ask for a recommendation for another agency/organization that will be able to take your offering.

I once had to find a taker for a warehouse of surplus foods. It was mostly baked goods -- which the Food Banks usually have in overabundance. Transportation and storage was an issue and Second Harvest turned them down. The food was heading for a landfill -- at a tremendous cost to the manufacturer. I just kept asking for referrals until I found a group that would take it and arrange for transport. The DC homeless shelter director told me she would have taken it except her freezers were stuffed full of turkeys and hams that she over-solicited during the holidays to last all year. She was feeding hundreds of people every day so she could have used it -- she just didn't have the storage space for a truckload of baked goods all at once.

Oh boy, stock up on the nonperishables while you have the money. Bernanke went on 60 min and issue the happytalk statement that the end is in sight, the ressesion will be over by the end of 2009.
We are so screwed.

http://tinyurl.com/c79fvx

Jack

What do you do when that executive takes you up on the "my way or the highway" offer and takes his $80 billion dollar client list with him to your competition?

Jack

Mornin'

AIG is just unf*ckin'believeable. If they are paying bonuses to retain the folks who helped make the decisions that put them in the position they were in when they came a'beggin', why does anyone think it ADDS value to the company to retain them? Ping, I bet you've got an opinion about thise idiocy.

Now, is that drink where you take a shotglass of Irish whiskey and drop it into a glass of good Irish stout called asuicide - or should it be renamed?

Irish Soda Bread
4 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups buttermilk
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Stir dry ingredients together. Add buttermilk and stir until dough holds into a rough ball, there will be some extra flour in bottom of bowl. Knead all of it on a lightly floured surface for 30 seconds Pat into a round and place in a 9" pie plate or baking sheet. Score 1/4" cross across the top. Bake 45-50 minutes until nicely brown. Take out of pan straight away. Try to let it cool a bit before cutting into.

This is really quick, and good way to save a bit of money, half the cost of store bought bread, and your family will feel well loved!

I guess the bonuses (a small drop in the bucket compared to the entire bailout) mostly went to the rogue British branch of AIG. Supposedly, the Brits have economic blood on their hands....perhaps, it can be discussed at the economic summit. I also wonder what percentage of the American bailout went overseas?

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/man-up-against-aig-mr-presiden.html#comment-210744

Ping,

Tomorrow on my blog, I've written about my dad's orange bow tie worn only one day a year.

The funny side of the orange and green

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVS01WzH9FE

Dick Cheney is blaming Obama for the economic crisis. Oh brother! Spin, spin, sit and spin.....

Any recommendations on where to take the surplus from my garden this summer, Diva? Is perishable produce something charities will even want?

Posted by: lord-bloggington.myopenid.com | March 16, 2009 8:03 AM

Take the surplus to a battered women's shelter...they can cook some great fresh, food for the kids.

OSH

That is a great basic resipe. You can also play with it by adding flavors.
Try adding 1/2 cup parmesian cheese, table spoon Italian spice mix, teaspoon garlic powder and 1/2 cup chopped olives.

Jack

Dick Cheney is blaming Obama for the economic crisis. Oh brother! Spin, spin, sit and spin.....

Posted by: Divalicias | March 16, 2009 9:08 AM

I am suffering from Cheney reflux and still regurgitating Bush. There seems no end to those rascals!

I wonder about the thickness of the firewall between AIG Holding and AIG Insurance. If the AIG meltdown extends to the insurance sector, the state guaranty funds are not capitalized to absorb the losses. The guaranty costs would then be distributed among the other insurance companies operating in each state. Could result in unpaid, or underpaid claims, higher premiums, harder insurance market to go along with a hard credit market.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/15/cheney-shrugs-at-economic_n_175055.html

Here's what the anal orifice of a former VP said - he actually isn't blaming Obama as much as trying to deflect blame from his and his pet monkey's fecklessness. Anyone know what the next stop on the legacy express is? I want to make sure I'm somewhere else. (Oh, and $5 says he had no problem blaming Clinton for the recession of 2001 - which was no more than a fart in a high wind compared to this one)

Here is a Guardian artlcle about AIG. I heard that AIG can't get out of paying these bonuses to their British unit because of a difference in contract law. My question is still when were these bonus contracts set up. If it was awhile back then they are stuck with it. If shortly before an anticipated bail out, somebody needs to sue somebody.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/mar/16/fury-at-aig-staff-payouts

I did (cannot) watch the entire Cheney interview...was Haiburton mentioned?

BW

Hali- who?
;-0

Jack

And if you think Cheney is delusional re: the economy, he has a hard time even holding a candle to Dana (I don't understand any of this) Perino, who credits the slight WS recovery of what, 300 points last week, to BUSH.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/15/perino-bush-deserves-cred_n_175062.html

Pretty frickin' cheeky after prsiding over a 7 THOUSAND point slide.

She has a bright future as a corporate spokesman - she will obviously say anything.

Jack...loved your comment about non-persishables. Investing in food, same advice as last year.

OSH -- Looks like yours is the most authentic Irish Soda Bread recipe -- according to this site: http://www.sodabread.us/

My 15 year old son is going to use your recipe to make some bread today. He's the baker in the family.

Weird - Ron Silver died - of the same cancer my FIL has been battling for 7 years - through 2 surgeries and a couple or three rounds of radiation.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/16/movies/16silver.html?hp

I had no idea.

"Oh boy, stock up on the nonperishables while you have the money. "

Jack -- my dad was really funny about that kind of thing. We had a big pantry in our house...he had shelves of tuna, canned hams, soups, all sorts of canned things he'd drag home when they were on sale in bulk. Just his way of guarding against a depression....although when people were snowed in for a week and dining on crackers and melted snow -- we ate just fine!

sorry to hear of Silver's death...he staunchly supported Bush although claimed to be a dem. Pogo, I hope your FIL keeps winning.

don Imus announces stage two prostate cancer.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aJ0EqvNw3PAk&refer=us

How to make an "Irish Car B*mb":

1. Fill shot glass half-way with Jameson's
2. Fill rest of shot glass with Bailey's
3. Drop into Half-pint of Guiness and chug
4. Give family silent treatment for a week

Lord Bloggington.. thanks for the video link... that was indeed, briefly, my friend. whew!

Your lordship

Pardon me for saying this, but that is an obnoxious treatment of some fine drink.

Jack

Patsi

I tend to do the same, keep the freezer stocked and the pantry full. I think it is from being raised on the farm where it was comforting to have a full cellar of canned stuff from the garden going into the winter.

Jack

Don't knock it 'til you tried it, Rt. Hon. Mr. Whisky.

Awesome, ty. I figured as much when they said "Canadian". Sudan is f****d. Awful stuff.

I've wasted enough time with all you lazy lay abouts.

Later.

Jack

Time to go earn my pint. Sláinte!

Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners (HQ Audio)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXLHUThBib8

Hi Jack, they would all be good additions-,just not irish! Was going to submit this to Craig for his depression video because it is so simple and inexpensive.
Diva- thanks for the post and its all true. It always drives me crazy what people call soda bread. I have a good recipe they serve many places in Boston on St.Paddys day which appropriately is call Irish Bread (includes egg , sugar and raisins). When I score it I bless with the ancient cross and call the elements.

Jamie-Is stage 2 really bad news?

I had one heck of an experience yesterday... was on my way to work, minding my own business. Came up out of the subway to cross what is the main street in downtown Montreal. HUGE mob of people marching, shouting slogans (although the lead shouters had gone well past my vantage point, so I wasn't really clear what the march was all about). I hate to sound like the guy who yells at kids to get off his lawn, but it just looked to me like major trouble. After the crowd had passed i crossed the street and suddenly there were 20 police SUVs speeding down the block I was on, and a helicopter hovering overhead. Felt like martial law. Anyway, while I was at work, these idiots were rioting. Oh..the cause of the march? People against police violence! -- starting a riot. What a world.

Here's a fine irish song to go with that Jamesons- Tommy Makem and the Clancy Bros.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yPIC-o1O3k

Gotta go or I won't get jack all done today. And with that a lovely song sang at the end of the night.-the parting glass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqcdTinjKvA

godspeed, john donald................

A little something to get the feet to moving

THE ELDERS - LIVE "Packy Go Home"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDeIDQDGTik

Jack
heading out the door with a jig to his step.

LB, thanks - I almost had it right - except for the Bailey's and the name - understandable - I hve no memory to speak of.

Blondie, thanks for the wishes for my FIL, he's been in remission for about 4 years now. While I don't normally encourage folks to sue, considering my occupation and background that should be understandable, his family doc pissed around with the cough he had for a couple of years without sending him to a specialist while the cancer progressed to the point that they had to remove his vocal chords then radiate his throat to the point that his epiglottis barely works - despite the fact that his risk factors were off the chart. He and my MIL fiddled around for another year and blew their chance to try and pursue a suit againt the doc - who was following his HMO guidelines to increase his own compensation. I hate to say it, but I hope I don't turn into a dithering idiot like my in laws have as they have aged. 20 years ago my FIL woudl have sued the shit out of him, now they talk about it for 2 years before they decide to do anything.

For the hot food lovers (as in steam out the ears), one of my favorite truly funny bloggers has a recipe for her own super hot Chex Mix

http://jannaverse.blogspot.com/

I finally caught up on yesterdays posts, but not today's yet. There so many, it may take a while. (I just liked Dexter's quote, so I brought it over here)

"I have no color prejudices nor caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. All I care to know is that a man is a human being, and that is enough for me; he can't be any worse," -Sam Clemens-- DexterJohnson | March 16, 2009 3:17 A

http://s634.photobucket.com/albums/uu65/tonyb39/?albumview=grid
MG Tony! Is that a picture of your pool!
It's beautiful!!

CBob, Sorry to hear you only got a piddley 3/8" of rain. Our property n of Houston also has sandy soil, but it's green, because we get a lot of rain. Just about anything grows in this soil. It's surprising.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/washingtons-next-showdown-the.html#comment-210681
XRepub, I laughed so hard when I read this post. Also the one about never seeing an elderly roofer and your pre-maturely aged bones sleeping the sleep of the never indicted. Between those and the one the other day about you looking like Rush Limbaugh (and others), you've given me a few laughs every day. Thanks.

good morning gang....
I'm feeling numb about the AIG bonus situation..... it just feels like there's nothing..... I .... the little person.... can do about it....

I did take a peek at the links Craig provided.... under the first link.... a commenter made an interesting observation about how the government forced the GM automakers to take a pay cut in order for GM to qualify for bailout money....

I too am saddened by the death of Ron Silver..... I enjoyed watching him on West Wing very much....

and tomorrow... I hope to take a good Irish friend out to lunch..... but no Guinness for me..... I don't like beer except on a day of 95 degrees and it must be light....

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/man-up-against-aig-mr-presiden.html#comment-210797

As I understand it, worse than stage one but hasn't spread outside the prostate. Good five year survival rate dependent on age and general physical condition.

http://prostate-cancer.emedtv.com/prostate-cancer/stages-of-prostate-cancer.html

I am really sorry to hear about Ron Silver. Sixty two seems way to young. I liked him a lot.

Pogo, sorry to hear about your father in law too. I'm often overwhelmed by the horrible things that can happen.

Thanks Jamie, 5 years isn't all that long when your son is only 10. I caught a bit this morning when he was looking for someone to blame for the stress which brought along the cancer, he mentioned Al Sharpton then himself

USA Today's take on the topic of the day...

Our view on bailout abuse: AIG bonus outrage plays Treasury officials for saps
'Firm’s reckless financiers deserve criminal probes, not ‘retention pay.’

"The U.S. government is the most powerful entity on earth. It has life-and-death leverage over the corporations that it has rescued from ruin with billions in taxpayer dollars. But when it tried to stop one of those companies, American International Group, from handing out an additional $165 million in bonuses to employees by Sunday, the best the government could muster was that a "really upset" Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner had "berated" AIG's CEO.

Oooooh"
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/03/our-view-on-bai.html?csp=34

Jamie, Thanks for that cancer info. 5 years sounds pretty scary to me. Hopefully he has longer than that.

here's an interesting article I read this morning on CNN's website entitled...
"Humbled Banker Parts with Yuppie Past"....

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/03/12/craigslist.economy/index.html

chloe, thanks, and not to sound too callous, but he worked hard at it - a know-it-all health nut who smoked unfiltered Pall Malls and Camels like a chimney for 50+ years, and he's WAAAAAYY outlived most who find themselves in his position. Pity is he beat the odds and only sometimes is glad he did, and gives my MIL way too little credit for nursing his ass through it all.

I, too, am a little saddened by Ron Silver's death. He may have had his politics in the wrong place, but a pretty fine actor, I agree with Renee about his West Wing role - it was a very good one.

Sea, That bread with the egg, sugar and raisins sounds so good, I decided to try to find a recipe. It says here: The Place to learn about Traditional Irish Soda Bread http://www.sodabread.us/ ,that once you add those things to it, it is then called "Spotted Dog" or "Railway Cake", which I looked up.

Spotted Dog
http://www.fabulousfoods.com/recipes/article/42/17740

Does this look right? Or do you have the recipe?

Pogo, My FIL was the same way. He didn't smoke, but he over ate, ate all the wrong things, slept very little, and was never 'nice' to his care takers. In spite of it all, he lived to be 84 years old. And we do miss him.

OSH, Imus is his usual self - in denial. Age is the primary factor related to prostate cancer, along with family history, race and maybe diet - stress isn't even on the radar screen - of course Imus, being the AH he is is ha\s always been a prime candidate.

http://prostate-cancer.emedtv.com/prostate-cancer/causes-of-prostate-cancer.html

also sorry about Pogo's FIL and Imus.... I never listen to Imus except when Craig is on.... and even that depends on the time..... but I do buy his food products.... I really like his salsa.... and I really like the idea that the profits go to his ranch for kids....

I'm going to an all girls night out spring fling this coming Friday.... I will be bringing pre-mixed margaritas..... but in honor of St Paddy's day.... I'm seriously thinking of making one of those Irish Soda breads..... used to make one years ago.... it was quick and delicious....

You're right on reg. that information about prostate cancer Pogo (and I never doubted it. :)
I'm not sure how old Imus is, 70 something?

"it is common in men older than 80 years of age. As a matter of fact, some studies have suggested that among men over 80, between 50 and 80% of them may have prostate cancer!"
http://www.medicinenet.com/prostate_cancer/page2.htm#_Toc498458213

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/man-up-against-aig-mr-presiden.html#comment-210742

{I must say that we are amazed and touched by the attitude of our community. From large local financial services [wealth management] companies, to the local Rotaries, schools, small businesses, and countless individuals -- everybody seems to be sharing what they can," notes Iris Valanti of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. "Unlike the squabbling going on in Washington, people out here in real life are trying to pull together and do what they can."}

Pasti: This paragraph speaks for the Greater Cinti,Ohio /Northern Ky area, too .. People are very involved in the Food Banks & shelters .. We have a lot of restaurants who give food on a daily bases .. Businesses too .. when I worked at Lowe's, we'd take buy backs that normally would be destroyed & donated them to shelters, with the Companies full support behind us .. wasn't food, but thing people needed .. it was the most rewarding to me, that I could help people ..

Viv

People are very involved in the Food Banks & shelters .."

Same here in Texas Viv! At least in the Houston area. No one goes hungry.

Chloe, I'm not sure, but I believe my FIL is 78 or thereabouts (note ot self - ask Mrs. P how old her father is). He reminds me for all the world of Ben Gazarra in his role in Road House (except for that fabulously wealthy part). Truth be told, the fact that his diet was so good for all his years (lots of fresh Fs & Vs, limited meat and starches, little alcohol) may have been the only reason he had a chance. I figure that aside from the cigarettes, he should have been well positioned to fight off most enemies in his body.

Now lessee, this is a political blog, right? Hmmmm, heheheh,

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/15/dnc-blasts-boehner-for-cl_n_175083.html

"As I told my colleagues, we don't have enough votes to legislate," Boehner said, according to Saturday's New York Times. "We are not in the majority. We are not kind-of in the minority; we are in a hole. They ought to get the idea out of their minds that they are legislators. But what they can be is communicators."

"It was the second time in a month Boehner has been quoted telling his caucus to stop offering policy alternatives and just say "no" to everything the President proposes."

So the repugs (sorry, was that offensive?) have become the party of "no" as a directive from their HoR leader. Perfect. I assume he plans to play Pilate in the Passion Play.

Chloe, here is that recipe and yes I guess it would be called spotted dick,but around Boston just Irish Bread. Its good with a cup of tea.
Irish Bread
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp..salt
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter softened
1 egg
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
Sift dry ingredients and raisins. Cream butter & sugar,add egg then sour cream. Add half of the milk, then half of the flour mix. Repeat. Place in greased round pan. Bake at 350 ,45-60 minutes.

Chloe,

That's the recipe I have in my files for Soda bread plus these helpful hints

(If you use a cast iron pan, it may take a little longer as it takes longer for the pan to heat up than a baking sheet.) Check for doneness also by inserting a long, thin skewer into the center. If it comes out clean, it's done.

Hint 1: If the top is getting too dark while baking, tent the bread with some aluminum foil.

Hint 2: If you use a cast iron skillet to cook the bread in the oven, be very careful when you take the pan out. It's easy to forget that the handle is extremely hot. Cool the handle with an ice cube, or put a pot holder over it.

Transfer bread to a rack to let cool briefly. Serve bread warm, at room temperature, or sliced and toasted.

Flatus: If you're around .. wanted to let ya know .. I DID get my health Insurance to change their minds on the Restasis & started taking it last Wed evening .. I can't believe how quickly it made me eyes feel better .. the redness on the lid is gone .. still have some inside my eyes, but the pains down too ... I'm hoping by time I see Dr. Schuck next month, maybe I'll have some eyelashes, lol

!:^}
Vivian

OSH....
that's it..... your 11:09 recipe sounds like a winner..... that's the one I'm going to make..... thanks!

well.... once again.... I've taken way too long of a break....
need to get back into my studio...... NOW..... :0)

I could only watch Cheney for a short period. It is amazing the man doesn't choke on his own bile. How does someone get to be that supremely invested in their own entitlement to destroy others at whim.

Thanks Sea! I'm going to make it. I'm going to call it Irish Bread too.

"no longer think of themselves as "legislators," but rather as mere "communicators."

Pogo, That is so disgusting to hear that.

"How does someone get to be that supremely invested in their own entitlement to destroy others at whim."

... because they don't think beyond 'me, me, me'.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/man-up-against-aig-mr-presiden.html#comment-210824

Solar, Here's your cue to get in here and discuss the 2 party system. Where are you?

Did anyone watch "KINGS" last night. I may have to go dig out the bible again since they are obviously using Saul, Jonathan, and David as their focal points of events. Ian McShane is good as always. Show has flaws but might prove interesting if it doesn't drift off into kitschy soat opera

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-kings_0315gd.ART0.State.Edition1.4ab3ae2.html

"I'm feeling numb about the AIG bonus situation..... it just feels like there's nothing..... I .... the little person.... can do about it.... "

I'd like to see a list -- complete with backgrounds, what they think they did to deserve the money -- of all the bankers and wall street types who got those big bonuses for failed companies....and I'd like their photos posted...

Jamie, Thanks for those tips. I haven't used a cast iron skillet in a while, but I love them. Does it matter what kind of pan I use? Sea, I guess you're gone, but if you see this, what kind do you use?

LOL. Our firm has a "Wellness Committee" that puts out e-mails and fliers - posted in the restrooms - that contain pretty noncontroversial advice about things broadly defined as wellness related - such as eat more fruits and vegetables and less starch and meat and exercise more and youshould lose some weight and feel better (and we have an underground "Anti-Wellness Committee" - of which I am a charter member - committed to making sarcastic responses to the Wellness Committee proclamations). The newsletter - The Green Latrine - is published by a paralegal who is at least 130 pounds overweight, so it's kind of one of those "do what I say" rags that are all too common. Anyway, every so often it has something that is actually worth reading. For instance, the latest edition, dedicated to financial wellness, complete with a budget plan that no one could possibly follow - has this quote from Jackie Mason,

"I have enough money to last me the rest of my life . . . . . . unless I buy something."

Now that's actually worth the time to read - the budget plan, not so much.

A funny (and probably clever) place to post that 'Wellness Committee" info. Pogo. As opposed to the break room or something like that.

chloe, my read on Boner is that he knows they screwed it up so badly - or more properly conspired to let Bush screw it up so royaly - that the likelihood that reasserting any government influence over the economy is such a long shot to have any positive effect in the short term, that they want no part of any attempted fixes. He is one of the most cynical bastards ever to sit in a leadership position for either party - and that is an incredibly high threshold to meet. Oh, and he' stupid and shameless to boot.

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Sea: Yum yum, both sound good & Like the adds from Jack ..especially the olives ... Carrie use to find Olive bread at Meijer's that was so good ... I kept meaning to find a recipe for it .. love fresh bread ... makes a meal ..

viv

One of our other offices has the Urinal (pronouned ur-nal) Journal - a much more clever title IMHO.

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I though maybe he was just 'contrary' pogo. :)

Chloe,

Any cast iron skillet can be used, just remember that it takes longer for the pan to heat unlike a pie plate or sheet so you may need an additional five minutes or so of cooking time. You can pierce bread with a skewer to make sure cooked through.

I like the skillet. An old fashioned quick bread and an old fashioned tool. :-)

t

"An old fashioned quick bread and an old fashioned tool. :-)"

I like that too Jamie. Very young, I learned to use cast iron skillets and pressure cookers. And I still love them both. But, I just don't cook as much anymore. But I love eating, and so may have to start getting into it again.

If you've having corn beef tomorrow, do yourself a favor and serve this as well. You'll never go back to plain.
Horseradish Cream-
1/2 cup of creme fraiche or soured cream ( add 1 tsp. of lemon juice cream,I never can afford the creme fraiche)
1/2 cup mayo
1/2 coup drained horseradish-I sometimes cut this by half depending on who I'm feeding and it is still excellent
2 tablespoons dijon mustard
1/2 cup heavy or whipping cream
pinch of sugar
salt & pepper
Combine creme fraiche, mayo, horseradish, and mustard. In another bowl whip cream until it forms soft peaks.
Using a spatula, fold the whipped cream into the creme fraiche mixture. Add sugar, s & p. Stir well.
May be made ahead of time in the afternoon or served immediately.

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Pogo: Boehner started right across the river from me in Cinti .. I remember him being on the news, saying stupid things then too, as he climbed up in Cinti, Politics .. snake, the first thing that came to mind about him back then & he's just gotten worse in the Senate ...

viv

Craig

Contracts are made to be broken,,,,If the government could tell the Banks what to do,,,,they certainly can tell AIG,,,,and then let AIG take them to court,,,,,,That's what I think,,,,,,and wouldn't that be a lot of fun! Another thought is that they are always in compaign mode,,,If Obama was( and have the cajones ) to tell AIG to pee up a rope, he would be ahead in this kind of game no?

Gas is at $ 46.00 per,,,,well it's at 45.65 but im the kind that rounds off to the nearest......if it goes up to high,,,,,,Bernanke will look very foolish,,,,I saw part of 60 min,,,,,,I don't believe him at all,,,,,,,that said,,,the good thing about it is that,,,,the D's are finally on the same talking points about the economy,,,as well as most economist,,,,,,Obama and all are making all the good feel speeches in order to keep confidence in the country,,,,and the markets,,,,,I think that this will get some $ released to some people looking for help,, refis on houses are up,,,and $ should be more available,,,,,,,,Isn't this what Bush did,,,,,to restore confidence in the markets,,,,,,if this is not a true recovery,,,what will the harm do???

Get your share of the $1 trillion

Every year, the IRS dutifully reports the most common blunders taxpayers make on their returns. And every year, at or near the top of the list, is forgetting to enter a Social Security number or making a mistake when entering the nine digits that identify us to IRS computers.

Before you bemoan such foolishness, ask yourself a simple question: Is that the most common error, or just the most easily noticed goof?

Who knows how many people forgot—or never knew about—a deduction that could save them money? That’s not the kind of thing over which government bean counters lose a lot of sleep.

No doubt about it: The opportunity for mistakes is almost unlimited. The most recent numbers show that about 46 million of us itemized deductions on our 1040s—claiming nearly 1 trillion dollars’ worth of deductions. That’s right: $1,000,000,000,000! Another 85 million taxpayers claimed more than half a trillion dollars’ worth of standard deductions. Some of those who took the easy way out probably shortchanged themselves. (If you turned 65 in 2008, remember that you deserve a bigger standard deduction than younger folks.)

Years ago, the head of the IRS told Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine that he figured millions of taxpayers overpaid their taxes every year by overlooking just one of the money-savers listed below. Without further ado, here are our 11 most overlooked tax deductions. Claim them if you deserve them, and keep more money in your pocket.

I watched most of "Kings". found it interesting..It could be ruined if they continue some of the soap operish elements.

I'll watch a couple more to see if the interesting premise can be saved.

Last but not least!! How to make a black & tan-http://www.yourirish.com/blog/2006/how-to-make-irish-black-and-tan-drink.html

Link for the taxes

http://turbotax.intuit.com/

I'm sorry, Pogo. My best wishes to you, and the family.

Sorry the link didn't work
http://www.yourirish.com/blog/2006/how-to-make-irish-black-and-tan-drink.html

Chloe,

It gladdens me to gladden you. Thanks.

Would there be a huge difficulty if Congress rescinding the AIG portion of the BO? Then AIG execs would get to feel the pinch themselves.

Stop payment on that check !

AIG's SUPREME PONTIFF edward liddy:

Bush-Cheney '04
Executives' Club of Chicago Board of Directors
John McCain 2008

Chloe

On the the 2 party system,,,I will keep trying to say the same thing,,,but in a different way,,,,this time,,,lets seeeeeee______________ok here,,,if both the middle of the roader's,,the D's and the R's really,,,really cared about all of us,,,and wanted to reach out to each other ,,in "Compromise" then join up in the middle and start a new third party,,,,,within the same system,,,,,,from this middle ,,we can govern much more effectively ,,,,and that's a good thing no??

xr, thanks, but it's just one of those things that they live with.

viv, LOL. Was Boner a tanning bed superstar then, too, or is his orange cast a recent development?

Solar, Mrs. P & I have used TT for years - and I'm sure we don't count every last deduction we could - she was a tax attorney in the big 8 (then 7, then 6 and so on) and she is scared to death of the IRS since she's now a sole practioner attorney married to another attorney (read TARGET), so if the deduction is at all iffy, she foregoes it. I'm sure we overpay - our effective rate runs about 7-10% higher than average for our income bracket - she could do a lot to minimize the tax burden, but doesn't (I on the other hand am pretty well maxed out).

OK, lunch.

This is why I have said since I hit the trail, that we need the republican gulag for a little while.

If we renditioned ed liddy and the other AIG republican execs to moldova and made them sit in their filth 6 days a week, and then letting them get clean and come clean with a refreshing waterboarding one day a week, I am sure that they would see the wisdom of co-operating with the the rest of America.

Yes, he tanned a lot back then too ...

viv

Ron Sliver -
As the villain in the Charlie Sheen movie where the aliens have a more "dinosaur" like ancestry.

Great post Craig.. I agree 100 % .. also , I wonder why people should get bonuses for doing what they were hired to do in the first place? These money junkies are so over-compensated, it reeks! The "best and the brightest"? Oh yeah well if you work to run a company into multi-million eminent bankruptcy, and then are saved by the government, you can still get hog-high "bonuses" for your incompetence and utter lack of morality.

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Is he no longer in an "undisclosed location"?

The new third party motto,,,and logo,,the party of Compromise

( Insert picture here of toe hands shaking )

Good Ideas from the left_COMPROMISE_Good Ideas from the right.

Together there is no limit to what can be achieved
taking care of our Business needs
taking care of the people's needs

XR

Thanks for that list of ex republicans that sit on all of the bank,,and other financial boards,,,very revealing to me,,,since I have always thought ,,that the S & L fiasco,,,and this new pillaging of our $ was planned,,,,,,they learned how to do it during Bush 41,,,and then the Cheney/Bush,,,really raped us,,,and made us like it,,,,with the Dems,,just voicing outcry,,,after it all happened,,,,,they just take turns,,,,,looking the other way,,,,and head faking us with all of the BS,,,,,,,

We have no one to blame but ourselves,,,,we keep fighting the opposing side,,,not to make the lives of the American people better,,
Mostly it is done in order just to be on a winning side,,,,,but we all lose one way or another, I think,,,,and the politicians are helped by the night shows,,,the comedians that give us the news,,while all the time not doing there jobs. We keep saying how bad Chris M,,,and the msnbc gang is ,,,but we keep watching them,,,HUH,,,,well the people here are savvy enough not to fall for the bs....but most are not that politically astute,,and do vote, based on what thety hear the comedians say,,,,R L,,Glenn Beck,,,Chris Matthews,,,Kieth Olberman ,,,they are all entertainers,,,and not news professionals,,,and the more that they are watched,,,,,the more we are at fault for the way that they give us the news,,IMO

Jack my " flashing " isn't the only leaky object here at the casa.

I missed not climbing up on the roof with you guys. After being exposed to it several times, I crossed it off my list of career choices, right around the time I passed on a career in "cement" as well.

AIG -
I want "show trials" , followed by a firing squad in some court yard.

toe hands= two hands,,

Craig, from your mouth, errr, keyboard . . .

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/us/politics/17obama.html?hp

Does Obama have a Secreatary of Reading Craig's Blog or something on his cabinet?

Don Imus -
Since Don was a lead gandy dancer on the hell bound railroad for ...... well decades. I'm thinking he's relieved he made it this long.

You know, I'm not a corporate attorney, but I do sit on a couple of boards of directors, one of which is a private corporation, and what strikes me as obvious is that this is a board level problem. I don't know the details of the USG's 80% ownership of AIG, but any other 80% owner of a publicly traded stock company has the power to convene the board and control the agenda and results. And one thing I have dealt with on a number of occasions is emloyment contracts, and the tightest ones I've ever seen have enough wiggle room that a highly paid executive who challenges the company's performance better have no mud on his or her shoes when they go before a jury. Taking the word of AIG's top management that they have to pay retention bonuses to executives who have driven the company past bankruptcy and into the arms of Uncle Sam is naive at best and stupid at worst. I say the response has to be "Oh, yeah, well it's our moey and before you strike a single check for those we want those contracts you claim are tying your hands... Oh, and by the way, while you're at it, fire them - they haven't exactly made money for the company now have they? If you aren't able to see that, we may need to replace yor sorry ass."

While Obama is manning up to face down AIG --I hope he takes on the gasoline companies as well.

I have a retirement plan from the hell bound railroad, I was a brakeman on the Hell Bound Train.

We put it all in Liens & Things, Circuit City , and AIG stock.

We made our goal for the Art Market this morning, with 6 1/2 days to spare.

I have been thinking about this organizing online for a while, just as a great many others have. Been working on a piece about it at the Shinebone Star. This experiment was really important as proof of my little theory.

Bob, I, too, have a retirement plan from the HB Express, but got off it enough stops back that I hoped to avoid riding it to the end. Hope I didn't make a mistake and end up having punched my ticket then not stayed on long enough to enjoy the poker game.

Atta boy, Andrew.

http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/16/cuomo-seeks-aig-bonus-information/?hp

Good thing Anrew doesn't feel as constrained about the bonus situation as Obama does.

Of all of Ronald Reagan's chickens that have flow home to roost these past few years, this AIG one, is by far the most diseased one yet.

Shiny side up, rubber side down.

SolarCrete,

You have bought the myth of the middle. I have a dear friend who is a kindly old man ( as I am an angry one) with whom I have been having this conversation for a decade. Wayne couches it in terms of 'the moderates.'

I don't believe there is a middle of the road, or that moderates exist. There was a middle of the road during the Era of Good Feeling, but that ended with the Dictatorship of Andy Jackson and ethnic cleansing.

There was a group of ineffectual moderates, the Northern Dems, before and during the War of Southern Aggression. There were a handful of moderate republicans who served in FDR's cabinets and he put one on the SCOTUS.

Later, moderates like Harold Stassen, Wayne Morse, Edward Brooke, and Hugh Scott, either left the republican party on their own or were declared personna non grata. By the 1990s even Barry Goldwater was too Liberal for republicans. The party stopped inviting him to conventions.

Among republicans, both huckabee and Generalissimo Giuliani cultivate the image of moderation. The huckster is laid back with a little social spending - bread and circuses, whereas the great dictator is easy on gay marriage and recreational adultery. In the cartoon world of graven republican images, they both come on like political cross-dressers. Does this in them seem moderate?

Pogo

As Chloe would say,,,,"Hear! Hear!" for your 1:19 post

Obama to release 15 bil,,,for SBA loans,,,,,,I will qualify,,,when I can get Contracts for work,,,now for the funding of it. I will apply for one,,,,,we are getting a lot of bites for our, Solarcrete homes that I told you about.

I plan to go a different route,,,but right now would be the perfect time for honest Minority Contractors to go and get State,and Government work,,,,,they by law have to give a % of work out to them,,,,here in Il,they are hard to find,,these types of Qualified,,,and the operative word is qualified contractors should do very well. lot to think about?

If you intend to answer one of my post ,,,,and it is near lunch time, do not announce Lunch on that same post,,,,U have a mean streak in ya,,wait ten seconds! it's like I can't eat lunch anymore,,,I have only eaten lunch a cpl of times since knowing you,,,doesn't that make you feel guilty,,or something??,,,I know that's a high inside one,,so go head and------

Giving birth is dangerous business for Haiti's poor, who suffer by far the highest maternal mortality ratio in the Western Hemisphere. Out of 100,000 live births, 670 Haitian women died of pregnancy-related causes in 2006, according to a UNICEF report issued last year.

http://www.comcast.net/slideshow/news-world-latinamerica/news-world-latinamerica-20090315-CB.Haiti.Maternity.Danger/

Chloe- baked things like that are always good in a skillet. Iusually use 9" pie pan or you can put it on a cookie sheet if you have nothing else. Remember its irish, nothing fancy needed.

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CBob

For any new month to month rentals, you might look into a "value added" deal to place their art into an on line store unless that would be too labor intensive for you. Your friends lamps would certainly be a product.

Pogo, sorry to hear about FIL...

And your message about boards is so right. I am so incensed about the incestuous, overlapping boards that have, since corporations were born, screwed shareholders out of their investments. And, in this case, the general public as well.

Corporate malfeasance should have the same potential penalties that Madoff and the complicit members of his family are facing.

Viv, really happy about the Restatsis!

Pogo,

I've often wondered if it wouldn't be possible to limit the internecine relationships of corporate boards that result in these ever higher salaries that are totally disproportionate to wages at lower levels.

Joe gives buddy Ed a whopping raise who turns around and gives Sam a raise because that's the going rate and Sam thinks because he and Ed make that kind of money then good ol' Joe deserves the same and around and around it goes till they are pulling down 400 times the average wage instead of 40.

Jamie,,,,

UN warns of rising demand for clean water

ISTANBUL — Worldwide demand for water is rising just as access to safe drinking water and sanitation remains inadequate in much of the developing world, the United Nations said Monday, calling for better management to alleviate water shortages.

Population growth and mobility, as well as increased energy production, especially of biofuels such as ethanol, are contributing to the high demand for water, UNESCO said on the first day of a global water forum in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city.

"With increasing shortages, good governance is more than ever essential for water management. Combating poverty also depends on our ability to invest in this resource," said Koichiro Matsuura, director-general of the U.N. agency. He urged leaders who will gather for the G-8 summit in Italy in July to pledge investment in water resources to help prevent a "major water crisis."

http://www.comcast.net/slideshow/news-world-europe/news-world-europe-20090316-EU.Turkey.Water.Forum/

pogo.... let me second that "hear, hear" for your 1:19 post....

I see from Craig's update that Obama has decided to grow a set..... good!
should be interesting to see what unfolds.....

CBob.... I saw an advertisement in The Nation for a new book on Ronnie Raygun and how his policies really affected this country..... as usual.... I'm resisting the temptation to buy yet another book that I know sooner or later I will anyways.....

Solar, LOL. We have agreed on so much over the past few months I can't imagine that my going away for an hour for lunch would cause you to miss yours. I check posts when I get back, and if you want to disagree with anything I've said, lay it out there and I'll belatedly respond when I get back, full and lethargic, which should work to your benefit. ;-)

Now if you have specific tax advice for me, I'm more than willing to entertain it.

Even if there were an Aristotelian golden mean (golden mediocrity, Horace called it) or Stoic moderation in American politics, what is moderation among people who promote kidnapping,excuse torture, and wage wars of aggression? What is an average amongst these swindlers who systematically looted our nation?

Ethics is not a strong point among the Greco-Roman philosophers, who held apathy in high regard, and considered genera and phyla to be more real than individuals. Confucius and Amos are far more intelligent ethical philosophers and reliable political guides.

jamie, I'm sure that occurs - but not on the little bitty boards I serve on.

Solar, I had a polysci prof in college who was a world history buff. He said back in the early 70s that people who thought the next WW would be over oil or politics were living in a dream world - he said the next WW will be over water.

Jamie -
Clever girl.

Que the bugle player -

Seattle P-I to publish last edition Tuesday

By DAN RICHMAN AND ANDREA JAMES
P-I REPORTERS

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer will roll off the presses for the last time Tuesday, ending a 146-year run.

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/403793_piclosure17.html?source=mypi
-------------------
Another bit of the "Old West" dying.

"Thousands of BBC journalists across the nation will hold two days of strike action next month over the threats of compulsory redundancy at the corporation.

TV, radio and online news will be disrupted on Friday 3 April and Thursday 9 April...."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/mar/16/bbc-journalists-strike-redundancies

Pogo

I know it doesn't happen that much on the smaller corporations as they are more limited by available funds. I remember way back when Ben and Jerry's was doing their promo to hire a CEO willing to work for what they considered a "reasonable" salary in relation to their lowest paid employee.

No this is a game played among the mega types who got all the laws against merger and acquisitions modified or set aside and now stride the world as corporate behemoths all with the cooperation of governments. After all politicians need someplace to go when they leave office.

Well, my web monkey didn't come back from lunch.

I may have missed it, did you guys see the "Slow Food" lady on 60 mins ?
Warmed this old hippie's heart.
May have to help her get that vegetable garden planted at 1600 Penn. Ave.

Pogo

I am talking about you calling out lunch before I do,,,Ive been waiting to beat you at calling it out,,,,,,on your taxes,,,I do the same thing,,,,careful not to catch the eye of the dreaded Octopus,,,,,IRS,,,Late Lunch now OK :-j not going to go hungry any more!

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I still really like my idea of a national "Sunday" paper with a local insert for each major city or state to publish the long form investigative reporting that really can't be done well on line.

jamie, I know I should know more about the incestuous boards among the mega corps, but fact is, i don't. I have the impression that there are "professional" (i.e. paid) boardmemberswho siton multiple and overlapping boards, but I really don't know much beyond that. Ultimately the stockholders supposedly have powere over the major actions of the boards, but if the little proxy notices I get are the mechanism through which stockholders express their wishes, it would take someone with 50.1% of the outstanding voting stock in at most a couple or three blocs to have any power over board decisions. The real thrust of my musing was to the issue of whether the USG has voting power over the board of AIG as a resul tof it's 80% ownership share, and if so, why the hell it isn't moving aggressively to force AIG executives to do the right thing.

Let's see, what was George Bush thinking when he rammed the $350 billion through congress? It probably went something like this:

"OK, now we'll get our Wall Street pals all of the money they want.

Of course, they won't be accountable for where it goes.

As long as I get my kickback, what do I care. (note to self, Make sure money is deposited directly to my Cayman account.)

The American people aren't smart enough to figure any of this out. After all, I stole 2 elections out from under them, didn't I?

"Slow Food" lady on 60 mins"

cbob, she should have added to her statement about during these bad economic times it's important that kids need to learn how to cook... it's also important that they need to know how to grow what they cook.

let us know if you come up with any ideas on how to get that wh garden in the works.... great chance to use the bully pulpit.

Solar, LOL. By all means go to lunch early - and often. But if you aren't in the Eastern Time Zone, you might have a bit of trouble beating me to the punch, or you'll be taking a very early lunch indeed. (And I don't plan to delay my lunch JUST so you can beat me out the door.)

Pogo

"Solar, I had a polysci prof in college who was a world history buff. He said back in the early 70s that people who thought the next WW would be over oil or politics were living in a dream world - he said the next WW will be over water"

I believe that your Professor is right on,,,Water is the next thing that we humans will go to war about,,,oil is on the way out,,,now that all of this energy efficiency talk is going on,,,,Solar power,,,wind turbines,,,new ways for electrical grids,,,etc,,,,good thing that we have ( I think) the largest fresh water in the world,,,but that won't stop the Cheney's of the world,,,,there will be a lot more of animal extinctions also imo,,,,,,,but maybe not,,,,,,,

There are several scientific community's that are studying our water problems,,,,there has been very interesting results,,,,a cpl of things got my attention,,,fun information to me,,,,there are many diff types of water,,it came to us from many diff places in the Universe,,,on meteorites ,,,but I think that they will find a way of purifing the water so we can drink it,,,,but all in all I agree about war for water,,,,not only that I think that it will also open new ways ( the shortage of it) on how a home owner can conserve,,,and capture the rain water,,,storage,,,,I have experimented by using a 20 gal drum,,,that has pours into a lower one of 50 gal,,,I used it for my lawn.

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COSMOdeCRITIC, welcome aboard, enjoying your posts. Tell the gang a bit about yourself.

Gang, can we get a welcome for new visitors? That would be neighborly.

SolarCrete,

I agree, what is really important is doing the right thing.

I don't think co-operation between the parties is important or even advisable. In 2010, we'll ask Americans if they are better off than they were when the rebushlicans had America under lockdown, when New Orleans was destroyed, and when a generation of hard-working Americans lost their homes.
Cozying up to the rebushlicans not only adulterates that message, but much worse, it lets the fox right back into the hen house. If we are to recover from this republican-made mess, we must not let known poisoners help cook the soup.

[This mix of hen and soup metaphors leads me to a compromise (of metaphors, not parties) solution that I'll call Chicken Soup for the Nation.]

The party in power only needs to work with the minority because of the filibuster rule of the US Senate. If we, as individuals, let everyone we know that ed liddy and almost all of the other bank and insurance wreckers are republicans, we may make it hot enough that the one honest republican Senator switches parties. Also, one may have to retire to deal with his cancer. Either way, 60 is coming, and when it does, there won't be a need to talk nice to republicans for another 6 years, because they won't be able to filibuster. Then, they can taste their own medicine and see how they like it.

COSMO.... welcome aboard.... and I like the way you think....

Solar and Pogo.... if I remember correctly..... before CBob left us for awhile.... he used to say the next big war would be over water....

CBob... I saw the Slow Food lady.... I instantly thought of both you and KGC...

Cosmo,,,,,como estas,,,bien venido,,,me gusta tu nombre,,,de que parte de los Comos' biens??

Cosmo,,,welcome.....I like your name,.,,,from what part of the Cosmos are you from??

Pogo,

Board members of big corps are all paid. Some corps make seats for members who have a particular expertise. Most boards are an amalgam of CoB/CEO's yesmen and lovers, representatives of major consumers (as with a pipeline co having a bigshot from exxon on the board), and useful idiots who will follow the herd. Rules make it extremely difficult for stockholders to find out what's up or do anything about it - even mega-minority stockholders like Icahn, Kerkorian, or Jacobs. A few years ago, corps fought like demons to prevent Congress from granting stockholders any rights. A fellow I've worked with goes after bad executive actors for a living. He launched the stockholder's grievance against william mcguire, whose tame board gave him a $1.1 B!LL!ON star ruby studded platinum parachute. It is bad out there. Really, Really, bad.

bill mcguire
Friends of George Allen, Elizabeth Dole Committee Friends of Giuliani Exploratory Committee, Friends of Mark Foley, George W. Bush for President, Bush-Cheney '04, Americans for Truth in Politics, National Republican Congressional Committee

Time for me to make a buck.

Keep speaking truth to pong !

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I like her idea of "farm ec" in the school curriculum, especially for the city-and-suburb kids.

XR - shows what I know (damned little). Of course, we don't have a lot of publicly traded mega corps operating out of WV. And I know bupkuss about the boards of what largish corps we do have here (and there are a few).

Solar, either it was a very quick lunch or a very late one.

patd

Here is the "Eat The View" website to encourage a victory garden at the White House

http://www.eattheview.org/

Pogo, I thought, in every case, the shares USG owns are preferred. So long as the corp isn't in violation of its covenants, those share generally have no voting rights.

Pogo,,,

Hardly ever eat lunch,,,just pulling your leg,,I eat a very good breakfast,this lets me burn up all of those cals,,and snack a cpl of times during the day,,,and eat a treat once a day,,,cake,,etc,,,

Speaking of water,,,,I just whent up for a snack and decided to sit down at the kitchen table,,,so I turned on the tv in there and was channel surfing,,,I stopped to see what the Beaver ( the leave it to Beaver re-runs) was up to,,,,and I had to laugh,,,,,they showed the episode,,,where the Beaver,,,goes up to 2 city workers,,,that tell him that they are going to shut down the water supply in the area for a few hours,,,,well it was a pretty hot day,,,and the Beav got a good biz idea,,,,he was going to sell water to his brother,,and to some of the kids,,that was doing hot yard work and other chores out side (Tony Baloney was their name) so he sold his water for 2 cents for a little drink of water,,,and 5 cent for a large one,,,(Im laughing my ass off,,cos we just talked about it ,,,right) a little while longer ,,,then it's not so funny cos now he is selling it to the grown ups,,for cooking water and all,,,,So now Ward --his father sits him down and tells him that he is a good biz man,,,but is it fair that (morally) he took information (inside trading?) and took advantage of his friends and neighbors,,,Ward tells him that he can't sell water and take advantage of people anymore,,,,,and that he will understand when they grow up HA!

Where is Ward to tell all of these shits around us to grow up,,,,you know,,,AIG and all of them??

when the Beav grows up,,,that is

General practice is that CEOs invite people to vie for board membership. Payment for said memberships, while not extravagant, can be lucrative because some people serve on upwards of a dozen boards.

You can be guaranteed that 'troublemakers' are not going to be invited to serve on boards. And, should one be appointed by mistake, the word on that individual will make the country club rounds within the day.

So I guess that suits against the suits is the only recourse aside from selling the now devalued shares the stockholders realistically have against bad boards and execs? Like I said, I'm no corp attorney.

Well, another week, another sport. Track practice callsand dad gets to drive LP to it. Manana

cosmo, welcome, and
m'lord blog, belated greetings aboard as well.

chaps, have we not met before in some oscar wilde romp? one of noel's pleasantries? you both seem so familiar....

Obama is going to do whatever...to try to block the AIG bonus program --oh boy I hope gas prices are next up for taking down

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/03/15/national/w123922D46.DTL&tsp=1

Andrew Cuomo NY AG is on AIG's case and has been since the debacle became public.

Apparent some find Obama's remarks about blocking AIG bonus program a bit suspect...

"If Obama Didn’t Like Geithner’s AIG Bonus Deal, Why Didn’t He Stop It?
By: Jane Hamsher Monday March 16, 2009 1:00 pm

http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/if-obama-didnt-like-geithners-aig-bonus-deal-why-didnt-he-stop-it/#more-38096

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jamie, thanks. perhaps we soon will see next to the new play set a garden teeming with children excitedly digging the good earth.

Thanks for the welcome. To describe myself in one sentence, I'd say:
"I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe."
I'm not on as much as I'd like to be but I'll pop up now & then.

"I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe." -- Posted by: COSMOdeCRITIC

couldn't imagine a better description of our weird little corner of the internets -- come back often as you like

On Twitter, McCain is babbling that there "Wouldn't be any bonuses if we hadn't bail out AIG." He must be having a memory lapse since he helped push it through.
The following is my reply on Twitter to McCain:

"It's official. You're a disgrace. Having your plane shot down doesn't make you a hero. It just makes you a lousy pilot."

That's just how I feel.

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Good Afternoon All
Chloe
Yes that's my pool...I couldn't resist giving Solar a little tease in the last thread.....I been busy with work today and i no what you mean about trying to catch up on TM..Wonderful posts from last night till now.....This place is really good!! You did good Craig.........

Tom
Good to see you!!

McCain doesn't even know how to turn on a computer, but I'm sure his 22 year-old intern was insulted.

"I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe."

I think I may have visited your neighborhood. Welcome to the circus. Take center ring and the spotlight.

Welcome Cosmo!

Reminds of the George Carlin line:

"I don't live in the fast lane, but have you ever seen one of those cars in the center median with it's hood up?"

I know it's fun to blame both the previous and current
In for Just a sec......biz crazy this month

Presidents are fun to blame for this stimulus debacle but the fact is that Pres Bush didn't have the clout to push anything through and President Obama didn't have time to formulate a plan of his own.

The blame belongs squarley on congress whose membership hasn't changed appreciably for at least 3 years. There is a group of roughly 6-10 that are extremely complict in this debacle......and guess what.......they aren't going anywhere

Corey, thanks for quoting George Carlin. For my money, he was the most brilliant human of our lifetime, our very own Mark Twain, and so sorely missed. We can never quote him enough in these parts.

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Cosmo's quip has to make "Best Comments!"

Here's to what this whole bonus brou-ha-ha boils down:

Middle class people hate rich people. The total amount of post-bailout bonuses represents a very small (less than %1) amount of the total bailout. This issue just provides the administration yet another distraction from the lack of real solutions concerning the current economic situation, besides just throwing good money after bad. I can't defend greed, crime, or corruption, but in the grand scheme of things, a $bil ain't a big deal. How much did we spend in Iraq today (and how much was embezzled by the governing authorities)?

"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."

-Carlin

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/man-up-against-aig-mr-presiden.html#comment-210946

"The total amount of post-bailout bonuses [to AIG] represents..."

How progressive are you?

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/03/progressive_quiz.html

Wow, I got my KFC gift certificates today. Col. Sanders is DA MAN. Even if he did kill a man (oops, strike that, just some family lore from nearby Corbin KY)

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/man-up-against-aig-mr-presiden.html#comment-210944

okie dokie, Ivy Green -- Cosmo makes Best Comments -- not bad for a newbie: http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/best-comments.html

“In Pakistan anti-American protesters set a Kentucky Fried chicken restaurant on fire. The protesters mistakenly thought they were attacking high-ranking U.S. military official Colonel Sanders.”

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219/400 progressive, here; whatever that means. How about you, KGC?

German frozen food firm sells Obama fried chicken
Apparently unaware of racist overtones
http://www.toytowngermany.com/lofi/index.php/t127398.html

the comment section is the best part

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/man-up-against-aig-mr-presiden.html#comment-210951

I have a feeling it's just the start of a beautiful relationship. :)

My lord

371 -- I'd be a perfect progressive but I have a few war mongering issues. :)))

A little mood music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpYYJgvgDmo

Congratulations and welcome to Cosmos --and good job Ivy!

Lord
your score means you are in tune with most of America
of course I'm in tune with my neighbors and congressional district --Ca -6 the most liberal in the country --Lynn Woolsey

George Gobel on the diagonal parking construct:

I feel like the world is a tuxedo and I'm a pair of brown shoes.

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I suppose it's somewhat accurate; I consider myself a tad left of center. I found many of the questions ambiguously worded, and some I didn't feel I had enough familiarity with a particular issue to have an opinion; for such questions I clicked '5'. In any case, take note: It's official; I speak for America.

Hey KGC

Well, you already know I am nowhere near you in progressive thoughts, but I think you will be mildly surprised (I know I was) since my score is 225/400---I am progressive!

Coreen
You are just a practical progressive :)))

And poor old Flatus comes in at 289.

Flatus

More progressive than most

I got 339/400

I think I'll go occupy an administration bldg somewhere.

Lord Blogington,
According to the continuum alleged, a score of 219 means you are a woman.

290

I came in a 277 which surprised me. Hanging out here has made me more progressive. Not quite up where most of you are but still a lot higher than the average of 209.

Ms Cracker,

So, what's a passing grade? Baptist ? Men ? Catholics? African-Americans ?

Pogo I like your 1:19 post. I just can't understand why a failing company depending on taxpayer bailout can justify giving massive bonuses. I would like to see their contracts. Please publish the contracts and I am sure some smart attorney can find the right loophole to stop the bonuses. I smell a big stinky rat. My blood is boiling. Fire and replace all those who expect bonuses. Let the taxpayers vote. Don't we now own most of the company?

Whoever in our government agreed to these bailouts without conditions need to be impeached. Enough is enough. We just can't continue to have half of this country drowning in financial distress while these corporate pigs are gobbling up our tax dollars. (No disrespect to real pigs because they would be disgusted by the comparison.)

I've talked about the 140 "Good Medicine" bags needed by my friend Shelly for the Camp Sanguinity camp for kids with cancer. Here is a picture of some of the bags she has put together. Still needs charms and bags. Read and see here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thiseclecticlife/sets/72157607037200650/

Hey All

My score was 326/400..........

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/man-up-against-aig-mr-presiden.html#comment-210968

Expel it forcefully in gaseous form from your posterior, commie.

229. I'm usually right on the line. OF course this is a center right country so that probably makes me independent.

Guess I'd better pack my bags.

Cosmo, your comment "It's official. You're a disgrace. Having your plane shot down doesn't make you a hero. It just makes you a lousy pilot."

IMHO I hate war but I don't think that most service men and women would agree with you, nor would their families, nor would most Americans. It's OK to critcize someone's ideas but it not OK to criticize a person's service to his/her country.

I give you the "Brian" award for that comment.

Carol

And yes Chloe, if you are around, I am still suffering extreme hyperthyroidism and very intolerant these days.

235 for me

So that makes me an open minded skeptic?? I will listen,,,but U can't bs me for long

xrep
based on my score ---it's seems to be old white women from Northern California

Cosmo, your comment "It's official. You're a disgrace. Having your plane shot down doesn't make you a hero. It just makes you a lousy pilot."

I think during the primaries Gen. Wesley Clark voiced almost that same conclusion on television........

no....he said that being shot down doesnt qualify someone to be president................

Thanks, Lord Bloggington,

If I hadn't had a lunch of Grilled Simethi Cones, I just might do that.

( :>D)<

well.... I finally got around to taking the test..... I'm 323/400....

Carol..... pigs are just as cool as owls..... they are actually incredibly smart and very good parents..... unfortunately.... I LOVE pork....

your lordship.... you are in feisty mood today....

Jamie.... I have a shit load of these small crocheted bags I made years ago.... when I get to making something.... I am productive.... just email me and tell me where to send them..... I'd be glad to help out....

Tony

Saw that swimming pool,,,you R 1 mean yag yug,,,,,,,,,,,,spell both backwards,,,work for it haha

RR

you would have liked real beer (Bud) if you and RR would have taken up a real sport,,like Golfing,,,you think it's easy ,,,in 90 degree weather worrying about a double boggy ,,or possibly a triple,,,anyone can roll down a little ant hill,,,and land on soft fluffy snow ... :-))

Renee

I sent off the info in an email. For anyone else, you can find all the details here

http://thiseclecticlife.com/2009/01/26/behind-the-scenes-of-the-good-medicine-project/

Mr. Critic,

Early in my time on the Trail, I posted a similar thought, and was similarly upbraided.

I have since changed my opinion:

"If you disobey the rules set out for you and are subsequently shot down as a result, you may not be a hero." It is a contingency conclusion.

"However, if you are doing your job as instructed, and are shot down, Rev. Hagee thinks it is because you are soft on homosexuals, ala Hurricane Katrina."

Can anybody find an error in my logical development of the matter, except for perhaps that little tiny bait-and-switch part ?

Anywhat, I'm sure that we can quickly get you thinking in a more efficient way, with less fraud and abuse, and only a minimum amount of mental pork. We call this Strait Talk Expressing.

Carol

As a member of a military family, I can tell you that most resist being called "hero". They save that for the men and women who actually give their limbs or lives to save their fellow soldiers. Up to that point they just consider it doing their job.

McCain really wasn't a very good pilot or for that matter Naval officer once he got home. He was a hero in the sense that he seems to have put the welfare of his men ahead of himself and paid a horrible price for that by the torture he suffered.

Once home, though, he seems to have pretty well failed upwards.

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AH AH
Your funny....:>) Me Too!!

Ms Cracker,

If I weren't so truculent, maybe I could get a higher score, too. But how ddo I avoid becoming an old woman in Northern California ?

I'd like to be a preposterously wealthy twenty-something guy in Holmby Hills or Belair.

Tony

Just a little bit more,,and I will be completely healed,,,doing about 90% of what I call a full work out and,,,cardio,,,up to 2 1/2 miles now,,,2 running and 1/2 marching,,,will build up to the 3 that I feel comfortable with,( and ready for work),,any more and my,,back and hips start to hurt,,,but Im going to stay with the lesser weights that im doing now,,,not so much strain....did you get that link that I left ,,,from my Military news letter,,,the one that has many ,,,many routines,,,and from diff parts of the Military?.

I had a long visit with a friend earlier today...he was in good spirits considering his 401K recently lost 50 grand.

I heard about Imus earlier today. He always complained how horrible he felt, then said "at least I don't have cancer..."

He's in Stage Two, though...that means it is not contained in the prostrate.

Solar....
well.... out here in the good ol' northeast.... we are notorious for a lot of ice.... skiing over what's called a "boiler plate" is what ended my skiing career....

did I tell you that Rick and I also wrestle bears..... ;0)

got the info Jamie..... I'll round up the little bags and send them along in a few days.....

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Welcome Cosmo... You are in with bloggers of your kind.. and appear like mind..with a few exceptions !!

Now Yall get some facts.... here ya go.. And please keep Barney Fife off the air- his grandstanding made a great day bad.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29724816/

I did not want to argue whether or not McCain was a hero for being shot down in his plane even though I think anyone who puts his/her life on the line for our country is a hero. I certainly don't think he is a disgrace or that we have the right to criticize his service to our country. He definitely was one tough guy to endure the torture he was put through.

How many of us know, some here do, what it must be like to be in a foreign country fighting a war knowing that at any minute we might be injuried or killed. Many never get over that and suffer PTSD for the rest of their lives. Hell I freak when I hear a little noise outside my house at night thinking someone might be lurking out there.

Carol,
You can feel any way you want but I'm a vet and that's how I feel. A hero is someone who does something extraordinary The only thing McCain did was sit in a POW camp. As lousy as that was, it far from makes him a hero.

One more thing. When he came back home, he went to a bar and picked up some bimbo. Problem: he was already married, with kids. So he solved the problem. Dump the family & marry Cindy the Bimbo.

Now the GOP nominates him for President. He runs on a "Family Values platform. What family? Maybe the Manson Family. No, the word DISGRACE fits him just fine.
.

Tonyb is that your pool - look like a Fl background... Nice.... And Donna Sumer?

Cosmo.. do you know Brian?

"bimbo"..such an enlightened term..

You're right. Palin is the snow bimbo. We'll just call Cindy the Bimbette.

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Dexter, It looks really difficult to find it in Stage 1, but it's still contained in the prostrate in Stage 2.

In stage I, prostate cancer is found in the prostate only. Stage I prostate cancer is microscopic; it can’t be felt on a digital rectal exam (DRE), and it isn’t seen on imaging of the prostate.

In stage II, the tumor has grown inside the prostate but hasn’t extended beyond it.

Stage III prostate cancer has spread outside the prostate, but only barely. Prostate cancer in stage III may involve nearby tissues, like the seminal vesicles.

In stage IV, the cancer has spread (metastasized) outside the prostate to other tissues. Stage IV prostate cancer commonly spreads to lymph nodes, the bones, liver, or lungs.
http://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/guide/prostate-cancer-stages

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Damn Solar that's great.Do you run outside mostly or do you have a gym with a running court?I did get your military link,very good info there.Glad your just about 100%.I think you can achieve great results with lower weights....

By the way, Cheney has just proclaimed the Bush Presidency, "A great success." Did I miss something?

Tony, By the looks of that pool, life is good!
I want one just like that. :)

Carol

If it helps any,,,I agree with you,,,,J M has been,,and is now a major ASSH---and he is definitely not a hero cos he was shot down,,,,,but what he did for his men,,,during his time as a war prisoner,,,makes him a hero,,,in my books,,,and is a lot better than Cheney,,who never went,,,and Bush 43 for being awol most of his time,but JM is still a Jerk tho

Tony

Mostly inside,,,on a tread mill,,,for lower impact on my joints,,,but when Im working regularly,,,no exercise,,,,,and thats why I want to save up for one of the best ellipticals,,,

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Hey Ping
Yes its my pool.It is a Florida background, I live not far from you in Edgewater/New Smyrna Beach.That photo of me was taken last year on a visit to LA,California.Donna Summer is my favorite singer so I had to visit her star...I have seen your photo's of Port Canaveral Sea Shore beautiful and very close to me.Did you see the Space Shuttle lift off last night ?Wonderful over here on the coast...

Hmm...Cosmo....we may have to have a come-to-Jesus talk about online oinks.

Tony

I work out at home,,,I used to belong to a gym,,,about the only two things that I miss are the swimming pool,,,and a nice hot sauna,,after the work outs,,and swimming for a while.

Tony, That is that almost invisible screening on your pool house, isn't it? When we were in Florida a couple of times, we saw a lot of it. At first I thought it was glass. Don't see that screening here.

Patsi,

Come to Jesus? Sorry but I don't know the guy. He must live in South-Central. Not my neighborhood but next time I'm in the area for a combo platter, I'll keep my eye opened.

Cosmo

All that is so last year, that was the campaign. Nobady cares about Obamas birth certificate, nobody cares about McCains hero status.
We have a problem on our hands, can you tell us if Obama has a clue as to how he will solve it?
It still winter time up your way?

Jack

i feel like i'm diagonally parked in a paralellel universe ... t-shirt
http://www.zazzle.com/i_feel_like_im_diagonally_parked_in_a_par_tshirt-235338818116035287

Patsi, are you thinking what I am thinking?

oops, parallel

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Hi Chloe
Thanks Life is good! I really enjoy myself.Tonight went to the gym at Coral Trace where I live and did a good cardio workout and came home jumped in the pool and Hot tub and looked around at the beautiful scenery. In back of my house there's this beautiful Florida lake with all kinds of wild life and yes snakes witch thankfully I don't see very much of.I spent all those years working at GM and then taking care of my Mom during her 4 and half year cancer battle,my 94 yr old Grama too.They both died in 6 weeks of one another and then I was suddenly on my own...Now I work and I enjoy life...Blessed

http://s634.photobucket.com/albums/uu65/tonyb39/

It's never winter in south central Jack. :)

Hello ms--- S. S. S. have a nice day?

Tony! That lake!! The trees! Beautiful!
A long way from Michigan!!

Side Saddle Sally had a great day, thank you.
How about Mr. Solar Crete?

Ah, Mr. Critic,

You are a tower of perspicacity. Besides, The Loose Cannon took cigarettes from the commies and smoked 'em, violating lesson #1 : accept no gifts.

That cigarette led directly to accepting a $100,000 check from bank looter charles keating.

They also serve, who also sit and wait for their soldiers/sailors/airpersons to return home. To show disrespect for a gal who has waited faithfully for 6 or 8 years is deplorable.

For this disgraceful creature the benighted, and slavishly subservient, right-wing Christian yokels wasted their votes.

The Senator from GA, Max Cleland was a hero, but the rebushlicans called him a traitor. Makes me furious. Grrrummble, grrummble.
,

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Solar
Great.I think you can have great workouts at home and stay fit.I like my gym a lot but so much of it is social as I know and converse with many people and it makes it not like so much of a job staying fit.You will love the Elliptical trainer!Great on the joints....

Bimbo, with a capital B, was a clown figure used for advertising, I believe.

By extension, any outlandish, clownish figure.

Cosmo,

The ladies around here get a little twitchy when other females are called names that would not be used in reference to a male of the species. Bimbo even if somewhat deserved according to behavior is probably on the list of appellations not to be thrown around carelessly.

Jack,
I am not an Obama cheerleader. On the other hand, I believe the the election of McCain could have been a disaster worse than Bush.

Picture McCain keeling over and President Palin being sworn in. The problems of today would be looked upon as the "Good Old Days"

Bimbo the Clown
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronk/2920983399/

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Chloe
You got that right.I love the pool screening because it keeps out all the many bugs and critters..I wish I knew how to stop the Armadillos though?I have never been to Texas but I thought much of it would be like Florida especially along the coast.

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Sure brain but shouldn't we at least wear a trench coat?

Pinky and the Brain - Battle for the Planet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQT5-zx_M-0

In google images if you put in just bimbo, you get somewhat scantily clad females in provacative poses. If you put in Bimbo Clown, you get this:

http://arcadearchive.com/em/sound/bimbo/bimbo1.jpg

I am not smearing the ladies here. But when it comes the Sarah Palin, I'll stick to Bimbo.

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Get a room!

Besides, those are unfair criticisms, in my opinion. McCain lost (rightfully so); don't have to worry 'bout him no more. Let's move forward.

"I have never been to Texas but I thought much of it would be like Florida especially along the coast."

No Tony. Most of the gulf is not that nice of a beach.
We live more in the forest, which is what I like. We have lots of pines and oaks, and nice lakes nearby. I don't remember if Florida had pines or not?

Cosmo

Did you get here from Planet -----by way of NY??,,,Chloe excellent catch on the T shirt.

Yes I had a good day,,,,someone yelled at me this A M and said ,,,Solar Get your but in here and say something about the two party's ,,,,and that was the start of a good day

Love those clown photos!!!!

PS -- the answer to this question is I can't decide..."Patsi, are you thinking what I am thinking?"

"Let's move forward."

The only direction we should ever be moving.

And I appreciate you coming here and doing that Solar. Thanks.

Solar, you got mail

To all of the guys & gals:
I am a poke the bear kind of guy. If I can cause some controversy, then I consider my mission complete. There is nothing personal involved, but a sense of humor and realism would be helpful.

Personally, Cosmo, I'm offended, and I declare Ideological war.

Cosmo, Forgive us if we're a little paranoid.
I like to poke the bar now and then too. But we don't know you yet, so it's hard to tell when you're kidding or when you're trying to insult someone. It would be nice if you didn't call women bimbos and other offensive things.

bar=bear

OK, No more B---O. But that fits Palin like a glove.

Oh, as far as me kidding around, I've been told to seek out a doctor to get my tongue permanently removed from inside my cheek.

Funny thing, we were trying to come up with an emoticon for tongue and cheek. I think we finally agreed on one, but I can't remember what it was.

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Well it has been politely explained to you why some in here find it offensive.
We kinda set a lot of store by being polite anymore. Most of us work rather hard at it even if it is against our basic nature. Now an intelligent person who was trying to get along can probably find many different words that don't carry the offense that the one you used. A polite person might try some of them instead saying "nope not gonna do it" After all any two yr old can do that.:-)

Jack

Darn it. I wish people would stop finding music by new groups that I like. As it is, I'll have to live to 200 to get around to them all. Now Rachel Maddow is tweeting ipods

http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/1273205

I can't type! tongue 'in' cheek

Oh, and to lord-bloggington,

I'm glad I could be of service!

~)

Okay folks March Madness. Who do you want for your final four. So far I'm going with Duke and Gonzaga. Need to come up with two more.

jack,
Speaking of 2 year olds, you're doing just fine.

~)
Solar, Is that tongue in cheek? good one.

nash so are you

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Cosmo, you forgot the ~)
(No need to make enemies so soon, wait a while)

Yes that is

Actually, this is more like me. :-(

Pinky and The Brain - Tokyo Grows
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT3wH0_HoVQ

Dam' how I miss Pinky and the Brain.

"The same thing we do every night, Pinky : TRY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD !"

I love it.

Photo Gallery:

Detroit's Beautiful, Horrible Decline
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1882089,00.html

Better site for Detroit ruin pics:
http://reliques.online.fr/detroit/detroit01.html

i knew Cosmo could be a trouble maker. But in a good way. Champ-like, i think -- err, Lord Bloggington, i mean. He comes to us from Twitterville, so give him time to settle in. He's a darn good quipster.

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Chloe
Yes Florida has lots of pines and oaks,you can see some in the photo of my pool amongst the palm tree's in the distance...I think the photo's I've seen of Texas show off a diverse state with many things of interest...

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Champ
Those pics of Detriot are chilling! I was born and raised 60 miles from Detriot in Flint and its incredibly sad.Flint is the same but on a smaller scale...The last time I was in Detriot was 4 years ago as I was going to Henry Ford museum..I almost couldn't enjoy the museum because Detriot being in that condition so depressed me...

Champ
Good pictures
Blight seems to be an American urban problem.
Even little cities have their pictures

Here is what a local blogger did last fall

http://midtownmiscreant.blogspot.com/search?q=urban+blight+tour+08

Jack

Sturg -
Blues lyrics out of Lubbock , find us some licks to go with them.

" Big MedicIne "

Big MedicIne at Lubbock
Big MedicIne, here tonight
Big MedicIne , where you are
Big MedicIne , taste delight

Big MedicIne at Lubbock
Big MedicIne, here tonight.

Big MedicIne at Lubbock
Big MedicIne, come on, and shine your light

Big MedicIne at Lubbock
Big MedicIne, come on tonight
Big MedicIne at Lubbock
Big MedicIne , taste delight

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I want everyone who ever reads this to reach down, and pick up their harness, I want you to find your bit.
I want your teeth on the steel, and I want you to bite

Cause dog, there ain't no guarantees, and we are all we got.
So let's all do our best.

What has happened here in the last 4 days, tells me we're alright.
We're dying to big again.

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Cosmo...Irreverent, Irascible...but Irredeemable? That will be up to him. We have rules now. We are safe.

And just because some quip may be copyrighted, we can still claim it for ourselves, right? (^_~)

I'm not talking this blog navel, I'm talking 6.75 Billion brains.

A lot of answers in that pile, kids.

Or as Collin Powell said just the other day -

"Pull up , your pants, and get to work."

" If you build it, they will come."

Peyote in season?

Lubbock, Texas -

Sausalito in the Sand Storms

Head injury #2

I'll quit hogging them. A few of my faves:

"Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?"

"Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they?"

"There's no present. There's only the immediate future and the recent past."

and, of course:

"I think it's the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately."

-G. Carlin

http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/quotes/george_carlin.html

Allright, Bob. Keep the rubber down and don't leave the midnight oil unattended.

Lord Boarington -

In the past month, I changed my hometown. I never planned it, I just kept taking steps.
But , we'll have to wait until May 9th , to confirm the bet.

Boarington -

I'm become a student of screen names. And I think, I've done pretty well, with you,
See I've taken the Boring, as in dull, and made it into Boaring, as in Brisslly, and rooting about,
i hate the word blog, never use it as a root word.

You're a real wordsmith, Bobby. Parents must be proud. Ok, goodnight already.

And by the way, the word is 'boor'.

I saw the stableization proposal for Quanah Parker's house tonight, at Cache , Olka.

What a place, it has stars in the roofing .

He was the last of the great Commanche chiefs, son of the white captive woman Cynthia Ann Parker.

See John Wayne as " Ethan " .

Quanah Parker :

http://www.old-picture.com/united-states-history-1900s---1930s/pictures/Quanah-Parker-001.jpg

Like I said, never use blog as a root word.

Blog is a 10 cent word invented to replace a $100 dollar word ........ writing.

it was invented by a bunch of weenies , who couldn't write.

Stick with Boar , it suits you.

" Brisslely , and rooting about "

Nick names are a given, never taken .

"bristly". Seriously, Bob, I'll take writing advice from elsewhere, but thanks.

Lord Boarington -
My parents were extremely proud, except for all the times I let them down.

Ok, Bobby, I apologize for the peyote joke. I had no idea you were so sensitive. I called truce a few weeks ago, and the last mean thing you ever were to say on the internet was cast in my direction. I respect your abilities and experience, but if you really want to bring it down in the gutter, I'll be your huckleberry.

Screen Names -
I'm not picking on Lord B, just thinking about screen names.

Green Ivy -
Is there a better screen name ? I don't think so.
There's a guy at Fire Dog Lake called Edward Teller.
Who picks a screen name after the " Father of the Hydrogen Bomb " ?
You want to go camping with " Edward Teller " ?

I don't think so.

Lord -
I'm just funnin' ....... and foolin' with the blue pencil.

More screen name thoughts -
Truth in Reality -

Six weeks ago I saw your name, and thought :

This is the title to a Soviet era economic textbook.
With a fat blurb about the next 5 year economic plan, and what it means for the gulag.

Sorry , this is not an attack, it's just what I thought that day.

I've been holding that one for weeks folks.

More screen name thoughts -

Blonde Wino -

You have to travel south of the " Trinity Site " to see her.

More screen name thoughts -

Rosie the Cat -
This girl has a goose down mattress. Candles by the bed, a pint of Southern Comfort on the dresser.

More screen name thoughts -

EuroTom -

You're in Fuckin; Europe man. How the hell did you get here ?
I'm hanging on every key stroke from Belgium, buying real estate I'll never see.

More screen name thoughts -

Ms. Cracker -
I wish we'd danced at 19 , and you wore black stockings.

More screen name thoughts -

Jamie -
You could be one of the top 5 things that are good about the internet.

(This is a private poll)

More screen name thoughts -

Flatus -

I want to see Rex Harrison farting when I get to Florida.

More screen name thoughts -

SolarCrete -

The Minoans, sunny golden days with the Minoans. Putting to sea with a load of copper, bound for Levant, and a consignment of cedar in a ship named the SolarCrete.

More screen name thoughts -

I never knew I craved soda bread till I came here.

I'll be here all week folks, 2 shows a night. Be sure and tip those bartenders and waitresses.

Play us out Madonna -

Ray of light -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egyNkeMY3Bo

Ha Cbob- Don't know what that means about my screen name, but you once wrote that you like it. You'd like a simple piece of soda bread, in fact think it appeals more to men than women. It's the black and tans I'm looking forward too.