Craig Crawford's Trail Mix

39 years of Camels, and you want web cams ?

We may be popping some balloons here folks.

darn.

well...Dan Quayle stole JFK...quid pro quo.

...and they all stole Harry S Truman at one time or another, whenever the weather blew right...

Truman was the most hated president of all time while in office, the most beloved a quarter-century later.

Andrew -
Here's yer "Atta Boy"

Good clip kid, real good clip.

CBOB: Camels were a quarter when I bought my first pack at age 11. out of a gas station machine...matches were free.

..at least web cams are cheap, ain't they?

I thought that noise from the republican party was their death rattle.

The only problem with the clip is, that the Republican's are closer the Viramar Republic template, and not the American Civil War one.
You guys needed a bust of Hindenberg, not Lincoln.

Dex -
Oh shit .

" I thought that noise from the republican party was their death rattle."

I'm trying to hunt it down and kill it Blue. But they seem to be doing all the work.

Firdt of all:
That sound you hear in NOT Lincoln spinning in his grave. He's trying to dig deeper and get further away from the GOP Clowns. Who's failing???

Next:
Palin, McCain, Jindal, McConnell, Limbaugh, Hannitty, Vitter, Boehner, Steele, Bachmann, etc, etc. This group equates best to Howdy Doody's Peanut Gallery:

Off to the side, making lots of noise, but not really part of the show!

Hope you got my biscuit & Madoff reply.

West bound into " the flag " tonight, up hill from the "Petrified Forest ".

Coffee at the Loves at Gallup. Feel those pistons coming up through the transmission. , flippin' that switch on the Road Ranger.

Def Leppard - Armageddon It

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI6Ms0b4q-4

Depends on what you want Dex. They start at about $25. Of course the one I want is close to $500, but you'll be able to zoom in and watch my new koi pond or rotate up and get the birds. And if it ever comes I'll get the wireless spy cam in the nest.

And that's all you're getting.

Best words in the world @ 1 in the morning -

" Step on out there Swift "

" Step on out there Swift " means that a Peterbulit makin' 82 miles an hour, isn't coming into your 65,000 pound ass.

And now back to the real world -

NEW YORK — Jon Stewart hammered Jim Cramer and his network, CNBC, in their anticipated face-off on "The Daily Show," repeatedly chastising the "Mad Money" host for putting entertainment above journalism.

"I understand that you want to make finance entertaining, but it's not a ... game," Stewart told Cramer,

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/12/jim-cramer-on-daily-show-_n_174503.html

Stewart said he and Cramer are both snake-oil salesman, only "The Daily Show" is labeled as such. He claimed CNBC shirked its journalistic duty by believing corporate lies, rather than being an investigative "powerful tool of illumination." And he alleged CNBC was ultimately in bed with the businesses it covered _ that regular people's stocks and 401Ks were "capitalizing on your adventure."

Cramer is now a dried cod fish . Like Tucker Carlson before him.

Large Marge just blew by me here on 95 southbound...hell bent for leather...goin' 90...she's on your ass now...WATCH OUT !!

I gotta look around for that webcam...damned if I'm gonna spend $500 for one! I might be able to dig up 25 bucks , though.
Does your OS have anything to do with how a camera works? I suppose that's a dumb question but hell, the printer we used when we were rockin' Windows XP won't work with Vista...will that cam work on this little Dell Inspiron? The former computer was a Dell 4400.

O-M-G !! Angelina caught Brad and the nanny!! He was rubbing her back and Angelina bitch-slapped him!!

Holy moly, CBob, did you see tonite's Daily Show? It was sooooo painful to watch, Cramer didn't even TRY to defend himself or "hit back", Jon ate his lunch AND cleaned his clock. Yikes.

Granted, it was nowhere near as awesome as the Jon/Tucker (heh) Crossfire smackdown, but nothing will ever compare to that wondrous 20-odd minutes of pure heaven...

50 days does not make or break an administration or a political party. Obama's success in less dependent on the Republican party than in his ability to make the government improve the economy. I'm in a wait & see mode with respect to the end result of this stimilus package. The Republicans can't really do anything but be an opposition party right now, however, I wouldn't write them off just yet. The American public is fickle and it only takes a few percentage points to swing power from one party the the other.

It is ironic though that in a sense what is bad for business is good for the Republicans, because if the economy is not improving it hurts Obama. It is the exact opposite of the traditional what is good for business is good for Republicans.

Warren -- Wow, another Cheryl Wheeler fan! Here's one of my favorites among her songs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oru0y5oJFMw&feature=related

ROFL -- Republicans still flapping over Steele's "pro-choice" comments:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19956.html

so it's Nanbrangelina now?

oops.......cf.

O-M-G !! Angelina caught Brad and the nanny!! He was rubbing her back and Angelina bitch-slapped him!!

Posted by: DexterJohnson Author Profile Page | March 13, 2009 1:53 AM

crawford has a little cam.
it cost him lots of dough
and everywhere craig travels
this cam is sure to go.

(patsi, sturge, morning gang... please join in today's ditty fun)

Good morning! Got a link on that? Karma sucks eh Angelina?

good morning gang....

Republicans are everywhere
they're in your nose
they're in you hair
if you may want to get them out
vote Democratic
give them the clout

it followed him to the Capitol

where they were breaking all the rules

Personally, I'm not all that fond of Nannys.

25-cents a pack when you fed the machine. But, then there would be three or four pennies inserted into the sides of the pack between the cellophane and the paper inner wrap.

The days when cancer was cheap.

oops, should have inserted the link to Dex's original:
http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209690

As I was going to St. Ives
I met a man with seven wives
one of them trained her webcam on me and before I got home my goofy face was all over youtube with 287,942 hits.

Hits or Cracks from cigarette packs

it followed him to the Capitol
took pix of speaker nan

just googled "hits or cracks" and they'd never heard of it......

wonder if they're hip to "Big John and Little Sparky" (if you go out in the woods tonight, you'd better not go alone.....)

I'm being good today...... cuz I'm resisting...... resistin' I tell ya!

from saying exactly what that pink thing in the middle of that elephant's face really looks like.....

but considering how many Republicans are dickwads..... well.....

If Renee's gonna be good today, I'm leaving.

"Try Camels for thirty days..."
http://www.tobaccovideos.com/videos.php?brand=Camel

Right after the War, Camels used to send scads of cigarettes to veterans' hospitals. Sunday evenings when Jack Benny was on the radio, they would always announce where "this week's gift Camels" were going.

I thought it was all intriguing. Why in the world would someone not smoke camels? For real men, it was a choice between Lucky Strikes and Camels.

Pall Mall.... ......Outstanding........and, they are mild.......

take a puff.......it's springtime.....

filter, flavor, flip-top box

I'd walk a mile for a camel......

(I'd ride a camel for miles for a Lucky Strike)

it made the tmer's laugh and play

the story and stats of Frank Zappa, Lenny Bruce and "The Berkely Concert".

http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/related/Berkeley_Concert.html

to see Craig say fongol?

Sturg, started reading and recalling from those old ads. Damn, I smoked a lot of cigarettes. I totaled them up one day and it was something like 1,000.042,000 of them.

Just looking at those ads started a craving. Been smoke free for 10-years 5-months and 13-days. No way I'm going to screw-up this quit.

Every once and a while when I open one of my old books, the 'fragrance' of the tobacco that permeated them will come wafting out. Most unsettling.

Eckshully, that should be 1,042,000.

In these past few months, I've been numbed by numbers that can only be understood in astronomical terms.

the distance from the earth to the sun is.........1

I figured laid end-on-end they would stretch from the convention center in Orlando to the Gandy bridge heading into St Pete.

Great Video Craig. It almost made up for MoJo putting on pretty perkty patriotic peggums pontificating. God that woman knows how to ruin a morning.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209694

CBob,

Did you mean Weimar or do I need to go do some research.

mornin.

Kinda quiet here at the 'mix. Renee, OSH, being as adept at composing poetry as I am at singing, you will thank me for refraining. well, OK ... but just once.

... to see Limpballs sceam screwl.

But jamie, Peggums just loves Peggums. She bathes in her own glory. It's a sight to behold.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209736

Sturgeone,

I loved Big John and Sparky and still use the Merry Widow melody birthday song instead of "Happy Birthday"

OK, here's why I never bet on sports - last night I switched to Leno when UConn was up by 5 with 2 minutes left in the first overtime period. FIVE overtime periods later Syracuse won by 10.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209752

It may be a sight, but desire to behold is decidedly absent.

"The days when cancer was cheap."

ROFL, Flatus! How true!

jamie, I gotta admit that I just said it and didn't mean it - I have one of the quickest remotes on the planet when the lovely PNoon shows up. She and Joe feeding off each other's mutual love fest and two member admiration society is more than even I can bear.

I see that Krugman is off today - oh, no, I may have to read Brooks. Anyone got any ibuprofen?

This is a fun, no brain matter wasted, non-stressful thing to do.

http://www.paulsadowski.org/BirthDay.asp

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209757

Pogo,

The switch to CNN is instantaneous. There is only so much fatuous goo allowable in any one lifetime.

TiR -- That's great. By their calculations, I was conceived on my father's birthday. ROFL!

Obama's Poll Numbers Are Falling to Earth
"It is simply wrong for commentators to continue to focus on President Barack Obama's high levels of popularity, and to conclude that these are indicative of high levels of public confidence in the work of his administration. Indeed, a detailed look at recent survey data shows that the opposite is most likely true. The American people are coming to express increasingly significant doubts about his initiatives, and most likely support a different agenda and different policies from those that the Obama administration has advanced."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123690358175013837.html

Patsi,

Sounds like your dad had a great BD. lol

My parents both smoked camels. Lovely in the winter when all the windows were closed. They were always surprised how my chronic cough went away after I moved out.

Dex, if you find this, check the box to see if drivers for Vista are provided. Or what ever system you're using. Drivers are unique to each OS.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209709

Everyone has a love for more $$$. Everyone!

http://tinyurl.com/Banking-With-Waters

This is probably a bad time to post this, because it's not aimed at anyone here this morning. But it's been building up for a while, and I feel I must say it and get it off my chest.

It seems to me, that the constant GOP bashing here is just a way of making sure none of our Republican friends ever feel welcome here. I am not and never have been (or thought of being) a Republican. But we're supposedly not supposed to 'generalize' here, and when we ridicule everyone that has different belief's than us, we're turning TM into a club of 'only like minds welcome'. Ping and Jax dare not speak their mind. Why not just argue point by point, and quit pretending that the Democrats have never made a mistake. Hate Bush, but stop trying to tie every Republican or different minded person to him. It's just another way of getting personal.

Will this be a sign of things to come? If so what will be next?

http://tinyurl.com/A-First-of-a-Kind

"It's just another way of getting personal."
http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209765

Chloe, you are so right.

People at the polar extremes almost universally believe that their positions are carved-in-stone right, and that anyone who dares differ or question, is blasphemous.

China playing a interesting game of poker. Will they fold or call? And what is the real reason behind this?

http://tinyurl.com/Signs-of-Buyers-Remorse

Chloe...
speaking for myself.... I'm being snarky and just having a bit of fun with the topic.... I'd bet that's all Craig is doing too....

in real life..... ( you do realize this is only a blog.... don't you).... I have many Republican friends..... I have never in my life actually judged anyone based on who they vote for.... I judge others by how they treat others..... and I know some who vote Democratic and are assholes....

this blog used to have a thriving sense of humor.... if you have to take it all so seriously.... have at it.... I love you anyways...

my motto is and will remain...... fuck 'em if they can't take a joke.....

TiR...
that birthday link was a lot of fun...... thanks....

According to that site my birthday candles could produce enough steam to power a freight train.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209765

I agree with you Chloe. I had that concern the other day, and tried to give Ping a boost here:

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/obamas-first-50-days-report-ca.html#comment-208918

Renee, You're the last person I had in mind when I said that was you or Craig.

Of course I know that this is a 'just' a blog Renee. But it also represents a part of society. And I take seriously the opinions of the people I take the time to read and consider here.

Sturgeone and or any of the older musical types. I've lost the brain cell that held the title to a Dennis Day song (hush with the "who's Dennis Day). All I can remember is calling off Irish names and the one line about "Sister Kate"

Can you remember the name of the #$%$# song?

If so what will be next?

My bet is embedded rfid chips for prisoners. Once they get the whole systemic poisoning thing solved.

BTW, how's the whole Jon Stewart as fake news thing going?

Chloe

Ping has been around a long while and TIR and mqw among others. The far right branch doesn't last long, but the less idealogical do just fine at holding their position in space. We do have a pretty far left contingent, but the majority probably span pretty widely over the middle.

Most of the time this is just a fun space. If anyone gets insulted, it is probably a good idea just to ask about intent. You came in at the height of the "late unpleasantness" and we are still finding out way back to the old feeling of talking about anything with anyone.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209761

and Chloe, that is quite the sobering article you cite on Obama's poll numbers, good catch

now you gonna tell us a joke or something, and lighten up the place :-)

Where would the UN without the financial help of the US over these many decades? Such incredible gall and audacity of the UN to call the US deadbeat. The UN who siphoned off revenues from oil proceeds that were suppose to go to feed the worlds staving children.

http://tinyurl.com/Pot-Calling-the-Kettle-Black

Chloe,
I undertand the make-up of the site and except it as such. It's no surprise that I tend to be conservative but mainly on fiscal issues. I'm very much a small gov't guy.

I don't have an issue with anyone challenging one of our elected leaders policies but I seriously dislike the constant finger pointing and disrespect shown them especially the Office of the President. I think it cheapens everything we stand for.

I'm a big boy and so is Ping. I appreciate the sentiment but when it gets uncomfortable here I just take a break.....

Ha Craig! (and thanks for linking that post you made regarding Ping the other day.)

Believe me, I do have a sense of humor (usually). And I do love this place. Probably bad timing, but I tried to make it clear I wasn't addressing it to anyone here. I guess I was just thinking about making myself feel better and not holding it in any longer.

Please everyone, ignore my other post, and move on. :)

I wrote about this last night and now it is confirmed -- KFC is sending a free meal certificate after noticing my gripe on Twitter last night that the biscuits were left out of our take-home. The internet tubes never cease to amaze

At this stage of the economy, I tend to find WSJ somewhat suspect given their pro corporate slant. Being written by Rasmussen which trends right somewhat compounds that idea. There was some verbal playing around with the Gallup numbers as well. Disagreement with an idea is not the same as disagreement with a person. As with Renee, I have several Republican friends. In fact one of the most extreme called yesterday just to chat because he likes to hear what the other side is saying from someone he trusts.

Here is a recent Gallup on how Republicans and Democrats differ on the trust issue:

http://www.gallup.com/poll/116599/Economy-Republicans-Trust-Business-Dems-Trust-Gov.aspx

glad you raised it, chloe

"The internet tubes never cease to amaze"

...only because you are read by so many Craig. :)

chloe,

It's always interesting to see one set of pollsters reinterpret the results of a competitor's results and analysis of their own results. Somehow I don't think I'll ever read a WSJ article analyzing Obama's poll results positively. This paragraph from that article caught my eye.

"Finally, what probably accounts for a good measure of the confidence and support the Obama administration has enjoyed is the fact that they are not Republicans. Virtually all Americans, more than eight in 10, blame Republicans for the current economic woes, and the only two leaders with lower approval ratings than Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are Republican leaders Mitch McConnell and John Boehner."

Numbers are numbers, and people can argue about them til the cows come home - but that is one point I happen to agree with Rasmussen and Schoen on. Let's face facts - the depth of the economic problems Bush handed off to Obama and he is trying to find ways to deal with - and that are directly impacting the participants in polls - are not comparable to the mild recession Bush had to deal with. Cheery bullshit about strong fundamentals and "put more money back into the pockets of Americans" isn't an approach remotely sufficient to address this one. The fact that Obama's numbers are even a bare plurality is a miracle.

And one thing that Ol' Scott neglects to mention is that the difference in HIS poll between those who strongly approve/disapprove of Obama's perfomance is 9 points - 50% higher than Gallup's.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

And his approval index has dropped pretty dramatically since the inauguration - but again, who would this surprise considering the deepening economic backdrop he is working in front of.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/obama_approval_index_history

Rasmussen is a victim of his trade - which is built on snapshots reflecting reality - and of course they only do when you look at many of them.

I try to attack both sides equally. Let me know if I'm being one sided. :)

The Democrats are already showing signs of idiocy. First it was Max Baucus talking about taxing health benefits. Now we've got the conservative Dem senatorial group intent on splitting the vote.

The mind set inside the loopy-way constantly amazes me.

Thanks for bringing this to video :)))
...and you didn't even touch on the problems Michael Steele is having.

Where are the responsible Republicans ones that don't repeat evidence free talking points?

hey you gave me the idea KGC, just doin my job

chloe, I'm one of the pretty constant bashers of republicans - and I try to focus in individual ones, but find myself generalizzing - probably too often. Fact is, it's easy to do when party that is not in power is voting virtually as a block against every policy floated to address the problems they created. It is good to be reminded when I'm being insufferable, but this is a political site, and I do have respectful and interesting (for me anyway) discussions with Ping and Jax - and even with mqw, With all of them I try to stay on the topic and rebut their positions from my perspective. Now as for the Boners, McConnells, McCains and Palins of the world - they're public figures and I consider them fair game - and I expect to be challenged in my criticism and ridicule of them and their positions.

POPEYES LIKES TRAIL MIX

well it gets weirder still, now Popeyes on Twitter is into the action -- urging me to switch from KFC, so to make peace I said nice things about their biscuits and spicy recipe. their response:

"PopeyesChicken@craig_crawford Thanks for the kind words! Trail Mix is well done, although I must say I love the left wing and the right wing equally well!"

Popeyes --at Thanksgiving they sell deep fried turkeys so you don't have to burn down your house.

"I try to attack both sides equally" -good comment

Found this video during the primaries

Ms Peachez , Fried Chicken

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxDG-0gQdz8

Fry that chicken, Fry that chicken, Fry that chicken,

There was a Popeye's just a stone's throw from one of my places when I was in grad school - and it was really good fried chicken. I can't be sure, after all my memory is worse than my memory, but I believe it was before KFC intro'd extra crispy - and the Popeye's was extra crispy and cajun spiced - a delightfully deadly combination.

I love fried chicken.

Hang on to your cookies :-) O'Bama Boy to the tune of Oh Danny Boy

The Great Chicken War is heating up on my Twitter page. KFC just took a shot at Popeyes (talk about fowl partisans):

"@kfc_colonel No competition in this cluck-off. When the cartoon sailor tweets, I open a new KFC. See? There's another one!"

Fried Chicken wars..will there be coupons?

Craig asked for a joke, and my buddy Solar sent me one.
Thanks, Solar !

BEST DRUNK STORY OF THE MONTH...
A drunken man walks into a biker bar, sits down at
the bar and orders a drink.
Looking around, he sees three men sitting at a
corner table. He gets up, staggers to the table,
leans over, looks the biggest, meanest, biker in
the face and says: 'I went by your grandma's house
today and I saw her in the hallway buck naked.
Man, she is one fine looking woman!'
The biker looks at him and doesn't say a word. His
buddies are confused, because he is one bad biker
and would fight at the drop of a hat.
The drunk leans on the table again and says: 'I got
it on with your grandma and she is good, the best I
ever had!'
The biker's buddies are starting to get
really mad
but the biker still says nothing.
The drunk leans on the table one more time and says,
'I'll tell you something else, boy, your grandma
liked it!'
At this point the biker stands up, takes the drunk
by the shoulders looks him square in the eyes and
says....................

oops, as usual, I missed the punch line.

Grampa your drunk go home!

"Fried Chicken wars..will there be coupons? -- Posted by: Katherine Graham Cracker"

so far, only KFC sending coupons -- Popeyes holding out -- but of course this all started because KFC forgot my biscuits last nite, so they owed me

ha, chloe, that might be worth retelling for the late nite crew -- "Grampa, your drunk, go home!"

Popeye's Chicken is still good...but I've noticed that you need to get it early in the day...I think the oil gets old...

Last week GM was warning of imminent bankruptcy as was citigroup both angling for more federal money. There was talk about the need to break up Citi and BAC.
This week Citi is making a profit and today says the won't need any more fed money. GM say basically the same thing As does BAC.

So were things so bad last week , or are they that good this week.

Inquiring minds want to know.

Jack

Now here's a poll CBob will love: Most Americans Favor More Support for Alternative Energy.. http://tinyurl.com/c8jovk

But Craig will they support it where it counts, with their wallet?

Jack

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209806

Jack, Last week guidelines and oversight weren't mentioned. This week they were. Amazing how their profits increased.

Craig,

It was nice to see a second appearance of the GOP bobblehead. Blue and I will look forward to the Dem bobber some time soon.

oh darn, Jamie, i forgot blue was in on the bobblehead procurement -- added her to the credits above

btw all, i heard from Champ -- he's been super busy but vows to overcome his resistance to comment registration and return to the fold

I just wanted to say i've seen Ping give just as good as he gets. I think he enjoys a good debate (good being the operative word).

Patd
Just for you a pirate story

"When nine Somali pirates attacked a German-operated cargo freighter in the Gulf of Aden last week, they were in for a high-tech surprise. "
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a8bdjpdrFY_4&refer=home

Well Heck!
Chloe won't let me slam Ping and Jax. It is too dangerous to slam KGC(I think she can reach through the internet tubes with her barehands)

Whats a body to do for a little entertainment around here?

Jack

Jack...
I guess we should throw a whole lot of bleach at the walls..... not mention either political party on this so called political blog...... and posts tons of cookie recipes.....

and oh yeah..... the next time anonP shows up to call Republicans fascists.... we should put him before the firing squad....

hey.... I'm still trying to figure out what the rules are now....

dang - all this chicken talk inspired me to try Dad's rib shack - (I know, I know, but any halfway decent rib joint has chicken) - no fried cluck, but smoked - with cole slaw, collards and cornbread. It id EXCELLENT!! - and it's in an old KFC location to boot.

Hey, easy on the bleach!! We don't want it to get too damn civil in here - gotta keep it lively, after all.

(And Renee, if you need help getting that tongue out of your cheek, I know a couple of good surgeons. ;-)

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209774

is this it jamie? the last verse mention's a kate o'grady.
the only other song that comes to mind with those two words is "wish i could shimmy like my sister kate" but don't think dennis day ever sang it.

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

"...Over a four-year period (1979-82), the U.S. economy's output barely increased. Since 1950, there had been nothing like that. Unemployment peaked in 1982 near 11 percent-a figure that, a few years earlier, would have been widely judged inconceivable. ... The number of business failures in 1982 (24,908) was nearly 50 percent higher than in any other year since World War II, and it would double to 52,078 by 1984. From 1979 to 1983, farm income declined almost 50 percent."

http://www.delanceyplace.com/readarchives.php?letter_id=994&lettertype=&pageaction=browse

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209820

sure, RR and Jack, nobody wants to completely de-lice the place

think most agreed our Top Ten guidelines cover what passes for the rules, or at least i have not heard any gripes. and they're always open for discussion or revision: http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/commenting-guide.html

for future reference, the link is always there on the left sidebar under Trail Mix links

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209827

Patd,

No I found the grey cell. It was hiding out in a dust bunny under the bed. Must have fallen out during the night when I wasn't paying attention. The song is Dear Old Donegal. You tube didn't have the Dennis Day version, but this was the best of the bunch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSr6pLVk0Ww

jamie, i found it! bing crosby and dennis day sang it. here's the chorus of "dear old donegal":

Shake hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy,
And here is your sister, Kate.
And there's the girl you used to swing
Down by the garden gate.
Shake hands with all of the neighbours,
And kiss the colleens all;
You're as welcome as the flowers in May
To dear old Donnegal.

Lookie there. Pat has dust bunnies too.

Thank you.

All this fast food fried chicken talk is making me sad. I live with a hardcore diabetic and a total health freak so basically I'm eating like a hardcore diabetic and a total health freak, too, so Popeye's and KFC are for the most part verboten. And I loves me some spicy fried chicken wings...

*has a sad*

so Craig..... does this mean you've become Officer Obie?.....

and will I need a certificate.... a passport.... and a 50-page diagram in order to figure out what is or isn't exactly litter in this here place?....

and what the hell can I order in this restaurant.....

(for anyone not getting it.... just google Alice's Restaurant).....

“With the others, we’ll have something like 22 ships,” Papaioannou said. “But no naval force will ever be large enough to totally secure these waters until there is peace and stability in Somalia.”
thanks jack for your 12:38 bloomberg link. wonder if there is a connection between that quote above and this ongoing story.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/11/disappearance-somali-youths-raises-security-concerns/

I'm in the mood to snark
even if you don't get it
maybe you think it's pathetic
but I'm in the mood to snark

hey.... I'm just joking around....

pogo.... maybe I shouldn't ask you this..... but where exactly do you think I should place that tongue?..... hmmmmmm

Renee, my mama told me not to ask if I didn't want to know the answer. ;-)

OK, so you takin' out the garbage or what, Arlo?

When President Obama supports "merit pay" for teachers, it makes clear to me that he doesn't have a clue.

His most annoying traits during the primaries were certainty and sanctimony. When you combine the two, you have a mess.

He has carried these traits into the White House.

well now there would no Alice's Restaurant if not for Officer Obie.. http://tinyurl.com/dhxgy3

"Switzerland, the world's largest offshore financial centre, has agreed to accept concessions on bank secrecy.............
The Swiss government's acceptance of OECD rules comes as UBS, the country's largest bank, is in dispute with US authorities.
US officials are continuing to demand that UBS hands over the details of 52,000 American account holders it suspects of tax fraud.
While UBS has given the US details of 300 American account holders, it has so far rejected a request to hand over details of all 52,000...."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7941717.stm

and Linda Ellerbee had some nice things to say about Officer Olbie.. http://www.arlo.net/obie.shtml

Craig
all I'm trying to do is avoid work.
As far as the rules go just call me a rational anarchist.
Happy to follow the ones that make sense to me and willing to pay the penalty when I violate those that don't. We live in the world Gotta have rules, it is part of civilization

Renee all that bleach sounds like work if I want to do that I'll stay home.

Jack

for those who really want to writhe in the weeds of this blogging behavior discussion, here is a fella over at TPM who has been conducting a debate about our Trail Mix guidelines all week.. http://tinyurl.com/bezkns

Yeah, it's funny. The GWT front line is in next door Djibouti, and Somali is over run with pirates.

I hear the private ships are getting sonic scramblers, non-terminal weapons that stop the pirates momentarily.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209845

Craig
I propose it be against the rulz to link to that, uh uh ........................
hummmm how do I say this without starting a blog war

I'm still debating if I should forgive Cbob for pointing it out last night lol

Jack

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209845

ha, whsky, i have a feeling there'll be plenty of anarchy around here, with or without guidelines. it's our nature.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209850

Ain't it the truth.

BTW did you read all of the post you linked to on tpm?
If so you are a braver man than I am.

Jack

yep, whsky, i did read it. i don't always understand the guy, but i like looking at the words

Anarchy and people not wearing clothes. All in a day's work here. We only have KFC here in Holland. No Popeye's. I think I have to go to either Kalamzoo or Muskegon for Popeye's. By the way, I think we have moved on from the blog war. I mean, I made a joke on my first post from today and it went by un-noticed. LOL!

Craig, LOL. dickday is a hoot.

Hey everyone! I'm not worried about the WSJ article about Obama. One WSJ article on lower numbers does not a poll dive make. My Schwan's man thinks Obama is doing a great job. Schwan's man is a good ol' boy from rural Virginia. He just told me he's glad we have a prez who can do more than one thing at a time because we have got a lot of work to do.

Maybe we all need to Adopt a GOP, you know, bring them here, pet them a little, rub their furrowed brows, listen to their grumbling woes about losing 18 percent of their wealth, soothe their fears of revenue increases and capital gains, cluck over their frustrations with regulations. The GOP are having such a hard time these days, it's disturbing. Where is the in-your-loser-librul-face bravado? Where is the sloganeering? Where are they? We should send out a search party because there is nothing worse for mid-terms than a bunch of angrily simmering neo-cons grumbling in the the dark corners.

My favorite mention of Stockbridge in a song, though I don't like the idea that Sweet Baby James is about 40
now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EoNd_maBbY

Dick Day? I once met a guy at work whose last name was Dickensheets! LOL!

well, Corey - glad she wasn't & glad you're back.

What's that old saying - I thought about being an anarchist (or was it atheist? or antichrist?) but decided not to - there were too many rules.

... or maybe it was too many rules to ignore, I'm lost.

you guys can have anarchy whoever she is. i'll stick with archy and mehitabel. cockroaches and kitty cats are much more entertaining.

Craig....
phew.... you did get the joke..... you're right..... I LOVE Officer Obie.... but I really, really LOVE Arlo!

I will read that link to TPM in a little while.... I still need to finish up in my studio.... and instead I'm playing here again.....

Alicia.... I like that idea of adopting a GOPer and petting him/her a little.... and when they pee on the floor... we can rub their nose's in it....

and I LOVE fried chicken..... best meal the goddess ever invented...

thank god- archie and mehitabel - I used to love reading that over at my grandfather's house when I was a kid - he had book of A&M comics. I can't be sure, but I believe it must have been The Life and Times of Archie and Mehitabel. I haven't thought of them for decades.

well RR, as much as i do love fried chicken, i firmly believe that bacon and eggs was the best meal ever invented

I just wanna know how one gets a job as a ghost tweeter for a fried chicken franchise. Who *are* these people?

RR -- Good point -- GOP pets must be trained!

BTW, we were told at a meeting at work the other night that we lost $800,000 last month. I've never twittered, but I have built door panels that have tweeters in them. What about GOPs who are cute?

dang jamie, there you go reminding me that if Sweet Baby James is almost 40, I'm staring another decade in the face. I need a drink.

Corey,
Was that for all of Chrysler or just your plant?

Just our plant. Last I heard, sales were down 57% this year.

Corey,
I'm sure that you guys are already operating as leanly as possible. I'll bet that most of that loss is due to fixed costs that can't be avoided regardless of how much or little you produce.

Our biggest hit is labor efficiency.

Corey,
Plant probably designed to run most efficiently at a certain manning and when you cut it the efficiency/productivity drops.

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Pogo, I can handle James, but the other day I happened to think about when I was a teenager and babysat for this adorable very bright baby who before the age of two would stand up in her crib when awake and announce, "I'm Tina Marie Taskett!!!". Tina Marie Taskett would be over 50 now and that is just not right. :-)

OMG!
I just read dickday...... the best part is in the comments section....

Bri Bri showed up and actually took his posting seriously..... ROTFLMFAO!!!!!

Signs of the time

Looked in my spam folder

Economic spam out numbered sex spam 3-1

But it does look like my relatives in Africa are enjoying better health. None of them have dies and left me a fortune in a long time.
Jack

jamie, I hear ya. My little sister, who I still think of as a kid (despite her having 4 kids of her own to say nothing of 2 grandkids), and who I used to babysit along with the kids in the neighborhood her age and below - almost all of whom are now past the big 5-0 - gets to say hello to the double nickel this year on tax day. my, my, where does the time go.

Ever since you mentioned Sweet Baby James it has been looping in fragments in my head. It's one of those songs I don't mind hearing that way. Favorite line from SBJ - "... with ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go."

Renee, now you've got me RFLMAO. That confirms more than I should say.

I missed that Renee! Ha! Thanks for the laugh!

where's champ when we need him... bet who wins the race... which lab causes the second big bang first?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2009/mar/13/particlephysics-cern

Viramar ???? Duho !

Thanks for the poll Craig , looks like all that advertising the American Petroleum Inst. has been doing with the nice tall blond lady hasn't got them much for their money.

Yet another poll -

American Adults Flunk Basic Science

ScienceDaily (Mar. 13, 2009) — Are Americans flunking science? A new national survey commissioned by the California Academy of Sciences and conducted by Harris Interactive® reveals that the U.S. public is unable to pass even a basic scientific literacy test.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090312115133.htm
----------------------------
Three questions in the poll -
How long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun.

Adults that know that the earliest humans and dinosaurs did not live at the same time.

Roughly approximate the percent of the Earth's surface that is covered with water.

Only 21% of adults answered all three questions correctly.

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Renee, Just saw that comment ... Many things to say the majority of which are not printable ...

Thank goodness for a spam filter on my email.

BTW Renee, your commenting regarding people not being able to take a joke. My friend who is a cop who had a partner who always said the same thing. If it wasn't such a pain in the butt, I would have registered and responded. But, then again, I know the truth, so why bother?

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209875

good catch, RR. i just couldn't resist playing.. http://tinyurl.com/cq8fqr

one thing about trolls, they NEVER get the joke

Comment of the day, just not comment of the day here. LOL!

Loved seeing Jon Stewart give CNBC a a big fat media wedgie.

Well, folks, the weekend beckons. Typical one, too. 3-4 soccer games, 2-4 basketball games. And whatever else I can squeeze in. Se you PUMAs later. And to put a slight twist on what Renee said earlier - joke 'em if they can't take a f*ck ;-)

One comment on Dick Day about the 150 character limit on twitter leads me to recommend a British author who blogs and tweets. He is developing a new form for Twitter: The 150 character novel. He says it is forcing him to relearn editing.

http://beyondtheblog.wordpress.com/

CBob...
I won't see the rerun of The Daily Show until 8pm est tonight.... can't wait....
they were talking about it on the Diane Rehm Show on NPR this morning.... sounds like all of DC was glued to their tvs last night...

Craig.... good one.... I'm gonna resist registering and commenting.... don't want the troll to get any more attention than he deserves.....

Not getting the joke. Reminds me of my favorite "Cheers" conversation. Cliff's ex-girlfriend returned to Boston and told him that she was pregnant and he was the Father. Cliif and Norm had a talk about his situation:

Cliff: I want you all to know that I'm gonna do the right thing. I'm gonna marry her. I wouldn't want you all to think any less of me.

Norm: Oh, I don't think that's possible, Cliffy.

(getting sentimental, Cliff puts his hand on Norm's shoulder and says) "Thank you, big guy."

LMAO! Craig, you were cyberstalked to that TPM site!

hey.... now ninnymm has shown up over at dickday....

it's getting better by the minute.....

Craig.... thank you.... thank you... for making it impossible to show up here...

Just let me know when the rest of the harem puts in an appearance.

Poor dickday

I'm disappointed. People here brought up the storyt about Brad Pitt and his nanny. Here was my response:

Personally, I'm not all that fond of Nannys.

Posted by: Corey | March 13, 2009 7:31 AM

Get it? Get it?

I got it, Corey, but since I've already pissed him/her off, I kept silent....rofl

ROME -- An archaeological dig near Venice has unearthed the 16th-century remains of a woman with a brick stuck between her jaws - evidence, experts say, that she was believed to be a vampire. The unusual burial is thought to be the result of an ancient vampire-slaying ritual. It suggests the legend of the mythical bloodsucking creatures was tied to medieval ignorance of how diseases spread and what happens to bodies after death, experts said.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1501ap_eu_italy_vampire_of_venice.html

Plus I don't get the ongoing obsession. And the continual whining that Hillary supporters were such big meanies. Jeezus! I was called a racist old hag and a hack writer on a daily basis. If that ain't ugly talk, I don't know WTF is.

I got it Corey, but I am a bit afraid of Doms, so I kept quiet.

David Horsey's post on the death of his paper -

Death watch

We are closing in on the last day anyone can step forward to buy the P-I.

Unless there is some wildly philanthropic or simply lunatic billionaire out there who wants to take on some guaranteed multi-million-dollar debt for the foreseeable future, no buyer is likely to turn up. As a result, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, as it has been constituted for the last 146 years, will shut down sometime in the next few days. The exact day has not yet been determined but, like a terminal patient, the outcome is certain.

http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/davidhorsey/archives/163713.asp

Why do people call me when they are mad and then proceed to yell into the phone? LOL!

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209896

Awww CBob. I did the vampire earlier. Absolutely fascinating the lengths that fear can take human beings. Part of the cause for the Jewish pogroms of the period was that due to certain Kosher laws, fewer Jews contracted the plague ... obviously in league with the devil and in need of burning.

Hey Patsi - You like Obama now, right?

CBob

I was talking to a friend yesterday and we were running over the idea of the NY Times becoming the national Sunday paper. Everyone who loves NYT lives for Sunday. Why not become a national paper with major cities printing an insert for their area to put into the fold before distribution.

It would allow for local reporters and issues plus investigative reporting in a way that could compete with with the magazine weeklies.

Saves newspapers and gives us all something wonderful to read over coffee for the rest of the week.

Good idea Jamie -- Is NYT well capitalized to expand nationally?

One thing about it, my umpiring of the KFC-Popeye's Cluck-Off on Twitter today was far more meaningful to the greater populace than Revenge of the Thread Hijackers on dickday. My work here is done for now.

They are available nationally so they must print regionally is some way. With their national reputation I think they would be able to pull it off.

I think Obama is doing as good a job as anyone could be. I've been disappointed in a couple of things, but I suspect that I would have been in Hillary's case as well. The difference is that if it had been Hillary I'd be bringing up the things I disagreed with. I don't feel comfortable doing that with Obama, not after what went on here during the primary.

Well, I'm going to try and help some commies plant a garden tonight.
Should be an interesting meeting.

Sometimes you're the drumstick
Sometimes you're the wing

ROFL@Craig's Great Cluck-Off....

So I was down in the mines of Moria, minding my ow; you know how I do. So this Balrog comes up outta NOWHERE and pulls me down into the dark abyss. So we fightin' it out, you know, back and forth, to and fro, and in the end I came up victorious and arose not as champ the grey, but LORD BLOGGINGTON the WHITE! Bow before me!

FYI- appropriate forms of address are "Lord Bloggington", "Lord", "Mr. Bloggington", or "Sir". Thank you.

Some people really need to get a life and stop trying to live other people's or worse develop a parasitic relationship

and before I go for the night.....

Chloe knows which people here are and aren't her friends.... I have always loved Chloe and her posts.... and she knows it....

Lord, wontcha buy me a mercedes benz?

Yes! Lord Bloggington in the heezie! Woot woot! So what are you guys bickering about now? The past? That is so yesterday.

nostalgia aint what it used to be.................

If you can't get a life how about sense of humor

At least stop practicing revisionist history

Damn, I'm only here 5 minutes and I have to open a can of my favorite beverage. *pops top*. Mmm. Good stuff.

Some thoughts I had whilst in Moria:

1. It's not Cramer's fault people take his dumb advice. Caveat Emptor.

2. If Jon Stewart is your most trusted name in news, you're an idiot. He'll tell you the same thing.

3. Let the blog of which we shall not speak whither or thrive on its own accord. No more free plugs. If you're gonna spar with them on other sites, might as well let them in here.

In answer to your question, DEV, I was an early Obama supporter (seeing as how Kucinich did not, and will never, have a snowball's chance), and I've always felt welcome here.

Hello Champ! How are you?

Who's champ? I am Lord Bloggington! Doing well, thanks for asking.

I have an idea...let's bitch about power companies. My electric bill doubled last month. DOUBLED. Nothing had changed at my house. But the TVA had screwed up, and we were told we consumers had to pick up the tab.

Everyone,
I am so sorry everyone if I have started something here. That whole thing this morning had more to do with me and my mood than it did about anyone else here. I think everyone here is great. It was one little thing I was talking about. Generalizing. Nothing more. Everything here has been going in a good direction. I love it here.

Please, no one take what I said as a complaint. It wasn't. It was me ranting about a personal thought or feeling I was having, and it probably is too bad I said it. But then, I did what I usually do. Let loose and regret it later.

Renee, I have always loved you and your posts. I know exactly who you are, and I like it all.

chloe......nahhhh.....you made a good faith comment which was then hi-jacked by one wishing to re-enact the civil war.....

very teejus.............

The thing that fascinated me during the primary was that I was participating in some med tests at Vanderbilt through a lot of it. One of my fellow participants was a younger black guy, and we kidded each other all the time -- that he was voting race and I was voting gender. And we talked issues and none of it ever got down and dirty.

oh........and scold.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209950

What am I? Chopped liver? I'm goddamn royalty for cryin' out loud.

Tony, Where have you been?
I think that's why I was in a bad mood. I missed you. :)

Thanks lord-bloggington.
I have felt bad ALL day because of my big mouth.

"Who else was an early Obama supporter, and still feels welcome to post here?"

A better question might be, who shows up and immediately offers disapproving comments aimed at the entire blog? In a thinly veiled manner, but disapproving, nonetheless. Kind of like, "...you don't sweat much for a fat girl."

Lord Bloggington decrees: you must stop taking this so seriously, chloe. No hyphen, either; it's disrespectful.

Champ aka Lord Bloggybottom....

Chloe -- you didn't start anything. You made a comment that some agreed with and some didn't. No big deal. You were then dragged in on the BS (kicking and screaming no doubt).....:)

"you must stop taking this so seriously"

I will work on that, here on out.
(To tell the truth, I was shocked that anyone would listen to me in the first place. I rant and I rave, and then I forget about it on,go back to normal. It's my mo)

Repeatedly answering the same "Do you still beat your wife" question is a lost cause. We don't know who feels free to post. If they want to they will. If they don't they won't. We have absolutely no control over that. It is all in the past. Beating it into the ground won't change that.

"To tell the truth, I was shocked that anyone would listen to me in the first place. "

Chloe, that is priceless. I nominate it for post of the day!!!!

OMG! Chloe -- I am still laughing. That's such a great comeback....

"Who's champ? I am Lord Bloggington! "

Lord Bloggington,
Whoever you are, you got here (to blog) just in time. Thanks.

Patsi, It's the honest to god truth.

The night is always darkest before the dawn.

I always pay attention to what you say, Chloe. And I understood your point in the original post. I know that there are Republicans and then there are Republicans. And I seldom make that differentiation.

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Hi Chloe
I have been so busy with work.I also have been screwed up by DLS time and sleeping till 700am instead of my usual 600am so I haven't been reading and posting some in the mornings.I want to tell you that comment you posted earlier was priceless.I think you are right to point out that generalizing and holding all Republicans responsible for Bush isn't the right thing to do! I thank you because I do that sometimes and I need to keep it in check.A long time ago you pointed that same thing out to me regarding religion and when i go to do it I think about it and stop.I'm sorry your a little down,how's little Emma?I wish I could make you smile because you sure make me smile often enough..

Julia -- You were an early Obama supporter? But you seem so...nice! (LOL)

Chloe -- I was thinking the same thing about your GOP welcoming post -- I really was worried about the lack of GOP posters here so I went out and tried to recruit an old friend -- who used be a wide-open liberal -- and now is so GOP he's joined the Rush Limburger fan club. It upsets me to see such an intelligent man, who I really like, mindlessly spout GOP talking points, so I though he could use the stimulation of the TM -- which I assured him was an intelligent blog. (Hah!) Anyway he said he didn't want to come and argue his points. I still encouraged him to come because I truly believe that when we all think alike no one thinks at all.

I went on the other blog the other night - and I just didn't see too much diversity of opinion there.

I'm sad that Sheila isn't here, although we stay in touch on FB.

For the record I think Obama and the Obama family are lovely. I'm hoping for a second term.

Thanks Tony, Little Emma's doing great. And I love her so much.

Tony, I'm not down. I was just in a bad mood. There's a difference. And you know by now, that I always have trouble not saying exactly what I think. That gets me in more than my fair share of trouble. But it doesn't stop me from doing it over and over again. I don't want to talk about me anymore. Let's just move on beyond this and get back to normal.

Regarding the so-called persecution of the Obama supporters due solely to their political affiliation, I would just like to point out that A. Obama won the Presidency as well as the popular vote, and B. currently polls with an approval rating in the low 60% area. That means Obama supporters are in the majority. Maybe not here, but generally.

"I think Obama and the Obama family are lovely. I'm hoping for a second term. "

Me too Alicia. They're wonderful.
Thanks.

Hey, *I* can keep my bitchface under control in here!

Don't let the outward appearances fool you, Divalicious! ;~D

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Patsi
I join you in bitching about power bills.My Florida Power and Light bill was $40 dollars higher this year than last.I called them and asked why when all other forms of energy are going down,i was told a bunch of BS about it all up to the Florida public service commission..Just passing the buck and no real answers....

BBC America is covering the John Stewart smackdown of CNBC ... nothing like international ignomy.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209982
Chloe
Good.Bad moods are easily changed,Solar where are you with one of your jokes????

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Chloe, It's the same here. I've written a couple of truly nice pieces about the Obamas on my blog. I just love the girls.

I've got naked pictures of Lord Bloggington. Well, he's not TOTALLY naked. He's wearing a swastika armband. And he's snorting coke off the small of Lindsay Lohan's back.

Those darn Royals!

It's ironic that Jon Stewart appeals for a higher standard of journalistic integrity from the likes of Tucker Carlson and Jim Cramer while presiding over a broadcast most adept at politicizing dick jokes.

Lord
Glad your here! You sure remind me of Champ also,been missing him....

"I've got naked pictures of Lord Bloggington."

That's my dumb-ass brother. We locked him in the tower.

Your lordship. He doesn't pretend to be a journalist and his does his research on the people who do. If it gets the point across, a dick joke works as well as anything else.

Chloe

What was your intent of that post? 2nd after you repeat it again,,,,there should be no discussion about what you meant,,,,someone can disagree with it ,,,but they should not be able to interpret what you said!!,,,

I will give you an example

Champ what did you mean in your 6:30 post,,,,,there are also other smart people here,,,

Solar
Hello
I'm headed for the elliptical machine..How are you?

Jamie -- You are cracking me up! The bar is open -- what's your pleasure?

Tony

Fine,,,is that elliptical ,,at the gym or at home?

Solar, The voice of reason. It's about time you got here.

"If it gets the point across, a dick joke works as well as anything else."

LMAO, Jamie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh....
and I think Michelle Obama is da bomb!
I like her even more than Barack....

Been here , of and on,,,I have been talking to much,,,and was getting tired of myself.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209999

It's 5:00 somewhere. Gin and Tonic Please.

Craig!

Awesome VID. I think you captured the GOP's delema without too much "Kicking The Corpse". Cute and earthy buddy!

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-210001

Renee, I got left off the list as well. Sob ....

Hi all... A friend of mine, Laura Archer, is a nurse with Doctors Without Borders. She was kidnapped in Darfur earlier in the week, and CBC just announced that she has been freed, but there's been no direct confirmation. If you pray, please pray for Laura. If you're a kind thought thinker, please think kind thoughts. She's an amazing young woman.

Hey if attaining pedigree is as easy as opening a new Typepad account, I'm changing my name to Lordass Liberal.

Good to have you back Champ.

Ty!

Laura is in my prayers right now!!!

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-210013

Heavy is the head that wears the crown, Lard. Lord Bloggington is already exhausted from his self-aggrandizing and 3rd person self-referencing while wondering how long he can keep up the routine. He estimates a week; but what a wonderful week that will be!

Lord Bloggington must take his leave now. Please rise.

*Lord Bloggington has left the building*

You got it Jamie --- Will Tanqueray and Schwepps be okay?

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thanks sheila. always good to see ya

back to my movie, then dinner. hope there's not too much blood on the floor when i get back

Sheila! Sheila! Sheila! You're here! Yay!

Hey Diva!...LOL XOXO

Well...I'm an early Obama supporter and I am blogging here and now.

Craig, I'm going to try and spell correctly from now on... ;0)

Hey..who's making g&t's? Cos I could murder one!

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-210012

Sending wishes and intentions and prayers for safety for Laura in Darfur.

I was an Obama supporter since 2004 and I was going down with the ship if he didn't get the nom.

sheila.......thanks for putting up that chili recipe of yours.....I'm really looking forward to making it............

Hey, that reminds me, where IS Horsedooty? Does he still come around? It's been awhile since I've been here and I missed a lot of the...incident...

Hmmm...Daily Show rerun or Wife Swap marathon....which should it be? Ooooh....choices, choices, choices.

sheila.......if it's the same one as on craig's TM cookbook page.....i didnt see any recipes on BC.......and if President Obama likes it, that means me and him have a lot in common.......lol

BTW, the folks from "SuperNanny" are gonna be in Holland from today until Tuesday looking for families with problem children.

Tylenol -- I'm pouring you a double! Hold on....

Ty -- I heard the story on the tube -- good thoughts going out...

An my dear friend Craig,

Is OK with me saying that. The blog is quality. ;0)

OK! Sturg...didn't know about a cookbook....but I have Many Recipes in the Archives.

If its the recipe I'm thinking....YUM!!!!! I want some!!!!

As I said before, many people stayed away from here because there was fighting. I would have stayed away from here too, but I decided that I wasn't gonna let one person keep me from posting here. I liked too many other people here to let my feelings for one person stop me from coming here.

Lucious Alicia

Tanquerey anything will be grand :-)

DOIG

OBAMA supporters,,,,CLINTON supporters,stop it,,,,not once have I heard,,,read or has there been a thread about the INDEPENDENT'S,,and their supporters,,we have never been discussed here,,,it we don't scream at the top of our lungs,,,you wouldn't even know that we are here,,,,so stop being a SORE WINNER,,,and taking some innocent post of one of the Indies,,,and using it for the Obama bullshit,,,thanks

well..... it's Stewart time!

everyone have a great night!

Well, honesty can be hurtful sometimes. It can also answer a lot of questions that are unaswered.

Ahhh, I see. I'll check that out, Sheila! I miss them.

i don't think any of you have room to complain. i was an early ron paul supporter until it was clear the media wouldn't cover him. they'd list 1st, 2nd, and 4th place to avoid mentioning dr.paul

then i became an early obama supporter. i got it from both sides.

Sheila,

It's good to see you. Everyone there knows where we are.

Go for it Corey and thanks for being descriptive....for a minute there I thought you were challenging me too....just making sure you all know that I am not going there.

Peace~

actually I was a clinton die-hard, but never had i an iota of the so-called "puma"..........I always simply said that I would go the way hillary indicated.........she indicated Barack ..........for whom i voted......

Yes they did Craig. Julia was just asking about old Crawfordsliters and especially Doots. I was just giving her the scoop. That is all.

Now LOOK Once and for all. I was only talking to Julia who is an old friend. She wanted to know where her other friends are.

I was not trying to sway all of you or chat you up to go anywhere. Your feelings are clear.

As usual, Sheila is trying to be polite and inclusive...Enough said, OK?

Please lets move beyond. I am sure we have better things to talk about.

Any potential or actual wank caused by me is purely unintentional, Craig. ;___;

I just wanted to know where Horse was, since it's been awhile since I personally was here last.

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Solar
Its at the Coral Trace Community Center here in my neighborhood.We have a small gym and pool with a full kitchen and meeting room for parties and the like.I also belong to the Nautilus by the sea gym and they have an elliptical also but I mostly use the Stair stepper...Glad your good...

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

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We're beyond, baby. Way beyond. Waiting on you.

Hey! I'll have to take a look at that cookbook. does it have most of the recipes from the last 4 years? that would be cool

No Problemo Craig.

Well....Lord whoever you are...

With That I am out of here. Will try again some time.

Twas almost good. Maybe small doses.

Sheila...I love that you've come back.

Meanwhile, in your honor, here again is one of my favorite all-time video clips that has thankfully been preserved for all time.

Betty Hutton: Murder He Says.

Absolutely hilarious, and worth the few minutes it takes to watch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClGNm89GZBE

...spoonful of sugar.

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Tylenol:

Praying for your friend Laura, and everyone trying to bring aid to the beautiful people of Sudan.

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Sheila,

No it doesn't . I have most of the recipes, but not the names of the people who submitted them. I was waiting for others to put their specialties in before opening up the files full of goodies.

If there are any you were seeking, whistle. Or if there were ones you put up that you don't want to hunt for, just ask. I probably have it.

sheila.....come back when you can.....i need tips on making that chili.................

Tony

The swimming pool,,,the club house,,,it all sounds, and looks just like the ones that I me a few friends lived in when we got out of the Military,,,,we did not go straight home,,,the 6 of us rented 3 apartments ( 2 per each one) there where about 30 buildings or so and 3 swimming pools,,3 weight rooms (gyms) and also a kitchen,,,,and it was just down the street from another complex,,that was all full,,,,,,full of fun,,,,,we did not let anyone know that we were in town for 3 months,,,,we did not even leave the complex,,well just to stock up on booze and food,,,we invited some friends from MN,,and WI and they ( a few never left either) the good times just never ended ,,,the $ did so we had to break up the party,,,,but what a party,,,,your place reminds me of such a great time in my life,,,,thanks for those pic buddy

I'll tell yas one thing......if they give Michael Steele the boot.....it's going to seal the deal about having many more black republicans.......( ie......see what happens? etc etc)

I've recently been watching what is being said at the back channel blog. I honestly don't understand how a good friend of the person being so maligned over there can just sit back and not say a thing in his defense.

Sturge...check out the Betty Hutton link I just posted. Watch her eyes and movements. Really great stuff.

Not to mention Bob Hope's final sendoff: "A vitamin pill on legs."

That specific broadcast is awesome. It also featured Lana Turner frying a steak in a pan so the sound of the sizzle could be heard by the troops overseas, as well as Judy Garland singing an incredible version of "Over The Rainbow"...just can't find the other things right now.

But it's a total classic.

Carol

You scolded me once for not letting anyone know that I was going to be away for a cple of days;;;;where have you been?

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Hi Sheila
Your a gem and sweet too....I think your BC is very good quality and I read it when I can...Glad your here...

Jamie- if you have my Irish Soda Bread, now ( between the economic whatever and St. Paddys) might be a good time to post it.

wow..ask and it shall be given...her release has now confirmed by 4 sources.. woohoo!! I'm gonna pour a real G&T...

Oh no, Sheila. Not challenging anyone. :)

Oh Sheila
I think your blog has been good quality but I just went there and your blog is being used by the NYC offender to malign us all here! I didn't even open the comments section because this blog was listed with NO Quarters and others as a PUMA sight, NO Quarters...I won't go back anytime soon....

Congrtas, tylenol. Lord Bloggington had nothing to say on the subject as he is a cavalier bozo incapable of even comprehending such an awful situation, but he is glad it has been resolved successfully.

OSH - Not sure if it is yours, but here is an Irish Soda Bread

Irish Soda Bread

Ingredients

4 to 4 1/2 cups flour
2 Tbsp sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 Tbsp butter
1 cup raisins
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 cups buttermilk

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 425°. Sift together 4 cups of flour, the sugar, salt, and baking soda into a large mixing bowl.

2 Using a pastry cutter or two knives, work butter into flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal, then stir in raisins.

3 Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Add beaten egg and buttermilk to well and mix in with a wooden spoon until dough is too stiff to stir. Dust hands with a little flour, then gently knead dough in the bowl just long enough to form a rough ball. If the dough is too sticky to work with, add in some more flour. Do not overknead! Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and shape into a round loaf.

4 Transfer dough to a large, lightly greased cast-iron skillet or a baking sheet. Using a serrated knife, score top of dough about 1/2'' deep in an "X" shape. Transfer to oven and bake until bread is golden and bottom sounds hollow when tapped with a knife, about 35-45 minutes.

(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.

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

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.

Jamie-thanks but no not it, that is a fancier american version, ! I posted it a while back,will send it to you.

Just a severe depression Solar. In my off time I have been crying while playing freecell. It my form of mental masterbation even though not as satisfing as the other.

A couple of weeks ago I finally couldn't stand it anymore and cashed out of a mutual fund I never really I wanted to invest in but my banker told me I needed to because I wouldn't make enough in savings. I lost close to $100,000, many years of savings. I wanted to get out months ago but they said no, I won't lose it until I pull it out. I finally couldn't watch it drop anymore so I cashed out.

To top that off this week while getting my tax stuff together I got a 1099 stating I had capital gains reinvestment that I have to pay taxes on. I have to pay taxes on money that no longer exists. Life is not fair! I certainly have sympathy for those Bernie victims. They lost millions and paid millions in taxes on money they didn't even have. They can't get that back either.

My heart is filled with hate for everyone involved with all this crap and that is not a good place to be. I have even had some vicious Bernie fantasies because he represents all the bad guys. I badly need some owl or fishing therapy but it is too cold and wet to go to the camp. I keep telling myself I still have a job and a home so buck up sucker.

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OMG!! LMAO!! Ohhh, I needed that tonight!! .. They do say that laughter is THE best meds .. I can vouch for that ...

Craig .. I do spit out my Bud Lite while reading here at times, but am on so late I usually don't post .. avid reader, so I lurk on a lot of blogs, but this one .. it lured me in to want to get to know these people who make me smile & feel better at times I don't even want to look in the mirror .. you guys & gals have been the BEST meds for me ... like I told Craig the other night .. it's like a " Marvelous Garden Party" here ..

ok, enough of that .. as far as the GOP's first 50 days ... if you look into all the ear marks .. my rat faced Senator McConnell, is bringing over 50 Million home to Kentucky ... damn, wished we'd gotten him out of office ..

Vivian

Right. I can't remember who started where and where they ended up and I don't give a flying fuck either.

In case you missed it:

Dennis The Constitutional Peasant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOOTKA0aGI0

Carol

Thats what I thought,,,,,I know how you feel believe me,,,I lost a lot also,,,that why I have been going on rants here about the 2 party system,,,I just wanted you to know that I did not see you around thats all.

Well, I have had a psychologist/therapist to talk to for over a year. He looks at me like I'm nuts when I mention this place. I kinda think he feels the drama here isn't worth getting all that upset about. When I am posting here about the drama, I don't feel that way. But, when I listen to myself talk about it, I mean REALLY LISTEN to myself, I think he has a point.

I was a proud early Hillary supporter. You guys actually helped me come over to Obama and it took until the very last minute. If things don't go right I will remind you of that over and over again.

The B man never really went after me probably because I wasn't a tough enough opponent. He mainly went after the strong personalities here, the tough competitors. In a way you could have taken it as a sort of a compliment even though his insults often hit below the belt. I think he went after those he was jealous of. IMHO

I wonder who has the night shift?

You mean you think it deserves an answer. btw, i did answer it. Now you're just being obsessive. Everyone's gotta have the last word around here.

ct, some good accountants got people an offer in compromise after the tech bubble burst. A lot of people have exercised options that were under water. may be worth talking to a good tax lawyer about.

solar, i think what i want is someone who thinks different, which both obama and paul seemed to do. traditional Rs and Ds are the same except for their social activist outlook. we'll see how much obama can get done. but i would think it's necessary to get a third party in congress before a third party president, so something can actually get done. what do you think?

There are all sorts of courageous people here, evidently you can't see beyond affiliations. Too bad,

Carol-hang in there kid.

People are strange.

So now all the banks are making money and giving back TARP funds...

And Wells Fargo is being sued for discriminating aginst minorities in mortgage lending.

I hope in the relief the banking system isn't going to fail, legislators recognize the need for reform in the financial systems and enforcement of existing laws. We need an end to the Republican policy of benign neglect.

They need to clean house at the SEC, too.

Craig,

Grab some of those 300 plus non posters and tell them to speak up. We rarely bite and when we do it's often a sign of affection.

Can the Madoff victims sue the SEC for not doing their jobs.

Reading this blog is starting to remind me of sitting in front of the TV as an adolescent and happily watching endless reruns of countless "Gilligan's Island" episodes I had already seen a million times before.

Remember the one where the Professor figured out how to tap into the Intercontinental Telephone Cable that had somehow randomly washed up into the lagoon? Gilligan's only responsibility in that epsiode -- and let me emphasize the word ONLY -- was to man the pedal-powered coconut phone long enough for the Professor to repair the cable to the point where communication with outside civilization would be possible. But NO! Gilligan couldn't even handle that minor task. He started looking at either Ginger or Mary Ann's ass (I can't remember which, because I never decided which of those two was the hottest) and before you knew it, he let the Intercontinental Telephone Cable wash back out to sea.

Goddam Gilligan. As far as I'm concerned, he should be serving time right now with Bernie Madoff. And Skipper should be beating the hell out of both of them with his cap.

Speaking of recipes, tomorrow is Pi day and in addition to saluting 3.14 blah blah blah forever, I've put up a different kind of pie to celebrate.

Pirate Coconut Banana Pie (yo ho ho there is rum)

http://jdurward.blogspot.com/

"Reading this blog is starting to remind me of sitting in front of the TV as an adolescent and happily watching endless reruns of countless "Gilligan's Island" episodes I had already seen a million times before."
Comment of the day.

Although Corey's was great too.
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Can there be two comments in a day?

I've enjoyed this blog very much lately..lots of diverse opinions, delivered for the most part, in a respectful manner.

Carol

First,,,Don1 is right,,,an offer of Compromise,,,is just a form of making a deal with the IRS,,I helped one of my workers fill out paper work ,,,I fired him first ,,,to show that he had no income in,,,,and he had to show very little in savings ,,,,we offered to pay $ 100.00 of 7,000 they said he owed,,,,the interest is what was killing him,,,,,end the IRS,,,a flat income tax,,,and a flat sales tax,,,is what we need to stop all of this

Don

Could not agree with you more,,,,,I really like Paul's personal history,,,,there is nothing in it ,,that one could not respect,,,,Obama,,is from here Il where I live,,,I heard about a lot of things,,,that turned me off,,,,He is in there now,,,,cos,,of a lot of stupid luck,,,and because the Clintons,,,underestimated him IMO,,,,but now that he is there,,,he , does have Clintons past staff people,,,that kinda makes me feel a little confidant in the sense ,,that he is being tought the ropes sort to speak???

About a third party,,,,,YES,,,I have been voting for Prof, John Hagelin for since 1980,,,,he is a Physicist that ran the Natural Law Party,,,they did , exactly what you said,,,they started out by winning local politics,,,and had quite a few number of them in office,,,,they were just getting ready for another run at the POTUS also but no $ to be competitive,,,,You would have liked him a lot,,I think,,,very spiritual,,,look him up,,,,I do believe that he teaches ,,transcendental meditation now,,,with an Irish Movie Maker,,,forgot his name,,,they were on C-span's book tv,,if I can find info I will let you know,,,,,thanks

Did anyone hear the story of the woman who injured herself when she hooked up her sex toy to a recipicating saw? Seriously, I heard that this morning on some morning show while getting ready for work, I think it was after I woke up. I didn't hear exactly what happened. I am sure someone here might have heard more of the story and I am dying to know how it turned out. I am not sure how to google that.

>People are strange.

i try m'lord, i try.

might attract more if you just nibbled jamie.

the irony is that cox was brought in intentionally to stop all of that messy regulatin'. they got it. cox was doing what he was hired to do.

i still want to see what cheney gets from halliburton. no way all this happened without some kind of back channel deal. speaking of the goons that walk away rich. i bet koch did pretty well too.

OD

I was happy to see your comments about merit pay and charter schools. I think Obama thinks this is like Clinton's support of school uniforms. Makes points with a certain crowd but isn't going anywhere.

I heard Craig has banned this guy too.

Saint Stephen The Protomartyr And Archdeacon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:St-stephen.jpg

Viv

You keep speaking up. I enjoy your postings very much.

Jamie - arr, fine pie you have there wench!!!

Viv- don't go!

Speaking of the IRS. This afternoon at the story meeting for the Russian River Monthly, which I am happy to report will continue publishing, I was drinking death and taxes.

http://www.moonlightbrewing.com/

From the caption: "The objects around St. Stephen's head and body are depictions of the rocks, which were used to kill him."

Boo-freakin'-hoo.

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Viv
Thank you.You speak for many of us here and I appreciate your courage...

Carol, sometimes it just isn't fair. I've heard you post so often about your wonderful corner of the world--perhaps the sun will start shining again and cheer you up.

Yes with Rum in the pie and whiskey in the cake, I rarely need to drink anything. :-)

Except for sampling while cooking that is.

Well, I have a farm to tend to on Facebook and possibly some capping to do. Night all.

Don

Another post that I agree with,,,but not only Cheney,,,,they all knew,,,,both the D's and The R's knew that we were getting raped,,,but did not know,,,to what extent,,until it was too late IMO,,,,they are both to blame,,,and if we don't get a third party,,,it will happen all over again!!

Dateline: Texas

The Govenator, Rick "Oh my beautiful hair" Perry....

'Rick Perry’s spurning of federal stimulus money for unemployed Texans. “A hundred percent political'

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/state/stories/031409dntexperrystimulus.30f96ff7.html

He's REJECTING the stimulus. Fortunately the Dems will fight that.

Wadda GOP jerk he is!

tt

" We're dumpster folk now , Millhouse ! "

Homer Simpson

I've been sitting here watching an old Peter Sellers movie, Being There--the one with Chance the Gardner; I feel right at home.

I just think cheney is the worst of the worst. not only for being most obvious for abusing his office. but for walking away with the most money.

to me his is the poster child for a lust of power. after about $3 million isn't it really just about power?

i figure $3 million would give me a nice retirement income. i'm now working on my second million as i've given up on the first.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/what-about-the-gops-first-50-d.html#comment-209896

Cbob .. Hmmm I read that .. it can make sense of where that theory came from .. Vampires, I mean ...

Chloe

You there?

Once again ,,,spot on,,,Cheney is the worst of them all,,,for the reasons that you state,,,and cos,,he gets in your face (tv) and say with that stupid grin of his (his wife aint no better,,, Lynn) that he screwed you and there isn't shit that you can do about it,,you just have to like it.

NASA Space Junk Audio Tapes Released

Mission control tells the space station astronauts tell they would have had only 10 minutes of reserves left if the debris had hit the station.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=215900258

Bank Secrecy Bites the Dust in Europe
The pillars of bank secrecy have crumbled under intense global pressure as Switzerland joins four other tax havens in loosening longstanding privacy rules

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/mar2009/gb20090313_953226.htm?chan=globalbiz_europe+index+page_top+stories

SolarCrete,

I'm with you. I liked Rosie and Bethyboo. And, while I'm in an expansive mood, let me confess to liking you, too.

Everyone,

Anyone hear a report about norm coleman's trouble with leaking contributor's names and credit card #s ?
Were there also violations of contribution laws ?

There is going to be a G-20 meeting this weekend,,near Britain ,,,,,,since when has it been G-20,,,,,the numbers have been sneaking up there while I wasn't looking?

Dam' the nazis are really gonna be mad about Switzerland, Mr. Bob. Will they move their accounts to Russia or Dubai ?

Flatus, it all started when I read Jamie's Chinese horrorscope on her blog. It said it wasn't going to be a good year for money for the Tiger.

I am sure things will look up when the sun comes back and my friend finishes fixing up my little bass boat. Nothing better for the blues than some bass and crappie fishing and wildlife watching. It is hard to fret when you are doing either.

Also I haven't had a chance to start working in the dirt. Dirt therapy is also very healing. I lost many of my herbs last year and need to replant them. I love growing herbs. Thanks.

CBob

I have Vista. My son just brought home Microsoft Office. Is there any conflict and can I remove any of the windows crud that I hate and won't use ?

""PopeyesChicken@craig_crawford Thanks for the kind words! Trail Mix is well done, although I must say I love the left wing and the right wing equally well!""

LOL...clever of them!

tt

XR
right now he's mostly accused of not reporting it in a timely matter. his IT guy says they didn't know. but storing credit card#'s on a web server is just nuts, that's why you use a gateway.

if you do accept credit cards directly you have to be pretty aware of PCI requirements which say numbers should be locked up in a room in a way that isn't connected to the internet. that would probably be contract law though. it's around a 15 page survey that you say you're following, plus an external probe.

Well, I've got seeds to deal with in the morning. Peppers that can take the paint off a Chevy, and tomatoes.
Got a half pound of blue corn coming folks, should be in the middle of next week.

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CBob

A long time ago I was reading a well researched novel about early Canada and there was a mention of the women speaking of their first family, second family as in losing children to diptheria.

Sorry Jamie,
I know zero about PCs.

Oh well. Here goes nothing. If you never hear from me again ... I fried my computer.

jamie,
as long as the version of Office you have isn't too old to be under support you'll be fine. make sure the computer you're putting it on is connected to the internet, and if it's missing anything it needs will be downloaded on the next update. You do do updates, don't you?

You can remove a lot in windows. if it's still in the same spot (i still use xp) go to control panel, add/remove software, and click on windows modules. unclick any module you don't want. it's all stored in cab compression files so if you want it later it will be re-added

liutilities.com has great information on other modules.

Jamie/Sea/Tony/& Solar .. Thank YOU for your kind words .. family doesn't like me to speak my mind, but doing it anyway lately, lol been feeling better, so thought I'd comment .. but I don't want to make waves ... I'm a ½ FULL person & no matter how things get bad .. will never be a ½ empty gal!

!;^)
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CBOB:: I've read a lot over the year & now with the surge of everyone being interested in Vampires these days, Blood Ties, Moon Light, True Blood .. Twilight .. more obscured articles & finding have emerged .. I have a very open mind to all things ...

Vivian

Thanks for the coleman update, don1one.

It is just so hard to keep up with all the latest models coming out of the coleman scandal factory. I also understand that there have been some substance issues with his personal rasputin, eric mische. Probably, steroids, he's a body builder.

Solar,
Great show on Moyer's tonight about the Bible and the Golden Rule. Also addresses the violence of the Bible.

I just tuned in, but they're saying a lot that I like.

Viv's post reminds me of the tumbled battlements of my ancestral home in Transylvania.

Chidrrrren uff da nide - wad myuzick day make !

I picked up on that because I do websites. I haven't heard about substance abuses and mische.

The question is whether or not Coleman can continue to raise funds to keep all the appeals going, but I would imagine online donations are a small part. It's the deep pocket party donations that probably do most of the funding.

Good luck, Jamie ! I'm hoping for you.

CT, this one's for you:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Woman-Severely-Injured-in-Sex-ToyPower-Tool-Encounter.html

*clamps legs together OMG!!!*

Honestly, people...take the blade OFF THE SAW FIRST. Jeez!

The mische thing is probably a nothingberger. From my experience, and that of a couple of others who were once fairly close to norm, mische makes rove look like a boy scout, but that has to do with low politics, not doping.

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" You know you're in an old grave yard, when you see all the young women dying in child birth, and all the children lying there with them. " Cbob

Yes ... that is so true ...Death was dealt w/more respect in the past, than it is now ... can I ask? What kind of work your Mother did? We've really not talked much & so, I do not know that much about you .. But I would love too .. enjoy your thought & ALL the links .. you broaden my thirst for Knowledge ..

!:^}

Viv

Well I'm back but unsuccessful. My computer didn't want to read the disk. It's a finicky thing though so I will try tomorrow when I have more patience.

Viv,

Municipalities in Europe used to toss dead paupers into mass graves like garbage. Except garbage just rotted in the streets with the horse and people poo.
Annwhat, no religious rites for the potter's field. Just toss and cover when it starts to stink & the big shots complain. The theory that disease sprang from bad odors led to the civilizing changes. I understand it was like that into the 1800s in most of Europe's urban areas.

Never trust a guy who brings a saw to bed. He might be a practicing magician.

Bed time. Sweet dreams, Mixers.

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;)) {meaning hehehe} X ... yes, I know how silly it sounds ... but wth ..

!:^}

Viv

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OMG!! .. if ya have to go to that extreme .. maybe he's NOT the one for you!! ... OUCH!!

Viv

ok .. am going to my virtal garden on My Space .. so relaxing ..

!:^}

Viv

Jamie, did your son give you the military appreciation version? An excellent deal, if he did.
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Uh oh, the clock is striking twelve. bye.

anybody home?

NEW THREAD

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/03/washingtons-next-showdown-the.html