Craig Crawford's Trail Mix

Yoo hoo, woo hoo...!

That was a fine interview.

Self-serving politician. When will they ever break that mold?

I don't get it. It seems now, that every time these republican politicians open their mouths these days, silly foam flies out. Is there a voodoo curse on them?

Is it mold or mould? Those words always confuse me.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/04/bush-v-obama.html#comment-220536

Carol --

I guess the Eastern Time Zoners have packed it in. It's almost getting there for us Centrals. We'll have to turn it over to those Mountain folks and the Pacifics, such as Bethy. Your clock is still running, right Bethy?

(^_~)

Julia might tune in soon. She is also PST I think. I am sorry I usually miss her until the next morning. I wonder if she found those bullets? Hope not.

Ivy, I'm laying in bed eating Lay's lime potato chips. Bet I will be sorry about that later.

and since we just got 3 inches of rain in a few hours and it is still raining, I am hoping the creek don't rise before I get up in the morning. Still out at the camp. I have been here, except for going to work, since I came out last weekend.

I think Keith-O is Hannity's doppelgänger.

can I find that word in Wiktionary?

(rachel gets a pass for now cause she is young and "wicked smart" . . . but she goes a bit overboard herself in the partisan tit-for-tat.)

Lizzy was easy to kick out because she wasn't viewed as a local. New liberals and native rednecks alike didn't like her.

Burr won't be as easy. But in a very pro-military state the Duckworth move can't be real popular.

Humour, humor
colour, color

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Nite all.

He's losing against himself! Good reporting there, Burr's gathering benjamins into an air duct like meth-cooker Walter White on "Breaking Bad" (AMC tv) , all the while telling the multitudes "this too shall pass".
This is as bad as Jefferson's refrigerator-stuffing!

Night Watchman in the house.

State Department Lists Texas As A Foreign Country

"On its website listing of 16 foreign countries visited by Secretary Hillary Clinton, State had Texas right there between Turkey and Switzerland."

Dang ! I guess I need to update my passport to see the Sooners kick the Longhorns ass this year. lol

http://tinyurl.com/d94568

"Sore Loser" Hannity is an idiot.

He is talking with that brain trust Michael Steele. Who is critiquing Obama's foreign policy. Aside from the fact that Mike is out of his depth, he say that Obama should not be overseas saying America is arrogant - and then in the next breath he comments on the "arrogance" of the Administration.

These two get in a rapid partisan rant, jumping all over each other to take another dig at - "the other side". Idiots.

sooo......anyone besides me attend a crabfest tonight?

counting cows.....reading burma shaves.......ain't florence putting a curse on the tire..............it was before interstate highways......those cursed things were the result of IKE trying to drive across country in the twenties or something......and the railroads died...........

here's old man otis......i met him once when he exited his tour bus as I stood there in my little military high school uniform at the last gas station before the ashley river bridge waiting on the bus out to hwy 17's Par 3 golf course......he was a gentle man...........he signed my little military hat with a magic marker.

this was a hit at the crabfest........."Is there any wonder?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-eNLcerd-U

I wish he'd kept riding the bus..............them planes is murder, case anyone ain't noticed........

buddy hurt.........otis tore me apart.......ricky nelson injured my spirit..........

and then there's peewee king, patsi cline, and cowboy copas not to mention dag hammerskold, will rogers, and carole lombard.................aint life a bitch?

robert......what does one do with an art truck once it has been fabricated?

yeppersonian democracy.......getting old is not for sissies.........

here's the dallas ft worth paper's article on the texas flap for folks on this thread.
does this make cbob's corn seed an import.... and was there a tariff or did nafta take care of it?

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/State-Dept-Listed-Texas-as-Foreign-Country.html

more on the americas meeting

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/18/world/americas/18prexy.html?_r=2&ref=global-home

sturge, so you got crabs last night and everything went down hill from there it sounds like. come on, man, it's saddidy... cain't nothing be sad or bad today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBDe0xVjwFA

"The number of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay increased about 43 percent last year,...."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/17/AR2009041701707.html?hpid=moreheadlines

Crab? That normally would sound lovely. Just in case you wondered, it is really not a good idea to eat lime potato chips before going to bed, no matter how loud they shout for you to come get them. Just turn up the music.

I do keep me eye out for that new thread, not going to get me again with that snipe hunting trick.

ct, those lime chips sounds like the lime flavored beer their pitching.... now a corona with a slice, or a tequila with a lick of salt and a slice (omit the worm please) sounds pretty good, but none of the faux flavor stuff. no wonder your tummy's off.

I may have a touch of lime pneumonia this morning. I think I may have just coughed one from my lung. I tell the inmates no eating 2-3 hours before laying down. Karma

what's with these little mistakes by state dept lately?
the texas one, yeah, maybe a joke given their jerker gov (oops, joker gov)... but the translation goof, unacceptable. ghost of condi? goper poltergeists?

ct, like bill clinton, i never inhale... especially lime potato chips. hope you're ok... just think on the bright side... citrus scented morning breath.

Carol: " It seems now, that every time these republican politicians open their mouths these days, silly foam flies out. Is there a voodoo curse on them?"

My vote for comment of the day.

Shout out to Rez: Go Sooners!

Well Patsi, it is happening more often than would normally occur with just chance.

Good morning all.

Freeze and sleet last weekend. Sun in the middle as it it had changed its mind. Rain started again last night.. Washington just plain doesn't like me this year.

http://www.rr.com/home/home/article/9000/7486897/Lawyer_Iran_convicts_US_journalist_of_spying

Like this wasn't predictable

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/04/bush-v-obama.html#comment-220432

Was there something people ddn't get? Or something people just don't give a crap about?

Last, the Obama HUgo hug is right up there with bowing. I can't wait for an Obama Ahmadginejad meeting. Not to discuss Saberi of course.

One of the most intriguing things about the memos is what is missing from them.

If you look at the tops of them you'll see a 'stickied-out' area adjacent to the 'Top Secret'. That's where the 'code name' for the compartmented program was. In other words, a word or short phrase assigning the area above Top Secret that these particular memos would belong to.

No one would be able to see these documents unless they were formally read into that particular compartment. The fact that a specific code name exists for a specific compartment is in itself classified. That's why, once you go behind the green door, it's impolite asking, 'hey, watcha reading?'.

The list of those individuals is what I would like to see.

Although it's probably more information than the average commenter might want to see, there is a book by William Arkin that goes into fascinating detail on code names and related areas. Here it is:
http://www.amazon.com/Code-Names-Deciphering-Military-Operations/dp/1586420836

Read the customer reviews--they'll give you a flavor for the book and the emotional reactions it caused.

Flatus
Arkin doesn't get enugh attention in my view. He has done some great reporting .

Sturgeon
People here drive their art cars every day.

Katherine, in what paper do you read him?

If that is the same Arkin that posted a wonderful article in WAPO some time back attacking our soldiers and riggering a posting war at WAPO, he isn't fit to be called a journalist.

NYT and BCC had front page headline about Saberi. Let's see what Obama says and more importantly does. I rather doubt anythin will stop him from the ficiton he is writing.

The Washington Post

Gee Max got any facts to back up your conspiracy theories against Arkin.

As usual the maroonic centrists lift a comment out of context and pretend it represents an entire body of work. How droll

Flatus, Source watch has information on where he writes and appears.

"He writes for the Washington Post on national security matters and is a long time columnist for "The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists"
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=William_M._Arkin

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/04/burr-out-of-the-saddle-in-2010.html#comment-220587

Jamie, Enjoy that rain! It's what makes Washington so unbelievably beautiful. Aside from the obvious inconveniences, I love the rain as much as I love the sunshine. (Maybe that's because I'm a Pisces) Just so there's plenty of both. :)

North Korea has also detained 2 American journalists....

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/n.korea.us.journalists/

but I guess this isn't as important of a discussion as North Korea is not a sworn enemy of Israel....

Will Americans Turn Inward? (Study The 1970s)
"If you think the national mood is low now, go back to 1973-76. Gas prices doubled in 1973. Stocks fell 48% between January 1973 and December 1974. The American vice president, Spiro Agnew, resigned in disgrace in November 1973. President Richard Nixon followed in August 1974. Saigon collapsed in April 1975 after U.S. armed forces withdrew from a war they were not permitted to win.

There are some notable differences, of course: House speculation, poorly understood credit derivatives, crazy leverage, bad accounting rules and lax SEC enforcement created today's woes. In the 1970s, it was oil shocks, inflation, tax bracket creep and a growing welfare state. Those differences aside, we seem to have wound up in the same place."
http://blogs.forbes.com/digitalrules/2009/04/will-americans-turn-inward-study-the-1970s.html

Texas made the list! I think the state department was getting ready for Perry's move for succession. Texas may soon be a foreign country.

Blonde, I missed some posts and don't know if you ever mentioned this. Was your husbands surgery a success?

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/04/burr-out-of-the-saddle-in-2010.html#comment-220598

Chloe, I love the rain as well and I'm a Pisces, but I want to get my corn in the ground and it is still frozen in my back yard. The chances of getting the son and grandson out there to try to turn over the ground are located in the ever guilty intersection of slim and none.

I may have to start the seeds in Jan's greenhouse. She wanted some seeds anyway, so we can share.

Jamie, I've wanted a green house for a long time. That's what I'd do, if I had one.

I'm having problems planting here too, for different reasons. We've built a box for planting, but the cats think it's their own person play area and are digging. So now I need a higher fence, and keeping cats out is next to impossible (not to mention deer, snakes, gophers, etc). But we have a long growing season here, so I still have time to get them going, and I will.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/04/burr-out-of-the-saddle-in-2010.html#comment-220575

patd --

Good news about the Chesapeake blue crabs.

Here is the best crabcake, bar none, and I've sampled a few. An "unfancy" restaurant for sure, more of a pizza-and-beer joint, but the family patriarch created the best crab cake recipe ever. The recipe is, of course, "top secret."

You can mail-order these babies.

http://www.boxhillpizzeria.com/

Jamie

Corn needs to wait until 2 weeks after the last frost --so your diggers are right to wait :))))

Chloe...my hubby is recovering quickly from the surgery...a few rough days, but we will know in about eight months if the surgery was a success (when he gets a follow-up CT scan). The insurance company is predictably sending several patient responsibility claims on precedures for so called pre-existing conditions. The bills are just piling-up. You got to really love insurance companies and the hospitals. However, bottom line, is the cancer gone? We sure think so.

Chloe,

We keep our main garden netted. The critters don't intrude; they go on to easier pickings in our flower beds and the neighbors' yards.

Have you considered making a 'sacrificial' garden of things the critters love? Perhaps that would give 'your' real garden some relief.

And then, there're always shotguns. :)

Great news on your husband, BW!

So far as the insurance companies are concerned, a pox on all their houses!

NO SHOTGUNS FLATUS!!! They're my cats, and even if they weren't! (Ha, I know you're just kidding).

I love your other ideas though! What would be good to grow in a sacrificial garden. Cat nip?

I really hate that horse nettle we have out here. It grows faster than I could possibly control too. Is that the kind you're talking about?

"..bottom line, is the cancer gone? We sure think so."

That's all that matters Blonde.

Keep resubmitting those bills to the insurance companies. Two or three times, if necessary. And you have to keep calling them and making demands. From what I've seen, they have a system of denial, but if you bug them enough, eventually they'll just pay most of them. It's worth it, even for the ones that are a small amount.

"Cat nip?"

Chloe, that crossed my mind. I suppose I would try that along with whatever seems to be especially attractive to them. You might even try putting in some herbs for your own consumption like thyme, oregano, sage and basil, etc..

You'll probably go broke unless you plant it from seed.

Flatus, I'll do it!

And I will use seed. Anything grows here, and without much fuss (or so it seems). The mix of good soil, lots of humidity and sunshine, plenty of rain, and heaven knows what else, must work. The only thing I wish didn't grow so fast, are the insects. But you learn to live with it.

Thanks for the ideas!

Chloe, hope it works! Just don't let the cats know that you're trying to pull one on them--they'll seek revenge!

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/04/burr-out-of-the-saddle-in-2010.html#comment-220589

Flatus --

Very keen observations. Thanks for the links. You obviously have done some homework, and have an intuitive sense of the culture-within-the-culture. I once had a limited exposure to individuals working for NSA. I found them to be guardedly cryptic people who worked hard at not letting even innocuous remarks "slip out." The notion that "loose lips sink ships" was first nature.

Flatus, I want to say it'll be my Decoy garden, but I think you calling it a Sacrificial garden makes more sense. And it will be a 'fun' experiment.

I don't know if your military background has taught you to be so logical, or if your logic is what made you do so well in the military, but which ever it was, it worked. Thanks again.

"Just don't let the cats know that you're trying to pull one on them--they'll seek revenge!"

... it doesn't help that they're smarter than me, either.

Saturday morning...reasonably nice day for gardening chores...hubs already at work assembling a tumbling composter from eBay...time to get out there!

Tonight I plan to watch the HBO movie "Grey Gardens" about the eccentric Bouviers, the "two Edies." I've been reading a book about the Bouvier family of which a branch of my family is a distant-limb on their genealogical tree. Apples may fall under different trees, but they're all the same orchard.

http://www.hbo.com/films/greygardens/

"The insurance company is predictably sending several patient responsibility claims on precedures for so called pre-existing conditions. The bills are just piling-up."

Bastards.

BlondeW -- On the up-side...I do have several friends who had serious cancer surgery some years ago and are in perfect shape now. Completely cancer free. I realize that's just anecdotal but in a couple of cases they had a poor prognosis and came through with flying colors.

Sturg -
What does one do with an Art Car once they're finished ?

The one my friends are working on is a commission from the Lubbock Art Alliance. The original idea was to show it at the Lubbock Art Fest. in 2 weeks.

They will be using it at their events. When the back is raised , the thing turns into a "podium" ............
Here's clip IV , there were 6 more of these things that came in during our storm the other night from Douglas, Arizona. There's a guy there who takes them in , he's got 17 . Most, donated to him.
Apparently, "Art Cars" become orphaned rather easily.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm1YFnENR8k

Thought for the day :
" If we were intended to talk more than we hear, we'd have two mouths and only one ear. "

Patd said this, "the DFW paper"

"http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/04/burr-out-of-the-saddle-in-2010.html#comment-220572

This is an online news source in the DFW area. Dallas has the Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram serves Fort Worth. They, of course, overlap in readership. Not a big deal. This web site is the NBC affiliate in the DFW area. Channel 5. Channel 5 is the oldest TV station in the US west of the Mississippi. When it was founded it was WBAP-TV. There was an AM radio station with that call sign also. The radio station is still on the air as a talk radio blow torch. Still has the WBAP call letters.

Dr. Dooty -
How's Rance ?

Max

Here are the reasons that I don't think that Iran is such a clear and present danger,,to either Israel or the U.S.,,and we don't need to make the same mistake we did in Iraq,,,,,not the right kind of intelligence,,,and not understanding that part of the world.

Tony Blair and Bush perverted intelligence,,information that was available to support unsubstantiated claims,,,,,So does Iran provide a genuine threat or is it still more of a danger to itself,,,they now know how to weaponize Uranium,,,that's a fact now,,,Iran now has about 50,000 plus,,fast spinning centrifuges and the improved IR-2.. This in theory is sufficient for a Nuclear weapons program, but this in itself does not mean that it can produce a workable weapon to reach the level that they need,, problems remain immense. So they probably would need the help from their Allies,,Pakistan, N. K. Russia etc.,,,that, as we all know is building a nuclear plant for Iran and is near completion.

Also what I found out is that an effective trigger to fire the weapon (detonate) must still be manufactured and tested no?? How can they do that,,,test it without us knowing about it ,,,we knew about N. K.,,,and it would need to be a small type,,in order to create a weapon capable of being deployed in the war head . The ones that they have for the long range missiles,,, are now available , or carried under the wings of the old jet aircraft they they have.
Even then, further and lengthy testing would certainly be required to ensure that any WMD that might be fired at Israel or any of Iran's Arab neighbors such as Saudi Arabia, would indeed explode or that the missiles used were accurate enough to actually hit their target areas. The consequences of using nuclear weapons ,an attack on Israel, They would get back a radioactive fallout (back to them) by the winds,,,would carry it back across the Palestinian controlled West Bank Jordan, Syira,Iraq, Kuwait..The oil field of Saudi Arabia, and much of the oil fields of Iran itself. But the biggest consequence IMO would be Israel's immediate nuclear response, a total destruction of Irans Military Bases???

Tehrans military, economic , and civilian infrastructure would be devastated,50% of it's entire population would be dead,,and that's not even taking into account what we would do,,our response to those who attacked our allies, that country would not exist anymore???we would blow it up!!,,,and the immense fall out from out nuclear retaliation would also effect, much of Pakistan, India, and Iraq, it would be catastrophic,,,for the innocents,,of those countries, how many,, hundreds of millions would die??,,,,,,So nuclear weapons in my opinion is a false hope for the Iranian people,,having a nuclear weapon ,will not give I ran a greater Military power,,like the leadership thinks it would,,,they couldn't use it anyway (this point should be pushed by us and all concerned no/) That country would be an uninhabitable wasteland HA!,,,so having that type of weapon actually works against Iran's own interest!!! Same goes for N. K. ,,,they may be nuts,,but they are not crazy,,,so unless they (Iran) all want to commit suicide,,they won't be using a nuclear weapon.

What we all should worry about it that Iran should sell the nuclear knowledge ,,the technology,and weapons grade materials,,to places like Syria,Hezbullah, and worst of all Alqueda,,but with modern forensic techniques,,they would have (Iran) the same problem,,we could trace it back to them,,,and the same outcome for Iran=destruction. Iran is also aware that we know where their factories of wmd's are,,,spread out all over the place,,,Israel,,bombed Iraq in 81,,and Syria in 07,,,so once again,,,,since they are so spread out the civilians would be the ones dying,,,,but they better get it straight,,,,Israel and the U. S. won't go past 2010 at the latest,,,,,whatever we ,,,or Israel decide to do in the long run,,having nuclear weapons won't be a benefit to the Mullahs,,in using them would just bring the total destruction of Iran!!

Doots, take a look at the camera van in Bob's Art Car film.

Patsi...thanks for the encouragment...medical bills may pile-up, but kicking the cancer early is the best thing to happen to my hubby. I am grateful.

Jack -

Watch out, you'll be running for city council.

A big "Atta Boy" for you & everyone on your block.

Next week on ETV .....either "This old House" or "Nahm the yankee cahpentah" they're going to show one way of steaming wood to bend it......for a bentwood coat and hat rack, but process can be used for anything.......

"Dr. Dooty -
How's Rance ?"

Colorado Bob,

Rance puked on me this AM. I was laying in bed and all of a sudden he let loose. Kinda disturbing. He looks fine now and is outside laying in his chair.

Here in the MetroMess we got rain but not nearly what you guys did. There was some hail, maybe dime sized, lots of lightening and thunder. For that yesterday, I had a Blue Heeler strapped to my hip.

Looks like the Blue Corn project is off to a great start.

Reckon Gov Good Hair Perry is starting to get a little worried about Kay Bailey Hutchison?

" Reckon Gov Good Hair Perry is starting to get a little worried about Kay Bailey Hutchison? "

Yes, and it'll be a race to the bottom.

Dr. Dooty -
The "Camera Van" in the clip Flatus mentioned , has light meters covering the dash.

Barfing dogs -
One never knows, a dog will eat it, then their stomachs decide if it stays down.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/04/burr-out-of-the-saddle-in-2010.html#comment-220639

I wonder who will go up against Kinky who will be running as a Democrat this time.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/columnists/wslater/stories/DN-friedman_15tex.ART.State.Edition1.4a82883.html

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/04/burr-out-of-the-saddle-in-2010.html#comment-220638

Dooty,

I assume Rance is your dog.

Anytime one of my dogs pukes, they just need a dewormer. Usually Pyrantel Pamaote works. It takes effect almost immediately, but must be done again in three weeks.
http://www.jefferspet.com/ssc/search_results.asp?CID=0&mscssid=BRE5H9QW4HW99NBPK731EXDFQBUV17UD&keywords=pyrantel

C-bob, My corn at the house is up, 2- 3 inches high. I caught a rain last weekend, almost immediately after I planted it and I planted it 3" deep to keep it from washing away. It wasn't up yesterday and after the 3" rain we had last night, it is up. I got a pic I will send you later.

We have a lot more rain heading our way now and hope it doesn't contain any haa ill. Still hoping the creek don't rise too high or I will have to evacuate the fish bowl tree house for higher ground. Camp is high but road is not.

Blonde, we are sending all our healing thoughts and prayers your hubby's way. It's even better than chemo.

Carol

Chloe,
Yes, ma'am, Rance is my dog and chief of security here at Casa Horsedooty. He is a Blue Heeler/Australian Shepard.
They call them Texas Heelers. Here is a link to see what these dogs look like. Rance looks a lot like Sugar on page 2 (you have to scroll down to see Sugar). He has much more Blue Meryl in his coloring. click here

Rance's puke this am was very watery. No color at all, very clear. Was like he just had a drink of water and then spit it on me. He is pretty playful but I don't think that is in his book of tricks yet.

Blonde,

I wouldn't dispute the instruction you received to be persistent with the insurance company, but if they're denying a claim because of pre-existing conditions the first question should be whether your husband was covered by another insurance carrier prior to the company that's denying your claim.

Insurance regulations vary from state to state, but federal HIPAA laws could help your husband if he hasn't had a "significant" break in coverage (more than 62 days) in the past two years or so. The previous carrier must provide you with a certificate of prior coverage, which would list the effective dates of coverage and who was covered. There may also be other defenses, but if this fits your situation, it's your best one.

" Looks like the Blue Corn project is off to a great start."

Yes, and all the drama of attacking ants , hail storms, dogs nibbling on young plants, and grumpy rototillers.
Good picture from Blonde Wino this morning in my inbox -

( 4th picture down )

http://cbhopibluecornexperiment.blogspot.com/

Hoot, sometimes I have found that when a dog is hungry, a little acid on the stomach, it will vomit a little clear frothy stuff. Had he eaten yet?

or maybe he just drank some water too fast and burped it up.

This is just more partisan spin to take the focus off the fraud & cover up. The Prompt Corrective Action Law requires them to close these institution. Paulson & Geither are mandated by law. You can point to suspects in both partys. What would happen if after a plane crashes, we said, "Oh, we don't want to look in the past. We want to be forward looking. NO!
Why hasn't anyone been brought to justus over this?

Solar:

Looks like Israel agrees with max.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6115903.ece

"Israel stands ready to bomb Iran's nuclear sites"

Ed, does that mean we must forgo the pox on their houses?

Beautiful dogs Dooty. (that puppy on those pictures is to die for).

I always take puking seriously, in dogs and cats, although it is easily taken care of. Sometimes they just puke water, but in my experience with several dogs over quite a few years, it's 'always' been worms. I actually like to worm them once a month, but if not, just when they show symptoms. You can watch to see if it happens again, but if it were me, I'd just pick up a wormer. That Pyrantel is a very safe one, and has been very effective. So safe, I use it on cats too, just a smaller amount. You need to know their approximate weight.

C-bob, my pic is walking your way now.

Colorado Bob,

No he had not eaten yet today. He eats once a day around 6 ot 7 pm.

I think Carol's diagnose is probably the right one. After all, she is a nurse. Carol do you fish that bayou where your cabin is? I am jealous. I love to fish.

Ct -
It's up on the web .

You betya hoot. I just got my bass boat up and running for the first time in three years since I took her out for Rita. She was under a pine tree colecting pine needles for three years.

My neighbor is building a little ramp to keep her from sinking out there when we get a flooding rain like... now. We got some good fishing out there, bass, white perch, brim and catfish. I gonna make some jug lines for the catfish. I am so excited I could just pee. I am going to do that now. You know, stress incontinence.

Warren,,,A little information ,,if you did not see it before,,,,Max being right,,doesn't make it right,,,,

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/04/arrrf-dogging-the-media.html#comment-219849

I saw that Bob. You are fast and I guess my pic ran instead of walked.

This is probably the only political blog in the world where several messages will be about the height of the corn and dog vomit. :-)

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/04/burr-out-of-the-saddle-in-2010.html#comment-220601

Blond,

Mad Mustard just tweeted about Perry and the State Department believing the commercial about Texas being a "whole other country".

Warren

If Israel strikes out against Iran,,,it will be with Obama's permission,,,we control the air space,,,around there no?

Had any lately Jamie?

Chloe,,,sounds like your a part time vet also?

What about fishing, food, and tunes Jamie? You are just jealous cuz you haven't planted your corn yet and don't have a dog to tolerate that occasional vomit but I bet you can share a hair ball or two.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/04/burr-out-of-the-saddle-in-2010.html#comment-220628

Senor Dooty,

It looked odd to see a western station with "W" call letters instead of K so naturally I had to find out why.

It was decided that east of the Mississippi would get W and west of the Mississippi would get K, but in in 1914 this was amended so that the Pacific coast would get W for ships and K for land stations, the Atlantic and gulf coasts would get K for ships and W for land stations, and the Great Lakes would get W for everything.

Also, quite naturally, this was the work of bureaucrats.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/04/burr-out-of-the-saddle-in-2010.html#comment-220665

Carol,

Had any what?

Sorry that should have been doot, not hoot. Must have thought I was talking the the owl. I will now back out and leave you guys to some more intellectual banter.

No, Jamie not what you may have been thinking. I was asking if you had any corn or dog vomit lately. But the other helps also even though I have forgotten what is was good for.

I've got corn seed and cats

The rest no.

Petting your cat will cut your heart attack risk by about 1/3. Oops sorry, over and out.

Intellectrial banters? Must be saturday again........

howdy all, here are some additions (among others) to the site that CQ techies are exploring. lemme know if you are familiar with them and/or have any thoughts about what you might like or not..

* Disqus - http://www.disqus.com
* IntenseDebate - http://www.intensedebate.com
* TypePad Connect - http://www.typepad.com/connect/

i'm off to get propane, will check in later

CBob is re-sending corn seeds (mail room ate the first batch) and i'm lookin forward to joining the project. since i had to give up on my poor dove family, need a new project to ease the pain

dooty, thanks for the correction. as you could see by all my typos and poor grammar this morning, that dfw thing wasn't the only goof. trigger happy with the submit finger.

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Jamie,

It is an oddity to have a W west of the Mississippi. The radio started its first broadcast in 1922 and then in about '48 or so the TV station came into existence. This was the first Texas TV station.

There is a radio station in Dallas that has the call letters of WFAA. They are approx the same age. Also in San Antonio there is a radio station WAOI.

here is the Wiki page for WBAP link

Carol, no worry about calling me Hoot. I have been called much worse.

Here's a different Dove for ya to replace the sadly departed:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3803584387889303730

used to always be able to pull in WBAP at night on the road somewhere.......haven't heard it in years though..............

here's a review of the book given to pres obama by chavez
http://www.monthlyreview.org/books/openveinslatinamerica.php

patd,

was just trying to set the record straight. I am a little touchy today what with Gov Good Hair Perry threatening to take Texas out of the Union and all. Everyone in the area is wondering if the Fort Worth Star Telegram will survive this transition. The paper is a profitable one but it is owned by the McClatchy newspaper giant and they are under some duress due to a huge amount of debt. They are really robbing the resources of the Star Telegram. They have cut the papers physical size down to save some money spent on paper and then they have cut down on the content . Then after laying off a ton of people they raised the purchase price out of the machines to a dollar. I won't pay a dollar for that anymore. The Dallas paper is having trouble also. They have started to share reports from each other to save having to cover every event in the area. Sports is the place they have started this.

sorry did not mean to run off on a tangent like that.

OK I gave you five minutes and no intellectual banter so just another quick comment. Ya snubbing me Solar? You told me I was too serious so I have been working on that and since I have you haven't even mentioned my name.

Now back to my the intellectually stimulating movie I have on pause, BH Chihuahua.

americas summit history lectures for president
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aun_fNO0161g&refer=us

Senor Fish,

I think they moved the tower for the antenna. I think it is aimed more to the west these days. It is a clear channel. 50,000 watt blow torch.

I was in AZ one time many years ago driving from Tucson to Yuma and I was able to listen to the Texas Rangers baseball on WBAP. Not quite as far a distance to Yuma as to you in SC but gives a good idea on the power.

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dooty, it's scary what's happening with newspapers all over the country. wish the laws/regs hadn't changed on communications monopolies... truly frightening the turn of events and concentration of powers.

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CT that bass boat was probably filled with pine needles and cones. I may go out today for a while. I don't presently own a boat so it is bank or dock fishing for me. My fishing partner is off tomorrow for Cancun, MX to deep sea fish. He and I are going up to Beaver Bend State Park first of May to fly fish. The area is in the southeast corner of Oklahoma. Year round trout. Even if we strike out and we have before, it is a ton of fun for two old white guys.

wwl and wsb.... late, late nights

Where do you live doot?

Carol,

Casa Horsedooty is located in Fort Worth, by God, TX

Solar-keeping it brief:

Iranian military industrial complex goes to great pains wiping the fingerprints off their hardware. They seek to even assemble and manufacture viariants in various places. Care to tell me where and how they obtained carbon based centrifuges that now accerate their enrichment? Since we don't know all the enrichment facilities in North Korea, Iran and Syria, most experts rather doubt we will trace the next attack back to sender. Hugo is planning use for his uranium fields. North Korea is restarting their programs and who knows if their other ones ever stopped.

Drones are everywhere, the signature of Iranian and North Korean enriched uranium is unknown. There are likely neutron warheads in Pakistan we don't have the signature of either. We don't know what pathogens or nerve agents Iran is creating. There is very little international justice able to stand up to pirates of drug lords. Iran/North Korea know they must plan a rapid breakout when the time comes. Obama will have to explain at a later date how his first 100 days anticipated the next 100 days.

As for Saberi http://www.rr.com/home/home/article/9000/7486897/US_deeply_disappointed_as_Iran_convicts_reporter

I was rather saddened by the fondness Obama showed towards Hugo. It came weeks after outrage over the uncalled for bow to Saudi King. What next? Roses for Ahmadinejad? More and more observers see adversaries on the fast track of filling our withdrawal. Lebanon, Egypt, Yemen, Jordan and even Turkey are extremist targets. False Flag operations will try an pull India into conflict with Pakistan operations targeting Western China and Russian interests.

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20090091132

Now even if this is posturing we have Gates and Israel on a collision course. It may be said that signs point towards the shift in US policy is making matters worse.

No doubt Iran is increasing operations hoping to exploit the corner the administration has backed into. There only threat left is the IDF and our counting on Obama, who they hailed as the American Gorby, to stop them. Show Israel one plausible solution that doesn't put them in even greater danger bound by a credible system of verification. North Korea should have taught Obama the pathetic limitations of present international justice enforcement. How can he tell Israel to do nothing to obstruct efforts to incinerate or gas them into oblivion? Would Iran ever launch such horrors at Israel? Having them makes retaliation harder and having them leads to difficult if not impossible to trace weapons for an extended proxy base.

Sr. Doots.......I dont know as I ever picked it up in SC.....mostly when on the road out of nashville and denver.....seems i remember it's being a great trucker's station......

Doots, I might have a deal for you. You need a porta-bote, see at:

http://www.porta-bote.com/

Just throw it on top of your vehicle, with a trolling motor and off you go to anywhere. Floats in 4 inches of water. Can add small motor. I know where you can get one. Now that I have my bass boat up and running with a place where it won't sink, I don't need mine.

There is an entire chat group on Yahoo and you should see what people have done with these little boats.

in SC late at night it was wowo ft wayne.....wls chicago.....wlac nashville.....the great WCKY jamboree outa cincy....and one from wheeling WV, cant remember the call letters......

the jamboree always started out with a great version of "steel guitar rag" .....probably leon mccauliffe......

wlac...........blues and "rhythmn and blues", with John R and "The Hoss-man".............."One Hundred Liiiiiiiiiiiiiive baby CHICKS!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nvvZxbKtok&feature=related

same Rag, different Raggers..........

Craig,

Those additions all sound really interesting! Especially DISQUS.

But, would those additions mean we have to stay more on topic? That I wouldn't like as much.

Carol

No,snubbing ya,,,not me ever,,,,Max put me in a serious mood,,,all that bs he writes,,,to me is like wishing for war,,so I got some opposing info for him,,,he doesn't like it,,,though noogies for him Ha,,,,
If Israel doesn't do a pre-emtive strike,,,a lot of lives will be saved,,if they do,,,a lot will be lost, they will hit and run,,,and try to prove the need for it with our help.

And I have been enjoying the new and improved Ragin Cajun Carol,,,and the back a forth from others towards you,,,,in a word GREAT going.

First of all I have to tell RR and Rick Rick that they don't have to adopt me anymore,,,gonna be with you,,at the compound,,hahaha
they don't want any kids anyway,,,and thats what I am ,,,just a big kid!!

I do have some thoughts for you tho,,,and being as it's Sat.here is what I came up with,,,I saw those pics of the corn,,and where the boat is docked,,and the trees and all,,,,,,so I was wondering how big our little compound is,,,so I can go out and buy,,and install some high fencing at the property lines,we are going to start a nudist camp,called Carol's late night owl camp,Sea.,,, will love it I tell ya...,haha,,Tony Baloney will help us put in a swimming pool---along with dancing around midnight at our little tree house,,dedicated to the Universe,,,(you said it not me) and nature as our audience,,,we can't go wrong!!

Chlo

Didn't like that song,,,I sung U?

"sounds like your a part time vet also?"

Hi Solar,
Ha! But not as far from the truth as you might think. When you have as many animals as I do, you have no choice. I give them their shots, take care of most of their health problems, treat their mites and fleas (and worms, as I said earlier) , etc. etc.

Solar,

I loved that song. I left a link to Wild Thing for you, but I should have linked one that was just music and less of the movie.

I didn't see it Im going back,,,I want it,,,just the way it is

buncha player types backing up Ringo as he singo.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2ytL-GlzMA&feature=rec-HM-r2

Sr Fish,

Bill Mack was a longtime DJ at WBAP . He is probably the show you heard. He had the "US1 Trucking Show" on after midnight. Interestingly, Bill Mack is the songwriter that wrote the song "Blue" that LeAnn Rimes had her biggest hit on. He currently has a show on XM 171 satellite radio.

Solar, don't need a swimming pool, have one 1/ 1/2 miles down the road at the house. I can't even keep up with that one. I want to bury it. I just needed to be around water and now I have it. at the camp. Scorpios need water.

The song Wild Thing that was made most famous by the Troggs was written by Chip Taylor. Now for the weird part:

From the Wiki page: "Chip Taylor (born January 1, 1940 in New York City) is the stage name of American songwriter James Wesley Voight noted for writing the song, "Wild Thing". Taylor's brothers are actor Jon Voight and geologist Barry Voight. He is the uncle of actors Angelina Jolie and James Haven.

Carol,,,,,If I had that swimming pool,,,it would be pretty hard to get me out of it,,,,what a great way to get some good exercise and build up muscle strength,,,and then a 15-20,,,min. sauna, great way to stay fit.

"would those additions mean we have to stay more on topic? -- Posted by: chloe"

not at all, chloe -- even if i wanted that (which i don't) it would never happen with this bunch

3 fiddle Texicous music from ol' Spade.........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkM2igp82Ec&feature=channel_page

Doot, I can't believe all that stuff you just found out about that song. I didn't know any of that. How did we ever get along without the internet?

Jon Voight is a favorite actor of mine (one of many though), and what can I say about Angelina Jolie, except Brad Pitt. :)
A talented family.

Solar I get enough exercise just keeping the pool clean and it really hasn't seen totally clean in a while. It is a chore when you have the trees that I have at my house and I am a tree hugger so no taking them down.

I have a 200 year old live oak with some of it's branches about 10 feet away and a yard full of 5-6 story pine trees. All the leaves that fall off those trees are programmed to dive right into the pool and I can't afford one of those fancy enclosures Tony has.

"it would never happen with this bunch "

Good Craig!
Then I, for one, love all the new ideas you're coming up with. Bring 'em on!

Chloe,,,,went back,,and got my song,,C, Sheen,,and T. Barrnger,,,like them both,,,the movie from one to ten,,,a 6-7 was pretty good,,,,my favorite all round comedy ( raunchy category ) wold be Porky's..too many others to choose from in the not raunchy cat...but a cpl would be,,,,the one with Cher,,Moonlight,,or something like,,,that,,,, Overboard with Goldie Hawn,,,(not a big fan of hers,,,but),,,,Blues bros,,of course,,,the one with Jack Nicholson ,,where he play's an old curmudgeon gay guy ,,,like Tony Baloney,,,haha,,,with Helen HUnt,,,and some others.

Carol,,,,the swimming if for your bones,,,you need it,,,and get some netting to put around it,,cheap,,,,,or tie a bounch of bras together,haha...lots of them,,,will be around when you get the nudist camp going,,,get some sizes here from TM,(with names) and I can come up with how many we will need,,,hehehe

Solar, Yes, Moonstruck. First time I ever recall seeing Nicolas Cage. I liked it a lot to. And Overboard was a good one too. I think that was the one where Kurt Russell and Goldy Hawn first got together (and the rest is history). Also, Helen Hunt and Jack Nicholson in 'As Good As it Gets'. The best of them all, imo.

Good taste in movies Solar, if I may say so. I like all the ones you mentioned.

And then the one that you played in,,,,Murphys romance,,,,that was a so,,,so but I like James Garner,,a lot,,,so anything that he is in,,is good to me,,,,,,Maybe Jamie,,,should do a ten best movies,,,like she did for songs?

Ok ,,,back to lurking,,and learning,,,,watch out for Max,,he's got a gun..and lots of bullets,,,I think he's the one that bought them all.

Oh and Carol,,,get a shot gun for that Witchie women,,,from TN she will be all the sexurity,,,we will need her on nudie patrol on her HA!!

Solar, I liked Murphys Romance a lot (as well as James Garner). Not as many good movies lately, but there's a new Russell Crowe movie we tried to see yesterday and the theater had computer problems. We saw less than 10 minutes of it and had to take rain checks and see something else. It looked SO good. We're going to see it tomorrow morning.... I can't wait.

Jack,,,

On those lots,,,and putting up solarcrete homes,,,,,should be able to put them up for about 125 a sq ft,,or a little more,,,,,,only need a crew of 4 people,,,and should go up fast,,,all you need is a footing,,with rebar,,,,maybe offer the current owner a cpl of grand for the land,,,and thru an established 501,,I think that the city would tear it down,,,if not,,it is in the sq ft price,,,if itls around 5- grand,,,,,offer that $ at closing time,,and for the new home owner,,he should put in some sweat equity,,,stand gaurd,,,security,,,,and lastly,,,if it was me,,,I would move into one of them,,,and if you ever get one up,,,the 501 can put some people to work,,,putting more up,,,,get the city to help with financing some for people that pay about $700.00 to About @1,000.00 for rent on an apartment they line in now,,,,perfect,,,won't run out of customers I promise you,,,,,,and a 4 unit back,,,to back,,is also available(prints) that share a demising wall,,,for Older adults,,that can take care of them selves,,,for more inf,,go to solarcrete.com,,or email me with specific questions,,,at solarcrete@comcast.net....

Jack,,,ps,,,payment for the lots ,,,at closing,,,that's what Im doing,Im an now a sitting member of a cpl of 501's,,we have to hire a few people from the hoods...but that is a good thing,,I demanded that I screen them first,,,if things ever get of the ground,,,we have been waiting for lot locations for over 3 wks now,,,and it's killing me,,,all of this good working weather ,,,and not a lot of work out there to do.,,,

Jon Voight...I saw "Midnight Cowboy" on the big screen in Louisville in 1969...very memorable, still listed as #1 all time move for Dexter.
His best latter-year work was as Pope John Paul II in that made-for-TV movies just after the pope died.

Sturgee: "From the World Famous Fire Escape, it's the Dugan Fry (or John Cigna or Dale Ulmer or Ron Gregory or Jack Underwood)Show!" From downtown Fort Wayne, 1190 AM radio.

Carol,,,,,,Can't watch it anymore,,,,it's hurting my brain,,,,the beach scenes are nice,,,,,but they just dog-naped the chihuahua,,and all of the dogs are talking with a spanglish accent,,,,O wait,,now it's getting better,,a dog fight,,with diablo,,,c ool

you got the movie Solar or you must have already seen it? I am a little ADHD so I watch for 10 minutes and run do something else. It may take me all night to get thru the movie.

I am cooking my little spicy lemon chicken wings again, same thing I was cooking last weekend when I was rudely interrupted. Hope I have better luck tonight especially since it is raining cats and dogs outside.

I also rented Doubt but I am not sure I want to get into that kind of negativity tonight. Anyone see it?

Carol,,,,,,even on the weekend,,,,,you can't get away from the criminal element,,,,hahaha,,,,criminal dogs,,,haha U want to relax,,,put on a good porno.,,,,but I do like the Spanish talking german sheppard,,,and I think the little one has your voice no,,,,but Jamie Lee Curtis,,,has your hair cut,,,,,sorry you woke me up now Huh,,,,hahaha...

See what I have to look forward to tonight:

http://www.kykz.com/kykz%20weather.htm

Actually Solar I had to bring my stepfather to the
ER last weekend to find out what I already knew and couldn't do anything about. It took up 4 hours. The criminals, unless one happened to in there, don't get me out of the house but keep me tied up on the phone off and on all day. Wasn't too bad today

How's doot's dog doing? Anyone hear? If he ate, he's fine.

Maggie is wedged between me and the back of the couch. I guess she is skert. A little thunder.

Carol,

He has not been fed today. He is outside laying around. He looks fine.

Might consider battening down the hatches in a little while. CNN weather radar is showing a huge storm over Houston to the Louisiana line. It is heading your way.

When does your dog eat Doot?

CT,

he eats about 6 or 7 PM every day.

Doots

You guys may have already covered this in the past and I missed it but why can't they have a couple of those Blackwater types on board those cargo ships to prevent pirates from getting aboard?

Doots have you ever considered feeding your pup two smaller meals a day? I know one meal is OK and most people do that. Over the years my dogs have never tolerated only one meal a day.

Here's a source of dog nutritional info,. from Merek Vet Manual.

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/182906.htm&word=frequency%2cof%2cfeeding%2cdogs

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Carol --

One of my dogs is 'fraid of thunder and the new puppy is picking it up. I had a professional dog trainer here this week who gave me a do-this-but-don't-do-that tip for thunder boomers. Do give them treats during the storm, but don't cuddle or pick them up. Cuddling tells them to keep acting afraid. Giving treats is the old Pavlov's dog method. It won't be long before they look forward to storms. Thunder-Yes-Treat, Thunder-Yes-Treat. I'll be giving it a try during our next storm.

I think someone may have already linked this a while back but it is funny. What was Joe Cocker saying?

http://www.elwp.com/Joe%20Cocker.html

Ivy, Maggie is usually deep under the bed but because she loves the chicken wings as much as I do she decided to stay wedged between me and the back of the couch. Safe but satisfied.

Oh My God Ivy...that thunder tip is awesome. I've been dreading the coming rainy season here in Florida because my second little Jack Russell dog -- Kaley -- goes crazy in storms. And from June-October we get them every afternoon. I'll definitely be stocking up on treats now.

Thanks!

Lard, you had better stock up now if what we are having is coming your way or just cook up some chicken wings.

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Oh, Jeez, Carol, we're LOA'sO so hard it hurts. Never saw that if it was posted before, so thanks for the repeat (I think.) ROTFL.

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You're welcome, Lard. Let us know how it works out, I will do the same. The trainer said don't coo or praise, just give the treats while acting like the storm is the most normal thing in the world. Sometimes that's a challenge for ME!

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Chloe,

Let me know how you like the movie. It has Helen Mirren and I was thinking of actually going to the theater to see it.

For those following the Susan Boyle story, she did make one recording for charity and 1000 copies were made. Bet the people who bought it are hanging on to it for dear life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI2DxkrgpgQ

Cry Me A River

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Craig,

Intensedebate offers threaded comments which are a nice feature. Since you can reply directly to a comment and have it "thread" underneath, then you don't have to copy the shortcut to the original.

Can't say I would be all that fond of the feature of disqus that opens up and connects to everything all over the internet, but I'm a hermit and this is a nice warm cave.

Ivy, rain gauge is heading to 5 inches, lightening and thunder is picking up. Now what exactly do I do when I feel like heading under the bed for safety??? Hurry!

Maggie is looking at me for answers.

Solar:

"Warren,,,A little information ,,if you did not see it before,,,,Max being right,,doesn't make it right,,,,"

You can say that again.

Chick Check: all four now hatched.

Sorry, Carol, was in the yard...give treats when it booms...stay cool, calm and collected. Let us know...

Off to watch the Bouviers...Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore...HBO

I was really troubled when I heard that news re: Israel-Iran - especially since Fox broke it like the strike was in the air... It is no news that Israel is ready to strike. They have been ready since they took out Iran's operation the last time.

But I agree Solar - I don't see much good that comes from war. I think we should spend more time seeking to resolve these age-old - yet immature conflicts we have all over the world - as opposed to wondering about Obama's most recent salutation. (Or repeating the incessant talking point - that he is "over there apologizing")

Obama is a natural on the world stage. That was one of his strengths as a candidate. (And don't think for a second he isn't using his political capital to advance our interests in ways that don't always make the news. He is patient and persistent - we saw that on the campaign trial.)

We have elected a statesman when the world needs a leader to bring nations together to solve the major issues of the day.

The earliest known example of a deliberate ceremonial burial was conducted by Neanderthals: one hundred thousand years ago a young man was buried in central Asia. Russian archaeologists discovered his remains surrounded by pairs of goat horns. Another Neanderthal skeleton was excavated at Le Moustier in France, a site dated to some seventy-five thousand years ago. This burial had also been subject to funeral ritual. The dead man was covered with red ochre , his head lay on a mound of flints, and the burned bones of cattle were scattered around him. Later burials dating approximately sixty thousand years ago were found in a large cave in Shanidar in Iraq. One individual was laid down upon a layer of flowers, all with medicinal possibilities. Some thirty-six other ceremonial burials have been found in Europe and Asia over the succeeding millennia. We can be reasonably confident that the Far World has been of concern for tens of thousands of years---at the very least.

---Michael Baigent, The Jesus Papers

warren......from your keyboard to god's monitor......

"Tony Baloney will help us put in a swimming pool---along with dancing around midnight at our little tree house,,dedicated to the Universe,,,(you said it not me) and nature as our audience,,,we can't go wrong!!"

Oh Solarman
Your on a roll tonight....Funny and dedicated to the Universe too!! Hope all is well.Hey, I'm really learning from your point counter point with Max.I'm glad Max's is here as he provides a different perspective on the issues of the day, can't say I agree with him much except that he is a Hillary fan and so am I...Oh I like the movies you were talking about especially "OverBoard",i have it on DVD and maybe I'll give it a watch again.I haven't seen the Nicholson movie where he plays a gay guy but it sounds like a few laughs! Have you got all your yard work done now that the snow isn't still flying? If not you better get to it,but I think maybe its Tequila time for you...HA HA

Carol
Oh boy your right that pool enclosure was $10,000.I'm glad I have it though cause your sure correct then pools can be a big job..I probably work the least on the pool..Its really tending to all the plants and flowers that work me....I have also been enjoying you your sure a pistol and very funny...

Hi Chloe
Medicine woman! I think its wonderful you look after so many animals and tend to there medical needs.I feel for animals especially when people have them and don't care for them...Your Great...

Ivy, your method of re-conditioning has worked and it was fast. I have taken cover in the bedroom for safety and Maggie, the one usually under the bed, is up in the fish bowl room guarding the chicken wing I left behind and laughing at me. She said come on back up mama I will share this last treat with you.

Thanks Tony boy.

watching Rendition - pretty good flick.

and Tony, we just topped 6 inches in the rain gauge. I'm not sure which way the tide is moving but if you come across my little corn plants over there you can call them your own. Send pics to C-Bob.

"Let me know how you like the movie."

I'll let you know Jamie. But I can tell you right now that it's going to be great. I like Helen Mirren too, as well as the actors in it. You can tell a lot by the beginning of a movie, plus the critics have given it a B-, but users a B+. More often than not, I agree with the user rating.

Treat yourself and go see it! Nothing like seeing them when they first come out.

Thanks Tony.
How's your weekend going? Getting some rest for a change?

call off the medical team. Rance had a regular dinner. He looks great. Seems to be feeling fine.

Tony

Get that Jack N. movie,,,it is a laugh out loud movie,,,it's one that you can watch over and over,,and get a diff perspective from a diff characters point of view. Yes I have been outside now that it hasn't been so cold,,,but still a week or two from planting anything...

Jamie
Some early radio call letter history.

http://earlyradiohistory.us/recap.htm#KW1

My favorite is one of the early 3 letter stations WHB in Kansas City.
Worlds Happiest Broadcasters

Jack

Solar

I'm just looking for some one to come in and build.

Habitat is building 7or8 blocks over.
They have vastly improved their houses in the last few years.
They used to be 3 small bedrooms on a slab, no garage. Now the have a basement and a garage.

When they were discussing coming into the neighborhood 7 or 8 years ago we were very sceptical. After all if you can't sell your house then you are not really a home owner. A lot of the houses they were building at the time the only way to get out from under them was to just walk away.

Jack

Great Doots, I can take off the lab jacket and put on my scuba gear.

the adagio from the so-called "Moonlight" sonata on classical guitar:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS8eVFq1ZdU&feature=related

The last movie Stinky and I bought a ticket for was Jaws. Saw it at the Balboa movie house down in the Canal Zone. Couldn't get her anywhere near a boat for the rest of the time we were there.

Just finished watching Grey Gardens on HBO. It's not an easy story to watch, but if you love great acting, Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore play an almost unbelievable duet. They should just hand them the Emmys now.

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That's a lot of rain! If I get your corn i'll do as you ask..HA

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Hey Chloe
Weekends going good.I had to work only this morning till noon.I came home and did some trim work on my bougainvillea and cleaned my house..I'm excited I went into Daytona Beach earlier and bought a new sofa sectional with a built in chase lounger(no more feet on the coffee table Solar) in the color Hydra..Rest,HA HA, no rest for the wicked...Kidding...How's little Emma doing?The view out of your office sounds like a little bit of heaven by the way,I'm glad for you...Did you see the Susan Boyle clip?I have watched it many times and I just love her....

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I know what you mean, my grandmother used to say nothing in the ground in Michigan till the 30th of May.I would try sneaking in my Impatience and Tomatoes but the ground was usually so cold that they really didn't grow.I think I just was always longing for summer and I was just trying to hurry it along...I miss Michigan sometimes though especially my "Better Made"barbecue potato chips,Detroit's finest...Oh Carol now those are some good chips!! Lime chips..oh no... :+)

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Jamie -- It was compelling, wasn't it? I agree with your review. I'm still a little queasy over it. I had never seen any of the other portrayals, but this one was amazing.

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Carol --

I am thrilled to hear of your success with Maggie. We haven't had any storms since my trainer was here, but I can't wait to try it...see, now I too am saying Thunder-Yes-Treat-Thunder-Yes-Treat...bring it on!

I thought dogs were averse to storms because they are more sensitive to atmospheric pressure. My dog's too old for new tricks, unfortunately.

Yes Tony! Susan Boyle is amazing! What a beautiful voice.
I'm keeping Emma tonight, and she is doing great.
I've seen those sectionals with the built in lounge and they look so comfortable. Ha Tony, you even sound too busy on your 'easy' days.

Tony, That view I was talking about is heavenly to me, because I love trees and nature, and it's so green. It's the second story, so I get a view of the tree tops as far as I can see (and I mean a 'lot' of trees). I can spot some of my pets and many birds from there too. It's my favorite place to be when I'm on the computer.

"Last, the Obama HUgo hug is right up there with bowing."
-max

What's he supposed to do... kick him in the balls?

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Ivy, I remember when the story originally hit the newspapers, and then the documentary was incredible with the real women. I never saw the musical but those actresses walked off with Tonys. Lange and Barrymore truly captured the Edies and to do it over the whole span of years was a marvel. Diva was watching as well ... same impression.

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Chloe
It sounds amazing.I remember when I was in my twenties living in a second story apartment that overlooked a golf course filled with beautiful trees and ponds,i loved it.It brought nature right into my living room the minute I opened up the drapes....Good for you..

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I was remiss in my telling everyone to call off the med team. I thank all of you for your concern and advise.

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The costumes and the period detail were so accurate. The makeup and the acting were amazing. The only thing I think they slightly missed was failing to completely capture the grandeur of the Bouvier lifestyle which serves to make their descent into chaos all the more tragic. The imagery with the "wedding jewels" at the beginning and the end was meant to frame that, but it slightly missed the mark.

In fact, the branch of the Bouviers that bore the family name had already started living beyond its actual means with Jackie Kennedy's grandfather. The really rich ones were the Drexel cousins in Philadelphia.

Crawford -
Put this one in the Hall of Fame >
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Hi, all.

Nice to see you here, dooty. Thanks for the great link to those darlin' doggies.

Ct. - when it's midnight on the east coast, it's 9 pm here. My last post here last night was @ 11:42 edt, and that's 8:42 here. I turned my computer offat about 11:30 here because there was nothing else to respond to. That was after 2am edt.

I think it has something to do with some clocks' settings somewhere.

Carol - you have become downright zany and it's great! I'm very jealous of all the rain you guys are getting because I love storms. I love living vicariously in your camp - it would have to be vicarious, tho, because I'd probably be miserable. I may have told you all that since I retired my mantra is comfort and I;m stickin' to it. The bugs and having to climb around etc - I'm too un-used to it!

St Louis has K and W radio and tv signs as well - why not? It's on the borderline?

It's been a lot of fun listening to you guys tonight. Tony, you haven't been speaking up often, it seems.

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C-Bob --

I definitely agree with your nomination...Jamie to the Best Comments!

I don't know how that bold html got there, but it works for me.

Everything's turning up bold...what's going on?

Crawford -
Put this one in just below the last one >

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The highly trained monkeys are working on the site.

I guess I'll pause until they stop hyperventilating.

Sorry for all the bold. I thought I cut if off after......
the word I see I left out! Senior hour!

I meant to say that my mantra is COMFORT and that's it. It is like quicksand - once I get comfy, it's very difficult for me to move. Oh, hey, wait. That's the same old dis-connect between my body and my brain, isn't it? If you could see me walk, you'd know what I mean.

Now I'm going to try to post again the right way.

The funny thing is that even the words Thanks for signing in.....are in that damn bold.!

Maybe this is the new look and we'll have to get used to it?

Oh, no Did I do this????????????

It's actually easier to read, methinks.

Pretty sweet thread kids, pretty sweet.

Some times it is just a cracker barrel.

Bethy --

Do you think you forgot the end-tag? How could that affect the entire board? Lord's got a good point though.

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CBob

The only thing to be said for that comment is

Good Ol' Boys Like Me

Bethy has nothing to do with the Bold type. Everything is in Bold now. Has to be the wizards that are working on the system.

Before throwing the sheet on this day, it was the anniversary of the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (1775). The guy who rode the other way (William Dawes) was a nebbish, so nobody paid attention to him.

Grilled Cheese

Great song Jamie. Don is from Portland, Texas on the Gulf Coast according to his Wiki page. I have a record of him with a folk group called The Pozo Seco Singers. That record was probably released in 1965 or 66. Great voice.

1865 Confederate General Johnson surrendered to General Sherman in North Carolina

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That's as close as I can get to Craig's topic. As much as I love the South, It sure is a pain in the butt for this country. Always has been.
Ever since King Charles gave all that land where Sturg lives to his foppy friends.

Time to head for the corral. Sweet dreams folks.

try an end tag and see if it goes away.

I guess we are condemned to a bold, bold life

Let me dress this thread up :

Today on Craig Crawford's TrailMix the price of corn on Nantucket, the health of dogs in Texas, poultry supplies in North Carolina, and the state of sport fishing in Southern Louisiana. And how all this effects the federal budget for 2010.

I never wrote a press release in my life.

I can hear Sturg hitting the first licks of Mustang Sally.

Good lick there Ivy -
I was hoping , someone would remember Dawes.

Here' 2 more :
1906 San Francisco earthquake & fire kills nearly 4,000 & destroys 75% of the city . ( That number is a Chamber of Commerce number, that earth quake killed a lot more people than 4,000. )

1934 1st "Washateria" ( laundromat ) opens in Fort Worth TX

" Ft. Worth, leading the way to a cleaner tomorrow since 1934! "

Jimmy Doolittle sent is medals back -

1942 James H Doolittle bombs Tokyo & other Japanese cities

I don't think anyone's there.

Ivy - no, I'm sure I did an end sign. The post I did at 12:40, tho, started with the word I with the bold signs before and after. So those signs deleted the I and also the word I thought I had left out,COMFORT.

Something's just gone screwy with the html. I didn't even know you guys were back to posting!

It is easier to read, but I thihnk it might get annoying after a while. Oh, well.

I've just been hanging around, trying to get to the end of my Bouvier book, now that I've been intrigued by watching the HBO movie. I'm still looking for the real explanation of why the two Beale sons left their mother to live in complete squalor.

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C-Bob --

If hubs wasn't so much into guitars at this mid-life crisis time, I would have had no idea what a "lick" was!

(^_~)

Bad day on Crow Hill -

Thousands in Colorado without power after storm
About 3 to 10 inches fell in Denver, but the heaviest of Friday's snow dropped on the foothills west of the city, with 52 inches at Pinecliffe and 36 at Black Hawk, said National Weather Service meteorologist Carl Burroughs.

Click Here

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Bethy --

I'm sure it was nothing you did. Just a coincidence that you were on the board when it started. We'll just have to wait until Craig comes around with an explanation, as he usually does.

C-Bob --

I'm still waiting to hear from that Loveland/Fort Collins crowd of mine.

Ivy -
Tell him the Field brothers said it's note the notes you play, it's the spaces in between.

It's NOT the NOTES etc. etc.

If he ever comes out of the man cave, I will.

Reporting from Los Angeles and Washington -- The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday declared that industrial greenhouse gases are a danger to human health and well-being, opening the way to broad new regulations to reduce carbon dioxide and other planet-heating gases.

The proposed "endangerment finding," which would be finalized after a 60-day comment period, was prompted by a Supreme Court decision in 2007 that ordered the EPA to review scientific evidence for regulating climate-altering gases under the Clean Air Act. If Congress failed to pass legislation, the agency could move forward on its own.

"The Obama administration now has the legal equivalent of a .44 magnum" to force congressional action, noted Frank O'Donnell, president of Clean Air Watch. "The bullets aren't loaded yet, but they could be."

Ivy -
Men ............... what are you gonna do with us. We cough , we fart, and we do plumbing.
There's at least one reason to keep us around.

Testing, if I may be so bold.

In preview only the word bold was actually bolded, now let's see what happens when I submit.

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C-Bob --

He concurs, they're harder to learn than the notes.

And he advises this "ML-Crisis" is not going away. Well, at least it's not motorcycles :)

I didn't think it would work, but I had to check.

Curiosity satisfied. Now it's time for bed.

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C-Bob --

Snoring is the only one that drives me to consider murder.

That 1:13 post is the political fight of the spring, as if we haven't seen fighting already.

Buckle your chin straps.

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jamie...just watched it on the late feed...great acting, as great as Lange is, Barrymore just rocked the Emmy. Who can possibly top her "Little Edie"?
Tripplehorn was marvelous as Jackie O...I loved their perfect accents. Barrymore REALLY had it down...she sounded exactly like Jackie did on those old First Lady documentaries....

Ivy -
Ear plugs, are cheaper than public defenders.

Not to be outdone by HBO's premiering Grey Gardens last night, Madonna captures headlines in fall from horse on where? Eastern Long Island, natch !!

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE53I05Q20090419

Ashton Kutcher is the king of Twitter
Click Here
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I had this theory , that Twitter is an internet "Hoola-Hoop".
Now I'm convinced.

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Dexter --

I loved the movie though it made me sad. There is a haunting scene in the decrepit garden -- Tripplehorn-as-Jackie is confronted by Barrymore-as-Edie with rage and jealousy that she (Edie) should have been First Lady. In dull pain, Jackie replies, "I wish it had been you, Edie, I really do."

...poor delusional Little Edie! She barely met Joe Kennedy at a dance!

sometimes crawford and i exchange bits about Mark Twain.
In this installment, we meet Orion Clemens, Samuel's brother, on September 8, 1861, on a cross-country wagon trip...
"Thursday, Aug. 1. . . . About midnight, at a station we stopped at to change horses, a dispute arose between our conductor and four drivers who were at the Station. The conductor came to me for a pistol, but before I could hand it to him, one of the men came up and commenced cursing him. Another then came up and knocked the conductor down, cutting a bad gash in his upper lip, and telling him he would have killed him then if he had had his boots on, and would have killed him then if he reported him. I had not heard the fuss before the pistol was called for, and supposed it was for the Indians, who, it was said, would be dangerous along this part of the road. The four drivers were drunk."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ds2O0Td6IY

Just Walk Away, Renee....

Thanks, Dexter. I'll be looking for more Twain installments when I return in the morning (later in the morning since it is already). Was Mark Twain in the 1906 earthquake and did he write about it.

Right now I have to say 'nite. Somebody needs a pillow pushed down on his face.
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That's not serious, just a (^_~).

no more Twain until another day...but here's Frank Rich, weighing in on NOM:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/opinion/19Rich.html?_r=1

It's 12:08 am here and my 11:42 post is the last one, except for this one. Maybe I'm just imagining that the timing is off. I am definitely off to bed and my book.
Nitey night.

Okay, I just posted that and checked to see if it was in bold, and found that you guys have been posting since my post @12:47.

All of those posts have not been getting thru to me.

I think I'm fighting a losing battle here. As I said before, and so to bed.

One more experiment.

dog had to go out...am i sleep-blogging or is this real time?

Old North Church, Boston MA

http://www.quilion.com/Images/OldNorthChurch.jpg

One if by land
And two if by sea...

http://poetry.eserver.org/paul-revere.html

Hmm, wonder if we are still in bold mode....

Yep.

to boldly go where no man has gone before

This is a truly outrageous story.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/17/AR2009041702663.html

Is this still the thread? Your not going to catch me with that when I show up everyone runs to the next blog without telling me game.

Dex......I like the part of that Twain book where he waits and waits for that one guy to tell the story of the Goat......that and the one about the words freezing and having to wait until spring to hear what was being said.....etc

i like that bold business.....makes it look as if I knows somp'm..........

Patsi, dealing with young people, unless you are their partents and then it still might be a problem, is hazzardous to you legal well being.

I had a young black man in my office charged with having sex with a student. He was doing some substitute teaching. He told me his story and yes, they are all innocent, but my internal lie detector told me he was telling the truth.

He said a student who he wouldn't do something she requested charged him with having sex with her. He did get a no true bill but that came with high lawyer expenses and ruin to his reputation for good.

If I worked with young people these days there would always be a reliable witness present, no matter the sex of the student. That is sad.

and no sex pics on the computer. That is why I was afraid to google tea-bagging the other day.

I am sitting watching the river rise and trying to decide if I need to start hauling stuff to the house yet. The river is already higher than they predict the crest. I ended up with close to 6 inches of rain for the last two days.

I've always found this to be a great help in guaging the rising of rivers and creeks.......

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

I promise, I am not shouting here. I'm trying to whisper.

Johnny's mom must have lived out here.

One of my river rat buds out here is the singer in a band. He has written several river rising songs. He has gotten to the age and condition where he never wants to go sing with his band. Yesterday I had to intervene to help his band get him to do a gig today.

He has an elaborate karaoke system set up under his camp and he satisfies his singing needs without leaving his home. His band doesn't have the same options.

OK, Am I here holding the bag with pickle relish waiting for the bird to jump in.

Good morning! I'm on the ferry to America and breakfast with Ed! Have been pretty this week so have been mainly lurking. My son started a bagpipe band this week and I had my first lesson on the chanter. Pretty exciting for this little island! I think we are going to start closing the shop Sat. nights with a few tunes and libations too!
Cbob- you are a good son . Surely a comfort to your Dad

"..on the chanter...?" explain.

I must apologize.

I don't read my magazines sometimes for months after they arrive. Belatedly, I just came across this fascinating read from the April 13th issue of the New Yorker:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/04/13/090413fa_fact_lepore

It's all about Americans going bust. About debtors prisons. About non-existing bankruptcy laws. About rich people decorating 'their' quarters in the gaols. About society's waxing and waning largess in the treatment of debtors depending on economic cycles.

It is really most interesting.

So, I apologize if folks have difficulty in reading the whole piece online.

Carol -- I agree about the clange in climate these days. If I dealt with young people I would also always have another adult in the room.

And I agree about the puttingimages on thecomputer...when that principal asked the asst.principal to get the image on his computer, he should have turned it all over to some committee.

What a nightmare.

About 10 years ago I left my nephew and one of his friends babysitting the house and dog. I intentionally forgot to give him my password for the internet. I thought that I was being crafty.

When I got home a friend helped me pull up the history. They had no problem finding the password and his friend had sent someone a half naked pic of himself.

kenneth roberts' book NORTHWEST PASSAGE, (book II) contains within a very stark description of both Debtor's prison and regular prison in england.......the book is about Robert Rogers of Rogers' Rangers.......the story starts about 1759 and also contains a great recipe for Hot Buttered Rum in the opening chapters with Langdon Towne in his Harvard dorm room...........

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Passage_(novel)

There's also the issue of hacking. One time during the Elian Gonzales mess, I had posted on a message board that I thought he should go with his father...within a few days of that argument getting started, several of us who took that position were invaded by hackers or someone sending viruses that put porn on our desktops. I had to take my computer in and get it "purged."

I asked my son, the tech person in the family, if it would be possible for someone to implant images that we'd never know about unless investigated. He said of course it could be done.

Flatus, would the authorities be able to tell that someone else planted those pics?

a comment on a website:

True story: I remembered seeing a HB rum batter recipe in "The Kenneth Roberts Reader" when I was a kid. Years later, though I used the Trader Vic's batter like everyone else, I scorned it as bogus, and kept trying to find a copy of that book, figuring that Roberts's recipe was the genuine Old New England article. Then, hooray! I found the book! Opened it up, found the recipe, and read approximately this: "There are many recipes for hot buttered rum batter; this one was given to me by my old friend Victor 'Trader Vic' Bergeron..."

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ct,

I'm over-simplifying this because it's all I know, but the "chanter" is the thing the piper plays. They can play a chanter without blowing up the bags, and as I understand it, successful pipers learn to play the chanter before ever going near actual bagpips.

A guy at work is an accomplished piper, and the chanter I saw that he was taking to a practice session reminded me of the recorders my kids used in 5th or 6th grade.

The fellow at work would probably use three or four pages to give you a real answer to your question, but he does that with the answer to every question. This guy knows everything about everything, but wouldn't know Babe Ruth from Kobe Bryant.

Sturg, the comments to the chowhound recipe were interesting, too. I seem to remember one recipe that had the preparer plunging a red hot fireplace poker into the mix to heat it.

But, like an increasing number of things, that may simply be a figment of my imagination. If that's the case, then the concoction should be known as 'figmented hot buttered rum'.

A fella in my dorm, Tom Curtis, brought his pipes to school. After demonstrating them for us, he took his practice sessions outside, which was fine with us.

uh oh.......now yer gonna have people dropping figs into their hot buttered rum................lol

ya hain't lived till you've heard Mustang Sally on the bagpipes.........lol

Oops, whatever bagpips are.

OSH,

Glad to read that you're on the way. If the cats wake me up early enough, I'll be dressed for work when I get there. If the animals fail in their mission, you'll get the more hurried look.

BOLD (test test)

"...would the authorities be able to tell that someone else planted those pics?"

I should think so if they have a competent computer forensics person.

Really, everyone should take the basic precaution of using two programs.

The first is Spyware Blaster. It passively blocks all kinds of nefarious sites that are harmful or sick.

The second is Spybot Search & Destroy. It goes through all the files in your computer looking for stuff that rotten apples may have concealed in files that a person thought were harmless. It gives the individual the opportunity to purge them and to keep them from returning. It requires a little more moxie from the user than the first program, but is worth the trouble.

In any case, folks should take the time to read the narratives that come with the types of programs I recommend.

Here are a couple of links to them:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/

Both are absolutely free for home use.

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CBob,

And its going to get truly nasty in the west where the water wars now have the solar power contender in the ring

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30283556/

All those people in Los Angeles with their green lawns that disguise a desert that shouldn't have had much more than cows on it, whining because they are running out of water.

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Dexter,

It really does pay to have the first name "Drew" and the last name "Barrymore". Those families have been acting so long that it is probably a genetic trait by now.

"desert that shouldn't have had much more than cows on it"

not even cows, jamie

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I won't worry until it goes to all caps and we all start shouting at each other.

Hey Flatus,
Thanks for the Spyware tips. I just downloaded them and am giving them a try.

This bold print makes me feel like I'm speaking too loud.

Patd

The original non native settlers only had the huge ranchos with few people and raising cattle for the ships. Los Angeles does have a "river", but it is barely big enough for a small oasis. Everything else is snow melt from the San Gabriel Mountains and there isn't a whole lot of that either.

Jamie, I did it again. You'd already said that. Sorry....

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Bagpipe Parts

http://www.bagpipejourney.com/images/bagpipe_parts.jpg

Not to worry Chloe. Happens around here all the time. We are just great mind readers. :-)

Kentucky Derby Alert

Here are the probable contenders for the Kentucky Derby. There will be one more set of races on the 25th before final entrants are submitted by their owners with the Derby on May 2.

If you want to start picking horses, let me know. YOu can always change if your horse drops out prior to the big race.

http://www.horseswild.com/kentucky-derby/contenders.php

Carol

On the science channel ,,,3 pm,,,,The topic is water control,,,(on a show called building the future,,,it's a series) and way's to protect against it's damaging effects,and more that I didn't list,,,,

No butter on your popcorn today,,,ok? and not sweet drink.

Morning Solar

Thanks for the tip. :)
Trying to wind some things up, so we can take off soon and catch the 11:20. Love an early movie before lunch, so I can do what I want the rest of the day (and it's never crowded). I never put butter on the popcorn, and only drink diet coke (but maybe will have some candy). All the goodies.

Hope to see you back here before that 3pm Science Channel viewing...

Thanks for the info folkes. Just got back from surveying the hood. Water is high but I think we are going to be OK. Whew.

what have you guys done, ha. everything is in bold. i'll investigate

just found a nest in a hole in one of the pipe stilts holding up the camp. It is a prothonotary Warbler. Big name, little bird. Added to my list.

http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/336/overview/Prothonotary_Warbler.aspx

Craig, Bethy did it.

Teachers pet

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BOLD report -- bethyboo was using the wrong tag for bold. changing the tags in her comments now. i did not realize that incorrect tags in a single comment affects all remaining comments. this html thing might not be workable.

"Tony, you haven't been speaking up often, it seems."

Hi Bethy
I've been really busy with work,I'm keeping up with the threads though..Love all your book talk.I'm always telling myself when I get more time I'm going to pick up one of those books and lay by the pool and read all day...HA, there's a bigger chance of me winning the lotto..Oops, I don't play,but still.......

Patsi
That WP story was yes outrageous.I hear so many stories at the Nautilus By the Sea gym from my teacher friends..Its amazing anyone wants to be a teacher today.It seems parents will take the word of the children over the institutions most of the time and throw common sense out the window..

Oh Chloe
No butter on that popcorn,your good,for me its butter in the middle and butter on top...Its a good thing I don't go to the movies often...No candy for me though,ha the candies probably better for you than all the butter....

ok things are back to normal, i think. everyone refresh your browser.

It was fun while it lasted...

I was just kiddin again. You mean Bethy really did do it?

I just want to say,,,real boldly ,,,,,that Im jealous of EdVB,,,He is going to have breakfast,,,or lunch with Sea,,tomorrow,,,,

think i will turn off html tags for now, and get tech to find out if there is a way to prevent all comments from being affected by incorrect tags in a single comment. don't see why it has to be that way.

Craig,

Interesting. I tried all types of potential tags, most of which didn't work. But they didn't break anything. It really is interesting. Would you ask the support people if they can share what the root cause was?

And, I can say unequivocally, it wasn't Bethy; she merely uncovered a glitch that didn't appear in testing.

Carol,,,I was kidding also,,,,but the bold text,,it would have been done by someone else sooner or later,,,,I kinda liked it,,,saw it from far away,,and didn't have to lean into the computer.

Watching Bill Bennet on State of the Union. Has he been right about anything yet? The man gives new meaning to the word smarmy.

Jamie,,,I had the same feeling,,,B B should retire to the gaming rooms,,,I liked Carvel as usual...have you ever noticed that he ,and his wife constantly change the way that they dress,,,not so much James,,,,but she should find a haircut and a cpl of dress styles and stick to it,,,she looks very insecure to me,,about her attire??

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the problem was in her close tag, flatus. a missing arrow -- meaning that the bold command wasn't closed.

agree, that is certainly a glitch for all comments to be affected like that. i turned off html tagging for now, while we look for a workaround

Solar I found out Friday that you have to careful what you lean into when you can't see. I was examining an anus Friday and when I told the inmate to bend over and spread um, he lost wind control. Sorry to say the gust parted my hair. You bet your booty that will be the last time I don't wear a mast.

Today is Sunday,,and I forgot today's sermon,,lets see

Paul Tillich's decontaminated term for GOD,,,,was The Ultlimate Ground of Being

The secret is that the Ultimate Ground of Being is ---YOU---,,,,not the every day you,,,but the inmost Self,,,which escapes inspection,,,,because it's alway's the inspector(sorta like thinking about thinking,,a little hard at first),,,,this IMO is the taboo of all taboo's Your are IT,,,you are the ground of being,,,we all are,,,,this is why we should not go into war,,,just cos some people think that their religion is the only one,,and everyone else is expandable.

End of organized religion=== the end of war and terrorisim!!!

It was the first time I was shit faced at work. Sorry if some of you haven't had your breakfast yet.

Carol,,,tooooooo much info,,,,I'm squeamish about other people's -----I would give them a mirror and give them two aspirins,,,and don't call me ever again HA!

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Solar, I like both James and Mary, even though I agree more often with him than her. I think they are both very intelligent, basically decent people trying to stay afloat in a very tough business. She seems to be fighting too hard against aging, but that may be the price women in media pay to get "face time"

As to BB, if there was a sudden expose that he had been found handcuffed to a brass bed slathered in Crisco with a bunch of paid sex workers servicing his carcass, I would be only mildly surprised.

Carol -- that is one of the funniest and most unexpected posts I have ever read! LMAO doesn't even begin to describe how hard I laughed. I scared the cat off my lap. Thanks!

Solar -- LOVE your answer! "Take two asprins and don't ever call me again!"

clostest i ever was to that breaking wind story was being next to some people at a zoo kind of taunting the tigers.....dont know if it was a reprisal or not but the he tiger turned tail and let fly......covering them with whatever came out back there.....they all stood stock still in disbelief until the one old guy took off his glasses and began to wipe them off.....my brother and i were rolling in the aisles.....

I wasn't going to share that but Solar gave me the perfect opening. Damn him.

My nurse was standing in front of the patient, when it happened we just looked at each other with a surprised looked and after he left, we closed the door and lost it. It was a first and last for me.

As a gift I told one of the assistant Warden's who doesn't like me much. He is a little intimidated by anyone with any education. I think it may have made me a little more human to him.

Another outrageous story:

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/271325/Slumdog-Millionaire-star-Rubina-Ali-who-played-Latika-is-offered-for-sale-by-dad-Rafiq-Qureshi-to-the-News-of-the-Worlds-Fake-Sheikh.html

Jamie, on the way home to check my corn, which is OK after our deluge, I heard on the news that another 4 planes at the Sea-Tac airport were targeted with lasers. Heard anything about that/

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Patsi,

That is an outrageous story. Unfortunately, it demonstrates the root cause of anything you have too much of has little to no value. All of those children are throwaways. They simply have no economic value if they aren't working and even then only if what they bring in is more than they cost.

In a sparse, rural economy every child in the family, the more the better, from virtually toddler on up has a value towards survival of the family.

In an overcrowded, urban economy, children contribute little to nothing to the family other than the money they can raise, and if they are bought, sold, abused or killed barely stirs the sociological condition.

Females always have less value in overcrowded conditions because who needs another baby maker.

Jamie,,,I used to really like when they used to go on T R meet the press,,they always made me laugh,,and you could see that Russert really like to tease them into arguing with each other

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"I wasn't going to share that but Solar gave me the perfect opening. Damn him."

Sure go head,,,blame me,,,blame,,it on the gardener,,blame the only Mexicalli on the thread to day,(Craig Im pulling the race card today,,Carol is picking on me),,why don;t you tell all of the nice people ,,,why it took so long to examine,,,just one little ass??

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Bethy will be red-faced, no doubt, but it could have been anyone. Besides, she did a favor by uncovering a glitch. Bethy, go girl. (^_~)

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Solar has an emoticon for that...

(~/I\~)

Solar I terminated that exam real fast.

Thought for the day :
" Better to be religious with your eloquence, than eloquent with your religion. "

Now back to "Famous Fart Stories"..........

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"Females always have less value in overcrowded conditions because who needs another baby maker." jamie@1201

I have absolutely no doubt that if we can get even a few years of education under their belts, we will be adding enough value that many will be valued for their learned skills--something that many males in those societies lack.

ct, we promised to let you know

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