Craig Crawford's Trail Mix

I thought hypocrisy was one of the platforms in the Republican party, no? They've used it forever and they are really good at it. Don't tell me it's not part of their overall plan.

I haven't seen the 4 page plan for health care reform but I bet it is easier to read through. And maybe making George Bush look good by comparison is also part of the plan. I'm sure he appreciates that.

And don't mess with the word "lurk". I like that word. Listening is a boring word. What sounds better, to listen at work or to lurk at work. It's got that nice ring to it. A little on the naughty side.

I was busy last night with all my chores. Summer!. It's a hard time of year. Had to snap beans, blanch beans, put up beans, vacuum pool, wash clothes, water and fertilize the plants.......it's hard to find time to go to work.

I just bet you retired people think, how in the hell did I ever do all this when I had a job? But time is relative. You seem to have just enough of it to do what needs to be done. It's a weird phenomena.

I didn't want to be first but I guess you guys are also tired from your summer chores and are sleeping in,.

no, ct, we're perking and lurking... and in some cases smirking

I'd better be careful with putting up these vegetables because the chance of us having another hurricane seems to be directly proportional to the amount of food I've stuffed in my freezers.

I don't know what it is about food but I must have been really hungry in one of my last lives. Looking in my frig and cabinets, you'd think I had a family of ten to cook for.

And I just love grocery shopping. I am ready for any disaster at least one where you need food. But if there was no refrigeration we'd only eat good for a couple of days. Ya'll come over if something bad happens. I'll stuff you up before we beam up.

"Nevada Sen. John Ensign, always first in line to call for the resignation of scandalous colleagues, reveals his own sexual affair "

That about covers it.

"we're perking and lurking" Yes Pat, that's the ticket. You just can't do that with "listening".

And it gives you, Pat, something to work with in your poetry.

some tho'ts to ponder from wiki re hypocrisy:
"...some people genuinely fail to recognize that they have character faults that they condemn in others. This is called psychological projection. This is self-deception rather than deliberate deception of other people. In other words, "psychological hypocrisy" is usually interpreted by psychological theorists to be an unconscious defense mechanism rather than a conscious act of deception, as in the more classic connotation of hypocrisy."
and
"It is a common fallacy (see List of fallacies) to accuse someone of being a hypocrite in an attempt to invalidate their argument. This can be known as an ad hominem attack. In other words, just because someone is a hypocrite, that does not make them wrong."
and
"....it may also corrode the well-being of those people who are continually forced to make use of it.[5] As Boris Pasternak has Yurii say in Doctor Zhivago, "Your health is bound to be affected if, day after day, you say the opposite of what you feel, if you grovel before what you dislike... Our nervous system isn't just fiction, it's part of our physical body, and it can't be forever violated with impunity."

I remember me old granny's house in birmingham where in the basement were shelf after shelf after shelf of food in mason jars.......

the hypocisic oath: "admit no harm"

oops,

hypocrisic oath: "admit no harm"

I remember going to my grandma's house up in Dearborn. She must be the one who I inherited my affection for food from. Every meal was like going to a buffet at Pitt Grill.

today would be a good day to thoroughly dissect "hypocrisy".

Hypocrite

There are two Greek words used to translate the word hypocrite or a form of it in the New Testament.

hupokrisis ), an actor under an assumed character (stage-actor) or dissembler (Webster--to conceal under a false appearance; disguise; to pretend).

hupokrites , acting under a feigned part; deceit.

The following is taken from Wycliffe Bible Dictionary (Editors--Charles F. Pfeiffer, Howard Vos, John Rea), and is a contribution by J. Harold Greenlee, Th.D., Missionary, OMS International and Allan R. Killen, Th.D., Professor of Contemporary Theology, Reformed. Theological Seminary, Jackson, Miss.

HYPOCRISY, HYPOCRITE. In the context of Gr. Drama the term hypocrite was applied to an actor on the theater stage. Since an actor pretends to be someone other than himself, hypocrites was applied metaphorically to a person who acts a part in real life, pretending to be better than he actually is, one who simulates goodness. In secular Gr. Literature, therefore, hypocrites may be either neutral or undesirable. In the NT, however, it is always undesirable, signifying one who works a deception by feigned piety.

This concept of pretended goodness was foreign to OT thought. The Heb. Root h-n-p, translated hypocrisy or hypocrite in the KJV, was translated in the LXX [Septuagint--Greek translation of the Old Testament] by anomos, lawless, criminal, or godless, parallel to poneros, an evil doer (Isa 9:17); and by asebes, godless, irreverent (Isa 33:14).

In the book of Job it is clear that the hanep is one radically opposed to God, one who forgets God (Job 8:13; 15:34-35; 20:5; 27:8). The verb hanep means to pollute or corrupt (cf. Num 35:33; Ps 106:38; Isa 24:5; Jer 3:1). Theodotion's translation of Job, later incorporated into the LXX, rendered Heb. hanep as hypocrites in two verses (Job 34:30; 36:13). Thus it seems that Greek-speaking Jews were employing hypokrisis in another sense in addition to its metaphorical meaning of feigning to be what one is not.

admit no harm.........LOL

comedy writers at this very moment are sharpening their elbow jokes. hrc cracked hers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8106327.stm

older people should quit trying to make the same faces they made when young......(make a face and it will freeze that way)......they look a bit grotesque at times and might frighten small children.........

a stray thought.

hillary probably was elbowing someone when the news about Ensign came out and missed.......

ensign, ensign, number nine......on the hypocrisy line......

hypocracy...........a form of gov't where the hypocrites rule.....

As you were.

cbob, a condiment suggestion to go with the solar roasted corn on a cob stick: ghee
ghee's a form of clarified
butter. usually made from water buffalo milk, but since they might be pretty scarce in lubbock, old bossy juice will suffice. two good things about ghee, among many others especially spiritually, is that it can be stored without refrigeration and it's known to reduce bad cholesterol.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghee

ghee whiz, mr bob.

or is that too corny so early in the morny?

Firing a watch dog, Kerry and Dean supporting Obama policy on Iran, adultry as a top headline? Panneta on top of Middle East events?

Sorry Craig, the outrage here seems a bit diversionary.

Even the generally Left leaning Havard Middle East site chimes in; http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/06/iranian-turmoil-us-options/

North Korea is preparing to test missile at Hawaii.

Not sure the issues in the headline get the most traction. I hope Clinton falling down is not symbolic.

should it be "If hypocrisy WERE a killer virus"

subjunctive mood, condition contrary to fact? or does something else apply.......

From the wife as I read her some of your stuff this am.

hypocritic oath, business version

"Admit no harm, carry good insurance."

Jack

everyone is a bit queer except for me and thee.....and sometimes I'm not too sure about thee.....

--as well as i can remember a ben franklinism

"North Korea is preparing to test missile at Hawaii"

ell, if it brings in good jobs I'm all for it. Hawaii could become the missle testing center for the world. I wonder if any of Obama's school buds are in the missle testing business?

Jack

Sturge

Thats my world, I'm the only normal person in it.

Jack

Craig, although the GOP does hypocrisy better than the dems, it is not a party disease....more of a human disease. First thing that came to my mind was John Edwards and how he screwed the little people in New Orleans regarding that 'little old hedge fund'! How he belittled the democratic process by lying to America. Mr. Hypocrisy in denying his child and dissing the love child's mother. I could go on...

Flawed humans....at least they have health care and insurance.

cbob

Black hollyhocks at a bank?
I think it would be safe to talk to the blond lady who was taking care of them.
She is obviously part of the conspiracy.
She might even plant blue corn next year.

Jack

Groundbreaking ceremony today and tomorrow for Spaceport USA here in southern New Mexico.

http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_12616341

Off early today...driving to Cuchillo.

HRC falls and breaks elbow.
Where was the national security advisor when this happened?
Inquiring minds want to know

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090618/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_clinton_broken_elbow

Jack

Play time is over.

Stuff to do, a house to paint.

Jack

jack, also wonder how the bbc seemed to have the story on hillary before us msm. see my 7:01 post are they hiding in the bushes outside the wh... does she have her own paperazzi?

Max writes:

"Even the generally Left leaning Havard Middle East site chimes in; http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/06/iranian-turmoil-us-options/"

The head of the Olin Institute, which houses MESH is Stephen Rosen who served in the Regan administration and was a foreign policy advisor to Rudy Gulliani. What is your basis for labeling MESH as "left leaning."?

I don't know if is properly termed 'hypocrisy,' but all those freedom loving Republicans who are calling for Obama to show strong support of the Iranian demonstrators would be exactly the same cabal who would condemn him if it led to an authoritarian crack-down in which hundreds of demonstrators were killed and injured, and about which we could do nothing.

The memory of Hungary 1956 should be a lesson. Words of encouragement during popular uprisings against authoritarian regimes must be weighed very carefully so as to not make matters worse.

"everyone is a bit queer except for me and thee.....and sometimes I'm not too sure about thee.....
--as well as i can remember a ben franklinism"

sturge, wasn't old ben according to this guy. others cite it as an old quaker saying. could ben have been the old quaker they're citing?

http://stumblng.tumblr.com/post/21055259/all-the-world-is-queer-save-thee-and-me-and-even

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/gop-hypocrisy-on-parade.html#comment-237352

Joe
There you go again, using facts in a debate. Facts are soooo limiting

Jack

Patd

If HRC was a 20 something blonde the American press would have been right on it, parking camera trucks 3 deep in the emergency room parking lot and blocking the entrance.
But she is just the most powerful person in the world so no news here.
So was she tripped to prevent her from working her mind majic on Obama. After all she was on her way to meet with the President when the "accident " happened.

Jack

I see two of you have made it in with the news about Hillary's broken elbow and surgery this week. Painful injury so I hope all goes well.

Jane Fonda had her old knee removed and a titanium replacement put in. Tweeted right up to the drugs kicking in.

Jamie

It is my understanding that it is the rehab. Those folks will bend your elbow and ask you to tell them when it hurts. when you say stop because of the pain, they will then push more showing you what real pain is.
They are real sadist.
But it is neccessary, a friend of mine broke his elbow and didn't do the rehab and only has limited use of his elbow.

Jack

Bwino...
that's exactly my thoughts when reading Craig's column.... hypocrisy knows no party, gender, ethnicity, religion, geographical location... etc. etc.

Carol....
I'm with you. I will never give up the word "lurk".

For those interested, Diane Rehms' topic on her first hour this morning at 10:00am EST is .... The Obama Administration and Gay Rights....

Warren....
I admired how you defended Obama during the primaries. But the campaign is over.... it's time for governing. Change comes from the bottom up. We the people must demand it. We must hold our elected officials responsible to do what they say they're going to do even if we think they're just BSing us.

Baucus was thinking about taxing those of us with healthcare insurance as income until the roar became too loud. I say instead of defending..... lets keep on roaring as loudly as we can.

In case some of you wonder why I get so upset with the right wing activists, it is because of ssomething that just happened. I have one friend of many years who while of similar age, just isn't as sharp as she once was. Somehow, her email has gotten targeted by these types who send around the emails telling people to panic because the Democrats are about to destroy their lives. The latest one started:

--------------
Get ready! We are doomed if this gets thru!
A must read for all. Remember you youngsters out there, this is your parents being targeted here.
HEALTH RATIONING FOR SENIORS
----------------------

I've told her to ignore any email loaded with exclamation points, all caps or changing colors, but they still upset her and it is cruel. This one went on to pillory Senator Daschle because he remarked that there would need to be changes in Medicare but the email blamed it on the stimulus plan not anything to do with healthcare negotiations. It would have taken me hours to untangle all the lies, misstatements, errors and quote context.

If I ever get my hands on someone who creates this crap rather than just circulating it, I swear their fingers are going to resemble bottom of the bag potato chips.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/gop-hypocrisy-on-parade.html#comment-237359

Renee - please be specific. I often defend Obama because I generally agree with him.

But I am always open to reconsider things - so point out examples where u think I was on shakey ground...

""Your health is bound to be affected if, day after day, you say the opposite of what you feel, if you grovel before what you dislike." http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/gop-hypocrisy-on-parade.html#comment-237324

Patd,
I just loved the paragraphs you picked out for your post on hypocrisy. I especially like that it said psychological projection ("..people genuinely fail to recognize that they have character faults that they condemn in others) is also psychologial hypocrisy. I know I've caught myself doing though ('caught' because I was probably have a rare moment of clarity) and I often witness it in others. I'd forgotten that projection is no more than a defense mechanism. Seems more forgivable, when we think of it that way. You see it a lot in those (Politicians, for instance) that put themselves to far above others, condemning in others what they themselves do in private. I always assumed they were lying, but maybe some of it is self-deception.... hard to say (J. Edwards comes to mind).

Now this quote right here jumped out at me too: "It is a common fallacy .... to accuse someone of being a hypocrite in an attempt to invalidate their argument. This can be known as an ad hominem attack." Ad hominem is an expression I never used until Craig pointed it out to us. But, as your post pointed out, being a hypocrite does not make them wrong.

Nice post Pat. Went beautifully with Craigs' topic today.

Crime fiction Author JD Rhodes has done a weekly oped column in his local paper for years. They are fun insightful and entertaining.
This weeks column goes along with the topic of the day.
Title " Who Said That"

http://jdrhoades.blogspot.com/2009/06/who-said-that.html

enjoy

Jack

Smart Man:

CQ Quote of the Day
"I've got plenty of sins that I'm not going to share with anyone else."

-- Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by Politico, when asked to comment on Sen. John Ensign's (R-NV) admission of an affair with a staffer.

Jamie,
Nice quote from the Senate prosecutor in the impeachment trial of Bill Clinton. Even acknowledging that Clinton's "high crime and misdemeanor" was the cover-up, not the act itself, it does border on the topic of the day.

animal lovers: Play trivia feed a shelter animal

http://www.freekibble.com/

American Cause banning reporters who have said bad things about them

http://washingtonindependent.com/47743/banned-in-dc

So much for Buchanan and freedom of speech.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/gop-hypocrisy-on-parade.html#comment-237324

" 'Our nervous system isn't just fiction, it's part of our physical body, and it can't be forever violated with impunity.' "

Patd --

Even the tightest tighty-righties have to let heir hair down sometime.

oh poo - damn spell check screws up again...

75% of all polled want public option in health care

http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/06/18/a-public-plan-three-quarters-want-one/

Pilot died during flight. Co pilot flying plane. No hazard to passengers.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/a-cloudy-transparency.html#comment-237310

Jamie --

Thanks for those links to the ponies that went up after I'd headed to the barn.

Some thoughts:

The whole thing with Sen. Ensign having let the ol' lovesnake (oops--paging Dr. Freud) escape from captivity reminds me of this song, even though A) Mrs. E is other than the conventional statement staying in the background and B) DC is not their hometown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79WNoVyZ1fE

I think it was originally a Stanley Brothers song, and would have preferred Delia Bell's version, but one makes use of what's available.

Just rewrite the lyrics a bit and it works:

Now there are no secrets (much) in this big ol' DC town
Everyone knows everyone for miles and miles around. . .

Okay, having dug the hole, will add before pulling the dirt in over myself. . .

The GOP doesn't like this war spending bill because either A) it wasn't their idea or B) with GWB out of office it isn't THEIR war anymore.

As for the four page healthcare plan, I've written four page POEMS with more substance.

Okay, Craig, I'll be good now. Everybody have a good day!:)

IVY

A lot of people like to follow Barbaro's brothers. Lentenor is the one that looks most like him so far, but no idea if he has the phenominal talent. All the Ville Rouge/Dynaformer foals will probably do very well simply because of their breeding lines, but you don't often get a horse as spectacular as Barbaro. That is what really broke people's hearts.

The good that has come out of it in veterinary science, breeding programs, and track conditions have been wonderful, but it was such a high price to pay for the advancements.

Hypocrisy on parade-

Sen J. Ensign should resigh from his Senate seat-given how strong he cmes out against others that have done the same. Specially after the way he came at Pres. Clinton.

I am more outraged at the hypocricy of the 226 Democrates that voted to fund ( 106 bill $) the Iraq-Afhanistan wars ( with Pakistan starting to be one). They gave into the Military and the free Market economics of both partys.

Only 32 Dems, voted against approving $106 bill for the bloody wars. This to me is a lot more to be concerned abut than some stupid affair.

The bill also included to give the International Monetary Fund. Billions more in U. S. tax payer funds.

This kills the Anti War movement No?. It is Obama's war for sure now!! Just want to add that---Ron Paul---has always said he was against funding any war. He voted against it. He is not a hypocrite.

My favorite "cheating" song isn't country

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mctv8RoNEM

Ensign's mistress salary doubled during affair

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jun/17/ensign-resigns-gop-leadership-post/

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/gop-hypocrisy-on-parade.html#comment-237341

ha, sturge, i couldn't decide but think you might be right so changed it for the afternoon. that way each construct gets a chance. the was/were who/whom stuff gets me every time.

Mr. Obama, Tear down this empire.

The kingdom of Alexander the Great reached to the borders of India. The Roman Empire controlled Western Europe and the Hellenized states that bordered the Mediterranean. The Mongol Empire stretched from Southeast Asia to Europe. The Byzantine Empire lasted over a thousand years. The Ottoman Empire stretched from the Persian Gulf in the east to Hungary in the northwest; and from Egypt in the south to the Caucasus in the north. At the height of its dominion, the British Empire included almost a quarter of the world’s population.

Nothing, however, compares to the U.S. global empire. It is an empire that would make Alexander the Great, Caesar Augustus, Genghis Khan, Suleiman the Magnificent, Emperor Justinian, and King George V proud. What makes U.S. hegemony unique is that it consists, not of control over great landmasses or population centers, but of a global presence unlike that of any other country in history.

My favorite "cheating" song isn't country

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mctv8RoNEM

Posted by: jamie44.myopenid.com

LOL Jamie! Good one!

Came home for lunch. I like this concept. I nominate today another Girls Day. Because today in history:

"1873-Suffragist Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.

1928-Aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as she completed a flight from Newfoundland to Wales in about 21 hours

1983-Astronaut Sally K. Ride became America's first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger

2006-Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori was elected the first female presiding bishop for the Episcopal Church, the U.S. arm of the global Anglican Communion."

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/index.html

What will you do today to make history?

What will you do today to make history?

Paint my house

and the way the wind is blowing my neighbor house, his car, dog .........................

Jack

For those who have been following the campaign to get Liberator Status for the 94th and Old Sea's dealings with Senators Kerry and Kennedy, I've started publishing Edward Cowley's letters on the website.

Pull up a chair for a front row seat to one man's war

http://94campaign.blogspot.com/

Carol

On this historic day. I was going to lurk-but changed my mind. I also won't------listen----to a word that Judy says.

Thought for the day :
" Never borrow trouble, the interest is entirely too high. "

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/gop-hypocrisy-on-parade.html#comment-237391

Don't go looking for it either. It will find you soon enough.

"Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you"

CT -
Amelia was a passenger in that plane, but she got all the attention. She always protested that her 2 male flyers never got the credit they deserved.

Another event for your list -

1872 Woman's Sufferage Convention held at Merchantile Liberty Hall

Out sourcing the war that there's not too much talk about. How many people here of this on the late night shows?!!!

Contingency Contracting
In Iraq and Afghanistan

Interim Report to Congress

Since 2001, Congress has appropriated about $830 billion to fund U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Over that period, America’s reliance on contractors has grown to unprecedented proportions to support logistics, security, and reconstruction efforts related to those operations. More than 240,000 contractor employees—about 80 percent of them foreign nationals—now work in Iraq and Afghanistan, supporting the Department of Defense. Additional contractor employees support the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development.

craig, i learned two things in from Lt. Thomas Badger in 8th grade english class......one was "subjunctive mood, condition contrary to fact", and the other was the difference between "who" and "whom" ............

(there was a 3rd thing but I forgot what it was...........)

but I've also come to find out that there are sometimes other factors which somehow over-ride the "subjunctive mood, CCTF" deal.....can't think of any right now, of course............

Don't go looking for it either. It will find you soon enough.

"Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you"

Posted by: jamie44.myopenid.com | June 18, 2009 12:32 PM

Rodney Crowell addendum? Restatement? Anyway, don't go look for trouble/It will come for you. . .

Okay, now I'm REALLY gonna lurk the rest of the day. . .

Warren....
ah yes.... the old lawyer's trick.... be specific....

ok.... I will play along.... but will give only ONE example.... I don't have time to go through whole threads.... take a look at your post to Tony from the last thread at 7:38 pm.

I agree that politics is about compromise. But.... politics is also about change happening only when enough people demand said change. It doesn't mean I disagree with that post or think it's on shaky ground..... quite the contrary....
I think it was a good post.... but I want Tony (and others who feel those issues are important to them) to make as much noise as they can about gay rights. And I will keep posting about (and writing my representatives) of how
disappointed I am in Obama's plan for healthcare.

And just so you know..... I didn't read your exchange with Max from last night.... I didn't have the time this morning.

1877 James Montgomery Flagg illustrator "I want you" recruiting poster

Why does it not surprise me that the fellow who drew that poster was named Flagg.

Warren

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/gop-hypocrisy-on-parade.html#comment-237396

Wouldn't it be nice if we trained our soldiers to do all of the contracting work. The unemployment #'s would be a very small one. The trained architects- engineers- const. management all facets of construction that is tought in the military: Could be used after they were discharged. While hiring an all mercenary army to do all the fighting. All of the dying.???

WASHINGTON — Convicts do not have a right under the Constitution to obtain DNA testing to try to prove their innocence long after being found guilty, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/19/us/19scotus.html?hp

O'Reilly began the segment with a rather strange statement:
"I know a lot of adults don't go to YouTube, but this is the rage among American children, children as young as six, seven years old." In fact, we're quite sure that YouTube is "the rage" among adults as well, but moving on.

His guest was conservative columnist Amanda Carpenter, who started her analysis by explaining exactly what YouTube is.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/17/oreilly-fight-against-por_n_217167.html

Hope those kids are watching my oven videos.
Now that's good clean fun.

trouble blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gacOmWoqQc&feature=related

Warren....
wait a minute.... I realized while eating my lunch that the beginning of my last post to you contained a faux pas....

I realized that what might have caused some confusion between my and Bethy's position on the Letterman/Palin thing was that we were pointing out a specific thing that bothered us... where others were talking about sexism in general....

so I take it back about it being an old lawyer's trick.... you're quite right in asking for me to be specific in order to prevent confusion....

WASHINGTON — Convicts do not have a right under the Constitution to obtain DNA testing to try to prove their innocence long after being found guilty, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/19/us/19scotus.html?hp

Americans have no constitutional right to a correct verdict of innocence or guilt, but only a right to due process.

Think about that.

Oregon woman obsessed with rabbits arrested again
" .................... Sakewitz was sentenced in April 2007 to five years probation and was banned from owning or controlling animals. She also was told not to go within 100 yards of a rabbit."

http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1120ap_us_odd_bunny_lady.html?source=mypi

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/gop-hypocrisy-on-parade.html#comment-237403

O'Reilly gets creepier by the day. I swear there is an army of old viagra swallowing guys who watch O'reilly just to get off on the dirty pictures.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/gop-hypocrisy-on-parade.html#comment-237407

CJ

That is awful. Another test case is called for and I would have to read the lower court ruling to see where they were coming from, but it sounds like an authorization for kangaroo courts.

Money to shut nuclear plants falls short
Companies are failing to set aside enough money to dismantle reactors

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31392323/ns/us_news-environment/

Nuclear Power
The biggest welfare queen in the history of the world.

CJ

Just read the whole article and see the line of reasoning in this case. Still not sure about the decision and another test case would be in order, but the Supremes seem to be viewing it as a state matter rather than Federal.

Jamie....
I heard about that case on NPR this morning..... and it was being characterized as a state's rights issue because the man asking for the DNA test was in prison in Alaska..... and Alaska has some law for not allowing it....

I am paraphrasing..... but just wanted to acknowledge what I'd heard....

Jamie,
You're right (not unusual there). But there is a pattern here, which includes the catch 22 of parole boards -- if you don't admit your guilt you are not remorseful, and therefore are not ready for parole.

AND, btw, I'm not a bleeding heart for criminals -- I think there are plenty we should just throw away the key on -- but at least they should actually be guilty.

and FURTHERMORE... these 5-4 decisions that overturn a lower court really mean that the highest court(s) in our land cannot come to a consensus on what the law really is. That's increasingly pathetic and undermines confidence in rule-of-law.

Sorry.

C-Bob

I have not stuck my nose in you Solar-oven. It looks like it is going like you have wanted to. I have been wanting to see if you like and Idea I had for it a long time ago.

After just seeing the latest pic's of it. I was wondering if it might be a good idea to keep it the same for one type of a model. while adding a bicycle to it for peddling it about.

A little less tiring for older people. You can also make it detachable for Strickland bike riding or just for pushing your solar oven. the last one is even more to keep you mind going crazy.

A solar powered ( battery) motor for the bike to complete the package. Sorry if too much. For not minding my own biz.

wanting=waiting

The 61st annual FIBArk races are this weekend in Salida, Colo.

FIBArk stands for First In Boating on the Arkansas.
( Kayak races on the river. )

So I was reading the Mountain Mail and I came across this item listing the musical events. :

From local bands including "The Groove Farmers" and "Persuasion" to an all-female Led Zeppelin tribute band, "Lez Zeppelin," free music will be at Salida Rotary Amphitheater in Riverside Park.

I helped build that stage in Riverside Park.
http://themountainmail.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=16598&TM=49866.75

On top of the everything else on Ensign, I ran across an article that mentioned he is a member of the Christian men's group "Promise Keepers" A quick glance at their main tenets shows he easily violated a majority of them. Good show Senator! Go pander some more to your conservative base.

http://www.promisekeepers.org/about/7promises

C-Bob

Another is a dual compartment that will keep meat and vegetable fresh. Like the ones that the Mexican vendors use for the frozen ice creams bars that they sell. ( and the best fresh fruit ice cream IMO)..

Another one not as a freezer-but refrigerator type ( cold) for the vegetables. They will need to get the road kill to their selling point fresh. The vegetables also no? Ok out of you biz. sorry.

Solar -
That is a capital suggest about adding a bicycle component .

C-bob

Remeber that there is big $ to be made for them by selling cold drinks-coffee. coffee cake in the am while they are waiting for the oven to reach a point of cooking.

If they are going to get a license-they might as well get it for a little rolling restaurant HA!

Renee:

I don't think we really disagree on the point you brought up.

"You shouldn't let Barack of the hook."

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/a-cloudy-transparency.html#comment-237219

"And Obama has always said that he wants to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell with Congressional support. So the gay community should not place all their attention on Obama - and let Congress of the hook."

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/a-cloudy-transparency.html#comment-237209

But if you are simply sick of hearing me sound like a cheerleader for Obama - I can't blame you. I will make sure to point out some areas of disagreement when they come up. And try to stop giving him a pass on things...

Nice freebie from DirecTV. Great for those of us with DVRs:
Free Premier Preview June 18-21
265 channels includes HBO, Starz, Cinemax, Showtime, SportsPack.
Should start Thursday June 18 @ 6:00am(et) & end Monday June 22 @ 6:00am(et).

This date in history: (sorry, Carol, this one's not a "girl's day")

the Battle of Waterloo (1815), at which Napoleon Bonaparte was decisively defeated and after which he was sent into exile for the second and final time.

Great Stonewall Jackson song called "Waterloo":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ6C8LMhcWQ

With speculations and rumors about whether money or influence were involved in Sen. Ensign's affair de--ahem--, can't help but wonder: has he, perhaps, met HIS Waterloo?

Duke looks to build a nuclear power plant in Ohio

" ................... Using industry estimates of $4,000 per kilowatt, the new reactor would cost about $6.4 billion. Others considering the EPR have estimated costs as high as $10 billion.

In Ohio, the companies said they planned to seek funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the initial phase of the Duke project, "

http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-BusinessofGreen/idUSTRE55H4RT20090618

A sure sign which indicates she been to long at the party.

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/06/17/please-call-me-senator/

A solar powered refrigerator is not fantasy. They work with ammonia using heat instead of a compressor. That's how all those travel trailer refrigerators work. And, I had a whole house airconditioning system that was natural gas 'powered'. No moving parts.

Sorry but this is worth breaking the rules :

Ensign: Hours Spent on Tanning Bed "Fried My Judgment"
One day after admitting to an extramarital affair with an aide, Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) pleaded for understanding, arguing that hours spent on a tanning bed "fried [my] judgment."

"I ask all of those who consider my wrongdoing to lie an hour on my tanning bed," he said. "You'll see - your ability to tell right from wrong gets pretty darn baked."

The Nevada senator agreed to 200 hours of community service in which he will work as a traffic cone.

In a positive development for Sen. Ensign, he received a strong vote of confidence today from another key tanned Republican in Congress.

According to congressional insiders, fellow baked Republican John Boehner (R-OH) is considering breaking off from the G.O.P. along with Sen. Ensign and forming a so-called Orange Party.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/ensign-hours-spent-on-tan_b_217254.html

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/gop-hypocrisy-on-parade.html#comment-237449

TIR

While I will concede that Boxer probably didn't appreciate that a woman officer would be called Maam and that it was perfectly respectful, still to call that site in general "non partisan" is just plain laughable if the "freeper" style comments are any indication of the audience.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/gop-hypocrisy-on-parade.html#comment-237416

CJ

It was that catch 22 that made me worry about the verdict. I can understand the "states' rights" aspects that renee mentioned, but a more sympathetic test case might bring out some more of the fair trial issues that should be considered on a Federal level even with the 46 state consideration of DNA.

Flatus

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/gop-hypocrisy-on-parade.html#comment-237451

Thats why I mentioned them. I was thinking that having the solar-oven is great. Now if CB could take it a little further. IMO it is a total success when it has more usable components. Thats how those ice cream bikes work.

Posted by: Colorado Bob Author Profile Page | June 18, 2009 3:05 PM

If one tanning treatment caused this problem for Ensign I wonder what John Boehner has been up to

And something from the wolverine file :

Wolverine Seen in Colorado Is First Since 1919

"Wolverines are the real 'iron men' of the animal kingdom traveling seemingly non-stop in some of the most rugged country in North America," said Robert Inman, director of WCS's Yellowstone Wolverine Program.
http://www.livescience.com/animals/090618-wolverine-colorado.html

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/gop-hypocrisy-on-parade.html#comment-237446

Also beginning of war of 1812

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do

which led to another Jackson song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxB42cjHTGg

And the British Version Johnny Horton recorded as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB0C8KWFDAA

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/gop-hypocrisy-on-parade.html#comment-237448

CBob

I know Nuclear energy is the darling of the right, but it is insane. Even if you totally discount the problems with waste transport and storage, hHow many of sheeple following that lead know that the by products are among the components required for dirty bombs.

These are the people who supposedly care about security and they want to manufacture more stuff to kill people?

CBob

Andy Borowitz is a national treasure:

"The Nevada senator agreed to 200 hours of community service in which he will work as a traffic cone."

Solar -
One thing to remember when the plans are in your head, and you re-draw them everyday. ( Our motto here. )

It's better to make something simple that works well, than something that is complex , and starts going in different directions. A design philosophy, I happen to subcribe too.

Having the biggest solar oven in Texas on the 4th of July , that'll be enough for this project.

It does have chrome pipes though.

This blog has its tongue so far into a cheek, that you have to read carefully

http://thatsrightnate.com/

Ah, the pipes are calling!

CB

Gotta you. As a builder I am always thinking about keeping it simple also. I just thought that adding a side pocket to each side of the oven was not too much.

Bob don't discount the bicycle idea. I think that-that one is almost a must. Someone that can't push the oven will find it somewhat easier I think.

Ensign
Hypocrite and liar
and probably all around big whiny baby

http://www.rogerailes.blogspot.com/

Solar, I have to agree with Bob's making this a bare-bones, concept proving, prototype. I would think that any embellished model shouild be made in addition to the prototype as time allows--that way the primary project wouldn't be derailed.

Solar -
The type of tricycle that has the 2 wheels in front commonly seen on ped-a-cabs. It would work perfectly , there's one sitting between me and our shop. It's yellow.
Maybe the next one.

Ensign may be toning down "extorition" story

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/06/is_ensign_walking_back_extortion_claim.php?ref=fpa

Flatus

In 100% of agreement with you. There is always the bare bones model of anything. Than the add ons later on. That was the reason that I posted them.

Im sure that what I thought about. someone would have come up with it- after the initial success of the oven. That's just the way it is. I think? But like told Bob.

I just wanted to get those ideas that I have head out in the open. Now maybe something new will enter the empty space in my cabeza :-) .

in my head that is

Besides the thing rolls really well now. Very little weight on the "tongue" .
I moved the center of gravity forward when I added the new wheels.

Solar's right though

solar, a bike would be helpful at those inconvenient times when the permit cops show up on the day the vendor's license expired. easier to relocate to friendlier venue.

but i agree with flatus and cbob to k.i.s.s. the first go round. your idea and mine (about the ghee for dipping and drenching that wonderful steaming aromatic roasted goodie) have to stand in line. there are glory days ahead for embellishments.

Human lunacy on parade...or...harborwoman has a bee in her bonnet....

Day before yesterday, it was reported that instruments in some VA hospitals had been used for multiple procedures...on different patients...without cleaning said instruments between procedures. One example of procedures...colonoscopies. This report bothered me mightily...but I haven't heard another word about it since the initial report. My question is...WHY???

I don't consider failure to clean medical instruments between procedures a small mistake. People have been exposed to viruses such as HIV because of this. I consider it criminal, and I think someone should probably do time...but news reports are covering important events...Obama killed a fly! Ensign cheated on his wife!

We are so easily distracted from the important things....

Pat

You and I have the first dibs on the fancy-shamcy design's the next go around. Get CB to sign the papers so we can make that moving road kill wagon-look like a Cadillac.

I have made bicycles before though. Here's one I built in the 80's

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/8885/picture78.png

Sorry for the crappy Polaroid .

HW

Not that you aren't correct on principle but the original story came out a couple of months ago and the recent stories have to do with follow up

http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-5th-hiv-case-linked-to-unsterile-hospital-equipment-7-more-test-positive-for-hepatitis-48375/

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/gop-hypocrisy-on-parade.html#comment-237498

could still see it. Thats a bike for a long legged man

Home again, home again jiggity jig.

I heard about that horrible mistake you mentioned with the colonoscopy equipment HW. Talk about dumb ass. Someone's head should be rolling. It musta been on the NBC news since that is the only news I watch out here. They already found about 6-7 people positive for HepB, C and/or HIV.

From what I understood they used the cleaning attachment instead of the examining attachment for the colonoscopies. I am not familiar with that sort of equipment so it really doesn't make sense to me. I hope they drug tested the idiot responsible because it doesn't sound like an easy mistake to make. The entire story was weird.

And news people don't always get stories straight either.

The flowers of stupidity bloom nearly everywhere.

Thanks for the laugh C-Bob!

Thanks for the laugh C-Bob!

Ct -
I found that in the pocket of my clown costume.

Thanks, KGC. I hadn't heard the story when it was originally reported apparently. It just seems to me that a simple "I'm sorry" is insufficient for the scope (no pun intended) of the crime. And thanks for citing some of the other exposures that resulted, ct. I couldn't recall all of them.

Also beginning of war of 1812

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do

which led to another Jackson song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxB42cjHTGg

And the British Version Johnny Horton recorded as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB0C8KWFDAA

Posted by: jamie44.myopenid.com

I SURRENDER!!!! LOL

Although I have done a modest bit of work with the American Victory version myself:

http://fairweatherlewis.blogstream.com/v1/pid/280363.html#TP

Jack, how does the neighbors matching house, car and dog look and what color did they turn out? I hope a nice green but then "it isn't easy being green."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbCI68eSNsA

HW

"I'm sorry" is not sufficient and apparently heads are rolling over this but even that doesn't seem like much in view of the consequences.

Nice to see you though.

Harborwoman....
I'm not very familiar with the story that has upset you....

but boy do I agree that we are too easily distracted from the important things....

hope all is well with you and your son....

Thanks, RR. All is well...just silly busy.

I really am bothered by this story. There seems to be an increasing acceptance of inefficiency and incompetence in nearly every area of our lives. When we allow it in the medical arena, we're accepting extreme danger, it seems to me. I don't know...I think we should all be terrified of needing to go anywhere near hospitals...unless we're there as visitors.

KGC...My point exactly! Getting fired is nothing in the face of having exposed patients to hepatitis, HIV, etc...just because you're too incompetent to do a very important job accurately.

Poor Hillary, I remember falling off my boat one day while putting gas in the tank. I slipped fell off the top of the boat and landed on cement on my pointy, pointy right elbow. That so called funny sensation shuttered throughout my entire body. I think I was actually paralyzed for a few minutes.

What did I do? I went fishing, of course and it wasn't easy casting, reeling and eating sunflower seeds all with my left hand. It still feels a little crunchy over my right elbow but it works.

I don't trust any hospital taking care of my loved ones! When I was in there for a week last year unable to move with three vertebral compression fractures, I laid in the same leaves that I went in covered with for a week. The pain medication made them more tolerable but I think I still have leaf impressions on my back. Almost as good as a tattoo.

It is all part of the idea of "outsourcing" except in the case of medicine it is "insourcing" by importing on H1B Visas medical personnel rather than actually paying to train people here and demand a level of care that used to be normal.

I remember back in the 70s when some of the great Nursing Schools such as Queen of Angels were shut down because getting nurses out of Junior Colleges and from overseas were considered adequate.

Well you need an ethos that is drilled into students about service and care. Now days the ones who have it, already believed it. It hasn't been drilled into them and the pay is such that lackluster performance is acceptable.

Those starched whites and school caps may have been impractical, but those ladies knew their job and did it well until they actually started expecting to get paid.

The problems of sanitation and infection control have more to do with not enough staff and hospital over crowding.

Chris Matthews is being insufferable know it all again today. To chide Senator Boxer with "Senator, sir, and maam" are all correct when testifying to a committee" while still calling the former VP CHEEney rather than CHAINey even though he was corrected by Liz Cheney on her family's pronunciation is rude.

I don't respect Cheney, but Matthews is being an ass.
Over to CNN until time for the BBC.

"I don't respect Cheney, but Matthews is an ass."

Fixed your typo

Trying to make far too few people do more work is one problem and that is going to get worse, I fear, with any health care reform. When a patient is in the hospital these days, they are sick and the care is more intense. Hospitals will still try to make a profit.

One day when I was doing clinical with a group of students I decided to try and make an impression on them re: medication errors. I picked out a random selection of charts from the rack and on everyone, I found a medication error. Not very comforting.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/gop-hypocrisy-on-parade.html#comment-237527

KGC,

I keep having hopes that it isn't a permanent condtion. He isn't dead yet. Reformation is possible.

Being dead is the only way he wouldn't be an ass

ct

The reason the insurers and big pharma are fighting single payer tooth and nail is that illness is profitable. You can treat a symptom indefinitely. Actually curing something stops the flow of cash.

It is in single payer's best interest to get people off the books in order to cut costs while it is in an Insurance or pharma's best interests to keep them coming back for more while the costs and profits keep climbing.

There wouldn't be as much outsourcing if businesses weren't caving under the cost of health care. Does a global economy care? No way ... low wages and no health care is so much cheaper.

That's a third world economy the American middle class hears knocking on its door.

Nice analysis, Jamie.

"Hospitals will still try to make a profit."

Carol.... that is the crux of the problem with our entire medical system in this country..... we are the only industrial nation with a medical system still tied to profit..... until this fact changes.... we are screwed....

KGC.... yeah... but... a dead ass is a good ass....

Transparency? If we need a reason you'll just have to wait. until we can think of one that will satisfy our friends in the news media.

http://tinyurl.com/agree-with-me-or-else

I think that Most Major Hospitals in the US are NOT FOR PROFIT. Most are community or University.

Their are a few "Chains" such as HCA or HMA.

Regardless of status all hospitals must cover expenses and have a positive bottom line - with a safety net.

And most are only a few points away from closing their doors for not covering expenses

Kenneth Starr endorses Sotomayor

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2009/06/kenneth-starr-endorses-sotomayor

That's why Medicare was the first to offer to pay for diabetes education and blood glucose monitoring. It paid them to prevent complications and both help to prevent complications.

When I went to sell my idea of an outpatient diabetes education center to the hospital I was working for I told them it would be good PR, a way to keep a good relationship with the patients with diabetes. I said, ya know they will most likely need a bypass or maybe even dialysis some day. I knew it would more likely prevent those things but they bought my sales pitch and I got my center. He, he, he.

Also - We must continue to fund innovations as this is the future to save money.
Would you want your healthcare provided today by 1960's standards and methods - NO WAY.

How do you think these innovations come about?

So lets not stick ourselves in 2020 with 2009 standards of care

If you tweet and want to do a green overlay on your page in support of Iranian protest, this is how

http://helpiranelection.com/

ct - that is great !!

Prevention is the key - and patient compliance (Craig are you compliant)

Early Detection and diagnostic's are coming fast. This can be a great savings.

Also more important is to reward those providers that find a way to get cost out.

Health care. Some explaining please.

http://www.factcheck.org/politics/obamas_health_care_claims.html

With my current prison clientele, I really work toward prevention of future complications through aggressive monitoring, treatment and education re: chronic health conditions. It's more important with this bunch. I think for every dollar I save now, it is just one more dollar that I can use when I get old and infirm. I'll be really pissed if they run out of money before I get there. I'll beat it out of someone.

Joe, I base my left leaning comment for Harvard Site on READING many articles. This Harvard site tries to present a spectrum of views, but on average it leans left of center. Just read the articles and see how many lean left..

Hypocrisy eh? Obama and Biden were orginally opposed to missile defense. Then Gates came out with a luke warm strategy in his defense outline. I predicted Gates would change his view on missile defense. Now the O-team is beffing up defense around Hawaii. There is some hypocrisy here seeing they will continue their luke warm declarations while frantically hoping missile defense can protect against threats they did not see coming so fast.

Ahmadinejad apologizes, well kind of. He was only blasting those who threatened violence. Rumor has it that Mousavi and Ahmadinejad might walk away and let a compromise candidate assume power. Is that Democracy? Mousavi might be surprised the people don't buy it as Quds continues to position troops around protesters.

Hypocrisy? Telling Israel to keep to agreements and then avoiding a reendorsement of a Jewish State.

Solar I don't know why you think military bill is hypocrisy. Obama said he would do this during the campaign. Perhaps you didn't listen. Didn't everyone understand that Obama answered in ways that left all options open? That you might have missed this shows how good a salesman Obama is.

Nowe let's see how Obama wiggles out of firing a watch dog for doing his job.

I'll just bet I have better patient outcomes than most private medical practices. But then, I do have a captive audience.

Off to dinner - high animal fat, lots of calories, knowing that as a bad American I can add to the cost of Healthcare and keep us in the number one position.

So do not blame all of our position on the providers, Make sure we look in a MIRROR and also the Lawyers and defensive Med - TO BAD Obama is not looking at these key facts.

Oh well

KGC.... yeah... but... a dead ass is a good ass....

Posted by: RebelliousRenee Author Profile Page | June 18, 2009 5:55 PM

I'll drink to that...A Fanucci old vine zin

And I have my ways of ensuring compliance.... won't share those secrets.

Ping
you are a cliche. Obama has already talked about Americans needing a lifestyle change and looking a tort issues.

The people who provide medical care need to stand up an get rid of the incompetent serial offenders instead of acting like a little club

Fourth of July fireworks could be coming to Hawaii via Pyongyang.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D98SVB700&show_article=1

Obama merely said he was opposed to capping awards as reform

"practicing defensive medicine" that's what patients do in the American world of medical care.

We really do need to get profit out of the picture as the major motivation in medicine today. As long as pharmaceutical and insurance companies are driving the bus, we're screwed.

Bottom line...I believe pharmaceutical companies would like for their products to do what they're intended to do...but I don't believe they do research and development very carefully. Why should they when they've been given indemnity from product liability in many cases, and when the agencies that supposedly regulate them are run by insiders who do the bidding of the major players involved in what they're supposed to be regulating?

Insurance companies? Pfft! As long as treatment decisions are based on the bottom line rather than on the advice of a patient's physician, there will be unnecessary deaths.

And Ping...dear Ping...there would be far less obesity and other medical problems if deregulation hadn't led to the inclusion of truly evil ingredients like high fructose corn syrup, which turns off your satiety impulse and makes you crave more of the 'foods' (I use that term very loosely when speaking of the crap we're sold in today's markets) that helped create the condition. Or hormones in many foods that are wreaking havoc with our bodies. And on and on and on...but always tied to the profit motives of corporations that have discovered ways of fattening their bottom lines at the expense of the general populace.

John Edwards is delusional. There is no way he could return to electoral politics.

NPR interview re support for Mousavi in Iran

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/06/jailed_exminister_yazdi_believ.html

More health care news you may have over looked. Subtract 10 million.

http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=49586

The time is right for single payer --as the baby boomers start receiving medicare in two years add in insurance programs already in existence for children and a majority is nearly covered by public programs.

The lifestyle change we need is to get rid of the bloated piggish inhumane insurance companies that don't do anything for medical care

After hearing about Hillary Clinton, no wonder Craig seemed to like her so much. Damn parking garages and trees!

Congress and Health Care, and who stands to prosper.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/us/politics/14cong.html?_r=1

Recently in a doc's waiting room, a woman noticed my wrist brace and asked about it. She offered that her elbow injury and consequent surgery was the most painful thing she had ever suffered. I asked her if she'd ever had shoulder surger since that's my worst experience. She said, "Three times," and showed me her scars.

I really really feel bad for Hillary!

Blonde Wino, how are you doing? You must have had some injury to have all that splinting. My little brace is driving me nuts, and it's not much.

I think Obama's playing some things wrong. Maybe he should have taken some of his steps that won't cost any money earlier, especially some of the gay issues.
Time will tell, but he's becoming very vulnerable.

It's hard to believe NK would hit Hawaii, but maybe it is
insane enough.

I'm not sure I get your comment re Craig and Hillary and garages and trees, Corey. Deatils?

Max

The reason that I don't give you an answer to one of your post-after you have answered one of mine that you just have read. That reason is that you don't respond to what was posted.

I did not call Obama a hypocrite. Yes he did leave wiggle room in all of his promises to give a used car salesman competition of the bait and switch routine.

My post was about the hypocritical congress democrats that voted 106 bill. of tax payer money to fund the wars. The wars that they we were led to believe they were against.

Slow down Hoss-make a complete stop. Read the whole post. Then proceed with caution HA!!

http://s634.photobucket.com/albums/uu65/tonyb39/?albumview=slideshow

Here you go Carol,all..
I think I topped you in the picture department!!

wow, tony, what a lovely home.... and someday that magnolia tree will be so big and so beyond belief beautiful. it's probably already blooming with those great huge fragrant flowers that can give a whole house an exotic ambience with a few placed just so here and there.

"The problems of sanitation and infection control have more to do with not enough staff and hospital over crowding." Posted by: Katherine Graham Cracker

and too many long hours worked by nurses, aides and residents. rules should be enforced and better professional oversight in place to prohibit work required of folks who've had little sleep and been on their feet dealing with complicated, delicate procedures for 12 or more hours. fatigue causes mistakes, deaths, and turns otherwise caring people into zombies.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/gop-hypocrisy-on-parade.html#comment-237566

Pat
Thanks.It is blooming and has been for weeks.Big beautiful white flowers and the smell is heavenly..I would love to open the windows and let the smell flow in but its in the 90's and so humid...

"The problems of sanitation and infection control have more to do with not enough staff and hospital over crowding." Posted by: Katherine Graham Cracker

and too many long hours worked by nurses, aides and residents. rules should be enforced and better professional oversight put in place to prohibit work required of folks who've had little sleep and been on their feet dealing with complicated, delicate procedures for 12 or more hours. fatigue causes mistakes, deaths, and turns otherwise caring people into zombies.

Hey Harborwoman
Its really nice reading you again.I wish you would come around more!!

sorry for the double post... but thene the seriousness of over-worked health care folks deserves a double take.

tony, a favorite trick was to float those beauties in an oversized bowl strategically placed to take advantage of the their fragrance and drama.

You never heard the story about Craig and the tree?

Don't hear much about the deaths of US military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan. No longer are these deaths front page news, no more wall of photos... Guess they feel these deaths no longer carry with them the same impact since Bush left office.

However, please note they are still being killed, even though their deaths are no longer considered the hot news du jour by the Liberal news media.

http://www.defenselink.mil/Releases/

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/gop-hypocrisy-on-parade.html#comment-237399

"but I want Tony (and others who feel those issues are important to them) to make as much noise as they can about gay rights. And I will keep posting about (and writing my representatives)"

Hey Renee
You can count on it!! I agree its the squeaky wheel that gets attention.I also have to force myself to be patient..I do send e-mails and call Representatives offices and most are nice except the occasional Republican who basically remains silent on why gays aren't entitled to the same civil rights straight people enjoy..HA HA and not one yet has given me Max's anthropological reason..Had to throw that in because i"m in a great mood....MAX :)

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2009/06/gop-hypocrisy-on-parade.html#comment-237572

Hey Pat
I'll give that a try....

No wonder that guy from Australia likes to go to Florida. Your house is cleaner then a Doctors operating room. Judy would love you. she is the cleaning nut around here.

I have a little space in the whole house that is just mine. My Office isreal clean but not like your house. Show off. Tony honestly anyone that puts that kind of work into his/her house should be proud of it.

I would dirty up only one room there. The swimming pool.

Wow Tony, your digs are at the opposite end of the spectrum from my digs. So is your housekeeping. I'm more country bunkin comes to town, but it is comfy. Now I am a little concerned with the dog chained to the bed. Care to explain? Is this a little S&M or D&M, or M&M or somethin else kinky?

I just got back from vacuuming the pool again. I think I'm finally getting close Tony. I went to water my corn and it is almost too big for my rabbit excluding enclosure. But something tried to dig under the enclosure and it twern't no rabbit. I put a bunch of stuff in the way to make it more difficult. As soon as that enclosure comes down it gone with the wind for that corn.

Yes, harborwoman, it is nice to see you here, and hope it is becoming more of a habit again.

I just saw Mr Walpin on Lou Dobbs. I get weary of Lou Dobbs when he's outraged but wanted to hear more of the firing of this man. It really doesn't look good for Obama. Walpin said he was given one hour to decide if he wanted to quit or be fired, and decided to be fired so that it would become public.

Apparently, the law demands notification to Congress and 30 days. It seems to me that, if this is not addressed, Obama will be showing himself to be... what? confused? a criminal?
a tinpot dictator? When I say "addressed", I mean explained very clearly what happened. There might be a good explanation and a mis-understanding, but what Mr Walpin is describing sounds to be to be more like the actions of a Noriega.

I don't know all the details and think all the details haven't been revealed yet, but I'm starting to worry. I remember too well how easily Obama dismissed concerns of Hillary's in the primaries, as Oh, she doesn't mean it. It's just a political move. That disturbed me then and I hoped I was wrong.

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Bethy

Craig has a history breaking bones on two spearate occasions. We had a great deal of fun at his expense about Appletinis and predator trees following the Correspondents' dinner a couple of years back.

Corey, No, I haven't heard that story re Craig and any tree, and haven't heard any details re Hillary's fall either.

Nobody never tells me nuttin'! Are you going to set me straight, please????? For that matter, there are some new people here who haven't heard wither.

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Hi Solarman
Thanks I'm proud! I spent so much time and effort bringing this house together.I did it basically as a diversion after everyone died..I'm a self confessed neat freak who loves to do the work..I also am a Mr.Handyman who does most all the work himself..Ha Ha, I bet Judy runs a tight ship!! Good..I think your probably pretty clean yourself having been married so long!! I also love the outdoors and I've put in all my own landscaping and plants...Its one of the reasons I decided to stay in Florida,a year round growing season...I hope your doing well ..I did my hour stepper today and Nautilus weights...What about you?

Corey, No, I haven't heard that story re Craig and any tree, and haven't heard any details re Hillary's fall either.

Nobody never tells me nuttin'! Are you going to set me straight, please????? For that matter, there are some new people here who haven't heard wither.

Posted by: bethyboo

Thanks, Bethy, cause I haven't heard that one either.

Now back to lurking--

Go back up and read my comment Tony. You may some splaining to do.

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nice one pat-diddy!

Bethyboo...this was not the break in life I was looking for! I have had two casts. Now my fingers are splinted until July 1st. The first cast really hurt my wrist and thumb...bad luck this summer. Today I was stopped at the border patrol station and they demanded I leave the car while they took my purse, items for my sis, etc. out of the car and had the dog go through the vehicle than all of my items. I was instructed to take any cash out of my wallet and they put me in a room (metal) and told me to wait. I am sure the room was metal so they could hose it down when dirty...yuck. It was like sitting in a bathroom. They questioned me. The agent asked me my name and date of birth and ran a check. Took 45 minutes for this entire process and nothing! Dog was wrong, but it was a terrifying experience to be whisked away without a wallet or phone while people tear through your belongings.

Dang Blonde, where were you that the border patrol had to search you?

"That's increasingly pathetic and undermines confidence in rule-of-law."

Well then why don't you try to figure this stuff out cajun-joe. You are starting to sound like Lou Dobbs.

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Hey Carol
Your place is lovely!! Jessie is chained to his bed because I had company this afternoon and I didn't want to shut his bedroom door.It was business and Jessie is an attention hog!! I also don't give Jessie(14yrs old) the run of the house when I'm away at work.I have his food and water in the middle of a queen sized bed and he is very comfortable(ceiling fan on high,Jessie loves a breeze)..My grandmother crate trained Jessie most of his life so he prefers to stay in his bed anyways that is until I come home then he has the full house to roam.I take him swimming most everyday but most of the time he just stays on the sofa...Glad your getting close with the pool..Nice time a year for regular swimming...

Bethy,

Here is the Democratic side of things on Walphin

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/06/white-house-plays-hardball-says-fired-ig-walpin-was-confused-disoriented-engaged-in-inappropriate-co.html

And the Republican version

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/18/republicans-satisfied-white-house-explanation-walpin-firing/

Take your pick: Semi senile and uncooperative or victim of his political beliefs

Tony I read that one dog in the pool does to the pool chemicals the same thing as 50 swimmers. Evidently not.

ct...there is a border patrol station 22 miles north on I-25. I was headed to Cuchillo to see my sis (about 90 miles from here) I have been through this station over 100 times. Every vehicle on the interstate must go single file and stop to declare their citizenship. I thought they were kidding when they pulled me over. I was alone most of the time until what appeared to be an illegal alien joined me. He only spoke Spanish. Sure glad Bologna wasn't with me.

Tony

Yes Judy likes a clean house. I help her with it. But I have to tell you something. I can count the times that I have cut the grass to be about 15-20 times in the 27 years that we have been here.

she told me that she doesn't like the way that I do it. She did admit that she likes doing it. I do all of the hard work around the house tho. I am thinking of doing it all of the time now. I think that it is getting to be a little bit harder for her to do.

Im glad that I have been staying in shape. Although I don't have a lot of work for me and my guy's . I place-finish concrete a cpl of times a week for another G.C. that has gov. work.

There is a big difference to me-from exercising and actually doing construction work. I get home tired-but that is to be expected. I don't over work my body by doing additional exercise.

Did you see what I told Patsi about her French toast?. The way that I make it now is very healthy. Good before or after a work out. If not I will re post if U want.

Jamie, thanks so much for those two reports. I hope they can come up with some truly convincing info because both of these make sense. And Walpin certainly wasn't showing any senility on Dobbs show.

Even so, I don't see why they couldn't follow the 30m day scenario. It always takes my breath away when a sweeping action is taken unilaterally.

I'd just like a little more convincing.

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Hey Carol
I don't think so.I take Jessie swimming everyday and I test the water every Sat. and things stay really good unless we get a lot of rain then i usually have to throw in Alkalinity Plus.Jessie loves the water I think because it cools him instantly.I also take Jessie for grooming every six weeks and keep him cut close to help him stay cool in this Florida heat..Does Maggie need grooming?She looks happy. Do you ever take her swimming?

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Solar
I did see your post to Patsi regarding the French Toast.You use honey.I keep telling myself I'm going to have that for dinner but its damn near impossible to pull me away from salad and my chicken or lean beef and veggie's..Judy sounds like me.I used to be a freak(well I still am) HA HA,about my lawn's having to see the straight lines and all but since i built this house in a controlled community they do the lawn work and its a-ok with me...Judy sounds great,I'm glad you have her..

Tony, I don't even go swimming. I haven't had a toe in that water for over a year now. It is my forced exercise, throw money away program.

Trying to push that vacuum around the pool is some good resistance training. I have gone thru two different auto vacuum devices. The last one wore out several years ago and since I have a low suction in the pool, you have to watch it carefully anyway. Big problem if the two get together.

Never had Maggie in the pool and I don't bring her to the groomer because of her neck problem. She chokes with any collar type device. I just give her a mama hair cut. Looks like she got caught in a fan but she doesn't care. We aren't the vain type.

Solar, I always thought that having women do housework was some drastic mistake that got started years ago. Its just too much physical labor. Better suited for men. I'd much rather sit on my ZTR lawnmower and cut the grass. Its good preparation for my future hoveround. Even looks like one.

Tony, Judy is also lucky to have Solar around. He is funny, helpful and knows something about just about everything. Pretty good qualities in a man.

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What a showplace you have, Tony! It looks like a designer's dream. Thank you for sharing...

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Tony --

Now what exactly did those armadillos mess up? I didn't see a blade of grass misplaced! (^_~)

Yeah, if I went to Tony's house I would feel like I'd need to go home, take an extra shower and disinfect just to go in.

Carol

Oh good you found a little time for me!!! Warren this-Warren that. All of the goo goo eye( I have never said that before in my life-and won't again) makings between the two of you.

You forgot about solar. And that Warren with the give maggie a little kiss for me stuff.

I have always done house work. It is only fair. I still like to iron my own shirts. Cook. etc.
I don't like to ask someone to do things that I can. I don't let anyone take advantage of this either.

Is it Dog Days yet? Sure feels like it --

Dogs' parents never visit you;

Dogs still love you when you leave your socks on the floor;

Dogs limit their time in the bathroom to a quick drink;

Dogs never expect you to phone;

Dogs never get mad when you forget their birthday;

Dogs don't care about other dogs you've had in your life;

Dogs don't get mad at you for petting another dog;

Dogs don't expect flowers or candy for Valentine's Day;

The later you are, the happier a dog is to see you;

A dog barking outside your door shuts up once you let it in.

oops- didn't see your 9:24 post to Tony. Never mind my last one.

that will teach me not to refresh before I post. Now I have to watch out for Bethy the Teach-gotta go now.

Now as for doing the cooking, You'd have to fight me for that chore. I love to cook and I'm good at it. It's more of an art than a science. It's the only time I get OC.

Ivy

A little secrete between you and me-about how that joke starts off. don't worry I have never blackmailed anyone in my life. This month? :-)

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Ha,I wish you could teach me to give Jessie a daddy haircut!! Jessie giggles around so much but he is used to Sandy.I keep up the same routine my mom and Grandmother did with him..I inherited Jessie and Pepper when the ladies died...Poor Jessie he was heart sick for them for a long time...I think he's settled for me though..He's a great dog!! Oh but he barks now...Schnauzers are hyper but so smart and loyal

Ha Carol
"Pretty good qualities in a man." Oh yes where can we all find a Solar??? Answer,damn near impossible...

Carol

I wouldn't fight you over it. There is one thing that I keep putting off. That is to learn how to bake. Since I stopped drinking more than once in a while.

I have taken up with coffee and sweets. I never used to drink coffee-or at a lot of cakes and such. Now they are my only vise. I want to learn how to bake without-or using very little sugar.

Funny about drinking and smoking. I can have a few drinks whenever I want. Maybe a ciggerett or two. Then not touch them for months. I do enjoy a near freezing bud right after some good exercise of a after a hard hot day of work.

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Tony --
Now what exactly did those armadillos mess up? I didn't see a blade of grass misplaced! (^_~)

You Funny! I put the dillo rock in so they can't toss the mulch in the yard and I also patch there holes daily..HA, neat freak me...

Carol

All of this talk about health-Nurses and all. Are there any Unions for Nurses yet. I think that it is needed. But not run be some buerocrats that all they want to do is make money of the hard work that they do.

I would also limit the time that anyone could be in management for a Nurses Union. Don't let them get too comfortable in the position. Like it is owed to them and their family members etc etc.

Just looking over the links you posted on Walphin Jamie. Worrisome. Not the first thing Obama has done that is worrisome and most likely not the last. Hope we can learn some more.

"Yeah, if I went to Tony's house I would feel like I'd need to go home, take an extra shower and disinfect just to go in."

HA HA,people generally love to come here because I love cleaning up after folks and they feel a bit pampered,i even cook...Its why I clean for a living because its nice to get payed well to do what you love....I find cleaning very therapeutic,no anti-depressants here..

I've heard of nurse's unions but not in my neck of the woods Solar.

"The Obama administration’s disputes with government watchdogs do not end with fired Inspector General Gerald Walpin. Behind the scenes, the Treasury Department is embroiled in a disagreement with Neil Barofsky, the watchdog for the $700 billion government bailout Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP."

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/06/treasury-department-challenges-independence-of-tarp-inspector-general.html

Rut ro!

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Tony --

I agree cleaning is most therapeutic. But that's just my own mess. I'm not sure I would have the courage to face someone else's trash. What special something does that take? It's got to be a real challenge sometimes because some people just don't care what kind of mess they make...or they can't help themselves. I have a friend who rehabs condemned houses - some of the stories of what people leave behind are unreal.

I think that having a Nurses Union would limit the working hours to 60 or a little more per week. they would increase the # of Nurses in the work for also no?

It's a nice night out now. Going for a walk before bed. Sleep well.

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Solar --

You're not tellin' where the dog bones are buried, are ya?

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Walk? What a likely story...you're out there checking where "X" marks the spot.

(^_~)

Tony, your house is really, really nice. Well done!

Ivy

You got me. I have to go and mark my territory Tony's right-U funny!

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Oh yes Ivy it can be a challenge.Its especially hard sometimes when you see young kids that aren't taught to pick up after there selves and your there once a week doing things the parents should have the kids doing..I also have a few clients that do absolutely nothing in between your visits and they smoke so it can sometimes make you want to fire them...We just do a little talking to are selves and get the job done..I really do get paid well so it tends to smooth things out....

Never have had any good vibs when it comes to Obama and the money changers.

No need for a nurses union. Simply place them in charge of the medical establishments, letting everyone else no that they are employed at the nurses' pleasure.

Tony, do you have co-workers? How long do you spend on a typical job? Do you require references from your clients?

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Flatus
Thanks! Its really been pleasure putting it together these past three years..Its got that Florida look and feel that I've always liked and is very comfy...

Nurses are the backbone of most medical facilities. They also get all the flack. They get it from the patient, the patient's family, from the hospital administration, from the Docs and from other nurses. It ain't easy being a nurse. That is why there is such a turnover of nurses and a never ending shortage.

They want to fix health care, they need to ask the nurses how.

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Tony --

I've only ever had a house cleaner during certain times such as when I worked full-time and went to grad school. I usually would rather do the job myself because, as you say, it's therapeutic. During the times I had a cleaner, hubs would laugh at me because I ran around cleaning up the night before the cleaner came!

One of my kids turned out to be a "neat freak" and the other is a slob. People always guess wrong about which is which.

Tony, do you have co-workers? How long do you spend on a typical job? Do you require references from your clients?

Flatus
Its just me and Grace.A typical job takes us 2 hours.We do have some Mansions that take us 5 to 6 hours sometimes though..Most jobs are every two weeks but we do have a few weekly ones too..All of are clients have come from word of mouth and that's the best way because of the trust factor..A friend or family member tells another and so on..Its grueling work sometimes but if you do the work its very hard not to satisfy people.I always at every visit if the client is home ask them if they have a new wish list and if everything is being done to there liking...This works well and we haven't lost a job yet due to dissatisfaction...

Ya know when they work on trying to solve problems and come up with workable solutions they usually use people who are so removed from the reality of it all that they never come up with any real solutions.

They could even get this blog group together and we could probably come up with some good solutions to fix the problem with health care. We are a pretty diverse group.

But then our work doesn't come cheap. We'd need a pretty hefty salary to do it.

Ivy, I have dozen of projects going on all the time. And, for each project I'll have books and components and tools. But everything is exactly in its own place.

Problem is, I can't remember what stack of stuff is for which project. So, I just leave the stuff wherever it is and start another project. I just did a quick count. I bet I have a least thirty projects that I've started.

If I was one of Tony's clients, he would have very little work to do. Every time he would start digging in, I'd say "Stop! I have that all organized. I'll clean there." And, that would be repeated until he packed his tools up, picked-up his check, and left.

ct:

You know my theory. We should increase our nurses and physician asst.'s and encourage young people to go into the field.

Can't ship those jobs overseas - and having doctors stay away from routine treatments and procedures can cut costs while expanding care.

That should be the motto. Cut costs and expand care.

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Ivy
Oh what a nice client you were!:) I do have Clancy's Restaurants house here in New Smyrna Beach and Margaret has 4 kids and she is always pre- cleaning for us.I tell her no need to do that because she is paying us but still she does it..I can't believe how good the place is with all those kids..Its funny how my mom had two of us one a neat freak and my sister who is just normal in that she is clean but not a freak about it...

That was a short walk. A little too humid for my taste. I cann't stand it hot-or humid:

Flatus - I have two nieces that are nurses. They always complain that there aren't any Union for them. I don't usually want them involved with workers. In this case of grossly over worked. Understaffed . Underpaid. I don't know.

I feel that the Unions of the past were needed very much to even the pay of worker- get them a living wage with benefits. I do think that they ( Management ) have abused the workers.

So Im of a mixed mind on this one. I do see your point and agree tho. There would have to be some sort of uniform of standards and all for them. It could not work if all Hospitals-facilities were all run differently one from the other no?

Tony, you and Grace have certainly broken the code for a personal service type of business. Amaze the client with your dedication and competence while charging them enough that they recognize that you are a professional and deserve a professional's compensation.

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Flatus --

Sounds like my dining room table. Hubs isn't allowed to touch it because I know where everything is. If he "straightens up," I'm lost. But I actually cleaned the computer room today because he'd been forced to step over stacks of "important stuff." This is after being on a roll last weekend and doing the basement. I now have my "yoga room" back, my answer to the adjacent "man cave."

That's the great thing about cleaning...it's a project in its own right. And you can stand back and admire your work...until the next time the marauding hordes arrive.

Flatus
Yes i think your correct.Its so important to know your own self worth and convey that to the people you work for.A good work ethic is most important and it is noticed and appreciated...

Solar, the military has had nurses running hospitals and has had nurses serving as general officers making policy for running medical establishments.

When I was in Florida, the local hospital, run by Tenet, had a nurse as the operations chief.

There are MBA programs developed specifically for medical professionals. They're intended to give the professionals the business tools they need to be successful in running medical establishments. Both nurses and docs participate in these programs.

Jamie & Pat,

Speaking of ghee and coffee filters. We had some Lob tails tonite which required me to clarify some butter. Coffee filters sure was the ticket. Never tried that before.

John Kerry is pretty smart - despite having the charisma of a corpse...

Oh boy -- it's going to be 91 degrees by 11 am tomorrow and may top out near 100 before it's over...dog days, for sure. :(

Hard work is at the root of most good traits.

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Warren --

Kerry gets uptight and tongue-tied whenever the camera goes on...the only interview where he's himself is on Imus.

Think I'm gonna turn in w/a Nigel Spivey book. Nite all.

Flatus

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I had forgotten about that-completely . Of course that make sense. thank you.

and when he's out windsurfing!!

Are ya'll having a drought Ivy. We haven't had rain in close to a month or maybe more. I really can't remember when and there is no rain in the forecast until maybe the middle or end of next week. Then it is only 20% chance.

I have a big problem at my house in that I have this, I'm afraid to throw anything away phobia. I think that is one reason I moved to the camp. I slobbed myself out of my house. I would love to hire someone to help me but I think, if I don't know what to do with it how is someone else going to know?

It is mostly a problem with papers. There are stacks everywhere. Even though it is chaos, I usually know where to find things and if I can't, I pray to St Anthony. That usually works.

You know who is a better GOP figurehead for the Dems than RushNewtCheney?

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/18/bush-takes-swipes-at-policies-of-obama/

Bush!! Keep talking W. We were almost starting to forget about you.

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Me too, KT...only the "epilogue" left to finish my "Grace and Power" book...made it through the JFK assassination chapter with some difficulty and sadness...funny how we never give up the wish for a different ending to well-worn tragic histories...

Hey-Warren

Don't pay any attention to me. I was just having a little fun with Carol.
I love to tease her.

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Carol --

No drought this year...we've had gallons of rain this season. Slight dry spell for a few days with this excessive heat, but our rain barrels are full to the brim.

Two summers ago, now THAT was a drought!

Don't worry solar - I don't want to mix it up with anybody. I want to get a good night's sleep - wrap up my case tomorrow - and head up to a good buddy's wedding out in Queens on Sat.!! Can't wait.

Rez, you ever eat boiled crawfish? I think they kick lobster's ass. I used to eat my body weight in them every season until I developed an allergy to them, a cruel punishment.

I loved to dip them in a butter, lemon and Tony's seasoning sauce.

Solar, I was almost about to close out for the night and caught up on the last posts, so I came back just for you!

The only thing I have to add to all the yakking I've already done today is to point out two things which have hurt teaching, and they have also been touched on today as to other subjects.

I think when you make it necessary for professionals to carry on their own fight for decent pay, you harm the profession itself. This happened in teaching - there are plent of people teaching today who are better
unionizers and fighters for equality. No insult at any of the jobs, but real union managers are not public school teachers. I would have been useless at handling discussions re salary. Teachers attentions have been distracted by the fight.

We have nurses unions out here, and I won't criticize them, but if they have to worry about defending temselves, they can't do their heart's work.

The other sore point with me is the so-called experts of a profession. Ann Landers went to Drs of Education in universities when she wasa asked re schools and teeaching. Believe me, those people are NOT working in el-hi schools, public or private. What they know is theory they have developed from experiments run by their grad students, analyzed by their grad students, and put into report form by their grad students. Someone who wants to teach in order to spread and share knowledge has to, absolutely HAS to, be in a classrom.

Thaat's why I post long posts - I can't stop it.

Tony - your house is breath-taking!

Tony --

If you're still here, the other "freaky thing" about my cleaning is the need to clean before I go away on vacation. Which I'm going next week, so that's probably why I'm fired up to get to every room before I leave. Hubs thinks it's absurd since no one will be here (except petsitter) so who cares? My point is not to come home from a nice vacation and be confronted with a mess.

I'm also obsessive about garbage, as in not leaving any. That's a fact of bug-control life in the humid south.

Thanks Bethy

I love to teach my worker all that I can. Work related or not. It feels pretty good when they get it. Even ask you about other things. At first they are surprised cos most Const . company s don't do this.

Craig, GOOD post today!

tt

It's Juneteenth! Emancipation Day in Texas and everywhere!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth

C-Bob, from last night...you're right about a downed computer feeling like you're stranded & watching the ships sail away. that's why I'm now taking a hardware class. I'm sick to death of this stuff. This is still a Model-T, and I want a Jaguar!

I don't have to do maintenance on the TV or phone, etc....

tt

D L

Are you around? Is it time for the third one?

of course now we have to have a passport to cross over back from Canada to Detroit...it's a breeze going into Canada across the Ambassador Bridge, but coming back, better have that passport. Now if you live anywhere in Michigan (I live ten minutes into Ohio) you can get an "enhanced driver's license" which is all you need to come and go into and back from Canada.
Hell, I just quit going, that's all.

Carol,

I haven't had crawdads since I was down your way in the 90s. I love em too especially in a gumbo with everything you don't know you're eating. Our tails tasty okay tonite for fresh frozen. They must be in season b/c all the stores are having specials.

a blurb from Glenn Thrush of POLITICO: (this is what the repuggs are made of: HYPOCRISY !!!)

the blurb:

A somber Kerry was in no mood Wednesday to pronounce himself vindicated by the vote — but he told POLITICO that it should stop Republicans from using the support-our-troops line of attack against the Democrats anytime soon.

“They have to figure out whether they live up to their own standards or their own rhetoric — the rhetoric of supporting the troops,” the Massachusetts Democrat said. “Maybe they’ll end that kind of game forever now.”

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) was less circumspect.

“This is part of their demagoguery,” said Frank, an anti-war Democrat who voted against the bill before he voted for it in order to support President Barack Obama’s IMF request. “In 1999 — when the Republicans had control [of the House] — they put [IMF funding] in the appropriations bill. It’s just hypocrisy. It makes nonsense of them ever accusing the Democrats of not supporting the troops.”

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/23869.html#ixzz0IqjySzZD&D

I DON'T SAVE ANIMALS ANYMORE.

I have had a momma cat raise 3 kittems this spring in my back yard. She is poor, and they are thin. She has not expelled them I did not raise a finger to help. They have eaten all my doves. Where do I go next ?

That momma cat has been my secret this spring , I''ll go get pictures so you'll see what I mean.
I never lifted a finger to help them They are at the end of their rope.
I may start throwing out life vests, God Damn It,

If I start feeding cats , It will be a halo of fur balls.

I can't let them die. God Damn it.

I really hate the hard parts of life.

Make no mistake, if I feed 1 cat ........ It's the Kiper Belt of Kittens around my house. They'll be coming in like meteorites on a hot summer night.

Please no advice, I have a sit load of wisdom right here with me.

I really hate the hard parts of life.

On a lighter note, the Mexican Red sunflowers are blooming.

What's that jack - ass say ?

Shiny side up ? Rubber goes where ?

Life would have been easier , if I had been 2 ticks dumber.

Once upon a time , I owned the most powerful set of hand guns, a man could buy. Walker Colts Model 1847's . 5 pounds a piece. Blow the doors off a Volkswagon. I sold them because I knew I would have nights like this.

Once upon a time , I owned the most powerful set of hand guns, a man could buy. Walker Colts Model 1847's . 5 pounds a piece. Blow the doors off a Volkswagon. I sold them because I knew I would have nights like this.

My clown pockets are empty.

What a hoot.

I seem to have lost my hammer, and my thongs.

Er a tongs.

Let's us all go to the end of the world , and jump off.

I mean it. let's all just jump.

My honeymoon with Barack Obama is over. That Jack-Ass better step up soon.

Attention Max -
This doesn't mean we'll be swapping spit in the showers.

It just means I'm not a traffic cone.

Maybe I am a traffic cone ..... with custom clown pockets.

My clown pockets are empty.

What a hoot.

Posted by: Colorado Bob

I'd offer to share what's in my clown pockets, but then I realized--the ones I'm wearing don't have pockets. . .:) I think that's a girl thing, maybe. It ought to be illegal, though.

Did you know that the KKK was once the wing of the Democrat Party? They not only hung blacks, because all blacks were members of the Republican Party at one point, but they hung white Republicans as well! About 1,400 as a matter of fact. George Wallace, who ran for Govenor of Alabama, lost his first primary election, because he turned down an endorsement from the KKK. The second time he ran for Govenor, he accepted their endorsement, and won. The Republicans voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, not the Democrats. Ask Robert Byrd how he voted, being a former Klansman. It is the Republicans, who support the Voucher School program, to help inner city children to have a better education, and a safe environment as they learn and thrive! There are some young black children, who were attending Voucher (Charter) Schools in Washington D.C., where they doing very well on their test scores, etc. Once President Obama became President, that program ended, or is decidedly ending for those kids when the programs expire in 2010. Education for inner city children, is a civil rights issue, and even Barack Obama, The Education President, won't fight to keep the programs offered to those kids, because of the powerful, NEA (National Education Association), who paid a huge sum to his campaign. They will pay to fight any type of education reform! Shame on Barack Obama for that! Let's talk about hipocracy, yes! Let's do that! I think the Republicans will have some bad apples, but to throw the baby out with the bathwater for a few, is stupid! What do you say about the Democrat Party, who uses minorities, and lets them down over and over. Look at all of the entitlement programs they throw to people, yet, the inner cities never get better. It is always, "we need more money"! Then we have Jesse Jackson, and others like him, who have made a career of race baiting, yet, they really don't serve the cause of those they say they are trying to help. How rich is Jesse Jackson, and Al Sharpton? They can point out the wrongs of whites, and say the Republicans are racists, yet, their own party, does its own under the radar type of racism. I think there is enough hipocracy to go around. But, I would rather be a Republican, who has always believed that blacks deserve better education, to help them get out of the inner cities, or to change them from the inside out! Obama had a wonderful education, you would think he would want that for those who voted for him. So sad.