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hi there. i guess i went into the whole supporting mccain thing kicking and screaming but i am getting more use to the idea. for me it was the supreme court appointments - i needed reassurance that he wouldn't give us another ginsberg or souter. and YES i love the chaos in the democratic primary. for the first time last night i had fun watching a hillary speech!
Posted by: zoey at April 23, 2008 11:28 AM (oNP5F)
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I am loving the bloodsport of the Democratic primary season. However, I'm not ready to give McCain my support. In fact, he won't get it because I cannot in good conscience vote for him.. Truthfully, I didn't think it would matter much, but I'm beginning to wonder if the Democrats are actually stupid enough to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory this year. This year had all the makings of a donkey landslide, but now I'm beginning to wonder.
Posted by: physics geek at April 23, 2008 01:47 PM (MT22W)
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Yes, I'm loving the democRAT primary. Get some popcorn and sit back and enjoy. BTW, I grew up in Fresno.
Posted by: Alan at April 23, 2008 03:30 PM (vuVDm)
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McCain will get my vote by grudging default. I simply cannot vote for Obama or Clinton. Not gonna happen.
I, too, am finding the prolonged Democratic primary delicious. Usually they are pains in the keister to conservatives; for once they are turning their pain on each other. I LOVE IT!
Posted by: Phoenix at April 24, 2008 05:59 AM (4N2f4)
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McCain...the lesser of the evils. Real EVIL however, is watching our potential future leaders (it's a good chance) turn reality into a child's play. It's not a game, but I suddenly am transported back to junior high playing dodge ball, nailing the opponents as hard as possible, just for good measure and to prove I'm all badass. Sadly though, I looked more like a jackass (pun intended).
It looks like we may be in some serious trouble.
Posted by: Lauren at April 24, 2008 07:57 AM (iUfJz)
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Wow...from my previous comment, you would never know that I know how to use grammar properly. Sheesh.
Posted by: Lauren at April 24, 2008 07:58 AM (iUfJz)
Posted by: Richmond at April 24, 2008 11:52 AM (PN4cx)
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I'm taking a mop and bucket to clean up the puje but yeah, I reckon I'll vote for McCain ....that is unless he selects Mike Huckabee as his veep and then I will just sit it out....I cannot in no way rationalize a vote for a religious nut
Posted by: GUYK at April 26, 2008 05:21 PM (uyoGg)
Blogging in the 'Dena
Local blogging is alive and well in Pasadena, and the bloggers are a great crew to hang out with!
Just got home from the reasonably-semi-annually Pasadena bloggers picnic. Ok, it was really Foothill Cities, as the actual group who were there span an area from La Canada to San Dimas, and blog on everything from photography to journalism, to local politics.
Hubby and I decided to take the Princesses, and they were super well behaved. And of course, after running around the park all afternoon they are too pooped to pop! Both of them are napping on the bed at the moment.
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Hi CTG,
It was great meeting you today, along with your hubby and pooch royalty. It was my first time meeting the local blog community in person and I had a blast.
I plan on posting these links, too. Thought I'd have to look up a few, but you've done my work for me. Thank you! The only one you missed that I'm aware of is up2daterealestate.com.
Again, great meeting you.
Posted by: Petrea at April 19, 2008 08:51 PM (/2r0z)
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one more: http://mickieszoo.blogspot.com/
That's Naughty Mickie, the Doo Dah Queen.
Posted by: Petrea at April 19, 2008 08:53 PM (/2r0z)
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Okay, third comment and then I'll stop. Did EyeLevelPasadena really show up? I'm so bummed I missed her.
Posted by: Petrea at April 19, 2008 09:26 PM (/2r0z)
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Yep Eye Level Pasadena showed up (Jill & Gavin!)
And thanks for the props, CTG! Very nice meeting you and your husband in person.
I had a great time..and nice to meet your cute dogs.
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Yay! It was great to meet you. Thanks for the wonderful fruit!
Posted by: Kelly at April 20, 2008 01:06 PM (U7JnM)
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I'm in love with your dogs, and the grapefruit!
Exceedingly tasty.
Thank you!
Posted by: Miss Havisham at April 20, 2008 05:57 PM (gP0WJ)
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for clarification: I didn't taste your dogs, although I may have had a momentary lapse in judgment and licked one.
Posted by: Miss Havisham at April 20, 2008 06:04 PM (gP0WJ)
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I'm bummed. I lost the post-it note about the "west of the Mississippi" college you spoke of. I'll figure it out and then I'll be on the net to discover more. You might enjoy Floyd's site. A very interesting ditty on the Dunbar Hotel if you scroll down a few entries.
http://bigorangelandmarks.blogspot.com/
A pleasure to meet you Ms Caltech
Posted by: Palm Axis at April 20, 2008 06:26 PM (d4L/c)
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Darn it! I've got to get my ear back to the ground; I didn't realize this was happening. Oh, well: we'll have to have a blog-gathering once Hub and I get settled in Glendale.
(Moving on Memorial Day weekend!)
Posted by: Attila Girl at April 23, 2008 01:36 PM (Hgnbj)
"Dude, I saw that coming a mile away..."
Karma at work.
Wanna-Be murderer jihadists planting an IED without sufficient training, as captured by a US AC-130.
Posted by: brando at April 22, 2008 08:52 PM (rDQC9)
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Well - as it turns out - these guys "were" friendlies - info courtesy http://www.gotwarporn.com
who found the original video -
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=18f_1201000704
RIP
Posted by: Andrea at April 24, 2008 08:59 AM (AyCEP)
BOOM! -UPDATED
The best laid plans of mice and men....
I was on my way to work this morning, right near the freeway on-ramp, when I heard BOOM. Then rattlerattlerattle.
Yep, I blew out a tire. So I had to cancel my AM class and call AAA to come put on the donut for me. And, since the donut can't handle freeway speed, I had to get it taken care of right away. As we speak, I am waiting for 4 brand-spanking-new tires (it was high time to change them, anyway) and then I'll be on my not-so-merry way to work, I suppose.
Yippeee
/sarcasm.
UPDATE: 4 tires = $781. And I made it to work well in time for my 12 pm meeting.
It's Friday night, so WTF (severe profanity alert)
I rant, you decide:
If I see this so-called "pregnant man" again, I think I am going to puke.
Gender politics aside, this is NOT a man. Legally, sure. I can agree with that. Phenotypically, even. I can agree he's a man.
But don't fucking go around trumpeting that you're a MAN and you're pregnant. That's not the case, except perhaps on paper. And it's no fucking miracle. You stopped taking your testosterone and the female hormones made by your INTACT OVARIES AND UTERUS THAT YOU WERE BORN WITH started working again. There's no miracle there. That's how your body is supposed to work.
Then you inserted sperm, and voila! The process worked the way it was designed to. Funny that. You got pregnant the same way that every other person born with a uterus tries to. In fact, from what I understand, you had an easier time than a lot of us uterus-bearers, whatever gender our driver's license says we are.
You're not a pregnant man. You are a pregnant ex-female who chose to remain reproductively intact despite partial gender reassignment surgery. Let's be clear on the terminology.
A pregnant man WOULD be worth shouting about, and it would be a miracle. Seeing as how MEN are born without the means of conceiving and carrying a baby INSIDE their body. A pregnant MAN worth studying would be someone who is able to carry a fetus on the inside, and is born with sex chromosomes that say "XY" instead of "XX", and who are born with testes, and vas deferens and a prostate and a penis . Not a "man" born with a uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and a vagina.
That's no reason to get on Oprah and every other fucking show on TV, ok?
And before you fucking go off on me about being insensitive to transgender people, please understand that I could care less which set of chromosomes you were born with, and whether they match what you show on the outside. Just keep your crotch out of my face. When you go around showing pictures of your beard and man's chest and pregnant stomach, that's tantamount to waving your nuts in my face, which I don't appreciate. And don't go around acting like you got pregnant from sperm inserted up your fake dick, whether you have one or not, when you got pregnant the same way everyone else does. That's nothing to write home about.
All that being said, I wish you and your wife a lifetime of happiness and the blessings of a healthy child, as every family deserves happiness and health. Just not in my face. If nothing else, out of respect for your child's well-being.
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Yeah, I don't see what the big deal is; a woman had surgery to attach a 'member' but gets pregnant anyway. It's not like the 'member' impeded the progress of the sperm at all.
Where's the miracle...?
2Just keep your crotch out of my face.
I was all set to make a smart alec comment, and then I read that. Seriously. You caused me to spill beer when I busted up...
