February 04, 2009
What do Klingons and Toilet Paper have in common?
Evidently you
find both in a 7-11 in Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs police are looking for a man who hit two 7-Eleven convenience stores early Wednesday, armed with a Klingon sword.
The first robbery was reported at 1:50 a.m., at 145 N Spruce St. The clerk told police a white man in his 20s, wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and wearing a black mask, entered the store with a weapon the clerk recognized from the Star Trek TV series.
That weapon was a Bat'leth, a crescent-shaped Klingon blade.
Now that's some serious Bij!
I'm not sure which is worse, using the bat'leth to rob the 7-11 or knowing its name, as both clerks evidently did.
Or maybe that I knew how to spell it and the reporter clearly doesn't.
Scroll down and check out the comments on the news article. Pretty funny stuff, especially if you know some Klingon....
h/t Stacy (via twitter)
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Wow, not that is nutty. I wonder if the robber spoke 'Klingon' too?
Posted by: Comrade Tovya at February 04, 2009 02:02 PM (DAaYy)
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All of the local news sites commentary sections are loaded with humor. How do you take someone seriously when they use their as their weapon in a robbery?
Posted by: Stacy at February 04, 2009 04:25 PM (92p8H)
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I think the worst is that my husband started critiquing the robber's form: "He's not even holding the Bat'leth correctly."
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January 30, 2009
Keep your laws off my octuplets!
Unless you've been living under a rock, you've likely already seen the story of the Southern California who woman who gave birth to the world's first known surviving
set of octuplets.
What you may not know, is that (no surprise) despite the family's plea for privacy, the vultures have been hard at work and have discovered that she already has (gasp!) six children, these babies were conceived (gasp!) via IVF, and that she's (wait for it........) a single mother living with her bankrupt parents.
"Where are the ethics??" scream the journos and the academics. "How could you justify fertility treatment for a woman who already has a pack of kids? Don't you have a MORAL OBLIGATION to keep a poor (reputedly on Medicaid), single woman from populating the planet with her bastards that the rest of us are going to have to support?"
There oughta be a law! A law I tell ya! (read the comments here)
Well, there is a law. Just not here. I'm sure you've heard of China.
The selfsame "voices of the people" who decry this woman's choice to have a large family are the same folks who cry out bitterly about China's One Child policy.
Either fertility is regulated or it is not. How many children is too many? Is it a sliding scale based on your ability to pay for them? If so, I'd wager most of us would have disappeared up the abortionist's vacuum tube.
Somehow they also fail to mention that if it's my choice to have a child or not, that includes BOTH outcomes: having the baby or not having the baby. The faceless critics lamenting this woman's "irresponsible choice" (a phrase uttered by a so-called Bio-Ethics expert during a news report this morning) are also the same crew lobbying so hard to keep abortion legal.
I'm sorry, but I thought "Keep your laws off my body" was an absolute. Or does that just apply to the popular choices?
I haven't even touched the infertility aspect of this case. Many of my dear friends struggle with infertility, some have pursued multiple courses of treatment. Some, ultimately, decided that the pursuit was futile despite the deepest longings of their heart for a biological child. Having seen the struggle that so many endure, it seems to me that any successful procedure resulting in a healthy baby is a win. Perhaps those of you who have been down this road would like to chime in.
Certainly, it is a pertinent question, how will this mom support 14 children? But how does a 14 year old support one baby? How do two parents with two careers handle two or three small ones? Raising kids is not easy for anyone at anytime. 14 children, including (reportedly) 2 with special needs and 8 infants presents a huge challenge, but that doesn't mean necessarily that the children will be neglected or hungry. In fact, it's entirely possible that these 14 kids will be MUCH better off than some kids with only one or two siblings.
You can't have it both ways, either people get to choose the family they want, or they don't. And if they don't, who makes the rules? Based on what?
It works so well elsewhere, after all....
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Excellent article, truly! If the parent is not able to care for the children at that point the state would step in and take them. But like you said... how do we know she can or can't? It's none of our dang business.
Posted by: pam at January 30, 2009 12:01 PM (l6NIn)
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Beautifully said. And quite right. Once you start trying to legislate this kind of thing - it's bad for everyone and you end up like China.
Of course I wonder where she got the money for IVF - is it covered under medicaid? I won't take anything the media says as being true - they have tipped their hand on how they feel about any children at all... So I'll just go back to my life and not worry about this woman... Imagine that - I'm going to walk away and let her live her own life!!!
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the local media have stated that the mom works at a fertility clinic. Insinuating, of course, that her bosses provided free services since IVF is NOT covered by Medicaid.
Posted by: caltechgirl at January 30, 2009 02:46 PM (IfXtw)
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Ouch. I'm split both ways on this. I'm totally against any government interference in this matter, but I hope to hell she's able to care for all of them. I have nothing but the utmost contempt for mothers who keep having children and don't take care of them (like my wife's niece). Either other family members have to pick up the slack, or they end up in foster care (almost the worst outcome). If they are going to continue having kids they have to take full responsibility for their raising and care.
Legal sanctions for a mother's irresponsibility? Probably. I think the niece should be breaking rocks until every last one of her kids (5 at last count) turn 18. But government dictating how many kids one can and cannot have? Sorry, that's how China handles things. Caltechgirl's argument wins.
Posted by: diamond dave at January 30, 2009 07:16 PM (iBUsJ)
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I'm confused -- I went to the links but I only saw comments indicating that they thought the mother was irresponsible. Where are the "journos and the academics" who are screaming that the government should regulate the privacy of a woman's body? Though I think it *is* freaking irresponsible to have ANY child, one or six or eight, when you cannot not emotionally, physically, or financially support them, I don't know anyone who says (other than insane web people who I've never met) that there should be a law that regulates the number of children people can have in this country.
Posted by: SBC at January 31, 2009 08:03 AM (1Q6g4)
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Did you even SEE the news? These talking heads were EVERYWHERE.
Posted by: caltechgirl at January 31, 2009 10:23 AM (IfXtw)
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I'll be honest, I don't watch the local news that much if at all. But I do watch CM, KO, and RM -- the liberal trifecta of talking heads -- and I don't remember them saying anything other than it happened and I can't even remember if all of them said the the births happened. Most of what I've been reading or seeing is about the stimulus bill anyway...
I remember a story on NBC saying that octuplets are at risk for a ton of health things (which is in fact GOOD that they reported on that)...maybe its on the morning shows? I mean, I can understand people talking about the responsibility of the woman the same way I can understand talking about the responsibility of teenage pregnancies but there were talking heads who said we should regulate how many children? Are these talking heads who are saying this on Fox?
But it sounds like that issue that people are having isn't so much about how many children can one have but should IVF procedures be cleared to someone that has more than double the average number of children per American household. It may be treated like organ donation where medical boards decide if people are either young enough or healthy enough for the procedure because even though IVF has a hefty bill at the end (so its usually a procedure only available to the upper middle class - rich groups), it still takes time and resources from other people. But that's going to be up to the individual hospitals and companies probably in the end...I would be surprised if it ever became a legal issue and I would imagine every *real* pro-choice woman would fight any regulation.
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I completely agree that it's nobody's business as to how many children a person should be able to bring into this world, especially not the business of any government. BUT...
Prospective adoptive parents have to go through rigorous background checks, psychological, financial, etc., especially here in the United States, which is why so many end up going to China for their unwanted children. Why shouldn't there be some sort of the rigorous background checks for prospective in vitro fertilizations? Especially some serious looking into someone's psyche as to why after having experienced the thrill of parenthood 6 times over anyone needs to reproduce again. If it is so necessary to have even 1 more child, why not adopt? AND...
From what I have come to understand of this situation (just so happens this young woman lives in my hometown of Whittier) this mother of 14 children is not gainfully employed as she is a full-time college student, nor is there a father in the picture. I would assume (and I'm sure the media will dredge this up eventually) that the mother subsists on Welfare. God only knows how she can afford the in vitro process.
I was on Welfare years ago while trying to raise my 1 and only child after my divorce. I was 32 at the time (I had been had been gainfully employed and paid taxes since I was 16 years old), and I knew full well that I was at the government's mercy as to my personal life. I had to show bank statements, receipts from my utilities, receipts for childcare, and I was told that I could be investigated at any time, meaning they could come into my home, look in my cupboards, interview my neighbors, whatever.
So the media is doing to this woman what they should have done to our new president, and yes, in comparison, that is wrong on so many levels it boggles the mind. But once you put yourself in a position of being scrutinized whether for public office or for personal gain via benefit of living off of tax payer's dollars, all bets are off.
God bless her for not "selectively harvesting" 6 or 7 of these babies, but all in all, someone needs to take a hard look at the mindset of someone who needs to bear 6, 7, or 14 children when there are so many little one's who need homes.
Sorry to go on so long. Kind of a heated subject for me since speaking to several family members and friends who live in Whittier.
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I didn't comment when you first posted because my initial snarky thought was that she did it so she could become a TV star and make money that way b/c of her huge family. Appears that is, in fact, the case.
To me that makes a big difference - I don't care how many kids you have, 1 or 15 or 25, you shouldn't be doing it in hopes of getting endorsement deals. Kids shouldn't be bargaining chips for career moves.
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January 29, 2009
Pictures and stuff
Lots of new pics on the
Flickr page. Including Flea performing with the Caltech Jazz bands (and our own Kjerstin, too!) and lots of glorious jam/marmalade food pRon.
Like this:
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January 27, 2009
The News from LA LA LAnd...
Most of the time, the news just disgusts me and
makes me sad....
But every once in a while it also
gives me hope....
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They were interviewing the doctors today and asking how they could not have seen the 8th baby. What a stupid question. Eight little bodies all jumbled and you get on to the doctor for missing one? Jeez.
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And how amazing and wonderful that the babies are all alive, all breathing on their own (that's what I think I heard), and some of them are even taking milk?
I was amazed at how matter-of-fact the doctors were.
But - I hope the parents have lots of help. LOTS of help. Eight kids in diapers at once....wow.
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8 Babies. Can you imagine........ I hope they have LOTS of help. LOTS.
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January 21, 2009
Like Cheese on Chinese Food
Republican rhetoric coming from The One, that is:
I'm not a big fan of Jon Stewart, and I often think he's just plain unfunny. But when he nails it, he nails it. This made me laugh. A lot.
Thanks to my afternoon Therapy Pool pals (Hi Stan!) for telling me to find the clip!
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I think between stuff like this and Biden's loose-cannon mouth (see: Chief Justice jokes, lame), there will be more quality comedy bits for Righties over the next 4 years.
Posted by: Ben at January 22, 2009 11:59 PM (U6sYX)
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"When Obama says these thing, I don´t think he really means it. And that gives me hope."
I think Obama really doesn´t mean it, but why would that give anyone but a selfsatisfied millionaire clown hope?
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Comfort and Canning
While most of the rest of you either watched or avoided the evening festivities surrounding the adulation of The One, I was busy in the kitchen.
Ooey-Gooey Mac N Cheese with bacon for dinner. I needed comfort. That's the very definition of comfort food. Plus, I had to use up the last of the fancy cheeses from our New Year's Eve party, which were remarkably still mold-free. I didn't want to press my luck further. This was real white sauce Mac N Cheese, too. A first for me.
After dinner it was back to the stove. I'm like a kid after Christmas with my new toy. Some of you may recall I got a small-batch canning cookbook for Christmas and I have been waiting for the stars to align to use it ( and by stars I mean time, inclination, and pectin).
Last night I broke open the book for the first time and made a batch of Blood Orange Red Wine Marmalade. Sadly, because our blood oranges are tiny, it made only a cup and a half. Tonight I broke rule #1 and made a double batch. Which made just over 4 cups. YAY!
Then I decided to try and use up some of the apricots in the freezer that we got from our tree in the spring. Batch #2 was a Winter Pear Apricot Jam. That was tasty cleanup! That recipe made 5 cups after skimming. Not bad.
I was ably assisted by my awesome husband who is quickly learning the difference between tongs and jar lifters, and who has always been a dab ahnd at cutting, measuring, and heavy, hot lifting of pots and plates.
Net: 5.5 jars (+ a bowl in the fridge of leftover) Blood Orange Marmalade (two days), 5 jars Pear/ Apricot Jam, and half a casserole dish of leftover MacCheese.
Yum.
Pictures as soon as I get a chance to download.
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I hope you saved the "foam" left over from skimming the jam. It makes the best breakfast jam.
Back when I helped my Mom make grape jam (from the concord grapes off my grandfather's farm fence row, about 8 quarts of juice after mashing, cooking, and straining through cheese cloth), we used to get nearly a pint of skimmed "foam" left over after canning the jam. That wasn't pressure cooker canned jam, but cooked jam that we later sealed with paraffin.
Canning is the ultimate Tom Sawyer Painting The Fence opportunity. We used to rope in the neighbor kids to help peel fruit during the canning season.
Posted by: The Thomas at January 21, 2009 09:21 PM (gT3Zf)
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What time is dinner tomorrow? I'm hungry already.
Posted by: Pasadena Closet Conservative at January 21, 2009 10:03 PM (Q3iRb)
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is there any better comfort food then mac n cheese? unless its kfc's mashed potatoes and gravy!
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January 20, 2009
My own thoughts
Just a few reflections on the Inauguration...
Funniest moment? Heard on C-Span open mike, Joe Biden arriving at the top of the stairs to walk down to the main platform: "Well, I made it."
Least expected moment? Rick Warren's prayer. I am not a fan of public prayer. For two reasons. One, prayer is (according to scripture) to be a personal, secret act. Two, public praying tends to become a sideshow: quoting, telling God all kinds of shit he already knows, showboating by the pray-er. You know what I mean. Warren's prayer followed a more humble structure: he praised God's greatness, he humbled himself, he asked for intercesion, and ended with the Lord's Prayer. Nice, actually.
Best moment? The Williams Quartet with YoYo Ma and Itzak Perlman. Amazing. And yes, I am a sucker for both Ma and Perlman. Especially Perlman, whose playing regularly moves me to tears.
Most surreal moment: Again, captured by the C-Span open mike: At the end of Obama's oath, the crowd began chanting "CHANGE!" a la Randy Marsh.
By the time The One spoke, I was getting sleepy. I noted that the first half of the speech sounded like a Republican (personal responsibility, huh?). And then I crashed.
I could have done without Aretha. Hang it up sister. Your voice is going away, as it does to all divas at your age. Let us remember you at your finest. She did have a killer hat on, though.
Finally, poor Chief Justice. His nerves got the best of him and he flubbed the Oath. Here's hoping he gets it right in four years.
What say you?
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I didn't watch. I am a head-burying ostrich
Also, I'm at work.
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at January 20, 2009 01:21 PM (PvqFn)
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I had to work and didn't watch. Then again I wouldn't have watched even I wasn't working. I've never watched one in the past and really, I had no desire to start now.
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I hadn't planned to watch, but my new bosses had the tv on the entire day, and invited me to come watch the inauguration. So, despite what I said about it, apparently you COULD pay me to watch.
I'm pissed to now know the names of both daughters. My goal for the next 4 was to never know their names. Thanks to Warren praying their names, I know them. Grrrr.
I loved Aretha's hat, not her song.
Loved Yo Yo Ma and Itzak Pearlman! My bosses had no clue who they were as I gushed. We're from very different backgrounds.
Posted by: wRitErsbLock at January 20, 2009 07:12 PM (0Pi1o)
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Just tell me what's NOT racist about "when white will embrace what is right."
Seriously.
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Ah, I see. I thought originally you were talking about the color referencing -- I didn't realize you took offense only about the comment about white people. Yeah, that wasn't very PC, but I think you're personalizing it. It was said in hyperbole, referencing a long history of one ethnic group having power and control and not always having moral justification. It would be absurd if he meant that all white people today are bigoted racists. In fact, the text of that part of the benediction was about exercising racial caution.
I didn't feel it was racist, but I guess I can see how some people would be sensitive to it -- my white husband didn't get offended and neither did most of my other white friends, as they focused on the spirit of what he said.
But I am surprised that you would take offense to it, as then it would make a lot of things that you, your DH, and I have said into non-PC/racist stuff and certainly on our blogs.
Posted by: SBC at January 21, 2009 11:39 AM (L2+uQ)
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i hated it all. the street fair mentality; what the moonbats did to president bush when he came in; michelle's clothes; lowery and his hateful self; even aretha's voice was disappointing. (i did like her hat somewhat though... very spiffy)
rick warren i didn't mind too much. i know michelle's feet were positively bleeding after walking in the parade --- those heels looked like they were pinching bigtime.
mostly, i hated the idea that W wasn't in the white house anymore. damn.
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I am not among the head-burying ostriches
Yes, I am going to watch the festivities tomorrow.
I am going to watch the O-bots cheer as their messiah of the new raises his right hand and takes the same oath George Washington did, using the bible of Abraham Lincoln.
Folks, like it or not this is our new President. Hail the peaceful transition of power so rare elsewhere, and common enough here that we take it for granted, don't ignore it like it will go away.
It's not going away for four more years. I for one can't hold my breath that long under the sand.
I am going to watch and rant and yell obscenities at the TV, at the idiots who don't remember the past as they bow down and worship The One. I am also going to cheer the new President and enjoy the presentations of the Inaugural Parade.
Because really folks, this is it. It's our history, like it or not, and we can be there for it, or we can pretend it didn't happen. I'm of the opinion that the revolution WILL be televised. And YouTubed. And I'd prefer to be able to talk about it firsthand anyway.
I don't blame those of you on media blackout. I get it. I feel you. But I just can't help but think it's another form of denial. And I can't be in denial for 4 more years.
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I'm one of those on blackout. And yes, I'm embracing my denial... but it won't last long, trust me.
Posted by: pam at January 20, 2009 09:34 AM (l6NIn)
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Your pictures are amazing!
I also fell in love with Morocco and now live in Marrakech. Please feel free to visit my website:
Morocco Property
Wishing you all the best
Salim
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I was with you - watched it all... Good grief. I think I said - "holy crap we're fucked!" 3 times... Yeesh...
Posted by: Richmond at January 21, 2009 05:59 PM (77JrH)
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I am all about fairness. I didn't watch Bush or any other president's inauguration. Plus, I have to work to pay my taxes!
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January 19, 2009
Keeping the Universe on the Straight and Narrow
Science, kiddoes. Science. Dig it.
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God sure has a funny sense of humor...
And I guess He's had enough of islamofascist terrorists killing in His name. Or at least in one of his names....
So He sent them a plague. The Black Plague.
ANTI-TERROR bosses last night hailed their latest ally in the war on terror... the BLACK DEATH.
At least 40 al-Qaeda fanatics died horribly after being struck down with the disease that devastated Europe in the Middle Ages...
...The killer bug, also known as the plague, swept through insurgents training at a forest camp in Algeria, North Africa. It came to light when security forces found a body by a roadside.
The victim was a terrorist in AQLIM (al-Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb), the largest and most powerful al-Qaeda group outside the Middle East.
It trains Muslim fighters to kill British and US troops.
Now al-Qaeda chiefs fear the plague has been passed to other terror cells, or Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.
One security source said: "This is the deadliest weapon yet in the war against terror. Most of the terrorists do not have the basic medical supplies needed to treat the disease."
Bubonic Plague, also known as Black Plague, is spread by infected fleas. The plague is really a little rod-shaped bacteria (bacillus) known as
yersinia pestis. The fleas live on rats and other small animals (such as squirrels) and are happy to feast on human blood, passing on the plague at the same time.
The disease is rapidly fatal if untreated, causing the patients lymph nodes to swell into painful boils, known as "buboes", hence the name "bubonic plague". In modern times, exposure often occurs from animal control personnel handling dead rodents or accidental exposure on a camping or wilderness trip, and is usually treated successfully. Clearly this is not the case in the remote mountains of Algeria.
Too bad germ warfare is illegal. Sprinkle a few microbes in a few caves, and we wouldn't have to worry about these asshats anymore, dammit.
h/t George Moneo at Babalu
And for some real (gallows) humor check out the comment thread for this topic at Ace of Spades...
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As I understand it (from the discussion of this over at Ace's place), there are plenty of infested vermin this side of the Rockies in this country, but the disease is very easy to nip in the bud with antibiotics.
It is impossible not to have a moment of thinking, "well, you DID want to go back to the Middle Ages" in one's reaction to that story.
And we don't know how many AQ groups or Taliban cells they passed it along to before they bought the farm.
This might just be the beginning . . .
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exactly. Here in the States it's extremely treatable, despite being endemic.
Posted by: caltechgirl at January 19, 2009 01:31 AM (IfXtw)
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I haven't an ounce of sympathy for those animals. Looks like God finally threw in his two cents on the matter. May they all die like the vermin they are.
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January 16, 2009
My new blog crush
Maybe it's because I live in La-La-Land, but I am seriously digging Andrew Breitbart's new
Big Hollywood blog.
So far it's a great mix of politics and the personal, the "biz", movie reviews, news, and especially Hollywood's new closet: conservatism.
I can even forgive that they hired
la Schlussel. But seeing as how she sucks, maybe they'll drop her, too.
If you haven't dropped by yet, I suggest you start with Charles Winecoff's piece "
The Awakening of a Dumb (Gay) American" or Gary Graham's "
One Pissed Off Dude."
Take an hour and read through. You won't be disappointed.
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Didn't the MSM make him stand in the corner for not treating Gov. Palin with contempt?
Posted by: Cappy at January 17, 2009 09:48 AM (Uewwn)
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From the second article you linked:
"LastlyÂ…can we finally be done with all the hatred? George Bush is very soon to be out of a job. Time to let up on him a bit, donÂ’t you think?"
A.
Effing.
Men.
Posted by: ricki at January 17, 2009 08:34 PM (tHH8f)
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I love that site. Makes me feel like there's finally a little balance in the world.
Posted by: Da Goddess at January 18, 2009 01:12 AM (e8/Ag)
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...... an hour?....... blog readers do NOT spend that amount of time, do they?.......
Posted by: Eric at January 18, 2009 07:28 PM (g02Hg)
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January 11, 2009
Mission Accomplished
Bou and
WB have each completed the
Walt Disney World Marathon. YAY!
Bou's finish time was 06:05:56, a 13:57 mile average and WB's was 07:00:57, a 16:03 mile average.
I am immensely proud of both of you!
That's a wrap, y'all! Now get some rest! You deserve it!
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thank you for your encouraging text messages and all the support you've provided me these past few months.
Posted by: wRitErsbLock at January 12, 2009 06:55 PM (0Pi1o)
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THANK YOU! I'm still on my marathon high.
I still can't believe I crossed and did so without throwing up. ;-)
Posted by: Bou at January 13, 2009 07:59 PM (SeuaG)
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Just in case you missed Fred:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKc4XFK0iVY
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You're probably wondering...
What's all this twitter talk about Ted Kennedy being under my house?
Well, unfortunately, I don't have him locked in the slab a la Jimmy Hoffa, but he is in fact gone. And really, that's preferable.
Because this is Ted Kennedy:
* Actor Portrayal, not an actual Kennedy
Dear Teddums is a skunk. A skunk who decided that the underside of the stairs to our den was a perfect place to curl up on those cold winter afternoons.
Seems he knocked out a flimsy (likely VERY OLD) grill that was covering the entrance to the crawlspace under the main part of our house and found himself a cozy, warm spot to sleep in sometime Wednesday morning.
We left him to his own devices until we could do something about keeping him out, yesterday. We flooded the crawlspace with light and turned on KROQ at top volume.
Teddy left the bar around closing time last night, as he had departed when DH got out of bed at 3:30 to check.
There's now a MUCH sturdier panel covering the crawlspace, which is actually secured to the wall itself, rather than just fit in place.
So why Ted Kennedy? Well, yesterday I lamented that I wished the damn skunk would just LEAVE ALREADY, and
Mike replied, "yeah, that's how I feel about Ted Kennedy too." And the name stuck.
Fare thee well, Ted. Just stay the hell away from my house!
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OMG, when I saw your tweets -and forgive me, please- but I thought you were under the influence! That's hilarious!
Goodbye, Ted. ROFL!!
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Maybe he went swimming ...
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Glad to know you finally got rid of your skunk. Now if only the people of Massachusetts would do the same with theirs!
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The skunk's nose isn't red enough and he's not bloated enough. Other than that, looks just like Teddy.
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January 10, 2009
Think Happy Thoughts....
... And sprinkle a little fairy dust....
Tomorrow, January 11, two amazing people are going to follow through with a resolution they made in August and run a marathon in honor of people who have been touched by cancer.
WB and
Bou are running the Walt Disney World marathon on Sunday as part of Team in Training, raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Together they've raised just shy of $5300 for cancer research.
I'll be thinking of you both and watching your split times from here, and wishing you fleet feet and much success!
Please take a minute to click over and wish each of them well! And maybe enough of us do it, then maybe just maybe, they can fly!
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I'll be watching and pulling for them both! My gosh, the grit and determination they've both shown has been an inspiration!!
Go, Bou & WB!!
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January 08, 2009
Whole LottaNot Much Shaking Going On
According to the USGS we had a
5.0 4.5
earthquake at 7:49 PM just south of San Bernadino. That's about 50 miles east of here.
Not surprisingly we barely felt it.
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Winter Recess
After our alloted
two weeks of winter, it's supposed to be 75 degrees tomorrow and sunny here in Los Angeles. Not to mention Santa Ana windy.
I think the SnowFolks of No Evil will be hanging around here a bit longer. If nothing else, to remind me how the rest of the world feels (ok, ok, the rest of the Northern Hemisphere. Sheesh, you people!)
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Please let me know if you're looking for a article author for your site. You have some really great posts and I feel I would be a good asset. If you ever want to take some of the load off, I'd love to write some material for your blog in exchange for a link back to mine. Please shoot me an e-mail if interested. Thanks!
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December 31, 2008
Happy New Year!
My wish for everyone for 2009: When you find out what you want to do with your life, go out and do it, don't wait for tomorrow.
And give your sweetheart a big ol' kiss too!
Wishing you all blessings and joy in 2009!
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Right back atcha (and J and the pups, too!)
xoxo
M(3) + Pup + Kitteh
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and a happy 09 to you and yours!
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Happy 2009!!
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Classic...Happy New year!!!
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Happy New Year, my friend!
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December 30, 2008
Time for Donuts!!
When
Tammi was out here interviewing a couple of weeks ago, we decided that since her stay was too short to get together, when (not if!) she got the job we'd have to go out for donuts to celebrate.
Because Tammi loves donuts, see, and the best donut place in the whole world is just down the street (well, in the same town anyway) as her new job.
Looks like I
just need to wait for her to get her butt out here.
Congratulations! YAY!
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Why thank you darlin'! I'm very excited.
Except....I start 1/26. We are moving the warehouse to Bueana Park that week. But I'm thinkin' I'll get at least one shot at those donuts! I'll be in touch!
;-)
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It's always time for doughnuts!
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December 15, 2008
From the Why Me? file...
This morning I go out to the car to go to work, and what do I find? An inch and a half of standing water in the driver's seat.
Either the seals around the sunroof are dead, or someone left it cracked. Likely me.
Fuck.
One seat cover and two bath towels later, the seat was usable, and the headliner and flip-down sunshade on the driver's side were mostly dry. Oh, and the carpet too.
It remains to be seen whether it was negligence or maintenance that caused my morning freak out.
Either way, definitely NOT the way to get my Christmas cheer going.
I had been doing pretty well, too. Christmas cards going out, lights hung all over the house, wreaths, I was getting there.
So I treated myself to Peppermint Mocha #2 while I picked up a $tarbucks gift card for our gift exchange this afternoon.
That helped.
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December 11, 2008
I think we have a winner
The
Snowfolks of No Evil, in an ironic twist, shall henceforth be known as Penny, Billy, and Hammer.
Notice that the "Corporate Tool" one even has a tie. Nice touch, I thought.
Congrats to
Sleepy Beth for suggesting the winning trio of names!
BTW, if you don't get it, you REALLY MUST go
here.
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You might want to throw those No Evil Snowfolks up on post pages, too. Confusing to us that order the feed, you know.
They are cute though.
Posted by: Two Dogs at December 11, 2008 03:46 PM (utwpN)
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Sweet!
I thought you might appreciate the irony.
Posted by: beth at December 11, 2008 05:52 PM (Slkto)
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That proves it. People with advanced degrees aren't funny. A sad reality.
Posted by: Mary Kathleen O'Looney at December 14, 2008 08:18 PM (KhYLm)
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