Star Trek

I was looking for the white courtesy phone and ended up here...

Abandon hope all ye who press [enter] here. :D

/punch line from a short story I read.

This deserves a look: Drunken Phillies fan hit with liquor bottle.

Sweet dreams, Lizards!

re: #4 Wyatt Earp

Throw it in the spinoffs, Wyatt.

Night Mandy, see you in the morning.

re: #1 Salem

Star Trek

Kirk (Star Trek IV): "Start your computations for Time Warp!"

re: #4 Wyatt Earp

This deserves a look: Drunken Phillies fan hit with liquor bottle.

I hope he didn't fall. Deserves what he got though.

re: #6 Noam Sayin'

Throw it in the spinoffs, Wyatt.

I'm ashamed to say I don't know how to do that.

I am watching Fox News special feature on US Presidents and TV. Now showing Slick Billy's sexual scandal

Seven Spanish Angels

re: #11 winston06

I am watching Fox News special feature on US Presidents and TV. Now showing Slick Billy's sexual candal

Truth in advertising.

800+ households lost their homes in Southern California today. I'm fortunate to not be one of them and not even close. But I feel just awful for these poor people. Word is that the fire that destroyed 500 mobile homes in the Sylmar area was arson. Someone set that fire. It didn't have to happen.

Not everyone in L.A. is a filthy rich celebrity with multiple homes. Oprah and Rob Lowe will be fine. A lot of other normal, non-celebrity people, not so much.

I did not......

re: #10 Wyatt Earp

I'm ashamed to say I don't know how to do that.

Of, for crying out loud. You have your own blog and you don't know how to post a spinoff link?

Click the green line of text that says. "► show spinoff links (0)." I'm almost certain you can figure it out from there - it's three input fields and a drop-down menu.

re: #9 Steve

I hope he didn't fall. Deserves what he got though.

I guess the various speeds are supposed to distract us from the fact that you never actually see him fall?

Tyop - Of = Oh.

PIFW.

re: #16 Noam Sayin'

Of, for crying out loud. You have your own blog and you don't know how to post a spinoff link?

Click the green line of text that says. "► show spinoff links (0)." I'm almost certain you can figure it out from there - it's three input fields and a drop-down menu.

I know. I feel shame. Got it, though, thanks! I just never posted a spinoff link here at LGF.

Yeah, I am the world's worst detective.

re: #12 Noam Sayin'

Excellent. Thank you.

re: #17 gmsc

I guess the various speeds are supposed to distract us from the fact that you never actually see him fall?

It also enhances the comedic effect. At least in my opinion, it does.

re: #3 BlueCanuck

Abandon hope all ye who press [enter] here. :D

/punch line from a short story I read.

By chance, was it a story called "Press Enter"?

I really enjoyed it.

re: #17 gmsc

I understand people celebrating but for a while it has been getting out of hand. With all the property damage and what not.

re: #11 winston06

I am watching Fox News special feature on US Presidents and TV. Now showing Slick Billy's sexual scandal

I watched it earlier, and had to change channels...afraid of having nightmares.

I hope that he will be the one who will stop his political partner, Shrillary, from holding any office in Hussein's 'government'. A lot of people have forgotten what a disgrace he was and still is.

Damn, they are the same ones who don't watch Foxnews.

re: #3 BlueCanuck

Abandon hope all ye who press [enter] here. :D

/punch line from a short story I read.

Through me you pass into the city of woe:
Through me you pass into eternal pain:
Through me among the people lost for aye.

Justice the founder of my fabric mov'd:
To rear me was the task of power divine,
Supremest wisdom, and primeval love.

Before me things create were none, save things
Eternal, and eternal I endure.
All hope abandon ye who enter here.

Such characters in colour dim I mark'd
Over a portal's lofty arch inscrib'd:
Whereat I thus: Master, these words import.

From Dante's Divine Comedy

re: #22 Dianna

No it wasn't Harlan Ellison(?). It was a collection of "Deals with the Devil" stories. Some fantasy, some involving computers. "Press Enter" was just plain creepy. Good story though.

OT:

In the opinion of other lizards, in "Kubla Khan", are we to think that there is an actual woman calling for her daemonic lover?

I would be happy to include a link to the 57-line poem, or just quote the significant lines.

re: #11 winston06

I am watching Fox News special feature on US Presidents and TV. Now showing Slick Billy's sexual scandal

That whole thing is completely overblown.

re: #23 Steve

I understand people celebrating but for a while it has been getting out of hand. With all the property damage and what not.

We had people looting department stores, setting fires, and virtually destroying a fire engine on its way to a call. I was never so ashamed of my city.

re: #25 Moe Katz

That's not the Rossi translation, is it?

I am watching Cavuto and there are talking about Freddie May and Fanny Mac helping people who have missed 3 or more payments.

Question from Cuvoto: What will stop people from saying/doing, "I will miss 3 payments and let them help me." This even when these people can make their payments?

re: #30 Dianna

That's not the Rossi translation, is it?

H.F. Cary.

re: #20 Last Mohican

Yeah, me and a buddy at work were just talking about that tune the other day. I just happened to start mentioning it, and immediately chimed in with, "Ray Charles and Willie Nelson? I love that version!" He's kind of a sod-head, so I've discounted his opinion on music from time to time. But he's also the guy who turned me on to Marty Stuart's "The Pilgrim."

So now I've figured out he has some cool bones.

BTW, even if you don't like Country Music, but that album. It's one of the best ever recorded.

re: #26 BlueCanuck

No it wasn't Harlan Ellison(?). It was a collection of "Deals with the Devil" stories. Some fantasy, some involving computers. "Press Enter" was just plain creepy. Good story though.

The writer was the fellow who did some very interesting stories. John Varley? I won't swear to that, but I remember the story. You're right, very creepy.

re: #29 Wyatt Earp

We had people looting department stores, setting fires, and virtually destroying a fire engine on its way to a call. I was never so ashamed of my city.

the fire engine hurts. My brother is a fireman.

re: #2 rawmuse

I was looking for the white courtesy phone and ended up here...

Racist!

re: #32 Moe Katz

Thanks.

It didn't read like the Rossi.

re: #7 BlueCanuck

Night Mandy, see you in the morning.

You wish!
/

re: #35 Steve

the fire engine hurts. My brother is a fireman.

We get really pissed when people assault firefighters or damage their equipment. Like watching a member of your family get hurt.

re: #37 Dianna

Thanks.

It didn't read like the Rossi.

Is the Rossi better?

re: #1 Salem

Star Trek

I'll probably check that out.

re: #14 Rose Parade

I hope they live by the Jewish Boy Scout's Motto:
"Be Insured"

Typo, again

"...buy that album."

I mentioned earlier that I was a little punchy.

re: #11 winston06

I am watching Fox News special feature on US Presidents and TV. Now showing Slick Billy's sexual scandal

What scandal? Did I miss something?
/

re: #44 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

What scandal? Did I miss something?
/

Well, you see, there was this vast right-wing conspiracy...

Sin City is really quite cute. The movie I mean.

re: #34 Dianna

You are correct, it was John Varley that wrote that. I tended to notice that most of his stories feature computers run amok. Ever read "Steel Beach"?

re: #40 Moe Katz

Is the Rossi better?

I'd have to read the whole of the Cantos to know. But Rossi's fairly standard, and has been for years. He did the penguin edition, so...

re: #39 Wyatt Earp

funny story about my brother:
He and another fireman flew from Washington to Florida to pick up a new truck. Every thing went fine until they crossed into New Mexico from Texas and got pulled over by the N M state patrol and held at gun point on the freeway in 100+ temp.
Seem that somebody in Texas had stolen a firetruck and the guy that accompanied my brother had neglected to put the new plates on the rear of the truck. Everything worked out fine after about an hour or so.

re: #46 pat

yeah, but The Godfather is on AMC right now...

re: #47 BlueCanuck

You are correct, it was John Varley that wrote that. I tended to notice that most of his stories feature computers run amok. Ever read "Steel Beach"?

I think so - I've read a lot of Varley. But I won't swear to it.

re: #17 gmsc

I guess the various speeds are supposed to distract us from the fact that you never actually see him fall?

Plus there was still booze in the bottle. What kind of knucklehead would do that?

re: #49 Steve

funny story about my brother:
He and another fireman flew from Washington to Florida to pick up a new truck. Every thing went fine until they crossed into New Mexico from Texas and got pulled over by the N M state patrol and held at gun point on the freeway in 100+ temp.
Seem that somebody in Texas had stolen a firetruck and the guy that accompanied my brother had neglected to put the new plates on the rear of the truck. Everything worked out fine after about an hour or so.

Well, at least they could hose the seat down afterward. Heh, heh.

The Pilgrim.

Marty shouldn't wear pants like that at the Grand O'l Opry.

His wife doesn't exactly knock this song out of the park, but it's a nice tune, and she gets some help from backup harmonies.

"1408". Scary movie.

So no one is going to respond to my "Kubla Khan" query.

Sigh.

re: #56 Dianna

So no one is going to respond to my "Kubla Khan" query.

Sigh.

Wasn't he in Star Trek II?

re: #19 Wyatt Earp

...and Wyatt? Truly has NO 'e'...

re: #31 Steve

I am watching Cavuto and there are talking about Freddie May and Fanny Mac helping people who have missed 3 or more payments.

Question from Cuvoto: What will stop people from saying/doing, "I will miss 3 payments and let them help me." This even when these people can make their payments?

That dang Cavuto, spouting common sense again.

/What a jerk.

re: #54 Noam Sayin'

The Pilgrim.

Marty shouldn't wear pants like that at the Grand O'l Opry.

His wife doesn't exactly knock this song out of the park, but it's a nice tune, and she gets some help from backup harmonies.

Gillian Welch swears that, if you want a good into at the Grand Ole Opry, you must wear rhinestones.

I was in the audience at the Fillmore when she told us that.

re: #57 Wyatt Earp

Wasn't he in Star Trek II?

The Wrath of Kubla Khan?

re: #53 Wyatt Earp

Yeah. It is funny now but being pulled out of your truck at gunpoint was not that fun then.

re: #57 Wyatt Earp

No.

Sorry, no biscuit.

re: #46 pat

Sin City is really quite cute. The movie I mean.

Just watched that tonight on SciFi. I've come to love Frank Miller adaptations. The 300 was awesome.

re: #56 Dianna

So no one is going to respond to my "Kubla Khan" query.

Sigh.

Isn't he a chef somewhere?

re: #57 Wyatt Earp

Wasn't he in Star Trek II?

Nah... he had a TV show with a dude named Ollie.

re: #45 Moe Katz

Well, you see, there was this vast right-wing conspiracy...

Yeah, but I was sick that day.

re: #65 Steve

Isn't he a chef somewhere?

You're just asking me to quote. I know it.

re: #58 Karridine

...and Wyatt? Truly has NO 'e'...

Crud. My apologies.

re: #66 stevieray

Nah... he had a TV show with a dude named Ollie.

Ah, yes! Kubla, Con and Ollie!

re: #67 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Yeah, but I was sick that day.

LOL

re: #64 Noam Sayin'

Just watched that tonight on SciFi. I've come to love Frank Miller adaptations. The 300 was awesome.

Ditto

re: #27 Dianna

OT:

In the opinion of other lizards, in "Kubla Khan", are we to think that there is an actual woman calling for her daemonic lover?

I would be happy to include a link to the 57-line poem, or just quote the significant lines.

Douglas Adams references that poem in The Holistic Detective.

re: #70 Karridine

Kukla, Fran and Ollie!

re: #68 Dianna

Quote what?

re: #74 Dianna

The original sock puppets.

re: #54 Noam Sayin'

The Pilgrim.

Marty shouldn't wear pants like that at the Grand O'l Opry.

His wife doesn't exactly knock this song out of the park, but it's a nice tune, and she gets some help from backup harmonies.

She can't be as bad as Linda McCartney singing!

re: #54 Noam Sayin'

The Pilgrim.

Marty shouldn't wear pants like that at the Grand O'l Opry.

His wife doesn't exactly knock this song out of the park, but it's a nice tune, and she gets some help from backup harmonies.

A little tasteful mandolin solo would have been nice.

re: #76 rawmuse

The original sock puppets.

I thought Helen Thomas was the original sock puppet.

re: #68 Dianna

From Moliere:
Tartuffe or, The Imposter
Act 2

Dorine: "To tell the truth, lovers are all insane!"

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.
So twice five miles of fertile ground
With walls and towers were girdled round:
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.

But oh! that deep romantic chasm which slanted
Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover!
A savage place! as holy and enchanted
As e'er beneath a waning moon was haunted
By woman wailing for her demon lover!
And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething,
As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing,
A mighty fountain momently was forced:
Amid whose swift half-intermitted burst
Huge fragments vaulted like rebounding hail,
Or chaffy grain beneath the thresher's flail:
And 'mid these dancing rocks at once and ever
It flung up momently the sacred river.
Five miles meandering with a mazy motion
Through wood and dale the sacred river ran,
Then reached the caverns measureless to man,
And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean:
And 'mid this tumult Kubla heard from far
Ancestral voices prophesying war!

The shadow of the dome of pleasure
Floated midway on the waves;
Where was heard the mingled measure
From the fountain and the caves.
It was a miracle of rare device,
A sunny pleasure dome with caves of ice!

A damsel with a dulcimer
In a vision once I saw:
It was an Abyssinian maid,
And on her dulcimer she played,
Singing of Mount Abora.
Could I revive within me
Her symphony and song,
To such a deep delight 'twould win me,
That with music loud and long,
I would build that dome in air,
That sunny dome! those caves of ice!
And all who heard should see them there,
And all should cry, Beware! Beware!
His flashing eyes, his floating hair!
Weave a circle round him thrice,
And close your eyes with holy dread,
For he on honey-dew hath fed,
And drunk the milk of Paradise.

-- Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Fenway Nation is a Sox puppet.

Dorine: Lovers never run out of things to say!

re: #73 Syrah

I don't care. I was asking for other lizard's opinions about whether we are to assume that there is a woman, calling to her daemonic lover, or not.

From this part of the second stanza:

But oh ! that deep romantic chasm which slanted
Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover !
A savage place ! as holy and enchanted
As e'er beneath a waning moon was haunted
By woman wailing for her demon-lover !

I never read that as requiring an actual woman. I'm rather pissed off at some academic who writes:

In the second stanza, the tenor of the poem shifts from the balance and tranquility in the first few lines to an uneasy suggestion of the preternatural. A woman calls to her daemonic lover and the Khan hearkens to “Ancestral voices prophesying war.”

The passages incorporating these statements are rather separate; one is a simile, the other is a statement in the poem.

I'm irate. But I could easily be wrong.

I'm soliciting other opinions.

re: #79 Wyatt Earp

I thought Helen Thomas was the original sock puppet.

Actually, she's the original support hose puppet.

re: #56 Dianna

So no one is going to respond to my "Kubla Khan" query.

Sigh.

re: #27 Dianna

OT:

In the opinion of other lizards, in "Kubla Khan", are we to think that there is an actual woman calling for her daemonic lover?

no, I don't think so. I think that line is part of the description of the "holy and enchanted savage place." Then again, I've never smoked opium so who knows for sure the true meaning

re: #75 Steve

Look below. My comment at #84.

re: #85 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Actually, she's the original support hose puppet.

Eww. Rough visual there.

re: #77 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

She can't be as bad as Linda McCartney singing!

Try some Yoko Ono.

re: #74 Dianna

Spoil sport!

Okay, okay, Kookly, Khan and Dollie! As you wish! :D

I don't know if this guy has been a topic here before or not. I did a "search" here and I didn't see his name in the returns. This has to be one of the most disturbing things I've ever heard from the Left (I avoid KOS) and I CAN NOT believe the Libs talk about Rush. I had to click out of the video 15 seconds into it. My Lib friend sent me the link with the caption: "gotta love this guy".
I can only hope he was joking and just trying to get a rise out of me.
I'd hate to think he listens to this stuff on a regular basis. It is delusional and the lack of rational thought is scary. They could make any of us out to be demons worthy of the death penalty or incarceration. Again, there is no hint of rational thought here. Pure propaganda indoctrination you'd expect to hear in the old Soviet Union, the Chinese "...Cultural Revolution" or "Gang of Four". Here is the link - have some Pepto handy - you're gonna need it:

Air America Hate Speech

ps - I read a newspaper story today about a local child molester. It was sickening to read. Still, I felt more "disturbed" listening to this this than by reading the molester story.

re: #89 Rancher

Try some Yoko Ono.

The "Power Puff Girls" imagery comes to mind.

Not complimentary.

re: #89 Rancher

Try some Yoko Ono.

I couldn't listen to that right through.

re: #60 Dianna

Gillian Welch swears that, if you want a good into at the Grand Ole Opry, you must wear rhinestones.

I was in the audience at the Fillmore when she told us that.

Fine for a lady.

I felt Mr. Stuart's pants were a bit tight, and perhaps a bit girly, for the Grand O'l Opry (in that video). Could use a haircut, too - for the Grand O'l Opry.

I say that as a man who's hair once reached his own buttocks, and wore pants far tighter than that, and I'm not nearly the musician as Marty Stuart.

Reminds me of a story from about eight or nine years ago. Steve Earle was touring with the Del McCoury Band. It happened one night that Mr. McCoury heard Earle utter a profanity back-stage at a gig and promptly kicked his sinnin' @$$ off the tour.

The thing is, Steve Earle brought an incredible amount of new faces to the tour that have never heard mountain music, and didn't understand that McCoury is a legend in his time.

Gotta respect a man with standards.

re: #86 JeremiahRight

To be absolutely fair, Coleridge was a laudanum addict, and did not smoke opium. Or at least, so I understand.

Hey, Karridine!

How are things going there?

I keep trying to turn you guys on to Wing, but so far, no takers.

Greetings scaly earthlings- I hail from the distant planet of Fomalhaut C, a highly developed civilization with advanced technology that's even capable of interstellar travel.

However, even our technology has some limitations. For instance- I'm nearly out of fuel for my craft. Did I mention that it runs on Bacardi?

[Link: news.yahoo.com...]
Did they need 31 years of research to find this out? Good grief.

re: #89 Rancher

Try some Yoko Ono.

As bad as she is, she's a pro compared to Linda McCartney.

re: #94 Noam Sayin'

I never heard that Del McCoury kicked Steve out, but, if he did, good for him!

Steve can't seem to get through a sentence without some sort of vulgarity. Pity. I love his songs.

re: #82 Moe Katz

Not this time of year, although I stake my Celtic pride on the fact that there's somethin' Bruin.

re: #100 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Linda McCartney was a photographer, and a pretty good one.

I am surprised she tried to sing.

re: #91 leftover54

I don't know if this guy has been a topic here before or not. I did a "search" here and I didn't see his name in the returns. This has to be one of the most disturbing things I've ever heard from the Left (I avoid KOS) and I CAN NOT believe the Libs talk about Rush. I had to click out of the video 15 seconds into it. My Lib friend sent me the link with the caption: "gotta love this guy".
I can only hope he was joking and just trying to get a rise out of me.
I'd hate to think he listens to this stuff on a regular basis. It is delusional and the lack of rational thought is scary. They could make any of us out to be demons worthy of the death penalty or incarceration. Again, there is no hint of rational thought here. Pure propaganda indoctrination you'd expect to hear in the old Soviet Union, the Chinese "...Cultural Revolution" or "Gang of Four". Here is the link - have some Pepto handy - you're gonna need it:

Air America Hate Speech

ps - I read a newspaper story today about a local child molester. It was sickening to read. Still, I felt more "disturbed" listening to this this than by reading the molester story.

Oh my God. And the scary thing is, this is the kind of thing that would be required to be given airtime under the "Fairness Doctrine" - oh, someone is praising the fact that Bush has kept us safe for 7 years? Well, here's the counterpoint, you must hear both sides!

You're right, more disturbing than a lot of stuff, and I just wonder how many listen to this truly insane lunatic. Surely someone's going to raise hell and get him in trouble - I mean, what about the guy who thought he had a closed mike and said nasty things about Joe the Plumber? He got fired - this is a LITTLE worse, I think....

re: #1 Salem

This is as bad as "fist".

I am dreading this movie. It might kill a childhood icon.

re: #98 Fenway_Nation

Greetings scaly earthlings- I hail from the distant planet of Fomalhaut C, a highly developed civilization with advanced technology that's even capable of interstellar travel.

However, even our technology has some limitations. For instance- I'm nearly out of fuel for my craft. Did I mention that it runs on Bacardi?

That is pretty good. The last thing I heard about Fomalhaut C inventing was the trash can. And the only reason they invented that was to have something to kick over;P

re: #96 victor_yugo

Victor! Long thyme, no see!

Well, Sunday afternoon goes well in sunny, cloudy but warm suburban Bangkok, still reeling from the election in America! Wow! Kind of lateral slides here, as what people are SUPPOSED to think and what the ARE THINKING seem to be wildly different animals...

You?

re: #91 leftover54

I don't know if this guy has been a topic here before or not. I did a "search" here and I didn't see his name in the returns. This has to be one of the most disturbing things I've ever heard from the Left (I avoid KOS) and I CAN NOT believe the Libs talk about Rush. I had to click out of the video 15 seconds into it. My Lib friend sent me the link with the caption: "gotta love this guy".
I can only hope he was joking and just trying to get a rise out of me.
I'd hate to think he listens to this stuff on a regular basis. It is delusional and the lack of rational thought is scary. They could make any of us out to be demons worthy of the death penalty or incarceration. Again, there is no hint of rational thought here. Pure propaganda indoctrination you'd expect to hear in the old Soviet Union, the Chinese "...Cultural Revolution" or "Gang of Four". Here is the link - have some Pepto handy - you're gonna need it:

Air America Hate Speech

ps - I read a newspaper story today about a local child molester. It was sickening to read. Still, I felt more "disturbed" listening to this this than by reading the molester story.

Mike Malloy is a moronic lunatic who has been fired from every regular radio station he's been on. Every one.

re: #92 victor_yugo

The "Power Puff Girls" imagery comes to mind.

Not complimentary.

Ah, Asia. The land rhythm forgot. --PJ O'Rourke.

re: #108 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Which lefty radio talker was an ACLU lawyer who was found to have copious amounts of kiddie porn on his hard-drive?

re: #85 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Actually, she's the original support hose puppet.

And "sensible shoes" puppet. She is the crone imperial.

re: #102 Fenway_Nation

Not this time of year, although I stake my Celtic pride on the fact that there's somethin' Bruin.

I'd rather not be reminded of their last Habs game.

re: #110 Fenway_Nation

Which lefty radio talker was an ACLU lawyer who was found to have copious amounts of kiddie porn on his hard-drive?

Wasn't it a guy out of San Francisco? But I thought he was a former priest, not an attorney?

re: #110 Fenway_Nation

Which lefty radio talker was an ACLU lawyer who was found to have copious amounts of kiddie porn on his hard-drive?

Is that a trick question?

I would guess "all of them".

re: #110 Fenway_Nation

Which lefty radio talker was an ACLU lawyer who was found to have copious amounts of kiddie porn on his hard-drive?

Did a Barabara Boxers staffer get caught distributing kiddie porn. I heard that yesterday. Is it true?

re: #115 shanec99

Did a Barabara Boxers staffer get caught distributing kiddie porn. I heard that yesterday. Is it true?

Yes. And plotting with an undercover agent that he thought was a 13 year old.

re: #113 I heart the USA

Bernie Ward.

re: #100 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

As bad as she is, she's a pro compared to Linda McCartney.

OK, I was being nice, try this.

re: #113 I heart the USA

Wasn't it a guy out of San Francisco? But I thought he was a former priest, not an attorney?

thats right, Bernie Ward, ex-priest, current inmate

re: #108 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Mike Malloy is a moronic lunatic who has been fired from every regular radio station he's been on. Every one.

That makes me feel slightly better, I really know very little - but I didn't realize until after I commented that this clip is 2 years old. Is he still drawing a paycheck somewhere? I've heard of him, but happily, don't know much about him (but the other clips on this YouTube page are pretty disturbing, too). And they say we need a balance for right wing radio - yeah, Hannity is so awful and vicious, with his Pledge of Allegiance and support of our troops, DAMN his vitriol.

re: #116 rawmuse
Good grief.
How do they get to such positions of prominence without a complete vetting.

re: #113 I heart the USA

Wasn't it a guy out of San Francisco? But I thought he was a former priest, not an attorney?

Ah, I'd have to google, and my unfortunate skills would probably prove inadequate, but I believe it was an ACLU attorney, in Virginia.

For once, both San Francisco and the Catholic Church were completely innocent. Hard though you may find that to believe!

re: #97 capitalist piglet

I keep trying to turn you guys on to Wing, but so far, no takers.

OH. MY. G-D.

re: #84 Dianna

I don't care. I was asking for other lizard's opinions about whether we are to assume that there is a woman, calling to her daemonic lover, or not.

From this part of the second stanza:

The passages incorporating these statements are rather separate; one is a simile, the other is a statement in the poem.

I'm irate. But I could easily be wrong.

I'm soliciting other opinions.

I meant no offense.

To answer directly. No. I don't think we are supposed to think that we are "to think that there is an actual woman calling for her daemonic lover."

"e'er" is the key to that.

This is a line to ilustrate the primordial, dark and wild place, completely unrestrained by reason and wholly given over to the passions that is the chasm that is the well spring of that river.

Nothing more.

re: #117 stevieray

Bernie Ward.

Ah, that's right. I don't remember what happened with his trial, but I am glad no one has to listen to him anymore!

re: #89 Rancher

Try some Yoko Ono.

That had to be what was happening when John and Yoko were getting it on.

re: #110 Fenway_Nation

Which lefty radio talker was an ACLU lawyer who was found to have copious amounts of kiddie porn on his hard-drive?

Bernie Ward was, but I don't know that he's a lawyer.

re: #115 shanec99

That was the story. We'll have to wait for the trial to determine the truth.

re: #81 pat

"To seek the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
To break my fast on honey dew
And drink the milk of Paradise...."

I had heard the whispered tales
Of immortality
The deepest mystery
From an ancient book. I took a clue
I scaled the frozen mountain tops
Of eastern lands unknown
Time and Man alone
Searching for the lost ---- Xanadu

Xanadu ---- To stand within The Pleasure Dome
Decreed by Kubla Khan
To taste anew the fruits of life
The last immortal man
To find the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
Oh, I will dine on honey dew
And drink the milk of Paradise

A thousand years have come and gone
But time has passed me by
Stars stopped in the sky
Frozen in an everlasting view
Waiting for the world to end
Weary of the night
Praying for the light
Prison of the lost ---- Xanadu

Xanadu ---- Held within The Pleasure Dome
Decreed by Kubla Khan
To taste my bitter triumph
As a mad immortal man
Nevermore shall I return
Escape these caves of ice
For I have dined on honey dew
And drunk the milk of Paradise

-Neil Pert.

re: #119 JeremiahRight

thats right, Bernie Ward, ex-priest, current inmate

Well that answers that question!

re: #97 capitalist piglet

I keep trying to turn you guys on to Wing, but so far, no takers.

*
I decided to try her version of Love Me do and I've been in hysterics and unable to type for about 5 minutes.

*whew*

re: #119 JeremiahRight

Are you sure that's the same case?

Or have there been so many that I've lost track?!

_{^{sleep time}}

Ward, a former Roman Catholic priest whose KGO broadcasts included the Sunday morning "God Talk" program, "had an opportunity to think long, hard and deeply about the problems of child abuse" in the Catholic Church. Why, the judge asked, "when he encountered his own predilection (for child pornography), didn't he seek treatment, seek help?"

Ward pleaded guilty in May to distributing child pornography and admitted sending between 15 and 150 pornographic images by e-mail, which he said were part of research for a book.

re: #27 Dianna

OT:

In the opinion of other lizards, in "Kubla Khan", are we to think that there is an actual woman calling for her daemonic lover?

I would be happy to include a link to the 57-line poem, or just quote the significant lines.

I never took it that there was an actual woman, but rather, he is describing the wildness and craziness of the place.

But curse that person from Porlock (if he existed and wasn't just an excuse).

Wing "sings" AC/DC Listener discretion STRONGLY advised!

re: #128 Dianna

That was the story. We'll have to wait for the trial to determine the truth.

Don't talk about it Lizards... or the MSM will claim that you are making a charge of guilt by association.

While all we are doing is talking about is a Liberal criminal.

re: #125 I heart the USA

Ah, that's right. I don't remember what happened with his trial, but I am glad no one has to listen to him anymore!

He was convicted.

re: #136 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Wing "sings" AC/DC Listener discretion STRONGLY advised!

You have to wonder about the internal landscape that produces that stuff.

re: #115 shanec99

Did a Barabara Boxers staffer get caught distributing kiddie porn. I heard that yesterday. Is it true?

Yep, it is true. She fired him on the spot.

[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

Shit- I got lawyer and activist mixed up.

Bernie Ward sounds about right, tho'.

re: #50 JeremiahRight

Yes.They started with "I" at 9pm EST time here - II is almost over now - I have to go to work tomorrow ! I'm a GF addict.

re: #124 Syrah

That was my opinion, too!

But then, I'm not an academic. I just read the poem.

re: #140 Lorenska

Yep, it is true. She fired him on the spot.

[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

Thank God... well the Liberals did something right for a change.

Ward holds a master's degree in theology and spent two years in the priesthood before leaving to get married. He worked for three years as a legislative assistant for then-Rep. Barbara Boxer before joining KGO in San Francisco as a reporter in 1985. He became a talk-show host in 1992 and held forth on news and politics for three hours every weeknight, while discussing religious issues on Sunday mornings.

The station, which nicknamed him the "lion of the left" for his outspoken manner and liberal views, fired him in December after his federal grand jury indictment was unsealed.

Ward was investigated after a woman in Oakdale (Stanislaus County) contacted police in 2005 and said a former priest, later identified as Ward, had been having sex chats with her by e-mail and had sent her a photo showing child pornography.

Police got a search warrant for the online account and found about 100 images showing minors, some as young as 2 or 3, engaged in sexually explicit conduct, prosecutors said. They said Ward exchanged the pictures with a group of 10 people for about a year.

7 years in federal prison!
the whole story is here

re: #125 I heart the USA

Ah, that's right. I don't remember what happened with his trial, but I am glad no one has to listen to him anymore!

He got 7 years...

[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

Nite all. Sleeptime and recover from cold time. Ya all hve a nice day.

re: #143 Dianna

That was my opinion, too!

But then, I'm not an academic. I just read the poem.

As the saying goes, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

re: #135 quickredfox

Thank you.

I've never felt easy with the person from Porlock, either. Some critics have absolutely shredded the story. I don't care.

I just like the poem, and object to the academics being idiots.

re: #145 JeremiahRight
Sounds like the "Lion of the Left" is gonna have a hard time being left alone by some angry inmates where ever he serves his time.

re: #144 shanec99

Thank God... well the Liberals did something right for a change.

Exactly - I live out here where Boxer is one of "my" officials and I can't stand her politics, but sure can't blame her for this one, she pretty clearly knew nothing. I was really afraid I was going to hear some "well, let's wait till all the facts are in" crap, but they just kicked his sick ass out, good riddance.

re: #136 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Wing "sings" AC/DC Listener discretion STRONGLY advised!

Uh..uh...ahh...I can't believe I clicked on that after Love Me Do, I'm losing my mind. I...I think I need to order CDs from Wing! for all my friends!

re: #146 Lorenska

He got 7 years...

[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

Now why do I think that if it were a conservative talk show host, I would know every detail of the crime, the trial and the sentencing by heart because the MSM would have drubbed it into my head with non-stop coverage of the story?

re: #145 JeremiahRight

The station, which nicknamed him the "lion of the left"

Lion? Lions are strong, fast graceful animals. Ward is a fat slob. My guess is the only reason he lived in SF was because of the numerous all you can eat Chinese buffets.

re: #149 Dianna

Thank you.

I've never felt easy with the person from Porlock, either. Some critics have absolutely shredded the story. I don't care.

I just like the poem, and object to the academics being idiots.

I think that some "academics" make much of nothing just to justify themselves for have made nothing of much.

re: #115 shanec99

Did a Barabara Boxers staffer get caught distributing kiddie porn. I heard that yesterday. Is it true?

re: #116 rawmuse

Yes. And plotting with an undercover agent that he thought was a 13 year old.

Yup.
Thanks to Lizard, Flying Dutchman!

I have never had an opium-induced dream, but I do have a dream every so often, wherein I am inside a library with many old books that I am thrilled to discover. I start to read one, and I could practically quote whole passages of it, then I wake up and within an instant it is gone, even the title. At times, in that twilight-zone state just before I wake up, I even think, I'm about to wake up, and I'll be sure to remember this, but then I do wake up and the details are gone all the same, only the general setting remains. So many books, so little time.

re: #145 JeremiahRight

Ward holds a master's degree in theology and spent two years in the priesthood before leaving to get married. He worked for three years as a legislative assistant for then-Rep. Barbara Boxer before joining KGO in San Francisco as a reporter in 1985.

So if I'm keeping score correctly, Boxer has now had TWO employees busted for kiddie porn?!

re: #152 Meremortal

Uh..uh...ahh...I can't believe I clicked on that after Love Me Do, I'm losing my mind. I...I think I need to order CDs from Wing! for all my friends!

I wouldn't do that if I were you. Unless you want your friends to detest you.

re: #153 I heart the USA

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

Now why do I think that if it were a conservative talk show host, I would know every detail of the crime, the trial and the sentencing by heart because the MSM would have drubbed it into my head with non-stop coverage of the story?

Oh my God, you read my mind....how much did we get to hear about Rush's stupid pain pill thing? As if that's even in the same PLANET of crimes, and it was reported on as if he had....well, as if he had molested a child. How do you spell liberal?

H-y-p-o-c-r-i-t-e!

re: #153 I heart the USA

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

Now why do I think that if it were a conservative talk show host, I would know every detail of the crime, the trial and the sentencing by heart because the MSM would have drubbed it into my head with non-stop coverage of the story?

This seems to have happened last Thursday. I suspect the MSM is still focused on Pres-elect Obama. They will get around to wall to wall coverage of things like this after January.

re: #153 I heart the USA

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

Now why do I think that if it were a conservative talk show host, I would know every detail of the crime, the trial and the sentencing by heart because the MSM would have drubbed it into my head with non-stop coverage of the story?

Let's not forget that there was also an ACLU guy caught for the same sort of thing. There were a number of links last summer.

re: #157 quickredfox

I have never had an opium-induced dream, but I do have a dream every so often, wherein I am inside a library with many old books that I am thrilled to discover. I start to read one, and I could practically quote whole passages of it, then I wake up and within an instant it is gone, even the title. At times, in that twilight-zone state just before I wake up, I even think, I'm about to wake up, and I'll be sure to remember this, but then I do wake up and the details are gone all the same, only the general setting remains. So many books, so little time.

Interesting, especially considering that reading and dreaming are done on two opposite sides of the brain. Most people can't actually read in their dreams.

re: #158 I heart the USA

So if I'm keeping score correctly, Boxer has now had TWO employees busted for kiddie porn?!

Are they both from San Fran?

I was thinking of a lizard bowling meet up.
What do you think?

re: #145 JeremiahRight

Why, the judge asked, "when he encountered his own predilection (for child pornography), didn't he seek treatment, seek help?"

Because he didn't want to. So why the hell did the Judge say this?

Ward's case is a "personal tragedy," and a prison term may not be the best way to help him or the children exploited by pornography, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker said as he imposed the sentence in a San Francisco courtroom.

Typical, we need to help this perp? No, we need to protect the public and that is accomplished by putting him away forever. There is no rehabilitation for pedophiles, even castration doesn't work.

re: #165 rawmuse

Anywhere close to the Twin Cities?

re: #165 rawmuse

I was thinking of a lizard bowling meet up.
What do you think?

I've tried it. They don't roll well at all.

re: #156 LeePro

Yup.
Thanks to Lizard, Flying Dutchman!

Why thanks to him? All he did was post a link here. Or am I missing something?

re: #157 quickredfox

I have never had an opium-induced dream, but I do have a dream every so often, wherein I am inside a library with many old books that I am thrilled to discover. I start to read one, and I could practically quote whole passages of it, then I wake up and within an instant it is gone, even the title. At times, in that twilight-zone state just before I wake up, I even think, I'm about to wake up, and I'll be sure to remember this, but then I do wake up and the details are gone all the same, only the general setting remains. So many books, so little time.

It's a pity Borges is dead; you and he could have had a number of interesting conversations. Jorge Luis Borges

re: #165 rawmuse

I was thinking of a lizard bowling meet up.
What do you think?

Raffle off a Nat Nash and I'm in.

re: #107 Karridine

Victor! Long thyme, no see!

Well, Sunday afternoon goes well in sunny, cloudy but warm suburban Bangkok, still reeling from the election in America! Wow! Kind of lateral slides here, as what people are SUPPOSED to think and what the ARE THINKING seem to be wildly different animals...

You?

Well, I'm recently unemployed, holding out for a job within my avocation. My landlord also has given me a job lead in his shop, covering for the guys who take vacation in the Thanksgiving/Christmas/deer season time frame.

Actually, thought, I was thinking specifically about the political climate there. Do you still see protests on your street corner?

re: #165 rawmuse

I was thinking of a lizard bowling meet up.
What do you think?

I'll bring my ball!

re: #167 Noam Sayin'

Anywhere close to the Twin Cities?

No. but I get up there every now and then. my wife has people there in Wayzata,

re: #104 lorenska

I guess this guy must be well known amongst the Libs - I never heard of him or this level of insanity on the radio before. If I ever hear a right winger going off on tangents like this I'll say the same about them. I listened, when I could, to Rush and Hannity during the election cycle. There were a few close calls but they always pointed out when they were speculating. Hannity mentioned the other night that he "heard Ayers babysat for the Obamas" but that he had no proof. that truly bothered me. I actually shouted out loud "Then why did you say it". I want "truth" not rumor and innuendo. The "truth" we know about is enough, no need to create more. I do partially blame the MSM news "black out" for possibly pushing Hannity to the edge. Hell, we still know very little about this guy so every little tid bit is seized on.

re: #161 shanec99

This seems to have happened last Thursday. I suspect the MSM is still focused on Pres-elect Obama. They will get around to wall to wall coverage of things like this after January.

Actually, we're talking about Bernie Ward, who was sentenced on August 28th of this year. The Boxer aide thing was last Thursday...so many to keep track of, too few circles of hell for them all.

re: #160 Lorenska

How do you spell liberal?

Begins with an "S", ends with a "D", and has "TUPI" in between.

re: #173 Dianna

I'll bring my ball!

OK that's 4.

re: #162 Dianna

Let's not forget that there was also an ACLU guy caught for the same sort of thing. There were a number of links last summer.

ACLU's Charles Rust-Tierney Busted For Hard-Core Kiddie Porn

[Link: abcnews.go.com...]

re: #108 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Thanks for that - probably won't last here either (A.A.) then. Pheew !

re: #157 quickredfox

I have never had an opium-induced dream, but I do have a dream every so often, wherein I am inside a library with many old books that I am thrilled to discover. I start to read one, and I could practically quote whole passages of it, then I wake up and within an instant it is gone, even the title. At times, in that twilight-zone state just before I wake up, I even think, I'm about to wake up, and I'll be sure to remember this, but then I do wake up and the details are gone all the same, only the general setting remains. So many books, so little time.

I know this dream, or something of its like.

In mine I will do a task, knowing that I am in a dream state, thinking it is real and actually being done, while knowing that it is not.

That is a very strange place between dreaming and waking.

re: #179 JeremiahRight

ACLU's Charles Rust-Tierney Busted For Hard-Core Kiddie Porn

[Link: abcnews.go.com...]

That's the fellow!

I couldn't remember specifics.

Anyway, it's bed time.

Good night!

re: #157 quickredfox

I have never had an opium-induced dream, but I do have a dream every so often, wherein I am inside a library with many old books that I am thrilled to discover. I start to read one, and I could practically quote whole passages of it, then I wake up and within an instant it is gone, even the title. At times, in that twilight-zone state just before I wake up, I even think, I'm about to wake up, and I'll be sure to remember this, but then I do wake up and the details are gone all the same, only the general setting remains. So many books, so little time.

I strongly suggest you keep a notepad and pencil by your bed. As soon as you realize you've had one of these dreams, get up and write down every detail you can remember.

I had "vivid dreams" for a six-month period a few years ago. I set up a private weblog for them, so that I could go back to them later. I learned an incredible amount from them, including a very important lesson: "Pay attention to the signs."

re: #181 Syrah

I know this dream, or something of its like.

In mine I will do a task, knowing that I am in a dream state, thinking it is real and actually being done, while knowing that it is not.

That is a very strange place between dreaming and waking.

It is called lucid dreaming. A dream in which you are aware that you are dreaming.

re: #136 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Wing "sings" AC/DC Listener discretion STRONGLY advised!

just peed myself...

re: #175 leftover54

I guess this guy must be well known amongst the Libs - I never heard of him or this level of insanity on the radio before. If I ever hear a right winger going off on tangents like this I'll say the same about them. I listened, when I could, to Rush and Hannity during the election cycle. There were a few close calls but they always pointed out when they were speculating. Hannity mentioned the other night that he "heard Ayers babysat for the Obamas" but that he had no proof. that truly bothered me. I actually shouted out loud "Then why did you say it". I want "truth" not rumor and innuendo. The "truth" we know about is enough, no need to create more. I do partially blame the MSM news "black out" for possibly pushing Hannity to the edge. Hell, we still know very little about this guy so every little tid bit is seized on.

Oh my God, we were listening and shouting together, I swear....I could not agree more, not only does speculation do NO ONE any good (like the crap about Obama being Muslim or being a non-citizen), but it gives the libs more ammo against the conservative commentators. All it would take would be one lib to grab that snippet from Hannity and, if it's not true, use it to impeach everything he's ever said, 99% of which is true and fair and responsible. They take stuff out of context easily enough, let's not give them something to aim at IN context! But at least he did quickly say he wasn't sure it was true....and during that same show, he was begging Ayers to come on and talk to him, to answer some real questions, I would truly buy tickets to that interview.

re: #159 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

*gurgle*

...................*Thud*

re: #180 leftover54

Thanks for that - probably won't last here either (A.A.) then. Pheew !

leftover54- I said regular radio station. Airhead America is not a regular radio station, unless you're a deranged simpleton.

re: #169 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Why thanks to him? All he did was post a link here. Or am I missing something?

Yes, apparently you are missing something. Perhaps you are still too fresh-out-of-the shell, but around here, we are generally appreciative of each other... which includes kudos and hat tips for posting stories.

P.S.
I noticed that you've posted 42 stories yourself. How insignificant of you!

Morning {LeePro}, hows the lurking going. ;)

re: #164 shanec99

Are they both from San Fran?

I don't know, but aren't most of the freakshow stories out of San Francisco? And L.A. isn't far behind. I can't tell you how glad I was when we moved out of L.A. city limits, just so we could escape that septic tank.

re: #179 JeremiahRight

ACLU's Charles Rust-Tierney Busted For Hard-Core Kiddie Porn

[Link: abcnews.go.com...]

"The videos described in the complaint depict graphic forcible intercourse with prepubescent females. One if the girls is described in court documents as being "seen and heard crying", another is described as being "bound by rope."

What a sick creep. I'm actually shocked ABC News covered this rather than covering it up.

re: #189 LeePro

Yes, apparently you are missing something. Perhaps you are still too fresh-out-of-the shell, but around here, we are generally appreciative of each other... which includes kudos and hat tips for posting stories.

P.S.
I noticed that you've posted 42 stories yourself. How insignificant of you!

But I don't imply that I had anything to do with them.

re: #191 I heart the USA

I don't know, but aren't most of the freakshow stories out of San Francisco? And L.A. isn't far behind. I can't tell you how glad I was when we moved out of L.A. city limits, just so we could escape that septic tank.

I'm about 80 miles outside of LA, up by Edwards AFB...still too close, but the military base proximity helps with the sanity quotient up here. And yes, I think SF has a lopsided number of the wingnuts, but this state as a whole is rather stuffed. It's a wonder the weight of all their self righteousness doesn't tip us right into the Pacific.

re: #168 gmsc

I've tried it. They don't roll well at all.

LOL! ! !

I've heard the short ones do!

re: #192 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

"The videos described in the complaint depict graphic forcible intercourse with prepubescent females. One if the girls is described in court documents as being "seen and heard crying", another is described as being "bound by rope."

What a sick creep. I'm actually shocked ABC News covered this rather than covering it up.

yep. he also got 7 years in the federal slammer, must be the going rate

re: #192 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

"The videos described in the complaint depict graphic forcible intercourse with prepubescent females. One if the girls is described in court documents as being "seen and heard crying", another is described as being "bound by rope."

What a sick creep. I'm actually shocked ABC News covered this rather than covering it up.

I wonder if ACLU is going to offer him their services as defense counsel.

Sick piece of shit.

re: #123 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

OH. MY. G-D.

This is like Florence Foster Jenkins.

Gee, ain't this cute - just rec'd. from Lib friend. He is having his fun with me tonight. After reading Ozarks response to my post (Malloy) I realized said friend is having a ball twisting my gonads tonight. Here is another:

Iraq News
Chief: No evidence to justify Iraq war
Saturday, November 15, 2008 10:48 GMT
A report by Australia’s former military chief Admiral Chris Barrie pointed out that there was no evidence to justify going to war in Iraq in 2003. Barrie, who headed the Australian Defense Force at the time, made the comments during an interview for a new television series about former Prime Minister John Howard's decade in power.
“I have to say, even up until the day I retired, I never saw any evidence that said suddenly we had to go off and do a job in Iraq,” Barrie said, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on its website. Read article in Arabic
Back
© 2007 Alsumaria Iraqi Satellite Network

I'm hoping this isn't a popularly held view in Iraq. Oh, this is the link to the short story:

Thanks Admiral...lay off the sea water !

re: #198 Moe Katz

This is like Florence Foster Jenkins.

I'm afraid to ask who that is.

re: #194 Lorenska

Anywhere near Acton? Have sister watching fires nearby. Me too, but I'm on the beach.

re: #197 I heart the USA

I wonder if ACLU is going to offer him their services as defense counsel.

Sick piece of shit.

That is actually a really good question, I'm sure they did or would....I'm pretty sure they've defended NAMBLA on some bullshit "freedom of expression" grounds, so this would be like jaywalking to them. I think the ACLU was started with good intentions, many many moons ago, but now it truly is just a cesspool of liberal lawyers, defending anyone who hates this country and has no place in polite society.

re: #172 victor_yugo

Nah, I'm no longer working near there... Don't have to see it every weekday... I'm quite sure the Pustulent Boil on the Butt of Democracy still holds their "Protest" in the government building, but other problems have eclipsed that AND our TV broke... We haven't heard of the Mob's dispersion from Government House... just that every appeasing move by the legitimate Thai government was met by "That's NOT enough!"

Its a weird atmosphere here, politically speaking, like "Everything's in Flux!"

Make sense?

re: #163 gmsc

Most people can't actually read in their dreams.

That is interesting, I didn't know that. This dream is based no doubt on actual instances where I *have* been in a library or used bookstore -- the books are always old ones -- and didn't have time to stay long and couldn't take the books with me (frustrating). I don't recall whether or not I've read in other dreams besides this one, but I've had this one several times in different versions.

re: #190 BlueCanuck

Morning {LeePro}, hows the lurking going. ;)

Hi, {Blue}!
I'm fine. You?

re: #200 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

I'm afraid to ask who that is.

She was this rich broad that wanted to be an opera singer but was just appallingly bad. It was never clear if it was a put-on or not, but people bought the recordings as humor. This is her famous recording of the Queen of the Night aria from Mozart's Magic Flute. The singer in the video isn't her.

re: #199 leftover54

"A report by Australia’s former military chief Admiral Chris Barrie"

When it comes to military leaders, I have more confidence in Cap'n Crunch than I do in Admiral Barrie.

re: #201 Mel Lono

Anywhere near Acton? Have sister watching fires nearby. Me too, but I'm on the beach.

Yep, just about 30 miles north of Acton, in Rosamond....Acton is about halfway between me and LA, actually, and it's beautiful, that's one of my favorite towns up here. Most of my surroundings are desert, kinda barren, but Acton is lovely. I'm JUST north enough to where the fires haven't affected me yet, but I assume I'll get some smoke tomorrow if the Sylmar one keeps building. Pretty scary stuff, it's like the whole state is on fire, I hope your sister stays safe. VERY jealous that you're at the beach, by the way! ;0 That's where I'd be if I could, I'll take waves over tumbleweeds anyday... I've got sand dune dreams on a joshua tree salary. :(

'night lizards! I will continue with a bowling meet up theme later.

re: #203 Karridine

every appeasing move by the legitimate Thai government was met by "That's NOT enough!"

Its a weird atmosphere here, politically speaking, like "Everything's in Flux!"

Make sense?

Yup. The fat lady isn't even warming up yet.

re: #206 Moe Katz

She was this rich broad that wanted to be an opera singer but was just appallingly bad. It was never clear if it was a put-on or not, but people bought the recordings as humor. This is her famous recording of the Queen of the Night aria from Mozart's Magic Flute. The singer in the video isn't her.

[Link: www.youtube.com...]

Before I click is she better than what's her wing?

re: #211 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Before I click is she better than what's her wing?

WORSE

Yes is playing with Huckabee's band. I like the show.

re: #209 rawmuse

'night lizards! I will continue with a bowling meet up theme later.

You have bowling alleys in SF? They seem so "flyover country".

re: #206 Moe Katz

She was this rich broad that wanted to be an opera singer but was just appallingly bad. It was never clear if it was a put-on or not, but people bought the recordings as humor.

Kind of like Mrs. Miller?

re: #213 Rancher

Yes is playing with Huckabee's band. I like the show.

The band Yes- Chris Squire, etc.?

re: #210 victor_yugo

How do we plan, on quicksand?
How do we MOVE, on quicksand?
How do we work, earn, SURVIVE... in quicksand?

Gaaak!

/bbiaw

re: #215 victor_yugo

Kind of like Mrs. Miller?

Yeah, but operatic.

re: #202 Lorenska

That is actually a really good question, I'm sure they did or would....I'm pretty sure they've defended NAMBLA on some bullshit "freedom of expression" grounds, so this would be like jaywalking to them. I think the ACLU was started with good intentions, many many moons ago, but now it truly is just a cesspool of liberal lawyers, defending anyone who hates this country and has no place in polite society.

I can't argue with your assessment!

O'Reilly covered the NAMBLA-ACLU story pretty thoroughly. Does ACLU even make a pretense anymore of caring about the civil rights of anyone who doesn't share their political ideology? Let's ask Joe the Plumber...

re: #193 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

But I don't imply that I had anything to do with them.

'Scuse me?

Where did I imply that he had anything to do with anything other than posting a story?!?!?!

eg:

...around here, we are generally appreciative of each other... which includes kudos and hat tips for posting stories.

re: #208 Lorenska

Know Rosamond. Used to drive thru to Tehachipi. I remember the bar/stop at the corner with the only stop sign for miles. I like the desert, but then I was born in AZ.

re: #214 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

You have bowling alleys in SF? They seem so "flyover country".

I know one with a sushi bar attached.

re: #204 quickredfox

That is interesting, I didn't know that. This dream is based no doubt on actual instances where I *have* been in a library or used bookstore -- the books are always old ones -- and didn't have time to stay long and couldn't take the books with me (frustrating). I don't recall whether or not I've read in other dreams besides this one, but I've had this one several times in different versions.

I heard the same thing a long time ago, that it's impossible to read text in a dream, but always wondered if its true, because I swear I have had dreams where I read something. Check out what i found, it looks like someone else out there has the same dreams as you:

Supposedly an impossible thing to do, since dreaming is done with the right brain, and reading is done with the left brain, and the one cannot create the functions of the other. This is almost accurate. During sleep, certain parts of the brain are inactive, including those responsible for making out forms of letters and words (parts whose failure causes disorders such as dyslexia or dysgraphia). However, this does not preclude reading, only making out the forms of letters and words.

There was a study on the relation of dreams to memory, in which amnesiacs who played heavy amounts of Tetris reported dreaming about the game. Any sufficiently intellectual addictive activity puts enough strain on the memory to affect a person's dreams. This is straightforward enough in the cases of games like Tetris or Devil Dice, but also applies to activities such as text-based MUDs or Everything.

In my days of psychological addiction to MUDS and to Everything, I have often dreamt of doing these things, as odd as that might sound to someone less neurotic. I sometimes dream about reading books, only to be disappointed when I wake up and realize that I can never figure out how the story ended, since it was being written by my subconscious and no hard copy exists. Once I dreamed that I nearly missed an important math test because I didn't have a ticket marked "5 pm" and everyone else did.

What is impossible in dreaming is the sense -- not the perception -- involved in reading. Therefore it is possible to read in a dream, but not to focus on actual letters and words.

re: #205 LeePro

Hi, {Blue}!
I'm fine. You?

Was feeling a little down and out earlier this week, but things are sort of looking up. Slowly filling the hole I was in due to my week off in October. I thought doing banking online was supposed to be faster. :)

/damn banks and their 70's mindset.

Laughing Song from Strauss's Die Fledermaus

re: #216 Ozark Mountain Daredevil
The drummer, a bass player, and whoever sang "Owner of a Lonely Heart".

re: #218 Moe Katz

Yeah, but operatic.

Oh, more like Anna Russell?

re: #212 Moe Katz

WORSE

I don't know. I think she's better than Wing, Linda McCartney or Yoko Ono. But she did suck. All four of them sucked, sucked more, sucked way more, and stupid sucked. Rank'em the way you feel.

re: #31 Steve

I am watching Cavuto and there are talking about Freddie May and Fanny Mac helping people who have missed 3 or more payments.

Question from Cuvoto: What will stop people from saying/doing, "I will miss 3 payments and let them help me." This even when these people can make their payments?

I just had this conversation today. A guy blew off his payments for a few months, and the mortgage company gave him a 4% 40 year fixed mortgate. Um, kinda sounds like a plan, doesn't it?

re: #221 Mel Lono

I'm kinda partial to Tehachapi/Keene owing to the huge railway loop right there in the mountains.

re: #226 Rancher

The drummer, a bass player, and whoever sang "Owner of a Lonely Heart".

That would be Chris Squire!

Has Charles said if he's close to any of these fires? Or is he in San Diego County?

Gratuitous gun post.

Bought a maintenance manual for my new (to me) SKS this afternoon, then spent a fun and instructive evening taking it apart and cleaning it. Fair amount of dirt inside there, but nothing that didn't come off quickly, and the firing pin moves nice and easy. 1952 Russian Tula Armory, never been rebuilt. I love my new Commie gun, and am looking forward to shooting it.

/note to self--buy LOTS of cleaning patches

re: #219 I heart the USA

I can't argue with your assessment!

O'Reilly covered the NAMBLA-ACLU story pretty thoroughly. Does ACLU even make a pretense anymore of caring about the civil rights of anyone who doesn't share their political ideology? Let's ask Joe the Plumber...

Oh, SUCH a good point...I didn't see anyone running to his defense when his entire life was ripped apart (illegally, I might add) for political gain. Can you imagine if the tables were turned? If he were a lib who had his license, tax, etc info pulled by a conservative? Jesus, the Supremes would already be hearing the case. If only he had a record of lewd acts with a child, I'll bet they'd have been right there for him...but being against socialism, well, THAT'S just too out there for us!

re: #230 Fenway_Nation

I'm kinda partial to Tehachapi/Keene owing to the huge railway loop right there in the mountains.

There's a restaurant in Keene with a layout. And an "apple' restaurant right on the line. Can't remember the name.

re: #165 rawmuse

I was thinking of a lizard bowling meet up.
What do you think?

There is a bowling alley in my coastside town, just across the highway from one of the beaches. I always think of the oddness of a bowling alley with a lovely view.

re: #221 Mel Lono

Know Rosamond. Used to drive thru to Tehachipi. I remember the bar/stop at the corner with the only stop sign for miles. I like the desert, but then I was born in AZ.

I guess I like it, too, but I was born and raised in Austin, TX....lots of hills and green and RAIN....that's what I miss most, the rain and the thunderstorms. I haven't heard thunder in about 10 years, and rain is cause for a national holiday in these parts. Now, Tehachapi, that is a lovely town - way higher elevation, so they get seasons and precipitation and stuff.

re: #220 LeePro

Sorry. But the way you linked to it in your post seemed to me to imply that flying dutchman was the guy that broke the story, or at least was the reporter.

re: #232 funky chicken

Has Charles said if he's close to any of these fires? Or is he in San Diego County?

He said earlier they're not around him, although he had to change the route for his bike ride.

re: #227 victor_yugo

Oh, more like Anna Russell?

Good!

re: #98 Fenway_Nation

Greetings scaly earthlings- I hail from the distant planet of Fomalhaut C, a highly developed civilization with advanced technology that's even capable of interstellar travel.

However, even our technology has some limitations. For instance- I'm nearly out of fuel for my craft. Did I mention that it runs on Bacardi?

Could you come to Vegas and pick up a few neighbors of mine, and take them back to your home planet? They have an extremely obnoxious habit of getting drunk and then moving the party to their back patio after 11 PM. It's happened several times now, and I can't sleep because of it.

re: #1 Salem

C'est la merde!

re: #236 quickredfox

There is a bowling alley in my coastside town, just across the highway from one of the beaches. I always think of the oddness of a bowling alley with a lovely view.

Any sport you can play while drinking is okay me- Golfing, bowling, horseshoes, Jarts, Darts, Pool, shuffleboard, etc.

In Phoenix, we used to have the "water guy" come by twice a week to irrigate the lawn. Turned it into an 18" deep pool complete with dikes and debris. Loved it.

re: #41 BigJohn

I'll probably check that out.

I won't. JJ Abrams is frakking with 40+ years of history. I hope this bombs like a son of a bitch!

re: #243 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Any sport you can play while drinking is okay me- Golfing, bowling, horseshoes, Jarts, Darts, Pool, shuffleboard, etc.

PIMF- okay with me.

re: #240 Moe Katz

If you liked that, you'll probably like this as well.

But that's just part 1 of 3, so be prepared to lose a half-hour of your life LYAO.

re: #241 funky chicken

Could you come to Vegas and pick up a few neighbors of mine, and take them back to your home planet? They have an extremely obnoxious habit of getting drunk and then moving the party to their back patio after 11 PM. It's happened several times now, and I can't sleep because of it.

Dial 911 and your name is anonymous.

re: #234 Lorenska

Oh, SUCH a good point...I didn't see anyone running to his defense when his entire life was ripped apart (illegally, I might add) for political gain. Can you imagine if the tables were turned? If he were a lib who had his license, tax, etc info pulled by a conservative? Jesus, the Supremes would already be hearing the case. If only he had a record of lewd acts with a child, I'll bet they'd have been right there for him...but being against socialism, well, THAT'S just too out there for us!

The whole thing made me sick.

re: #241 funky chicken

Could you come to Vegas and pick up a few neighbors of mine, and take them back to your home planet? They have an extremely obnoxious habit of getting drunk and then moving the party to their back patio after 11 PM. It's happened several times now, and I can't sleep because of it.

Sounds like they're from Fomalhaut D (the 'D' is for 'douchebag')- you're on your own, buddy.

re: #223 JeremiahRight

addictive activity

That's a pretty good description of my relationship to reading.

Now I'm curious to look into this more, because in my memory of these dreams, I definitely was reading letters. I would browse the titles on the backs of the books, and pick out one to read, and I remember reading text, as opposed to having a general memory of the act of reading. But I also know that memory can be a funny thing.