Fresh meat!

Warmed-up cornbread from yesterday, with butter and honey...yum!

Good news for the Dow.

In other news, I'm writing a paper for one of my classes (International Relations) on Iran and U.S. policy. It is turning out to be very depressing when you get down to the history of Iran and the direction it's currently heading...

I assembled a vacuum!

re: #4 Sharmuta

I assembled a vacuum!

Oh, that sucks...

;-p

One day there should be a closed midday thread. Where everyone just gets to stare at a blank screen.

re: #4 Sharmuta

I assembled a vacuum!

Now to fill it up.

re: #3 bryantms

Good news for the Dow.

In other news, I'm writing a paper for one of my classes (International Relations) on Iran and U.S. policy. It is turning out to be very depressing when you get down to the history of Iran and the direction it's currently heading...

How far back in their history are you researching?

re: #4 Sharmuta

I assembled a vacuum!

1. That sucks.
2. How can you tell?
3. If it was a vacuum, you had to remove parts, not assemble.

LGF Sweetheart Contest!

Looks like there may be one more to add to the Obama "I knew him, but didn't really know him" list of buds.

Who knew Hsu?

re: #7 wrenchwench

Now to fill it up.

I'm so excited!

The Dow is up because I have singlehandedly gotten the economy back on track today - bought all new kitchen cabinets, dishwasher and frig. Now making decision on counters and floors.

re: #11 Sharmuta

I'm so excited!

What kind is it?

re: #3 bryantms

In other news, I'm writing a paper for one of my classes (International Relations) on Iran and U.S. policy. It is turning out to be very depressing when you get down to the history of Iran and the direction it's currently heading...

Is studying Iranian politics like assembling a vacuum?

OPERATION VALKYRIE

First off I haven’t been paying any attention to the talk surrounding this movie. I’m a history buff not a big Tom Cruise fan. So when I decided to go check out Valkyrie today it was to be entertained. And entertained I was. Me and Fireboat John caught the latest from Cruise (Wyatt couldn’t get away) at a matinée. The theater was crowded so the buzz behind the film must be pretty good.

Cruise is compelling as Colonel Stauffenberg. The movie was riveting even though you know the outcome going in. I was on the edge of my seat a few times. I’m pretty sure the audience liked it. When it was over we were joking around and I made a crack about “everyone in this theater is now under arrest” it was met with laughter, but NERVOUS laughter.

Read the Rest: FIRST IN

re: #8 Outrider

I went back all the way to the 625 BC when the Medes formed the first Persian kingdom.

re: #12 ArmyWife

The Dow is up because I have singlehandedly gotten the economy back on track today - bought all new kitchen cabinets, dishwasher and frig. Now making decision on counters and floors.

We just finished a kitchen remodel. Didn't buy cabinets though, had mine refinished and distressed - Hubby was not happy that we paid someone to make it look old--- lol

re: #12 ArmyWife

Granite is still popular for countertops. Ceramic tile for floors.

re: #17 summergurl

We bought distressed ones. I have an 1850s farmhouse, I wanted it to look like furniture, not cabinets.

re: #14 NelsFree

I suppose in a way it is. Of course, studying Iranian politics is also like watching a ticking time bomb.

re: #4 Sharmuta

I assembled a vacuum!

Now you can give a proper haircut

re: #16 bryantms

I went back all the way to the 625 BC when the Medes formed the first Persian kingdom...

...in the Wayback Machine.

re: #21 Shug

Now you can give a proper haircut

LMAO!

re: #19 ArmyWife

We bought distressed ones. I have an 1850s farmhouse, I wanted it to look like furniture, not cabinets.

What kind of appliances did you get?

re: #16 bryantms

I went back all the way to the 625 BC when the Medes formed the first Persian kingdom.

Excellent! What I refer to as the good years of history. Good luck with the research, it should be a lot of fun. ;-)>

re: #20 bryantms

I suppose in a way it is. Of course, studying Iranian politics is also like watching a ticking time bomb.

Have the Persians always been hegemonic?

re: #18 NelsFree

Granite is still popular for countertops. Ceramic tile for floors.

I hate people that take their countertops for granite...
:)

How ironic that I am reading The Picture of Dorian Grey today

halfway done.

it's Ok. not great

re: #19 ArmyWife

We bought distressed ones. I have an 1850s farmhouse, I wanted it to look like furniture, not cabinets.

Your cabinets are distressed? Are they part of the Obama Cabinet?

re: #26 NelsFree

It went back and forth. They were very early on, and then not until around 1501 did they regain some hegemony in the region. They were essentially monarchical from 1501 right up to the revolution in 1979. But given the region, they probably had the farthest reach at some crucial points in history.

re: #27 LGoPs

I hate people that take their countertops for granite...
:)

...and I'm tiled of your constant sniping!

And I just read past the halfway point in War and Peace. Woohoo!

re: #21 Shug

Now you can give a proper haircut

Nothing says love like giving your spouse an almost naked flowbee haircut...

Just for you Babe

re: #26 NelsFree

Have the Persians always been hegemonic?

Ask the 300 Spartans...:)

re: #31 NelsFree

...and I'm tiled of your constant sniping!

Puns! Formicas sake!

re: #30 bryantms

When did Islam take over in Iran?

**yawwwn**

Good evening, lizards.

*blink*blink*

Just had to take a nap after all the chores I finished today and here I am.

Sharm assembled a vacuum? Good onya toots. I have to do something about my old Kenmore as everytime I use it the beater head falls off and I have to jam it back into the stick. Grrr.

Makes for frustrating vacuuming I tells ya and using it on three levels I just want to scream when it falls apart.

re: #24 summergurl

This is phase one of the total kitchen makeover, so I got Kenmore (they were rated the best in consumer reports). I have a professional stove already, however, phase 2 of the project will be a 6 burner professional stove (mine is 4) with both a gas and electric oven along with a subzero fridge.

re: #35 Outrider

Puns! Formicas sake!

Hey. No need to be obsidian.

New topic...

Is anyone else having trouble with the internet today? Specifically, only certain websites?

For me, LGF is loading fine, as are about 3/4 of the other sites I'm visiting...

But there are some that I am getting > 80% packet loss. E.g., Flickr.

Has Charles been tinkering again? Couldn't post. To post I tried restarting Firefox to no avail and finally restarted my computer. I'm not used to that—I usually leave it running for weeks at a time with no problems.

re: #14 NelsFree

In other news, I'm writing a paper for one of my classes (International Relations) on Iran and U.S. policy. It is turning out to be very depressing when you get down to the history of Iran and the direction it's currently heading...

Is studying Iranian politics like assembling a vacuum?

Probably not. To me it would be like being disassembled in a vacuum.

re: #35 Outrider

Puns! Formicas sake!

One more Kitchen remodeling pun, and I'm sending for the Kitchenaid!

be funny if the market stayed up until and beyond Bush's last day in office so that 0bama can't claim that "HE" fixed the mess

that it was fixing itself before Bush left

of course, the media and democrats won't let that happen
but one can dream

Headlines in 3,2,1...

"Stocks Rise as Investors Cheer Incoming Obama Administration..."

Sad, but the MSM really think like this.

They think of the story they want to write, and then call the dial-a-quote source to get the answer they want.

re: #35 Outrider

I am trying to come up with one using grout, but its just not coming to me!

re: #35 Outrider

Puns! Formicas sake!

Does a pun about a Mexican Hairless puppy qualify as a short shaggy dog story?

re: #36 NelsFree

The Safavid Dynasty first spread Shi'a Islam in the early 16th Century.

re: #38 ArmyWife

T ...with a subzero fridge.

Subzero has poor reliability. Frequent compressor replacement, for one issue.

re: #35 Outrider

Puns! Formicas sake!

Let's table this, right now...

re: #26 NelsFree

Have the the Persians always been hegemonic?

That depends on the era. They conquered India from time to time, but were also invaded and conquered by the Mongols, Tamurlane, and the Seljuks. They fought the Ottoman Turks, mostly to a draw. But they still have a national chip on their shoulder over the Arab conquest.

What is going on now is really an effect of the mullah regime's internal ideology.

re: #45 RaiderDan

You are right. They are going to be really sad, aren't they? Or they will just continue to write about how great it us while it crumbles around us (Clinton, anyone?)

re: #17 summergurl

We just finished a kitchen remodel. Didn't buy cabinets though, had mine refinished and distressed - Hubby was not happy that we paid someone to make it look old--- lol

When I did mine at the old townhouse, my most shocking moment was when a friend came to visit, looked at my gorgeous hickory cabinets, and asked me if I was going to paint them.

re: #48 bryantms

So Afraid?

re: #50 LGoPs

Let's table this, right now...

# A guy who is very fastidious takes his cat to the vet. He is sure the cat is ill, but the symptoms are very vague and uncertain. The vet has seen these cases before. He puts the cat on a table and examimes it from every angle. He lays the cat down and looks it over, again from every angle. Then he takes out a syringe and gives the cat an injection. He tells the man the cat will be fine now, and he can take it home.

At the front desk the clerk says "that will be $315."
"What? That must be SOME medicine!"
"Oh, no," says the clerk, "the medicine was only $15; the $300 was for the cat scan."

re: #53 Dianna

When I did mine at the old townhouse, my most shocking moment was when a friend came to visit, looked at my gorgeous hickory cabinets, and asked me if I was going to paint them.

Get new friends.

re: #46 ArmyWife

I am trying to come up with one using grout, but its just not coming to me!

You mean you're gr-out of ideas?

re: #50 LGoPs

Let's table this, right now...

These puns are flooring me!

re: #49 NelsFree

Subzero has poor reliability. Frequent compressor replacement, for one issue.

We're going on 8 years without a single problem.

re: #55 Dustyvet

# A guy who is very fastidious takes his cat to the vet. He is sure the cat is ill, but the symptoms are very vague and uncertain. The vet has seen these cases before. He puts the cat on a table and examimes it from every angle. He lays the cat down and looks it over, again from every angle. Then he takes out a syringe and gives the cat an injection. He tells the man the cat will be fine now, and he can take it home.

At the front desk the clerk says "that will be $315."
"What? That must be SOME medicine!"
"Oh, no," says the clerk, "the medicine was only $15; the $300 was for the cat scan."

That will cure his fastidious-ness.

re: #38 ArmyWife

One thing led to another with us, granite, appliances, backsplash, lighting, painting, cabinet refinishing, the only thing we didn't replace is the flooring. Got a great Kohler black cast iron sink with a low-divide , and added a pot-filler behind the stove. We had a gas stove because that was a "got to have" when we bought the house - I like to cook and man, a gas stove is the best.

re: #55 Dustyvet

# A guy who is very fastidious takes his cat to the vet. He is sure the cat is ill, but the symptoms are very vague and uncertain. The vet has seen these cases before. He puts the cat on a table and examimes it from every angle. He lays the cat down and looks it over, again from every angle. Then he takes out a syringe and gives the cat an injection. He tells the man the cat will be fine now, and he can take it home.

At the front desk the clerk says "that will be $315."
"What? That must be SOME medicine!"
"Oh, no," says the clerk, "the medicine was only $15; the $300 was for the cat scan."

LOL...that was good. i didn't see it coming...

re: #53 Dianna

Wow. Well, I painted 1920s pine tongue and groove paneling. When I did that, I was really into shabby chic so everything was white. Now I've gone back to primitive and regret the painting. Not enough to strip it, mind you!

re: #39 Bloodnok

Hey. No need to be obsidian.

Do we need to start with a clean slate?

re: #54 LEGION

Good question!

And yes. Iran's strong belief in Twelver Shi'a Islam with Ahmadinejad thinking that he needs to bring about chaos in order to bring the Mahdi back scares me. Essentially, they believe that the Twelfth Imam will return when the world falls into chaos. Ahmadinejad believes that it will happen during his reign. He's built a grand avenue into Tehran to welcome this individual (Who was born in 869 mind you!). And there is a belief in Iran that man can hasten it through an increase in chaos.

Now that's a bit scary.

re: #46 ArmyWife

I am trying to come up with one using grout, but its just not coming to me!

Quit your grouting!

/going for the obvious.

re: #64 Outrider

Do we need to start with a clean slate?

Good start. Let's talc it over.

My vacuum works!

The thing no one is talking about today: Putin takes first step towards invasion of the Ukraine by setting natural gas trap

In a nutshell, what Putin did to Georgia earlier this year was a test run for what he’s going to do to Ukraine very soon — because he knows Obama will not be able to stop him (as a part of Obama starts thinking of peaches, Jimmy Carter, NeNe, and the Marquette Lounge whenever he gets “Georgia” on his mind). Obama’s vascillation and tepid ultimate response to the Russian invasion of Georgia earlier this year is the greenlight Putin was waiting for. Dear Leader’s kumbaya call for both sides to calm down and talk about the feelings that led to the conflict amounted to basically asking Russia and Georgia to put down the guns and hug it out (”Now, let’s draw a picture of how you want this situation resolved, and let’s use only our happiest crayons”).

Bwahahahahahahahaha.

Sorry. What I meant to say was, of course, tsk tsk and a tut or two also.

re: #64 Outrider

I really want slate floors, but I am afraid with the zoo around here it will crack.

re: #56 LEGION

Get new friends.

No! I like this guy!

He lets me shoot his 30.06 and AR 15.

re: #49 NelsFree

Subzero has poor reliability. Frequent compressor replacement, for one issue.

And 2 neighbors have Viking fridges and both of those have had door issues with it not sealing properly and had to have the door replaced.

re: #68 Sharmuta

My vacuum works!

Nature must abhor you...
:)

re: #72 summergurl

No viking stoves. Those have bad reliability ratings.

I just found the Official Darwin Award Condoms: Keep Yourself Out of the Gene Pool

re: #46 ArmyWife

I am trying to come up with one using grout, but its just not coming to me!

If this keeps up, I'm just going to grout here fast! ;-)>

jeez. Best I could do. lol

re: #68 Sharmuta

My vacuum works!

(fuse blows)

"$%$%^^$#!"

re: #12 ArmyWife

The Dow is up because I have singlehandedly gotten the economy back on track today - bought all new kitchen cabinets, dishwasher and frig. Now making decision on counters and floors.

Hey everyone! Army, check out this site, it specializes in antique flooring, perfect for an 1850's farmhouse! Good stuff. Great ideas, at least.
[Link: www.longleaflumber.com...]

re: #59 Lynn B.

We're going on 8 years without a single problem.

You are lucky. A friend of my Wife is on her third compressor.

re: #61 summergurl

One thing led to another with us, granite, appliances, backsplash, lighting, painting, cabinet refinishing, the only thing we didn't replace is the flooring. Got a great Kohler black cast iron sink with a low-divide , and added a pot-filler behind the stove. We had a gas stove because that was a "got to have" when we bought the house - I like to cook and man, a gas stove is the best.

are you one of those millionairs?...whats a pot filler?

re: #74 ArmyWife

No viking stoves. Those have bad reliability ratings.

And they aint to hot at pro football either...:)

re: #63 ArmyWife

Wow. Well, I painted 1920s pine tongue and groove paneling. When I did that, I was really into shabby chic so everything was white. Now I've gone back to primitive and regret the painting. Not enough to strip it, mind you!

I really don't blame you. Stripping panelling falls into the realm of "even I'm not that OCD. Thanks."

Mac techies, trying to rehab an older computer for a friend down on his luck.
It is a G4 desktop running OS 10.3.5
I put an airport card in it, which seems to be working, I can connect on a rendezvous wireless with my own laptop.
However, it does not detect any wifi networks, which are all around us, and show up on my laptop.
Any suggestions?

re: #61 summergurl

Sounds lovely. I have kitchen envy.

re: #68 Sharmuta

My vacuum works!

*grumblegrumblegrumble*

Evening, all.

I believe there are moderate Muslims. They are the ones who don't understand their faith, who don't read the Quran, who don't go to mosque, and who aren't actually trying to emulate Muhammad in any perceivable way.

-Taq

re: #53 Dianna

When I did mine at the old townhouse, my most shocking moment was when a friend came to visit, looked at my gorgeous hickory cabinets, and asked me if I was going to paint them.

LOL - You don't paint over real wood - though I have seen it done - it's like carpeting hardwood, a shame

re: #65 bryantms

Good question!

And yes. Iran's strong belief in Twelver Shi'a Islam with Ahmadinejad thinking that he needs to bring about chaos in order to bring the Mahdi back scares me. Essentially, they believe that the Twelfth Imam will return when the world falls into chaos. Ahmadinejad believes that it will happen during his reign. He's built a grand avenue into Tehran to welcome this individual (Who was born in 869 mind you!). And there is a belief in Iran that man can hasten it through an increase in chaos.

Now that's a bit scary.

That he can bring about chaos faster with nuclear weapons ... has had my attention for some time now.

re: #68 Sharmuta

My vacuum works!

Awesome! I'll bet you got a good after Christmas sale price

re: #67 Bloodnok

Good start. Let's talc it over.

OK. It will taste a lot better with some basalt and pepper though.

re: #83 rawmuse

Mac techies, trying to rehab an older computer for a friend down on his luck.
It is a G4 desktop running OS 10.3.5
I put an airport card in it, which seems to be working, I can connect on a rendezvous wireless with my own laptop.
However, it does not detect any wifi networks, which are all around us, and show up on my laptop.
Any suggestions?

You ran the installation utility...and if so the card must not be installed properly or isn't working. Does the airport connect utility show up on the menu bar?

re: #67 Bloodnok

Good start. Let's talc it over.

If you want mica two cents, Moh's (scale of rock hardness) the better!

re: #70 ArmyWife

I really want slate floors, but I am afraid with the zoo around here it will crack.

I used ceramic tile and I have been incredibly pleased.

re: #3 bryantms

Good news for the Dow.

Well, it's remarkable. The McClellan Summation Index says that, as of Monday, the market will be pretty much neutral, with maybe a little upwards momentum. Just, remarkable. But one of these days, people are gonna wake up and see the $3,000,000,000,000 or so that has been dumped into the economy to keep it from "collapse", and that in itself should cause another panic. Though just which way it cuts, is another question, I can make an argument for it hitting the Dow up or down, by thousands of points, partially depending on what happens with interest rates. Crazy times, nor are we out of them.

And that doesn't even include what happens if they start poppin' caps majorly in, oh, the Straits of Hormuz, etc.

re: #58 NelsFree

These puns are flooring me!

They wouldn't if you were better grounded...

jeez looeez...that took me forever...

re: #78 CapeCoddah

Ohhh! I love the counter tops. Sending link downstairs to my husband RIGHT NOW.

re: #80 albusteve

are you one of those millionairs?...whats a pot filler?

Stems.

The Dow is up. It's a little early, but Obama can fix things retroactively, you know.
/

re: #92 NelsFree

If you want mica two cents, Moh's (scale of rock hardness) the better!

Nice one. If I could I'd give you the chert off my back.

Gotta run everyone. Go UTES!

re: #70 ArmyWife

I really want slate floors, but I am afraid with the zoo around here it will crack.

Verify the floor stiffness to 1/720 deflection of the span.
What!?
Um, ask a Structural Engineer.

re: #96 ArmyWife

Ohhh! I love the counter tops. Sending link downstairs to my husband RIGHT NOW.

Good stuff in there, we have bought flooring from them. Good company.

re: #70 ArmyWife

I really want slate floors, but I am afraid with the zoo around here it will crack.

I wanted wood floors but figured that with hubby that would be stupid. He can not get up out of a kitchen chair, it is always pushed away from the table with him still in it. Can you see wood floors living thru that?

re: #90 Outrider

OK. It will taste a lot better with some basalt and pepper though.

* The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.

I don't have a vacuum...my house sucks.
/

re: #85 Miss Trixie

*grumblegrumblegrumble*

Hi Miss Trixie! happy new year and kind regards..did you go to a nye party?

re: #91 DistantThunder

You ran the installation utility...and if so the card must not be installed properly or isn't working. Does the airport connect utility show up on the menu bar?

Yes, but it is grayed out. I can turn it on and off. But the airport card is not original equipment with this machine. You think I may need an installation utility?

re: #97 Soona'

Stems.

And seeds. Down to stems and seeds again, too.

re: #97 Soona'

Stems.

thought so...they wont tell me what their filler is...probably shamed

re: #106 LGoPs

Now that one was funny. I laughed out loud at it!

re: #86 Taqiyyotomist

Evening, all.

I believe there are moderate Muslims. They are the ones who don't understand their faith, who don't read the Quran, who don't go to mosque, and who aren't actually trying to emulate Muhammad in any perceivable way.

-Taq

No, those are Apostates.

I KEEL THEM!

re: #83 rawmuse

Mac techies, trying to rehab an older computer for a friend down on his luck.
It is a G4 desktop running OS 10.3.5
I put an airport card in it, which seems to be working, I can connect on a rendezvous wireless with my own laptop.
However, it does not detect any wifi networks, which are all around us, and show up on my laptop.
Any suggestions?

~/Applications/Internet Connect did not do anything?

Wife is ringing the dinner bell-BBIAW ;-)>

re: #83 rawmuse

Are they using encryption? They may also only allow "known" MAC address to connect.

re: #80 albusteve

are you one of those millionairs?...whats a pot filler?

Hey, it's called s-a-v-i-n-g.

It's a long nosed faucet behind the stove designed to be used to fill large pots with water. Very handy dandy.

re: #108 rawmuse

Try the Apple/Mac site to see if it needs drivers, or query Tech support on compatibilty...My Best Advice.

if I decide to buy a pot filler what size is good for me?...

re: #69 razorbacker

The thing no one is talking about today: Putin takes first step towards invasion of the Ukraine by setting natural gas trap

Bwahahahahahahahaha.

Sorry. What I meant to say was, of course, tsk tsk and a tut or two also.

putin is the kind of guy who can read a guy like the O,
and he's thrilled w/ the weak story line.

re: #108 rawmuse

Yes, but it is grayed out. I can turn it on and off. But the airport card is not original equipment with this machine. You think I may need an installation utility?

It's possible. I did my installation with the Airport Extreme wifi unit - there may have been an installation utility on that I don't remember. Failing that, check the connection on the card. Try swapping cards between your two machines, as a last ditch - Mr. DT. Make sure to ground yourself so that you don't destroy the card with static electricity.

re: #113 David IV of Georgia

~/Applications/Internet Connect did not do anything?

No, it says "no network selected" and when I try to Create Network no joy there either.

re: #100 Bloodnok

Nice one. If I could I'd give you the chert off my back.

By the way, how's your Sister, Peg...matite?

(Pegmatite- hardened igneous rock with 1/2? additional water present in the melt. Characterized by extremely large crystals.)
((Don't you hate it when the joke has to be explained?))

re: #116 summergurl

Hey, it's called s-a-v-i-n-g.

It's a long nosed faucet behind the stove designed to be used to fill large pots with water. Very handy dandy.

thanks...I'm jesting...sounds...well...important!

re: #81 Dustyvet

And they aint to hot at pro football either...:)

Well since we are cheeseheads, we might consider Viking commodes...

BTW, Evening all.

re: #122 NelsFree

By the way, how's your Sister, Peg...matite?

(Pegmatite- hardened igneous rock with 1/2? additional water present in the melt. Characterized by extremely large crystals.)
((Don't you hate it when the joke has to be explained?))

Nah, just makes me feel erratic.

I know Charles is a big Apple product fan, but I've never really tried Apple.

And then I got an iPhone. Let me just say that this is probably one of the greatest pieces of technology ever created. I'm addicted. If Apple does something, they do it really well. I need to try the OS now.

Barn Find of the Decade: 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante

Estimated values for the car are all over the map, with values as high as £6 million (about $8.8M USD) being discussed.

What'd I find in my barn? The usual. Moldy hay, petrified horse poop, and what may or may not be a long expired 'possum.

Be hard to get $8.8 million for the whole lot.

re: #122 NelsFree

By the way, how's your Sister, Peg...matite?

(Pegmatite- hardened igneous rock with 1/2? additional water present in the melt. Characterized by extremely large crystals.)
((Don't you hate it when the joke has to be explained?))

I heard Peg was out visiting with the Dover twins, Ben and Eileen...

re: #115 Bubblehead II

Are they using encryption? They may also only allow "known" MAC address to connect.

I think this is the most likely problem, but one on the wifi networks is my own, and that should be available. The computer is for my neighbor, who is just on the other side of my wall. I have a new Airport Express base station, and this is an older Airport card. May be some compatibility problems.

re: #122 NelsFree

By the way, how's your Sister, Peg...matite?

(Pegmatite- hardened igneous rock with 1/2? additional water present in the melt. Characterized by extremely large crystals.)
((Don't you hate it when the joke has to be explained?))

I'm just learning quartz from reading this.

re: #122 NelsFree

By the way, how's your Sister, Peg...matite?

(Pegmatite- hardened igneous rock with 1/2? additional water present in the melt. Characterized by extremely large crystals.)
((Don't you hate it when the joke has to be explained?))

Only if I'm stoned...
:)

re: #104 summergurl

I wanted wood floors but figured that with hubby that would be stupid. He can not get up out of a kitchen chair, it is always pushed away from the table with him still in it. Can you see wood floors living thru that?

LOL, my husband is fanatical about putting those felt sticky things on the bottom of every piece of furniture. They are great for chairs on hardwood.

re: #131 itellu3times

I'm just learning quartz from reading this.

Yep. Much better than watching us feldspar with each other all night.

re: #120 DistantThunder

Make sure to ground yourself*

*Touch the G4's outer metal frame before touching the card or anything else inside the computer. That way your body should have the same electrical charge as the computer. Some of those microscopic transistors cannot handle a 0.000001 volt discharge, much less a 10,000 volt static spark from walking across new carpet.

re: #130 rawmuse

I think this is the most likely problem, but one on the wifi networks is my own, and that should be available. The computer is for my neighbor, who is just on the other side of my wall. I have a new Airport Express base station, and this is an older Airport card. May be some compatibility problems.

Shouldn't be compatability problems.

re: #133 CapeCoddah

We have wood just about everywhere. I would love heartpine through the whole house, but again - 3 dogs, 1 cat, 2 kids...

re: #120 DistantThunder

It's possible. I did my installation with the Airport Extreme wifi unit - there may have been an installation utility on that I don't remember. Failing that, check the connection on the card. Try swapping cards between your two machines, as a last ditch - Mr. DT. Make sure to ground yourself so that you don't destroy the card with static electricity.

Meaning have it powered down and wear a ground clip before swapping. Modern electronics are extremely low voltage, and a static surge can weaken/destroy components-even if you don't feel the surge/shock. A ground clip has a 1 megohm resistor in it, so you bleed the charge off-but hopefully can't get electrocuted.

re: #115 Bubblehead II

Are they using encryption? They may also only allow "known" MAC address to connect.

Well..Really advertising can be hidden on Wifi and is done in some cases but I can't image public Wifi hidding.. And as far as MAC ID.. That is always done on the switch with 802.1x security protocols.
My first impression would be to look at the radio in the laptop...Something must be disabled or requires a setting change.. Then I would look outward at the Network.

re: #134 Bloodnok

Yep. Much better than watching us feldspar with each other all night.

The meek shale inherit the Earth.

re: #118 albusteve

Size doesn't matter ---

re: #136 DistantThunder

Shouldn't be compatability problems.

Yeah, weirod. Thanks to all who replied to me!

re: #141 itellu3times

The meek shale inherit the Earth.

Chalk it up to luck.

re: #133 CapeCoddah

LOL, my husband is fanatical about putting those felt sticky things on the bottom of every piece of furniture. They are great for chairs on hardwood.

Or get one of those really cheap "original persian" throw-rugs.

re: #107 HoosierHoops

Hi Miss Trixie! happy new year and kind regards..did you go to a nye party?

Hi Hoosier luv and Happy New Year to you! No parties for me but I did have a leisurely, relaxing evening after a good meal, a coupla flix and an early bed. :D

re: #5 Bloodnok

Oh, that sucks...

;-p

Reminds me of an old joke:

What's the only thing that GE made that didn't suck?

/Although there is some truth to it...

re: #141 itellu3times

The meek shale inherit the Earth.

Rock on!

re: #126 Bloodnok

Nah, just makes me feel erratic.

My pun production has slowed to a glacial pace. My Sister has some glacier puns, I'll have to esker.

(Esker- stream sediments built up inside or underneath a glacier, left behind as a sinuous ridge after glacial retreat)

((There I go again))

re: #147 USCMSNE

Reminds me of an old joke:

What's the only thing that GE made that didn't suck?

/Although there is some truth to it...

Hmmm. I dunno, what?

re: #142 summergurl

Size doesn't matter ---

well in this case it might...how big's the pot?

re: #141 itellu3times

The meek shale inherit the Earth.

shale metamorphoses into slate. Hey, we're back to Kitchen remodeling!

re: #149 NelsFree

My pun production has slowed to a glacial pace. My Sister has some glacier puns, I'll have to esker.

(Esker- stream sediments built up inside or underneath a glacier, left behind as a sinuous ridge after glacial retreat)

((There I go again))

Go ask her, I'll wait till then

re: #149 NelsFree

My pun production has slowed to a glacial pace. My Sister has some glacier puns, I'll have to esker.

(Esker- stream sediments built up inside or underneath a glacier, left behind as a sinuous ridge after glacial retreat)

((There I go again))

Despite your pace you seem to go with the floe...

re: #139 HoosierHoops

Well..Really advertising can be hidden on Wifi and is done in some cases but I can't image public Wifi hidding.. And as far as MAC ID.. That is always done on the switch with 802.1x security protocols.
My first impression would be to look at the radio in the laptop...Something must be disabled or requires a setting change.. Then I would look outward at the Network.

And reading above it is probably an installation issue..Rawmuse..you didn't run the utility yet?
I would

re: #137 ArmyWife

We have wood just about everywhere. I would love heartpine through the whole house, but again - 3 dogs, 1 cat, 2 kids...

LOL, I did it with LOTS of Butchers bowling alley wax. I just made everyone wear socks and helmets in the house. As for the dogs, just gotta keep the nails clipped!

re: #153 Bloodnok

Go ask her, I'll wait till then

You...you GEOLOGIST!

re: #156 CapeCoddah

helmets! Too funny.

re: #156 CapeCoddah

LOL, I did it with LOTS of Butchers bowling alley wax. I just made everyone wear socks and helmets in the house. As for the dogs, just gotta keep the nails clipped!

Can't you put those little sticky felt pads on the paws of the animals?

Airport Admin Utility
I found it. I'm in.
Thanks!

re: #154 LGoPs

Despite your pace you seem to go with the floe...

I lava everyones puns.

re: #159 Walter L. Newton

Can't you put those little sticky felt pads on the paws of the animals?

PETA's checking that out right now

re: #157 NelsFree

You...you GEOLOGIST!

I'm not. It just looks like I fit that Paternoster.

re: #157 NelsFree

You...you GEOLOGIST!

Sounds like someones' between a rock and a hard place...Hmmm.

re: #159 Walter L. Newton

Can't you put those little sticky felt pads on the paws of the animals?

Don't tempt me!

Two dogs, one cat. My hardwood!

re: #161 Soona'

I lava everyones puns.

Aa-a aaa! Be careful.

re: #145 Soona'

Or get one of those really cheap "original persian" throw-rugs.

Too much dog hair for rugs. Plus, we love hardwood. We have the staircase carpeted with a runner, and just that is a nightmare of fur daily.

re: #154 LGoPs

Despite your pace you seem to go with the floe...

Wait wait, another glacial joke just kame to me...no, lost it. Down the kettlehole
(Kame or Kettlehole - depressions left behind by a retreating glacier, filled with ice chunks which melted away, leaving...aw, NUTS! MUST STOP AND WATCH FOX NEWS!)

re: #159 Walter L. Newton

Can't you put those little sticky felt pads on the paws of the animals?

My Cat, Slider, has those.

re: #158 ArmyWife

helmets! Too funny.

Hey, that stuff is slippery as all get out. You can play hockey on a floor waxed with Butchers. LOL.

re: #167 CapeCoddah

Too much dog hair for rugs. Plus, we love hardwood. We have the staircase carpeted with a runner, and just that is a nightmare of fur daily.

If you have that much fur, you must have a totally out-of-control dust bunny birth rate.

re: #168 NelsFree

Wait wait, another glacial joke just kame to me...no, lost it. Down the kettlehole
(Kame or Kettlehole - depressions left behind by a retreating glacier, filled with ice chunks which melted away, leaving...aw, NUTS! MUST STOP AND WATCH FOX NEWS!)

they dont count if you need to explain them...NoPun Fu

re: #165 Dianna

Don't tempt me!

Two dogs, one cat. My hardwood!

Sounds like you're not considering getting a woodpecker as a third pet...
:)

re: #166 Bloodnok

That could result in a volcanic reaction here...

re: #159 Walter L. Newton

Can't you put those little sticky felt pads on the paws of the animals?

Hmmm, never thought of that...

Chicago: Molotov cocktail thrown at synagogue

re: #150 Bloodnok

Hmmm. I dunno, what?

Seriously?

The only thing GE ever made that didn't suck was a vacuum.

From a link over to Glenn Reynolds joint.

2008 Military Times poll: Wary about Obama

When asked how they feel about President-elect Barack Obama as commander in chief, six out of 10 active-duty service members say they are uncertain or pessimistic, according to a Military Times survey.

Simple solution, really. Get all these present volunteers out of the service and replace them with hopeychangey Obamanations.

I don't see what could possibly go wrong.

re: #173 LGoPs

Sounds like you're not considering getting a woodpecker as a third pet...
:)

Heh, heh, "woodpecker."

When the fuck is it going to stop?

U.S. governors seek $1 trillion federal assistance

"The Obama team has been very receptive in listening to us," said Gov. Jim Doyle of Wisconsin. He said "quite a number" of other governors back the initiative."

[Link: www.reuters.com...]

re: #130 rawmuse

Are you both using the same protocol, I:E 11.2g, ect. Is your network set to allow only known MAC addresses to connect. Last but not least, are using encryption (WEP/WAP)?

I ask the last because I had a "client" computer using a Linksys Wireless-G (model # WMP54G) connecting to my system through a Linksys (Model # WAP54G) Access Point. When encryption was enabled, the system wouldn't connect even though the password/pass phrase was correct. Once I disabled encryption and went to a MAC address allow/disallow setup, everything worked. Weird.

re: #146 Miss Trixie

Hi Hoosier luv and Happy New Year to you! No parties for me but I did have a leisurely, relaxing evening after a good meal, a coupla flix and an early bed. :D

We had a blast! I did lose alot of video golf and drank a few too many beers..
I remember at 3am all the girls dancing to music in the living room..
We called our 16 yr to pick us up at 7am and the wife fell asleep ( passed out)
so the hot sex on new year eve was out of the question.
I logged on at 8am here and wore the lampshade and entertained the lizards for a few hours..Then it was thud!
LOL

re: #173 LGoPs

Hmmm... we're doing puns, and here is a mention of Hard Wood...should I really go there?

/White Smoke...

re: #180 Walter L. Newton

When the fuck is it going to stop?

U.S. governors seek $1 trillion federal assistance

"The Obama team has been very receptive in listening to us," said Gov. Jim Doyle of Wisconsin. He said "quite a number" of other governors back the initiative."

[Link: www.reuters.com...]

there goes the Constitution...
tax revolt

re: #176 Dustyvet

Chicago: Molotov cocktail thrown at synagogue

And so it begins. People warned everyone to not retaliate against Muslims after 9-11 - which was a good idea - but apparently, it's okay to threaten Jews.

re: #177 USCMSNE

Seriously?

The only thing GE ever made that didn't suck was a vacuum.

Gah. I thought you were going someplace else with that. (blushes)

re: #171 Soona'

If you have that much fur, you must have a totally out-of-control dust bunny birth rate.

I have herds giant dust bunnies. I buy vacuum cleaner bags by the case.

re: #187 CapeCoddah

I have herds giant dust bunnies. I buy vacuum cleaner bags by the case.

And Jimmy Carter won't go near Cape's home.

re: #184 albusteve

there goes the Constitution... tax revolt

And I get so much guff about my opinion that "there will be a civil war with in 20 years."

Bet on it.

re: #180 Walter L. Newton

When the fuck is it going to stop?

U.S. governors seek $1 trillion federal assistance

"The Obama team has been very receptive in listening to us," said Gov. Jim Doyle of Wisconsin. He said "quite a number" of other governors back the initiative."

[Link: www.reuters.com...]

It's called a run on the treasury. The irony seems to be that in the '29 crash people made a run on the banks. Apparently politicians have figured out a way to cut out the middlemen and just go straight for the goodies...bastards.

re: #151 albusteve

well in this case it might...how big's the pot?

ewww (somehow I stumbled into a sticky mess- trying to disengage from it) --

Maybe we should talk about dishes? lol

re: #180 Walter L. Newton

Good gravy. Does anyone in government understand that money comes from somewhere and isn't just printed up in the basement?

re: #185 Wyatt Earp

And so it begins. People warned everyone to not retaliate against Muslims after 9-11 - which was a good idea - but apparently, it's okay to threaten Jews.

Damned Amish!

This shows promise for wind turbine technology.
(Video is entertaining and somewhat informative)

Tech question about the iPhone and gis/gps:
So I'm considering getting an iPhone but I have yet to resolve a concern. Have any applications been developed for it that allow for gis functionality such that ESRI shape files can be created while using the iPhone. Since the iPhone has gps, seems that integrating that into a gis application would be a great next step. I've found the application Quantum GIS at the iPhone app store but I think that only allows a user to display and edit gis data and not create maps. Anyone know?

re: #189 Walter L. Newton

And I get so much guff about my opinion that "there will be a civil war with in 20 years."

Bet on it.

No Taxation, without Representation...seems I remember that started this little Republic on it's way, Walter!

re: #182 HoosierHoops

We had a blast! I did lose alot of video golf and drank a few too many beers..
I remember at 3am all the girls dancing to music in the living room..
We called our 16 yr to pick us up at 7am and the wife fell asleep ( passed out)
so the hot sex on new year eve was out of the question.
I logged on at 8am here and wore the lampshade and entertained the lizards for a few hours..Then it was thud!
LOL

LOLOL! Happy New Year you rascal you! :D

re: #191 summergurl

ewww (somehow I stumbled into a sticky mess- trying to disengage from it) --

Maybe we should talk about dishes? lol

Speaking of which: I live in TN but just bought my first peice of Blue Ridge pottery, double bad on me because I live in the town where it was made!

re: #188 Wyatt Earp

And Jimmy Carter won't go near Cape's home.

He better not. My mastiff dislikes liberals. He always barks at the dem ex Lt. Gov. next door. That and the giant dust bunny herds. (and maybe the coyote bat beside the door...)

re: #189 Walter L. Newton

And I get so much guff about my opinion that "there will be a civil war with in 20 years."

Bet on it.

these are the same ideological nit wits that criticized Bush for his war spending...what a bunch of morons...there is no trillion dollars...it doesnt exist

re: #191 summergurl

(somehow I stumbled into a sticky mess- trying to disengage from it) --

What is "Things Monica Lewinsky would say?"

re: #192 ArmyWife

Good gravy. Does anyone in government understand that money comes from somewhere and isn't just printed up in the basement?

Wait...but I thought...oh, never mind.

re: #192 ArmyWife

Good gravy. Does anyone in government understand that money comes from somewhere and isn't just printed up in the basement?

Be the first on your block to get one!

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re: #189 Walter L. Newton

And I get so much guff about my opinion that "there will be a civil war with in 20 years."

Bet on it.

We're long over-due.

re: #201 Wyatt Earp

Correct-Choose a new category!

re: #191 summergurl

ewww (somehow I stumbled into a sticky mess- trying to disengage from it) --

Maybe we should talk about dishes? lol

I use paper plates to hold up my Beef-O-Roni...I'm not much fun

re: #200 albusteve

these are the same ideological nit wits that criticized Bush for his war spending...what a bunch of morons...there is no trillion dollars...it doesnt exist

Sure it does, or it will after they print it.
It will only be worth 200 billion, though, in today's value.

re: #192 ArmyWife

No

re: #174 Pietr

That could result in a volcanic reaction here...

Only if you have a high silica content in the lava, like Vesuvius. Hawaiian "Shield" volcanoes have low silica lava, and so have peaceful, oozing eruptions.

(I'm not going to explain this one, at all.)

re: #180 Walter L. Newton

When the fuck is it going to stop?

U.S. governors seek $1 trillion federal assistance

"The Obama team has been very receptive in listening to us," said Gov. Jim Doyle of Wisconsin. He said "quite a number" of other governors back the initiative."

[Link: www.reuters.com...]

The Democrat's solution to the illegal immigration problem-make the Dollar worth less than the Peso and end all job creation in the USA so that every one is illegally sneaking back into Mexico looking for work. Americans soon to be doing the jobs Mexicans won't

re: #204 Soona'

We're long over-due.

I learned how to eat cactus...I'm ready

re: #199 CapeCoddah

He better not. My mastiff dislikes liberals. He always barks at the dem ex Lt. Gov. next door. That and the giant dust bunny herds. (and maybe the coyote bat beside the door...)

Coyote bat?

re: #196 Pietr

No Taxation, without Representation...seems I remember that started this little Republic on it's way, Walter!

I'm not looking to see anyone in the streets with weapons, killing or hurting anyone, but, I hear it out here. And I do not hang around a bunch of hicks, I hear it from everyday business men and women.

And I don't just hear it from conservatives. There are liberals starting to get the message. You know why? Because they see so much of this money going to BIG BUSINESS and the evil money cult (TM TFK).

They are getting pissed because it's not going to them and their little programs.

re: #198 Wishing

All my cupboards are full, if I bring one more thing in there the shelves will revolt.

Though I NEEDED the quesadilla maker, they go so well with margaritas.

re: #213 Walter L. Newton

I'm not looking to see anyone in the streets with weapons, killing or hurting anyone, but, I hear it out here. And I do not hang around a bunch of hicks, I hear it from everyday business men and women.

And I don't just hear it from conservatives. There are liberals starting to get the message. You know why? Because they see so much of this money going to BIG BUSINESS and the evil money cult (TM TFK).

They are getting pissed because it's not going to them and their little programs.

Let's start by throwing Mr. T into Boston Harbor!

re: #208 summergurl

No

Reminds me of that Lay's Potato chip commercial where they said go ahead and eat some..We'll make more..
Go ahead and spend the money..We'll make more

re: #212 Soona'

Coyote bat?

Like a baseball bat, only without the baseball.

*sheesh. And I don't even live on the Cape.*

re: #210 Neo Con since 9-11

The Democrat's solution to the illegal immigration problem-make the Dollar worth less than the Peso and end all job creation in the USA so that every one is illegally sneaking back into Mexico looking for work. Americans soon to be doing the jobs Mexicans won't

Shooting drug runners?
I'm up for it.

re: #212 Soona'

Coyote bat?

Cowboys moving huge herds of Dust bunnies up the trail to Dodge City from Texas.

re: #210 Neo Con since 9-11

The Democrat's solution to the illegal immigration problem-make the Dollar worth less than the Peso and end all job creation in the USA so that every one is illegally sneaking back into Mexico looking for work. Americans soon to be doing the jobs Mexicans won't

Get off it, this is not just the democrats. Maybe you missed the tons of money that the current administration has been pissing out of DC like it was water?

re: #219 Dustyvet

Cowboys moving huge herds of Dust bunnies up the trail to Dodge City from Texas.

Did someone say Dodge City?

re: #209 NelsFree

Only if you have a high silica content in the lava, like Vesuvius. Hawaiian "Shield" volcanoes have low silica lava, and so have peaceful, oozing eruptions.

(I'm not going to explain this one, at all.)

re: #201 Wyatt Earp

What is "Things Monica Lewinsky would say?"

Do I even have to make a comment to connect your "slow oozing" to Wyatts' post...:>) :>) :>)

re: #201 Wyatt Earp

What is "Things Monica Lewinsky would say?"

Or "(gulp)"
/

re: #213 Walter L. Newton

I'm not looking to see anyone in the streets with weapons, killing or hurting anyone, but, I hear it out here. And I do not hang around a bunch of hicks, I hear it from everyday business men and women.

And I don't just hear it from conservatives. There are liberals starting to get the message. You know why? Because they see so much of this money going to BIG BUSINESS and the evil money cult (TM TFK).

They are getting pissed because it's not going to them and their little programs.

hustle down I-25 before they close it...we'll make a stand out on the mesas...dont forget that damned bird either...we'll be safe down here and that's the truth Walter...can you cook cactus?

re: #221 Wyatt Earp

Did someone say Dodge City?

Yeah and we having Tombstone Pizza for supper...:)

re: #167 CapeCoddah

Too much dog hair for rugs. Plus, we love hardwood. We have the staircase carpeted with a runner, and just that is a nightmare of fur daily.

I've found that the hardwood works very well, and I just have to vacuum pretty much every other day to keep the area rugs less than furry.

re: #80 albusteve

whats a pot filler?

Something that allows one to fill a pot.

re: #223 Soona'

Or "(gulp)"
/

Or "Mmmph! Mmm! Mphhh!" Heh.

re: #216 HoosierHoops

Reminds me of that Lay's Potato chip commercial where they said go ahead and eat some..We'll make more..
Go ahead and spend the money..We'll make more

That is what is worrisome - we start bailing out anybody and everybody and that's the mentality we create.

Oh wait.

Too late.

re: #220 Walter L. Newton

Get off it, this is not just the democrats. Maybe you missed the tons of money that the current administration has been pissing out of DC like it was water?

It's our current government. We are a one party system masquerading as a two party system. Washington is completely broken as are most state governments. If you need anymore proof, just try saying Senator Al Franken.

re: #221 Wyatt Earp

Did someone say Dodge City?

Hey Wyatt.. I'm one of those few rare people that got robbed in your fair city..

re: #214 summergurl

All my cupboards are full, if I bring one more thing in there the shelves will revolt.

Though I NEEDED the quesadilla maker, they go so well with margaritas.

I unclutter regularly, but still there is NO room in my pantry!

re: #220 Walter L. Newton

Get off it, this is not just the democrats. Maybe you missed the tons of money that the current administration has been pissing out of DC like it was water?

How do you expect anyone to realize the worth of something when they've never sweated or bleed to aquire it? It's just numbers, it doesn't represent anyone's time or effort, much less sacrifice.

re: #231 HoosierHoops

Hey Wyatt.. I'm one of those few rare people that got robbed in your fair city..

I was off that day!

re: #227 solomonpanting

Something that allows one to fill a pot.

those are actually pretty cool...I wish I had a need for one but I dont

Although this is an open thread, this is something I'm pretty much closed to.

Breastfeeding a six-year-old

It reminds me of the novel Song of Solomon. The mother breastfed a kid that was tall enough that his feet touched the floor when he was in position across his mother's lap to breast feed. I don't remember his age, but a guy looked in the window and saw him, so he got the nickname of Milkman, and it stayed with him his whole life.

I'm thinking Stinky needs some new *WHACK* tools...

- a food fight could result in a thread closing for 15 minutes (or whatever time seems appropriate to the food being flung by the preschoolers) just to break up the fisticuffs

- a grumpy person could be put in timeout for 15 minutes (or whatever (I'm missing some folks not here))

- more?

re: #219 Dustyvet

Cowboys moving huge herds of Dust bunnies up the trail to Dodge City from Texas.

Oh.

re: #227 solomonpanting

Something that allows one to fill a pot.

ZOIKS! $800?

re: #212 Soona'

Coyote bat?

The coyote bat is a 20oz or so aluminum T-Ball bat that we keep by the door when the dogs are outside at night. We have cranberry bogs behind the house that are home to all kinds of creatures, including coyotes, who love to snack on pets and will attack small children at times. The coyote bat is is a handy weapon to keep by the door for all manners of issues. Besides, this is Massachusetts, we cannot shoot the coyotes.

re: #15 Captain Amercia

OPERATION VALKYRIE

First off I haven’t been paying any attention to the talk surrounding this movie. I’m a history buff not a big Tom Cruise fan. So when I decided to go check out Valkyrie today it was to be entertained. And entertained I was. Me and Fireboat John caught the latest from Cruise (Wyatt couldn’t get away) at a matinée. The theater was crowded so the buzz behind the film must be pretty good.

Cruise is compelling as Colonel Stauffenberg. The movie was riveting even though you know the outcome going in. I was on the edge of my seat a few times. I’m pretty sure the audience liked it. When it was over we were joking around and I made a crack about “everyone in this theater is now under arrest” it was met with laughter, but NERVOUS laughter.

Read the Rest: FIRST IN

Great review. My cousin and I have both thought about the question you posed. Truth to tell, neither of us could see how we would have done what Stauffenberg did. Given my own knowledge of my personality, had I been lived in Germany at that time, I would have almost certainly been a committed Nazi. I don't say that to offend, but rather to note how I would have reacted given the circumstances and what i would have known at the time.

There but for the grace of God...

re: #238 Soona'

Oh.

re: #217 razorbacker

Like a baseball bat, only without the baseball.

*sheesh. And I don't even live on the Cape.*

LOL, Ding!

re: #240 CapeCoddah

The coyote bat is a 20oz or so aluminum T-Ball bat that we keep by the door when the dogs are outside at night. We have cranberry bogs behind the house that are home to all kinds of creatures, including coyotes, who love to snack on pets and will attack small children at times. The coyote bat is is a handy weapon to keep by the door for all manners of issues. Besides, this is Massachusetts, we cannot shoot the coyotes.

whats it's muzzle velocity?...

re: #234 Wyatt Earp

I was off that day!

I'll have to tell you the story..Part of it is side splitting funny...Only could happen to me

re: #224 albusteve

hustle down I-25 before they close it...we'll make a stand out on the mesas...dont forget that damned bird either...we'll be safe down here and that's the truth Walter...can you cook cactus?

Every one that knows me know what I will do next. And it's similar to your suggestion. I will take the last 3-4 thousand in my bank account (that's all I own to my name at any given time) and I will buy a one way ticket to Europe and get lost there for a while.

If I manage to come up with some work, fine. If they catch up with me, it's their nickel, ship me home.

Otherwise, all I need is a few memory sticks, and I got my whole career (writing and/or programming) in my pocket.

I'm very much of a loner when I need to be. The last 30 years, I've had a lot of domestication, but I can become a "Dean Moriarity" in a moments notice.

re: #230 Jetpilot1101

It's our current government. We are a one party system masquerading as a two party system. Washington is completely broken as are most state governments. If you need anymore proof, just try saying Senator Al Franken.

oh shit...I've been out of the net for a week or so. Don't tell me Franken won...

re: #247 LGoPs

Hasn't been called yet.

re: #195 bosforus

Tech question about the iPhone and gis/gps:
So I'm considering getting an iPhone but I have yet to resolve a concern. Have any applications been developed for it that allow for gis functionality such that ESRI shape files can be created while using the iPhone. Since the iPhone has gps, seems that integrating that into a gis application would be a great next step. I've found the application Quantum GIS at the iPhone app store but I think that only allows a user to display and edit gis data and not create maps. Anyone know?

Never mind, dug a little deeper into Quantum GIS and found that it does exactly what I was looking for. Coolness.

re: #244 albusteve

whats it's muzzle velocity?...

Or Hanoi John Kerry...:)

re: #248 ArmyWife

Hasn't been called yet.

But it doesn't look good.

re: #251 Wyatt Earp

Agreed. Thank you, ACORN.

re: #230 Jetpilot1101

It's our current government. We are a one party system masquerading as a two party system. Washington is completely broken as are most state governments. If you need anymore proof, just try saying Senator Al Franken.

Truer words were never spoken. We have a plutocracy at the top running things and the politicians themselves are running a kleptocracy.

re: #236 Silvergirl

Although this is an open thread, this is something I'm pretty much closed to.

Breastfeeding a six-year-old

It reminds me of the novel Song of Solomon. The mother breastfed a kid that was tall enough that his feet touched the floor when he was in position across his mother's lap to breast feed. I don't remember his age, but a guy looked in the window and saw him, so he got the nickname of Milkman, and it stayed with him his whole life.

That's the same story my first wife told me. :D

Chicken Parmesan, zucchini fried with garlic and Angelhair pasta lightly tossed with zippy tomato sauce for dinner.

BBL.

*tummy grumble*

:D

Hey y'all - how is everyone doing tonight?