Happy Valentine's Day!

Nice!

Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
Reid is a liar
Pelosi is too

Happy Valentines day to the women of LGF

In the Magic Kingdom, you'd be flogged for showing anything red today.

Roses are red,
Sharmuta is blue
and wishes Happy Valentine's
to all of you.

Is that a Mr. Lincoln rose?

Here;s an irony:

My EH used to send me beautiful arrangements to my class on Valentine's Day, This Valentine's Day I wrote the explanation for the Mediator why I believe he should not be awarded joint custody of our kids. It's really sad how he's changed.

re: #8 goddessoftheclassroom

I'd be sending you Roses, Goddess.....

Happy VD everyone! heheheh

re: #9 WhiteRasta

I'd be sending you Roses, Goddess.....

{WhiteRasta}
You are so sweet!

re: #7 midwestgak

I have about a dozen Mr Lincoln roses around my yard. I love them.

Better hide that rose before Congress decides to put a special tax on it.

Jihadists celebrating Victoria fires; taking joy in the scenes

JIHADISTS are celebrating the worst tragedy in Victoria's history.

Terror watchdogs said fundamentalists had blogged on websites across the globe, applauding the lives lost and destruction in the Victoria fires.

Senior analyst at SITE Intelligence Group Adam Raisman said they were posting pictures of burnt homes and devastated victims and "taking joy in the scenes", the Sunday Herald Sun reports.

One jihadist wrote: "It would be an act of revenge for Australian's participation in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq."

/coincidence?

re: #7 midwestgak

Is that a Mr. Lincoln rose?

Not any more, it's an Obama Rose.
/////

re: #14 Killian Bundy

Jihadists celebrating Victoria fires; taking joy in the scenes

/coincidence?

Charles, that is lovely!

I hope those are going to someone equally lovely in heart and mind!

re: #14 Killian Bundy

I don't believe in coincidence. I put nothing past the enemy.

re: #12 Killgore Trout

I have about a dozen Mr Lincoln roses around my yard. I love them.

It is my favorite red rose. It's shape and color and perfume is like no other. IMO

Something else "Red"

re: #14 Killian Bundy

I remember those same barbarians dancing in the street on 9/11.

re: #12 Killgore Trout

I have about a dozen Mr Lincoln roses around my yard. I love them.

I don't have those, but I have got a particularly lovely tea rose in dark, dark red.

Very cool pic, Charles.

Ever get the feeling that Planned Parenthood doesn't want you to know what Margaret Sanger was really like?

Margaret Sanger, whose American Birth Control League became Planned Parenthood, was the founding mother of the birth-control movement. She is today considered a liberal saint, a founder of modern feminism, and one of the leading lights of the Progressive pantheon. Gloria Feldt of Planned Parenthood proclaims, “I stand by Margaret Sanger’s side,” leading “the organization that carries on Sanger’s legacy.” Planned Parenthood’s first black president, Faye Wattleton — Ms. magazine’s “Woman of the Year” in 1989 — said that she was “proud” to be “walking in the footsteps of Margaret Sanger.” Planned Parenthood gives out annual Maggie Awards to individuals and organizations who advance Sanger’s cause. Recipients are a Who’s Who of liberal icons, from the novelist John Irving to the producers of NBC’s West Wing. What Sanger’s liberal admirers are eager to downplay is that she was a thoroughgoing racist who subscribed completely to the views of E. A. Ross and other “raceologists.” Indeed, she made many of them seem tame.

Want some specifics?

A fair-minded person cannot read Sanger’s books, articles, and pamphlets today without finding similarities not only to Nazi eugenics but to the dark dystopias of the feminist imagination found in such allegories as Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale. As editor of The Birth Control Review, Sanger regularly published the sort of hard racists we normally associate with Goebbels or Himmler. Indeed, after she resigned as editor, The Birth Control Review ran articles by people who worked for Goebbels and Himmler. For example, when the Nazi eugenics program was first getting wide attention, The Birth Control Review was quick to cast the Nazis in a positive light, giving over its pages for an article titled “Eugenic Sterilization: An Urgent Need,” by Ernst Rüdin, Hitler’s director of sterilization and a founder of the Nazi Society for Racial Hygiene. In 1926 Sanger proudly gave a speech to a KKK rally in Silver Lake, New Jersey.

Such a nice person, don't'cha think?

/

re: #14 Killian Bundy

Jihadists celebrating Victoria fires; taking joy in the scenes

/coincidence?

I figured that sooner or later Jihadists where going to have something to say about the fires.

RoP...

/

*spit*

Love these macro shots, by the way.

Beautiful Charles.

Gotta love technology - a few years back only pro photogs with special gear could take photos like this, and you only saw them in high-gloss expensive magazines.

re: #14 Killian Bundy

Jihadists celebrating Victoria fires; taking joy in the scenes

/coincidence?

That's not even news any more; it's what they always do.

The Heart nebula for valentines day.

"A wed wose, how womantic."
Lili Von Shtupp

I have to admit, I staged this photo.

I sprayed a little water on the flower before taking the shot.

Gasp! Fauxtography!

re: #27 Charles

It's still bloody depressing.

re: #29 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

"A wed wose, how womantic."
Lili Von Shtupp

Ahh, Madeline Kahn!

re: #30 Charles

Oh, I forgot - Happy Valentine's Day!

I'm hoping for a new box of .45 hollow points. What are you hoping for?

re: #20 Bloodnok

Something else "Red"

Wanna see something else red? Click my avatar.

re: #14 Killian Bundy

But so far it looks like that these Jihadis weren't responsible. Why would they take responsibility and gloat over something that they didn't do?

re: #34 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Wanna see something else red? Click my avatar.

Speaking of which - What do you think Chris Matthews gave Barry this year?

re: #30 Charles

Charles, do you want to work for Reuters?....... (kidding)

re: #28 DEZes

Very appropriate!

It's even got an arrow through the heart - with a little creative gazing, anyway.

re: #30 Charles

I have to admit, I staged this photo.

I sprayed a little water on the flower before taking the shot.

Gasp! Fauxtography!

I disagree: you're not trying to pass it off as anything other than it is. Plus, it's not as if you're blaming American troops or Israel for the droplets.

re: #12 Killgore Trout

I have about a dozen Mr Lincoln roses around my yard. I love them.

My big sis is a rose nut. Lives near the Oakland Rose Garden [Link: oaklandliving.wordpress.com...]

She is into Chrysler Imperials [Link: www.roseinfo.com...]

One can smell her front yard when passing by.

re: #30 Charles

I have to admit, I staged this photo.

I sprayed a little water on the flower before taking the shot.

Gasp! Fauxtography!

Cheatah! Frodoolent!

//

re: #12 Killgore Trout

I only have one Mr. Lincoln rose bush, but it's my favorite.

re: #16 Killian Bundy

I wondered about that possibility not long after 9-11.

re: #30 Charles

I sprayed a little water on the flower before taking the shot.

!

Globular Clusters!

Charles, that rose is just lovely! Thank you for posting such a beautiful picture!

re: #36 Guanxi88

Speaking of which - What do you think Chris Matthews gave Barry this year?

There are ladies present. I will refrain from answering.

re: #40 Bobibutu

Oooh!

Does she have an opinion on the San Jose Rose Gardens? My Male and I walked through it last spring, and it was glorious.

re: #41 Thanos

Cheatah! Frodoolent!

//

Wait a min... make that "Fraudewlent!"

I'm not seeing any globular clusters

re: #46 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Thanks.

re: #46 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

There are ladies present. I will refrain from answering.

I thought Barry did that to himself. Smug b*stard, he probably wouldn't think anyone else worthy of the honor.

re: #34 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Wanna see something else red? Click my avatar.

Ha! I'd ask you to click mine, but I don't want to start another "finger-fight" like you have with Sharm! /

re: #48 Thanos

Wait a min... make that "Fraudewlent!"

How about "Fwaudewlent!"?

re: #30 Charles

I have to admit, I staged this photo.

I sprayed a little water on the flower before taking the shot.

Gasp! Fauxtography!

Okay, fess up!
Do you own a green helmet?
///// ;-P

re: #36 Guanxi88

Speaking of which - What do you think Chris Matthews gave Barry this year?

It went from a tingling in the leg to a pounding sensation in the hinder.

re: #49 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

I'm not seeing any globular clusters

How about now

Roses are red...

re: #27 Charles

That's not even news any more; it's what they always do.

/could be nothing, but they still refuse to release any information about the suspect they've arrested "for his own safety" and "security reasons"

Beautiful Valentine Day photo!

re: #52 Bloodnok

Cool! Hey Sharm! Click nok's avatar! Heh.

re: #53 Dianna

How about "Fwaudewlent!"?

How Barney Frankesque!

Ah, Valentines Day. I shall be observing it by perusing the latest draft of divorce papers drawn up by the soon-to-be-ex Mrs. Beast's lawyer.

A short, but appropriate instrumental from Sir Paul:

re: #34 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

LMAO at your Avatar

Saint Valentine

Historian Jack Oruch has made the case that the traditions associated with "Valentine's Day", documented in Geoffrey Chaucer's Parliament of Foules and set in the fictional context of an old tradition, had no such tradition before Chaucer. He argues that the speculative explanation of sentimental customs, posing as historical fact, had their origins among 18th-century antiquaries, notably Alban Butler, the author of Butler's Lives of Saints, and have been perpetuated even by respectable modern scholars. In the French 14th-century manuscript illumination from a Vies des Saints (illustration above), Saint Valentine, bishop of Terni, oversees the construction of his basilica at Terni; there is no suggestion here yet that the bishop was a patron of lovers.

Just for all you V-day skeptics....

re: #62 USBeast

Cheers, Beast!

re: #35 Crux Australis

But so far it looks like that these Jihadis weren't responsible. Why would they take responsibility and gloat over something that they didn't do?

/lots of dead kuffar?

Nice shot. I'd have gone for a smaller aperture (less contrast, meatier texture), but what the hell, it's all a matter of personal taste. Nice shot.

Banned in Saudi Arabia, of course. Until after St. Valentine's Day...lest the faith fails, and the sky falls.

Nice shot.

Thank you for the stunning photo of a red rose.
Wishing all of you a delightful hearts' day.

Good thing Saudi Arabia bans the Red Roses.

That gives them much more time to continue to maintain their status as the world's top importer of internet porn

re: #8 goddessoftheclassroom

Here;s an irony:

My EH used to send me beautiful arrangements to my class on Valentine's Day, This Valentine's Day I wrote the explanation for the Mediator why I believe he should not be awarded joint custody of our kids. It's really sad how he's changed.

He did not "change".
He preferred form over substance.
And probably still does.

My husband sometimes remembers to send me flowers; sometimes not.

I might occasionally wish for a little more romance; but I'm so overwhelmed with all the other good things about him, I can't let the little things get to me.

re: #47 Dianna

Oooh!

Does she have an opinion on the San Jose Rose Gardens? My Male and I walked through it last spring, and it was glorious.

She used to visit a lot of them in the BA. Loves them all.

She goes to some gardening gig in SJ every spring. Beyond my pay-grade.

Berkeley has a great Rose Garden - have you done the Botanical in Tilden?

re: #66 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Cheers, Beast!

Yeah, I guess...

re: #14 Killian Bundy

Jihadists celebrating Victoria fires; taking joy in the scenes

/coincidence?

OK, I was going to just enjoy the rose (and try to get my "n" back), but since you went there, yes, arson has long been a tool of war. There was also much speculation as to the causes of last years wild fires in Spain & on our west coast. I don't know what caused em, but I know that being allowed to clean up dead brush helps protect against em.

re: #70 Shug

Is that true?

re: #62 USBeast

Ow.

I'm sorry.

Here, have some chocolate....

re: #73 USBeast

Two choices... Laugh or Cry.

Make that four... Drink and Laugh or Drink and Cry.

re: #30 Charles

I have to admit, I staged this photo.

I sprayed a little water on the flower before taking the shot.

Gasp! Fauxtography!

You are forgiven! A bit of a spritzing to enhance such beauty, especially on Valentine's Day, is hardly even a venial sin. :)

re: #40 Bobibutu

Mister Lincoln rose bush

The second picture doesn't even come close to Charles' photo and the photographer admits it's hard one to take.

Beautiful shot even with the water spray.

re: #70 Shug

Good thing Saudi Arabia bans the Red Roses.

That gives them much more time to continue to maintain their status as the world's top importer of internet porn

I guess this is the wrong time to bring up St. Catherine of Sienna, whose major complaint in life was that she would be denied the "Red Rose of Martyrdom"?

re: #75 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Is that true?

I remember seeing that they downloaded more porn than any other country.

No doubt a Zionist rumor
/

re: #62 USBeast

Ah, Valentines Day. I shall be observing it by perusing the latest draft of divorce papers drawn up by the soon-to-be-ex Mrs. Beast's lawyer.

{USBeast}

You sound as though you're ok with this situations--I truly hope you are. I'm in the midst of a very painful divorce, so I'm on the other end of the emotional spectrum. All will be well in the end.

Sorry ,, OT ,, but ,,

LIZARD HELP/ ADVICE NEEDED!

Whats the best Over The Counter releif for lower back muscle tightness/ ache?
I'm about to climb into my garden tub for a whirlpool, but after that I have to head into work and want some meds!

re: #78 Empire1

You are forgiven! A bit of a spritzing to enhance such beauty, especially on Valentine's Day, is hardly even a venial sin. :)

I think all of us Lizard Roses look better with a little spritz of something.
(Just not paintballs!)

re: #70 Shug

Good thing Saudi Arabia bans the Red Roses.

That gives them much more time to continue to maintain their status as the world's top importer of internet porn

Are they really?

re: #76 Dianna

Ow.

I'm sorry.

Here, have some chocolate....

Thank you, Dianna. If you don't mind I'll save it for dessert. I haven't had dinner yet. I'm still working on cocktails. As my father said: "Never eat on an empty stomach."

re: #70 Shug

Good thing Saudi Arabia bans the Red Roses.

That gives them much more time to continue to maintain their status as the world's top importer of internet porn

Ah, The Wild Kingdom.

re: #8 goddessoftheclassroom

You are in my thoughts, {goddess}. May the kids stay with you.

And of course a million roses to of lizard ladies.

re: #84 sattv4u2

Sorry ,, OT ,, but ,,

LIZARD HELP/ ADVICE NEEDED!

Whats the best Over The Counter releif for lower back muscle tightness/ ache?
I'm about to climb into my garden tub for a whirlpool, but after that I have to head into work and want some meds!

Ibuprofen, probably.

Your best relief would be do to some exercises to loosen up those muscles.

re: #84 sattv4u2

Believe it or not...Midol works well for me. (Doesn't help with the bloating tho.)

re: #70 Shug

Good thing Saudi Arabia bans the Red Roses.

That gives them much more time to continue to maintain their status as the world's top importer of internet porn

Does that include animal porn, particularly with goats and camels?

re: #87 USBeast

Thank you, Dianna. If you don't mind I'll save it for dessert. I haven't had dinner yet. I'm still working on cocktails. As my father said: "Never eat on an empty stomach."

Same trai of thought that has me take a nap before going to bed for the night!

re: #72 Bobibutu

She used to visit a lot of them in the BA. Loves them all.

She goes to some gardening gig in SJ every spring. Beyond my pay-grade.

Berkeley has a great Rose Garden - have you done the Botanical in Tilden?

No - sorry. I'm one of those people whose major interest in botany is singing the final song from Bye-Bye Birdie.

I was never crazy for flowers,
I confess that nothing left me colder.
I could watch a daisy for hours,
And all I'd feel was several hours older.
But now I love each blossom that I see!
For a lovely little Rose loves me.

re: #79 midwestgak

Mister Lincoln rose bush

The second picture doesn't even come close to Charles' photo and the photographer admits it's hard one to take.

Thank you - and forwarded to my sis.

re: #84 sattv4u2

Sorry ,, OT ,, but ,,

LIZARD HELP/ ADVICE NEEDED!

Whats the best Over The Counter releif for lower back muscle tightness/ ache?
I'm about to climb into my garden tub for a whirlpool, but after that I have to head into work and want some meds!

Naproxen is good
A full 800 mg of Ibuprofen is good...that is the perscription dose and will not kill you.
A hot soak with Epsom salts is good too.

I hope all the males remembered their female on Valentine's Day. Increases the chance they will remember the males next month.

re: #84 sattv4u2

Sorry ,, OT ,, but ,,

LIZARD HELP/ ADVICE NEEDED!

Whats the best Over The Counter releif for lower back muscle tightness/ ache?
I'm about to climb into my garden tub for a whirlpool, but after that I have to head into work and want some meds!

Motrin and a heating pad.
Only the Motrin should be taken internally...

re: #62 USBeast

Better Off Without a Wife

Hang in there.

Happy Valentine's Day!

re: #84 sattv4u2

OTC? Ibuprofen. (I am in the biz)

re: #96 songbird

Naproxen is good
A full 800 mg of Ibuprofen is good...that is the perscription dose and will not kill you.
A hot soak with Epsom salts is good too.

Is that soemthing thats available over the counter? I'll stop at a pharmacy on the way to work

re: #97 Aviator

huh?

re: #97 Aviator

I hope all the males remembered their female on Valentine's Day. Increases the chance they will remember the males next month.

heh heh

re: #101 brookly red

OTC? Ibuprofen. (I am in the biz)

Just as strong mils as I can find OTC?

re: #89 callahan23

You are in my thoughts, {goddess}. May the kids stay with you.

And of course a million roses to of lizard ladies.

Thank you so much.

Just to clarify: he's petitioning for joint legal custody; he's not asking for physical custody. This would give him the right to veto any decisions.

re: #102 sattv4u2

Is that soemthing thats available over the counter? I'll stop at a pharmacy on the way to work

Yes, you can get all this at wal mart or any pharmacy. Don't mix the naproxin and ibuprofen!

and THANKS ALL. This is why I love this place

re: #91 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Believe it or not...Midol works well for me. (Doesn't help with the bloating tho.)

Does, too!

How did women survive prior to Midol?

re: #84 sattv4u2

Sorry ,, OT ,, but ,,

LIZARD HELP/ ADVICE NEEDED!

Whats the best Over The Counter releif for lower back muscle tightness/ ache?
I'm about to climb into my garden tub for a whirlpool, but after that I have to head into work and want some meds!

Short term - Advil worked for me - serious back injury - I could function with it.

re: #102 sattv4u2

Is that soemthing thats available over the counter? I'll stop at a pharmacy on the way to work

alleve is naproxen

if you can't take or get Mortin 800 mg, just take 4 200 mg tabs.

personally I find 400-600 mg Mortin is plenty

I saw the title 'Something Red' and thought it would be another thread about a Democrat. Oh well. Happy Valentine's Day then.

re: #103 Afrocity

huh?

March 14

re: #71 reine.de.tout

He did not "change".
He preferred form over substance.
And probably still does.

My husband sometimes remembers to send me flowers; sometimes not.

I might ocasionally wish for a little more romance; but I'm so overwhelmed with all the other good things about him, I can't let the little things get to me.

Best gift from from husband was birthday cards with Roses are red violetst are blue poems all over the place. Lost count after thirty. He passed away a year ago and will never be replaceed

re: #84 sattv4u2

Ohh, I wish I could give you a massage. There is this method that my yoga teacher taught me that is good for lower back pain. I start with warm lavender oil and heated stones.

re: #109 Dianna

Does, too!

How did women survive prior to Midol?

Queen Victoria is said to have enjoyed a popular herbal remedy.

re: #111 Shug

alleve is naproxen

if you can't take or get Mortin 800 mg, just take 4 200 mg tabs.

personally I find 400-600 mg Mortin is plenty

You mean Motrin (ibuprofen)?

re: #113 Aviator

That is so sexist.

re: #114 Cathypop

Best gift from from husband was birthday cards with Roses are red violetst are blue poems all over the place. Lost count after thirty. He passed away a year ago and will never be replaceed

{Cathypop}

Love never ends.

re: #112 Scion9

I saw the title 'Something Red' and thought it would be another thread about a Democrat. Oh well. Happy Valentine's Day then.

heh. My first reaction was communism. Showing my age.

re: #115 Afrocity

You. Are. Evil.

/

re: #115 Afrocity

Ohh, I wish I could give you a massage. There is this method that my yoga teacher taught me that is good for lower back pain. I start with warm lavender oil and heated stones.

Warm up the oils. If I leave right now I can be in Chicago within 12 hours!

re: #117 talon_262

You mean Motrin (ibuprofen)?

oops. I missed that typo.

yes, motrin

re: #98 goddessoftheclassroom

Motrin and a heating pad.
Only the Motrin should be taken internally...

Use some Tiger Balm on the muscles.

re: #114 Cathypop

Best gift from from husband was birthday cards with Roses are red violetst are blue poems all over the place. Lost count after thirty. He passed away a year ago and will never be replaceed

{cathypop}
So sorry for your loss.

re: #119 goddessoftheclassroom

{Cathypop}

Love never ends.

Thanks. Gotta go cry

I loves you Porgy - Nina Simone

re: #83 goddessoftheclassroom

{USBeast}

You sound as though you're ok with this situations--I truly hope you are. I'm in the midst of a very painful divorce, so I'm on the other end of the emotional spectrum. All will be well in the end.

Thank you, Goddess. Is there an un-painful divorce? I don't know. This was my first marriage. It would have been settled months ago were it not for the fact that my DD, after living with my soon-to-be-ex for a month decided that I was not the revolving SOB she had been led to believe I was and insisted on coming back to live with her dear old daddy. The dust has taken a while to settle.

re: #105 sattv4u2

Oh yeah, don't take any NASID w/alcohol... your liver won't forgive you.

re: #107 songbird

Yes, you can get all this at wal mart or any pharmacy. Don't mix the naproxin and ibuprofen!

And never, ever, ever mix tylenol and ibuprofen!

This message brought to you by your liver.

re: #106 goddessoftheclassroom

Thank you so much.

Just to clarify: he's petitioning for joint legal custody; he's not asking for physical custody. This would give him the right to veto any decisions.

Sounds evil to me. He wants all the heckling without the manual work.

re: #83 goddessoftheclassroom

All will be well in the end.

You are absolutely correct. It is better to be alone (which you will not be for long) than be with an immature, loathsome dirtbag.

re: #124 Dianna

Use some Tiger Balm on the muscles.

No way. Last time I tried to get some of that the tiger didnl't take to kindly to me trying to milk her!

re: #130 Dianna

And never, ever, ever mix tylenol and ibuprofen!

This message brought to you by your liver.

And don't mix either with alcohol.
This message also brought to you by your liver.

re: #129 brookly red

Oh yeah, don't take any NASID w/alcohol... your liver won't forgive you.

re: #130 Dianna

And never, ever, ever mix tylenol and ibuprofen!

This message brought to you by your liver.

We haven't been on speaking terms in decades!

re: #85 songbird

I think all of us Lizard Roses look better with a little spritz of something.
(Just not paintballs!)

LOL! Y'know, I think you're right at that.

re: #115 Afrocity

Ohh, I wish I could give you a massage. There is this method that my yoga teacher taught me that is good for lower back pain. I start with warm lavender oil and heated stones.

Um...that sounds altogether too seductive. Combined with your avatar, you're going to start getting offers that will make you blush!

If the spendulus bill was such an emergency that congress couldn't read it, and it passed last night how come BHO is going to wait until Tuesday to sign it into law?

re: #130 Dianna

And never, ever, ever mix tylenol and ibuprofen!

This message brought to you by your liver.

sigh, always the liver poops the party :)

re: #137 Dianna

Um...that sounds altogether too seductive. Combined with your avatar, you're going to start getting offers that will make you blush RICH!

Hey ,, I'm an old guy. My bak account is my best feature!

re: #135 sattv4u2

We haven't been on speaking terms in decades!

well you don't want an order of protection do you?

re: #138 Shug

If the spendulus bill was such an emergency that congress couldn't read it, and it passed last night how come BHO is going to wait until Tuesday to sign it into law?

someone has to finish writing it before he can sign it

// only partially sarc

re: #140 sattv4u2
What's a bak account?!

re: #138 Shug

If the spendulus bill was such an emergency that congress couldn't read it, and it passed last night how come BHO is going to wait until Tuesday to sign it into law?

He is busy planning the Stevie Wonder tribute. Got to have your priorities straight.

re: #140 sattv4u2

Hey ,, I'm an old guy. My bak BANK account is my best feature!

PIMF

re: #143 realwest

What's a bak account?!

Same as a Front account, only around the other side!

Actually only stopped by for a minute or two - wanted to thank Charles for the beautiful photo!
Thanks Charles!

re: #135 sattv4u2

We haven't been on speaking terms in decades!

A cool silence is all right. Outright assault, though...well.

Your liver can kill you just by sulking. So be careful.

re: #138 Shug

If the spendulus bill was such an emergency that congress couldn't read it, and it passed last night how come BHO is going to wait until Tuesday to sign it into law?

Because the government closes on the weekends and on Monday we celebrate the Presidency of Millard Fillmore.

Oh man I am wiped out. We went to Fogo de Chao as a Valentine's day treat. In the brochure we read it was described as a fine Brazilian style eatery, but instead it should have said "Meatery". Waiters running around with various types of roasted meats on skewers, all you can eat... it was ..... awesome. But now I am soooo sleepy.

re: #134 reine.de.tout

And don't mix either with alcohol.
This message also brought to you by your live.

Corrected. Since strong painkillers enhance the effect of alcohol to the n^th degree.

re: #138 Shug

If the spendulus bill was such an emergency that congress couldn't read it, and it passed last night how come BHO is going to wait until Tuesday to sign it into law?

Cuz He can? ? ?

re: #30 Charles

I have to admit, I staged this photo.

I sprayed a little water on the flower before taking the shot.

Gasp! Fauxtography!

old-fashioned guy, huh, you didn't photoshop it on?

Over on Facebook, one of my über-lib friends is having orgasms over Obama's post-plane-crash-in-upstate-NY statement that life is fragile and we should treasure every moment. "Finally, a president who thinks and communicates!"

Just pointed out to him that Bush was perfectly capable of the trite-but-true sound bite himself.

I mean, cripes, I voted for Obama and I don't see what's so special about this stuff.

And I'm reserving judgment until he actually accomplishes something, rather than just appointing a bunch of winners and losers and presiding over the $timulus bill, which we would have gotten in a different form even if McCain had won.

Yes, I voted for him. But I've never seen the point of the mania.

re: #134 reine.de.tout

Bought your cookbook :)

Out for the evening folks.

re: #138 Shug

If the spendulus bill was such an emergency that congress couldn't read it, and it passed last night how come BHO is going to wait until Tuesday to sign it into law?

In the faint hope that an adult will tell him what to do?

Charles, I've admired your pix for a while now but lately the macro shots are especially enjoyable. I'm sure you're already familiar with that of Opo Terser's jumping spiders. Simply delightful to see the world at the deep detail level.

re: #149 solomonpanting

Because the government closes on the weekends and on Monday we celebrate the Presidency of Millard Fillmore.

Millard or Mallard?

[Link: www.jewishworldreview.com...]

re: #121 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

You. Are. Evil.

/

Heated stones sound evil but they have healing properties along with the application of heat. Oil relaxes the tense muscles and the lavender has a calming effect. I heat a pot of chamomile tea and give a cup to the person before I start. There is a woman in my building that I have helped out. Back pain is debilitating and many cannot get chiropractors on med insurance.

re: #99 Killgore Trout

Better Off Without a Wife

[Video]

Hang in there.

First heard that song on the rooftop of a building across the street from Cook Count Hospital in Chicago back in '78. I was dating a pharm student.

"I like sleepin' until the break of noon, midnights howlin' at the moon..."

re: #142 sattv4u2

someone has to finish writing it before he can sign it

// only partially sarc

Good point. What's to stop behind-doors tinkering after the vote? There are already so many revisions, who would know?

re: #84 sattv4u2

NSAIDs. Aleve(2 tabs), or my preference, Ibuprofen (3-4 200mg. tabs). I'll send you a bill in the mail.

re: #115 Afrocity

I'll take you up on that massage offer. I got in some quality pool time at my downtown gym yesterday and then I walked home. But I overdid it slightly and am a bit sore

re: #154 Cato the Elder
Cato - I'm crushed, really. You voted FOR Obama? geez.

re: #130 Dianna

And never, ever, ever mix tylenol and ibuprofen!

This message brought to you by your liver.

Actually, that combo is OK.

re: #154 Cato the Elder

which we would have gotten in a different form even if McCain had won.

But if McCain had won we only would have wasted half-as-much-of-too-much-money not stimulating the economy!

/

re: #84 sattv4u2

Sorry ,, OT ,, but ,,

LIZARD HELP/ ADVICE NEEDED!

Whats the best Over The Counter releif for lower back muscle tightness/ ache?
I'm about to climb into my garden tub for a whirlpool, but after that I have to head into work and want some meds!

Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory.

re: #30 Charles

I have to admit, I staged this photo.

I sprayed a little water on the flower before taking the shot.

Gasp! Fauxtography!

A little misting just replicates the morning dew.

/I'm sure you didn't use any artificial coloring...
(LOL)

OK, for anyone who missed it earlier:

You won't want to miss the opportunity to purchase a full color print of Jaunte's commemorative illustration of the LGF lizard community! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll remember the drama, wit and troll-whacking pageantry that was LGF during the election year of 2008! And there's more! If you buy now, we'll throw in a free sham-wow and a free snuggie, the blanket with sleeves! Well, not really.

Click my nic to get to the link for the sale.

re: #137 Dianna

I thought Satty was a woman until I saw the reply.

Offer still stands but you owe me a sushi dinner in exchange.

I believe in holistic medicine so I try to help people out.

re: #162 M. Bensson-Levi

NSAIDs. Aleve(2 tabs), or my preference, Ibuprofen (3-4 200mg. tabs). I'll send you a bill in the mail.

I have a special filing cabinet for those bills. As a matter of fact, a big truck comes and picks them up every Wednesday along with recyclables!

re: #165 Aviator

Actually, that combo is OK.

Not according to a physical therapist I worked with.

But hey, I haven't checked the Physician's Desk Reference, so I could easily be wrong.

re: #159 Afrocity

Hey City. This "/" sign on LGF means sarcasm. What I was saying is it sounded wonderful and I don't have someone around willing to follow your prescription. Hence, you are evil.

/ (means) Not really evil, but actually very nice.

re: #144 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

He is busy planning the Stevie Wonder tribute. Got to have your priorities straight.

I would hope Stevie could serenade the Zero with this classic which is basically a biography of our 44th President.

re: #144 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

He is busy planning the Stevie Wonder tribute. Got to have your priorities straight.

please tell me that is a joke.

re: #162 M. Bensson-Levi

NSAIDs. Aleve(2 tabs), or my preference, Ibuprofen (3-4 200mg. tabs). I'll send you a bill in the mail.

Send it to Obama, He'll pay it.

re: #170 Afrocity

I thought Satty was a woman until I saw the reply.

Offer still stands but you owe me a sushi dinner in exchange.

I believe in holistic medicine so I try to help people out.

Nope ,,, been a guy for as long as I can remember!

(although there was that one night in that sailor bar down by the docks ,,,, but I digress!))

re: #171 sattv4u2
Hey, I'm late on this - how did you hurt your back?

re: #169 reine.de.tout

OK, for anyone who missed it earlier:

And there's more! If you buy now, we'll throw in a free sham-wow and a free snuggie, the blanket with sleeves! Well, not really.

Click my nic to get to the link for the sale.

{reine}. What, no night lights? ///

re: #115 Afrocity

Ohh, I wish I could give you a massage. There is this method that my yoga teacher taught me that is good for lower back pain. I start with warm lavender oil and heated stones.

Send me your address immediately!

Charles, I forgot to mention, the Spy feature is better than Twitter! A LOT of websites could learn a whole LOT from you. Your site just keeps getting better and better. Very good.

re: #177 screaming_eagle

Send it to Obama, He'll pay it.

With whose money?

re: #172 ploome hineni

why?

it tastes good

Well...I like the smell of cloves, and so on.

And given how much I tend to ache after martial arts, Tiger Balm is among the best friends I have ever had. That, and my jacuzzi tub, have kept me in reasonable condition.

re: #183 USBeast

With whose money?

YOURS

re: #163 chicagodudewhotrades

I'll take you up on that massage offer. I got in some quality pool time at my downtown gym yesterday and then I walked home. But I overdid it slightly and am a bit sore

yeah right!

re: #183 USBeast
Our grandkids money, silly!

re: #144 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

He is busy planning the Stevie Wonder tribute. Got to have your priorities straight.

Payback. Stevie campaigned for him all last summer - only it was called a "tour".

Not that I'm against a tribute to Stevie...but it does seem a little unnecessary at the moment considering that we're at death's door as a country, according to Obama himself.

re: #164 realwest

Yes, I did. Palin was the last straw for me.

There was a big fuss about it back in October. Lots of down-dings. Sigh.

I could have just not voted, but that doesn't sit right with me. And I live in a state that goes Democratic no matter who's the nominee. Could be Daffy Duck and he'd win. I voted for Bush in 2004 and it made no difference, and I voted for Obama last year and it made no difference.

That's what the no-viable-third-parties, winner-take-all Electoral College system ends up meaning for a lot of us.

re: #179 realwest

Hey, I'm late on this - how did you hurt your back?

No idea. woke up yesterday morning and it was a little tight. Came out of the shower and as I was drying bent over to reach and a shooting pain went across from hip to hip. On and off the rest of the day and today it loosens a little, then tightens back up

re: #170 Afrocity

I thought Satty was a woman until I saw the reply.

Offer still stands but you owe me a sushi dinner in exchange.

I believe in holistic medicine so I try to help people out.

You believe in extended heat, massage/accupressure and the actual properties of plants, by your earlier posts - holistic medicine is a bit different.

On the lighter side...

re: #189 Cato the Elder

Palin was the last straw for me.

But Biden was okay!?!?

re: #176 Afrocity

please tell me that is a joke.

It's not.

re: #189 Cato the Elder

T'was your right.

re: #178 sattv4u2 HEY! I don't know how you hurt your back or how intense the pain is, but stay away from booze!
And Aleve is good, so is Advil, but both can be rough on your stomach - if it still hurts a lot tomorrow or whenever you get off shift, seriously go see a doctor or one of those "Urgent Care" facilities.
And um, indelicate question here, but do y'all have trouble urinating?

re: #84 sattv4u2

Sorry ,, OT ,, but ,,

LIZARD HELP/ ADVICE NEEDED!

Whats the best Over The Counter releif for lower back muscle tightness/ ache?
I'm about to climb into my garden tub for a whirlpool, but after that I have to head into work and want some meds!

Others have given you advice about meds and heat and such. Just wanted to say that if it lasts more than two or three days without getting better, see a doctor. It could be something other than muscle. There are kidneys back there, too, for example.

re: #180 midwestgak

{reine}. What, no night lights? ///

We'll catch those on the next go-round.

re: #192 goddessoftheclassroom

On the lighter side...

I had no idea Groucho Marx had a cat.

re: #196 realwest

You're thinking kidney stones?

re: #185 screaming_eagle

YOURS

Mine!? I don't have any money!

Did someone say red? The color is banned by the Sowdies, and take a closer look to see why.

re: #184 Dianna

I love the smell of cloves. There is a store called LUSH that has handmade bath products and I adore the clove scented bath fizz balls. Light some candles, get a cold eye compress...and you have a spa at home!

re: #196 realwest

HEY! I don't know how you hurt your back or how intense the pain is, but stay away from booze!
And Aleve is good, so is Advil, but both can be rough on your stomach - if it still hurts a lot tomorrow or whenever you get off shift, seriously go see a doctor or one of those "Urgent Care" facilities.
And um, indelicate question here, but do y'all have trouble urinating?

My wife complains that I never lift the seat, but my aim is good, so ,, NO

re: #176 Afrocity

please tell me that is a joke.

Sadly no.

Obama plans event for Stevie Wonder

Motown legend Stevie Wonder, whose music provided part of President Barack Obama's campaign soundtrack, will perform a concert Feb. 25 in the East Room of the White House.

The President and First Lady Michelle Obama will present Wonder with the second annual Gershwin Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Library of Congress.

re: #173 Dianna

Not according to a physical therapist I worked with.

But hey, I haven't checked the Physician's Desk Reference, so I could easily be wrong.

It's ok if you space them apart and don't take either in amounts that exceed the dosage recommendations. You alternate one with the other, not both together at once, which allows you to take pain killers more frequently when you having extreme issues. Some hospitals will even do this for children when they are running high fevers.

re: #193 sattv4u2

Palin was the last straw for me.

But Biden was okay!?!?

Biden? Now my back hurts... it's kinda a stabbing pain where my wallet used to be that shoots across.

re: #193 sattv4u2

Palin was the last straw for me.

But Biden was okay!?!?

If Biden steps in for Obama, he'll have more experience than his former boss.

Palin was an insult to intelligent Americans, Dem or Repub. That's how I saw it. And if the GOP wants to guarantee eight years of Obama, they'll nominate her in 2012.

re: #197 Cato the Elder

Others have given you advice about meds and heat and such. Just wanted to say that if it lasts more than two or three days without getting better, see a doctor. It could be something other than muscle. There are kidneys back there, too, for example.

Not to mention that the first I knew about my prostate cancer was when my lower back started killing me - hospital ER thought kidney stones until they tested me.
sattv4u2 Very seriously, I'd go see a doctor even sooner than Cato recommended.

How many Americans will lose their jobs Today, Tomorrow and Monday because Emperor Zero fiddled till Tuesday instead of signing the "rescue" package......

Let's see 500,000,000 lost jobs a month without the rescue package
30 days in a month ( 28 this Month)
3/30 is 10%...(or this month 3/28 = 10.7%)
10.7% 0f 500,000,000

53,500,000 Americans will lose their Jobs over this !

/

Good night, dear Lizards. Take care.

re: #84 sattv4u2

ICE!

/Sorry if already suggested. I just saw your post.

I do the ice until the ice bothers me (10 minutes or so) and take a Bayer xtra-strength.

Hope you feel better.

re: #200 Dianna
Hi {Dianna} - yeah or something like that - see my 209 above. If the Aleve or Advil help and you don't have trouble urinating, it could still be a stressed or slipped disk - hie thee to a doctor sattv4u2!

re: #203 Afrocity

I love the smell of cloves. There is a store called LUSH that has handmade bath products and I adore the clove scented bath fizz balls. Light some candles, get a cold eye compress...and you have a spa at home!

I have a passion for unscented stuff. I'm hunting a bath oil that has no smell. So far, the best I've found is Neutrogena's very light sesame oil.

But clove oil is one of the best external muscle relaxants I've ever found. It will also reduce scar tissue, over time.

re: #210 Shug

How many Americans will lose their jobs Today, Tomorrow and Monday because Emperor Zero fiddled till Tuesday instead of signing the "rescue" package......

Let's see 500,000,000 lost jobs a month without the rescue package
30 days in a month ( 28 this Month)
3/30 is 10%...(or this month 3/28 = 10.7%)
10.7% 0f 500,000,000

53,500,000 Americans will lose their Jobs over this !

/

Well shit, since he is gonna be to late in signing it, I suggest he not sign it at all.

re: #133 sattv4u2

No way. Last time I tried to get some of that the tiger didnl't take to kindly to me trying to milk her!

Headed for work? Two words, Ben Gay.

/your coworkers will thank you

re: #208 Cato the Elder

If Biden steps in for Obama, he'll have more experience than his former boss.

Palin was an insult to intelligent Americans, Dem or Repub. That's how I saw it. And if the GOP wants to guarantee eight years of Obama, they'll nominate her in 2012.

Experience at what? The man has been a cipher in the Senate for 35+ years. His big thing is supposed to be foriegn policy. Look at his record. He has been on the wrong side of EVERY major policy

re: #191 Dianna

You are right. I call anything holistic that does take my "hole" paycheck to go to the doctor and involves herbal remedies and natural cures. I have drank warm lemon water to lose some pounds and it works.

re: #208 Cato the Elder

If Biden steps in for Obama, he'll have more experience than his former boss.

Palin was an insult to intelligent Americans, Dem or Repub. That's how I saw it. And if the GOP wants to guarantee eight years of Obama, they'll nominate her in 2012.

That seems inconsistent, Cato. Palin is an insult to intelligent Americans, but Joe Biden isn't? Joe Biden is a friggin' MORON, who likes to hear himself talk and doesn't know when to shut his mouth.

I honestly don't know how you can reconcile that so easily.

re: #177 screaming_eagle

Send it to Obama, He'll pay it.

I'm so sorry ... but low back pain does not qualify for treatment or relief under the new rule system.

/

re: #216 Killian Bundy

Headed for work? Two words, Ben Gay.

What has Ben Hur's sock puppet got to do with anything?

///

re: #204 sattv4u2
IF you have no problems urinating, and you don't feel feverish, then I'd say try Aleve or Advil (after eating something) in twice the strength they put on the stupid labels - every doctor I've seen for a sprained or pulled muscle has said exactly the same thing.
But I'd still see a doctor as soon as you can!

re: #216 Killian Bundy

Headed for work? Two words, Ben Gay.

/your coworkers will thank you

Thanks. Headed for my whirlpool, then off to work (after a stop at Wal Mart for some meds)

I'd rather have President Palin than President Obama , or President Biden.

re: #224 Shug

I'd rather have President Palin than President Obama , or President Biden.

or (shudder) President Pelosi

Pixies - Tame!

re: #220 Bobibutu

I'm so sorry ... but low back pain does not qualify for treatment or relief under the new rule system.

/

Well in that case ,your the one who is gonna have to tell satt that the US gov has decided to but him down.

re: #220 Bobibutu

I'm so sorry ... but low back pain does not qualify for treatment or relief under the new rule system.

/

Ugggh!

re: #225 sattv4u2

or (shudder) President P****i

If you ever say that again, I will never speak to you. EVER! YOU UNDERSTAND ME!

re: #220 Bobibutu

I'm so sorry ... but low back pain does not qualify for treatment or relief under the new rule system.

/

unless your low back pain is as a result of sitting on your ass all day, collecting welfare

re: #173 Dianna

Not according to a physical therapist I worked with.

But hey, I haven't checked the Physician's Desk Reference, so I could easily be wrong.

Aspirin and motrin is an issue. Motrin can be nephrotoxic (renal), Tylenol can be hepatotoxic (liver). An overdose of either is not good. Short term use together should not be a problem. Since they work by different pathways the anti inflammatory effect is additive.

re: #171 sattv4u2

LOL! I'm going to start using your system.

re: #224 Shug

I'd rather have President Palin than President Obama , or President Biden.

After we feel the full weight of "Porkulus" and all the rest of the economic central planning that Obama and his merry band of buffoons have planned for us, we'll all wish for President Carter.

/only mildly sarcastic

re: #219 capitalist piglet

That seems inconsistent, Cato. Palin is an insult to intelligent Americans, but Joe Biden isn't? Joe Biden is a friggin' MORON, who likes to hear himself talk and doesn't know when to shut his mouth.

I honestly don't know how you can reconcile that so easily.

The thing is, here in America, you get to pick your morons.

I've don't vote strict party line, and never will.

re: #229 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

If you ever say that again, I will never speak to you. EVER! YOU UNDERSTAND ME!

hey ,,, if I ever say that again.. I'LL never speak to me again either!

re: #213 realwest

Hi {Dianna} - yeah or something like that - see my 209 above. If the Aleve or Advil help and you don't have trouble urinating, it could still be a stressed or slipped disk - hie thee to a doctor sattv4u2!

This is what finally fixed my back problem of 23 years - I wouldn't let them do surgery.

[Link: www.prolotherapy.com...]

re: #219 capitalist piglet
Excuse me - how is it that Palin is an insult to Americans? Cause she didn't go to Harvard? She's been the Govenor of a State, a State where the voters gave her something like a 72% approval rating. She knows what it's like to formulate a budget (ya know, figure out how much money the State's gonna need and then figure out how to pay for it) twice now. Biden doesn't even do his own Senate office budget he has someone do it for him, turns in the expense vouchers and voila!

re: #138 Shug

If the spendulus bill was such an emergency that congress couldn't read it, and it passed last night how come BHO is going to wait until Tuesday to sign it into law?

Michelle: Hey, Baby, what are you doing?
Barack: Paying bills from our checking account.
Michelle: What about this $787 billion bill?
Barack: That's not coming from our account. That's coming out of a special "Sucker Interest Baring" account.
Michelle: What's that?
Barack: It's an account for bills crafted by special interests to be paid for by the people (suckers) who would universally condemn these bills if we were to bare all its details.

re: #192 goddessoftheclassroom

On the lighter side...

That cat has Groucho Marx eyebrows.

re: #214 Dianna

I have a passion for unscented stuff. I'm hunting a bath oil that has no smell. So far, the best I've found is Neutrogena's very light sesame oil.

But clove oil is one of the best external muscle relaxants I've ever found. It will also reduce scar tissue, over time.

Dianna,

Have you tried Nivea pure oil? I think it has no smell. If it does, it is light. It is a heavier oil than Neutrogena Seasame Oil which I use in a pinch- it is too light for me and my skins just soaks it up. The Nivea is better for me. Or Palmer's pure Cocoa Butter oil.

If you ever get a chance check out some stores in a AA neighborhood that sell hair goods. They have all sorts of oils from Africa. They also have shea butter oil, tea tree oil (very strong).

Well I'm outta here folks - dinner time! Hope I get the chance to see you all down the road later tonight!

re: #218 Afrocity

You are right. I call anything holistic that does take my "hole" paycheck to go to the doctor and involves herbal remedies and natural cures. I have drank warm lemon water to lose some pounds and it works.

Well, yes. Citrus is a diuretic.

There's a lot of herbal stuff that works. I'll use it for minor stuff, because - if you know what you're doing - it's cheap and reasonably effective.

But I use pharmaceuticals for anything serious, and strongly advocate visiting one's doctor.

Speaking of BIDEN

Seperated at birth !?!?!

[Link: www.sodahead.com...]

re: #227 screaming_eagle

Well in that case ,your the one who is gonna have to tell satt that the US gov has decided to but him down.

ROTFLMAO

re: #177 screaming_eagle

Send it to Obama, He'll pay it.

You don't understand Democrat economics. He'll have YOU pay it.

re: #238 solomonpanting

Michelle: Hey, Baby, what are you doing?
Barack: Paying bills from our checking account.
Michelle: What about this $787 billion bill?
Barack: That's not coming from our account. That's coming out of a special "Sucker Interest Baring" account.
Michelle: What's that?
Barack: It's an account for bills crafted by special interests to be paid for by the people (suckers) who would universally condemn these bills if we were to bare all its details.

the French used to have a word for universally condemn but it escapes me now...

re: #224 Shug

I'd rather have President Palin than President Obama , or President Biden.

Here! Here!

re: #247 Afrocity

Here! Here!

Where Where?

re: #237 realwest

Excuse me - how is it that Palin is an insult to Americans? Cause she didn't go to Harvard? She's been the Govenor of a State, a State where the voters gave her something like a 72% approval rating. She knows what it's like to formulate a budget (ya know, figure out how much money the State's gonna need and then figure out how to pay for it) twice now. Biden doesn't even do his own Senate office budget he has someone do it for him, turns in the expense vouchers and voila!

You understand of course that I didn't say she was, and I don't think she is.

Biden didn't know that FDR didn't get on television when the stock market crashed...but she's an insult to intelligent Americans? I have a lot of trouble with that myself.

re: #248 sattv4u2

Where Where?

I would whether have Palin than Biden or Obama.
EWWWWWWW how could anyone vote for him?

re: #98 goddessoftheclassroom

Motrin and a heating pad.
Only the Motrin should be taken internally...

Just barely missed a lawsuit...

re: #251 debutaunt

Just barely missed a lawsuit...

or a good time!

re: #245 M. Bensson-Levi

You don't understand Democrat economics. He'll have YOU pay it.