Overnight Jam: Greg Holden, “Save Yourself”

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322 comments
1 RealityBasedSteve  Apr 23, 2015 8:43:34pm

Good pick on the tune.

I’m outta here….. remember, don’t anger the Lizards…

2 Charles Johnson  Apr 23, 2015 8:44:50pm

LIZARDS RIPPED MY FLESH

3 Kragar  Apr 23, 2015 8:46:01pm

re: #2 Charles Johnson

LIZARDS RIPPED MY FLESH

RIZZZZ!

4 jaunte  Apr 23, 2015 8:47:31pm
5 Kragar  Apr 23, 2015 8:51:37pm
6 jaunte  Apr 23, 2015 8:52:10pm

The homeless man who works in the Senate

…while he takes enormous pride in serving the country’s public servants, he is not sure these public servants are returning the favor. For a week’s work at the Senate cafeteria — sweeping floors, mopping bathrooms, cleaning dishes, composting leftovers, transporting laundry — he says his take-home pay is about $360.
……………
…after Congress privatized its dining services, Gladden says, his new employer, Restaurant Associates, shrank the employee head count and worsened hours. Some days, when he got roped into special events, he says he clocked in at 10 a.m. and out at 3 a.m. (Restaurant Associates declined to comment on personnel matters for this column.)

7 electrotek  Apr 23, 2015 8:53:33pm

Shrieking harpy crying about receiving hate mail lol

8 Targetpractice  Apr 23, 2015 8:55:07pm

re: #5 Kragar

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We are a truly self-destructive species, aren’t we?

9 gwangung  Apr 23, 2015 8:55:28pm

re: #7 electrotek

Shrieking harpy crying about receiving hate mail lol

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As an Asian American, I echo the same thought.

In WWII, she would have been there, locking up Japanese Americans.

In the 19th Century, she would have been in the lynch mobs, killing Chinese Americans.

10 Kragar  Apr 23, 2015 9:02:47pm

re: #8 Targetpractice

11 jaunte  Apr 23, 2015 9:03:47pm

re: #10 Kragar

How the NRA started.

12 Kragar  Apr 23, 2015 9:05:26pm

re: #11 jaunte

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How the NRA started.

All the other boys will be envious when you get BIG DICK!

13 Kragar  Apr 23, 2015 9:06:20pm

BIG DICK is 23 inches long and made of iron!

14 goddamnedfrank  Apr 23, 2015 9:07:15pm

re: #10 Kragar

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What it actually was like to play with:

…

That’s century old disappointment you’re smelling.

15 jaunte  Apr 23, 2015 9:07:48pm

re: #12 Kragar

“Big Dick will be given to any boy sending six new yearly subscriptions…”

16 Kragar  Apr 23, 2015 9:09:26pm

re: #14 goddamnedfrank

What it actually was like to play with:

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That’s century old disappointment you’re smelling.

BIG DICK WAS A LIE!

17 ObserverArt  Apr 23, 2015 9:21:16pm

re: #2 Charles Johnson

LIZARDS RIPPED MY FLESH

You gave up on using weasels?

Just got back from a friends and read the new Sharyl Attkisson show thread.

This is like Roswell innit? The thing with the computers.

Is there like a Sharyl Attkisson museum attached to the Sharyl Attkisson Institute for Further Research on Government Computer Hackery?

This country. /

18 #FergusonFireside  Apr 23, 2015 9:21:33pm

San Diego - Passion Port

Night all!

19 jaunte  Apr 23, 2015 9:23:08pm
20 Kragar  Apr 23, 2015 9:27:45pm

re: #19 jaunte

21 ObserverArt  Apr 23, 2015 9:29:50pm

Wow…didn’t realize how late it has gotten. Gonna pay for that this morning. Later all. Here comes the weekend!

22 Targetpractice  Apr 23, 2015 9:31:19pm

re: #20 Kragar

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23 Higgs Boson's Mate  Apr 23, 2015 9:34:43pm

re: #20 Kragar

When a bottle just isn’t enough.

24 makeitstop  Apr 23, 2015 9:37:22pm

We just got home from seeing the Manic Street Preachers at Webster Hall in New York. It was easily one of the best shows I’ve ever seen, on the strength of their songs alone. They’re everything a good rock band ought to be.

…

26 BeachDem  Apr 23, 2015 9:41:14pm

Not yet published and already needing retractions/corrections. Yeah, glad the New York Times is boosting this asshat’s book.

On April 23, ABC News explained that their independent review of the source material used for Clinton Cash “uncovered errors in the book, including an instance where paid and unpaid speaking appearances were conflated…”

According to ABC, Schweizer “said the errors would be corrected.”

mediamatters.org

What’s that line about a lie traveling halfway around the world before the truth—oh fuck it.

27 TedStriker  Apr 23, 2015 9:47:02pm

re: #4 jaunte

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Hey, I used to put mercurochrome on cuts when I was growing up, pretty much through the early 90s.

28 TedStriker  Apr 23, 2015 9:50:01pm

re: #13 Kragar

BIG DICK is 23 inches long and made of iron!

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Takei’s “Oh my!” never gets old…

29 Mattand  Apr 23, 2015 9:58:10pm

re: #26 BeachDem

Not yet published and already needing retractions/corrections. Yeah, glad the New York Times is boosting this asshat’s book.

On April 23, ABC News explained that their independent review of the source material used for Clinton Cash “uncovered errors in the book, including an instance where paid and unpaid speaking appearances were conflated…”

According to ABC, Schweizer “said the errors would be corrected.”

mediamatters.org

What’s that line about a lie traveling halfway around the world before the truth—oh fuck it.

The NYT is all like: “Yeah, well, we knew there were major errors. We, ummmm were just waiting for the right moment to publish the story. Yeah, that’s it!”

The next time your crazy racist conservative relatives bleat about teh librul NY Times, remind them about this.

30 Mattand  Apr 23, 2015 10:05:28pm

Speaking of crazy racist conservatives:

Senate GOP Leaders Endorse Bill To Extend Obamacare Subsidies To 2017

Just so I’m clear: these guys want to fund Obamacare for the next 18-24 months. The same Obamacare they’re hoping the SCOTUS burns to the ground in June.

My takeaway is that they are being absolute cynical pricks and hedging their bets. The GOP knows if their one true god punishes them by granting them their wish, the resulting shitstorm of hundreds of thousands of their constituents losing healthcare will be catastrophic to the party.

Please help me understand this, as trying to think like a conservative politician has just severely damaged the part of my brain that generates my humanity.

31 BeachDem  Apr 23, 2015 10:06:00pm

re: #29 Mattand

The NYT is all like: “Yeah, well, we knew there were major errors. We, immmm were just waiting for the right moment to publish the story. Yeah, that’s it!”

The next time your crazy racist conservative relative bleat about teh librul NY Times, remind them about this.

The very first Clinton Rule, established by most of the original reporting into the Whitewater non-scandal, is that if you can blow enough smoke, you can say there’s fire.

esquire.com

32 BeachDem  Apr 23, 2015 10:07:32pm

Wealthy interests might use their wealth to “build friendly relations” with politicians? In 2015? Has anyone told Anthony Kennedy? He might plotz.

(This, by the way, is Clinton Rule No. 2 — what is business as usual for every politician since Cato is a work of dark magic when practiced by either Clinton…)

the application of Clinton Rule No. 3 — if you have blown enough smoke, you then can claim that there is a “climate” of fire.

esquire.com

33 Kragar  Apr 23, 2015 10:46:58pm
34 goddamnedfrank  Apr 23, 2015 11:10:34pm
Approximately a dozen Native actors and actresses, as well as the Native cultural advisor, left the set of Adam Sandler’s newest film production, The Ridiculous Six, on Wednesday. The actors, who were primarily from the Navajo nation, left the set after the satirical western’s script repeatedly insulted native women and elders and grossly misrepresented Apache culture.

The examples of disrespect included Native women’s names such as Beaver’s Breath and No Bra, an actress portraying an Apache woman squatting and urinating while smoking a peace pipe, and feathers inappropriately positioned on a teepee.

The film, which is said to be a spoof of The Magnificent Seven and was written by Adam Sandler and his frequent collaborator Tim Herlihy, is currently under production by Happy Madison Productions for a Netflix-only release. The movie will star Adam Sandler, Nick Nolte, Steve Buscemi, Dan Aykroyd, Jon Lovitz and Vanilla Ice.

35 William Lewis  Apr 23, 2015 11:28:03pm

re: #34 goddamnedfrank

Sandler… Isn’t he one of those “has he ever done something funny?” comedians?

36 Kragar  Apr 23, 2015 11:41:41pm

re: #35 William Barnett-Lewis

Its been a while.

A long while.

37 Archangelus  Apr 24, 2015 1:38:43am

re: #20 Kragar

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38 Archangelus  Apr 24, 2015 1:42:13am

re: #25 jaunte

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39 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 1:52:13am

re: #6 jaunte

The homeless man who works in the Senate

The comments over there show how little understanding there is among so many. It’s DC people, it’s working among those who are able to leave just tips every week totally what this man makes (not that they do, but since the place of full of millionaires, they could). And he’s condemned for his own effort to make his kids and grandkids lives a little better, also. Obviously, those commenters have no idea of how far $360/wk take home goes in a city like DC; rent alone would take his whole paycheck if he could find something. They have no idea of what it means not to be forgiven for their own past transgressions and trying to hang in there regardless of their own present circumstances and health. They would want that for themselves but aren’t willing to give it to others.

Because those commenters have passed the point of of their own privileged circumstances and have become judge and jury of those with much less. Sometimes I think we’re past the point of everything being just political decisions and into the age of narcissistic know-it-alls and frightened, insecurer babblers who could care less about anyone else but themselves. I know that’s the case with the RW.

40 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 2:49:48am

I found out something yesterday which is pretty damned interesting about the Klown Kar Real Estate Mgmt Co. We’re having to cite all kinds of laws and make threats going forward to get them to do anything.

They finally brought my neighbor a new electric range because she threatened to call the county’s Code Enforcement. Then, they said they’d have to find an electrician to check out her breaker box which keeps dimming the lights, turning things off and on, etc and could be a fire hazard. They actually brought the replacement range in the back of an SUV—and not a huge vehicle, either. A “maintenance crew” without a dedicated work truck or delivery van? That means this co intends to do as little as possible and ignore problems, even large and potentially damaging ones. No licensed electricians or plumbers, either, from what the maintenance guy said.

The guy who came over to install another carbon monoxide detector (required by the State) told us a lot of interesting details about the Klowns. He’s also looking for another job and said the owners of the co are essentially just assholes. I’ve suspected they’re only interested in selling real estate to suckers, and asked him if there was any personnel in the office. He said it was full, but appears to be people making cold calls trying to sell real estate. “But you didn’t hear all this from me. You got it from your research.” So I’m going to find out if what I’m describing below is actually legal. Probably is, although it’s no way to run a business if you want satisfied tenants.

The woman who is supposed to be the “manager” of this property—wait for it—lives in Romania. It seems she had an affair with one of the 2 guys who own the place when she lived in Charlotte and her husband told her she could either return to Romania or the marriage was over. As a “favor”, instead of severance pay, her bosses allow her to telecommute her mad skillz from Romania via phone and email. And she’s doing a lousy job of it, such as sending people to come into our apts without notification—which is against the law. We thought it was bad enough that the co was trying to “manage” this little complex from 30 miles away. I wondered why such a small co wanted everyone to communicate with them via emails and not phone calls or letters. Her cell phone bill must be huge because I always call and won’t give them my email address and she still has a local number.

This won’t turn out well for them since most of us are looking for different quarters.

And the grass is getting higher, in spite of her assurances to me that she had signed up a landscaping service and they were to be over here this week. I’m betting it won’t happen.

You’ve heard of “liar loans”? This is “liar maintenance”, writ large.

41 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 3:42:44am

Does anyone know anything about this company? Isn’t this some kind of VOIP system?

ringcentral.com

42 SteelPH  Apr 24, 2015 4:26:43am

Dog was put to sleep yesterday. :(

43 William Lewis  Apr 24, 2015 4:29:40am

re: #42 SteelPH

{{{sph}}}

44 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 4:31:44am

re: #10 Kragar

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Is that ad real?

45 Amory Blaine  Apr 24, 2015 4:39:41am

re: #42 SteelPH

((SteelPH)) Sorry to hear that. :(

46 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 4:41:14am

re: #42 SteelPH

I am so sorry to hear that. Will you get another? I hope so. : )

47 lawhawk  Apr 24, 2015 4:44:55am

re: #42 SteelPH

Sorry to hear that Steel…

48 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 4:46:32am

re: #44 Lord Of The Pies

Is that ad real?

Maybe. Probably right after WWI. #69 here:

historymaniacmegan.wordpress.com

49 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 4:47:34am

re: #42 SteelPH

{{hugs}}

50 Amory Blaine  Apr 24, 2015 4:48:34am

re: #40 Justanotherhuman

Any landlord that has an absentee manager, out of country no less isn’t going to garner any sympathy from a judge, especially if there is history.

51 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 4:50:50am

re: #50 Amory Blaine

Any landlord that has an absentee manager, out of country no less isn’t going to garner any sympathy from a judge, especially if there is history.

I hope so. I expect there would be a lot of default judgments for plaintiffs, though, since it’s hard to commute from Romania and testify. : )

52 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Apr 24, 2015 4:51:02am

re: #42 SteelPH

Dog was put to sleep yesterday. :(

Damn! I know what that’s like. Condolences.

53 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 4:51:57am

Everything is very crunchy outdoors this morning.

54 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 4:55:37am

re: #53 Backwoods_Sleuth

Everything is very crunchy outdoors this morning.

It’s 43 here. I turned the heat off a few weeks ago, but it’s still comfy inside. Going up to 69 day and sunny at least. : )

55 Amory Blaine  Apr 24, 2015 4:55:43am

re: #50 Amory Blaine

A big catch-all for codes is “in a workmanlike manner” meaning duct tape is out. Plus multiple unit buildings are covered under the IBC.

56 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Apr 24, 2015 4:58:15am

re: #40 Justanotherhuman

Funny you should mention North Carolina. When we had to give up our house and were looking for an apartment, we noticed things had really changed here in the previous 10 years or so. 99% of the buildings we looked at just had a number for “Such-and-Such Property Management” to apply. All sorts of different names, all sorts of different numbers. What they all had in common was that they were all in North Carolina. (We were looking in the southern suburbs of Seattle, for reference.)

Finally found one of the very, very few with local management that we could tell our sob story to face-to-face, but it was a hard slog. How can a property manager 3000 miles away handle a rental property? Well, I guess I don’t have to ask you—badly.

57 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 5:00:45am

re: #56 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Or over 5,000 mi—on a different continent entirely : )

58 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 5:01:08am
59 Amory Blaine  Apr 24, 2015 5:01:25am

re: #57 Justanotherhuman

Bet they collect the rent on time…

60 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 5:04:24am

re: #56 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Also, if you were looking on the internet, a large # could have been fake. I look for large RE firms, like Century 21 or Remax who have a physical presence in the area. I don’t register at those online, either, but call them instead.

When you google “Romanian Property Managers” you get 4M hits. And how do you know a company is legit if it simply has a presence on the internet?

61 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 5:08:07am
62 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 5:08:23am

re: #59 Amory Blaine

Bet they collect the rent on time…

Actually, there are a couple of tenants living here whose leases have expired and the mgmt co hasn’t bothered to renew. You know, fuck all that paperwork.

I expect this property is merely an investment and will be sold as soon as the housing market rebounds enough for the investors to make a profit.

63 Amory Blaine  Apr 24, 2015 5:09:29am

re: #43 William Barnett-Lewis

William you here? I wanted to share my excitement with you. :)

64 Timothy Watson  Apr 24, 2015 5:12:08am

re: #61 Backwoods_Sleuth

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[in Tormund Giantsbane voice]Damn crows![/]

65 Decatur Deb  Apr 24, 2015 5:14:32am

re: #34 goddamnedfrank

The film, which is said to be a spoof of The Magnificent Seven and was written by Adam Sandler and his frequent collaborator Tim Herlihy, is currently under production by Happy Madison Productions for a Netflix-only release. The movie will star Adam Sandler, Nick Nolte, Steve Buscemi, Dan Aykroyd, Jon Lovitz and Vanilla Ice.

Funny—only one of those names sounds at all American Indian.

66 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 5:14:40am

re: #62 Justanotherhuman

Actually, there are a couple of tenants living here whose leases have expired and the mgmt co hasn’t bothered to renew. You know, fuck all that paperwork.

I expect this property is merely an investment and will be sold as soon as the housing market rebounds enough for the investors to make a profit.

When I was in Israel (and Prague) people asked me if it was true you could buy a house in Detroit for $5. I said yeah but it’s a worthless, stripped shell in a neighborhood full of other worthless, stripped shells. Even if it’s worth restoring it can cost up to 200K-300K in repairs. That’s assuming that a liveable structure doesn’t have squatters in it.

That said, if you want to come and live here, there are nice houses in move-in condition in nice neighborhoods that you can get for under $100K, and I just heard on the radio this morning there is a shortage of engineers with automotive industry experience. All the engineers who were out of work during the post Y2K recession have found jobs again.

67 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 5:14:46am

Observer Art might be cussing this morning:

68 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 5:14:55am

“Overhauls” how isn’t detailed yet.

Sudan overhauls its law which put rape victims on trial for adultery - @Reuters
end of alert

69 Amory Blaine  Apr 24, 2015 5:15:28am

re: #62 Justanotherhuman

Sounds really disfunctional, hopefully nothing bad happens.

70 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 5:15:43am

re: #68 Justanotherhuman

“Overhauls” how isn’t detailed yet.

Sudan overhauls its law which put rape victims on trial for adultery - @Reuters
end of alert

Previously they were stoned to death but now they are merely whipped.

71 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 5:18:28am

re: #69 Amory Blaine

Sounds really disfunctional, hopefully nothing bad happens.

Well, our lease runs out the end of June, so we’re already looking, although we won’t be able to get a place as nice as this used to be for the same amt of money. Rents are skyrocketing in the area we want to move.

72 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 5:19:58am
73 William Lewis  Apr 24, 2015 5:22:01am

re: #63 Amory Blaine

William you here? I wanted to share my excitement with you. :)

Oh, that’s sweeeeet. That’s going to be a nice ax for you. Congrats, and double for that price - that’s really good for a MIM.

74 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 5:24:03am

Stage collapses during high school performance in Westfield, Ind

75 SteelPH  Apr 24, 2015 5:44:21am

Thanks for the support, everyone. Means a lot to me.

76 Amory Blaine  Apr 24, 2015 5:50:52am
78 WhatEVs  Apr 24, 2015 6:17:22am

re: #30 Mattand

My original thought was that this was trying to show the SCOTUS that Congress could “work together,” which is part and parcel of the expectations that the SCOTUS has to act because Congress cannot.

But then I read this….

The Johnson bill also contains sweeteners for conservatives which are non-starters for Democrats — it would repeal Obamacare’s individual mandate and employer mandate, and remove federal rules requiring that insurance plans cover a minimum package of “essential health benefits.” If those provisions are ultimately stripped, though, the legislation could have legs.

And if this happens, be it through legislation or the SCOTUS ruling, insurance companies are going to go insane for loss of mandated revenue.

One step closer to healthcare for all..depending on how 2016 goes.

79 Snarknado!  Apr 24, 2015 6:34:55am

re: #42 SteelPH

So sorry to hear that.

80 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 6:37:28am

re: #39 Justanotherhuman

The comments over there show how little understanding there is among so many. It’s DC people, it’s working among those who are able to leave just tips every week totally what this man makes (not that they do, but since the place of full of millionaires, they could). And he’s condemned for his own effort to make his kids and grandkids lives a little better, also. Obviously, those commenters have no idea of how far $360/wk take home goes in a city like DC; rent alone would take his whole paycheck if he could find something. They have no idea of what it means not to be forgiven for their own past transgressions and trying to hang in there regardless of their own present circumstances and health. They would want that for themselves but aren’t willing to give it to others.

Because those commenters have passed the point of of their own privileged circumstances and have become judge and jury of those with much less. Sometimes I think we’re past the point of everything being just political decisions and into the age of narcissistic know-it-alls and frightened, insecurer babblers who could care less about anyone else but themselves. I know that’s the case with the RW.

Back in 1988 a studio apartment south of Alexandria, VA on US-1 cost me $700/month rent. You might find cheaper rent in the District or the western edge of Maryland there, but it would have been in a neighborhood that still had boarded up storefronts that got closed out by by the riots in ‘68.

81 HappyWarrior  Apr 24, 2015 6:38:26am

re: #77 Varek Raith

Twitter cheers as hetero Nevada high-schooler publicly asks his gay best friend to prom

High school kids really have come a long way on this issue since I was that age which really wasn’t that long ago.

82 WhatEVs  Apr 24, 2015 6:39:04am

re: #62 Justanotherhuman

Actually, there are a couple of tenants living here whose leases have expired and the mgmt co hasn’t bothered to renew. You know, fuck all that paperwork.

I expect this property is merely an investment and will be sold as soon as the housing market rebounds enough for the investors to make a profit.

In IL what happens once a lease runs out is that the tenant is converted to an ongoing 30 day notice non-lease, meaning that both sides only need 30 days notice to say either Move or I’m Moving.

It sounds to me like they want attrition…which often means tearing down the property once certain levels are achieved. Are you in prime real estate territory where a mall would be profitable?

83 Great White Snark  Apr 24, 2015 6:43:42am

100 years ago today….
Still a crime in Turkey to call it what it is.
The site requests no copy paste allowed.

But we have wiki
Armenian Genocide recognition

There will be a March in Hollywood California today.

84 A Cranky One  Apr 24, 2015 6:46:18am

re: #42 SteelPH

Dog was put to sleep yesterday. :(

Sorry to hear that. {{SteelPH}}

85 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 6:47:54am
86 William Lewis  Apr 24, 2015 6:48:31am

re: #81 HappyWarrior

High school kids really have come a long way on this issue since I was that age which really wasn’t that long ago.

I was just pondering how the class of 1982 would have reacted to that. High probability of violence with a small but significant chance of death for one or the other.

Plus AIDS had just been discovered and Reagan would soon double down on his pure evil heritage regarding that disease. Thank god for the kids today.

87 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 6:48:40am
88 b.d.  Apr 24, 2015 6:49:09am

re: #87 Backwoods_Sleuth

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“Should be interesting”

I doubt it.

89 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 6:49:37am
90 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 6:51:21am

I hope we’re finally finished with this nonsense for the time being:

91 ObserverArt  Apr 24, 2015 6:51:30am

re: #42 SteelPH

Dog was put to sleep yesterday. :(

Sorry to hear that SteelPH.

I was at a friend’s yesterday and I noticed his one dog, Molly, is really starting to struggle with getting around. She has been such a mellow doggie all these years. It is sad to see them grow old. But then I remember she was a rescue and all the good times.

Morning all.

92 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 6:57:22am

re: #82 WhatEVs

In IL what happens once a lease runs out is that the tenant is converted to an ongoing 30 day notice non-lease, meaning that both sides only need 30 days notice to say either Move or I’m Moving.

It sounds to me like they want attrition…which often means tearing down the property once certain levels are achieved. Are you in prime real estate territory where a mall would be profitable?

No, this is all residential here.

But housing is very limited in this area until the old farmers sell more land off and it is a desired Charlotte bedroom community on a popular lake—we’re just not lakefront.

93 lawhawk  Apr 24, 2015 6:57:48am

The more you look, the more malfeasance you find with cops shooting unarmed people with devastating consequences to all but the officer whose actions go largely unremarked upon by the justice system until video surfaces showing officers covering up their actions and still more malfeasance by departments.

94 ObserverArt  Apr 24, 2015 6:59:23am

re: #67 Backwoods_Sleuth

Observer Art might be cussing this morning:

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Too damn cold to cuss! I’m down to mumbling.

And yeah…this has got to be a record. A reminder that the planting season for central Ohio is May 10th or so.

95 WhatEVs  Apr 24, 2015 7:00:54am

re: #92 Justanotherhuman

No, this is all residential here.

But housing is very limited in this area until the old farmers sell more land off and it is a desired Charlotte bedroom community on a popular lake—we’re just not lakefront.

Conversion to condos? Sell out to build single family homes?

Or on the other side…is the area declining? Do they want slum tenants who won’t complain about anything, thankful they have a place they can afford?

96 blueraven  Apr 24, 2015 7:02:51am

WTF New York Times?

97 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 7:05:04am

Good morning Lizards. Clear with a few clouds and cool in Philadelphia this morning. Allergy levels are acceptable, but still annoying.

Tuxedo Cat had her annual vet visit yesterday. Won’t have test results until tomorrow, but everything looked good beyond her being overweight. (She put on a pound of weight in the past year, a 10% increase.) Time for reduced chow amounts and *no bacon*. (Not that see gets much in the first place.)

Box from Amazon arrived yesterday. Two books for me and experimental bird-like toys for the cats and me to play with.

(1) Rubberband powered ornithopter. Cheap, and rated a failure. It winds up OK, but does all it’s flapping in the first 3-4 seconds and then does a poor glide after that point. Noisier than I thought it would be (which startles the cats) and I would get about the same amount of cat entertainment by getting/building a bird-like balsa glider for them to watch and chase. (Which might be the next idea to try out.) They do watch it fly and go sniff it after it lands, but more work than the R/C copter for the effect it has.

(2) R/C ornithopter. More expensive than (1), but was on sale and thus acquired for the same cost as the R/C copter (Drone #1). Similar in idea in that it powers off the remote unit and can then run for 15 or so minutes.

Comes with “bird sounds” that luckily I can immediately turn off. Simple controls like the copter; lateral (left/right) and power (low to high). Similar to the copter the lateral controls have almost no effect, so it’s basically on its own going around the apartment. Power is sufficient to make it climb or fall in a somewhat controllable manner. Tends to run into a wall and sort of “stick” there as long as you keep the wings flapping.

The flapping is noisier than I thought it would be. Less annoying to the cats than the copter, but still a bit startling. They do want to chase it though. Problem is that the space and control limitations mean that it tend to climb to the ceiling or get stuck on a wall and doesn’t provide much for them to do but watch and wait for it to crash - at which point they can go sniff at it.

Rated as a limited failure. With some practice I might get it working better in the available space. Or maybe a test run out in the hallway, though that is limited time/space to take the cats to since there is human traffic there.

Overall I was not too surprised by these results. Better controls for R/C stuff costs more, and I don’t really have the space and desire to go that way. And I get cost effective “chase flying stuff” for at least one of the cats using stick-string-feather(s) toys and tossing stuff for them to chase after. Heck, putting out a few plastic grocery bags for them to rattle and hide behind, or an empty cardboard box, provides them a degree of entertainment.

However, I still have issues with Tuxedo Cat sweeping the table or counter clear of objects she can move when she gets bored. No broken dishes or glassware recently, but that could rapidly change.

98 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 24, 2015 7:08:27am

re: #97 Feline Fearless Leader

So Tux Cat is like that meme cat I’ve seen on the Intertubes that says, “Fuck that. Fuck that, too.”

99 darthstar  Apr 24, 2015 7:08:47am

Mornin’ everyone. Nice day yesterday. Giants swept the Dodgers, I got to go for a nice paddleboard around the bay, dogs got to play on the beach, and I managed to contact an HR director at one company that has a job I want directly and get a follow up email from one of her junior recruiters as a result.

I’m not a big fan of basketball, and I didn’t watch the game, but apparently the Warriors also had a nice night last night in New Orleans. What’s really amazing about that game is the probability chart of New Orleans winning (Golden State had never come back from -20 points in the 4th quarter in the 358 times it has happened) It’s like a cliff that the Pelicans stepped off at the last second.

100 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 7:09:45am

re: #95 WhatEVs

Nope, not really declining. Most homes are spaced out well here, although it’s an older neighborhood (think 70s brick ranches) the homes are well kept. We’re tucked away behind 2 single family houses with access to the main road. It’s a normally safe, quiet neighborhood, but I suppose with all the acreage around, it wouldn’t take much for a rich investor to buy everyone out at market prices and put up a gated community since it’s well located.

101 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 7:10:27am

What spectacular bullshit (from Koch, naturally)==>

102 Lidane  Apr 24, 2015 7:10:42am

re: #96 blueraven

The NYT’s idea of a relatable eater-in-chief, and even he’s trying to lose weight:

…

103 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 7:10:49am

re: #95 WhatEVs

Conversion to condos? Sell out to build single family homes?

Or on the other side…is the area declining? Do they want slum tenants who won’t complain about anything, thankful they have a place they can afford?

From this story so far I’d say it is a group flipping property who are trying to run currently owned properties as cheaply as possible in the interim. They don’t want to hold them long-term, so no interest in sinking money in maintenance, handling the existing leases, etc. etc. Skimming off what they can and hoping to move the place for a profit ASAP.*

And getting slum tenants would probably require a drop in rent, further property damage, and other issues that will negatively affect the property value.

* - And before their mismanagement starts to negatively affect the value. It really looks like these people are being penny-wise and pound-foolish in their short term outlook.

104 darthstar  Apr 24, 2015 7:12:50am

re: #96 blueraven

WTF New York Times?

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Yeah, I want my next President to get out of his limo to stop for an ‘animal style’ burger at In&Out while stuffing the last of a fat slice of pizza into his mouth. That’s why I’m voting for Christie.

105 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 24, 2015 7:13:56am

re: #104 darthstar

Yeah, I want my next President to get out of his limo to stop for an ‘animal style’ burger at In&Out while stuffing the last of a fat slice of pizza into his mouth. That’s why I’m voting for Christie.

And then there was the time Taft sat on the Supreme Court.

106 darthstar  Apr 24, 2015 7:14:56am

re: #102 Lidane

The NYT’s idea of a relatable eater-in-chief, and even he’s trying to lose weight:

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One of these days Christie will be able to see his own penis again and he’ll realize there are more important things than pandering for an office that he’ll never achieve.

107 darthstar  Apr 24, 2015 7:15:34am

re: #105 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

And then there was the time Taft sat on the Supreme Court.

And when I say “on the Supreme court” I mean ON the Supreme Court.
/rimshot.

108 Great White Snark  Apr 24, 2015 7:17:07am

re: #42 SteelPH

Dog was put to sleep yesterday. :(

So very sorry to hear that. It always hurts terrible to lose a friend like that. I try (and fail at first) to remember they give us their entire lives.

109 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 24, 2015 7:17:48am

re: #107 darthstar

And when I say “on the Supreme court” I mean ON the Supreme Court.
/rimshot.

William Howard Taft — not one of this nation’s greatest leaders, but certainly its biggest.

110 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 7:17:56am

re: #103 Feline Fearless Leader

Yeah, and I was checking out the rentals that the Klown Kar has, 23 listed. All were recent foreclosures probably bought by similar “investors” using that co as “mgmt”. It’s a way people with a lot of money can write off taxes, also, through real estate holdings.

Like that guy from JP Morgan told me on the phone, real estate is the new “wild west”. I suppose he knew what he was talking about.

111 darthstar  Apr 24, 2015 7:19:33am

All fat jokes aside - and there are so many that it’s easy to offend people (and yes, they are offensive, says this fat Irishman who also struggles with his weight…and that doesn’t give me an excuse) - what Jeb and Christie are doing isn’t going to help them win the election. If you want to lose weight to be healthy, lose weight. If you’re doing it so you don’t break into a post-gym workout sweat during a debate on National TV, you’re basically admitting that you are trying to manipulate people into not hating you for shallow reasons as there are far better reasons for them to latch onto…if only they knew you better.

112 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Apr 24, 2015 7:19:58am

good morning fellow Lizards. Happy Friday!

113 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 7:21:42am

re: #98 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

So Tux Cat is like that meme cat I’ve seen on the Intertubes that says, “Fuck that. Fuck that, too.”

Pretty much. Especially if I am in the room and not paying sufficient attention to her demands for food or simply being talked to. Though she is also being more sociable about being picked up, getting pets, and interacting with the neighbors*.

Chat Noir, on the other hand, will wander about the same surfaces, jump up on my lap, etc. to get attention. Generally a much more laid back cat. He also leads over to certain items and asks to be played with.

* - If encountering neighbors out in the hall though she runs for the apartment. Chat Noir walks up to the neighbors to say hello and get pets. He also has been known to investigate other apartments if the doors are open.

114 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Apr 24, 2015 7:27:22am

re: #96 blueraven

As someone working to lose weight and get in shape I applaud anyone who does anything to better themselves physically. I’ve lost 15lbs already and have 20 more to go and while I joke that my success so far is the result of exercise and starvation it’s really not that easy to get the pounds off and keep them off unless you start looking at the foods you eat differently.

I love El Monterey beef and bean chimichangas, throw 3 in the oven and then top with shredded cheese and they are delicious. I looked at the nutrition info recently and discovered they are 350 calories each, not to mention the amount of sodium and other crap in them.

The idea that we’d punish someone for what they did to try and get fit (or at least healthy) is ridiculous considering all the other reasons we have to punish the republicans.

115 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 24, 2015 7:29:16am

re: #114 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

My problems with Christie do not include his weight. He’s got other baggage that makes his chances of the nomination very unlikely.

116 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Apr 24, 2015 7:32:17am

re: #115 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

My problems with Christie do not include his weight. He’s got other baggage that makes his chances of the nomination very unlikely.

same here. I dislike fat-shaming (my wife happens to be a bigger woman and I find her incredibly attractive for that reason among others) and while I may give one of my friends a hard time about being in the cult of Paleo it’s all in good fun (and he’s dropped a ton of weight doing that and crossfit).

Just because there’s a generalization of us being a fast food nation doesn’t mean we are and reporters need to stop being so lazy in there generalizations.

117 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 7:33:21am

re: #116 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

same here. I dislike fat-shaming (my wife happens to be a bigger woman and I find her incredibly attractive for that reason among others) and while I may give one of my friends a hard time about being in the cult of Paleo it’s all in good fun (and he’s dropped a ton of weight doing that and crossfit).

Just because there’s a generalization of us being a fast food nation doesn’t mean we are and reporters need to stop being so lazy in there generalizations.

Isn’t Paleo just a retread of the Atkins diet that was popular decades ago?

118 blueraven  Apr 24, 2015 7:35:04am

re: #114 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

As someone working to lose weight and get in shape I applaud anyone who does anything to better themselves physically. I’ve lost 15lbs already and have 20 more to go and while I joke that my success so far is the result of exercise and starvation it’s really not that easy to get the pounds off and keep them off unless you start looking at the foods you eat differently.

I love El Monterey beef and bean chimichangas, throw 3 in the oven and then top with shredded cheese and they are delicious. I looked at the nutrition info recently and discovered they are 350 calories each, not to mention the amount of sodium and other crap in them.

The idea that we’d punish someone for what they did to try and get fit (or at least healthy) is ridiculous considering all the other reasons we have to punish the republicans.

Congrats on the weight loss!

I find the whole article beyond petty. As if you need to eat like a “Real Murican” because we need a macho President! No tea sipping allowed!

I think Maureen Dowd is rubbing off on the NYT staff. Maybe they are passing the brownies.

119 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 7:36:52am

NRA ADVICE FOR COLLEGE WOMEN==>

120 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 24, 2015 7:37:27am

re: #117 Lord Of The Pies

Isn’t Paleo just a retread of the Atkins diet that was popular decades ago?

Different rationale, but same style of eating. The biggest benefit of the paleo diet was telling people to cook their own food and not buy convenience food. My nephew and his wife followed the paleo diet for a while and did lose weight, but the restrictions on what you can eat and why make no sense. In time, they gave up the paleo diet and just stuck with cooking their own food.

121 Lidane  Apr 24, 2015 7:39:00am

re: #117 Lord Of The Pies

Isn’t Paleo just a retread of the Atkins diet that was popular decades ago?

Paleo has some surface similarities to Atkins, but it cuts out a lot of things that Atkins leaves in. With paleo, you can’t have dairy, or cereal grains, or legumes. You also avoid refined sugar, processed foods, potatoes, salt, and refined oils.

122 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 7:39:30am

re: #120 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Different rationale, but same style of eating. The biggest benefit of the paleo diet was telling people to cook their own food and not buy convenience food. My nephew and his wife followed the paleo diet for a while and did lose weight, but the restrictions on what you can eat and why make no sense. In time, they gave up the paleo diet and just stuck with cooking their own food.

It’s good advice to avoid over refined and processed food, but it’s impossible to obtain the same foods that actual “Paleos” ate, so it’s really just a retread of the low-carb craze.

123 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 7:39:54am

re: #103 Feline Fearless Leader

And BTW, this was an all cash sale, no mortgage involved, for 10 units and a small house.

124 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 7:41:12am

re: #117 Lord Of The Pies

Isn’t Paleo just a retread of the Atkins diet that was popular decades ago?

In the vein that it is anti-carbohydrate, yes. It’s been around for a while, but only became trendy more recently.

From my experience trying to lose weight getting the consistent exercise and diet change along with some simple calorie-cutting such as no soda and smaller portions make more difference than a particular diet trend.

125 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 7:41:28am

re: #121 Lidane

Paleo has some surface similarities to Atkins, but it cuts out a lot of things that Atkins leaves in. With paleo, you can’t have dairy, or cereal grains, or legumes. You also avoid refined sugar, processed foods, potatoes, salt, and refined oils.

The reason people lose weight is that it’s so restrictive.

126 HappyWarrior  Apr 24, 2015 7:41:32am

They shame you if you’re fat and they shame you if you try to eat healthy. Anyhow as someone who has lost a good amount of weight. I didn’t go on a special diet. I just cut back on over-eating, exercised more, and tried eating more healthy options I hardly drink soda diet or regular anymore either. I’ve also cut back on drinking too..

127 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Apr 24, 2015 7:41:44am

re: #118 blueraven

Congrats on the weight loss!

I find the whole article beyond petty. As if you need to eat like a “Real Murican” because we need a macho President! No tea sipping allowed!

I think Maureen Dowd is rubbing off on the NYT staff. Maybe they are passing the brownies.

Thanks. I actually find I eat most of the foods I just as before I just avoid a lot of the processed stuff. Going to restaurants can be a challenge when they aren’t well known. I am using that My Fitness Pal app and it’s pretty effective at tracking calories.

128 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 7:42:39am

I can’t exercise as much as I used to because of advanced arthritis. The only exercise I can do is swimming, but our local JCC pool is closing down at the end of August :(

129 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 24, 2015 7:42:57am

re: #122 Lord Of The Pies

Some paleontologists say the whole basis for the paleo diet is a crock, anyway. We don’t really know what people ate back then, and it was unique to each location, anyway. It also ignores the clear nutritional advantages of cultivated crops like grains and legumes, which enabled larger numbers of people to live off the land. And coincidentally allowed civilization to progress faster.

130 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Apr 24, 2015 7:44:32am

I know repeating posts is probably a no-no, but I made this one kind of late last night and most people probably missed it.

For those of you on Firefox who are having the problem of embedded tweets being cropped to a quarter their size: I got the latest update on Wednesday (37.0.2), and it appears to have solved the problem. I’m keeping my fingers crossed, but so far so good.

132 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 7:45:15am

re: #129 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Some paleontologists say the whole basis for the paleo diet is a crock, anyway. We don’t really know what people ate back then, and it was unique to each location, anyway. It also ignores the clear nutritional advantages of cultivated crops like grains and legumes, which enabled larger numbers of people to live off the land. And coincidentally allowed civilization to progress faster.

And after coming out of the trees that was our second greatest mistake.
Ook.
;p

133 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 24, 2015 7:47:25am

re: #132 Feline Fearless Leader

And after coming out of the trees that was our second greatest mistake.
Ook.
;p

On the other hand, with the cultivation of grains came beer, so it wasn’t a total loss. ;-)

134 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 7:47:49am

re: #129 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Some paleontologists say the whole basis for the paleo diet is a crock, anyway. We don’t really know what people ate back then, and it was unique to each location, anyway. It also ignores the clear nutritional advantages of cultivated crops like grains and legumes, which enabled larger numbers of people to live off the land. And coincidentally allowed civilization to progress faster.

I thought the invention of pie was a major contribution to the development of civilization.

135 withak  Apr 24, 2015 7:47:50am

re: #125 Lord Of The Pies

The reason people lose weight is that it’s so restrictive.

That’s also the reason people inevitably gain it back; unless you are willing to commit to a restrictive diet for the rest of your life, you will relapse in some way.

People need to worry a lot more about “how much” and not “what” for weight loss.

136 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 7:49:16am

The “property cat” is pregnant again. We have a white cat hanging around which some feed and she’s had one litter, but we’ve only seen 1 of her offspring (white and brown). I actually thinks she belongs to someone who doesn’t live here a neighbor on the street since she’s very healthy looking, but she must like having food available all the time as she gets around. : )

137 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 24, 2015 7:50:07am

re: #134 Feline Fearless Leader

After beer came pie. it’s in some cuneiform annal or another.

138 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Apr 24, 2015 7:51:05am

re: #117 Lord Of The Pies

He explained Paleo to me as “if you can pick it or kill it you can eat it” basically the idea is eating like cavemen ate so lots of fresh fruit and veggies, lots of protein and avoiding pretty much all refined grains and “manufactured food”.

It’s not a bad diet if you can maintain it but even he isn’t super strict (he’ll never give up beer).

I pretty much follow the following diet:

1) Limit net calories at the end of the day to 1540 (This was calculated by My Fitness pal as the most I should get in order to lose 2 lbs a week.)

2) Eat healthier getting more protein and fat combined than carbs. I bring my own lunch to work and my wife makes me breakfast/dinner which makes it easier to stick to.

3) Exercise. I workout for an hour a day but right now it’s all treadmill/cardio. Plus I get up and go outside to walk around the building once an hour (I have a pedometer with calorie tracker and have a fitbit on order).

My daily calorie intake is around 2000-2500 before exercise (sometimes less)
Using the treadmill at a 14% incline going 4mph for about an hour combined with 30-40 minutes of time spent walking during the day I end up burning 1400-1500 calories so my net at the end of the day is usually around 1000 calories.

Oh and I cut out all soda. Aside from unsweetened homemade iced tea and water I have one cup of coffee (with cream and sugar), one vitamin water, one glass of milk and one glass of Trop 50 OJ a day.

139 lawhawk  Apr 24, 2015 7:51:40am

re: #126 HappyWarrior

I used to have a can of soda with lunch every day; gave that up for seltzer. I’ve also decided that when I finish off the remaining bottles of salad dressings in my pantry, I will no longer buy replacements. I will switch to dressings I make myself (relying on EVOO, citrus or balsamic, and herbs/spices). As someone who loves dressings, this is a pretty big change. Figure to cut out the extra crap that comes with the dressings.

It certainly can’t hurt.

And I’m still within 10-15 pounds of my weight from college. That’s mostly due to the Mrs. who encourages me to eat healthy as much as possible. I’ve cut back on the sauces I buy, instead making more pesto and similar preparations that don’t require buying pre-made sauces.

140 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Apr 24, 2015 7:55:06am

a couple of things I’ve discovered working out:

1) Planet fitness rocks and the price is great

2) if you can’t run/jog but can walk then use a treadmill at an incline and the effect will be the same. I use this calculator since I am nowhere near close to running on a treadmill. The whole “not actually moving forward” thing still messes with me.

141 Lidane  Apr 24, 2015 7:55:31am

re: #126 HappyWarrior

I didn’t go on a special diet. I just cut back on over-eating, exercised more, and tried eating more healthy options I hardly drink soda diet or regular anymore either. I’ve also cut back on drinking too..

I lost a bunch of weight doing the exact same thing. I very rarely drink alcohol anymore. I also walk a lot more, try to eat more veggies and more fruit, and I try to make smarter choices when I go grocery shopping. I also cook at home a lot more rather than go out to eat. I haven’t had fast food in ages.

I used Weight Watchers for a while just to give me a framework to work within, but now I just do the best I can on my own.

142 Decatur Deb  Apr 24, 2015 7:57:28am

re: #122 Lord Of The Pies

It’s good advice to avoid over refined and processed food, but it’s impossible to obtain the same foods that actual “Paleos” ate, so it’s really just a retread of the low-carb craze.

The Marie Callender Mastodon Pot Pie is delicious.

143 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 7:58:24am

re: #141 Lidane

I lost a bunch of weight doing the exact same thing. I very rarely drink alcohol anymore. I also walk a lot more, try to eat more veggies and more fruit, and I try to make smarter choices when I go grocery shopping. I also cook at home a lot more rather than go out to eat. I haven’t had fast food in ages.

I used Weight Watchers for a while just to give me a framework to work within, but now I just do the best I can on my own.

I need to work out a way to read and comment on LGF in the evening while riding my stationary bicycle. :(

And get a 30-40 minute pedal back into my daily evening routine.

144 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 7:58:33am
145 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 24, 2015 7:59:07am

re: #142 Decatur Deb

The Marie Callender Mastodon Pot Pie is delicious.

One mastodon would make a few thousand pot pies, I reckon. Perfect for that next hunter-gatherer block party.

146 Great White Snark  Apr 24, 2015 8:01:22am

re: #139 lawhawk

Americans have forgotten how good many foods really are when not pre packaged. We started making our own dressing. We use low fat ingredients. Heh, you find out how good Ranch (anything else) is really supposed to be, and maybe you use less of a very flavorful recipe. It becomes a stark reminder of the flavors we give up on and miss out on with all this mass produced over pasteurized for long shelf life consumer foods. Eating better flavors and losing weight is a pretty good play for a healthy & quality life.

147 Decatur Deb  Apr 24, 2015 8:02:57am

re: #143 Feline Fearless Leader

I need to work out a way to read and comment on LGF in the evening while riding my stationary bicycle. :(

And get a 30-40 minute pedal back into my daily evening routine.

I did a setup for that (though I use it more to play Civ4):
Oblsoete laptop w/wireless on a side bench
Wireless mouse/keyboard on music or hospital bed stand
Laptop HDMI to widescreen low-end 32 inch TV at comfortable range.

148 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Apr 24, 2015 8:03:57am

re: #129 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Some paleontologists say the whole basis for the paleo diet is a crock, anyway. We don’t really know what people ate back then, and it was unique to each location, anyway. It also ignores the clear nutritional advantages of cultivated crops like grains and legumes, which enabled larger numbers of people to live off the land. And coincidentally allowed civilization to progress faster.

Since almost all of our non-grain plant foods come from the New World, a real “paleo” diet is going to be either mostly meat, or pretty much of a fraud.

149 Lidane  Apr 24, 2015 8:04:39am

re: #143 Feline Fearless Leader

I need to work out a way to read and comment on LGF in the evening while riding my stationary bicycle. :(

And get a 30-40 minute pedal back into my daily evening routine.

I want to invest in a rowing machine. A good friend of mine lost all her pregnancy weight using one and she’s in killer shape. She went from a size 22 at her heaviest to going between size 10-12. She looks great.

Problem is, I have a bad left knee that hurts constantly. I’d need to have a doctor check me over and make sure that a rowing machine wouldn’t make my knee problems worse first.

150 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 8:04:53am
NO FUCKING WAY!!!
151 7-y (Expectation of Great Things in Due Course)  Apr 24, 2015 8:05:28am

re: #126 HappyWarrior

They shame you if you’re fat and they shame you if you try to eat healthy. Anyhow as someone who has lost a good amount of weight. I didn’t go on a special diet. I just cut back on over-eating, exercised more, and tried eating more healthy options I hardly drink soda diet or regular anymore either. I’ve also cut back on drinking too..

That works. I did much of that but focused on eating only things I really liked and really wanted. No restrictions, but a requirement to think first about whether I really wanted the food or not. And remember that I cook most things better than most restaurants, so a focus away from anything processed by someone else. Smaller plates work, too. Bottom line, some days I have a beef burger for breakfast and another for lunch. And, after taking two years to lose a quarter of my body weight (65 pounds) I’ve kept it off for three years now, effortlessly.

152 Decatur Deb  Apr 24, 2015 8:05:48am

re: #149 Lidane

I want to invest in a rowing machine. A good friend of mine lost all her pregnancy weight using one and she’s in killer shape. She went from a size 22 at her heaviest to going between size 10-12.

Problem is, I have a bad left knee that hurts constantly. I’d need to have a doctor check me over and make sure that a rowing machine wouldn’t make my knee problems worse first.

After a certain age the trick is to keep your deteriorations in balance.

153 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Apr 24, 2015 8:07:09am

re: #126 HappyWarrior

My diet isn’t really that special. I just pay attention to amounts and what I am eating more than I used to. Cutting out sugary drinks was a huge help but I also try and watch my sodium (still get more than I probably should) and I exercise.

154 Lidane  Apr 24, 2015 8:07:58am

re: #152 Decatur Deb

After a certain age the trick is to keep your deteriorations in balance.

I started figuring that out once I hit 40. Hoo boy. It’s been a learning experience.

155 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 8:09:16am

My daughter-in-law is vegan, but she also avoids sugar except for maple syrup

I hope their family are coming for Shavuot/Memorial Day because it’s a new challenge to come up with vegan alternatives while the rest of the family enjoys the usual meat and dairy meals. Last year I made whole wheat challah and butternut squash soup.

This year I think I’ll try a Maple-Apple pie, lentil soup, baked sweet potatoes, beet salad, potato salad and brown/wild rice pilaf as vegan alternatives.

156 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 24, 2015 8:12:11am

re: #155 Lord Of The Pies

My daughter-in-law is vegan, but she also avoids sugar except for maple syrup

I hope their family are coming for Shavuot/Memorial Day because it’s a new challenge to come up with vegan alternatives while the rest of the family enjoys the usual meat and dairy meals. Last year I made whole wheat challah and butternut squash soup.

This year I think I’ll try a Maple-Apple pie, lentil soup, baked sweet potatoes, beet salad, potato salad and brown/wild rice pilaf as vegan alternatives.

I’m not vegan, but that menu sounds great to me.

157 blueraven  Apr 24, 2015 8:13:50am

I got 431 points on @Slate’s Friday news quiz! slate.com

158 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 8:14:05am

I quit drinking all sweetened soda (including diet soda) in 1999. My favorite beverage is sparkling water. I keep meaning to buy a Sodastream. My daughter in Israel has one and they’re great!

159 WhatEVs  Apr 24, 2015 8:15:11am

re: #100 Justanotherhuman

Nope, not really declining. Most homes are spaced out well here, although it’s an older neighborhood (think 70s brick ranches) the homes are well kept. We’re tucked away behind 2 single family houses with access to the main road. It’s a normally safe, quiet neighborhood, but I suppose with all the acreage around, it wouldn’t take much for a rich investor to buy everyone out at market prices and put up a gated community since it’s well located.

Sorry for the delay…work and all. :-)

So, what are you going to do? Are you going to move?

160 Lidane  Apr 24, 2015 8:16:14am

*facepalm*

161 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 24, 2015 8:17:10am

re: #160 Lidane

I wonder how he’d react to a sign that says “Catholics not served”?

162 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 8:17:20am

re: #156 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

I’m not vegan, but that menu sounds great to me.

There will also be the traditional cheesecake, fish, and meat meals with brisket, chicken, chicken soup, but I want my DIL to relax and enjoy herself while she’s here.

Some people complain that it’s a pain in the ass to cook vegan. Yes it’s challenging, especially with additional restrictions like no sugar or local sweeteners, but that’s what makes it fun.

163 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Apr 24, 2015 8:17:24am

re: #158 Lord Of The Pies

I quit drinking all sweetened soda (including diet soda) in 1999. My favorite beverage is sparkling water. I keep meaning to buy a Sodastream. My daughter in Israel has one and they’re great!

I’m pretty bad with the diet soda.

I did have a physical exam last week and got a clean bill of health. I exercise reasonably well. Started jogging again now that the weather has started to improve (EXCEPT FOR LAST NIGHT AND TODAY ITS FREEZING).

164 WhatEVs  Apr 24, 2015 8:18:10am

re: #103 Feline Fearless Leader

From this story so far I’d say it is a group flipping property who are trying to run currently owned properties as cheaply as possible in the interim. They don’t want to hold them long-term, so no interest in sinking money in maintenance, handling the existing leases, etc. etc. Skimming off what they can and hoping to move the place for a profit ASAP.*

And getting slum tenants would probably require a drop in rent, further property damage, and other issues that will negatively affect the property value.

* - And before their mismanagement starts to negatively affect the value. It really looks like these people are being penny-wise and pound-foolish in their short term outlook.

Unless there is a wait list long enough to fill vacancies (which, perhaps, there is), it seems to me that trying to flip properties if long-term residents are fleeing is more than penny-wise, pound-foolish…it’s self-defeating.

165 WhatEVs  Apr 24, 2015 8:19:13am

re: #104 darthstar

Yeah, I want my next President to get out of his limo to stop for an ‘animal style’ burger at In&Out while stuffing the last of a fat slice of pizza into his mouth. That’s why I’m voting for Christie.

But good luck selling Middle America (you know, the Real America [tm]) that paleo is the way to go. I’d see mustard on a burger selling better than that. :-)

166 BeenHereAwhile  Apr 24, 2015 8:19:16am

re: #35 William Barnett-Lewis

Sandler… Isn’t he one of those “has he ever done something funny?” comedians?

I found “50 First Dates” entertaining, due to the presence of Drew Barrymore and an old friend from MaconGa, Blake Clark.

167 WhatEVs  Apr 24, 2015 8:20:31am

re: #110 Justanotherhuman

Yeah, and I was checking out the rentals that the Klown Kar has, 23 listed. All were recent foreclosures probably bought by similar “investors” using that co as “mgmt”. It’s a way people with a lot of money can write off taxes, also, through real estate holdings.

Like that guy from JP Morgan told me on the phone, real estate is the new “wild west”. I suppose he knew what he was talking about.

That sounds more like it! That makes sense.

And I am so very sorry to hear that you’re dealing with this crap.

168 ObserverArt  Apr 24, 2015 8:21:09am

re: #161 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

I wonder how he’d react to a sign that says “Catholics not served”?

Screw that. How about a sign specifically for Rick Santorum.

Rick Santorum will not be served!

I hate to dump a large group like all Catholics and narrow in on the real problems.

169 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 24, 2015 8:21:44am

re: #168 ObserverArt

Screw that. How about a sign specifically for Rick Santorum.

Rick Santorum will not be served!

I hate to dump a large group like all Catholics and narrow in on the real problems.

No Opus Dei need apply.

170 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 8:21:49am
171 Lidane  Apr 24, 2015 8:22:06am

re: #163 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

I had to quit diet soda. I was drinking so much of it at one point that I ended up with kidney stones. These days, if I have anything carbonated, it’s usually Topo Chico. I’ll allow myself the occasional real soda, but only if it’s the cane sugar sweetened stuff. I try to avoid HFCS as much as I can.

173 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 8:23:14am
174 #FergusonFireside  Apr 24, 2015 8:23:58am

re: #158 Lord Of The Pies

I quit drinking all sweetened soda (including diet soda) in 1999. My favorite beverage is sparkling water. I keep meaning to buy a Sodastream. My daughter in Israel has one and they’re great!

Diet/regular soda is the devil. No one should drink it.

I used to walk with a lady who was a psychologist for people going through gastric bypass. She would pour soda in a ziplock and show her client how the bag would expand. That’s your stomach.

Not sure how sparkling water or seltzer fits here.

175 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Apr 24, 2015 8:24:49am

re: #171 Lidane

I had to quit diet soda. I was drinking so much of it at one point that I ended up with kidney stones. These days, if I have anything carbonated, it’s usually Topo Chico. I’ll allow myself the occasional real soda, but only if it’s the cane sugar sweetened stuff. I try to avoid HFCS as much as I can.

sparkling water mixed with fruit juice. all you need for a refreshing “soda”

176 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 8:25:05am

My co-workers are planning a lunch. I know there are no kosher restaurants in Dearborn so I asked if there was a vegan option. Got this response from my boss:

I’m sure they have some vegetable only dishes, but you’re asking the wrong guy.

I had to highlight the text below just so I could see the word “vegan”. :)

Mirrors in my house won’t reflect an image of vegans. :)

If I take a picture of vegans with my camera, I get nothing but a background. :)

If I DO order vegan, I have to order two. They don’t fill me up. :)

177 WhatEVs  Apr 24, 2015 8:25:17am

re: #118 blueraven

Congrats on the weight loss!

I find the whole article beyond petty. As if you need to eat like a “Real Murican” because we need a macho President! No tea sipping allowed!

I think Maureen Dowd is rubbing off on the NYT staff. Maybe they are passing the brownies.

That was the first thing I looked for; Dowd’s byline. I thought for sure it was hers.

178 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 24, 2015 8:25:32am

re: #172 FemNaziBitch

World’s first malaria vaccine could be rolled out by end of year

That would be the biggest achievement since the polio vaccine, benefiting millions of people. Will they make it low cost, or is it going to be another profit maker for Big Pharma!

179 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Apr 24, 2015 8:26:10am

re: #178 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

That would be the biggest achievement since the polio vaccine, benefiting millions of people. Will they make it low cost, or is it going to be another profit maker for Big Pharma!

Until parents object to it because there are rumors that it is linked to autism…

180 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 8:26:49am

re: #155 Lord Of The Pies

My daughter-in-law is vegan, but she also avoids sugar except for maple syrup

I hope their family are coming for Shavuot/Memorial Day because it’s a new challenge to come up with vegan alternatives while the rest of the family enjoys the usual meat and dairy meals. Last year I made whole wheat challah and butternut squash soup.

This year I think I’ll try a Maple-Apple pie, lentil soup, baked sweet potatoes, beet salad, potato salad and brown/wild rice pilaf as vegan alternatives.

The odd dietary collision I have been observing is my brother (vegetarian) and his girl-friend (coeliac). My brother does a lot of pasta and baking (pie!) while the girl-friend is mandatory gluten-free.

I asked my brother how it was going and his response was “I am eating a lot of meat.” However, we also managed over one holiday to construct a gluten-free pie crust and I then “inflicted” a sour cream apple pie on the girl-friend. (Who had commented about how we were producing lots of gluten-free baked goodies that conflicted with her life-long aversion to baked goods.)

I think at this point my brother is adjusting diet after researching more recent science literature on the subject. I think meat is back on the diet, but he is reducing simple carbs and sugars. Not paleo by a long shot, but should be affecting what he cooks.

And a quick look on Wikipedia indicates that the literature on diet is all over the place. Looks like a place where a doctor or someone can put together their hopefully trendy diet, write a book, and then rake the cash in.

181 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Apr 24, 2015 8:28:09am

re: #171 Lidane

I had to quit diet soda. I was drinking so much of it at one point that I ended up with kidney stones.

Yeah I need to be careful. It’s probably going to catch up with me sooner or later.

182 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 24, 2015 8:28:23am

re: #179 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Until parents object to it because there are rumors that it is linked to autism…

Good thing Orange County is not a malarial zone

183 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 8:28:41am

re: #157 blueraven

I got 431 points on @Slate’s Friday news quiz! slate.com

Eh, I got 390.

184 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Apr 24, 2015 8:29:04am

re: #180 Feline Fearless Leader

And a quick look on Wikipedia indicates that the literature on diet is all over the place. Looks like a place where a doctor or someone can put together their hopefully trendy diet, write a book, and then rake the cash in.

Americans are obsessed with orifices, what goes in them and comes out of them. And the reading public is almost totally clueless, so there is no end of “earning potential”.

185 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Apr 24, 2015 8:29:09am

re: #165 WhatEVs

But good luck selling Middle America (you know, the Real America [tm]) that paleo is the way to go. I’d see mustard on a burger selling better than that. :-)

WHY DO YOU WANT TO TAKE AWAY MY FREEDOM TO DRINK MY BIG GULP VOTE PALIN!!!!!1

186 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 8:30:17am

re: #162 Lord Of The Pies

There will also be the traditional cheesecake, fish, and meat meals with brisket, chicken, chicken soup, but I want my DIL to relax and enjoy herself while she’s here.

Some people complain that it’s a pain in the ass to cook vegan. Yes it’s challenging, especially with additional restrictions like no sugar or local sweeteners, but that’s what makes it fun.

Not that hard from my experience. One thing is to not try to “substitute” for meat so hard. Just supply the proteins a different way using legumes or via another source.

My brother’s experience with family dinners or pot-lucks was to take a vegetarian dish since that was his way to ensure there would be something there he could eat. (It also helps that some of his friends is a married pair of professors who are also vegetarians.)

187 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 24, 2015 8:32:32am

re: #184 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Americans are obsessed with orifices, what goes in them and comes out of them. And the reading public is almost totally clueless, so there is no end of “earning potential”.

There is a new diet fad about every two or three years. As people forget about the last one that was debunked and abandoned, a new one comes out.
Different name, some different proportions of protein, carbs, fat, etc. and a different “hook,” voilà the latest no-fail diet plan!

188 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 8:32:40am

re: #164 WhatEVs

Unless there is a wait list long enough to fill vacancies (which, perhaps, there is), it seems to me that trying to flip properties if long-term residents are fleeing is more than penny-wise, pound-foolish…it’s self-defeating.

Could be. There could also be some sort of upper level skimming scam going on where they are running things as close to the bone as possible with the intention of declaring bankruptcy and leaving the ruins to a bank or someone else. Pay cash, get mortgage with the collateral, run things tightly, and then dump and run. Like the OP said, real estate as the wild west.

189 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 8:33:28am

re: #186 Feline Fearless Leader

Not that hard from my experience. One thing is to not try to “substitute” for meat so hard. Just supply the proteins a different way using legumes or via another source.

My brother’s experience with family dinners or pot-lucks was to take a vegetarian dish since that was his way to ensure there would be something there he could eat. (It also helps that some of his friends is a married pair of professors who are also vegetarians.)

I have found that a lot of our favorite foods can be made vegetarian, dairy-free or vegan.

For example, even though this week’s pie is “Cappuccino Cheesecake” I made a dairy-free version using Tofutti “cream cheese” instead of regular cream cheese.

190 Lidane  Apr 24, 2015 8:34:19am

So yesterday, Steve King introduced a court-stripping bill to try and block federal courts from having any jurisdiction over marriage.

Guess who decided to introduce similar bills in the Senate?

Days after attending a reception hosted by two gay hotel magnates, Sen. Ted Cruz has introduced two bills that he hopes would block a Supreme Court decision striking down bans on same-sex marriage. One bill would amend the U.S. Constitution to allow states to prohibit same-sex marriage; the other, Bloomberg News reports, “would bar federal courts from further weighing in on the marriage issue until such an amendment is adopted.”

191 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 8:35:06am

re: #176 Lord Of The Pies

My co-workers are planning a lunch. I know there are no kosher restaurants in Dearborn so I asked if there was a vegan option. Got this response from my boss:

Do vegans flit into gardens at night and bite the vegetables to suck their juices out? And are they repelled by crossed tomato stakes?
:p

192 #FergusonFireside  Apr 24, 2015 8:37:04am

I roasted a whole chicken last Sunday. Didn’t eat it all, there’s a 1/2 breast left.

Think it’s still good? Or should I just toss it and accept the loss?

193 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 8:37:19am

re: #191 Feline Fearless Leader

Do vegans flit into gardens at night and bite the vegetables to suck their juices out? And are they repelled by crossed tomato stakes?
:p

Veggicula :)

194 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 24, 2015 8:38:10am

re: #190 Lidane

So yesterday, Steve King introduced a court-stripping bill to try and block federal courts from having any jurisdiction over marriage.

Guess who decided to introduce similar bills in the Senate?

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Ted is a pest. A really big pest.

195 Lidane  Apr 24, 2015 8:39:04am

re: #193 Lord Of The Pies

Veggicula :)

Bunnicula!

196 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 8:39:28am
197 lawhawk  Apr 24, 2015 8:40:38am

re: #196 Backwoods_Sleuth

198 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 24, 2015 8:41:41am

re: #195 Lidane

Funicula!

199 blueraven  Apr 24, 2015 8:42:35am

re: #192 #FergusonFireside

I roasted a whole chicken last Sunday. Didn’t eat it all, there’s a 1/2 breast left.

Think it’s still good? Or should I just toss it and accept the loss?

According to this food safety chart

Leftovers: Cooked meat or poultry - 3 to 4 days

200 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 8:45:37am

Re diet and exercise: How about just moderation in all things? I’ll tell you, as you age, your metabolism slows down and you can put a little weight on. As long as you don’t gain too much to affect your health, it’s OK. Merely walking a couple of miles a day can help when you’re able, but even that’s hard here since there are no sidewalks or shopping centers. I know I’ll never weigh 110 again, as I did in my 40s and before, so I just relax about it, even though I eat pretty healthily (no large amounts of anything). If I gain, I just scale back and try to cut down on carbs.
;

201 #FergusonFireside  Apr 24, 2015 8:45:52am

re: #199 blueraven

According to this food safety chart

Leftovers: Cooked meat or poultry - 3 to 4 days

Thanks for looking that up.

Signed, lame ass food waster.

202 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 8:45:54am

Hillary’s White House bid energizes gun control supporters

203 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Apr 24, 2015 8:47:10am

re: #201 #FergusonFireside

Thanks for looking that up.

Signed, lame ass food waster.

this is why we have freezers.

204 WhatEVs  Apr 24, 2015 8:47:34am

re: #192 #FergusonFireside

I roasted a whole chicken last Sunday. Didn’t eat it all, there’s a 1/2 breast left.

Think it’s still good? Or should I just toss it and accept the loss?

Does it pass the smell test? I usually limit to 10 days…as long as it smells good.

205 WhatEVs  Apr 24, 2015 8:48:21am

re: #199 blueraven

According to this food safety chart

Leftovers: Cooked meat or poultry - 3 to 4 days

No shit? Hmmm….

Thanks.

206 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Apr 24, 2015 8:48:51am

I’m saying good night from the Middle Kingdom. Don’t eat any bad chicken while I’m away!

207 #FergusonFireside  Apr 24, 2015 8:50:25am

re: #204 WhatEVs

Does it pass the smell test? I usually limit to 10 days…as long as it smells good.

I tossed it. :( tks

208 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Apr 24, 2015 8:51:14am

re: #171 Lidane

I had to quit diet soda. I was drinking so much of it at one point that I ended up with kidney stones. These days, if I have anything carbonated, it’s usually Topo Chico. I’ll allow myself the occasional real soda, but only if it’s the cane sugar sweetened stuff. I try to avoid HFCS as much as I can.

Most “sweet” drinks are bad because the liver doesn’t process sugar the same way that the stomach does. If it gets too much sugar it just changes it over to fat. Most fruit juice isn’t even that good for you. One glass of apple juice has almost as much sugar as a can of coke.

And the diet sodas have been shown to lead to more belly fat among other ailments (I hate artificial sweeteners anyway).

209 blueraven  Apr 24, 2015 8:55:18am

re: #205 WhatEVs

No shit? Hmmm….

Thanks.

Oh I am quite sure I have eaten things that have been in the fridge longer than that. But I wouldn’t advise anyone else to.

If it has been more than a few days for cooked meat, I make sure to heat it thoroughly!

210 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 8:57:25am

OMG! a girlfriend I haven’t talked with in 2 years just called. I logged-on and the phone rang. I think we talked for an hour.

Did I miss anything?

211 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 8:58:51am

re: #208 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance

Most “sweet” drinks are bad because the liver doesn’t process sugar the same way that the stomach does. If it gets too much sugar it just changes it over to fat. Most fruit juice isn’t even that good for you. One glass of apple juice has almost as much sugar as a can of coke.

And the diet sodas have been shown to lead to more belly fat among other ailments (I hate artificial sweeteners anyway).

A nutritionist told a diabetic friend of mine to eat an orange at breakfast instead of a glass of orange juice. Nature provides the perfect portion that the body can handle —a glass of juice is too much of a sugar dump. He was having mid-morning shakes and the switch eliminated it.

212 HappyWarrior  Apr 24, 2015 8:59:52am

re: #190 Lidane

So yesterday, Steve King introduced a court-stripping bill to try and block federal courts from having any jurisdiction over marriage.

Guess who decided to introduce similar bills in the Senate?

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I don’t even think that’s constitutional. Ted and King, you gotta hand it to them. They’re doing their darndest to show that element of the GOP base that thinks Loving was a bad decision by the court that their voices need to be heard.

213 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 8:59:54am
214 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 9:00:25am

re: #211 FemNaziBitch

A nutritionist told a diabetic friend of mine to eat an orange at breakfast instead of a glass of orange juice. Nature provides the perfect portion that the body can handle —a glass of juice is too much of a sugar dump. He was having mid-morning shakes and the switch eliminated it.

Eating the fruit rather than the juice alone also gets you that nice dose of fiber as well.
(Need to start doing that myself.)

215 Eventual Carrion  Apr 24, 2015 9:01:56am

re: #199 blueraven

According to this food safety chart

Leftovers: Cooked meat or poultry - 3 to 4 days

It could be meat, it could be cake. Meatcake!

HT George Carlin

216 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 9:02:36am

re: #213 Backwoods_Sleuth

Philadelphia’s bike-share program just started up the other day. Whole bunch of stations scattered through Center City and a few over towards Drexel and Penn across the river.

I am curious how they will handle the logistics of getting bikes shifted around to meet demand and tendencies for bicycles to accumulate at certain locations.

217 Lidane  Apr 24, 2015 9:02:54am

re: #212 HappyWarrior

I don’t even think that’s constitutional. Ted and King, you gotta hand it to them. They’re doing their darndest to show that element of the GOP base that thinks Loving was a bad decision by the court that their voices need to be heard.

None of it is constitutional. They’re both essentially wanting to gut Article III of the Constitution to please the mouth-breathing Freepers who can’t handle social progress.

218 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 9:04:35am

I drink coffee (black) and plain water for the most part. I drink a pot of coffee every day, and in the last 2 cups which have been sitting around a while, I use stevia and 2% milk.

Artificial sweeteners can actually cause belly fat, I’ve heard.

219 Lidane  Apr 24, 2015 9:04:53am

Because what better way to get SCOTUS on your side than threatening to impeach them all?

These people are deranged and desperate.

220 HappyWarrior  Apr 24, 2015 9:04:54am

re: #217 Lidane

None of it is constitutional. They’re both essentially wanting to gut Article III of the Constitution to please the mouth-breathing Freepers who can’t handle social progress.

Yeah pretty much. These guys are just sad.

221 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 9:05:29am

re: #217 Lidane

None of it is constitutional. They’re both essentially wanting to gut Article III of the Constitution to please the mouth-breathing Freepers who can’t handle social progress.

Government by the pandering idiot for the idiot wishing to be pandered to.

And I don’t think either King or Cruz are true believers. Just very willing to forget any civics or US Government education they ever received for the sake of appeasing a vocal base and thus getting grift funds.
(spit)

222 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 9:05:32am

I’ve been drinking tons of citrus juice lately. I particularly link anything mixed with Pineapple. Orange, coconut, banana… .

I mean, I CRAVE it.

How weird is that?

223 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 9:05:54am

re: #218 Justanotherhuman

I drink coffee (black) and plain water for the most part. I drink a pot of coffee every day, and in the last 2 cups which have been sitting around a while, I use stevia and 2% milk.

Artificial sweeteners can actually cause belly fat, I’ve heard.

Don’t worry, Mom has a “weird trick” for that.

224 Lidane  Apr 24, 2015 9:06:18am

re: #222 FemNaziBitch

I’ve been drinking tons of citrus juice lately. I particularly link anything mixed with Pineapple. Orange, coconut, banana… .

I mean, I CRAVE it.

How weird is that?

Maybe you were a sailor that died of scurvy in a past life?

////////

225 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 9:06:19am

re: #222 FemNaziBitch

I’ve been drinking tons of citrus juice lately. I particularly link anything mixed with Pineapple. Orange, coconut, banana… .

I mean, I CRAVE it.

How weird is that?

Sometimes your body knows what it needs and will get very insistent until it gets it.

226 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 9:06:43am

re: #218 Justanotherhuman

I drink coffee (black) and plain water for the most part. I drink a pot of coffee every day, and in the last 2 cups which have been sitting around a while, I use stevia and 2% milk.

Artificial sweeteners can actually cause belly fat, I’ve heard.

I do real sugar, coconut sugar if I have it. I can’t stand the artificial stuff.

Coffee, water and lately, juice. Sometimes chocolate soy milk.

227 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 9:06:45am

re: #225 Backwoods_Sleuth

Sometimes your body knows what it needs and will get very insistent until it gets it.

I need to bake another pie…

:D

228 Decatur Deb  Apr 24, 2015 9:07:02am

I subsist on grain alcohol and rainwater.

229 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 9:08:05am

You will be shocked at how ignorant Americans are

No, no I don’t think I will be.

230 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 9:08:10am

re: #214 Feline Fearless Leader

Eating the fruit rather than the juice alone also gets you that nice dose of fiber as well.
(Need to start doing that myself.)

All fruit is better eaten as grown since you get the fiber that way. Juices are evil, I tell you. This trend toward juicing everything, even veggies, is just another way of being lazy about our diets and not having to actually cook. I was amazed to find that the local chain supermarket has “juicing greens”. Ugh.

231 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 9:08:52am
232 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 9:09:36am

re: #226 FemNaziBitch

Stevia is plant based. livescience.com

233 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 9:09:40am
234 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 9:10:21am

Fox News contributor insults transgender kids: “When I was a child, I thought I was a cocker spaniel”

speaking of ignorant. I always knew I wasn’t a dog.

235 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 9:13:12am

Chinese Scientists Edit Genes of Human Embryos, Raising Concerns

236 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 9:13:32am

re: #232 Justanotherhuman

Stevia is plant based. livescience.com

I still think it tastes awful!

237 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 9:13:51am

re: #230 Justanotherhuman

All fruit is better eaten as grown since you get the fiber that way. Juices are evil, I tell you. This trend toward juicing everything, even veggies, is just another way of being lazy about our diets and not having to actually cook. I was amazed to find that the local chain supermarket has “juicing greens”. Ugh.

If you juice the whole raw veggie and drink it all - are you essentially just saving yourself the chewing work?

Cooking gets into a whole new ballgame - chemical conversion and so forth.

I found _Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation_ by Michael Pollan an interesting read on the subject.

238 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 9:14:17am

re: #232 Justanotherhuman

Stevia is plant based. livescience.com

I grow stevia. It’s one of the most difficult seeds to germinate, with a huge failure rate. But the very few that manage to survive to being a plant of a useful size also have to survive my grandchildren who call it “that candy plant”. They are limited to one leaf, otherwise they would turn into human locusts.

240 Lidane  Apr 24, 2015 9:14:53am

re: #234 FemNaziBitch

Fox News contributor insults transgender kids: “When I was a child, I thought I was a cocker spaniel”

How did I know that was Tammy Bruce without even clicking the link?

God, she’s a repellent human being. You’d think that a gay woman would have some empathy for trans people, but no. I’d call her a TERF, but she’s too much of a selfish glibertarian asshole for that.

242 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 9:15:30am

re: #236 FemNaziBitch

I still think it tastes awful!

Most stevia sold in stores isn’t 100% stevia. Look at the ingredient labels.

243 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 9:16:10am

re: #240 Lidane

How did I know that was Tammy Bruce without even clicking the link?

God, she’s a repellent human being. You’d think that a gay woman would have some empathy for trans people, but no. I’d call her a TERF, but she’s too much of a selfish glibertarian asshole for that.

How do you keep track of all the acronyms?

244 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 9:16:14am

re: #241 FemNaziBitch

There’s scientific consensus on guns — and the NRA won’t like it

That got front paged yesterday.

245 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 9:16:30am

Coconut sugar does not affect glycemic index.

246 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 9:16:38am

re: #237 Feline Fearless Leader

If you juice the whole raw veggie and drink it all - are you essentially just saving yourself the chewing work?

Cooking gets into a whole new ballgame - chemical conversion and so forth.

I found _Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation_ by Michael Pollan an interesting read on the subject.

Well, I do eat raw veggies, but I think, like fruits, it’s better to eat them as grown and not juiced, even if they’re cut up. You can eat a lot of greens raw, but some still need to be cooked, and I’m not juicing kale, for crying out loud. : )

247 Decatur Deb  Apr 24, 2015 9:17:18am

re: #237 Feline Fearless Leader

If you juice the whole raw veggie and drink it all - are you essentially just saving yourself the chewing work?

Cooking gets into a whole new ballgame - chemical conversion and so forth.

I found _Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation_ by Michael Pollan an interesting read on the subject.

Older generation of anthros had The Raw and The Cooked by Claude Levi-Strauss. Posited that learning to cook was an evolutionary tipping point.

amazon.com

248 Ace-o-aces  Apr 24, 2015 9:17:29am

re: #173 Lord Of The Pies

Maybe if she sobers up….

249 ObserverArt  Apr 24, 2015 9:17:47am

Later! Got errands, shopping, house cleaning, etc. to get done.

250 Lidane  Apr 24, 2015 9:18:08am

re: #243 FemNaziBitch

How do you keep track of all the acronyms?

I don’t. That’s what Google is for. Haha.

251 HappyWarrior  Apr 24, 2015 9:18:41am

re: #234 FemNaziBitch

Fox News contributor insults transgender kids: “When I was a child, I thought I was a cocker spaniel”

speaking of ignorant. I always knew I wasn’t a dog.

Classy Fox.

252 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 9:18:43am

re: #247 Decatur Deb

Older generation of anthros had The Raw and The Cooked by Claude Levi-Strauss. Posited that learning to cook was a evolutionary tipping point.

amazon.com

Yes, it caused the people involved to gather together to eat while it was hot. Evolving into what we know to be the Family Dinner. Cooking changed a lot of things.

Now we have to have crock-pots and salad forks.

CAPITALISM!!!

253 Ace-o-aces  Apr 24, 2015 9:19:08am

re: #240 Lidane

You’d think that a gay woman would have some empathy for trans people, but no. I’d call her a TERF, but she’s too much of a selfish glibertarian asshole for that.

Bruce has been Gaybaiting for profit for years. She’s the rights favorite self-hating lesbian.

254 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 9:19:53am
255 HappyWarrior  Apr 24, 2015 9:20:01am

re: #253 Ace-o-aces

Bruce has been Gaybaiting for profit for years. She’s the rights favorite self-hating lesbian.

Yeah I remember hearing about her years back. There’s a word for people like her and it’s sleazy.

256 HappyWarrior  Apr 24, 2015 9:20:31am

re: #254 FemNaziBitch

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Christ on a stick.

257 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 9:20:34am

re: #247 Decatur Deb

Older generation of anthros had The Raw and The Cooked by Claude Levi-Strauss. Posited that learning to cook was a evolutionary tipping point.

amazon.com

I believe Pollan refers to that in his work and posits the same. What makes homo sapiens different is that we’re the species that cooks - and we’re evolving away from the other primates in certain ways based on that.

258 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance  Apr 24, 2015 9:20:58am

re: #211 FemNaziBitch

A nutritionist told a diabetic friend of mine to eat an orange at breakfast instead of a glass of orange juice. Nature provides the perfect portion that the body can handle —a glass of juice is too much of a sugar dump. He was having mid-morning shakes and the switch eliminated it.

yup, sugar/carbs in juice are processed way differently than the carbs/sugar in whole fruit. I switched to Tropicana “Trop 50” from Minute Maid after looking at the difference in sugar/calories/carbs, I should probably eat an orange but something cold helps when taking the supplements I take each day. It’s hard to take a big chug of piping hot coffee to make the pills go down.

259 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 9:21:45am

re: #247 Decatur Deb

Older generation of anthros had The Raw and The Cooked by Claude Levi-Strauss. Posited that learning to cook was a evolutionary tipping point.

amazon.com

Yeah, I think all this juicing, esp of greens, is part of that “cleansing” BS too. It’s just another “trendy” diet fad, IMHO.

260 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 9:22:46am

re: #252 FemNaziBitch

Yes, it caused the people involved to gather together to eat while it was hot. Evolving into what we know to be the Family Dinner. Cooking changed a lot of things.

Now we have to have crock-pots and salad forks.

CAPITALISM!!!

Whoever came up with the concept that you need a different fork for each task was probably a smith of some sort who spotted an emerging market.

en.wikipedia.org

261 Great White Snark  Apr 24, 2015 9:25:08am

Good Mornin Y’all. And here is today’s snicker
A married couple in their early 60s was out celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary in a quiet, romantic little restaurant. Suddenly, a tiny yet beautiful fairy appeared on their table and said, “For being such an exemplary married couple and for being faithful to each other for all this time, I will grant you each a wish. “Oh, I want to travel around the world with my darling husband” said the wife. The fairy waved her magic wand and poof! - two tickets for the Queen Mary II luxury liner appeared in her hands. Then it was the husband’s turn. He thought for a moment and said: “Well, this is all very romantic, but an opportunity like this will never come again. I’m sorry my love, but my wish is to have a wife 30 years younger than me.” Both the wife and the fairy were deeply disappointed, but a wish is a wish. So the fairy waved her magic wand and - poof! - the husband became 92 years old. the moral of the story: Men who are ungrateful bastards should remember that fairies are female.

262 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 9:25:22am

re: #260 Feline Fearless Leader

Whoever came up with the concept that you need a different fork for each task was probably a smith of some sort who spotted an emerging market.

en.wikipedia.org

Hey, don’t most of us have reg dinner and salad forks?

Sorry, but I don’t have any oyster or dessert forks, though. : )

263 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 9:27:21am
264 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 9:27:55am

re: #261 Great White Snark

Good Mornin Y’all. And here is today’s snicker
A married couple in their early 60s was out celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary in a quiet, romantic little restaurant. Suddenly, a tiny yet beautiful fairy appeared on their table and said, “For being such an exemplary married couple and for being faithful to each other for all this time, I will grant you each a wish. “Oh, I want to travel around the world with my darling husband” said the wife. The fairy waved her magic wand and poof! - two tickets for the Queen Mary II luxury liner appeared in her hands. Then it was the husband’s turn. He thought for a moment and said: “Well, this is all very romantic, but an opportunity like this will never come again. I’m sorry my love, but my wish is to have a wife 30 years younger than me.” Both the wife and the fairy were deeply disappointed, but a wish is a wish. So the fairy waved her magic wand and - poof! - the husband became 92 years old. the moral of the story: Men who are ungrateful bastards should remember that fairies are female.

Now I feel sorry for the 62-year-old woman who is stuck with the crabby and now even older man. Sure hope he’s rich.

265 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 9:28:07am

Scientists find missing link in Yellowstone plumbing: This giant volcano is very much alive

didn’t we already know this from the venting?

266 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 9:28:31am

re: #259 Justanotherhuman

Yeah, I think all this juicing, esp of greens, is part of that “cleansing” BS too. It’s just another “trendy” diet fad, IMHO.

Or just camouflage for getting a lot more fiber in the diet - which triggers the need for more bowel movements and thus the feel you’re cleansing yourself out. Also helps with weight since greens and such are low calorie and use up stomach space so you feel full and satiated on fewer calories as well.

One of the old “you need to chew eat bite twenty times” diets was simply a method to get you to eat slower - thus your stomach signaled “full” after you had eaten less. Nowadays we bolt food since we’re busy, busy, busy, and cram a lot in before the stomach can signal “stop”.

A lot of diet is knowing how your system works and how it is sending you signals. And you learning how to react to those signals properly.

267 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 9:29:53am

re: #260 Feline Fearless Leader

Whoever came up with the concept that you need a different fork for each task was probably a smith of some sort who spotted an emerging market.

en.wikipedia.org

that and they knew how to appeal to the idol rich. I guess it reached it’s zenith with the Victorians.

I heard an author on NPR about this book. She talked about the ridiculousness of the various items in the Butler’s Pantry.

268 HappyWarrior  Apr 24, 2015 9:30:30am

re: #263 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Damn greedy unions.//

269 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 9:31:08am

re: #262 Justanotherhuman

Hey, don’t most of us have reg dinner and salad forks?

Sorry, but I don’t have any oyster or dessert forks, though. : )

Two is common like you say. I recall “formal setting” uses four forks.

en.wikipedia.org

270 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Apr 24, 2015 9:31:14am

re: #240 Lidane

How did I know that was Tammy Bruce without even clicking the link?

God, she’s a repellent human being. You’d think that a gay woman would have some empathy for trans people, but no. I’d call her a TERF, but she’s too much of a selfish glibertarian asshole for that.

Thought it had been a while since I’d heard any derp from Bruce. It was enjoyable while it lasted.

271 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 9:32:01am
273 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 9:33:48am

re: #271 Backwoods_Sleuth

I don’t believe that. Most cats would get the group “lost” and then go sit on a log, observe, and snicker a lot.

274 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 9:35:53am
275 RealityBasedSteve  Apr 24, 2015 9:36:17am

I’m not one to get too involved in dieting, my weight varies between 157 and 162. When it gets toward the high end, I go on a modified fast, 2 days a week, (usually Mon and Thur) I limit myself to 600 calories, and I try to eat those as late in the day as I can. The rest of the week I eat my usual way, and try to up my activlty level slightly too.

For me, it works very well. I’m still within 10 pounds of what I weighted when I got out of the Army 15+ years ago. Of course, I am sort of like a jack russell terrier in that it’s hard for me to be still and quiet, so that probably helps a bit too.

I have a friend who was very overweight, commited himself totally to the adkins / lo-no carb plan, and over the course of a couple of years, pretty much lost the equilivant of ME in weight. We were talking about it one day, and I pointed out that he’s not carrying me on his back every day. He said he never thought about it that way, but it made sense.

He’s kept the weight off too, when it starts to slip up, and after holidays he just gets a bit more strict in his adherance and gets back to his new normal before it goes too far.

RBS

276 Lidane  Apr 24, 2015 9:36:33am

re: #272 FemNaziBitch

Anti-immigrant Groups Flock to Large Earth Day Event in Texas This Weekend

And the GOP wonders why they have such a hard time reaching minority voters. Gee. Can’t imagine why.

277 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 9:36:43am
278 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 9:36:55am

Did These Swedish Cops School The NYPD?

…

279 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 9:37:10am

re: #274 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Isn’t this the second in recent weeks?

280 BeachDem  Apr 24, 2015 9:38:19am

Getting ready to head to state convention. Quite a cast—Mark Warner, Jim Web, Terry McAuliffe, Martin O’Malley, and, even Bernie Sanders will be at one of the receptions tonight. There’s a teeny rumor that Hillary might make a surprise appearance.

Will be fun to be around lots of Dems.

281 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 9:38:47am

re: #279 FemNaziBitch

Isn’t this the second in recent weeks?

I don’t know, but lawhawk would know.

283 RealityBasedSteve  Apr 24, 2015 9:41:27am

re: #273 Feline Fearless Leader

I don’t believe that. Most cats would get the group “lost” and then go sit on a log, observe, and snicker a lot.

Most cats are jerks.

RBS

284 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 9:43:31am

I don’t see the problem… ;)

285 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 9:45:09am

re: #263 Backwoods_Sleuth

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286 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 9:45:19am

re: #275 RealityBasedSteve

I’m not one to get too involved in dieting, my weight varies between 157 and 162. When it gets toward the high end, I go on a modified fast, 2 days a week, (usually Mon and Thur) I limit myself to 600 calories, and I try to eat those as late in the day as I can. The rest of the week I eat my usual way, and try to up my activlty level slightly too.

For me, it works very well. I’m still within 10 pounds of what I weighted when I got out of the Army 15+ years ago. Of course, I am sort of like a jack russell terrier in that it’s hard for me to be still and quiet, so that probably helps a bit too.

I have a friend who was very overweight, commited himself totally to the adkins / lo-no carb plan, and over the course of a couple of years, pretty much lost the equilivant of ME in weight. We were talking about it one day, and I pointed out that he’s not carrying me on his back every day. He said he never thought about it that way, but it made sense.

He’s kept the weight off too, when it starts to slip up, and after holidays he just gets a bit more strict in his adherance and gets back to his new normal before it goes too far.

RBS

Which essentially is what I need to do. If I dropped back down towards my early-20s weight I’d still be a touch overweight, but I bet I’d have a lot less issues with minor back pain, minor knee pain, and be in better overall health as well.

Don’t think it would cure my occasional kidney stone issue since I had the first two in that period. :(

287 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 24, 2015 9:46:18am

re: #283 RealityBasedSteve

Most cats are jerks.

RBS

Cats are natural libertarians. “I got my catnip. Screw you.”
;)

288 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 9:47:03am

re: #287 Feline Fearless Leader

Cats are natural libertarians. “I got my catnip. Screw you.”
;)

cats are monarchs! —actually more like Emperors.

289 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 9:48:49am

re: #287 Feline Fearless Leader

Cats are natural libertarians. “I got my catnip. Screw you.”
;)

My two indoor cats are polar opposites when it comes to catnip.
One just eats it and then continues with her day like nothing special is happening.
The other one rolls in it, acts like she’s in a French painting, and gets all kinds of goofy.

290 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 9:48:55am

from my email (Bill Foster)

Thank you for contacting me about ensuring a woman’s freedom to choose. I appreciate your active participation in our legislative process. Your involvement helps me more effectively represent you and the Eleventh District of Illinois.

I share your concerns about ongoing efforts to dictate what women can and cannot do with their bodies, and you will be pleased to know that I am a co-sponsor of H.R.448, the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2015. Although I feel that every abortion is a tragedy, I do not believe that criminalizing and punishing women for their decisions is the appropriate solution. Instead, we must reduce the need for abortions by reducing the number of unplanned pregnancies. Women should have full knowledge of and access to all available family planning options, especially adoption services. I strongly believe there is much common ground to be had on the issue of reducing the number of abortions and as your representative I hope to be a moderate and rational voice, respectful of all sides of the debate.

Introduced on January 21st, 2015, by my colleague Representative Judy Chu (D-CA), H.R.448 would make it unlawful for states or localities to place certain restrictions on abortion services, such as limiting the provider’s ability to offer services via telemedicine or requiring a woman to make medically unnecessary visits to a provider. In addition, the measure grants legal standing to the Department of Justice, or an individual or entity harmed by a violation of this act, to bring legal action against the state or locality violating the act.

H.R.448 has been referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. While I do not serve on this committee, please know that I support this legislation and plan to vote for it if I have opportunity to do so in the full House of Representatives.

I apologize for the delay in responding to your concerns. It is my policy to respond to every one of the thousands of emails, faxes and letters I receive each month. Hearing from the people I serve is vital to doing my job right. Thank you again for taking the time to share your concerns and I hope you keep in touch with me on this or any other issue you feel important. To stay informed of my work, or to sign up for my electronic newsletters, please visit my website at foster.house.gov. It is an honor to represent you.

291 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 9:48:56am

re: #288 FemNaziBitch

cats are monarchs! —actually more like Emperors.

To a dog, you are a god.

To a cat, you are help.

292 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 9:49:43am
293 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 24, 2015 9:53:54am

Speaking of diet soda and artificial sweeteners:

294 Lidane  Apr 24, 2015 9:55:25am

These are very stupid people:

295 Kragar  Apr 24, 2015 9:58:23am
296 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Apr 24, 2015 9:58:29am

File under faces that need to be punched

mediamatters.org

297 Timothy Watson  Apr 24, 2015 9:59:53am

re: #293 Backwoods_Sleuth

Speaking of diet soda and artificial sweeteners:

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Aspartame is safe, it’s the Facebook idiots that think it’s made from rat poison who are the problem.

298 Dr Lizardo  Apr 24, 2015 10:01:22am

re: #295 Kragar

‘We don’t need science!’: Chemtrail truthers badger GOP congressman at rowdy public meeting rawstory.com
t-need-science-chemtrail-truthers-badger-gop-congressman-at-rowdy-public-meeting/#.VTp1_UUkt-o.twitter …

LOLOL Chemtrail loonies.

You own it, GOP.

299 Kragar  Apr 24, 2015 10:03:22am

re: #298 Dr Lizardo

“We all are aware that geo-engineering and solar radiation management is going on worldwide. My questions is: what are you going to do about it, and when?”

Following applause from the assembled crowd, Gosar asked, “Okay, who are science guys here?”

“We don’t need science,” Pacheco yelled from the back of the room stunning the congressman who replied, “Really?”

300 Dr Lizardo  Apr 24, 2015 10:05:40am

re: #299 Kragar

“We don’t need science,” Pacheco yelled from the back of the room

301 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Apr 24, 2015 10:05:45am

re: #299 Kragar

“We all are aware that geo-engineering and solar radiation management is going on worldwide. My questions is: what are you going to do about it, and when?”

302 Lidane  Apr 24, 2015 10:06:37am

re: #300 Dr Lizardo

“We don’t need science,” Pacheco yelled from the back of the room

303 Lidane  Apr 24, 2015 10:10:40am
304 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Apr 24, 2015 10:22:16am

re: #295 Kragar

Fun times ahead.

305 b_sharp  Apr 24, 2015 10:23:13am

re: #42 SteelPH

Dog was put to sleep yesterday. :(

That’s a tough thing to handle. {{ SPH }}

306 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 10:24:30am

Happy Take Your Child to Work Day! I’m excited to teach my daughter there’s no limit to what she can achieve.

Tammy Duckworth and Abigal (5 months)

This is something else that I never thought I’d see in my lifetime. A female, multi-racial, disabled war vet, an officer, wheel-chair bound Congress critter and new MOM!

She’s White House bound. …

307 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 10:25:02am

[[[{SteelPH}}}}}}}

308 Kragar  Apr 24, 2015 10:25:48am
309 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 10:26:33am

re: #291 Lord Of The Pies

To a dog, you are a god.

To a cat, you are help.

I’ve been told that to Pigs, we are just people.

310 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Apr 24, 2015 10:27:26am

re: #42 SteelPH

Dog was put to sleep yesterday. :(

So sorry…

Thoughts of comfort and peace to you.

311 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 10:31:16am

Statue Of Liberty and Liberty Island, New York, being evacuated following reports of a suspicious package - @Gothamist
read more on gothamist.com

312 jaunte  Apr 24, 2015 10:31:42am

re: #295 Kragar

GOP congressman surprised to find that Frankenstein’s monster turns out to be villagers with torches.

313 Kragar  Apr 24, 2015 10:32:17am

Fox has a sad.

314 FemNaziBitch  Apr 24, 2015 10:33:08am

Clinton Paranoia Industry

315 Charles Johnson  Apr 24, 2015 10:33:15am

re: #296 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing

File under faces that need to be punched

Embedded Image

mediamatters.org

Not just white - all of them are egomaniacal white assholes too. The TV journalist business is full of jerks.

316 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 10:33:51am

So—govt oversight does keep down CEO pay, after all.

GM CEO Mary Barra’s pay tripled to $16.2 million in 2014; new role, lifting of government oversight played factor - @freep
read more on freep.com

317 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 10:35:38am

re: #316 Justanotherhuman

So—govt oversight does keep down CEO pay, after all.

GM CEO Mary Barra’s pay tripled to $16.2 million in 2014; new role, lifting of government oversight played factor - @freep
read more on freep.com

Even with Barra’s pay TRIPLED she still makes less than male CEOs

318 Higgs Boson's Mate  Apr 24, 2015 10:38:57am

re: #308 Kragar

Here’s the test of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge:

ONE, oppose any and all efforts to increase the marginal income tax rates for individuals and/or businesses; and

TWO, oppose any net reduction or elimination of deductions and credits, unless matched dollar for dollar by further reducing tax rates.

I can’t conceive of a better way for politicians to avoid making responsible decisions.

319 Justanotherhuman  Apr 24, 2015 10:38:59am

re: #317 Lord Of The Pies

Even with Barra’s pay TRIPLED she still makes less than male CEOs

I don’t care—when you’re in the pay clouds, what’s a few million here or there?

I worry more about those trying to get by on pay that these CEOs are adamant about keeping down for the sake of profits. If you’re making less than $20/hr, differences in pay are fairly meaningless any more.

320 Lidane  Apr 24, 2015 10:39:36am

These people are seriously deranged:

321 Lord Of The Pies  Apr 24, 2015 10:42:26am

re: #319 Justanotherhuman

I don’t care—when you’re in the pay clouds, what’s a few million here or there?

I worry more about those trying to get by on pay that these CEOs are adamant about keeping down for the sake of profits. If you’re making less than $20/hr, differences in pay are fairly meaningless any more.

I was being facetious.

CEO pay is completely removed from anything linked to actual job performance.

322 Rev_Arthur_Icantbreatheing  Apr 24, 2015 12:29:33pm

re: #308 Kragar


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