March 06, 2011
— Monty I.e., mostly filler. I don't know where Ace or the other cob-loggers are. So yammer away here until someone else regains consciousness. For me: I got nothin'.
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A brave reporter helps a victim of a beating, only to get a very ironic surprise.
Posted by: momma at March 06, 2011 10:11 AM (penCf)
Posted by: momma at March 06, 2011 10:12 AM (penCf)
Posted by: FlaviusJulius at March 06, 2011 10:13 AM (qIHlG)
From Mrs.O.org:
I was rushing to get ready for class today when a manila envelope slid under the front door of my apartment. I'm accustomed to the whoosh sound of takeout menus passing through, and assumed this was the same. Was I wrong! As I picked up the envelope, and saw "White House" typed in the return address corner, my heart began to race. I grabbed scissors and carefully snipped one side, intent not to damage the contents with a haphazard tear. Inside I found a brief, lovely note from the First Lady, signed "Michelle Obama". Needless to say, this note has more than made my day. It is an absolute honor to hear from Mrs. Obama, and her sentiments make it all the more meaningful.
......
This is an awesome song that needs to viral:
Don't You Dare Apologize For Me
Caution: it is about of heroes on the battlefield. You just might need tissues to listen to it.
It only has 1666 views
Here's another one about the US being a Christian Nation and a defender of freedom:
Mr. President, Don't Apologize For Me.
Posted by: momma at March 06, 2011 10:15 AM (penCf)
Posted by: FlaviusJulius at March 06, 2011 02:13 PM (qIHlG)
I'll take "Phrases I Never Thought I'd Hear" for $1000, Alex.
But seriously. The Arabs probably think Zyklon B is the most halal thing in the Universe dar-al-Islam.
Posted by: FUBAR at March 06, 2011 10:17 AM (McG46)
Posted by: naturalfake at March 06, 2011 10:17 AM (I49Jm)
Posted by: Doc Rochester at March 06, 2011 10:17 AM (mBgUz)
Posted by: momma at March 06, 2011 10:18 AM (penCf)
7 me? got it back about 24 hours after the lines went down
T. said that if i don't run to boot our senator over that crap she would
Posted by: navycopjoe hoping to be a HI senator at March 06, 2011 10:19 AM (EOu3d)
Posted by: FlaviusJulius at March 06, 2011 10:19 AM (qIHlG)
Posted by: Penfold at March 06, 2011 10:20 AM (N15Tc)
Posted by: FlaviusJulius at March 06, 2011 10:21 AM (qIHlG)
Posted by: Bugler at March 06, 2011 10:21 AM (VXBR1)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at March 06, 2011 10:22 AM (npr0X)
Posted by: FlaviusJulius at March 06, 2011 10:24 AM (qIHlG)
Posted by: humphreyrobot at March 06, 2011 10:24 AM (EiH7n)
anywho, my latest goal, need to learn how to twirl a drumstick
Posted by: navycopjoe hoping to be a HI senator at March 06, 2011 02:12 PM (EOu3d)
Loosely grip it between your forefinger and middle finger and do a wobbling motion at your wrist. It doesn't so much twirl as it gives the illusion of twirling.
Works for drumsticks too!
;P
Posted by: ErikW at March 06, 2011 10:26 AM (nKJMp)
Hollywood has a new movie in the works entitled The Sound of Muzak.
It's about an Austrian family that escapes the Third Reich via a hidden elevator.
Posted by: Ed Anger at March 06, 2011 10:26 AM (7+pP9)
Posted by: Vic at March 06, 2011 10:27 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: de Soothsayer at March 06, 2011 10:27 AM (0gPmu)
Posted by: humphreyrobot at March 06, 2011 10:27 AM (EiH7n)
I'm watching Gidget. My brain is mush now.
I have to buy Peeps tomorrow before they run out. I need an ethnically diverse group to reenact the LA Rodney King riots.
Posted by: mpfs, lost in PA at March 06, 2011 10:27 AM (iqMB8)
From Robert Costa 2/23/11: Walker No Stranger to Budget Battles
We need to wait and see whether he actually caves before declaring the battle lost. JMO.
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby crys, "Remember the Alamo!" at March 06, 2011 10:27 AM (q8u+l)
Posted by: de Soothsayer at March 06, 2011 10:27 AM (0gPmu)
Posted by: de Soothsayer at March 06, 2011 10:28 AM (0gPmu)
My football picks were so pathetic that I just stopped trying. But I console myself by remembering that I did finish third last year in the hoops thing. Default strategy: Bet against everything the Big O picks. Unless he picks Duke. Also, don't waste a pick on the Ivy champ.
Posted by: Little Miss Spellcheck at March 06, 2011 10:30 AM (xqhoO)
Posted by: Frank G at March 06, 2011 10:32 AM (4X0aT)
Posted by: de Soothsayer at March 06, 2011 10:33 AM (0gPmu)
Posted by: FlaviusJulius at March 06, 2011 10:33 AM (qIHlG)
Posted by: USA at March 06, 2011 10:33 AM (YZISw)
Can you help me out? I have a 3.5 year old and a 5.5 year old that I have taught to read, write and do basic math.
The other day we took them to the movies, and were getting a bite to eat at the food court before it started. Before I would buy my 3.5 yo a pop, I made her read the ads that were on the table. When she needed help with a word, her brother would help her.
A guy sits down at the next table and proceeds to takeout his phone and face it towards my kids. (He was trying to slyly record my kids)
I jumped up, told him to stop or I'd break his freaking phone. The guy said, it would be a splash on You Tube.
My hubby. told me to sit down before I hit the fucker, made him erase it.
My question: Is it legal to record my kids without my permission, even if we are in public? Is it legal to put a vid of my kids, without my permission on You Tube? What if a member of my family tries to do it? Is the law different then?
I have to run a few errands, but I will check back. Any answers or whatever is greatly appreciated.
Thanks - from a mom that would do anything to protect her kids.
Posted by: momma at March 06, 2011 10:34 AM (penCf)
This is President Barack ObamaÂ’s personal favorite [beer]. How this brew somehow became a beer is a bit of a mystery. All beers start with a wort or the process known as worting. Yet, somehow this beer did not. It is totally wort-less, and yet unaccountably, it is a rather extraordinary Braggot!
“Wort-Less Braggot” is said to be a refreshing compliment to all foods. Yet, in this reviewer’s opinion, “Wort-Less Braggot” is far from refreshing and tastes old, skunky, and stale as though bottled way back in the 1930s or 40s.
Posted by: Barney Frank at March 06, 2011 10:35 AM (tvs2p)
I always read it but don't post on it, but look forward to it.
Posted by: curious at March 06, 2011 10:36 AM (k1rwm)
Posted by: dananjcon at March 06, 2011 10:37 AM (IQo5y)
Posted by: FlaviusJulius at March 06, 2011 10:37 AM (qIHlG)
PM: Iran's inclusion in Status of Women Commission 'ignorant'
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 06, 2011 10:38 AM (TK2zK)
Longview News-Journal article
The author is a Texas historian, particularly when it comes to East Texas. I've met him a few times.
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at March 06, 2011 10:38 AM (q8u+l)
Posted by: FlaviusJulius at March 06, 2011 10:39 AM (qIHlG)
Posted by: richard mcenroe at March 06, 2011 10:39 AM (qvify)
Posted by: humphreyrobot at March 06, 2011 10:39 AM (EiH7n)
I have to buy Peeps tomorrow before they run out. I need an ethnically diverse group to reenact the LA Rodney King riots.
Posted by: mpfs, lost in PA at March 06, 2011 02:27 PM (iqMB
Ooh! Gritty social commentary using Anglo-centric pop culture iconography!
I bet you could score at least $50,000 from the NEA!
Posted by: ErikW at March 06, 2011 10:40 AM (nKJMp)
Since my eye sight is failing i just toss in all the other zombieness into the zombie pool.
Anyways what i meant to say is English is hard.
Well my grammar is apparently worse than usual today, for whatever reason. But what you say is indeed true, as English can be a difficult language to learn.
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at March 06, 2011 10:41 AM (q8u+l)
Sun is trying to peek through the clouds... not super-successful.
Husband has told me what he thinks is the worst-case scenario on our taxes which really isn't as bad as I'd feared. Hoping for the best-case scenario, of course.
Just had a nice ham supper. Enjoying a vinho verde with that.
What do morons around the country keep as their cash reserves to deal with the emergencies and expenses that come with home ownership? I really don't have a good feel of how big a cushion we need here. Based on the market, I'm assuming we'll wind up with a 15 year old house or newer.
Posted by: Y-not at March 06, 2011 10:42 AM (pW2o8)
Why has the Head Peep been so obsessed with that pathetic movie with MATT DAMON! I'd rather watch paint dry.
Posted by: mpfs, lost in PA at March 06, 2011 10:42 AM (iqMB8)
Posted by: BadgerBoy at March 06, 2011 10:43 AM (Fr8N6)
He's probably furiously rewriting the script for the 8th time.
Posted by: Soap MacTavish
So, we can expect another 10,000 word post?
Posted by: moron at March 06, 2011 10:44 AM (nEa/y)
Y-not,
Believe me when I tell you this...you will never have enough cushion when you own a house. It's a fact.
Posted by: mpfs, lost in PA at March 06, 2011 10:44 AM (iqMB8)
or cut out the middleman and have bacon beer.
Somewhere, someone has tried this I'm sure.
Posted by: GnuBreed at March 06, 2011 10:44 AM (h0RtZ)
Posted by: FlaviusJulius at March 06, 2011 10:44 AM (qIHlG)
Posted by: mpfs, lost in PA at March 06, 2011 10:45 AM (iqMB8)
He lives in NY state, in an assisted living place near us. NY offers a photo ID thing through the BMV, but reading the requirements for documents in order to obtain one, it sounds like what you would need to open a butcher shop business in East Berlin in 1970. Hopeless.
Can you fly with some lousy old expired photo IDs? Will TSA permit this?
Why should police-state rules come down on a frail old fart like him?
Posted by: Usin-my-SS-checks-to-buy-MMJ at March 06, 2011 10:45 AM (4sQwu)
I have to buy Peeps tomorrow before they run out. I need an ethnically diverse group to reenact the LA Rodney King riots.
Posted by: mpfs, lost in PAPink, yellow, blue, and white?
Posted by: moron at March 06, 2011 10:46 AM (nEa/y)
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That's TSAs favorite target. They love to screw with oldsters.
Whatever you get from the TSA, get it in writing.
Posted by: mpfs, lost in PA at March 06, 2011 10:47 AM (iqMB8)
The place always takes on the aroma of hops.
One of the days I will photo journal how to brew beer with nothing but momma's pot and pans.
Posted by: sTevo at March 06, 2011 10:47 AM (VMcEw)
Posted by: humphreyrobot at March 06, 2011 10:48 AM (EiH7n)
Your grammar is fine. It's your spelling that's off today.
Hier stehe ich. Ich kann nicht anders.
Posted by: Little Miss Spellcheck at March 06, 2011 10:48 AM (xqhoO)
Posted by: irongrampa at March 06, 2011 10:49 AM (ud5dN)
Posted by: Barbarian at March 06, 2011 10:49 AM (EL+OC)
Posted by: FlaviusJulius at March 06, 2011 10:49 AM (qIHlG)
He's probably furiously rewriting the script for the 8th time.
Posted by: Soap MacTavish
So, we can expect another 10,000 word post?
Posted by: moron at March 06, 2011 02:44 PM
AoSHQ , with more MATT DAMON!!!
Posted by: MATT DAMON!! at March 06, 2011 10:49 AM (vdfwz)
Posted by: moron at March 06, 2011 10:50 AM (nEa/y)
I bet you could score at least $50,000 from the NEA!
Posted by: ErikW at March 06, 2011 02:40 PM (nKJMp)
He needs to get in line.
Posted by: CAC, still waiting for HIS $50k from the NEA for painting boobs with green goo at March 06, 2011 10:50 AM (lV4Fs)
Posted by: dananjcon at March 06, 2011 10:50 AM (4b8Gq)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at March 06, 2011 10:50 AM (zgZzy)
Posted by: Little Miss Spellcheck at March 06, 2011 10:50 AM (xqhoO)
Posted by: Poppin' Fresh at March 06, 2011 10:51 AM (vdfwz)
LOL.
Well, I kind of know what you mean. The past two homes we've tended to keep quite a bit pretty liquid, but I think maybe too much. Looking at what we put into the California house over the 4 years we owned it, most of the expenses were voluntary (upgraded lighting, flooring, that sort of thing). I'd say less than $10,000 was mandatory and even there we could have done some things more cheaply (such as repairing rather than replacing a fence with vinyl). So I'm thinking really we've only needed a couple of grand each year, plus maybe keeping a chunk for something big like a roof or a HVAC thing. So maybe $10,000 is enough? (I'm not talking about the cushion for other sorts of unexpected shit - just for the house.)
BTW, this is funny. We had no capital gain on the house. We got a check, but it's not a capital gain relative to what we'd paid for it. Because of that, none of the home improvements (or whatever the hell they call it in tax lingo) can be used to reduce our tax burden. Had we made money on the house, they would. I'm trying to figure out what kind of sense that makes.
Posted by: Y-not at March 06, 2011 10:51 AM (pW2o8)
Posted by: AllahFrumdit at March 06, 2011 10:52 AM (vdfwz)
I'm a she.
Posted by: mpfs, lost in PA at March 06, 2011 02:51 PM (iqMB
Yeah. The "m" gives it away, every time.
Posted by: Papa Editor at March 06, 2011 10:52 AM (YX6i/)
Y-not, that's a tough question.
It would depend, just for starters, on how quickly you want to upgrade stuff that isn't actually broken. For instance, our 25 year house could use all new facets. And the bathrooms have dated counters and tub/showers.
Not going to do anything about it this year. Must replace fence. Really need to start on replacing windows.
Another factor is how cheap the original work was. Our Texas house was only 12 years old when we bought it, but everything in it was the cheapest version of crap and none of the 4-5 (!!) previous owners had upgraded a thing. With better quality stuff, we would have spent a lot less fixing and updating.
Posted by: Mama AJ at March 06, 2011 10:53 AM (XdlcF)
1) “Wort-Less Braggot“
This is President Barack ObamaÂ’s personal favorite [beer].
Dontcha mean: "Worthless Braggart?"
Posted by: Stillwater at March 06, 2011 10:53 AM (0GpN4)
Your grammar is fine. It's your spelling that's off today.
Hier stehe ich. Ich kann nicht anders.
Well, it was both, but you're right that this^ was a spelling error.
"Here I stand. I can do no other."
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at March 06, 2011 10:53 AM (q8u+l)
Man, I thought I read somewhere that someone successfully flew without any id -- that it was really not mandatory. Let me see if I can find that article. It was wihtin the past week or two, I think.
Posted by: Y-not at March 06, 2011 10:53 AM (pW2o8)
Posted by: curious at March 06, 2011 10:54 AM (k1rwm)
I'm a she.
Posted by: mpfs, lost in PA at March 06, 2011 02:51 PM (iqMB
well then you are already disqualified from an NEA grant- they frown on misogynistic identity markers like "gender"
Posted by: CAC at March 06, 2011 10:55 AM (lV4Fs)
Pandora's box, momma.
I have an absolutely gorgeous 14-year-old niece who's always mistaken for 18+. Hint: 32DD, no kidding. Tall, blonde, blue. Extremely naive.
Anyway, one day she didn't want to bother coming into the post office with me to do some boring errand, so she stayed in the car and listened to the radio. When I came out, some seedy guy was parked right next to her jerking off -- I saw him, she didn't. I drove outta there and we're idling on the street in front of a bus stop. An equally seedy guy leers at her and exclaims, "I LIKE that!" He leans over and takes her picture with his cell phone.
What are ya gonna do? Public spaces + technology = double-edged sword (Breitbart, seedy guys).
Posted by: arhooley at March 06, 2011 10:55 AM (uJqXl)
I'd say less than $10,000 was mandatory and even there we could have done some things more cheaply (such as repairing rather than replacing a fence
Darn it woman, stop answering your own questions before I answer them the exact same way.
Posted by: Mama AJ at March 06, 2011 10:55 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: FlaviusJulius at March 06, 2011 10:56 AM (qIHlG)
I just don't know how in the world anybody could like Peeps. Just sayin'.
Posted by: Soap MacTavish at March 06, 2011 02:30 PM (vbh31)
I luvs watching them in the microwave.Posted by: Ed Anger at March 06, 2011 10:56 AM (7+pP9)
The U.S. labor movement now consists almost exclusively of government employees, employees of companies doing government contracts, or companies that are subsidized by government.
Posted by: Angelo M. Codevilla at March 06, 2011 10:56 AM (tvs2p)
I have it down to $35 for two cases using grain. The hops are the expensive part.
Posted by: sTevo at March 06, 2011 10:57 AM (VMcEw)
I'm a she.
Posted by: mpfs, lost in PA at March 06, 2011 02:51 PM (iqMB
well then you are already disqualified from an NEA grant- they frown on misogynistic identity markers like "gender"
Posted by: CAC
I know what this is about. It's because I'm a Jooooo, right? Wait till I come out with my own line of kosher Peeps. Then we will see who has the last laugh!!
Posted by: mpfs, lost in PA at March 06, 2011 10:57 AM (iqMB8)
And I think there is a federal law that requires real mashed taters if there is meatloaf. Oh, and homemade gravy, too.
Posted by: Retread at March 06, 2011 10:57 AM (okCHU)
Posted by: Y-not at March 06, 2011 10:58 AM (pW2o8)
Posted by: Soap MacTavish at March 06, 2011 02:30 PM (vbh31)
I only like peeps when they are stale.
Posted by: Tami at March 06, 2011 10:59 AM (VuLos)
Hire the biggest cash burner in the industry to run it!
A New Newsweek by Tina Brown
It’s not just another week for this magazine. It’s a new day—and, we hope, a new era.
Posted by: kbdabear at March 06, 2011 10:59 AM (vdfwz)
Iran and Syria to escape reprimand of IAEA board
So when does the fireworks begin?
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 06, 2011 10:59 AM (TK2zK)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at March 06, 2011 11:00 AM (q8u+l)
Posted by: Y-not at March 06, 2011 11:00 AM (pW2o8)
Posted by: de Soothsayer at March 06, 2011 02:33 PM
Different ending for me: Peeps are like Candy Corn -- you hate them and they mar a perfectly good holiday.
The first time I tasted candy corn I didn't "get" it. I took it to my mom because I thought some bad person had slipped me some medicine.
Peeps -- a waste of marshmallow ingredients.
Posted by: arhooley at March 06, 2011 11:01 AM (uJqXl)
Meatloaf is good, but I think the man prefers meatballs. Guess it's the Italian heritage. I make these veal ones now that are to die for.
What do you add for fat? When I make them with Veal I need to add suet and Ricotta to keep them from drying out.
I prefer a well marbled Chuck Roast.
Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2011 11:02 AM (wgSOy)
Posted by: Y-not at March 06, 2011 11:06 AM (pW2o8)
Posted by: de Soothsayer at March 06, 2011 11:06 AM (0gPmu)
Wonderful world we live in. Iran and Syria won't get a slap on the wrist, even with Mohammed Elbaradei no longer the head of the IAEA.
Iran and Syria to escape reprimand of IAEA board
So when does the fireworks begin?
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 06, 2011 02:59 PM
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Tonight! We're celebrating Obama's 1000th golf game with lard-cooked ribs, chocolate mousse dusted with crushed pearls, corn chips, and a tour of Secret Service headquarters for the entertainers (a team of Chinese acrobats).
Posted by: Michelle-O at March 06, 2011 11:06 AM (uJqXl)
Posted by: ErikW at March 06, 2011 11:06 AM (nKJMp)
Posted by: SurferDoc at March 06, 2011 11:06 AM (pykNO)
Posted by: logprof at March 06, 2011 11:07 AM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 06, 2011 02:59 PM
Everybody dance!
Posted by: Katy Perry's boobs at March 06, 2011 11:09 AM (vdfwz)
Hmmm... Well the trick may be the milk. The binder is stale bread soaked in milk, then the milk squeezed out. Then I saute them in olive oil. Make a pan reduction with white vermouth and broth.
www.foodandwine.com / recipes / veal-meatballs-with-fried-sage-leaves
They're delicious. I've been serving them with steamed spaghetti squash with a bit of butter and cheese (no sauce).
Posted by: Y-not at March 06, 2011 11:11 AM (pW2o8)
Posted by: irongrampa at March 06, 2011 11:12 AM (ud5dN)
re: rdbrewers sidebar about alien life! Check out Watts up with That . Seems this same researcher made the same claims in 1994 and again in 2004.
one of the commenters there makes a good point. Just because a lifeform comes in on a stroid, why would you assume it's alien and not that it's a piece of earth lifeform blasted off when the earth was hit in one of her spectacular hits in the past and it's just made it's way back? I likey!
Posted by: yip at March 06, 2011 11:13 AM (SyLEU)
Posted by: Katy Perry's boobs at March 06, 2011 03:09 PM (vdfwz)
I'd prefer that type of firework to the ghasty, nuclear alternative that Iran and Syria undoubtedly have in progress.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 06, 2011 11:14 AM (TK2zK)
Yeah, I'm an electron microscopist and a life scientist. I've seen shit in electron micrographs that looked like all kinds of things. No way I'd trust a paper about "alien life" published using that technique and in that journal.
Posted by: Y-not at March 06, 2011 11:15 AM (pW2o8)
one of the commenters there makes a good point. Just because a lifeform comes in on a stroid, why would you assume it's alien and not that it's a piece of earth lifeform blasted off when the earth was hit in one of her spectacular hits in the past and it's just made it's way back? I likey!
Posted by: yip at March 06, 2011 03:13 PM
Who are you going to believe, that guy or our wild eyed scroungy haired experts?
Posted by: The History Channel's Scientific Experts at March 06, 2011 11:15 AM (vdfwz)
Posted by: irongrampa at March 06, 2011 11:16 AM (ud5dN)
Then you carefully bite off the bottom.
Wrong. First, you stick them on your canines like Dracula teeth. Second, you go around growling at your little sister like a monster. Then you bite off the white tip.
Posted by: rdbrewer at March 06, 2011 11:17 AM (EMuWJ)
Daniel James Brown's THE BOYS IN THE BOAT, the tale of Joe Rantz and his quest for self-respect during the Depression, as he joins eight other sons of farmers, loggers and fishermen, who rise to prominence from the University of Washington freshman crew to the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where they confront the Germans to bring home the gold, to Joshua Kendall at Viking Penguin, in a seven-figure deal, at auction, by Dorian Karchmar at William Morris Endeavor.
Film rights to the Weinstein Company, with Kenneth Branagh attached to direct, at auction, by William Morris Endeavor.
Posted by: arhooley at March 06, 2011 11:17 AM (uJqXl)
Up until about 20 years ago (I think) a lot of the more wealthy people were using dodgy real estate investments that always "lost money" as a tax dodge. Congress and the IRS revised the code to severely limit that activity during one of their "tax simplification" frenzies.
That being said if filing jointly you should be able to file for a minimum of $3,000 in capitol losses in a single year from sale of real estate.
Posted by: Vic at March 06, 2011 11:19 AM (M9Ie6)
ErikW,
Is there a certain kind of buttermilk that works best?
Posted by: Mama AJ at March 06, 2011 03:11 PM (XdlcF)
Surely a sophisticated foodie such as yourself already knows the answer to that!
Only the superior quality of Belgian buttermilk will do in such a culinary application!
Posted by: ErikW at March 06, 2011 11:20 AM (nKJMp)
Posted by: de Soothsayer at March 06, 2011 11:21 AM (0gPmu)
The one protein I work with forms structures big enough to view under EM - its one isoform looks like a large barrel.
I wonder if there is enough residual material within these meteorites to do some kind of elemental analysis of the alleged bacterial fossils. That would be more conclusive than subjective EM images.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 06, 2011 11:21 AM (TK2zK)
However, if you can show that an improvement would have normally added capital value to the house it should be considered a capital investment.
Replacing carpet and painting is maintenance. Adding a new room is capital improvement. Somewhere in between those two things lies a boundary.
Posted by: Vic at March 06, 2011 11:23 AM (M9Ie6)
Any morons lookng for a job? Amazon in Seattle is going to hire 1,900 workers this year.
"We're looking for very talented software developers," said Susan Harker, director of global talent acquisition at Amazon.
Other openings call for recruiters, product managers, salespeople, graphic designers and supply-chain analysts.
Posted by: robtr at March 06, 2011 11:23 AM (MtwBb)
Posted by: dananjcon at March 06, 2011 11:23 AM (hiMsy)
OMG. I am such a cretin. I always have a little tub of that freeze-dried buttermilk on hand... hangs head in shame
Oh, and thanks Vic. Permit me a couple of minutes of hating rich people.
I think our tax guy is pretty good, so fingers crossed on what he comes up with for a number.
Posted by: Y-not at March 06, 2011 11:23 AM (pW2o8)
Posted by: Theresa D wants to lose weight for the reunion at March 06, 2011 11:24 AM (2hQbY)
Most likely. There are so many ways the situation in the ME can get really bad, really quickly. I heard on the radio this morning that Baharani protesters were advancing on the PM's office.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 06, 2011 11:24 AM (TK2zK)
Posted by: de Soothsayer at March 06, 2011 11:25 AM (0gPmu)
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it!
Posted by: Theresa D wants to lose weight for the reunion at March 06, 2011 11:26 AM (2hQbY)
What's the MW? Any symmetry? I know the nice vs evil cryoEM groups if you want a referral.
I wonder if there is enough residual material within these meteorites to do some kind of elemental analysis of the alleged bacterial fossils.
I was thinking energy filtered TEMs might be useful, but the sample prep could be tricky and I confess I'm ignorant about what the nature of a fossilized bacterium would be.
Posted by: Y-not at March 06, 2011 11:26 AM (pW2o8)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 06, 2011 03:24 PM
I called the producers at CNN and they have no intel on that
Posted by: Leon Panetta at March 06, 2011 11:28 AM (vdfwz)
Posted by: de Soothsayer at March 06, 2011 11:28 AM (0gPmu)
Posted by: toby928™ at March 06, 2011 03:09 PM (GTbGH)
You're welcome.
Posted by: Scrooge MacDuck at March 06, 2011 11:31 AM (BP6Z1)
Lotta' jobs coming into Utah County (Utah Valley) over the next couple of years in engineering and IT. See http://business.utah.gov/
Posted by: Y-not at March 06, 2011 11:32 AM (pW2o8)
And I think there is a federal law that requires real mashed taters if there is meatloaf. Oh, and homemade gravy, too.
Posted by: Retread at March 06, 2011 02:57 PM (okCHU)
My lunch has been mashed tater sandwiches for over 75 years.Posted by: Dageood at March 06, 2011 11:32 AM (7+pP9)
Beanbags 0- AKs 1.
Or you can talk about me behind my back, I'm headed for New Orleans and the Orpheus Ball tomorrow night. Charlie Sheen is the Grand Marshall.
Posted by: dr kill at March 06, 2011 11:32 AM (le5qc)
I don't usually like to watch movies that make me think so hard about what's going on.
Posted by: Theresa D wants to lose weight for the reunion at March 06, 2011 11:33 AM (2hQbY)
Yeah, we gathered that. Anyway, it's a moot point in our case.
Posted by: Y-not at March 06, 2011 11:33 AM (pW2o8)
Posted by: Soothsayerwing Plover at March 06, 2011 11:35 AM (0gPmu)
Posted by: robtr at March 06, 2011 11:36 AM (MtwBb)
Posted by: Soothsayerwing Plover at March 06, 2011 11:36 AM (0gPmu)
Approximately 1 MDa. As for symmetry, well, it forms ring and chain-shaped structures - the precise symmetry of this structure escapes me at the moment.
I was thinking energy filtered TEMs might be useful, but the sample prep could be tricky and I confess I'm ignorant about what the nature of a fossilized bacterium would be.
I am too. If somebody could find bacteria in a meteorite that is in its spore form vs a vegetative form, it might be hardy enough to do the elemental analysis you suggest.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 06, 2011 11:37 AM (TK2zK)
Posted by: Y-not at March 06, 2011 11:40 AM (pW2o8)
I generally HATE buttermilk but a local dairy had some that wasn't pasteurized/homogenized or some such such shit and it was excellent. My friends father bought it from a dairy about 40 miles from me so I never sought it out. It would probably be killer for cooking.
Posted by: Ed Anger at March 06, 2011 11:40 AM (7+pP9)
Posted by: Soothsayerwing Plover at March 06, 2011 11:42 AM (0gPmu)
It would probably be killer for cooking.
Mini-Pancake Muffins.
Recipe at a site called 'Bakerella'. Basically a Waffle mix baked in Mini Muffin Tins. The Blueberry variety are well recived.
Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2011 11:44 AM (wgSOy)
Both of those are worthy tales in a song, but most of the Morons are probably too young to remember them.
Fortunately I have both in my library.
Posted by: Vic at March 06, 2011 11:45 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: Soothsayerwing Plover at March 06, 2011 11:46 AM (0gPmu)
That EM data was collected awhile ago. This protein has some very interesting oligomerization properties; I did some work several years ago characterizing point and domain mutants of this protein to try to tease out portions of the protein responsible for its self-association properties.
In hindsight, I sometimes wish my thesis project was based more around structural studies rather than the immunological tract that I took, although the immunology angle is very interesting in itself - just a pain at times with bio-activity studies and such.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 06, 2011 11:46 AM (TK2zK)
Posted by: Soothsayerwing Plover at March 06, 2011 11:48 AM (0gPmu)
Posted by: Theresa D wants to lose weight for the reunion at March 06, 2011 11:49 AM (2hQbY)
Posted by: dr kill at March 06, 2011 03:32 PM (le5qc)
I sent Ace an email tip on that story from AT the other day, but I think he has an aversion to anything gun.
Unbelievable story, that is a blockbuster screenplay/movie just waiting for the right treatment, which unfortunately is the opposite of what will probably result.
Posted by: ontherocks at March 06, 2011 11:50 AM (HBqDo)
Posted by: rdbrewer at March 06, 2011 11:50 AM (EMuWJ)
Posted by: Theresa D wants to lose weight for the reunion at March 06, 2011 03:49 PM (2hQbY
Yeah that's on the 520 bridge, tolls are supposed to start next month I think. Nobody is buying the pass. The state is worried that people will use the back roads (like me) or the I90 bridge which won't be tolled.
Posted by: robtr at March 06, 2011 11:52 AM (MtwBb)
Posted by: 7 Chinese Spammers at March 06, 2011 11:52 AM (hCQG5)
Posted by: dr kill at March 06, 2011 03:32 PM (le5qc)
You're not serious, are you?
Posted by: ErikW at March 06, 2011 11:52 AM (nKJMp)
Posted by: robtr at March 06, 2011 11:55 AM (MtwBb)
Recipe at a site called 'Bakerella'. Basically a Waffle mix baked in Mini Muffin Tins. The Blueberry variety are well recived.
Posted by: garrett at March 06, 2011 03:44 PMWho left all these muffin stumps in back of the shelter? I never got so many complaints!
Posted by: Rebecca DeMornay at March 06, 2011 11:59 AM (vdfwz)
Next time, don't clean your windows with Windex.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 06, 2011 12:00 PM (TK2zK)
The kind that has the butter and milk premixed. I tried to do it manually one time. The result wasn't pretty and I think illegal in Delaware.
Posted by: countrydoc at March 06, 2011 12:00 PM (131HS)
Posted by: moron at March 06, 2011 12:01 PM (nEa/y)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 06, 2011 04:00 PM (TK2zK)
I called the government and asked for smarter robins, they will take care of it for me.
Posted by: robtr at March 06, 2011 12:01 PM (MtwBb)
A discussion of whether GOProud should sponsor a screening of The Adjustment Bureau at CPAC.
Posted by: countrydoc at March 06, 2011 12:03 PM (131HS)
Posted by: Downscaled Upscale
I plan on it. One of these days i will get a couple of rhizomes from several varieties.
I have been kicking around the idea of making hop extract to boost a nascar swill for moments when I am in mixed company or at at a cheezy restaurant.
Posted by: sTevo at March 06, 2011 12:04 PM (VMcEw)
Posted by: irongrampa at March 06, 2011 12:04 PM (ud5dN)
No, not dumbass. He sees something through the window and inside your house (or maybe his own reflection) that looks like a lady robin. hornbird
Posted by: moron at March 06, 2011 12:05 PM (nEa/y)
The composition of the meteorite is different than rocks from earth. But no, I don't believe the Aliens on a Rock story either.
Posted by: countrydoc at March 06, 2011 12:05 PM (131HS)
Wonder about taking the wheels off?
Posted by: SCRednek at March 06, 2011 12:08 PM (1dCTA)
Posted by: irongrampa at March 06, 2011 12:09 PM (ud5dN)
Posted by: booger at March 06, 2011 12:10 PM (9RFH1)
Posted by: Chris R at March 06, 2011 12:11 PM (QiNmA)
Posted by: Chris R at March 06, 2011 12:13 PM (QiNmA)
Posted by: Cherry π at March 06, 2011 12:15 PM (+sBB4)
Posted by: fluffy: dirty, dirty Skandi at March 06, 2011 12:16 PM (4Kl5M)
Posted by: Theresa D wants to lose weight for the reunion at March 06, 2011 12:17 PM (2hQbY)
Posted by: Theresa D wants to lose weight for the reunion at March 06, 2011 12:18 PM (2hQbY)
Posted by: pitythefool at March 06, 2011 04:11 PM (BjQSh)
What, no mention of the Kensington Runestone?
The purpose of science is to serve mankind. You seem to regard science as some kind of dodge... or hustle. Your theories are the worst kind of popular tripe, your methods are sloppy, and your conclusions are highly questionable! You are a poor scientist, Dr. Venkman!
Posted by: ErikW at March 06, 2011 12:23 PM (nKJMp)
What a contradiction--buttermilk pancakes rock, but trying to swallow buttermilk? Physically CANNOT do that.
Posted by: irongrampa at March 06, 2011 04:04 PM (ud5dN)
I always hated it except for the FEW times I had it from ONE dairy. That stuff was excellent. No glops of yellow stuff. I guess you have to hunt it own.Posted by: Ed Anger at March 06, 2011 12:26 PM (7+pP9)
Posted by: moron at March 06, 2011 04:01 PM
Does he need a co-host?
Posted by: Kathleen Parker at March 06, 2011 12:31 PM (vdfwz)
If you like marshmallow, but think Peeps are just too sweet and chemically, try hunting down the white ones. The taste is slightly different than the colored ones.
Posted by: shibumi at March 06, 2011 12:33 PM (OKZrE)
Posted by: rdbrewer at March 06, 2011 12:36 PM (EMuWJ)
Posted by: moron at March 06, 2011 12:36 PM (nEa/y)
Next time, don't clean your windows with Windex.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 06, 2011 04:00 PM (TK2zK)
Nonsense! Windex cleans everything to include parakeet poop.
Posted by: Tula's Dad at March 06, 2011 12:37 PM (ZHsNw)
I was just being a dumbass, BTW.
In fact, I've been interested in anthropology since I was young and I've long believed that Columbus was not the first European to make it to America.
I also believe that humans in general have populated the New World FAR longer than what is generally accepted in the scientific community.
Posted by: ErikW at March 06, 2011 12:38 PM (nKJMp)
Posted by: rdbrewer at March 06, 2011 04:36 PM (EMuWJ)
I didn't know about that one. Fascinating!
Posted by: ErikW at March 06, 2011 12:41 PM (nKJMp)
Posted by: giant Olmec heads at March 06, 2011 12:48 PM (4Kl5M)
I know...I, myself, have found petrified PEEPS under the couch and behind bookcases.
Posted by: moron at March 06, 2011 12:50 PM (nEa/y)
And for far too long, America has acted ... stupidly... on this continent
Posted by: King Barry the Apologetic at March 06, 2011 12:52 PM (vdfwz)
Posted by: giant Olmec heads at March 06, 2011 04:48 PM (4Kl5M)
Could be Pacific Aboriginals, too.
Posted by: ErikW at March 06, 2011 12:53 PM (nKJMp)
Here is that outer space life paper.
Yeah, and what about the Kensington Rune Stone? If it's a fake, it's one of the best-executed fakes in history. History Channel did an interesting two-hour show on that and other supposed evidence of Norse-Templar exploration of North America. Who knows?
Posted by: Beagle at March 06, 2011 01:01 PM (sOtz/)
Cool!
There is a road exit north of Greensboro, NC, on 220, I think I remember, that looks to be going up hill, because of the mountains around, but is going down hill. Drunk teenagers would go up there and bet their friends it was not going up hill, then roll a beer can down it.
Good fun, till the cops come.
Posted by: Kemp at March 06, 2011 01:02 PM (JpFM9)
Posted by: Shoppy at March 06, 2011 01:22 PM (xvCQK)
Many years ago my m-i-l had a bird that did this, and he came back the following spring She called him her gay bird, which I found hilarious since m-i-l was born in 1907.
Posted by: Retread at March 06, 2011 01:23 PM (okCHU)
Posted by: Mr Pink at March 06, 2011 01:23 PM (BJZ2I)
Posted by: dagny at March 06, 2011 01:25 PM (66JDx)
In fact, I've been interested in anthropology since I was young and I've long believed that Columbus was not the first European to make it to America.
The Vikings settled in Newfoundland briefly, 500 years before Columbus. It's not a matter of serious dispute anymore. (Er, the science is settled.)
Check out L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. IIRC, there are some other settlement sites too. The Vikings don't get credit for "discovering" the New World though because their contact wasn't the start of sustained relationship with Europe. Columbus' was.
Posted by: Cicero at March 06, 2011 01:26 PM (QKKT0)
Posted by: Shoppy at March 06, 2011 01:30 PM (xvCQK)
If you're like my kids you make Peep performance art, then share with your mom's friends -- massive peep destruction plus people giving sideways glances at your mom as to what sort of environment are these kids being raised in.
Melting Peep, Peep firing squad, Peep Reign of Terror, Peep blowgun, Peep slingshot, Peep roadkill, Peepzilla, Zombie Peep...at least they kept it to acts of violence and nothing else.
Posted by: unknown jane at March 06, 2011 01:31 PM (5/yRG)
I also believe that humans in general have populated the New World FAR longer than what is generally accepted in the scientific community.
Did you know about the caucazoid skeleton that was found in the 90s? It was said to predate the arrival of the Indians. Clinton's administration scooped it up and then turned it over to the local Indian tribe under the premise that all ancient bones belong to them.
The theory was, that ole Bill was taking care of his constituents. Wouldn't due for people to ask too many questions about how original white boy died and why there were none left. Might make the cry of victimhood a bit sticky.
Posted by: kidney at March 06, 2011 01:31 PM (3j6OS)
I think the Mormons say that one of the 12 Tribes of Israel somehow made it to the New World in biblical times. They are supposed to be ancestors of some of the Indians. I remember reading that a recent mitochondrial DNA analysis had completely debunked that theory. Science 1, religion 0.
Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Mittens!
Posted by: Cicero at March 06, 2011 01:32 PM (QKKT0)
Posted by: Shoppy at March 06, 2011 01:34 PM (xvCQK)
Posted by: Shoppy at March 06, 2011 01:41 PM (xvCQK)
Posted by: Oldsailor at March 06, 2011 01:44 PM (oBXlb)
Posted by: Shoppy at March 06, 2011 01:53 PM (xvCQK)
Posted by: not the droid you seek at March 06, 2011 01:54 PM (h35AH)
Check out L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. IIRC, there are some other settlement sites too. The Vikings don't get credit for "discovering" the New World though because their contact wasn't the start of sustained relationship with Europe. Columbus' was.
Posted by: Cicero at March 06, 2011 05:26 PM (QKKT0)
I'm obviously and pathetically out of date. I honestly didn't know that all that has become accepted fact.
Guess I better start reading the trades again, huh?
Posted by: ErikW at March 06, 2011 01:57 PM (nKJMp)
Posted by: not the droid you seek at March 06, 2011 02:02 PM (h35AH)
Jimmy was a Nuke Sub commander, he spent many hours on a big black long hard vessel full of Seaman.
HMMMM, maybe more alike than we realize.
Posted by: Oldsailor at March 06, 2011 05:44 PM (oBXlb)
No, Carter left the Navy prior to the first nuke sub being launched.
Posted by: Museisluse at March 06, 2011 02:04 PM (xrmna)
Check out L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. IIRC, there are some other settlement sites too. The Vikings don't get credit for "discovering" the New World though because their contact wasn't the start of sustained relationship with Europe. Columbus' was.
Posted by: Cicero at March 06, 2011 05:26 PM (QKKT0)
I'm obviously and pathetically out of date. I honestly didn't know that all that has become accepted fact.
Guess I better start reading the trades again, huh?
Posted by: ErikW at March 06, 2011 05:57 PM (nKJMp)
It's all bullshit. Read my journal articles.Posted by: Lewis Binford at March 06, 2011 02:23 PM (7+pP9)
Posted by: Oldsailor at March 06, 2011 03:20 PM (oBXlb)
Posted by: not the droid you seek at March 06, 2011 03:36 PM (h35AH)
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