March 29, 2014
— Open Blogger There are two types of people: Those who only sometimes procrastinate those who are so inclined to it that it creates havoc in their lives. Lately, I tend to be the latter of the two. So, while I should have been practicing using MS Visio all day, half my day was spent here with you fine folks.
My procrastination has been so bad today that I actually researched "procrastination" in order to procrastinate a bit longer. Then, I tweeted about my procrastination in order to drag it out even further. Then, others joined in, and it was clear that I am far from the only one.
Well, the fine folks at The Next Web blog have posted a very timely article on the science of procrastination, and it makes all the sense in the world.
It's a fight or flight response.
The amygdala is the section of the brain associated with our automatic emotional reaction to a situation. In moments of being overwhelmed, such as having many tasks to do or a difficult one to do, there is a fight (resistance) or flight (ignore) reaction.Both are procrastination – the brain is protecting us against possible negative feelings. The norepinephrine chemical takes over, causing increased levels of fear and anxiety. Adrenalin gets pumped in.
We are addicted to dopamine, which is produced by pleasurable experiences. So long as a task has a higher historical likelihood (or perceived future likelihood) of producing dopamine, our brain is addicted to reproducing these activitiesÂ… and avoiding the others.
Do you want to play Candy Crush or do tax returns? Yeah.
It occurs to me that, if we identify the cause, we can also mind-play our way through it. Perhaps we can tell ourselves repeatedly that the faster we get it over with the faster we'll feel relief that it is over. Or... perhaps we can stop hitting ourselves in the head with the hammer in the first place because procrastination seems to arise from fear... fear of failure, of rejection, of not being good enough and, frankly, isn't the world tough enough without us kicking the crap out of ourselves on a daily basis?
Tell them about it, Stuart.
Are there any bad habits you're trying to break?
Open thread.
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Posted by: Insomniac at March 29, 2014 04:12 PM (OA4uq)
living in this fuckin' shithole they call LA . . .
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 04:13 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Insomniac at March 29, 2014 04:13 PM (OA4uq)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at March 29, 2014 04:14 PM (oFCZn)
Posted by: Gmac-Pondering the coming implosion, and hoping its 404care at March 29, 2014 04:14 PM (baiNQ)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at March 29, 2014 04:14 PM (oFCZn)
Posted by: Gmac-Pondering the coming implosion, and hoping its 404care at March 29, 2014 04:15 PM (baiNQ)
Posted by: Mayday at March 29, 2014 04:15 PM (eHc+1)
Actually, there are three types of people.
One is those who don't finish lists....
Posted by: Albie Damned at March 29, 2014 04:16 PM (49IKp)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at March 29, 2014 08:14 PM (oFCZn)
Oh, hell, yes, Dack. I was conviviating on the ONT when it hit and immediately shared with the group. And, while the entire state of California is completely over it, I guess it'll take Drudge a bit longer. 
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 04:16 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Zakn at March 29, 2014 04:16 PM (LbwgI)
I guess I procrastinate actually working on it.
Posted by: DangerGirl at March 29, 2014 04:17 PM (GrtrJ)
Posted by: EC at March 29, 2014 04:20 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 29, 2014 04:20 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: buzzion at March 29, 2014 04:21 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at March 29, 2014 04:22 PM (oFCZn)
Posted by: redenzo at March 29, 2014 08:19 PM (WCnJW)
Oh, yay!!!! What kind, how old, name? So happy for you. Mmmmmm, puppeh breath. 
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 04:23 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: WalrusRex at March 29, 2014 04:24 PM (Mogjf)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at March 29, 2014 04:25 PM (oFCZn)
Posted by: traye at March 29, 2014 04:27 PM (45T8k)
Posted by: DangerGirl at March 29, 2014 04:28 PM (GrtrJ)
Posted by: eleven at March 29, 2014 04:29 PM (fsLdt)
Posted by: eman at March 29, 2014 04:29 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: eleven at March 29, 2014 04:30 PM (fsLdt)
Posted by: redenzo at March 29, 2014 04:30 PM (WCnJW)
Posted by: NCwoof at March 29, 2014 04:31 PM (aUQgu)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 29, 2014 04:32 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: DaveA[/i][/b][/s] at March 29, 2014 04:32 PM (DL2i+)
Posted by: Kalneva at March 29, 2014 04:32 PM (1hjiU)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at March 29, 2014 04:33 PM (oFCZn)
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 04:33 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Tami [/i][/b][/u][/s] at March 29, 2014 04:34 PM (bCEmE)
Do us all a favor and bury that Morgan dork deep so he never comes back.
Posted by: The Hickster at March 29, 2014 04:34 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: Ruthless at March 29, 2014 04:35 PM (43C0x)
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at March 29, 2014 04:35 PM (Pd9h2)
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 04:35 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 29, 2014 04:35 PM (HVff2)
Many years ago, 86'd from Calneva casino for being barefoot. Tried to tell em it's OK in NC, but no "dice".
Posted by: NCwoof at March 29, 2014 04:35 PM (aUQgu)
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at March 29, 2014 04:37 PM (Pd9h2)
Posted by: Zakn at March 29, 2014 04:37 PM (LbwgI)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 29, 2014 04:38 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: dumbartist at March 29, 2014 04:42 PM (ahBY0)
Posted by: RoyalOil at March 29, 2014 04:42 PM (VjL9S)
Posted by: RoyalOil at March 29, 2014 04:44 PM (VjL9S)
I been sittin here just wastin time
Drinking, smoking, thinking, trying to free my mind
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 04:44 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: eleven at March 29, 2014 04:44 PM (fsLdt)
Posted by: Retread at March 29, 2014 04:45 PM (cHwk5)
There's flies in the kitchen I can hear 'em there buzzing
And I ain't done nothing since I woke up today.
How the hell can a person go to work in the morning
And come home in the evening and have nothing to say.
Posted by: NCwoof at March 29, 2014 04:46 PM (aUQgu)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 29, 2014 08:38 PM
I've got a pithy comment about your post. I'll come back and post it later.
Posted by: otho at March 29, 2014 04:46 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: Tami [/i][/b][/u][/s] at March 29, 2014 04:47 PM (bCEmE)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 29, 2014 04:47 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I amn't at March 29, 2014 04:47 PM (ab+jQ)
One of my favorite songs every, NC! Although I am partial to Bonnie Raitt's version.
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 04:47 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: WalrusRex at March 29, 2014 04:48 PM (Mogjf)
Glad you are a fan. Not many know John Prine and his stuff. Partial to his version since he wrote the lyrics. Anyhow. Yep.
Posted by: NCwoof at March 29, 2014 04:52 PM (aUQgu)
And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where Paradise lay
Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away
Posted by: dumbartist at March 29, 2014 04:52 PM (ahBY0)
Posted by: Tami [/i][/b][/u][/s] at March 29, 2014 04:53 PM (bCEmE)
Posted by: sven10077 at March 29, 2014 04:54 PM (TE35l)
Posted by: WalrusRex at March 29, 2014 04:54 PM (Mogjf)
Posted by: sven10077 at March 29, 2014 04:56 PM (TE35l)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 29, 2014 04:56 PM (ojnk6)
Well, I am an old woman . . . lucky to be in on the best times ever for music.
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 04:56 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: traye at March 29, 2014 04:57 PM (45T8k)
Posted by: sven10077 at March 29, 2014 04:57 PM (TE35l)
Posted by: freaked at March 29, 2014 04:58 PM (JdEZJ)
Posted by: Jeb at March 29, 2014 04:59 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: sven10077 at March 29, 2014 04:59 PM (TE35l)
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 04:59 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: freaked at March 29, 2014 05:00 PM (JdEZJ)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 29, 2014 05:00 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: sven10077 at March 29, 2014 05:01 PM (TE35l)
Otoh, walking out onto the driveway and finding it is nicely glazed with ice from the freezing rain is eye opening.
Not sure why I didn't go down.
Posted by: irongrampa at March 29, 2014 05:01 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 29, 2014 05:01 PM (60Vyp)
Posted by: rickl at March 29, 2014 05:01 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: dumbartist at March 29, 2014 05:01 PM (ahBY0)
Posted by: Jeb at March 29, 2014 05:03 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: sven10077 at March 29, 2014 05:03 PM (TE35l)
I am an old woman (too) named after my mother
We are so blessed to have witnessed the great music that was everywhere
Posted by: NCwoof at March 29, 2014 05:03 PM (aUQgu)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b][/u] at March 29, 2014 05:04 PM (0HooB)
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 05:04 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Jeb at March 29, 2014 09:03 PM (HVff2)
No, I'm still a Perry gal, but my friend fluffy would like to give you a look. 
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 05:06 PM (8lmkt)
One of my favorite songs every, NC! Although I am partial to Bonnie Raitt's version.
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 08:47 PM (8lmkt) Smite posts from (8lmkt)
Peaches, have you heard the Tedeschi Trucks Band do that song?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrSK-0-MQ8s
Posted by: [/i] [/b] Thag Simmons at March 29, 2014 05:09 PM (UBpac)
Posted by: NCwoof at March 29, 2014 05:10 PM (aUQgu)
Posted by: dumbartist at March 29, 2014 05:11 PM (ahBY0)
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 05:12 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Jeb at March 29, 2014 05:13 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Rob in Katy at March 29, 2014 05:13 PM (PiTBB)
Posted by: rightlysouthern at March 29, 2014 05:13 PM (nhStE)
Posted by: Jeb at March 29, 2014 09:13 PM (HVff2)
I went to the school of hard knocks, bubba. Well, their girls' school. 
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 05:14 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Afroman at March 29, 2014 05:19 PM (bzwPX)
So bad at procrastination - this should have been on the previous thread, but no one is there now
Don't put BB's through your pellet gun. The steel BBs will tear up the rifling which is designed for softer pellets.
Posted by: PMRich at March 29, 2014 05:20 PM (KDUNf)
Posted by: NCwoof at March 29, 2014 09:17 PM (aUQgu)
Oh, snap, I feel a smile comin' on! I do love me some long-haired country boyz.
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 05:20 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Synova at March 29, 2014 05:20 PM (7/PU+)
Posted by: grammie winger at March 29, 2014 05:22 PM (oMKp3)
How ya doin?
Posted by: NCwoof at March 29, 2014 09:18 PM (aUQgu)
Okie-Dokey, and you?
Posted by: rightlysouthern at March 29, 2014 05:23 PM (nhStE)
and no ampersands either.
Posted by: redc1c4 at March 29, 2014 05:23 PM (q+fqH)
Posted by: grammie winger at March 29, 2014 05:23 PM (oMKp3)
Posted by: Guido at March 29, 2014 05:24 PM (15qFH)
File this under YMMV.
Steven Seagal says he might emigrate to Russia, that Putin is a brother. Plus he is okie-dokie with Russia in the Crimea.
http://tinyurl.com/muv7j5a
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 29, 2014 05:24 PM (2yQQy)
Posted by: tangonine at March 29, 2014 05:24 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: grammie winger at March 29, 2014 05:25 PM (oMKp3)
Posted by: grammie winger at March 29, 2014 09:25 PM (oMKp3)
Nothing to fear. I'll help you.
Posted by: IRS at March 29, 2014 05:26 PM (15qFH)
I was going to write a longish comment here (shut up, yeah mine are always verbose).
But I think I'll wait a bit.
Posted by: non-purist at March 29, 2014 05:27 PM (afQnV)
and no ampersands either.
Posted by: redc1c4 at March 29, 2014 09:23 PM (q+fqH)
you will have nothing and you will like it!
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 05:27 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Navycopjoe at March 29, 2014 05:27 PM (3uIOB)
Posted by: SacredCow at March 29, 2014 05:27 PM (L8S77)
Posted by: Erowmero at March 29, 2014 05:28 PM (1gcFZ)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 29, 2014 05:28 PM (2yQQy)
Posted by: grammie winger at March 29, 2014 05:29 PM (oMKp3)
Posted by: Synova at March 29, 2014 05:30 PM (7/PU+)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1XurYweiJQ
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 05:31 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: sven10077 at March 29, 2014 05:31 PM (TE35l)
Posted by: grammie winger at March 29, 2014 05:32 PM (oMKp3)
Meanwhile developers of a Biblical game are blaming Satan for their failure. Ishn'allah perhaps?
http://tinyurl.com/n6qanqa
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 29, 2014 05:33 PM (2yQQy)
Posted by: grammie winger at March 29, 2014 05:34 PM (oMKp3)
Posted by: tangonine at March 29, 2014 05:35 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Ronster at March 29, 2014 05:36 PM (puNd6)
Posted by: Synova at March 29, 2014 05:37 PM (7/PU+)
Posted by: grammie winger at March 29, 2014 05:38 PM (oMKp3)
Posted by: fluffy at March 29, 2014 05:38 PM (Ua6T/)
· Radio was invented; Cub fans got to hear their team lose.
· TV was invented; Cub fans got to see their team lose.
· Baseball added 14 teams; Cub fans got to see AND hear their team lose to more teams.
· George Burns celebrated his 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, 80th, 90th and 100th birthdays.
· Haley’s Comet passed Earth… twice.
· Harry Caray was born… and died. Incredible, but true.
· The NBA, NHL and NFL were formed, and Chicago teams won championships in each league.
· Man landed on the moon, as have several home runs given up by Cubs pitchers.
· Sixteen US presidents were elected.
· There were 11 amendments added to the Constitution.
· Prohibition was created, and repealed.
· The Titanic was built, set sail, sank, was discovered, and became the subject of major motion pictures… the latter giving Cub fans hope that something that finishes on the bottom can come out on top.
· Wrigley Field was built and becomes the oldest park in the National League.
· Flag poles were erected on Wrigley Field roof to hold all of the team’s future World Series pennants. Those flag poles have since rusted and been taken down.
· A combination of 40 summer & winter Olympics have been held.
· Thirteen baseball players have won the Triple Crown; several thanked Cubs pitchers.
· Bell bottoms came in style, went out of style, and came back in style.
· The Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Florida Marlins have ALL won the World Series.
· The Cubs played 14,153 regular-season games; they lost the majority of them.
· Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma, and New Mexico were added to the Union.
Posted by: dumbartist at March 29, 2014 05:40 PM (ahBY0)
Posted by: tangonine at March 29, 2014 05:42 PM (x3YFz)
worried son. waiting for Ft Sumter moment
Posted by: NCwoof at March 29, 2014 09:30 PM (aUQgu)
Nah, it aint gone come to that,yet. I`m going back home here shortly and going full on Galt. Like I`m sure a bunch of others planning, or at least thinking of it. brio.
Posted by: rightlysouthern at March 29, 2014 05:43 PM (nhStE)
Posted by: tangonine at March 29, 2014 05:43 PM (x3YFz)
Yep. Pickin.
Had a crazy stuoopid crush on Travis years ago. Here's one with Marty Stuart. Where are these good guys?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbB47M9pIFo
Posted by: NCwoof at March 29, 2014 05:44 PM (aUQgu)
Posted by: Lizzy at March 29, 2014 05:44 PM (udjuE)
Posted by: Adam at March 29, 2014 05:44 PM (Aif/5)
Posted by: tangonine at March 29, 2014 09:43 PM (x3YFz)
we'd never let you go in the barrel, tangonine. and, if it happened, well, shit, I'd bring a 12-pack and some parlies and hop right in there with ya. 
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 05:45 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at March 29, 2014 05:46 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: MikeinGa at March 29, 2014 05:46 PM (psVAq)
LOL. almost as bad as when I reposted a 600 comment thread.
Not the same thing. He actually knows how to use a computer.
Posted by: Ronster at March 29, 2014 05:46 PM (puNd6)
Posted by: Tami [/i][/b][/u][/s] at March 29, 2014 05:46 PM (bCEmE)
Oh, I just went all smileyface listening to Travis and Marty doing the whisky ain't workin. Marty Stuart, I dunno, there was a time I thought he was the sexiest thing ever. He still might be. Gay-ass boots and all.
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 05:46 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 29, 2014 05:48 PM (ojnk6)
TMI
Posted by: fluffy at March 29, 2014 05:48 PM (Ua6T/)
Posted by: kbdabear at March 29, 2014 05:48 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: grammie winger at March 29, 2014 05:48 PM (oMKp3)
Putin earns respect as a strong leader - not a nice one, not one who's going to improve the world or the lot of most of his citizens, over time - but a strong one.
Also - not reckless. Not even close. In historical perspective, very very average for a Russian leader. He's securing Russian vital interests against change over which he has no control (chaos/move towards closer western integration in Ukraine). He's not expanding the very long-standing footprint of Russian vital interests, not even a little bit.
For contrast, let's consider a strong - but reckless and aggressive - leader. Saddam. Easily the most reckless, aggressive, and dangerous leader since WWII (of any consequence). Khrushchev? Somewhat reckless, but readily reeled back in by a system that was quite cautious overall. Brezhnev? Pretty clear Moscow regarded A'stan as mostly a defensive move following Iran's revolution - expanding the footprint for its own sake was not the rationale. Islamic revolutionary Iran? Unbelievably aggressive - yet the opposite of reckless .... cunning and careful to the level of art.
Saddam's regime was so reckless, it (in effect) attempted suicide three times (1980, 1990, and 2003). They finally got it right the last time. The degree of Saddam's recklessness/balls is barely understood. The story of Bush the Elder's letter to Saddam (famously read and refused by Tariq Aziz in their Geneva meeting), and how Iraq aggressively crossed each of the red lines therein - for which the implied sanction was nuclear response - seems barely known even among the small number of people who were and are serious about Iraq (a minority even in these parts, sadly). Iraq after 9/11 was a gigantic ominous loose end that any leader with any practical wisdom could not leave unaddressed. But how even that obvious fact could elude so many Americans, even now, is perhaps as good a place as any to start charting America's near-overnite transformation into a fundamentally unserious country.
Posted by: non-purist at March 29, 2014 05:49 PM (afQnV)
srsly, is that what they're callin' it now?
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 05:49 PM (8lmkt)
Rub a chicken, is that a new addition to the Urban Dictionary?
Dumbartist, since its unknown the last decontamination of the Barrel, full MOPP gear. And don't lean against the walls.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 29, 2014 05:50 PM (2yQQy)
Posted by: notropis at March 29, 2014 05:50 PM (bvlUm)
Posted by: no good deed at March 29, 2014 05:50 PM (rmit4)
Posted by: kbdabear at March 29, 2014 05:51 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: dumbartist at March 29, 2014 05:51 PM (ahBY0)
Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 29, 2014 05:51 PM (EoeFV)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 29, 2014 05:52 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: Tami [/i][/b][/u][/s] at March 29, 2014 05:52 PM (bCEmE)
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 05:52 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Adam at March 29, 2014 05:52 PM (Aif/5)
Posted by: Bossy Conservative riding Orca at March 29, 2014 05:52 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: rickl at March 29, 2014 05:53 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 29, 2014 05:54 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: dry rubbed chicken at March 29, 2014 09:54 PM (Ua6T/)
roflmao!
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 05:55 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: tangonine at March 29, 2014 05:56 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Adam at March 29, 2014 05:56 PM (Aif/5)
Posted by: Tami [/i][/b][/u][/s] at March 29, 2014 05:56 PM (bCEmE)
Posted by: grammie winger at March 29, 2014 05:57 PM (oMKp3)
Adam I know what you mean, this was country 30 years ago when I moved here.
Posted by: MikeinGa at March 29, 2014 05:57 PM (psVAq)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 29, 2014 05:58 PM (ojnk6)
I mean, it has "pro" in it, which means something is good, right? It's an affirmative. And what would you be "pro" about? Perhaps "Crast" was derived from "Christ"? And "Innate" comes from native, inborn, inherent?
So maybe, that means that To have an innate affirmation of Christ?
Well heck, now how can that be a bad thing? I think if somebody says that you've been procrastinating, you should thank them. Unless of course you're an Atheist, and then we'll just rethink this deal.
Thesaurus?
Posted by: Clutch Cargo at March 29, 2014 05:58 PM (pgQxn)
Posted by: kbdabear at March 29, 2014 05:58 PM (aTXUx)
My wife does that and encourages me to do the same. I avoid setting the timer in the first place.
Posted by: fluffy at March 29, 2014 05:59 PM (Ua6T/)
Posted by: Insomniac at March 29, 2014 06:00 PM (mWijP)
Posted by: MistressOverdone at March 29, 2014 06:01 PM (2/oBD)
Posted by: Scott M at March 29, 2014 06:01 PM (vMc5E)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at March 29, 2014 06:01 PM (HFYjG)
that is the best damn thing I heard all day, and I'm listenin' to some classic kick-ass country on the youtube, so that's saying a lot. "you're so cute" you're killin' me here, buddy!
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 06:02 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/b] [/s] at March 29, 2014 06:03 PM (HsTG8)
Posted by: Scott M at March 29, 2014 06:03 PM (vMc5E)
Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 29, 2014 06:03 PM (EoeFV)
Posted by: grammie winger at March 29, 2014 06:04 PM (oMKp3)
Posted by: tangonine at March 29, 2014 06:04 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 29, 2014 09:58 PM (ojnk6)
oh, me, too!! you had a long look at Tyler? the hill country looks damn fine, too.
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 06:04 PM (8lmkt)
Are there any bad habits you're trying to break?
The midget hookers and cocaine.
But seriously, I understand. I have a project that my boss wanted finished a couple of weeks ago, but between my other work stuff and my annoyance with it I haven't finished the rough draft. At this point, I dislike the damn thing so much that I don't want to see the final product, so I just don't do it.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at March 29, 2014 06:05 PM (lr3d7)
Aha! so by procrasinating, NDH is actually for moving expeditiously. This sounds like NDH has either gotten a lot done today, or is all in favor of having gotten a lot done today.
Bravo!
Posted by: Clutch Cargo at March 29, 2014 06:06 PM (pgQxn)
Posted by: IrishEd at March 29, 2014 06:06 PM (bfm04)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 29, 2014 06:08 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Colorado Alex at March 29, 2014 06:08 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: mr moo moo's chicken at March 29, 2014 06:08 PM (f5VT3)
A sock full of quarters is cheaper and more effective.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at March 29, 2014 06:08 PM (lr3d7)
Aw hell, you mean I been living next to a Hobby Lobby all these years and never went inside?
Posted by: Clutch Cargo at March 29, 2014 06:09 PM (pgQxn)
Posted by: Ronster at March 29, 2014 06:09 PM (puNd6)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 29, 2014 06:09 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: tangonine at March 29, 2014 06:10 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: dumbartist at March 29, 2014 06:10 PM (ahBY0)
Posted by: grammie winger at March 29, 2014 06:11 PM (oMKp3)
Posted by: AltonJackson at March 29, 2014 06:15 PM (JMmQ9)
I kept a magazine issue featuring adult ADHD for years meaning to read it before finally giving up and recycling it.
@ grammie winger - I need to try setting a timer when I get on the internet so I don't lose track of time.
Nothing like skimming a 200+ comment thread to put off the next to-do item. At least I gained some insight and learned this chilling little fact from the article:
"As a matter of fact, 1/32 of a second is how fast the amygdala sends an emotional reaction out. This often defeats the reasonable part of our brain, which takes three whole seconds to engage."
Posted by: venus velvet at March 29, 2014 06:15 PM (g94P/)
The Russian aggression has led some Europeans to proclaim, “Thank God for NATO.” They assume that the organization formed during the Cold War to thwart any Red Army thrust across Western Europe will certainly protect them from a Russia that is increasingly behaving like its Soviet parent. Former Soviet satellite states are particularly nervous, and even Sweden, which for many years has done well enough on its own, has been so spooked by Russia’s Ukraine adventure and recent war games that it is talking about joining NATO.
The organization retains considerable luster from its early years, but its reputation is not in line with reality. An honest appraisal of NATOÂ’s capabilities will quickly find that most of its European members have let their militaries fall into such disrepair that NATO, in terms of accomplishing military missions, is nothing more than a horseless Tonto, while the United States remains the Lone Ranger.
Posted by: George Foreman at March 29, 2014 06:16 PM (e8kgV)
Has the cannibalism started in El Lay?
Posted by: AltonJackson at March 29, 2014 10:15 PM (JMmQ9)
I'm just ducky and the cannibalism never stops here.
NC, that is one kick-ass tune right there!!!
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 06:16 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/b] [/s] at March 29, 2014 06:17 PM (HsTG8)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at March 29, 2014 06:18 PM (f5VT3)
Glove and Boots Gorilla demonstrates how to twerk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O3ZuSqe3JQ
Cameo by Capt. Lou Albano.
Posted by: buzzion at March 29, 2014 06:18 PM (LI48c)
The men were stopped by the police when they approached one of the guarded gates at the Vatican and asked to be let through to the Institute for Religious Works (IOR) as the bank is formally known, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi told AFP.
The bonds were discovered in a briefcase they were carrying and the men were handed over to Italy's financial police, who found false passports and other fake documents in their hotel rooms.
Posted by: William Brockway at March 29, 2014 06:19 PM (e8kgV)
Not really procrastination - I slept all day so I could work all night, so you get my comments about previous threads now
About music you would choose for a friend
You can hear so much of what we think of as appropriate movie themes for scenes of America in this. Written by a Czech in the 1890's
Posted by: PMRich at March 29, 2014 06:19 PM (KDUNf)
It's been a long time I heard a Rodney Crowell tune. Can you post to refresh this ole brain?
Posted by: NCwoof at March 29, 2014 06:20 PM (aUQgu)
Prosecutors are describing Colin Chisholm,III and his wife Andrea as, “rich folks ripping off the system.”
Authorities said the couple got $167,000 in welfare from the state of Minnesota while living in Palm Beach on a $1.2 million yacht.
Posted by: Son of Sam at March 29, 2014 06:21 PM (e8kgV)
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Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at March 29, 2014 06:22 PM (oFCZn)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™
I know what you are saying. I live on a county road, not high rent area by any means. Assholes from the city use it as a dump. Christmas trees, lawn cuttings, engine blocks and anything you can imagine. I pick up trash in front of my property and the county comes around a couple times a year and picks up some crap. Most of it just sits there and looks ugly.
Posted by: Ronster at March 29, 2014 06:24 PM (puNd6)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at March 29, 2014 06:24 PM (f5VT3)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 29, 2014 06:25 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at March 29, 2014 06:25 PM (oFCZn)
Posted by: Chronic Brown Thumb at March 29, 2014 06:25 PM (aDwsi)
soon?
Posted by: AltonJackson at March 29, 2014 10:24 PM (JMmQ9)
the complaint department is closed for the weekend. now gimme a dollar.
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 06:26 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Synova at March 29, 2014 06:27 PM (7/PU+)
Posted by: Charles Blow at March 29, 2014 06:28 PM (oFCZn)
Posted by: Law and Order: Special Poultry Unit at March 29, 2014 06:29 PM (95xxa)
“Hardball” host Chris Matthews struck out with the lowest likeability score of all.
Posted by: Bob Hope at March 29, 2014 06:30 PM (e8kgV)
So Obama bought my piano today.
BIL who paid no taxes last year gets $3K return, meanwhile since I worked so hard last year I get to pay an additional $300
Posted by: PMRich at March 29, 2014 06:30 PM (KDUNf)
Posted by: kbdabear at March 29, 2014 06:30 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at March 29, 2014 06:30 PM (Z/+J6)
Posted by: PMRich at March 29, 2014 10:30 PM (KDUNf)
because FAIR! don't be a hater, eh?
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 06:31 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: grammie winger at March 29, 2014 06:32 PM (oMKp3)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at March 29, 2014 06:33 PM (Rz8H9)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 29, 2014 06:34 PM (ojnk6)
Authorities say the male victim approached the deputy while he was sitting in a lounge chair and hovered over him in a threatening way. The two fought and the unnamed deputy shot the suspect.
The unidentified victim was hospitalized in critical condition.
Posted by: Ho Li Fuk at March 29, 2014 06:34 PM (e8kgV)
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Posted by: garrett at March 29, 2014 06:36 PM (a6g9E)
Posted by: Tami [/i][/b][/u][/s] at March 29, 2014 06:36 PM (bCEmE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8pTDEdefso
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 29, 2014 06:37 PM (u6NTO)
Apparently NDH wasn't the only procrastinator here today.
What's shakin' roonz and roonettez?
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 29, 2014 06:37 PM (xa1/W)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at March 29, 2014 06:38 PM (Rz8H9)
Posted by: Moon River at March 29, 2014 06:38 PM (e8kgV)
Perhaps it's early for that. But their 26-game, record-tying losing streak came to an end Saturday night. Dominating from start to finish, the Sixers defeated the Detroit Pistons, 123-98, at the Wells Fargo Center.
They improved to 16-57 while winning their first game since besting the Boston Celtics on Jan. 29.
Posted by: Julius Erving at March 29, 2014 06:42 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: WannabeAnglican at March 29, 2014 06:44 PM (g0H8G)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at March 29, 2014 06:44 PM (HFYjG)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at March 29, 2014 06:46 PM (oFCZn)
Posted by: tangonine at March 29, 2014 06:46 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 29, 2014 06:46 PM (xa1/W)
The Aztek became increasingly well-known because it was driven by one of the worst guys ever. That was White, a chemistry teacher with terminal cancer who became a homicidal meth dealer during the five seasons that "Breaking Bad," in which White was the leading character, became one of the top TV shows of all time.
Posted by: Walter White at March 29, 2014 06:47 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: Jason Whitlock at March 29, 2014 06:47 PM (oFCZn)
Posted by: rightlysouthern at March 29, 2014 06:48 PM (nhStE)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 29, 2014 06:49 PM (xa1/W)
Posted by: tangonine at March 29, 2014 06:50 PM (x3YFz)
Public Welfare Department officials cited conditions that created a likelihood of an "immediate and serious danger to the life or health" of children at the Logan Child Care and Resource Center at 4802 N. Broad St.
The center is owned by Tyron Ali, an undercover operative who sources say taped five Philadelphia Democrats accepting cash or gifts.
Posted by: Hank Schrader at March 29, 2014 06:51 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at March 29, 2014 06:51 PM (HFYjG)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 29, 2014 06:52 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: tangonine at March 29, 2014 06:52 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: puddleglum at March 29, 2014 06:54 PM (15w2J)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 29, 2014 06:55 PM (GEICT)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWR7ILg75D4
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 06:57 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: AltonJackson at March 29, 2014 06:58 PM (JMmQ9)
Every spring we go out to a pair of small ponds on State land and pick up after Slobbus Americanus.
Some people are plain pigs.
Posted by: irongrampa at March 29, 2014 06:58 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: tangonine at March 29, 2014 10:52 PM (x3YFz)
He is now. Wasn't so much then. That was pre-jail time, post jail time he got his head un-fucked and now he's back on track. Dad putting pipes on the Mustang instead of bailing his ass out might have something to do with it.
Yeah, dick move on my part, but up until then he just naturally expected that I'd get him out of trouble, and I had already told him, he was 30 years old and it was way past time for him to stand on his own two feet.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 29, 2014 06:58 PM (xa1/W)
Eventually what you should have done will become obvious.
Posted by: Old Man Smithie at March 29, 2014 06:59 PM (KuL1l)
The charges against 28-year-old Jordan Astrove, of Oil City, resulted from a raid by Oil City police and state agents on his neighbor's home last June. The officers went there because illegal pornography had been traced to an Internet address at that home - though police were unable to find any pornography on the neighbor's home computers.
Investigators later determined Astrove had accessed the Wi-Fi signal without his neighbor's permission.
Posted by: An IP address is not a person at March 29, 2014 06:59 PM (e8kgV)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWR7ILg75D4
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 10:57 PM (8lmkt)
WAAAAHHHH! Can't get youtube on work computer!!!!
Which one is it? Loves me some Chris LeDoux, gone way before his time.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 29, 2014 06:59 PM (xa1/W)
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 07:01 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: tangonine at March 29, 2014 07:02 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: An IP address is not a person at March 29, 2014 10:59 PM (e8kgV)
There are 2 or 3 unsecured connections in my neighborhood that my computer can find. Mine is secured, and labeled "FBI Surveillance Van".
And now I must go back to work...<sniff>...ONT-less...
Later roonz and roonettez, fear no evil!
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 29, 2014 07:03 PM (xa1/W)
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 07:03 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: NCAA Ref at March 29, 2014 07:04 PM (a6g9E)
If I were an 'Ette, I think I would regard Lowell George, who is sadly no longer with us, as quite a hunk. But Bonnie and Emmylou are easy on the eyes, so there's that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z-GwdaKrn8
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 29, 2014 07:05 PM (u6NTO)
Okay. I am calling bullshit on this story. We are not being told all the facts.
Mr Ali owns the centre. It is possible, I'll even call it probable, that his establishment was a hellhole. But it doesn't take 24 hours to create a hellhole, nor does it take 24 hours to prove it is one. But it might just take 24 hours for state officials, after getting the nod, to shut the dump down.
And Mr Ali was on a government payroll. Whose payroll, we are not told - I have to assume, not Philly's or Pennsylvania's.
=> the Feds were paying Mr Ali to run a hellhole for kids, on the Greater Good of nabbing crooks in Philly.
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo's radio-announcer voice at March 29, 2014 07:05 PM (30eLQ)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at March 29, 2014 07:05 PM (30eLQ)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 29, 2014 07:06 PM (GEICT)
he thought he had to have all new songs - people wouldn't want [or pay!] to hear the ones he'd already played! hence all the songs he's written..for what it's worth...
Posted by: Geezer der Mensch at March 29, 2014 07:06 PM (6aFlV)
Posted by: tangonine at March 29, 2014 07:06 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 11:01 PM (8lmkt)
I saw him once, no shit, in a bar in San Diego, this would have been 92 or 93. I snuck in before they started charging the cover and stayed until closing. Wow, what a show, and I was stunned he was playing some bar (it wasn't a dive, it was one of those trendy country line-dance places that got so popular for a little while) like a local band instead of some big arena, but that's the kind of guy he was.
OK, and now I'm really out. Later roonz and roonettez!
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 29, 2014 07:06 PM (xa1/W)
Posted by: L, elle at March 29, 2014 07:07 PM (0xqKe)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at March 29, 2014 07:09 PM (HFYjG)
Posted by: grammie winger at March 29, 2014 07:10 PM (oMKp3)
Posted by: Tami [/i][/b][/u][/s] at March 29, 2014 07:10 PM (bCEmE)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at March 29, 2014 07:11 PM (oFCZn)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO8C9fqC3uk
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 07:12 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: grammie winger at March 29, 2014 07:12 PM (oMKp3)
Posted by: Dana Barrett at March 29, 2014 11:05 PM (+1T7c)
Zuul as Kono.
Posted by: Hawaii Five-0 at March 29, 2014 07:12 PM (1I48Z)
Posted by: grammie winger at March 29, 2014 07:13 PM (oMKp3)
Posted by: tangonine at March 29, 2014 07:14 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 29, 2014 07:14 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: H Badger at March 29, 2014 07:15 PM (er9dx)
All I can tell you is that you'd better pick the right one.
Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at March 29, 2014 07:15 PM (Dwehj)
Posted by: grammie winger at March 29, 2014 07:16 PM (oMKp3)
Posted by: tangonine at March 29, 2014 07:19 PM (x3YFz)
Both were struck, but Mickayla Friend, 16, who was badly injured, is now breathing on her own and even walking less than 48 hours after Friday night's accident.
The happy couple, who were walking southbound on the train tracks next to Earle Yorton Little League Park, didn't hear the horn and didn't know the train was coming until it was too late.
Sandy Friend said her daughter Mickayla told her Mateus pushed her as hard as he could to get her out of harm's way.
"I'm so grateful that she is here, but my heart is so heavy," Sandy said. "He (Mateus) stood for everything that is right."
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Awesome, Niedermeyer!! That is probably eleventy-level moron lifestyle right there.
Posted by: Peaches at March 29, 2014 04:11 PM (8lmkt)