From RB: Good afternoon! As our weekly celebration of Football Day continues, we once again open up an open thread for football, news, and the like. So, get your beverages of choice, your gametime snacks, and enjoy the company of good friends!
Update: Breaking - Restaurant worker: I was fired over Big Ben's beef
I sometimes think editors need to go back to "Headline School". Anyway, continue!
Update: Breaking - Restaurant worker: I was fired over Big Ben's beef
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A former restaurant worker claims he was fired because he had demanded to see identification for a young-looking woman at Ben Roethlisberger's table where the NFL quarterback and his friends were drinking.
I sometimes think editors need to go back to "Headline School". Anyway, continue!
First!
ReplyDeleteFirst Down and 10. :)))
ReplyDeleteWoot.
ReplyDeleteIt's a geeky thrill, but you take what you can get.
Damn it. Incomplete pass. Make that Second and 10.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, I can tell all the students have just gotten up -- bandwidth is plummeting by the second.
ReplyDeleteFalse Start!
ReplyDeleteC'mon Tigers! Hold it together for one more inning. We have so little up here, this would help in a completely non-tangible, non-monetary way.
ReplyDeleteLatest Scores:
ReplyDeleteBears lead Lions · 34-21 0:58 Q3
Texans lead Raiders · 29-6 3:24 Q3
Jaguars lead Titans · 30-9 14:18 Q4
Patriots lead Ravens · 24-14 3:59 Q3
Bills at Dolphins · 4:05 PM ET
Bengals at Browns · 14-14 15:00 Q4
Colts lead Seahawks · 28-3 13:20 Q4
Giants lead Chiefs · 27-3 11:53 Q4
Redskins lead Buccaneers · 16-10 9:58 Q4
Looks pretty safe Spenser. :)))
ReplyDeleteCongrats Spenser.
ReplyDeletePolly Pocket drops back, here come the blitz by Barbie, picked up by the Webkinz Poodle, and it's a screen to My Little Pony in the flat!
ReplyDelete/sorry, all this pink is starting to get really annoying
Miss Trixie!
ReplyDeleteMulligatawny soup. Roasted a chook
I'm going to have to look those up. Knowing your culinary skills, though, they have to be good. mmm...mmm...mmm...
/that stupid tune will be in my head, I hope only until 2012.
We had meatloaf, garlic mashed potatoes and Mr. GBy's famous gravy.
/My favorite food in the world, srsly, is meatloaf.
My favorite food -- sheesh -- that would be a tough one.
ReplyDeleteFor lunch today I made a frittata with onions, garlic, and manchego cheese and fried red potatoes.
Tonight I'll do my usual -- pizza, probably one thin crust and one Chicago style.
Meatloaf is a thread killer LOL
ReplyDeleteFcuk. You call this Pro ball. What ever happened to holding on the the damn ball? PATHETIC.
ReplyDeleteI don't know. Frankly, I'm sick of hearing "L. Maroney left tackle for -1 yard..."
ReplyDeleteOK, so Tigers win but the Twins are ahead so we get another chance to play for the Central title Tues.
ReplyDeleteMade some delicious food this weekend. Pork shoulder in a crockpot with Bajan (Barbados) spices and rum. Shredded and put in tortillas with fixings and lots of beer.
ReplyDeleteWell, the 'skins ecked out a win over the Bucs, 16-13. Indianapolis is running up the score against the hapless Seahawks, 34-3...
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Spenser (with an S) said...
ReplyDeleteMade some delicious food this weekend. Pork shoulder in a crockpot with Bajan (Barbados) spices and rum. Shredded and put in tortillas with fixings and lots of beer.
Now that sounds DAMN good. Makes the steak I am going to BBQ later sound boring.
Boobies, Official Glands of the NFL™
ReplyDeleteNo pics? Family thread, huh?
No pics? Family thread, huh?
ReplyDeleteHere you go...
Note to self: Do not bring up meatloaf in NFL thread.
ReplyDeleteLucius! Your lunch sounds scrumptious.
/Notice I'm not bringing up the Bucs?
/Notice I'm not bringing up the Bucs?
ReplyDeleteIt was subtle.
Uh, thanks. Now I feel sleazy and non ribbon-conscious.
ReplyDeleteBooby dance?
ReplyDeleteUh, thanks. Now I feel sleazy and non ribbon-conscious.
ReplyDeleteNo problem. I feel sleazy and ribbon-conscious.
Spenser!
ReplyDeletePork shoulder in a crockpot with Bajan (Barbados) spices and rum. Shredded and put in tortillas with fixings and lots of beer.
Wow. Sounds fantastic!
RB! Could we have a recipe section at the new place? Would that be a difficult chore?
RB! Could we have a recipe section at the new place? Would that be a difficult chore?
ReplyDeleteI dont' think it would be too difficult. :)
OK maybe the Cowboys will win today. At least I know one team I like is/has won. The Pats. Love them or hate them Brady knows how to control a game.
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting to see how badly the Cowboys can play today.
ReplyDeleteHey gettinby! Recipe section sounds cool.
ReplyDeleteThe Pats. Love them or hate them Brady knows how to control a game.
ReplyDeleteThis season, for whatever reason, is reminding me of the bad old days... But, it can't be any worse than last season.
Running Bare said...
ReplyDeleteRB! Could we have a recipe section at the new place? Would that be a difficult chore?
I dont' think it would be too difficult. :)
I mentioned this to lol this morning. I think it is a great idea. I am always looking for new ways to cook food and I can offer a few recipes myself. :)))
gettinby said...
ReplyDeleteRB! Could we have a recipe section at the new place?
I agree...cooking with Julia or the dead Brit who drank wine all through his show...what was his name?
Jorline said...
ReplyDeletegettinby said...
RB! Could we have a recipe section at the new place?
I agree...cooking with Julia or the dead Brit who drank wine all through his show...what was his name?
Keith Floyd.
And is he dead?
ReplyDeleteElefino.
ReplyDeleteSo, I just found out that my BiL and SiL are planning to not vaccinate their new baby! They say her sister had an autistic kid and the link was "proven". What do you say to that? If it's already in the family and I talk them into vaccinating and then the kid becomes autistic, obviously that would be a problem but they'd be endangering my kids if they didn't so what to do?
ReplyDeleteI dont' think it would be too difficult. :)
ReplyDeleteThat would be really cool, imho.
/tis why you are loved. :)
No Dear Abby? That would be interesting. I wonder who could give the answers to all of our problems?! (j/k) LOL
Jorline
ReplyDeleteThe Galloping Gourmet.
BTW and not to fuss, I suggested a foodie thread (similiar to The Liberty Pub) sometime last week with a silly name of Hogs and Quiches.
Just sayin'.
Oh shit. I just googled him. RIP. His shows are funny as hell. I wonder if they served pickled liver at his wake.
ReplyDeleteDamn, there suddenly seems to something very wrong with the Twins.
ReplyDelete/when, oh when, will the sixth inning end?
Spenser...
ReplyDeleteSo, I just found out that my BiL and SiL are planning to not vaccinate their new baby!
OMG. That would be difficult to handle. Perhaps you can just give them information about it from both sides. What does their pediatrician say?
Spenser (with an S) said...
ReplyDeleteSo, I just found out that my BiL and SiL are planning to not vaccinate their new baby! They say her sister had an autistic kid and the link was "proven". What do you say to that? If it's already in the family and I talk them into vaccinating and then the kid becomes autistic, obviously that would be a problem but they'd be endangering my kids if they didn't so what to do?
Their choice. Ignorant but theirs to make. Your choice is to not endanger your kids. If it was me there is only ONE choice.
When is FOX NFL going to get rid of those frigging transformers?
ReplyDeleteIf it's already in the family and I talk them into vaccinating and then the kid becomes autistic, obviously that would be a problem but they'd be endangering my kids if they didn't so what to do?
ReplyDeleteDon't let your kids play with theirs, and tell them flat out why.
Damn, there suddenly seems to something very wrong with the Twins.
ReplyDeleteGet an icepack, or if you want to do it the manly way, a bag of peas from the freezer.
Miss Trixie...
ReplyDeleteI didn't see your post (I'm not here much at all during the week).
I suggested a foodie thread (similiar to The Liberty Pub) sometime last week with a silly name of Hogs and Quiches.
How wonderful is that!?!
Whatever these folks do, it'll be perfect I'm sure.
Whatever these folks do, it'll be perfect I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteI gotta get the damned thing finished first. Argh.
Blue Eggs, wrapped with bacon and topped with a mountain of mayonnaise!
ReplyDeleteEeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!
*thump*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d176AY_4gzo&feature=PlayList&p=C4523A7C97A94D59&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=10
Erik The Red said...
ReplyDeleteAnd is he dead?
The one I'm thinking of is dead...I think.
Thanks Miss Trixie
The Galloping Gourmet...Graham something.
Great read:
ReplyDeleteWhat’s the Difference Between a Conservative and a Liberal?
People often wonder what is the difference between a conservative and a liberal. The simple fact of the matter is that the major difference is that conservatives wonder first what it is they are responsible for while liberals wonder first what everyone else should be doing for them.
Here are some brief rules of thumb:
• If a conservative sees a U.S.flag, his heart swells with pride.
• If a liberal sees a U.S. flag, he feels shame.
• If a conservative doesn’t like guns, they don’t buy them.
• If a liberal doesn’t like guns, then no one else should have one either.
• If a conservative is a vegetarian, he won’t eat meat.
• If a liberal is, they want to ban all meat products for everyone.
• If a conservative sees a foreign threat, he thinks about how to defeat it.
• If a liberal see an enemy he wonders what he can do to appease him.
• If a conservative is homosexual, he’ll quietly enjoy his life.
• If a liberal is homosexual, he’ll demand everyone get involved in his bedroom activities.
• If a successful conservative is black or Hispanic, he’ll see himself as having succeeded on his own merits.
• Successful liberal minorities still claim “racism” and want government to give them even more.
• If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to work to better his situation.
• A liberal wants someone else to take care of him.
• If a conservative doesn’t like a talk show host, he switches channels.
• If a liberal doesn’t like a radio show, he demands that the station be shut down or censored.
• If a conservative is a non-believer, he just doesn’t go to church.
• Non-believing liberals demand that everyone cease believing and demands churches be censored.
• If a conservative needs health care, he shops for it, or chooses a job that provides it.
• Liberals demand that everyone else provide him with healthcare for free.
• If a conservative sees a law, he thinks long and hard before suggesting a change.
• If a liberal sees a law he assumes it is just a suggestion and does what he wants anyway.
• Conservatives feel there is a right and wrong.
• Liberals feel that nothing is really wrong… unless it is believed by a conservative.
• Conservatives believe in freedom, responsibility, tradition, and self-reliance.
• Liberals believe in license, government restrictions, upending tradition, and collectives.
Running Bare said...
ReplyDeleteWhatever these folks do, it'll be perfect I'm sure.
I gotta get the damned thing finished first. Argh.
Get working than. What the hell are you doing here and watching football? Shhhh good help is hard to find these days. :)))
gettinby
ReplyDeleteWhatever these folks do, it'll be perfect I'm sure.
Yup. :D
I'm not here during the weekdays either - firewall at work won't let me. :(
Erik The Red said... Your choice is to not endanger your kids. If it was me there is only ONE choice.
ReplyDeleteOK, but we would have some warning if measles or rubella or whatever was in the area, right? I mean that's the risk, right? That kids who might get those diseases expose the rest to enough of the disease that they might get in anyway?
First time today...Damn I hate Romo!
ReplyDeleteSpenser (with an S) said... OK, but we would have some warning if measles or rubella or whatever was in the area, right? I mean that's the risk, right? That kids who might get those diseases expose the rest to enough of the disease that they might get in anyway?
ReplyDeleteIf you hear about any of these it is already to late. You are sick and contagious days before the symptoms even appear. You SIL and BIL are making life threatening decisions on BAD information. Giver them the information. Let them speak/read papers from distinguished doctors. If none of this changes their minds they will have to get used to smaller family gatherings. Sorry to be so strong on this. Your job is to do what is best for your family. You can't fix stupid.
Spenser with an S: First off, I want your Bajan pork recipe.
ReplyDeleteSecond, if your children are properly immunized, they're in no danger. If your new niece or nephew is not immunized, he or she is in danger and is endangering any unimmunized person in the immediate vicinity. There isn't always any warning - after all, someone has to be the first with the measles or whatever. The best you can do is provide them with accurate, authoritative information on the subject and hope they listen. There's still a constitutional right in this country to be an idiot.
Whoa! What happened to my manly NFL logo that I uploaded when I scheduled the thread?
ReplyDeleteI think somebody had an ulterior motive. Sort of a subliminal thing. Wanted a you-know-what thread.
(Upthread - gettinby? Sure, we can have a recipe place! Maybe there could be an ongoing recipe thread in the cafe now that we have it.)
doppelganglander! Good to see you. I'll get the recipe to you.
ReplyDeletere: if your children are properly immunized, they're in no danger.
Is that true? I thought it was a "blanket protection" whereby we were all OK as long as vaccines are widely practiced?
Geez, did anybody catch Terry Bradshaw's message to Brett Favre today? (I was in and out of sleep but woke up long enough to push the little red button on my TiVo remote.)
ReplyDeleteOUCH. That'll hurt Brett. I know it will. Bradshaw once thought a lot of him (and still thinks he's a great player) but wow...pretty much flat out called him a liar. Straight talk, that was. Ouch.
I actually enjoyed it. (Though I'm a Packer fan and don't like what he's done at ALL, I don't hate Brett...but Bradshaw is right, imo.)
Hi CC!
ReplyDeleteActually, I think there have been quite a few people who have talked about it.
It's a great idea.
Spenser!
I would love your Bajan pork recipe also.
Re the vaccinations -- I agree with what appears to be a consensus. Give them solid information to review, hopefully, WITH their pediatrician.
You know, by the time I find the current thread, read it and figure out what's going on there is usually no more posting allowed. In some circles that would be considered grace from God. I've never regretted anything I didn't say-
ReplyDeleteOh, mrsoc: On the new site threads will probably be ongoing forever and ever and ever. : ) (Moderation will be much easier there, and largely self-policing.) You can say as many things you'll later regret as you want. LOL
ReplyDeleteHi, gettinby! You know, we always planned a recipe thing, but we figured it would go in the pub where you'd find your fruitcup and stuff like that...we're kind of adjusting as we go, but it'll be somewhere. I do think the Hardcover Cafe might be a nice place for something like that...books, recipe books, coffee, etc.
ReplyDeleteI know that's a popular topic for a lot of people here. I personally can't cook my way out of a wet paper bag, but we definitely plan on doing something like that.
CALL FOR CONTACT INFO:
ReplyDeleteFor any of you who haven't sent your contact info or received any communication from me in the past, please click on my nic/avatar and send an email with your info. We'll be moving shortly and I will be sending out invites to the new place (you will need this invite to enter).
(mrsoc, I don't think I have your info yet.)
Damn, there suddenly seems to something very wrong with the Twins.
ReplyDeleteGet an icepack, or if you want to do it the manly way, a bag of peas from the freezer.
LMAO
Fourteen straight hours in front of a laptop screen yesterday, and you are still funny as hell. I don't know how you do it, my friend. : )
Good afternoon, everyone!
ReplyDeletePredictably, I am in favor of a recipe forum. The cafe sounds fine!
Good afternoon mrsoc and WELCOME. Have we met in a previous life?
ReplyDeleteCowboys score. :)))
Are you guys thinking of an actual recipe forum? Do you think it would be worth doing - sort of an "in the kitchen" kind of thing? Or a home type thing where there could be garden threads and other things related to your living space?
ReplyDeleteA forum is easy to add. If there's enough interest in something (even if it's slower, it's no big deal), we can come up with something.
Well Thank you. I always knew there was someplace I belonged.
ReplyDeleteSpent all of today entertaining the Bishop at the 60th anniversary of our Parish. He's a good speaker, and he tells funny jokes. There were so many priests on the altar that I wondered who was left back at the cathedral to monitor the games in Dublin, until I realized the Bishop isn't Irish and wouldn't be monitoring them anyway. So for all of you who do monitor the Dublin games and don't need subtitles here you go:
This droch Dublin derby leaves us sÃos san dumps
And I am dreadfully sorry, but I've not a clue what it means.
Well there you go, all caught up now.
wOOt CC.
ReplyDeleteSure, we can have a recipe place! Maybe there could be an ongoing recipe thread in the cafe now that we have it.)
Jorline I expect to see lots of posts from you. I think you are the only poster here that makes a living from cooking. :)
ReplyDeletewOOt CC.
ReplyDeleteYep. :-)
I think we can do it, though I must discuss it with R/B. Jorline, please think of another awesome name. : )
ReplyDeleteCC!
ReplyDeleteFABULOUS! All of the ideas sound just great. Having it as part of a Living Section is interesting because many people do gardening and whatnot. Of course, a laundry column (never mind... suds, rinse, spin, dry, fold, hang, done). Heh.
I'm with you about the cooking. Believe I've cooked maybe 3 meals my entire life. But the recipes would be used here. The other half does the cooking!
Y'all are awesome!
Hey gettinby, did Jax win?
ReplyDeleteCorrespondence Committee said...
ReplyDeleteAre you guys thinking of an actual recipe forum?
Have a Recipe Round-up thread once a week.
Erik The Red said...
ReplyDeleteJorline I expect to see lots of posts from you.
You mean I'm the only one here going in debt doing it....lmao.
I want the pork recipe...sounds great.
Got it CC.
ReplyDeleteErik...
ReplyDeleteYes - 37-17
From our earlier Florida sports discussion, did you notice that U of Miami beat Oklahoma yesterday!?
Jorline said... I want the pork recipe...sounds great.
ReplyDeleteGot to ask spenser. That was his. I also would love to have that. :)))
gettinby I did. When I was talking about Florida football I was talking about Pro ball. The college teams seem to do quite well. Except the Seminoles. They have been disappointing this year.
ReplyDeleteHi Erik-we certainly have. I am still the same old mrsoc I ever was. Somewhat more crazy as time goes by, and no better than I should be, no worse than I ought to be. How have you been? A great many familiar names here. It is a wonderful thing to see you all again.
ReplyDeleteJorline's home menu tonight.
ReplyDeleteButterfly Pork Chops. Stuffed with spinach and gorgonzola cheese...some stuffed with hatch green chili's and cheese. All basted in chipotle ranch while grilling.
Fresh grilled veggies...yellow squash, zucchini onions and yellow, red and orange peepers. All tossed in olive oil, garlic and fresh basil.
Grilled jalapenos. Sruffed with cream cheese and wrapped in bacon.
mrsoc said...
ReplyDeleteHi Erik-we certainly have
I am drawing a blank, but that is nothing new. Once again Welcome. :)
Erik The Red said...
ReplyDeleteGot to ask spenser. That was his. I also would love to have that.
We have ways of extracting the information.
/
Hi mrsoc!
ReplyDeleteThis is a nice place, isn't it?
Your Parish sounds wonderful. I recall from a loooong time ago (when I actually attended church), we had a Priest directly from Ireland. Just loved listening to him, and he played a mean game of racquetball I was told.
Jorline...
ReplyDeleteSounds fabulous!
I can't tell you what we had today. Mentioned it earlier and it killed the thread. :(
gettinby said...
ReplyDeleteI can't tell you what we had today. Mentioned it earlier and it killed the thread.
Sure, was it the meatloaf?
I like a good meatloaf.
Someone mentioned the M word. Thread is now dead.
ReplyDeleteErik The Red said...
ReplyDeleteSomeone mentioned the M word. Thread is now dead.
ETR...Meatloaf, chicken or steak can kill a thread. All depends on how you kick them up. I like to think out of the box when it comes to cooking.
IMHO Lima beans will kill any thread.
doppel do you want that post to stay with your email addy?
ReplyDeleteLadies and Gentleman, this is Captain Ranbir Arora and co-pilot Aditya Chopra. We're currently cruising at an altitude of 35-thousand feet, please fasten your seat-belt and enjoy our in-flight fight: Air-India Pilots and Crew Trade Punches in Mid-air
ReplyDeleteAfternoon everyone, are we there yet?
geesh.
enuff said...
ReplyDeleteAir-India Pilots and Crew Trade Punches in Mid-air
Afternoon everyone, are we there yet?
Note to self...no Air-India flights.
How are you today enuff?
Erik: I don't mind, but you can take it down if that's bad form. Thanks for looking out for me.
ReplyDeletedoppelganglander said...
ReplyDeleteErik: I don't mind, but you can take it down if that's bad form. Thanks for looking out for me.
Not bad form, at all. More worried about you.
Time to stuff and wrap the jalapenos.
ReplyDeleteIt's grilling time...BBL
Jorline said...
ReplyDeleteTime to stuff and wrap the jalapenos.
I WANT THAT ONE. Pretty Please. :)))
Erik The Red said...
ReplyDeleteNot bad form, at all. More worried about you.
Maybe you should take it down, then. I don't think I have any stalkers, but you never know. Can you just remove the email and leave the rest?
Doing good Jorline. How about you?
ReplyDeleteNo flights for me on Air India either.
Lets try this...
ReplyDeletedoppelganglander said...
Spencer with an S: Thanks for the recipe!
There is a certain amount of "herd immunity" when a high percentage of the population is vaccinated that protects those few who can't be vaccinated for medical reasons. If you are properly immunized, you're fine no matter what your in-laws do. The danger is to other unimmunized people.I tried to find a few easy-to-understand links for you to share with your family. Unfortunately, the anti-vaxers have pretty much spammed Google with their nonsense and I don't have the time to sort through the links to find something that's legitimate but not written at the Ph.D. level. Maybe someone else knows where to find good information. I really wish you luck because your little niece or nephew's health is at stake.
Super! Thanks, Erik!
ReplyDeleteBBL. Time to fire up the grill. Boring compared to what Jorline and Spenser made.
ReplyDeleteSorry - doggie duties.
ReplyDeleteLet's see...
Seminoles - Coach Bowden needs to retire?
Bucs - Is it true they're $30M UNDER the cap? WTH?
M dish - A thread-killer, but still my favorite.
Air India - Perhaps a bus trip would be in order.
Lima beans - *clunk*
Hi enuff! Good to see you.
Re autism? It angers me so much that I will have to be careful in what I say. I am a retired RN, and all 4 of my kids, and my 3 grandkids have had each and every immunization required. To me, unless there is an allergy, there is no reason not to be vaccinated at the proper time. I was a kid during a wicked polio epidemic, and was at summer camp for 8 weeks. We were quarantied, and our families could not visit. 2 or 3 kids in my public school had po;i, as I found out when I came home. THere were no mumps, measles, chickenpox vaccines back then, either. I had every one of them, as did my kids.
ReplyDeleteNow? It is a different world.
To me? Not vaccinating a child is akin to child abuse.
Please read this article:'Stomping Through A Medical Minefield'
http://www.newsweek.com/id/165644
I see Romo is having trouble telling what color uniforms to throw to.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, Orton needs to shave off that booger broom -- it doesn't help.
I had measles as a kid -- caught if before the vaccine made it to our school. I was 7 and to this day I remember the halucinations I had from my fever. And since then I've had to wear glasses -- when I came back to school after being out for who knows how long I couldn't see the board any more.
ReplyDeleteMy kids have been vaccinated for everything. As for side effects, they're all nuts, but I think that's genetic.
Wow -- lots of rain headed this way. Like we need any more.
ReplyDeleteHey gettin, how are you?
ReplyDeleteDoing doggie stuff ourselves. Currently in the midst of terror-time.
The dogs terrorize us. treat, treat...treat.
I'm being terrified by hungry children. Hopefully their mother will get homewith dinner soon.
ReplyDeleteNY Nana,
ReplyDeleteTo me? Not vaccinating a child is akin to child abuse.
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Thank you Nana for that article. Your experience is sadly long forgotten obviously to those anti-vaxers.
My estranged (yet to be divorced) wife very nearly cried as she tried to warn me off the flu-vaccination I was trying to gonna get. I teach and have contact with approximately 150 people up-close.
No way anyone, not even her and her esoteric tears are gonna stop me from getting my shot.
Lucius,
ReplyDeleteSadly, there are still people who need to blame someone or something, and it seems that the non-vaxxer movement don't dare recognize that thimerosol has been out of vaccines for decades, and there never was anyone who could prove a connection.
IIRC, the swine flu vaccine may have it it in it, but that does not bother me.
I remember, also, how sick I was when I had the regular measles...and the mumps? One side first, and on the last day of being contagious? You guessed it! The other side.
As for my 4 kids? Each one got the chicken pox on the last day of incubation of their sibling...and the youngest was still in diapers!
They are perverse, I tell you!
And with the numbers of people here and in the UK? We are seeing mini-epidemics, and the whooping cough, along with the measles are the most prevalent.
There are school districts that demand certification, but others? Far too lax. And remember when we all had to have a smallpox vax? I still have a tiny remnant of the scar. Now? We rarely see one. It was eradicated because of world-wide vaccinations. I imagne they still have some in a lab, in case...
Callahan,
ReplyDeleteThis is a subject that as a retired RN, I am very concerned about. At age 71? I remember still all the epidemics, and am shocked that well-meaning, and usually very bright people, we see this denial, and incomprehensible lack of knowledge that keeps innocent babies, toddlers and school kids neglected.
You are a teacher? There are some very lucky children who are in your classes. Sad re your estranged wife and her fear of vaccines. So many people here are scared witless of the swine flu vaccine, but so many still remember what happened years ago with another swine flu variant and Guillain-Barré.
It is on TV now, re people refusing the new one..if I can save the article I will email it to you.
NY Nana, they do have some live smallpox at the CDC, under very tight security. I don't know if there's smallpox vaccine in storage somewhere. They could make it from the sample if they had to, I guess.
ReplyDeleteI heard once that there's a second sample held in the former Soviet Union. I don't even want to think about that. If the wrong people got ahold of it, the world's entire population under 40 years old could be infected. In the 18th century, about 70% of people survived smallpox, but I doubt so many would if it were unleashed today.
NY Nana,
ReplyDeleteYou are a teacher? There are some very lucky children who are in your classes.
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Thank you - but - I teach computer skills for immigrants for them to be able to prepare their CVs. That makes them more able to compete for jobs.
These 150 people I meet daily so there is ample possibilities to infection.
Doppelganglander
ReplyDeleteThanks! I thought that it was the CDC, and I hope it will never be necessary to use it.
As for the Russia that seems to be turning back into the USSR? Frightening. Just frightening. 3 of my kids are over 40, 1 in his late 30's, and my 3 little grandkids? I shudder.
Nana, I don't think I've gotten to say, nice to see you.
ReplyDeleteNice to see you. :)
Hi everyone! I'm back!
ReplyDeleteA few things re: immunization - I did not vaccinate my girls until they were 6 months. They were breastfed and had immunity through me, and at 6 months, were big enough to handle the jolt to the system a vac brings. I do not regret this decision, though my medical career husband thought I was a freak.
Perhaps in your discussion you can bring this "happy medium" to the table. Also, I refused the live virus polio - now the dead version is all they give due to lowered risk of side effects.
There is risk with vaccines - but the benefits outweigh those risks.
doppelganglander,
ReplyDeleteIf the wrong people got ahold of it, the world's entire population under 40 years old could be infected. In the 18th century, about 70% of people survived smallpox, but I doubt so many would if it were unleashed today.
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I am rather optimistic not about the sheer numbers of people infected but about the percentages.
In the 18th century people were by far worse of concerning malnourishment, sanitation and medical treatments.
I am very confident that many outbreaks wouldn't kill off that many people as in the 18th century. Having said that there is great variation as to the effects malnourishment, sanitation and medical treatments have on the different diseases. Some epidemics like flu just plain love those 18th century conditions while smallpox, mumps and measles don't really care.
Callahan
ReplyDeleteThank you - but - I teach computer skills for immigrants for them to be able to prepare their CVs. That makes them more able to compete for jobs.
These 150 people I meet daily so there is ample possibilities to infection.
We could use you here, and I pray that you get your visa soon...what you are teaching is invaluable.Even here, a large number of people do not have a clue as to how to prepare a CV.
And yes, the level of contagion can be dreadful. Here, so many school systems are thinkng of closing,but sadly, there is a lot of opposition. And the fear of immunizing? Epidemic in and of itself.
IMHO? We are still not adequately prepared for it.
Good grief. The Ravens lose and Dallas is playing like a bunch of girls.
ReplyDeleteWHAT A THROW BY ROMO!!!
ReplyDeleteI had to make them mad to get them to actually DO something
ReplyDeleteNY Nana,
ReplyDeleteIMHO? We are still not adequately prepared for it.
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Correct. We are very ill prepared for the big pandemic that is bound to appear sometime in the future.
Hey Y'all - REALWEST here! How is everyone doing today?
ReplyDeleteI see my NY Giants are now 4-0 on the season and that's good news to me!
How did the rest of y'all make out?
I have 2 teams and am waiting for a miracle play by Dallas. DAMMIT! That wasn't it.
ReplyDeleteay yi yi.
ReplyDeleteDUMB ASSES.
ReplyDeletewell, nothing left to do now except eat my leftovers from dinner last night, I guess. Can we get a new non-football thread?
ReplyDeleteso depressing.
DalASS be a losin'
ReplyDelete/hee hee
Uh, I gather by the responses I've received to my question that Army Wife and Erik The Red aren't doing so well with their teams?!
ReplyDeleteHi Realwest,
ReplyDeleteMy FC Werder Bremen are fourth now in the national league.
Woot!
hee hee back at ya. Sheesshh. ;)
ReplyDeleteThis was a bad weekend for me. At least Baltimore showed up for their game. Dallas? Not so much.
ReplyDeleteHey real or C3PO I have no real favorite. But I did pick DalASS to win today. Good thing it was not for money.
ReplyDeleteI've been a Dallas fan since the age of 3. They ONLY thing that made me view off course was when the Ravens arrived on the seen because I was in Baltimore when that happened - so it was really cool. Darn you, Tony Romo!!
ReplyDeleteHey Callahan23 - Uh, no see I meant American footlball, not soccer! And if your club is now fourth in the league is that a good thing?
ReplyDeleteHow many teams in the league my friend?
Hey Army Wife - well maybe they just didn't bring their A game today?
ReplyDeleteI mean even if a team goes undefeated all season, that's no guaranty that they'll win the BIG ONE!
Oh, wait, your Cowboys are in the same division as my Giants!
Well, there's always next year!
/ducks to avoid incoming!
I'll start a non-football thread. Let me find some decent fodder. Give me ten minutes or so. : )
ReplyDeleteHey Erik - the name is realwest, not that C3PO crap that Typepad insists on giving me!
ReplyDeleteGood thing you didn't have any real money on that game!
RW - Sigh. So, anybody want to tell ghost stories?
ReplyDelete(trying to find a subject far, far away from football)
Realwest, I know, I know ;-)
ReplyDeletemy team came from way down bottom of the league of 18 teams in the premier league.
So fourth is a good thing. ;-)
Back to your regular program of NFL!
Callahan,
ReplyDeleteIt is now appearing in a number of states, and it is hitting kids and younger people. It seems that the elderly are not getting it. This would indicate, I think, that this one is a variant of a similar flu....but this is rather early to begin with, for influenza outbreaks of this magnitude.
BBL...and if you are asleep? Sweet dreams!
Hi Correspondence Committee - well if you must find a new thread do what you must.
ReplyDeleteI could talk about the Giants all day!
Is the Pub open on a Sunday? I need to drown my sorrows.
ReplyDeleteFourth out of 18 is pretty good I'd say! When does the season end and how (championship game or just who wins the most gets the championship?
ReplyDeletePub will be open tonight, ETR! You bet.
ReplyDeleteThread upstairs, nude women involved. Looking for opinions from everyone.
Realwest, season ends in April/May the team with the highest points wins, there is no play-offs. The point system is pretty difficult. For example your team gets 3 points for a 2 goal lead on the opponents turf, yadda yadda and on and on the rules go. It is rather fascinating *yawn*
ReplyDeleteLucius Septimius said...
ReplyDeleteI see Romo is having trouble telling what color uniforms to throw to.
Lucius...Romo has bought into Obamaism.
He now throws equally to each team.
Pub opens at 5:30PM PST tonight, FYI.
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