Highlights of this day in history: Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier; William the Conqueror defeats King Harold II in the Battle of Hastings (Remember the stirrup?); Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize; Theodore Roosevelt shot; Bing Crosby dies.
Other notable October 14th events include:
1582 – Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
1586 – Mary I of Scotland goes on trial for conspiracy against Elizabeth I of England.
1789 – George Washington proclaims the first Thanksgiving Day.
1926 – The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A.A. Milne, is first published.
1958 – The U.S. conducts an underground nuclear weapon test at the Nevada Test Site.
1968 – Jim Hines of the USA becomes the first man ever to break the ten second barrier in the 100 metres Olympic final at Mexico City with a time of 9.95 sec. He would be the only man to do so until 1983.
1979 – The National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights takes place.
1982 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaims a War on Drugs.
Today is also my daddy's birthday.
ReplyDeleteHe'd have been 84. Hard to believe.
Happy Birthday, Lucius' Dad!
ReplyDelete/my own father (z"l) would have been 86 this year. He would have hated that! :-)
Good morning all. Finally catch up on the fruitcup thread and this one appears.
ReplyDeleteSmall request, prayers for my friends mother. We found out last night that she was admitted to the hospital for emergency heart surgery. Luckily it's only stents. She was a little shaken last night.
Winnie!
ReplyDeleteWill do, PP
ReplyDeletelittleoldlady said...
ReplyDeleteWinnie!
Blücher?
OY> {Phil}! {Phil'sMom}!
ReplyDeleteListen, my 88 year old aunt just got a pacemaker put in last month. I hear she's kicking butt all over Florida now!
They're getting extremely good at this heart stuff!
I think I need more coffee...
ReplyDelete{Phil's FRIEND's mother}
Ugh.
ReplyDeleteI need to go get in the shower and scrub myself off and then get ready for work.
I really wish I could just take a mental health day.
Sure, after your socialist rant below who could blame you, Lucius?
ReplyDelete;-)
littleoldlady: not to worry, I think my mom would like a few prayers as well. ;)
ReplyDelete"They're getting extremely good at this heart stuff!"
ReplyDeleteAnd OTHER 'body-parts replacements' stuff, Little Olde... anybody under 65 right now (with enough MUNNY) has a very good chance of making it to 2-3oo...
Regenerative therapies, cellular rejuvenation, exoskeletons with Uber-power, nano-robots to clean out, stitch up and smooth-down various aberrations...
Who here wants to serve others, voluntarily, for two hundred years? :D
Hey, lookee here.
ReplyDeleteGeithner Aides Reaped Millions Working for Banks, Hedge Funds
"Oct. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Some of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s closest aides, none of whom faced Senate confirmation, earned millions of dollars a year working for Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Citigroup Inc. and other Wall Street firms, according to financial disclosure forms.
The advisers include Gene Sperling, who last year took in $887,727 from Goldman Sachs and $158,000 for speeches mostly to financial companies, including the firm run by accused Ponzi scheme mastermind R. Allen Stanford. Another top aide, Lee Sachs, reported more than $3 million in salary and partnership income from Mariner Investment Group, a New York hedge fund.
As part of Geithner’s kitchen cabinet, Sperling and Sachs wield influence behind the scenes at the Treasury Department, where they help oversee the $700 billion banking rescue and craft executive pay rules and the revamp of financial regulations. Yet they haven’t faced the public scrutiny given to Senate-confirmed appointees, nor are they compelled to testify in Congress to defend or explain the Treasury’s policies."
Not a word of criticism will be said about this by the MSM or the wacko left. Not a problem.
But if this were a conservative administration, oh man would the fur by flying over this. It would be non-stop coverage on CBN, MSNBC, the New York Times and so forth
Understand, I have no problem with anyone making money. I'm just snickering at the obvious double standard and hypocrisy of the MSM.
1925 – Anti-French uprising in Damascus (French inhabitants flee)
ReplyDeleteAnd thus is a pattern established...
1933 – Nazi Germany withdraws from The League of Nations.
And I'll bet that led to repercussions! Sanctions! Strongly worded letters!
1962 – Cuban Missile Crisis begins: A U-2 flight over Cuba takes photos of Soviet nuclear weapons being installed.
Hilarity ensued.
1967 – Vietnam War: Folk singer Joan Baez is arrested in a blockade of the military induction center in Oakland, California.
Apparently, "freedom" was another thing she had left to lose. (Ye, I know that was Janis Joplin.)
1994 – Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Another step in the devaluation of the prize, before it hit its [current] nadir with Obama.
1998 – Eric Robert Rudolph is charged with 6 bombings including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, Georgia.
Does he still get to gut-punch Janet Reno once a week?
Having trouble posting this morning, but I'm pretty sure the issue's on my end since the network here is also having problems accessing other sites. I can't get to my GMail account either, which is probably why I can't validated through Google here.
ReplyDelete-JamesTKirk
Well, gotta get ready and go. Off to the dentist then probably dog sitting the rest of the day. See you all later.
ReplyDeleteBorn today:
ReplyDelete1890 – Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. general and 34th President of the United States (d. 1969)
I like Ike.
1894 – E. E. Cummings, American poet (d. 1962)
ee was
born
today and
so
was archie
his
friend.
1927 – Roger Moore, English actor
1963 – Lori Petty, American actress
James Bond and Tank Girl!
1958 – Thomas Dolby, English musician
Science!
*stumbles into room*
ReplyDeleteGood grief...I slept late...need coffee.
Oh, and good morning...*yawn*
A Thing of Beauty
ReplyDeleteUh oh.
ReplyDeleteWas it something I said?
*slinks out of room*
Morning, ScottishBuzzsaw. How are you this morning? I've got half a pot of Tanzanian Peaberry if you're in need.
ReplyDeletescottishbuzzsaw
ReplyDeleteA Thing of Beauty
Very nice. this is pretty cool too.
Morning !
ReplyDeleteI posted this in the sober up thread last night, but it is just too precious to not post again.
Hillary Clinton unveils Walt Whitman monument in Moscow
Good morning, Spenser. I had to look up 'Tanzanian Peaberry.' It sounds wonderful.
ReplyDeleteStill working on waking up, but otherwise doing well. How goes it with you today?
Ufo Tofu: Those photographs are STUNNING! Thank you.
ReplyDeletescottishbuzzsaw
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure. I'm usually in over my head here in a discussion, but once in awhile I throw out something for a diversion.
Squatch, didn't Whitman write Leaves of Grass, which Hillary's husband gave to a certain intern to seduce her? That's kind of an odd twist to the story.
ReplyDeleteGood morning, sas...looks like Hillary is still stuck on 'reset.'
ReplyDeleteHi UFO, how're you doing?
ReplyDeleteSpenser (with an S)
ReplyDeleteI'm well, thank you. I've been up since 1:30, so I'm desperately seeking coffee.
Squatch, didn't Whitman write Leaves of Grass, which Hillary's husband gave to a certain intern to seduce her? That's kind of an odd twist to the story.
ReplyDeleteExactly right.
If she comes home with a copy Putin gave her, all hell is gonna break loose, Heh.
looks like Hillary is still stuck on 'reset.'
ReplyDeleteShe's stuck on something..
Well the storm did a little damage; tree limbs down everywhere and power outages. Our power was out for about three hours and a couple of plant stands on the patio tipped over with broken flower pots everywhere. One almost tipped over on the boob, needless to say he stood unfazed standing in a big mud puddle with rain pouring down on him waiting for the next ball toss. It never ceases to amaze me how people can be so stupid as to drive right into a huge pond on the side of the road and stall there cars out. What idiots, jeeze how can you not see a huge friggin pond in the road? Oh, morning all - sup?
ReplyDeleteSoS said "Exactly right.
ReplyDeleteIf she comes home with a copy Putin gave her, all hell is gonna break loose, Heh."
Then that's exactly what a good KGB thug would do, right? Stir up your enemies?
Good morning everybody!
ReplyDeletePrayers for your mother and to ease your worries too, friend.
And was that our old friend Karridine I saw upthread? It's great to see you here!
Did I hear someone say Tanzanian Peaberry? Morning all.
ReplyDeleteGood morning turn, Kenneth, and Origin!
ReplyDeleteMixed sales numbers out there.
ReplyDeleteExcept for autos, retail sales see healthy growth
"WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. retail sales dropped 1.5% in September after the government's cash-for-clunkers subsidy ended, while sales excluding autos rose at a healthy pace, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
It was the largest decline in seasonally adjusted retail sales since December.
September's seasonally adjusted sales of $344.7 billion were down 5.7% compared with the previous September. Through the first nine months of the year, sales were off 8.8% to $3.04 trillion.
In September, sales of motor vehicles dropped 10.4%, the largest decline in four years, more than reversing a 7.3% gain in August. For about five weeks in July and August, the government provided up to $4,500 toward a new car to buyers who traded in an older gas guzzler. "
Hey, who would have guessed that car sales dropped after "cash for clunkers?"
Well, actually, I predicted the very thing would happen.
I thought that I saw Karridine too. I hope he hangs out.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, gold is up to $1,062 an ounce and oil is $74.75 a barrel.
ReplyDeleteTwo things we know about Hillary: she is smart and never forgets a grudge. I'm sure the irony is not lost on her as she unveils the Whitman statue.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile Bill will be in Pristina in November to unveil a statue of himself, erected (if you will excuse the term) to the former US president in gratitude for liberating Kosovo from Serbia.
http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/main/news/22847/
Then that's exactly what a good KGB thug would do, right? Stir up your enemies?
ReplyDeleteHeh,I suppose so.
Morning scotti and CE and eveyone else. I don't remember Karradine for some reason ...
ReplyDelete"I thought that I saw Karridine too. I hope he hangs out."
ReplyDeleteYes, Karridine has made an appearance here.
Yes, Origin (CE), I just made a fresh pot over on the counter.
ReplyDeleteOops, the prayers were for Phil & his mom.
ReplyDeleteSomebody pass the peaberry, please!
The DOW will cross 10,000 today.
ReplyDelete/whether it will close above that is another matter
3wood, how long can the markets go up based on a weak dollar? Have there been "jobless recoveries" in the past?
ReplyDeleteturn,
ReplyDeleteKaaridine is a very interesting person. As a member of the Bahai faith, he has an informative perspective on the subject of Iran & the Khomeneist mullahs.
heh, who cares about the price of oil when you can get a first lady doll for the low low price of #12.95?
ReplyDeleteThanks kenneth ...
ReplyDelete3wood
ReplyDeleteDid you see this? To a layman like myself, it doesn't sound helpful.
The markets are only going up because of the weak dollar. Better to stick your money into stocks & securities than hold cash. But given that the stock market has climbed about 20% while the dollar has fallen by the same amount, the net gain is Zero. Which reminds me of somebody...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.stamp-co.com/Banknotes/fantasy/images/obama-zero-fantasy-note_lrg.jpg
turn said...
ReplyDelete"heh, who cares about the price of oil when you can get a first lady doll for the low low price of #12.95?"
Is the pump to inflate it extra?
But given that the stock market has climbed about 20% while the dollar has fallen by the same amount, the net gain is Zero.
ReplyDeleteWell, that just answered my question.
Well that's not something I would have figured out... the weak job market has boosted military recruitment which is a good thing.
ReplyDeleteIs the pump to inflate it extra?
ReplyDelete*wiping Tanzanian Peaberry from monitor*
Morning everyone - a drive-by edition.
ReplyDeleteObamaWorld No Nukes, Use'em or Lose'em(any or all puns intended): Russia to adopt first strike nuclear policy
...yes, we do seem to be moving right-along.
Who needs a pump? The lefties who are buying those dolls have enough hot air to fill a million of them. What's the latest on the Mathews story anyway? I can't stad that little prick, hey I'm no huge fan of Liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
ReplyDeleteGood morning, all. Nice to see everyone here!
ReplyDeleteKhamenei Said to be in Coma
ReplyDelete"Yesterday afternoon at 2.15PM local time, Khamenei collapsed and
was taken to his special clinic. Nobody – except his son and the
doctors – has since been allowed to get near him.
His official, but secret, status is: “in the hands of the gods”.
Reportedly this collapse is natural. Many would like him to move to his
afterlife but reportedly the collapse was not ‘externally induced’
[no poisioning]. The few insiders who know about the collapse see
this development “as a gift from the gods”.
If he dies it is expected that immediately a bloody clash will
develop between the powers behind Rafsanjani, who will immediately
claim temporary religious authority and overall control, and the
powers behind Achmadinejad who will scramble in order to regain
control and ensure their survival."
Very interesting news, if it turns out to be true.
http://pajamasmedia.com/michaelledeen/2009/10/13/khamenei-said-to-be-in-coma/
...sorry 'bout that Scottish!
ReplyDeletedang wireless keyboard batteries went dead. That was going to be "Limbaugh but what chrissie said was over the top"
ReplyDeleteenuff said...
ReplyDeleteMorning everyone - a drive-by edition.
ObamaWorld No Nukes, Use'em or Lose'em(any or all puns intended): Russia to adopt first strike nuclear policy
Did Vlad announce this at a press oonference, shirtless, lifting weights and wooing the ladies?
That announcement is for a domestic audience. Russia is pretty full of itself these days....wonder why? Their economy is in the toilet and they live and die with oil prices.
I guess they feel all studly now that they can push the USA around?
BEACH LOVER! Hey good morning, this is the first time I think I've seen you here.
ReplyDeleteGood morning, beach lover!
ReplyDeleteHi ya Beach Lover, long time!
ReplyDeleteGood morning {all}!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics Scottish and UFO - I am ready for Fall, we are still in the mid 90's here in Florida. Our "cold front" comes this week-end, highs in the 70's...YAY!
{Turn} Glad to hear you survived the storm!
Beach Lover! Hiya.
ReplyDeleteMorning, Fluffy.
ReplyDeleteBeach Lover - Welcome!!!
ReplyDeleteTofu: Re taxing financial transactions. This becomes all the more interesting when you consider that companies are engaging in very high speed, high volume trading. 3 Wood would have a better grasp, but it is my understanding that there are controversies surrounding that as well.
ReplyDeleteGood morning, Fluffy Bunny...May your cool weekend come quickly!
ReplyDelete"Russia to adopt first strike nuclear policy"
ReplyDeleteJust Putin's way of saying "thank you!" to Obama for trashing European missile defence. Strategic genius!
Morning folks... Bright and sunny morning in NYC... Busy day at the office today but I'll be around...
ReplyDeleteMorning {Spenser}! When do you start the new job?
ReplyDeleteHey back to y'all. I was here early on, but havent had the time to chat. good to see everyone together again. And love the light and friendly banter. Where's Real? I know he had a wierd nic, but havent seen him lately. Oh, and do we still have to sign in onto google or wrdpress every time we come on?
ReplyDelete*still learning the ropes
"3wood, how long can the markets go up based on a weak dollar? Have there been "jobless recoveries" in the past?"
ReplyDeleteWell, you first have to understand why the markets are rising at the moment. They are going up cause:
1. some folks are losing their panic and so are putting some cash back into play in the market.
2. the dropping dollar is making stocks that are related to commodities more attractive.
3. the cutting of payrolls tends to lower costs and thus raise profits.
This trend will continue until valuations in the market get too high and investors star selling out. We are at about 19 times earnings now. It takes rates of return of about 15% to support that long term, which we are not seeing as of yet.
I think a few more hundred points up on the Dow and we will start seeing a sell off.
And yes, there have been jobless recoveries in the past. Look at the 30's and the 70's.
Kenneth - Re: Khamenei
ReplyDeleteCouldn't happen to a nicer person
Not to rub anything in fluffy, it will be a high of 53 deg in South Lake Tahoe today ... actually the storm was fun, I just stood under the overhang on my patio drinking beer watching the trees sway back and forth listening to the wind and rain. It's been a long time since I've been in a strom like that. Oh, in the background I could hear sirens all over the city ... stupid people wrecking their cars all over the place.
ReplyDeleteScottish - I am so pumped! It's not quite sweater weather...but, it's close. I might wear one anyways, what the heck?
ReplyDeleteOofS.
ReplyDeleteThanks, isn't that what's called "churning"?
Dog...Putin's having a field-day kicking sand in Wee-Won's face.
ReplyDeleteBeach, real got his nic back and is around. Our new site is coming soon so I'm trying not to learn a lot about blogger or anything but I stay signed in and it works fine.
ReplyDeleteTurn - : P
ReplyDelete53 degrees...I am GREEN with envy!
Beach Lover, if you have a google account click that "remember me" box and the log on will be automatic. Real fixed his name btw, no longer sekret agent man.
ReplyDeleteAccomplices to Evil
ReplyDeletehttp://pajamasmedia.com/michaelledeen/2009/10/12/accomplices-to-evil/
Up on Drudge:
ReplyDeleteHURRY HARRY, BEFORE THE ELECTION
These Democrats are going to do it, aren't they? They are going to shove this healthcare crap right down out throats. I just hope the anger and outrage that embodied the tea parties and protests can be sustained until this time next year. If so, we will get the chance to show the little Princes in Congress what we think of their drunk with power ambitions and complete disregard of their constituents. I hope there are some nasty consequences for the "perpetraitors" of this fiasco.
Fluffy Bunny said...
ReplyDeleteScottish - I am so pumped! It's not quite sweater weather...but, it's close. I might wear one anyways, what the heck?
I hear you! Doing the south again myself and you have to work with what you have!
Thanks, Spenser. I cant imagine developing a new site. But, I'll be there when you have the grand opening!
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"3wood
ReplyDeleteDid you see this? To a layman like myself, it doesn't sound helpful."
You are going to see all kinds of taxes and attacks on wealth generation. What we have is an all out war on wealth and wealth creation.
The left has seen their dream come true. They control Congress and the White House, and they are not going to let this opportunity go to waste. They hate, and I mean truly hate the market system and wealth creation, cause it flys in the face of their philosophy that all good things come from the government.
I think they know that they will lose their ability somewhat to damage the country once the 2010 elections happen, so they will do everything they can to hurt this country now.
enuff said...
ReplyDeleteDog...Putin's having a field-day kicking sand in Wee-Won's face.
That's what usually happens to the 90lb weakling, isn't it?
Tofu: I don't think so. As I understand it (layman here), Companies are able to get trades done so quickly, that the stock prices rise and fall in much smaller increments. Of course, with each purchase or sale, someone is making money. From Forbes:
ReplyDeleteDaniel Tierney and Stephen Schuler share a lot of traits with many other enigmatic traders populating the financial world. Their firm, Global Electronic Trading Co., is tucked behind a nondescript door on the second floor of the Chicago Board of Trade’s art deco building. Until this summer, when it added some company specifics, its Web site contained little more than a reading list with recommendations like Reminiscences of a Stock Operator. Not a single photo is publicly available of either of its principals.
What distinguishes Tierney and Schuler is that Getco, as their firm is known, currently buys and sells 15% of all the stocks traded in the U.S., ranking it among the likes of Goldman Sachs and Fidelity Investments. Getco was reportedly valued at $1 billion two years ago and is rumored to have earned roughly half as much as that in net profit last year alone. Tierney, 39, and Schuler, 47, are among Wall Street’s super-nouveau-riche.
“We translate technology innovation into making financial markets more efficient,” Tierney says in a carefully worded interview.
Getco earns its outsize profits buying and selling securities up to thousands of times a second. This frenetic profession has come to be known as high-frequency trading, and in recent months it has emerged as the hottest ticket on Wall Street. Even as financial markets collapsed last year, high-frequency traders collectively enjoyed $21 billion in gross profit, according to Tabb Group. On the NYSE, daily volume surged 43% through June from a year earlier to 6.2 billion shares; high-frequency traders are believed to account for 50% to 70% of the activity and similar proportions in electronic futures and options markets.
In the process they have ushered in the most wrenching, and controversial, transition in the history of U.S. securities markets. For decades the New York Stock Exchange towered over U.S. equity trading, with its market share rarely dipping below 80%. Nasdaq and other electronic rivals slowly chipped away at it. But the real shakeup has come very recently at the hands of high-frequency traders and the band of scrappy exchanges that have popped up in their orbit. In the past two years they have collectively cut, from 50% to 28%, the share of equity volume controlled by the NYSE, even as it has sacrificed its iconic floor to the whims of the electronic crowd.
With their emergence as the predominant source of activity and profits, high-frequency traders have become the new masters of the Wall Street universe, reshaping financial markets in their image, just like the junk bond kingpins, corporate raiders and private equity powerhouses who reigned before them. High-frequency traders and their offshoots–the public trading venues that cater to them and the private “dark pools” that seek to shut them out–have become lightning rods for criticism among frazzled individual investors and grandstanding politicians who are shocked–shocked!–to find Wall Street trying to make a buck at a time like this.
1954 - C.B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments", starring Charlton Heston, began filming in Egypt. The epic had a cast of 25,000 people.
ReplyDeleteGood morning everyone.
And love the light and friendly banter.
ReplyDeleteThat in a nutshell is what I like about this group of people, we all get along so well. I'm going to have to get a laptop computer and wi-fi at home so I could join in on those pubs, I bet that is a lot of fun.
Scottish - just wait until you are hanging Christmas lights in shorts and a tee-shirt. Ya gotta love it!
ReplyDeleteSombody has a birthday coming up next Friday ... hey {red} it was turnspawn2's 18th yesterday. I love that boy. The turnwife framed a footprint the hospital made when he was born and gave it to him. He was 7 weeks premature and his foot was like 2 inches long. He loved it ...
ReplyDeleteSome Bill Bryson because he makes me laugh and I'm re-reading some of his stuff now...
ReplyDelete“And I find chopsticks frankly distressing. Am I alone in thinking it odd that a people ingenious enough to invent paper, gunpowder, kites and any number of other useful objects, and who have a noble history extending back 3,000 years haven't yet worked out that a pair of knitting needles is no way to capture food?”
Happy Birthday TurnSpawn.
ReplyDeleteSpenser, I love Bryson too. From which book did you pull the quote?
Origin:
ReplyDelete"Re taxing financial transactions. This becomes all the more interesting when you consider that companies are engaging in very high speed, high volume trading. 3 Wood would have a better grasp, but it is my understanding that there are controversies surrounding that as well."
It all boils down to the practice of the left to demonize parts of society they hate, and then use the government power to punish those parts, to financially ruin them.
Right now they hate conservatives, insurance companies, and anything having to do with banking and Wall Street. The MSM have become active political operatives so they know they will be aided and abetted in doing so.
So stand back and watch the all out attack come. They are playing for keeps. It's the Chicago Way.
I mean, was it any surprise that ACORN was corrupt as a 3 dollar bill? But it took two independant people to investigate and document it to get some coverage. As it was, the MSM tried to support their overlords in Washington and ignore it for about a week.
But if Glen Beck or Rush Limbaugh (who make no laws and spend no tax dollars) sneeze loud, you get negative coverage for days and made up quotes published as documented fact.
Morning {gal}, wow a cat of 25,000 ...
ReplyDeleteGood morning Gak!
ReplyDeleteHappy 18th birthday Turnspawn...go vote young man!
Hi turn and Fluffy.
ReplyDeleteThe market is up about 1% at the open.
ReplyDeleteThat made up quotes of Limbaugh story must have gone right over my head. I'll have to go google that, at any rate I've got to get to work and will "see" you all at lunch. bye!
ReplyDeleteVote? All he could talk about was hitting the Indian casino last night! Thanks guys ....
ReplyDeleteGood morning, Gak!
ReplyDeleteBye, Turn...
Hi buzzsaw. Good to *see* you.
ReplyDeleteSTORM
ReplyDeleteOrigin, shoot I think it's from A Sunburned Country even though it's about China. I'll see if I can find it for sure. I'm re-reading A Walk in the Woods and bothering my wife because I make funny snorting noises when I read about his fear of bears. He is my favorite liberal author, btw.
ReplyDeleteHi buzzsaw. Good to *see* you.
ReplyDeleteGood to see you, too, hon...how have you been?
~scotti
Spenser: Is A Walk in the Woods about him on the Appalachian Trail? That book has many laugh out loud moments. I also loved The Year of Living Biblically. Hysterical.
ReplyDeleteI'm out, too.
ReplyDeleteHave a good one {all}!
Fluffy, sorry to ignore you upthread. Thanks, I start in a week and a half. I'm trying to let my P/T job guys let me work until the day before since I can't miss any paychecks right now.
ReplyDeletescottishbuzzsaw said...
ReplyDeleteGood to see you, too, hon...how have you been?
I'm doing good, but I'm waiting to hear from my mechanic re: "check engine" light.
Dog, yeppers. Putin, Jintao, the Mullah's and even 'ol Yugo Hugo are playing for keeps - then we've got Obama and the waffle-ball team. bleah..
ReplyDeleteBye, Fluffy...I'm close on your heels...must make up for over-sleeping!
ReplyDeleteOofS
ReplyDeleteThanks for that, I'm definitely out of my league on this subject. I hope that those here who know don't mind fielding questions from me.
Bye Fluffy.
ReplyDelete"check engine" light? Uh oh...I hope it's not too serious, gak.
ReplyDeleteOrigin, I hadn't heard of that book. It's not a Bryson book, is it?
ReplyDeleteOff to exploit the workers...what's left of them, at least....see you all later.
ReplyDeletescottishbuzzsaw said...
ReplyDelete"check engine" light? Uh oh...I hope it's not too serious, gak.
Me too. I'm already off budget with a previous repair of the rear wheel linkage. Arg.
Later folks, have to go check on the workforce.
ReplyDeleteMorning!
ReplyDeleteRain, rain, rain in the Northwet! Frakkin' drivers act like they've never seen a wet road in their lives!
Vanpool Fact-of-the-Day #13
Puget Sound area vanpools served four times more passengers for one-seventh the cost of Sound Transit’s Sounder Commuter Rail. King County's vanpool program alone carries more riders than Sound Transit's entire commuter rail, and for $1 billion less.
JCM said; "Puget Sound area vanpools served four times more passengers for one-seventh the cost of Sound Transit’s Sounder Commuter Rail. King County's vanpool program alone carries more riders than Sound Transit's entire commuter rail, and for $1 billion less."
ReplyDeleteYeah, but are they "shovel-ready" infrastructure? Huh? And where is the potential for paybacks and corruption, huh?
Well, the diognostic is in. The intake manifold needs replacing with a cost of $486.67.
ReplyDeleteThe mechanic says I can drive the car without making this repair for over a year and knows folks who have. Good news, sort of. All I need to pay today is the $49 diagnostic fee.
BBIAW.
What I'm sending to my congresscritters.....
ReplyDeleteTen Reasons why I'm opposed to the health care and insurance reform plans in currently in congress and proposed by the President.
10) Imagine health care provided at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
9) The current proposals include provisions for health care record keeping and IRS for determinations of income and billing within the health care bureaucracy, financial and health information all accessible at a single point.
8) Health care and insurance are not perfect, some changes are necessary to fix those areas that need improvement. Improvements do not require wholesale destruction and remaking of 17% of the country's economy.
7) We can't afford it. $9 Trillion in deficits, $45 Trillion in unfunded Medicare mandates. Do we expect with reform the Federal Government will suddenly discover fiscal responsibility?
6) The Government is already spending and consuming too much The Government Consumes 45% of the GDP, Health Care is 17% of the GDP. Having Government consume 61% of the GDP will be untenable.
5) Obtaining health insurance / health care is a private contract. It is contract with a company and or individuals, private contracts are not within the prevue of the Federal Government.
4) The Federal Government is not authorized under the laws of establishing this Constitutional Republic to meddle in the health insurance / health care market place. Health insurance / health care is not an enumerated power and belongs to the States. Pass a Constitutional Amendment to take over health care.
3) Property: Health Insurance, obtaining health care is property. I take the product of my labor and exchange it with insurance companies and health care providers for health care.
2) Liberty: How I live my life, the choices I make, especially regarding my health care are my decisions, such decisions should not be under the scrutiny of the Federal Government.
1) Life: Health care directly affects my life, the length, and quality of my life. It is not subject to governmental interference.
Proponents of Health Care Reform accuse the opponents of "No-ism." That's a bogus charge. When a bus is being driven over the cliff, the first thing to is STOP the damn bus. There is no discussion on how the bus should be driven just STOP!
The bus is being driven off the cliff. Much of what is being proposed has been tried in the 50 laboratories of democracy called the States. Two place in particular, Washington State and Massachusetts. BOTH HAVE FAILED.
Universal Health Insurance in Washington State: A Grim Prognosis For All of Us
What the Failure of the "Massachusetts Model" Tells Us about Health Care Reform
We know what doesn't work. What is being proposed doesn't work. We know this because it has been tried.
We people are doing the same thing again, expecting a different outcome, we don't need alternative plans. We just need to stop the bus, then work on the route.
VOTE NO ON ANY OF THE CURRENT HEALTH CARE BILLS!
PJTV: The CIA's Two-Front War: Thwarting Terror Attacks & Fighting the Obama Administration|14min
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ReplyDeleteMorning!
Rain, rain, rain in the Northwet! Frakkin' drivers act like they've never seen a wet road in their lives!
Vanpool Fact-of-the-Day #13
Puget Sound area vanpools served four times more passengers for one-seventh the cost of Sound Transit’s Sounder Commuter Rail. King County's vanpool program alone carries more riders than Sound Transit's entire commuter rail, and for $1 billion less.
Puget Sound is the place I'd rather be . . . , specifically, Friday Harbor!
GOOD MORNING, everyone!
Spenser: My mistake. I was reading them at the same time and they kind of melded. Year of Living Biblically is A. J. Jacobs (I think). Still Hysterical.
ReplyDeleteLead story with the MFMSM today.....
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Former Iraqi MP and Owner of the Syrian-Based Arrai TV Channel Mish'an Jabouri Admits Financing Terror Attacks against US Forces in Iraq
I am proud of the actions of these [insurgent] armies [in Iraq]. I am not hiding anything. Let Al-Maliki and America know that I am a humble servant of all these armies. I am happy and honored to play a role – whether financially, in manufacturing [arms] – or helping to manufacture them – or in delivering every landmine used against the occupying army, and every bullet fired in its direction. I am honored, and I can declare that I play a role – whether directly or indirectly, through incitement on Arrai TV, by praising the attackers on Arrai TV and the Al-Itijah Al-Akhar newspaper – in any act of resistance against the occupier. I am not afraid to say this. I am honored to play a practical role – with my money, with all my possessions, with my efforts, and with all the means at my disposal – in [financing] anything that is being shot at the occupation forces.
JCM said...
ReplyDeleteLead story with the MFMSM today.....
NOT!
Former Iraqi MP and Owner of the Syrian-Based Arrai TV Channel Mish'an Jabouri Admits Financing Terror Attacks against US Forces in Iraq
sb5k says -
If the MSM picks it up, he'll be the hero fighting against the eeevil imperialist US.
Origin, I'll check him out. Sounds good.
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ReplyDelete"I am honored to play a practical role – with my money, with all my possessions, with my efforts, and with all the means at my disposal . . ."
How about your life scumbag?
How about your life scumbag?
ReplyDeletePaging Mitch Rapp, Mitch Rapp clean up required ASAP.