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Here’s what’s been on my mind.
Chris Hayes had a stellar interview last Saturday with Tony Kushner, screenwriter for the movie Lincoln. I’m not a big movie-goer, but I’m going to see this one. I’ve linked to only the first segment of Chris’s interview (embed isn’t working) but from the UP website you also can watch the second part, plus a follow-on third segment comparing/contrasting the challenges Lincoln faced getting the 13th Amendment through the House with the challenges passing the Affordable Care Act. Tony Kushner talks with Chris Hayes about Lincoln.
How Costco Became the Anti-Walmart. This story is old, but very pertinent, given that Walmart has been in the news again. “Good wages and benefits are why Costco has extremely low rates of turnover and theft by employees. And Costco’s customers, who are more affluent than other warehouse store shoppers, stay loyal because they like that low prices do not come at the workers’ expense.”
Rolling Stone has a fascinating series of essays titled Oral History 2012 replaying the year through the words and lives of many of those who shaped it. Whitney Houston, the ACA, the Colorado wildfires, drought and crop losses, Rodney King, the Freeh Report (Sandusky), and the Aurora shootings are some of the featured stories. There will be more, including Benghazi and the Olympics, in the coming weeks.
More reading! A long article by Bruce Bartlett, a longtime conservative historian and supply-side economist, about his life on the Republican right, and how he saw it all go wrong, in Revenge of the Reality-Based Community. Sometimes I wonder if Liberals/Progressives suffer some of the epistemic closure Bartlett discusses, but perhaps not to the same extent. But I do avoid Fox and NRO and the WSJ editorial page. Am I in a bubble, too?
Paul Krugman, in a column this week, said,
Today’s Republicans cocoon themselves in an alternate reality defined by Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and The Wall Street Journal’s editorial page, and only on rare occasions — like on election night — encounter any hint that what they believe might not be true.
Yves Smith thinks the Affordable Care Act sucks, and lays out why. Welcome to the Future of Your Health Insurance. It Sucks.
The Indiana State Police Chief says: Legalize Pot
One last item: David Cay Johnson in a NYT op-ed discusses the need to Break up the Telecom Cartels, the duopoly that formed after the breakup of the Bells in 1974. Now everything is dominated by two powerful combinations that make our phone/cable/Internet services cost way more than they do in other modern countries.
I’m having corned beef hash topped with eggs over easy and a side of sourdough toast with lots of butter. I can feel my arteries slamming shut. What’s your preference?
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Thanks, msmolly, what really is making me laugh about my health care plan, is seeing ads for free physicals being put out there by insurance companies. Yes, it’s free, because it’s part of the legislation.
Morning All!
Nice set of links. I had always assumed that Costco was just Wallyworld with another name. Now I gotta go find the nearest Costco. Sometimes, Wallyworld gets some of my money but I try to minimize that on principle.
Boxturtle (Would rather pay nice, union Krogers $2 than give Walmart a dime)
Good morning and thanks msmolly. Costco member here.
When we got a Costco on the way to work in Dallas, I got a free membership for a year. It was lovely, and I like Costco for many reasons, but not worth paying for the membership now. I never go there anymore, and do not buy in bulk.
Good morning, everyone! I have been a Costco member for many years. There’s no Costco here in South Bend, so I keep a running list and go when I’m in Indianapolis visiting kids/grandkids, and occasionally make a “Costco run” to Merrillville (about an hour west) if I have a big list and no planned Indianapolis trip.
I buy all of my paper goods, like TP, paper towels, napkins, trash bags, laundry and dishwasher detergent, and toiletries like toothpaste and body lotion in bulk at Costco. A LOT cheaper. Not so often food, because I can’t use it up as quickly living alone, but a few things I can freeze. They have yummy rack of lamb, makes 2 or 3 meals.
Good morning msmolly and fellow firepups.
Excellent fare for the Friday Free for All.
If the insurance companies want to take credit for it, I can live with it. Small price to pay for the amount of good this could do. And they’re advertising the service WAY more than the feds are.
Boxturtle (Odd how evil they say it is when they lobby against it)
Hey dood. Do you have the car this morning?
Like all right wing operations, the assumption is that anyone with a head on his/her shoulders would know better than to believe them, it seems. So I ignore their appeals, but laugh at the brazen lying.
Morning All
All I have to offer this morning is some leftover cornbread with cranberries in it.
Hey Kris, I left you a reply yesterday about bikes. Did you see it? Was very much EPU-land.
Better than me. All I bring to the table is coffee.
Good morning demi and other firedogs.
Thanks for the post and host msmolly. I’m reading Yves right now.
Fresh cranberries? I use the dried ones in oatmeal, and of course in this household just can’t use up enough to justify having the fresh ones often.
I had a small container of orange cranberry dressing from the deli.
Btw, if you haven’t read the link to Reality-Based above, take a moment to do so. Really an excellent find by msmolly. I’m not all the way through it yet (work keeps interrupting), but so far it’s really worthwhile.
Boxturtle (Kinda like the kid who finally realizes Santa AIN’T real)
Good Morning msmolly and pups,
Cranberry-applesauce with a heaping tablespoon of chop nuts and a dollop of vanilla yogurt, today.
I did see it :)
I was looking around online for bikes and your advice pretty much matches up with my conclusions after research. I’m going to go to a bike shop and talk to someone. Let them do their job.
I am about to make some oatmeal and have it with some Chobani pomegranate yogurt. You can sit with me.
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You don’t need to spend a fortune, but I’d go to a bike shop and get a good one like Raleigh or Trek and not a Schwinn or Huffy. The latter will be cheaper but not made as well.
I would guess I have nearly 10,000 miles on this one. I take it i the fall every year just before I put it away for the winter, and have a tune-up. This year they replaced the chain.
It is supposed to get up to nearly 60º tomorrow, so my cycling buddy and I are hoping for one last ride. Climate change — this will be the latest ride I’ve had, I think.
Thanks. I think I’ve lived it, too. But will do the reading later when I have more time.
That used to be me, except tea. I never ate breakfast until the Dr muttered things about approaching diabetes and eating smaller meal more often. I used to eat a monster lunch and a good sized dinner.
Now I have a breakfast bar (low card, high protein), and a much smaller lunch because I’ve eaten more recently. My weight is down, my bloodwork is much better and i feel better. The Dr would prefer I had a bacon and egg breakfast with no bread, but grease in the morning just does not sit well with me.
Boxturtle (Too much information?)
Though catching health problems early is a good thing, the earlier that one can be rejected by revealing an existing condition is the level of trust I have about insurance companies in general.
FWIW, I REALLY like my Trek that I bought in 1997. No troubles at all, nice and light, and reasonably priced. I would also look at cannondale, my wife bought one of those at the same time and it’s just as nice IMO.
Boxturtle (They had a Fuji(?) bike on display that weighed less than my wife’s purse)
That’s a nice bike son. Is that a Huffy?
I’ll be right over. I’m a lefty so save me that end of the booth.
Sounds identical to me, BT. I love breakfast foods, we have breakfast for dinner at my house once a week! But if we’re talking 7 in the morning, i just can’t eat it. I’m not hungry.
I do typically eat a granola bar with my 2nd cup of coffee somewhere around 8 each morning. Then lunch between noon and 1.
This is an interesting short video. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/29/evolution-of-life-on-earth-video-45-billion_n_2212926.html?utm_hp_ref=science.
A way to put our puniness into perspective.
I’ve decided that I should be riding every day. Now that my wife’s working I just sit around here Monday through Friday. I need to get out of the house, I need to be more active, and I don’t enjoy running anymore. Cycling sounds perfect.
I hope you do get another ride in :) I know how much you enjoy them.
I saw The Highlander. It was sheeet.
Sheeet as in good sheeet or as in bad sheeet.
Charlotte has a bad ear infection. Needs to go to the Dr.
I’ll see if Ollie will give us a ride.
And I really need to buy a 2nd car.
Sheeet as in what sadlyyes was doing on Ruth’s thread yesterday.
Actually, the photo up top of corned beef hash and eggs is my favorite breakfast, but not one I have often. A local place serves YUMMY house made corned beef hash, using their house potatoes made with big pieces of onion, sage, and salt/pepper mixed with finely chopped corned beef. (DROOL)
I try to vary my breakfasts and keep them healthful and high fiber/low carb (or at least GOOD carb like oatmeal). And my breakfast drink is always V8 which I buy by the case at Costco!!
:(
I hope you get Chuck to the doc sooner rather than later.
Bike riding is much easier on the body than jogging.
Sometimes you can get a good deal on a used bike reading the classifieds. I bought high end Trek (Pilot 5.0) for about 25 cents on the dollar that way.
Ollie is home ’till early afternoon.
I started riding for exercise and discovered I love it. We have two long paved bike paths along different parts of the St. Joseph river (so off road and out of traffic), and a lot of the rest of my routes are residential and pretty safe. Not very hilly, either.
Unless you prefer differently, you might choose a bike that lets you sit relatively upright. The “racing” bikes have the low curved handlebars and that position is made for speed, not comfort. I have a mens’ bike because they are sturdier, but the top bar is at an angle so easy to get on and off.
Also keep in mind that the lighter bikes with thinner tires are less able to handle any kind of rough road without damage, which is a consideration if you would be riding any kind of off-road routes.
Also plan on buying padded bike shorts (it will feel a bit like wearing a diaper at first) and a good helmet and maybe bike gloves.
Hey good buddy.
Bring your bike to Decorah sometime and we’ll hit some of their bike
trails. Trout Run goes right by the eagle nest.
So, you saved about 75%? Don’t get all mathy on me, you know I can’t handle it.
You good?
Just had an egg with toast and onions, since you insist on talking about stuff that makes me hungry.
BTW, have had a nice visit with eCAHNomics, my college classmate, and hope she’ll be joining us someday soon, but can’t say for sure.
Good morning everyone.
Thank you for the post msmolly.
Just flag, and go on to the good conversation around us, my choice.
I texted him. He’s probably going to sleep until noon.
But, not everyone has your sheer will of circumspection.
good morning old gold,
Kris
Popular around here are the end of the season used bicycles from the summer rental fleets. Generally quality treks or equivalent. The better places replace them every season and re-condition them before they go out the door as used. Get on their list or see when they open the sale for these. See how much riding you actually do an invest in something better if you find it riding to your liking. Helmet and good padded-palm riding gloves and non-chafing shorts are called for with anything more than very casual riding. Adds to the enjoyment of the activity, for certain.
I bet I’ll feel sexy in bike shorts. Grrrr.
Thanks, it helps to be in this good company.
I used to love to run. I’ve gotten far too out of shape for it to be comfortable now, though. Hurts my knees and my heels.
Professional bike riders come up here from the training facility in Frisco, they wear full body gear, the tights and helmets, looks good.
I’ll see if they have anything like that around here nonq. Thanks!
Running is impact sport. Better to walk.
Oh, yes, I agree. I allowed myself to get into it on some other threads yesterday. Bad, bad me. I must stay off any diaries that have the president’s name in the title. Disappointed in myself.
Have the CBL wake him up. Call now.
I saw her fonts at the Book Salon the other
day. I hope she will join us at Over Easy sometime because she is so
wise and has such an way of cutting through the bullsheet.:)
I never wear shorts when I ride my bike.
Well, I finished MsMolly’s Reality link above. I sure hope the GOP does NOT read that story.
But I think he’s still living in a dream world, at least in part. Bring a significant number of blacks into the GOP, based largely on the assumption that blacks see hispanics as the enemy. Thus the GOP’s anti-immigrant stance should be popular.
Ya notice how he assumes you need a common enemy to join the GOP? And his idea is more along the lines of making Blacks dislike the Dems, rather than moving the GOP toward more popular positions?
Boxturtle (Join the GOP. They suck less)
I rode thru Oslo on the Prairie several years ago on RAGBRAI. The hill out of own to the south was brutal.
(covering my eyes. Whoo Hoo)
Look at it this way: if riding is uncomfortable or unpleasant, you won’t do it. Expect a bit of “butt hurt” for a little while, even with shorts, as your rear gets used to the seat. Make sure the seat is a comfortable one, and that everything is adjusted properly for you. A bike shop will do the adjustment (even if you buy a bike elsewhere as oldgold or nonquixote suggest).
You will also need a rear-view mirror if you’ll be riding in any traffic. Most bikes come with the hardware to mount a water bottle, and those are pretty cheap. I paid about $9 for an insulated one that I can drink from while riding (in other words, I don’t have to stop to get a drink).
I will be interested to see what you come up with!
I read that and learned a lot, sister. I understood your points and concerns clear as a bell.
Anything that makes my flesh crawl I just have to leave, so that’s an easy test. It’s not nearly so bad as it was before the election, though.
Tomorrow, will do PUAC in the morning, when it’s usually good company, and I am hosting, then later will be into other things.
Worked for the Dims a few weeks ago. Why shouldn’t the GOP give it a try?
It makes me chuckle to hear the ‘wraps’ by wingers talking about the campaign they waged as if all they needed was to talk prettier. It’s about how the ideology has proved itself over and over – it’s just plain wrong. That’s the problem, not how to decorate wrong ideas.
So is walking, actually. My orthodoc said (after my knee replacement) that you can put a car up on a lift and the wheels can turn forever and the tires won’t wear, but putting them on the road wears them out. The analogy was to my brand new titanium knee, which any kind of impact will wear out over time. Probably take many years, but the principle is the same.
That’s sorta the epistemic closure bubble Bruce Bartlett (and Krugman and others) have talked about. They are astonished that they lost, because they live in the echo chamber that denies any other ideas but their own.
Funny, I had the idea that you can gauge and adjust better when you’re walking. I’ll sit here and watch out the window to decide.
;-)
Thanks, that makes me feel a little better. Sometimes I feel like I speak a completely different language.
I had a friend once who used to accuse me of letting people live in my head rent free.
I’m still trying to learn and grow.
I’d like to think there’s a Here here.
Yes, yes.
And, I did take a photo when Sonny was making the cornbread. I’ll share it with you on Sunday.
Looking forward to tomorrow morning, as well.
We can hope they just keep it up. And that the voting public knows not to listen to wrong information that’s proved wrong over and over. But then I recall 2010.
The rental fleets here are all from professional shops that retail the same brands which they rent out. Big fleet discounts on their rental units translates to lower wholesale on their higher end machines in the stores. They would not sell you a bike that was not properly fitted. YMMV in other places.
I did a drop jaw when I got a new pair of riding gloves and noticed the $6K price tag each, on a whole rack of about 16 units.
Hee hee. My orthodoc was very insistent about my giving up walking for exercise. I was working then and I said, “But I walk all over campus” and he said, “That’s different than the steady exercise walking.”
Snort!
Good! and do not see how you would ever feel like there’s too little of you. You’re a big person.
Your doctor would not let me get by with explaining I do lots of walking through the grocery store?
The mountebanks that populate the fever swamp south of the Lake, where the water is shallow and green, were in high dudgeon yesterday.
You expose them to the light. You are very good at it.
Yeah, I thought the $350 I spent on my Raleigh was a lot, until I went into a local bike shop to have the fit adjusted (the place I bought the bike had gone out of business) and they said, “We’ll adjust as much as we can, but this kind of bike isn’t very adjustable.” The ones they sell start in the thousands.
The thing to be aware of is that sometimes the bikes they’re selling used are the lightweight racing-style bikes, and those might not be as suitable for a “beginning” rider like Kris. A local bike group often sells used ones when their members move up to better bikes, but they are often the higher-end racing style bikes.
He wouldn’t count that as exercise. HA.
My landscaper brought me bullets yesterday :(
He’s a total gun-nut and apocalypse believer. He knows I own a couple of firearms. He brought me some kind of super-duper bullets.
It was pretty effing weird.
Wow, Kris, what did you say to him?
demi,
Yes you may call me Jimmy.(an honor indeed).
You are indeed a integral part of the spirit at FDL. Don’t ever
apologize for that.
I said ‘Thanks’, went upstairs, and put them in The Drawer Of Forgotten Things.
I got a gel seat for my bike. It helps a lot.
Boxturtle (Having fun can be painful, Weekend Warriors!)
—-he said to Ruth.
*smirk*
Pain is weakness leaving the body. Now drop and give me 20!
You’re very kind to mention it.
yeah… I think I meant all of yous firepups who get me started
every day. I hope the ear infection for your daughter improves fast.
I dunno there. The GOP has been winning elections by putting lipstick on pigs for awhile.
Very few people actually look at their ideas. Do you hate the same things I hate seems to be their recruiting. It’s important that the Wrong People not receive assistance.
Boxturtle (Not sure policy permits use the lipstick line without mentioning Sarah)
Hey! Did you guys know that it’s oldnslow’s birthday today?
(Hides)
Thanks JC. She’s currently across the room, curled up in the recliner like a puppy, trying to go to sleep. Poor kiddo.
That sort is sure they’re doing you a favor. For when the war comes and they’re all hiding and the librul horde of their imagination is at your door.
As you’ve noticed, that went in two directions, and I thank you as well.
I read somewhere that when CNN called Ohio for Obama, the people at Mitt’s victory party started screaming to switch to fox.
Ah, yes. Here it is.
Boxturtle (When Fox finally called for Ohio, Rove’s head exploded)
What got my attention was how fast WI built treks turned their lower end, but still very good quality frame manufacturing over to China. The high end stuff is still totally manufactured here, I think.
The rental fleet bikes here are low end cost, hybrids, sturdy, reliable, easy maintenance (the shops don’t want to spend the summer fixing things) with decent quality components. Perfect for any beginner, which is their main rental clientele.
Time for me to excuse myself from the table, please. Thanks again msmolly and pups.
Usually there are enough smarts in enough actual voters for the trick to fail. Not always, which is why we’re crawling back out of another disaster.
I was going to get one of these, but put it off until next year. 30-day money-back guarantee.
http://www.thecomfortseat.com/
Do you have a hot water bottle? Might help while you’re waiting for a ride.
The germs here are on their way out the door. Hope yours are in the departing stage too, and get a kick out.
Happy Happy Birthday to oldnslow. Many happy returns.
Make a wish.
Yeah. He was telling me all about how the end is coming and we need to be prepared. It was pretty amusing.
Happy Birthday indeed, oldnslow, if we’re allowed? And hope you and CBL do something special.
Hot water bottle? I have one, but how can I help her ear infection? I’m not familiar with this technique.
Guess it wouldn’t be funny to ask him to leave the door unlocked and keys in the car? Sad.
Heat makes it feel much better, I’ve used a heating pad too.
What was so special about them? Other than the neighboring werewolf, I’ve never found anything that a regular hollowpoint couldn’t stop.
Boxturtle (And you can get silverjacketed hollowpoints)
Gee, he shared his bullets with you. With gun nuts, that’s special. Heh.
It doesn’t help with the ear infection itself, but heat does make the discomfort a little more bearable.
If she’s old enough, give her some Tylenol, too.
It might help with the pain. Won’t make the infection go away, of course. Warm is soothing and might help her relax.
Happy Birthday to oldnslow. I hope the lovely CBL is making you a birthday cake!!
Not all pain is gain.
Boxturtle (The poster with that is classic, but all the sites with it are blocked here)
Hey, can you tell who the moms are. :)
A gift like that means that Kris is perceived as a “good,” guy, acceptable in their “community,” worthy of redemption and survival in their certain apocalyptic future. Nothing to do with actual firepower, me thinks. Good to the last drop.
Hmmm…nice. If my gelseat ever wears out, that’s what I’ll get.
Boxturtle (How did I ever survive my youth biking days with only a Sears Special?)
Just hope he doesn’t try to protect Kris from some one he holds dear, it’s hard to keep that straightened out in their minds.
Happy Birthday oldnslow and many more.
What I don’t understand, among many other things, is this, if the end is near, what’s to prepare for?
I owe you a a drink. didn’t see your comment until I refreshed.
And the ones who’ve had their own earaches!
You still have time to Repent! if I’m right.
Thanks to all.
That’s what I thought when I read Kris’s comment. He’s in.
Several think that they’ll survive somehow, by using bullets. They have obviously missed the news about Broncobomba’s private remote-controlled air force.
I think it’s kind of like oral intercourse or something.
Happy Birthday oldnslow. I hope CBL has the time to bake a special
cake and post a pic for us virtual diners.
Have a wonderful day.
Steel core .223
Thanks for the good company, am going to have to get a few things done now. See you for PUAC in the morning, I hope.
Thanks demi :)
All this gun talk’s got me sayin’ to ya, You betcha! (wink)
Make sure you don’t let him read that.
The bullet donor, that is.
Nooooooo. And no turkey mincing in the background, either, thanks.
Now, really, am outahere.
If you want your ride to be all it is cracked up to be, a good Iowa product can be your friend – corn starch.
A nicer birthday present could not be found than proof in understanding how well you have raised him, oldnslow. Many more happy and healthy years to you.
Thanks JC.
Is it too early for scotch?
I never share my bullets. If you’re out, I win. ‘snap’
The guy ordered 1,000 rounds online. He gave me 20. He totally wins.
I’m taking off, too.
Thanks Molly. Mighty fine job this morning.
Kris is a really good guy despite my [resence rather than as a result of, but a reallly good guy none the less.
Not to mention I don’t have a weapon that fires them. I’ve kicked around the idea of buying one in conversations with him, so he thought it apropos to give me ammo for a weapon I don’t even own.
You can say that it’s despite your presence, but the best parts of me are parts that are most like you.
I’m a good dude and it’s all your fault. Deal with it.
Afraid that will have to wait until this evening, and then only 1.
No self deprecation on your birthday.
Big Hugs on you, oldnslow. Okay, a peck on the cheek too.
You win. If he runs out, he has to come to you. You win.
Not sure I’d buy a gun just because I had the bullets for it. I’d borrow one of his, and go put in some practice at the range.
Boxturtle (Still, some nice guns in that caliber)
Thanks. (blushing)
I stepped away from the computer for awhile and just now catching up.
Happy Birthday oldnslow.
Well, all I can say is the conversation around here this morning has taken some interesting turns. Bicycles, bullets for a gun Kris doesn’t own, birthday hugs, and even a few comments on the post itself. I think that’s why we have so much fun here!
Now I am off to make an hors d’oeuvre to take to a neighborhood party tomorrow night (it has to be made ahead). I will be peeking in during the day, so look busy.
Can’t shoot ‘em at the range. They really serve no practical purpose for a civilian. I might just surrender them to the local police department for disposal.
As for buying, I’ve wanted an AR for a couple of years now. Just haven’t found the right price point at the right time yet.
Thanks for the post msmolly, have a great day and weekend.
Thanks AC2
I believe we’ve proven that NOTHING is offtopic for Over Easy.
Boxturtle (Contest: Find something other than personal attacks that the Over Easy crowd would consider off topic)
Penile implants.
Go.
Morning all. Nice conversstion. I ‘M ABOUT TO BOArd my plane home, so judt a wave. Only a few Southwest planes have wi fi.
Happy birthdsy oldnslow.
Gotta pack up!
You did well, demi. As did DWBartoo. That was a very important exchange that expressed the two sides of the same coin eloquently, I thought. Had me comparing the story of Martha and Mary to that of the Good Samaritan as I dozed off last night. Please don’t hesitate to have such encounters again in the future.
My hand didn’t even twitch toward the flag button. Try again.
Boxturtle (wonders why that was the first thing Kris thought of)
LULZ.
“Penile implants.”
Is your objection to the word(s), concept, or surgical procedure?
I just had to levitate to the occasion.
You made me do it, honest.
Reply posted @118 on yesterday’s thread.
Happy Birthday oldnslow!
Well I for one would like to see Nancy Pelosi get a penile implant. Might just improve the workings of the House. Just sayin’
Wow. I see I opened a can of worms here. Surgically enhanced worms.
Sorry msmolly!
See what I mean by levitating to the occasion.
It’s contagious!
Just out of curiosity, how many ‘worms’ make a can?
A funny man once told me that he couldn’t hit the bottom of a tuna can, but he could stretch it out.
So I suppose the answer to your question is 1, if it’s the strange worm.
Dude, you practically declared a PENIS thread. What’s a pup to do? :)
Ouch!!!!!!
“…if it’s the strange worm.”
You really opened the flood gates of humor with that observation.
And speaking of humor:
What did one cannibal say to another cannibal while they were eating a clown?
“Does this taste funny to you?”
Opening cans of worms is a very risky procedure.
Wild, untamed worms are bound to get into the strangest of places.
But then again, that’s what strange worms were made to do!!!
If it were another person saying that, I might imagine that I was being baited, but from what I know of you, it’s not your style to be devious.
So, thanks. But, I wasn’t comfortable with a lot of what some of the other commenters were saying to me and about me and inferring. So, I’d have to think long and hard before I venture into something like that again.
Hmmm. Seems the wrong time of day for a PENIS thread (or a FUCK thread, which usually occurs late at night). Are there any children reading this?
Ever watch Warehouse 13?
“Don’t open that. That’s the ORIGINAL can of worms”.
Boxturtle (Recommends WH13 highly)
I’m young at heart.
Missed it all…what thread? What was the dustup if it can be summed up…Just wondering…
Know who the hardest person in the world to shop for is?
Oldnslow.
There is always re-gifting, bullets?
“Are there any children reading this?”
Yes.
But I’m rather precocious for my age.
I’m going next week to get my learner’s permit.
But I must ask:
I know what a dick wad is (I heard dad and mom arguing and dad called grandpa a dick wad, and mom wasn’t thrilled with that one: I could tell because mom called dad a dick head-that’s how I learned that a dick wad must be a new type of toilet paper), but you’ve stumped me with:
“… a PENIS thread (or a FUCK thread…”
That’s way above my allowance/pay grade!
Please elucidate and elaborate so that I can contemplate.
Wow I just love education!
Perfect! He’ll love them!
Funny you should ask.
I was roaming around Netflix and saw the series, but did not down load it.
I think I will take a gander, and see just what level of Gordian knot worms can get themselves tangled up in (I’m starting a trend: contrary to the rules of grammar I am diligently working to end all of my declarative statements with a preposition).*
*I am also ending all of my questions with a proposition.
Where’s Alexander when you really have a worm problem.
Good, I won’t breathe a word about it.
Yeah, I bet a new tie really doesn’t do it for oldnslow, huh? Why does that not surprise me?
I *may* just buy one of those pork puller drill bits for Mr. this season. I think it was you and oldnslow who mentioned them. Mr. can be difficult too, though He’s an exchanger when he gets something not exactly to his liking.