KOEB Wednesday

It's been a long time since i've hosted, how are y'all?

Hot today, wasn't it?

How are you bettyellen?

he's totally redoing the apt i'm moving into. floors walls rooms appliances .....it's a huge thing. i feel like i won the lottery.
i'm not dreaming, am i?

Moving is such a pain it's nice to have all that done for you.

It seems you HAVE hit the lottery. Congrats! :toast:

bathroom, everything. wow.
i have always lived in old places. this is wild.

And this man is a landlord in Manhattan? How? :)

Congrats!

(finally getting up to the top of the thread)

:toast:

:toast:

and 49 now.

you must have your computer fixed - congrats and welcome back! :hi:

Here, the temps stayed in the 50's ALL DAY. (after hitting 70 yesterday - that's pretty warm for the lake!)

but last night I watched AI instead as I usually do.

It's good to be back. Computer is still a little quirky, but it's working.

Lovely to see you here and thanks for getting the party started.

:hi:

And, for KO: :loveya:

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

and Clark!

I saw this Doonesbury deathwatch linked from DU earlier today. It's great.

I couldn't believe how perfect the timing is. Hiya, bubbie!

Bolton gets Delayed and DeLay might be boltin'! I love it.

:hi:

Glad to see the top story is on Tom Delay! I'm Poped out.

:loveya: for Keith!

Has anyone been reading Doonesbury? Trudeau is totally on the right track, KO's right as usual. Love Doonesbury.

Maybe we'll get some real news for a while -- at least until the MJ verdict.

Not that it's gonna do anything, but that combined with the Bolton nomination suddenly on hold, makes it a pretty good week.

Have you seen Bunny, Shopaholic or Flygirl lately? Missed seeing them.:-(

If you're reading this, ladies, please say, "Hi!" Don't make me pull this car over and come and find you. :)

but I haven't seen Bunny or Flygirl for a while.

to Bunny a while back, but haven't heard from her.
You don't think her computer crashed, do ya? :(

I think it was a watershed day for the party. Our guys really rocked in committee. I hope it does some good in the end, but it certainly was great yesterday.

Looks like you need to cool off! :-)

I'm just making a quick drive-by. My husband and daughter will probably be home any minute. Ladies, there's a new poll in the clubhouse, about choosing a moving date for the nightly thread. This link should take you there:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=315x2896

Please pop over when you get the chance. Right now, I think you have more enticing things to view. :9

Last time I left Amy to her own devices for two minutes, I found her taking apart the bell on her bicycle to see how it worked. I'm gonna spend the next decade reassembling things; I can see that now. Hugs to all! :grouphug:

paid for my college education? Patent bonuses.

on edit: Pity my dad's been gone all these years. He would have been tickled pink. He drove his own parents batshit, taking apart alarm clocks and such when he was a kid.

. . . I was the little girl who had the back off the watch she got for Xmas before the holidays were over. And I fixed the bathroom scale when I was just a kid, too. Loved "Mr. Wizard" -- was he before your time? Loved to know how things worked.

Actually thought I wuz gonna be an inventor or an architect before social roles hit me smack in the face around age 11. :grr:

Now I just wanna take male chauvanists apart!

I'm glad your daughter will have more freedom than my generation did, to work at what she really likes. Esp. w/ men like Keith fighting alongside her in the workplace! :thumbsup:

been before my time. Both of my parents were of the "get as much education as you can, get as much math as you can" for all their kids, irrespective of gender, so I pretty much ignored the social roles although my sisters didn't.

. . . :banghead:

I was discouraged from taking CHEMISTRY in HS, can you believe it? (Defied the guidance counselor & my parents and took it anyway, striking a blow for women's independence.) Girls couldn't even take shop, facryinoutloud -- I would've been all over that, loved machines.

So when I heard people talking about the Taliban I said, well, it's just a point a little further on the continuum -- they just didn't STONE YOU in Ohio, is all! LOL!

Nor were we allowed to wear pants to school until I was in sixth grade. In ninth grade, I asked for permission to skip ahead and take a self-study math course. Didn't get it -- I was told there wouldn't be anything left to take my senior year of high school. I showed them my planned courses for high school and that taking the math early would permit a second year of physics or chemistry. Still didn't get permission, but two boys did. Things weren't that much better in the '70s.

. . . CONSCIOUSNESS-RAISING period.

Wanted to punch every man I saw (fortunately, this phase was mercifully brief). My male friends were very patient about the fact they weren't allowed in the women's action collective house ("women's free space"), but somewhat confused by all that was going on.

We all felt that we were part of something very important (guess, looking back, we were). Boomer feminists were pissed off so your daughter wouldn't have to be! }(

and they were talking about the "Whirlygirls". Are you one?

One of the first true copter pilots was a woman who put on demosntrations of a early copter in germany. The current "Whirlygirls" call her # 1 Whirly.

. . . Gotta see if they're re-running that show. Bet they are, and I'm always up late.

Thanks, Sparky!

Hey ya'll :loveya:

:hi:

I'm ready to drink to small ethical questions. Wouldja set me up, please? :hi:

i'm celebratin!!

:hi:

:toast:

I have to get back on C-Span.org later and try to finish watching the committee meeting. It was good enough for popcorn. :)

Go you Dems! :thumbsup:

how's the back feeling?

:D

how's your backside? O8)

:rofl: Got to go in early again tomorrow so I can finish things at work. That way I can go to Boston Sat.. Got a room within staggering distance of the meeting.:)

but take care of that backside. It's already spoken for (by several women, I might add).

Hope work's treating you better.

:hi:

:toast: It's all good at the end of the day.

:toast:

I salute you, as a great American.

:rofl: :patriot:

I knew I'd heard that somewhere!

Too frickin' much!

:7

Even if it is funny. :)

and his toolness knows no bounds.

And I still haven't forgiven Ms. Steph for failing to retch at his touch.

"toolness" cracked me up.

Talk to Botany, he seems to have made it through the dark despair of disgusting visuals and endless horrfic positions, I mean, possibilities. I don't know how he's done it. :)

He is the junior Douchebag of Liberty. Fer sure.

ed: sp (No!?)

who'd a known? :shrug:

I haven't lusted after Steph since. Alison would NEVER allow herself to be touched by him.:loveya:

AS is above being wowed by a guy who's a bunghole, just because he has millions of nitwits as fans.

And so is Monica.

Note to Monica: here's one suggestion for a baby name: Bleever Novotny.

Just think about it.

Dittoes to you Patsy.:hide: (the voices in my head are louder tonite):rofl:

with them? Or are you just the host of that party? LOL! Listen to me verrrry carefully. Ready? No matter what they tell you, you can't fly. Words of wisdom from me to you, barkeep. :)

I needed that.:D

it is not a good idea to stare directly into the sun.

:7

Hiya, folks :loveya:

Oh, it's Craig Crawford! :loveya: in advance -- don't disappoint me, CC.

:hi: Rev.

There's something so "homeboyish" about him. :)

But he doesn't answer his e-mail. :)

of getting a reply from Keith, either. :(

way lucky and I suggest you keep writing. You never know what he'll respond to. He's even responded to loonies who don't like him -- in addition to answering the loonies who do. :crazy:

what is it - too much estrogen? :cry:

respond to your mail.:hug:

turning back a tide of neo-conservative fascism!"

As long as you promise to be yourself over here.

"Gee, that doorknob looks complicated - could you help me?"

would that work?

Yes, it might work with some guys but won't you just attract somebody you can intellectually wipe the floor with? Is that really going to do anything for you? If you're only looking for a roll in the hay, I don't suppose it matters much, but for anything longer than an evening's diversion, I think it will.

the perpetual story of my life.

Don't make me pull out my ULC Credentials of Ministry!

I'm fast on the draw, especially if you're drunkish.

that he ALMOST gives Keith a run for his money.
Keith looks like perfection in that orange tie, tho.
-q

Welcome.:hi:

Good evening!
-q

:D

Wow is it HOT in here. Love that pic of Keith. Humma Humma!!!

:hi: fellow KOEBers :grouphug:

:toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce:
:woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :popcorn: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo:
:toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce:

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: Keith

"woof", Sheridan. :hi:

with Sheridan and the kitty is so cute.:loveya:

When my ex and I divorced, he kept her and I took Sheridan. I wanted to take her too, but could only have 1 pet in this apartment.

I think about her all the time. Although she may have passed on since then as she was 11 years old when we split.

Sheridan still loves kitties and when ever he sees one wants to love them. Unfortunately they don't always feel the same. :)

:-( I love seeing them when they get along. A friend had a kitty that would jump on the dogs back, and ride him around the house. Looked a lot like Sheridan.

buddie in the future. You're both naturals.
:hug:

:)

:loveya: Craig! You tell it like it is, now!

Here comes Scott "Liar" McClellen to tell us that Dems are making stuff up. :eyes:

for an orange jumpsuit. I get that image every time I see him.:rofl:

I watched it over coffee this morning and wanted to kiss Joe Biden. That doesn't happen very frequently, let me tell you.

Oh, Rice and McClellan are behind him. Now I feel much better.

I streamed a lot of it at work and watched the last part on the repeat at home in the evening. Kerry, Biden, Boxer, Dodd and Obama rocked!

If people should be confirmed just because it's who the president wants, why bother having hearings?

:rofl:

Seriously - it was a peck on the cheek for some work he, Al Gore and Orrin Hatch (of all people) did on a bill to open campus crime records when I was in college.

:)

:woohoo:

a wanton woman when I practically slobbered over a then 30-something Al Gore.

Mercy - he was a handsome something.

Don't hug the general TOO tight.:D

Lots of times!

OUCH!! Sorry, Gert - it was PLATONIC!!

Not. Supressing. Anyfing.

:7

if nothing was suppressed. :7

while not calling me out on it.

I try not to be the spelling police, unless the misspelling lends itself to a good play on words. I'm the world's worst at typing in the wrong word, correctly spelled. Post passes the spellcheck, off it goes, and then I realized I've boofed on the tense or some such, despite having previewed. :crazy:

I can live vicariously through you. :)

the reforestation project.

:hi:

Didn't the blivet do that already? :puke:

But the ol' boy did good today.

as much as I do hearing and seeing Shrub!! He is such a slug!!!!

:grr: :grr: :grr:

I'm late but I'm here! :hi: :loveya:

Ya know, after the whole elections mess, and watching Voinovich from Ohio in the Senate, he was not one of my fave congresspersons, but I'ma give him some props for standing up to the Rethug establishment. This Bolton sounds like a real fuckwad.

Woohoo, the Countdown clock!

I can see our assistance to developing countries take a real nose dive. He is a total isolationist.

Yeah, only shrub would send such a total asshat to be our ambassador to the world. :puke:

Since he wouldn't actually ever see any other countries representatives, he couldn't do much damage.:D

I could probably have handled the replacement of the stuff on the top but sinking concrete piers was too much to think about. On the bright side, I found a good contractor in my neighborhood and the price is right.

The concrete part is a lot of work. It takes a lot of bags.

Thank you ma'am! :toast:

Hey, crispi! Our man looks just faboo this evening.


:loveya::loveya:

:hi: Indeed he does. I like this nice orange tie. Oooo, shiny. :7

I love pigs.

He's snappy and snarky and the clock is back. It's all looking up.

:loveya:

props to the graphics folk :loveya:

noominate another candidate instead of Bolton! This lady ROCKS!! Read her letter and lots of other great stuff here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1735671

And good evening, fellow KOEBers! :hi:

He'll probably nominate someone even worse if past experience is any indication. Just look at the whole Kerik thing.

finding anyone WORSE than Bolton! Though if anyone can find true scum, he can. It's his only talent, as far as I can see.

Maybe here is a clue to the secret of his birth! I mean, can you imagine Poppy and Babs producing him the REGULAR way? How likely is THAT?

And it would explain his taste in cronies and so much else...yeah, I think you're onto something here, Sharon!

if the Bolton thing wasn't all a bait and switch. Now the next NeoCon isolationist lunatic won't look so bad in comparison. I was thinkin' about this the other day when I was watching the hearings and sat puzzled about how they put this guy up for the job.

Or maybe they thought Negroponte could slide right in while we were freaking on Bolton -- and guess what, he did.

And maybe therein lies zee bait-and-switch. :puke:

YEAH, Boxer! :loveya:

It was HOT in the Boston area today, all the more reason for
:beer:

TTTTB!
:toast:

real leadership. Maybe she always did and I've only noticed it this last year.:shrug:

east coast, it took something huge that required her taking very public stands to get our attention. After her stand with the Reps on the Ohio vote certification, she's had queen status in my hero book, and she just keep demonstrating that it was TYPICAL of her to stand up like that against the outnumbering bullies. She's showing them all how to do it!

To borrow ClassWarrior's constant quote: Never Give Up!
She takes that to heart, so we all take her to OUR hearts. What a fine example she sets in so many ways.
ed:sp

politically incorrect the other nite, and she was so pleasant and professional.:thumbsup:

frauds and hypocrites. I have to believe the people of this country are STARVED for integrity and logic and truth. Our 2006 and 2008 candidates need to be very un-shy about demonstrating this - and the Rethugs will then reveal themselves by they sickening way they react. Historically, "regular" Americans have always liked underdogs and the stories of good guys fighting and beating hopeless odds against bullies.

Her questions during the confirmation hearings were great and now this.

:yourock: Sen Boxer!

Hi, Hope. Nice to see you as always. How's things?

Yesterday was pretty rough. It wasn't a surprise, but it sucked maximally. Still does, but I'm damned (appropriate wording I think) if I let that ice-hearted prick keep me down for more than a day. :grr:

He and his Opus Dei pals think they're the kings of the world of millions of faithful sheep now. I've got some news for them. Like someone here said yesterday, I hope he learns for the first time what real humility is. And maybe, just maybe opens his eyes and heart before his time at the pinnacle is over.

But whatever he does, the progressives in this world are not going to be held back. If he fights for hate and fear and suppression, he will only further erode the moral authority of his office.

I felt the same way yesterday. I was also amazed at the speed with which he was elected. Awful. And as for Opus Dei (or the Illuminati, or whatever the heck that is) -- the first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club. :scared:

don't believe they need to pretend to be unimportant and uninvolved any more. Plus, JP2 handpicked almost every one of the voting cardinals, and Ratz already had the real power anyway, so what could we expect?

But it was still a shock. Wake-up calls are like that.

or was it just me? Between the voice and the eyes and the way he said "Keith" every other sentence, I wondered how he'd found time to leave his private torture chamber to take an interview...

It was smooth "LoveJazz" radio voice and the eyes and the whole package. Creep-a-Rama. Hey, gk! :hi:

I stayed home sick today (nothing serious, just general sinus ick), but KO and the KOEB are perking me up a bit. I really think that guy would have been a torturer for the Inquisition... and perhaps he is and we don't know it.

Ooh, am I the first? :)

Yes, thanks, I sure am. It's gonna be a cracking good time. Cheers!

*snort* :rofl:
good one!

How's the Cheese?

:hi:

I was just sitting here, and darned if my own cat-parrot didn't jump up on my shoulders and lay there, purring "aaarrrh!" ;)

How are you this evening? :* <- - - for last night's thread

And have you ever considered a career in uplifting the spirits of the downtrodden?

:)

That would be Mr. Roo. And yes, he usually eats everything. :)

Hmmm... wonder how I might be able to put those "uplifting" talents to good use??

(it sounds like a wonderbra commercial. but if I tried that, I'd never be able to see where I'm going. :P )

And as for the Wonderbra commercial, you wouldn't need to see where you were going; it'd all come to you.

that's my Sunday wear (no black preacher's robe for me).

Good point - it might bring those nearer to my, ah, heart - yeah, that's it!

This is an alb:



Now, how she uses it is a technical question I'm not qualified to answer.

:)

poor Sparky's backside. I'm not sure which sounds scarier: "rough cutter" or "strain gauges". :scared:

that will never come near sparky's backside. This would be one of them.:-(

It would crush all her hopes. :cry:

I meant the alb, and anything remotley like it.:scared:

opaque. Also on your "no" list? :evilgrin:

:evilgrin:

Don't crush my hopes. They're all I've got. :(

you had a set of attributes that endanger small children when not properly restrained. :7

that would be the irony of the wonderbra, and loss of vision. :)

I'll just stick with the DD's (doubly-divines).

and there would be plenty to touch. :-)

You're welcome to the DD's. I remember how heavy a set of F's were when they were full of milk, so I don't actually miss them, although I think my husband does. ;-)

"An abiding symbol of purity, the alb is among the earliest of liturgical vestments. In modern times the alb is distinguished by simplicity and is worn by clergy and by lay ministers alike."

Gotta be more careful when I google.

Bygones.

:)

Or not. :)

(I am 1/8th Scottish, it'd be the Graham in me!)

No, I'm not kidding - look at the pic! :evilgrin:

blue, green, red, purple, or white. No combos.

ba-DUM-bum.

A Cheese Sandwich Trio...
it has merit - and endless possibilities.

Let's see: Keef, Sparky, and ?

true or relevant.

Jesus, do I have to smilie ALL my sarcasm??? ;)

You should know better.

:loveya:

Everyone's so touchy there (and not in a good way).

But, as a perfessional, you know allboutit.

Isn't there a girdle-like thing involved sometimes? And, isn't that kinda like a bodice? And... I'll stop. :)

She loves to climb and will sometimes just jump on one of my shoulders if she can. Of course that gives me an excuse to "talk pirate"..."Arrrgh, and I got me parrot on me shoulder"...

Remember the night Keef talked pirate? LOL!

Seriously, Cheese, loved your encouraging words last night myself (in the wake of the papal election) and wanted to give you props for them. What can I say? This fella gives people in other denominations all the reason to be happier they aren't Catholic!

when I'd get out of the shower. After a few blood-curdling screams, he learned to wait for the towel first. Yeoww! (back claws)

He's the one who's been sick. This is a good sign that he's doing a bit better - but I still worry (I have to leave them alone tomorrow night and Friday).

Thanks for your words of support. Yesterday was exhausting, but I managed to connect with a few "non-believers" in GD. Peace-making IS hard work - the blivet should try it some day.

. . . It's right here, but you need a PC -- or a Mac w/ QuickTime video player -- to watch it...

Hear Gidget say "Aye aye, sir!"
Hear Keith say "Aargh!"
Hear Keith call Gidge "Scooter."
See Gidge give Kahuna the straitjacketed bear for Valentine's Day! :loveya:

http://video.msn.com/video/p.htm?t=1&p=News_Comment%20-%20Analysis&i=06c9396a-0291-4a4d-85d5-c56b41f089bb&rf=

We all hate Bill Gates.

Hate. Hate. Hate. With the white-hot heat of a thousand suns.

. . . We have 2 computers that we switch back & forth between.

My Mac has the latest software but it can't open the file. Vast Windows/Microsoft conspiracy! :(

. . . Whadda rip!

Let's storm MSNBC and make them use a more universal format for their vids. There's no reason in the world why this needs to be happening. x(

It's stupid, really, that they chose a format that excludes all but the Windows computers. I do suspect they got a good deal involving Microsoft - they will do anything to keep their monopoly.

. . . funny religious overtones? Oh well, here it is (for some reason this reminds me of a brief but good scene in "Animal House," involving a cheerleader flying in the window and landing on a bed. You remember it, I know you do!) --

- - -
A man recently told a true story about the pastor of his church.

The pastor had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc. The kitty would not come down. The tree was not sturdy enough to climb, so the pastor decided that if he tied a rope to his car and drove away so that the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the kitten.

That's what he did, all the while checking his progress in the car. He then figured if he went just a little bit further, the tree would be bent sufficiently for him to reach the kitten. But as he moved the car a little further forward, the rope broke. The tree went "boing!" and the kitten instantly sailed through the air-out of sight.

The pastor felt terrible.. He walked all over the neighborhood asking people if they'd seen a little kitten. No. Nobody had seen a stray kitten. So he prayed, "Lord, I just commit this kitten to your keeping," and went on about his business.

A few days later he was at the grocery store, and met one of his church members. He happened to look into her shopping cart and was amazed to see cat food. This woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, "Why are you buying cat food when you hate cats so much?"

She replied, "You won't believe this," and then told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing. Then a few days before, the child had begged again, so the Mom finally told her little girl, "Well, if God gives you a cat, I'll let you keep it."

She told the pastor, "I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat. And really, Pastor, you won't believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came flying out of the blue sky, with its paws outspread, and landed right in front of her."

Never underestimate the Power of God and His unique sense of humor.
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non-Keith watching desert?

as recorded at Kos (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/4/20/9171/22203). This set doesn't mention the P--o--p--e either and they are hilarious!:

This is the first time I've heard about it in weeks! :crazy:

Bright shiny objects will distract if they're placed properly in your path. :)

Over there --------------->.

And, quick! That way, it's MJ!

Oy.

"They heard about the Kimchee at this place." LOL.

Peanut Butter and Jelly. :)

The elephants were great!

LOL -- I do like Jennifer Garner much more than J Lo, though.

On edit: Maybe if they break up he can date Jennifer Aniston now that she's free.

a Jennifer Trick?

And at least he doesn't have to worry about calling out the wrong name at the wrong moment, ya know?

But his tie is crooked. Fix the tie, dude!

:D

We should all start calling W the "gas fairy." :evilgrin:

But my moment was that they played "Speedo" for that 75 year old man waterskiing. Love that stupid song.

"Well they often call me Speedo. But my real name is Mr. Earl..."

ed: added those cool lyrics.

in any number of ways :D

OMG! So funny! That whole thing with the balcony was hysterical.
I loved the line, "He must have thought, 'Now I know what Bono feels like.'"

This one from the site you found looks like a cloud of fuzz with a pink Y that might or might not be a nose:

What IS that?

i never knew their hair could get like that. wacky.

but kinda cute.

funny the things that pop up, huh?

I'll see you all Friday. My F*g husband was fooling around with something in the entertainment unit and did major damage. The speaker fell off the shelf onto a shelving unit and broke my grandmother's antique vase, a ceramic figure my parents brought me from Israel and my favorite Metropolitan glass 40s plate. I'm so pissed right now I could scream (and I did). He also managed to disconnect the TV at the same time and now he can't figure out why it's not working. He's so damn clumsy -- never thinks about what might happen when he starts screwing around with things and always manages to break someting.

or it would look more like Keef.

overweight" look pretty thin to you?

I didn't see anyone - maybe one - there I would consider heavy.

We're not really all supposed to look like Ann Coulter are we?

no more like Ann!!!:scared:

with an animation.

Don't eat crap. Eat vegetables. Stay low on carbs. Is it any more complicated than that?

mypyramid.gov -- Your tax dollars at work, kids.

We could combine those colors with our terror alert system. A food terror alert.:shrug:

If it's really bad, we'll be told "Fatty Meats". If it's calm, "Veggies".

:)

there must be one with cake!:bounce:

That would be slightly less alarming than "Fatty Meats", I'd imagine. Maybe it could just be SOP? That way no one will feel so bad. How can you feel bad if the Terra Alert level is "Cake"? :)

This is a brilliant idea. "The Terra Alert was raised to Vegetables today." :rofl:

would panic.

broccoli and pretzels for the Bush Boys? :)

preferably the whole wheat no-salt no-fat pretzels with a taste and texture that makes you think that's what happens to rental furniture after you take it back.