Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The desire to stay informed is directly at odds with the need to not be constantly enraged.

In after Baud. Damn.

They were going to turn on one another at some point. It was inevitable.

I’d hate to be the candidate who lost to this guy.

When you’re a Republican, they let you do it.

If a good thing happens for a bad reason, it’s still a good thing.

If you still can’t see these things even now, maybe politics isn’t your forte and you should stop writing about it.

Let me file that under fuck it.

A tremendous foreign policy asset… to all of our adversaries.

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

Trumpflation is an intolerable hardship for every American, and it’s Trump’s fault.

When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.

Compromise? There is no middle ground between a firefighter and an arsonist.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty. ~Thomas Jefferson

Prediction: the gop will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

We are learning that “working class” means “white” for way too many people.

SCOTUS: It’s not “bribery” unless it comes from the Bribery region of France. Otherwise, it’s merely “sparkling malfeasance”.

When we show up, we win.

The rest of the comments were smacking Boebert like she was a piñata.

Democracy is not a spectator sport.

If you can’t control your emotions, someone else will.

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

Fight for a just cause, love your fellow man, live a good life.

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

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Some of you guys have posted first-rate pics on my photo threads, so I will turn it over to you for a while. Email me a link to your one or two favorite pics on a photo site like Flickr (do not send the image itself please) and I will put up favorites in open threads. Send a short caption if you want one.

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  1. 1.

    Yutsano

    That reminds me of some pictures a friend of mine got from a friend of his in Germany using that up-close technique. Sweet picture there Tim. Can we haz it for backgroundz plz?

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    General Winfield Stuck

    The colors from that little camera continue to amaze. Wish I had 6 or 7 hundred bucks to spare for one.

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    slag

    Way to mind the store, Tim F!

    I’m ashamed to say how much glee the WH releasing its visitor logs gives me. Hopefully, this list will eventually inspire a mud fight of such epic proportions that we’ll not only get healthcare and cap and trade passed under its cover but maybe even some regulatory improvements as well.

    I’m now starting to see a certain delicate beauty in the press’ penchant for puerility.

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    Moonbatting Average

    Is it still a bleg if you bleg in the comments? a cleg? Anyway, I have a question for any of the resident photophiles willing to help a brotha out. I am looking for a good compact that can cover a lot of the ground between brainless point-and-shoot and decent manual features. My ideal as I understand it at the moment is the Canon G10/G11, but in reality that thing is too spendy on a grad student budget. I have a Canon A95 that I love but is crapping out after many loyal years of service. Any suggestions would be awesome, thanks :-)

  45. 45.

    General Winfield Stuck

    @Betsy:

    I lived in Alamagordo for awhile about 10 years ago, but never did actually go tromp around the White Sands. Though we would have gawd awful sandstorms where it came to visit us.

  50. 50.

    South of I-10

    Great pictures! Mr. South and I have both enjoyed looking at all of them. I think I may have put these up here before, but since I can’t get Mr. South to pick and post some himself, here are some of his pictures. Mine are pretty much worthless, so I share what I can.

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    Montysano

    @Moonbatting Average: You might consider older technology. I’m mainly a film guy, but I’ve used a Kodak Z7590 digital for several years. Yes, only 5MP, but it has 10x optical zoom, Schneider lens, full manual controls. You can use an external flash with it, with no restrictions, and IMHO it ain’t a camera if all you’ve got is a popup flash. I’ve used a big nasty Vivitar 285 flash with mine and had no problems. The same flash killed a Nikon digital in short order. You could probably buy a pristine used one for < $100.00.

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    asiangrrlMN

    First, we have some fabulously talented photographers on this blog. Amazing!

    @shoutingattherain: Your winter home should have SNOW. Seriously, where’s the snow?

    @jeffreyw: More tasty food pr0n, though I am more of a breast woman myself. Sorry to hear that Jack is still missing. I’m sending more positive vibes your way.

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    asiangrrlMN

    Hi, FH #1 and #2. How you guys doing? Hope all is well in your respective homes.

    I am turning in early tonight (had a really lousy night sleep last night), so I’ll turn over the late night duties to you two. Night, all!

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    Mark S.

    Jesus, my girlfriend showed me this site of some regrettable arts and crafts being sold on the intertubes. A lot of it is pretty damn funny:


    Mittens    : NSFW–hell, not very safe for anywhere

    The Rat Pack: Sort of

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    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN: I think I was psychically attuned to you or something cause I had a HUGE insomnia attack last night. Sleep well hon, I’ll keep the other spouse occupied.

  93. 93.

    Steeplejack

    @Steeplejack:

    Oops. Read thread first. Sigh. The curse of the late-flying night owl. Glad you liked the wine. I haven’t had the Rodney Strong–or any Pinot–in a while. May have to put on the shopping list.

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    cdmarine

    Hrm… I e-mailed mine, but everyone seems to be posting theirs, so I’ll post mine too:

    flickr.com/photos/slipstreamblue/sets/72157622575164863/detail/

    As I mentioned to Tim in the e-mail, I really, really (did I mention REALLY?) envy those of you with decent cameras. If you’re willing to take the time and get creative with your lighting options, you can get some pretty good stuff out of a point-and-shoot (shoplights and pillowcases, baby!), but there are just some things I’ll never be able to do properly until I graduate to the big-girl toys.

    It’s ridiculous, really. My husband and I are both unemployed, and I should really be worried about things like the mortgage, and the medical bills, but what my heart really wants is a DSLR camera. Mind you, I’m not actually buying the camera. We’re paying the mortgage and the medical bills. But, for some reason, now even more than before, what I really want is the camera. I think it’s probably the need for expression and a creative outlet that, for whatever reason, feels so much more urgent during hard times.

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    General Winfield Stuck

    @Hokuto:

    Nice macro. Macro is my real photo passion,. I hope to save up for the Canon EF 100 1:1 macro lens someday. Supposed to be one of the best ever made.

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    jeffreyw

    @Hokuto: I just love that. I can put my mind’s eye right there with the hopper, and then turn about and marvel at the beauty of the world.

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    Comrade Kevin

    @Yutsano: They weren’t doing that when I pointed the camera at them, and yes, they are doing what it looks like they’re doing.

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    cdmarine

    @Hokuto: Adore that one. I’m a big sucker for that purple/yellow color combo. It’s just so arresting.

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    General Winfield Stuck

    some excellent photography from BJ’s tonight, all of them/ Time for bed. Later alligators.

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    Alex

    Not to go all contrarian on the photo thread, but Canon’s dedicated macro-only lens is the MP-E 65mm 1-5x. Fantastic lens, but with a steep learning curve.

    The 100mm f2.8 macro is also a great lens, but it is general purpose and a sharp portrait lens. I’ve used it for weddings as well as bugs.

  119. 119.

    General Winfield Stuck

    @Alex:

    Thanks, I’m a novice at this stuff. But I do know one thing, the shit is expensive,. :-)

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    AAAndrew

    @toujoursdan Isn’t Senegal the most fascinating, frustrating, aggravating, gorgeous place you’ve ever seen? My parents taught at an international school there for a year in their retirement and we got to visit them. We spent Christmas at Cape Verde, and New Years in Niokolo-Koba. That was all pre-digital days, but those are some negatives I have at the front of the line for scanning.

    Meahwhile, from a recent trip to Arizona:
    Katchina trail, San Franciso Peaks north of Flagstaff
    Little Colorado Canyon, just west of Cameron, AZ
    Cactus Bouquet
    Echo Cliffs at Moonrise
    And for the foodies:
    lunch at Cowboy Cuisine BBQ in Camp Verde, AZ

    AAAndrew
    Who didn’t even dip into the amazing picts of Sedona

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