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Another Open Thread

by John Cole|  May 5, 20109:44 pm| 28 Comments

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Here is something positive- I had the pictures I showed you a couple weeks ago professionally framed, and they came back and look absolutely beautiful:

You’ll have to click on the pictures- the colors are just so vivid and wonderful.

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  1. 1.

    arguingwithsignposts

    May 5, 2010 at 9:52 pm

    Awesome photos, jc. professional framing is an art that doesn’t get enough credit.

  2. 2.

    scav

    May 5, 2010 at 9:56 pm

    Oh that was funny. I had too many windows open and for about a minute I was wondering how Krugman had ended up with John’s cat blanket.

  3. 3.

    PurpleGirl

    May 5, 2010 at 9:59 pm

    They look good. Enjoy them. What room are you putting them in?

  4. 4.

    r€nato

    May 5, 2010 at 10:08 pm

    fantabulous

  5. 5.

    maus

    May 5, 2010 at 10:08 pm

    Oh god, the Cinco de Mayo Machete trailer is boneriffic.

  6. 6.

    Brian J

    May 5, 2010 at 10:08 pm

    Apparently, Fox News is the network of choice for the Kardashian family, according to one of the daughters, Kim. (Is she the one who dated Reggie Bush?) Why? Because it’s reputable, she says.

    I think that says it all. Oh well, at least she’s hot.

  7. 7.

    Rob in Dayton

    May 5, 2010 at 10:10 pm

    I won’t mention the lame cat related throw on your couch, or is that your a settee?

  8. 8.

    RedKitten

    May 5, 2010 at 10:13 pm

    Those photos are just stunning! Whose are they again? I would love to have that butterfly one in my spare bedroom.

  9. 9.

    Annie

    May 5, 2010 at 10:16 pm

    Very nice….Perfect for the new house.

  10. 10.

    beltane

    May 5, 2010 at 10:16 pm

    Michael Pollan’s Botany of Desire is on PBS right now. Fascinating stuff, but I had to walk away because the part about cannabis pissed me off. The plant has been used by humans longer than alcohol, but became illegal during the 1920’s in this country because teh Mexicans used it. The path between stupidity, racism, and shooting corgis in front of children is a short one.

    How are you all doing this evening?

  11. 11.

    John Cole

    May 5, 2010 at 10:17 pm

    @Rob in Dayton: That throw is to protect the couch. You did notice the pet pad and the doggie bed. Personally, I prefer the throw over plastic.

  12. 12.

    General Egali Tarian Stuck

    May 5, 2010 at 10:23 pm

    @arguingwithsignposts:

    I have to agree. Just a splendid framing job for splendid photo’s. My ordered Miter saw is arriving Friday and I will be diving into to hand making pic frames from baseboard trim scraps I buy at Galbreath lumber for 10 cents apiece.

  13. 13.

    maus

    May 5, 2010 at 10:27 pm

    @Brian J: I unplug my TV and still the reality TV drek follows me here :(

    Why

    why

  14. 14.

    CynDee

    May 5, 2010 at 10:34 pm

    I guess I’m just such a longterm pet person that the first thing I noticed was the really nice animal beds behind the pictures.

    Your new pics are just beautiful, John. They certainly reflect your great appreciation of living things and quest for true serenity. It’s easy to imagine the wonderfulness of a household that has Tunch and Lily and You walking around, and these gorgeous pictures on the wall.

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    Brachiator

    May 5, 2010 at 10:35 pm

    Beware of Greeks bearing grudges. While Congress soft pedals their faux tough questioning of Goldman Sachs biggies, Greeks take it to the streets to protest the EU debt bailout deal. Some of the photos are absolutely gripping.

    Britain was given an election wake-up call yesterday as Greece’s battle with massive debt erupted in blood and anarchy. Three bank workers died after a mob protesting against spending cuts set their building ablaze.

    Oh yeah, great framed photos. I really wish I had an eye for photography.

  16. 16.

    Brian J

    May 5, 2010 at 10:35 pm

    @maus:

    Okay, I’ll say something else to change the subject, something that was so sweet, it might put John Cole in a better mood. At least that’s how sweet it appeared to be to me.

    Anyway, last week, my sister-in-law told my niece, Sarah, that she was loved with all of her heart. Sarah responded that while she loved her mom a lot, she had to save some of her heart for the rest of the family.

    I thought that was very nice.

  17. 17.

    CynDee

    May 5, 2010 at 10:37 pm

    Vitriolic vicious jackals? We are? Ooo. Wowsa. You should write for the movies!

    More later. Gotta go practice my snarl . . .

  18. 18.

    SIA

    May 5, 2010 at 10:38 pm

    @beltane: When I read this

    Fascinating stuff, but I had to walk away because the part about cannabis pissed me off.

    I SAW this: “Fascinating stuff, but I had to walk away because the part about cannibals pissed me off. “

    I was like, uh why?

  19. 19.

    SIA

    May 5, 2010 at 10:39 pm

    @beltane: When I read this

    Fascinating stuff, but I had to walk away because the part about cannabis pissed me off.

    I SAW this: “Fascinating stuff, but I had to walk away because the part about cannibals pissed me off. “

    I was like, uh why?

  20. 20.

    Linda Featheringill

    May 5, 2010 at 10:43 pm

    This morning, Perfect Tommy suggested a site for getting some technical information on the dispersants BP & gang are using on the oil.

    http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11283

    I went there this evening and am now much smarter than I was. Am I happier? No, not by a long shot! Yuck!

    There is no good solution to a river of oil flowing into the ocean, is there?

  21. 21.

    SIA

    May 5, 2010 at 10:44 pm

    The photos look good John. I’m glad you went with dark simple frame and white mat – I’m a purist when it comes to framing photos, and that’s the way to do them, IMHO. Very nicely done.

  22. 22.

    beltane

    May 5, 2010 at 10:44 pm

    @SIA: Hey, it was Botany of Desire, not charcuterie of desire.

  23. 23.

    BDeevDad

    May 5, 2010 at 10:52 pm

    To his credit, this Florida State Senator was looking at girls, not guys on the Senate floor, so not a complete hypocrite.

    Sen. Mike Bennett Caught Looking at Porn on Senate Floor

  24. 24.

    Warren Terra

    May 5, 2010 at 10:55 pm

    No disrespect to the fine people who make a living framing art, but last time I needed art framed the price difference between the pros and ordering custom-cut framing and matting online was stunning.

  25. 25.

    Brachiator

    May 5, 2010 at 11:27 pm

    So, now that the NYC bomb suspect is revealed to be the son of a Pakistani air force chief, will the GOP dial down their foaming at the mouth, or will they go all in and insult one of our allies?

    Oh, yeah, and how will the Obama Administration deal with supossed confessions that Faisal Shahzad received training from the Taleban in Pakistan?

    In Peshawar, senior Pakistani officials told The Times that Mr Shahzad, 30, received explosives training on his last trip to the region at a camp run by Qari Hussain, a known trainer of suicide bombers for the Taleban. Sources also said that the father of two, whose last-known job in the US was as a $50,000 (£33,000) a year financial analyst, was taken to South Waziristan by a lead member of Jaish-e-Mohammed, an al-Qaeda-backed group blamed for a series of recent attacks in Pakistan. …
    …
    It was still unclear yesterday where he was born….What is beyond doubt is that he first came to the US in 1998 as 19-year-old student, the son of an air vice-marshal of the Pakistani Air Force, Baharul Haq, who remains well known as the founder of the Sherdils, the country’s leading military aerobatics team.

    This is not just the laughable story of a bumbling would-be bomber. Along with the case of the diaper bomber, this is the second example of someone from a “respectable family” becoming radicalized.

  26. 26.

    slag

    May 6, 2010 at 12:05 am

    Personally, I want to see pictures of the whole Cole abode. I’m always curious to see how people arrange their spaces. And no doubt some quality entertainment would ensue.

  27. 27.

    asiangrrlMN

    May 6, 2010 at 1:00 am

    @beltane: Laughing my flat ass off. Funny as hell.

    Cole, these two pictures are amazing and stunning. What a great addition to your new home.

    P.S. Tunchie, please?

    P.P.S. I am watching Maddow right now, and fuck Joe Lieberman with an extra-rusty pitchfork. Asshat.

  28. 28.

    Deb T

    May 6, 2010 at 10:22 am

    WOW! Beautiful pictures.

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