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Friday Evening Open Thread

by Anne Laurie|  February 11, 20118:10 pm| 31 Comments

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Book Group Reminder: NIXONLAND, chapter 4 & 5, “Ronald Reagan” and “Long Hot Summer”, Sunday afternoon at 4pm EST. New voices always welcome — link goes to the downloadable version for quicker access.
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Apart from that, what’s going on this weekend in your life?

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Edit: Reloading called up the glitch where the embedded YouTubes re-arrange themselves & don’t go back where they belong until I go back behind the curtain. I think at least one commentor complained about this problem earlier — any techie got an idea why, beyond the usual FYWP?

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  1. 1.

    Garbo

    February 11, 2011 at 8:13 pm

    Waiting to see the freakout at GOS re: DKos 4. Also, have we gotten a Rosie update? Is she wearing an eyepatch like the pirate she is?

  2. 2.

    BGinCHI

    February 11, 2011 at 8:15 pm

    What, no post on Ron Paul’s speech at CPAC today?

    http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/02/ron-paul-asks-the-youth-to-opt-out-of-america-video.php?ref=fpb

    It’s just so ready to receive the snarky wisdom of the B-J jackals I almost can’t stand it.

  3. 3.

    JPL

    February 11, 2011 at 8:15 pm

    I also want to know about Rosie…
    Also,too..Beck was way off the rails tonight and he is now blaming google for the caliphate…

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    SiubhanDuinne

    February 11, 2011 at 8:17 pm

    Am I crazy (quite possible) or did I simply miss it (also possible), but was there a Thursday Night Menu Open Thread from TaMara last night? I’ve been so busy, I know I’m missing a lot, or catching up hours if not days later, but the TNMOT is a time-trusted way I keep track of the calendar.

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    BGinCHI

    February 11, 2011 at 8:19 pm

    And here’s the fuckedupness for today:

    1. Egypt, driven in part by organized labor trying to get people a fair deal, overthrows their dictator.

    2. Wisconsin’s new Governor, Scott “Mubarak” Walker, announces a massive rollback of worker’s rights. Yep, no more collective bargaining for any public worker.

    http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/02/new-wisc-gop-governor-pushes-hard-for-rolling-back-workers-rights-by-decades.php?ref=fpa

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    Nicole

    February 11, 2011 at 8:23 pm

    So… ABC is doing a new version of “Charlie’s Angels” and has cast some hottie guy as Bosley. Now, I like a hottie as much as the next girl who likes hotties, but somehow this seems like an affront to the ghost of David Doyle.

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    Corner Stone

    February 11, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    I’m about to indulge in a life threatening amount of sushi.

  8. 8.

    Comrade Mary

    February 11, 2011 at 8:27 pm

    Moar cycling for me! It’s a titch warmer now (we’ll actually be above freezing on Sunday) and the pools of slush/rutted snow intrude less far into the road. But man, I’m slow. I need to get fit and drop the winter weight, or else spring will kill me.

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    Corner Stone

    February 11, 2011 at 8:28 pm

    And by the end of the night I may or may not make a head shot from more than 1800 yards.

  10. 10.

    frosty

    February 11, 2011 at 8:30 pm

    Hey, this weekend I’m not going in to work! Instead, I have a funfilled couple of days ahead wrestling with Turbotax and FAFSA.

    Good times.

  11. 11.

    gbear

    February 11, 2011 at 8:30 pm

    @Garbo:

    Baarghk! Baarghk!

  12. 12.

    BGinCHI

    February 11, 2011 at 8:32 pm

    @Comrade Mary: Same with me and my peeps. Sunday getting in the upper 30s. Gonna be crappy roads though. Cross bikes.

  13. 13.

    BGinCHI

    February 11, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    @Corner Stone: Wow. You are really rolling tonight.

  14. 14.

    Corner Stone

    February 11, 2011 at 8:36 pm

    @BGinCHI: Just call me Marky Mark Wahlberg in TNT’s exclusive showing of “Shooter”.

  15. 15.

    Garbo

    February 11, 2011 at 8:40 pm

    @gbear: At the risk of pissing off Louis CK! Hilarious.

  16. 16.

    Corner Stone

    February 11, 2011 at 8:40 pm

    I haven’t actually shot at a biped in a while, but I mos def am gonna buy the shit outta some sushi et al come 45 minutes from now.

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    merrinc

    February 11, 2011 at 8:49 pm

    I’m sitting in a cheap motel room, two miles down the road from the hospital where I spent 10 hours today. It seems likely that my mother has stage 4 breast cancer (possibly with a side of ovarian cancer) and it’s metastasized to her spine, ribs, and pelvis. But we won’t know for sure because hey, guess what, pathologists don’t work on weekends in this town so we get to wait until Wednesday to find out for sure.

    I’m in my jammies, copy of Nixonland in my bag, and I think I am going to start drinking.

  18. 18.

    Svensker

    February 11, 2011 at 8:58 pm

    @merrinc:

    So sorry to hear that. So so sorry. Went through that exact scenario with my mom a while back. Big hugs. Don’t forget to take care of yourself.

    In other news, we no longer have shit all over the floor, the sewer has been fixed, the rugs have been cleaned, and we aren’t living in a hotel any more. This is good.

    Also, too, Bill Withers gives me the right kind of shivers.

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    Corner Stone

    February 11, 2011 at 9:03 pm

    @Svensker:

    In other news, we no longer have shit all over the floor, the sewer has been fixed, the rugs have been cleaned, and we aren’t living in a hotel any more. This is good.

    Good God. Can I just say I agree?

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    Garbo

    February 11, 2011 at 9:14 pm

    @merrinc: Oh damn. I’m sorry. I’m glad you posted so we can be thinking of you. Be present with your Mom and kind with yourself.

  21. 21.

    DFS

    February 11, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    My favorite Bill Withers tune by a mile.

    She’s better off without me, and I’m better off…

  22. 22.

    Phoebe

    February 11, 2011 at 9:49 pm

    I thought it was 2 chapters. Just Ronald Reagan?

  23. 23.

    Another Commenter at Balloon Juice (fka Bella Q)

    February 11, 2011 at 9:56 pm

    @JPL: Was he worse than last night’s rant, excerpted at mmtv? I think the psychosis is getting more frank, but I am not a shrink. He can, however, DIAF.

  24. 24.

    Ailuridae

    February 11, 2011 at 9:57 pm

    @merrinc:

    That’s awful and I am sorry to hear it. Take care of yourself.

  25. 25.

    suzanne

    February 11, 2011 at 9:59 pm

    @merrinc: Wow, I’m so sorry. Hugs to you and your mom.
    @Svensker: Um… WOW. Shit on the floor is never a good thing. Good Lord.

    As for me, I am feeling lowercase-S shitty today; my sinuses are aching but not congested. My ENT wants to do surgery, and days like today make me think that might be a reeeeeeeally good idea. Probably going to take it easy at home tonight. I did just make a fabulous vegetable frittata for dinner. Damn, I am good.

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    Another Commenter at Balloon Juice (fka Bella Q)

    February 11, 2011 at 10:01 pm

    @merrinc: Gosh, I’m sorry to hear that. Do remember to take care of you – it’s easy to forget at times like this.

  27. 27.

    Anne Laurie

    February 12, 2011 at 12:44 am

    @merrinc: So sorry to hear this. I’ll keep you and your mother in my positive thougts; hope the news is, well, no worse than you fear.

  28. 28.

    Anne Laurie

    February 12, 2011 at 12:47 am

    @Phoebe: You’re right, two chapters. I went back & corrected that.

    @SiubhanDuinne: No Thursday Night Menu this week — TaMara’s travelling. I should’ve mentioned it last night, but… I forgot what day it was!

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    Yutsano

    February 12, 2011 at 1:47 am

    @Anne Laurie: She put up a post on her blog to cover her absence there, but she did say it more than likely wouldn’t get cross-posted here.

    And just to brag: I make damn good chicken quesadillas.

  30. 30.

    DougJ®

    February 12, 2011 at 11:54 pm

    @DFS:

    God damn that is a great song.

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    DougJ®

    February 13, 2011 at 12:11 am

    @merrinc:

    Good luck, I am sorry to hear that.

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