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by John Cole|  February 26, 20117:56 pm| 107 Comments

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Not sure what I am going to do tonight. Supposed to go to a Mardi Gras party, but the thought of being hungover tomorrow sounds like no fun, and the thought of going to a Mardi Gras party and being surrounded by drunks while I am sober sounds worse, so I think I will simply play some Warcrack. Not in the mood to read or watch tv.

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  1. 1.

    gogol's wife

    February 26, 2011 at 7:58 pm

    Why would today be Mardi Gras?

  2. 2.

    Yutsano

    February 26, 2011 at 7:58 pm

    I’m debating getting Thai food delivered or finding other sustenance. At the current stage of my lassitude I’m not going to be heading to the store any time soon. In fact I’m thinking about some serious nap time right about now.

  3. 3.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 8:02 pm

    @gogol’s wife: It’s a reason to drink.

  4. 4.

    MikeJ

    February 26, 2011 at 8:03 pm

    @gogol’s wife: It shouldn’t be, but it would be when the amateurs celebrate since many people work on Tuesday/Wednesday.

    Somebody please tell me when we’re supposed to have pancakes. That’s some religion I can get behind.

  5. 5.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 8:04 pm

    The Barkus parade is tomorrow!

  6. 6.

    JPL

    February 26, 2011 at 8:05 pm

    I just watched Client 9 on netflix instant. Although the story is known, it does raise an interesting point in my mind. Why did Murdoch hire the prostitute to write an advice column and why does she appear on Fox News so often? IMO, Spitzer has a lot of enemies and they still seem to fear him.

  7. 7.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 8:06 pm

    @MikeJ: Athens has a band named Japancakes!

  8. 8.

    Corner Stone

    February 26, 2011 at 8:10 pm

    @Yutsano:

    At the current stage of my lassitude

    It’s clear you need an attitude of gratitude.
    /spongebob

  9. 9.

    RossInDetroit

    February 26, 2011 at 8:11 pm

    Gonna catch up on 30 Rock on Hulu. Considered going out in the all-day snow for snacks but it’s cozy inside so I suppose we’ll eat something healthy instead. Bah healthy food.

  10. 10.

    Corner Stone

    February 26, 2011 at 8:14 pm

    Not sure what I am going to do tonight

    You could waste some time informing President Stuck that he is not, in fact, President.
    Oh wait, that would most likely be a waste of time as previously indicated.

  11. 11.

    Corner Stone

    February 26, 2011 at 8:15 pm

    I had Vietnamese last night. Thinking about Chinese tonight.

  12. 12.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 8:16 pm

    @Corner Stone: Choi Duck!

  13. 13.

    frosty

    February 26, 2011 at 8:16 pm

    @MikeJ: Fastnacht Day in South Pennsylvania is March 8th. I assume that’s Pancake Day for the rest of you.

  14. 14.

    Linkmeister

    February 26, 2011 at 8:18 pm

    I’m watching French Bread dough rise at the moment.

  15. 15.

    MikeJ

    February 26, 2011 at 8:19 pm

    @frosty: Shrove Tuesday.

    We could probably have Dutch babies then too. And you could have Pennsylvania Dutch babies!

  16. 16.

    Cat Lady

    February 26, 2011 at 8:24 pm

    A great version of a great song, so Save It For Later.

  17. 17.

    Litlebritdifrnt

    February 26, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    I have a serious case of hiccups, to the point that I am going to have to stick my finger down my throat to make myself throw up to get rid of them. Damn.

  18. 18.

    jk

    February 26, 2011 at 8:29 pm

    Nice graphic demonstrating the MSM’s extreme bias

    How Does the Media Cover Affordable Care Act Rulings?
    h/t http://www.flickr.com/photos/speakerpelosi/5474468198/sizes/l

  19. 19.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 8:29 pm

    @Litlebritdifrnt:
    “If I swallow anything evil

    Put your finger down my throat

    If I shiver, please give me a blanket

    Keep me warm, let me wear your coat”

  20. 20.

    Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel)

    February 26, 2011 at 8:30 pm

    Almost time to watch Bulls/Bucks.

    Fear the Deer? Not this year.

  21. 21.

    Mike Kay (Chief of Staff)

    February 26, 2011 at 8:30 pm

    Independent Movie awards on IFC, tonight.

  22. 22.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 8:31 pm

    @Mike Kay (Chief of Staff): Spirit Awards!

  23. 23.

    JPL

    February 26, 2011 at 8:32 pm

    @Litlebritdifrnt: A teaspoon of sugar sometimes helps. Let it dissolve slowly on your tongue.

  24. 24.

    Nicole

    February 26, 2011 at 8:32 pm

    Enjoying the cable channels my parents’ provider offers that mine does not. This retroplex channel is a hoot. The 1960s Batman movie followed by The Big Chill.

  25. 25.

    Mike Kay (Chief of Staff)

    February 26, 2011 at 8:32 pm

    @jk: This.

  26. 26.

    robertdsc-PowerBook

    February 26, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    Side missions for Grand Theft Auto 4.Taco Bell for dinner.

    How are Lily and Rosie? Can we haz pictures?

  27. 27.

    Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel)

    February 26, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    @Litlebritdifrnt: Quick! Name 10 flowers! No cheating. It works.

  28. 28.

    Mike Kay (Chief of Staff)

    February 26, 2011 at 8:34 pm

    @Nicole:

    The 1960s Batman movie

    Lee Meriwether was HAWT in that flick.

    http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv130/denisekuan/catwoman-lee.jpg

  29. 29.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 8:36 pm

    @efgoldman: Aw man, so sorry. it sounds like she had a wonderful life and someone who cared deeply for her.

  30. 30.

    Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel)

    February 26, 2011 at 8:36 pm

    @Mike Kay (Chief of Staff): In the background of that pic “Pax Aeterna”

    Heh, indeedy.

  31. 31.

    Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel)

    February 26, 2011 at 8:38 pm

    @efgoldman: Wow. 94’s a damn good run. Here’s hoping you have inherited those genes.

  32. 32.

    JPL

    February 26, 2011 at 8:39 pm

    @efgoldman: I’m sorry about your loss but glad that she died among those who not only took care of her but also cared for her as a person.

  33. 33.

    Mike Kay (Chief of Staff)

    February 26, 2011 at 8:41 pm

    @Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel):

    “Pax Aeterna”

    Well, to paraphrase David Koch, Catwoman is a eternal peace of ass.

  34. 34.

    nitpicker

    February 26, 2011 at 8:41 pm

    But it is Samedi, not Mardi!

  35. 35.

    gelfling545

    February 26, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    @MikeJ: On Shrove Tuesday aka Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday. You fry the pancakes to use up the animal fat in the house before Lent. In my family they were potato pancakes. Yum.

  36. 36.

    Nicole

    February 26, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    @Mike Kay (Chief of Staff): Yeah, the guys definitely got better eye candy in that flick. Unless a girl has a thing for Frank Gorshin. Which I am not saying I do. Not out loud, anyway.

  37. 37.

    JPL

    February 26, 2011 at 8:46 pm

    John mentioned the lack of regulation for drilling for gas in PA a few days ago. It appears that is happening all over and the NYTIMES has a lengthy article about the dangers involved. To summarize the article we could have enough natural gas to supply our energy needs for a hundred years but it will probably kill us.

  38. 38.

    gelfling545

    February 26, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    @efgoldman: Blessings be to you and your family. May you look forward to the time when grief gives way to joyful remembrance.

  39. 39.

    Nicole

    February 26, 2011 at 8:49 pm

    @efgoldman: My condolences. I think, even when they’ve had an excellently long run, as your mom had, there’s no grief quite like losing the first person who ever knew you. I’m glad you had her for such a long time.

  40. 40.

    BethanyAnne

    February 26, 2011 at 8:49 pm

    I just heard this song, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc0mxOXbWIU, so I’m listening to it, and playing Dragon Age.

  41. 41.

    arguingwithsignposts

    February 26, 2011 at 8:50 pm

    @JPL: wow, can i say how much i hate these motherfuckers?

  42. 42.

    Cat Lady

    February 26, 2011 at 8:51 pm

    @efgoldman:

    This is exactly what I went through with my 92 year old father 4 years ago at Beth Israel in Boston. When the time came to stop intervening and to move him to a private room for the end, an angel appeared in the guise of a nurse named George who kept him comfortable and clean, tended to us as we kept vigil through the night, and let us know at every stage of the process what he was doing and what to expect. It was strange but peaceful, dignified and profound after the three weeks of constant medical procedures and indignities that my father endured but never would have chosen.

    I sent a thank you card to George at the hospital and it was returned to me as addressee unknown. I called the ward where we were, and no one had heard of a nurse there named George. So, the FSM moves in mysterious ways.

  43. 43.

    Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel)

    February 26, 2011 at 8:51 pm

    @efgoldman: Exactly. Parallel 5ths figure prominently in guitar harmony. Elsewhere they are verboten.

  44. 44.

    Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel)

    February 26, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    @stuckinred:

    Barkus is the dog equivalent of Bacchus.

    That sounds awesome. Wish I could attend

  45. 45.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    @Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel): Yea, our friends live down there and they love it! Hey, when you go on the road are you coming to Athens?

  46. 46.

    Wilson Heath

    February 26, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    Hey, blogging folk, what’s a good blog platform? Is FYWP as good as it gets?

  47. 47.

    jeffreyw

    February 26, 2011 at 8:56 pm

    Mmm…hotdogs

  48. 48.

    BethanyAnne

    February 26, 2011 at 8:58 pm

    @Wilson Heath: There’s also Movable Type at sixapart.com. Not open source, but darn good software.

  49. 49.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 8:58 pm

    @jeffreyw: sup bubbah

  50. 50.

    Svensker

    February 26, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    @Litlebritdifrnt:

    Hiccup sufferer here. The only way I can really get rid of them is to lie down in a calm place, place hands over solar plexus and meditate/calm the muscle until finally the spasms stop.

  51. 51.

    currants

    February 26, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    @MikeJ:
    Pancake day? You missed it, dude! La fête de la chandeleur, usually around 1 Feb but celebrated differently depending on your location/work schedule. I think it’s also Candlemas, and marks the end of the Christmas season (the beginning being the 1st of Dec with the fête de Ste Barb).

  52. 52.

    Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel)

    February 26, 2011 at 9:02 pm

    @efgoldman: Wow, you do go back. So, was Brahms a tough grader? I kid.

    Yutsano has a background in music too, I believe. There are a lot of musicians here.

    My composition prof wrote his works the same way. Even had a special 5 tipped pen for making his own staves. I envy the level of craftsmanship that was expected back in the “dark ages.”

  53. 53.

    Svensker

    February 26, 2011 at 9:02 pm

    @efgoldman:

    94. Wow. A good long run, but never long or good enough for the ones left behind. Big hugs.

  54. 54.

    Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel)

    February 26, 2011 at 9:05 pm

    @stuckinred: I do hope to. It’s on the list if I can find a club that will take us. I’ll keep you looped, as us showbiz types say.

  55. 55.

    geg6

    February 26, 2011 at 9:05 pm

    Watching the Pens, have Frogmore stew and two bottles of Riesling under our belts and a bottle of Asti Spumante and Boston cream pie on deck. I like celebrating my wonderful man’s birthday. A perfect evening.

  56. 56.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 9:09 pm

    @Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel): Here’s a list of the joynt’s

    http://www.visitathensga.com/live_music/where_to_hear_live_music

  57. 57.

    jeffreyw

    February 26, 2011 at 9:10 pm

    @stuckinred: kickin back, watchin some tube

  58. 58.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 9:11 pm

    @jeffreyw: how’s the wheel, back doin the Airborne Shuffle?

  59. 59.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 9:12 pm

    @efgoldman: I knew Stravinsky’s grandson!

  60. 60.

    Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel)

    February 26, 2011 at 9:13 pm

    @stuckinred: Wow! Thanks, mate!

    A Constant Velocity (that’s my band) T-shirt for you, for sure.

  61. 61.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 9:14 pm

    @Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel): Let me know if any of those places sound like your kind of venue. I know some people.

  62. 62.

    Cat Lady

    February 26, 2011 at 9:15 pm

    @efgoldman:

    My dad lived to see his beloved Red Sox win the WS, and when he was coherent in the last hours, he knew he was very near Fenway Park. I think he hung around there for a while before leaving, since they won it again later that year. I miss him. My condolences, and may your mother’s memory give you peace.

  63. 63.

    jeffreyw

    February 26, 2011 at 9:16 pm

    @stuckinred: Ah, steady better, I can climb stairs now.

  64. 64.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 9:19 pm

    @Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel): Caledonia Lounge

  65. 65.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 9:20 pm

    @efgoldman: John lived in Champaign-Urbana where his dad was a music prof. I always remember that he left for NYC because he “couldn’t put down a bet in this one-horse town”!

  66. 66.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 9:23 pm

    @Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel): From you band site

    Alex: (in the car, driving to Sunsinger) Our producer Jerry Erickson is in the film Any Which Way But Loose. You know, the film with. . .

    The Sunsinger at Allerton? I once got married there in the Foo Dog garden.

  67. 67.

    Jebediah

    February 26, 2011 at 9:24 pm

    @stuckinred:
    That reminds me, i think some Who needs listening to tonight…

  68. 68.

    Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel)

    February 26, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    @efgoldman: @stuckinred: Bartoks, Stravinkys, Athens’ finest club owners. You guys are hooked up. I can feel my career lifting off.

  69. 69.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    @efgoldman: I moved 26 years ago but I loved it. It was a rockin town in the late 60’s early 70’s. Lotsa corn and beans outside of town but great people.

  70. 70.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 9:27 pm

    @Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel): Here’s the Watt’s site

  71. 71.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 9:29 pm

    @Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel): Athfest booking info

    This is limiting but what the hell:

    if an act is submitting from, for example the west coast and has never performed in Athens, then it is less likely to be selected. About 85% of the slots go to bands from Athens/Atlanta/Georgia/Southeast market while the other 15% goes to bands from other US regions and international bands.

  72. 72.

    Warren Terra

    February 26, 2011 at 9:31 pm

    Spent a couple hours at the Wisconsin Solidarity rally at LA city hall. My guess – very rough, and with no experience making such a guess and idea how accurate it is – would be that there were several hundred people there. After about an hour, maybe an hour-and-a-half, a group that had been doing a march for abortion rights joined the rally, four hundred strong according to the speaker with the microphone (seemed like less). People were fired up and enthusiastic.

    Sadly, there really didn’t seem to be any mainstream organizing – I walked all the way around the rally twice, and stayed for two hours, and while the speakers were great (and included the Secretary Of State, the local Congresswoman, and two or so City Councillors, as well as a MoveOn Rep, countless union workers and officials, and a couple of other activists and vocal artists) the only organizing being done was by nutters (Maoists, Marxists, and especially Larouchies) except for a table set up by AFSCME. A lot of the turnout was Union folks, and they’re already organized. There were allegedly MoveOn people with clipboards, according to the speakers, but I never saw one.

    I kept an eye open for ABL, having seen her picture with Mandvi, but if she was there I didn’t spot her. Maybe I just didn’t recognize her because the wasn’t grinning as exuberantly without Mandvi, or I didn’t recognize her without Aasif Mandvi.

  73. 73.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 9:32 pm

    @Jebediah: let the police and the taxman miss me

  74. 74.

    asiangrrlMN

    February 26, 2011 at 9:32 pm

    I’m sick. I’m exhausted. I will be in bed by ten p.m. No party animal am I.

    @jeffreyw: Glad to hear you’re doing better!

    @stuckinred: Thanks. I’m wiped out. How’s Lil Bit?

  75. 75.

    Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel)

    February 26, 2011 at 9:32 pm

    @stuckinred: A bistro named after the sunsinger @ allerton.

    The Foo Dogs are awesome. I used to go there during the week with my dog and walk the grounds. The woods behind the estate. Very beautiful.

  76. 76.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 9:33 pm

    @asiangrrlMN: Aw dang girl, hang tough.

  77. 77.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 9:37 pm

    @Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel): The formal gardens were great when you could walk on the sidewalk that was on top of the wall. Did you know if you stand at one end of the sunken garden and talk in a normal voice a person at the other end can hear you? Do you know about the gay statuary that Robert Allerton had there? When it was gifted to the University they tool it out and stored it. The only left the gorilla and the indian fighting the bear. Did a good bit of sugar cube out there.

  78. 78.

    TooManyJens

    February 26, 2011 at 9:37 pm

    @Litlebritdifrnt: I really hope you’ve gotten rid of your hiccups by now, but just in case, this method works every time for me: Take a deep breath and hold it as long as you can. While holding your breath, take a couple of sips of water.

  79. 79.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 9:40 pm

    Aw shit, the google reveals

    I mentioned the mystery of the Gorilla Carrying off a Woman statue missing from a path in the woods of Allerton. Thanks to Google Print, I found a little more info. The statue, and its companion, Bear and Man of the Stone Age were done in 1887 and 1885, respectively, by Emmanuel Frémiet. Both statues have been in the Krannert Art Museum in the University of Illinois, and in a traveling exhibition, but are now in storage at the park, waiting permanent installation.

  80. 80.

    Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel)

    February 26, 2011 at 9:40 pm

    @stuckinred: We will be rolling though in July/August so Athfest will be over.

    I’m going to send a packet to the 40 watt club, but that is probably out of our league. (even tho we are beloved in England, Ireland, Deutschland…or if not beloved then well reviewed)

  81. 81.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 9:41 pm

    These statues were just out in the woods back in the day. I had no idea they were removed but I guess it makes sense. Boo!

  82. 82.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 9:43 pm

    Here’s a site with a picture of the gorilla and the maiden

  83. 83.

    Comrade Kevin

    February 26, 2011 at 9:45 pm

    @nitpicker:

    But it is Samedi, not Mardi!

    I’m sorry, but tonight is actually Sabado Gigante.

  84. 84.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 9:45 pm

    @Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel):The Caledonia is in the old 40 Watt space and is just behind the new Watt. I’ll ask my man across the street who drummed for Dark Meat.

  85. 85.

    MikeJ

    February 26, 2011 at 9:46 pm

    @Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel): The 40w isn’t that big.

  86. 86.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 9:47 pm

    @MikeJ: I don’t think that’s what he meant but I could be wrong.

  87. 87.

    Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel)

    February 26, 2011 at 9:48 pm

    @efgoldman: Ah, well. I’m always late to the party.
    @stuckinred: Yes! I’ve done that trick in the formal garden. I’d forgotten all about that. I do vaguely remember hearing about the gay (inverted, as my grandparents used to say)statuary.

  88. 88.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 9:50 pm

    I haven’t been to the New Earth Music Hall but it’s popular.

    Also Little Kings is hipsterville

  89. 89.

    Comrade Kevin

    February 26, 2011 at 9:51 pm

    @efgoldman: I’m sorry to hear that, my condolences.

  90. 90.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 9:53 pm

    @Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel): A certain sunrise on the meadow will always bring Ice by Spirit to mind. Bit before your time but hey again.

  91. 91.

    Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel)

    February 26, 2011 at 9:57 pm

    @stuckinred: I know I’ve never seen the gorilla before. I would have remembered that. Alarming!

    I didn’t realize there were that many venues in Athens. Superb. Surely one of them will book a wayward band from Ill.

  92. 92.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 10:02 pm

    @Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel): The Indian fighting the bear was badass too. Yea, this town is pretty good for the music and just an hour or so from the ATL so you might kill two birds with one stone. We don’t go out much anymore but you can’t live here and not know folks in the music scene.

  93. 93.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 10:06 pm

    @Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel): One more and I’ll stfu, here’s the Flagpole, Colorbearer of Athens, GA Confronting the Duality of Nature. Dennis G was one of the founding fathers.

  94. 94.

    Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel)

    February 26, 2011 at 10:10 pm

    @stuckinred: That is a sweet Rhodes piano sound. Groovy tune.

  95. 95.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 10:15 pm

    @Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel): Dream within a Dream

  96. 96.

    Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel)

    February 26, 2011 at 10:16 pm

    @stuckinred: When I get my dates lined up, I will definitely hit you up for contacts. I really appreciate it.

    I’m starting to feel like I should’ve moved to Athens after Seattle rather than Blm IL. It looks like its got some of the vibe Champaign used to have and still does but to a lesser extent. I’m looking forward to visiting.

  97. 97.

    Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel)

    February 26, 2011 at 10:21 pm

    @stuckinred: Dream Within A Dream reminds me of this

  98. 98.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 10:23 pm

    @Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel): In “Hype” they talk about the “false dawn” in Athens and Minneapolis. Still REM, 52’s, Widespread on point and a good number of very good bands have helped this berg remain on the map. The Georgia Theater burned a couple of years ago but it is going to rise from the ashes and be a really good mid-size venue. Back in the day you could see Zevon, Arlo, War, Lucinda, Wilco and all kinds of good music there. Hopefully again.

  99. 99.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 10:27 pm

    @Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel): Whew, long time for that one!

  100. 100.

    stuckinred

    February 26, 2011 at 10:29 pm

    aite, out

  101. 101.

    Parallel 5ths (Jewish Steel)

    February 26, 2011 at 10:33 pm

    @stuckinred: Thx again!

  102. 102.

    MikeJ

    February 26, 2011 at 10:38 pm

    Rumproast just posted a link to the greatest website of all time. Or the week, or something.

    Cats quote Charlie Sheen
    .

  103. 103.

    Montysano

    February 26, 2011 at 11:36 pm

    I finally sorted out the math for designing a Voigt Pipe speaker. Tomorrow I’ll start slicing up the wood panels and assembling them. It’s my first run at a speaker with a single full-range driver, so I’m anxious to see what I end up with.

  104. 104.

    rapier

    February 27, 2011 at 12:19 am

    Trini To Deh Bone

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o4asGgeLP0

  105. 105.

    Another Commenter at Balloon Juice (fka Bella Q)

    February 27, 2011 at 12:31 am

    @efgoldman: It’s a loss, no matter how long we have them. How nice that she had a good long go of it, and a peaceful transition, surrounded by kindness. I am sorry for your loss.

  106. 106.

    Yutsano

    February 27, 2011 at 1:45 am

    Please note that certain legal representatives that frequent this blog shan’t be in a good mood on the morrow.

  107. 107.

    Corner Stone

    February 27, 2011 at 3:26 am

    @Corner Stone:

    I had Vietnamese last night. Thinking about Chinese tonight.

    Mmmmm…she was simply delish.

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