Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The poor and middle-class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the wealthy pay politicians.

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

Good lord, these people are nuts.

Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

Happy indictment week to all who celebrate!

Cole is on a roll !

I’m sure you banged some questionable people yourself.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

Come on, man.

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?

Battle won, war still ongoing.

“That’s what the insurrection act is for!”

fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)

Not all heroes wear capes.

Imperialist aggressors must be defeated, or the whole world loses.

I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.

In short, I come down firmly on all sides of the issue.

DeSantis transforms Florida into 1930s Germany with gators and theme parks.

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

The revolution will be supervised.

Don’t expect peaches from an apple tree.

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  1. 1.

    PurpleGirl

    You did rest and drink lots of tea with lemon? Are you feeling better?

    ETA: How are the critters?

  2. 2.

    Amanda in the South Bay

    Ah, see your self imposed moratorium didn’t last the day.

    Blah, hope you get better, it was a shitty day mentally and emotionally for me. Waiting for a bottle of white wine to get chilled in the fridge.

  3. 3.

    Andrew

    Great show. My significant other and I watched it all. We’re now into “Waking the Dead” Even more brilliant, although it does suffer from the malaise of a long running show. Didn’t know before the BBC had these chops. And, at least in the early episodes, noticeable superlative acting.

  4. 4.

    Uncle Clarence Thomas

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    Fortunately, we now know that President Obama had the courage and the savvy from Day One to turn the economy over to Timothy Geithner.
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    metalgirl

    So sorry you’re under the weather, John. In the past (knock on wood) I’ve had my worst illnesses in the summer for some reason. When I lived in Houston, my dad said it was because of the “swampy conditions” there. I don’t think that applies to WV.

    I think we need some pics of your fenced spot to make recommendations about the pavers/brick/whatever, btw.

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    Tim, Interrupted

    Out flat for nearly two weeks up til a few days ago. Some kind of nasty bug going around here in Boston.

    The lower intestines were spared, but the throat full of razor blades, headaches, chills, fever, fatigue, stuffy head, cough, congestion, and gallons of projectile snot more than made up for it.

    I’ve always thought a day or two spent over or on the toilet beats days on end with upper respiratory distress. Yikes.

    Either way, get better, Cole.

  8. 8.

    HyperIon

    @Andrew wrote:

    Didn’t know before the BBC had these chops.

    Intelligence is a Canadian show IIRC.

    Several of the folks in the cast were also involved with DaVinci’s Inquest, another great CBC cop show (where guns are seldom fired and sometimes the bad guys win). Really a very good series. Intelligence is almost as entertaining. Both take place in Vancouver, BC.

    Go Canucks!

    But I will check out Waking the Dead on your recommendation. I did the same for Parks and Recreation based on JC’s several mentions. But it just seemed like “The Office” out-of-doors.

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    MazeDancer

    @Belafon (formerly anonevent):

    Yes, Matt Frewer. He’s terrific in this show.

    A GREAT series. One of those sad when it comes to end and you’ve got no more episodes things. Ian Tracey was so good tried to find other things he’d done. DaVinci’s Inquest, not the same, didn’t make it past two ep’s.

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    lamh34

    So I bought a Wii last year, and almost as soon as I did, the X-box connect came out. So now I’m contemplating buying an X-box connect.

    so for BJ’s resident gamers, which gaming console is better for a gamer like myself, that likes the occasional streetfighter/mortal kombat/csi/crime puzzle type of gaming.

    Btw, I have a Gamefly account, so I getting the games I want is not that big a deal.

    So I already have a Wii, is it worth getting the Connect?

    It will at least expand my sources of games to play right?

  13. 13.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    Will LeBron show up in the 4th? If the Mavs win the only bigger party than Dallas will be at The Flats in Cleveland.

  14. 14.

    max hats

    Probably the most accurate show about intelligence gathering ever.

    Which is to say, it gets boring as hell.

    I also had trouble sticking with it due to the lack of any likable character.

  15. 15.

    uila

    WTF – it was 100 degrees today in Batimore, a massive thunderstorm just passed through, and I swear hailstones just hit the house. Is that even possible when it’s this hot??

    PS, Trailer Park Boys was made in Nova Scotia. Canadians are the shit!

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    geg6

    Sorry you aren’t feeling well, Cole. Take care of yourself. You are a walking disaster and if you get complications or a sinus infection, it will only be par for the course.

    For myself, it’s been an interesting couple of days. I’m at University Park for the annual university-wide student aid symposium and the massive number of changes due to legislative changes and regulatory changes has caused the university to re-vamp our entire professional judgment and satisfactory academic progress policies for aid purposes. It’s going to be controversy out the wazoo, as far as returning students and parents are concerned. And academic advising is going to have to completely change because of it, too. Should be an interesting registration period for fall.

    Have you heard anything about the federal SAP changes at WVU or do you not do any sort of advising?

  18. 18.

    Jade Jordan

    You people watch too much TV. Since you do, explain to me why Khloe Kardashian’s Boob and Nipple being exposed on Fox for 20 minutes did not cause the national explosion that Janet Jackson few second nipple exposure did?

    Not a peep from the MSM, FCC, religious groups.

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    geg6

    @Corner Stone:

    Perhaps, like many people, he has no problem working with or being surrounded by people who don’t think or believe exactly the way he does. Unlike you and Clarence, for example.

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    patrick II

    @John Cole

    A while ago you asked about streaming British shows, and someone suggested the new Sherlock Holmes. I don’t believe it was streaming then. It is now.

  21. 21.

    RossInDetroit

    I think I quit my job today. If locking your keys, badge and cell phone in the office and peeling out of the parking lot in the middle of the work day counts as quitting, then I did.
    Lotsa reasons. Very bad work environmet.
    Plus my big sister unexpectedly became a widow on Tuesday.
    I’m sure I’ll get my stuff all scraped into one heap eventually but there’s a lot of sorting out to do. For now I’m gonna go hold hands with my wife and watch TV until the heart palpitations stop.

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    gmf

    @patrick II:

    The new Sherlock series is most excellent – the only problem with it is that it’s only three episodes. You may want to check out “Luther” – I’ve only gotten around to watching the first episode, but it’s not bad at all.

  24. 24.

    Amanda in the South Bay

    @MazeDancer:
    What does it say about me that I recognise his name as the actor who played a time traveler in an episode of TNG?

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    some other guy

    @JPL: Yeah, they’re all in Oz, unfortunately. The Human Society needs to license this for use in the States ASAP!

  28. 28.

    MazeDancer

    @Amanda in the South Bay:

    What does it say about me that I recognise his name as the actor who played a time traveler in an episode of TNG?

    That you have a long history of taste and discernment?

    Couldn’t find the citation in Tracey’s IMBD listings. Though there was a mention of his recurring role on 21 Jump Street.

  31. 31.

    Corner Stone

    @geg6: You mean since he’s taking Geithner’s advice? Is that what you meant? Meant there, hmmm??

  32. 32.

    George

    The wife and I have been sucked into MI5 over the last few weeks, also streaming over the Netflix

  34. 34.

    RossInDetroit

    @geg6:

    Thank you. Everyone has been very supportive. We’ll get through without further drama I’m sure. Stuff happens and we carry on.

  35. 35.

    cat48

    Rachel is very angry about Weiner. She doesn’t want him to have to leave. She doesn’t cover the News any longer really. She just rants about Republican corruption and every Repuglican sex scandal that ever happened. Nice to watch b/c it has a lot of old news clips and all; but I sorta know them by heart now. I’m sick of hearing about Weiner & Cnn was still covering it, so I’ll ride this out. I hope she feels better. I don’t think even the prez has ever made her rant for almost 2 straight weeks. Hope she feels better.

  37. 37.

    NineJean

    @RossInDetroit: Oh.No.
    Deep breaths. Lots of them.
    Don’t know details (and don’t need to) but resonates to me like something I went through about 13 years ago. Both you and your sister will be in my thoughts; while you don’t know me, know that I’m thinking about you, and will worry.
    Do keep us posted.

  38. 38.

    NineJean

    …and so I came here to just let anybody who follows Tbogg know that he’s pretty stressed as well — Fenway’s nasty sick, apparently with the same illness that took Beckham.
    Just thought I’d mention.

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    RossInDetroit

    @John Cole:

    I can’t discuss openly here because there are only so many Ross’s in Detroit.
    Lets say it came down to ethics. Pressure to say yes to everything even when I knew there was less than half a chance of meeting the demands. That made me a liar. I won’t lie for a job. For sex, yeah probably. But not work. I’ve given this impossible task a solid 9 weeks of more effort than I thought I’d be able to muster. Cleared some hurdles I thought we’d never clear. But I’m burnt and the work just heaps up.
    I’m gonna cut the soles off my shoes, live in a tree and learn to play the flute.
    Extra points for the reference.

  42. 42.

    Valdivia

    Late to the thread but Intelligence totally rocks. Also too–DaVinci’s Inquest.

  43. 43.

    RossInDetroit

    @Cliff:

    Several economists have said that the interruption in manufacturing caused by the Japan disasters has put a crimp in our recovery. In the US, manufacturing was one of the sectors of the economy improving the most, and it had a definite setback when parts and supplies from Japan abruptly halted.
    Not the whole story to be sure – energy prices are part of the recovery’s stuttering – but Japan has been a drag since the earthquake/tsunami/meltdowns.

  44. 44.

    Make7

    The cool thing about the Les Paul tribute is that you can record something and share it. Fitting for the man who developed multi-track recording.

    There’s probably some musician out there somewhere who has been able to actually play a listenable tune on that Google guitar…

  46. 46.

    Cliff

    @RossInDetroit:
    No, I get that Japan’s problems are impacting us. What I don’t get is how Bernanke expects Japan to recover from a Chernobyl-level nuclear disaster any time soon.
    Everything I’ve been reading on the reactors lately suggests to me that northern Japan is fucked, hard.

  47. 47.

    redactor

    @RossInDetroit:

    I’m gonna cut the soles off my shoes, live in a tree and learn to play the flute.
    Extra points for the reference.

    Porgy Tirebiter, “Don’t Touch That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers.” Although I thought it was sit in a tree.

    Some employers seem to be using the present financial crisis to see how far they can push people. It’s good to have limits, and I hope you find a better employer soon.

  48. 48.

    WyldPirate

    @geg6: @geg6:

    Perhaps, like many people, he has no problem working with or being surrounded by people who don’t think or believe exactly the way he does. Unlike you and Clarence, for example.

    Oh fucking, puhleeese. You can’t be that naive.

    Geithner, Orzag, Summers, and Obama are all products of “elite” academic institutions. they all think EXACTLY alike. They are birds of a feather–completely “out of touch” birds of a feather–even though one is black.

    Go read this article–The Disadvantages of an Elite Education by William Deresiewicz and maybe you can rent a clue.

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    Uncle Clarence Thomas

    @Corner Stone:
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    Uncle Clarence Thomas, what is it about President Obama that he feels more comfortable surrounded by Geithner, Orszag, Goolsbee and Summers?

    It is undoubtedly his fierce love of the United States of America and its inhabitants.
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  50. 50.

    The Republic of Stupidity

    I actually saw Les Paul live twice…

    Once in Carnegie Hall, around 1973, on an all-guitar bill that included Laurindo Almeida, George Benson w/ a very young Early Klugh, and Les w/ Bucky Pizarelli in 7 string guitar playing rhythm…

    Les ruled completely… blew Benson away in the final shoot out…

    2nd time was the New Old Waldorf in SF in the late seventies…

    Solo show… had this little black box attached to his guitar he called the Les Paulverizer… he’d lay down multiple tracks on it and play lines against himself…

    Faaaaaaaaaaabulously entertaining show…

    I wore out both copies of my Chester-Lester albums, back in the day…

    A lot of folks think Les’ guitar parts were taped and sped up on those old records…

    Nada…

    He could actually play that fast… I saw him do it from the front row…

    One of my all-time great heroes…

  51. 51.

    MomSense

    @George
    MI-5 sucked me in as well. The actor who portrays Ruth is phenomenal.

    Anyone seen Slings and Arrows? Another great CBC show.

  52. 52.

    MomSense

    @RossinDetroit
    I’m so sorry to hear your news. Sending good thoughts your way. I wanted to do the same thing yesterday, but I don’t think I could get my prius to peel out no matter how hard I tried.

    Note to employers: when you start a sentence with “I don’t want you to think I’m sexually harassing you but” you have already gone way too far.

    And the laws regarding this are not as cut and dry as one would think.

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