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by John Cole|  August 5, 20118:58 pm| 44 Comments

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Have at it. Cooking a late dinner for some friends. And knocking back some mojitos, also too.

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  1. 1.

    Maude

    August 5, 2011 at 8:59 pm

    Knock back a few for me.

  2. 2.

    PopeRatzy

    August 5, 2011 at 8:59 pm

    2009 A to Z Oregon Pinot Noir
    Pass
    Only one that would drink it was me.

  3. 3.

    MikeJ

    August 5, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    On behalf of everyone forced to do family tech support let me say this:

    If you know what you’re doing with the computer, shut up and do it yourself.

    If you don’t know what you’re doing and you need my help, shut up and let me do it. I don’t need to hear from somebody who has already told me they don’t know anything.

    Thank you.

    MikeJ+2

  4. 4.

    lamh34

    August 5, 2011 at 9:02 pm

    I asked in the open thread last night, but I didn’t have a chance to check back for any answers.

    Anybody have any opinion on the new “Spotify” music download site that’s big hit in Europe and is finally coming to America?

    I’ve been looking for a new way to download music. I’m open to buying a monthly subscription so that I can download unlimited music. So does anyone have any recommendation for a good site to download music.

  5. 5.

    JPL

    August 5, 2011 at 9:02 pm

    gee..no pictures…

  6. 6.

    Maude

    August 5, 2011 at 9:03 pm

    @MikeJ:
    End user from hell

  7. 7.

    lamh34

    August 5, 2011 at 9:03 pm

    meme being set???

    @marcambinder Marc Ambinder

    Imagine the ’12 GOP ad using tomorrow’s newspaper wood. Macro theme will be that (regardless of circumstance) Obama’s in over his head.

  8. 8.

    pragmatism

    August 5, 2011 at 9:03 pm

    I like monitor but they are the bane of bartenders’ existence. Muddling takes up a lot of time and pre making doesn’t turn out well. That said, muddle them up and enjoy John!

  9. 9.

    Keith G

    August 5, 2011 at 9:04 pm

    Traditional fare tonight: Steak and fresh from the garden okra.

  10. 10.

    beltane

    August 5, 2011 at 9:05 pm

    I wish this S&P business had gone down earlier today. Maybe it would have induced some of the Galtians to jump out windows and land in the great big Galt’s Gulch in the sky.

  11. 11.

    pragmatism

    August 5, 2011 at 9:05 pm

    Lol monitors. Damn you autocorrect Mojitos

  12. 12.

    Yutsano

    August 5, 2011 at 9:05 pm

    Pizza and cheap wine after work. Even though I have literally done nothing for the last hour. And I still ain’t seen a damn Dawg yet.

  13. 13.

    Cat Lady

    August 5, 2011 at 9:07 pm

    Red Sox/Yankees + beautiful summer night + cosmopolitans + gourmet pizza = life is good. It’s so good, I’m not even going to renounce Stalin.

    + a few

    ETA: FTFY.

  14. 14.

    beltane

    August 5, 2011 at 9:07 pm

    @lamh34: He, like all sane people, is certainly in over his head with teabagger sh*t.

  15. 15.

    cathyx

    August 5, 2011 at 9:10 pm

    @lamh34: There’s a post by mistermix on that subject about a week ago.

  16. 16.

    John Cole

    August 5, 2011 at 9:12 pm

    Oh, I forgot to tell you what we are having. I made a roux, added some white wine and seasoning, poured it over orange roughy and baked it, some rosemary bacon new potatoes, and tomatoes, onions, and cucumber salad. Simple dinner tonight.

  17. 17.

    lamh34

    August 5, 2011 at 9:12 pm

    @beltane:

    Oh and John King is saying that “yes the country has been embarassed and espeically, the President has been embarassed”

  18. 18.

    SiubhanDuinne

    August 5, 2011 at 9:20 pm

    @pragmatism:

    Auto spell correct has been fucking me up all day.

  19. 19.

    MikeJ

    August 5, 2011 at 9:20 pm

    @Yutsano:

    And I still ain’t seen a damn Dawg yet.

    This morning I went and walked around the Bonnie Dick. Mostly ship’s company (sailors) on board, but there were a few dozen Misguided Children.

    Need to upload some pics too. They had their first Osprey on board, and a real live Seattle seahawk type osprey was hovering on the wind over the ship.

  20. 20.

    Linnaeus

    August 5, 2011 at 9:23 pm

    Going to a barbecue party in about an hour. Marinated beef kabobs and several vodka Collins are in store.

  21. 21.

    Linnaeus

    August 5, 2011 at 9:24 pm

    I hope the clouds up here part; we might see aurora borealis tonight.

  22. 22.

    MikeJ

    August 5, 2011 at 9:26 pm

    @MikeJ: Osprey

    osprey

  23. 23.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    August 5, 2011 at 9:28 pm

    @Yutsano: O/T Thank you for your kind thoughts last night, Yutsy. And as much as the neuros are big jerks, I actually think orthopods are by and large worse, at least in this town.
    My problem will be that I have an opinion about a low side effect profile, cutting edge hormonal treatment that the neuro isn’t gonna wanna hear…

  24. 24.

    Roger Moore

    August 5, 2011 at 9:31 pm

    @Cat Lady:

    ETA: FTFY.

    That should be “FTMFYWAVRPF” (thanks to Sister Rusty Pitchfork of Decency).

  25. 25.

    Yutsano

    August 5, 2011 at 9:31 pm

    @MikeJ: I’ve seen a shit ton of calamari about. And I think I saw a couple of Dawg packs but they were all in civvie gear so hard to tell for sure.

  26. 26.

    Chris Wolf

    August 5, 2011 at 9:34 pm

    Mojito = Cuban Hi-Ball.
    Same difference, but a Mojito definitely sounds tastier.

  27. 27.

    Bruce S

    August 5, 2011 at 9:34 pm

    John Cole – August 5, 2011 | 9:12 pm · Link
    Oh, I forgot to tell you what we are having. I made a roux, added some white wine and seasoning, poured it over orange roughy and baked it, some rosemary bacon new potatoes, and tomatoes, onions, and cucumber salad. Simple dinner tonight.

    Yeah? Well I’m eating ice cream out of the carton.

  28. 28.

    beltane

    August 5, 2011 at 9:35 pm

    @lamh34: Perhaps John King thinks Obama should have done the sensible thing and waterboarded the teabaggers until they came to their senses, if they have any senses. As a good Republican, I’m sure John King understands the value of a little S&M.

  29. 29.

    Yutsano

    August 5, 2011 at 9:45 pm

    @Bella: you know what? It’s your treatment regimen. If your doc doesn’t like it, tell him to suck it up and if he still bitches, get a new one. Ultimately you’re the one who chooses how your body feels and is responding. As our esteemed physicians on this blog will attest, doctors ain’t God. If you think they’re wrong say so!

    @MikeJ: Sweet ride. Now where’s the pretty bird? :)

  30. 30.

    burnspbesq

    August 5, 2011 at 9:48 pm

    Shot an amusing photo on the street in Seattle this afternoon and sent it to our genial host. Hopefully he will see fit to post it at some point.

  31. 31.

    Roger Moore

    August 5, 2011 at 9:52 pm

    @Yutsano:

    As our esteemed physicians on this blog will attest, doctors ain’t God. If you think they’re wrong say so!

    Q: What’s the difference between God and an MD?

    A: God doesn’t think he’s an MD.

  32. 32.

    General Stuck

    August 5, 2011 at 9:54 pm

    I’m rewatching Jericho on NF instant, to cheer myself up some.

  33. 33.

    burnspbesq

    August 5, 2011 at 9:57 pm

    Q: what’s the difference between doctors and lawyers?

    A: lawyers don’t bury their mistakes.

  34. 34.

    burnspbesq

    August 5, 2011 at 9:58 pm

    And while we’re at it…

    Q: why is New Jersey full of toxic waste dumps and Washington DC is full of lawyers?

    A: New Jersey got first pick.

  35. 35.

    MikeJ

    August 5, 2011 at 10:03 pm

    @General Stuck: I’ll email you an epub of The Road if you really want to cheer up.

  36. 36.

    Roger Moore

    August 5, 2011 at 10:04 pm

    @burnspbesq:

    Q: Where do lawyers go when they die?

    A: To the great hereinafter.

  37. 37.

    Steeplejack

    August 5, 2011 at 10:20 pm

    @MikeJ:

    LOL. I’ve been there.

    It always reminds me of the old joke about the plumber: “My standard rate is $45 an hour. If you want to watch, it’s $50 an hour. And if you want to help it’s $75 an hour.”

  38. 38.

    General Stuck

    August 5, 2011 at 10:23 pm

    @MikeJ:

    The Road was some kind stark post apocalyptic movie. But I like stark, and really liked The Book of Eli

  39. 39.

    Steeplejack

    August 5, 2011 at 10:23 pm

    @lamh34:

    Check out this thread (from July 28): “Spotify Lives Up to the Hype.”

  40. 40.

    burnspbesq

    August 5, 2011 at 10:24 pm

    @Roger Moore:

    Bien joue.

    Q: what do you call a lawyer buried up to his neck in sand?

    A: not enough sand.

  41. 41.

    Steeplejack

    August 5, 2011 at 10:29 pm

    @Steeplejack:

    Grr! FYWP. Linky fixed: “Spotify Lives Up to the Hype.”

  42. 42.

    Uncle Clarence Thomas

    August 5, 2011 at 10:39 pm

    .
    .
    Do not worry. Super Coke is coming!

    Watch this space.
    .
    .

  43. 43.

    DougW

    August 5, 2011 at 10:49 pm

    @John Cole: Simple but tasty sounding!

  44. 44.

    MarkusR

    August 5, 2011 at 11:26 pm

    Wife’s last day at the slave driver. Cooked her some T-Bones. More bones later… =)

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