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You are here: Home / Pet Blogging / Dog Blogging / Or else it gets the hose again… (Open Thread)

Or else it gets the hose again… (Open Thread)

by Betty Cracker|  March 24, 201211:04 am| 117 Comments

This post is in: Dog Blogging, Open Threads, Politics, Republican Stupidity, Assholes

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Daisy does not like baths.

At all.

Last night I took a pack of screechy teens to see “The Hunger Games.” Meh. I had read the book, and I kept wondering how much sense it would have made to someone who hadn’t read it. Fortunately, it seems most in the packed theater had read it, so the lack of character development wasn’t an issue. Plus, there were hawttt boys.

Today I’ve got to take the kiddo to the ball field for team pictures, then to an away game, where I must keep score. I’m getting pretty good at it, though there are some who question my tentativeness about assigning errors. I say unless it’s a really boneheaded play, the kid doesn’t get an error. Those who disagree are free to keep their own scorecards.

Jesus God, Newt Gingrich is a despicable motherfucker. If I were Queen of the World, I would order him lightly scored with rusty pitchforks, dipped in sulfuric acid, rolled in a bed of broken light bulbs, stuffed into a cannon and fired into a toxic waste dump.

What are y’all up to today?

Open thread.

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  1. 1.

    gogol's wife

    March 24, 2012 at 11:09 am

    I love the set of her mouth. She is pissed.

  2. 2.

    Cervantes

    March 24, 2012 at 11:11 am

    What did the toxic waste dump ever do to you?

  3. 3.

    Cat Lady

    March 24, 2012 at 11:13 am

    @Cervantes:

    I was going to say that she’ll need a bigger cannon.

  4. 4.

    gogol's wife

    March 24, 2012 at 11:16 am

    That link goes to Politico. I made the mistake of reading a few comments. My stomach now hurts.

  5. 5.

    Jeff Spender

    March 24, 2012 at 11:17 am

    You know what really gets to me is the comments on that Politico article. I really should know better than to read them, but I must be a masochist. Such levels of ignorance I haven’t seen since I accidentally followed a link to World Net Daily. It’s really quite depressing.

    As for Newt’s comments, I’d be surprised if he said anything differently. Remember, Republicans, and movement conservatives in general, have very little substance when it comes to their political views. That’s why they use emotional narratives to reinforce beliefs that are strung together with very little evidence. Newt is playing into that right now: by saying the President is making this an issue of race, he’s actually victimizing the police force. I say the police force because Zimmerman isn’t obviously white (and being part latino is also another cudgel for them to use against the factor of race). So that’s when you start to see conservatives saying that liberals make issues like these about race, and conservatives don’t see color.

    This has always really scared me. It’s so detached from reality as to be borderline psychopathic.

  6. 6.

    PurpleGirl

    March 24, 2012 at 11:19 am

    @gogol’s wife: I made that mistake too. Would you like some of my brain bleach?

  7. 7.

    Mark S.

    March 24, 2012 at 11:20 am

    Would it had mattered if Emmett Till were white? It’s a tragedy for us all, and bringing race into it is just an attempt to divide us as a nation.
    /newt

    I really hate these motherfuckers.

  8. 8.

    dr. bloor

    March 24, 2012 at 11:24 am

    If I were Queen of the World, I would order him lightly scored with rusty pitchforks, dipped in sulfuric acid, rolled in a bed of broken light bulbs, stuffed into a cannon and fired into a toxic waste dump.
    What are y’all up to today?

    Nothing that’s likely to piss you off, that’s for damn sure.

  9. 9.

    Tehanu

    March 24, 2012 at 11:25 am

    Jesus God, Newt Gingrich is a despicable motherfucker. If I were Queen of the World, I would order him lightly scored with rusty pitchforks, dipped in sulfuric acid, rolled in a bed of broken light bulbs, stuffed into a cannon and fired into a toxic waste dump.

    Just had to repeat this, it’s such a work of art. Don’t forget about having him drawn and quartered afterward and then having the pieces arrested.

  10. 10.

    danielx

    March 24, 2012 at 11:27 am

    Right now? Right now I’m just savoring that particular image. Only thing it lacks is the apple in Newticles’ mouth.

  11. 11.

    Jay C

    March 24, 2012 at 11:27 am

    Jesus God, Newt Gingrich is a despicable motherfucker. If I were Queen of the World, I would order him lightly scored with rusty pitchforks, dipped in sulfuric acid, rolled in a bed of broken light bulbs, stuffed into a cannon and fired into a toxic waste dump.

    Why treat him so gingerly?

  12. 12.

    kindness

    March 24, 2012 at 11:29 am

    Firing Newt into a toxic waste dump is an insult to toxic waste everywhere.

  13. 13.

    Betty Cracker

    March 24, 2012 at 11:29 am

    @dr. bloor: Oh, never fear. I’d be a good queen.

  14. 14.

    cckids

    March 24, 2012 at 11:30 am

    I agree with you on the Hunger Games. Parts I liked, lots was meh. They didn’t make much of an effort to get at Katniss’s stream-of-consciousness thought process on screen.

    One things for damn sure, they made no effort at all to make Jennifer Lawrence look like someone who grew up next door to starvation.

  15. 15.

    bemused

    March 24, 2012 at 11:32 am

    @Jeff Spender:

    For most of those commenters, it’s a deliberately chosen ignorance. They instantly glom onto the most insane, hateful and ludicrous far right wing memes because they just affirm what is in their shriveled little hearts and what passes for brains.

  16. 16.

    CT Voter

    March 24, 2012 at 11:33 am

    If I were Queen of the World, I would order him lightly scored with rusty pitchforks, dipped in sulfuric acid, rolled in a bed of broken light bulbs, stuffed into a cannon and fired into a toxic waste dump.

    This sentence is a thing of beauty. Thanks for the imagery. Alsotoo, thanks to everyone else about the Politico link–won’t click on it. I stopped reading Politico on a regular basis because of the disgusting comments on Ben Smith’s blog. Apparently, not much has changed.

  17. 17.

    Steeplejack

    March 24, 2012 at 11:33 am

    What are y’all up to today?

    Not going to see the cherry blossoms, apparently. This is my seventh spring in Washington, and I vowed that this year I was finally going to do the whole cherry blossom thing. They peaked this week, but the weather was foggy and rainy every day. And slightly worse today. Monday and Tuesday are supposed to be better, so maybe I can view the soggy remnants then. Grumble.

  18. 18.

    MattF

    March 24, 2012 at 11:34 am

    Not sure why, but Noot reminds me of an old joke:

    A duck walks into a pharmacy.

    Duck: I’d like a box of condoms, please.

    Pharmacist: Should I put these on your bill?

    Duck: What kind of a duck do you think I am?

  19. 19.

    Jeff Spender

    March 24, 2012 at 11:35 am

    @bemused:

    This is very true. Which is why they like to argue about the validity of basic facts (hence the alternate wingnut theories about why Zimmerman shot Treyvon). It’s part and parcel of the appeal to emotional narratives: those narratives have to already exist in some way. Actors like Gingrich just give them legitimacy and reinforce them.

    Of course, it doesn’t help that we have a media that is complicit in this. If my memory is correct, when I watched Fox News before I started to develop an acute allergic reaction to it, most of the programs appealed, in some way, to a very exploitable emotion (most often distrust, anger, hate).

    This is modern conservatism.

  20. 20.

    MattF

    March 24, 2012 at 11:36 am

    Oops. Posted a joke with a bad word in it, awaiting moderation.

  21. 21.

    General Stuck (Bravo Nope Zero)

    March 24, 2012 at 11:37 am

    What are y’all up to today?

    Decorating my personal wabbit hole.

  22. 22.

    schrodinger's cat

    March 24, 2012 at 11:37 am

    Goggie says DO NOT WANT…. Betty Cracker, you have a gift with the language, wish I could write like you. I have some chores to do, which I am procrastinating on. Some DVDs to return to the library and pick up some skirts that I had given for alteration, to be shortened. I am petite, the skirts were too long, and I looked Amish.

  23. 23.

    master c

    March 24, 2012 at 11:39 am

    phewww..politico comments, they keep me on my guard. As much as I love this pres, as well as he has done, I can never relax. I thought the Hunger Games was fun. Katniss maybe not skinny enough, but convincing. Peeta, very good. How coukd anyone be on team Gale? I thought it was pretty well paced, and liked the way it looked. Its a big block-buster hollywood commodity and not bad for that category. Stanley Tucci…lots of fun.

  24. 24.

    Nancy Ortiz

    March 24, 2012 at 11:43 am

    Sanford used to be a little bitty town way out in the piney woods. It had orange groves and poor people, and not much else. I hear people from the outside world now sleep there at night after a hard day’s well-paid work in Orlando. They even have gated communities, it appears. Which means that the outside types who live there now don’t really like or want to have much to do with the native inhabitants.

    Towns like Sanford have never enjoyed a high quality of local government and law enforcement. Most of the time,the large and small cruelties African Americans and members of minority groups experience routinely never command the attention of the outside world. Newtie is a graduate of the Buckhead school of unsegregated segregation among the elite of Atlanta. He oughta keep his damn Yankee mouth shut and just let someone who knows something about the subject talk.

    Oh, my, oh, dear. I used the “Y” word. I apologize, y’all. Next time I’ll just refer to the former Speaker as “that execrable piece of human excrement” or something dignified like that. Wouldn’t want any Newt supporter who stumbled in here to take offense at the way I express the loathing Newtie inspires in me. That rotten, misbegotten…..Well, you know. Later, y’all. NancyO

  25. 25.

    schrodinger's cat

    March 24, 2012 at 11:44 am

    Speaking of alterations, hubcat is in India. He needed some jeans to be mended and some woolen trousers hemmed. Total cost Rs. 45 < $1. I am paying close to $50, to get one dress and one skirt shortened and getting the broken zipper on my jeans changed. A personal example of why clothes are no longer made in the US. There is just no comparison.

  26. 26.

    Origuy

    March 24, 2012 at 11:49 am

    NoScript usually blocks the comments on many blogs. I have to make a conscious decision to read them.

    Today I’m doing the Discover the Bay. It’s a six-hour (or 12, but I’m a wimp) navigation competition over San Francisco, the Peninsula, and the East Bay. Like orienteering, but you are allowed to use GPS, buses, trains, and ferries.

  27. 27.

    Villago Delenda Est

    March 24, 2012 at 11:51 am

    The linked article’s comments section is a demonstration of just how deranged, racist, and assholish your rank and file Rethuglican is.

  28. 28.

    khead

    March 24, 2012 at 11:52 am

    @Steeplejack:

    We are not gonna make it this year either, unfortunately. We usually take a weekday off, but with the early peak we just could not get away this week. No way I’m heading into DC on a weekend….

  29. 29.

    jeffreyw

    March 24, 2012 at 11:53 am

    Complaining, again, to The Phone Company about their woeful DSL connections that don’t work in the rain. While I was on the line to their tech support guy, who is in Florida, I mentioned I needed flags put on the buried line because we were going to do some sidewalk work. He transferred me to another number. They told me there that the ticket I had open about the connection was still valid and why am I calling about it again? Some short waits later she returned and said the guy would be out with red flags later on. At least their tech people are not in Bangalore. And while I’m at it, why do the tech people for The Phone Company continually mention that they can’t her me very well? On their fucking phone? With their fucking lines? You would think they knew someone who could do something about the poor quality connection? LOL! I feel like I’m calling into an old SNL skit.

  30. 30.

    jewelbomb

    March 24, 2012 at 11:55 am

    Most of those people making comments over at Politico seriously live in a different fucking reality. You should really warn people about where the link leads ahead of time. My day has been ruined and it’s not yet noon.

  31. 31.

    Comrade Mary

    March 24, 2012 at 11:56 am

    I’m paying less than a dollar a month for VOIP connectivity, versus FIFTY dollars a month for my old Bell account. Never going back. Never.

  32. 32.

    schrodinger's cat

    March 24, 2012 at 11:56 am

    @jeffreyw: How are all your kittehs and goggies? Any new photos of Bitsy and Homer?

  33. 33.

    burnspbesq

    March 24, 2012 at 11:57 am

    Scott Horton has a typically smart and thoughtful post up on the increasing extent to which the Catholic hierarchy is disconnected from the views of the vast majority of the faithful on a broad range of moral issues.

    http://harpers.org/archive/2012/03/hbc-90008503

    It’s also worth noting that both Santorum and Gingrich are entirely outside the mainstream of American Catholic thought.

    If you want to know what Catholics think, the last person in the world you should ask is a cardinal.

  34. 34.

    Steeplejack

    March 24, 2012 at 11:57 am

    @khead:

    No way I’m heading into DC on a weekend though.

    Amen to that.

    The weather on Tuesday is supposed to be very good, so I might go then, although I am scheduled to take care of my brother’s two sighthounds for a couple of hours while there is a realtors’ open house at his soon-to-be-for-sale house.

    And there’s always next year (which is what I have been saying for six years).

  35. 35.

    chopper

    March 24, 2012 at 11:57 am

    ugh. i have a similar dog, only a bit beefier. about 85 pounds of bulldog and she gives me the same look at bathtime.

    only i live in an apartment, so i have to chase her down, pick her up and shlep her into the tub, and keep her from jumping out as i wash her.

    oh, did i mention the vet says she needs to be bathed once a week?

  36. 36.

    schrodinger's cat

    March 24, 2012 at 11:58 am

    @Villago Delenda Est: Sorry not to going to click on the Politico link, I am in a good mood since spring is in the air.

  37. 37.

    Jeff Spender

    March 24, 2012 at 11:58 am

    @Villago Delenda Est:

    The comments that tend to get me the most are the ones that aren’t overtly insane. They have some semblance of intelligence and show some degree of thoughtfulness (as far as that goes for that lot of people).

    But the content is always the same. They’re not the racists, the President is. He made this about color of skin. No matter how many times you point out that this is a good time for sober analysis of the state of race in this country, with specific focus on institutionalized racism, they point out that you’re making this about race when it isn’t.

    Selective ignorance. People live in their bubbles and have opinions about things which they have very little knowledge on, which is reinforced by emotional narratives. And they always find some way to blame the real victim and, in the process, victimize themselves.

  38. 38.

    schrodinger's cat

    March 24, 2012 at 11:59 am

    @Steeplejack: You should go. I used to love taking long walks along the Tidal basin when I lived outside of DC. Now I regret that I didn’t do it often enough.

  39. 39.

    Villago Delenda Est

    March 24, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    @jeffreyw:

    One of the things that the heirs of Ma Bell did, once they were freed of monopolistic restraints, was to allow their technical staff to wither away. They used to have technicians in every locality who were intimately familiar with the outside plant (that is, the actual phone lines from the dial central office to your home) in each locality. Once the breakup occurred, the old philosophy of service first, profit as it comes along, was abandoned for the reverse. Harvard MBA types started consolidating technicians in call centers, far away from the actual localities that they once serviced.

    The intimate knowledge of the local topography was lost. if the records on the outside plant were not meticulously maintained (and of course, they were not, because it cuts into sacred short-term, current fiscal quarter profit to do so) the technicians in say, Denver, have no idea what the actual situation in say, Seattle, on the ground, is.

    Also, maintaining outside plant is, again, quite expensive, relative to offering profit-center features directly off the switchboard, such as voice mail, caller ID, and other things that are literal goldmines for the telcos. Furthermore, maintaining outside plant at a high enough quality for data is even more expensive and exacting than maintaining it for voice only.

  40. 40.

    hildebrand

    March 24, 2012 at 12:02 pm

    Since this is an open thread – I need a perfect-every-time meatloaf recipe. Most often I do a decent job of it, but every now and then I put one together that is just meh. Anybody have a recipe that is simply killer every single time?

  41. 41.

    JD Rhoades

    March 24, 2012 at 12:03 pm

    It gives me no great pleasure to have been correct yesterday about the wingnut reaction to the President’s comment.

  42. 42.

    RossInDetroit

    March 24, 2012 at 12:04 pm

    What are y’all up to today?

    Dicking around with record players. Got a new cartridge in the mail. Must dick around. It’s in the Audio Obsessive’s Rule Book.

    Plus maybe some yard work if it doesn’t rain.

    I’ll be avoiding politics if possible. This shit is just ruining my mood and I shouldn’t let that happen.

  43. 43.

    lamh35

    March 24, 2012 at 12:06 pm

    Wow, they say a broke clock is still right at least 2 times a day:

    Quote of the Morning

    “Well, ‘Stand Your Ground’ is not doing what this man did. There’s a difference between ‘Stand Your Ground’ and doing what he did. And it’s a horrible case. It’s chilling to hear what happened, and of course the fact that law enforcement didn’t immediately go after and prosecute this case is another chilling example of horrible decisions made by people in this process.” Rick Santorum in Louisiana

  44. 44.

    amk

    March 24, 2012 at 12:07 pm

    ’bout noot, why is the fucking god so partial to breitfart ? There are plenty to pick from, man.

  45. 45.

    Phylllis

    March 24, 2012 at 12:13 pm

    Been to the Museum of American History, then headed to the Mall where the Rally for Reason is going on. It’s cold and rainy, and I’m headed to the room for a nap.

  46. 46.

    schrodinger's cat

    March 24, 2012 at 12:16 pm

    @Phylllis: Are you going to National Gallery of Art? I think it has the best gift shop of all the museums, plus the cafe that connects the Old building with the new one has the best gelattos. Check it out if you have the time.

  47. 47.

    Culture of Truth

    March 24, 2012 at 12:16 pm

    @lamh35: What I see going on is Zimmerman and the local police are being thrown under the bus to save the law.

  48. 48.

    WaterGirl

    March 24, 2012 at 12:17 pm

    @ Betty Cracker

    But, but… water from the hose is cold! I’m with Daisy. I wouldn’t want a bath with cold water either! My guys get warm baths in the tub.

  49. 49.

    Steeplejack

    March 24, 2012 at 12:17 pm

    @schrodinger’s cat:

    Good point. The last time I “walked” around the Tidal Basin was when I ran the Marine Corps Marathon about a hundred years ago.

    Actually, it was more like walking than running, at that point. About mile 22-24?

  50. 50.

    schrodinger's cat

    March 24, 2012 at 12:18 pm

    @burnspbesq: Seen any cricket matches, off late. I have lost interest since India won the World Cup. Hubcat says the Indian team is doing very poorly and getting their asses kicked just about everywhere. I say, so what’s new?

  51. 51.

    Culture of Truth

    March 24, 2012 at 12:18 pm

    Fun Fact: The National Gallery of Art has the only painting by Leonardo Da Vinci in North America.

  52. 52.

    CT Voter

    March 24, 2012 at 12:19 pm

    @lamh35: Holy moly. He said that?

    What a contrast to Etch-A-Sketch.

  53. 53.

    schrodinger's cat

    March 24, 2012 at 12:20 pm

    @Steeplejack: When did you run? Hubcat ran in 2006. I was there to cheer and watch all the cute Marines. I have never done a race longer than 10k, want to run a marathon sometime.

  54. 54.

    ksmiami

    March 24, 2012 at 12:20 pm

    @Phylllis: My husband and daughter are going to be there all the way from MI. Dawkins will be there I think too, right?

  55. 55.

    Wildcat12

    March 24, 2012 at 12:20 pm

    As someone who’s in their low 20’s but loves to see any Sci-Fi/Dystopia movie no matter how bad it may be, would I be upset/confused if I went to see Hunger Games this weekend?

  56. 56.

    amk

    March 24, 2012 at 12:22 pm

    @schrodinger’s cat: Sachin Tendulkar got his 100th 100. Of course, B’desh beat the crap out of India in that match and stole his thunder.

  57. 57.

    jeffreyw

    March 24, 2012 at 12:22 pm

    @schrodinger’s cat: Sorry, nothing really new…wait! Here you go..

  58. 58.

    schrodinger's cat

    March 24, 2012 at 12:23 pm

    @Culture of Truth: They also have great impressionist art, Monets, Manets and other not so famous ones. Until I had seen them in person I never got what the big deal was. They are truly beautiful and give an impression of movement. I think the gallery also has a couple of Van Goghs.

  59. 59.

    dead existentialist

    March 24, 2012 at 12:24 pm

    @lamh35: From the same article:

    Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) had not commented on the case as of Friday afternoon.

    John Bircher says what?

  60. 60.

    schrodinger's cat

    March 24, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    @amk: Is India losing to Bangladesh now. May be they should just stop playing for a while. Good on Sachin, though. Is he going to retire now?

  61. 61.

    pat

    March 24, 2012 at 12:26 pm

    “Since this is an open thread – I need a perfect-every-time meatloaf recipe. Most often I do a decent job of it, but every now and then I put one together that is just meh. Anybody have a recipe that is simply killer every single time?”

    I have not made a meatloaf since I discovered that the local grocery store has a plentiful supply, mixed fresh every day, available in as small or large an amount as you wish. And it will be the same every time.

  62. 62.

    Jeff Spender

    March 24, 2012 at 12:26 pm

    @dead existentialist:

    Well, you know, I believe one of his newsletters talked about black men who were “fleet of foot” or something like that.

    We already pretty much have Ron Paul’s take on the issue.

  63. 63.

    Mouse-Bear

    March 24, 2012 at 12:27 pm

    @WaterGirl:
    Having seen many a dog plunge into the Pacific from Ocean Beach, in winter, I’m now very skeptical of their claims to only liking warm water baths. Just as I’m skeptical of the cats’ claims to need food everyday when they are obviously (even blatantly!) receiving all their energy needs direct to the solar cells in their fat fluffy bellies.

  64. 64.

    schrodinger's cat

    March 24, 2012 at 12:28 pm

    @jeffreyw: Aww Homer is all grown. How is little Bitsy? Is she full size now?

  65. 65.

    Yutsano

    March 24, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    @schrodinger’s cat:

    I was there to cheer and watch all the cute Marines.

    Is there any other reason to go? :)

  66. 66.

    bemused

    March 24, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    @Jeff Spender:

    The rightwingers who are nasty creatures at their core are lost causes. It’s the Republicans I know who are sane and basically decent, kind people at heart but too much listening to Fox and rightwing radio has been very unhealthy for them. They seem angrier and less unable to be skeptical of the obviously dumb stuff they hear there. I’m a little afraid to find out how many crazy things they might believe. At the same time, I do think they are embarrassed by the Republican party today but still hate the “loony liberals”.

    I put a lot of blame on the rest of msm for not doing their jobs of calling out bullshit and playing the he said/she said game.

  67. 67.

    Arm The Homeless

    March 24, 2012 at 12:32 pm

    @hildebrand: For me, it always comes down to what meat you use. I prefer turkey and lamb, but if you use beef, bring a mop and bucket for the grease.

    I would always recommend that you braise the bottom of your pan with whatever sauce you’re going to use. I am partial to a quick and easy basting with a Sweet Baby Ray’s sauce, YMMV.

    I was directed to this recipe for Stuffed Meatloaf from a commenter here. It has served me well for the past month or two.

    Also, breadcrumbs, I usually add more than the recipe calls for, depending how slimy it looks after I add the eggs to the meat.

  68. 68.

    Skepticat

    March 24, 2012 at 12:33 pm

    @dr. bloor: FTW! You decidedly take the thread.

  69. 69.

    bemused

    March 24, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    @WaterGirl:

    Our very, very hairy dogs made it clear they don’t want cold baths. We found that out years ago when we gave them a bath outside from the hose. After the cold bath, one dog wanted to be in the house so badly, he ran through the screen door and shook himself off all over the living room. Now, in good weather we run a long hose out of the laundry room to outside so they can have a lovely warm cleanup. You can just see how happy they are.

  70. 70.

    cckids

    March 24, 2012 at 12:37 pm

    @Wildcat12: I don’t think so. It is a thought-provoking movie, great for starting discussions on all sorts of levels. I enjoyed it; most of my personal critiques have to do with book-movie transitions. I admit, I don’t know if those who haven’t read the book will be confused or not. But go!! it is worth it, if you enjoy the genre.

    Edit to add: I think the cast is great, and the action sequences, especially at the start of the Game, are excellent.

  71. 71.

    kay

    March 24, 2012 at 12:37 pm

    though there are some who question my tentativeness about assigning errors. I say unless it’s a really boneheaded play, the kid doesn’t get an error. Those who disagree are free to keep their own scorecards.

    Hysterical :)

    I love, love, love “there are some”. Very diplomatic.

  72. 72.

    amk

    March 24, 2012 at 12:38 pm

    @schrodinger’s cat:

    That’s literally million dollar(s) question.

    Is he going to retire now?

    The guy, even after almost 2 decades, can beat the crap out of the yung’uns in terms of runs scored. Therein lies the rub.

    I think he should given that no one is going to touch his fantastic records for decades.

  73. 73.

    Anya

    March 24, 2012 at 12:38 pm

    I just found out that Tebow was traded to New York Jets (under a rock and all that). This is gonna be painful for Tebow. But the entertainment value might actually compel me to watch football.

  74. 74.

    jeffreyw

    March 24, 2012 at 12:40 pm

    @schrodinger’s cat: Lil Bit is still filling out, but she is getting there. She had a mouse a little while ago, playing with it. Buddy came by and scarfed it right down. She is still poking around, looking for it. She isn’t aware yet that a mouse is “food”, and thinks maybe Buddy dropped it somewhere close.

  75. 75.

    bemused

    March 24, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    @Arm The Homeless:

    We sauted onions instead but loved how the onion stuffed meatloaf recipe turned out. It’s the only way I will make meatloaf now.

  76. 76.

    Arm The Homeless

    March 24, 2012 at 12:45 pm

    @bemused: I agree, her idea for making them in the crock, all at one time is the way to go, but for everyday, “have it on the table in about an hour” situations, onions on the stove-top seems just about perfect to me.

  77. 77.

    trollhattan

    March 24, 2012 at 12:48 pm

    @gogol’s wife:

    No kidding, it’s a parallel reality at work over there. I need a shower, or a dog bath (grumpy puppeh is grumpy).

    [Also, too, FF completely unable to comment, had to swtich to the much beloved IE]

  78. 78.

    schrodinger's cat

    March 24, 2012 at 12:48 pm

    @jeffreyw: Pictures or it didn’t happen, seriously some photos of Bitsy would be wonderful. She is quite the cutie.

  79. 79.

    the fugitive uterus

    March 24, 2012 at 12:49 pm

    Jesus God, Newt Gingrich is a despicable motherfucker. If I were Queen of the World, I would order him lightly scored with rusty pitchforks, dipped in sulfuric acid, rolled in a bed of broken light bulbs, stuffed into a cannon and fired into a toxic waste dump.

    now i’m afraid to click on the link. dare i?

  80. 80.

    schrodinger's cat

    March 24, 2012 at 12:51 pm

    @Yutsano: The official reason was to cheer the hubcat, who can look quite hot in those short running shorts, the marines were the icing on the cake. Plus it was a perfect day and the monuments look even better when it is bright and sunny.

  81. 81.

    bemused

    March 24, 2012 at 12:51 pm

    @Arm The Homeless:

    Saves time which is always a plus and it tasted yummy. I’m not a huge meatloaf fan but it grew on me after experimenting with ingredients. Now with stuffed onions, it is a favorite comfort food.

  82. 82.

    Cat Lady

    March 24, 2012 at 12:53 pm

    @Anya:

    I think you’re exactly the reason the Jets wanted him, because it ain’t for his ability to throw.

  83. 83.

    Arm The Homeless

    March 24, 2012 at 12:56 pm

    @bemused: The fiance has grown fond of my feta and asparagus quiche in the cast-iron. Using a can of the pre-made biscuit for the crust is decadent, and reheats pretty well. It’s become our pizza night go-to.

  84. 84.

    RSA

    March 24, 2012 at 12:57 pm

    @Wildcat12:

    As someone who’s in their low 20’s but loves to see any Sci-Fi/Dystopia movie no matter how bad it may be…

    I’m older but the same way. Watching the non-Rifftrax version of Battlefield Earth, though, caused me to rethink my philosophy.

    (I haven’t seen the Hunger Games or read the book, so I can’t give advice on that.)

  85. 85.

    Anya

    March 24, 2012 at 1:00 pm

    @Cat Lady: But I only want to watch because New Yorkers are brutal. They’re gonna make Jeebus boy and his Jeebus freak fans cry.

  86. 86.

    Brachiator

    March 24, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    @Villago Delenda Est:

    One of the things that the heirs of Ma Bell did, once they were freed of monopolistic restraints, was to allow their technical staff to wither away.

    Once again, an example of “be careful of getting what you wish for.” People hated the phone company when it was a big uncaring monopoly. What was that old Lily Tomlin comedy routine where she is an operator snorting that Ma Bell didn’t have to care?

    So deregulation and breakup and competition was supposed to make everything better. Funny how things have worked out.

    On the toxic comments at the Politico link: I tried to take a look, but couldn’t do it. Why spoil the day? The sad thing is that this angry, nasty animus seems to be intensifying.

  87. 87.

    Yutsano

    March 24, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    @RSA:

    Watching the non-Rifftrax version of Battlefield Earth, though, caused me to rethink my philosophy.

    There are simpler, quicker ways to kill your brain. Sniffing paint fumes nightly, for instance.

  88. 88.

    bemused

    March 24, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    @Arm The Homeless:

    I was thrilled to find a crustless quiche recipe quite awhile ago and not have to bother with making a crust. Yum, asparagus is sounding really good right now.

  89. 89.

    amk

    March 24, 2012 at 1:06 pm

    @Anya: I hope the nooyorkers really show how ebil the northerners are and really fuck with that baby jesus’ the future jim demented’s feeble mind.

  90. 90.

    Mnemosyne

    March 24, 2012 at 1:08 pm

    For the cricket fans, the Mumbai Indians have a new mascot — Mickey Mouse.

  91. 91.

    Cat Lady

    March 24, 2012 at 1:09 pm

    @Anya:

    Well I think that’s the only reason everyone’s going to watch, because it’s not going to be about an improved offense. It was a circus there before, but now it’ll be like the Roman coliseum with Christians and lions.

  92. 92.

    ruemara

    March 24, 2012 at 1:10 pm

    @hildebrand: hmmmm, meatloaf shouldn’t be a recipe thing, just so you can really go to town on it. I make turkey meatloaf, but I’ve also done it with beef. I forgo the higher fat stuff, because I’d rather make it tasty and juicy with ingredients, not fat. I always add vegetables and don’t skimp on the spice. I see tsp this and tsp that and frankly, if you want jumping flavours, use more than that. That being said, pick up flavours you like, so if you wanted, you could make a meatloaf florentine. lb of turkey, 1/2 lb of chiffonade spinach, 1/2 cup of minced onions, tbslspn of garlic mince, 2 tspns italian herb blend and about a cup of shredded mozz, or parm, mix well, pop in loaf pan and bake til done. You could pop some tomato paste thinned with water and a bit of apple cider vinegar into that too. Do a thai style beef one with peanut butter and crushed peanuts, ginger, garlic, lemon grass, maybe even roll in strands of glass noodles, cilantro and hot pepper. Live it up, it’s just meatloaf.

    edited to reflect that I do add usually 1 egg and about a cup of flour, but not always wheat, sometimes a mix of nut meal & flour or cornmeal.

  93. 93.

    amk

    March 24, 2012 at 1:11 pm

    Japan tsunami ‘ghost ship’ drifting to Canada.

  94. 94.

    Steeplejack

    March 24, 2012 at 1:30 pm

    @schrodinger’s cat:

    I ran it in ’81.

  95. 95.

    Steeplejack

    March 24, 2012 at 1:46 pm

    @Brachiator:

    There’s a well reviewed book just out about Bell Labs–The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation, by Jon Gertner.

    From the Times review:

    The very success of Bell Labs, [Gertner] notes, contained the seeds of its destruction. Not only was it producing too many ideas for a single company to handle, but some of its innovations (like the transistor) also altered the technological landscape so much that its core business would be reduced to a mere part of the ever-expanding field of information and electronic technology–a field increasingly dominated by new rivals, with which a post-monopoly AT&T had difficulty competing.
    __
    In addition, as a Bell Labs researcher named Andrew Odlyzko observed, the new business environment meant that “unfettered research” was no longer a logical or necessary investment for a company, which, in Mr. Gertner’s words, “could profit merely by pursuing an incremental strategy rather than a game-changing discovery or invention.”
    __
    AT&T’s original mission–to create and maintain a system of modern communications–has largely been fulfilled. And according to Mr. Gertner, the current Bell Labs president, Jeong Kim, believes that the future of communications may be defined by an industry yet to be created: a business that does not simply deliver or search out information, but also somehow manages and organizes the vast flood of data that threatens to overwhelm our lives.

  96. 96.

    Betty Cracker

    March 24, 2012 at 1:58 pm

    Regarding the “cold bath” for the dog: It’s 85 degrees outside, and the hose water is tepid. Daisy isn’t a bit cold; she just hates baths in general.

  97. 97.

    Jay C

    March 24, 2012 at 2:00 pm

    @Cat Lady: @Anya:

    What’s interesting (in that very New-Yorkish-freakshow way) is how the local press, whose first reaction to the Jets/Tebow trade was a resounding “Huh? WTF??”, are now tripping all over themselves trying to backpedal the skepticism, and whip up the rah-rah for Gang Green. Which, of course, will only last until St. Timothy’s first interception/blown play….

  98. 98.

    gogol's wife

    March 24, 2012 at 2:01 pm

    @the fugitive uterus:

    As long as you don’t read the comments. But some won’t click on any Politico link on principle. I tend to be in that group.

  99. 99.

    Svensker

    March 24, 2012 at 2:08 pm

    @Comrade Mary:

    Mary, what company do you use? We’ve got Bell and the prices are high high high. Looking to switch.

  100. 100.

    RSA

    March 24, 2012 at 2:21 pm

    @Yutsano:

    There are simpler, quicker ways to kill your brain. Sniffing paint fumes nightly, for instance.

    Oh, yeah. I’m surprised anyone associated with that movie survived.

  101. 101.

    BDeevDad

    March 24, 2012 at 2:34 pm

    For those needing a laugh who are not Apple Fanboys.

  102. 102.

    Brachiator

    March 24, 2012 at 2:38 pm

    @Steeplejack:

    There’s a well reviewed book just out about Bell Labs—The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation, by Jon Gertner.

    Thanks for the reference. I’m adding it to my must read list.

    I disagree that Bell Labs was bad for the phone company, but am willing to see my thoughts on this challenged. Bell Labs, with its origins in Western Electric, were essential to the success the phone company. And companies like 3M found ways to build continual innovation into the core of what the business was all about, which is how the company that gave you tape could also give you post it notes.

    I used to participate in a movie blog site with a guy who worked for Bell Labs when it became Lucent. He was quite discouraged at how the company had lost its way over time.

  103. 103.

    Uncle Cosmo

    March 24, 2012 at 2:45 pm

    @jewelbomb:

    Most of those people making comments over at Politico seriously live in a different fucking reality.

    No they don’t. They cower in a shared fucked-up delusion because they lack the brains and morals to deal with the world as it really is. Where they (think they) live has no relationship to reality; it’s more like a shantytown thrown up in the middle of a STNG holodeck that’s been programmed by a committe of Ayn Rand, Pope Ratzo, Randall Terry & David Duke.

  104. 104.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    March 24, 2012 at 3:11 pm

    @BDeevDad: Thank you for the delight of the day.

    @Betty Cracker: I couldn’t imagine “cold” in FL this week. It’s rather clear from her expression that she hates baths like we hate Newt Gingrich.

  105. 105.

    WaterGirl

    March 24, 2012 at 3:22 pm

    @Betty Cracker: I didn’t really mean to pick on you because of the cold bath.

    I love your posts and your writing is a delight, but I have to confess that I would take Daisy’s side in anything. My first dog love was a boxer and I am quite smitten with your Daisy, and I love love love the face she is making in that photo.

    Growing up, we weren’t allowed to have any pets. My parents owned a neighborhood tavern, though, right downstairs from our apartment, and one of the regulars always brought in his two boxers. They would drink beer off the little paper plates the sandwiches were served on and I would get to take them on walks up and down the street, which was a big thrill.

  106. 106.

    WaterGirl

    March 24, 2012 at 3:25 pm

    @BDeevDad: Count me as an apple fan, and that brought tears to my eyes, from laughing. Too funny!

  107. 107.

    Andree-Anne Desmedt

    March 24, 2012 at 3:31 pm

    Well, did you bathe Daisy with body-temperature water? If you did not, she’ll hate baths forever.

  108. 108.

    Andree-Anne Desmedt

    March 24, 2012 at 3:31 pm

    Well, did you bathe Daisy with body-temperature water? If you did not, she’ll hate baths forever.

  109. 109.

    Wildcat12

    March 24, 2012 at 3:34 pm

    @RSA: Well, if you want a good laugh, I recommend finding Tekken the live action movie. I recently saw it online, and was laughing nearly the whole way through the entire 2nd half of the film.

    There was SOME hope, since it’s based off the video game that’s set in a world were corporations run the entire planet, and the Tekken corporation own the USA, Canada, Mexico, and Japan. But alas, it quickly devolved into unintentional comedy.

  110. 110.

    WereBear

    March 24, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    @Uncle Cosmo: Where they (think they) live has no relationship to reality; it’s more like a shantytown thrown up in the middle of a STNG holodeck that’s been programmed by a committe of Ayn Rand, Pope Ratzo, Randall Terry & David Duke.

    That’s a thing of beauty.

  111. 111.

    Ruckus

    March 24, 2012 at 4:13 pm

    @Arm The Homeless:
    Instead of bread crumbs I used to use Kebler club crackers. Much butterer flavor, works the same to hold the meat together with the egg.

  112. 112.

    Ruckus

    March 24, 2012 at 4:22 pm

    @BDeevDad:
    Dude!
    Thank you.

    LOLZ!!

  113. 113.

    BethanyAnne

    March 24, 2012 at 6:35 pm

    @RossInDetroit: Dick around, you say?

  114. 114.

    Stentor

    March 25, 2012 at 4:34 am

    Maybe it’s not baths that she finds unlikable, but the incredibly cold, cold water coming out of that hose? Ya think? Try sticking her in a tub full of warm water in the bathroom, and gently washing her there, instead of in the backyard like she’s a motor vehicle with muddy wheels.

  115. 115.

    Betty Cracker

    March 25, 2012 at 8:05 am

    @Stentor: We’re in Florida; the water isn’t cold! I’d know if it was since we get just as wet as the dog at bath time.

    @WaterGirl: Drunken boxers! :-)

  116. 116.

    Patricia Kayden

    March 25, 2012 at 2:59 pm

    I sympathize with Daisy. Today I have to wash my boxer and boxador. They hate baths too so I share your pain.

  117. 117.

    patent

    March 27, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    All Romney needs to do is take the soundtrack from the “beef, it’s what’s for dinner” commercial and make an ad for the Southern/rural areas, and he’ll be great.

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