Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Within six months Twitter will be fully self-driving.

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

Jack be nimble, jack be quick, hurry up and indict this prick.

Incompetence, fear, or corruption? why not all three?

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

Too often we hand the biggest microphones to the cynics and the critics who delight in declaring failure.

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires

Following reporting rules is only for the little people, apparently.

Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

As long as McCarthy is Speaker, the House will never be in order.

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

Stamping your little feets and demanding that they see how important you are? Not working anymore.

Balloon Juice has never been a refuge for the linguistically delicate.

Every one of the “Roberts Six” lied to get on the court.

Glad to see john eastman going through some things.

He imagines himself as The Big Bad, Who Is Universally Feared… instead of The Big Jagoff, Who Is Universally Mocked.

T R E 4 5 O N

I did not have this on my fuck 2022 bingo card.

We still have time to mess this up!

It’s all just conspiracy shit beamed down from the mothership.

JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?

I was confident that someone would point it out and thought why not me.

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I won’t deny that the wife and I have talked about getting a yappy little dog to protect our crybaby doberman. Nonetheless, especially when you take into account his less than ferocious personality, Max has surprisingly strong stick fu. For some reason dogs will grant one random stick an ineffable MUST HAVE quality and they will run over and around a thousand perfectly good arm’s-length bits of fallen branch to get at the dog that has The One Stick. Max turns this into a kind of bullfighting. He will barely jog along until a frenzied, sprinting dog gets THIS CLOSE to the precious stick, then he pulls a quick 180 while the other dog whooshes by with too much momentum to turn around. Smart dogs try this once or twice and then go for his legs. He can keep the rest running in circles for half an hour.

Here is a vid of Max showing off a bit of stick-fu with his bud Monty, who I am fairly sure was the living model for ‘Doug’ from Up. I had a manual-focus prime lens that day so forgive the hunting around for focus.

Open thread. Title in honor of DougJ’s thing with song lyrics.

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  1. 1.

    Yutsano

    MAXPUPPEH!!

    I just had the cardiac stress test. They said I was boring because I barely blipped. Maybe I’m dead and don’t know it yet. Having a helluva time typing though. I am gonna crash out hard after this.

  7. 7.

    Elizabelle

    You might enjoy this NYTimes story on the pleasures of drinking in the afternoon.

    Rosie Schaap: The Subversive Charm of Day Drinking

    Here’s author’s list of songs for “Bartender Rock 101”:

    1. Big Star, “September Gurls”

    2. Black Sabbath, “War Pigs”

    3. Blondie, “Hanging on the Telephone”

    4. Elvis Costello, “Radio, Radio”

    5. Johnny Cash, “Folsom Prison Blues”

    6. The Modern Lovers, “Roadrunner”

    7. Pixies, “Wave of Mutilation”

    8. Sam Cooke, “Bring It On Home to Me”

    9. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, “100 Days, 100 Nights”

    10. T. Rex, “Children of the Revolution”

    11. Television, “Marquee Moon”

    12. The White Stripes, “Seven Nation Army”

  9. 9.

    pragmatism

    our cattle dog does the same thing with the frisbee. only difference is that with the frisbee, the other dogs’ owners come up and apologize for their dog trying to get it. i always point out that my dog is having a great time playing keep away and if the frisbee gets ripped/broken, so be it. all is fair at the dog park/area/beach as long as there is no bleeding or injury.

  10. 10.

    jacy

    @pragmatism:

    My cattle dog wants anything any of the other dogs has. But then she just takes it somewhere quiet and lays on top of it so that nobody else can have it. She’s getting lazy in her old age.

  13. 13.

    Mark S.

    Is anyone here a criminal attorney? Am I correct in surmising that Dershowitz and this other guy are full of shit?

    Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz appeared on MSNBC’s Hardball where fill-in host Michel Smerconish asked him his opinions of the arrest warrant issued and carried out for alleged Trayvon Martin murderer, George Zimmerman. Dershowitz called the affidavit justifying Zimmerman’s arrest “not only thin, it’s irresponsible.” He went on to criticize the decision to charge Zimmerman for second degree murder by special prosecutor Angela Corey as being politically motivated.

    They go on

    Smerconish identified the total lack of any mention of the supposed fight that occurred between Martin and Zimmerman prior to Martin being shot. He said he was disappointed that he did not see any mention of that conflict that led to Martin’s murder. “But it’s worse than that,” said Dershowitz. “It’s irresponsible and unethical in not including material that favors the defendant.”

    Huh? They’re talking about an arrest warrant. I’ve never heard of an arrest warrant needing to include exculpatory evidence for the accused. I thought all they pretty much needed was some evidence that a crime was committed and the defendant probably did it. I’m pretty sure they don’t have to disprove all the possible defenses the defendant might come up with.

    These guys are assholes and idiots. They’re wrong 90% of the time but keep getting invited back.

  14. 14.

    Phoenix_rising

    Can’t speak to the reverse, but: We added a Real Dog (97 pounds) to our pack last weekend, in the hopes of instilling some mental stability into the Bite Sized Mistake (14 pound poodle mix, fluffy and neurotic).

    So far, it’s going well. Small dog is way less nutty, and they sleep in the same bed in the living room after playing one another into exhaustion.

    Just FYI.

  15. 15.

    S. cerevisiae

    That is such a great clip. I love the stand-off where they are both waiting for the other to make a move, like an old west showdown. I miss being able to have a dog but hopefully that will change in the next year or so.

  16. 16.

    Culture of Truth

    If the Dersh is so fired up I suggest he scoot on down to Florida and volunteer for the Notorious GZ.

  17. 17.

    MikeJ

    @Elizabelle: I love Blondie, but The Nerves did the definitive version of Hangin on the telephone.

    Also too, for day drinking you can’t confine yourself to rock. Throw in some Patsy Cline and some Hank Williams.

  18. 18.

    Mark S.

    @Culture of Truth:

    Why bother? According to Dersh, the judge is just going to throw this thing out:

    “Most affidavits of probable cause are very thin. This is so thin that it won’t make it past a judge on a second degree murder charge,” Dershowitz said. “There’s simply nothing in there that would justify second degree murder.”

    Of course, that didn’t actually happen, but still.

  19. 19.

    Culture of Truth

    I cannot recall such an affidavit ever being an issue. He may be right but I doubt it

  20. 20.

    J.D. Rhoades

    Dershowitz called the affidavit justifying Zimmerman’s arrest “not only thin, it’s irresponsible.”

    This sounds more like a defense attorney’s conditioned reflex than an actual analysis. And I say this as a defense attorney.

  22. 22.

    Catsy

    Reposting this in the fresh thread, since it’s just that fucking awesome:

    http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2871012/posts

    NO ROMNEY!!
    __
    Those who cannot stomach rebellion might as well start looking for a new home on the net!!
    __
    Those who have ignored my hundreds of posts on this crucial issue or who have doubted me these last three or four years might as well get used to it. FR will never support the abortionist, homosexualist, socialist, mandate loving, constitution trampling liar Mitt Romney.
    __
    In case you haven’t noticed, a TEA Party rebellion is on and Free Republic signed on years ago. There is no turning back. No more crap from the GOP-e!! They’ve screwed us for the last time!! Karl Rove and Mitt Romney, et al, loathe conservatism and loathe the tea party and took it upon themselves to use their money and connections to destroy nearly every one of our conservative tea party candidates while pushing their big government RINOS. That makes them the enemy. I will not reward that betrayal by giving them my support or my vote.
    __
    FR is and will remain a pro-life, pro-limited government conservative site!!
    __
    We are beholden to NO ONE!! We bow to no kings!! We bow to NO RINOS!!
    __
    I’d rather fight and die like a man than bend over and be screwed by a RINO!! I refuse to kiss Karl Rove or Mitt Romney’s rings!! They can kiss my rosy red ass instead!!
    __
    FUMR!! FUGOP!!
    __
    Long live the rebellion!!

    WOLVERINES!

  24. 24.

    Mark S.

    @J.D. Rhoades:

    But is any of his analysis right? I mean, shit, he’s calling the prosecutor unethical. I’m pretty sure lawyers don’t like being accused of that.

  25. 25.

    Butch

    But back to dogs….the youngest of our four, a golden named Beauregard, makes splitting wood an adventure because he carries off about half of what we split. Doesn’t matter how big the piece is.

  27. 27.

    Mark S.

    I mean, Omnes seems like a pretty laid back guy, but I bet he’d get pissed if you called him an unethical lawyer.

    Why isn’t everyone sharing my outrage?

  29. 29.

    Brachiator

    @Yutsano:

    I just had the cardiac stress test.

    Was this a treadmill test?

    The nuclear medicine version is a lot of fun.

  31. 31.

    geg6

    MAAAAAAAAAAAX!

    And OMG, Monty looks exactly, and I mean exactly, like our Otis! I thought it actually could have been him and was going to accuse you of dognapping, Tim. Then I saw that Monty’s collar was not either a Steelers collar or a bright red one and knew it wasn’t Otis.

    But damn. They could be brothers.

  32. 32.

    geg6

    @MikeJ:

    Also too, for day drinking you can’t confine yourself to rock. Throw in some Patsy Cline and some Hank Williams.

    Why? And, um, no. No thanks. Why ruin a good buzz with country music?

  34. 34.

    pragmatism

    @jacy: nice to see another ACD’er on here. No one says they aren’t smart! He has trained me as much as I have trained him. Mine was my first dog so I will always have a soft spot for him. cheers!

  35. 35.

    BGK

    @Satanicpanic:

    5 hours until beer

    Gin o’clock will be about 5:00PM ET for yrs trly.

    First world problem: I have an inferior bottle of vermouth already in the refrigerator at home. Do I use that, or, in the vein of life is too short to drink bad booze, take the 15 minute detour on the way home to Total Wine pick up a bottle of my vermouth of choice? Which may have the unfortunate collateral damage of a bottle of wine or three?

  37. 37.

    4tehlulz

    I think I figured out why GZim didn’t run – he wants to ruin the lives of as many people as possible.

    The man accused of second-degree murder in the killing of unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin may ask the judge overseeing his case to remove herself because of a possible conflict of interest.
    …
    Additionally, O’Mara said his client tried to hire a lawyer from the husband’s law firm before his arrest, creating another possible conflict.

  38. 38.

    Elizabelle

    @MikeJ: the Nerves, you say? OK.

    PS: Patsy Cline and Hank Williams are excellent, but don’t want to cry in my drink.

    @Omnes Omnibus: I recognize most of the bands, but not all the songs. Some Youtube research shall be done tonight, potable in hand.

  39. 39.

    Svensker

    I am having a really dumb stupid day. Max and his buddy have cheered me the hell up. Yay!

    Also, too, yay Yutsano. Good stress test is good.

  42. 42.

    Yutsano

    @Brachiator: It was the nuke med one. I’ve had pretty much a complete cardiac work-up today and I feel like dogshit. Just like my boss predicted
    I would. Now trying to type over a kitteh. MUST PET NAOW!!

  44. 44.

    Tim F.

    @redshirt: Thanks! I shot the vid with a Panasonic GH2 and a manual OM 50mm/1.8 lens. YouTube took care of the serious hand shake that comes with shooting a non-stabilized lens at short tele distances.

  46. 46.

    gogol's wife

    Thank you so much for this video at the end of a long, hard week. I had to say farewell to a deeply beloved feline friend this week, can’t even talk about it, but seeing the beauty and innocence of these animals is a tonic. Thank you.

  47. 47.

    Mnemosyne

    Man, when it decides to rain here in sunny So Cal, it rains like hell. Flash flood warnings, hail, waterspouts, the whole nine yards today. Glad I work within 3 miles of home.

  50. 50.

    elaine benes

    @Catsy:

    That thread is a thing of beauty! Tears of a wingnut.

    Though I wonder how many will cave at the last minute and pull the lever for the Mittster the Flipflopping Abortionist?

    Keyboard courage and all.

  52. 52.

    Jebediah

    @Jebediah:

    How did “Jebediah” become “undefined”?

    It still generates “Jebediah” in the reply. Huh.

    ETA: Now its back. Nevermind.

  53. 53.

    Narcissus

    How messed up do you have to be to call someone a homosexualist and not be joking or flirting

  54. 54.

    Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason

    We would play ball with our dogs — usually a lacrosse ball, which is perfect for chasing, and which our German Shepherd could dig out of the shrubbery at Hopkins every time we walked her there.

    Anyway, back on topic. When we’d play ball with both of them there was only One Official Ball. They’d fight over it, we’d toss it, but if we tossed another one, they’d ignore it. We could literally (and I mean it in the appropriate use of the word here) bounce the Non-Ball off of one of the dog’s noses, and she would ignore it and wait for the Official Ball. It was a hoot.

  55. 55.

    Triassic Sands

    It’s a sad day when a golder retriever gets the short end of the stick.

    Note from Max’s first grade teacher to Tim: Max does not appear to play well with others. He needs to learn to share.

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