Everyone has stumbled off to the further recesses of this small town, the book launch was a success, and now I will spend the next 24 hours cleaning.
It was a lot of fun, though.
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Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
“A king is only a king if we bow down.” – Rev. William Barber
How stupid are these people?
When I was faster i was always behind.
I’m more christian than these people and i’m an atheist.
When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?
Putin must be throwing ketchup at the walls.
Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity
So very ready.
It’s the corruption, stupid.
Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.
People really shouldn’t expect the government to help after they watched the GOP drown it in a bathtub.
Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll
Weird. Rome has an American Pope and America has a Russian President.
I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.
T R E 4 5 O N
Narcissists are always shocked to discover other people have agency.
Everything is totally normal and fine!!!
Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.
“Facilitate” is an active verb, not a weasel word.
Beware of advice from anyone for whom Democrats are “they” and not “we.”
A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires.
Never entrust democracy to any process that requires republicans to act in good faith.
Michigan is a great lesson for Dems everywhere: when you have power…use it!
This must be what justice looks like, not vengeful, just peaceful exuberance.
Kristine
Keeping my eye on the NYT list for the book. Given the buzz I’m seeing, I’ll be surprised if it doesn’t break out.
Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason
What the hell, just toss out the beer bottles, throw the wine glasses in the dishwasher, vacuum the dog/cat hair and be done with it. Clean is overrated.
ETA: How did your critters react to the party?
Little Boots
glad you had fun.
there might have been a little mockery this side.
Matoko Borgia-Steeler
@Little Boots:
The important thing is that it was bi-partisan mockery. A Grand Bargain of mockery, if you will. Frankly speaking, I think it was an impressive display.
Little Boots
70-foot Chuck Grassly would be proud.
and not angry.
which is good.
kdaug
Reckon you ought to get some sleep, Cole, and not spend the next 24 hours cleaning.
Matoko Borgia-Steeler
@Little Boots:
Although, it must be said that you go to war with the 70ft Chuck Grassleys you have, not the 70ft Chuck Grassleys you might want or wish to have at a later time…
TheMightyTrowel
white vinager and baking soda will clear up most post-party chaos.
Also, thing I’ve just learned this year, eucalyptus oil on a cotton ball will wipe up any sticky residue you can imagine.
ulee
24 hours to clean? What did you all do, sacrifice a pig?
Little Boots
@ulee:
there was some overbiting, apparently, and maybe drool?
Little Boots
@Matoko Borgia-Steeler:
I want to meet the man who ever wished for a 70-ft chuck grassley.
actually, no, I don’t.
Clime Acts
Home before 4am?
Amateurs!
Little Boots
@Clime Acts:
tell me about it.
ulee
@Little Boots: Twenty minutes. Drooling, overbiting, paying bills, napping, cleaning out the fridge. It’s all twenty minutes.
handy
Small town doesn’t even begin to describe Bethany, WV. I’ve seen bigger city blocks–in Nebraska!
MikeJ
Talk about excitement, I ran out of my house tonight to catch the 22:20 flyover of the ISS. Got to the water about 5 minutes ahead of time. Realised I didn’t bring a flashlight to see the camera controls (iPod did ok in a pinch). Didn’t bring anything to measure the angle. Brought the wrong lens.
There is one streak in the one pic I got that is the ISS. Two more magnitude -3 or better passes this week, hope the clear skies continue.
No meteors sighted, but I may go back out in a few hours.
The prophet Nostradumbass
@MikeJ: I have run out to see the ISS before as well, it’s really cool to see it move across the sky.
If you’re on the twitter, there’s a service that will send you alerts about ISS pass-overs, based on the location you set in your twitter profile.
RossInDetroit
I can’t believe I went to bed early and missed all the party hilarity. Easy as it would be to make fun of white people getting down with a beer in their hand, I do love to see a group having a good time. And for a good cause as well. Best of luck to Wiley with his book. I’ll check it out.
belle
here in NC the local press has given A Land More Kind than Home huge play. it is expected to be very big nationally.
we love our Southern novelists, especially when they write about any part of NC, especially the mountains, especially Madison County. the traditions there are still alive. this place is lousy with writers, but this book is highly anticipated.
it has been fun reading in real time about the launch.