Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Republicans do not pay their debts.

There are consequences to being an arrogant, sullen prick.

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

Schmidt just says fuck it, opens a tea shop.

Wow, you are pre-disappointed. How surprising.

We’ve had enough carrots to last a lifetime. break out the sticks.

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

Ah, the different things are different argument.

They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.

I’d try pessimism, but it probably wouldn’t work.

How can republicans represent us when they don’t trust women?

The next time the wall street journal editorial board speaks the truth will be the first.

Consistently wrong since 2002

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

A sufficient plurality of insane, greedy people can tank any democratic system ever devised, apparently.

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

You don’t get to peddle hatred on saturday and offer condolences on sunday.

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

Today’s GOP: why go just far enough when too far is right there?

We still have time to mess this up!

Nothing worth doing is easy.

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

We’re not going back!

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

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Balloon-Juice meet-up in San Diego and commenter ranchandsyrup asked me to post the details. I need tv when I’ve got Tbogg?

Meetup is scheduled for Saturday at the Duck Dive in Pacific Beach. We have an area set aside and there will be some liquor sampling (read: SOME “free” booze) from 7-9. The Duck Dive people are excited to have us and the food is pretty darn good. We’ll put up some Balloon Juice related stuff so you’ll know where we are.

Duck Dive info:

The Duck Dive
4650 Mission Blvd
San Diego, CA. 92109
www.theduckdive.com

Looking forward to it!

Tbogg is planning on being there.

Reader Interactions

121Comments

  5. 5.

    mai naem

    Photos. Pictures, Snaps. Portraits. Videos.Tape. Clips. Lots please. Okay,thanks for your cooperation.

  6. 6.

    gogol's wife

    Wow, sounds great. Are the bassets going to be there? I just loved the slimy-ear picture. Too bad I’m very, very far away.

  7. 7.

    tulip

    totally jealous I have to admit I would love to meet tbogg. too bad this wasn’t like close to 20 years ago when I was living down San Diego adjacent.

  9. 9.

    Mark B.

    Well, I’m stuck in Texas. I’d really like to meet the Boggfather, since I’ve been reading his posts since 1999 or so, when he was posting on the CNN forums … and then we moved to Table Talk, and then he became some sort of big shot blogger.

  10. 10.

    Trollhattan

    Fun area–was just down there for a chunk of spring break (which suddenly seems like months ago). No bassets were spotted, despite my daughter being on the lookout (she’s seen their photos for quite awhile, “Squeeeee!”)

    Have fun, y’all!

  13. 13.

    lamh35

    OT, but I just gotta say, it’s amazing how all these reporters on CNN think cause they watch CSI that they are crime scene investigators!

    YOU.ARE.NOT.CSI-CNN!!!!!

  14. 14.

    ira-NY

    Yes, recruit TBogg.

    How can he stay with the baggers at FDL? Today they were as bad as I have ever seen them.

  16. 16.

    joeyess

    If you folks are meeting with Tbogg at a joint called the Duck Dive and don’t discuss in length, and come back with a copious amount of snark, about this, it will be a Meet-Up Fail of epic proportions.

  17. 17.

    joeyess

    and please take my comment out of moderation hell. You’ll thank yourselves immediately.

  18. 18.

    Poopyman

    The Duck Dive people are excited to have us

    Wait. There’s a reputation, and it’s good ?!?

  20. 20.

    Spaghetti Lee

    I’m actually kind of surprised TBogg never has FP’d for Balloon Juice. Anti-firebagger, cranky and camera-shy, pet lover…he and John should be best of friends by now.

  22. 22.

    BGinCHI

    @Spaghetti Lee: I just assumed Tbogg and DougJ were the same person.

    Has anyone seen them in the same room at the same time? It would explain Doug’s lack of pets (or “lack” of pets).

  25. 25.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @beltane: From your link:

    Ricin was used in the 1978 assassination of Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov. The author, who had defected nine years earlier, was jabbed by the tip of an umbrella while waiting for a bus in London and died four days later.

    Coolest assassination ever.

  28. 28.

    mai naem

    @A Ghost To Most: ooh,yeah, recruit tbogg. We know John has lots of $$$ left over from his April 1st subscription event. We could just pretend we are rescuing Tbogg instead of dogs and cats.

  31. 31.

    MikeJ

    Was the bomber a reader of XKCD?

    Investigators have also recovered components of the bombs, enabling them to determine what they consisted of two 6-liter pressure cookers packed with nails, ball bearings, and other metal.

    http://what-if.xkcd.com/40/

  33. 33.

    Joel

    Pacific Beach is TBogg’s hood, if I recall correctly.

    It was my hood, many years ago. If I were to live in San Diego, I’d probably opt for University Heights. If I had money, La Jolla. And I’d buy a dog so he could crap on Mitt Romney’s lawn.

  34. 34.

    beltane

    @Omnes Omnibus: Wow, I was a 4th grader at the time and do not remember hearing this story except perhaps in a garbled playground version where a boy in my class warned us about old men carrying poisoned umbrellas. I was skeptical about the story at the time.

  35. 35.

    BGinCHI

    @MikeJ: The dude who does xkcd should be a gazillionaire and Bill Gates should be one paycheck away from blowing crack dealers.

  37. 37.

    Attaturk

    Yes, recruit TBogg.

    How can he stay with the baggers at FDL? Today they were as bad as I have ever seen them.

    Especially that guy that posts at 1:30 a.m. Pacific Time.

    He sucks on toast.

  38. 38.

    Roger Moore

    @MikeJ:

    Was the bomber a reader of XKCD?

    Obviously not, or he would have tried using his pressure cooker to make dioxygen difluoride. Did you even bother to read the article you linked?

  39. 39.

    Hill Dweller

    @beltane: The Twitter machine is speculating it was sent because he voted to break the filibuster of the background check legislation.

  42. 42.

    ranchandsyrup

    If anyone has questions, etc. my email is my nym @ gmail dot com

    My co-blawging wife will be there and is putting on a promotional event with some vodka sampling. She put some great people on it to work so it should be fun.

  49. 49.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @BGinCHI: Since this is a non-serious thread, I have question for you. Are there any recommended upper body exercises to help with cycling? I could, of course, do research on my own, but what fun would that be?

  50. 50.

    Yutsano

    @BGinCHI: Flavoured vodka from Canuckistan? Quelle horreur!!

    (I keed, of course. I used to get drunk off Canadian beer in college.)

  51. 51.

    Hungry Joe

    I’m so there.

    Many years ago I lived just a half-dozen or so blocks north of the Duck Dive address. It’s near (or maybe on?) the site of the old Tug’s Tavern; what a great dive bar THAT was. On Sunday mornings they’d serve impossibly cheap coffee, bacon, eggs, & toast, and the long, long, out-the-door-and-halfway-to-the-ocean line of hung-over and still-drunk beach rats was something to see. Especially if you were in the middle of it.

  54. 54.

    BGinCHI

    @Omnes Omnibus: Why should I continue to diligently prep for my seminar when I could tell you to get your ass into yoga. Helps with flexibility, strength, and meeting women (if that’s a need).

    Most cyclists don’t strengthen their upper bodies. They focus on their core. If you don’t know what that means you are in for some serious pain but also some serious improvement. If you have a bad back, for example, you need to work on the core. I would suggest yoga and light weights.

    Or do as I do and ride 2 or 3 hundred miles a week.

  60. 60.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @BGinCHI:

    Helps with flexibility, strength, and meeting women (if that’s a need).

    Interesting. And, if you are actually trying to prep for a seminar why would you be foolish enough to show your face here? It’s like a bar – “Come on, just have one drink; you don’t have to stay long” and then next thing you realize is it’s closing time.

  63. 63.

    The Friendly Libertarian

    Rpger Wicker targeted.

    SURELY it must be a right winger! Right guys?

  64. 64.

    Violet

    @Omnes Omnibus: Second the yoga recommendation, but for core I’d also add Pilates. The first time I did Pilates, I was sore a week later when I went back to the class. And I was doing regular ab workouts and thought I was in reasonable shape. Pilates is amazing for core strength. Yoga is better for flexibility and balance and general well-being.

  66. 66.

    Calming Influence

    “We’ll put up some Balloon Juice related stuff…”

    Well, I guess anything’s legal in California.

  74. 74.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    @MikeJ:

    The Fucking Yankees are going to play Sweet Caroline at the end of the 3rd.

    The terrorists have won.

  78. 78.

    shortstop

    Since I no like football, to me Pat Summerall was only the Tru Valu Hardware (it’s more than just a name; it’s a way of doing business that means..troooo val-ew!) man for me. I refuse to feel shame for this.

  82. 82.

    Calming Influence

    Recruit TBogg. Offer a 2 year contract, $3.5 mil/year, and $850,000 as a signing bonus.

    I think he’ll go for it.

  83. 83.

    PsiFighter37

    Good stuff. Is it bad of me to pimp the burgeoning meetup I’d like to plan a few weeks from now in Hellay? I will be in town, and while I am neither as famous as TBogg or as witty as half the people on this blog, it’d still be cool to see you all when I swing through the Left Coast for a quick weekend visit.

  88. 88.

    Calming Influence

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    April 1 brought in that much money?

    Yeah, unfortunately it did. Before I realized it was a joke, I PayPal’ed Cole the whole $6 million he asked for, and now he won’t give it back.

  89. 89.

    Roger Moore

    @PsiFighter37:

    Is it bad of me to pimp the burgeoning meetup I’d like to plan a few weeks from now in Hellay?

    Go for it; just don’t use that name for our fair metropolis! We’re talking about having a meetup while PsiFighter37 is in town, provisionally located at Golden Road Brewing.

  90. 90.

    Soonergrunt

    @Omnes Omnibus: How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?
    I’ll bet you the answers to both those questions are the same.

  92. 92.

    shortstop

    @Calming Influence: Wait, aren’t you still in attorney review?

    Sorry for dumb joke; real estate purchase with tricky seller’s attorney taking a lot of my attention this week.

  94. 94.

    PsiFighter37

    @ranchandsyrup: Well, then. We’re looking at doing something on Friday, May 10th (but can be Saturday if more people would prefer). I’ve gotten a suggestion for Golden Road Brewery, which looks like a delicious place to eat and drink an evening meal.

    If interested, please ping me at [email protected]. Now that it seems a front-pager is down for posting these things, I can spam DougJ in a couple weeks about this and demand some attention.

  98. 98.

    ranchandsyrup

    @MikeJ: The worst part is that ED just appointed himself to the ombudsman position and that bloated salary. Wait, the worst part was that ED was so damn sensitive about everything.

  102. 102.

    shortstop

    So this seller is representing himself — he’s a failed probate attorney (such a bad reputation around town) who really wanted to be a trial lawyer. He has a hugely inflated perception of his own competence and also of his property’s value. What could go wrong?

  105. 105.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    @shortstop: The ones that really want to be in court but don’t have the chops to do it are the worst. But I admit I have a bias about that. I had no idea one could be a “failed probate attorney.” Wow.

  106. 106.

    keestadoll

    Lousy locale for a BJ confab. La Posta Taco Shop on 5th and Washington or perhaps…nah. PB: it’s where people go.

  110. 110.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    @Roger Moore: A bit high falutant but I’ll do. I no longer imbibe the boozy stuff. The parking lot seems to be always well populated, so they must be pretty good.

  111. 111.

    Roger Moore

    @BillinGlendaleCA:
    I’ve only been there once- I usually go to Lucky Baldwin’s in Sierra Madre when I’m in the mood for a beer- but I liked it. Of course, I was the one who suggested it in the first place, so I’m not exactly unbiased.

    ETA: And they do have iced tea and coffee, too.

  112. 112.

    Yelli

    Hi -lurker here but my cat has been featured at least a few times in BJ so you know I am legit. :)

    Bummer!!! Saturday is my son’s birthday. Next time you meet in SD, I will be there.

  113. 113.

    keestadoll

    @ranchandsyrup: Can’t get carbe asada up here behind the redwood curtain. Luckily, I found a blog where the guy figured it out! I could make millions up here. Good lord. To you all in SD, you are so spoiled on that front alone!

  114. 114.

    Mnemosyne

    @PsiFighter37:

    Golden Road is also good because it’s easy to get to from the 134 Freeway. Parking is kind of a bear, but that’s Los Angeles. Local hipsters can ride their bikes since there’s plenty of bike parking.

    I may be too chicken to go, but we’ll see. I’m not even close to my internet persona IRL, so I would probably be sitting in the corner all night and only reveal myself afterwards.

  117. 117.

    Glidwrith

    Shyly de-lurks: Is the thread still live? I think I’ll be able to come – in-laws from KY showing up at the same time. You folks will be a nice antidote………

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