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Enough About Almonds

by John Cole|  August 31, 20149:33 pm| 29 Comments

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  1. 1.

    Betty Cracker

    August 31, 2014 at 9:35 pm

    Oops. Sorry, dude. I swear there wasn’t anything when I hit “publish.”

  2. 2.

    schrodinger's cat

    August 31, 2014 at 9:39 pm

    I gave my Inji kitteh a bath and butt fur cut. It was a two person operation and I survived without any mishap, thank Ceiling Cat.

  3. 3.

    dexwood

    August 31, 2014 at 9:45 pm

    @schrodinger’s cat:
    We gave our terrier/weasel a butt cut and bath. What a job. Wow, does he cry and howl. Fortunately, the windows were closed. No one reported animal abuse. Definitely, four hands good.

  4. 4.

    Dog On Porch

    August 31, 2014 at 9:46 pm

    I know sooner congratulate Roger Goodell for his new policy than Ray McDonald of the Niners is arrested for domestic violence.

  5. 5.

    John Cole +0

    August 31, 2014 at 9:47 pm

    @Betty Cracker: Ehh, shit happens.

  6. 6.

    gussie

    August 31, 2014 at 9:47 pm

    Are almonds good for you?

  7. 7.

    PurpleGirl

    August 31, 2014 at 9:51 pm

    @gussie: You should read the thread below this one, on the post :”Superfood is Killing California.” All kinds of facts about almonds and agriculture in California.

  8. 8.

    muddy

    August 31, 2014 at 9:51 pm

    Here’s an interesting page where you can find historical photos by county.

  9. 9.

    Jacks mom

    August 31, 2014 at 10:02 pm

    So in Shane (movie staring Alan Ladd) The scene where he (the hero) goes up against the bad guy and calls him a dirty Yankee…….? I’m thinking they weren’t referencing the baseball team?

  10. 10.

    muddy

    August 31, 2014 at 10:03 pm

    @efgoldman: Did you get the link through Explorator?

  11. 11.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    August 31, 2014 at 10:04 pm

    These two posts need a theme song.

  12. 12.

    lamh36

    August 31, 2014 at 10:06 pm

    So Rick Perry’s VERIFIED twitter account tweeted a meme pic about the Dem DA lady he tried to get to resign.

    It was pretty juvenile and re-tweeted alot.

    Welp, Perry deleted the tweet and tweeted this:

    A tweet just went out from my account that was unauthorized. I do not condone the tweet and I have taken it down.

    If you want to see the original tweet, here it is.

    https://twitter.com/Green_Footballs/status/506259920250216448

  13. 13.

    RSA

    August 31, 2014 at 10:10 pm

    My wife’s application for SSI was approved this past week. Applying; getting rejected; hiring a lawyer; collecting documentation from doctors; planning for a court hearing… It took a year, which I’m told is fast. The process was short-circuited by a judge’s approval, according to our lawyer. Not that it’s a lot of money, but Medicare is part of the package, which may help in the future. So, yay!

  14. 14.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    August 31, 2014 at 10:12 pm

    @Bill E Pilgrim: I never noticed the similarity before between that scene and this one. Just occurred to me.

    The tentative musical probing, the call and response, learning each other’s language.

    Would be a fun mash up to combine them. The part where the aliens turn into Earl Scruggs would be the best.

  15. 15.

    Bill D.

    August 31, 2014 at 10:13 pm

    My first college roommate was from an almond ranch in the San Joaquin Valley. He pronounced the word “aaa-mond”, with the same a you’d hear in bad.

  16. 16.

    Bill D.

    August 31, 2014 at 10:19 pm

    @RSA: Congratulations!

    I’m a little confused, though. Social Security disability benefits come with Medicare. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits come with Medicaid, at least in some states. The first two benefits require paying into the system enough, aside from being aged or disabled. The latter two require essentially poverty, in addition to being aged or disabled. I hope your wife has the first two, not the latter two.

  17. 17.

    NotMax

    August 31, 2014 at 10:21 pm

    @Bill E Pilgrim

    A kinda, sorta precursor scene.

  18. 18.

    RSA

    August 31, 2014 at 10:25 pm

    @Bill D.: Thanks! And sorry, I misspoke. You’re right, it’s Social Security disability plus Medicare (for my wife’s disability, which I wrote about a while ago.)

  19. 19.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    August 31, 2014 at 10:31 pm

    @NotMax:

    Great.

    Yeah only sorta though, as you say. They just launch right in, whereas what struck me about those other scenes was the similarity in the playing a few notes, listening for an answer, trading fours, or well trading ones, and so on. Both being about dealing with an alien culture, to one degree or another, trying to bridge that gap.

  20. 20.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    August 31, 2014 at 10:33 pm

    @RSA: I remember. That was fast for an approval, but clearly it was an ALJ with some sense. I think about you and you bride regularly. You’re a great partner.

  21. 21.

    Bill D.

    August 31, 2014 at 10:39 pm

    @RSA: Sorry about her disability but glad to hear she has benefits. I worked as an SSI claims rep long ago and those folks did not have it easy, with the twin burdens of poverty and an intrusive means-tested program to deal with.

  22. 22.

    RSA

    August 31, 2014 at 10:43 pm

    @a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q): Thanks for saying that. It’s a challenge, but we’re getting by.

    @Bill D.: I can only imagine. Our social safety net is… complicated.

  23. 23.

    Yatsuno

    August 31, 2014 at 10:45 pm

    @Bill E Pilgrim: One of the best (and only) oboe-tuba duets out there. As a player of both instruments, I thank you for that.

  24. 24.

    Chickamin Slam

    August 31, 2014 at 11:30 pm

    Today when the rains finally stopped I decided to do a round of miniature golf. Normally I wouldn’t do such a thing but I figured my father needed to get out of the house. One time long ago he or other family members would take us kids to do miniature golf. This time I returned the favour. He is feeling a bit better. So yeah miniature golf with boats, odd angles, fake holes that are tubes that lead to another part of the course. That sort of thing.

  25. 25.

    Violet

    August 31, 2014 at 11:31 pm

    @Chickamin Slam: I did that on a weekend trip a month ago. It was really fun. Haven’t played it for a long time and really enjoyed it.

  26. 26.

    lurker dean

    September 1, 2014 at 12:01 am

    congratulations, rsa. your story stuck with me as well, all the best to you and your wife.

  27. 27.

    Yatsuno

    September 1, 2014 at 1:22 am

    @efgoldman: You can’t march with an oboe despite what Sousa thinks. The reed is too fragile. So had to do something for marching. Turns out my long-windedness has another purpose.

  28. 28.

    RSA

    September 1, 2014 at 10:15 am

    @lurker dean: Thanks!

  29. 29.

    Thoughtcrime

    September 1, 2014 at 4:03 pm

    @Bill E Pilgrim:

    These two posts need a theme song.

    How about this one?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_AYqZddckc

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