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You are here: Home / Economics / C.R.E.A.M. / Open Thread: New Year’s Eve at the Court of the Fake-Sun King

Open Thread: New Year’s Eve at the Court of the Fake-Sun King

by Anne Laurie|  December 31, 20169:20 pm| 102 Comments

This post is in: C.R.E.A.M., Hail to the Hairpiece, Open Threads, Republican Venality

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Trump-owned resort sold tickets to New Year’s Eve party with Trump https://t.co/QdHgKfEuhn pic.twitter.com/e6SyUzXwhI

— The Hill (@thehill) December 31, 2016

However unsatisfactory your own evening’s plans, at least you’re not spending it in the company of people who’ve paid good money to hang around Lord Smallgloves. Per Politico:

Mar-a-Lago, the pricey private resort in Palm Beach, Florida, sold hundreds of tickets at more than $500 a piece to an annual New Year’s Eve extravaganza planned for Saturday night that will feature a very special guest: the president-elect of the United States of America and his family.

President-elect Donald Trump owns the members-only luxury resort, which each year sells tickets to swank parties it throws on holidays and special occasions, including New Year’s Eve, Thanksgiving and Christmas…

Sean Spicer, Trump’s incoming White House press secretary, on a Friday morning conference call with reporters, said the party is already “sold out” with more than 800 people scheduled to attend, including actor Sylvester Stallone and music producer Quincy Jones, in addition to Trump, his wife, incoming first lady Melania Trump, and their son Barron Trump.

A person who travels in Palm Beach society circles said that tickets to the party were being sold for $525 each for members and $575 each for guests…

Incoming White House Director of Strategic Communications Hope Hicks rejected criticisms that Mar-a-Lago was selling access to the president-elect.

“The transition is not concerned about the appearance of a conflict,” she said. “This is an annual celebratory event at the private club, like others that have continued to occur since the election. Additionally, the president cannot and does not have a conflict.”…

“When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.”

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Just got back from our wrap-up-the-year dinner at an ‘upscale chain’ burger joint (because it’s close enough we didn’t have to trust our luck on the freeway). Contemplating whether I should take a nap before watching the midnight fireworks on television, or maybe invite the Spousal Unit to join me for a Netflix movie instead. The predicted ‘light wintery mix’ is just starting to precipitate… and for the moment, my life is perfectly satisfactory.

What’s on the agenda for the night, celebratory or otherwise?
.

What are the odds Trump spends some real time pondering if he can charge for White House tours? https://t.co/AtJLH5MeFj

— Schooley (@Rschooley) December 31, 2016

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  1. 1.

    Mingobat f/k/a Karen in GA

    December 31, 2016 at 9:26 pm

    Oh, Jesus. Mar-a-Lago makes my back spasms seem fun.

    Anyway, open thread, so Happy New Year from Iggy, who just lets people pet him because they seem to really want to, he doesn’t personally care one way or the other whether they do or not, he really doesn’t.

  2. 2.

    Baud

    December 31, 2016 at 9:26 pm

    Not sure yet if I will stay up.

  3. 3.

    Baud

    December 31, 2016 at 9:26 pm

    @Mingobat f/k/a Karen in GA: Happy New Year, Iggy.

  4. 4.

    Mnemosyne

    December 31, 2016 at 9:27 pm

    Pizza, snacks, and probably “The Great Holiday Baking Show” on Hulu because stupid Comedy Central has denied me a “Drunk History” marathon this year. Also, cats and the spouse cozying up on a rainy California night. What could be better?

  5. 5.

    Mary G

    December 31, 2016 at 9:29 pm

    @Mingobat f/k/a Karen in GA: Love Iggy and Muppet. Happy NY to them and your family.

    I am also snuggled up with cats on a rainy SoCal night. I might get up and make hot chocolate if I’m really ambitious. Probably not.

  6. 6.

    Baud

    December 31, 2016 at 9:29 pm

    NBC is doing a 2016 in review, and 90% of the material is new to me.

  7. 7.

    Mnemosyne

    December 31, 2016 at 9:30 pm

    @Mingobat f/k/a Karen in GA:

    Heh. I love how you managed to capture Muppet’s eye roll on camera.

    My BFF brought her two daughters (ages 11 and 13) over on Thursday and they made a huge fuss over our oldest cat, who loved every second of it. G is already wondering when the oldest one will be old enough to catsit when we’re out of town.

  8. 8.

    pat

    December 31, 2016 at 9:30 pm

    Went for an early dinner (only time left for reservations), beef tenderloin and garlic mashed potatoes, creme pie with raspberry sauce for dessert, brought home enough filet and potatoes for another meal, now listening to Mahler, drinking a bit of scotch, and waiting for a decent time to go to bed. Like maybe 9:00.

    Did not sleep between 2 and 5 last night….. too much to worry about……

  9. 9.

    brettvk

    December 31, 2016 at 9:31 pm

    This story is shadenfreudelicious; I love imagining a Trump/Koch slapfight.

  10. 10.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    December 31, 2016 at 9:34 pm

    @Mingobat f/k/a Karen in GA: Happy new Year to you, Iggy, Muppet, and Mr. Mingobat. The celebratory beverage Chez Q is a French 75, so my sobriety will conclude shortly.

    Happy New Year to all Juicers. Even those who think I’m stodgy with pantsuits and a security clearance.

  11. 11.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    December 31, 2016 at 9:35 pm

    @Baud: And miss welcoming in the New Year with us?

  12. 12.

    Suzanne

    December 31, 2016 at 9:36 pm

    On antibiotics for the FUBAR finger, so I shouldn’t, but we will probably make some Moscow mules at home tonight. We’re grabbing some Pita Jungle right now, but after this, we’re going home and will likely be there all night. Must finish Westworld. Have book to read. Prefer keeping paw elevated.

  13. 13.

    Baud

    December 31, 2016 at 9:36 pm

    New thread. Less scrolling.

  14. 14.

    Villago Delenda Est

    December 31, 2016 at 9:36 pm

    @efgoldman: See much of his Trump branded merch.

    He’s beneath contempt. There are sewer rats with greater dignity than him.

  15. 15.

    Omnes Omnibus

    December 31, 2016 at 9:37 pm

    @a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q): The 75s will make that bad feeling disappear.

  16. 16.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    December 31, 2016 at 9:37 pm

    @a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q): Did you get the security clearance on EBay?

  17. 17.

    Major Major Major Major

    December 31, 2016 at 9:37 pm

    Jane Krakowski and Titus Burgess performing with the symphony for me, then a party of some sort. Happy early new year everybody!

  18. 18.

    Sandra L Hanlon

    December 31, 2016 at 9:38 pm

    @brettvk: I know! What the heck?

  19. 19.

    SiubhanDuinne

    December 31, 2016 at 9:38 pm

    I’m really tired and would like to go to sleep soon. But I really feel the need to make damn sure that I pets ally see the arse-end of this year. (In case you didn’t see the end of the dying thread one level down, William Christopher — Father Mulcahy in M*A*S*H — died earlier today, age 84. The year 2016 just refuses to go quietly.)

    Happy New Year to all Juicers and their Significant Others/Spousal Units, children, parents, pets, and friends. May 2017 be appreciably and noticeably better for all of us, and may all the surprises be good ones!

  20. 20.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    December 31, 2016 at 9:39 pm

    @Baud: This concern about scrolling, have you considered a touchscreen?

  21. 21.

    Villago Delenda Est

    December 31, 2016 at 9:42 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: (sigh). William Christopher. Yet Cheney continues to be animated.

    The universe sucks.

  22. 22.

    Baud

    December 31, 2016 at 9:43 pm

    @BillinGlendaleCA: I’m on my phone.

  23. 23.

    Mnemosyne

    December 31, 2016 at 9:43 pm

    @brettvk:

    G and I were just talking about that. Anyone who expects Trump to be grateful that they helped him get elected, or to return a favor of any kind, is doomed to disappointment. Narcissists don’t do favors. In fact, they become enraged if you so much as hint that they owe you something.

    Donald just had his inflated self-image justified by being elected President, and anyone who so much as hints that it happened for any reason other than the entire populace rising up and recognizing his awesomeness is going to be on the receiving end of a spittle-flecked rage.

    I fully expect Koch to be making a groveling public apology on Tuesday, if not sooner. Otherwise, he’s going to be very, very sorry.

  24. 24.

    Major Major Major Major

    December 31, 2016 at 9:44 pm

    @Baud: I hate all the scrolling through long threads on my phone!

  25. 25.

    SiubhanDuinne

    December 31, 2016 at 9:45 pm

    @Villago Delenda Est:

    There are sewer rats Canada geese with greater dignity than him.

    FTFefg

  26. 26.

    eclare

    December 31, 2016 at 9:45 pm

    Sitting on the couch trying to keep my dog calm from the firecrackers (at least I hope they’re firecrackers). Ugh.

    Happy New Year to all!

  27. 27.

    Mingobat f/k/a Karen in GA

    December 31, 2016 at 9:47 pm

    @Mnemosyne: Yeah, there wasn’t going to be a dialogue tonight, but I happened to walk by while that was happening and I couldn’t resist.

    Mr. Mingobat and I are sitting in front of the TV tonight. Fattening snacks later, we’ll flip off 2016 at midnight, then crawl into bed. I have a new full-frame camera coming in a few days that I’m very much looking forward to owning, and it should arrive right about when I anticipate the back being fully recovered, so I’m just waiting out this weekend.

    I start school a week from Monday. I hope to keep too busy over the next couple of years to notice that the idiot shitgibbon is burning the country down. Yay distraction!

  28. 28.

    Mnemosyne

    December 31, 2016 at 9:48 pm

    @a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q):

    If I made a French 75 with lime juice instead of lemon, would I have to be banished to the outer darkness? I don’t want to have to go out in the rain for lemons.

  29. 29.

    Baud

    December 31, 2016 at 9:49 pm

    @Major Major Major Major: It’s the worst.

  30. 30.

    Mnemosyne

    December 31, 2016 at 9:49 pm

    @Baud:

    Example?

  31. 31.

    Baud

    December 31, 2016 at 9:50 pm

    @Mnemosyne: I’ve already forgotten them.

  32. 32.

    Mingobat f/k/a Karen in GA

    December 31, 2016 at 9:50 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: And a very Happy New Year to you too!

  33. 33.

    Major Major Major Major

    December 31, 2016 at 9:51 pm

    @Baud: maybe they’re only new to you because you forgot them the first time too.

  34. 34.

    Baud

    December 31, 2016 at 9:52 pm

    @Major Major Major Major: Do I know you?

  35. 35.

    Mnemosyne

    December 31, 2016 at 9:52 pm

    @efgoldman:

    He’s President(-elect) of the United States. And more to the point, he’s BFFs with Vladimir Putin. Very bad things could happen to the Kochs’ business interests in Russia if Donald so desires, because Putin would be happy to fracture our political landscape even further.

    Never underestimate the vindictiveness of a narcissist. They will always, always come up with an unexpected way to screw you.

  36. 36.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    December 31, 2016 at 9:54 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: They make most bad feelings disappear and they’re tasty. @BillinGlendaleCA: They were sold out. I plan to ask Adam if he has any thoughts. @Mnemosyne: If you like them, I’ll never tell the alcohol armorer.

  37. 37.

    Major Major Major Major

    December 31, 2016 at 9:55 pm

    @Baud: damn, did I forget to give the robot short-term memory?

  38. 38.

    Steve in the ATL

    December 31, 2016 at 9:55 pm

    @efgoldman: BTW, hang on to your dollar for now–I have not yet made a court appearance in a muumuu. I reserve the right to do so, however, after I finish this apple pie.

  39. 39.

    Mike in NC

    December 31, 2016 at 9:56 pm

    @Mnemosyne: FYI, the French 75 was a drink named after one of the deadliest weapons of WW1, a quick firing 75mm cannon.

  40. 40.

    Baud

    December 31, 2016 at 9:56 pm

    @Major Major Major Major: The robot is supposed to be superior in every way.

  41. 41.

    Villago Delenda Est

    December 31, 2016 at 9:57 pm

    @efgoldman: SEAL Team Six?

  42. 42.

    Steve in the ATL

    December 31, 2016 at 9:59 pm

    @Suzanne:

    we will probably make some Moscow mules at home tonight

    Et tu, Suzanne? I thought at least BJ posters had not yet climbed aboard the Putin Express.

  43. 43.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    December 31, 2016 at 10:00 pm

    @Mike in NC:

    the French 75 was a drink named after one of the deadliest weapons of WW1, a quick firing 75mm cannon.

    Aptly, I should note. Our tradition is scrabble with the beverage on NYE.

  44. 44.

    zhena gogolia

    December 31, 2016 at 10:00 pm

    HOW TACKY CAN THIS MAN GET

  45. 45.

    Villago Delenda Est

    December 31, 2016 at 10:01 pm

    @Mnemosyne: “Very bad things” have already happened to Koch business interests in Russia. Fred Koch got his ass handed to him by a superior businessman, Uncle Joe Stalin, which is why Fred was one of the co-founders of the John Birch Society.

  46. 46.

    Baud

    December 31, 2016 at 10:01 pm

    @zhena gogolia: How tacky do you want him?

  47. 47.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    December 31, 2016 at 10:01 pm

    @Baud: I donknow, I use a PC.

  48. 48.

    Major Major Major Major

    December 31, 2016 at 10:01 pm

    @Baud: does that mean it should or should not have a good memory?

  49. 49.

    Villago Delenda Est

    December 31, 2016 at 10:01 pm

    @zhena gogolia: The Marianas Trench isn’t low enough.

  50. 50.

    khead

    December 31, 2016 at 10:03 pm

    Look, I hate to be the grumpy old man but I am having a hard time accepting D-lister mannequin Jenny McCarthy giving tribute to real stars like Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Eve. Ryan Seacrest could’ve at least used Fergie for that segment.

  51. 51.

    zhena gogolia

    December 31, 2016 at 10:04 pm

    I hear they’ve commissioned a new arrangement of “Hail to the Chief” for the Inauguration. Take a listen!

  52. 52.

    Adam L Silverman

    December 31, 2016 at 10:04 pm

    @a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q): Any thoughts on what? I’m clearly missing something.

  53. 53.

    Baud

    December 31, 2016 at 10:04 pm

    @Major Major Major Major: It should have the best memory. Huge, bigly, classy memory.

  54. 54.

    Sibelius

    December 31, 2016 at 10:05 pm

    @pat: Mahler and whisky, one of my favorite pastimes. This year I have indulged, well, often. Prefer Islay (Ledaig, Ardbeg, or Laphroig) and symphonies 1-5 (Chailly/RCO, Boulez/Vienna & Chicago, Fischer/Budapest), haven’t gotten past those yet. Or Das Lied Von der Erde (Nezet-Seguin/LPO).

    Slainte, and a Happy New Year to all.

  55. 55.

    Baud

    December 31, 2016 at 10:05 pm

    @khead: Can’t stand Jenny.

  56. 56.

    zhena gogolia

    December 31, 2016 at 10:06 pm

    @Baud:

    I got my Debbie tribute by seeing the lady herself on TCM — “That’s Entertainment!”

  57. 57.

    Schlemazel

    December 31, 2016 at 10:07 pm

    @zhena gogolia:
    I believe we are going to find out

  58. 58.

    Schlemazel

    December 31, 2016 at 10:09 pm

    @khead: people we should never hear of again:
    Jenny McCarthy, Dick Clark, Ryan Seacrest

  59. 59.

    delk

    December 31, 2016 at 10:10 pm

    I think the last time we ‘did’ NYE was Y2K. We have a pic of that night on one of our tables with us all young and thin and clean shaven.

    Gav just took his last poo of 2016 so we are in for the night.

    If you are going out, stay safe!

  60. 60.

    Ruckus

    December 31, 2016 at 10:10 pm

    @efgoldman:
    I was going to use cheap ass motherfucker but your description is more family friendly.

  61. 61.

    Ruckus

    December 31, 2016 at 10:13 pm

    @Villago Delenda Est:
    EVERY sewer rat has more dignity than drumpf. Hell there might be some that are even richer. Certainly some that are in less debt.

  62. 62.

    Mnemosyne

    December 31, 2016 at 10:16 pm

    @a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q):

    Turns out that lime is okay in a pinch, but we can see that lemon would be a bit better. I may have to go get a lemon tomorrow to use up the prosecco.

  63. 63.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    December 31, 2016 at 10:21 pm

    @zhena gogolia: Now I’m trying to figure out what building that was shot in, I think it may be the Orpheum Theater Building. I can see the sign for the Los Angeles Theater out the window.

  64. 64.

    O. Felix Culpa

    December 31, 2016 at 10:21 pm

    TheraFlu is my drink of choice this NYE. Yay!

  65. 65.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    December 31, 2016 at 10:21 pm

    @Baud: A former co-worker was the EP on her short lived show.

  66. 66.

    Mnemosyne

    December 31, 2016 at 10:22 pm

    @efgoldman:

    We’ll see. None of those guys brought the guy who told the world Ivana’s marital rape story over for a friendly round of golf.

  67. 67.

    Ruckus

    December 31, 2016 at 10:22 pm

    @efgoldman:
    I figured as much, it’s so unlike you.

  68. 68.

    Sibelius

    December 31, 2016 at 10:22 pm

    @efgoldman: I shall give it a go in the new year. I’ve tried the 9th. Haven’t gotten too far.

  69. 69.

    NotMax

    December 31, 2016 at 10:24 pm

    @Mnemosyne

    If it was possible, would push several through the intertubes to you. Lemon tree in back yard must have 100 fruits on it, each nearly the size of an orange.

  70. 70.

    Shalimar

    December 31, 2016 at 10:35 pm

    0% chance Trump spends any time pondering it once someone comes up with the idea, 90% chance those on the White House tour are given the opportunity to take a photo with President Trump for $500.

  71. 71.

    debbie

    December 31, 2016 at 10:35 pm

    @brettvk:

    This will be something fun to look forward to.

  72. 72.

    khead

    December 31, 2016 at 10:36 pm

    @Schlemazel:

    You are two for three with that post. I want ABC to prop up cyborg/zombie Dick Clark every New Year’s Eve until I die.

  73. 73.

    SiubhanDuinne

    December 31, 2016 at 10:36 pm

    Fireworks and/or gunfire making lots of noise. Could they not at least wait until midnight?

    / grumpy old lady

  74. 74.

    Gary K

    December 31, 2016 at 10:40 pm

    Quincy Jones denies that he will be at the party.

  75. 75.

    Suzanne

    December 31, 2016 at 10:41 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: My neighbors are setting fireworks off, too, and I am annoyed. My Luna doesn’t lose her shit anymore, but she is restless. I gave her an extra biscuit.

  76. 76.

    debbie

    December 31, 2016 at 10:42 pm

    @efgoldman:

    Boy, if they could only buy copies of his taxes!

  77. 77.

    SuzieC

    December 31, 2016 at 10:43 pm

    @Mnemosyne: Koch apologize? What happened?

  78. 78.

    SiubhanDuinne

    December 31, 2016 at 10:44 pm

    @zhena gogolia:

    “The transition is not concerned about the appearance of a conflict,” she [Hope Hicks] said. “This is an annual celebratory event at the private club, like others that have continued to occur since the election. Additionally, the president cannot and does not have a conflict.”…

    However did Trump manage to find staffers even more arrogant and patronizing than he himself is? Does he hire them because they’re already obnoxious, or do they gradually become obnoxious after a little time in his company?

  79. 79.

    Suzanne

    December 31, 2016 at 10:45 pm

    @Steve in the ATL: Call it something else, then. Like a Danube Donkey or something. It is a tasty drink.

    Right now, I am drinking two Vicodin. The pain is much better today, but when I try to do things, it starts to ache.

  80. 80.

    Inmourning

    December 31, 2016 at 10:46 pm

    Sibelius, my Grandfather was born on Islay, so I have made it one of my life’s work to taste all of the Islay single malts. Right now, I am a fan of Laphroig. It reminds me of the time we spent as children, running behind the truck that sprayed fresh tar on our street. Good times!

  81. 81.

    NotMax

    December 31, 2016 at 10:47 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne

    Hey, they’ve got to do something with the leftovers from that “sumptuous” buffet pictured on BJ a week or so ago.

  82. 82.

    Schlemazel

    December 31, 2016 at 10:49 pm

    @NotMax:
    It would be fabulous to have a lemon tree in the back yard . . . if it produced 6 lemons a month year around

  83. 83.

    Schlemazel

    December 31, 2016 at 10:51 pm

    @khead:
    I don’t have much of a grudge on Dick, it was mostly not wanting to see the decomposition. OTOH, it would still be more entertaining than Kathy Griffin

  84. 84.

    NotMax

    December 31, 2016 at 10:52 pm

    @Suzanne

    A Caucasian Punch?

    On second thought…

    :)

  85. 85.

    Mnemosyne

    December 31, 2016 at 10:52 pm

    @SuzieC:

    Koch arrived for a round of golf with the writer who published a book where Ivana claimed that the Donald had raped her after she mocked his hair plugs. When Trump threw the writer out, Koch left with him.

  86. 86.

    Sibelius

    December 31, 2016 at 10:53 pm

    @Inmourning: My wife and I were planning a winter trip to Scotland about 11 years ago. Had hoped to be there for Burns’ Night (maybe minus the haggis). Something else happened along the way, her 10th birthday is Monday. Someday I’ll get there.

  87. 87.

    jacy

    December 31, 2016 at 11:06 pm

    Headed to The Boyfriends to smooch and watch TV — whee, the big new year’s extravaganza around these parts. But he did get some Ben & Jerry’s Cookie Dough Beer. Not sure how I feel about that, but probably a fitting way to see out this shitty year. Hope all juicers have a safe and happy evening, and that everyone finds something in the new year to bring them some comfort and happiness, even if it’s just the small things.

  88. 88.

    SiubhanDuinne

    December 31, 2016 at 11:09 pm

    @Sibelius:

    My wife and I were planning a winter trip to Scotland about 11 years ago. Had hoped to be there for Burns’ Night (maybe minus the haggis). Something else happened along the way, her 10th birthday is Monday. Someday I’ll get there.

    Um.

  89. 89.

    Inmourning

    December 31, 2016 at 11:17 pm

    Sibelius, there is a scotch festival on Islay. I don’t have a bucket list, but wouldn’t that be a trip. All that fermenting malt, and for five days.

  90. 90.

    SiubhanDuinne

    December 31, 2016 at 11:17 pm

    @Suzanne:

    You will discover, if you haven’t already, that the injured finger turns out to be the single most important and indispensable part of your entire body.

    And the beauty thing is, it doesn’t matter which finger, which hand — heck, it could be a toe, or a piece of your ear, or anything — whatever it is, you can’t get through more than a few minutes without realizing how much you rely on that body part operating at full capacity.

    Kind of amazing, really, the way we’re designed, but an awful pain (in every sense of the word) when bits get damaged.

    Hope your finger recovers fully and quickly and comfortably. Happy New Year!!

  91. 91.

    randy khan

    December 31, 2016 at 11:18 pm

    @efgoldman:

    I’m pretty sure he thought about it until he found out that he couldn’t keep the money.

  92. 92.

    hitchhiker

    December 31, 2016 at 11:25 pm

    Tomorrow will be the 33rd anniversary of the 1st date I had w/ Mr Hitchhiker — we met for a late New Years Day breakfast at a divey restaurant on State St. in Salt Lake City. Gotta say, agreeing to that breakfast was one of my better choices, and I’ve made a shit ton of stupid ones to balance it out.

    We ate Italian food tonight while picking at an old Merl Reagle crossword puzzle & laughing at the puns.

    If this version of “old” can last a decade or so, I promise to be content and grateful. I know this blog skews older, but to anybody in the <40-ish range, I'd offer this: think in chunks of 5 years, or 10. Almost anything you can name will take longer than it seemed like it would. There will be occasional 2x4s to the head; try not to take them personally. The most unbelievably unfair shit will happen — did happen to me and mine — but so did a whole lot of good luck.

    I’m glad to be here figuring out how to be in a DT world with all of you. When the clock rolls into 2017, me and the mister will be over at St James cathedral for a late Handel concert, goggling at the Catholic penchant for excess & floating on the music.

  93. 93.

    Suzanne

    December 31, 2016 at 11:29 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: I’ve been doing okay. The injured finger is on my left hand, which is not my writing hand. But it hurts to straighten my hand out, and gripping is out of the question.

    Weird thing: Mr. Suzanne and I just went and grabbed dinner, and it’s a casual place, where they will bring you a to-go box for your leftovers, but typically won’t put the food in the container for you. But owing to the paw injury, I asked the waitress to put my salad in the container. She takes a look at my hand and goes, “Ohhhh!”. Then she turns to my husband and says, “Is that what happens in your house when you disagree?!?!”

    Like, WTF? Domestic violence jokes? For real?

  94. 94.

    No One You Know

    December 31, 2016 at 11:32 pm

    @Schlemazel: I was surprised to learn that preserved lemons are a thing in Moroccan cooking…enabling year-round lemon. Granted, there are probably things I shouldn’t put salt-preserved lemons into…just haven’t found them yet.

  95. 95.

    Schlemazel

    December 31, 2016 at 11:46 pm

    I can’t reply to No one you know
    \
    oddest thing I have ever seen even for FYWP

  96. 96.

    Schlemazel

    December 31, 2016 at 11:46 pm

    I wanted to say that the preserved lemon idea was a good one

  97. 97.

    Schlemazel

    December 31, 2016 at 11:47 pm

    but when I do using words that should not be a problem FYWP eats it

  98. 98.

    The Lodger

    December 31, 2016 at 11:48 pm

    @zhena gogolia: Love it! I haven’t heard much Weird Al since my son got over his 14-year-old fanboy obsession, and I have to say he’s improved. (Al or my son, you may ask? Both, actually.)

  99. 99.

    Schlemazel

    December 31, 2016 at 11:52 pm

    I had never thought of that, but then I never had a lemon tree either so never had to deal with the surplus. That would be a good thing to do with them though.

    EDIT: OK, it is the reply field that is causing the issue – very odd

  100. 100.

    Schlemazel

    December 31, 2016 at 11:54 pm

    @No 1 u Know:
    I had never thought of that, but then I never had a lemon tree either so never had to deal with the surplus. That would be a good thing to do with them though.

    EDIT: yup it has something to do with the NYM

  101. 101.

    Ruckus

    January 1, 2017 at 1:08 am

    @SiubhanDuinne:
    I’ve had both hands in navicular casts but not at the same time. Losing the use of your dominate hand for about 10 weeks is not a lot of fun.
    However…..
    Had a friend who had an accident and had both hands in the same kind of cast. At the same time. He said it is amazing what other people will do for you when you can not do normal, usually private tasks. The bathroom is where he said most of the kindness occurred. He was still amazed 20 yrs later.

  102. 102.

    Redleg

    January 1, 2017 at 3:25 pm

    Thus the Trump cabal has forfeited the right to ever use the following phrases:
    1. Clinton Foundation.
    2. Corrupt Hillary
    3. The Lincoln Bedroom
    4. Hillary’s email server
    5. Populist
    6. In touch with regular folks

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