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You can’t say yes and you can’t say no

by DougJ|  May 18, 20109:48 pm| 155 Comments

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I never thought I would recommend a Larry King interview with a geriatric rocker, but I highly recommend tuning into the Larry King interview with Mick Jagger tonight — there’s 15 minutes left in EST but it probably hasn’t started yet elsewhere. Great live footage! And is it a coincidence that the NBA is using “Rip This Joint” as as its theme song? Thanks to the commenters for directing me to the “Plundered My Soul” YouTube. Also too.

Trying to keep the Exile on Main Street re-release posts to a mininum here, but yeah, I’m excited.

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A Rambling Open Thread

by John Cole|  May 18, 20107:15 pm| 200 Comments

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I was wondering why the HGTV channel features lots of homes, but no gardening. Is there no channel that discusses gardening?

Also, as I told someone last night, when the revolution comes, if I am in charge, first against the wall are the 20 something newlyweds on House Hunters who freak out that their first home might not have all stainless steel appliances or who summarily reject any house in which the bathrooms do not have two sinks.

Here are some pictures of the dogs today:

Having three dogs is exhausting. I have no idea how my parents dealt with four kids, a dog, two cats, a rabbit, and fish.

Figured you all would want an open thread to discuss the election results, so hear you go.

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Chuck Open Thread

by John Cole|  May 17, 20107:09 pm| 61 Comments

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Got the garage cleaned out and scrubbed, got the spider plants potted, house is cleaned, got those beautiful pictures I had framed hung, and picked up a Composter. I went through all the suggestions but just decided this was all I needed for clippings and the like. When it fills, I will just pick up another one. Finally going to get around to getting the garden plowed and put in. I’m late this year.

Almost had an amazing picture of a male and female cardinal chilling on the birdfeeder next to the rhododendron, and then Lily barked and sent all the birds scattering into the wind.

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MAKE IT ALL STOP

by John Cole|  May 17, 20105:45 pm| 73 Comments

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Marc Ambinder, you’re a smart guy and have really been on your game for the past couple of months, but could you please quit pretending she is the one writing this crap? She doesn’t write the footnoted brainfarts on facebook, and she didn’t write that attack on Huntsman.

She has no damned clue who Jon Huntsman, JR. is, and if you asked her, she’d probably tell you “Of course I support all those huntsmen out there with their right to bear arms to hunt and fish and catch what they eat the way we do up here in Alaska, you betcha.”

*** Update ***

Synchronicity.

Sign the petition to ask Sarah Palin to tell the truth. I get a stipend for every petition you sign.

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YouTube Enters Kindergarten

by @heymistermix.com|  May 17, 201010:23 am| 24 Comments

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I went to check out this video recommendation from wag in the comments, and saw that YouTube has a “5 Years Old” banner. Here’s the video, and an open thread in honor of that completely taken for granted, yet very young, site.

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Open Thread

by John Cole|  May 16, 20106:43 pm| 66 Comments

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Another content free day from me. Sorry.

We went to the greenhouse, was doing some work work that had to be done by tomorrow, and then cleaning.

Was so happy with my Fiskars Weeder /Dandelion Implement of Destruction that I went ahead and picked up a Fiskars Edger today.

BTW- do you have any idea how hard it is to find a decent wheelbarrow? All the big box stores seem to have an exclusive contract with True-Temper, and their wheelbarrows are crap.

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CBS Sunday Morning

by John Cole|  May 16, 20109:01 am| 17 Comments

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Have at it.

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