Have at it!
***Update***
Or maybe not. Comcast has now decided I no longer deserve CBS, either.
I’m now down to basically AMC, USA, SYFY, and HBO. And there is a thirty minute hold to get through.
Early Morning Open Thread
I liked Cyndi Lauper when we were both pushing thirty, and I like her 25 years later:
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She is still doing “All Through the Night” in concert, although not quite in the same style:
Fair warning: Unless you have made peace with your memories of the 80s, do not YouTube the search string ‘pipers pit cyndi lauper’.
Finally one of Abramoff’s Congressmen is in jail…
Too bad it is only former Congressman John Sweeney and too bad that it is for drunk driving and not the crimes he committed in office. Still, the little weasel is behind bars and that can’t be bad.
Back in 2006 I wrote about Sweeney’s involvement with Abramoff over at the GOS. And later that year I helped a reporter get the story into the Albany Times Union as the race went into the final weeks. I like to think that it helped to run Sweeney out of office. Of course he was an asshat in so many other ways that it was only a contributing factor.
And yet, it is good to hear that the little bastard is locked up. I somehow feel safer knowing that this corruptionist is off the streets, even if it was a self-inflicted event and not for the real crimes he committed.
Cheers
dengre
and yes, feel free to use this as an Open Thread…
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Blerg
For some reason, Comcast has decided I do not need half of my channels, including all of the ones with the Olympics. I do have Sci-Fi, though, and was wondering if anyone had seen Beyond Sherwood Forest.
Also, here is another open thread.
Balloon Juice Store Update
An update on the Balloon Juice store:
I have just learned that the commissions generated from the Balloon Juice Online Store for Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue (with Little Bitsy being one of our shining star rescues) have passed the $500 mark for the first two weeks of being online. Thanks to the loyal Balloon Juice followers and animal lovers that amount of money will vaccinate, spay/neuter and Heartworm test nine rescued shelter animals. Or will be used for Heartworm treatments so often needed in the rural areas of NC, for Parvo treatment also prevalent in our shelter puppies, and for other medical issues such as worm medicines, blood work, x-rays, antibiotics, and a multitude of other medical needs. We also at times have to help our local rescue volunteers with gas money for transports and overnight stays. This is a wonderful blessing for the animals in Transylvania County, NC.
Wish I had adequate works to express my gratitude for this happening and your support for animal rescue.
And hopefully we will have more people enter the Charlie’s Angels logo contest. Lots of goodies for the winner…
Evelyn Bridges
Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue
Well done, folks! And I hope you enjoy your merchandise!
Thanks to Laura W., Ahab, and the many others who made this happen.
Open Thread
Took a bunch of pictures of Lily in the snow this morning, but none of them turned out very well except for this one:
We just had a bath, and now we are going to Woof’s to get some dog stuff and some catnip for his royal highness. No matter how many baths she gets, she always acts like I am murdering her, then the moment we are done she runs around he house flinging herself on the furniture like she is having the time of her life.
It’s pretty damned adorable, especially when she runs by Tunch and he takes a swat at her.
Chilean Earthquake
Because there has not been enough human misery lately, there was an 8.8 earthquake in Chile, and it looks like a disaster movie. There are tsunami warnings to be sounded as far away as Hawaii.
Keep your fingers crossed.