Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
At first glance, I read “Ghailiani” as “Guiliani”. That was really scary…
Ted Rall periodically Goes Too Far, but he has a genius for combining two or more of the latest political outrages to best storytelling effect.
(People will pay for content that’s worth paying for, and I have been subscribing to www.gocomics.com for six years now and counting. If only they could add ‘Get Fuzzy’ and ‘Jump Start’ to their roster, I’d have all my favorite funny pages in one place.)
BJ regular SiubhanDuinne will be in Nasvhille next week and wants to know if there’s any BJers in the area who would be up for a get-together. Let us know in the thread. Also, any recommendations for things to do in Nashville.
If that’s not enough to seed the thread, opinions on the movie Nashville are welcome too (great Altman movie or greatest Altman movie?).
Rehab was fun because it was the first sign I may be moving in the right direction. No infections, sutures are still in place, and I got some new bandages. They were surprised to hear I am running the ice machine 24/7- apparently most people do not like it that much, but happy I am as it will apparently help the healing.
Funny thing, it was me and three middle-aged women- two with shoulder injuries and one with a hip injury. All three shoulder injuries involved dogs and ice, but the hip injury was caused when the woman was tripped down the stairs by her cat.
Obvious moral- dogs will hurt you, but cats kill.
BBL.
*** Update ***
Many of you asked so, a quick update. Finally got some good sleep last night after I took a benadryl (percs were also making me itch a little, so the doc suggested killing two birds with one stone). Slept so well that I missed two doses and all my ice melted, so I was pretty miserable when I woke up. On the upside, I was allowed to shower this am and take off the ant-clotting stockings, and I just iced for an hour and feel pretty ok right now. Lot of localized pain, but my mood is a lot better.
Now heading to rehab and getting my sutures inspected and bandages changed.
And pain meds just suck. I hate how they make me feel. Why have we not had more success developing non-narcotic pain medication?
I have spent some more hours happily OCDing through the Lexicon, adding attributions, cleaning up links, and including such neologisms as PTDB, Green Balloon Juice, Teabuggers, Moderation (Your Comment Is Awaiting) — linked the WP Codex spam list there — and Firebagger:
Firebagger – Unfortunate portmanteau of FDL ‘Firepup’ and ‘Teabagger’, possibly coined by Firedoglake commenter Knoxville in December 2009 to celebrate the new anti-Obama partnership between Jane Hamsher and Grover Norquist: “How can anyone seriously support any president as he pulls tom-fuckery on the American people? I’d be more than happy if Obama were to fight for the common good and the best interests of the American people. But he’s not. Till he changes course – and till others in his base see that he’s screwing around for all the wrong reasons and screwing us all over in the process – I’ll speak out against him. Call me PUMA. Call me Firebagger. Call me the last true Progressive standing.” First nutpicked for Balloon Juice here, courtesy of commentor Midnight Marauder.
Too much?
If you want to claim credit for a particular phrase, suggest additions, or criticize my copyediting skills, please do so below. Except for the peculiar line spacing between entries — that’s a FYWP, I’m afraid.
Take it away, Bad Horse’s Filly:
Really? Another week has come and gone? It’s been a busy one, a productive one, but it went by too quickly. Because my schedule has been a bit crazy, you’ll notice someone has joined the What’s 4 Dinner Solutions’ team to help out – JeffreyW has already added some great cooking experiences and even better, pet pix! Check out his posts if you haven’t already.
On the board tonight:
Spicy Chicken Stew
Sweet Potatoes w/Apples
Tossed Salad
Shortbread
Click the link for recipes and shopping list.
And congratulations, JeffreyW… I, for one, welcome our new four-footed overlords pinups.
You all fill them so fast, I thought I would put another one up before the night shift checks in.
I see helicopter Ben got another term. Thoughts?