Cold here- about 50 degrees. Thirty degree drop in just a few days, so I am couchbound watching Dexter Season 3.
When does Season 2 of Chuck come out on DVD?
Open Thread
Talk about anything except the !@+$#*&$^ Steelers.
Open Thread
Tired and otherwise occupied. Talk amongst yourselves.
Your Monday Moment of Zen
I interrupt your work day for this newest pic of the youngest Balloon Juicer, from commenter Krista/Redkitten:
Early reports have him “eating like a horse and growing like a weed.”
Continue on with your day.
Early Morning Open Thread – Thrown Under the Bus!
Because I can’t access the BJ Lexicon tonight, I’ll just share this tidbit here: According to the late local TV news, the late William Safire claimed to have introduced the terms “strawman” and “thrown under the bus“ into modern political discourse (along with his catchphrase, “nattering nabobs of negatavism”).
Of course it probably isn’t true, since Safire didn’t claim authorship when he discussed the term in his beloved column on English usage. So I’m left to wonder: why these phrases, now? Why did somebody think it would be a creative honor worth claiming?
Early Morning Open Thread – Thrown Under the Bus!Post + Comments (77)
CBS Sunday Morning
I’m continuing my boycott of every Sunday show except for CBS Sunday Morning, so let me know what happens. I finally got a couple hours sleep and will be on the rails to trails with the pup.
Don’t forget Bitsy:
Start off the new week big!
Home Crap Home
Made it back in one piece, Sam and Lily said their goodbyes, and now back at Balloon Juice HQ:
According to Tammy, Lily was awful the whole time I was gone. Mean to Sam, took over Sam’s bed, and ran off twice, forcing Tammy to run around in the rain. Lily was happy to see me, though.