Posted on 01/03/2008 6:35:58 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
16? Anybody bid 16?
I'd have taken the rest of this week off except boss troll thought it was a good idea to schedule a bored meeting...today.
idjits
That depends on the pressure. And what you consider "hot."
Checking in at 41... but it’s gonna be windy today.
~sip~
It’s actually 22 here!
If I can a) find it and b) get my husband or similar to move the audio to something electronic, I will happily post them for all to hear!
Cool - now I have a project. ;)
Hobbit Hole XXXV: the spa edition...
You know we’d love that!
Good morning!
Not really very cold here, but it’s been raining for what, four days now? The closest we get to clear is Monday, and even that says “considerable cloudiness”. And it’s a moving target. They keep extending the rain in the forecast. :-\
At least it’s no longer supposed to be icy tomorrow. As a result, I’m considering a trip to Trader Joe’s...about forty minutes away. I’ve never been to one, but after my visit to my brother in SF and all the various foods they had from there, I’m convinced it’s practically the source of all good things! Especially chocolate things and bread and coffee and relatively inexpensive and good frozen foods. It’d be interesting to check it out, if nothing else, and see how tricky the drive is. If it wasn’t bad, it might could be worth a trip now and again.
OK, I’ve showered. Y’all can come back now...
I suspect that the Democrats will most likely have to deal with such a broken convention --- where, due to the internal imbalances in the Democrat Party, they will probably have more of a chance of tearing that party apart.
Here's my scenario: in the wake of her third place finish today, Hillary! manages to say or do something that alienates the black vote even more than Shaheen's stupid-stupid-stupid drug dealer crack did last month. If she doesn't do well in New Hampshire, and if her South Carolina black vote either stays home or votes for Obama, she's hosed, and Obama will collect the largest number of delegates.
But what happens if, after wrapping up the delegates, something horrible comes out about Obama this summer, before the convention? Something so bad that he can't recover from it?
Will the delegates pledged to Obama vote for Hillary!? Or will they demand some other candidate ---- Silky Pony? Kuchinich-rhymes-with-spinach? The left wing of the Democrat Party is so robust, it may go its own way ... not too tired to fly, as in the election of 1968, but flying on its own, as in the election of 1948, with a Chicken Foot Party dedicated to socialism and no foreign entanglements. "Universal health care and all soldiers home in 90 days!"
Contemplate it: Hillary! is the brand-new, original candidate, just handed her party's nomination. She has her own "unelected" issues to deal with, a far-left-wing third party, led by Kuchinich, is saying all the things the whack-jobs want to hear. That party will force her to run more left than she would prefer, and, perhaps, more left than the American people would prefer.
Meanwhile, the Republicans have a calmer convention and --- probably --- no credible third party sprout to contend with (I don't credit Ron Paul.) Even if the Republican nomination process breaks, the split shouldn't tear the party apart.
I tell you, it's mega-popcorn time!
That sounds super fun! Get me some cheese to go with the lovely Democrat whine!
Hey, it’s been a while since you’ve been posting - what’s up with that?
Ungh not yet. I'm not ready yet. I don't think there was ever an election where I was so unmotivated. I'd rather scrub toilets than endure election coverage these days.
Did you ever go see about that table?
Look on the good side, only 300 more days of election coverage!
I didn’t. It was down-pouring off and on last night, and I didn’t relish the idea of trying to find one apartment in an unfamiliar area in those conditions. :-\ I’m not a great night driver in any case.
I’m going to call later and see if it’s still available - I told them not to hold it on my account, since that didn’t seem fair.
I guess I could also check Goodwill tomorrow...though often their prices on furniture really aren’t that wonderful of a deal. Still, you never know!
And sometimes they have super cool things like those little folding corner shelves I picked up. I love those things! Remember them?
Another good reason to take up knitting. ;)
I think so...
They’d also have tablecloths of some sort, I’m sure. And I always check for artwork, too.
Also they take cards, which means not having to try to get exact change ahead of time - one minor frustration with Craigslist purchases.
And I could drop off some junk...
I think I’ve talked myself into a trip.
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