December 16, 2006
Tommy Thompson
. . . has
entered the fray for 2008.
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Now there's a man who's a darn sight better than the clowns we've got lining up so far!
I could feel good about voting for him.
Posted by: Desert Cat at December 16, 2006 07:02 PM (xdX36)
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I don't know enough, but he's always struck me as a stand-up guy.
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VodkaPundit Returns.
Well, sort of.
Holy fucking shit: Steve has been—is—seriously ill. But he's stabilizing, and may even start writing again at some point.
Send him a note to wish him well, or drop by and say "hi."
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December 15, 2006
Another Secret of the Universe.
Bitchin' lunchboxes.
I got a few for A the H and me when the back-to-school sales started in September. One has to have a few around, and they only last a few years before the vinyl edges start to rip or milk spills into the folds and smells nasty.
But next time I have a steady dayjob, I'll get a set of this stuff. I might even poke around here, though 30 minutes for making lunch is out of the question. As are mango bunnies and hard-boiled eggs shaped like flowers. Just—no.
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Please reconsider the mango bunnies....
Posted by: Darrell at December 16, 2006 08:03 PM (YlUAq)
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That's a tough request. I find mangoes so challenging that I tend to eat them over the sink, because it's so difficult to contain the juice and the mess. Love 'em, though.
Talk to me next summer; maybe I'll be a girly-girl by then in the tropical fruit department . . .
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I remember. You remove your blouse, just in case, if I recall. Or at least, that's how the dream went. Or was it the movie? It's hard to keep these things straight.
You can have your book's protagonist make those bunnies. Maybe just prior to a knife fight. It's always easier to write domestic perfection.
Posted by: Darrell at December 17, 2006 07:56 AM (2zCMq)
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Ooh, Nice.
Jon Stewart with Dennis Miller. I honestly think I could watch
this all day long, and I definitely agree with Cranky Neocon that Stewart and Miller ought to replace Hannity and Colmes.
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"Okay, see you later."
"Of course," he replies. "I might bail on my own party, and decide to shadow you instead."
"That's fine," I tell him as I put on mascara. "Did you want to verify that the guys I'll be talking to at the party are gay?"
"Of course. I might just emerge from the shadows and demand that they sing show tunes. Just to be safe."
"Fair enough." And I put on my lipstick.
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Charles Krauthammer
. . . on how the Iraq Study Group has given the Bush Administration
another chance to forge a new path there.
h/t: His Instyness.
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December 14, 2006
But Which One Is . . .
—aw,
never mind.
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At least it isn't a different ball... ;-)
Yes, I'll be here all week. Please tip your LMA. Thank yew!
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"We're Getting Together for Chanukah,"
he informs me. "And we'll have latkes. My mother makes excellent latkes."
"Will you be eating beef brisket?" I ask.
There is a pause. Then he remarks, "you must know a lot of Jews."
"Define 'a lot,'" I request.
And he has no answer.
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Eric
. . . at
Classical Values discusses the scarlet "R," and what it means today.
I believe that if you're in media, entertainment, or academia it means a hell of a lot.
There are people I'm still not "out" to, after knowing them for years. As a bisexual, yes. As a right-of-center libertarian, no.
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The Sexual Revolution must be complete if one's sexuality is more acceptable in polite conversation than one's political beliefs.
I sort of know what you mean. I have to be pretty comfortable with a group before I delve into a political discussion.
Posted by: Sean Hackbarth at December 15, 2006 03:29 PM (QJ5cf)
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Vin Ordinaire
Why is it that each decade has one particularly fashionable type of vin ordinaire?
In the 1970s, it was burgundy (and liebfraumilch, as a white wine). In the early 80s, it seemed to be sangria. In the late 80s, everyone was drinking zinfandel—and then white zinfandel. In the 90s it seemed people went back to chianti as a red table wine. Now it's merlot and shiraz, or pinot grigio in the white realm.
All along, my father has stuck largely to his cabernet. Commendable.
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Cabernet ...if it is good.
I never thought I liked Cabernet until I had some from one of our wineries here in southern AZ. Now I'm permanenetly spoiled. I need to do a roadtrip down there again for another case or two.
Posted by: Desert Cat at December 14, 2006 07:32 PM (xdX36)
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Chalk One Up
. . . for the
Democrats. I am actually rather stunned.
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This is a Democratic promise. It is not worth the air inhaled to speak it.
Hold your applause until the Democrat Congress has passed the pork-free budget that has been promised to us.
Posted by: John at December 14, 2006 02:19 PM (eskU0)
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It makes a sweet-smelling political hay. But the real test is whether they get it baled up and in the barn, or whether it rots in the field.
Posted by: Desert Cat at December 14, 2006 07:35 PM (xdX36)
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Not so fast. IF all goes according to Democrat plans, no actual money will be saved in the process. Earmarks, especially earmarks for Red States will go away. And the Dems promise to shore up the seriously UNDERFUNDED special wants, needs, and desires of the Dem Party. Read near the end of all MSM stories in the matter. BAU.
Posted by: Darrell at December 14, 2006 08:38 PM (SfbAH)
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December 13, 2006
I Should Be In On This Project.
Or at least they should call me in for the
sweet-talking part. I happen to excel at that.
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Something tells me "off the shelf" may play an important role in this exercise, especially when you consider the Defense Dept.'s supply closet...
The "sweet talk" part is just to impress the girls. And our enemies who are incapable of such niceties and, thus, discouraged from shooting down our satellites.
Posted by: Darrell at December 14, 2006 09:44 AM (3lA3M)
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I Just Took the Day Off.
That wasn't my original plan, but that's what I did. Unless one wants to credit me for the housework I did, or classify the mysteries I read as "research," or characterize exercise as being work, or give me the benefit of a doubt and assume I'll be productive during the night tonight.
Which is possible. But I don't care much. Because I'm grabbing more reading material, and going back to bed. Please don't bug me unless the house is burning down, okay?
See you tomorrow. It's been an intense several weeks.
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The Crisper Is Back.
Dave's posting again at my favorite
nutrition blog. Thank goodness; I was starting to feel like a chump for going back there all the time during his hiatus.
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Satan, Soy, and Sexuality.
CalTech Girl's found one of those hilarious fringe beliefs regarding
Scary Tofu.
This one ties the extremist religious right with skepticism about soy products, but I've seen similar thoughts (minus the homophobia) on the science-challenged leftist edges.
Personally, I live on rice milk and pure grain alcohol . . .
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I caught this earlier in the day and had to reply. This man does not cite a SINGLE source...not even a moonbat source...for any of his "findings". Does he work for the AP, perhaps? Someone, somewhere, reads and believes this stuff. Please tell me this is a cruel joke or some sort of psychological experiment...
Posted by: RightWingConspirator at December 14, 2006 05:55 PM (0l6Fg)
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Not so fast. Forgetting the part about sexual orientation and its timing or onset, there is a legitimate scientific issue and interest here, one that hasn't been answered with sufficient long-term research and data. This is being addressed by the mainstream scientific community. I'm not going to give you a comprehensive summary here without seeing some $$$ first. Showering LMA with Christmas gifts would do nicely, also. Let me just say we are experimenting on ourselves and our offspring in ways never imagined. The Asian anecdotal evidence doesn't support American usage, dosage, and consumption levels--for adults, let alone babies. And there MAY be consequences to such actions. With soy, the common assumption is that in neonates, the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis is more active than in older children and adults, which compensates for the estrogenic effects of the high intake of isoflavones. Do you want your little "bundle-of-joy" being the test case? See "Potential Health Impacts Of Excessive Flavonoid Intake," Skibola and Smith, http://ehscenter.berkeley.edu/publications/00_skibola_1.pdf
And..."The Endocrine and Reproductive System: Adverse Effects of Hormonally Active Substances?" Greim, http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/113/4/S1/1070
For now, I would stick with milk from the intended source--its mother's breasts. For supplementation, I would go with organic cow's milk (no hormones used, and antibiotics used only as medically required and administered by a vet). Soy can be used sparingly, if necessary.
Posted by: Darrell at December 14, 2006 09:23 PM (SfbAH)
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Actually, what I've heard is that one has to be careful with soy-based formula with female babies, lest one affect sexual development.
But the counter-argument is that premature exposure to cow's milk can incur allergic reactions, so soy is the safer bet.
To be truthful, I was mostly riffing on the gay thing, and fear-of-soy in general. With an infant, though, I'd figure out the most conservative course: one never wants to gamble with a child.
Posted by: Attila Girl at December 14, 2006 11:16 PM (zxOEV)
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Darrell: Point taken. I'm not a nutritionist. But if there is valid research on the subject, all the more reason to cite it. Guess my anger at some recent shoddy research and journalism (Jimmy Carter and AP, to be precise) flared up as I was reading this...
Posted by: RightWingConspirator at December 15, 2006 04:11 PM (0l6Fg)
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"But the counter-argument is that premature exposure to cow's milk can incur allergic reactions, so soy is the safer bet."
So say stealth animal rights groups (like Center For Science in the Public Interest) that want to see the US milk and beef(particularly veal )industries go bye-bye. I love the smell of agenda-driven science in the morning. Since human babies have been consuming cow's milk for some 10,000+ years (9,000-8,000 BC), it's safe to say there is a fair amount of empirical data available. CSPI data only go back as far as the mid-1800s (see Marx--Karl).
I'll stick with my mix--Human mother's milk, organic cows milk, and soy. In that order. Pressure those soy people to remove all those (bioactive) components in baby formulas. Let those go into adult supplements, where they belong. And please use supercritical CO2 extraction or something like that, and forget about solvent-type extraction. It's not worth the few cents.
Posted by: Darrell at December 15, 2006 10:16 PM (+XYge)
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Darrell, you are making my miniature brain hurt.
The allergens thing is confusing. I'm thankful that my allergies are to Things Airborne, but is the rate of food allergy going up, or only the diagnosis thereof?
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Sorry! The monkeys are getting ambitious. I did supply pain relievers, though. :-)
I think food allergies are being reported and diagnosed more, instead of simply avoiding the offending foods. Lawyers will be suing parents soon.
Posted by: Darrell at December 16, 2006 10:50 AM (glh5n)
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I took a "family portrait" of the pain relievers, but the memory limitations on this machine forbid me from posting images right now. I'll get that fixed soon, but in the meantime I'll send you the pic.
They are almost too cute to consume. Almost.
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I did know you were practicing some of that sweet talk that you use to down satellites with (reference to that flattery in the previous comment)...
I'll send the pic back in a smaller size, if you wish. Include your arm and hand in another shot and I'll make it look like regular size (O.75 liter) bottles. Now wouldn't THAT make a nice gift! Maybe some day...
Posted by: Darrell at December 16, 2006 02:55 PM (n1Kcr)
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Let's see how our friends in the Northwest treat us . . .
Posted by: Attila Girl at December 17, 2006 12:34 AM (zxOEV)
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I May Not Be a Hippie Any More
. . . but I still
eat this shit up. Maybe more, now that I know what our dependence on foreign oil is doing to human lives all over the world.
Not everyone wants to live off the grid—but decentralization sounds like a cool way to go. Personally, I'm getting a windmill for my backyard.
From everyone's favorite PM whore. (I say that with love.)
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December 12, 2006
Jules Crittenden
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translates Kofi Annan's recent speech "from the original bullshit."
Via Insty.
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