Time to hang out the “Gone fishin’ sign once again
Last week, we were talking about having a soul-themed edition of Travelin’ Music, and I still think that’s a great idea. But not tonight. When we all step aboard the Soul Train, I want to be here. And tonight, I’m not.
In fact, as I mentioned in comments earlier, I’m not going to be around for the next two weeks. And unlike my recent cross-country “vacation,” this time I’m not bringing you with me. As Rick said to Ilsa, “Where I’m going, you can’t follow. What I’ve got to do, you can’t be any part of.” I’m headed out to the high desert of Oregon again for a couple of weeks of whitewater rafting, fishing and camping, and among that region’s many charms is the fact that cell phones and computers are utterly useless out there.
So for tonight, I’ll leave you with this, a piece that serves as the official theme song for the group of guys who have made this same trip annually for almost 20 years now. In fact, somebody at work asked me the other day whether I was ever going to get too old for this trip, given that we run the trip ourselves, without guides.
“Maybe someday,” I told her. “Someday when I’m dead and buried, that is.”
Be kind to each other while I’m gone.
Tell us what you think about the site
Customer Care »
Vacation stops, manage subscriptions and more
AJC Services
Sections
Other Editions
Visitor Agreement | Privacy Statement
© 2013 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
2,404 comments Add your comment
Doggone/GA
August 9th, 2010
7:04 pm
“Again, to say to a highly educated person like OBL or his deputy “I know better than you about Islam and what it does and does not teach” strikes me as a terribly superior attitude”
but I have NOT said that. I don’t know anything about Islam. I make my judgement of their actions based on what I learned during the “re-education” of our police forces about rape. Rape is not about sex, it’s about power. Terrorism is not about religion, it is about power.
It all stems from power. People like OBL reason FROM power TO religion, not the other way around…though they might not realize it. Just as a rapist will plead his sexual drives for commiting a rape. Terrorism is about power, rape is about power.
It’s not an easy concept to grasp…if it was it wouldn’t have taken so long to re-educate the police. But once you DO grasp it, you can easily see it.
It’s not about religion. It’s about power. Or, as I like to put it: religion is the excuse, power is the reason.
josef nix
August 9th, 2010
7:08 pm
eyes
I admire the hell out of musicians…that part of my brain is atrophied! I love it, but I know there are so many aspects and subtleties that just zoom right past me…
theyeshaveit
August 9th, 2010
7:10 pm
josef,
But come Friday, I know that you will once again demonstrate that you are quite the music aficionado.
I gotta run now. My wife wants the computer.
josef nix
August 9th, 2010
7:18 pm
PAUL
Yeah, it was a day! I gave a Hindu a Muslim wife!
Scout
August 9th, 2010
7:57 pm
theyeshavit:
O.K. Time to set things on fire ……….. I know you and maybe a lot of others will disagree with this but there are good sources on the subject. There are lots of legitimate PTSD cases out there but in my opinion most of them are B.S. and usually involved men who were “in the rear with the gear” as opposed to grunts who lived in the field with the smell of blood and rotting corpses.
Dusty
August 9th, 2010
8:04 pm
Why was all my ID wiped out here? Ahhhhhhhh WikiLeaks strikes again! I’m innocent I tell you. Innocent!!
Dusty
August 9th, 2010
8:09 pm
So Josef,
You gave a Hindu a Muslim wife? And how many wives did you give him? Were they unlimited Mormans??? The plot thickens. Josef did not tell us he is in the mail order bride business. All those little smiley faces he mentioned!! Uh huh…..
Disgusted
August 9th, 2010
8:10 pm
“I think a lot of the House seats we’re going to lose are those who have been the toughest for the Democrats to pull into line — the Democrats that have been the most difficult,” Waxman said.
Sure hope he’s right that the ranks of the Blue Dogs will be hit hardest in November. These DINOs take the party name and vote Republican. Maybe we’ll be seeing some truth in advertising for a change. If they’re going to be Republicans, at least join the party. And please, Arkansas voters, kick Blanche Lincoln, another Blue Dog, to the curb. It’s largely thanks to her that single-payer and Medicare buy-in didn’t even make the committee floor.
Doggone/GA
August 9th, 2010
8:11 pm
“I know you and maybe a lot of others will disagree with this”
Personally, I wouldn’t bother to dicuss it with you…let alone argue about it. Your intolerance and lack of compassion is yours to deal with, not mine.
barking frog
August 9th, 2010
8:13 pm
Scout, I would not dispute your facts, but I think you
would agree that facing your fear, going into the field,
probably relieved more stress than staying back and
anticipating forward deployment. I believe its said,
a coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man but
one. I’m not saying the rearguard were cowards, but
the imagined fear could be actually as stressful as
combat. Of course you couldn’t get shot.
barking frog
August 9th, 2010
8:16 pm
Doggone, did you read Bob Barr’s column about the
crush videos?
Doggone/GA
August 9th, 2010
8:17 pm
“Doggone, did you read Bob Barr’s column about the crush videos?”
No
barking frog
August 9th, 2010
8:20 pm
You should read it. Sickos make videos of purported womens
feet in high heels stomping small animals to death. When he
was in congress they passed a law against it, and the SCOTUS
just declared it unconstitutional.
josef nix
August 9th, 2010
8:32 pm
DUSTY
We had two little ones who were on the wrong buses and were dealing with the parents. Both were Indians…when one of them was picked up by his mama, I had the wrong child’s name and told the father of the other one that his wife had picked the little one up…uh, no sir, my wife is at home and I only have one, I’m Hindu! The child already gone home with Mama was Muslim…they found it funnier than I did at the time…
barking frog
August 9th, 2010
8:35 pm
josef, earlier you and eyes were discussing language
usage and dialects. I found it amusing that the Russians
like southerners pluralize you with all.
josef nix
August 9th, 2010
8:36 pm
Disgusted
Are you suggestihng that elected officials “toe the party line?” Isn’t that pretty much the line of thought, GOP and Dem alike which has alienated so much of the general population that we can barely get 50% of the eligible voters to the polls?
josef nix
August 9th, 2010
8:39 pm
barking frog
It’s funny you should bring that up…the use of y’all is characteristic of the English spoken in India as well…
When we were in Ireland we were in the seaside resort of Youghal which we were pronouncing You-gal. Finally we were told why the natives found our mispronunciation so funny, it’s pronounced “Yawl!”
Doggone/GA
August 9th, 2010
8:45 pm
“You should read it.”
No, I shouldn’t. I’ve seen enough horrors in my life without deliberately adding more.
barking frog
August 9th, 2010
8:45 pm
the world may not be small but the
human kinship is mighty close.
Doggone/GA
August 9th, 2010
8:47 pm
“it’s pronounced “Yawl!””
I’m not surprised. We spell Sheila…they spell Shelagh
barking frog
August 9th, 2010
8:50 pm
Doggone, no videos on site, its just that the SCOTUS
just reauthorized the distribution of this sick mess in
the name of free speech.
barking frog
August 9th, 2010
8:53 pm
Josef, the rough tough play brought laughter from my daughter.
English is a difficult language.
WTH?
August 9th, 2010
8:58 pm
Adding insult to injury:
Flotus Visits Spain for Grieving Friend?????
http://www.politico.com/click/stories/1008/flotus_visits_spain_for_grieving_friend.html
Who are they trying to fool?
Fools.
Doggone/GA
August 9th, 2010
9:19 pm
“just reauthorized the distribution of this sick mess in the name of free speech”
Well, I won’t thank you for making it unneccesary for me to read that blog.
RW-(the original)
August 9th, 2010
9:29 pm
The goal, however, is not simply to open a typical gay bar, but one friendly to men of Islamic faith. An entire floor, for example, will feature non-alcoholic drinks, since booze is forbidden by the faith. The bar will be open all day and night, to accommodate men who would rather keep their sexuality under wraps – but still want to dance.
theyeshaveit
August 9th, 2010
9:32 pm
barking frog,
But the Russian все (everyone) is pronounced “vcyeh” while the word for “all” is pronounced “vcyoh”.
Del
August 9th, 2010
9:36 pm
I’m an unabashed conservative and most regulars know it. I do have to say that it’s indeed good to also know that the other regulars, regardless of political stripes are law abiding citizens who mean no harm to anyone.. I guess I needed to say that when everyday you read or see on the news reports about crime in this country. If you’ve been around for at least 30 years, you know that it, crime is out of control in this country. Morality has broken down and maybe it’s because we’ve turned away from our God.
theyeshaveit
August 9th, 2010
9:37 pm
josef,
Did you see the video of Sarah Palin and the Alaskan school teacher today?
theyeshaveit
August 9th, 2010
9:45 pm
Del,
There is indeed way too much crime, particularly violent crime in this country, but I am not so sure that crime has gone up in the past thirty years. I do know that New York City’s Time Square used to be a cesspool, but if you look at it today, the tourists are there again. Crime in NYC, I believe is down. I believe white collar crime is up. Now, as for the reasons, you may well be right, in my opinion, that lack of morality is a factor. However, as to “turning away from God”, I don’t think so. Can we have a good, law abiding atheist at the time having a criminal who is a Christian? I think the answer is obvious. Modern Japan is largely a nation of atheists. Yet, crime in Japan is demonstrably lower than that in the US. It is not about belief in God over there; rather it is about a sense of duty, morality and family. And the strongest anti-gun laws in the world.
josef nix
August 9th, 2010
9:49 pm
gotta get outta here…g’night
Scout
August 9th, 2010
10:00 pm
Doggone/GA:
You just did.
Del
August 9th, 2010
10:01 pm
Eyes,
I grew up in the 40’s, 50’s and early 60’s. It was a far different America then, in contrast to what it is today. I’ve been to Japan and like the people, however, their culture is and has been, since as far back as we know far different from ours, so I don’t think we can make a really fair comparison there. Guns, well I grew up with them, learned and used many in the military and own several today as a collector and as a sportsman. I don’t see guns per say as the root cause for our crime issues today. I see it as a decay in our moral culture. Crime has gone up in all category’s over the last 50 years.
Scout
August 9th, 2010
10:02 pm
barking frog:
The truth is (at least for Nam) the guys in the rear had the opportunity to get into drugs pretty hard. That’s where their real “PTSD” is coming from.
Scout
August 9th, 2010
10:04 pm
barking frog:
You have just won an RC Cola and a moon pie !
barking frog
August 9th, 2010
10:15 pm
Scout, many of the guys where i was were into
drugs too, they came into service with their
habits. I would think it was the same in country.
I also just had an A&W root beer float.
Scout
August 9th, 2010
10:15 pm
……………… and two tickets to the “Bob Brandy Show” including the opportunity to sit on Rebel !
Scout
August 9th, 2010
10:19 pm
Oh man, when I was a kid there was an A&W Drive – in (can’t remember the road) right across from a Drive – In Movie Theatre about half way between downtown and Missionary Ridge. Every Friday evening in the summer we would go get a root beer float and a chili dog !!
I also used to get 4 Krystals, fries and a coke for 31 cents. Everything was a nickle plus a penny tax.
Remember when the fair came each September over near Engle Stadium ?
barking frog
August 9th, 2010
10:19 pm
My aunt worked at chattanooga bakery so
my young years had a ready supply of
Moon Pies. my dad bought RC’s
when they were the biggest you could buy.
theyeshaveit
August 9th, 2010
10:21 pm
barkiing frog,
An A&W root beer float….ummmm. I remember the A&W hamburger stands with the car hops. Those were some good burgers and the root beer was the best.
Don't Forget
August 9th, 2010
10:22 pm
Scout,
Remoteness from the front doesn’t necessarily mean you shouldn’t get PTSD. Probably the best example I can think of is medical personnel. Whether they be medics, nurses or surgeons that are dealing with blown up people everyday, both civilians and soldiers, I would think it pretty understandable for that to have some effect.
Scout
August 9th, 2010
10:22 pm
barking frog :
My Dad was a bi-vocational minister at that time meaning he worked full time as a machinist and then also pastored a little church. He worked for Brock Candy Company. I used to go see him and get to stuff my pockets with a much as I could carry home !!!
barking frog
August 9th, 2010
10:23 pm
the street was 23rd st and the 23rd st drive in was just
down from the truck stop. Still have to have my Krystals
occasionally. My mom and I used to ride Greyhound to
town and eat breakfast at Krystal. I always had a waffle.
Scout
August 9th, 2010
10:23 pm
Did you ever go to the “Boys Club” in Chattanooga ?
theyeshaveit
August 9th, 2010
10:23 pm
Scout,
It looks like we grew up eating the same stuff. How’s the figure now?
Del
August 9th, 2010
10:23 pm
Scout, barking dog,
You guys sure are nostalgic about your growing up years. Did y’all ever get laid or was it all about chowing down on pogey bait?
Scout
August 9th, 2010
10:24 pm
barking frog:
That’s it ………. the 23rd Street Drive-In !
Scout
August 9th, 2010
10:25 pm
barking frog:
I’m still pretty trim ………….. 190 and 6′ 1″.
Del:
We’re talking up to about age 14 or so …………….
)
theyeshaveit
August 9th, 2010
10:26 pm
Del,
Ever get laid….? How do you think that I kept the calories off?
Scout
August 9th, 2010
10:26 pm
Del:
Spin the bottle when the adults weren’t looking at a church social was about it.
We also played mumblelypeg at recess in school. Know what that was ?
barking frog
August 9th, 2010
10:27 pm
the Brock Chocolate covered cherries are
still my favorite candy.
The A&W frozen mugs made a big
difference. I was stunned to find A&W
on Okinawa.
barking frog
August 9th, 2010
10:30 pm
Del, around 16 I covered my cherry with chocolate.
theyeshaveit
August 9th, 2010
10:31 pm
I grew up Catholic. I think that I remember the good nuns and Brother of Saint Patrick separating us with a yard stick if we got too close at the high school dances.
Here’s a slow dance….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogxTQXAgY3Q
theyeshaveit
August 9th, 2010
10:32 pm
barking frog,
lol. lol. Do you remember the “pig push” dances at Fort Meade/NSA ?
barking frog
August 9th, 2010
10:33 pm
Scout, 6′ , 233, all muscle of course );-)
barking frog
August 9th, 2010
10:36 pm
dimly, my viet class was about half HS grads training to
work at NSA and they kept me busy until wifey came
up, she got married , not me.
Del
August 9th, 2010
10:36 pm
Damn I grew up in East Cleveland, Ohio. Southern on my fathers side and Canadian on my mothers side. You were lucky to get a candy bar and if you did, you had better be ready to kick ass from some kid who wanted to take it away from you. Scout, 14, 14 of course and one year beyond 13? Eyes, how do we know they kept the calories off. We used to send them over to fat boy’s platoon on Parris Island.
theyeshaveit
August 9th, 2010
10:38 pm
Scout, Del, Barking Frog,
I think that I will take the rest of the night off the blogosphere. Good night.
Scout
August 9th, 2010
10:39 pm
Don’t Forget :
I didn’t say “everyone in the rear” I just said I believe a lot of the REMF’s are faking it. Just my opinion and if they are it’s dispicable. Have you read “Stolen Valor” by Burkett ?
I have even caught at least one “imposter” who claimed to have been in SOG in Nam and he had no records because they were classified and then destroyed. B.S. !!
The “mission” and the “location” might be classified but that’s it.
By the way, when I asked him what SOG meant he said “Special Operations Group” HA ! Always a dead give away.
That sound cool but it was always “Studies and Obersvations Group” !!
Del
August 9th, 2010
10:40 pm
Good night Eyes
barking frog
August 9th, 2010
10:41 pm
Scout, took my wife to the fair when we were
dating in 64, won her a ‘mickey mouse in a
glass house’ . I think thats why she married me.
Scout
August 9th, 2010
10:42 pm
Del:
I was a Hollywood Marine but we still had the “fat farm”.
Did you know what playing “mumblelypeg” was in school ?
Scout
August 9th, 2010
10:43 pm
barking frog:
Well, I spent a lot of time standing outside of the “Hoochie Coochie” show tent watching the teaser …………… :O
barking frog
August 9th, 2010
10:44 pm
Remember Luther on the radio?
Del
August 9th, 2010
10:45 pm
Scout,
I always ask what their serial number was. Nobody forgets that and you can tell 1900000 on up pretty much tells when someone was in during that time. Marines that is.
Scout
August 9th, 2010
10:52 pm
Del:
I still know mine …………. before they started with the Social Security Number.
Also, there are two things right now that I am a little ticked off with the Corps about.
1) They started putting names on utilities. Every Marine officer or NCO should know his men.
2) Did you know that the Marine Band/Orchestra (not the Drum & Bugle Corps or Division Bands) does not go through bootcamp? They are recruted and come on as Staff Sgts. or higher. They still get to wear the Eagle, Globe and Anchor and THAT’S WRONG !
Scout
August 9th, 2010
10:53 pm
barking frog ………….. yes I remember Luther now here’s one for you that should get you rolling on the floor ………………
“This is J. Bazell (and the Mrs). signing off til next time”
barking frog
August 9th, 2010
10:58 pm
Mulls singing convention, always watched at my house
after we got a tv. I remember when we got electricity,
and then the first radio, truetone from western auto,
next to sears downtown.
Del
August 9th, 2010
11:02 pm
Scout,
I remember stenciling names on skivvies, uti’s, even on 782 gear. It was discontinued for obvious reasons and evidently according to you they’re doing it again. As for 2) I guess I’ve heard that but to me if you were not infantry, you didn’t serve in the United States Marine Corps. I was 0311 and 2533 in recon.
Scout
August 9th, 2010
11:03 pm
barking frog:
Remember when the “Masked Marvels” came to town to wrestle ?
Scout
August 9th, 2010
11:04 pm
barking frog:
Did you ever have the privilege of eating at “Bea’s Restaurant” just off Rossville Blvd.
Scout
August 9th, 2010
11:06 pm
Del:
I wouldn’t go that far (every Maine a rifleman) but the Orchestra? They should NOT be allowed to wear that symbol.
Scout
August 9th, 2010
11:08 pm
Del:
I was 0311/8541 (now 0317)
Del
August 9th, 2010
11:14 pm
Scout,
I would then trust that you know “infantry” covers quite a bit of just about everything that includes the rifle battalions/regiments and all of the supporting arms. The air wings are an essential component and brothers in arms. Maybe I’m old Corps…1961-1967.
barking frog
August 9th, 2010
11:21 pm
Scout, Ate at bea’s on dodds ave many times,
I think it’s still there. did wrestling every
thursday night, pat o’brien malone, fargo bros
masked marvels..auditorium was segregated
back then. Fargos with long blond hair would
pretend they had machine guns and shoot
at the balcony where the blacks had to sit.
A different world.
Del
August 9th, 2010
11:21 pm
Taps, Taps, silence about the decks. Gnite y’all
barking frog
August 9th, 2010
11:24 pm
Over and out.
Scout
August 9th, 2010
11:57 pm
TAPS
“And so he bowed.”
Don't Forget
August 10th, 2010
12:02 am
Scout,
I know you weren’t talking about everybody behind the lined I just thought I’d point out a good example of “trauma” behind the lines. As to those using the excuse, I doubt there’s nothing new under the sun.
When I was going for my first degree I had a psych class and the prof was explaining his policy on missing tests. He said he was a Civil War buff and that towards the end of the war and the outcome appearing more and more certain that when a soldier was wounded there were always an excess number of fellow soldiers “helping” the wounded soldier to the back of the line. At one point, one of the generals had his calvalry officers mounted at the back of the line and if a group of soldiers came to the back of the line helping a wounded soldier the officer would ask the “helpers” to “show blood” or get back to the front of the line. So, the prof said “If you miss one of my exams, you better show blood” lol
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm! Just sayin...
August 10th, 2010
4:37 am
Nasty little people at the AJC-
Reassigning principals after a cheating scandal is like reassigning priests after charges of sexual misconduct. It just moves the problem to a new location.
Cowards posting that sht in the Vent.
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm! Just sayin...
August 10th, 2010
4:59 am
More teachers molest children than preachers do, by a long shot, but you wouldn’t know that because the AJC provides cover for the teachers.
They got their backs.
I Report :-) You Whine :-( mmm, mmmm, mmmmm! Just sayin...
August 10th, 2010
5:37 am
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Robert Gates called for the elimination of the Norfolkbased Joint Forces Command on Monday as part of a broader effort to reduce certain kinds of military spending – especially a growing reliance on defense contractors. “The culture of endless money that has taken hold must be replaced by a culture of savings and restraint,” Gates said.
After the wildest, most irresponsible, totally debauched spending spree in the history of the entire world, the liberals finally find some “restraint” when it comes to National Security, of course.
Some things never change.
USinUK
August 10th, 2010
5:50 am
“After the wildest, most irresponsible, totally debauched spending spree in the history of the entire world”
glad you’ve finally acknowledged that Bush and the GOP congress spent like a drunken sailor on shore leave … there’s hope for you, yet …
Saul Good
August 10th, 2010
6:18 am
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=1115406
“So what does Hausknecht think justices need to consider if the issue goes before the high court? “I will say that the Supreme Court, even the liberals on the court, ought to be thinking at least twice about the culture wars they will ignite — just like they did with Roe v. Wade — if they were to affirm this ruling,” he replies.”
So let me get this straight…. this so called “judicial analyst” (who happens to work for one of the most bigoted religious groups in the country: Focus on the Family) says that instead of weighing in on what our nation’s LAWS say… our SC justices should ALL become “activist judges” and instead of considering our laws and our Constitution… they should consider the “culture wars” that will take place if gay marriages are allowed.
First of all…perhaps Hausknecht here should realize that the “culture war” he speaks of…is already going on. WHO started it? The Talibangelical right that his group represents. One day when gay marriages ARE allowed nationwide (and it’s not an “if” but a “when”)… he and the rest of the bigots will see that the number of gay people remains as consistent in our society as it’s always been…no more…no less.
Just what is it about gay marriage and it being legal that makes the Talibangelicals think that if it’s legal…straight guys are going divorce their wives and marry their fishing buddy? Where does that rational even come from? Since gay marriages have been allowed in some states….perhaps they can show the “evidence” that comes from those states backing their positions… how in those states…more kids are “choosing” to be gay…and that people are leaving their marriages to BECOME gay…and that basically those states are on fire and burning right now as I type… to be honest…the longer these rights have been on the books in those states…the more and more it disproves every argument they make AGAINST gay marriage.
So I say…PLEASE give Larry Craig and his “wide stance” the right to divorce his wife and marry his fishing buddy!
Saul Good
August 10th, 2010
6:22 am
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Education/Default.aspx?id=1115302
Sorry…stuck on this site this morning and it’s getting better and better with each click (I mean the hate and whackiness just keeps increasing)…
I think this one speaks for itself. Oy VEH!!!
stands for decibels
August 10th, 2010
6:25 am
mornin’.
Teh Google tells me this is the Most Important News Story Right Now.
And who knows, maybe it should be.
One passenger stood up to retrieve belongings from the overhead compartment before the crew had given permission. Mr. Slater instructed the person to remain seated. The passenger defied him. Mr. Slater reached the passenger just as the person was pulling down the luggage, which struck Mr. Slater in the head.
Mr. Slater asked for an apology. The passenger instead cursed at him. Mr. Slater got on the plane’s public-address system and cursed out the passenger for all to hear. Then, after declaring that 20 years in the airline industry was enough, he blurted out, “It’s been great!” He activated the inflatable evacuation slide at a service exit and left the world of flight attending behind.
[...]
[A] former flight attendant, Janet Bavasso, who lives next door to Mr. Slater in Queens, found nothing mysterious at all.
“Enough is enough — good for him,” Ms. Bavasso said. “If he would have called me, I would have picked him up.”
RW-(the original)
August 10th, 2010
6:42 am
Teh Google tells me this is the Most Important News Story Right Now.
What they should have placed above that is that the Braves made conscious decisions to begin the season with a statue playing first then traded for a shortstop that can’t catch the ball, a center fielder that can’t hit, and a right-handed reliever that would be overmatched by Charlie Brown, yet still hold onto first place for at least two more days.
/drive by
USinUK
August 10th, 2010
6:50 am
Saul – “Sorry…stuck on this site this morning”
gah. you’re a far, far braver soul than I. I can’t stand starting my day with a throbbing vein in the middle of my forehead …
Paul
August 10th, 2010
6:58 am
morning, sfd
Attendant shoulda notified the authorities so the in a hurry passenger would be detained for a long time, then sued him, then retired.
‘nuther topic, say in the paper where a number of communities are responding to citizen complaints by shutting down red light runner and speeding cameras. People say they’re unAmerican. I wonder if there are the same people who want to arrest and deport illegals because ‘they’re breaking the law.’
The people probably don’t even see the inconsistency.
USinUK
August 10th, 2010
7:02 am
Paul – “Attendant shoulda notified the authorities so the in a hurry passenger would be detained for a long time, then sued him, then retired.”
2 thoughts on that … 1) where’s SoCo when you need him? and 2) I’m staying on your good side
“The people probably don’t even see the inconsistency”
it’s the law of Okay for Meeee, but Not for Theeeee … they also want federal budget cuts as long as it won’t affect the programs they use …
USinUK
August 10th, 2010
7:07 am
Saul – the more I think about your 6:22 link, the more my eyes hurt … in the US, there are Mormon Universities (BYU), Methodist Universities (SMU), Baptist universities scattered all OVER the place, Jewish Universities (Brandeis) … but these people get their underoos in a twist over this one uni saying it’s going to kill the American Way of Life (TM)
oy vey, indeed.
Saul Good
August 10th, 2010
7:28 am
UsinUK… I know, I know… that’s why I posted it…I was truly like WTF??!! To be honest…it’s the woman babbling whom they quote who is “pure”…. pure EVIL!
USinUK
August 10th, 2010
7:35 am
Saul … ha … pure sumthin’ … I was going to chalk it down to pure stoopid …
Curious Observer
August 10th, 2010
7:35 am
We used to send them over to fat boy’s platoon on Parris Island.
Ah, yes. The infamous Special Strengthening Platoon, the ultimate horror for every Parris Island recruit who wanted to finish his three months of he[[ and move on to advanced infantry training at Camp Lejeune. Each strength test carried the threat of failure, in which case the recruit was sent to Special Strengthening Platoon to lift steel logs and endure other strength-building exercises with others. Upon completion of SSP, the recruit was sent back to begin boot camp all over again, regardless of how long he had previously been in boot camp.
@@
August 10th, 2010
7:40 am
And…from the Muslim Canadian Congress:
“When we try to understand the reasoning behind building a mosque at the epicentre of the worst attack on the USA, we wonder why its proponents would not build a monument to those who died in the attack? New York currently boasts at least 30 mosques so it’s not as if there is pressing need to find space for worshippers,” the letter added.
Normal
August 10th, 2010
7:48 am
Good, Good, Good Tuesday morning to all y’all. I hope you will all (yes, you too Whiner) have a truly wonderful day!!!
Saul,
Focus On The Family should be renamed Focus On Only One Kind Of Family.
Never have understood how the so called “Religious” of all types forget we are ALL family…Where’s the Pointer Sisters when I need ‘em…
Today is voting day…My last day to try to stick it to Deal. If Karen wins, it will make Sister Sarah of the Tundra insufferable, I know, but King Roy will have an easier time against her.
USinUK,
A special good morning to you I say while bowing at the hip (and vertebrae cracking)…I was looking up recipe’s for diabetics and can’t find any British one…can you help?
Normal
August 10th, 2010
7:51 am
New York currently boasts at least 30 mosques so it’s not as if there is pressing need to find space for worshippers,” the letter added.
They have never been to New York, I bet…There is ALWAYS a need for space there.
USinUK
August 10th, 2010
7:56 am
Normal – and a gray, rainy London good morning to you, too … (it was POURING this morning – good for my ‘maters, eggplants and chillies … but it means I’ll need to get out and “relocate” the slugs this evening – YUK)
diabetic british recipes? have you recently been diagnosed? my sister was a few months ago … right now, she’s controlling with pills and diet …
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Food_and_recipes/Recipes/
USinUK
August 10th, 2010
7:57 am
Normal – “They have never been to New York, I bet…There is ALWAYS a need for space there.”
not to mention, this is a community center – it’s going to have an art gallery, swimming pool and other facilities, as well
http://www.cordobainitiative.org/?q=content/cordoba-house-new-york-city
Paul
August 10th, 2010
7:58 am
Good Leonard Pitts column. Sad. But thought-provoking.
A requiem for Willy Brown
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/viewpoints/stories/DN-pitts_10edi.State.Edition1.10ac418.html
I was struck by the idea that boys who don’t have male role models (fathers, not just any male role model) don’t learn nuturing traits and grow up handicapped, then father kids with less than optimal results. So much for young, unmarried girls having kids, keeping the children and thinking everything will be fine because she wants a baby and that’s what counts. At least, that’s how I read Pitts’s writing.
Then again, maybe guys like Lee Willie DeJesus are just plain stupid.
USinUK
August 10th, 2010
8:07 am
Paul – I read it as you don’t need ANY man around to father your child, you need a good’un. Lee Willie DeJesus isn’t one of those.
the only positive to come out of it – scum like that get their comeuppance in prison as they are the bottom of food chain …