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BooMan
Martin Longman a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly. He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.
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wood s lot may very well be the most intelligent blog in the universe.
Every time you visit there’s something new and brilliant. (it’s like how do they have time to find and read all of this.)
It’s just really, really good. Yeah, intellectual and obscure. But….rrr….brilliant as hell…and occasionally political as hell too.
I had the money to host an indictment party. I’d love to have a costume ball where everyone dresses as someone who should be indicted. And we’d throw it within 3 weeks of the first indictment of a high level GOP member. I even know an event planner who could do it in Saratoga Springs. Dated her for 5 years.
And then we could all go water skiing in the Adirondacks. Please indict DeLay, I’m begging you…
And then we could all go water skiing in the Adirondacks. Please indict DeLay, I’m begging you…
If… Wait: The power of positive thinking!…
When DeLay gets indicted tomorrow you might want to reconsider water skiing? It gets way to c-c-cold in a few weeks to play in the water in the Adirondacks! lol
full-bodied wet suits my man. Full-bodied wet suits.
was a woman’s.
I was en route to a college sailing regatta at the NY SUNY Maritime school years ago around St. Patrick’s Day, where a fellow named Jerry Rivers used to sail before he tweaked his name and became famous.
Bonus fun–sneaked into a classroom building courtyard with my whistle the day before sailing started–I think it actually was the 17th–and played “The Kesh Jig” during their final exams, to rousing cheers.
Meanwhile back in Ohio, I’d reserved a rental wetsuit at our local dive shop, but in true Seinfeld fashion, when I arrived to pick it up, they didn’t seem to have fully understood what the term “reservation” meant. Not having my suit on hand any longer, they scrounged around and gave me a woman’s suit. The hips and thighs fit, and the breasts, when fully stretched, fit. Everything else was too tight. And with its shapely profile and daring camouflage styling, it was so darned cute that I had to sail with coveralls over it. I’m nowhere near husky enough to get a pass if I’m wearing women’s clothing.
The upside: I eventually did capsize, and the suit was so tight that it functioned as a dry suit, sparing me the 13 seconds of breathless terror of icewater flooding a wetsuit and suspending respiration before it warms up enough to begin insulating.
Oh no, have you people never heard of drysuits? You look like the Michelenman in them but you can actually wear sweats underneath and stay completely dry. Folks use them here in the winter to wakeboard. Wakeboarding is much better than water skiing. I grew up on a lake and was a slolom skier most of my life until three years ago. Give it a try, you’ll never go back to skis.
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My favorite pic from Saturday’s March in Washington D.C. —
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wow, you’re a prolific poster over there! kudos!
Thanks, but it will get more interesting once the others wake up and the discussions start.
I just watched Commander in Chief and I was very impressed with the first show. Anyone else watch it.
Yup. Looks like a good show. Her speech at the end almost moved me to tears.
Spouse and I were busy, but I set up the DVR for it; we’ll probably catch it after we get home from the doctor’s tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed for good news on the spouse’s blood pressure front…(or toes crossed because it’s hard to type with crossed fingers… 😉 )
I see the pilot is going to be repeated Saturday.
Me too, about the tears and I kept thinking how I would love to have a president like her ‘character’ and especially a woman!!!! Wouldn’t that be the cat’s meow!
Here’s one hurricane Rita victim’s death you won’t be hearing about in the US. Please read the story. How sad.
I really should try to get some sleep. It’s been one of those days. The building where I work had to be evacuated due to a chlorine spill that leaked into the ventilation system. Having the day off has been a mixed blessing – especially when there are still assignments to be graded, exams to be written, and so on. Hopefully the building will be safe in the morning.
Don’t call FEMA!
roffle * 3
🙂
“Katrina Blows FOXNEWS”
hehehehe…
okay – well maybe it says this too after that: “its highest primetime aud ever”
but still…
I was kinda waiting for you to swoop in there and call Brinnainne on her abusive name calling in this thread I mean you threated to ban me because I called in to question Tom Kertes homosexulity in regards to his abusive postering of abortion.
I noticed it. Maybe you can both settle it without supervision. I’d prefer that to having to weigh in on it.
noted
Please note that this is how Parker is attempting to settle it —
I could not care less about being called names, especially ‘stupid’ and ‘cow’ — I am far to secure with myself to let that kind of shit bother me, but while youa re making your evaluations, just be sure you get the entire story…
Girl… you have issues….
do you get off??
Do many people kiss your ass after you call them a stupid cow? Well, count me out — I was genuinely interested in your point of view — you chose to be a sanctimonious bitch.
My only issue at this point is YOU. BACK THE FUCK OFF.
tsk…tsk…
Maybe, you should see a doctor about that…
not understand???
Oh, and being passive-agressive isn’t abusive, Parker?
things like:
why don’t you read the post?
and
You seem not to understand a great many things.
If you are going to march around dishing it out, don’t be surpised that someone throws it right back at you.
And, Boo, feel free to go ahead and “swoop in”, but make sure you read the entire thing, WITH time stamps — then, downrate away.
just the two of you relax, please. It’s not that big of a deal. We all want the site to be about debate with respect for each other’s differences. Both of you got a little angry, things were said. Just try to avoid instigating or getting instigated into these types of flamewars in the future.
I don’t want to referee every dispute.
I’m NOT worried about it — I didn’t come to this thread whining about it, but I’m not going to just sit back and let Parker describe things from her skewed point of view in an Open Thread for all to see….
I don’t need a referee, and I wouldn’t expect you to be one.
but there isn’t going to be a winner in this one. You two can either apologize to each other and make up, or just agree to disagree and leave each other alone.
I saw what happened, I understand why it happened. No need to extend the dispute.
I understand why it happened
Well, that puts you ahead of me — if you ever feel like explaining it to me, I’d be all ears!
😉
What did I do…?
Yes I can be testy at times…. but this was an ambush from left field… I haven’t a clue what her problem is.
You didn’t get angry?? I guess you are really persuasive when you’re angry then, eh?
“you stupid cow”!
“You don’t seem to understand a lot of things”,
“Are you drunk?” (all in caps) “
You can go to hell” (all in caps and bold, no less)…please give me just a small break — I titled that post (oh, I forgot, you don’t read the titles of posts), “don’t thank me” because you had seemed to take my comment as support for what you were saying, when I was still quite undecided about it — then you attacked.
Since the apologies and making up will not be forthcoming, could you please just respect BooMan’s wishes and leave it (and me) alone?
Kinda of forgetting that was AFTER you called me a bitch…
Give me another name for someone who replies with snotty, snide and sanctinoniously shitty comments to someone asking genuine questions??
You do this not just here, but everywhere you post. Perhaps if you actually wrote original comments instead ofr just copying and pasting them everywhere, you might be able to keep track of who you are talking to about what.
Give me another name for someone who replies with snotty, snide and sanctinoniously shitty comments to someone asking genuine questions??
How about Brinnainne?
None. All you do is lecture with your “on-high” bullshit.
The sad thing is, I agree with you viewpoints on almost everything but you are sadly defective in your ability to rally allies, in fact, you drive people away who might otherwise stand with you.
Oh, and for the record, you are no brinnainne.
KNOCK IT OFF, PLEASE?
Parker, you annoyed her by being disrespectful, and she overreacted. Okay? You’re both to blame, now get over it and stop insulting each other.
I did NOT overreact. But this is your place, so I will be happy to knock it off — I’ve asked her twice, but she keeps coming back with more…whatever.
you. But if you call someone a bitch that is an overreaction as it pertains to this site. And calling someone a cow is no better, Parker.
I have to stop that kind of incivility or we’ll become another dKos. I understand why you got upset. Parker needs to be more respectful of those she disagrees with. Responding to Meteor Blades with ‘bullshit’ is over the line, too. I’m not saying you were not provoked, I’m saying you can’t go calling people a bitch. Not here.
You are right.
I must have been tired and misspoke — I mean to say that her responsesare bitchy, I have no idea if she is a bitch or not in RL.
Now I am pissed….
I was NOT disrespectful…
I actually thanked for her post and she came back and shoved it down my throat
let it go.
I did NOT get angry… I even thanked her for one of her post and she made it clear it was not welcomed.