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Off-topic: Karl can you hear the tick tick tick...?

It's time again for a political change anyways. The pendulum is gonna swing democrat next prez election time.

(sigh, too damn bad it is always only "tic" or "toc" for our choices...)

Yet another "meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss" commin' up round the bend.

Yeah, Rover was a terror, but his days are almost over. Doesn't matter anymore.

Why try to save the past? It already happened. Let's look to the future.

No, you really do need a thread like this. It may not get 100 posts a night, but when the need to vent does happen, at least it's here for that now. And you can even post silly things here like
Worlds Oldest Noodles or interesting things like
First day of school for aspiring Vatican exorcists

Ths sky's the limit here...and isn't that quite awesome?

Thanks pepe. I think we need a "front page vent" every couple of days or such too.

I try my best to be impartial, but I am a human myself.

I like having a place where I can bitch at you when I feel the need.

Geez. Politics and religion.

I'm glad to see the Vatican spending their time looking for evil spirits and demons instead of pedophile priests. Maybe they'll get a pilot for NBC's next season.

As for politics, the pendulum may swing the other way, but I don't see anyone ready to grab it. I'd vote for Oprah before anyone in Congress.

Then again, we'll probably have a terror alert at the end of 2008, requiring martial law to be instituted before the next electee can take office and lasting until the all-important "War on Terror" has been won.

"Why try to save the past? It already happened."

Because it will happen again.

Yes. History re-cycles.
The people and the circumstances vary, but the more things change, the more they revert back to the kinds of things that happened previously.

Agreed, martial law is coming — causing 'temporary' suspension of Constitutional rights.

Free nations will have to face untenable situations
to have them relinquish their sovereignty, before a new world order can be established.

Mike, B...ch away...I'm getting used to it here....

George, we all know you love a good argument, especially when you know your right

grumpygeezer..you're starting to sound like Codewarrior....

"The pendulum is gonna swing democrat next prez election time."

not if the dems don't get their stuff together. the key for them to win in 08 is not only to have a better direction, but a candadate that can carry that message effectively, not just someone they think can beat the other guy. that's what hurt them before. The republicans did the same thin in 96. Personally I don't see anyone the Dems have tossed out as possibles that I'd even consider voting for. Hillary? forget it, I'll register republican before I touch her name in the ballot box.

However if we really want a candadate who can think for themselves and not follow an idealoge party line, lets do what we do with music.... GO INDEPENDENT!!!

I'll second that motion!

I'm looking for a few good candidates...in fact, I'd be downright ecstatic to find ONE good candidate....but all I see so far are politicians. And I really don't like them very much anymore. Maybe if I stop watching C-Span it will help.

I wonder if Pat Pulson will run again.

Alas he died 8 years ago.

http://www.paulsen.com/

That makes him perfect!

I think it's more fun just reading these posts..every now and the it's just like reading a good book!

With typo errors, apparently...mostly mine.

Ok,..what's with Toledo, Ohio? They have a lot of gang activity? More than other places?

Police knew gangs would target Nazi March

Hard to belive that 24 people could create pandemonium, but, do we sit back and call this their right to free speech and their right to congregate and protest? Knowing the hate that is out there. Or what?

Probably the best way to handle these hate groups is...ignore them. Don't go to their marches...won't they look silly out there by themselves? What they crave is attention and press...which is what they get when anti-protesters get carried away.

bingo shadowmom. Pepe that's a tough question. myself I don't see any difference between the gang violence and the white supremisists. violence, pain, death, property damage, obsenities are disgusting reguardless who inflicts them.

BTW I'll keep right on with the spelling errors and typos. give everyone something to talk about.

compmore psst..just don't let Carla see. and yes, I agree with both of you...

Ok, maybe forget the Nazis for a moment, but, am I the only one who would find this slightly macabre?

'Graveyard Games' makes lively debut in Bay Area

It is that time of year, but even so they are very strange people. And I love you both, typos and all.

Thankyou!

Yup, halloween..oh joy,my favorite time of the year...rightttttt...But, I do love the chocolate that comes along with it....I buy all these extra goodies and then we eat most of them ourselves..

Come to my house...two years ago, I bought 5 bags of candy...we had two trick-or-treaters. Last year, I bought 3 bags of candy...we had five trick-or-treaters; of those two were in strollers, and the other three weren't wearing costumes and were all taller than me.

Three weren't wearing costumes and were all taller than me.

My secrets out!

You mean you were one those teenage boys who came to my door with a paper bag?! If only I had known!

I know, you would have run me out on the rails!

Seriously, this year, we are in a neighborhood that is choc full of children and I'm thinking we are going to be swamped, which gives me all the more reason to be really well prepared....I give out really good junk..

Here's a link I posted in my journal at DMusic...Happy Halloween!

http://www.liquidgeneration.com/sabotage/pumpkin_carve.asp

Holy Dynamite batman, you got me..I nearly jumped out of my skin..thank you very much!

I've also gone and sent it to everyone I know..we are so bad...

Gotcha!

chocolate, mmmmm gotta; have choclote....

compmore watch it, you sound demented

That's what I think zombies are really looking for in those movies....not brains. They're addicted to chocolate. It makes more sense to me, anyway.

I'm on a low sugar diet so I get crazy sometimes

ummmmm, chocolate zombies!

They're slow sugar!

Night of the living dead. look hard, third from the left, that's me.

Yeah, sure, comp, blame it on the sugar... Pepe, are you eating chocolate, too? Can you tell this is a really slow news night? What can we do to tweak Shmoo when he comes back?

I'm not sure we really have to work at, nor do anything to tweak him..I'm sure he finds enough wrong with us to erase us! But I'll think on it...

shadowmom, if you wanna get under schmoos skin tell him Leflaw has decided to encode all Dmusic files with DRM.

Just kidding everyone, just kidding.

Well, it's a quiet old night and ain't nobody here...
And all I'm gonna cry is one lonely tear...

Next line please, anyone?

(crickets chirping) A lonely soul quietly sits near a solitary fire roasting coffe and chewing on a stick of jerky. (coyote howls) Only the thoughts of a lowly school marm occupies his thoughts. suddenly the snap of a twig a few yards away snaps him back........

And slowly walking into the firelight he sees a lone elf ... with a chocolate swirl cookie in his hand ... and fear clutches his heart in a grip so tight, he can't even breathe....

'Night all...to be continued, I hope.

as he sat frozen contemplating the elfs next move, his eyes wandered to the chocolate swirls. desire clutches at his heart and he made his move....

aw bummer. I was getting into the spirit of this
Night Shadowmom

Sorry guys, I got the munchies after all that talk of chocolate..

Me too. I raided my wifes chocolate stash

"shadowmom, if you wanna get under schmoos skin tell him Leflaw has decided to encode all Dmusic files with DRM."

Bite your tounge!

(I'd strangle him if!!!)

Pepe? Comp? I want witnesses. Shmoo deleted my bio...and it was nice....now I don't have to do it nice, do I?

Okay, George, so shoot me....I think this is a fascinating tidbit...

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aT0EuwQJZyPo&refer=us

In an interview yesterday, Wilson said that once the criminal questions are settled, he and his wife may file a civil lawsuit against Bush, Cheney and others seeking damages for the alleged harm done to Plame's career.

If they do so, the current state of the law makes it likely that the suit will be allowed to proceed -- and Bush and Cheney will face questioning under oath -- while they are in office. The reason for that is a unanimous 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision ruling that Paula Jones' sexual harassment suit against then- President Bill Clinton could go forward immediately, a decision that was hailed by conservatives at the time.

Told you he can just erase us...

He didn't erase me...he just reposted it. So I can edit it. I thought it was already perfect.

Hey shadowmom. I see there's another storm heading your way. right now it's heading in the general direction of my mom.

You know what, comp? We're up to the last letter of the alphabet that the weather service uses....the next named storm will be Alpha....and guess what. I have finally reached the point this year that I don't care...shutters up, shutters down...little pig little pig let me come in. The last forecast tracks I saw this afternoon (there are 5 models they use)...well, 3 of them curved right back over me. If I blow away into the ocean on this one, you all will just have to find someone else to be a thorn in your sides, because tonight I really don't care. Bring it on.

Hmm. I'd expect it to head toward Louisiana again.

Grumpy, go to Weather Underground, click on the tropical tab...click on models...south florida...me....crap. There's a ridge of air they expect will push it to the east. The only question is how soon. Sooner, it hits my neck of the woods. Later, it goes north, and comp's mom is there...it's a no-win situation. As much as I hate to see another one this year, I can't wish it to go north...even if it spares me and mine...I can't wish it on those poor people again.

You know, just today I noticed how many roofs in my immediate neighborhood are either missing shingles or still have plastic covering them...and how long ago did Katrina come through here? All the roofers, just like all the contractors, are still on the Gulf Coast. And over on the west coast of Florida, people are still living in FEMA trailers, waiting for their houses to be repaired from Charley. Want to make a million? Storm shutters and mobile homes....there are never ever enough to go around.

my Mom lives in New Port Richey which is a bit north of the current model but well within the effected area. hopefull shadowmom by time it gets to you some of the omph will be taken out of it after going over land.

"Grumpy, go to Weather Underground, click on the tropical tab...click on models...south florida...me....crap. There's a ridge of air they expect will push it to the east."

Thanks, though I knew about that. However. . .
When Rita was still about four days from landfall, the northeast quadrant of the storm was only given a 2 to 5% chance to hit the Louisiana coast . . . but ultimately it did.
So, my guess this time around may be as good as theirs.
Time will tell.

check this out http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_1819331,00.html

Check It Out http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

I know the prediction (based on current upper atmospheric conditions and computer projections).
I'm just saying the storm might go where it's 'supposed' to, that's all. It may venture farther west.
We'll see.
If I'm wrong, I'll be a man and take my lumps.
If I'm right, I'll accept some props.

Never pay much attention to the models past 3 days...I believe they even put a little disclaimer somewhere on their page..It's not a matter of right or wrong, grumpygeezer, but living in Miami for more years than I will reveal....and that includes Andrew, mind you...they do a damn good job up to three days. Don't expect miracles. Mother Nature has her own designs, and we don't get sneak peeks. NOAA is a few miles from me, and I love them dearly. But people don't always listen to what they say. It's a failing of our society, I think. No lumps, no props, it just is what it is. And we live with it down here.

Yeah, and most of all, it's sad that any place has to get slammed with one of these vicious storms. . . that cause such suffering.

Not listening to models past 3 days is why we have meteorologists.

But since we're talking models, they use more than five of them.

http://euler.atmos.colostate.edu/~vigh/guidance/atlantic/early1.png

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