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"I'm glad the third best wide receiver on the Cowboys is on our team."
That is awesome.
I love watching the Cowboys disintegrate, maybe even more then watching the Packers and Texans win.
..a new U.S. military study today finds that Awlaki's killing won't impede Al Qaeda's operational capabilities, so for those of you worried that this killing might impede Endless War, don't worry: like the bin Laden killing, Endless War will march on unimpeded; that's why it's called Endless War; link
Apparently, Glenn feels that no indictment, no due process does not pass constitutional muster. But, he did not, apparently, watch Bill Maher's show where the justification was just that: it was treason and the penalty for treason is death. All guests agreed (including former Michigan Gov. Granholm). Case closed.
As for the citizenship revocation part, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said that she did ask state department lawyers whether the government can revoke citizenship based on affiliation with a foreign terrorist group, and it turns out there is no law authorizing officials to do so. But, those who are sticklers for the rule of law need to get over it. Take your cues from the MSM: that was Friday and this is Monday, we need to look forward not backward. Parent
They've got to have over 100 stories on that page, ranging from the important "New State Rules Raising Hurdles at Voting Booth" to the rather obscure "Oracle Convention Engulfs San Francisco With a Party Atmosphere", but not a single article on the front page about the protests or arrests or anything related to Occupy Wall Street.
The one opinion piece that I thought might talk about it "Op-Ed Columnist: Missing the Populist Moment" was about how no Republican is taking advantage of the tea party movement. Because the only populists are republicans apparently.
NY Times
Could be because of the varied nature of the protesters. Parent
But not putting anything even remotely related to it on the front page - when there are a TON of articles on the front page - speaks volumes.
They can't ignore it completely. But they continue to marginalize it. Parent
Could be because of the lazy nature of the writers.
Then again, they may not want to write anything that affects their own paychecks. Parent
The Sunday NYT (10/2/11) had the lede, and the opening paragraph(s) of a fairly long article elsewhere in the paper.
Or are we discussing earlier dates that I missed? Parent
I was dismayed to read his full biopsy showed extensive spreading, of an "aggressive" sort.
But he's an incredibly smart, and tough guy, and will deal with it straight on.
He doesn't have to be told how many friends he has here, all pulling for him, all the way, until he's recovered.
And.......he will beat this thing.
I do so decree it. Parent
Got that Jeff; we're working the King, Pharaoh, Czar, and Dick Tator Contingency first, Then we'll swing over to the Moses, Prophets, Philanthropist & Philosopher gang. Hell, we'll exhume Jerry Falwell if that's what it takes.
Just as long as you know we won't stop until you're sucking down cold ones with both fists again (and not throwing them up)
And when that glorious day arrives
(We'll send you our bill) Parent
They fudged a hearing exam on Joshua here that was just standard for all the kids when he was four. There is more legislation protecting the deaf and the blind, and the school district here was trying to keep as many tools out of my toolbox as they could right out of the gate I guess. So stupid now...looking back
Joshua had had his first hearing eval though when he was about six months old. And he was very talented so he was sitting in the audiologists booth giving hand signals when he was around two. I already knew he had a profound low tones hearing loss in one ear, and I guess in brokedown Alabama they thought at his age he must have never had one. They tried to tell me his hearing eval was normal. I smiled slowly and looked at those two faces very carefully back and forth until they both had to eventually look at the floor. Parent
Years ago, when he was in 1'st grade, my very bright son had a speech problem; he simply couldn't pronounce certain letters. And, we all know the cruelty young kids can display when a peer has any impediment. My wife and I were torn. Should we try to work with him privately, or risk further ostracizing him by isolating him from the main stream and enroll in some kind of "special ed?" (Class for dummies, as the kids called it)
Well, in marched the hero of the story. Aware of the stigma, a very smart young speech pathologist at the school told us that our son could stay where he is, and on the days when all the kids were given open periods to attend to various personal things, he would simply go to a classroom, and work one on one with this young lady, virtually anonymously.
2-3 months later.....problem gone! Bless education, bless smart administrators, and most of all, bless the greatest bargain we taxpayers have in this country: dedicated, committed, and fabuously trained teachers. (I include Pathologists)(and, oh. Did I mention grossly underpaid?)
Make that two hugs.....and three kisses Parent
just tell her I'm a veteran and "made you do it."
I don't care, tell her I wouldn't stop crying untill you promised to tell her.
But tell her.
Promise?
p.s. seriously,and from extensive personal experience, a little praise, and a heartfelt "pat on the back" means more than material rewards for many of these angels. And, I bet your niece is just such an angel. Parent
I was immediately situated in my brand new, completely furnished apartment, on the 15th floor of a large complex, with a view of the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation (the big Pyramid), directly across the street. Late this morning, I was taken to the Khan Shatyr, which is the huge entertainment/shopping center in the form of a tent. My first meal in KZ consisted of Miso soup with salmon, chicken yakitori, rice from "Sakura" and a latte from some coffee place whose name I have forgotten. There is no McD's in Astana, but there is a KFC in the Khan Shatyr. I then did some shopping in a supermarket on the first floor, getting all of the essentials for home, with one exception---we could not find adapters in any store in the Khan Shatyr. Hence, I will not shave or get on the computer from home yet.
I have found the staff at the university extremely helpful and nice. They have anticipated a lot of my needs. In a couple hours, I hope that I get my water purifier installed (essential for drinking water), and maybe my internet and cable hooked up. I have big flatscreen LG tv in my living room. I have to say that the accomodations totally exceeeded my expectations. This place is so new that my unit is the only one in my area of the 15th floor which is completed---the rest are still under construction.
I hope all of you are well over in Monday. I feel tolerably ok now, but I'm told that this much time shift will manifest its worst effects in three days. I can't wait. I'm going out to dinner with another professor tonight. Who knows what kind of food we will eat!
Ciao.
Can't wait to get regular updates on life in Astana. Hope you will continue to have time to post on a regular basis. Parent
Sounds like your apartment is nice and your colleagues friendly. Good start to this adventure. eh? Parent
The protests have now spread to 30 cities.
Not a big fan, he was just an old football player who ran through airports for Hertz. Yet that chase sticks in my mind. Parent
And, now that I think about it, one question I have never gotten answered is how one gets in a "low speed chase" to begin with...
Maybe I should look it up tonight. Parent
Drive slow Parent
My uncle got in a low speed car chase long ago. He was drunk and his plan was to go slow and then when he pulled in the yard, dash for the door, lock it, and start drinking. In days past, this was one of several plans to foil the cops, making the the state of drunkeness a question not answerable. This was before MADD went on the warpath.
He was a teacher and one can only assume this plan was developed long before that night.
The flaw of his master plan was him being so drunk they got him in the front yard because he fell down drunk way before the front door.
Back in the day, drunk driving actually meant falling down drunk. Parent
Sounds like the other students chose her just because she's such a nice person.
You go girl. Parent
Compared Boehner to Netanyahu!
Man, there's hatred, and then there's Obama hatred. Parent
But AARP would raise their offered rate for me to heavens knows how much. (Yes, my state rate is higher, but it is the same for everyone.) Conclusion: if you figure on signing up for medigap ( a good ideal), do it before before you have accumulated brushes with a bunch of doctors looking for things to diagnose. (I'm an FDR baby, you know, so I have lots and lots of check-ups on my record.) The doctors say I am in good shape despite it all, but AARP would certainly decide my rate would hardly be the advertised one. I plan on sticking with what I have--and I suggest that any of you looking for an insurance change, do it before accumulating too many doctor visits.
When they asked me some health questions I quizzed them about whether or not they were allowed to underwrite the policy for preexisting conditions and the answer was no. Parent
"Now is not my time," said Christie in explaining his decision. He quipped, "New Jersey, whether you like it or not, you're stuck with me."
Uhhhhhhmmmmm .... not. Parent