Portable DD Case

Gizmos    About the price of a Big Mac and Fries ... 3/18/2009     CP Tech 3.5” USB/SATA HDD Enclosure      Sellout.Woot     $12.99     Shipped Here's another Woot thing that finally paid for itself.  Bought over three years ago, I just now used it to transport files from my old crapped out computer.  But here's why I really loved it.  It was 100% intuitive.  I snapped in the drive, plugged in the power hose, the USB 2.0 wire, and Bingo!  Just like that.  In fact it's so good that I'm on the lookout for a cheap 1T drive to use use for backups.  Woot!-Woo!

Pumpkin Cookery Tin

Gizmos    Pumpkin Rose T-Bread Krusty Morsels MoSup will be returning from the sea-side resort tomorrow.  As is my wont, I wanted to have a surprise for her, aside from all the tiling, spackling and crown molding.  .  Perfect!  This is what I had in mind when I bought this Nordic Ware Rose Bundt Pan from Woot! ($17.95).  Pumpkin tea bread (remember?)  is the family's all time favorite dessert.  I mean most everyone in the family will request this for a birthday cake.  One problem is, and I won't name Hucker, Loo-Loo and Greeper here, but some relish the outer crust so much that oft times it looks like mice have been into it when it's rolled out.  See all those eskers, dells, dunes and ridges?  I figure the Krusty crust surface area is at least doubled.  And hey, I'm going to use it to make a mashed potato rose and a meatloaf rose, and wow, the fun never ends. I'm very pleased with myself.

Classic Santelli

Classic Santelli

cuzzin ricky

3 words to save the economy

Tom Mann

More Butt Cracks, Please?

A "silk out of a sow's ear" thing He needs a manssiere Rollover for more excitement

Bain There

It's 2012. Do you know where your politics are? If this was duck hunting season, we'd be arrested for seeding the ground. “ Does it really matter if Mitt Romney stayed at Bain 3 years longer than he stated? Some people say that you can't be chairman CEO and president of a company and not be responsible for what it does, even if they invested in aborted fetuses. posted by twoleftfeet (99 comments total)   I just discovered this "Meta-Filter" site a few days ago.  It appears that sooner or later you can find all the people who read Kos and Moveon here.  I love these people; they make me feel much smarter than I am.  Anyway, it appears the Obamunists have found this election cycle's Halliburton straw-dog in Bain Capitol.  They better hope it works better than it did against Bush and Cheney. ”

The Dr. of Fixology and some Brown Shirts

ThugBama                       Nothing New Here - Same Old Same Old Move Along Since MoSup's down the ocean I've been having to do her house work as well as my computer job.  First, I took the drive out of my bollixed computer and copied all the files before restoring it to brand new.  Aside from disk size (500GB v 2 TB) they are virtually the same.  After I swap her present computer out for the refutb, it will scream.  All she wants is fast, e-mail, and shoppings, basically.  Then I've had to do the dishes, keep the kitchen clean, entertain family droppers-by and take them to the pool, and keep the humming bird and regular feeders stocked, water the lawn and the plants (whoops) , answer the phone and put my own clothes in the hamper. I'll be glad to have her back.  I have managed to keep myself properly annoyed, if not enraged with stuff like this.  “ In the Ribble video, posted online June 18, his Wisconsin home is filmed from several different angles on a windy day. It's unclear whether anyone was home when the video, which has no sound, was shot. The Renacci video follows the same formula -- straight, raw footage of the congressman's home posted to YouTube. Democrats are defending the practice. They say the videos of GOP members' homes -- which are generally spacious, nice-looking dwellings -- expose the fact that congressional Republicans used this session to help the wealthy and themselves. “House Republicans have spent this entire Congress trying to hide that they’re protecting benefits for millionaires and perks for themselves instead of protecting the middle class. [article] Really? These people are Obama's brown shirts;  filthy thugs who, given the chance by an Obama second term ...  you know. Here's the proper ending we're all hoping for: ”

Five Things

Unplugged Five Things That Nostalgia Me Unplugged Unplugged Unplugged Unplugged

Yes, gammy liked porn

The Naughty Nineties: A Saucy Pop-Up Book for Adults Only Not for mixed company. That would be the eighteen-nineties. The dirty little secret we won't tell our kids, grand-kids, or great grand-kids, is that  prissy though we pretend to be, we enjoyed and collected pornographic filth too.  This book, The Naughty Nineties: A Saucy Pop-Up Book for Adults Only (for adults only), is a prime example, and will ship in a plain brown wrapper from Amazon.  Boin-ggg!

Dwarf's Revenge

Gary Larsen                                                                                  SCIENCE Dwarf Throwing Pluto  is pissed about losing its planet status in a meaningless gesture by nerds with Kimchi breath.  and  is  seemingly raising a posse.  Ruh-roh.

Getting Inside Ayn Rand

WHAT GUMMINT DOES          Rich Stuff Hulu offers the full 82 minute movie Ayn Rand & the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged   in return for showing some  commercials' Or, if you have NetFlix,  there are none.  In any event, and even if you've read Atlas Shrugged—especially if you've read it, I encourage you to watch  at least 10 minutes.  Trust me.

Why closed-mindedness is an imperative for the left

The Politics of Cognitive Dissonance Why closed-mindedness is an imperative for the left. “ 'Don't repeat conservative language or ideas, even when arguing against them.' That bit of advice, No. 1 on a list titled "The 10 Most Important Things Democrats Should Know," comes from the promotional material for "The Little Blue Book: The Essential Guide to Thinking and Talking Democratic" by George Lakoff and Elisabeth Wehling. [...] Many politicians, pundits and talking heads have taken Lakoff's recommendation to heart. This is why conservatives and liberals can't seem to have the simplest conversation: liberals intentionally refuse to address or even acknowledge what conservatives say. Since (as Lakoff notes) conservatives invariably frame their own statements within their own conservative "moral frames," every time a conservative speaks, his liberal opponent will seemingly ignore what was said and instead come back with a reply literally [sic] out of left field.     Thus, he is the progenitor of and primary advocate for the main reason why liberalism fails to win the public debate: Because it never directly confronts, disproves or negates conservative notions--it simply ignores them. . . . [...] By intentionally refusing to challenge, disprove, understand or even acknowledge the existence of the other side's argument, you allow that argument to grow in strength and win converts. Such an attitude is the product of leftist intellectuals, not political professionals--and, as Zombie notes, the latter are foolish to follow it: Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Chair of the Democratic National Committee, is an exemplary Lakoffite, relentlessly hammering home her own framing of each issue, and utterly ignoring the Republican frame, except on rare occasion to mock it. How effective is this? A quick survey of conservative sites shows that she is regarded as the Queen of Buffoons, a figure meriting gleeful derision and eliciting relief that the Democrats have selected the worst possible spokesperson. She certainly hasn't changed a single conservative mind, I can assure you. But has she converted "undecided" voters to the liberal cause? I posit that the answer is "No," and I'll explain why. . .(JAMES TARANTO continued) This strategy will also explain perfectly how the media can ignore the very facts of a story that have previously, and publicly,  been laid out for them as though they didn't exist.  I might be the only one saying this, but how can meaningful dialog exist with these people?  And in its absence,  isn't the violent solution inevitable?  Sorry, it's not what I hope for, it's what must be. ”

Stuff I learned in Lubyanka

Police State Culture Five things to do in prison

Kos they desprit

2012

Almost ...

House votes 244-185 to repeal Obama healthcare reform law Senate Democrats won't let it come to the floor - because it would likely get the necessary 51 votes.  With any luck, Obamacare will go down in January. STFU

none of your business, Joan

Tails of the Gun   The "N-word" “ Seems Joan Peterson's been throwing around the N-word again, that four-letter one: "Need".     "[O]ur (Common Gun [non]Sense) opponents repeatedly suggest that civilians should not be allowed to carry firearms for self-defense, a key reason being that civilians don’t receive sufficient training compared to police. But then when we seek out the same kind of training as police, they disapprovingly exclaim, “Who needs ‘tactical firearm training’?”" I need 'tactical firearm training' because none of your business, Joan, that's why. [Righteous Rant Continued] Joan Peterson, the proprietor of “CommonGunSense” is a well-known entity to parts of the gunblogosphere. She’s “Japete”, who practices “reasoned discourse”, by which is meant selective comment moderation (even editing). Hers was not a serious question of “who really needs tactical training?”, but more “why do they need a gun?”. As I recall, someone found she’s either on the Brady board, or the board for Joyce as well. You’re trying to put “reason” where there isn’t any. [comment from HERE] ”

The Pottification Of The Navy

Nanny State: One regulation away from total bliss                         The Pottification Of The Navy Yet Another Reason Not To Enlist “ She is pissed! Hoo, the Navy has gone funnier than when Junior put his tadpoles in Aunt Lu's milk. It's wonderful. Headline, the Washington Times: "Navy admiral wants to get rid of urinals." On aircraft carriers. Yep. See, urinals aren't good for gender-equity, which is what the Navy is for. Best I can tell, the admiral figures urinals make the girls aboard feel plumbing-challenged. It gums up their self-concept. And life, remember, is already tough for gals on warships. It's bad enough having those boomy old gun thingies everywhere, and those smelly airplanes. They make a hostile environment and all. But the worst is those disgusting white patriarchy symbols, stuck threateningly to bathroom walls. Think about it. Every time a woman goes to the men's room, there they hang, row on row, in silent reproach, telling her she isn't Fully A Person. The horror. But now help gallops over the horizon, thumpety-thump. The help's name is Admiral John Nathman, and (incredibly) he's a naval aviator. Yes indeed. Potty John, the Carrie Nation of urinals, is going to make it all better. He wants "gender-neutral water closets." When I was a Marine, I always wanted a commander who had an interest in urinals. None of them did, and they probably still don't. But the Navy, as Marines have always suspected, is a little different. And apparently getting differenter. (Fred on Everything continued) ” Ron M

Suspicious bumps in the night

Catharsis “ There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination. Mencius I am reminded.  Several years ago I spent about 10 days in the hospital for what was first suspected to be a heart attack.  After much consultation (*this was before Hillary Clinton's attempt to seize health care entirely changed hospital focus from cure to to a $ and ¢),  the best guess was a blood clot thrown to the lungs by some broken toes. but not even that was clear. Anyway, the hospital room television set did not show actual TV broadcasting, but was used for various heath PSA stuff  One of them was an instruction film for women on breast examination.  Now remember, I had been at this point detained for a week or so.  I suffered greatly because  my pulse was being monitored at the nursing station for any heart beat fluctuation.  If you catch my drift.  On the plus side, I had not since boyhood had  such interesting dreams.  ”

How Hot Is It?

Catharsis Mommy~ Turn up the air conditioning! Boner's melting!!

Oath Keepers v. Blue Helmets

Tails of the Gun   UN-Gunning “ On July 27th, the nations of the world are scheduled to meet in New York to sign a global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Disguised as a way to prevent the proliferation of small arms throughout the world, it is, in fact, a backdoor way to legislate gun control in the United States and effectively repeal our Second Amendment. The ATT will set up a global body which will require all nations to regulate firearms so that they can prevent their exportation to other countries. Inevitably, this will require countries to inventory the guns in private hands and to register them. A gun ban is not far away. The ATT, under the Supremacy Clause of the US Constitution, would have the power of a constitutional amendment and would, effectively, repeal the Second Amendment guaranteeing us the right to bear arms. We must fight to stop the US from signing the treaty and, if we fail, block Senate ratification. [Full] In the early days of this blog, Jimmy Carter, acting on his own, without portfolio,  invited  the UN to monitor US elections,  I asked readers then to sign a blood oath.   Fully 70% agreed  to treat any blue helmet on US soil , acting in any capacity  whatever that assumed domionion over any US citizen, be summarily treated like Nazis landed by submarine on U.S, shores. Ahem. True, my readership then was about 10 people, but I extrapolated to include all blog readers.  I am therefore calling upon some 80 million Americans to honor their oath, gird their loins,  and act accordingly here.  Merrily ”