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Open Thread – 2/23/2010

Posted by TomCat at 2:52 am Open Thread, Personal

Feb 232010

Yesterday I not only stayed up to date on replying to comments and returning visits, but also made a few extra visits as well. Today looks good for staying that way.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

It took me 3:52. To do it, click here. How did you do?

Short Takes:

What a quote! “I love gridlock,” Coburn said. “I think we’re better off when we’re gridlocked because we’re not passing things.”

Only one Democrat voted against cloture to debate Harry Reid’s puny jobs bill. If you guessed Ben Nelson, you’re right.

I hear ChickenHawk Cheney was hospitalized for heart trouble. There must be another explanation, as Cheney lacks the necessary preexisting condition.

Did Marcy Kaptor (D-OH) tear into ‘too bought’ Timmy or what?

Cartoon:

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What’s up in your world?

Open Thread – 2/22/2010

Posted by TomCat at 2:49 am Open Thread, Personal

Feb 222010

Believe it or not I actually caught up on replying to comments and returning visits yesterday. It took most of the day. Today, I should stay caught up. I have a few errands to run, and I have to arrange for a new web host provider for the nonprofit I help run. If you’re considering Liberty Names of America (aka LNOA) as a host provider, don’t.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

My time was 3:20. I have an unfair advantage on this one. To do it, click here. How did you do?

Short Takes:

A senior administration official told CNN that Obama will propose legislation that would empower him to block excessive rate hikes by insurance companies.

World War III ended with the score USA 5, Canada 3. Here’s video of all the goals.

Cartoon:

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OGIM!!

Open Thread – 2/21/2010

Posted by TomCat at 2:31 am Open Thread, Personal

Feb 212010

Yesterday I caught up replying to comments before leaving for my Board Meeting, where I was nominated to serve as the Treasurer for another year. Today I hope to catch up on visits, but at 4 I will divert my attention to the one US war that I support: the battle against the evil Canadian hockey team. 😉

Jig Zone Puzzle:

My time was 4:03. Click here to do it. How did you do?

Short Takes:

Yesterday, the Dutch government fell do to controversy over participation in the Afghanistan war.

The teabaggers have a new game to play. In the game users must obtain a can of gasoline, burn a house, then pilot a single-engine airplane into an IRS building. Upon successful completion, the game declares: "Justice is Served!" Along the way, if players manage to hit a malfunctioning Toyota Prius, they are rewarded with the "Auto Recall" medal. How do you spell S-I-C-K?

Cartoon:

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Are mou mourning for the Ellipsoid Orb?

Open Thread – 2/20/2010

Posted by TomCat at 4:05 am Open Thread, Personal

Feb 202010

Yesterday I accomplished little. Barely able to see, I took an intended short nap and slept all day. Today I will be away most of the day attending a board meeting for the nonprofit for which I volunteer. My schedule looks pretty clear Sunday through Tuesday, so I’ll be catching up then. Ugh! What a week! At least I can see again.

Today’s Jig Zone puzzle took me 3:56. To do it, Click Here. How did you do?

Short Takes:

Rep. Brad Ellworth (D-IN) has decided to run for the Senate seat currently held by Evan Bayh.

Faux Noise ambush specialist, Griff Jenkins, was ambushed by Think Progress at CPUKE.

Cartoon:

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What’s up for the weekend?

Open Thread – 2/19/2010

Posted by TomCat at 12:50 am Open Thread, Personal

Feb 192010

Yesterday I had my visual field test. The good thing is that my glaucoma is no worse and they’re done with me for a year. The bad news is that all those drops temporarily screwed up my vision something awful. Everything is still a blur. How I do with comments and visits will depend on hw wel I can see later.

Today’s Jig Zone puzzle took me 8:09, because I couldn’t see the dang thing. To do it, Cluck Here. How did you do?

No Short takes today. Sorry.

Cartoon:

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TGIF!

Open Thread – 2/18/2010

Posted by TomCat at 3:11 am Open Thread, Personal

Feb 182010

Yesterday, by the time I returned from the therapy group where I volunteer, I had only enough tome to to reply to comments here. This afternoon I gave field vision tests with my ophthalmologist to determine the extent of my glaucoma. I’ll reply to comments and, hopefully, do some visiting before I leave. The last time they did this, about eight years ago, they blurred my vision so badly that it was almost 24 hours before I could read again, so I may have to skip a day. If there are no new articles up tomorrow, that’s why. Please don’t worry.

Today’s Jig Zone puzzle took me 3:42. To do it, Click Here. How did you do?

Short Takes:

The CPUKE conference opens today. Batten down your tin foil hats because the rabid right has special plans: a Nancy Pelosi piñata and a Harry Reid punching bag. I want the bag when they’re done. The opening keynote speaker will be Mark Rubio, the Florida teabagger.

Rick “man on dog” Santorum plans to run for the presidency, as he has scheduled several trips to early primary/caucus states, South Carolina, Iowa and New Hampshire. You’d better lock up your dogs if you live in one of those locations.

Cartoon:

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What have you been up to?

Open Thread – 2/17/2010

Posted by TomCat at 3:20 am Open Thread, Personal

Feb 172010

By the time I finished my errands yesterday, I had time only to reply to comments here. Today is my volunteer day at the therapy group, so I’ll just have to see how I feel when I return.

Today’s Jig Zone puzzle took me 4:06. To do it, Click Here. How sis you do?

Short Takes:

The Hill has an article about the lucrative opportunities on K Street for retiring politicians. I wonder if they know something about Bayh.

There will be no Democratic primary for the Indiana Senate. The contender who claimed she had sufficient signatures to put her on the ballot had only three.

Here’s a great chance for a progressive primary challenge to the Nevada Leg Hound, Harry Reid. The rabid right will be split, because the tea baggers have qualified as a third party; they plan to nominate Jon Ashjian for that seat.

Cartoon:

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Happy hump day!

Open Thread – 2/16/2010

Posted by TomCat at 2:19 am Open Thread, Personal

Feb 162010

Yesterday I spent eight hours replying to comments and email and visiting blogs. I have a few errands to run today, so I may not stay caught up. I’ll try.

Today’s Jig Zone puzzle took me 4:21. To do it, Click Here. How did you do?

Short Takes:

On a flight back to the US from Vancouver another passenger attacked Mitt Romney, when Romney asked him to put his seat in the upright positions. Could it be that the other passenger was an animal lover getting payback for Seamus? 😉

In South Carolina landscapers are up in arms over damage done by wild hogs. Those South Carolinians must not be too bright. If they don’t want the wild hogs running free, they should lock the legislature so those politicians can’t get out. 😉

Here’s your cartoon:

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What’s up this week?

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