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[Comment/permalink problem on this post fixed - FbL]
Heh. Caption this:
H/t, Boquisucio.
Snerk - this is me, when I get home. Except there's usually more than one of 'em...
-H/t, SWWBO -the Armorer
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Grim writes about this presidential campaign's disconnect from reality. He points out several cases, including that it turns out the "girl from Bangladesh" is more than a rhetorical flourish.
Fascinating look at a new possible contributor to Autism... - FbL
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And, continuing on the political trek for the day, Susan Estrich (of all people) echoes some of my own comments from my early morning post on McCain the insurgent:
Once he gets past the convention, McCain will run a better campaign. He will run as an insurgent, an independent, a man who defies labels, the guy who championed immigration reform and stood up to his colleagues on the left and right (remember the Gang of Fourteen that broke the logjam on judges), the guy who is tough enough and experienced enough to be president. If he's within a few points now, he will be stronger then.
- Kat (h/t Hot Air)
*A term of art from the artillery. Harassment and Interdiction Fires. Back in the day, when you could just kill people and break things without a note from a lawyer, they were pre-planned, but to the enemy, random, fires at known gathering points, road junctions, Main Supply Routes, assembly areas, etc - to keep the bad guy nervous that the world around him might start exploding at any minute. Not really relevant to today's operating environment, right? But, it *is. The UAVs we fly over Afghanistan and Pakistan looking for targets of opportunity are a form of H&I fires, if you really want to parse it finely. We just have better sensors and fire control now. Of course, now I have to call them UAS's, because someone got a Legion of Merit for the name change.Anyway, I call the post H&I Fires because it's random things posted by me and people I've given posting privileges to that particular topic. Another term of art that might be appropriate is Free Fire Zone.
***should have kept his chippendale velcroed rip pants tucked away in his wardrobe***
If I'd only worn the white boxers, no one would have noticed.
But I never saved it.
I have giggled about that cat cartoon all day long. EVERY time I've stopped to sit down today, my cat, Claire, has been all over me. Half the time I try to get on the computer, she lays down either on my arms or the keyboard.
TOO FUNNY!
How funny is that? Cat's all over the world ...an evil society. LOL
reminded me of my late cat, my mom would tell him to sit and wait until she finishes to watch the movie and he would climb behind her on the sofa back and sit there, quietly waiting, until she moves... then all bets were off LOL
You can make me an officer, but I'm still an introvert!
Just thought I'd get that in before John woke up.
Some MIckey Dick said that to Bill concerning me and him. Which I found hilarious, and I'm mentioning this cause I was re-reading the comment now that Cassandra has closed the thread.
M got blocked by the spam filter that also blocked me, but M started talking about how he got "denied access" for objectionable things he said.
All in all, I think Cass should have left the trash to be taken out by us two, instead of disturbing her delicate and gracious thoughts with the likes of Mig (the perternaturally shot down bogie). If she's going to read his comments, at least she should have read my last comment about Jeff, it was a masterpiece, if I may say so myself.
I guess in the end, Bill, the reason why we fell from the same tree in close proximity to each other, even if I am from Proxima Centauri and you are from Hades, is because we both have to take out the trash once in awhile.
"Dang, I hate marching behind equestrian units!"