We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/okay_im_clueles.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:06:16 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Maybe one of you guys can explain to me how Harry Reid still has the unmitigated gall to appear in public, let alone on national television.Today is a big day in America. Only 36,000 people lost their jobs today, which is really goodReid then had the temerity to re-appear and announce that his remarkswere mischaracterized by those seeking to score political pointsRight. What he *meant* to say, evidently, was that it was really good that February's losses were only 10,000 more than January's.Oh -- make that 36,001 jobs lost.When someone with BCR's credentials gets laid off, that's a sign that... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/okay_im_clueles.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/okay_im_clueles.html Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:55:25 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/okay_im_clueles.html#comment-99839 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/okay_im_clueles.html#comment-99839 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:37:34 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/okay_im_clueles.html#comment-99784 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/okay_im_clueles.html#comment-99784 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:44:38 -0600
Mebbe I should start a business, heppin' folks out? Nope, cain't afford the license fees.

(Unlicenced contracting in FL, such as replacing a neighbor's doorknob for money, is a felony.)
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Three hungry, penniless soldiers walk into a village and wonder how they'll be able to get some supper. They build a fire, fill a small pot with water, and start loudly asking the villagers if they have any smooth stones they can use to make stone soup.

The villagers thought they were nuts, but brought them a couple of stones, and the soldiers thanked them profusely, all the while extolling the healthful benefits and gastronomic delight that was stone soup. They offered to make enough for the villagers, so they could have some, too.

Someone brought out a large pot, and onto the fire it went after the soldiers filled it with water. As it was boiling, one of the soldiers dipped a spoon in, and declared it just about perfect -- but a bit of onion would bring out the flavor. Several of the villagers tossed in some onions. Another soldier tasted it and declared it just about perfect, but it could use a bit of chicken for body, so a couple of villagers tossed in some chicken. The third soldier tasted it and suggested some carrots to add color. Then the first suggested some cabbage...

See where it's going?

At the end of the tale, there was a huge couldron of soup full of veggies and meat, everybody in the village chowed down, and the soldiers were applauded for having introduced the village to the wonderfulness of soup made from just a couple of stones...

So, "stone soup" is just boiled rocks, until you add something to it. But the way things are going, all we're gonna have is the stones...

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