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Monday Morning Bugaboo...
Author: Raine    Date: 10/21/2013 12:42:50

Going to put this up here as it seems that Bob's Blog is not auto-posting this morning.

So how was everyone's weekend?
 

72 comments (Latest Comment: 10/21/2013 20:11:36 by Mondobubba)
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Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 13:00:24
Drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson died.

Comment by wickedpam on 10/21/2013 13:00:35
Morning

Comment by Raine on 10/21/2013 13:20:34
So I just read the JP Morgan is going to pay the Government 13 Billion dollars in fines.

Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 13:31:33
Quote by Raine:
So I just read the JP Morgan is going to pay the Government 13 Billion dollars in fines.



But why does Jamie Dimond still have a job? Why isn't he "Disgraced former CEO of JP Morgan, Jamie Dimond?" Why isn't he "Jamie Dimond, facing charges for..."

Comment by Raine on 10/21/2013 13:50:33
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by Raine:
So I just read the JP Morgan is going to pay the Government 13 Billion dollars in fines.



But why does Jamie Dimond still have a job? Why isn't he "Disgraced former CEO of JP Morgan, Jamie Dimond?" Why isn't he "Jamie Dimond, facing charges for..."
That part, I can't say -- Personally at best, the man should no longer be the CEO.


Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 13:54:32
Quote by Raine:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by Raine:
So I just read the JP Morgan is going to pay the Government 13 Billion dollars in fines.



But why does Jamie Dimond still have a job? Why isn't he "Disgraced former CEO of JP Morgan, Jamie Dimond?" Why isn't he "Jamie Dimond, facing charges for..."
That part, I can't say -- Personally at best, the man should no longer be the CEO.



Why does he still have a job? London Whale scandal, Libor Scandal, 16 Billion dollar fine, what does it take to get fired at JP Morgan?

Comment by Raine on 10/21/2013 13:59:27
So, this is pretty big news out of Richmond... The Richmond Times Dispatch endorses: NO ONE.

Comment by Scoopster on 10/21/2013 14:02:23
Mornin' all..

Comment by wickedpam on 10/21/2013 14:03:33
Quote by Raine:
So, this is pretty big news out of Richmond... The Richmond Times Dispatch endorses: NO ONE.



and yet we still have to vote for someone. I'll stick with the guy who at least doesn't advocate state sponsored rape.

Comment by Raine on 10/21/2013 14:08:00
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
So, this is pretty big news out of Richmond... The Richmond Times Dispatch endorses: NO ONE.



and yet we still have to vote for someone. I'll stick with the guy who at least doesn't advocate state sponsored rape.
Oh hell yeah. McCaullife wasn't my first choice, but he's our candidate.


It would be nice to get Virginia on board with the ACA Medicaid expansion.

I've always found him a little too corporate Dem for me, but seriously, he's not the boogeyman people on the right -- and left -- say he is.


Comment by Raine on 10/21/2013 14:24:11
I've read the Op-Ed twice. It is absolutely scathing. The worst they could come up with regarding MCCaulliffe was this:
McAuliffe styles himself a businessman and entrepreneur. He inhabits the crossroads where the public and private sectors intersect and sometimes collide. His experience with GreenTech does not generate confidence. He located the plant in Mississippi, which is not known for its social enlightenment. The company has not lived up to expectations. If it eventually does, no credit will accrue to McAuliffe, for he has, he says, stepped away from it. He is not the reincarnation of Henry Ford.His ignorance of state government is laughable and makes Rick Perry, the notorious governor of Texas, look like a Founding Father.
If that aint a smack down of the teabaggers for you, look at this regarding the third candidate:
Moreover, while The Times-Dispatch finds considerable merit in the libertarian ethos, the libertarian ideology is a luxury afforded by a political, economic and social climate that, despite the nation’s commitment to liberty, was not created by libertarian doctrine. We fear Sarvis would be in over his head.
**cough**ericcantor**cough**







Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 14:29:50
Mala, first our merry band of of folks lived through a zombie apocalypse, no they have to deal with Captain Trips? Can anything save them?

Comment by TriSec on 10/21/2013 14:43:12
Morning, comrades.

I apologize in advance for the national coffee shortage that New England will be causing during the course of this week.

It would be time for my sometime-rant about late starts, 9,000-hour ballgames, the DH, and no daytime games, but I think most of you are familiar with my positions on this by now.

Play Ball!!


Comment by Raine on 10/21/2013 14:46:49
Quote by TriSec:
Morning, comrades.

I apologize in advance for the national coffee shortage that New England will be causing during the course of this week.

It would be time for my sometime-rant about late starts, 9,000-hour ballgames, the DH, and no daytime games, but I think most of you are familiar with my positions on this by now.

Play Ball!!
I truly thought it would be Red Sox v. Braves. Very happy for the Boston region!


Comment by wickedpam on 10/21/2013 14:49:30
Quote by Mondobubba:
Mala, first our merry band of of folks lived through a zombie apocalypse, no they have to deal with Captain Trips? Can anything save them?



Haven't seen last night's yet - but finally saw the opener. I just knew it was going to become airborne - do no one learn anything from OutBreak?



Comment by Raine on 10/21/2013 14:51:04
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Mala, first our merry band of of folks lived through a zombie apocalypse, no they have to deal with Captain Trips? Can anything save them?



Haven't seen last night's yet - but finally saw the opener. I just knew it was going to become airborne - do no one learn anything from OutBreak?

We're talking about the Colts Bronco game from last night, right?


Comment by wickedpam on 10/21/2013 14:51:29
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
So, this is pretty big news out of Richmond... The Richmond Times Dispatch endorses: NO ONE.



and yet we still have to vote for someone. I'll stick with the guy who at least doesn't advocate state sponsored rape.
Oh hell yeah. McCaullife wasn't my first choice, but he's our candidate.


It would be nice to get Virginia on board with the ACA Medicaid expansion.

I've always found him a little too corporate Dem for me, but seriously, he's not the boogeyman people on the right -- and left -- say he is.



Exactly.

Comment by wickedpam on 10/21/2013 14:52:07
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Mala, first our merry band of of folks lived through a zombie apocalypse, no they have to deal with Captain Trips? Can anything save them?



Haven't seen last night's yet - but finally saw the opener. I just knew it was going to become airborne - do no one learn anything from OutBreak?

We're talking about the Colts Bronco game from last night, right?



yes, yes we are

Comment by Will in Chicago on 10/21/2013 14:52:10
Hi, everyone! I hope that everyone is well.

As for my weekend, I helped a 93 year old friend from Temple celebrate his birthday on Saturday. Yesterday, I helped my sister in law's Dad clean his apartment for an eventual move. I have to take him to the VA this morning.

Comment by Raine on 10/21/2013 14:59:42
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Mala, first our merry band of of folks lived through a zombie apocalypse, no they have to deal with Captain Trips? Can anything save them?



Haven't seen last night's yet - but finally saw the opener. I just knew it was going to become airborne - do no one learn anything from OutBreak?

We're talking about the Colts Bronco game from last night, right?



yes, yes we are



Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 15:04:31
TriSec, you need practice charts for BeBop? Check this out.

Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 15:05:22
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Mala, first our merry band of of folks lived through a zombie apocalypse, no they have to deal with Captain Trips? Can anything save them?



Haven't seen last night's yet - but finally saw the opener. I just knew it was going to become airborne - do no one learn anything from OutBreak?

We're talking about the Colts Bronco game from last night, right?



yes, yes we are



Nope, it hasn't gone airborne. It might be worse.

Comment by Raine on 10/21/2013 15:09:22
This is the kinda crap that just pisses me off.
A senior official from former President George W. Bush's administration is quoted in “Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House” saying American troops went into Iraq because the U.S. was looking for a fight.

"The only reason we went into Iraq, I tell people now, is we were looking for somebody’s ass to kick. Afghanistan was too easy," the anonymous official said, according to Politico.



Comment by wickedpam on 10/21/2013 15:10:08
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Mala, first our merry band of of folks lived through a zombie apocalypse, no they have to deal with Captain Trips? Can anything save them?



Haven't seen last night's yet - but finally saw the opener. I just knew it was going to become airborne - do no one learn anything from OutBreak?

We're talking about the Colts Bronco game from last night, right?



yes, yes we are



Nope, it hasn't gone airborne. It might be worse.



What's worse then airborne? We all do breath. Next guess would be water since Patrick coughed all over the water in the shower room.


Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 15:14:06
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Mala, first our merry band of of folks lived through a zombie apocalypse, no they have to deal with Captain Trips? Can anything save them?



Haven't seen last night's yet - but finally saw the opener. I just knew it was going to become airborne - do no one learn anything from OutBreak?

We're talking about the Colts Bronco game from last night, right?



yes, yes we are



Nope, it hasn't gone airborne. It might be worse.



What's worse then airborne? We all do breath. Next guess would be water since Patrick coughed all over the water in the shower room.



Mala, everybody already is infected with the walker virus. They is why they turn when they die. Remember?

Comment by Scoopster on 10/21/2013 15:14:13
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Mala, first our merry band of of folks lived through a zombie apocalypse, no they have to deal with Captain Trips? Can anything save them?

Haven't seen last night's yet - but finally saw the opener. I just knew it was going to become airborne - do no one learn anything from OutBreak?

We're talking about the Colts Bronco game from last night, right?

yes, yes we are

Okay that whole exchange just brought a much-needed belly laugh.

Comment by wickedpam on 10/21/2013 15:21:08
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Mala, first our merry band of of folks lived through a zombie apocalypse, no they have to deal with Captain Trips? Can anything save them?



Haven't seen last night's yet - but finally saw the opener. I just knew it was going to become airborne - do no one learn anything from OutBreak?

We're talking about the Colts Bronco game from last night, right?



yes, yes we are



Nope, it hasn't gone airborne. It might be worse.



What's worse then airborne? We all do breath. Next guess would be water since Patrick coughed all over the water in the shower room.



Mala, everybody already is infected with the walker virus. They is why they turn when they die. Remember?



Yes, I remember that - two unbitten deputies and Camp Fire Storytime Rick during the Ricktatorship - but you had to die first to trigger that

I'm apparently missing something cause I haven't seen last night's yet. Are we now spontaneously zombieing out?

Comment by wickedpam on 10/21/2013 15:21:54
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Quote by wickedpam:
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Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Mala, first our merry band of of folks lived through a zombie apocalypse, no they have to deal with Captain Trips? Can anything save them?

Haven't seen last night's yet - but finally saw the opener. I just knew it was going to become airborne - do no one learn anything from OutBreak?

We're talking about the Colts Bronco game from last night, right?

yes, yes we are

Okay that whole exchange just brought a much-needed belly laugh.


achievement unlocked: 5,000,000 points awarded


Comment by Raine on 10/21/2013 15:23:46
I did not know until now that the Utahidjits were actually on a Scout outing.

(See my post in yesterday's blog from Vel)

Comment by TriSec on 10/21/2013 15:25:12



Mussolini did that. During the late stages of the Fall of France, he invaded the south coast and tried to take Nice. The French wound up kicking Mussolini's ass, and it was a huge embarassment. He tried again in Greece, which led to Hitler saving his bacon...again. Italy's overseas failures contributed greatly to the fall of Fascism in '43.




Comment by Raine on 10/21/2013 15:27:24
EVERY STATE that is having ACA exchange problems are the states that didn't come into the fold for federal medicaid expansion.

I'm just saying that this probably wouldn't have been an issue if the SCOTUS had not said that states could opt out of the expansion. (you know, that was last summer -- AFTER a lot of the coding was done.)

Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 15:28:30
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Mala, first our merry band of of folks lived through a zombie apocalypse, no they have to deal with Captain Trips? Can anything save them?



Haven't seen last night's yet - but finally saw the opener. I just knew it was going to become airborne - do no one learn anything from OutBreak?

We're talking about the Colts Bronco game from last night, right?



yes, yes we are



Nope, it hasn't gone airborne. It might be worse.



What's worse then airborne? We all do breath. Next guess would be water since Patrick coughed all over the water in the shower room.



Mala, everybody already is infected with the walker virus. They is why they turn when they die. Remember?



Yes, I remember that - two unbitten deputies and Camp Fire Storytime Rick during the Ricktatorship - but you had to die first to trigger that

I'm apparently missing something cause I haven't seen last night's yet. Are we now spontaneously zombieing out?



Just watch.

Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 15:29:39
When you watch I fully expect a FB message of omigod! omigod!

Comment by wickedpam on 10/21/2013 15:30:50
Mondo - will do.

Comment by wickedpam on 10/21/2013 15:31:18
Quote by Mondobubba:
When you watch I fully expect a FB message of omigod! omigod!


I hope to live up to those expectations XD


Comment by Raine on 10/21/2013 15:36:58
Y'all realize the POTUS is now expected to be IT manager in chief right?



Comment by TriSec on 10/21/2013 15:39:36
Quote by Raine:
I did not know until now that the Utahidjits were actually on a Scout outing.

(See my post in yesterday's blog from Vel)


Indeed it was - they were a "Varsity" group, not regular Boy Scouts, according to my sources. (Varsity being a high-adventure, sports-oriented branch of the program for older scouts.)

As you can imagine, this has been burning up Scouting intertubes...we just start to extricate ourselves from the membership fiasco, and these asshats give the program another black eye.

I don't know if it's been widely reported in the mainstream, but this group is chartered by the LDS, which has slightly different rules from the rest of us.

Yet more fuel for my longstanding prejudice and hatred of Mormons and what they have done to this program.

Comment by wickedpam on 10/21/2013 15:39:55
Quote by Raine:
Y'all realize the POTUS is now expected to be IT manager in chief right?




yep.

Comment by Scoopster on 10/21/2013 15:43:47
Quote by Raine:
Y'all realize the POTUS is now expected to be IT manager in chief right?


Now I'm waiting for Obama's head to be shopped onto a "Did you turn it off and on again?" pic...

Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 15:44:55
Quote by Raine:
Y'all realize the POTUS is now expected to be IT manager in chief right?




He's the Chief Executive, and CTO.

Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 15:45:28
Quote by Scoopster:
Quote by Raine:
Y'all realize the POTUS is now expected to be IT manager in chief right?


Now I'm waiting for Obama's head to be shopped onto a "Did you turn it off and on again?" pic...



Totally!

Comment by TriSec on 10/21/2013 15:47:32
In case there's any doubt:

"As an American, I promise:

To be clean in my outdoor manner.
To be careful with fire.
To be considerate in the outdoors, and
To be conservation-minded".

The Outdoor Code, as I teach it to friggin' 10-year-old boys.

And we're supposed to follow this.

Comment by Raine on 10/21/2013 15:48:07
Unlike the post thanksgiving sales, The insurance plans don't run out.



Comment by TriSec on 10/21/2013 15:48:23
4. Leave What You Find
Allow others a sense of discovery, and preserve the past. Leave rocks, plants, animals, archaeological artifacts, and other objects as you find them. Examine but do not touch cultural or historical structures and artifacts. It may be illegal to remove artifacts.



Comment by Raine on 10/21/2013 15:54:39
The website will ultimately be the easiest way, it won't be the only way to enter the marketplace.


Seriously, POTUS is telling America that you don't NEED the interwebs. 18003082596

OMG. This is amazing stuff. Seriously.

The Product is good. The prices are good. The website isn't working as well as it should, which means it's going to get fixed.

Don't let the website stop you from signing up.

**From Raine, nice white girl Obama interpreter: hello world: not everything has to be done via the interwebs...



Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 16:01:58
Quote by TriSec:
In case there's any doubt:

"As an American, I promise:

To be clean in my outdoor manner.
To be careful with fire.*
To be considerate in the outdoors, and
To be conservation-minded".

The Outdoor Code, as I teach it to friggin' 10-year-old boys.

And we're supposed to follow this.




*Even when build spectacular bonfires that are used to burn every scrap of collected wood on the last night of a camping trip.

Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 16:02:29
Quote by TriSec:
In case there's any doubt:

"As an American, I promise:

To be clean in my outdoor manner.
To be careful with fire.*
To be considerate in the outdoors, and
To be conservation-minded".

The Outdoor Code, as I teach it to friggin' 10-year-old boys.

And we're supposed to follow this.




*Even when build spectacular bonfires that are used to burn every scrap of collected wood on the last night of a camping trip.

Comment by TriSec on 10/21/2013 16:08:11
Actually, we rarely do that now. You'd be surprised at the number of facilities that no longer allow open fires. We do more work with backpacking stoves these days. It's becoming a rare treat to have a cooking fire.



Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 16:21:42
Quote by TriSec:
In case there's any doubt:

"As an American, I promise:

To be clean in my outdoor manner.
To be careful with fire.
To be considerate in the outdoors, and
To be conservation-minded".

The Outdoor Code, as I teach it to friggin' 10-year-old boys.

And we're supposed to follow this.



This is giving Scouting another black eye it doesn't need.


Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 16:22:24
Quote by TriSec:
Actually, we rarely do that now. You'd be surprised at the number of facilities that no longer allow open fires. We do more work with backpacking stoves these days. It's becoming a rare treat to have a cooking fire.




Which is kind of a good thing.

Comment by TriSec on 10/21/2013 16:30:29
While my friend and neighbor lost the primary, there's no doubt that Ed Markey's seat will remain blue.



Comment by livingonli on 10/21/2013 16:37:06
Good day, folks. Off tonight, and just gotta hope that the Giants will finally get a win tonight since the Vikings only have one win, maybe they will have a chance. Who at the NFL scheduling department pictured that this Monday night game would be such a lackluster matchup.

Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 16:37:20
Jack Kerouac finished drinking himself to death on this day in 1969.

Comment by Raine on 10/21/2013 16:37:47
Quote by TriSec:
While my friend and neighbor lost the primary, there's no doubt that Ed Markey's seat will remain blue.

Pablo, is that you?


Comment by Raine on 10/21/2013 16:40:08


Comment by Scoopster on 10/21/2013 16:42:23
Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 16:53:22
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Again...



Yeah, more guns will fix it.

Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 16:53:38
Comment by livingonli on 10/21/2013 17:19:43
Who heard the story that Jenny McCarthy's kid may NOT have autism?

Comment by TriSec on 10/21/2013 17:28:26
Quote by livingonli:
Who heard the story that Jenny McCarthy's kid may NOT have autism?


I saw that this morning. I think my jaw still hurts from hitting the floor.



Comment by BobR on 10/21/2013 17:35:31
More than 60% of Americans want Boehner replaced as Speaker. But wait! - that's not all!

More than half of respondents, or 54%, say it's "bad for the country" that Republicans control the House, according to the CNN/ORC poll.
[...]
"I need this job like a hole in my head," Boehner said in January to The Wall Street Journal.


Apparently - most of America agrees...

Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 17:46:09
Quote by livingonli:
Who heard the story that Jenny McCarthy's kid may NOT have autism?



Yep, that is old new, Liv. That is if you keep up with the with the comings and goings of Ms McCarthy like I do. She is a menace you know.

Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 17:48:55
Yeah Tail Gunner Jenny's kid has something called Landau-Kleffner syndrome.

Comment by BobR on 10/21/2013 18:01:46
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by livingonli:
Who heard the story that Jenny McCarthy's kid may NOT have autism?

Yep, that is old new, Liv. That is if you keep up with the with the comings and goings of Ms McCarthy like I do. She is a menace you know.

I'm having a hard time trying to find a reason to care.

Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 18:18:13
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by livingonli:
Who heard the story that Jenny McCarthy's kid may NOT have autism?

Yep, that is old new, Liv. That is if you keep up with the with the comings and goings of Ms McCarthy like I do. She is a menace you know.

I'm having a hard time trying to find a reason to care.



Because she's a complete wingnut about getting kids vaccinated against childhood illnesses based on bullshit pseudoscience. She is on a highly rated national television show so she has a daily platform to spread this nonsense. So, yes, you should care.

Comment by TriSec on 10/21/2013 18:40:04
In unrelated news to anything, I may finally wear my uniform back to a scout meeting tonight.

The senior patrol leader has threatened to "skunk" me if I don't. He knows what I do for District, and I casually mentioned that I might wear my uniform to a meeting sometime.

(The "skunk" is an old beanie babie - it's given to a scout at the end of the meeting if he's out of uniform, or forgot something, or otherwise did something silly. Where the scout must keep it for the week, remediate the behaviour, and then pass it on to another scout at the next meeting.)


Comment by Scoopster on 10/21/2013 19:16:25
Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 19:57:00
Obamacare program released on 35 floppy discs.


“Just fire up MS-DOS, enter ‘A:\>dir *.exe’ into the command line, and then follow the instructions to install the Obamacare batch files—it should only take four or five hours at the most. You can press F1 for help if you run into any problems. And be sure your monitor’s screen resolution is at 320 x 200 or it might not display properly.”


Comment by BobR on 10/21/2013 20:02:48
Quote by Mondobubba:
Obamacare program released on 35 floppy discs.


“Just fire up MS-DOS, enter ‘A:\>dir *.exe’ into the command line, and then follow the instructions to install the Obamacare batch files—it should only take four or five hours at the most. You can press F1 for help if you run into any problems. And be sure your monitor’s screen resolution is at 320 x 200 or it might not display properly.”



Comment by TriSec on 10/21/2013 20:09:45
*non-sequitir*

There's two nice pieces of Chuck in my slow cooker right now. This frees up a spot on my enemies list.

If anyone is interested, I'll be making some fava beans and opening up a nice Chianti to go with that.



Comment by Mondobubba on 10/21/2013 20:11:36
my newest coworker is elfin cute and has zombie tats. :sigh:

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