What is liberty? Where does the freedom to eat your neighbor's cat intersect with, er, your neighbor's cat? No one can ever know. It is ineffable and unknowable, like fuckin' God, man! But we can know about commenter Nesnora's date with a Libertarian, in response to today's brilliant and wonderful and insightful and just plain fuckin' terrific post
Barb, the best thing to do with trolls is ignore them. I know that's hard (and I've certainly wasted plenty of electrons trying to argue with 'em, usually when I'm a bit likkered up). But ultimately, it's a waste of time. This is a realization I come to about once a week. ;>)
Turning to the subject of grandbarbies, if Mina manages to stall things for another couple of weeks, does that allow her aorta to improve, or is it emergency surgery no matter what? Please forgive me, and ignore it, if this is too invasive a question.
BTW, although my avatar hasn't changed recently, my screenname has. I was formerly George Spelvin / Skullfry, and before my self-immolation, ShaveTheWhales. One of the reasons I changed from George was that I couldn't figure out how to properly incorporate "Barb" in to the nym. Now, I can see two easy possibilities, but I think I'll just leave it implied.
Seriously OT, but <a href="http:\/\/www.newsdaily.com\/stories\/bre85b022-us-cuba-boxing-stevenson\/" target="_blank"> this cat was hella boxer</a>
I am not, generally, a boxing fan, but I was mesmerized during three Olympics watching Teofilo Stevenson. So were his opponents. The guy stalked around the ring with his right hand cocked, jabbing with his left. If the opponent never countered the jabs, he&#039;d lose on points. What more often happened was that the opponent did, sooner or later, counter, get slightly out of position, and get KO&#039;d by the hammer of Teofilo.
What fascinated me was that all the other guys KNEW that they were either going to get out-pointed or knocked out. You could see it in their body language. And they all chose KO. Boxers, eh?
12 ears for $1? Sheesh, no wonder we market gardeners are poor! We sell at small markets in central Texas and there&#039;s a bunch of old, retired guys who garden just for a hobby. They&#039;ll sell for almost nothing just to get out and talk to people. That is a great deal on corn though. I hope people who don&#039;t normally buy it will try it and keep eating it. Locally produced food, in season, and eaten with friends and family. The best way to maintain sanity.
Speaking of libertarians, is it just me, or is the Wonkosphere suffering a dearth of potentially illuminating or embarrassing cell-phone pics from the Detroit Drinky Thing and the putative NRN Drinky Thing?
A smattering of comments suggests that these events actually happened, but the vast audience of information-starved Wonkers (well, I suppose, that might just be me) wants all the degenerate details.
Is this on some socialized media? &#039;Cause then, I&#039;m SOL.
Another thing they tend to lose track of is that if, for example, a libertarian businessperson in an idealized libertarian society declines to serve an &quot;other&quot; because of the other&#039;s otherness, and the other responds by nuking the businessperson&#039;s place of business; he or she, or his or her heirs, will be shit out of luck, because there will never be such a thing as &quot;insurance&quot; in a libertarian paradise (too risky, can&#039;t make a profit on it).
BTW, how is the parasite doing? IIRC, you should be entering the period of time where it&#039;s becoming bloody uncomfortable, but there is still a long way to go.
Take heart. There&#039;s more than a decade before it becomes a teenager.
Barb, the best thing to do with trolls is ignore them. I know that&#039;s hard (and I&#039;ve certainly wasted plenty of electrons trying to argue with &#039;em, usually when I&#039;m a bit likkered up). But ultimately, it&#039;s a waste of time. This is a realization I come to about once a week. ;&gt;)
Turning to the subject of grandbarbies, if Mina manages to stall things for another couple of weeks, does that allow her aorta to improve, or is it emergency surgery no matter what? Please forgive me, and ignore it, if this is too invasive a question.
BTW, although my avatar hasn&#039;t changed recently, my screenname has. I was formerly George Spelvin / Skullfry, and before my self-immolation, ShaveTheWhales. One of the reasons I changed from George was that I couldn&#039;t figure out how to properly incorporate &quot;Barb&quot; in to the nym. Now, I can see two easy possibilities, but I think I&#039;ll just leave it implied.
Best wishes to you and your growing family tree.
Seriously OT, but <a href="http:\/\/www.newsdaily.com\/stories\/bre85b022-us-cuba-boxing-stevenson\/" target="_blank"> this cat was hella boxer</a>
I am not, generally, a boxing fan, but I was mesmerized during three Olympics watching Teofilo Stevenson. So were his opponents. The guy stalked around the ring with his right hand cocked, jabbing with his left. If the opponent never countered the jabs, he&#039;d lose on points. What more often happened was that the opponent did, sooner or later, counter, get slightly out of position, and get KO&#039;d by the hammer of Teofilo.
What fascinated me was that all the other guys KNEW that they were either going to get out-pointed or knocked out. You could see it in their body language. And they all chose KO. Boxers, eh?
FWIW, IMO, Ali would have beaten him.
&quot;President Clinton&quot; has a nice ring to it.
Next step is to get Bootsy Collins to run for senator in Maine.
12 ears for $1? Sheesh, no wonder we market gardeners are poor! We sell at small markets in central Texas and there&#039;s a bunch of old, retired guys who garden just for a hobby. They&#039;ll sell for almost nothing just to get out and talk to people. That is a great deal on corn though. I hope people who don&#039;t normally buy it will try it and keep eating it. Locally produced food, in season, and eaten with friends and family. The best way to maintain sanity.
Speaking of libertarians, is it just me, or is the Wonkosphere suffering a dearth of potentially illuminating or embarrassing cell-phone pics from the Detroit Drinky Thing and the putative NRN Drinky Thing?
A smattering of comments suggests that these events actually happened, but the vast audience of information-starved Wonkers (well, I suppose, that might just be me) wants all the degenerate details.
Is this on some socialized media? &#039;Cause then, I&#039;m SOL.
Another thing they tend to lose track of is that if, for example, a libertarian businessperson in an idealized libertarian society declines to serve an &quot;other&quot; because of the other&#039;s otherness, and the other responds by nuking the businessperson&#039;s place of business; he or she, or his or her heirs, will be shit out of luck, because there will never be such a thing as &quot;insurance&quot; in a libertarian paradise (too risky, can&#039;t make a profit on it).
BTW, how is the parasite doing? IIRC, you should be entering the period of time where it&#039;s becoming bloody uncomfortable, but there is still a long way to go.
Take heart. There&#039;s more than a decade before it becomes a teenager.
I, too, would welcome a Parliamentary, Funkadelic form of government in America.
Balls.
Like I said before: &quot;Libertarian&quot; is just a pretentious synonym for &quot;asymptote.&quot;
this is my fav anniegetyourfun avatar.
So, Nesnora, how did your second date with him go?
Awwwwww. You&#039;re my favorite Mr Catt and my tastes are impeccable except for a mild affinity for fart jokes.
No. Although, is Mythbusters still on? That might make a great question for them.
I ain&#039;t watching though.
Sounds like a keeper. Gotta respect a man willing to work around his flaccidity.
So much for the idea that libertarians are just republicans who smoke pot. They&#039;re way crazier.
Nesnora has also represented dignified Brown University liberal studentry admirably. Our editress Kirsten and Chris Hayes and I are with you, sister.
Incidentally, I have concluded that &quot;libertarian&quot; is just a pretentious synonym for &quot;asshole.&quot;