It’s hump day.
Buffalo hump – not what I thought. Warning – picture may cause discomfort.
But you CAN avoid the dowager’s hump! Warning: advertising
Then you have humpback whales.
Everything you wanted to know about road humps. I find it amusing that they are called “traffic calming devices”. That isn’t my experience.
Do camel’s humps really hold water? In Vermont, you can walk on one!
I avoided all the R and XXX listing that came up. If you want other versions of “hump,” you’ll just have to look for them yourselves.
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Dowagers hump is a self inflicted malady caused by poor posture, overly tight muscles on the front of the body and weak muscles on the back. If caught before it gets too bad, most of it can be reversed through work and therapy.
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Dowagers hump is a self inflicted malady caused by poor posture, overly tight muscles on the front of the body and weak muscles on the back. If caught before it gets too bad, most of it can be reversed through work and therapy.
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TT: have you tried this on barf kitty?
How to Treat a Cat That is Vomiting Hairballs
That surely looked like some interesting reading, but I have other things to do.
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TT: have you tried this on barf kitty?
How to Treat a Cat That is Vomiting Hairballs
That surely looked like some interesting reading, but I have other things to do.
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Let’s have some more insanity from California…
http://www.theunion.com/ARTICLE/20110830/BREAKINGNEWS/110839991/-1/RSS -
Let’s have some more insanity from California…
http://www.theunion.com/ARTICLE/20110830/BREAKINGNEWS/110839991/-1/RSS -
#4 T-C
Come on, plate tektonics! We need to dump Kalifornia into the Pacific Ocean before it does any further damage to the USA. -
#4 T-C
Come on, plate tektonics! We need to dump Kalifornia into the Pacific Ocean before it does any further damage to the USA. -
#4 Tex: Clearly the inmates are running the asylum over there in granola-land. I fear that the really big earthquake, one that will make the last big one look like a gentle shaking, is coming soon. How long do you think HE will allow this insanity to continue?
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#4 Tex: Clearly the inmates are running the asylum over there in granola-land. I fear that the really big earthquake, one that will make the last big one look like a gentle shaking, is coming soon. How long do you think HE will allow this insanity to continue?
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What hump? (can’t access youtube; insert appropriate Young Frankenstein clip here)
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What hump? (can’t access youtube; insert appropriate Young Frankenstein clip here)
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#3 Bonecrusher
It’s not a hairball issue, unfortunately. She has a benign growth in her abdomen. We thought she’d be dead by now, but she’s still playful and pathetically affectionately needy, plaintively meowing at squirrels, suddenly rushing off across the room, and making occasional ninja attacks on my ankles when she’s hungry. In other words, she’s not in pain and she’s every inch your typical feline. I have a feeling that she’ll live out a normal lifespan.
The only thing we’ve found that helps is to feed her paté type wet cat food. Dry food is barfed up every time, almost immediately.
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#3 Bonecrusher
It’s not a hairball issue, unfortunately. She has a benign growth in her abdomen. We thought she’d be dead by now, but she’s still playful and pathetically affectionately needy, plaintively meowing at squirrels, suddenly rushing off across the room, and making occasional ninja attacks on my ankles when she’s hungry. In other words, she’s not in pain and she’s every inch your typical feline. I have a feeling that she’ll live out a normal lifespan.
The only thing we’ve found that helps is to feed her paté type wet cat food. Dry food is barfed up every time, almost immediately. -
#4 Texanidain, From your link,
Insanity on parade.Under AB 889, household “employers” (aka “parents”) who hire a babysitter on a Friday night will be legally obligated to pay at least minimum wage to any sitter over the age of 18 (unless it is a family member), provide a substitute caregiver every two hours to cover rest and meal breaks, in addition to workers’ compensation coverage, overtime pay, and a meticulously calculated timecard/paycheck.
Of course the Clown that thought this up has NEVER ran a lemonade stand let alone made a payroll.
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#4 Texanidain, From your link,
Insanity on parade.Under AB 889, household “employers” (aka “parents”) who hire a babysitter on a Friday night will be legally obligated to pay at least minimum wage to any sitter over the age of 18 (unless it is a family member), provide a substitute caregiver every two hours to cover rest and meal breaks, in addition to workers’ compensation coverage, overtime pay, and a meticulously calculated timecard/paycheck.
Of course the Clown that thought this up has NEVER ran a lemonade stand let alone made a payroll.
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#4 Tex
Hoe-lee krap!
Every teenager who wants to earn extra money babysitting will hopefully remember this nanny state lesson on big government and carry this anger with them as they begin to vote.
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#4 Tex
Hoe-lee krap!
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Oops,My #9 I forgot to highlight this; provide a substitute caregiver every two hours to cover rest and meal breaks, !!!!!!
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Oops,My #9 I forgot to highlight this; provide a substitute caregiver every two hours to cover rest and meal breaks, !!!!!!
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The private sector created 91,000 jobs from July to August, a shade below expectations, according to a report from ADP that sets the stage for a likely weak report on nonfarm jobs the government will release Friday.
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The private sector created 91,000 jobs from July to August, a shade below expectations, according to a report from ADP that sets the stage for a likely weak report on nonfarm jobs the government will release Friday.
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China’s aircraft carrier is finally going to sea. Sure has taken a while.
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China’s aircraft carrier is finally going to sea. Sure has taken a while.
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We need to dump Kalifornia into the Pacific Ocean before it does any further damage to the USA.
No no, California is a very beautiful state. It’s the Californians that are the problem.
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We need to dump Kalifornia into the Pacific Ocean before it does any further damage to the USA.
No no, California is a very beautiful state. It’s the Californians that are the problem.
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#11 SD: I saw that and marveled at its stooooooooooooooooooopidity. I would be really surprised if a single yes vote for that bill has ever hired a single person or ran anything. I bet not one of them has ever been self employed and I doubt many have ever been employed outside the public sector where productivity and margins actually mean something.
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#11 SD: I saw that and marveled at its stooooooooooooooooooopidity. I would be really surprised if a single yes vote for that bill has ever hired a single person or ran anything. I bet not one of them has ever been self employed and I doubt many have ever been employed outside the public sector where productivity and margins actually mean something.
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Here’s some more fun, courtesy of hotair.
I know we have some truckers and ex-truckers here. Do we put self admitted alcohlics back behind the wheel?
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Here’s some more fun, courtesy of hotair.
http://blog.heritage.org/2011/08/30/feds-to-trucking-company-you-cannot-fire-alcoholic-drivers/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
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#14 Couchmaster:
It’s the Californians that are the problem
don’t forget the invaders from the south.
California does provide a wonderful petrie dish example of what happens when liberalism runs amok and is taught as sound fact instead of garbage from the land of RFUs. -
#14 Couchmaster:
It’s the Californians that are the problem
don’t forget the invaders from the south.
California does provide a wonderful petrie dish example of what happens when liberalism runs amok and is taught as sound fact instead of garbage from the land of RFUs. -
Sort of a follow up to #4, I came across this. The study will be used to justify more like minded legislation. Why do they bother with a study anyway, the outcome is already written.
http://www.datacenter.org/calling-all-domestic-workers-participate-in-our-survey-project/
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Sort of a follow up to #4, I came across this. The study will be used to justify more like minded legislation. Why do they bother with a study anyway, the outcome is already written.
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#16 Texakanukianite: That is absurd that the EEOC would sue based on the report. Hopefully, when the Rs take over and have super-majorities like the Ds did, we can eliminate some of the absurdity in the Fed govt.
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#16 Texakanukianite: That is absurd that the EEOC would sue based on the report. Hopefully, when the Rs take over and have super-majorities like the Ds did, we can eliminate some of the absurdity in the Fed govt.
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#16 – That is pretty freakin bizzare to say the least! How could Old Dominion possibly protect themselves from liabilities resulting from potential accidents?
I suppose the dumaxx FEDS could mandate breathalyzers or on-the-spot urinalysis testing equipment at all diesel fuel pumps?????
AYWWISMH
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#16 – That is pretty freakin bizzare to say the least! How could Old Dominion possibly protect themselves from liabilities resulting from potential accidents?
I suppose the dumaxx FEDS could mandate breathalyzers or on-the-spot urinalysis testing equipment at all diesel fuel pumps?????
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#20 Katfish: From the last part of the article:
Despite the apparent precedent for alcoholism-related lawsuits, EEOC’s case might not be a slam dunk. As the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Hans Bader notes, a federal appellate court ruled in 1995 that employers can fire someone for problems caused by an ADA-qualified disability if that disability “poses a significant risk [to others] that cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation.”
The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals established that standard when it ruled against an HIV-positive individual who sued the University of Maryland Medical System Corporation for firing him from its residency program for fear that he might inadvertently infect hospital patients with the virus.I don’t see how “reasonable accommodation” could be achieved by allowing the drunk back in the truck. Mayhaps saner minds will prevail.
Old Dominion should sue the EEOC for its costs in having to contest this ridiculous lawsuit. Sue the VSR at the EEOC who originally filed the complaint and its boss and the director, PERSONALLY, so that this kind of crapola will cease. -
#20 Katfish: From the last part of the article:
Despite the apparent precedent for alcoholism-related lawsuits, EEOC’s case might not be a slam dunk. As the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Hans Bader notes, a federal appellate court ruled in 1995 that employers can fire someone for problems caused by an ADA-qualified disability if that disability “poses a significant risk [to others] that cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation.”
The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals established that standard when it ruled against an HIV-positive individual who sued the University of Maryland Medical System Corporation for firing him from its residency program for fear that he might inadvertently infect hospital patients with the virus.I don’t see how “reasonable accommodation” could be achieved by allowing the drunk back in the truck. Mayhaps saner minds will prevail.
Old Dominion should sue the EEOC for its costs in having to contest this ridiculous lawsuit. Sue the VSR at the EEOC who originally filed the complaint and its boss and the director, PERSONALLY, so that this kind of crapola will cease. -
Further to my #21above, isn’t the EEOC lawsuit a flagrant abuse of authority and way beyond the scope of the ADA? How can they honestly claim that alcoholism is a disability? Oh, wait, I forgot for a moment that we were speaking of moon-bat-schizzle-crazy-lib-VSRs; honesty and reasonable-ness aren’t to be considered – only punishing Capitalism.
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Further to my #21above, isn’t the EEOC lawsuit a flagrant abuse of authority and way beyond the scope of the ADA? How can they honestly claim that alcoholism is a disability? Oh, wait, I forgot for a moment that we were speaking of moon-bat-schizzle-crazy-lib-VSRs; honesty and reasonable-ness aren’t to be considered – only punishing Capitalism.
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In regards to my #16. In view of redemption, if the driver undergoes treatment and stays alcohol free for a period of time thereby proving he is ‘cured’. Then I would have no problem with him driving. He could be put on a local route and be tested randomly.
He did come forward on his own it sounds like. Firing him will just stop others from seeking help.
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In regards to my #16. In view of redemption, if the driver undergoes treatment and stays alcohol free for a period of time thereby proving he is ‘cured’. Then I would have no problem with him driving. He could be put on a local route and be tested randomly.
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#14 Hammy
It’s the Californians that are the problem.
Neutron bomb, then?
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#14 Hammy
It’s the Californians that are the problem.
Neutron bomb, then?
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#24 – I’d prefer a large EMP or HEMP
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#24 – I’d prefer a large EMP or HEMP
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Um………………….did Verizon just disappear or “is someone wanting their payola”??
Obama administration sues to block AT&T – T-Mobile merger
I’ll grant that an AT&T / T-Mobile merger would make a bigger corp – but certainly NOT a monopoly (as I understand the definition anyways)
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Um………………….did Verizon just disappear or “is someone wanting their payola”??
Obama administration sues to block AT&T – T-Mobile merger
I’ll grant that an AT&T / T-Mobile merger would make a bigger corp – but certainly NOT a monopoly (as I understand the definition anyways) -
Looks like Big45 has a cause to join in the paradise state.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/hawaiis-restrictive-guns-laws-challenged-in-court/ -
Looks like Big45 has a cause to join in the paradise state.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/hawaiis-restrictive-guns-laws-challenged-in-court/ -
I just saw this story about Muslims going berserk after the women were prohibited from riding certain rides for safety reasons. I can understand why the park wouldn’t want to be liable for them being killed when their scarves got caught in the machinery.
Part of my Mommy/Daughter day involved walking along the beach and taking pictures with Lovely. I saw a Muslim family there, the mother in full garb sitting on the sand, and a young almost pubescent girl with her father, playing in the water while wearing blue jeans and a long sleeved shirt. I can only imagine the chafing the young girl was going to deal with. The father and her brother were, of course, in comfortable swim wear.
I told Lovely it must suck to be a Muslim woman at the beach.
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I just saw this story about Muslims going berserk after the women were prohibited from riding certain rides for safety reasons. I can understand why the park wouldn’t want to be liable for them being killed when their scarves got caught in the machinery.
Part of my Mommy/Daughter day involved walking along the beach and taking pictures with Lovely. I saw a Muslim family there, the mother in full garb sitting on the sand, and a young almost pubescent girl with her father, playing in the water while wearing blue jeans and a long sleeved shirt. I can only imagine the chafing the young girl was going to deal with. The father and her brother were, of course, in comfortable swim wear.
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What an idiot. h/t Drudge
http://blog.chron.com/rickperry/2011/08/breaking-obama-schedules-jobs-speech-on-the-same-night-as-gop-debate/President Barack Obama will make his long-awaited speech about jobs Wednesday night to a joint session of Congress at the same time that the Republican presidential candidates are scheduled to debate at the Reagan Presidential Library in California.
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What an idiot. h/t Drudge
http://blog.chron.com/rickperry/2011/08/breaking-obama-schedules-jobs-speech-on-the-same-night-as-gop-debate/President Barack Obama will make his long-awaited speech about jobs Wednesday night to a joint session of Congress at the same time that the Republican presidential candidates are scheduled to debate at the Reagan Presidential Library in California.
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#29 Texanadian
Wouldn’t it be sweet if TBO’s speech got about five viewers while the Republican debate raked in half the country? How irrelevant would TBO feel then?
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#29 Texanadian
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Happy Birthday Charles Kettering. The man who liberated women.
http://www.rokemneedlearts.com/carsindepth/wordpressblog/?p=4143
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Happy Birthday Charles Kettering. The man who liberated women.
http://www.rokemneedlearts.com/carsindepth/wordpressblog/?p=4143
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#29 Tex: I think that is about as petty and childish as one can get. This brazen assault on civility will not go unnoticed. OTOH what he is going to say in his speech is totally irrelevant as it will likely be unintelligible anyway; not to mention a snow ball in hell has a better chance of survival than any lame-azzed plan this bunch of VSRs could come up with.
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#29 Tex: I think that is about as petty and childish as one can get. This brazen assault on civility will not go unnoticed. OTOH what he is going to say in his speech is totally irrelevant as it will likely be unintelligible anyway; not to mention a snow ball in hell has a better chance of survival than any lame-azzed plan this bunch of VSRs could come up with.
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#33 I am sure that this story will get complete and fair coverage in the LSM.
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#33 I am sure that this story will get complete and fair coverage in the LSM.
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#34 – “ KO bovine-processed-hay FF“
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#34 – “ KO bovine-processed-hay FF“
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#35 Oooooooopsie, I mos tagot to add /sarcoff.
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#35 Oooooooopsie, I mos tagot to add /sarcoff.
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Make them pay their fair share.
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird/German-City-Unveils-Prostitute-Meter-128804868.html
h/t Drudge
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Make them pay their fair share.
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/weird/German-City-Unveils-Prostitute-Meter-128804868.html
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#37 TEX: THat is just another goood reason to move to a straight consumption tax and punt the income tax. I guess that “service” would not be considered consumption.
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#37 TEX: THat is just another goood reason to move to a straight consumption tax and punt the income tax. I guess that “service” would not be considered consumption.
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I just got something in the mail box about Republican Women vis Democrat Women and it had a real neat poster, so I googled it. 😀
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I just got something in the mail box about Republican Women vis Democrat Women and it had a real neat poster, so I googled it. 😀
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Further to Katfish #29 there is this article:
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney says the timing of the speech is not aimed at overshadowing the next Republican debate, which is cosponsored by NBC News and Politico, and is scheduled to air at the same time as the planned presidential address.
“It is coincidental,” Carney said. “It is one debate of many [that will air] on one channel of many… [and] there are many other factors here” to consider when scheduling a major address from the president, he added.
How can this be anything other than “wire testing”? Just coincidental that he chooses to schedule his BS Campaign speech at the same time the R debate is scheduled ??? The debate was scheduled quite a while ago and I am quite sure that O’Erkle and his staff knew that, what possible explanation could be given other than that of a childish Pizzing contest?
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Further to Katfish #29 there is this article:
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney says the timing of the speech is not aimed at overshadowing the next Republican debate, which is cosponsored by NBC News and Politico, and is scheduled to air at the same time as the planned presidential address.
“It is coincidental,” Carney said. “It is one debate of many [that will air] on one channel of many… [and] there are many other factors here” to consider when scheduling a major address from the president, he added.How can this be anything other than “wire testing”? Just coincidental that he chooses to schedule his BS Campaign speech at the same time the R debate is scheduled ??? The debate was scheduled quite a while ago and I am quite sure that O’Erkle and his staff knew that, what possible explanation could be given other than that of a childish Pizzing contest?
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#39 Dave
OMG, Nanzi Pelozzi is the BEST-LOOKING democrat woman! Who knew? -
#39 Dave
OMG, Nanzi Pelozzi is the BEST-LOOKING democrat woman! Who knew? -
Would that we could get a similar law passed here in Texas
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Would that we could get a similar law passed here in Texas
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#42 Boney
Belt.
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#42 Boney
Belt.
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#40 – RE: #29 – Wow do I get Texanadian’s TF too????????????
*dukkin & runnin zig zag pattern*
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#40 – RE: #29 – Wow do I get Texanadian’s TF too????????????
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#33 KatFish from your article;
Unfortunately, the administration doesn’t have the best researchers in the world. As it turns out, Solyndra never made a profit, either before or after soaking up $535 million in loan guarantees. The money went to build a massive new facility, but eventually canceled an expansion and started laying off workers. Now, with Solyndra moving into Chapter 11, it looks like all that money is lost for good — and instead of saving or creating jobs, a thousand or more workers will have to start looking for a new job soon.
~ Spits
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#33 KatFish from your article;
Unfortunately, the administration doesn’t have the best researchers in the world. As it turns out, Solyndra never made a profit, either before or after soaking up $535 million in loan guarantees. The money went to build a massive new facility, but eventually canceled an expansion and started laying off workers. Now, with Solyndra moving into Chapter 11, it looks like all that money is lost for good — and instead of saving or creating jobs, a thousand or more workers will have to start looking for a new job soon.
~ Spits
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Things that make you go hmmm?
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2011/08/19/the-united-states-of-unemployment/ -
Things that make you go hmmm?
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2011/08/19/the-united-states-of-unemployment/ -
Along the same vein of colossal screw ups from this admin like this or this
We have this story about the MLK statuePoet and author Maya Angelou says a recently unveiled monument to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is inscribed with a quote taken out of context that makes the preacher seem “arrogant.”
I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness, the inscription on the 30-foot-tall statue of King reads.
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The quote was taken from a sermon King gave shortly before his death, where he imagined what his own eulogy would sound like.
“If you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice,” King said. “Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter.”
Angelou, who read a poem at Bill Clinton’s first inauguration, told Weingarten that taking out the “if clause” at the beginning of the quote makes King sound conceited, as if he were praising himself for no reason.I can’t believe that I am about to type this but I agree with Mayo Angelou, the quote is really screwed up.
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Along the same vein of colossal screw ups from this admin like this or this
We have this story about the MLK statuePoet and author Maya Angelou says a recently unveiled monument to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is inscribed with a quote taken out of context that makes the preacher seem “arrogant.”
I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness, the inscription on the 30-foot-tall statue of King reads.
/snip
The quote was taken from a sermon King gave shortly before his death, where he imagined what his own eulogy would sound like.
“If you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice,” King said. “Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter.”
Angelou, who read a poem at Bill Clinton’s first inauguration, told Weingarten that taking out the “if clause” at the beginning of the quote makes King sound conceited, as if he were praising himself for no reason.I can’t believe that I am about to type this but I agree with Mayo Angelou, the quote is really screwed up.
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#43 How about super glue? Mayhaps a nail gun?
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#43 How about super glue? Mayhaps a nail gun?
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Classical music (Bach) on a much maligned hillbilly instrument, performed by Bela Fleck. You just thought you knew what the banjo sounded like.
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Classical music (Bach) on a much maligned hillbilly instrument, performed by Bela Fleck. You just thought you knew what the banjo sounded like.
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Anyone who purchased gold three years ago because they pulled out of the stock and bond markets and invested $10,000 in that precious metal would have today $12,750.
If the same person had bought $10,000 shares of Ruger firearms, they would have $19,000.
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Anyone who purchased gold three years ago because they pulled out of the stock and bond markets and invested $10,000 in that precious metal would have today $12,750.
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Texpat I think you may be mistaken. Gold was around $800 3 years ago and it is around $1800 now. That $10,000 investment would be worth over $20K now.
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Texpat I think you may be mistaken. Gold was around $800 3 years ago and it is around $1800 now. That $10,000 investment would be worth over $20K now.
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Uh oh, texpat has been questioned. The blog blew up.
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Uh oh, texpat has been questioned. The blog blew up.
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Our friends son was sentenced today, he got 8 yrs probation and I think 5 months in county jail for the auto accident killing a mother and her two children while rcacing. Others will disagree, I thought it was fair.
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Our friends son was sentenced today, he got 8 yrs probation and I think 5 months in county jail for the auto accident killing a mother and her two children while rcacing. Others will disagree, I thought it was fair.
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Anyone who purchased gold three years ago because they pulled out of the stock and bond markets and invested $10,000 in that precious metal would have today $12,750.
August 2008 Gold was at about $840.
So $10,000 in August 2008 would be worth $21666 today.
That said, Ruger has been beddy, beddy good to me! I own 1000 shares. 😀 -
Anyone who purchased gold three years ago because they pulled out of the stock and bond markets and invested $10,000 in that precious metal would have today $12,750.
August 2008 Gold was at about $840.
So $10,000 in August 2008 would be worth $21666 today.
That said, Ruger has been beddy, beddy good to me! I own 1000 shares. 😀 -
CRAP! The link no work! Click on THIS and scroll down to August of 2008.
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CRAP! The link no work! Click on THIS and scroll down to August of 2008.
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Okay, I misunderstood the original post I read which was unclear.
Here is one with more clarity.
What’s been a better trade than gold over the last five years? Guns. But not just any guns: guns made by Sturm Ruger & Co.
The stock has been on a tear, up about 80% in the last year, while the S&P 500 is up only 4%. Even the mighty SPDR Gold ETF is up about 40% in comparison.
If you thought the global debt-fear trade was a boon for gold, the yellow metal’s got nothing on firearms. Sturm Ruger more than quadrupled over the past five years, while GLD is up “only” 157%, and the S&P is down 9% in that period.In some ways, you could think of RGR as a levered proxy for playing the rise of gold. Sturm Ruger got killed in the 2008 collapse of the financial system. When GLD was liquidated for cash, so was Sturm Ruger. Its stock dropped from $20 in the fall of 2007 to a low of $5.18 in November 2008.
At a time of hyper-concern for economic collapse, some thought gun sales would propel the stock higher, but it got milked for cash just like any other stock. Since then, the stock has risen quickly and steadily to its current price above $26.
On Monday, while the U.S. debt downgrade roiled the markets and sent indices down more than 2%, Sturm Ruger’s stock was up.
It’s actually a better return on Ruger than I thought.
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Okay, I misunderstood the original post I read which was unclear.
Here is one with more clarity.What’s been a better trade than gold over the last five years? Guns. But not just any guns: guns made by Sturm Ruger & Co.
The stock has been on a tear, up about 80% in the last year, while the S&P 500 is up only 4%. Even the mighty SPDR Gold ETF is up about 40% in comparison.
If you thought the global debt-fear trade was a boon for gold, the yellow metal’s got nothing on firearms. Sturm Ruger more than quadrupled over the past five years, while GLD is up “only” 157%, and the S&P is down 9% in that period.
In some ways, you could think of RGR as a levered proxy for playing the rise of gold. Sturm Ruger got killed in the 2008 collapse of the financial system. When GLD was liquidated for cash, so was Sturm Ruger. Its stock dropped from $20 in the fall of 2007 to a low of $5.18 in November 2008.
At a time of hyper-concern for economic collapse, some thought gun sales would propel the stock higher, but it got milked for cash just like any other stock. Since then, the stock has risen quickly and steadily to its current price above $26.
On Monday, while the U.S. debt downgrade roiled the markets and sent indices down more than 2%, Sturm Ruger’s stock was up.It’s actually a better return on Ruger than I thought.
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#53 GJT, I lubs you man, butt,
Others will disagree, I thought it was fair.
I’ll respectfully disagree. That said, I do wish the young man luck and I’ll be praying for the family that lost three of their kin. I’ll also pray for the boy. This is very, very sad. No winners here.
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#53 GJT, I lubs you man, butt,
Others will disagree, I thought it was fair.
I’ll respectfully disagree. That said, I do wish the young man luck and I’ll be praying for the family that lost three of their kin. I’ll also pray for the boy. This is very, very sad. No winners here.
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RE: my # 56
If you had invested $10,000 in Ruger stock at $5.18 in the fall of 2008, you would now have at least $50,000.
If gold has risen 157% over the same period, with the same investment you would have $25,700, if my math is correct.
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RE: my # 56
If you had invested $10,000 in Ruger stock at $5.18 in the fall of 2008, you would now have at least $50,000.
If gold has risen 157% over the same period, with the same investment you would have $25,700, if my math is correct. -
FWIW; I bought Ruger in the spring of 2008,..I think, for about $8.00 and now it’s in the $35.00 range! Oh and I bought 1000 shares of Ford @ 5.97 after they were the only ones left standing and it went to $18.00+, last I checked it was around $12.00. Nope, picking stocks is NOT Rocket Science, just common sense. Oh, I forgot about Sirius XM, more than doubled my money on that one. Dittos, “Sara Lee”, at least doubled in a couple of years. 😉
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FWIW; I bought Ruger in the spring of 2008,..I think, for about $8.00 and now it’s in the $35.00 range! Oh and I bought 1000 shares of Ford @ 5.97 after they were the only ones left standing and it went to $18.00+, last I checked it was around $12.00. Nope, picking stocks is NOT Rocket Science, just common sense. Oh, I forgot about Sirius XM, more than doubled my money on that one. Dittos, “Sara Lee”, at least doubled in a couple of years. 😉
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Oh, and I own 8 Rugers. Fine weapons, they are.
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Oh, and I own 8 Rugers. Fine weapons, they are.
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There are only two really good pistols in the world today. John Browning’s design of 1911 and the Ruger MkIII
Everything else is just a copy of something else.
One might want to put the Browning Hi-Power in there, but I’d only do it if it were chambered in .45 ACP
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There are only two really good pistols in the world today. John Browning’s design of 1911 and the Ruger MkIII
Everything else is just a copy of something else.
One might want to put the Browning Hi-Power in there, but I’d only do it if it were chambered in .45 ACP -
So, Texpat, I’m guessing that you faired the storm OK? Any problems with the sump pump? Shannon mentioned the basement flooding.
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So, Texpat, I’m guessing that you faired the storm OK? Any problems with the sump pump? Shannon mentioned the basement flooding.
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Texpat, please fill us in, our eyewitness on the storm, when you feel up to it.
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Texpat, please fill us in, our eyewitness on the storm, when you feel up to it.
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#61 Sarge, you’ll get no argument from me. I have two Ruger MK II’s one with and one without the bull barrel. The 9 MM Hi-Power may be the best semi auto pistol ever made, never mind the small caliber. Oh and the Ruger 22’s will eat ANYTHING!! Never missing a beat with ANY crappy ammo.
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#61 Sarge, you’ll get no argument from me. I have two Ruger MK II’s one with and one without the bull barrel. The 9 MM Hi-Power may be the best semi auto pistol ever made, never mind the small caliber. Oh and the Ruger 22’s will eat ANYTHING!! Never missing a beat with ANY crappy ammo.
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#63 Iron Mary, for shame!
when you feel up to it.
I thought you were tougher than that. 😀
Ducks and hauls BUTT, in that Zig Zag,,,,you know the drill. -
#63 Iron Mary, for shame!
when you feel up to it.
I thought you were tougher than that. 😀
Ducks and hauls BUTT, in that Zig Zag,,,,you know the drill. -
Good evening Hamsters. Another hotter-than-it-had-to-be day is almost over. Rain is or isn’t in the forecast, depending on the whims of the tropical low/distrubance/whatever. We leave the torrid month of August to the record books with great hope that September doesn’t catch the heat as well.
Went to Pete Olson’s town hall meeting tonight in Richmond at the just-opened Fort Bend County Justice Center that contains the new courthouse, sheriff’s office, and jail in one complex.
No Move-On thugs showed up at this town hall, but one outspoken and cranky fellow who wouldn’t hush was escorted out the doors. Had the thugs appeared they would be dumb as a sack of hammers for raising a disturbance with the sheriff’s department and jail right next door, and Sheriff Milton Wright present along with several deputies. So this time Congressman Olson got a chance to speak and take questions. The audience was polite, attentive, and mostly supportive. 🙂
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Good evening Hamsters. Another hotter-than-it-had-to-be day is almost over. Rain is or isn’t in the forecast, depending on the whims of the tropical low/distrubance/whatever. We leave the torrid month of August to the record books with great hope that September doesn’t catch the heat as well.
Went to Pete Olson’s town hall meeting tonight in Richmond at the just-opened Fort Bend County Justice Center that contains the new courthouse, sheriff’s office, and jail in one complex.
No Move-On thugs showed up at this town hall, but one outspoken and cranky fellow who wouldn’t hush was escorted out the doors. Had the thugs appeared they would be dumb as a sack of hammers for raising a disturbance with the sheriff’s department and jail right next door, and Sheriff Milton Wright present along with several deputies. So this time Congressman Olson got a chance to speak and take questions. The audience was polite, attentive, and mostly supportive. 🙂 -
#65 Dave
when you feel up to it.
I’m remembering how exhausted I was after we recovered from Ike…
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#65 Dave
when you feel up to it.
I’m remembering how exhausted I was after we recovered from Ike…
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#67 mharper42, I wuz just funnin’ with you….Think Andy Griffith. 😉
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#67 mharper42, I wuz just funnin’ with you….Think Andy Griffith. 😉
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The 9 MM Hi-Power may be the best semi auto pistol ever made
Philistine.
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The 9 MM Hi-Power may be the best semi auto pistol ever made
Philistine.
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#61 – If the Springfield 1911 qualifies I’m batting 1000 – have the MKll – lovvem both!
Glock 23 is my carry pc though
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#61 – If the Springfield 1911 qualifies I’m batting 1000 – have the MKll – lovvem both!
Glock 23 is my carry pc though -
I keed, I keed.
The Hi-Power does represent the apogee of John Browning’s genius. I just wish he had done it in a man sized caliber. I’ve never understood why it is not more popular than it is, especially given the modern love affair with 9mm pistols.
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I keed, I keed.
The Hi-Power does represent the apogee of John Browning’s genius. I just wish he had done it in a man sized caliber. I’ve never understood why it is not more popular than it is, especially given the modern love affair with 9mm pistols. -
And actually, the best pistol is the Ruger 22/45 which just combines the features of a 1911 with those of the MKIII.
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And actually, the best pistol is the Ruger 22/45 which just combines the features of a 1911 with those of the MKIII.
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70 Katfish says:
August 31, 2011 at 10:24 pm
#61 – If the Springfield 1911 qualifies I’m batting 1000 – have the MKll – lovvem both!Glock 23 is my carry pc though
All of the 1911 clones qualify.
Carrying a Glock is like riding a Japanese motorcycle, though.
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70 Katfish says:
August 31, 2011 at 10:24 pm
#61 – If the Springfield 1911 qualifies I’m batting 1000 – have the MKll – lovvem both!
Glock 23 is my carry pc thoughAll of the 1911 clones qualify.
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Carrying a Glock is like riding a Japanese motorcycle, though.
Agreed! Considerably MORE reliable!
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Carrying a Glock is like riding a Japanese motorcycle, though.
Agreed! Considerably MORE reliable!
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