AB celebrates the arrival of the newest fruit to spring forth from his loins while LD looks on.
Birthing Moments
by
Tags:
Comments
112 responses to “Birthing Moments”
-
New Air Force One may be the last Jumbo Jet.
Mornin’ Gang -
Second!
You gotta pay to read the article SD but I get the jist.
-
You gotta pay to read the article SD but I get the jist.
That’s odd, I didn’t have to pay?!
-
Financial Times has had pay wall for a long time.
-
I never heard Dan advocate ‘open carry’. And where is ‘over yonder’ these days?
-
If it involves FB, never mind.
-
#5 Dan has never been for open carry since he’s a “Carpet Bagger” from Baltimore, but apparently he has stated that “IF” a bill is introduced he’d make sure it would come to a vote. From what I understand a bill was introduced and he said he didn’t have the votes to pass it so he didn’t let it come up, I don’t know if any/all of this is true. FWIW; He has fought against the
Rose Bushblocker bill since day one. -
Financial Times has had pay wall for a long time.
The only thing that I pay for is the Wall Street Journal, is FT a part of it?
-
Shannon
Who is this kook in Brenham with the “World’s Largest BBQ Smoker” ?
Who would want anything that hard and expensive to move ? And who would be stupid enough to pay $350,000 for it ?
-
AARRRRRRGH BUT THAT WAS SOME BLOODY THICK FOG THIS MORNING!
The o/c pic looks like LD is blowing chunks, calling dinosaurs, having a technicolor belch, rebooting the belly. . . .
-
Well, this pretty much proves that Squawk is secretly a Yankee from New York. He’s probably the one who came up with this concoction. That whole story about Louisiana is just a yarn.
-
Yall decide – I’m inclined to agree
In other words the claimed death risk from flu is a scam.
From a journal dealing with the actual practice of nursing — you know, the people who actually take care of 90% of the job when you get sick enough to require help?
-
Good morning Hamsters. Pea soup out here on the moors of the Brazos since 6am; don’t know when it appeared before then as I wasn’t up. Everything’s dripping and gloomy, coolish 55 becomes more penetrating, and the neighborhood is reduced to vague tree shapes up close and nothing but a gray/white wall farther away. Not a good time to be driving.
-
Texpat
That pit has been sitting for sale on 290 for a least five years. I am told it is a surviving excess from a previous oil boom. -
Congratulations to AB and LD on the birth (finally) of Sunshine’s little sister.
-
I’m thinking if you showed up with 30 grand in small bills you could be the proud owner.
-
17 Shannon
Yep.
-
Surprised the New York Sity chili didn’t have nutmeg in it.
-
I had the flu once. The real McCoy. The only time I felt worse was when hepatitis nearly killed me. Deadly or not, I’ll do anything to reduce my chances of getting it again.
I notice that the articles cast no doubt on the general efficacy of the flu shot. (Although this year’s version has been widely reported as being only 25% effective.)
-
Good to see Wade Phillips heading to Denver to be Kubiak’s DC. I’m rooting for Kubiak to have success but he’s sure going all in on 2-14 being an aberration, it’s basically the same core staff.
-
I also depend on the opinion of a nurse with over fifty years experience seeing the result of hardheads refusing the flu shot.
-
13 KF
Uh, Karl Denninger, actually no. People don’t get flu shots because they think they are going to die.
People get flu shots because if they get the flu they will wish they were dead.
I’ve had upper respiratory infections, a couple of colds, many sinus infections, but I had the flu once and only once. There is no confusing the common cold with any type of influenza event.
The vast majority of health information out there is ignored and probably should be.
Check this out about American medical journals.
Shrime decided to see how easy it would be to publish an article. So he made one up. Like, he literally made one up. He did it using http://www.randomtextgenerator.com. The article is entitled “Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs?” and its authors are the venerable Pinkerton A. LeBrain and Orson Welles. The subtitle reads: “The surgical and neoplastic role of cacao extract in breakfast cereals.” Shrime submitted it to 37 journals over two weeks and, so far, 17 of them have accepted it. (They have not “published” it, but say they will as soon as Shrime pays the $500. This is often referred to as a “processing fee.” Shrime has no plans to pay them.) Several have already typeset it and given him reviews, as you can see at the end of this article. One publication says his methods are “novel and innovative”!. But when Shrime looked up the physical locations of these publications, he discovered that many had very suspicious addresses; one was actually inside a strip club.
-
#2, #3, #4
I couldn’t get to the article either, after closing the pop-up sign-up.But maybe I had already read 3 free articles in FT this month. -
Funny how I’ve taken the flu shot every year since it’s been available and haven’t gotten the flu.
-
#13 Katfishy
The CDC, along with several other government agencies, used to be heroic, but now cannot be trusted at all. Think NASA, think FBI, well I can’t think of any others right now. -
RE: Flu vaccine accuracy
I am always stunned when the media and general public start whining about some amazing new innovation falling short of perfection. The human race’s capacity to slay the Good in pursuit of the Perfect is boundless.
We’ve only had the worldwide public health consortium cooperating in the very recent development of computer models and algorithms to even try to create an effective vaccine. If it’s 52% effective then one is still far better than nothing.
Have they stopped teaching math and logic altogether in schools ?
-
#23 – Knew I could count on Ya Brother! 🙂
-
I also depend on the opinion of a nurse with over fifty years experience seeing the result of hardheads refusing the flu shot.
Why you be hatin’?
-
#27 –
Have they stopped teaching math and logic altogether in schools ?
IMHO – what few REAL teachers that remain spend most of their time confiscating cell phones and trying not to get beaten up by less-than-disciplined thugs that never heard of the word respect………..
I say again “THANKS for NUTHIN Doc Spock!”
-
I love me some Dennis Miller!
-
#23 Texpat
Concur about the flu. Apparently the author never heard of the pandemic flu outbreak(the Spanish flu) in 1918 that killed lotsa folks worldwide. There were no flu immunizations available then; ummm that should be a lesson learned right there to not cavalierly dismiss flu shots even if they turn out to be only 25% effective. Better than nothing. And given that most forms of public transport just about worldwide these days are rolling Petri dishes….
Texpat is right that if one does have a vicious flu virus, the basic thought of the victim is he/she has to die to get better. No kidding. As survivors of the vicious Hong Kong and Asian Flu viruses in the late 60s and early 70s as healthy young 20 somethings, spouse and I likely have some immunity to current flu strains that probably contain some DNA strands from those monsters.
IMHO Mr. Denninger is somewhere in the Andromeda galaxy on this one.
-
Adele speaks with authority since she is/was the editor of a medical journal at the Texas Medical Center.
-
Adele ? Damned iPhone.
-
These people have no shame (but I’m redundant of course)
Loretta Lynch meets Ted Cruz. A grand old time is had by all
3 videos available and one should have likely a full PALLET of duct tape handy for anti cranial ‘splosion duty………….
-
Texpat
#12Well, this pretty much proves that Squawk is secretly a Yankee from New York. He’s probably the one who came up with this concoction. That whole story about Louisiana is just a yarn.
Fake Texas Chili in Manhattan
Apparently you did not read the story:
Well, at least it doesn’t have beans in it.
That was Brennan’s-trained Houston chef (and native son) Randy Evans’s first reaction on scanning over the “Texas chili” recipe in today’s New York Times,
Coriander? What the hell is that? Nope, I am a dislocated Coon-ass expat through and through.
Do ya like James Coney Island chili? Their chili got beans
No beans mean it is hotdog sauce.
-
Was reading my book “American Sniper” and came across this;
“We were on the Kitty Hawk when they were having a problem with gangs. Apparently, some punk sailors who were gang members were causing quite a discipline problem aboard ship. The CO of the boat pulled us over and told us when the gang used the gym. So we went down to work out, locked the door behind us, and fixed the gang problem.”
Heh, 😀
-
It looks like Pookie has his panties in a knot.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, after days of mounting tension, signaled on Wednesday how angry it is with Israel that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted Republican leaders’ invitation to address Congress on Iran without consulting the White House.
The outrage the episode has incited within President Obama’s inner circle became clear in unusually sharp criticism by a senior administration official who said that the Israeli ambassador, Ron Dermer, who helped orchestrate the invitation, had repeatedly placed Mr. Netanyahu’s political fortunes above the relationship between Israel and the United States. -
#34
🙂 I wondered at first if you meant the singer. -
Shannon
#25To show there is perfect balance in the world
Funny how I’ve taken the flu shot every year since it’s been available and haven’t gotten the flu.
I, on the other hand, have gotten the flu every year and I get the stupid flu-shots. My lovely paramedic wife and I argue about flu shot every friggin year. I get the shot and I get the flu. Waste of money.
-
I got a flu shot five years in a row and got the flu three of those years. Haven’t had one in 15 years and haven’t gotten the flu once. Prolly just coincidence.
-
Gun Range Owner Bans Muslims, Business Quadruples.
In the five months since Hot Springs, Arkansas, gun range owner Jan Morgan banned Muslims from her facilities, she has seen business quadruple. She has also faced threats and the prospect of lawsuits, which so far, have not materialized.
-
Coriander? What the hell is that?
Down here we call it Cumin. If your chili doesn’t have cumin in it it ain’t fittin’ to eat.
-
#36 –
Do ya like James Coney Island chili? YUBETCHA! Their chili got beans
<<<<<< oh NO it does NOT (unless you ASK for beans to be included)
link schmink – I'm a regular customer and KNOW what I have purchased and eaten -
Katfish
Hey I was just quoting a story. 🙂And if James Coney Island makes chili and hotdog sauce then that means chili has beans.
VANROTH
-
Chili don’t supposed to have chocolate.
-
There is a direct correlation between getting the flu and eating chili with beans.
-
And real Frito pie
should beIS served IN THE BAG -
#45 – You may recall I was a JCI employee (and as far as I know the food prep remains virtually the same over 4 decades hence) – the sauce filling hot dog buns is NOT the same as what they deliciously sell as Chili
-
Oh Lordy – next Squawkster is going to claim that DLR can SING! *no smiley*
-
Super Dave says:
JANUARY 28, 2015 AT 8:26 PM
Dang, I just checked in “Over Yonder” and old Nad Hatrack is being beat up something furious over open carry….Oh and #38El Gordo says:
JANUARY 28, 2015 AT 8:46 PM
You’re right Dave – looks like Dan is going to have to figure out how to be a better liar to live in the fast lane.
http://twitchy.com/2015/01/28/bait-and-switch-texas-2a-supporters-angry-at-lt-gov-dan-patrick/I likewise, don’t recall Patrick advocating Open Carry. I’m not a proponent, either. But only b/c of the nutcases that have been advocating for it by carrying ARs and AKs into public places. Rewarding dipwads like that is not only a bad idea, its a big PR problem. I think about half of them are Dems trying to embarrass Gun Rights advocates.
The real problem is going to be in the House. Joe Straus is as hostile to Gun Rights as Rosie O’Donnell is.
-
Katfish
You may recall I was a JCI employee
UHOH
/commencing crawfish maneuvers
-
#33 Texpat
Some correction, I was a co-editor of several conference proceedings books on cataract surgery and author’s editor on several eye surgery texts by my co-editor on the proceedings in my time at Baylor College of Medicine’s Cullen Eye Institute. Also edited or wrote reports on NASA-related research earlier when in a different Baylor department, Neurophysiology, mostly involving brain wave activity during sleep and the sleep experiment on Skylab. Freelanced on other medical- related publications outside the department, most prominently as author’s editor for several publications on diseases of the equine foot for a now retired professor at A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Still work with him occasionally as his research continues.
-
Katfish
Oh Lordy – next Squawkster is going to claim that DLR can SING! *no smiley*
Too early in the morning to engage in youtube wars. 🙂
-
Similar bans around the country have put the kibosh on other capitalist rites of passage, such as lemonade stands and selling Girl Scouts cookies.
The teens took the incident in stride and said that police told them that they only needed permission to go door to door, but were still allowed to shovel walkways if residents called them.
“The cops were nice about it. They weren’t jerks. They were trying to make sure everything is OK,” Molinari said Tuesday.
-
Hmmm, diseases of the equine foot… I was at the podiatrist yesterday for an oddity of one toenail. I thought it was dead because it was no longer growing out, which was noticeable when I trimmed the other 11 — er, 9. 🙂 Then lately I thought there might be a cyst or something under the nail because it was bulging up. (I know this sounds awful, BUT I was trying to finish up other “projects” before I looked into this one.)
This doc told me the malfunction is quite common in the aging (human) foot, where the growth regulation gets its instructions confused. The nail stops growing out and starts growing up, i.e. just getting thicker. The treatment involved a small sander. I could not stop flinching, so he put 3 shots in that toe to “put it to sleep”. This was done with a gigantic needle that left bleeding entry holes in my toe. Application was accompanied by a freezing spray to ameliorate the pain of injection. I have one sore, purple toe today.
-
Open carry and other matters – to vote or not to vote. Whether it’s at the national level or the state level, the latest strategy employed by the political class is to refuse to bring legislation to the floor for a vote using the “it wouldn’t pass anyway” or the “President will veto it anyway” excuse. What that really does though is provide political cover by not exposing those who would vote “nay” to popular legislation, thus allowing them the campaign for an issue while being bought off to keep it under wraps. Bring the legislation out in the open, let the votes fall where they may, then allow the electorate to take appropriate action – that’s how it should work. Dan is covering some axx for somebody in return for some other political favor somewhere – that’s how it works.
-
#56 – MHarper THANKS for the toe nail tutleage! You just saved me a question of or a trip to the Doctor! Now we need to traverse the interwebs in search of clippers that open wider…………
-
Adee
Yes, but did you ever charge $500 for an article about cocoa puffs ?
-
CUNY: Don’t Call Students ‘Mr., Mrs. or Ms.’ Because That’s Maybe Disrespectful
Tanya Domi said the initiative was also part of the school’s “working within a regulatory framework to comply with Title IX legal principles,” which forbid discrimination based on sex at any institution receiving federal funding.
(Yes, the viewpoint that calling someone “Mr.” could ever be considered a violation of federal policy is terrifying.)
But attorney and Title IX consultant Saundra Schuster insisted to the Wall Street Journal that CUNY’s new policy isn’t necessary for complying with the law. ”They are not mandated to do this,” she said.
-
This showed up in my inbox from the boss.
# 10 Only in America … could politicians talk about the greed of the rich at a $35,000.00 per plate Obama campaign fund-raising event.
# 09 Only in America… could people claim that the government still discriminates against black Americans when they have a black President, a black Attorney General and roughly 20% of the federal workforce is black while only 14% of the population is black, 40+% of all federal entitlements goes to black Americans – 3X the rate that go to whites, 5X the rate that go to Hispanics!
,
# 08 Only in America… could they have had the two people most responsible for our tax code, Timothy Geithner (the head of the Treasury Department) and Charles Rangel (who once ran the Ways and Means Committee), BOTH turn out to be tax cheats who are in favor of higher taxes.# 07 Only in America… can they have terrorists kill people in the name of Allah and have the media primarily react by fretting that Muslims might be harmed by the backlash.
# 06 Only in America… would they make people who want to legally become American citizens wait for years in their home countries and pay tens of thousands of dollars for the privilege, while they discuss letting anyone who sneaks into the country illegally just ‘magically’ become American citizens. (probably should be number one)
# 05 Only in America … could the people who believe in balancing the budget and sticking by the country’s Constitution be called EXTREMISTS.
# 04 Only in America … could you need to present a driver’s license to cash a check or buy alcohol, but not to vote.
# 03 Only in America … could people demand the government investigate whether oil companies are gouging the public because the price of gas went up when the return on equity invested in a major U.S. Oil company (Marathon Oil) is less than half of a company making tennis shoes (Nike).
# 02 Only in America… could you collect more tax dollars from the people than any nation in recorded history, still spend a Trillion dollars more than it has per year – for total spending of $7 Million PER MINUTE, and complain that it doesn’t have nearly enough money.
# 01 Only in America…. could the rich people – who pay 86% of all income taxes – be accused of not paying their “fair share” by people who don’t pay any income taxes at all.
-
Too early in the morning to engage in youtube wars. 🙂
That war was lost a long, long time ago.
-
hater 🙂
-
RE: OC Pic
When I left LD to come home yesterday, she wasn’t feeling her best.
Y’all may want to stand back and outta her way. She may come out swingin’, tired, sick and angry all rolled up in one!
I had the pleasure of taking Sunshine to their little Children’s Museum for a few hours to wear her out so Mom could (hopefully) get some rest. Had a blast playing with her, but finally had to drag her home for lunch and her nap. She does real well with getting in and out of her car seat. I helped Mom take the little ones to their doctor appointments on Tuesday, and good thing I did. L’il Darlin’ needed blood drawn for tests, and it took over an hour to get that done. I played with Sunshine in the waiting room while Mom took the baby to the lab. I had pulled out the bright pink, fluffy purse (has a poodle head on the front) I bought for Sunshine at Christmas, and we put a few toys in it for the trip to the doctor.
One of the things in there was a key ring put together with some old keys I had at the house, so Sunshine could play with her own key ring instead of wanting mine. She ROCKED that pink purse! She carried it on her arm like a grown-up and we pulled out her toys and played. We passed her car keys from mouth to mouth, using the key fob on it. She LOVES that game and giggled and laughed the whole time. (I used my teeth only – no need to pass more germs than necessary, though as close as I was to her, it probably didn’t matter.) I had a lot of fun with her, and got a little bit of one-on-one with LD2 when Sunshine wasn’t demanding my attention.
/missing the grandbabies already
Hoping Mom got some sleep. I tried to wear Sunshine out pretty good so she’d be down for a while. LD2, however, is not on the same schedule…
-
#62 – AaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaMEN (and I wasn’t even counting DLR’s weird-o look) – the dude simply canNOT sing.
If DLR can sing then Bob Dylan can also
(apologies to Mr. Zimmerman for even typing the 2 names in the same sentence) -
#59 Texpat
Ummm, no.
-
Hamous
Cumin and coriander come from similar but different plants.
Cumin is dried ground cilantro. -
I use coriander with cumin in a couple of the Lebanese recipes I use. The coriander acts to kind of tone down the cumin so it doesn’t overwhelm the other flavors.
-
The proof is in the buying. There is no middle class.
-
I always thought that coriander was the seed of the cilantro plant.
-
Coriander? What the hell is that?
Down here we call it Cumin. If your chili doesn’t have cumin in it it ain’t fittin’ to eat.
Coriander is cilantro seeds.
Cumin is known as comino in areas where teh Espanol is sprechen.
Both are spices in that the seeds are used. Cilantro is an herb, since the leafy parts are used.
-
The term “coriander” is often used to refer a spice made from the dry fruit of the Coriandrum sativum plant. This herb, which is also called a cilantro plant or Chinese parsley, is a member of the carrot and parsley family. The fruits, or seeds, are small and round, with a brown or yellowish-brown color. They are sometimes referred to as coriander or coriander seeds. The leaves of the plant are often referred to as coriander leaves or cilantro.
Cumin is the dried seed of the herb Cuminum cyminum, a member of the parsley family. The cumin plant grows to 30–50 cm (12–20 in) tall and is harvested by hand. It is an annual herbaceous plant, with a slender, glabrous, branched stem which is 20–30 cm (8–12 in) tall and has a diameter of 3–5 cm (1 1⁄4–2 in)
-
So there .
-
Yes, I was mistaken. Got my spices mixed up.
-
Poor Jessie. He thinks he’s still relevant.
-
AP National Breaking News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate is moving toward passage of a bipartisan bill approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The move defies a veto threat and sets up the first battle with the White House over energy and the environment.
From TheHill.com
The Senate on Thursday moved toward final passage of a bill approving the Keystone XL pipeline, voting 62-35 to end debate on the legislation.
“We are very close to the end,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters shortly after the cloture vote.
Republicans are poised to pass the Keystone bill in their first major act as the Senate majority. At least 60 senators are expected to vote to approve the pipeline, and it’s possible the legislation could get 63 votes if nine Democrats vote in favor.
-
The former wrestler is now working on the second season of his online-only political talk show “Off the Grid” at Ora.tv, which he records in Mexico, where he lives in a solar-powered home with a satellite Internet connection.
-
Jesse “The POS” Ventura
-
My how times change. I am reading for the first time, Michael Chrichton’s CONGO; it was published in 1980. The computer gear was very high tech for its time, this line made me chuckle:
The miniature equipment was highly sophisticated. Ross’s computer had a 189K memory and all circuitry was redundant;
Changed indeed; about 6 weeks ago I got a 8 gig micro sd card for my phone, for free at the MicroCenter.
-
I just want everyone to know that I harbor no ill towards the blog, even though it appears that I kilt it dead.
Lo siento
-
Oh…. the other Jessie
-
How women’s fashion made vaccines acceptable in 18th century France and saved countless lives.
The procedures were a success. The milliners of Paris, attuned to current events that could be translated into quick profits, commemorated the momentous event with an allegorical headdress dubbed the pouf à l’inoculation. Perched atop a woman’s powdered and pomaded coiffure, it depicted the serpent of Asclepius, representing medicine; a club, representing conquest; a rising sun, representing the king; and a flowering olive branch, symbolizing the peace and joy resulting from the royal inoculation. In commemorating the royal inoculation, the milliners and their female clients helped to publicize it, and the practice—like the pouf—instantly became all the rage.
Sadly, no image of the pouf à l’inoculation has survived. At the time, fashion magazines weren’t published regularly, and trends came and went so fast that they rarely left a visual record. But as late as 1785, a fashion plate depicted a hat trimmed with a white-spotted “ribbon à l’inoculation,” undoubtedly referencing the pustules of smallpox. At a time when many people still bore the scars of la petite vérole, it must have been a powerful and poignant fashion statement.
Crucially, the pouf à l’inoculation wasn’t an explicit critique of the 18th-century anti-vaxxers, but simply a visible expression of support for inoculation. Instead of picking a fight, it presented inoculation as something normal and harmless. And because the pouf was worn by the fashionable elite of society, it went one step further, making inoculation look not just normal, but also cool.
-
Scum bag government. Finishing up my out go taxes for 2014. I need to fully retire.
-
And they do ask if you have health insurance and folks next year it is going to get worse.
-
And here I done thought I was destroying brain cells.
Benefits of beer? A compound from hops could protect brain cells from damage — and potentially slow the development of disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.
-
And you thought we were just a bunch of country bumpkins out here. By Lucifer, we’re a world class county, Bubba!
-
By golly Sealy is gonna be a world class city yet.
-
Squawkie’s moderator days.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EaEAinJMwHI -
89
Perfect -
GJT
89LOL
PERFECT for sure.
-
By Lucifer, we’re a world class county, Bubba!
Yeah, come talk to us when you got a bull dyke mayor.
-
So the taxandspend Republicans are not only ready to cave on sequester, they’re leading the charge. Gotta get the Navy those carriers they didn’t ask for and don’t want.
It’s gonna be so easy not to vote in 2016.
-
89 GJT
Heh.
-
Chris Christie’s new Super PAC for his campaign is named…wait for it…yes…
LeadershipMattersForAmerica.Org.
LMFAO
They’re having a good time with it on Twitter.
-
Which one is Squawkie?
-
Well, we have a gay lawyer in Bellville.
Two!!! -
Well you gotta have two, one by hisself would go broke.
-
98
They’re law business partners and personal partners . So I guess they have that broke back mountain thing going on. -
I had the pig flu in 2010.
Never felt so bad. Body aches were incredible. Fever terrible.
Made it through. Thought I was toast though.
The worst symptom was the insatiable urge to jump and roll in a mud pit.
-
Dang. Brother Squawk posted a Van Hagar Video.
-
Brother Phil
Only cause I like the Blue Angels. -
Had a feeling there was a good explanation otherwise I thought it could have been because this happened to you.
-
Never mattered who was singing as long as that cute little Eddie was playing the gitter.
-
I am at the Cinemark in Cypress and all the Power went out; the movie just stopped and the emergency lights came on. We are trying to see Pattern of Evidence: EXODUS.
I think the interruption is a conspiracy. -
Is it Friday night? The music started early this week.
-
I think the interruption is a conspiracy.
Sheesh Hambone.comedy.org blocked me for about 10 minutes. the dang thing would not load at all. I think I made Hammie’s Granny mad at me.
Honest Mrs. Hammie’s Granny I did not mean it whatever I did.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.