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  1. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    FIRSTICUS!
    (sort of)

  2. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    I never ever watch or run across The Beverly Hillbillies reruns but I just happened to watch that particular show one day a month or so ago, since then I have seen it linked to a number of times across the innernet. Doesn’t mean anything just thought y’all might want to know. 😀

  3. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    I heard on FOX and Friends this am that the laptop computers belonging to Mills and one other Clinton chick were not destroyed as promised. The info on those computers, if they were not bleach bitted, has the potential to be devastating.
    I think the O-CRAP-O-METER in Camp Clinton is pegged out about now.
    snicker, chortle, guffaw, breathe a few times, guffaw some more.

  4. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Richard Fernandez of the Belmont Club @ PJMedia

    The author Robert Bidinotto is frankly amazed. On his Facebook timeline he writes: “IT WAS A busy week. As for the paucity of posts (don’t you love alliteration?) over the past few days, the news leaves me increasingly speechless, my jaw now perpetually hanging open in disbelief. It’s like watching an MMA cage match between Orwell and Kafka.”

    and,

    The election of 2016 seems like a scene inside a larger event. There is the sense that something significant is happening though no one seems can say exactly what. Robert Kagan called the United States the world’s “most dangerous nation”. It’s a place where the idealistic and the cynical, the tawdry and the sublime, the brilliant and the stupid routinely rub shoulders in public life. The Most Dangerous Nation is now apparently in the process of resolving a political crisis in its own inimitable way. What it will do next is anybody’s guess. It might be wonderful. It might be horrifying. It will probably be a little of both.

  5. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Good morning Hamsters. Mugly 69 with fog getting thicker. This is November 3, right? Supposedly the front arrives sometime later today.
    Yea for the Cubbies. At last the interminable wait is over. Had a soft spot in my heart for them despite not really having a dog in that hunt. The Dead Tree version of the Chron couldn’t hold the presses to discover who won.

  6. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    NE SanFranSicko is not a healthy place to walk, drive, live or prolly even look at.

    HEADLINE: Complaints of syringes and feces rise dramatically in SF

    Liberal Lunacy on full display.

  7. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Today marks the 22nd lap around the sun with the best gift G-D has ever given me – Mrs. Bonecrusher.
    I am truly a blessed man.

  8. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Jill, you are close:

    HEADLINE: Jill Stein: Hillary Clinton Is ‘Queen of Corruption’

    She is the queen of PUTRESSENCE.

  9. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Congratulations to the Bonecrushers on their anniversary. Number 25 is not that far off.

  10. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #4 TP from your link: This exchange had me laughing out loud:

    The political civility that everyone was supposed to observe went overboard some time ago. In an op-ed whose captures the mood of this election Leonard Pitts expresses this in Oregon.live “I don’t want the GOP defeated.”

    I want it immolated.
    I want it razed to the foundation, reduced to a moonscape, left unlivable even for cockroaches, much less newts. I want it treated like boot heels treat ants and furnaces treat ice cubes, treated like a middle-school basketball team playing the ’71-’72 Lakers.
    Defeat is not enough. Let there be humiliation. Let there be pain.

    Maybe he’s upset. There’s a lot of that going around these days.

    What a delightful use of understatement to insult the target :>)

  11. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    HEADLINE: FBI Leaks: Clinton Foundation Probe a ‘Very High Priority,’ Will Likely Lead to an Indictment
    Two sources with “intimate knowledge” of the FBI’s investigations into the Clinton emails and Clinton Foundation leaked new information about both of the probes to Fox News Wednesday. The sources say that the latter investigation has been going on for more than a year and is being led by the white-collar crime division of the FBI. They also say that the Clinton Foundation “pay to play” probe has taken a “very high priority,” and the FBI has re-interviewed multiple individuals involved in the case. The sources told Special Report’s Bret Baier that their investigation will likely to lead to an indictment.
    /SNIP
    As for those questionable immunity deals with Clinton’s top aides including Cheryl Mills and Heather Samuelson, Fox reports that the laptops that were supposed to be destroyed as part of those deals, have not been destroyed and are now in fact currently in the FBI field office in Washington, D.C., “being exploited.”

    OH yeah, a foundation on fire. Where’s the popcorn?

  12. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    This is an interesting article.

    HEADLINE: It’s Who You Know
    Will the FBI find any interesting emails from Hillary Clinton in the trove on the laptop of former congressman Anthony Weiner, the estranged husband of Hillary’s gofer-in-chief Huma Abedin?

  13. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    The Field of Dreams frenzy last night swamped my post, which I now move to this morning.
    One of my little old lady friends Over Yonder linked to this book and its reviews.

  14. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    I heard on the radio there was a stampede for the Safe Space at some California college when a male student was spotted, wearing a Christmas shirt.

  15. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    I don’t think he will feel it much –

    HEADLINE: Mark Zuckerberg’s Fortune Drops $3.7 Billion In 2 Hours, Despite Facebook’s Strong Third Quarter

    He’s still worth $50 BILLION

  16. Tedtam Avatar

    It’s like watching an MMA cage match between Orwell and Kafka.

    I can’t think of a better way to describe the madness engulfing us right now.

  17. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    We await today’s further shocking revelations from all quarters. This is too much fun and so long overdue, especially the shock and awe lunacy from the blindsided liberals. They show their true _____, _____ selves. Do fill in the blanks with your favorite descriptives. 🙂

  18. Tedtam Avatar

    Congrats to Bonecrusher on his acceptance of God’s gift to him.
    And vice versa, I’m sure.

  19. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    Happy anniversary to Mr & Mrs Bonecrusher.

  20. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    #17
    Satisfying days for the news junky/politico.

  21. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Thank you ladies.

  22. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    The pic of Cankles on Drudge right now speaks volumes. She looks neither happy nor healthy, couldn’t happen to a nicer person.

  23. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Go Bernie !

    Sanders’ recent Op-Eds have also shifted from explaining why someone should vote for Clinton, to what he and his supporters need to do the day after Election Day. He has stopped critiquing Donald Trump as much and has started to scold Hillary Clinton again.

    plus,

    Sanders also cautioned that if Clinton appoints corrupt, pro-Wall Street administration officials, he will do everything in his power to fight those nominations. “I expect her to appoint people who will head agencies in a way that is consistent with the Democratic Party platform, and if not, I will do my best to oppose those nominees,” he added.
    Though Sanders supporters have been relegated to apathy since he officially ended his presidential campaign at the Democratic National Convention, Sanders is beginning to show every intention of giving his supporters something to be excited about after Election Day. Clinton’s free pass from Sanders is over.

  24. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    If’n you’re anywhere you can listen to Rush, tune in now. He has a guest for the noon hour segment who has studied the corruption of the Clintons A-Z and will enlighten us all as to what the FBI has been for over a year been rooting through the Clinton Crime Foundation happenings and the emails. Discovered folks granted immunity for testimony who lied, and their immunity has been withdrawn and they will be charge with felonies.
    This bombshell first exploded last night on Bret Baier’s show. Of course the LSM won’t touch this with tongs unless they can’t avoid it and are shamed into dealing with it in their own nefarious ways.

  25. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Scum-bag lawyer (redundant, I know) chokes on his chicken and sues Popeye’s.

    HEADLINE: Knives Needed, Attorney Says After Choking On Popeyes Chicken

  26. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    McConnell and Ryan must be hiding under the bed.

  27. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Shannon
    Slight correction from last night.
    Our grandmother was three years old when the Cubs last won the World Series. She was born in 1905 and was 21 years old when our mother was born in 1926.

  28. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    990 Horsepower Fireball Chevrolet Camaro Debuts At 2016 SEMA Show.

    The horsepower standard has steadily crept up over the years. Figures found in super cars of the 1990s can now normally be found in an average crossover, and normally with a much smaller displacement. To play today, power better be approaching 1,000 ponies.
    The Fireball Chevrolet Camaro has done just that, and at an incredibly affordable price, too. Fireball revealed the first production vehicle with 990 hp and at a starting price of just $90,000. However, it’s only 900 ponies if you cheap out at the starting price.
    Fireball has tacked on a supercharger, custom cam, high-performance lifters, long-tube headers, ported heads and much, much more to help the Camaro reach its lofty horsepower figure.
    As for design, the Fireball Camaro features a custom hood, wheels and special badging to differentiate itself on the road.
    Fireball has made quite a proclamation. 900 horsepower for less than $100 per pony? That may be something many can buy into.

  29. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #28 SD: That car will pass anything except a gas station. It’ll eat 20 gal fill-ups like popcorn. Ohhhhhh but what fun to drive:>)

  30. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Blatant voter fraud thwarted in Ca.

    HEADLINE: ‘Voter fraud’? California man finds dozens of ballots stacked outside home
    Jerry Mosna was gardening outside his San Pedro, Calif., home Saturday when he noticed something odd: Two stacks of 2016 ballots on his mailbox.
    The 83 ballots, each unused, were addressed to different people, all supposedly living in his elderly neighbor’s two-bedroom apartment.
    “I think this is spooky,” Mosna said. “All the different names, none we recognize, all at one address.”

    This is just one case, one address; how many times is this exact scenario played out across the country and how long has it been going on?

  31. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Voter registration should expire every five years, requiring re-registration. Just about every other significant govt document expires periodically (driver license, passport, etc. ) and nobody seems to lose their tiny minds over it.

  32. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    #28, 29
    I don’t see it listed but I’d bet thru the magic of EFI the mileage is not too bad.

  33. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Rush announced the news that Mitch McConnell is now campaigning for Trump. Guess he decided which side of the bread the butter is on. And doesn’t want to be left behind.
    Ted Cruz and Mike Pence are campaigning for the ticket in Iowa. Good choice there since Ted won Iowa in the caucuses

  34. Katfish Avatar

    BC conGRATS Yall and many Happy returns!

  35. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Thank you Whiskers.

  36. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #32 GJT: IF one is very delicate with the throttle, perhaps you are right. Ifn that foot gets a bit ticklish, however, you will be able to watch the needle move.

  37. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Corrupt D on the FEC. Count me as not at all surprised.
    IF Ds don’t cheat they don’t win.

  38. El Gordo Avatar

    Back home in centex after a road tour of north Texas. Fall has not yet quite arrived although there is some yellowing of the tree leaves. Temps in the high 80’s to low 90’s still holding, but a little cooler today with rain showers covering much of the area. I’ve not had time to focus much lately, but I’d like to hear more from you low carb dieters. You may remember that I lost 100 pounds on a low carb diet a couple of years ago, but I’ve cheated a little this last year and need to get back with the program. So, anything you want to post on that topic would be fine with me. Anyway, good to be back.

  39. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    I came home early and mowed. I didn’t have a clue rain was headed this way from the WNW.
    Dumb luck.

  40. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    ElGordo
    Lost eight pounds in thirty days….would have been more if I hadn’t cheated with beer three times. Experimenting with mashed cauliflower as a potato substitute, but no great successes to report on that front…more experimenting will be required. Tedtam’s diet lets her eat fruit, mine doesn’t. So, I’m pretty miserable on the sweets front.
    Four Starbursts after the evening meal isn’t cutting it.

  41. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    As Texpat says, the lack of anything crunchy sucks, too. Although at his suggestion I have been eating a few Water Crackers.
    And hot pork rinds – the only no carb crunchy snack there is.

  42. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    #28, 29
    I don’t see it listed but I’d bet thru the magic of EFI the mileage is not too bad.

    YUP! Daughter’s Corvette doesn’t have that much power but, it does have more than most cars on the road and it’ll get 30 MPG @ 75 MPH on a highway trip. It’s very lightweight and streamlined and with the 6 speed tranny, it’s just loafing along at that speed. My truck, on the other hand barely gets 18 MPG under the same conditions. It’s basically a barn flying down the road.

  43. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Oh and Bones, Congratulations and I hope that you two have many more.

  44. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    41 Shannon
    I lost 10 lbs. in the first 30 days of my original no carb shock diet. And then I didn’t lose anything for the next 14-20 days. I was persistent and then, after that period, I started to lose anywhere from a 0.3 to 0.5 pound each day for the next 30 days and was able to keep it off after I began to reintroduce minimal amounts of carb back into my diet.
    It was easier to lose weight this recent period when I went back onto a limited version of the diet. I cut out all sugar, most all other carbs and limited myself to toast with 4 eggs for breakfast. I eat some kind of protein in the afternoon to take the edge off the hunger and have a small protein (fish, beef, lamb) with salad supper. It’s working for me.
    EDIT: …each day for the next 30 60 days…

  45. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Should we just start calling him Archibald Comey ?

    In that spirit, I want to rebut a legal error I’ve heard him make in a couple of interviews over the last few days, most recently when interviewed by Rush Limbaugh this afternoon. Apparently making some errant assumptions based on the fact that the FBI director, by statute, has a ten-year term, he has opined that the FBI is an agency independent of the executive branch; therefore, he concludes, the FBI director does not work for, and may not be fired by, the president.
    This is incorrect.

  46. Tedtam Avatar

    Tedtam’s diet lets her eat fruit, mine doesn’t.

    Actually, not much. Some berries, like strawberries, are allowed in very limited amounts. So long to the mangoes, bananas, and apples. /small tear
    As far as crunch goes, there are recipes/instructions for making cheese crisps. There are also kale chips, which are pretty good if salted correctly and not made with too much oil. Nuts, especially almonds and pecans are good, but watch the carb creep there. I recently saw a recipe for sour cream crackers. There are other recipes for different types of crackers, but I haven’t tried any of them yet, though I was thinking I should make some to take with me for Thanksgiving at my sister’s house.
    I do miss my popcorn. And those baskets of chips at Mexican restaurants. I could plow through a whole bowl of those by myself. Here are a couple of sites with recipes:
    LowCarbMaven.com
    AllDayIDreamAboutFood.com

  47. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    #45
    LOL. Who could put it past these people to fire Comey. I’m like you I don’t think Obama is going to stick his neck out for Hillary but never say never right now.

  48. El Gordo Avatar

    Boy, sometimes I wish I could believe everything I read on the internet
    http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/chatter-grows-that-ryan-could-step-down/ar-AAjRQzm?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp
    As to Comey, he needs to be fired. He botched the initial investigation and went to press with incomplete information, based his recommendation on that incomplete information, adjusted the law to suit his purposes, and made a mockery of the FBI and its role in the judicial processes. Then he was forced to yield to internal pressures to review additional information and report to Congress his original mistake. He has brought disgrace to his agency and the fine people who work there. He should have the decency to resign, but absent that, he should be fired.
    Carb diet – I’ll start tomorrow, day after for sure.

  49. Tedtam Avatar

    I just saw a headline that George StepOnAllofUs’s wife says they’ll move to Australia if Trump wins.
    OH PLEASE PLEASEPLEEZEPLEEZEPLEEEEEEEEEZE DON’T BE LYIN’!
    Oh, and my most sincere condolences to Australia, should that ever happen.

  50. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    If Hillary wins, I could see a possibility, under the right circumstances, where Obama would fire Comey to take the heat off of her and leave the position open for her to fill it. All of that, of course, would create huge blowback.
    If Trump wins, Hillary is in big danger, but if Obama fires Comey, no replacement would be approved by Congress until after Trump is inaugurated and it would be his choice. No point in Obama soiling his legacy for her at that point.
    Barack steps down and says, “I told that crazy white bitch not to do that sh*t !”

  51. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Shannon
    RE: Low carb crunchy snacks
    Sometimes you got to make your own.
    Home made baked cheeses crisps.

  52. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    And here is 30 recipes some good some ewwwww that you could make to give yourself a variety. Some look to be flavorful.

  53. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    And here are 50 more. The zucchini chips look good to me.
    Bunches of ideas here you dig through them yourself.
    Hope this stuff helps ya out.

  54. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Well, my wife rolled in about 8 and my dang Lil’ Dawg went ballistic, she’d not seen me since last Wednesday,….the wife,..well,.. not so much…. 😉

  55. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    I feel your pain SD! 😀

  56. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Nuts, especially almonds and pecans are good,

    I going through a $7 can of mixed nuts a week.

  57. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Thanks for all the resources, gang.

  58. Tedtam Avatar

    Pistachios and cashews are not low carb friendly. Stay away from those.
    I like cashews. It’s a good thing I’m very fond of pecans.

  59. Tedtam Avatar

    Hubby’s out tonight, so I decided to get busy in the kitchen. Made a batch of flax bread, a 2g “English muffin”, and a small batch of pancakes/wraps.
    I’m good for a while.

  60. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    I went to a training session at the Butterfly Garden, given by the horticulturist Heidi Shiesele, owner of Treesearch Farms. Although I did some weeding and pruning there early in the summer, after a while it got hot and no one was going most of the summer. So now it is super overgrown. I am adopting a couple of plants there and will prune and shape them as a personal project.

  61. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Rain dissipated before it got here. Maybe tomorrow?

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