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At MyFoxDC . com is a story about the brouhaha being raised over a Tea Party coloring book. It seems that the selfsame people who don’t mind bringing sex and homosexuality into our children’s elementary schools somehow take offense with a discussion of taxes.

Death threats against the publisher have been made. I’m guessing that the fact that he has also published an Obama coloring book does not grant him any amnesty. No brownie points here! (No pun intended.)

The opponents of said coloring book don’t want to indoctrinate the children.

Hypocrites.

BTW – I’m not much of an early morning person, so please be patient with me.

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  1. The Dude Avatar
    The Dude

    I’m not much of an early morning person, so please be patient with me.

    You’re doing just fine. I think most of us just appreciate having a landing spot.

    /Long live the Queen (or crazy aunt if you prefer) 🙂

  2. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    I am torn. Handsome Son is seriously considering joining the Navy. While I have no problem with him doing this – I think it might be good for him – I want him to be sure to understand what he’s getting himself into and I want him to make an informed decision. A friend of his told him that he was joining the Navy to play basketball. As you all know, bball is my son’s driving passion. This “friend,” whoever he is, thinks that it’s a slam dunk to get on a basketball team for the Navy. Handsome Son is ready to sign up right now.

    I have spoken with him a few times, and he gets that “OH MOM” attitude. My concerns involve his learning disability. His short term memory is poor, and he has a hard time following more than three commands at a time, sometimes two. He may think he understands what is being requested of him, but sometimes he doesn’t. For example, one day I asked him to retrieve something from my car, but saw him heading in the complete opposite direction. I’m still not sure what he thought he was doing. He stopped being altar server at church because the priest, even though I warned him not to ask Handsome for anything other than what he had been trained for, asked him to get something from the back of the church, during Mass, where everyone was watching. Father did not want to believe that Handsome had a problem. Handsome wavered on the steps as Father Greg asked him three times to go get the item. Finally, another altar server got up and retrieved the item. Handsome was so embarrassed, he never served again.

    Finally, his maturity level still worries me. He wants to join the Navy to play basketball!

    I’ve written out some questions for him to take to the recruiter, and I’ve emphasized over and over (until he got really disgusted with me) that he could always go back and sign up, but once he signed his papers he belonged to the Navy and could not change his mind. I strongly suggested that he meet with the recruiter, come home and we talk about things, and he could always go back the next day.

    My dilemma – do I try to be there with Handsome to make sure he fully understands what the recruiter is telling him and what he’s getting into? Do I call the recruiter and explain about my son before the appointment (if I haven’t missed it already)? Or do I let my son make this adult decision on his own – he’s 20 years old, chronologically.

    1. The Dude Avatar
      The Dude

      That’s a tough call, because HS is, technically speaking, an adult. But given his learning disability, I don’t think calling the recruiter prior to the appointment to explain your son’s situation is out of line at all. I also think that him coming home and discussing the matter with you and his dad prior to actually enlisting is a good idea. He needs to understand that enlisting won’t just be about playing basketball.

      This is close to home for me as my own son (now 12) also wants to enlist in the Navy when he’s eligible. He wants to fly, and has wanted that for just about as long as he’s been able to walk and talk. I encourage him, but at the same time, I want him to understand that not everyone gets to fly. Takes a LOT of hard work and dedication. And even if he doesn’t get to fly, there are myriad learning opportunities available if he enlists.

      Our Scout leader offered a good suggestion, as it’s what his nephew ended up doing for the Army. Nephew enlisted, and the Army paid for his college education up front. After completing his college education, he then went to fulfill his obligation to the Army. He now flies helicopters for them, even though he had initially planned to fly jets.

      The point I’m making is that military service is a wonderful opportunity for young folks. It can do a lot for you, but you must do a lot for it. They need to go in with a full understanding of the dedication required. It’s not just about playing basketball, flying, or any one particular activity.

      Semper Gumby: Always Flexible

    2. Katfish Avatar
      Katfish

      MsTT – your ‘other’ concerns notwithstanding please watch any recruiter like a HAWK – their job is pretty much to say ANYTHING a potential recruit might want to hear.

      Designation of MOS and all other caveats – gettem in writing!!

      1. Tedtam Avatar
        Tedtam

        Define MOS for me, please.

      2. wagonburner Avatar
        wagonburner

        MOS = Military Occupational Specialty

        iow – what job/career path you’re gonna be in.

    3. OletimerLin Avatar
      OletimerLin

      My experience in the Marines (albeit it’s been 56 years) was the testing is very thorough and they will know pretty much exactly what your capabilities are. The downside to that is that they will take you anyway and put you on permanent mess duty or make a professional paper picker upper out of you. In combat areas you will become human fodder. They can be pretty cold about you as a person. On the other hand if you score well they can open the doors to heaven. Little brag here, I have always been left brained with a high IQ. They spent 1 1/2 years training me in aviation electronics to work on the state of the art systems and then sent me through jet qualification on the F4 Phantom and made me an avionics shop head. You pays your money and takes your chances. As loving as nice as HS may be, he probably won’t go to far in the military. Sorry if this sounds cold, but it’s reality.

      1. Tedtam Avatar
        Tedtam

        And this is what I needed to hear. Thanks.

    4. TexMo Avatar
      TexMo

      Tedtam check out the ASVAB test here. They have a sample test there so you can see the format of the test and the types of questions that will be asked of HS. I took honors/AP classes in high school and I thought the ASVAB was a joke when I took it my senior year of high school. I can not remember why they forced all of us to take it. I do not think the Selective Service requires the test. Heck, I can not even remember if females were in the room when I took the test. I just do not remember. In any case, I thought a sample test might be beneficial to you.

      Back in Sugar Land we are friends with a family whose daughter is in the 7th grade. Developmentally and socially she acts more like my second grader. Depending upon the situation, the mom will have to make clear to the people her daughter interacts with just where the daughter’s capabilities lay. I know this family will one day have to deal with the issue you are dealing with now with HS. Legally HS can join, however, you are still his mom and it sound like, in this case, that Mom knows best. I think it would be beneficial if your family could meet with some fairly new recruits to get their perspective and make sure HS understands that it is not all about BB and having fun. There are tremendous demands both physically and mentally. When your superior tells you what to do, you HAVE to do it. There can not be belligerence, pouting, or sulking like at home.

      1. wagonburner Avatar
        wagonburner

        I think they (schools) use the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) as a career guidance tool. If you think about it, the military does most of what the civilian world does in some form or fashion.

  3. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Good morning all (so nice to write that). Another cool 55 at 6, low humidity–yea–and another wonderful day ahead. The mares are out in the shadows of the pasture trees after walking their ususal sunny pathway from the barn. Figaro (the new kitty) continues trying to court Mariposa’s good will–not much luck so far. She still hides from him though he has never been the slightest bit hostile. He just wants to play. They will work it out. Thank you, Lord.

    Checked on the Obama shindig yesterday in Madison via Channel 3000.com (Channel 3 in Madison). Looked like the agog level wasn’t quite as high as earlier, even in deeply liberal Madison. It is after all Berkeley East.

    Russ Feingold made it to the party after having said he would be busy with the Senate in DC and therefore unable to attend. Said things concluded in DC so he could make it, and he was proud to be there. (Wonder if he was clinging to the drapes in his DC office as Obama minions were hauling him to the airport.) He also said the enthusiasm gap between Dem and Pubby supporters is a myth. This coming from an 18-year Senator who is running as an “outsider.” Reality check. And he’s behind Ron Johnson-R in the polls.

    The attendance report was more than 12,000 showed up with thousands turned away. The speech was on the plaza in front of the U of W main library.

    ~I can see November 2 from my house~

  4. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    Off to a great start, TT. Hammie’s couch and Auntie Tedtam bringing the tea and cakes, all the comforts of home!

    Regarding HS, tough one. Is he good enough at basketball to definitely make the team? If not getting on the team would be a blow, doesn’t sound like a good match.

    I myself joined the Women’s Army Corps right out of high school (and then hated the regimentation of military life.) But that gives me some, admittedly way-out-of-date, knowledge of the induction process. There was a huge battery of tests to be passed before one was accepted. Would this disability show up in testing? Perhaps some of the guys like Sarge have more insight into current procedures.

  5. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    Off to a great start, TT. Hammie’s couch and Auntie Tedtam bringing the tea and cakes, all the comforts of home!

    Regarding HS, tough one. Is he good enough at basketball to definitely make the team? If not getting on the team would be a blow, doesn’t sound like a good match.

    I myself joined the Women’s Army Corps right out of high school (and then hated the regimentation of military life.) But that gives me some, admittedly way-out-of-date, knowledge of the induction process. There was a huge battery of tests to be passed before one was accepted. Would this disability show up in testing? Perhaps some of the guys like Sarge have more insight into current procedures.

  6. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    That’s a tough call, because HS is, technically speaking, an adult. But given his learning disability, I don’t think calling the recruiter prior to the appointment to explain your son’s situation is out of line at all. I also think that him coming home and discussing the matter with you and his dad prior to actually enlisting is a good idea. He needs to understand that enlisting won’t just be about playing basketball.

    This is close to home for me as my own son (now 12) also wants to enlist in the Navy when he’s eligible. He wants to fly, and has wanted that for just about as long as he’s been able to walk and talk. I encourage him, but at the same time, I want him to understand that not everyone gets to fly. Takes a LOT of hard work and dedication. And even if he doesn’t get to fly, there are myriad learning opportunities available if he enlists.

    Our Scout leader offered a good suggestion, as it’s what his nephew ended up doing for the Army. Nephew enlisted, and the Army paid for his college education up front. After completing his college education, he then went to fulfill his obligation to the Army. He now flies helicopters for them, even though he had initially planned to fly jets.

    The point I’m making is that military service is a wonderful opportunity for young folks. It can do a lot for you, but you must do a lot for it. They need to go in with a full understanding of the dedication required. It’s not just about playing basketball, flying, or any one particular activity.

    Semper Gumby: Always Flexible

  7. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    I’m hoping that he’ll be tested. His comprehension problems would probably show up there.

    I love my son, and I want him to be happy. He’s not stupid, but he does take a few tries to get things down. Maybe the Navy would give him such good training that in a combat situation he could do whatever he needed to do without being closely supervised. Hopefully before his buddies get hit. Or my son.

  8. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    A study done by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found that bans on texting while driving have actually increased accident rates. The study concluded that the bans didn’t actually stop people from texting, but caused them to lower the phones below the dashboard/window sill more, causing the driver to have to look further from the road to perform that heinous act.

    Next, they’ll probably try to enact laws that prohibit phones in the passenger compartment of cars. 🙄

    1. Dooood Avatar
      Dooood

      I can see the headline now:

      Police Shoot Already Dead Driver 5 Times In Back For Not Dropping Cellphone Fast Enough

      1. Sarge Avatar
        Sarge

        You likely will when they invent cell phones that can kill cops.

        Right now the only thing you can get shot by a cop for not dropping fast enough is something that will kill a cop.

      2. Katfish Avatar
        Katfish

        badgelicker

      3. Katfish Avatar
        Katfish

        Police Shoot Already Dead Driver 5 Times In Back For Not Dropping Cellphone Fast Enough

        Cellphones are getting dangerous.

        The comments are hilarious.

      4. Sarge Avatar
        Sarge

        This guy would beg to differ.

        Can’t see where the cop had a pistol on him and he was reaching for a weapon the cop knew he had.

        This looks like actual misconduct.

      5. mharper42 Avatar
        mharper42

        #6.1.4 WB

        The comments are hilarious.

        Yep — Occam’s Chainsaw — 8)

  9. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    A study done by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found that bans on texting while driving have actually increased accident rates. The study concluded that the bans didn’t actually stop people from texting, but caused them to lower the phones below the dashboard/window sill more, causing the driver to have to look further from the road to perform that heinous act.

    Next, they’ll probably try to enact laws that prohibit phones in the passenger compartment of cars. 🙄

    1. Texpat Avatar
      Texpat

      I can see the headline now:

      Police Shoot Already Dead Driver 5 Times In Back For Not Dropping Cellphone Fast Enough

      1. Sarge Avatar
        Sarge

        You likely will when they invent cell phones that can kill cops.

        Right now the only thing you can get shot by a cop for not dropping fast enough is something that will kill a cop.

      2. Hamous Avatar
        Hamous

        Right now the only thing you can get shot by a cop for not dropping fast enough is something that will kill a cop.

        This guy would beg to differ.

      3. wagonburner Avatar
        wagonburner

        badgelicker

      4. wagonburner Avatar
        wagonburner

        Police Shoot Already Dead Driver 5 Times In Back For Not Dropping Cellphone Fast Enough

        Cellphones are getting dangerous.

        The comments are hilarious.

      5. Sarge Avatar
        Sarge

        This guy would beg to differ.

        Can’t see where the cop had a pistol on him and he was reaching for a weapon the cop knew he had.

        This looks like actual misconduct.

      6. mharper42 Avatar
        mharper42

        #6.1.4 WB

        The comments are hilarious.

        Yep — Occam’s Chainsaw — 8)

  10. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    Prisoner: You can’t execute me if I’m crazy!
    State: You’re not crazy.
    Prisoner: Yes I am! I’ll prove it. (goes off to attempt suicide)
    State: You can’t do that. We have first dibs. We’ll send you to the infirmary to get checked out.
    .
    (one week later)
    .
    State: See, we told you you’re not nuts, now get on the table so we can get these needles in your arms.

  11. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Prisoner: You can’t execute me if I’m crazy!
    State: You’re not crazy.
    Prisoner: Yes I am! I’ll prove it. (goes off to attempt suicide)
    State: You can’t do that. We have first dibs. We’ll send you to the infirmary to get checked out.
    .
    (one week later)
    .
    State: See, we told you you’re not nuts, now get on the table so we can get these needles in your arms.

  12. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Here’s the problem with the coloring book. The lefties can probably make out the message that is trying to be conveyed. It’s on their comprehension level. Maybe it needs to be upgraded to the comic book level or a little beyond. Then they would no longer be able to understand it well enough to protest it.

    1. Super Dave Avatar
      Super Dave

      OT – didn’t get an e-mail from you that I recall.

      OK – found it.

  13. El Gordo Avatar
    El Gordo

    Here’s the problem with the coloring book. The lefties can probably make out the message that is trying to be conveyed. It’s on their comprehension level. Maybe it needs to be upgraded to the comic book level or a little beyond. Then they would no longer be able to understand it well enough to protest it.

    1. OletimerLin Avatar
      OletimerLin

      G’Morning all

      BTW, El Gordo, did you get my email about the Gulf Coast thing?

      There’s just way too much nanny state going on now days. Seems like someone else always knows better than me what’s bad for me. I saw a couple of days ago about Sesame Street editing Katy Perry from the show after she showed too much cleavage in a music video she shot with Elmo. (looked like a prom dress)
      I remember back in the 50’s Walt Disney building an empire by showing Annette Funicello in a sweater every afternoon to seventy million wide-eyed children.

      1. El Gordo Avatar
        El Gordo

        OT – didn’t get an e-mail from you that I recall.

        OK – found it.

  14. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    A Little Debbie snack cakes truck was stolen from a Kansas WalMart store. It was later found abandoned with a trail of empty boxes leading away from it.

    Now, who might have done such a thing? I suggest the police start with people who regularly follow this site.

    Or this one.

    1. Texpat Avatar
      Texpat

      Incendiary Drayage dude – that first link must be compiled by very crappy shoppers! (innocent lQQk)

      The lil Debbie story sounds like it ought to be the lead story for a High Times magazine!

      HEH

  15. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    A Little Debbie snack cakes truck was stolen from a Kansas WalMart store. It was later found abandoned with a trail of empty boxes leading away from it.

    Now, who might have done such a thing? I suggest the police start with people who regularly follow this site.

    Or this one.

    1. Katfish Avatar
      Katfish

      Incendiary Drayage dude – that first link must be compiled by very crappy shoppers! (innocent lQQk)

      The lil Debbie story sounds like it ought to be the lead story for a High Times magazine!

      HEH

  16. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Drudge has linked to a story of an elderly woman who shot a 12 year old bully, and got away with it. It seems that this hooligan has been terrorizing the neighborhood, focusing on this grandma in particular. Garbage set on fire. windows broken, bricks thrown. She finally lost it and got her gun.

    The boy is being charged, adding to his existing rap sheet.

    Grandma is being let go, as she was defending herself.

    Go Grandma!

    This reminds me of a situation when we were younger. We had a pair of bullies at the end of our street. They weren’t as bad as this kid, but they did what they could to make our teenage lives difficult. One day, their ugly little chihuahua had knocked over our trash and was digging through it – as they sat on their horse and watched. My older sister went out and got them off the horse and made them clean it up. She went back inside, got our shotgun, and stood in the window with it pointed at the floor, watching. As soon as the bullies finished picking up our trash, they remounted and raced home. My mother was stopped in the road while their mother told our mother how my sister had pointed a gun at her kids. Even with explanations, sister was grounded for several weeks.

    But our trash was left untouched after that.

    1. wagonburner Avatar
      wagonburner

      She should have whacked the “dog”.

      btw – how, exactly does a chihuahua knock over an outdoor trash can?

      1. Tedtam Avatar
        Tedtam

        The can was on the edge of our ditch. I guess he just got enough leverage to knock it over. It wasn’t the tiniest of chihuahuas – it was mutt mix.

      2. GJT Avatar
        GJT

        The TT family didn’t generate much trash, just the little bathroom model out at the street. Didn’t stink either.

  17. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    MsTT – your ‘other’ concerns notwithstanding please watch any recruiter like a HAWK – their job is pretty much to say ANYTHING a potential recruit might want to hear.

    Designation of MOS and all other caveats – gettem in writing!!

    1. Katfish Avatar
      Katfish

      MOS = Military Occupational Specialty

      iow – what job/career path you’re gonna be in.

  18. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    She should have whacked the “dog”.

    btw – how, exactly does a chihuahua knock over an outdoor trash can?

    1. Southern Tragedy Avatar
      Southern Tragedy

      The TT family didn’t generate much trash, just the little bathroom model out at the street. Didn’t stink either.

  19. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    My experience in the Marines (albeit it’s been 56 years) was the testing is very thorough and they will know pretty much exactly what your capabilities are. The downside to that is that they will take you anyway and put you on permanent mess duty or make a professional paper picker upper out of you. In combat areas you will become human fodder. They can be pretty cold about you as a person. On the other hand if you score well they can open the doors to heaven. Little brag here, I have always been left brained with a high IQ. They spent 1 1/2 years training me in aviation electronics to work on the state of the art systems and then sent me through jet qualification on the F4 Phantom and made me an avionics shop head. You pays your money and takes your chances. As loving as nice as HS may be, he probably won’t go to far in the military. Sorry if this sounds cold, but it’s reality.

  20. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Breitbart has an interesting twist on the voter registration fraud in Harris county. It seems an old friend has popped up again.

    /looking for my che flag – to burn

    1. wagonburner Avatar
      wagonburner

      The whole Che thing really makes me laugh/weep. These bozos don’t realize that they would be among the first to be lined up against the wall when the revolution comes. They also don’t realize that their buddy Che got caught in Bolivia because the popular uprising among the peasants he expected didn’t materialize in part because the peasants weren’t the revolutionaries Marxist ideologues see them as, but just your average run-of-the-mill farmers and goatherds. (That the CIA was running around in the area prolly contributed also. 😉 )

      1. bob42 Avatar
        bob42

        I can’t help but think that a lot of those Che t-shirt/flag owners are participating in knee-jerk ideological group think, and have not done their homework on him.

      2. wagonburner Avatar
        wagonburner

        Don’t underestimate the “McDreamy” factor. He looks so, like, coooool, ya know?

        It’s why people don’t generally wear t-shirts with pictures of Fidel or Leon Trotsky.

    2. OletimerLin Avatar
      OletimerLin

      “It’s not who votes that counts, it’s who counts the votes,” Joseph Stalin

  21. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    The whole Che thing really makes me laugh/weep. These bozos don’t realize that they would be among the first to be lined up against the wall when the revolution comes. They also don’t realize that their buddy Che got caught in Bolivia because the popular uprising among the peasants he expected didn’t materialize in part because the peasants weren’t the revolutionaries Marxist ideologues see them as, but just your average run-of-the-mill farmers and goatherds. (That the CIA was running around in the area prolly contributed also. 😉 )

    1. Katfish Avatar
      Katfish

      Don’t underestimate the “McDreamy” factor. He looks so, like, coooool, ya know?

      It’s why people don’t generally wear t-shirts with pictures of Fidel or Leon Trotsky.

  22. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    “It’s not who votes that counts, it’s who counts the votes,” Joseph Stalin

  23. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Tedtam check out the ASVAB test here. They have a sample test there so you can see the format of the test and the types of questions that will be asked of HS. I took honors/AP classes in high school and I thought the ASVAB was a joke when I took it my senior year of high school. I can not remember why they forced all of us to take it. I do not think the Selective Service requires the test. Heck, I can not even remember if females were in the room when I took the test. I just do not remember. In any case, I thought a sample test might be beneficial to you.

    Back in Sugar Land we are friends with a family whose daughter is in the 7th grade. Developmentally and socially she acts more like my second grader. Depending upon the situation, the mom will have to make clear to the people her daughter interacts with just where the daughter’s capabilities lay. I know this family will one day have to deal with the issue you are dealing with now with HS. Legally HS can join, however, you are still his mom and it sound like, in this case, that Mom knows best. I think it would be beneficial if your family could meet with some fairly new recruits to get their perspective and make sure HS understands that it is not all about BB and having fun. There are tremendous demands both physically and mentally. When your superior tells you what to do, you HAVE to do it. There can not be belligerence, pouting, or sulking like at home.

    1. Katfish Avatar
      Katfish

      I think they (schools) use the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) as a career guidance tool. If you think about it, the military does most of what the civilian world does in some form or fashion.

  24. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Saw the comment yesterday on Star Wars coming out in 3D. I’m geeky enough to love the idea.

    After seeing Avatar in 3D, I read an article about a couple of movies that were going to have release delayed so they could be converted to 3D, and it got me to thinking of other movies that could be done so to good effect. I came up with two that I’d like to see (Star Wars not withstanding).

    The first was Das Boot. The original version used then revolutionary steady cam technology to shoot scenes inside the submarine. The effect was to given the viewer a deeper appreciation of the close quarters and difficulty in moving around in the boat. Almost all of the shots were done down the length of the boat, and the resulting depth perception tended to make one more aware of the “walls” on either side. I think that 3D would enhance the “claustophobic” effect even more by giving even m ore relief to the “depth perception” and enhance the “closing in of the walls,” especially during the depth charging scenes.

    The other would be Lawrence of Arabia for exactly the opposite reason. The expanse of the desert would likley become even more effectively portrayed if one can see the distances involved in 3D. Imagine the scene where Omar Sharif rides up to the well across the shimmering sands in 3D and you’ll get an idea of what I mean.

    But then, we start getting back to the “artisitc” argument we had years ago when folks began colorizing old B & W movies.

    1. Katfish Avatar
      Katfish

      2001: A Space Odyssey
      Apollo 13
      Alien

      1. Sarge Avatar
        Sarge

        A man after my own heart.

        I’d have gone with The Searchers if it wasn’t for some of the cheesy studio scenes.

        How The West Was Won would work—almost any Cinerama film would.

        Dr. Zhivago would be great.

        A couple of personal favorites that would never be considered;

        Gettysburg

        Battle of Britian

        Tora, Tora, Tora

        The opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan would be particularly effective—if even more graphic.

    2. Sarge Avatar
      Sarge

      Meh.

      I was underwhelmed by Stargate.

      2001 would be mo bettah.

      Titanic, however, would sure be sumpin.

    3. El Gordo Avatar
      El Gordo

      But then, we start getting back to the “artisitc” argument we had years ago when folks began colorizing old B & W movies.

      I guess I can begrudgingly acknowledge the artsy-fartsy side of the argument. Even so, if you don’t like the colorized (or now 3D) version you can always watch the original format. The curious geek in me wins out over the artistic purist in cases like this.

      1. Katfish Avatar
        Katfish

        Just turn the color level down on your TV. Most of the movies that were colorized had a lot of extra work done to them to remove scratches, etc. so they are very high-quality copies.

    4. Katfish Avatar
      Katfish

      Young Frankenstein

    5. texanadian Avatar
      texanadian

      Anything with Sophia Loren. 🙂

  25. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Saw the comment yesterday on Star Wars coming out in 3D. I’m geeky enough to love the idea.

    After seeing Avatar in 3D, I read an article about a couple of movies that were going to have release delayed so they could be converted to 3D, and it got me to thinking of other movies that could be done so to good effect. I came up with two that I’d like to see (Star Wars not withstanding).

    The first was Das Boot. The original version used then revolutionary steady cam technology to shoot scenes inside the submarine. The effect was to given the viewer a deeper appreciation of the close quarters and difficulty in moving around in the boat. Almost all of the shots were done down the length of the boat, and the resulting depth perception tended to make one more aware of the “walls” on either side. I think that 3D would enhance the “claustophobic” effect even more by giving even m ore relief to the “depth perception” and enhance the “closing in of the walls,” especially during the depth charging scenes.

    The other would be Lawrence of Arabia for exactly the opposite reason. The expanse of the desert would likley become even more effectively portrayed if one can see the distances involved in 3D. Imagine the scene where Omar Sharif rides up to the well across the shimmering sands in 3D and you’ll get an idea of what I mean.

    But then, we start getting back to the “artisitc” argument we had years ago when folks began colorizing old B & W movies.

    1. Tedtam Avatar
      Tedtam

      Stargate would be another. Can you imagine the wormhole experience in 3-D?

      1. Sarge Avatar
        Sarge

        Meh.

        I was underwhelmed by Stargate.

        2001 would be mo bettah.

        Titanic, however, would sure be sumpin.

    2. wagonburner Avatar
      wagonburner

      2001: A Space Odyssey
      Apollo 13
      Alien

      1. Sarge Avatar
        Sarge

        A man after my own heart.

        I’d have gone with The Searchers if it wasn’t for some of the cheesy studio scenes.

        How The West Was Won would work—almost any Cinerama film would.

        Dr. Zhivago would be great.

        A couple of personal favorites that would never be considered;

        Gettysburg

        Battle of Britian

        Tora, Tora, Tora

        The opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan would be particularly effective—if even more graphic.

    3. The Dude Avatar
      The Dude

      But then, we start getting back to the “artisitc” argument we had years ago when folks began colorizing old B & W movies.

      I guess I can begrudgingly acknowledge the artsy-fartsy side of the argument. Even so, if you don’t like the colorized (or now 3D) version you can always watch the original format. The curious geek in me wins out over the artistic purist in cases like this.

      1. wagonburner Avatar
        wagonburner

        Just turn the color level down on your TV. Most of the movies that were colorized had a lot of extra work done to them to remove scratches, etc. so they are very high-quality copies.

    4. wagonburner Avatar
      wagonburner

      Young Frankenstein

    5. texanadian Avatar
      texanadian

      Anything with Sophia Loren. 🙂

  26. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    I just stumbled across one of my favorite sayings from Vanguard;
    At its heart, The Cheapskate Next Door is a look at the mentality of people who live happily below their means. A featured quote from Will Rogers: “Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.”
    Mornin’ Afternoon Gang 😉

  27. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    I just stumbled across one of my favorite sayings from Vanguard;
    At its heart, The Cheapskate Next Door is a look at the mentality of people who live happily below their means. A featured quote from Will Rogers: “Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.”
    Mornin’ Afternoon Gang 😉

  28. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Drudge has another story that I found interesting. Caterpillar – you know, that company that would rehire if Obama’s wonderful policies were in place? – actually ARE expanding their facilities! They are hiring!

    In China.

    1. TexMo Avatar
      TexMo

      One of my pledge brothers hired on with Caterpillar in Peoria, IL right out of college. He transferred to China two years ago. I am sure it was worth a shot when the alternative is unemployment.

  29. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    75 people at a toddler’s birfday party? At 1:00am? “Beer-soaked”? 30-person melee? 20 police officers to restore order?

    That kid has some big shoes to fill.

  30. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    75 people at a toddler’s birfday party? At 1:00am? “Beer-soaked”? 30-person melee? 20 police officers to restore order?

    That kid has some big shoes to fill.

    1. Tedtam Avatar
      Tedtam

      I saw that story, too.

      Amazing. And not in a good way.

  31. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    I was just reminded of dreams. The last two mornings when Hubby woke me up, hit was in the middle of dream states.

    Yesterday morning, believe it or not, I was part of a detail protecting Obama. I don’t remember much of the dream, but I do remember holding a gun and pointing it, looking for danger. That’s about the point I woke up.

    This morning, all I remember is that I was an officer or detective (I guess, some kind of security figure), and we were in a house where the woman in the dream felt she was under attack. She had pointed out that her phone lines were cut. The fact the the phone line stapled to the wall under her table was where it was cut seemed odd. The bad guy was outside. We went through a door to the back yard, where the cutest puppy started jumping all over me. I couldn’t get him to stop. The dog’s name was Barney or Barnaby. I kept pushing him off as I was trying to survey the area. Then I woke up.

    Strange dreams.

    1. wagonburner Avatar
      wagonburner

      You’re feeling protective of your children.

      Dream 1: You see LD spending more time with AB and that is causing you stress. You feel a subconscious need to continue to protect her.

      Dream 2: The woman you’re protecting is you. You sense a danger outside. HS is the puppy and you are wanting to scoot him out of the nest, but the recruiter is nearby and because the phone line is cut, you can’t figure out who/how to get help.

      Either that, or you ate too much garlic for dinner. 😉

      1. wagonburner Avatar
        wagonburner

        Don’t blame me for your weird-a$$ed dreams. You’re the one with all the apparent issues. I’m only making stuff up about analyzing them

      2. wagonburner Avatar
        wagonburner

        I get really weird dreams when I eat italian food too late at night.

        One I remember I was climbing a canyon wall in the SW American desert and went into a cave. I found myself in the lobby of a pop-40 radio station that I owned. Suddenly a blue blast came out of the sky, causing a deep and wide fissure to appear in the floor. At the bottom of the fissure was a pool of molten lava.

        Next, the wall of the station burst open and several space aliens (it was then that I figured out the blue blast came from their ship) entered, shooting up the place with their lasers/blasters. I grabbed one of the station workers and leaped over the fissure to relative safety. Next, I woke up.

      3. Tedtam Avatar
        Tedtam

        If I have really active dreams, I wake up plumb tired.

        I don’t have many nightmares, but I remember one where a killer broke into the house. He’d already stabbed my children and my husband to death and was reaching across the bed for me when I jumped out of bed. I managed to fight my way past him to the doorway, and he chased me into the dining room. I distinctly remember thinking (in the dream) to fall down and take a chair with me, twisting as I fell, so the chair was between him and me. I was fighting to keep the chair over my body as he stabbed at the air above me when I woke up. My heart was beating so hard I thought I might bruise it against my sternum. It was rolling like the ocean during a storm. I put my hand on my chest and could feel it pushing against my palm. I was sure that my heartbeat alone would wake up hubby, but he kept snoring away. I laid there for what seemed like forever before my heartbeat calmed and eventually drifted back to sleep.

        Man, that was one scary nightmare.

      4. wagonburner Avatar
        wagonburner

        I also have “sports dreams” where I’ll be playing softball, basketball, football, etc. with Yellow Hair’s head as the ball. Only I’ll actually grab her head like I’m catching it. Somehow, she doesn’t like those dreams.

        The only other dreams I have are those where I’m back in school and it’s finals week and I realize that I’ve managed to go the entire semester without attending a couple of classes. So much so that I don’t know when the final is or even where the class meets.

  32. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Well, the Dems are a gift that keeps on giving, and giving, and giving ammunition for conservative campaign ads with barely over a month to go until–trumpet famfare–November 2. Rush said this morning that John Boehner announced he had enough Democrat crossover votes to pass extension of all of the Bush tax cuts. And rather than allow that vote, the Dems have shut down Congress and sent everyone home to campaign. Or, depending upon whether or not the candidates wear the Scarlet Letter D, home to don the warpaint in earnest or home to work on their resumes.

    As the sages say, when your opponent is self-destructing, stand back out of the way.
    Conservatives, ride this one for all it’s worth.

  33. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    You’re feeling protective of your children.

    Dream 1: You see LD spending more time with AB and that is causing you stress. You feel a subconscious need to continue to protect her.

    Dream 2: The woman you’re protecting is you. You sense a danger outside. HS is the puppy and you are wanting to scoot him out of the nest, but the recruiter is nearby and because the phone line is cut, you can’t figure out who/how to get help.

    Either that, or you ate too much garlic for dinner. 😉

    1. Tedtam Avatar
      Tedtam

      Yeah, okay, but….ME protecting OBAMA?!

      If someone was shooting at him I’d probably duck.

    2. Katfish Avatar
      Katfish

      Don’t blame me for your weird-a$$ed dreams. You’re the one with all the apparent issues. I’m only making stuff up about analyzing them

    3. Katfish Avatar
      Katfish

      I get really weird dreams when I eat italian food too late at night.

      One I remember I was climbing a canyon wall in the SW American desert and went into a cave. I found myself in the lobby of a pop-40 radio station that I owned. Suddenly a blue blast came out of the sky, causing a deep and wide fissure to appear in the floor. At the bottom of the fissure was a pool of molten lava.

      Next, the wall of the station burst open and several space aliens (it was then that I figured out the blue blast came from their ship) entered, shooting up the place with their lasers/blasters. I grabbed one of the station workers and leaped over the fissure to relative safety. Next, I woke up.

    4. Katfish Avatar
      Katfish

      I also have “sports dreams” where I’ll be playing softball, basketball, football, etc. with Yellow Hair’s head as the ball. Only I’ll actually grab her head like I’m catching it. Somehow, she doesn’t like those dreams.

      The only other dreams I have are those where I’m back in school and it’s finals week and I realize that I’ve managed to go the entire semester without attending a couple of classes. So much so that I don’t know when the final is or even where the class meets.

  34. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    #11 Tedtam

    Did you notice whose photos those were in Patterico’s Breitbart column ?

    This is on Patterico’s extended original version of that article at his site:

    UPDATE x2: David Jennings, who took two of the photos used above, has a post that further ties Isabel to the Houston Votes organization — using photos that Isabel herself put on Flickr. It’s excellent work — go see it now.

    This is posted in comments at BigJollyPolitics today here:

    Patterico 5 hours ago

    Excellent work. Linked.

    I was going to credit lonestartimes.com for some of the pictures and saw that they have essentially taken the site down because of the Righthaven suits (as well as other issues). A shame, as they did great work on Roxana Mayer.

  35. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    #11 Tedtam

    Did you notice whose photos those were in Patterico’s Breitbart column ?

    This is on Patterico’s extended original version of that article at his site:

    UPDATE x2: David Jennings, who took two of the photos used above, has a post that further ties Isabel to the Houston Votes organization — using photos that Isabel herself put on Flickr. It’s excellent work — go see it now.

    This is posted in comments at BigJollyPolitics today here:

    Patterico 5 hours ago

    Excellent work. Linked.

    I was going to credit lonestartimes.com for some of the pictures and saw that they have essentially taken the site down because of the Righthaven suits (as well as other issues). A shame, as they did great work on Roxana Mayer.

  36. bob42 Avatar
    bob42

    Work sucks today, but life is good. Choir practice tonight, preceded by snacks and a brew with my adopted sister Sarah.

    Monday, daughter, her best bud and I are going to see Sara Bareilles at House of Blues. I’ll probably be the oldest person there, but I don’t care.

  37. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    Wow.

    WWI only ended this past Sunday.

    From the London Telegraph by Allan Hall

    The final payment of £59.5 million, writes off the crippling debt that was the price for one world war and laid the foundations for another.

    Germany was forced to pay the reparations at the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 as compensation to the war-ravaged nations of Belgium and France and to pay the Allies some of the costs of waging what was then the bloodiest conflict in history, leaving nearly ten million soldiers dead.

    HT: Cato via Instapundit

  38. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Wow.

    WWI only ended this past Sunday.

    From the London Telegraph by Allan Hall

    The final payment of £59.5 million, writes off the crippling debt that was the price for one world war and laid the foundations for another.

    Germany was forced to pay the reparations at the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 as compensation to the war-ravaged nations of Belgium and France and to pay the Allies some of the costs of waging what was then the bloodiest conflict in history, leaving nearly ten million soldiers dead.

    HT: Cato via Instapundit

  39. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    I just heard an Obama sound clip where he said that businesses aren’t really concerned about higher taxes, “they just don’t want really high rates”.

    WISS WISS WISS WISS WISS WISS WISS WISS WISS WISS WISS WISS WISS WISS !!!!!!

    What WISSIN’ planet is this WISSIN’ idiot from??????

    AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

    1. SC Avatar
      SC

      Did you hear the one about the letters being a good sampling becaus about half thought he was an idiot?

  40. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    One of my pledge brothers hired on with Caterpillar in Peoria, IL right out of college. He transferred to China two years ago. I am sure it was worth a shot when the alternative is unemployment.

  41. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    A working manuscript of one of the most influential books of modern times is about to be published for the first time.

    In 1939, about 5,000 copies of a book offering hopeless drunks a spiritual path to recovery through 12 steps were released by a fledgling fellowship of alcoholics.
    .
    They called it “Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered From Alcoholism.”

  42. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    A working manuscript of one of the most influential books of modern times is about to be published for the first time.

    In 1939, about 5,000 copies of a book offering hopeless drunks a spiritual path to recovery through 12 steps were released by a fledgling fellowship of alcoholics.
    .
    They called it “Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered From Alcoholism.”

  43. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Now this is great;Marine Stuns Tea Party Crowd
    Tissue alert 😉

    1. SC Avatar
      SC

      SAw that a while back. I never knew there was another verse.

  44. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Now this is great;Marine Stuns Tea Party Crowd
    Tissue alert 😉

    1. SC Avatar
      SC

      SAw that a while back. I never knew there was another verse.

  45. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    OK in my best Foghorn voice;
    I Loovee That Edit Modify Button 😉

  46. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    OK in my best Foghorn voice;
    I Loovee That Edit Modify Button 😉

  47. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Okay, I have to head out – running errands, teaching class, hopefully meeting with son and recruiter….

    Don’t tear up the place while I’m gone, okay?

    1. mharper42 Avatar
      mharper42

      Please keep us posted on how that goes, will you?

  48. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    For bob42:
    National Coffee Day: An Expert Spills on the Perfect Bean

    1. bob42 Avatar
      bob42

      Those folks take it very seriously. The two places I get my green beans from always have a comprehensive report on their (yearly) tasting of each variety. Some beans roast best on the dark side, while others (e.g. Hawaiian) can’t stand more than a light to medium roast.

      I just find one I like and stick with it until I feel like trying something else. Call it serial coffee monogamy. 😉

      1. Super Dave Avatar
        Super Dave

        All I know is that “Kona Coffee” SUX!! Been Thar done that!

      2. wagonburner Avatar
        wagonburner

        Kona would be better than Kopi Luwak. At least Kona hasn’t been cr@pped by an arboreal mammal…

      3. bob42 Avatar
        bob42

        Because Hawaiian is so expensive, the Kona you typically see is only between 10 and 30% Hawaiian, and the rest is usually Colombian or Brazilian. The beans aren’t cheap ($12/lb) and at first I tried various blends.

        Then for the heck of it, I did a 100% Hawaiian batch. Never did I blend it again.

  49. SC Avatar
    SC

    Did you hear the one about the letters being a good sampling becaus about half thought he was an idiot?

  50. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    (cleaned up a little bit)

    One day Mrs. Jones went to have a talk with the minister at the
    local church. “Reverend,” she said, “I have a problem, my
    husband keeps falling asleep during your sermons. It’s very
    embarrassing. What should I do?”

    “I have an idea,” said the minister. “Take this hatpin with you.
    I will be able to tell when Mr. Jones is sleeping, and I will
    motion to you at specific times. When I motion, you give him a
    good poke in the leg.”

    In church the following Sunday, Mr. Jones dozed off. Noticing
    this, the preacher put his plan to work. “And who made the
    ultimate sacrifice for you?” he said, nodding to Mrs. Jones.

    “Jesus!”, Jones cried as his wife jabbed him the leg with the
    hatpin.

    “Yes, you are right, Mr. Jones,” said the minister. Soon, Mr.
    Jones nodded off again. Again, the minister noticed. “Who is
    your redeemer?” he asked the congregation, motioning towards
    Mrs. Jones.

    “God!” Mr. Jones cried out as he was stuck again with the hatpin.

    “Right again,” said the minister, smiling. Before long, Mr.
    Jones again winked off. However, this time the minister did not
    notice. As he picked up the tempo of his sermon, he made a few
    motions that Mrs. Jones mistook as signals to bayonet her
    husband with the hatpin again.

    The minister asked, “And what did Eve say to Adam after she bore
    him his 99th son?”

    Mrs. Jones poked her husband, who yelled, “You stick that
    wissing thing in me one more time and I’ll break it in half
    and shove it up your wiss!”

    “Amen,” replied the congregation

  51. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    All I know is that “Kona Coffee” SUX!! Been Thar done that!

  52. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    Kona would be better than Kopi Luwak. At least Kona hasn’t been cr@pped by an arboreal mammal…

  53. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Just a little bit disgusting.

    LINK

  54. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Just a little bit disgusting.

    LINK

  55. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    He’s a cat, flushing a toileeeeeet

  56. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    He’s a cat, flushing a toileeeeeet

    1. bob42 Avatar
      bob42

      I’m my cat is gonna stick that one on his Facebook page.

    2. Tedtam Avatar
      Tedtam

      I wonder if I can train barf kitty to aim inside the porcelain ring?

  57. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    Please keep us posted on how that goes, will you?

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