Edie

I imagine that dollars gained for Super Bowl = $$$$ and dollars gained for undefeated season = $0.

Finally finally finally.... a dream come true -- a new camera. Thank you Santa for coming through

I look forward to sharing some decent pics for a change!

Jake

Prince

I am sick about the fact that I agree with IRDB.

Yeah, this bill is absolutely ridiculous. I just don't get how it makes sense.

 

I mean, I guess by forcing more consumers into the marketplace they hope to drive down prices? But if everyone has to have insurance, what is the incentive for the companies to lower prices?

 

This is doing something for the sake of being able to say you've done something...

Our health system is one of the most complicated things. This is my understanding: States will be required to open up competition by enabling more companies to be certified. Since there are more customers (also mandated), more companies will want to enter the market in these states. More companies and more customers means more competition, which leads to lower prices. Think of your two gas station town getting 4 more stations.

Or another analogy works too for those customers that are sick already -- gas stations by the highway are not able to charge more.

I'm just sorry baab isn't around to experience this

She Said would f-ing kill. I can hear Jeff singing "I know what it's like to be dead".

Others would be Everybody's got something to hide, Girl, and You've got to hide your love away.

I noticed I picked all John songs

I really don't get all the Bernanke hate.

If you haven't seen the American Experience thing on the building of the Hoover Dam..... well damn.

High scaler.... woah.

We have one of those (and another one of a different design) and a big tin of turkish coffee. My husband puts cardamom powder in his -- I have mine with just a touch of sugar.

I didn't want to appear to gloat

We'll be lighting the Menorah.

I don't care what anyone says, Sandler's Hannukah Song is hilarious.

~the shua?

I saw them with Skynrd in maybe 1975 in Chicago.... they blew the doors off the place in my opinion.

Here's hoping the new old poster hangs around more than just two posts

It's pretty hilarious -- text-to-speech generators have gotten only a little better than they were 10 years ago.

DUN.

BTW, I miss the posting stylings of J4, not to mention his photoshopping ability

Just like the thanksgiving thread I have too much to say and am overwhelmed by this. So just one and a to you both.

I thought the very same thing

"Simple" is what got us into Afghanistan and Iraq in the first place.

It's too bad that article didn't mention the little episode that occurred in Noblesville IN (about 15 miles from my house) Thursday night. The adoring throngs stayed in line for as long as 9 hours in rain and cold temps to get their books signed. They had their wristbands which were supposed to guarantee the signing/15 seconds of face time with Palin.

Let's see... IN has pretty many, but not too many electoral votes. So she only stays about half the allotted time. Sounds right

I thought of you immediately when I saw the dates Hi-Rose -- hopefully you WILL be able to be there!

In chicago, the c's are all soft (siseros).

And happy birthday to teh Wilcos. Would love love love to see Too Far Apart back on some set lists

Much and many more plus lots of

"Why yes, I CAN feel your canker sore".

I find G. Beck dangerous. He's stirring up shit and giving vague instructions about how to change or "take back" the nation. Making people angry and confused and saying "hey, somebody needs to do something" never ends well. That's what makes it unwatchable to me.

This.

Plus, back when Bush was president, it was considered incredibly UNPATRIOTIC to be "against" the president, or even to talk against his policies (so it was said on Fox) -- and now the talk there is all about "taking back" the country with angry demonstrations and people going into politician's (Pelosi's) office to take it directly to them, for god's sake. If this had happened to, say Lott or DeLay, there would have been a cry of treason or worse. I just hate the double standard.

Yep.

I can't get there either. Jake is *almost* the age where I can leave him alone at night for a few hours... a year or so from now I should be able to make things like this on nights that my husband is working.