uncool2pillow

That's a fantastic sentence.

You seem insistent that the regime = the sentiment of all the people. That's hardly true in a democracy let alone a regime like Iran's. I am sorry for your friend, I really am. No question their regime is pretty shitty. Having said that, there is plenty of evidence that there are lots of great people in Iran. Probably many who would stand up for you friend if they weren't scared of ending up like him.

There are plenty in Iran who share the sentiment of those protesters. The government would fully endorse, support, and maybe even instigate this kind of protest. How would a pro-American rally be received in Iran? The Iranian government controls what we see and what we know about their country the way the USSR used to. I traveled to East Germany in 1987 and was shocked by all the love the East Germans showed to Americans. The media can never give us a full picture of the truth.

I believe his last tour included a full horn section including Clemons' nehpew on sax.

Touring their brewery in '94 was a turning point in my relationship with beer. For a long time their Extra Pale Ale was my favorite. Still up there.

Not off to a good start on that front. My daughter complains of unfair treatment quite often. For a long time, whenever she asked "Why does Henry get to...??" and she'd ignore our rational answers, I started answering "Because we love him more."

Pumpkin Pie Bizzard may be nature's most perfect food.

Malala Yousafzai.

I am thankful for my dad. Both of my parents have been great, but I have a real bond with my dad. We play tennis together. We go to football and baseball games together. He has been unbelievably patient with me and others in my family. He is wise and generous. He can be annoyingly obtuse about lots of things, but he has always been there for me, as has my mother. But I feel like the bond I have with my dad is the closest. I have twins. Eight years old, a boy and a girl. If I can foster the kind of relationship I have with my dad with either one, all the struggles I've had in this lif

Yep. If I seemed snarky or something, I wasn't trying to be.

I can't imagine getting so worked up about what someone says on a message board to want to put them on ignore.

He wouldn't, which was the point I was trying to make. Poorly.

My suspicion is that Dylan had little or no involvement with this. He may still be unaware of its existence.

It was weird. It's over 5 years old. Ryan Adams doing "Black Sheets of Rain". Now that's something worth sharing

I agree with asparagus pee. My coffee pee is clear and odorless, so far as I can tell.

Not many in Des Moines. Sometimes at intersections and interstate interchanges. I don't think the neediest people panhandle, so I give money to charity. Many years ago, a couple of panhandlers got in a bad fight over "turf". Charges were filed, articles were written. One of the guys told the paper how much he typically made working this spot. His take home pay was more than mine at the time. He certainly could have been exaggerating, but it really rubbed me the wrong way.

Yeah, pretty much. One of the main premises of the tea party is that compromise is failure. Politics is compromise. They are, and will always be, nothing but obstructionists. If they had control of all 3 branches, they would obstruct themselves. Fuck 'em.

The tea party wing of the Republicans will be nearly as hostile to Christie as they are to Obama.

Lock the thread. Atticus nailed it.

So if your sleeping companion wanted the right side, would that be a deal breaker, or would you just forego spooning?

All time is a really long time. I'm guessing you haven't heard them all.

I'm not sure why, but time and context is important. WWII is okay, but on War on Terror shit seems highly inappropriate. Though I know a veteran of Iraq who loves these games. It's crossed my mind that they might even provide a release to avoid PTSD for him.

Dammit. No one handed me any homebrew last night!

This never happens in my line of work.