uncool2pillow

People on the interwebs say he's doing we'll. I think he's cantankerous. But what do I know? I didn't think Obama stunk last week.

Comes with being veep. For example, Quayle wasn't bright, but he was using the spelling provided by a teacher when he misspelled potato(e) in a classroom photo op. He was derided mercilessly for that when it should have instigated a discussion about the quality of public education.

Yes, because we all live in a world where it's either Marx or Ayn Rand. Good lord.

I think you probably just nailed the key difference between those who support a wider social safety net (welfare state), and those who do not. A conservative like me is more likely to believe the more people know they can always depend upon the generosity of the state, the less reason there is to be productive.

I addressed cost in an earlier post.

I'm not burned out. But I wouldn't go to any more shows on this current tour. Went to 2 of them. BBop, I am not.

Watching the Last Waltz and really, really wishing Levon could've lived forever.

I know you're joking, but other than cost, I haven't heard a convincing argument against this. The Biden/Paul debate will be good. Paul will stay on message, Biden will shoot from the hip. With Biden, it's big risk, big reward or fail. Still wished we had Biden / Christie.

1. Drug tests are as expensive as you want to make them. If drug testing were random, you could test a small sampling. Even a small sample could have a deterrent effect. 2. If the vast majority of drug tests come back negative, it would go a long way to correct rather than perpetuate the stereotype.

I'm subject to drug tests. I don't care. I don't really care if we drug test welfare recipients or not. I don't consider it a gross violation of privacy.

Drugs cost money. A way to ensure tax dollars aren't being used to subsidize harmful addictions. I have mixed feelings on the topic, but the sense is pretty clear.

Never seen any of his written work that I'm aware of, but his role as Chuck Yaeger was brilliant. I also like that Lou Reed gives him a nod in Doin' themThins That We Want To.

You can't embellish the number of days he was on the raft. There's lots of corroboration for his POW experience. Pretty sure he'd kick their ass even at this stage of his life for suggesting it's more fiction than fact.

Seems to be the consensus. If you think so, probably was. Lehrer was the biggest loser of the night, though.

Unbroken is fantastic!

I like them both fairly equally. The name of this band is a good one for charting the evolution. Does this have Henry Winkler? We had a Neil Diamond 8 track with Winkler singing Song Sung Blue as the Fonz.

Fuck yeah. A gem! Twin tone will burn you a copy and ship. If they won't ship to UK, PM me and I'll help get it to you.

When I was in college, I had an attic apartment in a house. There was a baby in the basement apartment of the Sam house. The baby's crying at bedtime sounded exactly like the crying in that song. Bothered the hell out of me.

Ben Folds Live may not reach awesome status, but it's a good career retrospective and catches his energy pretty well.

This is a historic concert, but not a great one.

Lou Reed - Rock and Roll Animal Neil Young - Live Rust Richard Thomspon - Live from Austin Too much to list with jazz, but I'll give 2... Charles Mingus - Live at Antibes Monk/Coltrane - Carnegie Hall

The annoying slide whistle thing? That does need to go!

Is this supposed to put me at ease?

The Soviet Union and China understood the principle of M.A.D. Does Iran? They may be able to destroy Israel, but not the U.S. Does Ahmadinejad care? Iran with nukes causes more problems than the direct threat of a direct attack from Iran on Israel or other U.S. interests. It poses the real danger of nukes in the hands of jihadists. I am not advocating war. This country cannot afford (fiscally, emotionally, militarily) another war. But, damn, this sure is a pickle. It'll sure be a mess if Israel takes this on their own, but it may be the best option.

Exactly! And the noodling, in my experience, is rarely boring.