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Michelle, I hope the little one feels better soon. I hated when mine were sick.
Today is my anniversary and I have to work.
I got tapped to take care of our 7 month old daughter as my wife has some sort of stomach bug.
Hope your son feels better, Michelle.
I finished finals on Saturday, and now I will be madly cleaning the house I have been neglecting in anticipation of my family’s arrival. Commencement is Friday.
If you have kids, do not let them wait until they are parents in their 30’s to go to college. It’s a looooooong row to hoe.
Happy Anniversary, nlebou!!!!
Speaking of kids, I did IVF to get my wife pregnant and have one embryo left. Anybody know anyone trying to get pregnant and want it? We will not be having any more kids.
People are idiots.
That is all.
My wife and I just found out she’s not pregnant (well, it was confirmed, anyway). It’s a relief. We want more kids (have two now), just not at this particular instance in time.
ahhhhhhh, poor lil guy, it tears your heart out when they don’t feel well.
Roger that.
Hope he gets well soon.
We’ve been getting ugly weather up here. Not really cold, just excessive amounts of rain. That windstorm we had the other day knocked out power for a large portion of the state. Worcester (pronounced Wooster) is still out of commission. Though I hear NH got hit worse.
Best Regards MM..
How about that Caroline Kennedy, eh?
junkie past? privileged diva? Senator from NY!??
ugh
Caroline is a kennedy, what else is needed???
That said, aj, the cars going 2 mph on the road this morning here in the mid-Missouri snow must have been full of Obamanites.
ARod should be Senator from New York.
He too thinks he is royalty, but at least he has accomplishments (if you ask Yankees fans, anyway).
He’s the perfect representation of everything wrong with New York.
I mean really New York. You’re going to appoint a Red Sox fan to your Senate Seat? You have no honor.
http://monicamemo.typepad.com/weblog/2008/12/put-down-the-mountain-dew.html
Gov D Paterson (D) NY If it exist we can tax it.
Monica Crowley
To MM and all here, please have a safe and Very Merry Christmas…
People driving SUV’s on ice are sometimes just stupid. They think just because they are driving those fake hummers that they will not slide. So they are doing 80 down the freeway in a snow storm. Darwinism at work. I have seem an M1A3 tank slide on ice. Right into a mine field, that was fun. Somehow they missed every single mine.
For gods sake, don’t give them any more ideas!!!
Race relations – Will never improve until people stop saying things like “400 years of oppression” or “this used to be our land”.
Religious tolerance – As long as there are difference religions, and different sects within a religion, there won’t be any tolerance.
Diversity – The same as forcing a size 10 foot into a size 6 shoe. Won’t work now. Won’t work in the future. Refer to race relations above; it’s the same premise.
Other than that, I’ve nothing to say.
My wife decided that 30 years ago, and now we are happily retiring young
My office has received 15 holiday cards so far.
Out of all of them, one says “Merry Christmas.” The rest are “Happy Holidays” or “Seasons Greetings”.
I don’t really care, but thought some here may.
Turns out ARod doesn’t meet the constitional requirements (like that’d stop Patterson). He’s even from New York originally.
Jason Giambi, Johhny Damon, Jorge Posada, and Mariano Rivera do though.
Derek Jeter won’t until June 2009. ARod untill July 2010 (thanks ESPN)
Honsestly, if you’re going to put a celebrity in the seat, choose someone from the New York Yankees (it’d be a net plus for the struggling franchise). I think Giambi’s been there the longest.
Swap Illinois for NY and don’t you have our President-Elect?
I am sick and tired of being perpetually worried about the economy. I live in a small town EXTREMELY hard it by the economy. Our county has consistently had the highest unemployment rate in Indiana for months (years maybe).
I’m an extreme worrier by nature so this is extremely tough. I know… I know… quit whining.
How heavy is a flame-thrower? Could my wife handle it?
Hey wasn’t she head of something for public schools while her own kids went to private schools. Oh yeah, another DAISNAID liberal. Double ugh!
On December 16th, 2008 at 10:14 am, chapoutier said:
Swap Illinois for NY and don’t you have our President-Elect?
yes.
This exact senerio is why my sister-in-law is coming to live with me. During the good times thier unemployment rate was 10-15% I can’t imagine what it is now. She is also pregnant. Come the begining of july there will be 3 new babies in sonofdys house. The diaper pile will be visable from orbit. I will be the one on the back porch drinking directly from the rum bottle.
I was in this situation 27 years ago. Central Oregon had a 20 percent unemployment rate and I couldn’t earn a living.
It turned out the best thing that ever happened. I went back to school for a Master’s degree in Math. We lived for 2 years on 400 dollars a month. It then turned into a 25 year career in computer software development.
The lesson. INVEST in YOURSELF.
Any Trans-Siberian Orchestra fans here? I’ve been listening to them this week – Christmas Eve Sarajevo is probably one of the best pieces of music to be written in the last 20 years.
68 lbs and I don’t know. It depends on your wife.
I just finished calling Sens. Shelby, Demint and Corker asking them to file a suit to block the white house from bailing out the UAW/big 3. Congress alone has the authority to spend our money, and congress said NO! It is unconstitutional for Bush & Paulson to give them our money.
Please call as many republican senators as possible and demand that they block the white house from preforming this travesty of justice!
Kind of broad-brush don’t you think? Are you refering to all people, some people, or just those people you disagee with?
There are a lot of liberals out there that appear as idiots but they are actually quite intelligent. They are just guided by emotion rather than facts and logic and programmed by years or politically correct education.
What on earth do you plan to hit with a flamethrower?
Isn’t most of that strapped to your back?
Can you rent one of those babies down at Home Depot?
Everybody is an idiot at least once a day. Nothing personal.
I found this:
What is the Real Definition of Inflation?
Webster’s 1983 Definition of Inflation
According to Webster’s New Universal Unabridged Dictionary published in 1983 the second definition of “inflation” after “the act of inflating or the condition of being inflated” is:
“An increase in the amount of currency in circulation, resulting in a relatively sharp and sudden fall in its value and rise in prices: it may be caused by an increase in the volume of paper money issued or of gold mined, or a relative increase in expenditures as when the supply of goods fails to meet the demand.
This definition includes some of the basic economics of inflation and would seem to indicate that inflation is not defined as the increase in prices but as the increase in the supply of money that causes the increase in prices i.e. inflation is a cause rather than an effect.
Webster’s 2000 Definition of Inflation
However, The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Copyright © 2000 Published by Houghton Mifflin Company says:
Inflation:
2) A persistent increase in the level of consumer prices or a persistent decline in the purchasing power of money, caused by an increase in available currency and credit beyond the proportion of available goods and services.
In this definition, inflation would appear to be the consequence or result (rising prices) rather than the cause.
Didn’t take it personally.
Yes, they are straped to you back. but if you weigh 105 dripping wet and the pack is 68 pounds, thats still 60% of your body weight. No you can’t buy them at home depot but get this, they are legal just about anywhere. I looked it up. The new device for home defense? an army surplus flame thrower?
Since we’re missing Michelle’s words of wisdon, here’s something interesting to read, regarding the definition of an automaker as a financial institution.
http://volokh.com/posts/1229437549.shtml
Right. Don’t waste time with a glass.
Well, LMC, at least most of the idiots were on the road in front of me this morning.
The desire for a flame-thrower goes along with my distaste for aforementioned idiots. My wife has better aim.
But, mrswighttrasch is small (5′3″ and lightweight), so I suppose she’ll have to stick with the .38.
Depends on whether she’s pi$$ed or not.
My youngest daughter is pregnant with their second boy. She is in marketing for a large restaurant chain. They are having layoffs as we speak. So far, she has been “safe”, but will need to take a pay cut, plus higher healthcare cost. Her husband is also in a company that is laying off. He is going to college on weekends to get his degree so he can get a better job. He has a 4.0 so far with 3 years under his belt. I am so proud of him. All this with a full time job and a family. This is what it’s all about, and I’m proud that my two daughters married men who take personal responsibility for their lives.
Michelle, prayers for your precious son that he recovers quickly!!
Do you know how many times I have dreamed of driving to work in a M2A2?
crunch crunch crunch
I am in a way. We’re in the process of making a very large, yet very sound investment. We just have to convince the bank this Friday morning @ 10am. Please pray!!!! It’s such a no-brainer that SURELY my bank will agree. It’s a small-town independent bank and they’re extremely stringent when it comes to making loans. They maintain their own loans at that bank. No mortgages are sold. Almost unheard of isn’t it?!
I hope I can make it to Friday without starting to drink @ lunchtime.
Wolverines!!!!
On Sunday, we travelled 90 miles in a snow storm. About half-way home, it cleared up and we had no problems, but saw a lot of “idiots” in ditches. Seriously, all you have to do is SLOW DOWN! Some people just can’t grasp that simple concept.
FYI – Dana Perino press conference in process. I think she’s sporting a bit of a black eye under that makeup!
Oink – good luck on your dream!
Good luck Oink.
One of the things I learned 27 years ago was to not count on the government. I went to the Small Business Association for a small business loan, and they told me my business was TOO SMALL. After that I became a company of ONE. Best way to go.
“Police find explosives in Paris store”
Hey Frenchie–ask Spain how all that bending over helped them out.
The Shoe Thrower was beaten? According to his brother? This is a BBC link.
http://bellalu0.wordpress.com/2008/12/16/5099/
The current situation such as it is, is a great opportunity for many of these small banks and credit unions. Many of my clients seeking loans with big banks are finding a lot of new requirements, reams of paperwork and very unfriendly terms, even for long term customers with impeccable credit.
They are finding many of the smaller banks actually flush with cash and a lot more anxious to lend it out.
I’d take umbrage at that, if I knew what it meant!
Some random observations.
First, let’s hope your son gets well quick.
Second, one thing in Caroline Kennedy’s favor is that she is more honest (as far as I can tell) than the other politicians being considered for Hillary’s Senate seat.
Third, this is not a good time. The former head of NASDAQ is caught running a $50 billion Ponzi scheme. Even the Nobel committee that awards the medicine prize is under criminal investigation for taking bribes from a pharmaceutical giant. I guess we will have to muddle through somehow.
Our oldest daughter is in business for herself…photographer. She is the hardest worker I know! But she is doing what she loves and is darn good at it. She has this talent for capturing children in the most amazing poses, and people are flocking to her home studio! She lives in a small town and does the senior pictures, the prom, confirmations, pictures for Christmas cards, family reunion pictures, weddings, and is also the photographer at a large family resort right outside of town. Her husband drives a school bus in winter, works at the resort in the summer, and does house appraisals. I consider them a great example of the American work ethic and what you can do with a little imagination and lots of drive!!
You’re safe, Rogue.
Ever see those bumper stickers that say “I Miss Bill”? I have a feeling that after one or two years of the Obamanation, I’ll be getting one of those myself.
“I love the smell of diaper pail in the morning! It smells like victory!”
Hopefully by the time your daughter passes that bug on to you your wife will be feeling better.
You too Michelle and all. Be it sick kids or sick wives I make them go to bed and sleep. That way I can watch what I want on TV.
Honesty and integrity is a rare thing these days. Prime example is our government! And we see it everywhere in corporate America and all over the world. Evil seems to be “winning” right now. I pray it is not too late for the human race! So many people have kicked God out of their lives. They need to beg Him to come back!!
The BBC is reporting the Shoe Thrower was beaten in custody.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7785338.stm
Thanks CCS!
OK, that’s just sick.
Fourstring… I am also a TSO fan. I have to admit though, that my favorite piece to listen to at this time of year is Mannheim Steamroller’s version of Silent Night. So peaceful and serene. Merry Christmas everyone! (and razzleberry dressing…)
An unnamed spokesperson from the Obama staff has issued a statement saying that BHO is “looking forward to Caroline Kennedy as the first openly female senator from New York.”
A new strategy for winning the war in Afganastan;
We need americans to donate their old shoes to the pentagon. If we could collect millions of old shoes, we could then load them into B52’s and carpet bomb Taliban strongholds with old shoes. This would infuriate the taliban and drive them out of hiding and into the open. Then we can fly over and finish them off with bombs and bullets. It might just work.
You want to see someone sick? I went to the baby store last night and started adding up the cost of baby stuff I will need. Ugh. Then I multipled that by 3. Triple ugh.
Michelle, I hope you son feels better soon. At least today’s a good day not to be out and about.
nlebou, Happy Anniversary! Not only an occasion, but in these days, and achievement.
pecze, hope your wife feels better, too.
can’tcurestupid–congratulations on your degree–what in?
Oink, good luck.
And, ARod is perfect for NY. I’m so glad that the Red Sox don’t have him. And, even though he’s a good catcher and I root for Boston, leave Jorge Posada where he is: he looks as though he’s having fun.
In about 6 months, I will also have an unending supply of smelly white packages to add to that.
That is not a good thing. If those people want democracy, that is not acceptable. But I fear they will never have the democracy that we prize so dearly. The culture is one of violence, and that will probably not change. At least they didn’t take him out and shoot him, like they would have in the past.
Good Luck to You Oink!!!
Is this the point I am suppose to feel bad for him?
Sorry.
You’re kidding, right?
I like it! A lot!
Michelle, your son is in good hands. Rest, both of you.
Today we end our vacation on Hawaii’s Big Island and head for home – no place like it.
Heard (not saw) whales (spooky – it was dark out), saw turtles, saw the steam/flying bits as lava flows into the sea – at night it’s red, went to a real Hawaiian cookout with ‘the locals’……good memories. Still, home is where it is..(Also, we’ve been Jonesing for Fox News….only had CNN…boring..
I’m no expert on islamic customs, but I would feel insulted if someone threw a dirty diaper at me. So send those too.
CCS…cudos to you.
Merry Christmas to All
I sympathize. But keep in mind that those baby stores push so many unnecessary items at you. When my daughter had her baby we bought several items at yard sales. She saved lots of $$$ that way.
Christmas and Hanukkah blessings to everyone! You are all very special people (except lgm).
My daughters buy 90% of their kids’ clothes at yard sales and thrift shops. You can find almost new things and the prices are next to nothing! Our grandsons are very well dressed! In addition, the thrift shops have very good toys. I buy all my jigsaw puzzels at Value Village…most are twenty-five cents. In Minneapolis, we have a store called “Once Upon a Child”. They have “gently used” clothes and toys. There is no reason to pay full price for things a child will outgrow in a few months!
new york could out shame missouri, for it will have the distinction of having a non elected mayor, and a non elected governor, and a non elected senator all at the same time. in missouri, we just elected a dead guy to be our senator. we didn’t keep the one party patronage politician machine going to include the highest officials in the state at every level. way to go new york. soon you will rival new jersey and illinois for the crown of pollitical cronyism and corruption.
Anyone for a blonde joke?
Two blondes were city employees. One day, they set out to do what they always do: at the side of the road, the first blonde digs a hole. They wait a couple of minutes, and the second blonde then fills the hole up.
A passerby was curious as to what they were doing. So he stopped and asked “Um, what’s the purpose in digging a hole, only to fill it back up a few minutes later?”
To which one blond replied, “We’re actually a 3 person team, but the girl who plants the trees called in sick.”
Good one! I will pass it along to my blonde daughter. She loves them!
Believe me, the thrift stores are going to know me by name when the babies come. I am simply waiting to find out the sexs of the kids.
Everything is in turmoil, but let me have this one chuckle.
A list actors don’t want a strike…Communism for you but not for thee. Big jerks have written letter signing their names and reasons actors shouldn’t strike…..ha ha
Hypocrites are so much fun to watch.
Just keep in mind as you lose sleep, change hundred of diapers, and start to lose your mind…YOU ARE TRULY BLESSED! You will need to continually remind yourself of that fact, and you won’t always believe it…but you really are!
MM hope your son feels better so he can enjoy mommy and Santa Claus during the christmas season. To all of you out there ” MERRY CHRISTMAS AND PEACE TO Y’ALL”
Speaking of being blessed, I have one embryo left from the ivf cycle that we are not going to use. If anyone knows of someone who is trying to have kids and needs a free embryo let me know because I don’t want it thrown away.
SONOFDY, I regretably must inform you that after speaking with top pentagon officials, that dirty diapers are classified as biological weapons and are therefore prohibited by the Geneva Convention.
My 10 year old daughter was able to sing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer at her school Christmas program last night and no one complained!
Just a couple of gentle reminders as Christmas travel nears:
- It may be really really cold, but it does NOT mean the roads are in poor driving condition.
- Use your directional signals.
- Red means stop.
- When making a turn, do it from the closest lane into the closest lane.
Thanks, pet peeve rant over.
You must live in one of those small towns where the people cling to their guns and religion! Your school would never get away with that in CA or MA!
Hey #85 – I am OFFENDED by your RACIST and SEXIST blonde jokes! You must do pennance by listening to “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas” at least five times! There, that will fix you!
A friendly suggestion to you~ purchase diapers and wipes from Sam’s Club, and get the Sam’s Club brand. Pretty cheap and just as effective as expensive brands, plus they come in MONDO packages so you rarely have to worry about running to the store at 3 a.m. because you are out.
What’s on my mind? I love being an Army wife, especially on a small post. You always run into people you know, and sometimes (like today) you run into people you haven’t seen since 2 duty stations ago. Such a happy suprise.
happyscrapper
Amen. Pass the ammunition!