Well, luckily I cleaned my bathroom yesterday too BEFORE I got on the net so I don't have to cheat. They would say. "This is tragic. You need a new house". They would be impressed with the product I think. Except the shampoo.

Blog Poll:

I'm SO glad you asked! this is a sample of some of the things they'd say:

* wow, a brand new shower curtain! not a scooch of scum!
* i smell bleach, it's the smell of clean
* is that a new head on your electric toothbrush?
* wow, there is NO dirty laundry!
* i love how your product is organized on shelves by user.
* i could drink out of this toilet!

that's right....i spent a good part of the afternoon cleaning the bathroom. i cleaned every inch of it and mostly used bleach as cleanser. it's quite fabulous.

Well I'm sorry for you RR, I was looking forward to your having a fun date.


Campaign mail I received yesterday and today:

Vote for George Bunker - champion of Dirigo Health and we wouldnt have it without him apparently...funny I never saw him on any of the commercials for it...I only saw Baldacci and my girl Trish.

Vote Everett McCleod (not bloody likely as he has an "R" behind his name) - but he says he's going to demand full accountability for all government agencies. As if.

Elect Everett W. McLeod Sr. - he's an active supporter of sports-man's rights and will fight to ensure thhat NO part of our wilderness will ever be closed off to the enjoyment of our citizens. So much for your property rights I guess!!!

another one of those

Americans for Health Care comparing the kerry/dimwit health plans

A funny one for Bunker with someone in a ghost costume..."Don't let them scare you!!" Someone has been trying to MASK the facts about Bunker's record" - cute

more mcleod propaganda - is this guy related to Cheryl?

Bunker - "Got Healthcare?"

Bunker - "Come in we're open" opening the doors to opportunity and jobs

President Bush stands with Sportsmen!!! and this is why i'm supposed to vote for him... Kerry is for increasing taxes on and limiting ammunition used by hunters, He's for longer waiting periods,
kerry voted for mandatory trigger locks, hes for expanding gun restrictions, he voted for federal inspections of gun dealers without notice, etc...if you needed a reason to vote for Kerry, this Bush ad lays out a couple for you.

holy. when will it end.

where is Leigh? where is LTL? Where is Janelle?

happy birthday daddy

oh dad, oh dad
the best all around
the day you were born
there were leaves on the ground.

oh dad oh dad
won't you please fix my car
i know it's raining
and you have to drive really far

oh dad oh dad
you're off to bangor
please bring me some munchkins
what else is lodge for?

oh dad oh dad
why'd you feed that stray cat?
we already have 12
and mom complains about that

oh dad oh dad
can i drive supertruck
i'll just drive in the field
and i won't get it stuck

oh dad oh dad
buttons wants to play
she'll bounce off the couch
she could run all day

oh dad oh dad
let's go chop some wood
we'll have spam and egg
and it'll taste really good

oh dad oh dad
it's your birthday
and i'm not with you
but i'll have cake anyway!

weekend plans?

Oh Dad won't you cook me
a pan of biscuits
mine are like granite
i must call it quits
i've tried for to make them
used all your great tricks
oh dad won't you cook me
a pan of biscuits

Oh dad I will make you
a fine custard pie
i know it's your birthday
that you can't deny
it might be to yellow
but it'll taste just fine
oh dad, i will make you
a fine custard pie

Don't all blog at once now....

Well last night was a pretty boring night for me. JK went and watched VT vs. GT at the 'rents. I stayed home and watched reality tv and talked to Jen and read some. I actually remembered BC was on Primetime but I have to admit that it wasn't a great interview.

in election news - is today the day Rove pulls out some nude picture of Kerry with edwards? Or what?

Blog Poll: How low will they get? Will they do ANYTHING?

well i was talking to rachael about how since there is no nhl this year (greedy bastids, all of them), espn has become the poker network. last week tyler and i actually saw them televising a scrabble tournament.....my god, how desperate is that? rachael said "i wish they'd play curling, i love curling" so i wanted to blog about what i saw on espn last week...

call it extreme curling if you wish. a guy, a curling rink, or board, whatever it's called. the guy takes off his shirt, they hose down the ice, and the guy HURLS his body down the court. wherever his head lands, the put a stone. now the next guy, same thing, off with the shirt, hurl down the ice, with the goal of getting his own head into the target and knocking the other stone off target with his body. i thought r would appreciate that.

here are some Get your war on "cartoons"

http://www.mnftiu.cc/mnftiu.cc/war42.html

I have to say I was less than impressed. Boondocks is a lot more clever.

Programming note:

BC is on Primetime tonight. I don't know what time it's on though. 8? 9?

I have no idea what that is!

snoop would be so proud of my stinky lunch....onion bagel with garden cream cheese and a cinnamon latte.

You red sox people better send condolences to your uncle!!!

Halloween Fun

http://fortknox.maineguide.com/fright/

My damn cat (Winker) has been WHINING at me all morening but she won't come in the house. It's really pissing me off.

How wonderful to have humor on the blog.

ha! that's funny.

today i worked out on the elliptical machine for a VERY short time and now i'm going to get a bagel and coffee for lunch.

Leigh, how was the chicken? Tonight I'm having the stir fry.

White House of Horrors
By MAUREEN DOWD

Published: October 28, 2004

Columnist Page: Maureen Dowd
Dick Cheney peaked too soon. We've still got a few days left until Halloween.

It was scary enough when we thought the vice president had created his own reality for spin purposes. But if he actually believes that Iraq is "a remarkable success story,'' it's downright spooky. He's already got his persona for Sunday: he's the mad scientist in the haunted mansion, fiddling with test tubes to force the world to conform to his twisted vision.

After 9/11, Mr. Cheney swirled his big black cape and hunkered down in his undisclosed dungeon, reading books about smallpox and plague and worst-case terrorist scenarios. His ghoulish imagination ran wild, and he dragged the untested president and jittery country into his house of horrors, painting a gory picture of how Iraq could let fearsome munitions fall into the hands of evildoers.

He yanked America into war to preclude that chilling bloodbath. But in a spine-tingling switch, the administration's misbegotten invasion of Iraq has let fearsome munitions fall into the hands of evildoers. It's also forged the links between Al Qaeda and the Sunni Baathists that Mr. Cheney and his crazy-eyed Igors at the Pentagon had fantasized about to justify their hunger to remake the Middle East.

It's often seen in scary movies: you play God to create something in your own image, and the monster you make ends up coming after you.

Determined to throw a good scare into the Arab world, the vice president ended up scaring up the swarm of jihadist evil spirits he had conjured, like the overreaching sorcerer in "Fantasia." The Pentagon bungled the occupation so badly, it caused the insurgency to grow like the Blob.

Just as Catherine Deneuve had bizarre hallucinations in the horror classic "Repulsion,'' Mr. Cheney and the neocons were in a deranged ideological psychosis, obsessing about imaginary weapons while allowing enemies to spirit the real ones away.

The officials charged with protecting us set off so many false alarms that they ignored all the real ones.

President Bush is like one of the blissfully ignorant teenagers in "Friday the 13th'' movies, spouting slogans like "Freedom is on the march'' while Freddy Krueger is in the closet, ready to claw his skin off.

Mr. Bush ignored his own experts' warnings that Osama bin Laden planned to attack inside the U.S., that an invasion of Iraq could create a toxic partnership between outside terrorists and Baathists and create sympathy for them across the Islamic world, that Donald Rumsfeld was planning a war and occupation without enough troops, that Saddam's aluminum tubes were not for nuclear purposes, that U.S. troops should safeguard 380 tons of sealed explosives that could bring down planes and buildings, and that, after the invasion, Iraq could erupt into civil war.

And, of course, the president ignored Colin Powell's Pottery Barn warning: if you break it, you own it.

Their Iraqi puppet, Ayad Allawi, turned on Mr. Cheney and Mr. Bush this week, in a scene right out of "Chucky.'' Mr. Allawi accused coalition forces of "major negligence'' for not protecting the unarmed Iraqi National Guard trainees who were slaughtered by insurgents wearing Iraqi police uniforms. Iraqi recruits are getting killed so fast we can't even pretend that we're going to turn the country over to them.

If you really want to be chilled to the bone this Halloween, listen to what Peter W. Galbraith, a former diplomat who helped advance the case for an Iraq invasion at the request of Paul Wolfowitz, said in a column yesterday in The Boston Globe.

He said he'd told Mr. Wolfowitz about "the catastrophic aftermath of the invasion, the unchecked looting of every public institution in Baghdad, the devastation of Iraq's cultural heritage, the anger of ordinary Iraqis who couldn't understand why the world's only superpower was letting this happen.'' He told Mr. Wolfowitz that mobs were looting Iraqi labs of live H.I.V. and black fever viruses and making off with barrels of yellowcake.

"Even after my briefing, the Pentagon leaders did nothing to safeguard Iraq's nuclear sites,'' he said.

In his column, Mr. Galbraith said weapons looted from the arms site called Al Qaqaa might have wound up in Iran, which could obviously use them to pursue nuclear weapons.

In April 2003 in Baghdad, he said, he told a young U.S. lieutenant stationed across the street that H.I.V. and black fever viruses had just been looted. The soldier had been devastated and said, "I hope I'm not responsible for Armageddon.''

Too bad that never occurred to Dr. Cheneystein.

Leigh how can you go to the parade? John says "I'd rather go to Haiti then Boston for that parade, it's much safer". Those boston fans are unpredictable and dangerous. If you do go you better take amy's car because yours will get stolen.

Man accused of trying to run down Rep. Katherine Harris

Wednesday, October 27, 2004 Posted: 1:46 PM EDT (1746 GMT)

(CNN) -- Police in Sarasota, Florida, arrested a man accused of trying to run down Rep. Katherine Harris and her supporters with a car Tuesday, a police spokesman said.

A silver Cadillac "swerved off the road and drove up the sidewalk" heading "straight towards Ms. Harris," according to the police arrest report.

"Harris stated that she was afraid for her life," according to the police report, "and could not move as the vehicle approached her."

No one was injured in the alleged incident.

It happened as Harris and her supporters were campaigning in Sarasota, her spokeswoman said Wednesday.

A witness to the incident saw part of the vehicle tag before the car left the scene, according to the report. Police matched the tag to a car registered to Barry Seltzer, 46, of Sarasota.

After police tried to contact Seltzer, he came to to the Sarasota Police station where, according to a police report, he admitted trying to "intimidate" a group of Harris supporters.

"I was exercising my political expression," Seltzer told police, according to the report.

He was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He is now in Sarasota County Jail, and is to have a court appearance Thursday.

Harris emerged as a controversial figure during her role as Florida Secretary of State during the 2000 presidential election recount.

She used that attention to fuel her campaign for the House of Representatives in 2002. In her bid for re-election, she faces Sarasota lawyer, Jan Schneider, who lost to Harris in the last election..

Maine, 4 electoral votes: In 1988, Bush won Maine by 55% to 44%. In 1992, Clinton won 39% to 30%, with Perot taking fully 30% of the vote. By 1996, Maine was solidly in Clinton’s camp, but Perot provided a gateway for traditional Republican voters to shift to Democrats. There is a chance that without Perot in 1992, a good number of these voters might not have been ready to shift to Clinton over Bush.

year - who maine voted for - party - notes

1789 - Washington (unchallenged - unaffiliated)
1792 - Washington - (still unchallenged - unaffiliated)
1796 - Adams - Federalist
1800 - Adams - Federalist - The nation went Democratic Republican however, electing TJ
1804 - Jefferson - DR
1808 - Pickney - Federalist (The rest of the nation picked James Madison)
1812 - DeWitt Clinton - Fusion Party (The rest of the nation picked Madison again)
1816 - Rufus King - Federalist party - once again the nation went with someone else - James Monroe
1820 - James Monroe - Democratic Republican
1824 - J. Q. Adams - This was a strange election, all candidates represented different factions of the Democratic Republican party Adams actually lost the popular vote but convinced Henry Clay to give him his electoral votes so he could be Pres.
1828- Maine's vote was actually split some how but I haven't figured it out. Jackson got 1 vote from ME and Adams got 8. (Jackson won the election)
1932 - Andrew Jackson - Jacksonian Democrat
1936 - Martin Van Buren - D
1840 - W. H. Harrison - Whig
1844 - Polk - D
1848 - Lewis Cass - D (The Whig, Zachary Taylor won the election)
1852 - Franklin Pierce - D
1856 - John Fremont - R (James Buchanan was elected)
1860 - Lincoln - R
1864 - Lincoln - R
1868 - Grant - R
1872 - Grant - R
1876 - Hayes - R (lost the popular vote but won the electoral)
1880 - Garfield - R
1884 - James G. Blaine - R - (Grover Cleveland was elected)
1888 - Harrison - R
1892 - Harrison - R (Cleveland elected again)
1896 - McKinley - R

1900 - William Mckinley - R

1904 - T Roosevelt - R

1908 - Taft - R

1912 - Wilson - D

1916 - Wilson - D

1920 - Harding- R

1924 - Coolidge - R

1928 - Hoover - R

1932 - Hoover - R (that oughta scare ya!!!) Mr. Roosevelt won handily of course

1936 - Maine STILL didn’t get it and didn’t vote for FDR again!!!! What a bunch of losers. Roosevelt won every state except Maine and VT!!!!! We wanted Alfred Landon – R. God.

1940 Wilkie - R, ummmm Roosevelt re elected of course

1944 - Dewey - R - Roosevelt wins

1948 - Dewey - R - Truman wins

1952 - Eisenhower - R - well what do you know, as maine goes……

1956 - Ike again - R

1960 - Nixon - R - Kennedy wins

1964 - Johnson -D

1968 - Humphrey - D, Nixon wins

so folks it appears to me that half the time the nation votes the same as maine.

Osbournes Season 1 episode 4

Kelley flips out because she has a gynochological appointment. Sharon flips out because her neighbors are playing dance music. She taunts her neighbors who say they are going to beat Ozzy up.

What kind of library do you think I have here?

yes. 'she's not there' was an autobiography.

didn't perot actually win one of those years?

i'd like to know all the results since 1945.

Dear MoveOn member,
They're doing it again. In Nevada, a Republican contractor has allegedly ripped up thousands of Democratic registration forms.(1) In Florida, Jeb Bush has purged tens of thousands of legitimate voters -- mostly black, mostly Democratic -- from the rolls because their names are similar to a felon's.(2) In Ohio, the Republican Secretary of State has been so uncooperative that a federal judge said that he "apparently seeks to accomplish the same result in Ohio in 2004 that occurred in Florida in 2000."(3)

But there's one big difference between the election of 2000 and the election of 2004: this time, a number of powerful, well-staffed groups will be aggressively responding to each and every instance of voter intimidation, suppression, and fraud. Messing with our right to vote is a felony, and with your help we'll make sure that anyone who does is prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

We've put together a wallet-sized card that has all the numbers and information you need if someone tries to stop you from exercising your right to vote. You can download it now at:

http://cdn.moveonpac.org/content/pdfs/ep_card.pdf

In a great majority of polling places, of course, voting will be very efficient -- even fun. Poll workers will guide you through the process. They're non-partisan, and they are there to help.

But it's likely that some precincts will be targeted for vote suppression, and that's what we have to be on the look-out for. Since one key suppression tactic is slowing down the voting process, we have to be careful not to fall into that trap. Don't obstruct: just demand that whoever is giving you trouble step aside with you and let the voting continue.

But before we get into what you should do if things go wrong, here are a few pointers to help make sure your voting experience is a good one:


Vote early. In Maine, you can vote early until November 2nd at your municipal clerk's office. Maine also has same-day registration, which means you can still vote even if you're not currently registered. To find your town clerk's office, go to: http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/clerk.htm

Find your polling place ahead of time. Having this information ahead of time will help make sure that you can zip to the polls and back during that half-hour lunch break. You can locate your local polling place using your zip code at http://www.mypollingplace.com. In most cases, the site will tell you what kind of voting machines to expect and how they work. (By the way, if mypollingplace.com conflicts with information you've received from your county or state election officials, use the official information.)

When in doubt, ASK. Poll workers are there to help you. They'll show you how to work the machines, and if you're at the wrong polling place, they should tell you how to get to the right one. Every polling place should also have a posted list of your voting rights, and instructions for filing a complaint if your rights have been violated.

Know your rights. If you're an eligible voter, you have the following rights:
If your name is not on the official voter list but you believe you are eligible to vote in that precinct, even if an election official challenges your vote, you have the right to cast a "provisional ballot."
If you're in line when the polls close, you should stay in line because you're entitled to vote.
In many states, your employer must allow you time to vote at some point during the day. You can't be fired for being late due to long polling lines. You have the right to vote without being intimidated by anyone.
For your rights in your own state, check out this website: http://www.ourvote.com/

Bring photo ID, preferably government-issued ID or a utility bill, phone bill, or paycheck with your name and current street address. If you're a new registrant, it may be required.

Vote in the morning. In a great majority of polling places, everything will go smoothly, but by going early you can help prevent lines later in the day.

A regular ballot is better than a provisional ballot. If your eligibility to vote is questioned, ask if you can cast a regular ballot by providing additional ID or by going to another polling place. Only cast a provisional ballot if there's no alternative available.
So, what if something does go wrong?

First, document it. If there are specific individuals involved who are challenging your right to vote, intimidating voters, or interfering with the process, try to get their names. Write down exactly what happened, including the time of day, descriptions of the people involved, and any other details you can remember.

Then, report it. There are lots of organizations that will be working to respond quickly to complaints of voter intimidation, suppression, and fraud. Here's who to call:


The Democratic Party: Call 1-800-651-VOTE (8683) in Maine. In each swing state, the Democratic Party has set up a special hotline you can call if you're concerned that your vote won't count. Just call 1-800-651-VOTE (8683). This should be your first call if you run into a problem.

MoveOn PAC: Go to http://www.moveonpac.org/. On election day, our website will host a form where you can post your problem and get help.

Common Cause: Call 1-866-MYVOTE1. Common Cause has set up a hotline that you can call to report any problems you have voting. They'll document where problems are occuring, watch for wide-spread voter suppression, and provide real-time legal help to the hot spots.

1-866-OUR-VOTE. This hotline has been set up by a coalition of nonpartisan groups to deal with the most serious problems on election day. They have hundreds of lawyers standing by to immediately respond to the most egregious problems. 1-866-OUR-VOTE is the "911" of voter suppression hotlines. Please don't call unless your problem is serious enough that you have to talk to a lawyer immediately.
Again, to download a wallet-sized card with all of this information that you can bring with you to the polls, go to:

http://cdn.moveonpac.org/content/pdfs/ep_card.pdf

As Bill Clinton said at a rally with John Kerry on Monday, "They're trying to scare the voters away from the polls. It worked so well in Florida, they seem to be trying it elsewhere." We're not going to let them get away with it. And with your help, we'll make sure that anyone who tries to stop people from exercising their right to vote ends up behind bars.

Thanks for everything,
--Adam, Eli, Hannah, James, Laura, and the whole MoveOn PAC Team
October 27th, 2004

P.S.: If you have any questions, you can find your Secretary of State's office online at:
http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/

Or try reaching their office by phone, at:
207-624-7650

Footnotes:
1. http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2421595&nav=168XRvNe
2. Greg Palast, Harper's Magazine, October 2004.
3. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/politics/9992999.htm


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Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

As Maine Goes.....

2000 Gore - by 5.11%
1996 Clinton by 20.86%
1992 Clinton by 8.38%
1988 Bush by 11.45%
1984 Reagan by 22.05%
1980 Reagan by 3.36%
1976 Ford by .84%
1972 Nixon by 22.99%

Amy wins I guess

i dont' think there is any question that kerry will win maine. amy and i were having this debate a while ago. i said that maine more often chooses the democratic candidate, amy said the republican. i've never looked up the history. there's a task for you, r.

e

well you'd think that's a simple question. However, all I know for sure is that PA electors MAY change their vote if they want to. I.E. a republican elector can vote for Kerry.

blog book review: she's not there, jennifer finney boylan

well, one thing i can say for her is that she's pretty damned glad that richard russo is famous. she spends as much time talking about their conversations as she does talking about herself.

i wanted to like this book. i was looking forward to reading it. i wanted to love this story of a transgendered colby professor. but she left me HATING her. i mean, this autobiography is SO self absorbed it's pathetic. she has an unhealthy obsession with skirts. even for a girl...she mentions what color her skirt is in every damned scene.

at the end of the book she writes this letter to nasa asking if she can be the first transgendered person in space. this letter is so juvenile and stupid, you realize that even you could be a professor at colby.

read it yourself if you want to hate jennifer finney boylan.

WEll I did my civic duty and voted. I encourage you to avoid the lines and vote early! Just make sure you find out what the procedure is for tracking absentee ballots. RR - I sure hope you deliver Philly for us!

That chicken piccata recipe is the simplist thing ever. I bought chicken tenders by mistake so I didn't even have to pound the chicken.

I"m pretty upset that I haven't been polled! Not ONCE! THe only person that ever called me was Tom Delay and he wasn't even campaigning. He wanted us to join a very select group of "influential individuals" and pay $1000 to join his small business club.

LTL Compliments of the day

You have the BEST house for a party!
You do a ROCKING version of Sweet Child O' Mine and even BETTER D2 songs.
You don't punch other peoples presents!!

Well JK and I have been watching the Osbournes all afternoon.

Blog Review: The Osbournes Season one
Episode 1
The Ozbournes move into a new house. Jack an Kelley fight a lot. Ozzy says everything is unfuckingbelievable. Ozzy is on Leno, he gets tangled up in his long crochet sweater thingy.

Episode 2
The dogs crap and pee all over the house. Ozzy says "I'm not cleaning up shit, I'm a Rockstar". Ozzy is on Conan

Episode 3
Kelley's 17th birthday party. She gets a tattoo. Ozzy thinks it's kind of cute. Sharon is less than impressed

All in all, the Osbournes are just like you and I with more money and with crucifix's and devils on the walls.

3 compliments for ltl's b-day:

you have great taste in music...go interpol!
you have a FANTASTIC assortment of product in your shower!
you have a perfectly stocked kitchen of dishes and utensils to throw a rockin b-day bash!

i had a wonderful trip to portland. got some drugs, went to target, and had a tim horton's cafe mocha which is PERFECT and at under 2 bucks, a huge bargain. i love tim horton's.

i hope amy brings home something easy for dinner.

i'm now going to play leisure suit larry, magna cum laude.

This morning I dreamed that Jim Nantz and Tony Soprano were sitting in my dining room telling me not to go to sleep. I attribute this stress dream to PEAD (pre-electrion anxiety disorder) which is a known disease.

happy birthday emily!

today i'm going to make a drug run to portland so i won't be around until after noon myself.

HAPPY REAL BIRTHDAY EMILY!!!!!!!

I thought the chaser worked great. I wasn't hung over at all. Perhaps if you took it per the package instructions it would have worked better. Anyway, I had shrimp with pesto cream sauce (sans cream, I used cooked down skim) on Sunday and that was excellent as well. Tonight we'll be having the chicken piccata or whatever it was - oh wait, it's bridge night so who knows what we'll have.

Went to Bangor with the kids yesterday. We went to the mall where we looked at Boston red sox hats $24.00!!! We did NOT buy them. We also looked for new scooby doo movies but did not buy any. We did buy paper for invitations and dinner (2 happy meals, 1 combo plate from the chinese place) and two kiddie cone dip tops. We were going to buy Harry Potter jelly beans but the price was $3.50 for a TINY box. We ran into Tom. We then went to staples and bought an ink cartridge and floppy disks. Then went grocery shopping (Shaws) I'm happy to say that Shaws carries vanity fair even though Scummaford does not. Then I got a starbucks darkroast for the road and we came home. JK and I stayed up all night watching sopranos. I have to do dishes now. Then I have to take the boy to the dentist at 10:30 so I probably won't be back till after lunch.

Blog on.

Yahoo! Ne

mad mad props to Jen for an excellent party. Let's do it again next year. I'll review the restaurant.

Blog review: Brookside Inn, Smyrna Mills, ME

This is one of the best restaurants in the state. They had ANYTHING YOU COULD POSSIBLY WANT. All the way from beans and franks, to liver and onions, to broiled salmon. You name it, they had it, and I'm not kidding. A-LO had seafood chowdah and a chicken salad sandwich, i had hamburger, rice, tomato soup, jen had hot turkey sandwich (just like her friggin mother) and john had fish chowder. They had excellent looking desserts too including date filled molasses cookies, butterscotch pudding, bread pudding, and many kinds of pie. I could eat there all week. I can't wait to hit that place again.

yes you can subsitute evoo.

Good news - BC is going to be on Primetime Live on Thursday. Thanks for the article Leigh

recipe #2

Lemon-Dill Pollock

From Cooking Light


1/3 cup minced fresh dill
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
4 (6-ounce) pollock or other firm white fish fillets
Cooking spray

Combine all ingredients except cooking spray in a large zip-top plastic bag; seal and marinate in refrigerator 20 minutes. Remove fish from bag; discard marinade.
Prepare grill or broiler.
Place fish on a grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Cook for 4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.

party synopsis

the surprise birthday party was held in honor of r and e at the home of e and s on friday.

a menu of light appetizers was served: cheese and crackers with grapes, bruchetta, hot artichoke dip, stuffed mushrooms, chips and salsa and dip, and a baked potato bar. also a flourless chocolate torte was made for the birthday girls.

after some wine and some cosmos, one of the guests of honor who was also the hostess decided to begin the karaoke early by having a sing along in her living room. white stripes, police, and other lovely songs were enjoyed.

at the lounge down under, e sang a rocking edition of some green day song i always forget the title to, and 'sweet child o' mine'. the BASTARD lonnie cut her off when there was half the song left! i hate him. then he sang 3 songs! so did jim! i find it highly amusing that jim sings while he meanders through the bar, picking up empty glasses.

emily helped me sing 'oops i did it again' and then i sang 'cheeseburger in paradise'. that was fun. then a bunch of wild circumstances found emily rachael and i back at chez callahan. we sang duran duran until everyone else came home. a good time was had by all. after seeing cc dance, i'll never be the same.

r i think you should serve your family sweet potato quesidillas. easy enough....throw some sweet taters, caramelized onions, black beans, and low fat cheese between two tortillas. yum. serve with salsa.

snoop however you send those cnn links, they really fuck up the blog. sorry i had to delete it. i'm not blaming you....i know you can't see it.

i'm sitting, watching jerry springer.

If we would all just pick one recipe then we wouldn't all have to think about what to eat every week.

Herbed Chicken Piccata
From Cooking Light

2 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 (4-ounce) skinned, boned chicken breast halves
Cooking spray
1 teaspoon margarine
8 thin lemon slices
1/4 cup low-salt chicken broth
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Combine first 5 ingredients in a shallow dish; set aside.

Place chicken between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; flatten to 1/4-inch thickness, using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Lightly coat both sides of chicken with cooking spray; dredge chicken in breadcrumb mixture.

Melt margarine in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 4 minutes on each side or until done. Remove chicken from skillet. Set aside; keep warm. Add lemon slices to skillet; sauté 30 seconds. Add broth, parsley, and lemon juice; cook 1 minute. Spoon sauce over chicken.

Blog poll:

Name one thing I can serve my family this week that is tasty and nutritious. And it has to be a meal, not an ingredient.

Good for yoy TBone - you're probably good till Sunday. It wouldn't be so bad if we didn't all know you are home playing Sims instead of blogging. See? That's just not an excuse.

I wonder what RR is home playing?

Here's hoping for forgiveness

Hello all,

I have come to the mighty blog shrine to beg for forgiveness- I know that my silence has not been looked upon with kindness- an understatement. I will not offer explainations or excuses- I will just hope that everybody can forgive my silence.

ComplIments

Rachael- Your gutair playing rocks!
Jennifer- What singing!
Emily- You have GREAT music taste- the interpol is on my wish list!
Leigh- Another great hair day- you go girl!
Amy- You are a great baseball fan! How bout them SOX?
Ashley- Love your outfit today- looking sharp!

Well, I missed BC on ABC this a.m. Of course they played him during the 7:00 hour but I was sure they'd wait and keep him until the end - you know how they always try to keep you watching the entire show. Ah well. Hopefully one of you caught it and you can give me an update.

Dear Blog:

I'm so nervous I can't stand it. How am I going to make it through this week until the vote?

what...are you allergic? afraid???

Yah

Jees, I didn't realize you were all so friggin sensitive all of a sudden......where'd everyone go?

A Bawdy Lampoon Saving the First Lady From Despair
By ANITA GATES

Published: October 20, 2004

That is not George W. Bush in the White House. It is a former shepherd who worked as a Saddam Hussein double until he had extensive cosmetic surgery to make him look like President Bush. The real Bush (a genius and Kierkegaard scholar who was forced to have a lobotomy because the Republicans didn't want an intellectual president) is imprisoned in a bunker under a Wal-Mart. Laura Bush, trapped into living with the shepherd, has been blinking, "Help me," in Morse code during public appearances, and finally someone - a repressed librarian from Kansas with lesbian tendencies - has noticed and come to her aid.

That's the premise of "Laura's Bush." (The title, one character says, refers to shrubbery the first lady hides behind in making her escape.) Sadly, the script, by Jane Martin, and the execution, directed by Jack Daniel Stanley, aren't of the most sophisticated professional quality. The show might have worked as pure outrageousness 30 years ago; Jane Aquilina, as a dominatrix, is dressed much like Dr. Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Show." Happily, Laura LeBleu is appealing and demands the audience's love as the fictional Mrs. Bush.

Hilda Guttormsen is sweet as the librarian, who spends most of this one-act farce in a green bra and matching panties. And there's some appeal in the ludicrousness of it all. A character (Kristin Price) who may be Condoleezza Rice says at one point: "Oh, I love lesbians. I firmly believe you should have the same rights as humans."

"Laura's Bush" continues through Sunday at 432 West 42nd Street.

Congrats to CC on a good season and a fine career. Good luck in your next endeavor. LTL you should give us a B ball preview at some point. I wish they'd simulcast those Shires.

Firstly, I haven't had enough caffeine today either. Secondly - while discount cards are good -- credit cards are not. RESIIIIIIIIIST!!!!!
Luckily for me, Isaiah found all the ghosts and pumpkins he made last year so they are taped up all over the walls. He has to make more though so I'm sure that will be tonight's project.

Miss M went to the Dentist (Dr. Kyes) this a.m. He said her teeth are beautiful she has a nice bite and she takes very good care of them for someone her age, so I guess that means I can lay off her now. She had one tiny spot of plaque but that's it.

People in this house think bush is a dweeb too. Leigh I wish you would have called me during Conan last night. I hate when I miss that stuff. Maybe they'll play it again on the really really late Conan.

snoop, i'm glad you have a job and all, but now how am i going to see you this weekend? something to think on. call me if you want today.

i'll be in the car all damned day. that is, if tyler ever gets back so i can say goodbye to him.

i dunno what our eta is either. amy is indeed chauffeuring. i'm crashing at ellen's this weekend.

Chronicles of a Curious Cook: Cranberry Pot Roast - Crockpot

Chronicles of a Curious Cook: Cranberry Pot Roast - Crockpot

question:

Why can't you cook squash in your pot roast just like turnip?

LEIGH SHUT UP!!!! What do you want....to get me killed?

JK will allow the occasional mani or pedi.

Good news!!! Isaiah found he halloween decorations he made last year. The ghosting has commenced.

Hmm I don't know who any of those people are so I'll guess Nick too since he's the popular one. He better be Hot. I heart nick so much!!! JK is too much of a man to wear makeup or earrings or any jewels or cologne. It's unheard of.

I like eye liner on men, Marilyn Manson's makeup is good. Colin Powell always has really bad makeup though. I like Dick Cheney's makeup it always looks so polished except they don't tone down the bald glare enough.

Blog poll: Does or Would your man wear makeup?

My favorite is Rick. I can't find any tour dates for the US. Maybe next fall???

As you all know I saw Clinton a couple of times when he ran in 92. I remember calling Dad and telling him I just saw the next president of the US of A. He thought I was crazy. Anyway, I shook his hand. I took Jen to see him at the Jetport. She wasn't as starstruck as I, but there's no denying that ol BC charm. He'll go over big in Philly.

It IS a real song, being written right here on the blog. The debut will be karaoke night in houlton!!!

RR - please go see Clinton for me! He's going to campaign in Philly. He should just say "Kerry is going to be my puppet". Then Kerry will get elected - landslide no problem.

how about this?

jesus loves our picturesque land
not that hellfire pit full of arabs and sand

Maybe you should come to Penobscot County trick or treating. Just go to your relatives (which is what I do). They would never call you a heathen (to your face) and your kid is guaranteed candy.

Jen, that line is WAAAAAYYY over the heads of my listeners.

blog job

which could easilly be mistyped as blow job, just for the record:

jesus loves the americans who sucked the black coal of terrorism on 9/11

yes, it has no balance or harmony, but you can fiddle with it to fit your tune.

Blog JOb:

Write one line to the following country song:

"You Can't Spell Jesus without U.S. - A-Men"

well...chances are that you will indeed get trick or treaters both nights. maybe you should shut all your lights off on saturday and put a sign on the door that says 'come back tomorrow, heathens!'

I'm not going to have candy on Saturday. Halloween is a one shot deal, it isn't a season (despite what Wal mart would have you believe) My kids will be going out Sunday. The Christians should just not like a jack o lantern if they don't want trick or treaters on Sunday. It's their loss I say.

O'Reilly Hit With Sex Harass Suit - October 13, 2004

this transcript is some good readin.

Canadian Pharmacy Polls 10/20/04

In a startling rackil poll conducted today, Canadian pharmacists overwhelmingly report shock at the lack of American's preparedness for this year's flu season. Pharmacists are sympathetic to the plight of American schoolchildren and seem to want to help American's secure vaccine.

(3 pharmacists surveyed margin of error 97%)

Thanks unk...

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/10/20/tracking.poll/index.html>

should i bring breakfast thingys for saturday morning or will we plan a dd/th run?

Bridge Report

Bridge was held at suzanne's last night. All the usuals were in attendence with the exception of Faye who is "fighting pneumonia". The snacks were M & M's and popcorn. The treat was ELEGANT cream puffs (with chocolate sauce). Discussion was about various housing sales, gambling junkets, drunks, crimes and misdemeanors, and how wrong it is to discuss politics especially if you are a Republican. Prizes were won by: Joyce - High, Lil - low, Tracey- goose. A good time was had by all. Next week bridge will be at Tracey's.

I think the media is just spreading more fear. I talked to very nice Canadian pharmacists today and they said they have no problem selling the vaccine to americans. the provincial governments order a supply for high risk groups which is free to canadians then the pharmacies have their own stock.

Our office is filled with rabid leftwingers and socialists. It's a very strange environment filled with tirades about socialized medicine and free education for all and how great the Fins are.

I would not normally ever discourage people from voting, alas, I do feel that in this election not voting is better than voting for bush, I do believe that you should still vote against the tax cap and for the bear baiting ban.

Yahoo! News - Sinclair Retreats on Kerry Film

congratulations, I'm very proud of the part you played in making that happen!!! Give yourself a pat on the back, or wherever you choose.

Halloween

Halloween

i thought isaiah would like this stuff

I could bring my guitar. I can play anything with the chords G, C and D

Congratulations to Netflix on having a Portland distribution center!!!!

Maddy does have a karaoke machine, all she has is Disney and Britney karaoke cd's though.

1 day.

is there going to be karaoke on friday?

congrats snoop! you'll be doing remotes from championville before we know it!

you know your life is on the wrong track when...

it's 1:30 and you're sitting on your boyfriend's bed and you just barely showered and you're watching jerry springer and you see 'tomorrow on springer' and it's a show you actually remember viewing before.

there's just so much wrong with that.

i do love the shining. a great book and a great movie.

blog poll

as i'm at tyler's now and am going to see all of you this weekend, except rr of course, which cd's do you want that you don't have yet?

Congratulations LEIGH!!!! Make sure they pay you as much as the men!!!

snoop, i'm talking about the upcoming film adaptation of the book 'confederacy of dunces' which is a GREAT book, and funny, and if you haven't read it, shame on you.

favorite costuem ever: Kiddy Cats, or amy's zombie, I can't pick
Favorite monster movie: obviously Godzilla, but I have to admit I loved the most recent Godzilla most of all.
Favorite horror movie: Tie:Texas chainsaw massacre and Carrie.

my favorite costume by me? when i stole the picnic costume off a kid at stearns.

my favorite movie monster....hmm. i don't really watch monster movies. r, why didn't you answer these questions? i know you watch a monster movie every morning.

my favorite horror movie is silence o' the lambs. NOT carrie, leigh!

will farrell as ignatius riley? i'm so sad. i HATE will farrell. but he IS obnoxious. is he going to wear a fat suit? they should have had mike mcshane play ignatius. he would have been perfect. frankly, i'm nervous about the whole thing, and not in a good way.

good news for people who like books adapted into movies news

Confederacy of Dunces, A (2005)

Blog polls:

What was your favorite Halloween costume ever?
What is your favorite movie monster ever?
What is your favorite horror movie ever?

well, this is what i did for dinner tonight:

in a 12" stainless steel skillet (my FAVORITE pot, i use it EVERY night...ask tyler, he washes the dishes!) brown 1 lb chicken (cut into bite sized pieces) in a few tbsp of olive oil.

when done (about 5 min) put the chicken on a plate and cover with aluminum foil. in the skillet, cook 1 lb smoked sausage ( sliced into bite sized pieces, i use chicken sausage) for 5 minutes.

add one HUGE onion and start to deglaze the pan with the onion juices. oh, add one large garlic clove too.

when the onion is translucent, add 4 c chicken stock. finish deglazing the bottom of the pan. add 2 boxes of long grain and wild rice mix, but only 1 packet of seasoning. bring to a boil. turn down to low, cover, and simmer until almost all the liquid has boiled out.

in the last few minutes, add the chicken to reaheat, one box of frozen snap peas, and one can of chopped up artichoke hearts. cover and let sit for 5 minutes.

tyler and i decided that we didn't like the tang of the artichokes with the smoke of the sausage. next time i'm going to omit the hearts and sautee a zucchini or summer squash with the onion.

Zogby International

Zogby International

Election 2004 Reuters/Zogby Daily Tracking Poll: Bush and Kerry, Back in Dead-Heat Race at 45%; Kerry Now Leads among Catholics; Bush and Kerry Tied On Personal Favorability, New Reuters/Zogby Poll Reveals

They should have "Print your own" signs on the site.

John went there. They have no signs (they claim).

I take that back LTL, apparently there are no Kerry signs available in Northern Maine.

I almost forgot....Happy Birthday Uncle Stanley!!!!

Isaiah's current look

Well, I got my first birtday present ...$10 from the in-laws. I'm so psyched. E - don't worry, I'll bet you get a Kerry sign for free from someone.

Ah, I forgot to say I got to see Liam yesterday. He was quite impressed with the kids costumes (yes they wore them all day yesterday too). He told us he's going to be superman for halloween. He said "costume" and "superman" and everything else. It's fun when they get to the age you can understand them, even if it's only every third word.

My weekend...

Friday I took M to the Dr. to find out if her ankle was broken. It is not. It IS indeed a bad sprain and she's a lot better today. We stopped and got halloween costumes and misc other junk then came home. JK had a fire to go to so I watched da Ali G show and who knows what else. I also drank orange vodka and tonic. I should have gone to emily's. For dinner I can't remember what I had. Maybe cereal.

Saturday is a complete blur. I think i cleaned in the a.m. and probably watched football or something. In the evening we had pizza (excellent) and watched 6 feet under and Koyatasaaqui or something.

Blog Review: That movie I can't remember the name of.
It's one of those movies that is supposed to be really deep. However if you actually get it (man is ruining the planet) then you don't need to watch it unless you like to watch scenery of clouds and rivers then see giant machines rolling over trees. It has the added bonus (not) of a soundtrack by Philip Glass.

good news for people who like employed people

i FINALLY got a job offer from the testing place in dover. if nothing works out at the dc place, i'll start november 2. it's just a temp job (temp, slut, temp...SLUT....leigh understands), but the hr head told me they hire full time employees from their temp pool...and the temping is scheduled until the beginning of summer anyway.

Great news for people WHO like one sided propaganda

I got my Fahrenheit 911 today!!! Complete with 80 minutes of bonus material

i just sent everyone an email RE the party but i don't have CC's emaily so hopefully LTL will relay the message to him for me.

Planned Menu for Surprise Party

shrimps cocktail
stuffed shrooms
steak sandwiches w/your choice o' fixins
salad
choclate torte
wine

i could also plan on making some roasted taters or something....input, anyone?

so sunday i had cabin fever. as tyler was finishing his grades for his mid-term reports, i hit the town. i went to this HUGE grocery store called Stew Leonard. i figured out that it's very disorganized and maze-like, so you can't really "grocery shop" there, though people do. but it's a fun place to look around. i didn't buy anything. then i went to petco and got some plastic tips for max's claws so he'd stop digging up furniture. then i went to walmart and got nothing. i was looking for a storage box for christmas ornaments, and though they have christmas stuff out, there were no ornament boxes. i got gas. then i came home. i watched a bit of nip/tuck and then desperate housewives. went to bed.

so the rest of the weekend is pretty easy to sum up. saturday i did laundry, dubbed vhs tapes, and made a quite yummy dinner. here's what i did.

cut up 1lb chicken breasts into bite sized pieces.
put them in a hot skillet
add 3/4 of a red onion, chopped
add a huge clove of garlic
cook chicken
add 1 box frozen chopped spinach mostly thawed and drained.
add a bit more than one jar of my fav spaghetti sauce
add parsley and oregano
let sit together and "marry" for one hour
put on spiral pasta

it was GOOD.
i can't remember what i did saturday night. oh i started reading 'she's not there: a life in two genders.' it's ok. i'm on page 100.

blog review: team america

this movie is just so wrong in so many ways. you WANT it to be a satire but it just makes fun of everyone and everything. you know the plot: marionettes against terror. the recurring song is a country song that is called 'america, fuck yeah!' there are other songs too. there is also (as grahpic as possible) marionette sex. there is also a puke scene. you feel guilty for laughing, but you laugh anyway.

well i will now blog about my weekend. friday night we met up with some of t's work buddies and went to this restaurant for dinner. i had shrimp cocktail and duck a l'orange. it was SO GOOD. the duck. the shrimp was just ok. everyone else had steaks, bbq, shrimps, and i had a few beers. amstel light. then we went to see 'team america'. review to follow.

crock pot recipes continued....

Pepsi Pot Roast

* 3-4 pound pot roast.
* 1 package dry onion soup mix
* 1 can cream of mushroom soup.
* 12 oz Pepsi

Mix all together, put in slow cooker/Crock Pot. Cook 6 hours on low. You can throw in 2 chopped carrots, 2 stalks celery, and a chopped onion.

You have got to try the "finished" product in order to be convinced!
posted by Liesl

I thought Emily might really like this recipe.

As for property taxes, yes, it doesn't matter what you use your house for you pay the same property tax rate whether you live in Mass or Maine. The only exception is that you qualify for misc. exemptions if you are a Maine resident (i.e. homestead, veteran's etc.)

I wrote them already. I'm shopping at IGA now.

October 15, 2004


Dear Ms. Kilby:

We would like to keep you updated on our status related to the Sinclair Broadcasting concern.

Effective immediately, we have reversed our decision to pull our advertising from WGME. We
recognize that WGME has been put in an untenable position. It was never our intent to politicize
this issue even more, or to punish WGME. We are in the supermarket business, not the political
business. We have always made our media buying decisions based on our customer
demographic, and will continue to do so.

We truly apologize for any frustration or confusion this may have caused you. We appreciate
your patience and understanding in this matter.

Sincerely,

Susan L. Wharton
Customer Relations Specialist
Ref 1314260/suswha

I'm against bear baiting for one simple reason. Bears are shy. Their instinct it to stay away from humans. The game warden's tell you not to feed the bears so why should you do it and teach them that maybe that man smell isn't so bad after all.

Bad news for people who like fair play.

effing hannaford has reversed themselves and they are going to advertise on WGME afterall. I'm pissed at them. I don't know what to do now.

I agree, if they wanted to pass a freaking tax cap they should have phased it in over, say 10 years. However, I'm all for eliminating local government and using a county system like the rest of the world. It's so ignorant to have all these town governments that don't do anything except squabble. That's what will happen anyway if it does pass.

As for bear baiting, I'm not against hunting, but I am against trapping. I think the wild animals should have the benefit of fair chase. Now as for my execution of the occasional chicken, I tell them they may be supper so be warned, they have the option of escaping if they want to. It's their choice to stay and die.

As for the weekend I have no plans. I find myself in the unacceptable position of having the entire evening to myself and I haven't planned anything to do. I think I'll give the wonders a call and see what their up to. If'd I'd thought about it I would have come drank a bottle of wine with LTL.

Hmm I'm not sure what I'm going to do. Right now I'm thinking blockbuster is the best one, but I"m afraid they'll do something extremely gimmicky as soon as they corner the market. Netflix is working with tivo to get online streaming movie rentals so I'm going to stick them out for a while. Blockbuster's mailing seems to be about 1 day slower in my experience.

JK is jumping on the Libertarian Express. I told him he can do whatever he wants AFTER the election but he has to vote for JK this time or he can't come to our birthday party.

The only things I LIKE about winter is the way the air feels during a snow storm, and the occasional deer that pass through the yard, and snowmen. Everything else sucks.

"Mom, if we ever have a vampire over for dinner, put garlic on the menu"

let's see....tonight i'm going on a date. i'm not sure what that date is going to include except we're going to see 'team america'. we'll probably get dinner out though if not we're having minestrone that i made last night.

tomorrow tyler has classes in the morning and then 'weekend duty'. so we'll probably hang out and watch movies. i will be making chicken and pasta with marinara.

sunday i think we're going to try to see 'i heart huckabees'.

through all this i will be putting vhs tapes on dvd.

This is because they've lost a TON of business to Blockbuster. Blockbuster's subscriptions rose something like 70% in the last quarter and they were pretty much ALL netflix customers, which accounts for why netflix stock lost $10/share this a.m.

Today I kept Chatty Maddy home with me. I'll try to transcribe some of the conversations.

Do you like it here in winter mom? This is why I like it here.
1.)crust forms on the snow and the sleds go fast
2.) I get to go snowmobiling with grammy and grampa
3.) it's easier to see blue jays.

Where'd everyone go? What are you doing this weekend?

won't someone thing of a fun blog game?

Power of the Purse works well doesn't it!

RR, where the hell are you? I miss you!

who is sally?

jk and I have been watching sopranos. Leigh I caught your piece on to those who care. I often have either cookies or pop tarts with me and I'm sure a lot of people do so Lemur is right on the mark I think.

i wouldn't say blogger is exactly cooperating with me today.

i feel better than i did yesterday.

i'm impressed with the lemur's mad negotiating skills. if i ever get a job offer, i'm bringing him to sign the contract with me...i can have a 'chocolate cookie' rider.

i have both vf's so i'll bring them on the 22nd and you all can fight over them. i could never find it when i didn't have a subscription either, but now i see it everywhere. so if you want to find it in stores, subscribe to it. it works!~

i'm addicted to nip/tuck. it's all cheesy sex and graphic plastic surgery. when, oh when, will the next dvd arrive???

Fricken kids, they know how to get you every time. They are born negotiators. We should sent them to North Korea, they'd get those nukes out I'm sure.

YOu can't buy vanity fair in Penobscot County apparently.

i'm in ct battling a sinus infection. i am wondering if my dr will call in a prescription for anitbiotic without seeing me. she should, knowing my history with these damned things. i mean, i KNOW when i have a sinus infection, dammit.

more good news for people who like eye candy

november's vanity fair? johnny depp.

Well apparently my rant was undeserved as Kerry apparently won the debat by 1 point or 10 points depending on which poll you look at. I thought Kerry missed a lot of opportunities and Bush did well for him. Luckily he's such an idiot that he's hard to lose to. I'm glad the public is actually listening to what is being said. They deserve a lot of credit for that.

excuse my french but JESUS CHRIST. Terry McAuley would you please hire ONE person that has actually grown up poor or worked for a living to coach your goddam candidate? When Bush says he wants to allow millions of mexicans to have work cards you come back and say..."I'm glad, with 6 million unemployed americans, the President wants to LOWER the american workers standard of living". Is that so difficult????

I've been watching Sopranos...

To contact Sinclair Broadcasting advertisers.....

http://jackpinesavage.blogspot.com/

thanks Unk.

Any fun being planned for this weekend?

Please feel free to join this evenings blog event on YAHOO!!! Email or yahoo me if you want an e-vite.

If the Redsox couldn't win with Schilling last night they'll never win! Go YANKS!!! I hate the damnable red sox anyway.

Here's my latest conspiracy theory. It'll make a good book for someone someday unless Prozac Nation already covered it. I haven't read it so I don't know.

The ONLY reason Bush is still in office is because so much of the nation is on anti-depressants, mood elevators and other drugs that they CAN'T get outraged. This is a massive right wing conspiracy carried out by doctors and pharmaceutical companies to keep the people down, and it worked didn't it?

In a special investigation, The Nation has uncovered evidence of a multibillion dollar deal that places former Secretary of State James Baker, Bush's special envoy in charge of reducing Iraq's debt, in "a classic conflict of interest," according to a leading expert on government ethics and regulations. The President's envoy is also Senior Counselor at the Carlyle Group, which stands to land a $1 billion investment as a result of the deal, which would restructure Iraq's debt to its neighbor Kuwait.

Read Naomi Klein's exclusive report on the explosive documents:
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20041101&s=klein

http://southernfood.about.com/library/crock/blcpidx.htm
http://www.cbt.net/dedwards/crockpotrecipes.htm
http://www.crock-pot-recipes.info/
http://www.crockerykitchen.com/

all day beef stew - from crockerykitchen.com

# 1 pound beef stew meat
# 4 carrots, cut in chunks
# 1 onion, chopped
# 3 stalks celery, diced
# 3 medium potatoes, diced
# 15 ounces stewed tomatoes, undrained
# 1 dash thyme
# 1 dash oregano
# pinch salt
# 1 beef bouillon cube
# 1 1/2 cup water


Combine all ingredients in crockpot. Cover; cook on low for 7-9 hours.

my gut feeling is that it's too close to call. w didn't win in 2000, and i'm expecting courts to decide the actual winner in several states.

Didn't I put a crock-pot recipe site on the blog a month or so ago?

note to YOURself:

bring Dave Barry book to Rachael

Speculation on voter turnout

My gut feeling is that he has a chance, but only if the "against us" coalition really sticks together. I think the polls are quite skewed and you're not getting the complete picture for example:

1.) I think a lot of women won't vote for Bush that SAY they are going to vote for Bush. For instance, if a pollster calls a house and the woman answers and her husband is there, but he supports bush, she will say she does too just to avoid a fight.

2.)Pollsters admittedly do not call people that ONLY have cell phones. This is mostly people age 24 and under allegedly, however, I know two people over 30 that only have cells, so that knocks that demographic right out the window. These people were highly motivated by Dean and even though they have an historically low voter turnout rate I think it will be up this year due to a potential draft and their own economic issues. This was covered in a news article yesterday and they tried to say it's statisticallyl insignificant but I can't imagine that it is. I think they're just trying to cover their asses for leaving a whole bunch of people out of the polls.

3.) I believe there is going to be an extremely high turnout of blacks, thank god. Personally I don't know why Puff Daddy doesn't just run for senate and the blacks take over the country. They could you know. And they should.

4.) Muslims overwhelmingly supported Bush in 2000. I would think they would be galvanized against him at this point.

I don't know what happened to the title and I don't have the ambition to fix it. Well I'll try one quick thing and see if it works.

The patient went to school today. She is limping but ok. She is obsessed with her medical care. "Soooo, I'll take tylenol at 3 and 8? Mom, I think it's time for my ice. I really need shoes with more support in them. Sooooo, I shouldn't walk today OR tomorrow." etc. She's going to be taking the elevator today and her soccer career is over for the year.

Speaking of soccer, how are the Shiretowners doing anyway?

Leigh, Uncle blogged a group http://www.stopsinclair.org
If you're a Dem and you advertise on any of their stations I encourage you to call in protest. (Like anyone reads the blog - but just in case). Today I will be emailing Geiko and Berkshire Hathaway.

Well, JK went and watched the Sox with Bumpa last night. I stayed home and watched the Frontline bio's of the Buffoon and Kerry. Put their lives side by side and there really is no comparison. About every person that spoke on the Dub's behalf said something like "George doesn't like to spend a lot of time thinking about things, he makes a decision and sticks with it, but he's really friendly and boy could that guy party!" These were the people FOR him.

http://www.boycottsbg.com/advertisers/

Put your money where your mouth is.

Well here's my take and solution to the entire sinclair situation. If you are truly peeved at them showing this thing, contact their advertisers and tell them you are going to boycott them if they support Sinclair. You don't have to call all of them, but if everyone calls 3 or 4 they'll get the message. Then call Sinclair and tell them you'll never watche their stupid shows again. Hey, Kerry supporters make up have the country, use your power!

IT's magazine day I my house. Thanks mom for the birthday prez. I got my cooks illustrated today. If you're not gonna get me gastronomica please let me know so I can get it myself. Thank can be my xmas prez though. I also got a bon appetit, New Yorker and WWN.

All in favor say "AYE", 4 votes are needed to pass this motion.


Aye.

We would need an official vote to endorse a presidential candidate then a nomination, second discussion and vote to change the name. This blog works in accordance with Robert's Rules of Orders in these matters.

As someone who very recently rented Superman, I highly recommend against doing it. You're memory of the movie is a LOT better than the actual movie.

JK does not like superman.

You're first large buildings are always amazing.

Football last night and that's about it. I kept Miss M home today. I may go to Bucksport later, but I'm not sure.

RE WGME - Portland TV Group to Show Anti- Kerry Film on 62 Stations

TV Group to Show Anti- Kerry Film on 62 Stations
By JIM RUTENBERG

Published: October 11, 2004

Up to 62 television stations owned or managed by the Sinclair Broadcasting Group - many of them in swing states - will show a documentary highly critical of Senator John Kerry's antiwar activities 30 years ago within the next two weeks, Sinclair officials said yesterday.

Those officials said the documentary would pre-empt regular night programming, including prime time, on its stations, which include affiliates for all six of the major broadcast networks in the swing states of Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin, Nevada and Pennsylvania.

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Called "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal," the documentary features Vietnam veterans who say their Vietnamese captors used Mr. Kerry's 1971 Senate testimony, in which he recounted stories of American atrocities, prolonging their torture and betraying and demoralizing them. Similar claims were made by prisoners of war in a commercial that ran during the summer from an anti-Kerry veterans group, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.

Two of the former prisoners who appeared in the Swift Boat advertisement were interviewed for the movie, including Ken Cordier, who had to resign as a volunteer in the Bush campaign after the advertisement came out.

Sinclair's plan to show the documentary was first made public by The Los Angeles Times on Saturday.

Mark Hyman, Sinclair's vice president for corporate relations, who doubles as a conservative commentator on its news stations, said the film would be shown because Sinclair deemed it newsworthy.

"Clearly John Kerry has made his Vietnam service the foundation of his presidential run; this is an issue that is certainly topical," he said. Asked what defined something as newsworthy, Mr. Hyman said, "In that it hasn't been out in the marketplace, and the news marketplace."

Because Sinclair is defining the documentary - which will run commercial free - as news, it is unclear if it will be required by federal regulations to provide Mr. Kerry's campaign with equal time to respond.

But acknowledging that news standards call for fairness, Mr. Hyman said an invitation has been extended to Mr. Kerry to respond after the documentary is shown. "There are certainly serious allegations that are leveled; we would very much like to get his response," he said.

Asked if Sinclair would consider running a documentary of similar length either lauding Mr. Kerry, responding to the charges in "Stolen Honor" or criticizing Mr. Bush, Mr. Hyman said, "We'd just have to take a look at it."

Aides to Mr. Kerry said he would not accept Sinclair's invitation.

"It's hard to take an offer seriously from a group that is hellbent on doing anything to help elect President Bush even if that means violating basic journalism standards," said Chad Clanton, a Kerry spokesman.

Sinclair's plans put Mr. Kerry's campaign in an awkward position similar to the one in which it found itself in August, when the Swift Boat group first began running commercials against him containing unsubstantiated charges that he lied to get his war medals. Mr. Kerry's aides at first held back from responding, so as not to give the group and its charges more attention - a decision that some Kerry aides now acknowledge cost him in public opinion polls.

Mr. Clanton said Mr. Kerry's campaign would call on supporters to stage advertiser boycotts and demonstrations against Sinclair's stations.

A group of Democratic senators, including Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Dianne Feinstein of California, readied a letter calling for the Federal Communications Commission to investigate the move, arguing that the documentary was not news but a prolonged political advertisement from Mr. Bush and, as such, violated fairness rules.

Andrew Jay Schwartzman, president of the Media Access Project, an advocacy group promoting greater media regulation, said he did not think the film would qualify for a news exemption. And, he said, even if it did fall under equal time provisions, those are based on candidate appearances and in this case, since it is Mr. Kerry who appears, "albeit disparagingly," stations would be required to show Mr. Bush or possibly the independent candidate Ralph Nader, if they requested it.

Sinclair was already a galvanizing force for Democrats. The political donations of its executives have gone overwhelmingly to Republicans, according to a review of donations on Politicalmoneyline.com. In April Sinclair refused to run an episode of "Nightline" on its stations in which the anchor Ted Koppel spent the entire program reading the names of American soldiers killed in Iraq.

"Stolen Honor" was produced by Carlton Sherwood, formerly a reporter with The Washington Times. His Web site says he received no money from any political party or campaign but got initial funding from Pennsylvania veterans.

The documentary has been distributed by mail order and via streaming Internet connections. Mr. Hyman said Sinclair was not paying for the right to broadcast it.

True Confessions

You probably won't believe this, but I sent a card to Mr. Reeve when he was in his accident. I was so torn up about it. To put this in perspective I didn't send ANYTHING to Clinton. I loved the superman movies and I always felt there was a deep kindness to him. It's too bad he was typecast, but then again, his other movies weren't so great so at least he had something.

Blog task:

memorialize Mr. Reeves, he was so awesome.

Maddy thinks she should probably have a bell to call me if she needs anything. What a hoot!

Yahoo! News Full Coverage - Entertainment - Actor Christopher Reeve Dies of Heart Failure at 52

Yahoo! News Full Coverage - Entertainment - Actor Christopher Reeve Dies of Heart Failure at 52

Well, Madeline is laid up. She sprained her ankle on Shelby's trampoline and has a large egg on it. She is getting the ice and elevation treatment. She may go to the dr. tomorrow who knows.

Hey leigh what did you do with the "pink" in the blog?

how the catholic church works...

Weekly Review (Harpers.org): "The Pope beatified Karl I, the last emperor of Austria, an alcoholic adulterer who performed a miracle and used poison gas during World War I; the miracle allegedly occured in 1960, when a Polish nun prayed to Karl and was cured of sores and varicose veins."

The Atlantic Online | November 2004 | Karl Rove in a Corner | Joshua Green

The Atlantic Online | November 2004 | Karl Rove in a Corner | Joshua Green

country music update

jake thought i was being sarcastic when i asked him who was singing. imagine me being sarcastic? apparently it's toby keith. anywho....we just heard a song i'm calling 'she's sweeeeeeeeeet'....but 'sweet' is not pronounced like cartman, as it should be, but with a very high pitched voice and drawn out. it sounds well......i can't even describe it.

country music update

well, jake's putting a new furnace in today so i've heard some interesting stuff. so far i've heard (memorably) a song that is called 'american soldier' and one called 'my daddy's farm'....of course, i'm not SURE Of the names, i haven't read the cd jackets....but you can imagine what the songs are about from my made up titles. more to follow, i'm sure

setting the record straight

you know that global test thingy....


What is your position on the whole concept of pre-emptive war?

KERRY: The president always has the right, and always has had the right, for pre-emptive strike. That was a great doctrine throughout the Cold War. And it was always one of the things we argued about with respect to arms control.

No president, though all of American history, has ever ceded, and nor would I, the right to pre-empt in any way necessary to protect the United States of America.

the color's best on cbs.

next question:
Do you call each other to coordinate your wardrobes?

Here we go: First question: spell Missouri.

8:57, bush is putting on his platform shoes.

8:30 Debate update

Bush has taken his Atavan, Kerry - a starbucks venti dark roast.

Emily, what do you want for your birthday.

Pacman - Flash Game

Pacman - Flash Game

The best pac on the net imho

Results...

We all know about this one. Chances are that a lot
of people will like you... until they find out
how fake you are. You suck, and that's how
you'll go down in history.


What band from the 80s are you?
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i figured.

Results...

Results...

They both have stools to sit on that are adjusted to the same height. There is a line of demarcation on the floor and while they are allowed to stand up and walk around they are not allowed to cross in to each other's territory. There are an equal number of Bush leaning and Kerry leaning audience members. The only person that knows which questions are going to be asked is the moderator. Audience members were required to have their questions prescreened and they are not allowed to deviate from their approved questions. The moderator will ask the same number of questions from each side.

Results...

Results...: "
You rule. in 15 years, you won't be as known as you
are now, but most of the people that will know
you then will like you (or else I'll beat them
with a stick). You're nice to listen to.


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Dammit, even Lily Tomlin has had a facelift. Anyway, last night I made lasagne. All this Soprano's makes me crave tomato sauce. It was pretty good but not quite saucey enough. After then kids went to bed JK and I watched season two disk four. This was MUCH better than disk three. A Few key people got whacked, not that they didn't deserve it, and there was quite a bit of other action. Looking forward to season three. So here's my schedule. Friday - debate, Saturday - soccer at 9, sunday - mtp, tw, brunch with jerry and jan, possible tea with janelle, that's about it. So it looks like a nice low key weekend. Leigh you are welcome to join us for brunch.

What is that Neosporin?

Well, since there is a shortage of flu medicine you better start filling up your house with remedies so you don't get caught sick with no drugs. This weeks remedy pick is Cola Syrup. Cola syrup is something you take if your nauseous. It's basically coke without the carbonation. You keep it in the fridge until you need it. It costs about $2. You can get it at any drug store or target.

More news: LEIGH!!! They have Clorets gum at Bells IGA in Orono!!!

Blog Event

I declare tomorrow's debate an official blog event. If you can't be here be on yahoo. We'll have a bitch session. If you don't know my yahoo id, email or tag and I'll put you on the invitation list.

I also called Sean to tell him that his Presidential candidate was on NPR in a debate of some sort. He sounded quite reasonable compared to the other freaks on the stage.

Well I ran to Orono to pick up my car. JK and I had a lovely lunch at the market cafe. We split a stromboli and salad. It was delicious. All this Soprano's watching has made me steadily crave italian food so tonight I'm making lasagne. I wish I could make it as well as Carm though. No sign of Fahrenheit yet. I would think it would be here tomorrrow. What are you doing this weekend?

Hey Emily, you've been severely slacking this week. Where are the 1/3 movie reviews, recipes, cute kid stories and soccer updates. WTF????!?!?!?!??!?!

here you go leigh

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M and I bought pumpkins last week. I wouldn't be surprised if there is some carving this weekend.

Well I put another $600 into my car this week. New tires and struts. It's basically a new car now. So hopefully I won't need any more repairs for a year.

That was probably former governor William Weld. You can't blame him. Kerry kicked his ASS! He has a major axe to grind.

amy's punkin 

For anyone in the local area, Maddy allegedly has a soccer game at 9:00 a.m. in East mill. If you plan on going you should probably let me know so I can call you if there is a last minute schedule change which is ALWAYS possible, even probable.

From CBS News
Cheney's Halliburton Ties Remain

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2003



The move to outsource some military support functions began while Cheney was defense secretary. (Photo: AP)



"I ask the vice president to stop dodging the issue with legalese."
Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J.



(CBS/AP) A report by the Congressional Research Service undermines Vice President Dick Cheney's denial of a continuing relationship with Halliburton Co., the energy company he once led, Sen. Frank Lautenberg said Thursday.

The report says a public official's unexercised stock options and deferred salary fall within the definition of "retained ties" to his former company.

Cheney said Sunday on NBC that since becoming vice president, "I've severed all my ties with the company, gotten rid of all my financial interest. I have no financial interest in Halliburton of any kind and haven't had, now, for over three years."

Democrats pointed out that Cheney receives deferred compensation from Halliburton under an arrangement he made in 1998, and also retains stock options. He has pledged to give after-tax proceeds of the stock options to charity.

Cheney's aides defended the assertion on NBC, saying the financial arrangements do not constitute a tie to the company's business performance. They pointed out that Cheney took out a $15,000 insurance policy so he would collect the deferred payments over five years whether or not Halliburton remains in business.

Lautenberg, D-N.J., asked the Congressional Research Service to weigh in.
Without naming Cheney or Halliburton, the service reported that unexercised stock options and deferred salary "are among those benefits described by the Office of Government Ethics as 'retained ties' or 'linkages' to one's former employer."

Lautenberg said the report makes clear that Cheney does still have financial ties to Halliburton. "I ask the vice president to stop dodging the issue with legalese," Lautenberg said.

Cathie Martin, Cheney's spokeswoman, said the question is whether Cheney has any possible conflict of interest with Halliburton, "and the answer to that is, no."

Cheney was chief executive officer of Halliburton from 1995 through August 2000. The company's KBR subsidiary is the main government contractor working to restore Iraq's oil industry in an open-ended contract that was awarded without competitive bidding.

According to Cheney's 2001 financial disclosure report, the vice president's Halliburton benefits include three batches of stock options comprising 433,333 shares. He also has a 401(k) retirement account valued at between $1,001 and $15,000 dollars.

His deferred compensation account was valued at between $500,000 and $1 million, and generated income of $50,000 to $100,000.

In 2002, Cheney's total assets were valued at between $19.1 million and $86.4 million.

Earlier this month, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that accused Halliburton and Cheney of misleading investors by changing the way the company counted revenue from construction projects.

The lawsuit was filed last year by Judicial Watch, a conservative public interest group, on behalf of three small investors, who said the company tried to polish financial results by booking revenue on cost overruns before it was certain of getting paid.

Halliburton has contracts worth more than $1.7 billion for its work in Iraq, and it could make hundreds of millions more from a no-bid contract it was awarded by the Army Corps of Engineers, The Washington Post has reported.

According to The Post, while Cheney was defense secretary the Pentagon chose Halliburton subsidiary Brown & Root to study the cost effectiveness of outsourcing some military operations to private contractors. Based on the results of the study, the Pentagon hired Brown & Root to implement an outsourcing plan. Cheney became Halliburton CEO in 1995.

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That was a good one Leigh. I think friday I'll blog my answers for Kerry during the debate instead of all this day after quarterbacking. Anyway, JK and I thought JE should use something like this, "I can see why the Veep is dodging the gay marriage issue, it's difficult to be against gay marriage when you have a gay daughter. This is something he has to live with every day. Mr. Cheney can easily see our viewpoint on this issue because it effects him. If his father, god forbid, were suffering from parkinson's or alzheimer's, he'd be supporting stem cell research. If his daughter had be raped and impregnated, he probably wouldn't be so hardline against abortion rights. His position does make sense. He supports things that effect him personally, like tax cuts for millionaires. Subsidies to oil companies and defense contractors and supporting the Bush business relationships with the bin Ladens. Unfortunately Mr. Cheney doesn't have the imagination to deal with other issues which he does not personally benefit from."

BRIDGE REPORT

Bridge was held at the home of Helen F. with all the usual people there except Lill. I wish one of you would move to B-town so we'd have a sub. Anyway, my card actually weren't that bad so it was fun. HOwever, I still didn't win High. That honor went to my Gram. Congratulations GG! She was thrilled to receive a new Halloween decoration! Low was won by Faye and Goose - Suzanne. The snack was popcorn and the treat was date squares. The coffee, made by Dean, was excellent. Luckily we rushed through bridge and I was home by 9:30 so I didn't miss much of the debate. Next week bridge will be at Lill's and the treat will be custard pie except that Lill will buy a whoopie pie for Tracey because she hates custard pie.

Blog Review: Boy Wonder vs. The Penguin

I though Edwards did alright, held his own, I don't think he gained us anything but the important thing was that he didn't LOSE anything. It's tough to sit at the desk with Dr. Evil and walk away basically unscathed. I did wish that during the "attendance" debate they would have mentioned Chimpboy's attendance record as president. I also thought he should have said "liar" a few times. But I'm convinced this is all part of Kerry's plan. I think he and Edwards are smarter than I give them credit for and their strategy seems to be working.

Good news: My copy of Fahrenheit was shipped today. We need to schedule a viewing.

So what you've all been waiting for"

My day at Enfield Station School

Today I subbed for Aunt Lora at E.S.S. I left Burlington at 7:00 NOT having consumed my required amount of coffee. I got to school and immediately went to work scheduling classes for rank card grading. Aunt Lora always has me do the confusing computer duties when I'm there because she doesn't like to try to figure them out. So Mrs. Cook and I figured out how to do it after a few minutes and it took me a couple of hours to complete.

I got to run the announcements and flag salute. LUckily Mrs. Reed was there all day so I didn't have to do the med's thing. After I finished the scheduling, I just did busy work (putting pictures in student files) and chatted with everyone there. WW came and visited me a few times which was very nice. Hopefully we're going to get to have tea or something soon.

Last thing of the day is the stressful time, the time I hate - bus time. Parents are ignorant, they don't send their kids notes, they don't tell their kids where they're supposed to be after school, everyone gets upset and ends up crying at the end of the day.

Luckily there was coffee waiting for me when I got home. Oh yeah, lunch was shepherds's pie, but I passed on that and had fruit and yogurt which I, very smartly, brought with me.

re:
cos. crisis: I went through all that I did all those friggin prescriptions, finally I went to a dermot. that said "throw all those things out and use clinique facial soap" that did the trick for me.

news: leigh there is an anchor position open on ch. 5 - apply for the hell of it, and don't forget to send in the "7" tape.

turns out I don't have a lot to respond to thank blog, I was very neglectful of the blog today due to my receptionist duties at E.S.S. The news in sad 31 is that the super resigned and the consensus is that about half the board are a bunch of self absorbed idiots who wouldn't know a good idea if it hit them in the head. I mean who could have imagined this guy would turn out to be an idiot. The whole board who signed his contract should resign for being so ignorant to start with. I know none of you know anything about any of this but I don't care.

well, i can't do it the weekend before or after, so we'll just have to do it then i guess. sorry snoop

ok so if i don't get some theme or menu idea pretty soon i'm just gonna do whatever i feel like. i suppose that would lend an element of surprise to the whole thing....

i was not trying to make you feel pathetic, i was trying to be helpful.

and by the way, do you REALLY want a corn boil for your surprise party? and leigh won't be able to make it so do you still want it the 22nd? she says don't plan our lives around her. i have to get these things nailed down....

it's only about 150 miles from portland to burlington

Yahoo! Maps

Yahoo! Maps

246.8 miles

franz ferdinand is on dave tonight......

when did dave get cool again, and why didn't anyone tell me?

HD is on dave tonight!

from imdb.com

Fox News has apologized for a bogus news report posted on its website that included fabricated quotes by John Kerry boasting about how he was bolstered in last week's debate with George W. Bush by his "metrosexual" appearance, including a manicure. The item quoted Kerry as saying, "Didn't my nails and cuticles look great? What a good debate!" The article was written by Carl Cameron, Fox News's chief political correspondent. In a message posted on the website, Fox News said, "We regret the error, which occurred because of fatigue and bad judgment, not malice." Later, a Fox News spokesman told the New York Times that Cameron had been reprimanded but he declined to discuss the nature of the reprimand.

by the way, if you ever forget to put on deodorant in the morning (sorry amy), applying purell to your pits does cut down on the fowl odor. and it didn't even burn my skin.

by the way, if you ever forget to put on deodorant in the morning (sorry amy), applying purell to your pits does cut down on the fowl odor. and it didn't even burn my skin.

and now i can't get into my friggin hotmail.

so what i was going to say was that it was hard for me to actually enjoy the fair because i was so stressed about my car. i can't help it, i'm a fretter. it is fine though i guess.

so we decided to go to the lumberjack show, which was the whole reason for going today. we saw the underhand cross cut, the jack and jill buzz cut, the springboard final, some axe throwing and the chainsaw competitions, both regulated and open. the open competition had all these chainsaws built with motorcycle engines. i was impressed. when tyler heard that, he was disturbed, and i think mildy saddened.

while we watched i had a hot dog and a water. amy had cheeseburger and water.

after that we walked around and looked at animals. somewhere along the way amy had an apple crisp. she played some gambling game and then texas hold'em. she won 4 dollars. while she played i ate a doughboy. then we left. it was around 5. went back to my car, which was COMPLETELY out of oil from idling all day. so i put what i had in, we went to irving and put a lot more in. then i made amy drive because the anxiety of the traffic and my car almost dying was just too much for me. i flipped xm stations and drove her crazy. but we've arrived back safely, and my car is not going CLUNK when i put it in reverse, thank blog.

i say osama on 10/31.

so let's see, where do i start? amy and i planned on getting up at 7 and hitting the road. however, due to faulty wiring in the house, the power shuts off in my room so i slept until 7:30 having no clue what time it was. amy and i hit the trail.

our first stop was shaws to get muffins some trial sizes of some various shit, and coffee, since there is a DD in the store. there were no trial sizes. there were no pumpkin muffins, and the DD did not have cinnamon iced coffee.

our next stop was the atm at bank of new hampshire. the atm was 'in service'.

our next destination was fryeburg...the fair. the trip takes 90 minutes typically. it took us 4 hours. yes, 4. we sat FOREVER in traffic just to get into the fair. i dropped amy off at a store and went to park to rendez-vous at the main gate. i found parking later. i paid for parking, and took the last spot. when i put my car into reverse it went CLUNK!. i put it in drive to adjust, put it in reverse to straighten out, and it went CLUNK! again. dammit to hell. so the guy said 'just leave it' and i went to the gate. i started walking toward amy's direction and met her just at the end of the fairground. she had walked a little over a mile by the time i had parked. we planned on arriving at the fair at 9:30...it was 12:15.

tough question.... 

RR does it again!

according to wikipedia.....


Generation X generally consists of persons born in the 1960s and 1970s, although the exact dates of birth defining this age demographic are highly debated. It has also been described as consisting of those people whose "teen years touched the 1980s", born after baby boomers. The term Generation X is a cultural idea, rather than a demographic term, and as such describes a cultural period, or a select group of people, rather than a generation of people, spanning all classes, races, or nations, born in a certain period of time. Most traits associated with this generation are based on a particular segment of society, rather than general phenomena common to most of society.

As a phrase, without the current meaning, the term was coined as the title of a 1964 pulp novel, and was picked up as the name of a punk rock band featuring the young Billy Idol. It was later popularised by Douglas Coupland in his book Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, who took the X from Paul Fussell's 1983 book Class, where the term class X designated a region of America's social heirarchy rather than a generation. As Coupland explained in a 1995 interview, "In his final chapter, Fussell named an "X" category of people who wanted to hop off the merry-go-round of status, money, and social climbing that so often frames modern existence." It was after the publication of Coupland's book that the term began being used as a name for the generation by the media, who introduced Generation X as a group of flannel-wearing, alienated, over-educated, underachieving slackers with body piercing who drank Starbucks coffee and had to work at McJobs.

I was born in '67, I think I'm too old to be an X-er

My generation doesn't have a label. Doesn't that suck!

Props to GG for dropping of my key for me! What would I do without you guys.

Quotes from M. Albright Kilby....

"If George Bush has a plan why doesn't he just tell us what it is!"

Aren't I training her well? We had a political discussion on our ride to soccer Saturday.

You convinced me to start a 2 week free trial. Let the games begin!!! I'm gonna track the shipping times.

That man must have stuck feathers all over his thingy, you'd think he'd know better. Another benefit is you can get 2 movies/month at the store. You'll have to let me know how it is. I may switch as well.

I'm wondering why PA is a battleground state, perhaps you can enlighten us RR. Shouldn't Ms. Heinz-Kerry be able to deliver it? Why can't Edwards deliver SC?

Jen and amy went to the Fryeburg fair today so they won't be blogging.

Blog poll: what fair food do you think they'll eat?

I say bloomin onion, dough boy and possible pie cones. Hot dogs of course and hot chocolate. The last time i went to that fair was when Isaiah was just a wee babe. It POURED!!!! It was Freezing cold too. I'm glad they have nice weather today.

Dammit I forgot all about that last night. I watched 3 Sopranos though.

Thankfully the evil empire has had a rough couple of days. But let's not get overconfident, there is still a month to go after all. What day should we have the blog election? Who do you think will win tomorrow's debate: Opie or Dr. Evil?

Blog contest

It's quite obvious that the capture of Osama is really the only October surprise possible, even though it's highly unlikely in my opinion, since everyone is predicting it....that said....what day will they reveal Osama's whereabouts?

I say 10/25

I really wish Powell would resign and endorse Kerry. He should do that after they embarassed him so badly.

Leigh what were the ratings like?

snoop, chill. the people who most needed to watch the debate probably didn't. remember howard dean. sorry. had to be said.

personally i didn't think there was a 'hands down' winner. but i think kerry did SOME of what he needed to do. he really needs to be sharp the next two times. and edwards needs to demolish cheney. and even if those things happen, i still think the election isn't going to be decided until december or early january.


if w said he'd pay off my student loans and do whatever else i said, i would vote for him. of course, there's no telling if he'd actually DO it or just SAY he'd do it, so i probably wouldn't vote for him no matter what.

i'd say cowboy boots are pretty classy, rr.