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Mini Chess Thread 02-10-2018
(Click to embiggen)Easier Problem - Black To Play (184) Hint: Black should bring his last piece into play
6k1/5p2/R6p/N1p1b1p1/P1Br2b1/1P2K1P1/5P2/8 b - - 0 1
More Challenging Problem - White To Play (226)
Hint: Look at that fat, juicy knight just sitting there.
3r2kr/5ppp/pqnQp3/1p2P3/5P2/1N3P2/PPP4P/2KR3R w - - 0 1
Dress Pr0n For the 'Ettes
___________ Solutions Update Easier Problem - Black To Play
6k1/5p2/R6p/N1p1b1p1/P1Br2b1/1P2K1P1/5P2/8 b - - 0 1
More Challenging Problem - White To Play
3r2kr/5ppp/pqnQp3/1p2P3/5P2/1N3P2/PPP4P/2KR3R w - - 0 1
2.Kb1 Rf8
3.Qe4 Qxe4
4.fxe4 Once the queens are off the board, White is up a knight and his pieces have a great deal more mobility than Black's, which are all bunched up in the corner. So White should have a winning advantage. Hope to see you all again next week!
___________ Note: that cryptic line of letters and numbers you see underneath each board diagram is a representation of the position in what is known as "Forsyth-Edwards Notation", or F.E.N. It's actually readable by humans. Most computer applications nowadays can read FEN, so those of you who may want to study the position, you can copy the line of FEN and paste into your chess app and it should automatically recreate the position on its display board. Or, Windows users can just "triple click" on it and the entire line will be highlighted so you can copy and past it into your chess app. ___________ So that about wraps it up for this week. Chess thread tips, suggestions, bribes, rumors, threats, and insults may be sent to my yahoo address: OregonMuse little-a-in-a-circle yahoo dott com.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at February 10, 2018 04:44 PM (5Td5d)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 04:46 PM (HN3VU)
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at February 10, 2018 04:47 PM (5Td5d)
Posted by: SteveOReno at February 10, 2018 04:47 PM (2sCft)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at February 10, 2018 04:49 PM (xJa6I)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at February 10, 2018 04:49 PM (qJtVm)
Posted by: SteveOReno at February 10, 2018 04:50 PM (2sCft)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at February 10, 2018 04:50 PM (xJa6I)
Posted by: Lyle Tannerov at February 10, 2018 04:51 PM (ECDXs)
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at February 10, 2018 04:51 PM (5Td5d)
Posted by: IC at February 10, 2018 04:51 PM (K1SSh)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 10, 2018 04:51 PM (wu1Av)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 10, 2018 04:52 PM (gC2IV)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 10, 2018 04:52 PM (wu1Av)
Posted by: Under Fire at February 10, 2018 04:52 PM (r9UYA)
Posted by: Hands at February 10, 2018 04:52 PM (EzdLW)
Posted by: Under Fire at February 10, 2018 04:52 PM (r9UYA)
I'm partial to dresses that fall on the floor.
Posted by: Bilwis, Devourer of Low Glycemic Souls at February 10, 2018 04:53 PM (tMFgx)
The latest Andrew McCarthy NRO post is a must-read. Seriously.
>>I'll put it this way. The last three words from the piece are "I was wrong."
Welcome to the party, Andy.
Don't do it, that's how the Golden Scalp Weasel lures you in. Next thing you know you're using bigly in a sentence.
Posted by: #SalonLukeWarmDouchbagandaQuarters at February 10, 2018 04:54 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at February 10, 2018 04:54 PM (5Td5d)
Posted by: Under Fire at February 10, 2018 04:52 PM (r9UYA)
Dresses that start two inches above where the stockings start.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at February 10, 2018 04:54 PM (xJa6I)
"The queens we use would not excite you."
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at February 10, 2018 04:54 PM (5Td5d)
"So you'd better go back to your bars, your temples, your...massage parlors."
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at February 10, 2018 04:55 PM (xJa6I)
Posted by: Off the reservation at February 10, 2018 04:55 PM (vWMNq)
Posted by: steevy at February 10, 2018 04:55 PM (LiyEm)
Top dress pic, brunette on the left, please.
She's already downed half of her drink. You've got a shot.
Posted by: Hands at February 10, 2018 04:55 PM (EzdLW)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 10, 2018 04:56 PM (pvjTE)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 10, 2018 04:56 PM (prh9V)
Second Problem: QxN QxQ RxR+ and mate. If QxN RxR+ then RxR QxQ Rd8+ and mate.
Posted by: zombie at February 10, 2018 04:56 PM (42M22)
Posted by: Off the reservation at February 10, 2018 04:57 PM (vWMNq)
Posted by: Under Fire at February 10, 2018 04:57 PM (r9UYA)
Posted by: tunakermt at February 10, 2018 04:58 PM (/K9+/)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 10, 2018 04:58 PM (pvjTE)
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 10, 2018 04:59 PM (DKwRk)
Posted by: jsg at February 10, 2018 04:59 PM (NW/+j)
Link?
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 10, 2018 04:56 PM (prh9V)
http://www.nationalreview.com/
article/456287/grassley-graham-memo- affirms-nunes-memo-fisa-steele-dossier
Remove spaces
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at February 10, 2018 05:00 PM (xJa6I)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at February 10, 2018 05:01 PM (mpXpK)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at February 10, 2018 05:02 PM (mpXpK)
Posted by: zombie at February 10, 2018 04:56 PM (42M22)
Can't black just give up the knight to avoid mate?
Posted by: Off the reservation at February 10, 2018 05:02 PM (vWMNq)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 10, 2018 05:03 PM (prh9V)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, 501st Kremlin Jewbot Gvardii at February 10, 2018 05:03 PM (fA1SL)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 10, 2018 05:03 PM (gC2IV)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at February 10, 2018 05:01 PM (mpXpK)
Right. I found it by Googling for "expensive chess sets".
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 10, 2018 05:03 PM (prh9V)
I still think in "descriptive notation," and find "algebraic notation" bothersome and difficult-to-remember.
In other words, when the pawn in front of the king moves two squares forward, I think "P-K4," and and sure as heck don't think "e4." Same is true for all other moves. In fact, I think and calculate using descriptive notation (a.k.a. "English notation"), and would find it impossible to think in algebraic.
I suppose this has to do with how I learn the pieces move, and one's brain gets the original pattern etched into it. I also think that descriptive notation actually helps to understand various strategic and positional patterns more easily, something lacking in algebraic. (E.g. "A lone king vs. a king and a rook pawn is a draw" or "attack bishop-seven next to an uncastled king, because bishop-seven is usually weak and unguarded" and so forth.)
Bobby Fisher was the last grandmaster to insist on writing down the moves in descriptive notation, and also "thought" in descriptive. Now it is "illegal" to use descriptive in a tournament game: if you write "P-K4" or "N-B3" on your scoresheet, you will be disqualified and forfeit the game. Seriously!
Posted by: zombie at February 10, 2018 05:04 PM (42M22)
Posted by: zombie at February 10, 2018 04:56 PM (42M22)
All true, but you're missing another line for Black where he can avoid the immediate mating threats.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 10, 2018 05:05 PM (prh9V)
Posted by: zombie at February 10, 2018 04:56 PM (42M22)
Can't black just give up the knight to avoid mate?
Posted by: Off the reservation
Yes, but then he's a knight down and will lose eventually. QxN is just an easy way to win a knight (and eventually the game), not a forced mate.
Posted by: zombie at February 10, 2018 05:06 PM (42M22)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at February 10, 2018 05:02 PM (mpXpK)
The dresses are getting plenty of sun; the ladies not so much. Pity, that.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2018 05:06 PM (Dbv1R)
Posted by: Fermat Last at February 10, 2018 05:07 PM (ECDXs)
Right. I found it by Googling for "expensive chess sets".
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader Global Rethinker at February 10, 2018 05:03 PM (prh9V)
LOL, I wonder what would come up if you did Bing that
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at February 10, 2018 05:07 PM (mpXpK)
https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/288322/
Posted by: steevy at February 10, 2018 05:08 PM (LiyEm)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I Robot, You Jane at February 10, 2018 05:08 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: steevy at February 10, 2018 05:09 PM (LiyEm)
Rumor floating around that Strzok has already hired friend of Hillary and DC big shot lawyer David Boies.
How he can afford that kind of representation is an interesting question.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2018 05:10 PM (/tuJf)
"Where are the men?
Is this a nunnery?
Where are the men?
We want some fun, a re-
Fusal to find some
Will leave us completely bored,
And if our wishes are ignored
We swear to jump overboard."
- Cole Porter, "Anything Goes"
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 10, 2018 05:10 PM (yu05q)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 10, 2018 05:10 PM (gC2IV)
Posted by: zombie at February 10, 2018 05:04 PM (42M22)
Really. I did not know that.
I taught myself chess in the 1970s with Descriptive Notation. When algebraic came along, I hated it and avoided it wherever possible. But I finally gave up in the 1990s and concentrated on using AN. Now I am used to it and I "think" in AN, whereas before I thought in DN. I have found AN to be an all-around better system now that I know it through and through. In fact, DN sometimes throws me for a loop as I forget that Black has to count from his side of the board, so N-B3 is ambiguous, and depends if you're White or Black. It used to not bother me and I automatically made the adjustment, but now, I forget and make mistakes.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 10, 2018 05:10 PM (prh9V)
Posted by: zombie at February 10, 2018 04:56 PM (42M22)
All true, but you're missing another line for Black where he can avoid the immediate mating threats.
Posted by: OregonMuse
True, but if QxN Qb8 (to stop mate), then white is just a piece and a pawn up and can cruise to effortless victory.
Posted by: zombie at February 10, 2018 05:10 PM (42M22)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:10 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at February 10, 2018 05:10 PM (mpXpK)
Posted by: steevy at February 10, 2018 05:11 PM (LiyEm)
The Stooges got it right:Cheese triggeres same part of brain as hard drugs,say scientists
Moe! Larry! The cheese! ... Moe! Larry! The cheese!
https://youtu.be/_Y6YPjcQJ4g?t=63
Posted by: Curly at February 10, 2018 05:11 PM (EzdLW)
Posted by: zombie at February 10, 2018 05:06 PM (42M22)
And that's the best line (for Black), giving up that knight with no compensation for it.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 10, 2018 05:12 PM (prh9V)
Posted by: bof at February 10, 2018 05:12 PM (bNftD)
Rumor floating around that Strzok has already hired friend of Hillary and DC big shot lawyer David Boies.
How he can afford that kind of representation is an interesting question.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2018 05:10 PM (/tuJf)
He's $1000 an hour I bet you.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:12 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 10, 2018 05:12 PM (20LNi)
I swear to you, I felt and had to suppress the impulse to kick it over. What the hell is wrong with me?
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:10 PM (NWiLs)
"In the Temple of Love, she was an atheist." - Honore de Balzac, The Wild Ass's Skin
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 10, 2018 05:13 PM (yu05q)
Prepare to become/stay pissed off.
https://tinyurl.com/y9bqqxxf
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 10, 2018 05:13 PM (DKwRk)
Posted by: steevy at February 10, 2018 05:13 PM (LiyEm)
White is a piece up. Is there more to it?
Posted by: bof
I don't see anything better. But the problem as stated is simply "white to Move," and does not specify that it must be a mate in a certain number of move. So, win the piece, and then just easy-peasy win the endgame.
Posted by: zombie at February 10, 2018 05:14 PM (42M22)
Posted by: 1921 C DRUM at February 10, 2018 05:15 PM (h7sWp)
Comey has to be the main target to break the case open for the general public to understand this, and Stzrok is the key to do this. Everyone understands Dirty Cop.
The Weiner lap-top is a microcosm of the larger case. A recent released text shows that Stztrok was somehow chosen to be the guy to look at the lap-top so that Comey could say "nothing to see hear move alomng."
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 10, 2018 05:15 PM (pV/54)
https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/288375/
Posted by: steevy at February 10, 2018 05:15 PM (LiyEm)
Posted by: bof at February 10, 2018 05:16 PM (bNftD)
White is a piece up. Is there more to it?
Posted by: bof at February 10, 2018 05:12 PM (bNftD)
Nope. You found it.
I don't see anything better. But the problem as stated is simply "white to Move," and does not specify that it must be a mate in a certain number of move. So, win the piece, and then just easy-peasy win the endgame.
Posted by: zombie at February 10, 2018 05:14 PM (42M22)
Right. It's just "find the best line for White" whether it's a mate, or winning material, or getting an overwhelmingly good position.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 10, 2018 05:16 PM (prh9V)
Can't black just give up the knight to avoid mate?
Posted by: Off the reservation at February 10, 2018 05:02 PM (vWMNq)"
Except both the black queen and mate are threatened. If Black opens up an escape for the king, the queen is gone. What move would you suggest?
Posted by: Jim T at February 10, 2018 05:17 PM (i2Dd+)
Posted by: Beavis at February 10, 2018 05:17 PM (9SkN+)
Not surprised. Nuland is a creature of the swamp and attached at the hip to Kerry. No way in hell Kerry didn't know what was going and maybe he actually participated in it.
And Strobe Talbott is married to Cody Shearer's sister. Brooke Shearer, Cody's sister is another long term government drone and, get this, a former aide to Hillary Clinton.
Oh what tangled webs we weave ...
Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2018 05:18 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: 1921 C DRUM at February 10, 2018 05:18 PM (h7sWp)
Posted by: Concerned Peoples Front at February 10, 2018 05:19 PM (rdl6o)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 10, 2018 05:20 PM (20LNi)
Posted by: steevy at February 10, 2018 05:20 PM (LiyEm)
18 U.S. Code 242
Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, ... shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnaping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.
While Heller said that the ruling itself did not outlaw gun control - the applicability of 18 USC 242 does - in fact - outlaw the enforcement of any and all gun control laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, and customs.
Posted by: An Observation at February 10, 2018 05:20 PM (tvThN)
Posted by: Knight at February 10, 2018 05:21 PM (EzdLW)
Posted by: steevy at February 10, 2018 05:21 PM (LiyEm)
Brandon L Van Grack
Evidently, this US Attorney is up to his eyeballs in this FBI/Justice op.
No, I didn't make up his name. Forget the lovebirds. Watch this guy.
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 10, 2018 05:22 PM (DKwRk)
Posted by: steevy at February 10, 2018 05:11 PM (LiyEm)
Fly the miscreants to Gitmo, and waterboard them there. If their lawyers show up, waterboard them, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2018 05:22 PM (Dbv1R)
At least two other possibilities have been posted.
Qe3+ or Qb8 both work.
Posted by: Off the reservation at February 10, 2018 05:22 PM (vWMNq)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 10, 2018 05:20 PM (20LNi)
I don't know what Strobe Talbott is doing now, but back in the Cold War days, he was some kind of foreign policy analyst. And he was wrong about pretty much everything he talked about. He had an amazing 100% failure rate. Now that, my friends, takes talent.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 10, 2018 05:24 PM (prh9V)
Sounds like your cheese intake may be low.
Posted by: Max Power at February 10, 2018 05:24 PM (q177U)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 10, 2018 05:24 PM (yQpMk)
Posted by: Max Power at February 10, 2018 05:24 PM (q177U)
My anger, bitterness and resentment levels are too high.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:25 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Tex Lovera at February 10, 2018 05:25 PM (VlV8D)
2nd problem: see 1st problem
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:26 PM (NWiLs)
She was on the tube recently, I can't remember which show, admitting that they were getting information from "a source" and they turned it over to the FBI.
Sounds like the mysterious 2nd dossier.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2018 05:26 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 10, 2018 05:27 PM (20LNi)
Posted by: Weasel at February 10, 2018 05:27 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 10, 2018 05:28 PM (gC2IV)
>>Evidently, this US Attorney is up to his eyeballs in this FBI/Justice op.
He's on Mueller's team and was the lawyer who signed the complaint again Flynn.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2018 05:29 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 10, 2018 05:28 PM (gC2IV)
Why do you want the terrorists to win? Why do you hate America?
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:29 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:25 PM (NWiLs)
Perhaps you should fly down to Manila and join NorthernLurker at the mission. He is a swell guy. Now he isn't seeking a replacement for his beloved Faye, but you might find a woman there who would be true to you.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2018 05:30 PM (Dbv1R)
Posted by: Weasel
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Only you can prevent forest fires.
Posted by: Smokey the Bear at February 10, 2018 05:30 PM (c/EDo)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 10, 2018 05:27 PM (20LNi)
Yes, and the USSR was just a loveable old teddy bear who just wants peace and hugs and why are we treating him so mean? Faugh! I'm dredging up some very bad memories...
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 10, 2018 05:30 PM (prh9V)
Posted by: Penthouse Forum at February 10, 2018 05:30 PM (9SkN+)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 10, 2018 05:31 PM (20LNi)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 10, 2018 05:32 PM (gC2IV)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 10, 2018 05:32 PM (hyuyC)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2018 05:30 PM (Dbv1R)
Travel anywhere isn't happening any time soon. Child support continues to bleed me dry and leave me in poverty.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:33 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 10, 2018 05:31 PM (20LNi)
It's very artistic.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:34 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 10, 2018 05:31 PM (20LNi)
Do the trees at Weasel Acres constitute merchantable timber? If so, there may be good money in logging off the the areas you wish to clear. If the trees are not suitable for lumber purposes, they could still be cut, split, and stacked as firewood. For which there is a good market.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2018 05:34 PM (Dbv1R)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - My Car Uses No Gas But Have to Fill It Up Every Night at February 10, 2018 05:34 PM (ks6bw)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - My Car Uses No Gas But Have to Fill It Up Every Night at February 10, 2018 05:34 PM (ks6bw)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 10, 2018 05:32 PM (gC2IV)
I love prednisone, despite the side effects. For a few days I feel like I can conquer the world.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:35 PM (NWiLs)
Time for me to again roll out my crack pot theory that at the center of all of this is organizations like the Council on Foreign Relations. That organization and similar ones overseas have been pushing this one world crap forever and every single person at the heart of this scam is tied to them in one way or another.
Hillary even gave a speech at the CFR during the election where she said something like it was good to be back at the CFR where we all get our foreign policy ideas.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2018 05:36 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:33 PM (NWiLs)
My condolences, I know that can be a real bitch, what with judges that vastly over-estimate your income.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2018 05:36 PM (Dbv1R)
Posted by: PaleRider, simply irredeemable at February 10, 2018 05:36 PM (84F5k)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - My Car Uses No Gas But Have to Fill It Up
Every Night at February 10, 2018 05:34 PM (ks6bw)
Not to mention a crapload of DDOS attacks by SJW hacktivists who can't stand the truth.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 10, 2018 05:36 PM (prh9V)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 10, 2018 05:37 PM (gC2IV)
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 10, 2018 05:37 PM (EoRCO)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 10, 2018 05:37 PM (20LNi)
You've had a very difficult couple of days-as you noted- and you're angry and fed up and lonely and frustrated. Maybe try to think of some people you do love who love you back.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2018 05:38 PM (8+Ozj)
I was just looking over Jenna Jameson's twitter feed (and for political content....like wow), and she posted a picture of Justin Trudeau and Gavin Newsom together. Newsom was quoted as saying Justin had "great hair".
Jenna thus dubbed them the "Scissor Sisters".
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at February 10, 2018 05:38 PM (8O3HH)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 10, 2018 05:37 PM (gC2IV)
She won't have to explain anything, and I guarantee she's already fully rationalized every last bit of it.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:39 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2018 05:40 PM (Dbv1R)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2018 05:40 PM (Dbv1R)
You're a real party animal.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:41 PM (NWiLs)
I taught myself chess in the 1970s with Descriptive Notation. When algebraic came along, I hated it and avoided it wherever possible. But I finally gave up in the 1990s and concentrated on using AN. Now I am used to it and I "think" in AN, whereas before I thought in DN. I have found AN to be an all-around better system now that I know it through and through. In fact, DN sometimes throws me for a loop as I forget that Black has to count from his side of the board, so N-B3 is ambiguous, and depends if you're White or Black. It used to not bother me and I automatically made the adjustment, but now, I forget and make mistakes.
Posted by: OregonMuse
In the o-o-o-o-riginal chess books, back in the 1400s, written by Arab and Italian early masters, they hadn't even invented any kind of notation yet, so the moves were written thusly:
"Pick up the knight from its position on the third rank above the queen's starting square, and move unto the square at the fifth rank above the starting point of the queen's bishop."
Eventually, in the 18th century I believe, they figurted out a shorthand way to render that as
"N from Q3 to QB5."
And then they realized that they didn't even need to "from" and "to," and shortened in the 19th century to
"NQ3-QB5."
But THEN they realize that in most cases, you didn't even need to specify the starting square, so that 95% of the time you could simply write
"N-QB5."
Only a coule times per game that both knights or both rooks could move to the same square, in which instance you shouldl then write it to old way of "N(Q3)-NB5," if it was true that your other knight could also move to Q5.
THen in the 20th century with the rise of organized international tournaments, they had to find a way to regularize scorekeeping, because each country had its own eccentric notation style (and even its own alphabet). So, starting in the 1930s ( I think) and especially after WWII, they really encouraged top-level players in international tournaments to write in a standardized notation (now known as "algebraic"), so the tournament directors and game publishers could all understand what was written, and now have to learn Bulgarian notation, or whatever.
However, in local tournaments, players in each country still used their own native notation style, which is when the kind used here and in the UK became known as "English descriptive." This was still commonplace up through the 1970s, not just in the US, but in all countries.
However, I think starting in the 1980s, FIDE (the international chess org) passed a new rule that all game scores MUST be in standardized notation; it was no longer "encouraged," but became mandatory. And then also around the same time almost all chess books graduated to ONLY using algebraic (so they could sell copies internationally), and little by little the next generation of chessplayers grew up with algebraic and used it naturally. I think in the 1990s the USCF conformed to the FIDE rule and made algebraic mandatory.
What really made algebraic notation universal was the "Informant" chess series: a semi-annual book published in Yugoslavia every six months throughout the '60s and '70s that presented (in the pre-computer era) ALL the top grandmaster games around the world, with detailed analysis of each game by the players themselves. Because it was intended for an international audiece, they used algebraic notation for the square names and piece-symbols (instead of letters) for the pieces, in a special "chess font" they invented. Anyone and everyone who wanted to be cool and get better at chess in those days bought the Informants, and everyone therefore got used to the style they used. Fast forward to today, and the Informant style is now universal in international tournaments and books.
When Fischer (now insane) had his over-hyped rematch against Spassky in the 1990s, he wrote all his game scores in old-fashioned Descriptive Notation, to everyone's amusement and consternation. No one has the nerve to confront him and tell him is was now "forbidden." He would have bitten their heads off.
Posted by: zombie at February 10, 2018 05:41 PM (42M22)
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The same way that a piddling little IT guy nobody can.
I'm surprised being immediately represented by a Clinton attorney isn't somehow admissible in court.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Bama's Boot Stomping on the Face of College Football Forever at February 10, 2018 05:42 PM (ks6bw)
Posted by: OregonMuse
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Churchill's WWII memoirs include a number of written communications with Stalin. Not to put too fine a (vulgar) point on it, but Stalin was a souless miserable prick of a murderous communist.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 05:42 PM (Zdm89)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 10, 2018 05:37 PM (20LNi)
Pine? I'd have thought a woodlot in West Virginia would be mostly hardwood trees, but I guess pine is possible.
Does the pine have to be debarked for it be horse bedding?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2018 05:42 PM (Dbv1R)
Posted by: zombie at February 10, 2018 05:42 PM (42M22)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Bama's Boot Stomping on the Face of College Football Forever at February 10, 2018 05:43 PM (ks6bw)
I have no desire to buy any standard mid-life crisis merch, as I can afford it anyway, and realize it's futile. Getting a flash car doesn't change the fact you're closer to death than to birth and your life hasn't amounted to much anyway.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:43 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Moron Robbie
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I regard it as probable cause.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 05:43 PM (Zdm89)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 05:44 PM (aC6Sd)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 10, 2018 05:37 PM (gC2IV)
She won't have to explain anything, and I guarantee she's already fully rationalized every last bit of it.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:39 PM (NWiLs)
No she won't. And Insom will have the opportunity to tell them the whole story but he won't do it either because he's already the villain and that "truth" can't be changed.
He'll accept whatever relationship he has with the kids when they are grown. He'll always love them and hope they do well in life but he will always be separate from them.
Don't ask me how I know.
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 10, 2018 05:44 PM (DKwRk)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Bama's Boot Stomping on the Face of College Football Forever at February 10, 2018 05:43 PM (ks6bw)
Hmm...BRB
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:44 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Bama's Boot Stomping on the Face of College Football Forever at February 10, 2018 05:44 PM (ks6bw)
Well ... at least I'm not a Murderous Communist.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 10, 2018 05:45 PM (fiGNd)
You have to want to let go of the hurt and the rage.
Love is a battlefield. You lost. Time to forget.
Wounds won't heal if the scab keeps getting picked at.
(hugs & prayers)
Posted by: votermom certified russian matryoshka bot at February 10, 2018 05:45 PM (hMwEB)
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Yeah. And then you can put up a parking lot.
Posted by: Joni Mitchell at February 10, 2018 05:45 PM (9SkN+)
Posted by: John "Breck Girl" Edwards at February 10, 2018 05:46 PM (EzdLW)
Posted by: PaleRider, simply irredeemable at February 10, 2018 05:46 PM (84F5k)
It takes 6 of those bags to bed a 12x12 stall and continually adding 2 or more bags every couple of days.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 10, 2018 05:46 PM (20LNi)
I am lucky in that I do see my kids regularly. I know of many men who don't and it's devastating. But still she will never have to explain anything, and I know she feels not only fully justified, but righteous. There will be no reckoning, no justice, no satisfaction.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:47 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Zombie Euell Gibbons at February 10, 2018 05:48 PM (Tyii7)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Bama's Boot Stomping on the Face of College Football Forever at February 10, 2018 05:44 PM (ks6bw)
Can't drive that to Manila, silly.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:48 PM (NWiLs)
I wasn't kept from mine either but what she "knows" to be the real story, isn't.
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 10, 2018 05:49 PM (DKwRk)
The Scissor Sisters were talking about cool things like climate change, universal health care, and immigration. While the admired each other's hair.
Breck girl would love it. Jeff Flake would love to be servicing them as they talked about their hair, I'm sure.
And remember Kimberly Guilfoyle was married to that poof.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at February 10, 2018 05:49 PM (8O3HH)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2018 05:49 PM (8+Ozj)
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 10, 2018 05:49 PM (DKwRk)
I know exactly what you mean. It's really quite disturbing.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:50 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 10, 2018 05:46 PM (20LNi)
Didn't they used to use straw for that?
Does the bedding wear out? Or could it simply be washed and sanitized, and re-used?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2018 05:50 PM (Dbv1R)
Posted by: ScoggDog
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Heh. Reminds me of an old joke. A man and his wife are exiting church, where the minister has just delivered a sermon on The Ten Commandments. The man appears very downcast and ashamed as they exit the church, then abruptly looks up brightly, and says, "I've never committed adultery!"
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 05:50 PM (9tO1t)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Global Rethinker at February 10, 2018 05:50 PM (prh9V)
Insomniac, different situation for me but I understand. It's all such a waste for me. My last, and only attempt at a date in nearly four tears presented way too much potential for brain damage. I'm done. Do what you can to ignore it and stay grumpy my friend
Posted by: Winston at February 10, 2018 05:51 PM (wgCUV)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2018 05:51 PM (8+Ozj)
Here's the first thing you get. A $33,0000 crystal set.
http://tinyurl.com/yd9ztte7
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party
You can't even pick up any radio stations with it!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 10, 2018 05:52 PM (IqV8l)
I really like and appreciate you. You add a lot of spice to the ol' HQ. You have a way with words and a wicked sense of humor. I sincerely regard it as a gift you share with us. Thank you.
My heart aches that you have deep challenges and disappointments in life. I wish -- we all wish -- that there was a way we could encourage and cheer you.
(And I know about wicked ex-wives. My husband has an ex and she is the most perverse person I know. It's a miracle my step-daughter is reasonably functional.)
You are in my prayers.
Posted by: Emmie at February 10, 2018 05:52 PM (/A+Cl)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 10, 2018 05:52 PM (IqV8l)
Golf clap!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2018 05:52 PM (Dbv1R)
I had a 1976 Coleman popup that I dragged all around the country from park to park with an old van in the 90's. I think it was the smallest one Coleman made at the time. It was so well made I could throw it up in 10 minutes and it withstood any weather I ran into. I miss that thing.
Posted by: dartist at February 10, 2018 05:53 PM (nisXv)
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Did they do Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I Robot, You Jane at February 10, 2018 05:53 PM (+y/Ru)
There was a cockroach the size of a small dog strolling across the floor a few minutes ago.
But I'm loving the Philippines.
AOP has a point. A reset might help.
I'm not looking to replace my Faye just yet but there's a lot of lovely ladies here
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 10, 2018 05:53 PM (5fRCd)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 05:53 PM (aC6Sd)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Nah, the horses dont care how much noise the bedding makes.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 10, 2018 05:53 PM (tr2D7)
Problem 1:
... Bf4+
Problem 2:
QxN
I'm sure everyone got these already.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 10, 2018 05:54 PM (8gDQu)
While Heller said that the ruling itself did not outlaw gun control - the applicability of 18 USC 242 does - in fact - outlaw the enforcement of any and all gun control laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, and customs.
Posted by: An Observation at February 10, 2018 05:20 PM (tvThN)
Care to bet on that?
Posted by: Nine Fickle Judges at February 10, 2018 05:54 PM (z79tQ)
Does the bedding wear out? Or could it simply be washed and sanitized, and re-used?
We used straw for the other animals but the horses got wood shavings.
And no, they aren't cleanable. They absorb a lot of pee and poo and out they go.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2018 05:55 PM (/tuJf)
My Universals FenelonSpoke translator worked fine. No need for corrections.
Hope your son is looking forward to track season. And that you and FenelonSpouse thrive.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 10, 2018 05:55 PM (hyuyC)
I humbly ask for prayers for the fallen and for their families. Ugh.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 10, 2018 05:55 PM (tr2D7)
i think that's just one of the many reasons most people don't get chess.
YMMV.
Posted by: redc1c4 at February 10, 2018 05:55 PM (zM+lT)
You have to want to let go of the hurt and the rage.
Love is a battlefield. You lost. Time to forget.
Wounds won't heal if the scab keeps getting picked at.
(hugs & prayers)
Posted by: votermom certified russian matryoshka bot at February 10, 2018 05:45 PM (hMwEB)
I am cursed with an exceptionally detailed long-term memory that just loves to hang on to the worst moments of my life and replay them for me in HD and Dolby surround sound. As for the rest of it...I have no idea what to do about it.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:56 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Under Fire at February 10, 2018 04:52 PM (r9UYA)
I like those that she'll take off or ask me to take off.
Posted by: The Man from Athens at February 10, 2018 05:56 PM (QMwOT)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 10, 2018 05:56 PM (20LNi)
Posted by: Hands at February 10, 2018 05:56 PM (EzdLW)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 10, 2018 05:57 PM (gC2IV)
Duh!
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 05:58 PM (aC6Sd)
Are you in the Westerville area? I saw the Chief give the details, he was crushed.
Two veteran cops, 17 and 20 years on the job, responded to a domestic disturbance call and were shot when they entered an apartment.
One died at the scene and the other in surgery.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2018 05:58 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:58 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I Robot, You Jane at February 10, 2018 05:58 PM (+y/Ru)
I humbly ask for prayers for the fallen and for their families. Ugh.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 10, 2018 05:55 PM (tr2D7)
We just had some officers killed in Colorado Springs. Wasn't there some other similar story recently in the news? Is something evil being coordinated?
Posted by: Emmie at February 10, 2018 05:59 PM (/A+Cl)
They are loblolly pine, and yes they do have timber and/or pulp value. I'm having about two acres cleared for a rifle range and a place to park an RV. I'm actually having these trees mulched to form a stable bed and control erosion.
Posted by: Weasel at February 10, 2018 05:59 PM (Sfs6o)
I humbly ask for prayers for the fallen and for their families. Ugh.
Posted by: Tonypete
I heard their names a little while ago on Fox, as the Westerville PD Chief was on, talking about it. He was in tears.
Then I was.
I know one of the cops killed today. His son and mine were in elementary school together many years ago.
What a great guy and a wonderful family.
I just feel sick.
Posted by: Bozo Conservative....outlaw in America at February 10, 2018 05:59 PM (S6Pax)
And he was wrong about pretty much everything he talked about. He had an amazing 100% failure rate. Now that, my friends, takes talent.
You said it, brother!
Posted by: Paul Krugman at February 10, 2018 06:00 PM (IqV8l)
Thanks, I appreciate your kind thoughts
He decided that he wanted to not do Track anymore. I was sorry about that, but he said he wanted to concentrate on his studies. I don't know that he is, but that's what he said even though we tried to dissuade him from not continuing. I think it's because he's really much better at Cross Country than he is at Track and they will have that at the Community College. Thanks for your good wishes. It such a difficult time for him right now. The blessing is that he is going to see a counselor at school and seems to value that. He doesn't say much but she's given him some coping skills as in noticing how his body is feeling when he's anxious. I have feeling that she's pretty and nice (and NO, nothing questionable about it) and that helps him want to go see her.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2018 06:00 PM (8+Ozj)
That sounds like flashbacks, a symptom of PTSD, buddy. You can search around on that. Traumatic events can burned into your memory, and in an abnormal way. It's your own mind's protection system sort of running amok.
Your ex-wife sounds like a real, well, source of some of those moments.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at February 10, 2018 06:00 PM (8O3HH)
Sorry to hear that. Will keep the families in prayer.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2018 06:01 PM (8+Ozj)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:56 PM (NWiLs)
Dude ...
... a long, detailed memory just puts in pure focus the kind of shit most people gloss over - because most people just want to be happy all the time.
And being happy means Don't Harsh My Mellow.
Slick - just BE. Happy is a High Fucking Bar. But BEING ... at a High Level ... is something you can do.
There'll be flashes of Happy in that.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 10, 2018 06:01 PM (fiGNd)
Posted by: saf at February 10, 2018 06:02 PM (cS/ge)
Posted by: Max Power at February 10, 2018 06:02 PM (q177U)
There was a cockroach the size of a small dog strolling across the floor a few minutes ago.
Posted by: Northernlurker
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I hate it when people wax exuberant about the exotic places they are visiting.
Glad you made it there safely, I expect that there were *long* plane rides involved.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 06:02 PM (c/EDo)
Posted by: Max Power at February 10, 2018 06:02 PM (q177U)
I generally find it useful as a negative indicator.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at February 10, 2018 06:03 PM (8gDQu)
the soiled bedding is scattered in the pasture to decompose. This is
why I developed the shredding machine you and Jim and I talked about
awhile back. The shavings take nitrogen out of the soil and take longer
to decompose. I have gone back to straw because of the faster
decomposition and better for keeping down erosion.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 10, 2018 05:56 PM (20LNi)
I get you, Ben. You know, in major horse country, it might pay to set up a combined cycle. Lease fresh wood shavings to the horse owners, then collect the dirty shavings, dry them a bit in the sun, and then use them as partial feed for a wood-waste burning power plant. The horse shit would burn, too, solving that problem, and the end product would be a nice source of potash for fertilizer.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2018 06:03 PM (Dbv1R)
You have to want to let go of the hurt and the rage.
Love is a battlefield. You lost. Time to forget.
Wounds won't heal if the scab keeps getting picked at.
(hugs & prayers)
Posted by: votermom certified russian matryoshka bot at February 10, 2018 05:45 PM (hMwEB)
I am cursed with an exceptionally detailed long-term memory that just loves to hang on to the worst moments of my life and replay them for me in HD and Dolby surround sound. As for the rest of it...I have no idea what to do about it.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:56 PM (NWiLs)
Time will get most of it, but if you're like me (and it sounds like you are), it may take another decade before the pain is as sharp.
What helps me in mental torment is to redirect my thoughts to something pleasant. Like...no laughing...my cat. Just thinking of my cat calmed me down from the revving mental engine.
The other part is just getting up and getting out there. Without intentions. Just get outside, say 'hi' to everyone you pass.
Then, eventually, force yourself to smile at girls again. Then say 'hi' after the smile.
In the mean time, there are lots of folks here who like you and value you. That's something.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at February 10, 2018 06:05 PM (xJa6I)
Take it from me. At your son's age many American males have a difficult time. They survive, grow out of it, and with two good parents, continue the circle of life.
Perchance it is better to not accumulate scar tissue so young. Studies are good -- superior performance comes from sustained efforts.
As a Plan B, I have lots of outdoor work he could do out here. Gently hint that it could be worse!
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 10, 2018 06:05 PM (hyuyC)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 06:05 PM (aC6Sd)
What a great guy and a wonderful family.
I just feel sick.
Posted by: Bozo Conservative....outlaw in America at February 10, 2018 05:59 PM (S6Pax)
Dammit man, I'm sorry.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 06:05 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 06:05 PM (aC6Sd)
We could all do with some beaver. I know I could.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 06:06 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, 501st Kremlin Jewbot Gvardii at February 10, 2018 06:06 PM (fA1SL)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 06:05 PM (aC6Sd)
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What Weasel needs is a break in the weather so my grading guy can start mowing down pine trees.
Posted by: Weasel at February 10, 2018 06:06 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: Max Power at February 10, 2018 06:02 PM (q177U)
I think it's proactive racism. Someone, not necessarily involved in the production, decided they needed to 'protect' this property.
Honestly, I expect it will be good. Not perfect, but entertaining. Boseman did a fine job in Civil War and I expect he will be the same here.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at February 10, 2018 06:07 PM (xJa6I)
Then I was.
I know one of the cops killed today. His son and mine were in elementary school together many years ago.
What a great guy and a wonderful family.
I just feel sick.
Posted by: Bozo Conservative....outlaw in America at February 10, 2018 05:59 PM (S6Pax)
Condolences. Yes, there may be some sort of underlying coordination of all these cop killings, even if it just of the "inspirational" nature, and not a conspiracy as such.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2018 06:07 PM (Dbv1R)
It takes 6 of those bags to bed a 12x12 stall and continually adding 2 or more bags every couple of days.
Then.......go back every nite and slip the horses some ex lax.
In no time...... you'll be RICH !
Posted by: JT at February 10, 2018 06:08 PM (6Ylg4)
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 10, 2018 06:01 PM (fiGNd)
I'll be waiting for them
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 06:09 PM (NWiLs)
and our local FNM are oh so pious reporting on these tragedies. I guess this is better than the way they talked under the JEF and would talk if Hildabeast had won but I have yet to hear any mea culpa, oops we really should have covered the story when the facts in MO proved that Brown's crime partner was lying his ass off about hands up etc.
Posted by: PaleRider, simply irredeemable at February 10, 2018 06:10 PM (84F5k)
Posted by: Max Power at February 10, 2018 06:10 PM (q177U)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I Robot, You Jane at February 10, 2018 06:10 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 10, 2018 06:10 PM (tr2D7)
Posted by: Weasel at February 10, 2018 06:06 PM (Sfs6o)
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Well, don't just kill them. I understand tree museums can be very lucrative.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 10, 2018 06:11 PM (9SkN+)
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those suckers can fly too
Posted by: votermom certified russian matryoshka bot at February 10, 2018 06:11 PM (hMwEB)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 10, 2018 06:11 PM (KCxzN)
I humbly ask for prayers for the fallen and for their families. Ugh.
Posted by: Tonypete
I heard their names a little while ago on Fox, as the Westerville PD Chief was on, talking about it. He was in tears.
Then I was.
I know one of the cops killed today. His son and mine were in elementary school together many years ago.
What a great guy and a wonderful family.
I just feel sick.
Posted by: Bozo Conservative....outlaw in America at February 10, 2018 05:59 PM (S6Pax)
That press conference was heartbreaking.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 10, 2018 06:11 PM (dKiJG)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 06:11 PM (aC6Sd)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 10, 2018 06:12 PM (9SkN+)
It really helped to talk to someone "outside of my head" and relearn how to take control of the narrative. Self-talk is a big part of how we see the world.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at February 10, 2018 06:13 PM (qJtVm)
Posted by: Weasel
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Where, exactly, are these trees? Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Southern Pine Beetle at February 10, 2018 06:13 PM (w1zJX)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at February 10, 2018 06:07 PM (xJa6I)
I'll be there opening weekend! Still sad that Rotten Tomatoes, which I used to love checking out has become a victim of it's own success. First it was the critics score and now it is the audience scores that are being manipulated and/or bowing to intense studio pressure.
Posted by: Max Power at February 10, 2018 06:13 PM (q177U)
I know. It is, and it helps get me through.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 06:14 PM (NWiLs)
I recall when Heller was issued, many counseling patience - the decision would work its way downward and would eventually affect real life for everyone. I understand that - based on *previous* history.
At the moment it's gone the other way, the worst states spiking the ball and laughing at the concept underlying Heller. Imagine some imaginary right, or something cultural that's been absurdly constitutionalized like marriage definition - as opposed to a central right that was key to the whole system even being established - taking years and years and years to be recognized/enforced down the line. Yes, it is unimaginable.
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 10, 2018 06:14 PM (vP09u)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Bama's Boot Stomping on the Face of College Football Forever at February 10, 2018 06:14 PM (ks6bw)
Well, don't just kill them. I understand tree museums can be very lucrative.
Posted by: Cicero
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Not so much as you might believe.
Posted by: Joyce Kilmer at February 10, 2018 06:14 PM (w1zJX)
Insomniac, ol' buddy, listen to everybody above. Look up PTSD and flashbacks and see it that strikes a chord. That's exactly what this sounds like.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at February 10, 2018 06:15 PM (8O3HH)
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those suckers can fly too
Posted by: votermom certified russian matryoshka bot at February 10, 2018 06:11 PM (hMwEB)
#7 steel shot. Lead won't penetrate the exoskeleton.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 06:15 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 10, 2018 06:15 PM (39g3+)
I like big butts and I cannot lie!
There. Been holding that in too long.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2018 06:16 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: Max Power at February 10, 2018 06:02 PM (q177U)
I knew Last Jedi was bad when in Asia it couldn't win the box office on an opening weekend.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 10, 2018 06:16 PM (dKiJG)
Posted by: Cicero
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I did visit a Granite Museum once. It wasn't as exciting as one might wish it to be.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 06:16 PM (w1zJX)
Posted by: votermom certified russian matryoshka bot at February 10, 2018 06:16 PM (hMwEB)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Bama's Boot Stomping on the Face of College Football Forever at February 10, 2018 06:17 PM (ks6bw)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, 501st Kremlin Jewbot Gvardii at February 10, 2018 06:17 PM (fA1SL)
205 There was a cockroach the size of a small dog strolling across the floor a few minutes ago.
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those suckers can fly too
Posted by: votermom certified russian matryoshka bot at February 10, 2018 06:11 PM (hMwEB)
#7 steel shot. Lead won't penetrate the exoskeleton.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 06:15 PM (NWiLs)
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Scan it with a frequency monitor first.
Posted by: mrp at February 10, 2018 06:17 PM (Pqytn)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 06:02 PM (c/EDo)
Three different planes. One was 12 hours made more bearable by the crew of very cute and gracious Chinese stewardesses.
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 10, 2018 06:18 PM (5fRCd)
I read somewhere that if you put your ear to someone's thigh, you can hear them say
"WTF do you think YOU'RE doing ?"
Posted by: JT at February 10, 2018 06:18 PM (6Ylg4)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Bama's Boot Stomping on the Face of College Football Forever at February 10, 2018 06:18 PM (ks6bw)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 06:16 PM (w1zJX)
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Well, igneous, sure. Nobody ever waited up late to see igneous.
Try a museum that sedimentary rocks. That's where you'll find the excitement.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 10, 2018 06:18 PM (9SkN+)
Posted by: Fritz at February 10, 2018 06:18 PM (bJ0w+)
Posted by: mrp at February 10, 2018 06:19 PM (Pqytn)
Posted by: Northernlurker
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Heh. The Yellow Peril, transmuted to Yellow Pearl
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 06:20 PM (c/EDo)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 10, 2018 06:20 PM (9SkN+)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 06:16 PM (w1zJX)
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There was a rock museum on Sentosa Island in Singapore. When certain rocks are cleaved (or is it "cloven in twain"?) they have pretty scenes or portraits or animals or whatnot in the pattern. Winston Churchill, say.
There was a side room that had naughty rocks. My friend and I saw an elderly couple dash out of the little room giggling like teenagers, so of course we rushed in to see. Rock weenies! Geode hot pockets!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at February 10, 2018 06:20 PM (qJtVm)
Posted by: steevy at February 10, 2018 06:20 PM (LiyEm)
Thanks, and don't sweat it. Takes integrity to say what you just said.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 06:20 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 10, 2018 06:21 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, 501st Kremlin Jewbot Gvardii at February 10, 2018 06:21 PM (fA1SL)
The big names are always CFR members (no matter how ridiculous it is that they're big names).
As with many things, it didn't used to be mostly stupid, but that trend I'm sure has taken over. Back in the day there were plenty of realists and non-academics. Have not bothered to check for a while. But the CFR label means little in itself.
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 10, 2018 06:21 PM (vP09u)
Posted by: Tonypete
May their families find strength and be comforted. May you all pull together for that which is good in this world. Amen
Posted by: Adriane the Critic ... at February 10, 2018 06:21 PM (AoK0a)
I remember Tucker asking that shrieking harpy, Cathy Areu (sp?), who was raging about how men force womyn to be dainty and all ladylike, did she just act like a pig when she ate as a powerful show for feminism.
Just grab that bowl of soup with your hands and slurp it. Reach in with your hands and grab (whatever) and shove it in your mouth. For the sisterhood!
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at February 10, 2018 06:21 PM (8O3HH)
Posted by: Southern Pine Beetle at February 10, 2018 06:13 PM (w1zJX)
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Heh. One of the things on my to-do list is have the county extension agent come out and look around and recommend a timber management guy. I know the previous owner had the trees sprayed a couple of years ago. Taking care of them now will greatly increase the price I will realize when it's time to auction them off.
Posted by: Weasel at February 10, 2018 06:22 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: Cicero
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I always find out about these thing after the fact.
Probably should have checked with AOP first.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 06:22 PM (c/EDo)
No different than going to a ficus farm.
That's what I heard.
Posted by: JT at February 10, 2018 06:22 PM (6Ylg4)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at February 10, 2018 06:23 PM (8O3HH)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 06:23 PM (aC6Sd)
Posted by: Hands at February 10, 2018 05:56 PM (EzdLW)
That's my husband's viewpoint.
Posted by: Ann at February 10, 2018 06:23 PM (jtHQy)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at February 10, 2018 06:13 PM (qJtVm)
This is true, but I can't afford a therapist. I appreciate that you guys let me talk this stuff out. I believe you're right about "narrative." My inner narrative is...well, it's horrifying.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 06:23 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 10, 2018 05:37 PM (gC2IV)
She won't have to explain anything, and I guarantee she's already fully rationalized every last bit of it.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 05:39 PM (NWiLs)
No she won't. And Insom will have the opportunity to tell them the whole story but he won't do it either because he's already the villain and that "truth" can't be changed.
He'll accept whatever relationship he has with the kids when they are grown. He'll always love them and hope they do well in life but he will always be separate from them.
Don't ask me how I know.
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 10, 2018 05:44 PM (DKwRk)
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My ex and I have been divorced almost 30 years. And, from what I gather, the ex still talks crap about me to the kids.
30 years later the lying cheater still keeps talking.
Whereas, I don't say a thing to the kids about their mother. However, when asked a direct question, I always answered honestly. I do not go out of my way to volunteer information, though.
Let's just say the ex hasn't done anything to improve her relationship with our children.
Also, I will not allow the kids to say anything against their mother, much as I'd like to feed my ego. I never go beyond asking how their mother is and leave it at that.
Anyway, inwardly, I laugh, because the woman has been remarried for 20+ years yet, still thinks I'm a subject worthy of her attention.
Rent free for more than 20 years.
In many ways, this is the story of President Trump.
Anyway, kids will eventually figure out what mom did.
What they chose to do with the knowledge is up to them.
Posted by: Blake at February 10, 2018 06:24 PM (WEBkv)
At the same time, together.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at February 10, 2018 06:23 PM (8O3HH)
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Livin' large, livin' the dream.
Posted by: mrp at February 10, 2018 06:24 PM (Pqytn)
What have you heard? Who told you about that? He's a liar! :looks around:
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at February 10, 2018 06:24 PM (8O3HH)
Posted by: publius
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I'm going to have to think about this...
*recalls dinner scene in Tom Jones*
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 06:24 PM (c/EDo)
Then swing 'em around and do si do
drop your pants and yell Hi Ho !
Posted by: JT at February 10, 2018 06:25 PM (6Ylg4)
But in the white girl category, nobody yet has matched brunette-on-the-boat-dock from one of the first dress pron threads. THAT's how good she was.
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 10, 2018 06:25 PM (vP09u)
You talk about a detailed memory. My situation is obviously different than yours but every second of the time I found my Faye is fixed in my mind but the associated emotion has changed from deep grief to something I'll sweet sadness and affection. I could go into to detail but won't.
Might not be relevant to you but a healing shift is coming for me.
Let the Horde help.
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 10, 2018 06:26 PM (5fRCd)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 06:26 PM (aC6Sd)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 06:23 PM (aC6Sd)
Not on this trip. But I'm sure I'll be traveling a lot.
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 10, 2018 06:28 PM (5fRCd)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 10, 2018 06:28 PM (/pp9Y)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 06:22 PM (c/EDo)
You got yer three types of rocks: ignominious, sedentary, and metaphoric. Of the first, the less said about them, the better. Sedentary rocks just lie there. And metaphoric are pretending to be something they ain't.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2018 06:28 PM (Dbv1R)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 10, 2018 06:29 PM (9SkN+)
me, this was the perfect set up for my crazy theory women are different
or changed just in last 60 years. Look at pictures from 1st half of
twentieth century and try to place them today.
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 06:26 PM (aC6Sd)
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Count your blessings. 300 years ago, men wore knee-breeches and silk hose.
Posted by: mrp at February 10, 2018 06:29 PM (Pqytn)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 06:29 PM (aC6Sd)
The big news last week was that Assassin's Creed Origins' DRM got haxz0rd and, also, pwned. Not that I gave nor give much of a sh!t about that game, because I didn't buy it. Partly on account that DRM sucks, and punishes the legal purchasers of the game.
But on that topic Jim Sterling (thank G-d for him) is here -
youtube.com/watch?v=A3O30Lkh2-k
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 10, 2018 06:30 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: JT at February 10, 2018 06:30 PM (6Ylg4)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 10, 2018 06:28 PM (/pp9Y)
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But it is better than having someone with a bulldozer tear up the ground and leave them in an enormous unsightly pile.
Posted by: Weasel at February 10, 2018 06:31 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 06:23 PM (NWiLs)
Check out places like Catholic Charities, or other church-related organizations, or your local crisis services center, if your insurance does not cover therapy.
Getting divorced sucks. Even when it is a "friendly" divorce it is horrible. A divorce that is more acrimonious can be devastating and have longterm mental repercussions. Good luck to you, and do seek help.
Posted by: Ann at February 10, 2018 06:31 PM (jtHQy)
My ad feed is filled with ficuses for some damn reason.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at February 10, 2018 06:31 PM (8O3HH)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 06:31 PM (aC6Sd)
Sure it's jaw-dropping, but to me it's pretty discouraging. The historical and moral illiteracy of sooo many Americans has reached the point where this is possible - a major network playing nice with one the most infamously repugnant and hated regimes on earth.
I remain guardedly pessimistic.
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 10, 2018 06:31 PM (vP09u)
Lootboxes (glorified gambling in games) is more profitable than the games themselves:
youtube.com/watch?v=F_IaARwCdkY
Germany is investigating lootboxes:
youtube.com/watch?v=au_ZCRL6Lh4
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 10, 2018 06:32 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 10, 2018 06:32 PM (/pp9Y)
Lucinda Bassett has a great audio course that you might be able to get from your library. It actually helped more than the therapist.
I know there are different issues here but it was a great comfort to know that the constant storm of thoughts was not "me", and that my core being was fine; I just needed a push to get out of the rut of obsessive thinking.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at February 10, 2018 06:33 PM (qJtVm)
Posted by: Skip
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I constantly rue the fact that I was more drawn to taverns, biergartens, etc. than I was to historically important sites. I missed all sorts of significant places there very close to where I traveled.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 06:33 PM (QxXRY)
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 10, 2018 06:33 PM (vP09u)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 06:33 PM (aC6Sd)
Wish I got around more when I was overseas, glad I saw what I did but missed so much more.
Me too. I chalked it up to being 19 and wanting to get home. Realized much later, what I'd missed. That probably wouldn't be the only thing I'd take a do-over on.
Posted by: dartist at February 10, 2018 06:34 PM (nisXv)
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either that or the moose out front.
Posted by: redc1c4 at February 10, 2018 06:34 PM (zM+lT)
I don't know how anybody can do that job, but I'm thankful we have those who try.
Posted by: Weak Geek at February 10, 2018 06:34 PM (5F8qW)
Posted by: JT at February 10, 2018 06:35 PM (6Ylg4)
Is the 2nd dossier really the origin? I'm thinking it is, at least in part. So time wise, it is the original (first) dossier?
you've followed the puzzle more closely than I, so figured you would know.
Calling it the 2nd dossier (as is common) makes most people think "ah, even more evidence on Trump/Russia". It should make them think "ah, the origin goes back to Hillary propagandists and trouble makers. It's just the early script, before it was laundered/amended through other sources.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 10, 2018 06:35 PM (bT8Z4)
Insomniac, I know that because of your pride you don't want to rely on people, but you have been here long enough to know (and probably much longer than I have been) that the horde has helped people who are going through difficulties because we care about them. If it would help you to go see a therapist to deal with PTSD and other family issue.s someone can set up something and people would like to help because they care about you. In a way you would bless them because you accepted the help and they were glad to do it.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2018 06:35 PM (8+Ozj)
If you are looking for a place where like minded people of all parties meet and share their agenda, it means a ton. CFR and Freedom House are indeed very influential with ties across the Atlantic.
Hillary Clinton, John McCain, McCain's aide who got the dossier David Kramer, Strobe Talbot, Victoria Nuland, even Glenn Simpson has ties to this group as he at one time worked for one of the sub foundations they funded. Oh and don't forget George Soros who pours tons of money into this place not to mention McCain's private institution/money laundering scam.
The list goes on and on and on of players in this corruption and links to these organizations. David Boies isn't a member but his wife who used to work in the Clinton White House is.
Given what is unfolding right now it is important to look for ties. In Christopher Steele's London testimony he claims Glenn Simpson told him to seek out McCain and brief him on the dossier. Steele asked if he could trust McCain and Simpson said something like "Yes, he is one of us".
CFR is routinely listed as one of the most influential think tanks in the country, mostly because it's membership is made up of current and former movers and shakers in both government and industry. Their influence should not be overlooked or minimized.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2018 06:37 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 10, 2018 06:37 PM (5fRCd)
Posted by: redc1c4
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I was taking too much for granite.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 06:37 PM (QxXRY)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 06:16 PM (w1zJX)
Isn't that in northern Georgia?
Posted by: clutch at February 10, 2018 06:37 PM (kiSdp)
Posted by: Concerned People's Front Splitter Chapter at February 10, 2018 06:37 PM (rdl6o)
Posted by: JT at February 10, 2018 06:38 PM (6Ylg4)
Posted by: mrp at February 10, 2018 06:38 PM (Pqytn)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 06:38 PM (aC6Sd)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2018 06:39 PM (Dbv1R)
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https://www.buzzfeed.com/lukelewis/hilariously-bad-book-covers?utm_term=.aaK9w2vY3#.gdPBzLbj5
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at February 10, 2018 06:39 PM (qJtVm)
Posted by: clutch
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Yes, Elberton. Home of the weird obelisk.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 06:39 PM (FJXGr)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 06:16 PM (w1zJX)
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I was going to visit the Mustard Museum when I was in Wisconsin last summer but didn't make it.
Posted by: Weasel at February 10, 2018 06:39 PM (Sfs6o)
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Puzzle Pieces - Former Asst. Sec of State Robert Charles Discusses the 'FISA Review Court' - May Explain Judge Ruben Contreras Recusal
Posted on February 10, 2018 by sundance
Posted by: MISHBOT at February 10, 2018 06:40 PM (y3aQB)
Sure it's jaw-dropping, but to me it's pretty discouraging. The historical and moral illiteracy of sooo many Americans has reached the point where this is possible - a major network playing nice with one the most infamously repugnant and hated regimes on earth.
I remain guardedly pessimistic.
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 10, 2018 06:31 PM (vP09u)
Are the medias getting all nostalgic about some murderous communist dictator?
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 10, 2018 06:40 PM (5fRCd)
Posted by: Concerned People's Front Splitter Chapter at February 10, 2018 06:37 PM (rdl6o)
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We now return you to our regularly-scheduled programming.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 10, 2018 06:40 PM (9SkN+)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 06:40 PM (aC6Sd)
This reality eventually slapped my brother in the face as well.
Posted by: CN at February 10, 2018 06:40 PM (xFKZn)
Posted by: JT at February 10, 2018 06:35 PM (6Ylg4)
I look forward to hearing it ... she's a One.
Posted by: ScoggDog at February 10, 2018 06:41 PM (fiGNd)
Posted by: JT at February 10, 2018 06:41 PM (6Ylg4)
Posted by: Weasel
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I did visit the Greyhound Bus Museum in Hibbing, MN.
Small, but interesting.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 06:41 PM (FJXGr)
The one that bit Insomniac's sister ?
Posted by: JT at February 10, 2018 06:38 PM (6Ylg4)
She shouldn't have tried to carve her initials in it.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 06:41 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2018 06:39 PM (Dbv1R)
Yes there are.
And when I'm home I'll find a grief share group.
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 10, 2018 06:42 PM (5fRCd)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 10, 2018 06:42 PM (tr2D7)
DMC has just (re-)released the sixth and final series of antique cross-stitch patterns by 19th-century Austrian designer Therese de Dillmont, updated with present-day color numbers. They're available as free PDF downloads from the DMC website (https://www.dmc.com/us/)--and Pattern 6.15 is chess-themed! It includes a small chessboard pattern, a border of larger squares, and six different chess pieces.
Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at February 10, 2018 06:42 PM (3032H)
Too much hot doggin' ?
Posted by: JT at February 10, 2018 06:43 PM (6Ylg4)
I know little about it, but by getting people on their salary, they can have some leverage. Ted Cruz's wife was working for them, did some work on NAFTA policy iirc.
Club members like to have loyalty to the club. And generally there is some inner sanctum that leads the direction of the whole. That would be the ones connected tot he money that funds it all, decides the direction they'd like the "research papers' to take. (like Yes to NAFTA, open borders stuff.)
I suspect many laws are written directly by these guys, the 2 thousand pages behind the nice sounding titles. Saves a lot of work for the elected people.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 10, 2018 06:43 PM (bT8Z4)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 06:43 PM (FJXGr)
I'm not sure I understand what you mean. There is a 2nd dossier, getting really sick of that word, that was put together by Cody Shearer and Sid Blumenthal and given to the State Department.
Victoria Nuland was on the tube this week saying that she received the information and turned it over to the FBI but there is also speculation that she gave it to Steele and he gave it to the FBI. In any case, there is a second batch of crap put together by Clinton smear merchants to add more to the load.
Nunes moved his investigation toward the State Dept. for this reason and is talking about a 2nd memo laying out what was done with that memo.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2018 06:43 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 10, 2018 06:42 PM (tr2D7)
The Travellers' Club and Tuba Museum in Okemos is closed and the ashes salted, good riddance.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 10, 2018 06:44 PM (y87Qq)
Posted by: JT at February 10, 2018 06:44 PM (6Ylg4)
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 10, 2018 06:44 PM (5fRCd)
Posted by: mrp at February 10, 2018 06:45 PM (Pqytn)
Posted by: hogmartin
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Well that blows.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 10, 2018 06:45 PM (tr2D7)
Posted by: Typical American at February 10, 2018 06:45 PM (fiGNd)
Lucinda Bassett has a great audio course that you might be able to get from your library. It actually helped more than the therapist.
I know there are different issues here but it was a great comfort to know that the constant storm of thoughts was not "me", and that my core being was fine; I just needed a push to get out of the rut of obsessive thinking.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at February 10, 2018 06:33 PM (qJtVm)
I've heard of her but don't know much about her. I'll check into it. I'm not so sure about the wellness of my core being, but it is what it is.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 06:45 PM (NWiLs)
She was on Lawrence Welk.....
she was a One anna two....
Posted by: JT at February 10, 2018 06:45 PM (6Ylg4)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 10, 2018 06:42 PM (tr2D7)
The Travellers' Club and Tuba Museum in Okemos is closed and the ashes salted, good riddance.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 10, 2018 06:44 PM (y87Qq)
Oh! Speaking of 'and the ashes salted', the last time I
Posted by: hogmartin at February 10, 2018 06:45 PM (y87Qq)
Posted by: Weasel at February 10, 2018 06:39 PM (Sfs6o)
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PRO TIP: If you get the TouristPass you can do the Mustard Museum, the Dream Whip Gallery and the Hand Lotion Experience all for one low price.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 10, 2018 06:45 PM (9SkN+)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 10, 2018 06:45 PM (9SkN+)
I give those away for free !!!
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at February 10, 2018 06:47 PM (fiGNd)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 10, 2018 06:47 PM (/pp9Y)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 10, 2018 06:39 PM (Dbv1R)
Yes there are.
And when I'm home I'll find a grief share group.
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 10, 2018 06:42 PM (5fRCd)
I went to one and it helped...at the time. I'm realizing that this is much deeper than that sort of setting is equipped to address.
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 06:47 PM (NWiLs)
There isn't any question that I am legally correct in what I said in my post.
While Judges can in fact be arbitrary and capricious - I think that the left realizes that the only way they can get everyone's guns away from them is to establish a one world government - the Beast of Revelation - and thus overrule the US Constitution.
Posted by: An Observation at February 10, 2018 06:47 PM (tvThN)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 10, 2018 06:47 PM (SiINZ)
I did visit the Greyhound Bus Museum in Hibbing, MN.
Small, but interesting.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 06:41 PM (FJXGr)
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Weird. Buses aren't what Hibbing is famous for.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 10, 2018 06:47 PM (9SkN+)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 10, 2018 06:39 PM (FJXGr)
Little Grand Canyon in southwestern GA is pretty neat. That is a desolate area of the state though.
Posted by: clutch at February 10, 2018 06:47 PM (kiSdp)
Lots of people here have been through pain and survived.
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 10, 2018 06:48 PM (5fRCd)
Just go outside at nite and go
Aaaaaoooooooooooooooooooo
She'll find you.
Posted by: JT at February 10, 2018 06:48 PM (6Ylg4)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 10, 2018 06:47 PM (9SkN+)
Correct, it is the home town of Kevin McHale.
Posted by: clutch at February 10, 2018 06:49 PM (kiSdp)
Posted by: dartist at February 10, 2018 06:49 PM (nisXv)
Posted by: rickl at February 10, 2018 06:49 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: steevy at February 10, 2018 06:50 PM (LiyEm)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 10, 2018 06:50 PM (9SkN+)
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 10, 2018 06:50 PM (5fRCd)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 06:50 PM (aC6Sd)
Posted by: JT at February 10, 2018 06:51 PM (6Ylg4)
Posted by: clutch at February 10, 2018 06:47 PM (kiSdp)
It's literally an hour from my house where I am now.
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 10, 2018 06:51 PM (DKwRk)
Posted by: Eromero at February 10, 2018 06:51 PM (zLDYs)
Posted by: mrp at February 10, 2018 06:51 PM (Pqytn)
Yeah, sorry! I read the sidebar and I'm just fed up with this bullshit. I'm not giving Hollywood a dime of my money ever again. Whether I should have shared my disgust with the Horde is another thing altogether. Hydrocodone is a hell of a drug.
Posted by: Concerned People's Front Splitter Chapter at February 10, 2018 06:51 PM (rdl6o)
Posted by: kallisto at February 10, 2018 06:52 PM (6GiCM)
Lots of people here have been through pain and survived.
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 10, 2018 06:48 PM (5fRCd)
Keyword: through. Just no escaping it, hoping to fill time and outlast it.
And life will never be the same without them, nor should it be. That phrase, for some reason, has stuck with me the whole time.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess of ignorant Loudoun County hillbillies at February 10, 2018 06:52 PM (cu8/f)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 10, 2018 06:52 PM (SiINZ)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 10, 2018 06:52 PM (tr2D7)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - My Car Uses No Gas But Have to Fill It Up Every Night at February 10, 2018 06:52 PM (ks6bw)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 10, 2018 06:53 PM (SiINZ)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - My Car Uses No Gas But Have to Fill It Up Every Night at February 10, 2018 06:53 PM (ks6bw)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usEJWaJHyFU
Posted by: MISHBOT at February 10, 2018 06:53 PM (y3aQB)
Something you have to do because someone is relying on you to do it.
Maybe volunteer at a pet shelter? Foster a dog?
Posted by: votermom certified russian matryoshka bot at February 10, 2018 06:53 PM (hMwEB)
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 10, 2018 06:51 PM (DKwRk)
Fort Benning? There was some BBQ down there as I remember. Too hot for this Yankee to live there. Whew.
Posted by: clutch at February 10, 2018 06:54 PM (kiSdp)
I love the Olympics.
We already have an African American whining about an unfair vote, a gay man flaming out on a Christian and then refusing to talk to him, and the leftist press swooning over the family of a murderous tyrant.
I can't wait to not watch what happens next. I predict some kind of bad sportsmanship after a big ego takes a big loss. Or has that already happened?
Posted by: Downcast at February 10, 2018 06:54 PM (SeZMM)
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I have met the Polgar sisters and their father.
The Dad is a serious trip. He wrote a book called (my translation) "How to Raise Perfect Children". Treated his daughters more like investment projects than children.
Judit was very nice when I knew her, and speaks nine languages in addition to her chess skills. Dad is crazy, and not very nice, but somehow something worked.
Posted by: MiklosBot release 3.1.014.018 at February 10, 2018 01:48 AM (zCyNd)
For reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judit_Polgar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Polgar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofia_Polgar
I am nowhere near their league as a chess player, but even if I was, I wouldn't stand a chance against any of them, as I wouldn't be able to concentrate on the game.
Posted by: rickl at February 10, 2018 06:55 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 10, 2018 06:52 PM (tr2D7)
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Just imagine, if Hillary would have been elected they would have to put in a display of Bill's cum-stained boxer shorts.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 10, 2018 06:55 PM (9SkN+)
Posted by: Weasel at February 10, 2018 06:55 PM (Sfs6o)
what McCarthy says is true, and I have no reason to believe it's not,
there had better be indictments. Early retirements won't do.
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I don't know. I think shunning NRO's NeverTrumper staffers is enough for now at least. You did mean the NROers didn't you?
Posted by: andycanuck at February 10, 2018 06:56 PM (ewxPW)
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 10, 2018 06:56 PM (5fRCd)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 06:56 PM (aC6Sd)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 10, 2018 06:56 PM (/pp9Y)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 10, 2018 06:55 PM (9SkN+)
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Back in their early days, Hillary used to donate their underwear to charity for the tax deduction.
Posted by: mrp at February 10, 2018 06:57 PM (Pqytn)
Benning is Northwest. I'm northeast.
I'm looking forward to the heat because all this year's global warming sucks.
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 10, 2018 06:57 PM (DKwRk)
Growing up, her family was so poor, they couldn't afford an h.
Posted by: JT at February 10, 2018 06:57 PM (6Ylg4)
OK thx. I was thinking what Steele put together (the dossier) was really first formulated by Shearer, but passed on to Steele (by whatever circuitous route) and Steele made a few changes, and put his name on it. (somehow Russkies also involved, for whatever reason, to five it Russkie links I suppose)
but maybe that is not what they refer to by "2nd dossier", and I may not remember the details correctly.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 10, 2018 06:57 PM (bT8Z4)
I don't think the dumb shits know what they did to their image. There's a whole bunch of them I can't watch anymore.
Posted by: dartist at February 10, 2018 06:58 PM (nisXv)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 06:56 PM (aC6Sd)
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Cabrillo Marine Museum. That's where I met Mrs. Cicero.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 10, 2018 06:58 PM (9SkN+)
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 10, 2018 06:56 PM (5fRCd)
And, conveniently, a disused airbase!
Posted by: hogmartin at February 10, 2018 06:58 PM (y87Qq)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 10, 2018 06:58 PM (9SkN+)
Sounds like the basis of a TomTom.
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 10, 2018 06:59 PM (5fRCd)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 07:00 PM (aC6Sd)
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 10, 2018 07:00 PM (5fRCd)
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 10, 2018 06:50 PM (5fRCd)
I agree with that. My Grandma passed at age 75, before my Grandpa. She told him not to give up, to stay active with the church, send Christmas cards to all the numerous kids and grandkids. He did just that. He lived another nine years, and not simply moping around the house. He lived well.
When he did pass away, nine years later, the priest at his church delivered a wonderful message, concluding with a belief that Art had offered to Beth a nine year Novena.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 10, 2018 07:01 PM (IMacf)
Cabrillo Marine Museum. That's where I met Mrs. Cicero.
Posted by: Cicero
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Wanna see my mainmast?
Works every time.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 10, 2018 07:01 PM (tr2D7)
Posted by: Northernlurker Worldwide Moron Tour at February 10, 2018 07:00 PM (5fRCd)
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Heh. Now I got it.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 10, 2018 07:01 PM (9SkN+)
Get a grounded shirt for the tasering though.
Posted by: DaveA at February 10, 2018 07:02 PM (FhXTo)
I'm not a big military or history buff, and Norfolk is still one of the most fascinating places I've ever visited.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - My Car Uses No Gas But Have to Fill It Up Every Night at February 10, 2018 07:02 PM (ks6bw)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 07:00 PM (aC6Sd)
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Not one of Anthony Wayne's best efforts.
Posted by: mrp at February 10, 2018 07:02 PM (Pqytn)
It is getting confusing and it's not 100% clear yet how these two documents are related if at all. I guess it's still possible that Shearer and Blumenthal wrote both of them and delivered them through different channels to try and show that there was corroboration for some of the claims against Trump.
I expect more will come out this week and when Nunes lays out his next memo.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 10, 2018 07:04 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: Skip at February 10, 2018 07:04 PM (aC6Sd)
the moment it's gone the other way, the worst states spiking the ball
and laughing at the concept underlying Heller. Imagine some imaginary
right, or something cultural that's been absurdly constitutionalized
like marriage definition - as opposed to a central right that was key to
the whole system even being established - taking years and years and
years to be recognized/enforced down the line. Yes, it is unimaginable.
Yes, at the moment. However, it takes only one honest DOJ attorney in the US - before one honest judge to change that. One New Jersey or Chicago or New York law enforcement person convicted and sentenced under 18 USC 242 would bring a screeching halt to the whole gun control farce.
What didn't you understand? 18 USC 242 says no law enforcement person may violate anyone's individual constitutional rights. That means local, state, and federal.
Posted by: An Observation at February 10, 2018 07:04 PM (tvThN)
same for me with the 'winchester mystery house'
i saw all the billboards advertising 'mystery' since i was little, and when i finally went, it was the worst letdown. she was one sad, weird lady.
(sarah winchester of winchester gun company)
Posted by: concrete girl at February 10, 2018 07:04 PM (Gz24F)
Now, the Kings Mountain battlefield, in SC, gave me the willlies. That place is haunted.
Posted by: mrp at February 10, 2018 07:05 PM (Pqytn)
Posted by: Hands at February 10, 2018 07:06 PM (EzdLW)
The kicker is it's attached to the chapel that has the sarcophagus of Napoleon. Pictures don't do it justice. It's really impressive.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 10, 2018 07:06 PM (9SkN+)
Posted by: RI Redbot at February 10, 2018 07:07 PM (uZ8ZO)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 10, 2018 07:07 PM (tr2D7)
Not one of Anthony Wayne's best efforts.
Posted by: mrp at February 10, 2018 07:02 PM
He was MAD, I tell you!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 10, 2018 07:08 PM (IqV8l)
(Giant hot dog)
Everyone's a weiner at Pedro's!
Posted by: Moron Robbie - My Car Uses No Gas But Have to Fill It Up Every Night at February 10, 2018 07:08 PM (ks6bw)
I felt the same way at the Little Big Horn site. Almost nothing there really, but put together step by step so well, you can imagine the sequence of events. Pearl Harbor too, bigtime.
Posted by: dartist at February 10, 2018 07:09 PM (nisXv)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 10, 2018 07:09 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: JT at February 10, 2018 07:10 PM (6Ylg4)
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I felt that way visiting the crater in Virginia.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - My Car Uses No Gas But Have to Fill It Up Every Night at February 10, 2018 07:11 PM (ks6bw)
Posted by: DaveA at February 10, 2018 07:11 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: Eromero at February 10, 2018 07:11 PM (zLDYs)
Thanks for the link to DMC cross stitch patterns. I am attempting to learn some basic needle work skills to improve my dexterity. The patterns listed are beyond me but are intriguing.
Posted by: JTB at February 10, 2018 07:11 PM (V+03K)
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 10, 2018 06:57 PM (DKwRk)
Cool, my MiL lives northeast of there also. That area has exploded in the 30 years I have known The Wyff.
Posted by: clutch at February 10, 2018 07:13 PM (kiSdp)
Will those of you who buy Cuban cigars please reconsider pouring dollars directly into that regime? The government owns the industry, as you must know.
Would you buy cigars directly from the mullahs, Kim Jong-Un, or the PLO?
I've heard that Nicaraguan and Honduran cigars are better anyway!
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 10, 2018 07:13 PM (0jtPF)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2018 07:14 PM (8+Ozj)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 10, 2018 07:14 PM (9SkN+)
Nah, you didn't come close to being a PITA. Take some lessons from BSG. ;^)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2018 07:15 PM (8+Ozj)
Posted by: kallisto at February 10, 2018 07:15 PM (6GiCM)
The shared mindset is what matters. And it didn't used to be uniform - nor was most of it even anathema to sane people. Recall that not that long ago, the "foreign policy establishment" was associated with things like NATO (at the height of the Cold War), and opposed by Women Strike for Peace and the Greens in Germany, on things like INF.
Given that most of the think tanks in the Beltway, most of the time, aren't very influential, I would not describe something like CFR as influential. You'll find 90% of the people working in the field above a certain level have some CFR connection of some kind, if only tangential, but it won't predict or explain much that wouldn't be clear already from other things like resumes, policy positions, etc.
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 10, 2018 07:16 PM (vP09u)
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 10, 2018 06:57 PM (DKwRk)
Isn't Andersonville down that way? Have you been there?
Posted by: clutch at February 10, 2018 07:17 PM (kiSdp)
such a warm smile and firm handshake. No matter that she is in charge of
propaganda-that her brother killed their uncle by feeding him to dogs
and killed her half brother and is starving their people?? People need
to march on every outfit of CNN. It's like Duranty and Stalin all over
again.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2018 07:14 PM (8+Ozj)
--This is what the left really believes. Its why they supported the Iran deal. They want to say nice things to all of America's enemies, and treat them with kindness, especially if doing so may harm their real enemy-- us.
Posted by: Revenant at February 10, 2018 07:32 PM (yXLbm)
If...
- Starving your people
- Oppressing your people
- Killing anyone who opposes your dictator brother
...were a "trialthalon" event at the 2018 Olympics... Kim Jong Un's sister would be favored for the gold medal.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 10, 2018 07:37 PM (8+Ozj)
But that such behavior doesn't seem to elicit a sharp rejection - apart from the usual suspects - further lowers my confidence in the country as a whole.
Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at February 10, 2018 09:44 PM (vP09u)
Here's a link to the Andy McCarthy, NRO, "I Was Wrong" article:
http://tinyurl.com/yadvzsqp
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