tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post8516842145089776720..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: Just...uh...StuffBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-9724479259765503822007-03-01T20:18:00.000-07:002007-03-01T20:18:00.000-07:00Dear LORD, amen to this. Man, it pisses me off. GR...Dear LORD, amen to this. Man, it pisses me off. GRRRRRRRR!!! Thank you for voicing something that seems so trivial, yet is so monumentally RIDICULOUS at the time. <BR/><BR/>"One of the most irritating things (if not THE most irritating thing) about the Firefox browser is that message you get when attempting to view an on-line vid using a format other than Windows Media, to wit: “Plug-in required. Click here to download plug-in.” You click, of course. Then you see “No plug-in found. Click here to manually install plug-in.” But…you don’t have a frickin’ CLUE as to WHICH plug-in you need. I’ve installed Flash, I’ve installed QuickTime, I’ve installed RealPlayer, and a couple of other players as well, yet I STILL get that frickin’ message from time to time."Emily S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10982103855213817116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-929502354953917412007-01-26T15:47:00.000-07:002007-01-26T15:47:00.000-07:00Like this?
Very much like that. I found them and...<i>Like this?</i><br /><br />Very much like that. I found them and will post them after I get back from the grocery store.<br /><br />P.S. I was playing with Google Earth last night, and I think I found you...Becky Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901212090175780900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-54193512433188920482007-01-26T14:55:00.000-07:002007-01-26T14:55:00.000-07:00Mike said: And as for Hagel, don't get me wrong......Mike said: <i>And as for Hagel, don't get me wrong...I think he's flat out wrong as well. But as I'm from NE, I've followed Hagel pretty closely over the past several years and his recent political shifts have seemed to me to be complete opportunistic triangulation. It's nice to know that there is at least some sort of principle behind it, even if it is wrong.</i><br /><br />Understand. I've read enough of your stuff, Mike, to have a pretty good idea of where you're coming from. I'd have been really surprised if you had defended Hagel. As for triangulation...I think you're first impression is the more accurate one. Principles are nice...and it's even nicer if said principles <i>just happen</i> to coincide with the way the wind's blowing at the moment. Just sayin'.<br /><br />And speaking of reading your stuff...I'm gonna correct a long-standing deficiency and add you to the blogroll. I read you everyday and have been meaning to add you. The Road to Hell, good intentions, and all that... :-)Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-57052410653354587342007-01-26T13:10:00.000-07:002007-01-26T13:10:00.000-07:00"I consider myself to be a part of the "warrior ca..."I consider myself to be a part of the "warrior caste," and as such, I guess our views on life and everything differ a bit from the general population."<br /><br />That's the crux of the matter. And as for Hagel, don't get me wrong...I think he's flat out wrong as well. But as I'm from NE, I've followed Hagel pretty closely over the past several years and his recent political shifts have seemed to me to be complete opportunistic triangulation. It's nice to know that there is at least some sort of principle behind it, even if it is wrong.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122811314990661743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-71628797483962686902007-01-26T10:32:00.000-07:002007-01-26T10:32:00.000-07:00Thanks, Laurie...I'll do that. Those white-on-bla...Thanks, Laurie...I'll do that. Those white-on-black pages really do hurt me. And I don't know why I didn't think of this before!!Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-29186812813724884722007-01-26T09:37:00.000-07:002007-01-26T09:37:00.000-07:00Cheat on the white on black pages. Copy/paste the...Cheat on the white on black pages. Copy/paste the text into Word.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13453105465334116413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-14853322676166272662007-01-26T09:08:00.000-07:002007-01-26T09:08:00.000-07:00Bec sez: This is not to say that Bush has been wit...Bec sez: <i>This is not to say that Bush has been without fault, mind you. It's just a hell of a pickle we're in right now, whether we fully understand it or not. My view.</i><br /><br />We have pretty much the same view, Bec. Bush's <i>biggest</i> fault, to my mind, is an on-going failure to articulate the importance of the war...the ol' "Why We Fight." If he couldn't do it himself, he should have engaged others who could. Perhaps it's too late now, but I hope not. Cheney is certainly giving it the ol college try, but his credibility is pretty much shot with everyone but the true believers.<br /><br />Laurie said: <i>I loved it, as I fished for my ID saying, but I'm his *mother*.</i><br /><br />LOL! I can relate to that! Once upon a time, quite some time ago, I was in (nearly) the same boat, believe it or don't. I hope TSMP has the same sort of experience some day, but time ain't on her side, where looks are concerned. She'll be 61 when SN3 turns 21...<br /><br />Lou said/asked: <i>They also tend to be independent thinkers, too.<br />Did you read Mike Fay's latest?</i><br /><br />That independent streak is a tricky thing! On the one hand, you want to encourage it, but OTOH sometimes you want to yell "Just WHAT were you thinking!!?!!" <br />Just finished reading Mike Fay, thanks for pointing me. I hadn't been by his place in quite a while. It's hard on my old eyes to catch up on his site...that white-on-black text is difficult for me to read. After about three minutes the words begin to swim in front of me and I have to look away for a moment to re-focus. That aside, MDF makes some great points. I wish I had the motivation and persistence to read the classics.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-39774164499089657182007-01-26T06:21:00.000-07:002007-01-26T06:21:00.000-07:00Some kids are just natural born climbers. They al...Some kids are just natural born climbers. They also tend to be independent thinkers, too. GBN1 scurried over the baby gate and up into the crib last week. Her plan was to "help" take care of her new sister. <br /><br />As a young teen-ager, I taught my baby sister to drag a chair to the sink and get her own drink of water - my mother was horrified.<br /><br />" Yep. I’m simply amazed…amazed, I say…that our illustrious congresscritters don’t get it."<br /><br />Me, too, Buck! Crowdfollowers are disgusting. Did you read Mike Fay's latest?Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-47553449226314289692007-01-25T19:01:00.000-07:002007-01-25T19:01:00.000-07:00Adorable! My little cute boy turned 21 the other ...Adorable! My little cute boy turned 21 the other day. So tonight we are out to dinner and he decides he wants a beer with dinner. And I decide I don't want him drinking alone his first time legal so I order one too. We BOTH got proofed. LOL! I loved it, as I fished for my ID saying, but I'm his *mother*.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13453105465334116413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-44523045793918569422007-01-25T17:22:00.000-07:002007-01-25T17:22:00.000-07:00Oops, I published by accident - before I could com...Oops, I published by accident - before I could comment on those great pictures! Boys are so adventurous and curious about EVERYTHING. They're a challenge but they're so much fun.Douglas Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184188186638740178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-34495835963321265712007-01-25T17:18:00.000-07:002007-01-25T17:18:00.000-07:00A very enlightening article, Mike, thanks. This bi...A very enlightening article, Mike, thanks. This bit was especially clear:<br /><i>Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who is close to both men (but sides with McCain on the war), lays out the basic differences between them. "Chuck believes the war in Iraq has deflected from the war on terror, that it was a war of choice," says Graham. "John sees Iraq more like Bush, in that he sees it as the central front on the war on terror, and it was unavoidable."</i><br /><br />McCain's view is how I see it, too. It's harder to explain to others because there is nothing you can immediately point to in order to justify your position. <br />My only quibble with the article is that it relies on the citizen soldier vs warrior a bit too much. I'm not of the warrior class and yet I can see McCain's and Bush's position as the more realistic one in today's world. This is not to say that Bush has been without fault, mind you. It's just a hell of a pickle we're in right now, whether we fully understand it or not. My view.Douglas Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184188186638740178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-49256430847476286312007-01-25T15:48:00.000-07:002007-01-25T15:48:00.000-07:00I read the article, Mike. And while I agree with ...I read the article, Mike. And while I agree with you about Hagel "following his principles," I also believe his principles are <i>wrong</i>. And then there's this:<br /><br /><i>"The Republican Party has to go through an election next year, the president doesn't," says Hagel. "There are a lot of Republicans in this conference that are very scared."</i><br /><br />If that doesn't smack of holding one's finger in the wind, I don't know what does.<br /><br />The article presented an interesting contrast between McCain, painted as being from the "professional warrior caste," and Hagel, presented as the "citizen soldier, like Cincinnatus." (I'm paraphrasing that last bit from memory.) I consider myself to be a part of the "warrior caste," and as such, I guess our views on life and everything differ a bit from the general population.<br /><br />My bottom line: Principles or no, Hagel is flat frickin' <i><b>wrong.</i></b>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-47070817463448949342007-01-25T15:32:00.000-07:002007-01-25T15:32:00.000-07:00Dammit, well, here's the full url:
Http://www.msn...Dammit, well, here's the full url:<br /><br />Http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16501666<br />/site/newsweek/Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122811314990661743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-23799072061249817352007-01-25T15:30:00.000-07:002007-01-25T15:30:00.000-07:00I hear you with the congresscritters with their fi...I hear you with the congresscritters with their fingers to the wind, but something you might want to consider with Sen. Hagel is the following Newsweek article:<br />http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16501666/site/newsweek/<br /><br />It's really interesting to gain some insight into why exactly Sen. Hagel feels the way he does. I've got a little more respect for him after reading this in that I think he at least feels he's following his principles.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122811314990661743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-69975818410653734692007-01-25T15:17:00.000-07:002007-01-25T15:17:00.000-07:00LOL!!! Love the pictures of SN3! Boy can I relate...LOL!!! Love the pictures of SN3! Boy can I relate to those days! Somewhere I have pictures of Cody sitting in the sink "driving" the faucet.Becky Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901212090175780900noreply@blogger.com