I think McCardle misses the main point, deregulation and lack of new regulation, along with regulators biased against enforcing existing rules.
You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 61*
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Typo Boy - Oct 07, 2008 8:28:38 am PDT #3013 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
bon bon - Oct 07, 2008 8:28:39 am PDT #3014 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I am really glad I don't have a job I am worried about losing, but I really want to be litigating right now! Banks failing everywhere! Commercial paper on This American Life, for goodness' sake! Citi suing Wells! My old boss administering the largest bankruptcy in history! GAH!
Shir - Oct 07, 2008 8:28:51 am PDT #3015 of 10001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Lunchbox
Speaking of which: I want and need one for university (if this year will start. They're threatening another strike. God, I just wanna study, you know?), now that I have 3 hellish long days every semester.
Problem: it's Israel. We don't have lunchboxes here.
Any recommendations for a site to order from? I want a mean, cute, making-me-smile-and-want-to-put-food-in-it lunchbox. Or you know, just a gorgeous one.
Barb - Oct 07, 2008 8:36:09 am PDT #3016 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”
Very Nice UPS Man just delivered my package from Lulu.com containing one bee-yoo-ti-ful Buffistas Cookbook.
Nom nom nom
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 07, 2008 8:36:55 am PDT #3017 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
APPARENTLY, once he falls in love with a woman and marries Jesus will help him that part. No kidding.
So freak-ass churches are recruiting ex-gays by promising that Jesus will give them a reacharound? WTF?
lisah - Oct 07, 2008 8:42:10 am PDT #3018 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Any recommendations for a site to order from? I want a mean, cute, making-me-smile-and-want-to-put-food-in-it lunchbox.
Friends who are into bento box-style lunches love these:
dcp - Oct 07, 2008 8:44:54 am PDT #3019 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Shir, I use an Igloo PolarMax Travel Cooler for my lunchbox. It's not cute or gorgeous, but it works really well. It has room for lunch, snacks, a drink, and a couple of freezer blocks.
Amazon.com and Target.com both stock it, but I don't know if they ship to your location.
Allyson - Oct 07, 2008 8:45:53 am PDT #3020 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Almost done with Sam...
amych - Oct 07, 2008 8:48:40 am PDT #3021 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Yay Sam!!
hippocampus - Oct 07, 2008 8:52:54 am PDT #3022 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
YAY SAM!!!
We told Iris that there's a great bat book coming out soon - she is thrilled to pieces.
... and then I go pray by myself.
(no one went to the "I'll be in my bunk" place but me?)