General job~ma to Matt, even if the interview doesn't happen today.

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I posted this in Natter, but since we're talking about Obama and his ability to speak in complete sentences, I thought y'all might like this. Robin Williams riffing on the election and Obama and McCain and stuff.

Despite the fact that it's Robin, the language is work-safe. The laughing your ass off, NSM.

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IME, no is fast. Yes takes longer.

there's truth for you

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What are people doing this weekend? This is the first weekend that I can remember in a very long time that neither TCG nor I have any social obligations at all. Our plans include finally taking down the Christmas tree, doing a little clean up of the apartment, and hopefully going to see a movie.

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I have a Saturday off! But I have no plans.

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Watching the Eagles win (hopefully). Watching a run thru of the show, if I'm feeling better. I don't want to pass along ick to actors. Bad idea. Getting ready for next 2 weeks of hell of putting new show up on the stage.

SIS IS HOME!

Yipee!!!!

omnis, man, with her giant bag on her shoulder she went STRAIGHT for the cookies. Even before hugging my mom.

Looks like I won the bellies of the daughters of that family. Too bad the mother hates me AND they are half a world away from me. :: sigh ::

So? did the brownies not make it? Where they pulverized flat or something? Stolen along the way? Or just not good. I tasted the cookies, not the brownies. Either way, glad the cookies are helping bring joy to you and your family!!!

Omnis, those may be the best cookies that I'll never get a chance to taste.

Windsparrow, I have to say, those were the best batch I ever made too. Just a hint of crisp on the outside, chewey on the inside, and yummy all around. I'd offer to make you a batch, but I'm afraid I won't be able to recreate that perfection again. I may never bake Choco Chip cookies again t /dramatic talk (that last sentance should be said like Eddie Izzard, ftr).

Ugg. The ick has descended. Sinuses full. Achy/painy all over. No fever, so I take that as a good sign it will pass quickly... please.

Pix, I hope you and ND have a wonderfully romantic date night tonight. Flowers. Candles. Cooing. Laughing. Just pushing the outside world away for a few hours.

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Shir, first glad your sister was home safe and got some cookies.

Secondly, in terms "what else could we do". Jimmy Carter makes a good case that there was another path:

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BTW, you don't have to tell me that HAMAS commits war crimes. Absolutely they do. But I still hold Israel responsible because Israel still has more of the power in this situation.

Incidentally, I don't know that terrorism is the core problem. Terror is a tactic, generally adapted by people who have few choices. That does not make it valid choice. But, OK here is an argument that can show you that terror is not the core problem. I can tell you how we could stop Hamas terror tomorrow and make the problem worse at the same time. It is a counterfactual something that would never happen in the real world, but nonetheless makes a point about why "terror" perse is not the problem.

Suppose the U.S. made an agreement with Hamas. Our government would supply Hamas with high precision long range misslies, infrastructure and targeting information so long as Hamas confined attacks to military targets in Israel. It would be inforceable, because such systems take a lot of supplies and support, so Hamas would have a major incentive to stick to military targets so long as supplies continues.

At this point Hamas would be able to target military bases, barracks, traing camps, support infrastructure intelligence services and kill a lot more Israelis, all legitamate military targets. "Terror" by Hamas would be ended, but the situation would be worse not better. I think that illustrates the fundamental problem with Hamas is not just that they are terrorists.

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What are people doing this weekend?

Writing four tests and driving five hours to get my cat.

Also, replaying Final Fantasy 8 because one of my students finally convinced me it was stupid to skip one of the GFs so I'd better go back and restart.

But yay, cat!

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What are people doing this weekend?

Writing a new GCS lesson, going dancing (I think - I'd better go email the Stunt Husband), and playing the create new outfits from the overstuffed wardrobes game. Which I find soothing.

Oh, and as a companion to that game, I might be trying an iPhone app a friend of mine just told me about: Touch Closet -- a tool to catalog your clothing & create outfits on your iPhone. Doooooooood! Take pix of every item you own, then mix 'n match.

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How very Clueless!

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