With the talk of the invocation yesterday, I thought this was interesting: [link] It's a list of who said prayers at each Presidential inauguration. It looks like the tradition from Truman through Nixon, revived for Reagan's second inauguration, was to have five or six prayers -- generally one Catholic, one Jewish, one some sort of Protestant, one Greek Orthodox, and one or two more.
River: 1001. 1002. Simon: River... River: Shh. I'm counting between the lightning and the thunder to see if the storm is coming or going. .1005
'The Message'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
Hil R. - Jan 21, 2009 12:44:52 pm PST #2951 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
JZ - Jan 21, 2009 12:45:09 pm PST #2952 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Aw, juliana, thanks, but I'm much more tempted to beg to come along with you! I'm so sorry about the Death Flu.
Lee - Jan 21, 2009 12:45:48 pm PST #2953 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I want so many of the sofas at Funky Sofa.
Actually, I just want a new sofa.
tommyrot - Jan 21, 2009 12:47:17 pm PST #2954 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I want a sofa. It should be bright red and have an attached cat bed, perhaps built into an arm rest.
Scrappy - Jan 21, 2009 12:48:25 pm PST #2955 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
If you like mission-style, you might want to check out The barn [link] We got our couch there and it is comfy.
brenda m - Jan 21, 2009 1:08:17 pm PST #2956 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I want a sofa. It should be bright red and have an attached cat bed, perhaps built into an arm rest.
You know, I have a comfy bright red sofa with arms wide enough to hold a good sized cat just taking up space in my spare room. Just sayin'.
msbelle - Jan 21, 2009 1:19:07 pm PST #2957 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
My year-end mad rush to get Insurance claims in just became over $2K in checks in my mail. BOOYA! And hopefully I'll get the insurance papers submitted by Friday to my FSA people and zero that baby out.
flea - Jan 21, 2009 1:34:00 pm PST #2958 of 30000
information libertarian
The sofa we bought for $900 - a 93 inch, pretty traditional roll-arm 3-cushion style - was retail $2100, I think. I saw a chair we bought for $400 for sale for $1100 in a fancy boutique in Atlanta recently. I think you'd be looking at $2000+ for sofas at Mitchell Gold, though in this economy and sales environment there may be deals.
Steph L. - Jan 21, 2009 1:35:25 pm PST #2959 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Vice-President and Dr. Biden. So cool. What is she a doctor of?
AWESOME boots.
We need a new sofa, too. The one in the house is mine, from my apartment. It fit in my apartment quite well, because of the apartment's dimensions. Here, it's enormous. The arms curve outward and take up at least 18 inches -- each -- of un-sittable space.
Honestly, the living room is so small that getting a sofa that would allow us to reclaim even half of that 36 inches would be a boon.
(Plus, I also have the problem of sitting in one spot and having that spot be lower, which I assumed was due to the effects of gravity on my gigantic ass.)
sarameg - Jan 21, 2009 1:44:26 pm PST #2960 of 30000
I got my first FSA check today! Woohoo! (And the funny part is I haven't even finished paying the dentist- I pay the balance when I get the crown in next week.) Of course, I'm going to zero out the account really soon....
I keep hearing the national news and going really? No, REALLY??! like a kid at christmas. I'm sure I'll be disappointed in the future, but for now? REALLY?!!