Andrew Sullivan has a great one of NPH checking out Mickey Rourke (not like that!)

NPH tweeted that with a joke about being ready to fight.

My issue with the author on TDS last night, and others who are obsessing about the deficit right now, is that they're ignoring the lesson of 1937, when FDR decided to listen to the deficit worriers and cut back on federal spending. This landed the US in an even worse hole than we had dug ourselves out of from 1933 to '36, and the only way we got out was the federal spending for WWII.

Digby has been all over these Pete Peterson people for some time, and she has pointed out that progressive government is going to involve some federal spending at this point in our economy. The deficit will grow some, especially if we can't get ourselves out of the Middle East anytime soon.

New Guy is being pissy with me today. @@. What a way to start the week.

I'm at my new desk. Everything is on the opposite side. I know I'm going to throw trash in the recycling bin and bang my knuckles against the filing cabinet that isn't supposed to be there.

Fucking hell! I just got a splinter under my fingernail.

I'm not particularly accident prone, but I will go through periods where I accumulate finger dings and now is one of those times.

Right Ring Finger: splinter. Got it reaching for the cord of my phone charger dangling along the wooden wall.

Right Fore Finger: sharp jab from furniture staple (enough to draw blood and make it uncomfortable to type). Gotten when I reached under a couch at Reno for Matilda's socks.

Left Fore Finger: hangnail yanked to the quick.

Oh well, at least I haven't gotten a burn or manilla folder cut lately.

::knocks wood::

My issue with the author on TDS last night, and others who are obsessing about the deficit right now, is that they're ignoring the lesson of 1937, when FDR decided to listen to the deficit worriers and cut back on federal spending.

This is why I think the vote is out on Obama, at least for me, he's not in a position to do anything about the deficit due to the economy and military commitments.

I do get frustrated with people who suddenly started caring about deficit spending when Obama got elected.

Ouch Hec, I hope the fingers stop getting beat up.

I do get frustrated with people who suddenly started caring about deficit spending when Obama got elected.

Oh yes. They trigger the SMONSTER SMASH reflex.

Hec, I hate it when those things come in clusters, as they often seem to. I hope your unlucky streak ends here.

We were talking yesterday about tasting/seasoning food as you go, right? I should have done that with the mushroom turnovers I made! I just ate one, and it was delicious, but would have been even more delicious with more salt in the filling.

::knocks wood::

Yeah, you might want to do that very carefully.