I thought people came here to escape socialism. Wasn't the Revolutinary War fought to end the tyranny of Karl Marx?
Time for some thrilling heroics.
Jayne ,'The Train Job'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
tommyrot - Nov 10, 2012 12:07:41 pm PST #329 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Stephanie - Nov 10, 2012 12:09:01 pm PST #330 of 30001
Trust my rage
I'm curious about people's reactions to the Petreaus thing. It's news, I think, because of his job and because he was so well respected, but I saw this play out over and over while I was close to the Army. Does it happen that way everywhere or is the military just really good at infidelity?
Strix - Nov 10, 2012 12:11:17 pm PST #331 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Cash, loving Owens' spicy brains!! I'd been huddled away from the intertubes for a while because of All The Craxy and coming back to this was awesome!
sarameg, glad your mom is making you dad see a doc, but understand the worry.
Vortex - Nov 10, 2012 12:19:36 pm PST #332 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I actually respect him for resigning. He admitted his mistake and took the only step he could. He didn't try to argue that his personal life didn't impact his job, etc.
I think that there is a certain "nature of the job" element to military infidelity. You see a lot of it among police officers as well. Not that it's an excuse, I've just seen it alot.
sarameg - Nov 10, 2012 12:22:12 pm PST #333 of 30001
Bye until whenever!
brenda m - Nov 10, 2012 12:24:58 pm PST #334 of 30001
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 actually respect him for resigning. He admitted his mistake and took the only step he could. He didn't try to argue that his personal life didn't impact his job, etc.
Once the FBI is involved I think your options narrow. But others might have dig in and made it all worse.
Burrell - Nov 10, 2012 12:26:53 pm PST #335 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
WRT Petreaus: I don't see why the exposure of an affair is reason to resign, but it made more sense to me when I found out about the threatening emails and getting the FBI involved. Inviting that kind of loopy, unstable behavior I can see as a reason to resign, if only to keep the loopy and unstable away from the CIA and the people who worked under you.
Quick confab with my mom: she's making dad see a dr when they get back cause she doesn't like the changes she's been seeing, which she tried to explain away before but she's seeing it's so not explainawayable. So. Good? But also worrying.
Yes worrying, but better to identify worrying behavior and have it checked.
Dana - Nov 10, 2012 12:35:19 pm PST #336 of 30001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Smoked salmon alfredo might eventually kill me, but my god, it's so good.
Sophia Brooks - Nov 10, 2012 12:37:48 pm PST #337 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Ok, I am watching Glee from the beginning and... why would you have Debra Monk and Victor Garber and not have them sing!?!?
Consuela - Nov 10, 2012 12:38:22 pm PST #338 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
sarameg, good on you & your mom for seeing that your dad's issues might be medical. And I hope his behavior doesn't blight your vacation too much!
Me, I just handed off the Golden Retriever for a couple of days, so while I won't exactly be able to sleep in tomorrow, I will be handling 55 lbs less of dog, and might even be able to go running tomorrow. (I can't run with two dogs, it's too much to control.)
Owen: "The one from the 60s with Leonard Whiting?"
That is some serious Shakespearian geekery there! Way to go, Owen!
Man, I really don't want to move: I've been running around all day and I have a bunch more to do. Gotta go see my folks, and then come back and feed the dogs, and then go to a year clip party hosted by a friend of a friend.
This group of friends collects movie clips all through the year, and then the host sorts them, burns them to DVD, and has a party. We vote on the weirdest/best/random other category clips, and eat lots of great Mexican food. It's really fun. I just wish I could remember people's names from one year to the next. And that I was enough of a cinemaphile to actually collect some clips...