I'm looking over the League of Women Voters guide for Utah. The first state Constitutional amendment would remove the requirement that members of the Tax Commission be appointed from more than one political party. I see the problem immediately, the ruling party will pack the commission. The arguments are "Why restrict us from choosing the best people!" vs. "The best people are only from one party? We weren't born yesterday!" I figure when there are rebuttals to the rebuttals, somebody cares an awful lot about this, so I'd better care too.
What you did to me was unbelievable, Connor. But then I got stuck in a hell dimension by my girlfriend one time for a hundred years, so three months under the ocean actually gave me perspective. Kind of a M.C. Escher perspective, but I did get time to think.
Angel ,'Conviction (1)'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Oct 18, 2014 2:28:43 pm PDT #8464 of 30000
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-t - Oct 18, 2014 2:43:55 pm PDT #8465 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I haven't even opened my voter information guide. Oh, look, there's a supplemental one, too. Sigh, there's stil time for me to figure that out.
Man, my allergies have gone into overdrive this afternoon! Claritin and Sudafed are not making a dent. I am sneezy, dopey, sleepy, and grumpy.
Jesse - Oct 18, 2014 2:46:33 pm PDT #8466 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My next door neighbor offered my mom space in his smoker today, so we had ribs for dinner. Delish! But now I'm so full.
Cass - Oct 18, 2014 3:22:36 pm PDT #8467 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Trader joe's has a new Hatch chili salsa.
shrift - Oct 18, 2014 3:35:26 pm PDT #8468 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I picked up my CSA today, so I ate a giant fuck off salad for dinner. Now it's beer and hockey time.
msbelle - Oct 18, 2014 3:45:21 pm PDT #8469 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
sarameg - Oct 18, 2014 3:47:24 pm PDT #8470 of 30000
I have tambourine elbow/shoulder/neck.
-t - Oct 18, 2014 4:07:28 pm PDT #8471 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
What does that mean?
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 18, 2014 4:15:29 pm PDT #8472 of 30000
"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
Nic Brendon arrested.
Oh, as usual, dear. I'm watching his 17-year-younger self in "Welcome to the Hellmouth" on Pivot right now.
sarameg - Oct 18, 2014 4:40:27 pm PDT #8473 of 30000
Which, NB arrest or tambourine maimage? If the latter, I spent the morning shaking a tambourine nonstop for the Balt Marathon(half and relays too) runners. I tried to switch hands but I suck at left handed tambourining. I've got weirdass aches all through my right armature. Better than numb but sore hands from clapping, but still.
Got more than a handful of runners come over and thwap it. Next year I will do signs. It was kind of awesome when I got a clue to shout DANCE IT OUT (I was within earshot of the speakers playing Good Morning Baltimore from Hairspray. On loop. For hours) and guess what? A lot of people would start dancing.
I'm not a runner, but I love cheering them. Those moments-when you get a weak grin, someone whacks your tambourine, the mouthed thank you to whatever you shouted, the pumped fists at mile 22/9, the held eye contact and a nod, watching someone clearly spent stand a little taller, step a little stronger, telling someone stopped with a cramp in front of you that there are gummibears and candy corn pumpkins at the light and water and Gatorade the block after and you've got to see the Eye of the Tiger guy in a mile, having them use your shoulder to straighten back up? And being there with the folks from my hood, including the senior residents, some in wheelchairs and walkers? (And on O2-'I think some of them need this more than I do.')
Why I love this city.