Deep in the World
Nov. 29th, 2006 02:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rain_gryphonSome woman in Dayton (about an hour from here) microwaved her baby. I suppose it's good that I'm still appalled by such things. I'm sometimes surprised that I haven't become completely jaded.
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I wonder how close Mexico is to open insurrection? The leftists have said they'll stop Calderon from being sworn in Friday. It troubles me that the kneejerk response to a lost election anymore seems to be to try to pull down the entire system.
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I've lived long enough to see someone murdered by an exploding robot dog. The future is now :D
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Ohio plates are three letters, four numbers. The letters are specific to a license branch. Our local branch has just finished passing out the DUH plates, and now they're working through the EAT plates :)
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Joe Biden speaks plainly. So far, the Democrats are sounding very much like a practical party who want to govern, rather than ideologues out to avenge their past defeats. The true test will come in January, but what I've heard so far makes me hopeful of progress.
For a while, back in 2002 or so, it looked like Bush had renounced partisan politics, and meant to lead. I do honestly think still that left to himself, without Karl Rove's evil influence, he would have done so. Bush and Rove seem to be an item, however.
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pyesetz:
[x] I’ve been to a drive-in movie theater.
[x] I saw the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show.
[x] I would have chopped my hand off before voting for Ronald Reagan.
[x] I was in a Christmas pageant in public school.
[ ] I remember what I was doing when John Kennedy died.
I do recall watching his funeral, though
[x] I know what 45 and 33-1/3 describes.
[x] Still have ‘em, too.
and some 78s.
[x] Still have a machine that plays them, too.
[x] I’ve ridden in cars that didn’t have seat belts.
[ ] I used to watch Romper Room.
[ ] I belonged to Future Homemakers of America or the FFA.
[ ] I’ve gone to an Elvis Presley concert.
I had the chance to see his last concert, but didn't
[x] I own/used to own an 8-track player.
[x] I used to wear a hat, doilie, or handkerchief on my head in church.
Sort of. We wore hats to church, but not inside.
[x] I’ve bought a McDonald’s cheeseburger for less than 20 cents.
[x] I would go to sleep while or just after watching Johnny Carson.
There was something so secure about the day ending with Johnny Carson...
[x] I got to have an AM radio by my bed and listen to it at night at bedtime.
[x] I have watched a black and white television.
[x] I have/used to have a leisure suit.
[x] I’ve been to a tent revival.
[ ] I attended Woodstock.
[x] I’ve been to a state fair and looked at the animal barns.
I do that every year
[x] I spun a hula-hoop around my middle.
[x] I’ve been spanked at school by a teacher/principal.
[ ] I’ve been to a Cher concert.
[x] I watched The Sonny and Cher Show during its original run.
[x] I watched Star Trek during its original run.
[x] I watched The Twilight Zone during its original run.
[x] I watched Lost in Space during its original run.
[x] I looked forward to hearing Guy Lombardo play “Auld Lang Syne.”
[x] I called adults “Sir” or “Ma’am.”
[x] I’ve had a smallpox vaccination.
[x] I used to watch Dick Clark on American Bandstand.
[x] I’ve been to a rodeo.
[ ] I’ve competed in a rodeo.
[ ] I scheduled my evenings around Dynasty.
[ ] I’ve sold Girl Scout cookies.
[ ] I am/was in a fraternity/sorority.
[ ] I’ve eaten breakfast at a Sambo’s Restaurant.
[x] I’ve eaten at a Howard Johnson’s Restaurant.
[ ] I had a poster of Farrah Fawcett on my wall/door.
[x] I had a crush on Flipper.
[x] I had a crush on Angela Cartwright.
[x] I watched Neil Armstrong walk on the moon.
[x] I have an aluminum Christmas tree and a color-wheel lamp.
I still use it
[x] I have/had a fondue pot and use/used it.
[x] I’ve used a rotary phone.
[x] I’ve used a *party line* phone, too.
[x] I remember when African-Americans were called “colored people” in polite company.
[ ] I’ve been to West Berlin before German reunification.
[ ] I had a paper credit card.
[x] I played with a Water Wiggle.
[ ] I danced all night to Donna Summer and Whitney Houston.
[x] I’ve driven/ridden in a Pacer.
[x] I’ve driven/ridden in a car with fins in the back.
[x] I’ve driven/ridden in a VW Bug.
[x] I’ve stayed up all night playing Risk.
[x] I’ve stayed up all night playing wargames.
Avalon Hill's "Blitzkrieg".
[x] I saw the original Star Wars movie in a theater.
[x] I’ve taken group showers with members of my junior/senior high school class.
[x] I remember when HIV was called HTLV-IV.
[ ] I watched The Simpsons when it was a short on The Tracy Ulman Show.
[ ] I know what CP/M was, ’cause I used it on my computer.
[x] I had to install MS-DOS on my computer before I installed Windows.
[x] I have/had a Sony Walkman.
[ ] I modeled my hair and clothes on people in Beverly Hills 90210.
[x] I’ve played PacMan.
[x] I put on a suit and tie/dress to go shop at the downtown department store.
[ ] I saw Top Gun in the theater more than six times.
[x] I saw The Exorcist in the theater.
[ ] I’ve read Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses.
[ ] I’ve used a Jane Fonda workout video.
[x] I remember when Michael Jackson was black.
[ ] I know who shot J.R.
[x] I remember when Tommy Smothers was an angel.
[x] I owned a pet rock.
[ ] I have/had a Betamax VCR.
[ ] I had “all the way” sex before I was married and had to keep it secret.
[ ] I burned a bra and/or draft card.
I once set my pants on fire, but not on purpose.
[x] I’ve ridden in a double-decker bus.
[x] I’ve ridden in the back window of my parents’ car.
We used to ride in the backs of pickups too.
[x] I’ve edged the grass in a yard with hand clippers.
[x] I had a television aerial outside my house.
And it had a mysterious little Bakelite control box that fascinated me...
*****
I wonder how close Mexico is to open insurrection? The leftists have said they'll stop Calderon from being sworn in Friday. It troubles me that the kneejerk response to a lost election anymore seems to be to try to pull down the entire system.
*****
I've lived long enough to see someone murdered by an exploding robot dog. The future is now :D
*****
Ohio plates are three letters, four numbers. The letters are specific to a license branch. Our local branch has just finished passing out the DUH plates, and now they're working through the EAT plates :)
*****
Joe Biden speaks plainly. So far, the Democrats are sounding very much like a practical party who want to govern, rather than ideologues out to avenge their past defeats. The true test will come in January, but what I've heard so far makes me hopeful of progress.
For a while, back in 2002 or so, it looked like Bush had renounced partisan politics, and meant to lead. I do honestly think still that left to himself, without Karl Rove's evil influence, he would have done so. Bush and Rove seem to be an item, however.
*****
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pyesetz:[x] I’ve been to a drive-in movie theater.
[x] I saw the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show.
[x] I would have chopped my hand off before voting for Ronald Reagan.
[x] I was in a Christmas pageant in public school.
[ ] I remember what I was doing when John Kennedy died.
I do recall watching his funeral, though
[x] I know what 45 and 33-1/3 describes.
[x] Still have ‘em, too.
and some 78s.
[x] Still have a machine that plays them, too.
[x] I’ve ridden in cars that didn’t have seat belts.
[ ] I used to watch Romper Room.
[ ] I belonged to Future Homemakers of America or the FFA.
[ ] I’ve gone to an Elvis Presley concert.
I had the chance to see his last concert, but didn't
[x] I own/used to own an 8-track player.
[x] I used to wear a hat, doilie, or handkerchief on my head in church.
Sort of. We wore hats to church, but not inside.
[x] I’ve bought a McDonald’s cheeseburger for less than 20 cents.
[x] I would go to sleep while or just after watching Johnny Carson.
There was something so secure about the day ending with Johnny Carson...
[x] I got to have an AM radio by my bed and listen to it at night at bedtime.
[x] I have watched a black and white television.
[x] I have/used to have a leisure suit.
[x] I’ve been to a tent revival.
[ ] I attended Woodstock.
[x] I’ve been to a state fair and looked at the animal barns.
I do that every year
[x] I spun a hula-hoop around my middle.
[x] I’ve been spanked at school by a teacher/principal.
[ ] I’ve been to a Cher concert.
[x] I watched The Sonny and Cher Show during its original run.
[x] I watched Star Trek during its original run.
[x] I watched The Twilight Zone during its original run.
[x] I watched Lost in Space during its original run.
[x] I looked forward to hearing Guy Lombardo play “Auld Lang Syne.”
[x] I called adults “Sir” or “Ma’am.”
[x] I’ve had a smallpox vaccination.
[x] I used to watch Dick Clark on American Bandstand.
[x] I’ve been to a rodeo.
[ ] I’ve competed in a rodeo.
[ ] I scheduled my evenings around Dynasty.
[ ] I’ve sold Girl Scout cookies.
[ ] I am/was in a fraternity/sorority.
[ ] I’ve eaten breakfast at a Sambo’s Restaurant.
[x] I’ve eaten at a Howard Johnson’s Restaurant.
[ ] I had a poster of Farrah Fawcett on my wall/door.
[x] I had a crush on Flipper.
[x] I had a crush on Angela Cartwright.
[x] I watched Neil Armstrong walk on the moon.
[x] I have an aluminum Christmas tree and a color-wheel lamp.
I still use it
[x] I have/had a fondue pot and use/used it.
[x] I’ve used a rotary phone.
[x] I’ve used a *party line* phone, too.
[x] I remember when African-Americans were called “colored people” in polite company.
[ ] I’ve been to West Berlin before German reunification.
[ ] I had a paper credit card.
[x] I played with a Water Wiggle.
[ ] I danced all night to Donna Summer and Whitney Houston.
[x] I’ve driven/ridden in a Pacer.
[x] I’ve driven/ridden in a car with fins in the back.
[x] I’ve driven/ridden in a VW Bug.
[x] I’ve stayed up all night playing Risk.
[x] I’ve stayed up all night playing wargames.
Avalon Hill's "Blitzkrieg".
[x] I saw the original Star Wars movie in a theater.
[x] I’ve taken group showers with members of my junior/senior high school class.
[x] I remember when HIV was called HTLV-IV.
[ ] I watched The Simpsons when it was a short on The Tracy Ulman Show.
[ ] I know what CP/M was, ’cause I used it on my computer.
[x] I had to install MS-DOS on my computer before I installed Windows.
[x] I have/had a Sony Walkman.
[ ] I modeled my hair and clothes on people in Beverly Hills 90210.
[x] I’ve played PacMan.
[x] I put on a suit and tie/dress to go shop at the downtown department store.
[ ] I saw Top Gun in the theater more than six times.
[x] I saw The Exorcist in the theater.
[ ] I’ve read Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses.
[ ] I’ve used a Jane Fonda workout video.
[x] I remember when Michael Jackson was black.
[ ] I know who shot J.R.
[x] I remember when Tommy Smothers was an angel.
[x] I owned a pet rock.
[ ] I have/had a Betamax VCR.
[ ] I had “all the way” sex before I was married and had to keep it secret.
[ ] I burned a bra and/or draft card.
I once set my pants on fire, but not on purpose.
[x] I’ve ridden in a double-decker bus.
[x] I’ve ridden in the back window of my parents’ car.
We used to ride in the backs of pickups too.
[x] I’ve edged the grass in a yard with hand clippers.
[x] I had a television aerial outside my house.
And it had a mysterious little Bakelite control box that fascinated me...
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Date: 2006-11-29 10:35 am (UTC)How did Castro survive his exploding cigar?
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Date: 2006-11-29 10:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-29 01:33 pm (UTC)But why do we only see this kind of reaction on the left? Marxist influence, maybe?
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Date: 2006-11-29 08:27 pm (UTC)