aaronsinger Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 As long as we're discussing baseball, some drink in celebration of their baseball teams, I'm* drinking out of nervousness; fingernail bitings are not a good cocktail garnish. *Maybe some day this week one of the two teams in the fight will decide they actually want to win the AL Central. Go White Sox! I'll be there friday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 This morning's mug of tea is for Richard Thompson and the Otterloops, who started my morning off with laughs for many years. Wishing you perfect health as you move into this phase of your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tujague Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 To Jacob Beneke, killed in this week's Minneapolis workplace shootings, and my nephew's closest friend from childhood. In describing his artwork, crafted from sustainable, recycled materials, he perhaps wrote his own best memorial: "Nothing is finite. Even fragile human life becomes part of the Earth as the physical form reduces to ashes. Life then renews as plants and animals thrive from those ashes buried in the ground." Peace to all who loved him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodeats Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 To Mr. LPerry - such awesome news! Beauty memoralized - such art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 To Mr. LPerry - such awesome news! Beauty memoralized - such art. Do tell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Thanks, Mary. I'm so proud I feel like my heart will burst. Click. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Horoscope Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Washington Nationals Baltimore Orioles (and Mike Flanagan) Shoot, the Washington Homestead Grays!! Teddy Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyy Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 One down, ten to go! My boys!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistle Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 To Bryan Glenn, a local teenager who was found after he went missing a week ago-http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/body-found-during-search-for-missing-teen-in-fairfax/2012/10/08/2f811afa-11a4-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_story.html This story breaks my heart, he reminds me of my son...regardless of the outcome, I am unsure that the search for him was properly conducted, he was found by a volunteer search party a week after he went missing, in the park where his car was found, after LE searches failed to find him. RIP Bryan, & my prayers to his family... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 To Bryan Glenn, a local teenager who was found after he went missing a week ago-http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/body-found-during-search-for-missing-teen-in-fairfax/2012/10/08/2f811afa-11a4-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_story.html This story breaks my heart, he reminds me of my son...regardless of the outcome, I am unsure that the search for him was properly conducted, he was found by a volunteer search party a week after he went missing, in the park where his car was found, after LE searches failed to find him. RIP Bryan, & my prayers to his family... Not to disagree with you, but you might remember Chandra Levy wasn't found for over a year after the DCPD supposedly went over Rock Creek park with a fine-tooth comb. Turns out that where she was found was an area that wasn't searched. At least Bryan was found a lot sooner than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 This story breaks my heart, he reminds me of my son...regardless of the outcome, I am unsure that the search for him was properly conducted, he was found by a volunteer search party a week after he went missing, in the park where his car was found, after LE searches failed to find him. RIP Bryan, & my prayers to his family... Likewise. He went to my son's school, so this has been a particularly difficult story for me to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hersch Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I've been away and somewhat out of touch with events, but just learned that Eric Hobsbawm died last week at 95. One of a handful of the greatest English-language historians of the 20th century, and a hero to me both as a scholar and public intellectual. Also a leading jazz critic. I was first exposed to Hobsbawm in his brilliant collaboration with George Rudé, Captain Swing, a book that practically anyone would profit from reading. Cheers, comrade! (A nice appreciation in Jacobin is here.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 To Felix Baumgartner and to the American hero, Joe Kittinger. (One cannot honor Aaron without Ruth, Beethoven without Bach.) And again. Please do click on the Joe Kittinger link, and watch the entire video - it's incredible. "Joseph Kittinger may be the single most impressive and interesting person I've ever interviewed." -- Jon Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Heineman Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 And again. Please do click on the Joe Kittinger link, and watch the entire video - it's incredible. "Joseph Kittinger may be the single most impressive and interesting person I've ever interviewed." -- Jon Karl +1 As much as I am amazed by Baumgartner, I cannot even fathom Kittinger doing what he did, 50 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcandohio Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 To the women in the binders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 To the women in the binders. LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 To phone calls from overseas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitman Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 From secrecy and deception in high places; come home, America From military spending so wasteful that it weakens our nation; come home, America. From the entrenchment of special privileges in tax favoritism; from the waste of idle lands to the joy of useful labor; from the prejudice based on race and sex; from the loneliness of the aging poor and the despair of the neglected sick -- come home, America. Come home to the affirmation that we have a dream. Come home to the conviction that we can move our country forward. Come home to the belief that we can seek a newer world, and let us be joyful in that homecoming, for this “is your land, this land is my land -- from California to New York island, from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters -- this land was made for you and me.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 From secrecy and deception in high places; come home, America From military spending so wasteful that it weakens our nation; come home, America. From the entrenchment of special privileges in tax favoritism; from the waste of idle lands to the joy of useful labor; from the prejudice based on race and sex; from the loneliness of the aging poor and the despair of the neglected sick -- come home, America. Come home to the affirmation that we have a dream. Come home to the conviction that we can move our country forward. Come home to the belief that we can seek a newer world, and let us be joyful in that homecoming, for this “is your land, this land is my land -- from California to New York island, from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters -- this land was made for you and me.” Can I get an amen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hersch Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 From secrecy and deception in high places; come home, America Because of the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, I was able to cast my first vote for George McGovern in 1972, and I never felt more righteous doing anything ever after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 To Chris Cooley. Welcome back. We missed you. (At least I did). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 From secrecy and deception in high places; come home, America From military spending so wasteful that it weakens our nation; come home, America. From the entrenchment of special privileges in tax favoritism; from the waste of idle lands to the joy of useful labor; from the prejudice based on race and sex; from the loneliness of the aging poor and the despair of the neglected sick -- come home, America. Come home to the affirmation that we have a dream. Come home to the conviction that we can move our country forward. Come home to the belief that we can seek a newer world, and let us be joyful in that homecoming, for this “is your land, this land is my land -- from California to New York island, from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters -- this land was made for you and me.” Can I get an amen? Amen Also to those who are fighting the hopeless battle and those who have in the past. You are loved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Russell Means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcandohio Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 General Colin Powell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyy Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Happy: to Los Gigantes--nice work, boys. That was some damn fine baseball. Sad: to today, the day that is farthest from the next day of baseball than at any other time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMike Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I am drinking to all of y'all, hoping you stay safe and dry over the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Who am I toasting today? Well, duh! Happy Mother's Day, mom! And speaking <<en avance>> by proxy to my mom's equal, and to one of the greatest human beings, and absolutely one of the greatest mothers, ever to walk the face of the earth: Happy Mother's Day, Thérèse (La Fête des Mères, 2012, sera le 3 Juin en France). Et toi aussi, <<Tante>> Tatie. Mom, For all the times you bought me things at The Dollar Store that I didn't want ... For all the Arrow 65/35 shirts ... For all the polyester ties that were given to the Salvation Army ... For the plastic clock that's been sitting on my living room shelf, broken, for two years ... But most of all ... For the three Eveready lanterns, thrown into the back of my hall closet where they've been sitting for who-knows-how-long, still fully charged - because I'm going to need them tonight. I used to worry about you when we had storms like this; now, I wish there was someone left to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 To Hurricane Sandy, for speeding up and making the worst over much more quickly than it could have been, and to Jim Cantore, who never fails to crack me up. Dude. Go inside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 and to Jim Cantore, who never fails to crack me up. Dude. Go inside! Have you noticed that bad boy's physique??? I mean, he has some serious biceps. I'm guessin' he spends a lot of time in the gym. My brother is a Meteorologist with the National Weather Service, and I can't imagine he would have a female following hoping he would wear a Tee shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tujague Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 To Ultra Absorbent Arm & Hammer Doggie Pads, which surely helped stave off a major storm leakage event at Bob's condo last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 To the guys from Sumter Utilities who drove all the way from South Carolina to fix the downed lines in our neighborhood. There's nothing like waking after a storm, having power, then having the utility company cut it so they can do some repairs downstream. Thanks for making it as quick as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Tomorrow you may be thinking of Jimmy Carter, but tonight, raise a glass to Elliott Carter (1908-2012). The year he was born, not Gerald Ford, but Henry Ford, introduced the Model T. All I ask is 10 seconds (literally, 10 seconds) of your time. Go to that link, scroll down about 2/3 of the page to String Quarter Number 2 (composed in 1959), and listen just for a few seconds. No need to listen to the whole thing; just for a few seconds so his name is etched into your memory. You've just paid tribute to an American musical giant. And while you're at it, why not minimize the screen, let the music play in the background, and continue surfing the internet? You'll pick up plenty, even though you're busy doing other things. It will be time well-spent. In regards to my work on this website, I take from Mr. Carter this quote: "As a young man, I harbored the populist idea of writing for the public,” he once explained to an interviewer who asked him why he had chosen to write such difficult music. “I learned that the public didn’t care. So I decided to write for myself. Since then, people have gotten interested.” An influence on me? Absolutely.Cheers, Maestro. I'm remembering you right at this moment with a 1999 Willi Schaeffer Graccher Domprobst Riesling KabinettPS - Do you want to see a Master Class, in the purest sense of the word? Go to 3:06 of this video. No pressure here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookluvingbabe Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Voting. Doesn't matter how you vote. Just go do it. Though I really, really, really hope that if you are in MD you vote yes on 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Voting. Doesn't matter how you vote. Just go do it. Though I really, really, really hope that if you are in MD you vote yes on 6. <----- <wwwwwrrist slap! > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMike Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Last night I drank to Murray Stenson. It was a great time! Tonight I shall drink to my choice of candidate while actively avoiding election coverage by playing Borderlands 2 on my 360. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Tonight I shall drink to my choice of candidate while actively avoiding election coverage by playing Borderlands 2 on my 360. How August of you. No Halo 4 yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMike Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Heck, I haven't played Reach yet. But we have a regular Tuesday night group that plays it, and I'm still only level 18 and chasing that damn flying city across Pandora... So my drinking tonight might be to Axton, whose next job is to blow up that stupid gluttonous thresher that ate my lunar beacon. (And most of the people who read this will be saying "WTF are you talking about?!") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 (And most of the people who read this will be saying "WTF are you talking about?!") I'm drinking to parenthetical statements that apply to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodeats Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I'm drinking to parenthetical statements that apply to me. You'll sort of understand if you go see the movie, "Wreck-It Ralph." :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 To Ellen Connors Ervin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 To Ellen Connors Ervin. And again to Ellen Connors Ervin, who passed away a few hours ago. Her friends on Facebook are devastated, and that alone speaks volumes about her. I sent her this message last night, but I was too late. Conversation started Thursday Don Rockwell I wish you were able to accept my friend request, Ellen. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMike Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 To the new couple, Marshall Fawley and Sylvie Nguyen aka @VAScofflaw and @ThriftyDCCook! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 To the new couple, Marshall Fawley and Sylvie Nguyen aka @VAScofflaw and @ThriftyDCCook! Really?! That's so cool! (Dating, right?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choirgirl21 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 To my 2003 Toyota Matrix, who selflessly gave me 8 years and nearly 160,000 miles until I callously and carelessly let her engine run out of oil. RIP Lexi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodeats Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Really?! That's so cool! (Dating, right?) To the new couple, Marshall Fawley and Sylvie Nguyen aka @VAScofflaw and @ThriftyDCCook! SeanMike should've phrased it as "A toast to Mr. and Mrs. T. Marshall Fawley, III!" (Assuming third based on handle name.) I understand, based on tweets, that Jake contributed a great concocted punch, as well as something by Derek. Congrats to the newlyweds!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMike Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 They were introduced as Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Marshall Fawley the Third. There was a speakeasy room with two punches plus some whiskeys. One punch was a rum punch Jake made, and the other was a genever punch we put together based off a recipe Derek came up with for them. Plus there was a dragon and drum dance, a speech from yours truly (the best man), a 40 pound roast pig, both Vietnamese food and comfort food (such as fried chicken and waffles, and sausage gravy and biscuits, as passed appetizers), a good number of folks all dancing Gangnam style, a wide selection of flasks.... It was a pretty amazing day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tujague Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 To Bryce Harper, NL Rookie of the Year! (OK, he's Mormon, so I'll raise a glass of milk.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 To Bryce Harper, NL Rookie of the Year! (OK, he's Mormon, so I'll raise a glass of milk.) And to Manager of the Year Davey Johnson, whom I have admired since I was, um, much younger than I am now . (Davey is getting a Lagunitas Pils.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 And to Manager of the Year Davey Johnson, whom I have admired since I was, um, much younger than I am now . (Davey is getting a Lagunitas Pils.) I knew I was over the hill when the players started looking like babies and some of the managers (Tony La Russa) looked HOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 To the Twinkie. Keep that cowboy, Goodeats, it will surely be a collectible now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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