Bank Failure #32 in 2012: Montgomery Bank & Trust, Ailey, Georgia
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Banks still fail? Tanta vive.
I miss Shelia.
Does Georgia have any banks left?
Go Georgia! We're #1. We're #1.
I need a foam finger icon.
Outsider wrote:
Well, the bailout recipients.
Looks like a lot of vacant real estate available, what with all their banks folding.
I think they are running low on banks healthy enough to buy.
I just dropped in (since I can rarely catch up these days) to let people know that I have been emailing back and forth with nova's sister. Maybe she has contacted others here and I'm just behind the times. I had been reading here on my phone the other night when it was decided and confirmed that nova had died, and the next day I posted to the memorial page the funeral home had set up.
She contacted me because I had mentioned we had conversed via email and at HCN a few times. I was able to stumble around and guide her through finding nova's 27K comments, and she is now reading them. Sorry if this is old news and all know this. I encouraged her to register and comment if she felt the desire, and told her she would be made comfortable if she did. So if she pops up, do what we do.....
Speaking of People who no longer have alot of Money.
Don't you just feel sorry for the Banksters.
Tom in AZ wrote:
Hide Duke and yogi in a closet, bless their hearts.
Just use this.
http://info.hoganassessments.com/Portals/153377/images/1_foam_finger.jpg
I thought the FDIC had gone out of business.
On Topic?????
Many small banks still struggle under TARP - latimes.com
Slowing rate of closure. In an election year no less. Hoocoodanode?
Feckless Ness wrote:
And if there are any 14 year old girls in the mix, keep the Dawg in the kennel.
Feckless Ness wrote:
Tom in AZ wrote:
So if she pops up, do what we do.....
Hide Duke and yogi in a closet?
Or, as when describing and/or aplogizing for them, add 'bless their hearts' to the end of the sentence.
Outsider wrote:
Ever try to repurpose one of those bank branch buildings? Not so easy, especially when there are empty ones all over the place.
Number 15.
Ooh look a bank closure.
// totally en pointe
Phoned in from the landslide victory.
YouTube - Camper Van Beethoven 'Ambiguity Song'
Check cashing stores?
Outsider wrote:
We buy
?????
Yay. A Nuckin link.
I sent a poem to my distribution list earlier and discovered afterward to some dismay that I had sent it also to Steve's address, because someone on the list has the same first name.
And then I thought, well, it's not such a bad thing to have done:
I WALKED WITH ANNE AND JOACHIM
I walked with Anne and Joachim
Through the garden that we knew,
A pleasant time I had with them
Where raspberry and nettle grew
A garden gold with April sun,
Woven shade from leaves just born,
And as we passed the tree of heaven
My heart with sympathy was torn
But they were cheerful, calm and kind,
They told me not to be concerned,
For there are cordials for the mind
Which grow where noonday does not burn
I left them at the garden wall,
Departed through an arch of stone,
Above the entrance trees grow tall,
The tree of heaven grows alone
And from that tree there grows a fruit,
A single blossom that it bears,
The sweetness in it from the root
That heals the hurting of despair
Pavel
July 6, 2012
Oh, look! California is getting a bullet train!!!11!!
From Madera to Bakersfield.
Senate passes high-speed rail funding, which now goes to governor - latimes.com
I had put Nova in contact with my father a few months ago as he was looking for specific WW2 locations on his upcoming trip to Hungary.
Even in the few quick email correspondences they had had, my father picked up on what a nice fellow he was.
Okay, after agonizing for an hour or so, I finally bit the bullet and upgraded to a new droid incredible 4Glte.
Now we wait for delivery- that is always fun. I thought about going superhightech, but the phone has enough gegaws on it to keep my satisfied for another couple of years.
Didn't want to talk to my phone. Just wanted faster data and better os. Of course, I do have just an incredible right now, so up to the front line of technology. Ice cream sandwich, geez, do I run it or eat it?
Just one minnow busted bank?
Summertime vacation staffing problems.
Someday this war's gonna end...
"Hide Duke and yogi in a closet, bless their hearts."
And if you have enuff room in there, stuff MOF in there too.
Feckless Ness wrote:
YouTube - Steve Martin - Ruprecht
poic wrote:
He had some knowledge of places and events in western Russia/Byelorus in WWII.
One of his theses was that the complicity of the ordinary German soldier was much more extensive than had been credited in the history books.
Tom in AZ wrote:
Thank You. That was a true kindness.
On bus for opening night at the Hollywood Bowl. The Frozen Planet documentary with live orchestra.
Citizen AllenM wrote:
Oh, wow, you got the one where the gubmit can follow your every move without a warrant.
Good move.
Paradigm Lost wrote:
And KP. Definitely KP.
Oh, look! California is getting a bullet train!!!11!!
"We have learned to be chary of roads; they mean people, and commotion, and lack of peace."
-Herbert Jacobs, We Chose the Country, 1948
They can follow my every move no matter what, remember, I work for them.
Someday this war's gonna end...
sm_landlord wrote:
Will someone please strangle every idiot that voted for this? Actually, this is insanity, not idiocy. Should we require Lithium to be served in their martinis rather than olives?
Rob Dawg wrote:
Opening night was two weeks ago.
Citizen AllenM wrote:
I admire the ease with which you admit that. You've made peace with yourself, I can see that.
War without end, amen.
Feckless Ness wrote:
So, how do you know what may be done?
Citizen AllenM wrote:
You can't fool us. You only pretend to work for the government to fund your E-bay addiction.
Sheila Bair now heads the newly formed Systemic Risk Council. Other members include Brooksley Born; Paul Volcker, former TreasSec Paul O'Neill; former senators Bill Bradley, Chuck Hagel, Alan K. Simpson; John S. Reed, former head of Citicorp; Hugh F. Johnston, former CFO of Pepsico; economist Simon Johnson; and John D. Rogers, the president of the CFA Institute.
rate Bair, Born, Volcker (didn't realize he posted), O'Neill, Bradley, Hagel (
), as decent and intelligent. Simpson (
) is the catfood guy. Not too familiar with Johnston, Johnson and Rodgers.
O'Neill is redteam as well, but comes from industry: Alcoa
Pavel: A fine balm for the mourning heart.
"And KP. Definitely KP. "
I guess we all have our favorites...God bless their pea-pickin' hearts.
pavel.chichikov wrote:
I was there.
Paradigm Lost wrote:
We like to nurture our
s.
Feckless Ness wrote:
And so may he be, just a little later than you, dimensionally speaking.
I was trying to be playful.
Hey maybe people want to leave Bakersfield in a hurry...
Sorry too much shorthand on the bus and iPhone. Opening of the weekend spectacular cycle.
Paradigm Lost wrote:
I hope so, Paradigm.
On vacation from the Ministry of Truth, relaxing with the peeps.
Just remember, I did obliquely try to warn C.K. that her new friends were not going to be free for long.
This entire thing was born as Arpanet under Darpa, as I recall, and I used to have a SecCL.
On the other hand, economics is such a dry and safe field to work in, given the politicians don't want to really know what works, because that would give them so much less to sell to the suckers who pay them waaaay too much money to keep screwing things up.
Someday this war's gonna end...
You raise an interesting question:
: Nature or nurture?
sportsfan wrote:
In a well run police state so many people work for "them" that it's not easy to find someone who doesn't, or hasn't, or could not if they wanted to.
Ever try to repurpose one of those bank branch buildings?
Fast food? Seems like those vacuum tubes would work great for sending out burgers, tacos & fries.
Shush, my new phone is now a "tax deductible" expenditure. Funny how profits keep buying new computers every couple of years.
After all, I can't sit there on my lunch hour and go to ebay on my desktop- that is verboten. Sitting outside in the sun is still free, at least until I pull 2 gigs or more a month.
Someday this war's gonna end...
Feckless Ness wrote:
You're ignoring the possibility of demonic possession.
pavel.chichikov wrote:
Play, or play not. There is no "try."
No chance at this point. There will be open revolt if they try because there is no chance of passing the November tax increase. That means cutting the school year three weeks among other nasty threats.
Rajesh wrote:
I will say this, which I said before - the cast of devils is assembling.
You're ignoring the possibility of demonic possession.
Feckless Ness wrote:
Sourpuss.
No chance at this point.
How can there be no chance when it passed the Senate and is on its way to the governor who championed it?
Rajesh wrote:
Alan Simpson. The mean rich curmudgeon who disparages "greedy geezers", not fully recognizing that HE is one. But I respect O'Neill, Born, Bair and Simon Johnson. I've read their books, blogs and followed them for a long time.
If you want to know which way a cat will jump, find out who their friends are, where they worked, where the money comes from, you know, their track record. There should be no surprise. Of course, every once in a while, you do get one or two, like Gorbachev or FDR. Traitors to their class.
pavel.chichikov wrote:
What else is new? You do realize the big ones hire the best and brightest, and out in the provinces we are the oddballs and leftovers?
The entire point of the "meritocracy" is to skim off the potential troublemakers and divert them into productive uses.
After all, you live in our new nomenklatura city, and you think this time it is really different?
Enough, off to the gym to live longer and keep complaining about Life and Fate.
Someday this war's gonna end...
the homer simpson's are going to burn the quick-e-mart, eh?
SheBair! Strangely enough, she came to mind today.
It's weird. I'm only on the net for about 1/2 hour per day/5 days a week for the past many months (computer eye strain) so I haven't had the opportunity to read the threads. I saw CR when Bill noted Nova's death. I posted the next day for him.
This is my first BFF in forever (my favorite, since I am a learner and felt on BFF that I could post my stupidity). Oddly, my first name is Allley and my last name is Montgomery.
HG, I'll go with the Cards. They're used to miserable weather and there's some sort of ring giveaway. Plus, Jimmy Edmonds is my very good neighbor!
Wonder who stands to make $$ on the high speed rail projects.
Rob Dawg wrote:
They will complete the first and least useful leg, from Madera to Bakersfield. It's on the Governor's desk for signature.
Senate passes high-speed rail funding, which now goes to governor - latimes.com
Paradigm Lost wrote:
The more I read about those confusing days in 1989-91, the more I'm convinced the world dodged a bullet with Gorby being at the helm.
It could've been bloody.
Outsider wrote:
Bond salesmen and construction companies.
I think Reed must be a
but the idea I got was that he was actually a good manager, made money that way
Agronox wrote:
I think Gorby was an inevitability ... we outspent them in the arms race. Kind of like Siena falling to Venice.
The bill will be signed. The Fed matching funds collected and the money spent on urban rail in LA and SF.
Agronox wrote:
I had this from the general who was chief adviser to the Russian government on nuclear weapons - the black suitcase, Gorbachev's chyorny chyemodan - was not connected to anything operational. The principal in charge was the chief of the general staff.
The situation was quite frightening. Very bad things could have happened. There was concern over the integrity of command and control, especially over mobile weapons.
Rob Dawg wrote:
NO it won't
Rob Dawg wrote:
I love the smell of misappropriation in the CVBB.
start in the most inexpensive real estate and prove out the technology in this benighted country
people will be begging for HSR as the elephants wither away
What's more, I do not like the tone of events developing, now rapidly, in the ME.
NO it won't
You could be right. Like I said if it is signed the november tax measures fails. If it is signed then the money will go elsewhere. Hard to type on a city bus at 80 mph so I am not being as clear as I should. Sorry.
This will end well.
Argentina’s Macro Tumbles as Government Caps Lending Rates - Bloomberg
Rob Dawg wrote:
And the state will still close 70 parks. Probably more if the voters don't increase the sales tax in November.
Rajesh wrote:
What is going well?
Nobody does not even the bad guys I think.
Russia has a difficult time projecting power in the Med. Unstable situation between the great powers.
Rajesh wrote:
Kali should do this.
Siemens' Misguided Idea about Putting Power Lines on German Roads - SPIEGEL ONLINE
"Just remember, I did obliquely try to warn C.K. that her new friends were not going to be free for long."
Anon had a window of opportunity that was squandered in sophomoric behavior and bravado. The guys trackin' 'em are deadly serious. I've met some of them. They gonna throw you where the sun don't shine...and toss the key away. Even Assange, that paranoid of paranoids, chucked an excellent opportunity by baiting the military/security/homeland establishment. Very 1960s. Well, this is 2012 and things are different now.
There are bigger fish to fry...ones that would've had the man in the street behind him. If they had gone after the banksters, the tax havens, the peeps who provide the capital for creeping security, the outcry supporting them would've been a tidal wave. Coulda been a hero.
My opinion is...there will be a second wave who will be harder to catch and punish.
Think how much easier it will be to type on the Bakersfield Bullet...
Comrade Elmer Fudd wrote:
Malta and Lichtenstein?
Outsider wrote:
Why don't they NOT spend so much building a high tech boomdawgle on this first line and Consider Starting a second more efficent construction on a Los Angeles to Los Vegas LINE>
Libor: The Crime of the Century | The Nation
Forget Bernie Madoff and Enron’s Ken Lay—they were mere amateurs in financial crime. The current Libor interest rate scandal, involving hundreds of trillions in international derivatives trade, shows how the really big boys play. And these guys will most likely not do the time because their kind rewrites the law before committing the crime.
Modern international bankers form a class of thieves the likes of which the world has never before seen. Or, indeed, imagined. The scandal over Libor—short for London interbank offered rate—has resulted in a huge fine for Barclays Bank and threatens to ensnare some of the world’s top financers. It reveals that behind the world’s financial edifice lies a reeking cesspool of unprecedented corruption. The modern-day robber barons pillage with a destructive abandon totally unfettered by law or conscience and on a scale that is almost impossible to comprehend.
Comrade Elmer Fudd wrote:
I can't pretend I understand what's going on - I have no special access whatsoever. I only read the news.
But this is a situation in which mistakes can be made, especially about the other side.
The 'other side'? More like an amoeba.
How does that compare with FNM, FRE, FED JP, BA heh ?
Yet they are going concerns. Weird no ?
O yeah - Le Weekend ! sadly I'm working - last weekend before the pressie.
Paradigm Lost wrote:
So you can imagine how much more severe the crackdown would be.
NO it won't
Are you saying Brown won't sign the high speed rail bill that just passed the senate, after the article said this was a victory for him/Obama?
dryfly wrote:
A Great Game is being played out.
Outsider wrote:
I have encountered the functional equivalent. Evil is real.
Tom Stone wrote:
Yep. And Nova knew it to be so.
Tom Stone wrote:
Yes It is.
Rob Dawg wrote:
A better choice, not a good choice.
Over the past week more damning evidence has emerged alleging that #LIBOR was rigged. The scandal is about to go global
The LIBOR scandal: The rotten heart of finance | The Economist
and CR posts about 2 bit bank failures
As many as 20 big banks have been named in various investigations or lawsuits alleging that LIBOR was rigged. The scandal also corrodes further what little remains of public trust in banks and those who run them.
Better than HSR. Drive on drive off or just rapid container rail between urbank and Oakland. Save billions in highway wear
Tom Stone wrote:
I agree, but I've yet to encounter an example of human evil that wasn't learned behavior. You have to be carefully taught.
Bad Dawg Bobby wrote:
Goodness is also, but it is quieter.
Rob Dawg wrote:
It makes too much sense, sigh.
I think if Nova's sister drops by, someone should warn her about Rob Dawg making comments about 14 year-old girls being "ridden hard and put away wet".
"the cast of devils is assembling. "
Something we can agree on. They won't be who we think they are.
AlleyCat: We aim to please. Several HCNers had been asking after her and I happened upon the stories about her new endeavor, so I linked them.
Agronox: I was there, on the border, and yes, it could've been very bloody. You know, the Iron Curtain from Poland down to southern Europe was crumbling for some months before the Berlin Wall came down. At any point during that time, it might've become a real shootin' war. We were scared and watching every move because we knew those living there beside that long line were hostages should the SHTF.
1 currency now -yogi wrote:
Asked and answered, Counselor. Move on.
Feckless Ness wrote:
From what I have observed it is a combination of nature and conditioning.
1 currency now -yogi wrote:
Hello sunshine!
There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.
Buddha
Yet you just have to bring up something nasty about men in a closet, don't you. Hypocrite.
What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?
Buddha
Tom Stone wrote:
That is its nature.
Yogi<
What are you pissed off about tonight, LIBERAL LOON?
Hypocrites and gossip-mongers.
Gooness I'm glad I'm being quiet.
So are we.
Fuck 'em.
You're going to blow a gasket, man.
1 currency now -yogi wrote:
If you stopped calling people names for just one week, you would feel so much less angry. What do you need the rage for? Is the world better for it? Are you?
You still haven't apologized for your rude insult of a young teenager, have you?
1 currency now -yogi wrote:
Who do you know who doesn't owe an apology to perhaps hundreds of people they have passed in their lifetime? Give it a rest, for your own good and the good of others.
How about it, Pavel-- when you see hypocrisy, why do you not keep your mouth shut?
i wish Texas would build HSR... been talking about it for 20 years.
not sure Southwest would be very supportive
Paradigm Lost wrote:
Has there been a good, definitive history written of the time that you might recommend? Some of the stories are incredible. The Berlin Wall falls because of an administrative error.
pavel.chichikov wrote:
How about keeping your mouth shut about my comments?
1 currency now -yogi wrote:
I'm referring to it right now. See above.
On Topic:
Many small banks still struggle under TARP - latimes.com
Bigger and better BFFs ahead!
Yes I see, you're exhibiting hypocrisy right now.
Bless your pea pickin' heart!
I live near where they're building the trans-bay terminal in SF.
I'm fine with canning the whole high speed rail thing AS LONG as they finish the trans-bay terminal first so that real estate priced go sky high in my neighborhood.
After that I say close the whole thing down
GOOOOOO
!!!
Settle down, Yogi
You didn't even see your bike today; did you?
1 currency now -yogi wrote:
If you had any credit with me I just might. I'd have to admire your judgment, your wisdom, your patience, your evident goodness and gentleness. All we ever get from you is abuse and rage.
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When I was biking today I had to go around a very pissed off rattle snake
1 currency now -yogi wrote:
You never do? Should I call you a hypocrite?
The new designated smoking area is like the old village stocks for shaming ne'er do wells.
"I think Gorby was an inevitability ... we outspent them in the arms race. Kind of like Siena falling to Venice. "
Nothing, but nothing, was "inevitable". No slam dunk, tear-down-that-wall mythology. You had to be there. St. Ronnie wouldn't have saved our asses.
If you'd stood on the Fulda Gap at sunrise and heard all the tanks on the Eastern side revving up their engines, you wouldn't have thought so. BTW, more than 50% of our tanks were inoperable due to no parts. They were robbing Peter to keep Paul running in the days running up to the tears in the curtain.
Pavel is right. We were scared to death of the chaos...someone pushing the button, giving the command. Tactical nuke weapons. Everyone was on high alert.
pavel.chichikov wrote:
Wrong.
Yogi also brought up his card playing, squash scores and idea for a self powered "spinning" gym.
HomeGnome wrote:
I find Buddhism very attractive, it does not offend my intellect.
Dude, 1500 feet of climbing, 85 degrees and dodging a rattler.
You can only dream of such an endeavor.
It's so famous of an endeavor that
probably knows me personally.
Yakkety yak.
Administrative error??
Tom,
Your joke about your Buddhist friend expounding at length about his lack of ego was priceless.
:roflmfao:
Now, I'm assless.
Thanks a lot.
someone on this thread has been using th bath salts
1 currency now -yogi wrote:
I inferred that we hide skeletons in the HCN closet. Your own mind made it nasty, bless your heart.
Paradigm Lost wrote:
The man who designed the first Soviet nuclear subs told me: The guys who man the mobiles in Siberia could say - The hell with the bastards - let's drop a few on them all - Moscow, Washington, the lot.
For hcn to tonight
YouTube - Bob Marley - One Love
I still like the gym idea, Yogi.
Citizen AllenM wrote:
Had the HTC Hero, upgraded to the EVO 4G on the 4th. So far, loving it.
Comrade Troyski wrote:
And July 3rd was a "Thunder Moon", at that.
HomeGnome wrote:
I stand corrected - but I'm not here all the time.
lawyerliz wrote:
As I understand it, an East German official was to go on TV announcing a loosening of travel restrictions in the coming months. He misunderstood the note and announced freedom to travel, effective immediately. The Wall fell that night.
Bullshit.
Skirt steak is going on the BBQ soon.
Fresh lettuce from the garden is being turned into a salad.
Go for it. There's no patent.
pavel.chichikov wrote:
Me neither; but I still have my memory.
Any of us would have done it I like to think, Tom. She found me first is all.
RockyR wrote:
Beware of
Do not feed the.
Which one Liz?
Who's tossing the salad tonight?
A new vinegrette recipe?
poic wrote:
:mind bleach:
Good night everyone. Peace to all. I mean it.
NO you don't.
Sticking your big nose in again...
The hungry hungry
HomeGnome wrote:
I do. Really.
I don't think so Mike. What
have I done this thread?
HomeGnome wrote:
FOOD FIGHT!!!
YouTube - Animal House Food Fight
Paradigm Lost, thank you my dear.
If any of you think that Nova's sister will immediately identify herself as Nova's sister (she won't), you know too much about economics and not enough about human nature. JMO.
Why not just be nice to all new posters? It's not hard. Really.
pavel.chichikov wrote:
Um......It doesn't seem sincere.
Poic has been good today.
Who you callin a
?
poic wrote:
A wee bit insecure are we now
:red velvet cupcake:
For the AlleyCat at the end of the bar.
poic wrote:
Good eating when they have been feeding off grain fed mice. Not so tasty when they have been eating small fish and frogs.Mail me if you want a recipe or two. We have very few on this side of the valley, mixed blessing.
i have a sinking suspicion about alleycat
nova vive!
Paradigm Lost wrote:
While he throws everyone off the bus. And having past MNC heads like Citi and Pepsi is not good. Ask any S. American country.
Paradigm Lost wrote:
With good reason. The stakes don't get higher.
"shows how the really big boys play. "
What if no one comes out to play anymore? Trust holds the system up. For us...and them.
"a reeking cesspool of unprecedented corruption"
Been going on for a long time globally. It will kill capitalism as we know it. Corruption will destroy democracy.
"So you can imagine how much more severe the crackdown would be. "
Oh yeah, Pavel. They will have to be willing to suffer or die for "the cause," whatever that may be. There have always been people willing to do that, at great cost to them and their families and friends. Anon was "playing", but the opposition didn't think it was a game.
"The bill included $5.9 billion — about $3.2 billion in federal money already committed and $2.6 billion in state bond funds — for the section of track from Madera to Bakersfield"
I've spent more time riding HSR than the rest of the commentariat combined maybe, and I don't know how to feel about this.
We need a 21st century transit infrastructure, but I don't know what that looks like.
If I were a hard-SF writer I'd allow myself solar- and/or fission-powered electrified highways with inductive chargers buried in the road, and the cars driving themselves from LA to SJ.
Taking a train to LA seems so 19th century, alas.
Feds are paying for the capex and state funding is going to wages, so our investment will be a wash more or less.
Madera to Bakersfield is about a third of the ROW, the "easy" third.
HomeGnome wrote:
There's a small chain near work that sells cupcakes. Crumbs. I looked the other day and per NYC law they have the calorie count for each cupcake. I saw one that breached the 1,000 calorie mark. For. 1. Single. Cupcake.
Cupcakes - Crumbs Bake Shop - Cupcake For Wedding, Chocolate Cupcake, Cupcake Delivery
Better get your bike out, Mike.
HomeGnome wrote:
You are welcome, he's actually a good person. He is never intentionally unkind.
Lol Mike. I admit I can definitely
But I sincerely thought I was just joking around on this thread.
poic wrote:
NO you can't.
Loser.
My wife place a rubber snake on the back steps last week.
Took a year off my life when I caught it out of the corner of my
eye. I think she may be counting on the life insurance money.
1 currency now -yogi wrote:
Or you could look at the evidence. The subject started before the pig on the last thread. I joked about hiding you and Duke from company, dryfly gave it a spin I didn't intend, and I called him on it.
yogi, when I poke the hornet's nest, I ALWAYS 'fess up. That's my M.O. and has been for years. I get more fun out of it that way. If you had the least bit of empathy or insight, you'd have noticed that in the 5 years I've posted here.
Tom in AZ wrote:
Heartfelt thanks nonetheless. You apparently made her feel welcome in a time of grief.
poic wrote:
As am I.
Hilarious.
What prank are you plotting in revenge?
Mike in Long Island wrote:
Stick with
, it's better for you 
HomeGnome wrote:
I am so jealous right now.
Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.
Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.
sm_landlord wrote:
There's no contest.
any day of the week over :cupcakes:
OK FINE!
:red velvet cupcake:
For the Feckless Ness
But you think Rob Dawg is OK "for company".
I haven't figured one out yet. She did fix a good dinner that night to compensate for my trauma.
sporkfed wrote:
I LIKE that girl!
Do tell....
Feckless News
you are full of shit...
Yay!
You're a dumbass.
Mike in Long Island wrote:
There's no better time to buy or sell cupcakes.
CRMB Basic Chart | Crumbs Bake Shop, Inc. Stock - Yahoo! Finance
Pot roast, field peas, creamed potatoes with gravy, and asparagus.
That might be the real way she does away with me.
poic linked::
It's universal: YouTube - One Love | Playing For Change | Song Around the World
1 currency now -yogi wrote:
yogi, you are outdoing yourself tonight. Just keep making stuff up. Talk to the hand, dude.
Outsider wrote:
Well,
STV is a leading, award-winning professional firm offering engineering, architectural, planning, environmental and construction management services for one, and
Flintco Pacific, Inc.
Have pics sent out today from Flintco to others, will try and get them uploaded.
Sounds like it, mate.
Looks like a thread Hoops could make a constructive contribution to.
C
Feckless Ness wrote:
He does that alot.
perhaps.
but I don't backslide like a weasel when confronted
with bad behavior.
sporkfed wrote:
Well, the snake didn't work, so...
I would like to point out to any newcomers that the current mood of Hoocoodanode (HCN) is very unlike its mood during an emergent financial crisis. Everyone has become tired of waiting around for whatever will happen, and ordinary life - with its petty grievances, annoyances and joys, intrudes more often.
This bunch of commenters is, for the most part, highly intelligent and knowledgeable. It's not the dim, misanthropic "men with guns on a hair trigger" kind of rabble you get in the comments section at, say, ZeroHedge. The men and women here are well-informed and well-intentioned. Despite the petty bickering.
Tom in AZ wrote:
Feckless Ness wrote:
What makes you such an angel Feckless? You don't use the word "fuck" in polite company? Congratulations on your decency. That was quite obnoxious, and no you didn't "fess up".
suecris wrote:
No they're not.
Are, too!
Duhhhhhh
:drool:
suecris wrote:
Nope.
suecris wrote:
You mean when we were exchanging squirrel recipes and doomstead specifications?
sportsfan wrote:
fond memories of doing just that......of course, it wasn't a strip mall/new construction branch....
suecris wrote:
Blood in the water focuses the sharks' attention.
RockyR wrote:
Put a sock in it, gramps!
I was thinking today that there may be a time when most labor is all contract.
Fewer and fewer small employers, most people working through any agency.
One for professionals, one for laborers, etc... everybody pegged into a specific
classification.
Yeah, when the anxiety level and adrenaline are high there's a whole other feel. This is more like Waiting for Godot these days.
Non sequitur.
YouTube - Kaskade feat. Skylar Grey - Room For Happiness (Fire) (Official Video)
Have a good night all. Time to drink beer and find something stupid to do.
"Has there been a good, definitive history written of the time that you might recommend? "
Agronox: You know what? I don't know. I lived it. Pavel lived it. For us it's recent history. I'll have to do some diggin' around, but I haven't heard of one. Just flotsam, jetsam, consequences of the falling wall. The SU's implosion, the Balkan war...nothing about the very tense several years as the iron dike sprung leaks. I'm sure there must be something out there.
The wall didn't fall because of an administrative error. Peeps on the East...and the West...were pushing it...Incursions, tiny bits of bravado, all along its perimeter. It was springing leaks everywhere. But the Poles were the real heroes. They started the ball rolling and paid a heavy price for their defiance.
If I find a really good book, I'll let you know.
Paradigm Lost wrote:
Thank you.
RockyR wrote:
*"i have a sinking suspicion about alleycat
nova vive!" *
So, what do you mean by that? I don't know whether you are insulting or complimenting me. Please speak clearly, my fellow soul.
1 currency now -yogi wrote:
yogi, you make me want to be a better person, bless your heart.
Rex Goliath Chardonay and homemade zucchini bread.
Funny story here.
I bike through the same state park every weekend.
For the last month every time I went through the gate on the way in and out the ranger waved at me. Me thinking they're being polite just smile and wave back. Can't hear them cause my ear-buds are playing music.
Yesterday I stopped to ask them a question. Turns out they've started charging for bikers and that's why they were waving to me.
km4 wrote:
I know mate. s'ok - there's now
YouTube - Dr. Evil - Just The Two Of Us (Austin Powers)
Nope I don't watch Austin Powers - but that one I like. as regards this blog and it ignoring the LIBOR story.. you know who CR's dad is right ?
Just the two of us..
Good luck with that. Bless your heart.
poic wrote:
That IS funny..
HAhAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Thanks. I relate bytheway - I have a sunshine disposition - I generally thinking people are waving at me - not
Amazing that no one has whined long and loud enough to get Ken to give in and make a biking icon.
"The hell with the bastards - let's drop a few on them all - Moscow, Washington, the lot. "
I believe it. That's why Iran worries me. That's why the personal, long-term relationship between Romney and Bibi worries me. They could spark a wildfire they can't control. It's happened before.
I bought a pretty decent Chardonnay yesterday, Toasted Head.
11 bucks a bottle and very drinkable . FD, I don't drink a lot of wine.
I don't know about you guys, but Syria is taking most of my spare attention these days.
Mike in Long Island,
Yum! If you only eat one cupcake in a day, it's an under 1200 diet! Maybe that's just me...
sporkfed wrote:
Neither do I,
Damn My pants just started on fire.
you headed over there hoops?
poic wrote:
I drove over to a local park to have a look around, and they wanted $10 to enter. Turned around and left. They aren't going to have many customers with that tactic.
Rex Goliath is a picnic wine. Inexpensive crisp no subtlety. You can throw an ice cube into it if necessary.
Fewer customers makes it easier to close them.
What's your take? Just because the propaganda machine distorts everything doesn't mean he isn't a ruthless murderer.
Agree, Pavel, but I'm no expert. Seems like a lot of recklessness.
Rob Dawg wrote:
I think I'm going to declare a picnic right here and now.
(closest thing to a glass of white wine)
Same at our park. It's either that or close down. I bought a yearly pass to support this park.
YouTube - 'No chance of unity government in Syria'
suecris wrote:
YouTube - Chambers Brothers - People Get Ready LIVE version
Most parks are being taken over by local groups so they aren't shut down. That's what the parking charge is going towards.
somebody this am - thanks whoever it was - pointed out / reminded me that the Profile: Arianna Huffington - S.H.A.M.E. Project
is going strong..
They mentioned it in the context of Dr. Drew. - I didn't find that but I did find their follow-up expose of Malcolm Gladwell and also a hell of a piece on Arianna - "the Rajneesh harpie" Huffington -
as the brit comedy went - BRILLIANT.
thanks whoever it was who reminded me of the :
Profile: Arianna Huffington - S.H.A.M.E. Project
FD: I haven't yet contributed a single paisa to the shameproject, have absolutely no personal knowledge of the individuals nor indirect knowledge and naturally absolutely no financial interest in that website.
FD1 : Of course I know of Arianna - NOT personally - from her English daze
I WISH the SHAMEproject A LOT OF LUCK for sure - and shd I contribute I'll disclose that.
Paradigm Lost wrote:
I hope so, and maybe they follow your advice this time.
RockyR, no, I'm probably headed for LA to try to find work. My whole strategy of taking care of my community with the hope that my community would take care of me was a flat failure. Lots of good done and good accomplishments, but still, I have not been invited into the tribe of commercial society and given a wage paying job of some kind, somewhere. I have lots of favors to cash in, but no job, and no future here. Sad that the experiment failed, but I think I'm a big fish in a small pond, here.
I was amused to post something on here earlier today about favela housing and have Rob Dawg do a public transportation dig at me - it was such a non sequitur. Sounds like the mood here has turned pretty sour.
Syria is fascinating to watch, as an example of the final stages of a society controlled by an isolated elite that has lost all touch with its people. Assad is a fool who did not see his own downfall, and will likely be dead within the year. His incompetence and weakness was of course exploited by the CIA, and now Russia and China see themselves entrenched on the wrong side of history.
The CIA is picking winners and losers for arms recipients and training. I guess we didn't learn with the Taliban / Osama Bin Ladin. I wonder if the Kurds will get their state after all.
Los Angeles is not nearly as bad as I thought it might be; I prefer it to San Francisco, where I'm afraid to fart too loud just in case I violate an ordinance and they tow my car in retribution.
tg wrote:
That's interesting, Russian Television interviewee claims that Al Queda is being sponsored by Turkey to undermine Assad.
US uses direct force in Syria, China and Russia threaten, US imposes
trade sanctions. Dollar strengthens .
Why would the US ever need to use direct force in Syria? We are in an ideal proxy war situation, which is what we are doing.
poic wrote:
Excellent. So will I as and when this confronts me.
Whachyyya gonna do heh ?
gotta chase how parks thang work - as in its history.
HomeGnome wrote:
I blend trader Joe's Balsamic vinegar half and half with star red wine vinegar, drop a large clove of garlic in the cruet and add fresh ground tellicherry pepper, fresh marjoram and thyme and a little touch of Beau Monde salt from spice islands. Add extra virgin olive oil to taste shake well (best the second day). I marinade a cut up avocado and crumbled blue cheese with this for about 15 minutes, add lettuce and toss. Yue can mix in a little cut up pear with the cheese and avocado and walnuts are also a nice addition.
1 currency now -yogi wrote:
Mine's bigger!
"And having past MNC heads like Citi and Pepsi is not good. Ask any S. American country. "
I don't know, Tom. You could work for The Man (haven't most of us at one time or another), have a change of heart, and decide that this is the $hits, and something needs to be done before we blow ourselves up. Several of the top NYC OWSers worked for Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and various hedge funds, and they know how they operate.
Here's an example: I know an excellent personal injury attorney (retired now). He worked for an insurance company for several years. Then he went to UT pre-med for a coupla more years. Then he set up a practice to defend the little guy...the plaintiff...facing the big corp. He didn't sell out. He believed in what he was doing. And it wasn't for the money. He had trust in justice. But then, that was in the '50s-'70s. Times have changed, but I think there are still people out there fighting the good fight. (BTW, he was a staunch Az Republican and a good guy and he had lots of fine Demo friends, but times were different then.)
For those of you who want the bleeding edge on Syria, please see Brown Moses Blog. Many major news sources are surreptitiously stealing his leads.
Brown Moses Blog
Its absolutely worth remembering who Arianna is -
Profile: Arianna Huffington - S.H.A.M.E. Project
There I go again - godwinning the issue heh ?
Not sure, my guess is he did, but like Mongo just a pawn..
Hoopajoops LTD wrote:
Just don't park your car on the wrong street at the wrong time, LA will have it towed. Read all street signs very carefully when parking on the street, there are lots of "special" zones.
To honor the passing of a tiny bank, I'm making up a steak dinner.
I'm thinking of broiling some asparagus covered by bacon on the tips. Anyone do that before?
I don't want that much bacon, but I'm thinking it could protect the tips from being overcooked if I just lay it over the tops, and flip the bacon when I rotate the asparagus, I'm not sure if they will cook at the same pace.
Just is case people aren't clear - I'm describing who the HuffPost really is.
sportsfan,
I love this song so much. The lyrics and melody touch me in so many ways. The day after I found out that Nova died, I posted my musical tribute to him, but with a different artist. All of the renditions touch my heart.
My best.
Hoopajoops LTD wrote:
Los Angeles is HUGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !
Where to exactly mate ?
skk wrote:
The HuffPost is AOL, Arianna is just a self-promoting pseudo-pundit.
Rob Dawg . . . sour mood here . . . is that supposed to be a joke?
Check out like, oh, the fourth or fifth comment on just about every single blog post that Bill puts up. It's got some negative slant to it every time. I guess I'm supposed to believe that's a coincidence or sumthin.
Well. Good luck in LA, hoops. I've been out there a fair amount. It has it's nice things about it. Tough place to live I think, not for the feint of heart... unless they are very rich.
You'll do fine.
Profile: Arianna Huffington - S.H.A.M.E. Project
I reckon people who think HuffPost is "progressive" need to know this.
sporkfed wrote:
Balletto probably has the best price/quality ratio around here. Dutton Goldfield, Merry Edwards, Suacci-Carciere and Graton Ridge are all good but pricier for what you get. All within 15 minutes of where I live. DUI's contribute a lot to the local budgets...
"I saw one that breached the 1,000 calorie mark. For. 1. Single. Cupcake."
Now, I gotta get a bite of that. Just one little, teeny taste.
"My wife place a rubber snake on the back steps last week."
Sporkfed: It's the fake vomit that gets me. When you have 8 cats....well, everything looks like feline vomit.
@skk - hell hath no fury like a neo nazi woman scorned by a nymphomaniac cult leader??? ... and her blog?
Music for the thread:
YouTube - Ray Lamontagne - Empty (song and lyrics)
Paradigm Lost wrote:
With eight... Everything IS cat spew.
If I did this right, this will take you to the pdf with pics of the HSR work this week, I hope.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4wezr68all4mq12/070612-4818-ACE-Weekly%20Photo%20Update.pdf
AlleyCat wrote:
Glad to have added to the joy you hear in the song. My favorite rendition is not on youtube, but on an old album entitled "Street Corner Symphony."
RockyR, to let you know the kind of person I am, I was staying with my girlfriend's rich white parents who told me I should stay away from certain areas. I promptly went straight to those areas, made friends with the locals, and had a great time. The people were good, mostly. South central, compton, inglewood, the watts area, these were my first stops. I feel more at home, watched-after, and safe where the people are poor than where they are rich.
The rich areas, Manhattan beach, further north, were not my bag. I like the working class areas more than the down and out areas. I can't believe that some people are turned off by a heavily ethnic population in an area. I find it a sign of a healthy community.
So you don't think people can grow and change?
No in my experience they usually don't, but I could hope.
sm_landlord wrote:
give the man a
No really - one thinks that AOL deal - shitty as it was to the unpaid bloggers - was a latter day thang ? no sireee..
Okay first violin finally. Talks laters.