Alpha's Live Blog for June 7th Part Deux

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seefleur's picture

I just broke out the Cape Cod Kettle cooked chips that have been lurking in my pantry since someone other than me brought them into the house. I'm totally laying the blame on the Dems for my resorting to a massive carb/sodium/fat/alcohal binge tonight. Major negative Karma points to the DNC causing me to be "forced" into using potato chips to assuage all this tension!!

BTW - these chips go very well with bourbon. Smile

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I'm gonna need some more inappropriate carbs and maybe another glass of wine. It's still 45 minutes before California starts chiming in. Or as they would call it on "The Price is Right".....

....THE SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN

PS. I'm so glad Bernie made it this far. It give me hope that change is still possible.

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would be pork rinds. But somehow that seems to be appropriate for the Clinton cabal... yeah, I went there.

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You guys just had to bring up chips didn't you?

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for bringing up the topic of binge-type foods. #BlameHillary
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the salt and vinegar potato chips hidden on top of the refrigerator. Is it better to break those out or should I have another glass of wine? Or both?

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elenacarlena's picture

you need to soak up some of the booze with the carbs. So I would say, go for the chips.

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Thank you, seefleur and elena. But the situation has gotten darker since then. California looks bad, and I've made the horrible mistake of unmuting the primary coverage. There's some salted caramel ice cream in the fridge...

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Emmet

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Ahh hell, what am I saying?

Fuck it, got another spoon? Wink

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ice cream!

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Those look awesome and I am drinking room temp Apothic Red.

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open thread diaries."

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out by now. But no, here I am with no food yet a tasty looking Chardonnay just daring me to make it victim number 3. Smile

Oh well, better to be drunk then full I guess. (What can I say, I am a glass is half full kinda guy, lol!)

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It's just that I went shopping today and have three cans of Pringles for lunches.

Okay, make that two cans of Pringles for lunches.

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so you are still safe. Smile

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just did a test by fire of which classic snack foods could also be used as a fire kindling. Kettle chips did quite well, better than Chocolate chip cookies.

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Got a link for the article? That is one my FB friends would love for sure, a couple are Newfies (?) (Only ever heard it said, not spelled)

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I subscribed when we got the cottage. Practical articles and then lots of pictures (some high-end) and recipes (good, but artichoke hearts at the the cottage?). So you can join up there!

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You guys just had to bring up chips didn't you?

Speaking of chips, I remembered which one HRC most resembles:

5476/7476. Also known as the dual-pack J-K flip-flop.

Wink

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QML certified for Military and Defense Applications

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It's the only way to settle the nerves!

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been wrong about South Dakota.

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I know a lot of people in Billings. They hate Hillary. Quite a few went to see Bernie. I have a hard time buying those results coming out of Billings. They'd mostly go Republican than Hillary.

Of course, after this election, I have a hard time believing in any of it.

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I can't watch this portion of TYT's edition.

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For years nauseates me. Not only insincere and patronizing but boring as hell.

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or not; but that doesn't mean I have to listen to her!

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go get rid of a bottle of wine and grab another one. I am gonna need it to continue to listen to this criminal speak...

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51.6 HRC
48.4 Bernie

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OLinda's picture

or is it my end tonight? Thank you.

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couple times before I ran to the store (i.e., about 730-830 PM Eastern).

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you know, way to make it slow down, make a claim that it has not slowed down!). But then it resumes a nice healthy clip.

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she wants an America where everybody gets respect. Yeah, may be should start respecting the people and not shove everyone shit down the throat.

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WindDancer13's picture

went and updated the drivers on my computer. So much more productive and way less irritating.

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know that she would be so terribly scripted like a textbook for fourth grader.

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I was in another room trying to read, and just overhearing her upset me.

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You can like it if you want to.

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Alphalop's picture

for taste... Smile

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it, but my fingers are starting to go numb.

And now that I've completed my first frozen lime margarita, why am I sweating more??

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and one of the few things that has made the Bizarre foods guy tap out. Smile

It makes Haggis as appetizing as Apple Pie by comparison, lol!

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or HOW she talks? Either way, it's like nails on a chalkboard and has no substance other than sounding like Miss Othmar in the Peanuts cartoons. Only more grating and with a large amount of hubris and hypocrisy as well as assuming that We, the people are idiots who are easily duped.

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of "Nails on the chalk board of my soul."

I can find no other description that accurately sums up the visceral reaction it brings.

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But some context would be nice. lol!

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progressive1982 or whatever name or year he fly's under. Sorry but all day he/she has been pissing me off. Please no hostility or bad will to anyone on this thread but this troll. Sorry but this person is seriously pissing me off. I'm not into suffering trolls regardless of their stated intentions. Hillary lover or RW asshole I just don't care to hear their shit.

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sometimes, Shah. Might want to clarify (although I suspect this was meant for the "progressive" upthread).

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I will blame it on the wine and my natural tendencies to try to use humor to defuse tense situations.

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"Choke the bastard out that annoys you" I have worked hard to get past that.

Although lets face it, at the end of the day there are some people that could use a good choking. Smile

But this one doesn't warrant this level of response no matter how much I might agree with it on a visceral level.

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Bernie Sanders supporters on the left, Hillary Clinton Supporters on the right.

About to break up and become east and west SD.

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supposed to be DWS?

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Minnehaha is starting to come in.

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so other than being backwards, this evening is turning into a Billy Joel song. Smile

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUz48xw_OiM]

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to marry a supermodel for a while. Wink

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We usually have sherry with the appetizer, Sauvignon Blanc for the fish, Burgundy or Bordeaux for the main (if it's red meat), a Riesling Auslese with the sweet and a port or sauterne with the fruit and nuts.

(Not every day, mind you.)

Smile

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There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don't know we don't know.

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Statewide results
539/687 precincts (78.4%) reporting
Hillary Clinton
20,572
51.6%
Bernie Sanders
19,300
48.4%
39,872 total votes

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Statewide results
539/687 precincts (78.4%) reporting
Hillary Clinton
20,572
51.6%
Bernie Sanders
19,300
48.4%
39,872 total votes

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Only Oglala Lakota County still out, which consists completely of the Pine Ridge Reservation.

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it if the Pine Ridge folks would support Hillary. But then I have misunderstood so many people, I don't trust nobody anymore and certainly not myself.

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But they finally came in for Bernie 57.5!

I knew they wouldn't fail us. And if they had I'd have known for sure someone was screwing with them.

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Did the little Hillarybot on The Guardian really just say the American voters are tired of liars who pretend to be someone they are not?

surfuckingreal.

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It's seems the voters want more of people pretending to be someone they are not.

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haven't even started to come in yet, lol!

On a side note, I gotta get one of those Bernie Sanders Wrecking Ball shirts from TYT!

That is classic!

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a person who has run for president multiple times is having such a hard time against someone who is running for president for the very first time.

Is it:
a) beginners luck
b) voter tampering
c) despite not having name recognition, one of them is touting policy that the majority of America has been yearning to implement for decades

California polls close if five minutes. In the words of Frankenfurter, "Let the floor show begin!"

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d) stacking the deck with ill-gotten $$ and having a media that is totally in the pockets of the entity holding the ill-gotten $$.

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And still she's having to actually do something to stay a step ahead.

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polka and allemande left should be a yuge "tell", but apparently a lot of voters don't see it that way. Sad

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Gonna go check them out! How's the TYTs coverage? Is it safe to press play again?

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Damn wine... Smile

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I'm feeling pretty good tonight, just taught a little kid how to swim in one lesson.

And now on to the California primary.

Proud of North Dakota tonight, and I apologize for laughing at the state of North Dakota as we tend to do sometimes in Minnesota. I remember one joke about how North Dakota isn't a real place and doesn't really exist. So that wasn't very nice. They are making themselves heard tonight, that's for sure.

Camped in western North Dakota once and woke up with buffalo in the camp ground. Now I have to say that that shook me up just a little bit.

And I've had Minnesota black bear in my camp site on more than one occasion and almost hit a moose once driving in Northern Minnesota, but the buffalo was more unnerving to me. They were all chewing their cud and keeping a close eye on us and trying to decide whether or not they wanted us there in their camp ground.

We decided it was time to pack up and head on down the road.

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I was living in Lake Tahoe and bouncing at a night club and I got home to my house on top of the mountain and sat down to eat dinner.

Just as I sat at the end of the table I looked up and saw a big ass bear standing on the other side of the french doors with a, "Whatcha eating their bro?" look on it's face.

I quietly picked up my plate and beer, turned off the light and ate dinner in my bedroom.

Some fights are not worth it. Smile

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The National Park Rangers are advising hikers in Glacier National Park and other Rocky Mountain parks to be alert for bears and take extra precautions to avoid an encounter.

They advise park visitors to wear little bells on their clothes so they make noise when hiking. The bell noise allows bears to hear them coming from a distance and not be startled by a hiker accidentally sneaking up on them. This might cause a bear to charge.

Visitors should also carry a pepper spray can just in case a bear is encountered. Spraying the pepper into the air will irritate the bear's sensitive nose and it will run away.

It is also a good idea to keep an eye out for fresh bear scat so you have an idea if bears are in the area. People should be able to recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear scat.
Black bear droppings are smaller and often contain berries, leaves, and possibly bits of fur. Grizzly bear droppings tend to contain small bells and smell of pepper.

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good one LOL you know...griz can run as fast as a horse, and are better at uphill than down. The good news is ...you don't have to be faster than the bear... just faster than your hiking partners

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I hadn't heard it in so long I thought it was a legit post until the punch line!

I was like, "This is interesting and all but this is one hell of a segue in the conversat.... LOL!"

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You kept a big pistol at all times, preferably with the gunsight filed off.

That way, it doesn't hurt as bad when the bear shoves it up your, uh, nose.

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I know I'll have use of it at the next family reunion. Thanx.

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lot more than our little MN black bear.

Some fights are not worth it.

Ain't that the truth!

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years, and finally use one because I broke my old wine key.

They actually work quite well. Yeah me! Wink
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sex toys here. Smile Unless you're a donor.

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Are you still selling them? And how would one purchase this? Inquiring minds want to know...

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I usually get $28.00 for.

If you want something really special like Olive Wood actually from Jerusalem I can get it, but it costs about 8-10 bucks more but does come with a COE stating that the wood is indeed from there, etc. Smile

I don't know if I can actually talk about that stuff though and be within site rules, but I did offer to donate some of my other stuff for a C99P fund raiser so maybe I will just get a warning rather than banned for talking about it, lol!

Here are some of the pens and "Bracelet assistants" that I sold recently. Let me know what you think.
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