Open Thread - Friday, December 1, 2017

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God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal.
- Samuel Butler -

Life project review.

Honeymoon:

Realization of workload:

Christ: I dislike him very much. Still, I can stand him. What I cannot stand is the wretched band of people whose profession is to hoodwink us about him.
- Samuel Butler -

The Valley of Despair:

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.
- Samuel Butler -
If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him.
- Samuel Butler -

Small Successes:

It is the function of vice to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.
- Samuel Butler -

I am doing my part.

Project Completion:

The weekend is coming, meet me at the honky tonk?

Go Live:

I need somebody to party with.

Have a great weekend! The thread is OPEN.

Amen, may peace be with you.

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riverlover's picture

I may need to resurrect an old one.

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Hey! my dear friends or soon-to-be's, JtC could use the donations to keep this site functioning for those of us who can still see the life preserver or flotsam in the water.

Raggedy Ann's picture

December is upon us and we now race toward 2018. The years are moving more swiftly for me.

Meet you at the honky tonk? Wish I could - I love dancing at the honky tonk - in fact, I met my husband at one and we still love to dance. Unfortunately for us, our honky tonk burned down, never to be replaced, so we dance at home, now.

Have a beautiful day and weekend, folks! Pleasantry

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"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11

riverlover's picture

to see Ladysmith Black Mombasa in Ithaca. They are going for over $250 a pop. Feb date. End of luck for a while.

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Hey! my dear friends or soon-to-be's, JtC could use the donations to keep this site functioning for those of us who can still see the life preserver or flotsam in the water.

divineorder's picture

### Party going all night long in DC

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A truth of the nuclear age/climate change: we can no longer have endless war and survive on this planet. Oh sh*t.

Lookout's picture

We all ride on the Mandela. Sometimes growing, sometimes not. All effected by a multi-variable world. What choice do we have? Enjoy the peaks and endure the valleys.

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Filmed February 28, 2012. Peter Yarrow (peter paul & mary) and Bethany Yarrow sing The Great Mandala (The Wheel of Life) at the Stop Suppression of the Occupy Movement Rally at Union Square Park, New York City. (10 min with introduction to support "occupy")

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

enhydra lutris's picture

We are putting up holiday declarations because, while we do not believe in the underlying myth, we do believe in holidays. The work, in terms of joules, is the same either way. The first coffee is finished, but not yet effective. My week cooking is effectively over, I have enough leftovers to coast until the change-over, having made things like a pan of enchiladas, a turkey tetrazzini casserole and a pot of chili. Sadly, that just removes excuses to not be involved in decorating and routine maintenance.

Ah well, there is a zen to all of these things. Have a great weekend.

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That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --

@enhydra lutris
When the nights are long, the days are cold, and the green things have hid themselves away, what could make more sense for us creatures of tropical africa than to festoon our environs with lamps and greenery?

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The earth is a multibillion-year-old sphere.
The Nazis killed millions of Jews.
On 9/11/01 a Boeing 757 (AA77) flew into the Pentagon.
AGCC is happening.
If you cannot accept these facts, I cannot fake an interest in any of your opinions.

orlbucfan's picture

I would LOVE to see this show!

Please give us a complete review. LBM will be terrific!!! Rec'd!!

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Inner and Outer Space: the Final Frontiers.

Granma's picture

According to The Hill, they just got to 50 yes votes, and Pence can break the tie.

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detroitmechworks's picture

Apparently lying to the FBI is a crime...

But only if you do it because you were trying to stop wars.

Hell with it, just watching them rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

This will be over as soon as the next big story that will "DESTROY TRUMP" crops up.
And If I'm wrong, so be it.
I'd rather be wrong and have no war than be right and have a new war.

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I do not pretend I know what I do not know.