Syrah 11/19/2019 6:54:16 AM

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Alright people,

Time to get up and attack the day. 

There are only 9 hours of daylight to work with so let’s get to it?

(where is my coffee,....)

it is still dark here on the far left coast.

vxbush 11/19/2019 7:02:48 AM

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In #1 Syrah said: it is still dark here on the far left coast.

I hear you. 

Morning, campers. The week of craziness continues. 

lucius septimius 11/19/2019 7:05:26 AM

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Reply to Syrah in 1:

I had to be at an IEP meeting for number 2 son at 8:00 this morning, which meant getting all the kids up, dressed, fed, and out the door a half hour earlier than usual.  Now I need a shower.

buzzsawmonkey 11/19/2019 7:08:00 AM

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In #3 lucius septimius said: Now I need a shower.

I offer you the Democrats in the House of Representatives.  They are certainly "a shower," in the British slang sense.

Occasional Reader 11/19/2019 7:27:57 AM

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In #3 lucius septimius said: IEP meeting

Improvised Explosive Parent? 

doppelganglander 11/19/2019 7:28:36 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 4:

Please do NOT tell me what that means.

Occasional Reader 11/19/2019 7:32:32 AM

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Stanford U. administrators compare College Republicans to mass shooters and terrorists; ignore actual violence against College Republicans.

(Via Insty) 

buzzsawmonkey 11/19/2019 7:35:24 AM

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In #6 doppelganglander said: Please do NOT tell me what that means.

It's probably not as bad as you might think.  "Shower" in (classic) British slang is short for "shit shower"; Terry-Thomas uses it a number of times to describe the union officials he is fighting in the classic film "I'm All Right, Jack," where he plays opposite Peter Sellers.

lucius septimius 11/19/2019 7:54:02 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 5:

Individualized Education Program.

You're kid will almost certainly never need one; three of mine have had them.  The meetings are a bi-yearly check-up to make sure the school/district are doing what they are supposed to under Section 504.

lucius septimius 11/19/2019 8:00:15 AM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 9:

"your" ... sigh.  Long morning,

buzzsawmonkey 11/19/2019 8:14:15 AM

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lucius septimius 11/19/2019 8:17:18 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 11:

Schnapps.

vxbush 11/19/2019 8:20:25 AM

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In #12 lucius septimius said: Schnapps.

Well, he won't care about his nose then. 

Sounds like allergies. An antihistamine (Benadryl) with diphenhydramine should help. Might make you as sleepy as schnapps, but it should do the trick.

buzzsawmonkey 11/19/2019 8:21:12 AM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 12:

Attractive thought---after all, imbibe enough and one won't care about the rest---but I do have some work to do today.

lucius septimius 11/19/2019 8:23:44 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 14:

Until rather recently, all business was conducted through a fog of alcohol.

Occasional Reader 11/19/2019 8:23:45 AM

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In #11 buzzsawmonkey said: Constant sniffling, sneezing, teary eyes, but no fever; Dayquil/Dayquil equivalent, or something else?  Recommendations needed.

Antihistamine of some sort, I'd say.  Then again, I am merely a Doctor of Laws, not Medicine. 

vxbush 11/19/2019 8:26:29 AM

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And now for something completely different: 

Dances With Myths: Half-truths about American Indians' environmental ethic obscure the rational ways in which they have lived with and shaped the natural world.

JCM 11/19/2019 8:33:12 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 17:

Long forgotten the Buffalo Jump... drive a whole herd of buffalo off a cliff, take hides and choice, easily removed meat. Leave the rest.

Occasional Reader 11/19/2019 8:57:18 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 17:

Lies!!!! All Native Americans lived in perfect harmony with nature Nature, and communicated telepathically with all living creatures via their Tree of Souls.  Or maybe that was in "Avatar".  Anyway, it's still true. 

Occasional Reader 11/19/2019 9:00:56 AM

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In #18 JCM said: Long forgotten the Buffalo Jump

The kids on Lake Erie 

are a little bit skeery

oh when they do the Buffalo Jump...

/apologies to The Dovells

doppelganglander 11/19/2019 10:18:04 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 20:

You reached waaaaay back for that one. Well done.

Syrah 11/19/2019 4:46:36 PM

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