tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post7318376598896739896..comments2024-03-28T14:52:13.218-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Don’t Complain To Me About How Bad Things Are, If…Jim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-66531504406581448642009-03-17T17:11:00.000-05:002009-03-17T17:11:00.000-05:00I get all the stoopidity I need from MARTA - the l...I get all the stoopidity I need from MARTA - the local public transportation system. <BR/><BR/>The nearest Wal-Mart to me is accessible by MARTA, but it's an extra bus ride on a route that has been adjusted one too many times to make it easy or convienient for me. I get to the Wal-Mart near my parents home 3 states away more than the one a few miles from my house!<BR/><BR/>So I stick with two very easy to access Targets, two nearby grocery stores, with an occasional foray to Borders, Michael's or a quilt shop. You know, neccessities like books & craft materials!<BR/><BR/>Between Target and MARTA, I get all the comment fodder I could ever need. <BR/><BR/>WendyB_09WendyB_09https://www.blogger.com/profile/03788918629240949526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-71748276140637705912009-03-17T09:47:00.000-05:002009-03-17T09:47:00.000-05:00Was watching the Newshour with Jim Lehrer last nig...Was watching the Newshour with Jim Lehrer last night, they had Reps. Barney Frank and Scott Garrett talking about the AIG mess. Mr. Garrett kept on saying about how Geitner gave AIG all this money and didn't ask anything for it so it was on on Geitner's and this administration's head. Which, then, Barney Frank being Barney Frank, gently corrected the record reminding Garrett that it was Paulson who gave all the money without getting oversite or conditions. Which then Mr. Garrett completely ignored in his next comments continuing to blame Geitner. <BR/><BR/>That was the first time I think I shouted, "Just smack him, Barney. Just smack him," at the TV.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, it's all the liberal's fault. The conservatives smell like roses and sunshine.Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-70281826836549815112009-03-17T08:56:00.000-05:002009-03-17T08:56:00.000-05:00Jim, that tops my WTF moment, which was listening ...Jim, that tops my WTF moment, which was listening to a guy who spent 30+ years as a government researcher and retired on a pension bitch about "too much government spending."<BR/><BR/>I decided suggesting that we start by cutting his pension would be impolite.Chris Gerribhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09484367221527860100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-82648483711878756672009-03-17T07:45:00.000-05:002009-03-17T07:45:00.000-05:00John, just so you know, there's a distinct possibi...John, just so you know, there's a distinct possibility that he would have turned down a cart.<BR/><BR/>My grandmother refuses to use such things--she wants the exercise, little as it may be. And tends to make comments like, "I'm not that bad off yet" when offered.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-44653857315248964012009-03-17T07:33:00.000-05:002009-03-17T07:33:00.000-05:00Yeah, Jim, how come all I get are the 500 lb peopl...Yeah, Jim, how come all I get are the 500 lb people taking up all the motorized shopping carts when a cane-using vet wearing a 101st Airborne ballcap with a Goddamn <I>Bastogne</I> pin is walking around the store?<BR/><BR/>Watching the dude who could jump up in the air and get stuck drive past the paratrooper with the bad hip walking in the bread aisle was probably the most surreal and / or disgusting thing I've seen at Wal-Mart.John the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-89393037659067931992009-03-17T07:12:00.000-05:002009-03-17T07:12:00.000-05:00I never get such good stories when I go into Walma...I never get such good stories when I go into Walmart. I try to make exposure minimal, though, so I rarely spend more than 30 minutes in one if at all possible.mattwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934926340973044413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-13784283007574723132009-03-16T22:28:00.000-05:002009-03-16T22:28:00.000-05:00Well, I'll say that so far, the first 50 days of t...Well, I'll say that so far, the first 50 days of the Obama administration have been a hell of a lot better than the last 500 days of the Bush administration.<BR/><BR/>Just sayin. <BR/><BR/>Of course, according to Deadeye Dick Cheney, we're all doomed because of Obama. But <I>that</I> is tomorrow's post.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-23914146792631772222009-03-16T22:19:00.000-05:002009-03-16T22:19:00.000-05:00Just about the time you figure the first fifty day...Just about the time you figure the first fifty days of the Obama administration has gone better than you imagined it might, you listen to local talk radio -- and they just HATE Obama. And Hilary. And, and, and... all of THEM.<BR/><BR/>Dr. PhilDr. Phil (Physics)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11943336276878704753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-13280848885816017612009-03-16T21:38:00.000-05:002009-03-16T21:38:00.000-05:00Really, Jerry, I'm not - and I could have made thi...Really, Jerry, I'm not - and I could have made this list a <I>lot</I> longer.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-85959262937297206482009-03-16T21:19:00.000-05:002009-03-16T21:19:00.000-05:00I wish you were making this shit up, but, unfortun...I wish you were making this shit up, but, unfortunately, I don't think you are!Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-50546619952216867702009-03-16T21:12:00.000-05:002009-03-16T21:12:00.000-05:00Jim, I work at a university, in West Virginia.Trus...Jim, I work at a university, in West Virginia.<BR/><BR/>Trust me, I'm surrounded by material. It's just that most of it gets shortened to Twitter length. :)Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-40677304247286397932009-03-16T19:32:00.000-05:002009-03-16T19:32:00.000-05:00Well, you're missing out on blog posting material,...Well, you're missing out on blog posting material, Michelle. Just sayin'.<BR/><BR/>And as I've mentioned, I don't get a lot of options for some things.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-22180066210260627902009-03-16T19:27:00.000-05:002009-03-16T19:27:00.000-05:00I'd rather eat lint than go to Wal Mart.Luckily, I...I'd rather eat lint than go to Wal Mart.<BR/><BR/>Luckily, I don't have to do either.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-57729962543146609252009-03-16T18:17:00.000-05:002009-03-16T18:17:00.000-05:00You goddam pansy-assed, pinko, commie, Inter-dimen...You goddam pansy-assed, pinko, commie, Inter-dimensional seven foot tall intelligent Insect lover you!<BR/><BR/>(Sorry. It had to be said.)Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-74422660948818566402009-03-16T17:30:00.000-05:002009-03-16T17:30:00.000-05:00Jim goes to Wal-Mart so we don't have to.(And so h...Jim goes to Wal-Mart so we don't have to.<BR/><BR/>(And so help me, I'm glad I don't have to. Besides. The best deals are at thrift stores!)Dicing with Dragonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132972790091524968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-79321981234337235092009-03-16T17:10:00.000-05:002009-03-16T17:10:00.000-05:00Ah, Wal-Mart. Is there no blog-fodder you can't p...Ah, Wal-Mart. Is there no blog-fodder you can't provide?<BR/><BR/>It almost makes me want to go there to get some fresh ideas.<BR/><BR/>Almost.Janiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190655869710465713noreply@blogger.com