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"Hope: The Sequel" - Interesting article about the Obama reelection strategy... -- (link) - Don Homer May 29, 13:14
Poll - what " type" of family do you have? " Snipey/snarky", " ignore/non speaking", " throwing dishes/wrestling", " functional/normal"? - Epiphany May 29, 13:10 24
- resigned to mediocrity and oblivion? -- nm - zeitgeist May 29, 13:32
- Supportive -- nm - amoxy May 29, 13:20
- snipey/snarky multiplied by a thousand\ -- nm - Beaker May 29, 13:19
- embarrassing. -- nm - Don Homer May 29, 13:18
- Well, nobody would ever call us "normal" :) but I'd say in general we are very supportive of each other. - kelly May 29, 13:17
- Mostly ignore/non-speaking -- nm - Krusty May 29, 13:16
- I have wildly varied relationships with various family... - Mel Profit May 29, 13:15 3
  - ...to (the best being)... -- nm - Mel Profit May 29, 13:16
  - that's pretty much it for me, too. -- nm - b. May 29, 13:16 1
    - I maybe should add that one of the hardest things to deal with re: immediate family is unfairness. -- nm - b. May 29, 13:27
- Armageddon'ish. -- nm - Will Hunting May 29, 13:15
- Warm and functional though a bit lacking in our emotinal communication skills... - Dr.Vermin May 29, 13:14 2
  - I was actually shocked to hear of drama between my dad and his half-brother when my grandmother passed away a couple years ago. I had no idea. - znufrii May 29, 13:19
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- small and just fantastically supportive and non-intrusive. - Andie May 29, 13:13 1
  - ditto to the IM -- nm - znufrii May 29, 13:19
- completely and utterly normal - znufrii May 29, 13:12 1
  - heh -- nm - Epiphany May 29, 13:13
- mine's ignore/non speaking in general - not all but most. -- nm - Epiphany May 29, 13:11 1
  - this would be a relief, a lot of the time. -- nm - loosilu May 29, 13:15
- Awesome...duh. -- nm - Jim May 29, 13:11 1
  - word -- nm - Spawn May 29, 13:13
- authoritarian/conservative. -- nm - loosilu May 29, 13:10
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TV show round up, Mad Men and GoT were so good this past weekend. Girls is actually growing on me despite making me see what cannot be unseen (spoils) - bc/nc May 29, 13:06 10
- Game of Thrones justified an entire season of table setting for that single hour of payoff. -- nm - David, neutral May 29, 13:08 2
  - Spoils - bc/nc May 29, 13:10
  - word -- nm - Jovian May 29, 13:09
- wow - I had not realized who that was but then again it took me 1/2 an episode to recognize Julia Ormand -- nm - Epiphany May 29, 13:08 6
  - Great casting as Megan's mom. -- nm - bc/nc May 29, 13:12 1
    - *spoils* I was like AHA! - Epiphany May 29, 13:13
  - I like her, but is she sstill doing a parisian accent? -- nm - loosilu May 29, 13:09 2
    - yes and her forehead is frozen - haaaa - Epiphany May 29, 13:10 1
      - blech, wonder who made that choice. -- nm - loosilu May 29, 13:16
  - Right? A testament to her acting skills IMHO. -- nm - bc/nc May 29, 13:08
Amazon Instant Video Comes to Xbox 360 -- (link) - budice May 29, 13:02 1
- Finally! Not that I use my Xbox for this because of the time to boot it up, navigate, etc - oblique May 29, 13:03
Fun timelapse of the SF Golden Gate fireworks -- (link) - oblique May 29, 12:57 [vimeo]
Bored: Last thing you ate. -- nm - Andie May 29, 12:56 31
- bowl of hippy cereal with 1% milk (because the store don't carry the nonfat but fortified with extra milk solids anymore - zeitgeist May 29, 13:35 1
  - but last night made a really great dish of braised short ribs in wine sauce reduction, oh so good, and not that fat laden as it had a veggie base - zeitgeist May 29, 13:36
- Shawerma! -- nm - Roger More May 29, 13:16
- Meatballs -- nm - Krusty May 29, 13:16
- A cookie (one of those m&m types), after I had soup (chicken tortilla). -- nm - Don Homer May 29, 13:14
- Grilled chicken, steak and veggies. -- nm - Dr.Vermin May 29, 13:10
- vanilla/chocolate swirl soft serve with chocolate sprinkles. - Jovian May 29, 13:09 1
  - *jealous* -- nm - Epiphany May 29, 13:12
- Two Phinneas and Ferb cookies. - David, neutral May 29, 13:07
- whataburger jr with fries -- nm - Epiphany May 29, 13:06
- fish sandwich and fries for lunch -- nm - decline May 29, 13:06
- turkey, cran and swiss wrap with pickle and peppers on the side -- nm - con_carne May 29, 13:05
- Lunch: leftover steak and rice -- nm - JD May 29, 13:03
- sausage -- nm - Beaker May 29, 13:02 2
  - *pays $5 bet to nubby*... - budice May 29, 13:03 1
    - now it is a cookie -- nm - Beaker May 29, 13:04
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  - Me too, just finished it -- nm - amoxy May 29, 13:08
- Probably something good, that didn't taste good. Stoopid diet - Guigue May 29, 13:00 2
  - that is pretty darn good! congrats it's paying off. -- nm - Epiphany May 29, 13:06 1
    - Thanks! I have 2 1/2 weeks left, so I'm cutting any bad food and doing extra exercices - Guigue May 29, 13:09
- Twizzlers -- nm - znufrii May 29, 13:00
- a little bag of quaker stila cranberry granola clustery things. -- nm - b. May 29, 13:00
- delicious chicken stirfry made by my wife -- nm - Beryllium May 29, 12:59
- My masseuse. -- nm - budice May 29, 12:59
- A Kashi granola bar (honey almond flax) -- nm - mara May 29, 12:58
- subway (not yours) -- nm - oblique May 29, 12:57
- almonds. -- nm - loosilu May 29, 12:57
- we just had yellow cake with lemon filling for someone in my office getting married this weekend. -- nm - Andie May 29, 12:57 1
  - "So, it's wedding cake." "No..." -- nm - con_carne May 29, 13:06
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'Hatfields' makes history with 13.9 mil viewers - David, neutral May 29, 12:52 19
- The docu "Appalachia" has some good stuff on them, historically - con_carne May 29, 13:09
- Hopefully Longmire can piggyback off this -- nm - Beaker May 29, 13:07 1
  - He appears to be a meaner Raylan. - Mel Profit May 29, 13:08
- It also made history in that it stars Costner and I didn't want to throw a chair through my TV. - Jim May 29, 13:07 5
  - ditto. I managed not to hear the nasally whiny voice throughout. -- nm - Mel Profit May 29, 13:09 4
    - I actually *gasp* liked him. It was weird. -- nm - Jim May 29, 13:11 3
      - I came as close to liking him last night as I have since DwW. - Mel Profit May 29, 13:13 2
        
        I blame Berenger. He's so awesome, his awesomeness must have rubbed off on Costner. -- nm - Jim May 29, 13:14 1
        
        I can't find any back up for what they accuse Berenger's character of, not that I looked hard for it. -- nm - Mel Profit May 29, 13:16
- and it is really really good -- nm - peglegpete May 29, 13:03
- I would have watched if it wasn't 3 nights in a row. may try to catch it on demand, if it presents there. -- nm - b. May 29, 12:59 1
  - Yeah, that's my take. Except for HBO and their lockout, you can basically get TV eps from anywhere -- nm - budice May 29, 13:02
- I managed to hear nothing about it until this weekend. I didn't even know it was a mini-series until now. -- nm - GregW May 29, 12:59
- I was kinda interested. Are they rerunning that ep soon? -- nm - Beryllium May 29, 12:56 2
  - tonight before part 2 -- nm - peglegpete May 29, 13:04 1
    - And about a dozen more times this week. Well worth watching. -- nm - Spawn May 29, 13:18
- Wooo! No more Cable TV! Movies here we come again! -- nm - Kevin Costner's career May 29, 12:56
- Holy crap......wow. -- nm - Will Hunting May 29, 12:52 1
  - ditto. That's *event* TV watching right there for the modern age. - Mel Profit May 29, 13:06
^5 tru.! woo! -- nm - b. May 29, 12:49
Japanese feed of the Indy 500 when Sato spun out -- (link) - Remlik May 29, 12:40 [youtube] 5
- "Sato was robbed of a win." I don't think you understand how racing works, dumbass. - Will Hunting May 29, 12:45 1
  - yeah that was nice. but man if Sato had pulled that off... -- nm - Remlik May 29, 12:47
- I haven't watched an Indy for a while. The cars look really different than they used to, no? -- nm - oblique May 29, 12:43 2
  - new cars this year. In fact so new they didn't have time to learn everything about them... - Remlik May 29, 12:46
  - That's a new chassis this year to help driver safety, I think. - Will Hunting May 29, 12:46
Whomever Jim Foley is (someone running for Court of Appeals), he has made the bets campaign advertisement. Note: no political commentary in it. -- (link) - MDH May 29, 12:30 [youtube] 2
- Brother of Matt Foley, motivational speaker -- nm - Strongbad May 29, 12:42
- That's pretty good. -- nm - Krusty May 29, 12:37
So, the organization that my kids have been doing theater with has split from it's parent org and is changing it's name and going solo. There has - oblique May 29, 12:30 2
- What about "That's what Mary Magdalene said"? -- nm - Dr.Vermin May 29, 12:30 1
  - this -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! May 29, 12:38
Opinions, please - do any of you remember my situation last year with my friend (a bridesmaid in my wedding), who abruptly cut Will and I out of - kelly May 29, 12:29 35
- depends on if you are willing to accept the ramifications from the confrontation. - groiny May 29, 13:10 3
  - See? This is where I am too. I have a real hard time being wronged (and it sounds like she has been wronged here) without giving the wrong-er a WTF? -- nm - Jim May 29, 13:12 2
    - plus, as an added bonus, my friends never have to wonder where they stand with me. nm -- nm - groiny May 29, 13:13
    - I made phone calls the week after my wedding to get explanations for the no-shows. - groiny May 29, 13:13
- Keep it all in. I've done this for an entire decade with a family member. - David, neutral May 29, 12:48
- What about this? - kelly May 29, 12:41 8
  - I think it would be better to have other gatherings and invite her vs. singling her out now. - b. May 29, 12:48
  - i predict she'll say no, and you won't hear from her again for a year. -- nm - Andie May 29, 12:46 6
    - Bring it up right before she sends out wedding invites...if she takes it poorly, we don't have to buy a gift. -- nm - Will Hunting May 29, 12:49 5
      - a. We're not being invited to that wedding. b. Even if we were - have fun by yourself. - kelly May 29, 12:53 3
        
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        Oh, I'd bet my life that we aren't invited. - kelly May 29, 13:21
        
        But that makes way too much sense. -- nm - Spawn May 29, 13:20
      - True fiscal conservatism, I applaud you sir. -- nm - Beryllium May 29, 12:50
- I think as women we want to " fix" things - sometimes we can't. I agree with Will. I am happy to hear things are somewhat better -- nm - Epiphany May 29, 12:40
- Hold off. I somehow get the feeling she will bring it up sometime soon -- nm - amoxy May 29, 12:39
- I think I'd leave it alone a bit longer and see what happens. I get the same feeling as Will, that she will pull back again. - Krusty May 29, 12:34
- i agree with Will, i really don't think you'll get an answer, and it won't help your future relationship. - Andie May 29, 12:33 16
  - Which relationship being strong and well-established - us with her son's, or me and her? - kelly May 29, 12:35 15
    - you won't have a relationship with the son without one with her. not really (not while he is this young anyway). - Andie May 29, 12:36 14
      - Completely agree. Be the bigger person and let it go. -- nm - pmb May 29, 12:42 13
        
        I have to be honest, I'm sick of the "be the bigger person" way of life with this family. - kelly May 29, 12:49 12
        
        I get that. My wife and I disagree about this too when it comes to dealing with my ex. The thing is, for me anyway, you have to separate what makes - pmb May 29, 13:21
        
        I live in a family like this. Don't think about fairness. Think of it as doing what works. -- nm - loosilu May 29, 12:54
        
        I know it's frustrating, but just keep in mind the hassles caused by not being the bigger person. -- nm - Roger More May 29, 12:51 8
        
        His family not speaking to us would be possibly one of the greatest things to ever happen in my life. :) - kelly May 29, 12:55 7
        
        so sorry it's at that level, Will and you. bad family stuff just plain sucks. -- nm - b. May 29, 12:57 5
        
        Oh, it's just me. - kelly May 29, 13:00 4
        
        I can't imagine the culture shock of coming from a healthy family into a disfunctional one. -- nm - loosilu May 29, 13:04 1
        
        Well, we had an okay relationship before I moved, but it got a lot better after I moved here. - kelly May 29, 13:12
        
        dealing with your own family stuff can be toughl. someone else's family stuff is tougher. - Andie May 29, 13:02 1
        
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        if it were my family, there wouldn't be any "not speaking". There would just be endless sniping. -- nm - loosilu May 29, 12:55
        
        i get that, i really do. it's just that there is more at stake here. -- nm - Andie May 29, 12:50
- I'm with Will. Things are thawing. Give it time. She doesn't seem like the kind of person who can deal with confrontation (even if done in the - pmb May 29, 12:32
znu/krusty - tRuMaN ( monkey CPA ) May 29, 12:25 5
- Not yet. I haven't made rails yet just collected some in an old mine I found. - Krusty May 29, 12:29 3
  - Mine not mind. - Krusty May 29, 12:30 2
    - yes, yes - tRuMaN ( monkey CPA ) May 29, 12:39 1
      - Good to know. I'll try it out tonight. Thanks. -- nm - Krusty May 29, 12:46
- not yet. on my list of things to do. -- nm - znufrii May 29, 12:27
dear investment banker - znufrii May 29, 12:25
Wow, the A's are batting .211 as a team, and they aren't even in last place -- nm - amoxy May 29, 12:20 2
- The Padres are hitting just a poorly. Only two guys are hitting over .270 and one has only played 18 games. -- nm - Krusty May 29, 12:24 1
  - Three actually, Will Venable is batting .273 -- nm - Krusty May 29, 12:25
when will st get to Beta? -- nm - tRuMaN ( monkey CPA ) May 29, 12:20 10
- technically, it already is, just not fine-tuned enough for the main site to go beta -- nm - Beryllium May 29, 12:25 5
  - (Development on ST has been slow since I've been working on other hobby projects) -- nm - Beryllium May 29, 12:26 4
    - Like taking care of a child -- nm - eag May 29, 12:27 1
      - that too - but no, I'm working on two hobby websites (one of which I will be able to integrate into ST when I put it live) -- nm - Beryllium May 29, 12:41
    - slacker -- nm - oblique May 29, 12:26 1
      - If your gonna talk the talk might as well walk the walk -- nm - eag May 29, 12:27
- Looking forward to that pre-launch Stress Test! -- nm - Strongbad May 29, 12:23
- Its not even in Alpha yet -- nm - eag May 29, 12:21 2
  - umm, yes it is. it says "Slackertalk Alpha" as the page descriptor -- nm - tRuMaN ( monkey CPA ) May 29, 12:24 1
    - Thanks Mr helpy helper :) -- nm - eag May 29, 12:25

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