tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post6585628384455771465..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: It's For The BabiesSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-57957355697035533202012-02-09T07:02:16.658-06:002012-02-09T07:02:16.658-06:00But aimai, no one can no anything ever! Certainly ...But aimai, no one can no anything ever! Certainly not experts in their field.<br /><br />Also, her kitchen lacks a wine fridge now. Just saying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-60032480462086871442012-02-09T06:12:15.542-06:002012-02-09T06:12:15.542-06:00Oh god. What a mess. I'll post later this morn...Oh god. What a mess. I'll post later this morning. <br /><br />Didn't I say she should get a farmhouse sink? I was wrong. <br /><br />And the funniest thing is that she is poor-mouthing while spending several thousands.<br /><br />No, the funniest thing is that sink hanging over the counter.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-22166936111892778132012-02-08T22:01:25.987-06:002012-02-08T22:01:25.987-06:00Yes, I'm with downpuppy, where is the patented...Yes, I'm with downpuppy, where is the patented Susan review of Megan's amazing kitchen redo? I'm panting with desire here. Tbogg was good, but I know Susan will be better.<br /><br />I also want to observe that the title of this Susan post will do as well for the Kitchen post. Somehow Megan manages to imagine that she did the entire kitchen remodel and the post that describes it as a favor to her readers and people who might want to know how to remodel on the cheap. Its that special touch of humble graciousness that is the hallmark of the true Megan post--she's doing you a favor, she almost honestly believes that--by sharing her priceless insights with you.<br /><br />As a person who actually did remodel an entire house, and ended up with a gorgeous kitchen (alas, no thermomix) I wish to point out that all Megan's "improvements," far from being unique or well thought out are trite cliches of a certain period of kitchen renovation glurge. Right down to the cheap wood stained and varnished to give an airy, expensive, "boat" feel to the kitchen. This is perfectly Megan--she makes expensive mistakes (someone at tbogg explains she used toxic and inappropriate stains and varnishes that are not food safe), substitutes seemingly expensive choices that are wrong for the space/lifestyle (the sink was chosen because she thought it was glamorous but incorrectly retrofitted into the cabinet), and ends up with a mess that the next owner will simply have to rip out. It will not add to the value of the house and probably, with a little serious thought and planning, they could have redone the whole thing for the price of a few thermomixes. Just as, had they waited for actual expert advice instead of relying on their own heady sense of self importance, they wouldn't have bought the crap house in the first place.<br />Put the entire kitchen down to another of Megan's patented "Not just a crime, a blunder" aesthetic and financial decisions.<br /><br />aimaiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-16065293384961920142012-02-08T19:52:26.636-06:002012-02-08T19:52:26.636-06:00Meanwhile, Megan is putting extreme effort into tr...Meanwhile, Megan is putting extreme effort into trying to make her kitchen tax deductible. <br /><br />& I'm pondering Kate Beckinsale.<br />http://downpuppy.blogspot.com/2012/02/kate-beckinsale-nose.html<br /><br />Depite never have seen any of her movies - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000295/<br /><br />The internet is a harsh mistress.Downpuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312490198813632190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-87300146138179041942012-02-07T20:24:48.066-06:002012-02-07T20:24:48.066-06:00As I just wrote in a post on my blog about this, I...As I just wrote in a post on my blog about this, I called Planned Parenthood today and doubled my monthly donation to them. Take that, Karen Handel!Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-15237435598081725242012-02-06T12:31:39.532-06:002012-02-06T12:31:39.532-06:00Prepare for the inevitable blog about the results ...Prepare for the inevitable blog about the results of her first triple-screen. God help us all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-48274890271798268712012-02-06T10:16:55.794-06:002012-02-06T10:16:55.794-06:00To these moralizers--e.g., M.M.--moralizing is an ...To these moralizers--e.g., M.M.--moralizing is an end in itself. They don't care about actual events in the real world, or good or bad things that befall real people. <br /><br />You can bet that every one of these pious hypocrites who claim a "reverence for life" were entirely happy (if not gung-ho) about the invasion of Iraq, in which tens of thousands of actual people (who once were adorable fetuses, yes, but were no longer) died.<br /><br />Having moral opinions is their hobby. They do it for fun and satisfaction (and, unlike most other hobbies, it doesn't require any cash). When it's not fun, or inconvenient--when, e.g., their daughter gets pregnant in 10th grade--their behavior changes and they at best make excuses or at worst just live in denial, to themselves and others. Oh, and to, uh, what's His name. God.<br /><br />(Also: great point, Ben.)Mr.Wonderfulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-55226302085256095612012-02-06T07:28:06.683-06:002012-02-06T07:28:06.683-06:00Kish, her explanation for the net handle Jane Galt...Kish, her explanation for the net handle Jane Galt is even worse.<br /><br />At one point, she claimed she picked it up only to troll someone on the Internet, not because she's a serious Randian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-33245043077804615422012-02-06T03:02:12.342-06:002012-02-06T03:02:12.342-06:00"I do think that they should offer give back ..."I do think that they should offer give back any money they raised over the last two days, since that was mostly coming from pro-lifers who were voicing support for the organization's decision not to fund Planned Parenthood."<br /><br />Wha . . . fuh . . . buh . . . <br /><br />Did a libertarian blogger who worships the financial industry and has absolute devotion to the idea that people know what they're doing when they make economic decisions really suggest voluntary charitable donations should be refunded because they were made on a shoddy basis?<br /><br />This fucking woman . . . I share aimai's incomprehension at how you can do what you do, Susan. I start reading her stuff and pretty shortly all it says is "Intellectual integrity is for you dirty plebes. I don't have to give a shit about logic and coherence because I'm rich and I'm better than you." No way I'm willingly subjecting myself to that very often. Thanks for serving in the trenches.Benhttp://noompa.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-89242748851902955072012-02-05T19:23:49.383-06:002012-02-05T19:23:49.383-06:00Yes, yes, we've all read "Predictably Irr...<i>Yes, yes, we've all read "Predictably Irrational" and we all know that in certain limited settings people are risk averse</i><br /><br />To be fair, I am reasonably sure she knew that before Predictably Irrational came out - or at least, she might have heard about it from somebody at Chicago, as there is a great deal of time spent on that in grad-level Microeconomics.<br /><br />Awful book. It read like a caricature of what a Duke professor thinks "popular" books reads like. Lots of little words and choppy sentences. <br /><br />- spencerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-57084671459793366672012-02-05T18:03:30.365-06:002012-02-05T18:03:30.365-06:00I had an issue with her "once the issue becam...I had an issue with her "once the issue became political" phrase.<br /><br />Guess <a href="http://i39.tinypic.com/34zhk4i.jpg" rel="nofollow">she showed me</a>.<br /><br />And that's why I'm not a senior editor at the Atlantic, folks.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-80914656480271469552012-02-05T17:51:33.266-06:002012-02-05T17:51:33.266-06:00pro-choicers mobilized faster and harder than pro-...<i>pro-choicers mobilized faster and harder than pro-lifers did.</i><br /><br />I don't think so: but there are a LOT more pro-choice people than there are anti.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-79447491246875921532012-02-05T17:39:58.228-06:002012-02-05T17:39:58.228-06:00I wonder if "Jane Galt" is even aware of...I wonder if "Jane Galt" is even aware of what Ayn Rand's stance on abortion rights was.Kishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-52657108053940682592012-02-05T17:14:44.020-06:002012-02-05T17:14:44.020-06:00I also really dislike the continued use of the phr...I also really dislike the continued use of the phrase "mission" to describe Komen's fundraising and funds disbursement policy. Because it hides a multitude of sins. First of all it should go without saying that Komen is different from other private organizations and corporations because it is a publicly funded charity. Not funded by the US government public but funded by the public itself through publicly organized walks and fund drives.<br /><br />So the "mission" of the organization is more or less what the funders (ie, the woman on the walks) thinks it should be. A whole shitload of people who donated to Komen either thought they money was going to research (for a cure) or for preventitive care (for the cure for an individual). Donating to Planned Parenthood in order to enable poor women to gain access to the current standard of care was well within that mission statement. There was no technical difference in donating to PP while PP also had a sideline in abortions than there was in donating to any hospital where there was a side line in heart transplants. The women served were still women who needed breast cancer care.<br /><br />I just hate the way Megan and the conservatives muddle up the issues at the very outset. Even to discuss it then takes what seems like hours to cut out the crap. Komen's "mission" to help all women with breast cancer was not undercut, it was enhanced, by a partnership with PP whose "mission" is to enable lower income and uninsured women to gain access to health care. And Komen got called on it by the actual funders of their mission: the public.<br /><br />aimaiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-70782612114343692342012-02-05T17:06:34.904-06:002012-02-05T17:06:34.904-06:00Laurence Lewis at Kos finally went into the differ...Laurence Lewis at Kos finally went into the difference between corporate pinkwashing & actually dealing with toxic environments and tracing the roots of cancer-<br />http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/05/1061504/-The-Komen-Foundations-curious-relationship-with-the-science-of-cancer%C2%A0prevention?showAll=yes&via=blog_1Downpuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312490198813632190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-37927720584666157922012-02-05T16:29:06.983-06:002012-02-05T16:29:06.983-06:00sorry,
That should read
"we only know what ...sorry, <br />That should read <br />"we only know what is moral..."<br /><br />aimaiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-70412708972320235422012-02-05T16:28:30.637-06:002012-02-05T16:28:30.637-06:00This reads like some kind of found poem:
Supporti...This reads like some kind of found poem:<br /><br />Supporting organizations that provide abortions is okay. <br />Supporting organizations that refuse to support abortion is okay.<br />Refusing to pay for birth control for one's employees is okay.<br /><br />It has a kind of zen quality to it like<br /><br />Taking a life is ok<br />Not taking a life is also ok<br />We only what is moral<br />when a fake economist<br />explains it to us<br /><br />I love, love, love the way she throws in a teeny bit of econo-psych garbage like "people value losses more highly than gains" or whatever it was. Yes, yes, we've all read "Predictably Irrational" and we all know that in certain limited settings people are risk averse and notice losses more than they are willing to gamble on a gain and blah blah blah... <br /><br />Honestly, Susan, I know we joke about it but I stand in awe of your ability to read McCardle. I get a buzzing sensation in my ears, a fog descends over my eyes, and a strong feeling of nausea prevents me from ever finishing one of her meretricious columns. Maybe its because I read them solely on the internet and I can't mark them up with a pen the way I would if they were printed.<br /><br />aimaiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-90466889872738476682012-02-05T16:18:52.909-06:002012-02-05T16:18:52.909-06:00Especially considering they believe helping others...Especially considering they believe helping others just encourages them to be helpless.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-67203796991114374492012-02-05T16:17:42.510-06:002012-02-05T16:17:42.510-06:00The level of willful ignorance on this one blows u...The level of willful ignorance on this one blows up the meter. With all the lies, greed, & gall shown by the Komen brass, how in the world does Megan get away with pretending this is just about them changing their minds?<br /><br />Well, there are Megan's minions. If you think you can run a charity off them, good luck.Downpuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312490198813632190noreply@blogger.com