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The fine and eminent bloggers on our FP here maintain that Hillary cannot win except if Obama crashes and burns somehow. They are far more adept at this sort of political analysis than I...and presumably from their prestigious positions, most of those here. I do not doubt them, I am not really qualified to do so. But that does lead me to...

Tonight's First Question: Do you believe the FP'rs who say Obama "has won?"

Tonight's Second Question: If Obama has won, why still attack Hillary, as many diaries seem to do?

Tonight's Third Question:

When a battle is over, is it up to the winners or the losers to build a lasting peace around that victory and insure that war does not break out again?

Tonight's Fourth Question: If Obama has won, when do Obama supporters (as the presumptive winners) start the healing process, start to build a productive and lasting peace that brings the party back together to defeat McCain?

Tonight's Fifth Question: Is defeating other bloggers more important than defeating the Republicans?

Tonight's Random Answer: A eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind

Tonight's Silly Question: If my neighbor has a mote in his eye, but I have a beam in mine, which should I attend to first?

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Tonight's Sound Track:

Tonight's Beauty Shots

•  here i am!

  

  by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:03:17 PM PDT

  •  Buhdy, I love your outfit. Where can I get one?

    by lineatus on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:19:17 PM PDT

    •  My closet

      but I'm wearing it to the next WH Press dinner -- sorry.

      by gchaucer2 on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:21:04 PM PDT

    •  Good Will

      by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:26:27 PM PDT

      •  Did you get the bag there, too?

        (I'm assuming the pooch was rescued from the pound.)

        by lineatus on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:29:08 PM PDT

        •  heh

          everything I own is from one form of good will or another!

          by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:51:51 PM PDT

  •  rec'd for python reference

    "what behind the rabbit?"

    by BetMyCitizenship on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 06:04:16 PM PDT

•  Is it wrong

  if I erase Michigan and Florida from my primary map?

  by bluestateonian on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:06:42 PM PDT

  •  Did you erase Washington State in 2004' ??

    When we "didnt count"?

    Or what about every other state in the union, oh and protectorates that never "count" because they come after "Super Tuesday"?

    Just another desperate Red Herring.

    by kulshan on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:09:49 PM PDT

    •  I love questions with questions

      did Washington break party rules?  While you may not agree with the primary schedule, there are ways to deal with it and ways not to....Mich and Florida decided they didn't have to play by the rules.

      by bluestateonian on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:13:53 PM PDT

      •  the political leadership of MI and FL

        decided to game the system and lost.  they should all be kicked out in the next election.  

        by jlms qkw on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:15:09 PM PDT

      •  Sorry.

        I thought you were arguing that they got the shaft, so they might as well not be on the map.

        i.e. disenfranchised.

        clearly that was not the intent of your commment.

        my apologies.

        My point was more of a , FL and Michigan are whining about something half the states have to deal with every election, which is , they arent crucial in primaries.

        like Washington.

        by kulshan on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:22:13 PM PDT

  •  Yes

    erasers don't really work on maps. If you must, I suggest white-out

    by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:10:07 PM PDT

    •  Scissors are pretty effective. n/t

      by inclusiveheart on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:11:47 PM PDT

    •  As some British poet once remarked,

      'Maps are of time, not place.'

      by phrogge prince on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:23:47 PM PDT

      •  oooh, tasty!

        

        by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:27:40 PM PDT

  •  Sure...

    and since we're both at the geographical edges of the US...can even take us off the US atlas if you'd like. :)

    MI can become part of Ontario and Florida can be N Cuba...

    by Hedwig on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:13:46 PM PDT

    •  Speaking of Florida, check this out

      A new add for FL-25.  What are these guys gonna do when Castro dies?

      by Land of Enchantment on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:35:01 PM PDT

•  Answers to tonights questions

  1. Yes

  2. Because until she drops out, she is still constantly attacking Obama in the press.

  3. Mainly the winner, but the loser has a responsibility in the interest of the party to help with the healing process.

  4. The minute after she drops out

  5. Not if they're democratic bloggers.  But defeating republican bloggers feels pretty damn good.

  6. What were to happen if every person in the world simultaneously poked each other in the eye?

  7. Pie.  

  by smash artist on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:07:25 PM PDT

  •  .

    

    by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:11:09 PM PDT

    •  clearly the diarist has..........

      by kulshan on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:16:56 PM PDT

      •  heh

        I have posted that vid self-referentially in the past....good call!

        by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:30:26 PM PDT

  •  I agree, except #4...

    We should begin reconciliation before the nomination.  Just because we can't stand the Clintons (anymore) doesn't mean we have to take it out on those who still don't get it.  If we already know, we can rise above it now.  That means phrases like presumptive whiners - though apt and funny, would be better saved for ...  well it's true.  I can hear it all now.  

    Is there some kind of whine-prevention technique that people know of?

    and 6.  I think the eye poking thing is exactly what has been going on.  That's why the corruption, etc has been allowed to happen -- everyone was blinded by the eye poking.  We have had eye-poking at the highest levels and with the farthest reach.  Ouch!

    I don't think tweezers are gone get it.  We need some cranes.

    by FundaMental Transformation on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:28:49 PM PDT

    •  Well I think there is a difference between

      being nice to Hillary Clinton supporters and being nice to Hillary Clinton.

      The first is absolutely achievable and we all should already be doing this.

      The second is harder to achieve while there is a brutal primary going on.  Until we are able to achieve the second one, it is going to be hard for reconciliation to truly begin.

      by smash artist on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:31:14 PM PDT

    •  .

      

      by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:53:46 PM PDT

•  Geez, Buhdy,

  Thoughtful questions, but not easy answers. Perhaps many are"Not ready to Make Nice"?

  by Owllwoman on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:08:39 PM PDT

  •  Typically the Opponent Must At Least Petitition

    for terms. If they're still fighting there's no nice to be made.

    by Gooserock on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:11:57 PM PDT

    •  but then they could accuse him of being soft! eom

      by kulshan on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:17:54 PM PDT

  •  Consider this

    tilling the field

    by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:12:01 PM PDT

  •  This is obligatory...

    ... in response to yours.  Damn near knee-jerk.

    by Land of Enchantment on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:29:53 PM PDT

•  

  Do you believe the FP'rs who say Obama "has won?" No. Obama can still be beaten.

  If Obama has won, why still attack Hillary, as many diaries seem to do? For harming the party.

  When a battle is over, is it up to the winners or the losers to build a lasting peace? Whoever wishes and intendes the party to move ahead stronger and win bigger in the immediate aftermath.

  If Obama has won, when do Obama supporters (as the presumptive winers) start the healing process? As soon as the Clinton side has conceded.

  Is defeating other bloggers more important than defeating the Republicans? No but it's much easier.

  A eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind. I've read that the actual intent was "No MORE Than an eye for an eye," ie to prevent punishment from exceeding the crime. In that spirit, I think we'd be extremely lucky this year if the punishment only equals the proclaimed crime.

  If my neighbor has a mote in his eye, but I have a beam in mine, which should I attend to first? More irrelevance from the teacher whose followers almost all oppose him in some points or other.

  by Gooserock on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:10:16 PM PDT

  •  .

    

    by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:13:01 PM PDT

•  How to reuse/recycle old CDs & DVDs?

  I have some non-entertainment CDs/DVDs (outdated seminars, junk mail, etc.) that need to be thrown out, but I don't want to toss them in the regular trash if I can avoid it.

  by FoundingFatherDAR on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:10:45 PM PDT

  •  They make decent indoor frisbees n/t

    by smash artist on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:13:19 PM PDT

    •  With my luck, I'd break something

      if I used one like a frisbee, quite possibly my nose.

      by FoundingFatherDAR on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:27:56 PM PDT

  •  Coasters?

    by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:13:32 PM PDT

    •  Yackety yack

      Don't talk back.

      by cmnh on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:37:05 PM PDT

      •  Just tell your hoodlum friends outside

        you ain't got time to take a ride

        by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:55:54 PM PDT

  •  Design element

    I think I saw an episode of Trading Spaces (or was it Design on a Dime) where they covered a wall in them.

    by gypsy on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:15:26 PM PDT

    •  It was Hildy!

      I had a t-shirt that said "Keep Hildy away from my house!".

      by escapee on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:17:53 PM PDT

      •  Of COURSE is was effing Hildy!

        what's the matter with me???

        by gypsy on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:18:51 PM PDT

  •  christmas tree/holiday decs

    circle templates for schools?  

    by jlms qkw on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:16:22 PM PDT

  •  Great for bow-and-arrow targets. Or a .22.

    Then, after you pick up the pieces in the newspaper you spread out underneath before shooting, they should be dropped off at the local hazardous waste disposal site.

    by algebrateacher on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:19:33 PM PDT

•  We have a sandbox.

  The sandbox is comprised of quicksand.

  Few it seems at this point are willing to throw a rope to anybody who has waded into the sandbox.

  At this point, I'm trying to figure out what country I'll be moving to.

  by inclusiveheart on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:10:54 PM PDT

  •  Don't forget Poland

    

    by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:14:52 PM PDT

    •  Too cold.

      Cut it out of my map with my scissors already.

      by inclusiveheart on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:15:57 PM PDT

  •  I'm sorry to do this,

    but this is one of my grammatical pet peeves; I see it done all the time, even in literature from prestigious colleges/universities. here goes:

    It is incorrect to say "comprised of." "Comprise" means "to consist of" of or "to contain," as in the United States comprises 50 states or the Democratic Party comprises people with a range of political viewpoints

    There, grammar rant over. Sorry.

    by omegajew on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:17:09 PM PDT

    •  Like "Consensus of opinion"

      by FoundingFatherDAR on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:21:38 PM PDT

      •  Or to be...

        semi-ambivalent.

        by 1918 on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:25:22 PM PDT

        •  Ohhh

          Semi-ambivalent! I've never heard of that before.  I'm definitely using it.

          by myrealname on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 05:19:42 PM PDT

    •  This is the diary about answers isn't it?

      Why are you apologizing for offering them?  :)

      by inclusiveheart on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:31:26 PM PDT

•  Well...

  I admit it's a hugh waste of time and energy that could be better spent attacking McSame, W, and the Media.

  But alas it won't be over for die hard Hillary supporters until she folds her tent and then...

  It will take them several weeks to get over it.

  Obama supporters will not get over it- they won.

  by ek hornbeck on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:13:19 PM PDT

  •  .

    

    by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:15:57 PM PDT

•  answers:

  First Question: I don't know

  Second Question: Because people like to write diaries and comment a lot on politics.

  Third Question:  both, led by winners.  Look what France did for Germany (in terms of the EU) after Germany kicked butt on France 3x in previous 80 years.  

  Fourth Question: I have not been a vociferous supporter of anyone.  I will promote general healing and getting-alongness

  Fifth Question: NO!  No Way In Hell!  

  Random Answer: the result of endless payback

  Silly Question: whichever one you can see better.  

  by jlms qkw on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:13:48 PM PDT

  •  .

    

    by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:17:15 PM PDT

•  I choose question #5, and I will answer it .....

  with a question.

  Budy, why do  you hate fellow Kossaks freedom of Speech?

  Is it because you hate Ah-muhrr-uh-ka?

  or even better yet, to take a phrase from HrC's repertoire, "If ya cant stand the heat get out the kitchen!"

  or election.

  either way, applies.

  by kulshan on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:14:47 PM PDT

  •  .

    

    by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:18:17 PM PDT

    •  apparently you have a horse fetish??

      I mean , I had seen the "pootie" fanatics, but this is kinda weird in a "Forrest Gump" kind of way.

      by kulshan on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:26:42 PM PDT

      •  you're sharp!

        by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:31:23 PM PDT

        •  as a flattened tack! eom

          by kulshan on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:32:25 PM PDT

      •  Pony is as pony does

        by Hedwig on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:31:47 PM PDT

      •  What?

        You don't know about buhdy's infamous ponies (and sometimes tigers)?

        by FoundingFatherDAR on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:34:43 PM PDT

•  Hmmm....

  Tonight's First Question: Do you believe the FP'rs who say Obama "has won?"

  No.  Fat lady, etc.

  Tonight's Second Question: If Obama has won, why still attack Hillary, as many diaries seem to do?

  I wish I knew.  What upsets me most isn't that the diaries attack her; it's that they attack her supporters even more vehemently.  It's as if our common history on this site no longer matters.  That bothers me.

  Tonight's Third Question:

  When a battle is over, is it up to the winners or the losers to build a lasting peace around that victory and insure that war does not break out again?

  Can you really say winners or losers in this case?  Theoretically, anyway, we're all Democrats.  Whoever gets nominated will be a Democrat.

  Tonight's Fourth Question: If Obama has won, when do Obama supporters (as the presumptive winers) start the healing process, start to build a productive and lasting peace that brings the party back together to defeat McCain?

  Good question.  

  Tonight's Fifth Question: Is defeating other bloggers more important than defeating the Republicans?

  I think the demon of anonymity leads some people to behave pretty badly on the net.  

  Tonight's Random Answer: A eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind

  We are groping.

  Tonight's Silly Question: If my neighbor has a mote in his eye, but I have a beam in mine, which should I attend to first?

  You can turn that parable around.  Is your neighbor in pain, and asking you for help with the mote, while you're comfortable?   Then help your neighbor.

  by escapee on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:15:02 PM PDT

  •  Hey, love your grandma! n/t

    by gypsy on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:16:38 PM PDT

    •  So did I

      She was a pistol.

      by escapee on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:21:04 PM PDT

  •  .

    

    by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:19:36 PM PDT

•  Is defeating other bloggers more important?

  Yes.

  by Simplify on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:16:13 PM PDT

  •  LOL

    

    by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:20:27 PM PDT

•  Group hug!

  

  by notquitedelilah on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:16:18 PM PDT

  •  Democratic Gothic

    Bet the one on the left is thinking of grabbing that pitchfork and using it...

    by A Mad Mad World on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:36:48 PM PDT

•  4th: Obama's people the "presumptive winers?"

  Oh, I suppose more than a few will drink wine to celebrate.  It's the "elite" thing to do.  Have to have a way to cut that Starbucks buzz and there's only so much arugula you can eat before it backs up on you.

  I suspect quite a few veteran campaigners will retreat into strong drink.  Need to practice before the convention.

  by algebrateacher on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:16:31 PM PDT

  •  I have a sticky 'n' key!

    

    by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:21:50 PM PDT

  •  I'd rather they be drinking heavily now...

    than on November 3.

    This is how primaries are supposed to go: We end up with the strongest candidate, not like that silly 2004 Kerry coronation ("OHMYGOD WE MUST ALL LINE UP BEHIND ONE GUY OR WE'LL NEVER BEAT BUSH!").

    Yup. That worked out well.

    by George Hier on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:22:09 PM PDT

  •  Tell those Thunderbird swiggin' winos on Skid Row

    ... that wine is "elite"!  There's a reason they don't call 'em "beer-ohs".  Cheap wine is the cheapest drunk there is.

    by Land of Enchantment on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:24:05 PM PDT

    •  nothing like a nice

      vintage MD 2020!

      by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:34:15 PM PDT

      •  If it can be bought in a box or has to have fruit

        juice mixed with it to make it more palatable (in this I include Corona, the first beer that demanded a lime squeeze to get over the tongue) is highly suspect.

        Whiskey.  Neat.  Ice is o.k. if you have to talk to people.

        by algebrateacher on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:42:30 PM PDT

•  My half-cent (currently worth about .001)

  Do you believe the FP'rs who say Obama "has won?"  It ain't over until the fat lady sings referees declare it so.
  If Obama has won, why still attack Hillary, as many diaries seem to do?  I'm polite enough that I won't submit my answer on this forum.

  When a battle is over, is it up to the winners or the losers to build a lasting peace around that victory and insure that war does not break out again? Both.

  
  If Obama has won, when do Obama supporters (as the presumptive winers) start the healing process, start to build a productive and lasting peace that brings the party back together to defeat McCain?  Not until after the convention, when Obama is officially the nominee.

  Is defeating other bloggers more important than defeating the Republicans? Only if the other bloggers are Reublicans or are trying to tear down the Dem nominee.

  A eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind  Yeah, but there are so many advancements in eye transplants these days.

  Tonight's Silly Question: If my neighbor has a mote in his eye, but I have a beam in mine, which should I attend to first? Depends, is it a wood beam or a beam of light?

  by FoundingFatherDAR on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:17:46 PM PDT

  •  Actually...

    they are developing a bionic eye.

    No kidding.

    by ek hornbeck on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:19:34 PM PDT

    •  What a wonderful thing that will be

      Mr. escapee struggles with his 20/400 (uncorrected, in his good eye) vision.  He isn't a candidate for any surgical procedure.  He'd take a bionic eye in a second.

      by escapee on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:45:13 PM PDT

      •  Wish I could find the story...

        but it was several days ago.

        The big news was that they were getting much better at hooking it into your brain, because the "seeing" stuff is pretty cut and dried.

        by ek hornbeck on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:48:45 PM PDT

  •  .

    

    by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:32:28 PM PDT

•  Great questions.

  1. Yes he has won, even McCain thinks so he mentions him several times a day now.

  2. They have nothing better to do.  I've disengaged from all things Clinton.  If all Obama's supporters across the web would do that it would be noticed and have a positive affect.  

  3. Difficult to make peace when the other side hasn't acknowledged reality.

  4. Same as #3

  5. Shouldn't be, but some people don't know when to accept victory and move on.

  I really believe if we all stop attacking Hillary and her supporters and act as if we have won and go after McCain it will be a good thing.

  by psdunc on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:19:12 PM PDT

  •  .

    

    by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:35:04 PM PDT

•  Answers.

  Tonight's First Question: Do you believe the FP'rs who say Obama "has won?"

  Answer: Yes.  It's over.  Now the only question is how much more damage could be done.

  Tonight's Second Question: If Obama has won, why still attack Hillary, as many diaries seem to do?

  Answer: It's visceral, at this point.  There's some serious dislike of HRC and defense of Obama on this blog. Which is fine -- at some point it becomes preaching to the choir, but whatevah.

  Tonight's Third Question:

  When a battle is over, is it up to the winners or the losers to build a lasting peace around that victory and insure that war does not break out again?

  Answer: The winners.

  Tonight's Fourth Question: If Obama has won, when do Obama supporters (as the presumptive winers) start the healing process, start to build a productive and lasting peace that brings the party back together to defeat McCain?

  Answer: About a month ago.  It's not about Hillary.  It's about constituencies. (What some people snidely dismiss as "identity politics")

  Tonight's Fifth Question: Is defeating other bloggers more important than defeating the Republicans?

  Answer: Heh.  Sometimes.  Sometimes they are one in the same.

  Tonight's Random Answer: A eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind

  Tonights Klingon retort:  Yes, but to let your enemy continue to see while you have already had your eye poked out is, uh, kinda stupid.

  by AndyS In Colorado on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:20:20 PM PDT

  •  .

    

    by buhdydharma on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:35:51 PM PDT

•  Questions and Answers first

  Tonight's First Answer: I never read the FPers -- they are elitist and have nothing to say that I haven't already thought of myself.

  Tonight's Second Answer: Is that an honest question or an opportunity to solicit mean-spirited comments? I hope the latter.

  Tonight's Third Answer: It is up to George McGovern who actually helped broker peace in Ireland.  

  Tonight's Fourth Answer: Blessed are the peacemakers who should already be talking with Clinton supporters.  Wretched are the delusional who cannot be approached.  Peace won't be made with the hardliners -- and I think we have too much work to do with Independents.

  Tonight's Fifth Question: Never wanted to defeat another blogger -- but just don't need to discuss issues with bull-headed, nasty folks.  We have good Clinton supporters here -- I talk to them.

  Tonight's Random Question: What is the result of tunnel-visioned hatred?

  Tonight's Silly Question: Answer:  Yourself if it is Jim Beam and you have a long tongue.

  by gchaucer2 on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:20:27 PM PDT

  •  Indeed.

    I've never understood those little squiggles on the left.

    by ek hornbeck on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:22:11 PM PDT

    •  Thanks again for the

      fiddlehead recipes.  I'll let you know how I do next week.  Collecting them this weekend.

      by gchaucer2 on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:23:11 PM PDT

      •  mmmmmmm Fiddleheads......

        excellent Idea!

        Those would go excellent with the Morels I found today.....

        by kulshan on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:29:43 PM PDT

        •  Indeed.

          Fiddleheads

          by ek hornbeck on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:56:36 PM PDT

          •  wow. never knew you could buy them, we pick em .

            here in the Pac Nw, along with Blackberries,Salmonberries,Blueberries,Raspberries,Strawberries,Porcini Mushrooms,Morels,Oysters, Maitake,Matsutake,Crabs,Clams,geoducks,Wild Asparagus and on and on and on.......

            by kulshan on Mon Apr 28, 2008 at 09:07:52 PM PDT

      •  Post some pictures!

        Love them baby fronds.

        by A Mad Mad World on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:39:57 PM PDT

        •  I'm working on

          figuring out how to post pictures -- will give it a test with  pootie and baby squirrel pictures later this week.  Will then post the fronds!

          by gchaucer2 on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:41:13 PM PDT

  •  Hey gchaucer2, I'm after your sister-in-law

    again.  We're completely disrupting our garden tour of England this summer with a side trip to Lincoln Cathedral.  I know, dumb sentiment.  But still.  

    by escapee on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:25:39 PM PDT

    •  Yayyy for you, escapee!

      I'm jealous.  Now that I've been trapped here in the Colonies all these years, I haven't been back in ages.  What a wonderful trip and I hope you have a terrific time.

      Oh, by the by, my sister-in-law is dead.

      by gchaucer2 on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:31:28 PM PDT

      •  I hope we're talking about Katherine

        and not your RL SIL?  

        If it's Katherine, yes, I know, and she isn't even buried there any more.  Her tomb was despoiled by Cromwellians.

        If it's your RL SIL, I'm sorry.  

        by escapee on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:33:00 PM PDT

        •  LOL --

          yes, we are talking about Katherine!! I remember clearly our first discussion of that gold-digging wench.

          by gchaucer2 on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:33:56 PM PDT

          •  Wench! WENCH!

            You should talk, you ink-stained sycophantic scribbler!  Why, you only married Philippa to get an in with the Queen, and look at all the good that did you!

            by escapee on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:35:11 PM PDT

            •  Alright now, you don't

              have to get personal -- yes, I admit, I married Philippa for royal access -- um, but have you ever seen her portrait?  I refused to have it placed next to mine at the National Portrait Gallery -- thus, I ended up in storage.  As for the rest of it -- my fingers are not ink-stained, you scoundrel.

              by gchaucer2 on Sun Apr 27, 2008 at 04:37:28 PM PDT