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Disclaimer this diary has been written under the influence of versed and vicodan.
Today I wound down one of the longest processes in my life. There was a time that I was living with a Republican. It was during the 04 election. when I found Dkos. I was also working 60-80 hours a week. This was a very stressful time in my life. I started to grind my teeth and this lead to problems. Dkos and Cheers and Jeers saved my sanity.
The stress I was living under caused me to grind my teeth and eventually sheer two teeth in half. The was so painful and awful. My lifelines to keeping it together were motrin, oragel and Dkos. I was living on oatmeal, yogurt and pudding.
I grew a brain, and left the Republican. This helped change the stressors in my life. I decided I should start trying to look out for myself. I was working a lot, but still just treading water financially. I didn't think I was going to be able to go to a dentist. I found the UCONN school of Dentistry. This was a life saver. I am and was still terrified of the dentist. The student dentist was reassuring and very nice. I started the process of getting dental implants.
I am now living in Denver, with an amazingly brilliant democrat Jay. He is nursing me through the last stages of the implant process. I had a base put into a bone graft in my gum. All I will need now is a crown, and the damage that I did to myself by living with a republican will be all finished.
Sorry if I rambled, I am just getting over the anesthesia.
Now for the top comments with special thanks to brillig
And now on to Top Comments! We couldn't do it without you and your nominations!
From nonnie9999:
In a front-page story about [http://www.dailykos.com/...
Keith Olbermann's special comment on health care and his father], Diogenes2008 [http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2010/2/25/0461/72908/9#c9
frames the argument for urgency perfectly].
From femlaw:
mem from somerville explains how you can identify [http://www.dailykos.com/...
the REAL activists in the room].
From lineatus:
[http://www.dailykos.com/...
Why I love] Crashing Vor, part 97: From bluicebank's diary [http://www.dailykos.com/...
Teabaggers: The Dude in Midlife Crisis].
From pico:
I nominate this comment from FogCityJohn, challenging our straight friends to [http://www.dailykos.com/...
live like a closeted soldier] for one day. It's much harder, and involves a lot more adjustment, than you may think.
From Angie in WA State:
Nominating [http://www.dailykos.com/...
this comment] by Hesiod in Jed Lweison's [http://jed-lewison.dailykos.com/...
GOP declares summit a failure before it ends]. BUT - it only makes its all too pertinent point as a reply to [http://www.dailykos.com/...
this comment] by Eric0125.
[http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2010/2/25/164548/637/27#c27
This comment] by rontun in [http://whataretheysmoking.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/2/25/840756/-Obama-exposes-Republican-asshole
ryin-three-short-sentences
this diary] by whataretheysmoking. Why'd I send it in? Because, don't every one of you wish you'd written it?
From phonegery:
[http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2010/2/25/142057/513/28#c28
Real reporting], courtesy of captainlaser.
And now tonight's Top Mojo, made possible by the mojo-to-excel magic of cskendrick/sardonyx:
Top 30 Comments excluding tip jars, first comments and stuff:
1) Call them! Write them! by Keith Olbermann — 218
2) Keith your "special comment" tonight was very by testvet6778 — 191
3) Didn't we say the same about Rush early on? by malharden — 190
4) Republicans Find Common Ground With Obama by JekyllnHyde — 160
5) Although I'm not inclined to use the word by Eileen B — 144
6) Tipped for "assholery" by Hlinko — 119
7) thank you. i iz on rec list now. by whataretheysmoking — 118
8) I Was Cutting Food When She Said That and by Gooserock — 112
9) Babar Has No Ideas by JekyllnHyde — 112
10) It sounds like it's time you reached out to by Eileen B — 108
11) Speaker Nancy Pelosi by JekyllnHyde — 108
12) Keith... by mcronan — 101
13) YouToo, Testvet6778, by mattman — 99
14) wow I am honored by all of everyones comments by testvet6778 — 94
15) They are building the very first... by Eclectablog — 92
16) About this cartoon, onecomment: by elwior — 92
17) OMG Tom! by nyceve — 91
18) It pissed me off so much by indiemcemopants — 88
19) Watch C-SPAN, CNN is a worthless piece of crap. by Nena20409 — 88
20) Yes! Obama pwnd 'em... by Radical def — 86
21) Insult me all you want by Eclectablog — 83
22) Oh, don't ever be sorry to be blunt, KO by Eileen B — 78
23) From a comment by LaughingPlanet by geomoo — 73
24) The WH supports the Senate HC "reform" bill by RFK Lives — 70
25) Actually, what amazed me was how Republicans by rontun — 68
26) The essence of humanity by Dallasdoc — 67
27) Obama is a master at making opponents look by angstall — 67
28) I'm sorry OFA folks have to endure this by Adept2u — 66
29) translation: by stolen water — 66
30) disagree with Fox lite..fox showed complete cover by vc2 — 66
Top 30 Comments with no exclusions, aka the Tip Jar & Pooties list :-):
1) Tip Jar by mediapolitic — 625
2) Tip Jar by whataretheysmoking — 551
3) Tip Jar by Liberal Thinking — 471
4) Tip Jar by bobswern — 470
5) Tip Jar by angelajean — 430
6) Tip Jar by indiemcemopants — 419
7) Tip Jar by Eclectablog — 299
8) Tip Jar by slinkerwink — 287
9) Tip Jar by anthonyweiner — 268
10) I don't have a lot of time right now to get by shpilk — 254
11) Tip Jar by TomP — 227
12) Call them! Write them! by Keith Olbermann — 218
13) Tip Jar by anthonyweiner — 211
14) Tip Jar by Baracktopian — 201
15) Keith your "special comment" tonight was very by testvet6778 — 191
16) Didn't we say the same about Rush early on? by malharden — 191
17) Tip Jar by Mark Warner is God — 190
18) Tip Jar by blackwaterdog — 190
19) tip jar by Cedwyn — 175
20) Republicans Find Common Ground With Obama by JekyllnHyde — 161
21) Although I'm not inclined to use the word by Eileen B — 144
22) Tip Jar by teacherken — 138
23) Tipped for "assholery" by Hlinko — 119
24) thank you. i iz on rec list now. by whataretheysmoking — 118
25) I Was Cutting Food When She Said That and by Gooserock — 113
26) Babar Has No Ideas by JekyllnHyde — 112
27) Speaker Nancy Pelosi by JekyllnHyde — 109
28) It sounds like it's time you reached out to by Eileen B — 108
29) Scritchie Jar by triciawyse — 108
30) Tip Jar by Julie Gulden — 104