Not much to say on my end tonight. Larabee State Park. Thanks to the miracle of modern compression, it's just 170k for all four lovely pictures, a bargain on DSL and one short (ideally under a minute) payment on dialup...
And that's it for content! Or as Nightprowlkitty might say, substance. Was beautiful and chilly, a scattering of people on the beach who ran for their cars as dusk set in, and of course a few minutes of golden light, which this evening is my replacement for wit and erudition. Thanks to tryptamine for the idea (whose memories of the place sparked my very short expedition).
For those familiar with the area geography, this is due east of Sidney B.C. and Deer Harbor on Orcas...about ten minutes south of Bellingham, WA.
From a Kagro X diary on Frank Rich, this single hyperlink from Desert Rose cracked me the hell up. An excellent comment on instutionalized racism from Nightprowlkitty, in NPK's own To All Those Hiding Behind Martin Luther King . From DHinMI, a thought provoking comment on the greatest generation, in Devilstower's The Real Greatest Generation. This plea for help from flumpytail struck a nerve. And OPOL has a quote about scale which really put the rest of my blogging day in perspective.
from mem from somerville:
I was just reading casually through Prime Green:Remembering the Sixties, from gmoke , and this comment from cfk just made me think I was hearing George Bailey tell me about Bedford Falls. (jessical/editor note: no, cfk, you don't remind me of Jimmy Stewart at all!)
From kath25:
Jeffery Feldman, on focusing on the larger task rather than breeding negativity, and gloryous1 with a sad, but not surprising, reply. In Feldman's excellent Frameshop: An Open Letter To My Community .
Tirge Caps on why comparing the military to the post office is actually a bad metaphor.
From 4Freedom:
A comment from Sensible Shoes about shopping habits...
From Light Emitting Pickle:
red 83 has a nice comment in gatorbot'sspirit raising diary.
Top Mojo excluding search-identifiable tip jars and first diary comments:
1) Whew! I have permission -- finally! by Cato come back — 168
2) The heart of the column.... by jeremybloom — 152
3) You're a liar. by Bob Johnson — 129
4) He's right. by scardanelli — 123
5) Finally. Someone nails it in the MSM. by nailbender — 123
6) Sometimes I have a comment ready but... by kid oakland — 113
7) just for context... by BWildered — 102
8) Pot for every baby? by clonecone — 93
9) Fort Meade -- Contractors and Enlisted Personnel by one pissed off democrat — 70
10) I came on at 1 am to write a short by Black Max — 70
11) By a total coincidence by Devilstower — 69
12) Bob you missed one by MadAsHellMaddie — 67
13) We fill in the typos here in our heads by begone — 66
14) Didn't she say a baby in every pot? by MadAsHellMaddie — 65
15) The link between war and climate change is by blue jersey mom — 65
16) That's something I've wrestled with for 6 by tjb22 — 65
17) It's about time. by jeremybloom — 64
18) My shit doesn't stink. by Bob Johnson — 64
19) Fuck'n A !!! ;-)> by rogerdaddy — 63
20) Yep by kid oakland — 63
21) Her foreign policy by clonecone — 60
22) I am also undecided, but I will vote for by blue jersey mom — 60
23) That Bush got into power by thursdays child — 59
24) Thanks. by kath25 — 57
25) What the Nobel for Gore by MBNYC — 56
26) This whole thing is an excellent summary by The Lighthouse Keeper — 56
27) This really helps Jerome... by victoria2dc — 55
28) not off the hook so easy. by scardanelli — 54
29) See what posting before 2nd cup of coffee does! by Disgusted in St Louis — 54
30) I lost my health insurance at 32 - 39 by katiebird — 51
31) Of course not. by Bob Johnson — 51
Top Mojo with No Exclusions:
1) Tip Jar - 14 October by Jerome a Paris — 269
2) Frank can cross any god damn lines he wants! by deepsouthdoug — 243
3) "I Am Kos and You Can, Too" by Disgusted in St Louis — 239
4) This is one amazing universe boys and girls! by One Pissed Off Liberal — 218
5) I expect many will disagree with this by Jeffrey Feldman — 205
6) tips, flames comments by testvet6778 — 168
7) Whew! I have permission -- finally! by Cato come back — 168
8) Don't forget health care by PsiFighter37 — 156
9) The heart of the column.... by jeremybloom — 152
10) Perceptions Matter by kidneystones — 129
11) You're a liar. by Bob Johnson — 129
12) He's right. by scardanelli — 123
13) Finally. Someone nails it in the MSM. by nailbender — 123
14) Sometimes I have a comment ready but... by kid oakland — 113
15) just for context... by BWildered — 102
16) teh Dem by condoleaser — 99
17) Pot for every baby? by clonecone — 93
18) Tip jar by litho — 87
19) Tips for a heartfelt goodbye. by TheBlaz — 76
20) I came on at 1 am to write a short by Black Max — 70
21) Fort Meade -- Contractors and Enlisted Personnel by one pissed off democrat — 70
22) By a total coincidence by Devilstower — 69
23) What's next... Indian casinos? by markthshark — 69
24) SCHIP? by DemocraticLuntz — 68
25) Bob you missed one by MadAsHellMaddie — 67
26) We fill in the typos here in our heads by begone — 66
27) The link between war and climate change is by blue jersey mom — 65
28) Didn't she say a baby in every pot? by MadAsHellMaddie — 65
29) That's something I've wrestled with for 6 by tjb22 — 65
30) Tips for Friends of the Earth by TomP — 65
Major thanks to sardonyx for being this evening's mojo hero, and all around stand-up human being. Hopefully his next life will be easier...