OT by Rooster

Our hiking trip today was postponed due to thunderstorms moving through, so I am causing trouble at the computer.

I set up a station at pandora.com for "Dr. Jeffrey Thompson". This is mostly sleep music, new age, electronic. I love it to play it loud while at the computer. It's one of the few things that I would like to have back in the sixties. Try this station and let me know if you like it.

While I have a little time today, does anyone want to argue about anything? Just tell me the subject and which side you are on. No monkey arguments please.

David Brooks had a column in NY times on Monday that pretty much summed up why I have been so disappointed in the Republicans lately. Here is the column http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/opinion/05brooks.html

Brooks is generally considered by "true" conservatives to not be one of them....he is one of those moderates. They would throw him out of the party along with McCain to keep their current conservative ideological purity. Personally I like him..but it's because he isn't an ideologue like Hannity and Limbaugh..he understands the bigger picture.....good article.

I worked for Goldwater as a volunteer when he ran for prez....he was considered one of the most conservative republicans in the 60s. I suspect he too would be a moderate now days and want nothing to do with what his party has become. I am a registered republican but no longer find any common ground with the social religious conservatives that seem to have hijacked the party. I will be registering as an independent or democrat before the next election. I, like a lot of pubs, are being pushed out of the party because we are not conservative enough and have little in common with the Limbaughs and Hannity followers.

track wrote:Brooks is generally considered by "true" conservatives to not be one of them....he is one of those moderates. They would throw him out of the party along with McCain to keep their current conservative ideological purity. Personally I like him..but it's because he isn't an ideologue like Hannity and Limbaugh..he understands the bigger picture.....good article.

I like Hannity because he is a nice guy and fairly bright. You can't tell where he really stands on things because he recognizes his business is show business and he plays the part. He is probably a leftist at home.

I like Rush because he is a jerk and knows it. I doubt he is bright enough to understand his own positions on issues. But he did stumble into a money-making profession for himself.

Track, How is that sidesleeping going? I have graduated to tummy sleeping.

If you have a CPAP problem and are looking for help, please hit the back button on your browser now. Nothing edifying follows!

Just for the sake of providing something to argue about.....

I think its silly to base ones political party preference upon the purported themes of an old movie western. Even if it is a film as entertaining and well done as MDC.

I think Mr. Brooks premises are presumptive and subjective, and based on his interpretations rather than actual facts. For example, his statement that the upper middle class is concerned about environmentalism and that makes the Republicans out of touch with them seems kind of out there. Maybe I don't know enough upper middle class people. Or maybe I don't know enough Republicans.

To claim that the Democrats are the party of "civic order" when enough qualified persons of that party cannot be found to fill positions within the government who aren't deliquent on their taxes is preposterous. To further claim that the Democrats are more interested in builiding a community when they did everything they could to block as many Republican appointees as possible under the previous administration is ludicrious. And to claim that the current administration has "responsibility as its core theme" when it has spent or proposed new spending in its first 100 days sufficient to keep our grandchildren and great grandchildren in debt until THEY have grandchildren is laughable.

Understand me, I have no love for the 21st century Republican. The things this party and its supposed leaders has said and done in recent years make me cringe and weep. But we used to have a saying about certain rock and roll station where I lived when I was growing up that I think applies. It goes, "KGON sucks, but its all we've got". So we are consistently stuck with the lesser of two evils, because its all we've got, which is, IMHO, the real reason so many are, justifiably, disgusted.

Hopefully something there is worth arguing about. If not, we can always talk about religion!

alnhwrd wrote:If you have a CPAP problem and are looking for help, please hit the back button on your browser now. Nothing edifying follows!

Just for the sake of providing something to argue about.....

I think its silly to base ones political party preference upon the purported themes of an old movie western. Even if it is a film as entertaining and well done as MDC.

I think Mr. Brooks premises are presumptive and subjective, and based on his interpretations rather than actual facts. For example, his statement that the upper middle class is concerned about environmentalism and that makes the Republicans out of touch with them seems kind of out there. Maybe I don't know enough upper middle class people. Or maybe I don't know enough Republicans.

To claim that the Democrats are the party of "civic order" when enough qualified persons of that party cannot be found to fill positions within the government who aren't deliquent on their taxes is preposterous. To further claim that the Democrats are more interested in builiding a community when they did everything they could to block as many Republican appointees as possible under the previous administration is ludicrious. And to claim that the current administration has "responsibility as its core theme" when it has spent or proposed new spending in its first 100 days sufficient to keep our grandchildren and great grandchildren in debt until THEY have grandchildren is laughable.

Understand me, I have no love for the 21st century Republican. The things this party and its supposed leaders has said and done in recent years make me cringe and weep. But we used to have a saying about certain rock and roll station where I lived when I was growing up that I think applies. It goes, "KGON sucks, but its all we've got". So we are consistently stuck with the lesser of two evils, because its all we've got, which is, IMHO, the real reason so many are, justifiably, disgusted.

Hopefully something there is worth arguing about. If not, we can always talk about religion!

Great post alnhwrd! I certainly won't argue with it

Religion huh?

rooster wrote: I set up a station at pandora.com for "Dr. Jeffrey Thompson". This is mostly sleep music, new age, electronic. I love it to play it loud while at the computer. It's one of the few things that I would like to have back in the sixties. Try this station and let me know if you like it.

I only listened to a few minutes of it but my laptop began to levitate so I came back here.

OCO

I have a good topic up for discussion, Rooster....Kentucky Fried chicken....grilled or fried?

Good chicken-preparation question for our dear friend Rooster, Cindy.

How about those rotisserie chickens? Are they prepared clockwise or counterclockwise? And would a north-of-the-equator answer suffice for rotisserie setups south-of-the-equator?

Rooster wrote:...so I am causing trouble at the computer.

Attention newcomers: this has never ever happened before.

Rooster....I can't sleep on my stomach....unless I want to wake up with a broken back...or feeling like it's broken.

I got a new machine...remstar M series with A flex. I tried it a couple of nights sleeping on my back just to see where my pressure would go. One night it went to 20 and the next night to 16.

I have rigged up a new contraption. I took a 2 or 3 inch wide belt off of a carpenters tool apron...it is velcro...and fastened with duct tape a large thermos bottle to it. I wear it just under the arm pits. It seems so far to not have the downside of all my other experiments...but only time will tell. On the good side..this A flex has pretty much eliminated my aerophagia at higher pressures.

track wrote:Rooster....I can't sleep on my stomach....unless I want to wake up with a broken back...or feeling like it's broken.

Generally speaking, to sleep on one's stomach requires a relatively firm mattress whereas sleeping on one's side requires a relatively soft matress. Sleeping on one's back is usually fine on either a firm or soft mattress (provided you don't suffer from OSA )

As for chickens ... I have some marinating in the fridge right now and plan to grill them this evening

Generally speaking, to sleep on one's stomach requires a relatively firm mattress whereas sleeping on one's side requires a relatively soft matress.

I first went to the Ortho with back issues when I was 13. He told me then to not sleep on my stomach. It was and still is solid advice. It wouldn't make any difference if I was sleeping on concrete....getting on the stomach is a no no for my back. The goal for side sleeping is to maintain a straight spine....enough give at the hips and shoulders to sink in but with enough support at the waist to keep the spine straight and supported. The firmer versions of tempurpedic work great for side sleepers who weigh 200 pounds...but they cost an arm and a leg.

WASHINGTON (CNN) - Rush Limbaugh fired back at Colin Powell for his critical comments earlier this week, saying Wednesday that the former secretary of state should join the Democratic Party.

"What Colin Powell needs to do is close the loop and become a Democrat instead of claiming to be a Republican interested in reforming the Republican Party," Limbaugh said on his radio show Wednesday.

Just what I was talking about in an earlier post. The pubs want to kick out all moderates.

The 21st century or modern or current GOP problem is that they are intolerant. They claim a platform of individual rights and freedom and yet will not tolerate people who do not agree with their moral issues (ie. abortion, gay marriage, drugs, sex, and rock-n-roll too I suppose) … kind’a like Islamist extremists. They believe in small government but claim to be for strong national military and foreign intervention (which in contrast requires big government and I guess torture too ). They claim to be for free-market economics but yet provide all kinds of government subsidies and tax breaks to allow corporate business to be competitive. So the GOP appears to have a bipolar disorder too.

Now that doesn’t mean the DEMs have their act together either, but they seem to be the lesser of the two evils and certainly more tolerant of the diversity of our US population … at least to me … at least for now. Both parties need to move towards someone like Ron Paul.

BTW- Even Arnold is having “liberal” thoughts lately. Before we know it, the only GOP members left will be Hanity, O’Reilly, and Limbaugh.

Track wrote:
I am a registered republican but no longer find any common ground with the social religious conservatives that seem to have hijacked the party. I will be registering as an independent or democrat before the next election. I, like a lot of pubs, are being pushed out of the party because we are not conservative enough and have little in common with the Limbaughs and Hannity followers.

. . . which is exactly what I did a year and a half ago! After a lifetime of being registered and voting Republican, I went to the OTHER SIDE. Now, as a proud Democrat, I am SURE I did the right thing. The Republican Party as it stands now is an embarrassment to the country!

preemiern wrote:Kentucky Fried chicken....grilled or fried?

I wanted to try the grilled, but there was a mob of Oprah-listening liberals, upset because they had collected more "Free Sample" coupons than KFC had chicken.

It takes a "special" mentality to not realize promotions like that are designed to familiarize future paying customers with a new product; and NOT to provide another welfare source for the huddled masses.

[quote="JoyD]The Republican Party as it stands now is an embarrassment to the country! [/quote]

While I don't disagree, the Obamination is turning into a far bigger embarrassment on a global level.