8/30/2006
Be Afraid...
I was listening to Brian Williams' interview of Bush in New Orleans. In one short conversation, the following nuggets came forth from The Decider:
BW- (Regarding reports that GWB had recently read a book by Camus). Can you tell us the back story of Camus?
GWB- “I was in Crawford. I was looking for a book to read and Laura said you ought to read Camus.”
Comment- Uh, he was asking for the story of the author or the book of his you read, not how you came upon him.
GWB- "I read three Shakespeares"
Comment- Wow, and I thought the world was lucky to have one.
GWB- “The key for me is to keep expectations low.”
Comment- You're doing a heck of job, Bushie.
GWB- “Did we fight the wrong war? And absolutely, I have no doubt”
Comment- Me neither.
GWB- “(Before 9-11) We had a foreign policy that said, 'Let’s hope calm works'”
Comment- So you decided to try the opposite?
GWB- ““I stood in Jackson Square. I said 'We’re going to help you' and we delivered”
Comment- Once again, mission accomplished.
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I was listening to Brian Williams' interview of Bush in New Orleans. In one short conversation, the following nuggets came forth from The Decider:
BW- (Regarding reports that GWB had recently read a book by Camus). Can you tell us the back story of Camus?
GWB- “I was in Crawford. I was looking for a book to read and Laura said you ought to read Camus.”
Comment- Uh, he was asking for the story of the author or the book of his you read, not how you came upon him.
GWB- "I read three Shakespeares"
Comment- Wow, and I thought the world was lucky to have one.
GWB- “The key for me is to keep expectations low.”
Comment- You're doing a heck of job, Bushie.
GWB- “Did we fight the wrong war? And absolutely, I have no doubt”
Comment- Me neither.
GWB- “(Before 9-11) We had a foreign policy that said, 'Let’s hope calm works'”
Comment- So you decided to try the opposite?
GWB- ““I stood in Jackson Square. I said 'We’re going to help you' and we delivered”
Comment- Once again, mission accomplished.
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8/25/2006
The Funniest Thing on TV in a Loooong Time...
The roast of William Shatner (on last weekend). If you didn't see it, watch it. I would imagine it's available on youtube or some similar site if you don't have Comedy Central.
Anyway, the house stopped down when this came on and it was worth it. They ripped Kirk from stem to stern but he, of course, just rolled with it. One word of warning, the jokes are beyond blue. If anybody, including Shatner, held back it was sure hard to tell! Politically incorrect does not begin to cover it.
I would like to recap some of my favorite lines but I can't come up with a way to even type them from a work computer. Instead how about some highlights:
-Andy Dick licking Carrie Fisher's face
-Betty White (yes, Betty White) making the 1st jaw dropping inappropriate joke of the night.
-Uhura (I have no idea how to spell that) pulling a good one on Kirk.
-A montage of Shatner's musical 'career' that includes the golden nugget of him singing a song with the refrain 'Keep it gay' on a God awful talk show from the drug addled seventies. How the hell has that never made the rounds on the internet before?!
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The roast of William Shatner (on last weekend). If you didn't see it, watch it. I would imagine it's available on youtube or some similar site if you don't have Comedy Central.
Anyway, the house stopped down when this came on and it was worth it. They ripped Kirk from stem to stern but he, of course, just rolled with it. One word of warning, the jokes are beyond blue. If anybody, including Shatner, held back it was sure hard to tell! Politically incorrect does not begin to cover it.
I would like to recap some of my favorite lines but I can't come up with a way to even type them from a work computer. Instead how about some highlights:
-Andy Dick licking Carrie Fisher's face
-Betty White (yes, Betty White) making the 1st jaw dropping inappropriate joke of the night.
-Uhura (I have no idea how to spell that) pulling a good one on Kirk.
-A montage of Shatner's musical 'career' that includes the golden nugget of him singing a song with the refrain 'Keep it gay' on a God awful talk show from the drug addled seventies. How the hell has that never made the rounds on the internet before?!
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8/21/2006
Laura is Pregnant...
I wish I could really describe what it feels like to repeat that in my mind. I think we've passed the news on to everyone but I think I'll enshrine it in the blog for good measure.
We've been waiting a long time to tell people and are now about half a year away. That seems like about 6 years away at the moment. I would give absolutely anything to skip straight to a healthy and happy mother and baby.
Since that isn't an option we'll just have to go with (im)patience. In the meantime there is a lot to do. We're working on the house and setting aside money for new AC. Cob and I had a fun filled day of wrestling with the upstairs toilet 'til we got the stupid thing working right. That saved a few hundred I'm sure since brining a guy in to work two bigger problems with the kitchen sink and shower valve cost plenty.
What else?
Names- no luck. Every time we think we've settled on one, we end up coming up with a reason to not like it. This is perhaps not the best way to go about settling on a baby name. I never knew it, but naming your child is more of an exercise in the process of elimination than anything else.
Gender- We don't know yet. Next ultrasound is in two months and by then it should be readily apparent.
Laura- is doing okay. The morning sickness has lasted longer than average but hasn't been too frequent. Her appetite and energy are almost back but speaking of backs, hers is starting to hurt.
Both families were thrilled to hear the news. My parents are the ones who have yet to be grandparents so they can't wait.
I don't know what else to say expect that prayers and positive thoughts are very welcome (more like shamelessly solicited).
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I wish I could really describe what it feels like to repeat that in my mind. I think we've passed the news on to everyone but I think I'll enshrine it in the blog for good measure.
We've been waiting a long time to tell people and are now about half a year away. That seems like about 6 years away at the moment. I would give absolutely anything to skip straight to a healthy and happy mother and baby.
Since that isn't an option we'll just have to go with (im)patience. In the meantime there is a lot to do. We're working on the house and setting aside money for new AC. Cob and I had a fun filled day of wrestling with the upstairs toilet 'til we got the stupid thing working right. That saved a few hundred I'm sure since brining a guy in to work two bigger problems with the kitchen sink and shower valve cost plenty.
What else?
Names- no luck. Every time we think we've settled on one, we end up coming up with a reason to not like it. This is perhaps not the best way to go about settling on a baby name. I never knew it, but naming your child is more of an exercise in the process of elimination than anything else.
Gender- We don't know yet. Next ultrasound is in two months and by then it should be readily apparent.
Laura- is doing okay. The morning sickness has lasted longer than average but hasn't been too frequent. Her appetite and energy are almost back but speaking of backs, hers is starting to hurt.
Both families were thrilled to hear the news. My parents are the ones who have yet to be grandparents so they can't wait.
I don't know what else to say expect that prayers and positive thoughts are very welcome (more like shamelessly solicited).
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