Open Thread – RIP Morrie Yohai
I do love Alaska. But there are certain things that I miss about the east coast, and certain things I try to do every time I’m here. Many of these things involve food.
I’ll try to hit my favorite pizza place, and a really good cheese shop. I’ll seek out a good Italian bakery, and a fresh bagel place. And I’ll get a bag of Cheez Doodles. (See my bag above) You can’t get those in Alaska. I’m normally not the junk food type, but I have a soft spot for Cheez Doodles. No, not Cheetos. They are the copycat snack. Cheez Doodles are the originals. If you’re a purist, no flaming orange puffed cheez snack doodle wannabe knock-off will do.
And so it was, with great sadness that I learned of the death of Morrie Yohai at 90 years old from cancer. I never bothered to find out who invented my favorite guilty pleasure while he was alive, but now I know. And strangely enough it turns out that he was from the Bronx and used to work on Long Island, passing away not far from where I type right now, with my salty orange fingertips.
One of the things that has made me even fonder of Morrie Yohai, as I have learned about him tonight, is that he went out of his way to ensure that the Cheez Doodle was baked, not fried, so that it might be as healthy as possible. Remember that the next time you need a good rationalization. As I read the label on my bag I notice that I can actually pronounce most of the ingredients. They might be a little scary, but I know what they are. There are no surprises. So, that’s something.
And unlike many of his followers, the Cheez Doodle did not define Yohai’s life. He was more interested in pursuing Jewish Mysticism and writing poetry (Who knew?) than dwelling on his snack food success. But millions like me will remember him for it anyway.
Rest in peace, Mr. Yohai.
On alert – Stevens missing
I don’t want to start rumors, so go to ADN.com to check the story. A GCI owned plane crashed near Dillingham Monday night. They made mention of Ted Steven traveling out there. Any connection Lani? Anybody hear anything?
Shannyn says on her site reports are Ted Stevens was on that flight.
According to AP at 9:40 an anonymous US gov official confirmed that Stevens was on the plane but condition is unknown.
Going to Chez Doodlez for breakfast. As an aside, while I don’t believe Wise was the cds original company, I’ve always been a fan of Wise chips and their slightly burnt flavor. So Levi J. is running for political office in Wasilla? A great way to make a point that no actual experience or qualifications are required to be elected or have been used as a criteria in the past.
I’m a big fan of cheese doodles, but JAX are better.
Wise chips and Cheez Doodles are but a fond memory for me as well. Colorado lacks this culinary
treat as well. Along with Charles Chips delivered on a truck these were my favorite snacks growing up on the East coast.
Cheez Doodles – yum. Nothing like orange sticky fingers to take one back to one’s childhood.
Thanks for the background of Morrie Yohai. It’s just neat to find out the origins of iconic products. We watch shows such as How It’s Made, fascinated by the processes for creating everyday objects. Rarely do we get insight into innovators who bring these products into our lives. Cool. (neat – cool: see how just talking about them has cast me back in time?).
Politics aside, sorry for the Stevens family if it’s true he’s lost or down.
As to Levi – not sure how I feel about the rumored story of him running for Mayor of Wasilla as a basis of a reality show. What is more disturbing? A high school dropout trying for Mayor or a reality show about it? Actually, both creep me out.
I think they said mayor or city council, and this couldn’t happen till next year at the earliest. Levi vs Sarah or Levi vs Bristol?
Apparently the standards in Wasilla are not very high. Levi might actually be an improvement from the mayors they have had in the past.
Strip plazas,no building codes, a rec.center on land someone else owned, staff intimidation, library scuffles,etc.etc.. Yep, Levi would definately be an improvement!
Wouldn’t $arah go off the deep end! The people in the lower 48 would know it takes no qualifications to become Mayor of Wasills. I love it.
A short article about Morrie Yohai : http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/business/03yohai.html?_r=1&src=busln His companies also brought us cheese crackers and Cracker Jacks. Thank you Mr. Yohai!
Love the Doodles. They’ve changed the recipe since the last time I had them. Yummy! One thing about enjoying Doodles during the humid days of summer though – You have to eat the whole bag within a few hours of opening, otherwise they absorb all the moisture from the air and morph in to soft little cheesy things that squeak when you chew them.
( Didja know Cheez Doodles now come in a spicy jalapeno version ? )
London Bridges – agreed on the Wise chips. That little bit of “extra well done” that some of the chips have is a plus.
I didn’t realize you can’t get Wise products beyond the east regions. If you’re having a craving you can always go to WiseSnacks .com and have them delivered.
Mayor Levi Johnston? Wasilla Campaign Part Of Reality Show
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/09/mayor-levi-johnston-wasilla_n_676603.html
why not LOL
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“Was this woman in her designated “Free Speech Zone?” She’s lucky she wasn’t kneecapped. As civil rights violations go this one isn’t likely to make it to the Supreme Court.”
“What I did find interesting was Palins attempt to set up a “Straw-Man” argument. “Ohhh So you wanted me to be your governor?” The more and more I discuss this woman I find that to be a common thread among her supporters. Its a mine field of logical fallacy, which in and of it self is not ground breaking, Plato knew that. What I really find surprising is that they truly make sense to them. Almost as if “I’m rubber you’re glue” is a legitimate argument. They stand there blank faced staring at you after spitting out an incomprehensibl e platitude with the expectation that their insight has just rocked your world, when really you’re contemplating the maximum penalty for a mercy killing.”
“Its interesting to know that it starts from the top down.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/113305-voter-to-palin-you-sold-out-alaska
Well, nananananana.
This entire family is such a waste of oxygen.
Cheeze doodles rock. They’re one of my non organic healthfood weaknesses.
All Hail the Cheez Doodle! And the obligatory orange fingertips, if you eat them with gusto!
Yep, those and State Line potato chips.
Oh yeah – this is a great idea. Can’t see any problems arising from this at all :
Anti-Mosque Bus Ad Approved by NYC Transit – CBSNews:
http://bit.ly/dpdy26
Can you imagine being Muslim and riding these buses ? Unfreakingbelievable.
This is just disgusting.
I hope NY’ers get big pasties calling for Freedom of Religion to block the worse of the visuals.
I think the real Palin-Homer story is the allegation that Palin goons were doing body searches on of people on public grounds. Palin is just a private citizen she doesn’t get to deprive other people of their civil rights.
The real story isn’t only that SP rolled her eyes at the teaching profession, rather that Americans (allegedly) rolled over and let her goons body search them.
If anyone was unwillingly searched they may wish to contact an attorney and/or the ACLU.
Also, too, if this is pursued, the grand jury would have to question all who were present. Would Sarah perjure herself and say Bristol was with her as opposed to Willow in order to hide another possible Bristol breakout of weak abs? Here is another part of the video to ponder: Didn’t Sarah specifically say, “My Daughter…” Who says that as opposed to “my daughter, Willow” or even “Willow?” Unless, of course a planned deception was taking place.
Looks like Willow to me. Bristol is heavier and looks older. But Williow does look very similar to how Bristol looked a couple of years ago.
I think it’s Willow, she has a rounder face. Bristol’s face is longer. They do look alike. The girl also has her arms crossed which is a Willow trait like at that book signing. Besides wouldn’t they have the little one along if it was Bristol.
REMINDER for people in CT today. It’s PRIMARY day! Go vote. We need to keep the lunatic fringe out of our local government.
Off topic, I guess, but unless this topic is addressed, we may not be able to discuss others in the near future in the same way we do now so I think it is important to bring up a call for action now.
A lot of us have been signing petitions and calling our elected representatives about net neutrality.
Today, Google and Verizon have unveiled a plan that is much worse than first feared: they want to establish a two-tiered system where the wealthiest amongst us (mostly corporations) get the best access to the internet. The rest of us will struggle to connect, have fewer choices on what we see and learn or interface with. Our ability to stay connected as family, friends, and citizens could be undermined or come at increased and real costs. Our ability to develop and market our own products and services could be severely limited in order to favor corporate giants. We need to demand that the net remains the innovative open system it is.
If you want to keep this free-wheeling, ever-innovating thing we know, please consider going to the following site.
http://savetheinternet.com/fcc-comments
I found it in an editorial on HuffPo. This site enables you to tell the FCC the following:
1. why the internet is important to you and how it impacts on you on a personal and/or professional level
2. why the FCC should act now to stop corporate interests from determining who can access the net and how those connections can be made
It is really, truly important to do this. If corporate interests get their way, we may not be able to afford access and our access may be limited by a narrow profit-only framework.
I, for one, want to keep learning, exploring, connecting. The internet allows me keep in contact with loved ones, make new connections with people and ideas, and learn news skills. It allows me a quick, easy, and affordable way to tell people in power how their decisions affect me – giving me an opportunity to be a participating citizen in my local, state, national, and international communities.
I can connect in real time, at the time of my choice with my family and friends. I could not afford to do so in the same way (talk, see and share things) in any other way. As I age, I am not going to have the same disposable income I have now. As I age, I am not going to be able to get out and access services and acquire products as easily as I once did. The internet opens doors, keeps them open and allows me to stay productive and engaged.
Please join me in using that link and telling the FCC why it matters that our government protects our affordable and unfettered access to the internet.
Sorry to go on at such length, but this is something very important to me. I did not want to lose the wonder and power of the internet nor do I want you to lose it either. We need each other to grow and learn, to safeguard what matters to us.
Things are moving fast. Verizon, Goggle and other corporate interests believe they can ramrod their agenda through before most people can protest. The FCC needs to hear from us if it is to protect us.
Please visit this link and tell the FCC why and how you use the internet, how it improves your life and why the FCC must protect the internet for the benefit of us all.
http://savetheinternet.com/fcc-comments
Sad to say, but the US government & congress cares more about its corporations Than its citizens.
But we have a chance to change that. I am a child of the sixties and I know that if band together we can effect change.
KS,
Thank you for the heads up on this. I signed and sent plus this link is on its way to friends in Europe and Africa. We are truly Global here.
LA
It is worth trying to make a difference in this case.
Often what starts out as meaning one thing over time becomes degraded so that it is unrecognizable. Think of the what the possibility is for the future with this type of tiered access.
At some point, regular citizens would not be able to afford anything but the slowest of connections and some not even that.
Stop it now before it gets started. That is the only way.
Most new businesses are web-based, so this will harm small business, the thing all politicians say they LOVE to the max, but they get their campaign millions from Big business, so we can just jump off a cliff for all they care.
My husbands website, HeadButler.com, is image rich because he recs and sells books and movies and products etc….but if it loads slowly, people will move on.
lilybart, I’ve been to your husband’s site before. It’s a great site. Congratulations! You are so right – small businesses need the web. In fact, the web may enable seniors to produce products and provide services when they are no longer considered employable by large companies. Small businesses on the net enable young and old to market their products and skills and share their talent.
When I switched computers, I lost my bookmarks. Glad to be reminded to add your husband’s site to my lists. Thanks and good luck! Thanks also for contacting the FCC. There really are several politicians who want to help, but need our backing to push the FCC to the forefront of this issue.
People matter too damn it! When do WE get the consideration?
new slogan and new party, the People Matter party.
any law or policy has to be good for people first, big corporations second, for example, you want to drill in my gulf? Fine, but here is the list of safeguards and we need your disaster plan AND an escrow acccount with money in case of disaster. People first.
I agree that having Universal Access for the Internet is very important. I have supported this concept since the 1980′ies when I began working on the dirt roads of communications networks.
I have read the release from Google and Verison and I am in full support of the concepts they are supporting. This bashing of Google is totally uncalled for because they do want to keep low cost access for everyone and they still want to expand broadband to the farthest corners of our great country via government mandate. I agree with Alan Grayson that this needs to be done by Congress and not the FCC because an FCC order can be reversed by some later administration. An Act of Congress cannot so easily be undone.
As for the two tier issue. It is completely possible to keep the current Internet as open as it is AND still offer additional “features” for an extra charge. Set it up like your phone service were a basic line with long distance access costs about $10 per month. If you use long distance you pay by the minute. You can also add “features” like Call Waiting, Caller ID, etc. Bottom line is the network is everywhere and everyone has access.
The biggest danger right now to the Internet is not adding features for an extra cost like interactive gaming. What is at stake is really who is controlling the net. Is it the Federal Government via the FCC and Congress or will the Administration be forced to hand off control to a few mega corporations as the Courts are pushing for?
Alan Grayson was bashed on HP a few days ago when he called for Congress to act. Why? I think some of the so called “net neutrality” groups are not acting in our best interests. This current push to give the FCC “censorship” rights is the wrong approach because it does nothing to stop the consolidation of power into the hands of just a few corporations.
There is a deal on the table right now for a merger of NBC and Comcast. Let’s stop this action before there are more mergers. Let’s not get distracted with a battle over “enhanced services” while the real power is merged into just a few hands.
Please sign Al Franken petition here: http://www.alfranken.com/index.php/splash/netneutrality_vid
Let’s also be cautious of folks who are bashing the Google approach. They may be Net Neutrality wolves in sheep’s clothing.
Here is another discussion of just one aspect of Net Neutrality.
http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=697&doc_id=195549&
This is a multi-dimensional issue with many technical, business and social issues all rolled into one catch phrase. Let’s make sure we parse the talk and let’s not quickly dismiss our friends like Grayson and Franken when they don’t utter the current buzz words to discuss another aspect of the issues.
While I agree with you that this subject is much more complicated that it may at first seem, I disagree that the Google-Verizon proposal is satisfactory, at least to the limits of my current understanding. It appears to contain some good ideas, and I agree with you that the concept of paying for optional higher levels of service is not, in itself, the work of Satan. Indeed, some amount of service differentiation is probably needed to encourage innovative usage models.
Sorry, that sounded like jargon. What I mean is, most new things that folks will come up with to deploy on the network will probably require either more-than-average bandwidth, or prioritized bandwidth. Overall available bandwidth will probably continue to increase with time, but if we want to allow innovators to introduce (and debug) new things before the needed bandwidth is widely available, we have to consider allowing some premium bandwidth usage.
Anyhow, these are some of the good bits in the proposal IMO. The clinker, if I understand correctly, is that the proposal would permanently remove wireless connections, and any “new” connection services, from Federal regulation. I’m 62. I’ve seen a lot of “industry self regulation” in a lot of industries, and it mostly sucks. It’s possible that it might work in industries that have reached a stable state — although the Gulf spill, the Toyota software recall, and the fact that there is still plenty of business for the FTC in plain old retail might serve as counterexamples. But in industries that are rapidly evolving, self-regulation has always been a joke.
When I was in the wireless chip business, it was well known that the ultimate (wireless) holy grail of the wireline service providers (e.g., Verizon) was to eventually replace the “last mile” connection to everything with a wireless link. This was (and continues to be) an unrealized goal because of the limits of wireless technology, but I’m sure it’s still a goal, because of the long term economic advantage. As wireless last-mile replaces copper and fiber over the next twenty years, the fact that the backbone is regulated to be “neutral” will become irrelevant to most people — you connect to the net through the last mile, wherever you are.
The arguments I seen in favor of letting providers regulate the wireless space focus on the limited amount of cell-phone bandwidth. This is a legitimate issue, but it is not the only use of wireless technology related to the Net. I’d probably be okay with a regulatory carve-out that delegated regulation of cell-phone bandwidth from the FCC to the industry temporarily. What I don’t like is delegating regulation of all bandwith use permanently.
Tangentially, with regard to Mr. Grayson’s position: I agree with him that the best way to establish Net Neutrality (I hate that term, BTW, but I don’t have a better one) is through legislation rather than rule-making. However, there are already many FCC regulations, a few of which impact the Net. It would be no harder to pass legislation regarding the equal Net access, if there were already many regulations in place, than it would be if there were no regulations. Legislation trumps regulation, but a good set of regulations today would be a whole lot more useful than the prospect of good legislation at some point in the future.
Sadly AP reporting Ted Stevens believed on the downed plane. Also a NASA official.
Waiting to hear more…
Per CNN – at 5 people did not survive. No link to an article tho. This coming off of Twitter.
Waiting some more…
Doodles!!!!!
When my sister first moved to Colorado about 14 years ago, she really missed Cheez Doodles, so the second time I went to visit I packed a bag in my box (it was pre-9/11 and you could actually bring a sealed box on a plane). Also in the box was the white straw cowboy hat that I had bought the year before. We were going to the rodeo in Cheyenne and I knew I’d need it (not to mention it was the only time I ever got to wear it!).
When I arrived in Colorado Springs, I opened the box, only to discover a very important fact related to atmospheric pressure. A bag sealed at sea level will burst when brought to 6,000+ feet of altitude. A fine layer of orange ‘doodle dust’ covered everything in the box, including my nice white straw hat. It took me days to get most of the orange coloring off of the hat but, to this day, if you look closely, you can still see orange specks in the straw!
Funny – a little sad, but funny. Thanks for sharing that memory!
Do you think if they are driven it would be o.k.? Maybe it was just the altitude from the flight, a girl could always hope.
“Do you think if they are driven it would be o.k.? ”
Nope.
My sister had the same problem with cookie packages driving cross-country a few years earlier. You will also notice it with bottles of liquid like shampoo or drinks which will bulge slightly. Actually, the solution is quite easy, though. If you have a bag of something like Cheez Doodles which have a lot of powder, just place the sealed bag in another larger bag and close it with a twist tie. As long as the outside bag is not completely sealed, it will not burst and will contain anything escaping from the smaller bag.
When I pack bottles of liquids like shampoo, I squeeze some of the air out of them before I close the top. When I get to the higher elevations, they’re usually normal sized.
Or you can always open the Doodle bag and sneak a few before leaving home!
Yes, I would have to open every bag, eat a few from each and then it would be just fine!
(:
Thanks for the tips! You just never know what you will learn when you visit themudflats.
When my son was living in Alaska, I sent him Crystal Lite ice tea. Took those little containers out of the tube and filled in the spaces in his ‘care package’.
He called me laughing. Somehow the tea got wet after it exploded and he had slime all over everything.
Learned my lesson.
For all of you educators out there (or anyone interested in educational trends), here’s a good article about standardized test scores – how easy it is to manipulate them, how innacurate they are when used alone to determine teacher accountability, and how they don’t indicate progress (or lack thereof) as well as most people think because the students’ scores are affected by so many other outside factors.
There were also a couple of great comments about how the current enthusiasm for high-stakes testing is being strongly influenced by the companies who produce the tests. Many people outside of education don’t realize what a huge business testing has become and how many billions of dollars are being made by companies that create these tests.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/justin-snider/rage-against-the-machine_b_675516.html
The training my husband and I had when we got our undergraduate teaching degrees covered these issues, so I am hopeful most teachers know this stuff. I believe it’s the school boards and parents who need to be introduced to these concepts. I am appalled about how little many school board members know about the field they are supposed to regulate.
Isn’t the testing company used by the vast majority of schools owned by one of the Bush boys?
Could be…. Neil sells lots of “educational” software also, too, or has his mum offer it to the survivors of Hurricane KatrinaKatrina. Oy, vey!
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2002/04/08/edu-software.htm
http://salem-news.com/articles/september082007/op_ed_090707.php
http://www.truth-out.org/article/barbara-bushs-katrina-donation-enrich-her-son
Bush is definitely a four letter word in many education circles.
“Bush is definitely a four letter word in many education circles.”
Amen. Amen. Amen.
That’s after Neil had to high tail it out of Colorado (little savings and loan scandal,dontcha know!)
Why do I have 3 dates under my post?
So we are watching the news last night with my in laws. A story comes on about BP and my father in law says that in 10 or 15 years they will find out that it was sabotoge. Nobody said anything after that. I don’t usually say anything because I’m outnumbered and they won’t change their minds anyway no matter what information you give them. I wish he would just stick to watching horse races and westerns and not pay any attention to politics. Almost everyday there is some comment about Obama or blaming Obama for something. It gets old real quick. I’m sure they wonder why I spend more time in our room then downstairs with them.
And just what did this “sabotage” accomplish? Is BP nationalized? Is the oil business any different today?
Who benefits?
I am from LI originally.
Where are you?
Blue Eyes, it sounds like your father-in-law listens to too much Fauz News. I’ll bet he also sees nothing wrong with Sarah and distrust the “lamestream media”. But tell me, does he also believe that the moon landing was staged?
Let’s put it this way. He was watching an old western and one of the characters said he had attended college. I don’t remember which one, it might have been Yale, or Harvard, or one of those. The first comment out of his mouth is that is a liberal college. What’s that got to do with a western movie? It’s just a movie. Not everything has to be conserative or liberal, black or white, or up or down! He definitely needs to stop watching FAUX and listening to Limbaugh.
He is always putting down teachers, unions, etc. Seriously, I want to say wake up and join the 21st century. Unless it is Republican, FAUX news, Limbaugh, Dr Laura, then to him it isn’t even worth listening to. It might be good once in a while to listen to a different point of view, even if you don’t agree with it.
Those of us who grew up on the east coast know that Cheez Doodles were made by Old London. Wise acquired them some time later. I don’t eat them (vegan), but can still sing their commercial!
On way home from running errands, bought a bag of the Chez Doodlez. Will sample the bag after I change the oil in the car. Can’t wait!
Wow!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_alaska_plane_crash
..confirmed just now that Ted Steven didn’t make it….. RIP
there WAS a confirmation, and then the person who confirmed backtracked and said he wasn’t sure…so I guess at this point there is still a chance he is alive. OR, more probably the next of kin hadn’t been notified officially.
Ted Stevens was always a friend of federal employees. R.I.P.
Anyone else having trouble with this site? I keep getting bounced off and the links don’t work, especially for the Stevens post…
Leenie, I think the site is just busy. I was having problems earlier.
NPR as of a couple minutes ago said it was unknown who the survivors and dead are in the Alaska plane crash. 2PM EDT
Palin’s endorsement sways a voter to vote for the other guy:
http://blogs.ajc.com/georgia_elections_news/2010/08/10/palin-endorsement-sways-one-voter-but-not-as-intended/?cxntfid=blogs_georgia_elections_news
I think we should ask conservatives if they are not insulted when asked to back someone like Palin. Can’t the GOP come up with someone better?
If I was an independent or conservative who wasn’t scared out of my wits by faux I’d find it insulting to be asked to be lead by the likes of Palin, Rush and Steele.
Reposting for HIG from the Senator Stevens thread…(very worthy of a swift kick in the butt to these disgusting flying monkeys)
honestyinGov says:
August 10, 2010 at 1:20 PM
Sorry to be OT.. AKM… but this won’t be seen on the Open thread.
As per the story from yesterday…. Kathleen Gustafson is being personally attacked by the Palinbots in the same manner as Gryphen was. ( merely for expressing her opinion – her Right )
Part of the Update from the Politicususa post
http://www.politicususa.com/en/palin-mean-girl
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” Update: The Palin cult are going after Kathleen Gustafson hard. They have organized a campaign to call her boss and inform them that she should not be around children because she sings in some “drag” choir — their words, I have no idea what they’re talking about and frankly, it’s none of my business – the woman is a private citizen who has every right to criticize a former elected official without being harassed. They are also accusing Gustafson of “misrepresenting” herself on tape because she is a “teachers tech” and “not a teacher” so they are also going to inundate her boss with this little news, in hopes of getting her fired. Charming group, eh? And Sarah Palin does nothing to stop these people. ”
So… a question to all those AK Mudflatters.
Is there a teachers organization or Union that is showing support for her..? ( local or State ?)
Palinbots as part of their smear campaign are also claiming she is NOT even a Teacher to destroy her credibility.
Has anyone in AK spoken up for her..?
Once again, we see that the First Ammendment ONLY applies to Palin. The only people allowed to express their opinions are those who agree with her.
It is absolutely disgusting that a private citizen should be smeared and threatened for peacefully expressing her views. SHE did not confront Palin. When approached by Palin, she stated that Palin had quit her job as Governor to make money. I can’t see how anyone can dispute that since she has done absolutely nothing for Alaska since she quit, and focused completely on padding her bank account and repeatedly fussing about something so she can be in the headlines.
There is more than enough hate in this political climate to go around. PLEASE let’s find a way to get her out of the spotlight so we can all have a little peace.
ahhhhh.. a whole BUNCH of signs “Worst Govenor Ever” on the buildings surrounding her little rally with Beck in September would be a fitting acknowledgement of her….Obviously someone would have to get the building owners permission prior to…. but … can you just see it in your mind’s eye.. Scarah on the podium,, and everywhere she looks…Worst Govenor Ever glaring right back at her…. ( I have an Evil Mind !….)
I looked at the Sully link, and then followed through to the school district website. Ms G shows up there, with the listing “THEATER TECH”. Since similar folks have listings like “GR4″ and “PHYSICS”, I’m guessing that she is the teacher of the subject “Theater Technology”.
One hopes that the school and the district will politely tell the PeeBots to stick it in their collective ear.
I feel sick and angry that Kathleen G. has been attacked like this. Unfortunately, this was an intentional smear campaign and facts don’t matter. The message is clear: don’t criticize the Queen. If she messes up, don’t publicize it.
Fortunately, the video speaks for itself…the sarcasm, eyerollery, smirk, Todd’s elbow & other thuggery, disrepect, etc…are there for all to see. Palin’s attempted damage control and the attacks are just drawing more attention. The YouTube is up to 639,456 views.
They are also accusing Gustafson of “misrepresenting” herself on tape because she is a “teachers tech” and “not a teacher” – from @28
Hell, if that’s the criteria the bots are holding people to, why are they still all ga-ga over $P? She’s been verifyably misrepresenting herself for well over 15-years…perfecting that utter misrepresentation in the past two. I believe the bots are in serious need of a brain enema. beth.
Re Gallows Humor:
I have flown 500+ times from 10/01-12/03. Small planes. Big planes. Awful weather. Out of JFK two days after the American Airlines plane went into Jamaica Bay before Thanksgiving. On AA out of JFK the day after the shoe bomber guy. My office was across from the NYSE. We moved to 5th Ave between Grand Central and Times Square and had 30 min to move out from downtown with no cars below 14th Street because of bomb scares. I saw more memorial services at St Patrick’s Cathedral than I can count. Most weeks after 9/11N there were 4 days out of 5 that had such services. People I know didn’t get their mail because of the anthrax mailings. There were Nat’l Guard people with guns on nearly every corner between my work and home.
You get the picture. If I didn’t have gallows humor about all of this, I’d have no sense of humor left at all.
And one of my 13 YO kitty kids died 10 days ago. The only things that kept me going during that time was caring for these cats and their well being to get off the island of Manhattan, so I think I get it.
(((((nwsfm)))))
I understand.
Today is not a good day for me but I understand.
Have had the knees knocked out from under me today so I’m sitting instead of standing, but I’m at your shoulder… look down
it’s a long dang haul sometimes, isn’t it?
(Sheesh- it’s been such a long day I only dreamed I typed my whole thought…)
Take best of care… we’ll all get there if we go together.
I didn’t see your comment as offensive, nor did I realize it was humorous. I just reacted with facts, sorry I didn’t get it! Yes, I’m often the first one in my group to come up with black humor, also too. I understand completely.
yes- you are usually the first one
sometimes I wanna wear a bag over my head and pretend one of us was adopted