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By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:13:11 +0000

Yes, it is always possible to have too much of a good thing, including moderation.

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:49:50 +0000

best. candy. ever. i remember how much fun it was in grade school to chew on cinnamon sticks -- best. tree bark. ever! my rule of thumb has always been: all things in moderation, including moderation [that last bit usually applied to chocolate].

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:44:54 +0000

The whole process has turned into a quest for campaign contributions, instead of actually “doing the people’s business”. The only expertise left in out Congress is getting elected.

The real cinnamon will definitely burn your taste buds. All things in moderation [which is, of course, a matter of personal standards. Some people think a pint of Cherry Garcia ice cream is moderation, when it is really merely a taste.]

Corrente is the only group blog on the left that didn’t dive into the Obama tank.

By: Kryten42

Kryten42 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:42:20 +0000

Yep. True. *sigh*

You should give the Reds a try! After a few days, you get used to them and you can taste things again. 😉 LOL We don’t have any verifiable proof that they actually destroyed taste buds. Just seemed like it for a few days. LOL

Oh… And as well as real cinnamon and caffeine, they do have real peppermint! (At least, they used to.) So… drinking anything very hot or very cold is a guaranteed heart stopper. 😉 You been warned. LOL They also had a plain Peppermint and choc mint versions. 🙂

Yeah Bryan, we started on the traditional Coke/Pizza/Mars bars thing. But we discovered Jolt (because of the Jolt Cola Awards), and then Penguin mints via a Linux geek (who else?) 🙂

I haven’t been over to Corrente for a couple years. Was good, once. Like most of those *main-stream* blogs. *shrug*

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:25:11 +0000

logic is worthless.

true dat. sigh…

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:08:43 +0000

The truly annoying part is that the numbers are obvious – Medicare is the cheapest way of covering everyone with health insurance. If you just look at the money states would save on no longer funding Medicaide, and the various governments at all level would save not covering their employees, it’s obvious that the money is available.

Obviously logic is worthless. It is all about lobbyists, and taxpayers don’t have any.

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:48:07 +0000

i know it’s a scam, you know it’s a scam, the correnteans mostly know it’s a scam, but the wonks who are getting paid to think and write about this stuff don’t seem to know it’s a scam.

it’s a thankless job. i need drugs. chocolate, deep dark chocolate.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:38:05 +0000

OK, I admit that there were times when they would have been really appreciated as fire and clean water were not among the available options and all the military offered were amphetamines, which are a really bad idea when you need to think clearly and pace yourself.

The American answer to everything is a drug.

Oh, nice post over at Corrente, Hipparchia. I’m glad someone is willing to read that crap. I scan a few pages, see that it’s a scam and go on to other things.

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:53:26 +0000

the penguin reds sound like my kind of candy!

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:07:45 +0000

As a traditionalist American I programmed on Coca Cola and pizza, with an occasional Snickers bar for quick hits of energy. I would note that the pizzas were from local establishments with a long time following, none of this mass produced cardboard garbage, but then I was in the Northeast at the time.

In Southern California I had to make my own pizza, as the nearest Italian enclave was San Francisco and you had to go to Los Angeles for good rye bread.

Those Penguin mints don’t sound safe for man nor beast. I think I’ll stay with bad coffee in a pinch.