Ghost of BiB

Something like that, but Big Macs are a lot more subtle, and can reach a wider customer base.

Typical sports speak. I wonder why they bother to do QA at all? "Well, the Cheerios, Viagara, Republican Party, Depends, Advil chevrolet was runnin' real good. (sips pepsi) Boys put me together a fast race car today. If it weren't for that wall in turn 4 we coulda been a top 5 car. But we have a great team, and a great program and we'll be out there next week at Bristol"

I know it pretty much says "so far" but FA still has a ways to go. Still time to make the list.

In an attempt to defuse, I think CTM was referring to some of my other special sauces.

More like crooked.

I keep hearing that, and for some reason I haven't had a luggage problem in years. Just lucky, I guess. I always try to fly a maximum of one connection, maybe that has something to do with it. I think it's airports, too. The only place I've had trouble is JFK. I normally fly out of DCA - lot of my flights head west, and go through Chicago or Atlanta. Maybe they are just better. Baltimore doesn't normally lose things, but I don't know that I've ever seen a slower luggage pickup anywhere. Even overseas hasn't been bad.

"Hmm. Three more feet and a little to the left, everybody."

And, just guessing here...those usually result from a long time pattern of behavior, not a single incident. Finding the family dog nailed to the front porch sends a pretty clear message.

He probably wants to worm in on my assistant.

Parity.

He has a point though. People blow things off that aren't important to them and often tacitly encourage it in their children. We live in a culture of selfishness and sometimes maliciousness. I have more than once seen it where trying to reason with someone just makes them act worse. Now this guy obviously went over the top, don't know why, but since the parents or the teen couldn't be relied on to just ACT RIGHT and have some respect for someone else's property - were it me, I'd have found a more subtle way to get my message across. You don't have any respect for something that's mine? I'll find something that you care about - and you'll never prove I did it, either. Sometimes being nice and rational gets one sh-- on.

Reminds me of old Yakov Smirnov. "You know what I like about America?..... Warning shots."

The one on AQ and nukes looks interesting, too.

Thank you. Thank you very much. I've learned from the best.

Did you check your PM's?

No. I'm just over there hijacking and ruining threads. It's a slow day.

More like the old Rheinbeck Airdrome.

I did think that a nice touch, didn't you Ed? I know you laughed when you read it.

That actually makes more sense. Sort of. I don't see it as an issue as foreign policy related economic initiatives, especially when creating or trying to create transformational systems in a new government are pragmatic more than ideological. Along with that, policy initiatives involving economics have to be tailored to fit the systems of the government or region involved. I actually see that as an asset - not a liability. Free market ideology is pressed by this administration where possible as it is their policy, it's also not a stand alone. Their key thought (right or wrong) is the promotion of democracy and individual rights. A socialist or collective economic system, as you pointed out is somewhat antithetical to that. Plus, I personally think that Dr. Rice is just plain smart enough not to rock the boat there. The CBA that the league is looking at 4 years hence is going to be a tweak, not a major revision. As some of us have said, she's been a huge fan of the game for many years (has actually had good things to say about the Bills, somewhat of a fan). Doubt she'd do anything to ruin the game. Another thing I think you could see from her is an eye on the fans. Trying to direct things that keep the fan in mind, as well as the owners and players.

I need to get out there for a month so I can meet some credible public figures. And you thought I didn't have a good reason to drink.

Actually, it was a Fokker DR-1, but who's counting?

Great. Then I won't have to mow one.

And you think sleeping on top of your doghouse is a good idea, too.

I still think ALL lobying needs to go away. I still can't seperate it from bribery, in my mind.

A growing number of highly credible public figures?