Jim Himes Norwalk town hall full! w/video

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Wednesday September 02, 2009 · 4:51 PM PDT

2009/09/02 · 16:51

This is short, but I thought people would be interested. My wife and I headed out this evening for Jim Himes' town hall in Norwalk. It had been relocated twice in the last week as they sensed the potential size of the crowds. Eventually they settled on Norwalk High School, which I understand has a capacity of 800 ..

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Wednesday August 12, 2009 · 6:59 PM PDT

2009/08/12 · 18:59

I've been around here for a few years now, introduced to the site in early 2006 by a member who's since been banned but remains a close friend. I've written precious few diaries (mainly due to lack of time) but I've pretty much always got a window open to this place and often confound my family by telling them the news that the MSM hasn't reported yet.

I wasn't really connected to the community when YK06 happened, it slipped past without me really noticing it.

I watched jealously from afar when Yearly Kos 07 happened .. it was a busy year, we had just moved and started a new job, and there was just no way to fit it in that summer's schedule.

When NN08 was scheduled in Austin, by compatriot and I registered early and planned on attending, but when the time came closer it was again obvious that neither of us were going to be able to put things together due to family/other obligations .. and we vowed to do it in 09 for sure!

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Been to NN/YK?

7 votes Vote Now!

Been to NN/YK?

Every time

1 vote

2 out of 3

0 votes

Only once

2 votes

3.14 times

4 votes

Sunlight + Water = Fuel!

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Thursday July 31, 2008 · 3:22 PM PDT

2008/07/31 · 15:22

NASA has found that there's real water ice right at the surface of Mars. Nobody seems to be saying anything about the potential impact of such a discovery .. it's on MSM but just as an announcement followed by a smarmy remark like "Gee, Gwen, pretty soon you'll be able to buy it bottled at the grocery store! Hahahaha" right before a commercial break.

What this really means is that it's now possible for extended missions on Mars! Follow me over the jump for my reasoning ...

zeke7237

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Wednesday March 19, 2008 · 2:16 PM PDT

2008/03/19 · 14:16

It was very weird .. I was driving home, listening to NPR until it became too unpalatable (at which point I'd switch to one of the local college stations). All of a sudden, I hear them talking about Senator McCain's "moment" of confusion regarding exactly who gets trained by who over in those furrin places where our friends and kids are dying ...

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NPR is:

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NPR is:

useless

29 votes

still useful but under control of the wingnuts

48 votes

still useful and mostly independent

29 votes

the only radio worth listening to

28 votes

mississippi mud

3 votes

chocolate cream

1 vote

deep dish apple

4 votes

lemon meringue

8 votes

when the water rises ...

zeke7237

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Friday October 12, 2007 · 5:55 PM PDT

2007/10/12 · 17:55

I watched along with everyone else when the horror of Katrina arrived on the gulf coast. We saw the people on the roofs of their houses, we saw the masses at the convention center, we saw the endless water that engulfed the lower 9th as the pumps failed. I sent money, I went down to the Red Cross HQ and volunteered. I felt that I understood what the victims had been through .. until last night at around 7PM ..

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Saturday March 24, 2007 · 5:00 PM PDT

2007/03/24 · 17:00

WYFP is our community's Saturday evening gathering to talk about our problems, empathize with one another, and share advice, pootie pictures, favorite adult beverages, and anything else that we think might help. Everyone and all sorts of troubles are welcome. May we find peace and healing here.
Won't you please share the joy of WYFP by recommending?

Thanks to Elizabeth D, who hosted this diary on a weekly basis for more than a year, for keeping the tradition alive.

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I'm so glad WYFP? continues as an institution independent of any particular diarist. I can't even imagine the incredible strength it must have taken Elizabeth D to serve in this capacity week after week. It was a crucial help to me in my time of need, and is a feature of our community well worth preserving. I'm honored to be allowed to host tonight's edition.

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My wife and I currently live with 3 domestic animals .. one horse, one dog, and one bird. All three of them are sources of joy and pain, each in their own way.

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Thursday November 23, 2006 · 4:36 AM PST

2006/11/23 · 04:36

Those things you buy at the supermarket? Most of those can barely be called pie, much less pumpkin pie. Usually they don't even have pumpkin in them! Squash pie is what they usually are.

So you have a pumpkin sitting on the front porch (uncarved, of course). If it's still nice and hard you're all set! Don't let that thing melt into a wet, messy stain on the wood or cement, jump over the fold for a slice of real pumpkin pie ..

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Make your own pies this year?

91 votes Vote Now!

Make your own pies this year?

Where else do you get pies?

41 votes

I'm cooking challenged

3 votes

My oven doesn't work

3 votes

I don't even boil water

4 votes

Pie!

40 votes

Nobody's interested in prosecuting check fraud

zeke7237

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Friday September 29, 2006 · 1:18 PM PDT

2006/09/29 · 13:18

My wife and I decided we'd upgrade our 2003 Prius, which we love and have put almost 100,000 miles on, for a new bigger 2006 Prius. I decided I'd try and sell the car myself, and I put a combination ad in the WaPo and on cars.com.

Got a few bites, but no sales. Then I got a call from a guy in Minnesota who said he was interested, and made a reasonable offer. I told him at the time that I'd give him a call back in a week if none of the other prospects panned out. Then my mom died and we were gone for almost 2 weeks ... Read More

I lost my Mom last week

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Sunday September 24, 2006 · 5:14 AM PDT

2006/09/24 · 05:14

I had not intended to write about Mom's death .. at least not so soon. When I got home late last night and was scanning the headlines, I noticed WYFP! and ended up staying up for another couple hours to write this and post it as a comment. One of the commenters there suggested converting it to a diary, so here I am .. Read More

Encounter with a red state christian

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Tuesday March 28, 2006 · 11:53 AM PST

2006/03/28 · 11:53

My lovely wife and I went on an Amtrak journey on a recent weekend .. starting in Washington D.C. and ending in Chicago the next morning. We were seated at dinner with a very nice gentleman who turned out to be the minister of an evangelical church in a midwest state. Read More

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