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Reader writers' favorite drinks and where they drink them
Colorado Bulldog is: (roughly :) Tall glass w/ice Baileys Cream Diet Coke (in equal proportions) Sounds gross but tastes soooooo good. My boyfriend does a Vodka/Diet Vanilla Pepsi tall boy drink that goes down very smoothly and before you know it yer shnockerd. You can also use Vanilla Vodka and any diet or regular Coke or Pepsi product you like...except that cherry flavored stuff is too much, in my opinion, to use with the Vanilla Vodka. The best Vodka I've ever had was Stoli's pepper flavored Vodka. I went to this authentic Russian restaurant here in the States and they served the stuff straight, non stop all night. Oddly we drank club soda along with it on the side and the food never stopped so I swear I didn't get drunk (I'm 5'2 105lbs and was called 1 beer L---- [the "L" is my last name which rhymes with beer"] in college). But I felt just fine! And that Vodka was sooooooooooo smooth, even if it was Stoli.— April 24, 2009 1:35 p.m.
Reader writers' favorite drinks and where they drink them
I LOVE that drink...have you ever had a Colorado Bulldog? Is it too early to start drinking? You guys have gotten me thirsty...— April 24, 2009 1:06 p.m.
George W. Bush Today
I thought it was a fear of his own shadow, no? A fear of consonants? You know one can't help but kinda like ole Georgie W... not trying to be disrespectful...but I think he is much like he appears to be: just a good ole boy never meaning no harm (to steal a line from the "Dukes of Hazzard" TV show theme song). And he truly seemed like a man's man - tough when he needed to be, athletic (did you see those reflex' when that reporter threw a shoe at him?), got jaw lock when asked for to share his feelings on something (okay, I just added that last part to be funny). I hated to admit it to my boyfriend, but there really was/is a likable guy. Fortunately, or unfortunately, he made me look like a prophetic genius too. I said 8 years, and then 4 years ago that his domestic policies would prove to be disastrous (particularly his deregulation of the banking industry and financial markets). So although I never voted for him, I'll kinda miss having the ole guy around. I hear Obama is hiring consultants though. Maybe that's what he'll do with his time off: Obama will ask George for his advice on an issue....and then do the opposite.— April 24, 2009 1:04 p.m.
Parents Gone Wild
As NachoDaddy said: Get a room!— April 24, 2009 12:41 p.m.
Games Gangs Play
Bluenwhite-; RefriedG; and, FW: clever...thanks for the smile and the wit. Oh Spliffy don't you know all that huff harms ya boy? Use your powers for good not evil.— April 24, 2009 9:21 a.m.
Receiving Bella
Sounds like a video in the making, B. :) People might even pay money to see that!— April 24, 2009 9:07 a.m.
The Working Girls
RefriedG: I think that is a fascinating idea for a story that many would be interested in reading. I'm sure you will write it well and completely - with your characteristic humor I've come to recognize in your posts and blogs. :) Just please be careful. I for one believed the warnings the Reader and other publications have warned about concerning the area although you certainly know how to enjoy the area without putting yourself at risk. It should be an amazing piece. Best wishes in your endeavors! Lisa a/k/a "lallaw"— April 24, 2009 7:50 a.m.
Parents Gone Wild
LOL Magic! I had a foster son like that but we love who we love. :) This story touches on some thoughts I had when reading JoshB's "SEXTING" blog. Wowzers was that a b**** slap-fest rivaling Barbarella's well-intentioned Vegan piece. But relative to this post, how can we ever teach our children to be responsible adults if we delegate our own parental responsibilities? Our kids never promised us a "rose garden." You birth 'em, you deal with 'em - on good days and bad; when they smell like sweet warm buttermilk and when, God helps us, they don't. Since when do teachers, neighbors, strangers, and the police have and equal hand in raising our (YOUR) kid(s)??? The PARENTS of the sexting gigglepuss teen girl who sent her booty through the cosmos on her cell should have INSISTED she lose the right to be a member of the cheerleading squad. THEY should have taken that privilege away from her, not the school. I am wholly against schools disciplining children for conduct that occurs outside of school hours or off school grounds. If it is not directly related to a school function or school property - stay out of it. Those parents were PATHETIC for suing the school instead of taking their skank-wannabe daughter to task for HER inappropriate conduct and re-evaluating their own parenting message. No wonder young men today have little to no respect for women - we are objectifying ourselves! Diminishing our own value by giving it away (something sacred and precious and PRIVATE) when it's not appreciated or within the context of a mature relationship. And sorry, 15 is old enough to know better. The fact that those parents sued for their little precious being dropped from the squad when the boy she sent a picture of her hootchie-cootchie to was not, says all I needed to know about why their daughter has the morals of an alley cat. If "dump n dash" Mom isn't careful she'll be dealing with a similar issue in 3-5 years. Good news is she can represent them when her daughter needs to sue instead of owning her own misconduct and shame. And as an aside, the SEXTING scandal was not an example of disparate treatment between boys and girls in this context. Disparate treatment as many rallied against in that blog certainly exists and needs to be dealt with seriously. But let's not lose our minds here. Discipline should always be met out on the basis of the punishment fitting the crime, not on the basis of gender, and not to right past sexist wrongs. Her culpability was greater than the smarmy cad of a boy she chose to send pics of her private parts to. That, frankly, was the risk she took. But if a school is to be involved at all (and it should not have been in that case) then the punishment should fit the crime, not the gender, and not to ward off the appearance of sexism. Hopefully, HIS parents dealt with his misconduct appropriately and taught him what it means to be a gentleman and a man - even when dealing with Skankarella.— April 24, 2009 7:40 a.m.
Commercials and Candy Bars
Magicsfive: you are so good for my ego :) SDaniels raises an interesting point with the "synchronicity" theory. I would imagine that there is plenty of stuff for you to mull through in that regard too, along with the general study of Numerology. Well, now that we have laden you down with google terms it will take you about 10 years to pour over that stuff. Kidding, but close. It could also just be your "it's Magic time" theory... THAT I'd like to read...with a glass of wine, of course.— April 24, 2009 7:19 a.m.
Parents Gone Wild
Well...so much to say, one little box. The mother in the story is an International Law attorney. It is true, she dropped both girls off in front of a busy downtown area with stores up and down the street and drove away intending to leave them both together, to figure out their dilemma together I would assume (hence they have to now cooperate with each other to get back home). And I'll even go out on a limb for the sake of argument that she and the girls all know the area and everybody knows them and it is practically Mayberry with the only troublemaker being a lovable ole drunk who checks himself into the county jail. Mom still did a reckless, albeit desperate, thing in an attempt to discipline her kids. She should know better, but she did spend an overnight in jail because of this not to mention the horrific embarrassment of it all considering her professional and social position. You don't leave GIRLS by the side of the road no matter where it is these days ("spectator1" have you forgotten about Amber? The FIFTEEN YEAR OLD who was walking to school in Escondido in her "safe" neighborhood never to be seen again?) Further, JB is absolutely right when he asks why not just go 50 feet or around the corner (as in an old episode of Desperate Housewives) instead of a reported 3 miles down the road before police caught up with her?! A passerby picked up her daughter and brought the daughter to the police station almost immediately after the dump and dash (according to yesterday's reports). Thank God the passerby was not Ted Bundy, may he rot in peace. Point being, there are other ways to discipline out of control preteens that doesn't involve putting them at risk. And this is total speculation on my part, but as far as I know there is no gene for "spoiled rotten disruptive brat." That's a nurture and discipline issue that apparently isn't working. I was a single Mom when my sons were 8 and 13, a practicing attorney who was busy as hell and my kids certainly had their moments. I may have WANTED to leave one or both of them by the side of the road (usually the older one who went through a 7 year period of a nasty case of teenage disease, but was a near perfect child before age 14 and has returned to that pristine state since), but I certainly never did. As parents it is your JOB to always ensure your kids are safe, first and foremost. Even when you want to kill them yourself ....— April 24, 2009 6:43 a.m.