How Angry Are You?

by murphy on August 24, 2009

in Join us!, open thread, profound question of the day

These are useful psych tests — and NOT only for those of us quitting smoking. I took the Anger Test, the Coping, and the Type A Personality test. Veddy interesting. I’ll share my results in comments. You do the same!

{ 274 comments… read them below or add one }

1 murphy 08.24.09 at 9:38 pm: Anger Score: 22

“Your overall anger score is low. This means that you are rather skilled at coping with potentially angering situations. There is also the possibility, however, that you are denying your real feelings of anger. The questions on this test dealt with some situations in which it is normal and understandable to feel angry. Your score indicates that you rarely felt anger, even in situations where most people would. On the one hand, this can be very positive – you may have reached a stage of enlightenment most of us never obtain – but there could be other reasons for your rather laid-back approach. Make sure that you are not bottling up your emotions and denying your true feelings, because this can be just as harmful as outright anger. Remember, it’s ok to feel angry sometimes, as long as you express it in a healthy way.”
2 TexasTigress 08.24.09 at 9:40 pm: fuck off
3 murphy 08.24.09 at 9:44 pm: Coping Score: 57

“You appear to have average coping skills. This means that you are not left completely defenseless when it comes to coping with stress. However, although you don’t crack under pressure, you may still become anxious, depressed or very nervous when things become difficult. Underdeveloped coping skills can make it more likely for you to give up without a fight, to feel overwhelmed and helpless and to perceive yourself as less in control over your life. Working on your coping skills could really help you get through tough times.”
4 murphy 08.24.09 at 9:45 pm: {{{texastigress}}}
5 goofsmom 08.24.09 at 9:48 pm: ((((Murphy and TT))))

Off to take the tests… will take them again in 5 days and see how different they may be.

Hi (((BillieJo)))
6 murphy 08.24.09 at 9:50 pm: good idea Goofs!
7 murphy 08.24.09 at 9:55 pm: Type A Result: 60

“You have many of the characteristics of a Type A Personality. Type A Personality is characterized by two main factors, Achievement Striving and Impatience-Irritability. Type A persons tend to measure their success in terms of how many or how much of everything they acquire. They are generally dissatisfied with the world, including themselves. They are quite rigid in thought and conduct and tend to distrust others. In addition, they experience difficulty expressing their emotions, are generally very critical of themselves and others, and are of increased vulnerability to the physical and emotional effects of stress. Persons displaying Type A behaviors do not know how and when to relax. They feel impatient with the pace of most events. They strive to do too much at once and others often get tense and feel threatened in their presence.”

zoinks. i have the achievement striving but i think i’m not too bad with impatience-irritability.
8 goofsmom 08.24.09 at 9:55 pm: Thanks Murphy… I think….

Anger test….
Overall results
36

Your overall anger score is low. This means that you are rather skilled at coping with potentially angering situations. There is also the possibility, however, that you are denying your real feelings of anger. The questions on this test dealt with some situations in which it is normal and understandable to feel angry. Your score indicates that you rarely felt anger, even in situations where most people would. On the one hand, this can be very positive – you may have reached a stage of enlightenment most of us never obtain – but there could be other reasons for your rather laid-back approach. Make sure that you are not bottling up your emotions and denying your true feelings, because this can be just as harmful as outright anger. Remember, it’s ok to feel angry sometimes, as long as you express it in a healthy way.
9 prplvette85 08.24.09 at 9:57 pm: TexasTigress 08.24.09 at 9:40 pm

fuck off
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roflmao! Wish I was in Texas with ya, we could cause some real trouble!
10 goofsmom 08.24.09 at 10:00 pm: Coping Test,

Overall results
67

Your coping skills appear to be fairly good. This means that for the most part, you are able to deal efficiently with stressful situations. You rarely crack under pressure, and can find your way out from most precarious situations. You are not a victim of your environment and feel pretty much in control. Your coping skills will help you get through tough times in far better shape than those who do not use the same methods.
11 Juliette 08.24.09 at 10:04 pm: Repost from previous tread.

Hey Puma’s

Just checking in to let you know I was not abducted by Organize For America; at least not yet. I’ve been traveling and dealing with some family problems in between. I hope all of you are enjoying the final weeks of summer.
Stay off the cigs Murphy. I know you can do it!
12 prplvette85 08.24.09 at 10:05 pm: Anger score 54
54
Your overall anger score appears to fall in the “normal” range. This means that you get angry in some situations but aren’t the type to blow up all the time. You seem to have struck a balance between accepting the occasional flash of temper and not letting yourself get overly worked up. You realize that sometimes, it’s just not worth the headache. This is generally a very healthy approach, as suppressing your anger or getting swept up in it are equally harmful to your health and your relationships.

Not bad! I thought I would be in the high 70’s lol
13 Juliette 08.24.09 at 10:06 pm: Oh and not to worry.
I’ve been keeping the phones ringing at Rep. Schwartz and Senators Casey and Spector’s offices when ever I am in town.
14 goofsmom 08.24.09 at 10:07 pm: prplvette,

Not as bad as ya thought…
15 goofsmom 08.24.09 at 10:08 pm: Juliette,

Good to see ya, hope things become better with family…
16 boogieman7167 08.24.09 at 10:09 pm: pumacrat power
17 goofsmom 08.24.09 at 10:09 pm: Type A Test
Overall results
41

You seem to fall somewhere in the middle between a Type A and Type B personality. Sometimes you are as laidback as a Type B; in other situations, you can be a high achiever or express impatience and hostility like a Type A. Either you adjust your behavior depending on the situation, or you tend to have a moderate attitude. In other words, you have some of the good and the bad associated with the Type A Personality. With a bit of drive, perfectionism and competitiveness to keep you going, you likely are able to achieve many of your goals in life without pushing yourself to the point of exhaustion. However, you also have some of the negative emotionality associated with the TABP as well – you may find that you become a bit hostile, impatient, or stressed in the face of obstacles and frustrations. Your moderate score however, means that you possess a healthy balance, so long as you keep your negative emotions in check.
18 prplvette85 08.24.09 at 10:12 pm: wtf coping test got done..it flipped me back to the home page…
I am angry and I cannot cope with that … lol just kidding…
got to take it over.
19 goofsmom 08.24.09 at 10:13 pm: (((Murphy)))

Impatience-Irritablity… You… Nah…
20 goofsmom 08.24.09 at 10:19 pm: prplvette,

LOL…
21 Casper Cat 08.24.09 at 10:20 pm: Hope this works… Oh, crap it didn’t work… I scored a 14….. On the first test! tried to copy and paste but it did not work… oh, well….. Congradulation’s to all of our future NON-Smokers….. Just remember, one day at a time…. Hell, that is all we have….
22 HP Boston 08.24.09 at 10:20 pm: Overall results
74
Your overall anger score is rather high. You seem to get angry more often than the average individual does. Perhaps the scenarios on the test rubbed you the wrong way. Whatever the case, learning to control your anger would likely prove beneficial. Anger is a firecracker of an emotion, and can have serious repercussions on your health and relationships. Some things just aren’t worth getting worked up about!
23 goofsmom 08.24.09 at 10:21 pm: Casper Cat,

You scored a 14 on the anger test… WOW…
24 goofsmom 08.24.09 at 10:22 pm: HP Boston,

Wow… you little firecracker you!!!!!
25 HP Boston 08.24.09 at 10:24 pm: Overall results
56

You appear to have average coping skills. This means that you are not left completely defenseless when it comes to coping with stress. However, although you don’t crack under pressure, you may still become anxious, depressed or very nervous when things become difficult. Underdeveloped coping skills can make it more likely for you to give up without a fight, to feel overwhelmed and helpless and to perceive yourself as less in control over your life. Working on your coping skills could really help you get through tough times.
26 HP Boston 08.24.09 at 10:27 pm: HP Boston 08.24.09 at 10:20 pm

Overall results
74
Your overall anger score is rather high.
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Ya that kid with the chocolate really pissed me off!!

WTF angry..no the kid huged me for crip sake!
27 HP Boston 08.24.09 at 10:31 pm: Overall results
46

You seem to fall somewhere in the middle between a Type A and Type B personality. Sometimes you are as laidback as a Type B; in other situations, you can be a high achiever or express impatience and hostility like a Type A. Either you adjust your behavior depending on the situation, or you tend to have a moderate attitude. In other words, you have some of the good and the bad associated with the Type A Personality. With a bit of drive, perfectionism and competitiveness to keep you going, you likely are able to achieve many of your goals in life without pushing yourself to the point of exhaustion. However, you also have some of the negative emotionality associated with the TABP as well – you may find that you become a bit hostile, impatient, or stressed in the face of obstacles and frustrations. Your moderate score however, means that you possess a healthy balance, so long as you keep your negative emotions in check.
28 Casper Cat 08.24.09 at 10:31 pm: Yes, goofsmom I have learned over the years “to let it go” I don’t harbor anger….. I really don’t…. And, it does take a lot to get me angry… It must be the Scropio in me… But, when or if that should occur…. Well, lets just say… It won’t happen again….! One of the problems I felt this test has is the test confuses Anger with Frustration…. Yes, we/do get frustrated…. But, that is not ANGER…. IMO ANGER is a whole different beast……
29 Sandy LF 08.24.09 at 10:32 pm: Thanks, everyone, for all the support and good wishes. I made it through the first day of non-smoking without killing anyone. Good luck everyone else who is trying to stop. Good night and happy dreams. Murphy, don’t forget to take that patch off at night.
30 prplvette85 08.24.09 at 10:34 pm: Impatience/Irritability
61
Your interactions with others and your day-to-day existence are heavily tinged with impatience and hostility. When you’re stressed or frustrated, you may lash out at others or end up stewing in anger or frustration. Your elevated score may put you at risk because a high amount of this aspect of the TABP can not only be extremely harmful to relationships, it is also very damaging to your health. While originally it was thought that global Type A Behavior Pattern was the culprit in coronary heart disease, research now shows that hostility, impatience and the other related traits are likely the real source of the problem. Based on your results here, you may be at an increased risk of heart disease. Keep in mind however, that there are other causes unrelated to the TABP, such as poor diet, lack of exercise, and smoking, among other things.
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They don’t know wtf they are talking about lol!
They didn’t have Italian on the list lol…. it just genetics imho
31 HP Boston 08.24.09 at 10:37 pm: Hey I am an old bitter woman and I am pissed but I can cope with that, and my moderate attitude will see me through……
32 prplvette85 08.24.09 at 10:40 pm: HP Boston 08.24.09 at 10:37 pm

Hey I am an old bitter woman and I am pissed but I can cope with that, and my moderate attitude will see me through……
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lol HP.. and don’t forget you can always cling to your guns and religion!
33 Juliette 08.24.09 at 10:40 pm: Thanks Goofsmom

Things are getting better.
34 Casper Cat 08.24.09 at 10:42 pm: HP Boston…. 74 IMO… We could use a whole lot more of people like you…. Honest, Compassionate,Very Passionate and can tell anyone or evaluate a situation in a truthful and direct answer…. Now, that is what we need in our Representatives….. So, will you be running for office with Murphy?
35 prplvette85 08.24.09 at 10:42 pm: Sandy LF 08.24.09 at 10:32 pm

Thanks, everyone, for all the support and good wishes. I made it through the first day of non-smoking without killing anyone. Good luck everyone else who is trying to stop. Good night and happy dreams. Murphy, don’t forget to take that patch off at night.
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wtg Sandy! congrats! you did better than me today!
36 Headclunker 08.24.09 at 10:44 pm: I scored a 52. But that was because they did not ask me any questions about the fraudulent usurper in the Whitehouse that is screwing up our screwed up country even more. We could have had real health care reform instead of pork.

In the state where I live, our obliging governor extended the “early voting” past the point that the registers could be updated accurately before the final vote, and BO took the state by a narrow margin. We did get a big piece of pork for our cooperation. The stimulus money that was allocated for Safe Drinking Water ended up being enough to cover about 10% of the Shovel Ready Projects.

How sorry is that? Can you get any more basic infrastructure than the drinking water systems? And the direct effect on public health.

Now I am mad.
37 HP Boston 08.24.09 at 10:46 pm: prplvette85 08.24.09 at 10:40 pm

lol HP.. and don’t forget you can always cling to your guns and religion!

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I guess I am not the clingy type……no guns or religion!
Just my mean angry self!

Going to bed hope I am able to have “sweet” dream.
38 prplvette85 08.24.09 at 10:54 pm: Headclunker… we should do our own post election… first 6 months of hell test and see the results… they would be through the roof!
off to bed..
goodnite Puma’s sweet dreams… and tomorrow is another day..hopefully I will do better at my no smoking and anger issues…
sweet dreams all!
39 HP Boston 08.24.09 at 10:55 pm: 34
Casper Cat 08.24.09 at 10:42 pm
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Murphy mentioned a long time ago she needs a campaign manager..
I may be to angry…but I will work my ass off for her..to old to run myself. But that Darragh is a shiny bright light!
Thanks Casper for all you do that I do not even know about…

Night all. :love: :peace:
40 Casper Cat 08.24.09 at 11:02 pm: HP Boston….. And, NO you are not to old… You are like a fine wine who just gets better with time…. When I seen your picture with your proud Hillary shirt on…. I knew you were what WE Pumas are all about….. Thank YOU!!!! Have a wonderful and restful night… Pleasant Dreams…. Oh, And getting a campaign Manager for Murphy…. Well, that is VERY doable…. I do think that is a word… At least Dances say’s so….. And, remember let a smile be your umbrella on a rainy day………
41 sheila7 08.24.09 at 11:08 pm: Back from school. It sucked.
Off to take the anger test.
42 sheila7 08.24.09 at 11:12 pm: Oh My.

64

Your overall anger score is rather high. You seem to get angry more often than the average individual does. Perhaps the scenarios on the test rubbed you the wrong way. Whatever the case, learning to control your anger would likely prove beneficial. Anger is a firecracker of an emotion, and can have serious repercussions on your health and relationships. Some things just aren’t worth getting worked up about!
43 goofsmom 08.24.09 at 11:14 pm: HP Boston and Prplvette… Nighty-night and very sweet dreams…

Casper Cat – you’re right frustration and anger are two way different things…

Sheila7 – Sorry about school….
44 sheila7 08.24.09 at 11:15 pm: Coping skills ok.

77

Your coping skills appear to be fairly good. This means that for the most part, you are able to deal efficiently with stressful situations. You rarely crack under pressure, and can find your way out from most precarious situations. You are not a victim of your environment and feel pretty much in control. Your coping skills will help you get through tough times in far better shape than those who do not use the same methods.
45 sheila7 08.24.09 at 11:17 pm: 73

You have many of the characteristics of a Type A Personality. Type A Personality is characterized by two main factors, Achievement Striving and Impatience-Irritability. Type A persons tend to measure their success in terms of how many or how much of everything they acquire. They are generally dissatisfied with the world, including themselves. They are quite rigid in thought and conduct and tend to distrust others. In addition, they experience difficulty expressing their emotions, are generally very critical of themselves and others, and are of increased vulnerability to the physical and emotional effects of stress. Persons displaying Type A behaviors do not know how and when to relax. They feel impatient with the pace of most events. They strive to do too much at once and others often get tense and feel threatened in their presence.
46 sheila7 08.24.09 at 11:18 pm: goofsmom,
Thanks. The good news is I managed to get 100% on my quiz! Even with all my procrastinating.
47 goofsmom 08.24.09 at 11:20 pm: (((sheila7)))

Excellent!!!!! Good for you… let the rest of the bad stuff be overshadowed by the great job you did on that quiz…
48 Casper Cat 08.24.09 at 11:21 pm: Ok Pumas this is the approach we need to take when Bo and his Kicktothecrubgoodfornothingthugs…… try to sneak up on us with bullshit……. hope you get a kick out of it…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r-n9TNZQ_g
49 goofsmom 08.24.09 at 11:23 pm: Casper Cat,

ROFLMAO…. Quick pass the Chili Beans and Beer…
50 sheila7 08.24.09 at 11:25 pm: goofsmom,
I know I should but this class is going to be difficult and a lot of work. It is so much harder to be back in school as an adult with a home and a child and a husband. (and a dog )
51 sheila7 08.24.09 at 11:26 pm: Thanks Casper Cat! I needed that!
52 goofsmom 08.24.09 at 11:28 pm: sheila7,

Yes, it is a lot harder to go to school as an adult… the one thing I discovered is how much more I got out of it as an adult than a youngling…
53 sheila7 08.24.09 at 11:34 pm: goofsmom,
That’s true. And I get along well with my professors. Hopefully it will get better, I’m sure it will.
54 goofsmom 08.24.09 at 11:37 pm: sheila7,
55 Casper Cat 08.24.09 at 11:46 pm: Hey, you enjoyed it! Oh, here is one that will get you on your toes…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvd5Uw49RZg&feature=related
56 sheila7 08.24.09 at 11:49 pm: Thanks Casper Cat!
57 goofsmom 08.24.09 at 11:53 pm: Casper Cat,

Loved the doggie dance… hehehe…
58 Casper Cat 08.24.09 at 11:54 pm: Ok, this should have been posted the other night….along with spirits and haunted houses…. I just love BeetleJuice…. Oh, and Belafonte…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4eoMxGDEJA&feature=related
59 goofsmom 08.24.09 at 11:55 pm: Casper Cat,

Me too!!!!! I loved the song at the end also…
60 simofish 08.24.09 at 11:58 pm: I don’t think I need a test to tell me I am still really, really FUCKING ANGRY since May 31st, 2008.
61 sheila7 08.25.09 at 12:00 am: I hear ya simofish. In fact, I get angrier as time goes by.
62 Casper Cat 08.25.09 at 12:01 am: Ok, all of you wonderful Pumas…. I have to go…. Good night and have a pleasant sleep…… Oh, I just love this song….. Hope all of you enjoy….. Bonne Nuit…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbN0g8-zbdY And, remember tomorrow is another day…. And, be kind to one another….. Muprhy!!!!!!!!
63 Casper Cat 08.25.09 at 12:03 am: OOPS!!!!!!!! ‘MURPHY’….
64 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 12:09 am: Sweet Dreams Casper Cat… Thank you for the music…
65 simofish 08.25.09 at 12:11 am: sheila7 — me too !!!
66 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 12:11 am: simofish and sheila7

Everyday the anger grows… the frustration strengthens… but on a happier note… everyday his numbers tank bring me a small sense of hope…
67 sheila7 08.25.09 at 12:13 am: Night Casper Cat.

That’s true goofsmom. I felt sheer delight yesterday at -14!
68 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 12:15 am: sheila7

LOL… me too…
69 sheila7 08.25.09 at 12:20 am: Well, off to bed.

Goodnight goofsmom and all PUMAS.
70 sheila7 08.25.09 at 12:21 am: oops, night simofish too.
71 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 12:23 am: Have well earned sweet dreams sheila7…
72 sheila7 08.25.09 at 12:28 am: Thank you goofsmom. I will try. Hope you’re doing okay on your first day?
73 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 12:31 am: sheila7,

Yep, so far so good… third time quitting so kinda know what to expect…. sore jaws from the gum, cranky, hungry, etc… but I’ll live… just the quality of life sucks for a little while…
74 sheila7 08.25.09 at 12:33 am: hang in there. third times a charm you know.
75 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 12:37 am: sheila7,

Yes, and I’m determined to make it that way too… thanks for the well wishes…
76 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 12:37 am: sheila7,

Yes, and I’m determined to make it that way too… thanks for the well wishes…
77 Puma-SF 08.25.09 at 12:37 am: Me angry? Bull shit.

Overall results
78

Your overall anger score is rather high. You seem to get angry more often than the average individual does. Perhaps the scenarios on the test rubbed you the wrong way. Whatever the case, learning to control your anger would likely prove beneficial. Anger is a firecracker of an emotion, and can have serious repercussions on your health and relationships. Some things just aren’t worth getting worked up about!
78 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 12:39 am: Puma-SF,

Uhhh… Hi… tippy toe….
79 Puma-SF 08.25.09 at 12:39 am: Tell AARP how you feel now that they are running ads in favor of the healthcare debacle.

https://secure.afa.net/afa/activism/TakeAction.asp?id=354
80 BillieJo 08.25.09 at 12:39 am: I am too pissed to take the test that will tell me I am angry…
I just think of the mess we are all in, layoffs at work… and Calif is in the dumper too and I just need some stupid obot to cross my path.

Thank God I didn’t just quit smoking or I would be off the charts.

I have a temper, don’t usually bottle it up, blow off steam and look for humor to get me grounded.
81 greenfun 08.25.09 at 12:40 am: From Simofish:
I don’t think I need a test to tell me I am still really, really FUCKING ANGRY since May 31st, 2008.
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Amen to that Simo-how come you always say it best? : )
82 RememberNovember 08.25.09 at 12:55 am: I expect I missed Caspie – I scored 14 too on the anger test – most of the questions I wanted to say that anger was not the emotion felt but ‘hurt’ would fit many of them and ‘very hurt’ for some. Hmmmm – don’t think I developed my anger capability – HOWEVER I have felt such anger, like Simo, since May 31 but none of the questions asked me about BO if you rewrote the test with political content I think I could challenge some of you high rollers!!
83 RememberNovember 08.25.09 at 12:57 am: I think I lost my punctuation capability too
84 Puma-SF 08.25.09 at 12:59 am: Hey goofsmom. How ya doing?
85 BillieJo 08.25.09 at 1:10 am: Hi ((((Remember, Goofsmom, Greenfun, Simofish, PUMA-SF, sheila7))) and all others passing by…
86 RememberNovember 08.25.09 at 1:12 am: (((BillieJo))) – are you passing by or am I? Missed you earlier too!
87 RememberNovember 08.25.09 at 1:13 am: Sheila7 – if you’re still here – congrats on your test – i was worried re your p[rocrastination that you would not have time to read for it! What are you studying?
88 Puma-SF 08.25.09 at 1:16 am: Hey BJ.
89 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 1:17 am: Puma-SF

Doing okay… How about you…

BillieJo,

Hey back..
90 Puma-SF 08.25.09 at 1:18 am: I’m doing alright except for some effed up stuff with my job. I’m not a happy camper right now but we fight on.
91 freddiebrown 08.25.09 at 1:31 am: I was reading this by Jack Cafferty… “How is the American Dream Changing”?
It is very sobering and so much truth in all the comments.
I wonder how has the American Dream changed for all the Pumas here..
http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2009/08/24/how-is-the-american-dream-changing/
92 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 1:33 am: Puma-SF,

Sorry to hear about work… that sucks… and yes, all we can do is fight on…
93 Puma-SF 08.25.09 at 2:00 am: Well, I’ve had two jobs in the last 22 years so perhaps it’s time for change that I can believe in.
94 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 2:01 am: Puma-SF,

That’s an excellent job history… fingerscrossed that something wonderful comes your way and you get it…
95 Puma-SF 08.25.09 at 2:14 am: Thanks, goofer. I always try to hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
96 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 2:16 am: Puma-SF,

That’s all any of us can do… sending good thoughts and strength…
97 Puma-SF 08.25.09 at 2:19 am: You’re a doll. Thanks
98 Puma-SF 08.25.09 at 2:27 am: night
99 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 2:43 am: Nighty-Night Puma-SF… Sleep Well

Night (((((((PUMAs)))))))
100 Zee 08.25.09 at 3:17 am: #2 TT!!!!

Dammitall, it’s 3 am here and people are sleeping. Don’t make me guffaw out loud!!!!!
101 Zee 08.25.09 at 3:18 am: oooo…even Goofs has signed off. I can catch up on the thread without people snickering…
102 Zee 08.25.09 at 3:25 am: #22 HP…I am stifling my own snickering here…but I BET I will have you beat in anger….ESPECIALLY since I just found out from the thread below that you have a corvair??!!!! WTF!

And why have we not seen this dream machine? I’ve always had Dodge Darts, but Corvaire is on the list, with some sort of ef-u to Nader as a bumpersticker.

Did prplvette win the lottery yet so we can all get our vintage hotrods of choice?
103 Zee 08.25.09 at 3:27 am: #32 prplvette…blue ribbon comment!!!
104 Zee 08.25.09 at 3:31 am: For those PUMAs easy to anger…please please go unleash it all on these PIGS who reside in Boston. Just look at the comments regarding Chelsea’s wedding this coming weekend (sorry, but I believe the rumors until proven untrue):

http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/more_names/blog/2009/08/five_presidents_and_a_wedding.html
105 Zee 08.25.09 at 3:41 am: PUMAs…too beat to take the test and post…3:30 am here and I have a lonnnng day moving the son back to college. We got started today, organizing! But alas, he won’t listen to mom regarding the purging possessions, alto he appreciated the organizing.

I’m not quitting smoking like others here, but I am working on not dragging more things home, whatever kind of addiction that is. I successfully ignored a cute tray, wine glasses and candle votive set out on the curb….but I did buy *two* packets of file folders because they now come in cute patterns. It would be one thing if I actually used them!!

2 bags of trash, 4 recycle, 3 boxes of givaways discarded so far from my attic….

A dent. A noticable dent. It should be noted I’ve cleared out the main floors of the house…only because I had an attic and basement. And now the real work begins…
106 Zee 08.25.09 at 3:53 am: omg, I lied thru my teeth…

I went and looked at the tests and took one because it said “abridged.”

The test are full of a foul waste substance.

I got like a 56, in the “normal” range for anger. This can’t be true. Plus, they conclude it won’t impact relationships. Hello. I rated overhearing a friend badmouthing me as “furious.” Just because I would not be angry at all with a dog peeing on my plants they come up with these bogus results?

Well, that’s my take…these are bogus….fun but bogus.
107 Zee 08.25.09 at 3:54 am: well, signing off for real now! no more tests!
108 kat in your hat 08.25.09 at 6:39 am: Anger Score: 42

Your overall anger score appears to fall in the “normal” range. This means that you get angry in some situations but aren’t the type to blow up all the time. You seem to have struck a balance between accepting the occasional flash of temper and not letting yourself get overly worked up. You realize that sometimes, it’s just not worth the headache. This is generally a very healthy approach, as suppressing your anger or getting swept up in it are equally harmful to your health and your relationships.
109 kat in your hat 08.25.09 at 6:40 am: Coping Skills: 80

Your coping skills appear to be excellent. This means that overall, you are able to deal quite efficiently with stressful situations. You don’t crack under pressure, and can find your way out from most precarious situations. You are not a victim of your environment and feel pretty much in control. Your coping skills will help you get through tough times in far better shape than those who do not use the same methods.
110 kat in your hat 08.25.09 at 6:42 am: Type A test: 32

You possess many of the characteristics of a Type B personality. Type B persons are characterized as having a “stop and smell the roses” attitude towards life. They are very relaxed and rarely become hostile, aggressive or competitive. Open-minded and forgiving, they are of a flexible nature. Type B persons tend to follow either an “Everybody Must Win” or “Live and Let Live” credo; they have a more passive and submissive slant to their personality. In either case, whether to fight a cause or simply stand up for themselves, Type B persons sometimes lack the drive that could help them achieve their goals. You yourself may want to work on building up some more initiative and dynamism. Otherwise, you run the risk of missing out on important opportunities. Pushing yourself and competing a little bit for your place in the sun can certainly add some spice to your life.
111 kat in your hat 08.25.09 at 6:45 am: Emotional IQ Test (For extra, but it took FOREVER)
Subscale IQ score = 135
Subscale percentile = 99

According to your self-report answers, your emotional intelligence is excellent. People who score like you do feel that they have almost no trouble understanding and dealing with their own emotions and those of others. They have an easy time overcoming difficulties in their lives and they are able to control their moods. It’s easy for them to motivate themselves to overcome obstacles and reach their goals. In addition, they find social interactions to be quite easy and fulfilling, for several reasons. They are comfortable allowing themselves to get close with others, and feel comfortable being vulnerable enough to establish intimacy. They also report having an easy time offering support to others; this is likely due to an empathetic nature and a clear mind when it comes to offering good advice.
112 kat in your hat 08.25.09 at 6:48 am: Not sure how accurate these tests are. I took them while feeling kinda mellow, so that’s what I got.

Well, have a good day pumas!
113 PumaRhythm 08.25.09 at 7:25 am: Good Morning Murphy and Pumas!

Well Pumas…I fell off the ‘wagon’ yesterday morning…on my birthday!

I thought everything was going well…I don’t know where I went wrong.
I chewed the gum and kept a lollipop in my mouth almost all the time…tried to stay busy…
sure, I was a little spaced out, on edge and borderline cranky….but it was all good …until…

Yesterday Morning at 6:30 AM!!!!!!

I put put the coffee on as usual..sat down at my desk, turned my puter on and rocked back in my chair to take in the wonderful smell of fresh coffee brewing….

and then I went Bat Sh*t Crazy!!!!

Angry Kitty
by Tambako the Jaguar:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/2530595909_61685d5353_o.jpg

I flew out of the house…flannel pj top and jeans…bedroom slippers..did not comb my hair…pulled it up in a ponytail.
I had very proudly informed my local convenience store.. days earlier that I was going to quit smoking and told them not to sell me any cigarettes if I came in and asked.
Well needless to say…they took one look at me and said NO No NO!!
My initial pleas quickly tuned into Growwwwwls and they gave in…

Sooooo here I am…back where I started:

photo by davidsdarling:
http://www.daviddarling.info/images/smoking_chimney.jpg

I am so very proud of Murphy,Dances and All of the Pumas that continue the fight….so very proud.
I will try again….I promise.

Pumas Rock!!!! … ( PumaRhythm…not so much)

gotta go for now…xoxoxo
114 kat in your hat 08.25.09 at 7:58 am: (((PumaRhythm)))

Happy Birthday, honey!!! k, I looked for a cute b-day pic, but then found this strange one with familiar themes: http://tinyurl.com/mpoe7f it’s weird. what’s goin’ on there. ok.

Well, I can totally “see” how you looked going to the store. awwww. (((pumarhythm)))

I know it’s very hard.

Don’t feel too badly, you can just try it again as soon as you can. http://eclecticemily.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/courage1.jpg

I hope you have a wonderful day, and Happy Birthday! A brand new age and a brand new start! xo
115 TexasTigress 08.25.09 at 8:03 am: Murphy , Dances , et al – this song has given me such great motivation and inspiration that I wanted to share it with you in the hopes that it will help you through the day – the very fucking loooooong day filled with morons .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLv3vzJ8Fw8
116 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 8:26 am: and All of the Pumas that continue the fight
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“fight” being the operative.

ref: TT’s link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLv3vzJ8Fw8

Keeping my distance from the blog until I detoxify/acclimate.

PumaRhythm… don’t mean to laugh but what an image. I think we’ve all been there in one form or another. Batshit crazy. We’re practicing being ex-smokers… let the ’slip’ go and continue on.
117 prplvette85 08.25.09 at 8:37 am: PumaRhythm 08.25.09 at 7:25 am

Good Morning Murphy and Pumas!

Well Pumas…I fell off the ‘wagon’ yesterday morning…on my birthday
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(((PumaRythm))))
Happy Belated Birthday. Today will be a better day! Don’t feel bad, I fell off too!
118 MamaPuma 08.25.09 at 9:17 am: Good Morning to all PUMAs

Today is a new day and a wonderful day. Howling at the sun is allowed. Howling at the son is also allowed.
119 sheila7 08.25.09 at 9:18 am: PumaRhythm,
Happy Late Birthday! Don’t worry about falling off the wagon. Just get back on.
120 sheila7 08.25.09 at 9:18 am: Good Morning MamaPuma.
121 Rancho 08.25.09 at 9:26 am: TOMORROW is Women’s Equality Day!

Women’s Equality Day
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Women in the United States were given the right to vote on August 26, 1920 when the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution was signed. The amendment was first introduced many years earlier in 1878. Every president has published a proclamation for Women’s Equality Day since 1971 when legislation was first introduced in Congress by Bella Abzug. This resolution was passed designating August 26 of each year as Women’s Equality Day.

Joint Resolution of Congress, 1971 Designating August 26th of each year as Women’s Equality Day.

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What are you/we going to do? For TODAY I’m wearing my Alice Paul pin, and waiting and looking forward to the “questions” at school.

Gotta go, but will try to pop in later tonight.
122 Notyoursweetie 08.25.09 at 9:51 am: Obama and the “shine police”
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/puff-and-shine/
123 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 9:58 am: Women’s Equality Day
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for 52% of the population! Reminds me of the rights imbalance of South Africa.
124 waterpanther 08.25.09 at 10:08 am: Evidence that big basher continues his stalker’s fascination with PUMA’s–

http://theblahblahijiot.asspress.con/
[Link to assrash posing as a big basher edited. dwp]

He’s reprinted excerpts of the thread from yesterday, very carefully edited to make it appear that the woman arrested for approaching Obama’s plane was indeed Cinie. You have to wonder what someone like this does for a life. Given that he’s a Brit, he’s probably not one of Obama’s paid bloggers, and he’s probably too far over the edge even if he were an American. Since he reads us faithfully, perhaps he could explain in his next post how he manages to type while wearing one of those jackets with the extra long sleeves.
125 kat in your hat 08.25.09 at 10:38 am: OT:

Cyber-Slimers Beware
Victims Eyeing Revenge After ‘Skank’ Ruling:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/08232009/news/regionalnews/cyber_slimers_beware_186113.htm
126 sistermoon3 08.25.09 at 11:11 am: well, i was all prepared to take those test
and went to the anger one first, well, let me tell ya

after the first question, about seeing my main squeeze with another woman in a public restaurant making out like to teenagers, i lost it, hell, i would have hit the roof after that one and they would probably suggest i seek canceling immdediatley.
127 sheila7 08.25.09 at 11:40 am: Remember November,
RememberNovember 08.25.09 at 1:13 am

Sheila7 – if you’re still here – congrats on your test – i was worried re your p[rocrastination that you would not have time to read for it! What are you studying?

LOL. I always procrastinate. This class is about communication and the test was on APA formatting.
In general I am studying Social Work. (my major.)
128 normapapuma 08.25.09 at 11:40 am: #122 Rancho-
Ill be emailing everybody I know to wish them a happy Women’s Equality Day!
129 BigCatLover 08.25.09 at 11:41 am: Terry O’Neill new NOW president interviewed on Wshington Journal yesterday morning. She talks about health care and women. She says reproductive health care issues are being used as a political football.
http://www.c-span.org/Watch/Media/2009/08/24/WJE/A/22432/Terry+ONeill+National+Organization+for+Women+President.aspx
130 HP Boston 08.25.09 at 11:43 am: 123
DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 9:58 am

Women’s Equality Day 124
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for 52% of the population! Reminds me of the rights imbalance of South Africa.
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Wow tomorrow is a big day 52% of Americans are mad as hell and we are going to direct their anger in a most positive way.
Think how amazing it will be 52 % of American women donating a large sum of money to get this done. We will of course ignore the asswipes and carry on…I did call my friend the Judge…all will be well.
131 HP Boston 08.25.09 at 11:45 am: kat in your hat 08.25.09 at 10:38 am

OT:

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Very much on topic!
132 HP Boston 08.25.09 at 11:58 am: Zee 08.25.09 at 3:25 am #102

Well Zee my friend.. so you are a lover of vintage cars ..I/we do have a 1966
artesian turquoise(blue green) 2 door hardtop. Turned the key last night IT STARTED. Never let us down on a road trip before…so now I am flat bed shy!
Also have a hot VW/Corvair chrome enigned Dune Buggy…..wild!
I will have to invite you for a ride.
133 FLBarbara 08.25.09 at 12:01 pm: WaterPanther

Why bring that trash here?. We all know the stalkers exist.why give them a platform here?

Basher has managed to infiltrate many PUMA bogs with his “Islam is so misunderstood” rhetoric and the never ending yadda yadda talking points. It’s all trash and it doesn’t belong here.IMHO

Even thought I too am interested in knowing how one types while wearing one of those jackets with extra long sleeves?
134 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 12:13 pm: (((((Puma Rrhythm))))))

It’s okay, call it a lapse and start chewing the gum… 2 pieces at a time if necessary. You haven’t failed if you keep going…

(((((Dances)))))

Hang in there…

((((Zee))))

Great job on the quitting clutter… there is a show on right now about people that are compulsive hoarders… trying to remember if it’s on A&E or Tru… It will make you feel a lot better about throwing, sharing and donating all your excess…

((((((PUMAs rock)))))))

BBL…
135 vwade 08.25.09 at 12:16 pm: Check this out, somebody e-mailed this to me. We should do a protest to open everyone’s eyes to what’s going on.

This from CNN news:

http://d.yimg.com/kq/groups/17260182/1610997888/name/ftc-vi26.wmv

& nbsp; This 2-minute video should be mandatory viewing for every US citizen.
If you have never passed anything on before, pass this on!
Every American should be outraged!
136 Swannie 08.25.09 at 12:18 pm: Anger

Your overall anger score appears to fall in the “normal” range. This means that you get angry in some situations but aren’t the type to blow up all the time. You seem to have struck a balance between accepting the occasional flash of temper and not letting yourself get overly worked up. You realize that sometimes, it’s just not worth the headache. This is generally a very healthy approach, as suppressing your anger or getting swept up in it are equally harmful to your health and your relationships

Coping
Your coping skills appear to be excellent. This means that overall, you are able to deal quite efficiently with stressful situations. You don’t crack under pressure, and can find your way out from most precarious situations. You are not a victim of your environment and feel pretty much in control. Your coping skills will help you get through tough times in far better shape than those who do not use the same methods.

Type A ( I have never ever been close to or even been accused of being TYPE A )
You possess many of the characteristics of a Type B personality. Type B persons are characterized as having a “stop and smell the roses” attitude towards life. They are very relaxed and rarely become hostile, aggressive or competitive. Open-minded and forgiving, they are of a flexible nature. Type B persons tend to follow either an “Everybody Must Win” or “Live and Let Live” credo; they have a more passive and submissive slant to their personality. In either case, whether to fight a cause or simply stand up for themselves, Type B persons sometimes lack the drive that could help them achieve their goals. You yourself may want to work on building up some more initiative and dynamism. Otherwise, you run the risk of missing out on important opportunities. Pushing yourself and competing a little bit for your place in the sun can certainly add some spice to your life.

E Q IS important too EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT
According to your self-report answers, your emotional intelligence is good. People who score like you do feel that they have little trouble understanding and dealing with their own emotions and those of others. They generally are able to overcome difficulties in their lives and they are able to control their moods in all but the most trying of times. It’s easy for them to motivate themselves to overcome obstacles and reach their goals. In addition, they find social interactions to be quite easy and fulfilling, for several reasons. They are comfortable allowing themselves to get close with others, and feel comfortable being vulnerable enough to establish intimacy. They also report having an easy time offering support to others; this is likely due to an empathetic nature and a clear mind when it comes to offering good advice..

But then I am a psyche/family /home care nurse …
137 vwade 08.25.09 at 12:29 pm: I would tell you my psychic test scores….but then, I’d have to kill ya!
138 HP Boston 08.25.09 at 12:30 pm: This from CNN news:

Mmmmmmmmm I barely remember them…the top Obot station. well a tie with msmbc, nbc, cbs and faux news everywhere! Fox has always sucked and that is still true. But I do still like Sarah Palin.
139 waterpanther 08.25.09 at 12:33 pm: FLBarbara 08.25.09 at 12:01 pm

WaterPanther

Why bring that trash here?. We all know the stalkers exist.why give them a platform here?
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It’s an invitation to point, sneer at and ridicule the bigot. I find it interesting, possibly diagnostic, that out of all the PUMAs online, he chooses to single out the racial and gender minorities. YMMV.

What I linked to has nothing to do with Islam, pro or con. I’ve yet to see him “infiltrate a PUMA blog,” since every PUMA blog I know about sends him to spammy hell on sight.
140 HP Boston 08.25.09 at 12:51 pm: waterpanther 08.25.09 at 12:33 pm

We do not acknowledge that asswipe here……do not spread his stench. Cesspool diving is not on our agenda!
141 waterpanther 08.25.09 at 1:02 pm: Feel free to delete the link, HP. After yesteday’s posts, I didn’t realize there would be an objection.
142 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 1:10 pm: The great majority (all 3)of puma hater blogs attack racial and gender minorities only. Tells you all you need to know about the weiners. God bless their little hearsts [sic].
143 HP Boston 08.25.09 at 1:11 pm: I do not get to delete just object. People like that wimp shrivel the soul. We have enough garbage from the government.
Just trying to avoid over load.
144 FLBarbara 08.25.09 at 1:21 pm: He has managed to get his unknown blog website posted here with his twisted hate spewed messages directed at and to PUMAs I call friends.
I would say he infiltrated this site and hasn’t been sent to spammy hell which is where he. and his site belong.
145 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 1:29 pm: Link has been edited.
146 waterpanther 08.25.09 at 1:30 pm: FLBarbara 08.25.09 at 1:21 pm

He has managed to get his unknown blog website posted here with his twisted hate spewed messages directed at and to PUMAs I call friends.
I would say he infiltrated this site and hasn’t been sent to spammy hell which is where he. and his site belong.
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If your’re suggesting that I in any way cooperated with this scum, feel free to apologize immediately.
147 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 1:31 pm: waterpanther,
Just so you know, as a general rule, we do not post links to scum ponds…
No harm, no foul.
I edited the link.
148 waterpanther 08.25.09 at 1:31 pm: Thank you, Dances.
149 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 1:32 pm: waterpanther
If your’re suggesting that I in any way cooperated with this scum
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I don’t get that anyone is suggesting or accusing you of such a thing.
150 FLBarbara 08.25.09 at 1:36 pm: Thanks Dances
151 HP Boston 08.25.09 at 1:41 pm: waterpanther 08.25.09 at 1:31 pm

Ya WP you are not of scum pond….scrap off your boots and step right in Pumapac is open for business!
152 waterpanther 08.25.09 at 1:42 pm: “He has managed to get his unknown blog website posted here”
If this is merely poorly expressed, then I’m glad to know it.
153 waterpanther 08.25.09 at 1:46 pm: Thanks, HP. BBL–right now I need to go run a couple errands I’d hoped to do while it was a bit cooler. (Sudden absence not due to being chased off or mad.) But the fan motor on the AC that keeps the back of the house livable in 108-degree heat went out, and the repair guy’s schedule trumps a mere mortal’s every time.
154 HP Boston 08.25.09 at 1:51 pm: 108-degree heat !!!!!!!!

Bloody hell!!!!!!!!!!
155 FLBarbara 08.25.09 at 2:06 pm: WaterPanther

I wasn’t suggesting anything I say what I mean and I mean what I say.
Trust me on that.
If I meant to say I believed you cooperated with pond scum, I would have said that,,and there would be no apology for saying what I meant.

I don’t believe you cooperated with pond scum.He knows how to play the game to get attention he so desperately needs, simply, post enough hateful stuff and sooner or later someone will defend his target of the day and you did as I have done on another site.
That’s all let’s move on.

Enjoy your day and stay cool,we have had a week of unbearable heat as well.
156 kat in your hat 08.25.09 at 2:06 pm: Dances, check tweety DM.
157 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 2:08 pm: Dang, and I thought 80 degrees was bad!

Kat
The fox is under the bridge.
158 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 2:13 pm: kat
I don’t know what “check tweety DM.” means.
159 kat in your hat 08.25.09 at 2:14 pm: so sorry sweetie, LOL. Check your twitter direct message from me.

I am roflmao now…go see, hon.
160 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 2:17 pm: ooooooooooh TDM
okay!
161 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 2:18 pm: kat
I can’t seem to find and open direct messages on my iPhone
162 michelina 08.25.09 at 2:19 pm: hello (((((pumaland))))

Love to all—the best with the smoking,
I haven’t decided yet, but it’s nice to
think about it at least.

LOL—– kat and dances

Not a very angry person, I go along with the more
“hurt” feelings than angry on the tests.

Gonna go back to lurk, and do the EIQ test,
it’s LOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGG !!
163 kat in your hat 08.25.09 at 2:20 pm: Ok, I’ll send an email right now babes.
164 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 2:21 pm: okay sugar-pooh
165 FLBarbara 08.25.09 at 2:21 pm: Denis Hughes Named Chairman of New York Fed’s Board of Directors –
Interesting Denis Hughes is the head of the AFL CIO, 2.5 million union voters uhmm members.

Instead of a résumé filled with corporate or financial experience, as has been typical of his predecessors, Hughes is president of the New York State AFL-CIO. He succeeds Stephen Friedman, who resigned from the job in May after drawing criticism for his simultaneous service as a director of Goldman Sachs and for buying stock in the company even after it became regulated by the New York Fed.

http://
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/24/AR2009082403124.html?hpid=topnews
166 CJK 08.25.09 at 2:35 pm: Hi PUMAs. Seems a bit calmer here today, thank the goddess. Hope the smoking cessation drive is going well. My dad quit cold turkey a number of years ago after having been a chain smoker since I was very little. He quit because my mom and younger siblings found they were allergic to smoke (go figure…) Anyway, he began to feel and look muuuuccchhh better. I thank him for his determination and for his care/concern for mom and little bro. Also, I thank him because he is probably the reason I never even had a desire to smoke.

Dances, WTH does ‘the fox is under the bridge’ mean???

Goofs, if you’re around, how are you doing with the SoS research?
I found a great site if you need it. How much info are you including for each state? I started the second half of the alpha list with MS, and am working my way through to WY. Just got started a while ago. Life intervened…
167 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 2:35 pm: What the heck are the chances…??
Link re-edited. sorry.
168 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 2:36 pm: Dances, WTH does ‘the fox is under the bridge’ mean???
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It’s a secret code.
Wanna know what it means?
169 CJK 08.25.09 at 2:38 pm: Dances, I suppose if it’s a ’secret code’ that must mean it’s ’secret’…E-mail me if you want me to know (I love secrets…)
170 CJK 08.25.09 at 2:39 pm: Gooooofffffssss…..where are ya???
171 CJK 08.25.09 at 2:44 pm: Okay, this is eerie. Either I’ve scared everybody away, OR, you’re all out sneaking a smoke somewhere (oops…shouldn’t have said that)…
172 kat in your hat 08.25.09 at 2:46 pm: (((dances))) LOL…blog has been kind of surreal lately, or is that just me~? ha.

Also, I haven’t checked my email in a while, so I just now saw some mail from recent time. Thank you.

k, bbl. xo lol

have a good day, all.
173 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 2:47 pm: I’m willing to share the secret with you. What’s it worth to you?
174 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 2:48 pm: kat in your hat 08.25.09 at 2:46 pm
(((dances))) LOL…blog has been kind of surreal lately, or is that just me~? ha.
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Just you. We’re all our normal selves…
175 CJK 08.25.09 at 2:50 pm: DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 2:47 pm

Well, I have no money, soooooo…But, I could promise to buy some PUMA gear as soon as I do have any money??? Maybe promise to buy a couple of t-shirts and a couple of totes???
176 CJK 08.25.09 at 2:57 pm: Gotta go. Hope goofs checks in (goofs, please see my comment #166 above; need to coordinate SoS research re 2010 elections). Stay cool, lovely and wonderful.
177 HP Boston 08.25.09 at 2:57 pm: DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 2:21 pm

okay sugar-pooh
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178 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 2:58 pm: CJK
Are you willing to take the administrative lead on the Vote for Women team? Prepare the spreadsheet, or organize the data for posting on the Puma PAC Vote Women forum? I’ll post it, but someone else will have to prepare the info.

Deal?
179 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 2:59 pm: lol HP!
180 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 3:04 pm: some new stuff at:
http://www.cafepress.com/DancesWithPumas/6820971
181 theamericanway 08.25.09 at 3:10 pm: woot woot!!!!

…Today the lesson that President Barack Obama and the Democratic leadership in Congress take from [Bill Clinton's] 1994 defeat is that they need to avoid Mr. Clinton’s “mistakes.” Avoiding mistakes, however, is not a winning strategy. A far more productive strategy would be to embrace Mr. Clinton’s success, which was freeing himself from his party’s left and returning to the centrist themes he had campaigned on.

No doubt that would be a bitter pill for Mr. Obama, given how he has made health care his signature issue. Still, a wiser West Wing ought to have seen this train wreck coming. For months polls have shown a huge gap between the popularity of the president and the unpopularity of his policies. Sooner or later, one of these had to give.

Mr.Obama’s bet was that his personal popularity would be enough to push his agenda through….
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203706604574370832806338544.html
182 CJK 08.25.09 at 3:23 pm: DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 2:58 pm

Hey, Dances. Reprieve on the ‘life intervenes’ issues for now, so I’m baaaacccckkk…for now anyway. Yep, willing to take the ‘administrative lead,’ I guess (as much as I abhor labels of any kind…lol…) I’m not so great with spreadsheets, but I believe I can organize the needed info in such a way that it will be fairly easy for you to post. BTW, so far, I’m seeing that there’s still plenty of time for PUMAs (and any interested women) to get their sh– together in time to file for 2010 for state and congressional races. I would love to see a huge number of grassroots PUMAs/women running for offices all across the country. Time to reflect our 52 percent in elected offices everywhere. Maybe that could be the name of the “Vote for Women” page, “PUMA 52 Percent Solution.” Thanks Dances.
183 CJK 08.25.09 at 3:34 pm: theamericanway 08.25.09 at 3:10 pm
Thanks for the article, way. BO’s narcissism is his ‘tragic flaw,’ as we all know (“Mr.Obama’s bet was that his personal popularity would be enough to push his agenda through…”

IMO, however, if BO moved any further around the circle to the right (he was already so far left he was already right anyhow), he’d be meeting himself somewhere in the Middle East.
184 CJK 08.25.09 at 3:39 pm: DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 3:04 pm

Great photo work Dances! You do have an artist’s eye…
185 CJK 08.25.09 at 3:44 pm
186 CJK 08.25.09 at 3:47 pm: “Buehler.” “Buehler.” “Anyone.” “Anyone.”
187 michelina 08.25.09 at 3:49 pm: Hi CJK:—I’m here, just soaking it all in
LOL—everytime you get on, it looks like they
leave, but they’re here
188 CJK 08.25.09 at 3:51 pm: michelina 08.25.09 at 3:49 pm

Hey michelina. Whew…glad to see ya. How are ya?
189 michelina 08.25.09 at 3:53 pm: I’m doing OK—just closing on a house, REAL SOON
so a bit hectic.

I like that your in the lead for this Woman’s
group Dances is proposing—sounds right up your
alley—

of course, any help you need, just ask—
190 michelina 08.25.09 at 3:54 pm: Gotta go CJK: talk (be reading)—to you soon.

((((PUMALAND))))))
191 CJK 08.25.09 at 3:57 pm: Congrats on the house deal! Are you the agent, buyer, seller? Best of luck on the closing.

Thanks re the “Vote for Women” page. Still in its initial phase. Goofs is co-lead (sorry, goofs, but when you snooze, you get a title…) We’ve divvy’ed up the states in alpha order. Goofs has first half; I have second. Are you good with spreadsheets???
192 CJK 08.25.09 at 3:59 pm: michelina 08.25.09 at 3:54 pm

See how you are??? You volunteer, and I was just asking “ARE YOU ANY GOOD WITH SPREADSHEETS?” And you disappear…

Good luck with the RE closing. I do understand…
193 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 4:11 pm: (((((CJK)))))

Took me a while to catch up with the reading… All little life interruptions going on here… haven’t started… I’ll send Dances an email to give you my email addy so I can get that wonderful SOS site info. Let me know what info you want included and I’ll get ‘er done!!!!

I respectfully decline the nomination for co-leader but I will accept the title of Chief Sock Puppet… hehehe…
194 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 4:14 pm: Dances,

Hope your day is going well… you have an email…
195 CJK 08.25.09 at 4:20 pm: goofsmom 08.25.09 at 4:11 pm

Hi ya goofs! Hugs right back atchya! Cool on the e-mail exchange. The site IS wonderful. You’ll see when you get my e-mail. Each SoS site presents the info differently. How ’bout you take a look through the first few of the SoS sites to see what’s there and how it’s presented, and e-mail me with your thoughts about what to include?

You will always be the ‘Chief Sock Puppet,’ though I think Casper might need a title, too, no???
Ruh, roh, the sockpuppets now want their own titles, too…
196 CJK 08.25.09 at 4:23 pm: Proposed “Vote for Women 2010″ PUMA slogan, song, title, bumper sticker, “PUMA 52 Percent Solution.”
Need lyrics. Anyone. Anyone…
197 CJK 08.25.09 at 4:26 pm: Dances, where’s that secret you promised to divulge if I accepted ‘admin lead’? My e-mail inbox is waiting…
198 waterpanther 08.25.09 at 4:28 pm: HP Boston 08.25.09 at 1:51 pm

108-degree heat !!!!!!!!

Bloody hell!!!!!!!!!!
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Indistinguishable therefrom.

It’s been like this for at least four months straight now. Last night it went below 80 for a low of 79 for the first time since June. I’ve lived in South Texas almost all my life, and this is the worst it’s ever been. My mother’s standard for letting me play tennis during the summer when I was a teenager was a temperature of under 95–and I played a lot of tennis on July and August afternoons. I invite anyone who doesn’t believe in global warming to venture down to this corner of the globe and be convinced. I keep hoping we’ll get the edge of hurricane this season; we’re also classified as a region of “extreme” drought, while areas of central Texas are even worse, classified “extraordinary.”

AND a neighbor hysterical because one of my cats got into her yard while the AC repariman was making noise. I’m going to have to try to talk to her this evening when she gets in from work and I get back from a meeting.

FLBarbara 08.25.09 at 2:06 pm

WaterPanther

I wasn’t suggesting anything I say what I mean and I mean what I say.
Trust me on that.
If I meant to say I believed you cooperated with pond scum, I would have said that,,and there would be no apology for saying what I meant.

I don’t believe you cooperated with pond scum.He knows how to play the game to get attention he so desperately needs, simply, post enough hateful stuff and sooner or later someone will defend his target of the day and you did as I have done on another site.
That’s all let’s move on.

Enjoy your day and stay cool,we have had a week of unbearable heat as well.
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Thanks for the clarification, FL Barb. Back home now, with both AC’s running.
199 CJK 08.25.09 at 4:39 pm: BBL PUMAs. Once again, ‘life intervenes.’ A bientot. (Sorry, don’t know how to do French accent symbols in WordPress…)
200 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 4:40 pm: CJK,

Very cool… looking forward to that mail…

I’m going have to BBL and deal with life right now… Maybe back on later tonight…
201 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 4:51 pm: CJK 08.25.09 at 4:26 pm
Dances, where’s that secret you promised to divulge if I accepted ‘admin lead’? My e-mail inbox is waiting…
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The Fox is Under the Bridge is a translation of another code I use in response when someone posts something I don’t understand and take it as code on their part, i.e.Kat’s “Dances, Tweet in DM”. I had no idea what that meant.

Invariably someone will ask what either of the codes I use mean, and I use their curiousity to rope them into a Puma PAC JOB.
You’ve been PUNKED! but in a good way.

Thank you for playing… now get to WORK!! ;P
202 CJK 08.25.09 at 4:54 pm: DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 4:51 pm
203 CJK 08.25.09 at 4:57 pm: DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 4:51 pm

P.S. No fair that you get to play with the threads like that! You know how irresistible curiosity and threads are to cats…
204 waterpanther 08.25.09 at 4:57 pm: Damn good thing the fox is under the bridge. It’s been in the henhouse for the last 8 1/2 years.
205 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 5:00 pm: LOL waterpanther!!
206 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 5:01 pm: Goofs and CJK
email exchange completed
207 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 5:03 pm: waterpanther,

LOL… good one..

Dances,

(((Thank You)))
208 CJK 08.25.09 at 5:18 pm: Goofs/Dances, you have mail.
(Just so the effin’ fox doesn’t show up here, though I’m pretty sure PUMAs would make a nice snack of it. Let’s hurry up and shoo the btards/ftards from the WH/Congress ‘menhouse/henhouse’ ASAP…) BBL.
209 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 5:28 pm: August 26, 2009
U.S. Raises Estimate for 10-Year Deficit to $9 Trillion
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, citing an economic downturn that has been deeper than it had first thought, raised its estimate on Tuesday of the government’s deficit over the next decade to $9 trillion from $7.1 trillion.

The Office of Management and Budget also said that it expected the economy to contract 2.8 percent this year, substantially more than previously estimated, and that unemployment would peak at around 10 percent.

Even as the new projections cast a shadow over efforts in Washington to steer a middle course between rekindling inflation with too much fiscal and monetary stimulus or risking another recession with too little, President Obama announced that he would nominate Ben S. Bernanke to another four-year term as Fed chairman.

continued at:
http://www.nytimes.com
210 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 5:32 pm: Odd change of language from the first paragraph on the front page of the ny times and the first paragraph of the entire article…
from “blamed” to “cited”.

Estimate for 10-Year Deficit to $9 Trillion
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS 4:18 PM ET
The Obama administration blamed an unexpectedly deep downturn for the higher estimate, which rose from $7.1 trillion.
211 CJK 08.25.09 at 5:35 pm: DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 5:28 pm
Thanks. Saw the story last night, too. I’m no economic expert (just a casualty of the Feds’ rollercoaster rate game since year 2000…)

IMO, maybe the second-biggest mistake WJC ever made was NOT getting rid of Greenspan as Fed Chairman when he had the chance…Perhaps keeping Bernanke (Greenspan’s protege) will be a similar big mistake for BO. Just sayin’…
212 CJK 08.25.09 at 6:06 pm: P.S. Greenspan’s wife (since 1997) is none other than Andrea Mitchell (one of the ‘journalists’ who seem to think that HRC’s hair, weight, et al, are more important news topics than the great job HRC’s doing as U.S. Secretary of State, particularly her global focus/efforts on behalf of women, especially rape survivors).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Mitchell
213 airforcehusker 08.25.09 at 7:01 pm: a fun animal video with barrack obama. please watch if you dont roll out of you chair laughing than i will be surprised…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XivhwO_zWWg&feature=related
214 boogieman7167 08.25.09 at 7:38 pm: airforcehusker that’s pretty good that dog is smarter than the average 0-bot
215 DeadGirl 08.25.09 at 7:55 pm: Dances, teh iphone text app is the one that looks like a dialog box from a comic or political cartoon, well, it is a light green square with a white dialog box in it.

Alternately, if you know someone messaged you, and they are in your contacts, go to your contacts, open theirs, and on the bottom left is the option to text them. press that, and it will take you to the text dialog, and any text they sent you will be there.

hope this hepz
216 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 8:36 pm: DG
Hiya…
Have been wondering where you’ve been. Miss you!
I didnt receive a text message… received a Tweet, and my iPhone doesnt seem to support the entire interface of Twitter.
217 TexasTigress 08.25.09 at 9:24 pm: “Mr. Customer , as God is my wittness , if you point that finger at me one more time I can not guarantee that you will get it back .”
Customer looks at co-worker .
Co-worker advises customer , ‘ Maybe you should put your hands in your pockets.”

No one was killed today .
success .
218 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 9:25 pm: He Didn’t Have to Die
at Cinie’s:
http://cinie.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/he-didnt-have-to-die/
219 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 9:28 pm: TT

Work is going swimmingly… there is more than enough to do and I’m into it! Home is the hardest…not for lack of anything to do… more that I don’t have to do anything.

We will do this!
220 DeadGirl 08.25.09 at 9:31 pm: Ah, well, you have to go to the App Store (there is an icon for it) and search for twitter apps. I use Twittelator (sp?) – only because it had the features I wanted – amd came up in the top ten. iphone apps are constantly coming out, so what you find on search will likely be completely different from mine about 2 months back.

Miss You too!!! Mad Busy at werk… so I am going to work the next 10 days and make a run to Ptown for Labor Day weekend to see what the silly whales out on Stellwagen Bank are up to. I plan to spend a lot of time out on the waves too, and come back late Labor Day night. Waves by day, and whales at Sunset. It is the only thing that is keeping me sane. I am not sure what I am going to do when the New England Fall and Winter come down on me like a ton of bricks… Going to Oahu for 2 weeks at Christmas, and maybe a Baja trip to interact with Gray Whale moms with babies in February (possibly)
221 TexasTigress 08.25.09 at 9:34 pm: D- that customer (very short Mexican man) was demanding to “speak with a man” and I let him live .
I’m pretty sure I will be getting some kind of award …
222 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 9:35 pm: I Am Vaguely Calling You an Idiot
at Donna Darko’s with suggested actions:
http://donnadarko.wordpress.com/
223 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 9:37 pm: TexasTigress 08.25.09 at 9:34 pm
D- that customer (very short Mexican man) was demanding to “speak with a man” and I let him live .
I’m pretty sure I will be getting some kind of award …
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Heh.
Can’t tell you how many times that’s happened to me…
the look on their faces when a subordinate would tell them I’m the person they had to speak with. LOL
And, of course, their project would languish at the bottom of the stack.
224 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 9:41 pm: DG
and, of course, there’s always Sandy Eggo where it’s almost always 74° and sunny.
225 DeadGirl 08.25.09 at 9:55 pm: Yeah, I realize if I go to Baja, I will be embarking from Sandy Eggo. I will definitely add that to my computations.

AND, I am NOT angry, cuz I am GETTING EVEN!!!!!!!!!
226 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 9:58 pm: DG
Twittelator
Thanks. Got it.
227 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 10:00 pm: DeadGirl 08.25.09 at 9:55 pm
Yeah, I realize if I go to Baja, I will be embarking from Sandy Eggo. I will definitely add that to my computations.
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Eggzollent!! Dinner and sleep over are on me.
228 DancesWithPumas 08.25.09 at 10:07 pm: Twittelator… niiiice
229 HP Boston 08.25.09 at 10:14 pm: DeadGirl Hello how ya doing?
May I have a blueberry smoothie please, missed one in Maine.

Wow going to see the whales! Love going out of Gloucester on whale watches, fun!
230 HP Boston 08.25.09 at 10:30 pm: Hey hey all the cats are away…….well then this mouse will go to bed! mmm may have some cheesey snacks……….
231 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 10:37 pm: HP Boston,

Cheesey snacks…. yummmmmmy…
232 Casper Cat 08.25.09 at 10:43 pm: OK, OT…. But, Dances it happend in SD…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyKKYpzqOs&feature=related
233 Casper Cat 08.25.09 at 10:49 pm: One of the reasons Cats are just soooooooooo incredible…… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTlsGWbkgMQ&feature=related I know just like our Puma Family……..
234 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 10:51 pm: Hey Casper Cat,

How are things going??? Any updates???
235 waterpanther 08.25.09 at 10:52 pm: The alternative to Bernanke at the Fed was Summers. We’re at least marginally better off–or marginally not so bad off, depending on whether you’re a half-full or half-empty type– with Bernanke.
236 DeadGirl 08.25.09 at 10:53 pm: HP – I hope when you wake up, you will see this – let’s make plans to go out Whale Watching out of Gloucester!!!
237 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 10:58 pm: (((DeadGirl)))

So good to see ya…

Waterpanther,

I’m trying to see the half full with Bernanke… but then I’ve been known to be a guppy lately… sigh… :{
238 goofsmom 08.25.09 at 10:59 pm: Casper Cat,

Love the kitty video… So cute…
239 scarlet 08.26.09 at 1:23 am: Senator Kennedy

RIP
240 DancesWithPumas 08.26.09 at 1:26 am: Wonder if obama visited him since he was in close proximity?
241 goofsmom 08.26.09 at 1:30 am: Link…

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TedKennedy/story?id=6692022
242 goofsmom 08.26.09 at 1:39 am: The Kennedy Dynasty is gone… I have very mixed emotions on this…
243 BillieJo 08.26.09 at 1:40 am: RIP uncle Teddy. Wished you would have supported Hillary instead but you were a great senator.
244 BillieJo 08.26.09 at 1:42 am: (((goofsmom))) yea, I know what you mean about mixed feelings.
The Kennedy boys are gone, but there are many of their children around that can step out from the huge shadow of their uncle…
Sad that John, Robert and now Teddy are gone.
245 goofsmom 08.26.09 at 1:50 am: (((BillieJo)))

I know what you are saying… The children will always be in the shadow of their parents… It’s sad but true… The question will be more importantly do they want to?
246 BillieJo 08.26.09 at 2:12 am: Life has become so much more difficult in the past year that I could imagine. I have to withdraw for awhile, the deaths of Kennedy, Michael Jackson and all the people I know that can’t find jobs, etc and this all sucks so much.
Love my PUMAs.
Good night all.
247 goofsmom 08.26.09 at 2:25 am: (((BillieJo)))

We love you to… please drop in and say hi from time to time… so we know that you are okay… but I understand taking a break…

Nighty-night and sweet dreams…
248 CJK 08.26.09 at 3:09 am: I was in high school when JFK was assassinated, and in college when RFK was assassinated. Both tragedies left me feeling unbearably sad for the Kennedy family and for our country. I remember thinking that our country would never be the same. I believe Ted Kennedy must’ve lived for many years ‘in the shadow’ of his older brothers’ legacies, though he did finally mature into a statesperson in his own right. Yes, we mourn the passing of Ted Kennedy, who did, after all, remind us of what the Democratic Party once strove to be and do, the Party that his older brothers once shaped and led with such genuine brilliance, distinction and strength, the Party that we former lifelong Democrats do yearn for during these deeply troubling, nigh-leaderless times. (For me, as a woman, there is also a lingering, profound sadness for the tragic, untimely death of a young MaryJo Kopechne, and for the inexplicable failure of character, honesty, integrity and strength on that long-ago Chappaquiddick night.)
249 Notyoursweetie 08.26.09 at 6:20 am: A Riddler, rather than a Joker – trying to figure out who is Obama?
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/so-who-is-he-really/
250 gojoyknocks 08.26.09 at 6:25 am: So the ass grabbing drunk is dead. Two years too late. Hoping there is an afterlife and he gets his just rewards.

Too angry?
251 HP Boston 08.26.09 at 8:45 am: 240
DancesWithPumas 08.26.09 at 1:26 am

Wonder if obama visited him since he was in close proximity?

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George Obama is probably pissed b/c it will interupt his vacation!
252 HP Boston 08.26.09 at 8:48 am: DeadGirl 08.25.09 at 10:53 pm

HP – I hope when you wake up, you will see this – let’s make plans to go out Whale Watching out of Gloucester!!!

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I SEE THIS! How about after Labor Day … sometime soon in September? Plans Mmm have not been in awhile so we have to scope it out…..
253 HP Boston 08.26.09 at 8:50 am: gojoyknocks 08.26.09 at 6:25 am

So the ass grabbing drunk is dead. Two years too late. Hoping there is an afterlife and he gets his just rewards.

Too angry?

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Just right…………..
254 BigCatLover 08.26.09 at 9:17 am: HP Boston 08.26.09 at 8:48 am

DeadGirl 08.25.09 at 10:53 pm

HP – I hope when you wake up, you will see this – let’s make plans to go out Whale Watching out of Gloucester!!!

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I SEE THIS! How about after Labor Day … sometime soon in September? Plans Mmm have not been in awhile so we have to scope it out…..
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I know neither of you know me, but I would love to fly in to go whale watching with you both. I will send an email to DWP and she can forward it to you and you can let me know if you decide to actually to this.

Ted Kennedy had the brain tumor when he pushed Obama forward and turned coat on the Clintons over a made up nonsense over what they had supposedly said that they did not really say. Therefore, in my opinion he will bear a large role in the demise of the Democratic Party if Obama runs it into the ground. People in Mass are calling into Washington Journal this morning and some are crying over his death, saying the whole generation is gone. But, they left behind so many bright, healthy energetic children, so I can’t agree with the gloom and doom viewpoint.
255 DancesWithPumas 08.26.09 at 9:23 am: gojoyknocks 08.26.09 at 6:25 am
So the ass grabbing drunk is dead. Two years too late. Hoping there is an afterlife and he gets his just rewards. Too angry?
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Nah.
256 waterpanther 08.26.09 at 9:25 am: Waterpanther,

I’m trying to see the half full with Bernanke… but then I’ve been known to be a guppy lately… sigh… :{
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Well, maybe a quarter full. But the guy who reads my electric meter would be better than boys-play-with-trucks-and-girls-with-dolls-because-they’re-made-that-way Summers.
257 HP Boston 08.26.09 at 9:25 am: http://www.captbillandsons.com/weather.htm

BigCatLover 08.26.09 at 9:17 am

WOW that will be great………Dances will give you my email,
DG we are forming a Pumapac getogther of sorts now!
258 DancesWithPumas 08.26.09 at 9:29 am: HP BCL will do… gimme an hour or so.
Later
Hiya Mama
Hiya Murphy
259 HP Boston 08.26.09 at 9:35 am: DancesWithPumas 08.26.09 at 9:29 am

NO HURRY…..tomorrow even…………
260 sheila7 08.26.09 at 9:41 am: In Saudi Arabia they actually have police called The Religious Police. That is scary.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,542947,00.html?test=latestnews
261 BigCatLover 08.26.09 at 9:46 am: Wow, love him or hate him. The WJ callers this morning sure are not neutral on the subject of Ted Kennedy. Many are crying and many hate his abortion stance and Mary Jo Kopechne. That incident is a part of his life and will always follow him. He lived a long, rich life with some tragedies, like all of us only maybe worse in his case. He had much and he lost much.
262 BigCatLover 08.26.09 at 9:52 am: I always found it ironic that of all the Kennedy kids, it was not one from the John, Bobby, Ted side of the family that made the biggest name for themself, it was a Shriver. And the icing on the cake for the women mistreating Kennedy’s is that she was FEMALE – Maria Shriver. I loved JFK and had big hopes for Bobby, but I could never get past how they treated their wives.
263 HP Boston 08.26.09 at 9:58 am: 261
BigCatLover 08.26.09 at 9:46 am

Wow, love him or hate him. The WJ callers this morning sure are not neutral on the subject of Ted Kennedy. Many are crying and many hate his abortion stance and Mary Jo Kopechne. That incident is a part of his life and will always follow him. He lived a long, rich life with some tragedies, like all of us only maybe worse in his case. He had much and he lost much.

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Looks like he can take it to his grave.But it will live on……a spoiled rich boy who got off b/c his daddy had money. My son would have gone to jail! I have very little hero worship of any Kennedy or any man for that matter, they all feel entitled!
264 BigCatLover 08.26.09 at 10:01 am: HP Boston
Looks like he can take it to his grave.But it will live on……a spoiled rich boy who got off b/c his daddy had money. My son would have gone to jail! I have very little hero worship of any Kennedy or any man for that matter, they all feel entitled!
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We sure learned that in this last election didn’t we.
265 prplvette85 08.26.09 at 10:01 am: What really sucks about the demise of Kennedy is that bambi will use this as the greatest reason of all to pass his healthcare reform, in the name of Kennedy. He will guilt all the dems into passing the bill no matter what is in it. Time to step up the protest against the bill.
266 sheila7 08.26.09 at 10:03 am: prplvette85,
You are so right. That is exactly what will happen.
267 BigCatLover 08.26.09 at 10:05 am: prplvette85 08.26.09 at 10:01 am
Yes, callers on WJ this morning have been bringing that up. BO was just on tv making a brief statement on the death of Kennedy (I was surprised that it was not longer). Now, he is no longer beholden to Kennedy for getting him elected, so he can do anything he wants. It will be interesting to watch what he does in the party and whether he does more of what he wants and less of what the party might want him to do.
268 HP Boston 08.26.09 at 10:14 am: BigCatLover 08.26.09 at 10:05 am

I do not think George Obama will get to do anything other than what he is told…they can squash him as fast as they anointed him!
269 DancesWithPumas 08.26.09 at 10:16 am: In addition to protesting ogagme’s healthcarecorporatewelfare agenda, it’s even more important to tell them what we want: single payer health care, otherwise they’ll just add more sparkly sprinkes and reword some of the existing language/guidelines in their version.
You can add whip cream to a pile of crap but it’s still a pile of crap.
270 michelina 08.26.09 at 10:19 am: good morning ((((((pumaland)))

CJK: I hope your around this morning, or today.

sorry, had to close up shop, that’s why I had to go:

In answer to your question: Yes, I’m very good with
spreadsheets, not as creative as DANCES, but accounting is
my Life’s work—bores the hell out of me,

Will send upstairs, if you don’t catch this quick enough.
271 prplvette85 08.26.09 at 10:22 am: DancesWithPumas 08.26.09 at 10:16 am

In addition to protesting ogagme’s healthcarecorporatewelfare agenda, it’s even more important to tell them what we want: single payer health care, otherwise they’ll just add more sparkly sprinkes and reword some of the existing language/guidelines in their version.
You can add whip cream to a pile of crap but it’s still a pile of crap.
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eggsactly! and in this case there are about 4 or 5 piles of crap out there, that he is trying to shove down Americas’ throat.
272 BigCatLover 08.26.09 at 10:23 am: HP Boston
If Pelosi and Ried hadn’t sold their souls for Obama I would agree, but they’ve tied themselves to him so closely, they may have lost their options over him and Axelrove. It depends on what he has that he can use against them. Then again I may be giving him too much credit since my favorite name for him is Waffles and that’s what he does most of the time.
273 murphy 08.26.09 at 10:24 am: A New Era posted,

take it upstairs!

Bring links,

leave the cigs downstairs.

Today is a new day!
274 DancesWithPumas 08.26.09 at 10:35 am: HP and BCL
You have email