Them is good eatin':

 

http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1827,145171-241207,00.html

 

I think it's time for an UrbanOhio potluck.

Them is good eatin':

 

http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1827,145171-241207,00.html

 

I think it's time for an UrbanOhio potluck.

 

Roast 'Possum, sweet potatoes, and collard greens. For dessert, sugar cream pie.

Those Hoosiers really know how to eat! Serve it next to the ce-ment pond!

Mts article reminds me of Chicago's coyote problem.  Though the program has done more good than bad, there's still the occasional strange story of downtown encounters like one coyote walking into a loop Quiznos to nap in a refrigerator. I think as temperatures fall (and rise), wild animals that have become accustomed to humans find places like subways, parking garages, and vacant property as safe havens.

Its a warm place. Its late at night, not many people around. The doors open. Nature takes its course.

 

It's not like the station is in a wooded area.  First, you need to move upward from street level, then there is an intermediate level from the pay area to a second set of stairs that leads to the the train platforms.  I think the possum got on the train near one of the Prospect Park stops or near the CI rail yard since there are some protected park/wetlands near it.  The critter could have crawled up onto one of the nearby platform and boarded as the train was going toward CI.  Since late a night most people sit in the middle of the train.  Nobody noticed it until the train was heading back toward Manhattan.

 

There's also a very extensive tunnel network in New York City. 

^ yep -- all is fair in love and brooklyn for possums and everybody  :mrgreen:

 

 

 

I know parents hate it when a friend or even a stranger tells them how to raise their kids, but I think I found a good example today where this should happen.  A highschool friend of mine installed an electric fireplace in their baby's room.  It's a standalone object and does not attach to any walls.  It's actually unusually tall.

 

1.  The manufacturer of most of these do not recommend installing them in children's rooms

2.  They are tested to function on a carpeted floor, but recommend you still keep on eye on them

3.  This particular fireplace stands tall and has a projecting shelf...it's a tip hazard.

 

I'm 27 and single, have practically ZERO experience caring for children except occasionally watching a few of my younger cousins when I was in high school.  But I would NEVER, NEVER install one of these in a kids room.  That's like installing a stove a foot above the floor.  I think it's best they move that to the living or dining or the master bedroom where it belongs.

 

She posted it on facebook, so now friends in our circle can all now be open and critical about it.

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/430900_748797907918_208702812_35333778_392035485_n.jpg

 

FYI, I grew up in a house with a fireplace....my parents kept that thing barricaded until I was 7.

 

 

I know parents hate it when a friend or even a stranger tells them how to raise their kids, but I think I found a good example today where this should happen.  A highschool friend of mine installed an electric fireplace in their baby's room.  It's a standalone object and does not attach to any walls.  It's actually unusually tall.

 

1.  The manufacturer of most of these do not recommend installing them in children's rooms

2.  They are tested to function on a carpeted floor, but recommend you still keep on eye on them

3.  This particular fireplace stands tall and has a projecting shelf...it's a tip hazard.

 

I'm 27 and single, have practically ZERO experience caring for children except occasionally watching a few of my younger cousins when I was in high school.  But I would NEVER, NEVER install one of these in a kids room.  That's like installing a stove a foot above the floor.  I think it's best they move that to the living or dining or the master bedroom where it belongs.

 

She posted it on facebook, so now friends in our circle can all now be open and critical about it.

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/430900_748797907918_208702812_35333778_392035485_n.jpg

 

FYI, I grew up in a house with a fireplace....my parents kept that thing barricaded until I was 7.

 

 

its hideous along with the carpet and wall color.  Maybe the best thing for them is to have the house burn down, with no loss of life.

 

I know parents hate it when a friend or even a stranger tells them how to raise their kids, but I think I found a good example today where this should happen.  A highschool friend of mine installed an electric fireplace in their baby's room.  It's a standalone object and does not attach to any walls.  It's actually unusually tall.

 

1.  The manufacturer of most of these do not recommend installing them in children's rooms

2.  They are tested to function on a carpeted floor, but recommend you still keep on eye on them

3.  This particular fireplace stands tall and has a projecting shelf...it's a tip hazard.

 

I'm 27 and single, have practically ZERO experience caring for children except occasionally watching a few of my younger cousins when I was in high school.  But I would NEVER, NEVER install one of these in a kids room.  That's like installing a stove a foot above the floor.  I think it's best they move that to the living or dining or the master bedroom where it belongs.

 

She posted it on facebook, so now friends in our circle can all now be open and critical about it.

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/430900_748797907918_208702812_35333778_392035485_n.jpg

 

FYI, I grew up in a house with a fireplace....my parents kept that thing barricaded until I was 7.

 

 

its hideous along with the carpet and wall color.  Maybe the best thing for them is to have the house burn down, with no loss of life.

 

Jeez mts you sound like my landlord. She constantly rips on me for my failures at interior design... or "lack of any design," but just "a few scattered pieces of showroom floor models". I told her if she comments again I will paint the apartment all black and choose ugly granite for the counters.

 

I know parents hate it when a friend or even a stranger tells them how to raise their kids, but I think I found a good example today where this should happen.  A highschool friend of mine installed an electric fireplace in their baby's room.  It's a standalone object and does not attach to any walls.  It's actually unusually tall.

 

1.  The manufacturer of most of these do not recommend installing them in children's rooms

2.  They are tested to function on a carpeted floor, but recommend you still keep on eye on them

3.  This particular fireplace stands tall and has a projecting shelf...it's a tip hazard.

 

I'm 27 and single, have practically ZERO experience caring for children except occasionally watching a few of my younger cousins when I was in high school.  But I would NEVER, NEVER install one of these in a kids room.  That's like installing a stove a foot above the floor.  I think it's best they move that to the living or dining or the master bedroom where it belongs.

 

She posted it on facebook, so now friends in our circle can all now be open and critical about it.

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/430900_748797907918_208702812_35333778_392035485_n.jpg

 

FYI, I grew up in a house with a fireplace....my parents kept that thing barricaded until I was 7.

 

 

its hideous along with the carpet and wall color.  Maybe the best thing for them is to have the house burn down, with no loss of life.

 

Jeez mts you sound like my landlord. She constantly rips on me for my failures at interior design... or "lack of any design," but just "a few scattered pieces of showroom floor models". I told her if she comments again I will paint the apartment all black and choose ugly granite for the counters.

A few design concepts to use to threaten your landlord, from what I inherited when I bought my first house:

 

- In the kitchen, orange walls and a yellow ceiling with an orange sunburst radiating out from the light fixture. I can't remember what they called those 1960s floors, but they'd put down a layer of color chips and then pour a thin layer of clear acrylic over them for a cheap, fake terrazzo look  Carefully done and used in a dim, low traffic area it didn't look too awful when new, but this was color-keyed to the orange walls and yellow ceiling, with some glittery bits among the chips.

 

- On the bathroom floor, a red-and-black checkerboard pattern of carpet-tile squares. There was lots of carpet tile throughout the house, some of it glued down over oak floors.

Oh, gotta love the '60s and '70s for carpet in inappropriate areas such as the bathroom and food prep area of the kitchen. My parents' house was like that when we moved there in the '90s. The subfloor in the upstairs bathroom was obliterated even though it hadn't been used much.

 

I know parents hate it when a friend or even a stranger tells them how to raise their kids, but I think I found a good example today where this should happen.  A highschool friend of mine installed an electric fireplace in their baby's room.  It's a standalone object and does not attach to any walls.  It's actually unusually tall.

 

1.  The manufacturer of most of these do not recommend installing them in children's rooms

2.  They are tested to function on a carpeted floor, but recommend you still keep on eye on them

3.  This particular fireplace stands tall and has a projecting shelf...it's a tip hazard.

 

I'm 27 and single, have practically ZERO experience caring for children except occasionally watching a few of my younger cousins when I was in high school.  But I would NEVER, NEVER install one of these in a kids room.  That's like installing a stove a foot above the floor.  I think it's best they move that to the living or dining or the master bedroom where it belongs.

 

She posted it on facebook, so now friends in our circle can all now be open and critical about it.

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/430900_748797907918_208702812_35333778_392035485_n.jpg

 

FYI, I grew up in a house with a fireplace....my parents kept that thing barricaded until I was 7.

 

 

its hideous along with the carpet and wall color.  Maybe the best thing for them is to have the house burn down, with no loss of life.

 

Jeez mts you sound like my landlord. She constantly rips on me for my failures at interior design... or "lack of any design," but just "a few scattered pieces of showroom floor models". I told her if she comments again I will paint the apartment all black and choose ugly granite for the counters.

Child, you need to be adopted by some gays!  You live in downtown Chicago, don't you know one, just one, gay man?

As some of you may have gathered from a playlist post I made in another thread, I am DJing again. Previous gigs include Smart Bar/The Lift, Boiler Room/(.) Bar, and The Basement (not proud of that one) to name a few.

 

This will be every Friday at DNA: Level C

It is on Prospect Avenue above Mr. Alberts. (the old View space)

 

The music I intend on playing basically falls in the Alternative/underground dance genre.

More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/180768358690894/

 

 

Everytime I see your screenname, I need a moscato.

In my experience you could carpet a baby's room with razor blades and be fine until the kid starts walking or escaping.  So, eventually that fireplace has to go, but until then at least it's electric and not kerosene or wood burning.

 

 

Environmentally conscious whores and pimps of the world -- I  salute you!

 

This Berlin, Germany-based brothel responded to the recent economic downturn in a very unusual way; they offer a discount to customers who arrive on bicycle or who can prove they took public transport. Claiming that they care about the environment and also want to alleviate the crowded traffic and parking situation near the brothel, the owners say that the discount is bringing in 3-4 new customers per week on average.

 

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/702573-brothel-offers-discount-to-cyclists

 

 

Wow! Europe IS progressive!

Environmentally conscious whores and pimps of the world -- I  salute you!

 

This Berlin, Germany-based brothel responded to the recent economic downturn in a very unusual way; they offer a discount to customers who arrive on bicycle or who can prove they took public transport. Claiming that they care about the environment and also want to alleviate the crowded traffic and parking situation near the brothel, the owners say that the discount is bringing in 3-4 new customers per week on average.

 

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/702573-brothel-offers-discount-to-cyclists

 

 

Wow! Europe IS progressive!

 

Transit advocates of the world unite!!!

Don Cornelius shoots himself. I'm shocked and bummed. RIP...

 

http://www.cleveland.com/people/index.ssf/2012/02/soul_train_host_don_cornelius.html

 

I know parents hate it when a friend or even a stranger tells them how to raise their kids, but I think I found a good example today where this should happen.  A highschool friend of mine installed an electric fireplace in their baby's room.  It's a standalone object and does not attach to any walls.  It's actually unusually tall.

 

1.  The manufacturer of most of these do not recommend installing them in children's rooms

2.  They are tested to function on a carpeted floor, but recommend you still keep on eye on them

3.  This particular fireplace stands tall and has a projecting shelf...it's a tip hazard.

 

I'm 27 and single, have practically ZERO experience caring for children except occasionally watching a few of my younger cousins when I was in high school.  But I would NEVER, NEVER install one of these in a kids room.  That's like installing a stove a foot above the floor.  I think it's best they move that to the living or dining or the master bedroom where it belongs.

 

She posted it on facebook, so now friends in our circle can all now be open and critical about it.

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/430900_748797907918_208702812_35333778_392035485_n.jpg

 

FYI, I grew up in a house with a fireplace....my parents kept that thing barricaded until I was 7.

 

 

its hideous along with the carpet and wall color.  Maybe the best thing for them is to have the house burn down, with no loss of life.

 

Jeez mts you sound like my landlord. She constantly rips on me for my failures at interior design... or "lack of any design," but just "a few scattered pieces of showroom floor models". I told her if she comments again I will paint the apartment all black and choose ugly granite for the counters.

Child, you need to be adopted by some gays!  You live in downtown Chicago, don't you know one, just one, gay man?

 

We should get a group together and stage an intervention. :-D

The morning news just verified my hypothesis that rural Pennsylvania is one of the most culturally unsophisticated places in the U.S. All this fancy weather-tracking technology we possess and motherf-ers are still putting their faith in the the reaction of a damn groundhog when he wakes up in the morning and steps outside, to determine how long winter is going to be. Thousands gathered in Punxatawny (sp?) PA to cheer on a rodent after they took this poor guy out of his natural habitat and shoved him in a glass case full of cedar chips, turning him into a zoo exhibit with Android phones and point-and-shoot cameras shoved in his face. That little dude is probably thinking, "WTF is going on?! I haven't even had my morning coffee yet :x " I know me personally, I'd hate to be him and deal with a morning like that.

The funniest part had to be the goofy, town-excentric and most likely, designated official spokesman for the rodent. He had a suit and a top-hat on. He was holding him up and giving this really long speech on behalf of Phil the Groundhog's determination. Hehe. I was sitting there watching, wondering if the groundhog would snap, turn around and bite the sh!t out of him for holding him like that. I don't know why the animal rights people aren't all over this.

The funniest part had to be the goofy, town-excentric and most likely, designated official spokesman for the rodent. He had a suit and a top-hat on. He was holding him up and giving this really long speech on behalf of Phil the Groundhog's determination. Hehe. I was sitting there watching, wondering if the groundhog would snap, turn around and bite the sh!t out of him for holding him like that. I don't know why the animal rights people aren't all over this.

PETA complains every few years, at one point I think I heard they suggested a robotic or animatronic groundhog.

^It would be about as accurate/worthwhile

^It would be about as accurate/worthwhile

 

LOL.

 

 

The animal rights thing was a joke/exaggeration.

They could have that CGI groundhog from Fox NASCAR coverage, Digger, do it.

It's more a promotional stunt to bring tourist money into the town, than  anything else. Puxsutawney isn't all that affluent, but they know how to put on a show. The groundhog probably is domesticated and trained to put up with the handling, and probably is planted there before the crowds arrive.

 

As a kid I dealt with a lot of groundhogs on our farm, and believe me, one in the wild is not something you would pick up and handle. They're not friendly at all, and they have a powerful bite and are not afraid of much when they're cornered. Our dog tangled with quite a few, and he got pretty badly torn up sometmes but never learned to leave them alone; his ears had pieces out of them. Get between one and its burrow, even inadvertently, and it will attack.

Phil lives in an enclosure at the library in town the other 364 days of the year and is domesticated.

http://games.yahoo.com/photos/negative-woman-1327624066-slideshow/

 

This is insanely weird...

I feel like an outcast today. I don't care for watching sports. I like playing sports every once in a while but it's not fun to me, watching it on tv -- even if it's a big event like the Superbowl. I just don't care. Everyone else does though.

I feel like an outcast today. I don't care for watching sports. I like playing sports every once in a while but it's not fun to me, watching it on tv -- even if it's a big event like the Superbowl. I just don't care. Everyone else does though.

 

I know what you mean. When I see the media frenzy and people trying to outdo each other with their parties, I can't connect. The commercial hoopla has completely overwhelmed the event to the extent that the actual game is almost an anticlimax. A neighbor asked me if I was ready for the Big Day, and when I told him I didn't own a TV and planned to take a nap, he stared at me in disbelief. Conversation ended.

I don't know where else to put this...

 

For your viewing pleasure:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bpdphotography/sets/72157621813049563/

 

Love these; anyone know where these were shot?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bpdphotography/6265184825/#in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bpdphotography/6239424828/#in/photostream/

Love these; anyone know where these were shot?

I don't know which building but somewhere around E34/E36 and Superior. You can see the steeple from St Josephats.

I don't normally pay attention to celebrities and celebrity gossip but it is really weird how fat and ugly Christina Aguilera is now.

I shouldn't look at my high school friends' photos of home renovations on facebook.  Stuff poorly constructed or not to code.  One of them has built stud walls out of non-pressure treated wood right up against the  block wall and concrete floor of their basement.  It's going to swell, rot and mold up in no time. 

I shouldn't look at my high school friends' photos of home renovations on facebook.  Stuff poorly constructed or not to code.  One of them has built stud walls out of non-pressure treated wood right up against the  block wall and concrete floor of their basement.  It's going to swell, rot and mold up in no time. 

 

Where I live, that would be like laying out a buffet for termites and inviting them to bring all their friends and relatives.

Ha.

 

Um that was stupid and more like a caricature of what conservatives imagine liberals to say. Some were accurate but not many.

The delivery of this one seems forced.  Therefore, not funny.

Most of these "stuff ABC people say" are made by a person of category "ABC".  This was obviously the opposite.

You guys are way too critical.

The delivery of this one seems forced.  Therefore, not funny.

 

See other comments about source probably being conservative. Since when did you expect conservatives to ever be able to pull off humor?  :-D

You guys are way too critical.

 

Your stuff's lame, bro.

^Basically.

I didn't find it dishonest.  Title might have more accurately been 'stuff some liberals might say".  Obvisouly, it is more targeted at the latte sipping, 'I'm very mature for my age' crowd.

 

 

Since when did you expect conservatives to ever be able to pull off humor?  :-D

 

It's not in their nature, it seems.  Dennis Miller is probably their top draw and that says something.  They don't have the Stewart's, Colbert's, Maher's, etc. that can make a career out of simply making fun of their hypocrisy.  But the guy's who truly embrace being a redneck - Larry the Cable Guy, for instance - can be really funny to me.

 

 

ha ha! that was hysterical. The only things missing (that I can think of) were how "brilliant" Noam Chomsky is (I guess the Paul Krugman allusion was a good substitute) and to include "shade grown" in the "fair trade" coffee reference. I agree the delivery could have been more focused, maybe a little more Woody Allenesque.

You guys are way too critical.

 

Your stuff's lame, bro.

 

Ouch.

 

 

^Basically.

 

Double-ouch!

 

I must have a weird sense of humor because I thought the "Sh*t Bougie Black Girls Say" video was hilarious as it reminded me of you.

You see...... EVD thought it was funny, pretty much confirming that it was lame from a comedic standpoint ;)

and if anyone should know the meaning of lame, it's Hts! :wink: :wink:

Yes Mr. East Village... I am very much 'out of touch with modern fads or trends"

 

(FYI, I always pictured you with green hair and a nose ring)