Thoughts for 2009-08-29

• Wife just took clothes out of the dryer... and took them to the kitchen. I think I'm gonna head to the Waffle House for breakfast. #

Thoughts for 2009-08-28

• The good thing about having lots of meetings is the Twitter time between them. #
• I'm thinking this whole thinking thing is way overrated: brain.setting(off) #
• Yes, you can run Mac OSX 10.5 "Leopard" on a Dell Mini 9 http://sml.vg/07XknH #
• To find out how conservatives really feel about liberals, wait until you hear what they say when J K Galbraith or Arthur Schlesinger die. #

Thoughts for 2009-08-27

• Don't think of Ted Kennedy jokes as beating a dead horse, but rather as beating a dead horse's ass. #tcot #
• Boy, I'm glad Ted Kennedy waited until the Twitter came out to die. Otherwise, I would've missed an untold number of Kennedy jokes. #tcot #

Ted Kennedy Jokes

Frank J., despite having a wicked sense of humor, has class. Or as close to what passes for class when it comes to bloggers. He was no fan of the Edward Moore Kennedy, late of Massachusetts. But, when he got word of Kennedy's death, he wrote a post where he encouraged his readers to "try to have good memories about (Kennedy) right now. ... And try and think of something nice to say about Ted for the comments (no joke)." While Frank J. decided to allow for kind words about the late Senator, I have no such class. I heard many say "let's think about his family." Well, how far do you go with that? Do you offer condolences to the family of Baitullah Mehsud? Of course not. And, no, I'm not saying Kennedy was as bad as a Taliban leader. But I think we agree there's a line. On one side of the line, you put things aside and offer condolences to the family. On the other side of the line, you wonder why they lived as long as they did. Kennedy's on the "lived too long" side of the line. But I didn't intend this to be a rant about how bad of a person Ted Kennedy was. Instead, I offer the other side of Frank's post: He asked for kind words. I'm asking for Ted Kennedy jokes. And I'll start. But first, here's the background on this Ted Kennedy joke. I heard it in either July or August, 1969. I had just turned 11, and this was one of the first "naughty" limericks I heard. Shortly after the Chappaquiddick incident, someone shared this with me:

There once was a Senator from Mass. Who wanted a new piece of a** He lucked up and found her He f**ked up and drowned her Now his chance to be president has passed

If you have a joke about Ted Kennedy, let's hear it. If it has any naughty words, do clean them up, if possible, or censor them, as I did above. Bring 'em on.

Thoughts for 2009-08-26

• I wonder if Ted Kennedy will make it across the River Styx without drowning anyone. #tcot #
• My south Georgia accent is so heavy, the little Alabama girl at the drive-thru thought I ordered a "fudge coffee" #
• Some say when a person dies, we should think of the family. So, condolences to the family of Baitullah Mehsud. http://tinyurl.com/lf8uyx #
• If the guy I just saw walking into a lawyer's office is going to sue over that haircut, I think he's got a case. #
• Ted Kennedy was a trailblazer. He convened the first Death Panel on July 18, 1969 #
• I'm seeing flags at half-staff? Did that jackass in the White House order that? For Ted Kennedy? #
• Flags at half-staff just isn't enough. I'm going to half-submerge my car. #tcot #
• Ted Kennedy. Dominick Dunne. Anybody heard from Jeff Goldblum? #

Thoughts for 2009-08-25

• This whole "work" thing is starting to take up way too much of my time. However, the alternative is worse. #
• White House: Swine Flu may kill 90,000 in the US http://tinyurl.com/ma3noyEspecially if Obamacare passes #tcot #
• Veterans wrongly told they had fatal disease http://tinyurl.com/m23j9k No word on how many received end-of-life counseling #tcot #
• Fidel Castro says racist right-wingers fight Obama http://tinyurl.com/nmhbp9When Castro criticizes you, you're doing something right #tcot #

Thoughts for 2009-08-24

• It doesn't look like it, but trust me on this: MS-SQL is a four-letter word. #
• Hanging around. Nothing to do but frown. SQL Server and Mondays always get me down. #
• How wrong are you when Leon Panetta, of all people, is the good guy? http://bit.ly/39aVe #
• Obama's approval rating improved by a point when he left the White House for vacation http://bit.ly/191w5c Imagine if he left for good! #
• Pizza. The world's best comfort food. #