Open Thread – 4/8/2010

I’m back a day early.  I discovered that some of my personal files were still recoverable from an earlier backup on an external hard drive.  I returned home yesterday, computer in hand, at around 3 PM and spent the next eight hours restoring things.  One think I lost was my calendar, so I’ll be spending several hours on the phone today recovering appointment times.  I still have a ton of work to do on the computer as well.  I hope I get to comments today, but doubt that I can get any visiting in.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today it took me 4:38.  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From ABC: Gregory Giusti’s 83-year-old mother had not heard that her son had been arrested, but she told ABC7 he has a history of mental problems. She does not think he would be capable of carrying out the threat; he has never owned a gun, and she blames Fox News for getting her son worked up.

And the GOP Reichsministry of Propaganda claims that they do not inspire violence. 🙁

From The Nation: Two key antiwar critics, Senator Russ Feingold and Representative Jim McGovern, are expected to introduce legislation as early as next week calling for a "flexible timetable" for the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. The proposal, now in final stages of preparation, was confirmed by McGovern and by Feingold’s office.

The sooner, the better.

From Raw Story: In a Tuesday phone interview with The Hill, Coburn said the Republican obstruction of $9 billion in extended unemployment benefits isn’t a big deal because it only affects "a relatively small group of people."

Using the same logic, were this GOP pig to Teabugger his own hind-parts with an Oklahoma oil derrick, It would only affect one person, him.  Go for it Coburn!

Cartoon:

I hope you week is going better than mine.