Open Thread–2/18/2011

Posted by TomCat at 8:03 am Monthly Report, Open Thread

Feb 182011

I’m trying to make a comeback today. My stomach has mostly settled but I’m still a raw nerve ending. My body feels disconnected as though it belongs to someone else. At least I have articles for today, and I caught up on comments. Hang in with me please.

Jig Zone Puzzles: Wednesday it took me 4:11 (average 4:38). To do it, click here. Thursday it took me 3:49 (average 4:31). To do it, click here. Today it took me 4:28 (average 4:56). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Short Takes:

From NY Times: …across the Middle East, where brutal social contracts have left millions uneducated, impoverished and alienated, existing battle lines between people and their governments appeared to harden, foreshadowing more confrontations in the days ahead.

Bahrain’s response was particularly savage, because the common people are Shia, but the autocrats are Sunni.

From Progressives United: Look what Russ Feingold is up to.

I joined.

Cartoon:

TGIF – Today is day 4.

10 Responses to “Open Thread–2/18/2011”

Jerry Critter says:

February 18, 2011 at 8:46 am

Welcome back, TomCat. Let me catch us up to date.

Wednesday 3:57 Win 🙂
Thursday 4:14 Loss 🙁
Today 4:06 Win 🙂

So, I am now 15 out of 49.
- TomCat says:
  
  February 19, 2011 at 4:52 am
  
  That’s a .306 batting average.
Jerry Critter says:

February 18, 2011 at 2:11 pm

To some life forms, 4 days is a life time. To others, it just seems like it. Hang in there! 😀
- TomCat says:
  
  February 19, 2011 at 4:53 am
  
  Thanks Jerry. Every hour feels like forever.
Lisa G. says:

February 18, 2011 at 11:50 pm

This remove the dictator stuff is fun – less people are getting hurt or injured and we’ve stayed out of it so as not to fuck it up. Excellent! 😛
- TomCat says:
  
  February 19, 2011 at 4:54 am
  
  Not in Bahrain or Libya. People are dieing there.
Lisa G. says:

February 18, 2011 at 11:53 pm

I joined too.

Great cartoon.
- TomCat says:
  
  February 19, 2011 at 4:54 am
  
  Thanks x2
Lisa G. says:

February 18, 2011 at 11:54 pm

Feel better soon and GO TO THE DAMNED DOCTOR!
- TomCat says:
  
  February 19, 2011 at 4:55 am
  
  Thanks. I’ve been.

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