Ternaugh

Nutmeg abuse, it's a terrible high (or so I've been told): http://abcnews.go.com/Health/large-doses-nutmeg-hallucinogenic-high/story?id=12347815

It would certainly be within his rights to try to sue, but it would also be very unwise. At the very least, the discovery phase would involve subpoenas for all of the raw footage for the Apprentice, and Trump would open himself up to explaining about his all of his sexual encounters under oath. Even if he did sue, he'd need to prove that the statements were libelous, that is, his reputation was ruined by their claims that matched his recorded statements. It's one of the reasons that the New York Times (and now, the lawyers for these women, apparently) have basically said, "Bring it on!" http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/10/23/lawyers_for_trump_accusers_say_they_are_not_afraid_of_lawsuit_threats.html

I'm also a southpaw, and I'm firmly convinced that the last bit of my signature getting mangled is due to me training myself not to touch the pad on really bad signature capture devices.

And that's me done. Very long line that moved fairly fast at the mall. One man was asked to remove his Trump hat (but not his "Fear God/Trust Jesus T-shirt*) when he was approaching the "no campaigning" line (which is posted), and I think that he was also asked not to take pictures of folks in line with his tablet, but I was too far away to hear the conversation between him, the campaign worker, and the security guard. He did get back in line, and apparently did vote. My signature didn't fully match the one on file**, and so I showed my DL, and everything was good***. Our electronic voting machines are pretty easy to use, and print a paper receipt (behind glass) that allows for verification and for both electronic and manual recounts. *I wore a Goonies T-shirt, which I figured was "good enough". **I believe that the signature on file is probably over 25 years old now, and it's changed dramatically in that time. During my time as a manager, I needed to sign stuff so often that first all of the vowels dropped out of my signature, and then all but the first consonant in my first name went missing. Given that I rarely sign anything on paper anymore, the final consonants in the last name are starting to warp into illegibility. ***Our local election department also sends out voter ID cards, and that would have been satisfactory, as well.

Darrel Castile (IAP) is first on our ballot, followed by Hillary, with Trump, Donald J. just above "None of These". I'll be heading out soon to do early voting at one of the local malls.

"Mischief managed"

The two monologues from the Al Smith dinner. Like the debates, Trump goes off the rails and starts attacking Clinton pretty heavily (to loud "boos" from the audience), including a line at 14:02, "For example,here she is, in public, pretending to not hate Catholics."

Budget issues. One day, they'll be able to afford a second precinct house, as well.

I don't drink, but after watching a little more than an hour of it, I'm thinking about starting.

I was watching the Youtube feed of the Thomas & Mack Center floor before the debate, and was excited to see former Governor Richard Bryan*, then realized that the camera was actually focused on the idiot in front of him (Scott Baio). *There's a picture in my high school yearbook of me looming over Governor Bryan at the Sun Youth Forum.

Once upon a time, there was something called the Fairness Doctrine, which basically gave the FCC the power to regulate coverage of important issues, and make sure that opposing views were adequately represented. The rules were eliminated by the FCC in 1987, and the language to implement formally removed in 2011. Media companies are now free to be as "fair and balanced" as they want, and most cable news outlets here consist of large blocks of "surrogates" and "experts" talking at each other, and media personalities explaining how the viewer should feel about an issue or event. There is, unsurprisingly, very little actual news gathering, as that represents work on the part of a reporter and money on the part of the organization. Most "news" now consists in large parts of video news releases *, or video sourced from Twitter and Youtube. *Popular especially with local news programs on broadcast stations, a VNR is essentially a prepackaged video piece that is provided by various organizations to influence public opinion, sell products, or promote a person or brand. They often include a script for the reporter to personalize the piece, by performing video inserts or voice-overs.

Hillary was listing the various good things about the Affordable Care Act as a way of showing what would be lost by Trump's "repeal and replace". Things like no pre-existing conditions, no higher premiums for women, the ability to put children up to age 26 on their parent's plan, and so on would be wiped out with a total repeal. The major talking points about ACA needing fixing are that premiums have gone up, benefits have gone down, and co-pays have gone up. That's an unfortunate consequence of trying to push healthcare reform using for-profit insurance companies. Perhaps, the "fix" should be either to model the Swiss system (not for profit insurance companies compete for customers with added wellness benefits), or just bite the bullet and go single payer.

They're kissing babies and telling me lies They're taking over my television They're making noises that sound so wise Trying to influence my decision Rituals old fashioned With speeches so proud and passionate Hope reigns, fears rule I may be crazy but I'm not such a fool No such fool Red day on blue street And this world promises everything Old shoes on new feet again Nothing changes Red day on blue street Here comes a man with a face so sincere Here comes another with power on his mind Both with a want for a word in my ear Both with a message of hope for my kind Heads of this nation Fight lies with misinformation and This gives, that takes One or the other for the difference it makes None at all Red day on blue street And this world promises everything Old shoes on new feet again Nothing changes Red day on blue street We are the chosen ones You have asked us to serve you We deserve you It's going the way that we said it would We say that you never had it so good No one's a loser who plays our game The difference is clear, we just changed our name Nobody knows that it's just the same Red day on blue street Or how about Blue day on red street It doesn't matter, it really doesn't It doesn't matter, it really doesn't Somebody showing me the magical way Somebody waving the key to my chains They must believe I was born yesterday They must believe I've got sand for my brains Members historical Woo me with words rhetorical Blood runs, mud flies Can't see a thing for the wool in my eyes In my eyes Red day on blue street And this world promises everything Old shoes on new feet again Nothing changes Red day on blue street This world promises everything Old shoes on new feet again Nothing changes Red day on blue street

Dude, 10 seasons wasn't enough???

And with Superman now killed off in the movies, he can be on Supergirl.

It's been something like 8 years for me since I last ate a corn dog. I can't remember when I had one before that, possibly never*. *Mom hated them, and wouldn't serve 'em. And I certainly wouldn't have received one when we were eating out.

It was good to see Julio Mendez again, and now promoted to Captain.

The Incredible Hulk was basically The Fugitive with anger management issues, and no one-armed man.

I'm wondering if the temp track for that one was this:

"Ghostbusters: Answer the Call": I enjoyed it. It's not quite as good as the original for me, but better than "Ghostbusters II".

Super Mario theme. It somehow got stuck in my head while I was showering.

Just one clown, really.

"You sly dog! You caught me monlologuing!"

Peter Gabriel's Passion. Society of Sound presented a 96kHz/24-bit version for subscribers as their 100th album available for download.

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