tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post1783898516471531525..comments2024-03-28T01:33:22.764-04:00Comments on The DiploMad 2.0: Weakened Weekend Observations on StuffDiploMadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-68765234465192758222017-10-16T09:06:02.105-04:002017-10-16T09:06:02.105-04:00We have only been in the Triangle 4 years, and nee...We have only been in the Triangle 4 years, and needed shovels and chippers at least once each year. Hard to find them locally when needed... the natives seem to use milk and bread instead. Snow plows seem to be against the law... most everything else is FINE, though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08531256727453811079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-82682483683571846832017-10-15T10:59:04.891-04:002017-10-15T10:59:04.891-04:00Yeah, a garage can be a pest. What shall we do wi...Yeah, a garage can be a pest. What shall we do with the beehive that I never got round to repairing?deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-82262060854604977352017-10-15T10:05:53.118-04:002017-10-15T10:05:53.118-04:00two storage units, a two car garage, and a house f...two storage units, a two car garage, and a house full of stuff. My daughter has threatened to disown me if I die before I off-load at least the storage units, heh, heh. Good luck on the move.0007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-91696759951267063732017-10-15T09:54:08.712-04:002017-10-15T09:54:08.712-04:00MFA, I have been in Salzburg, Austria, one of the ...MFA, I have been in Salzburg, Austria, one of the sensible countries in Europe nowadays. The Austrians have election today and will most likely go Right. They have already prohibited the Burqa. I can tell you that there were Chinese tourists all over the place.<br />By the way, say hello to your wife from me. I am sure she is delighted about Weinsteins disgrace too.<br />Swedish ladyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-63261175564280202902017-10-15T08:40:58.379-04:002017-10-15T08:40:58.379-04:00Hey there SL. Had not heard from you in some days...Hey there SL. Had not heard from you in some days. Glad to see you are still following the story. This is one of those, "Who would you want in the foxhole next to you?" things, and you are on the short list. <br /><br />No, my Beloved Spousal Unit is not jealous. I've got her to reading your comments, too. She had dismissed the Dip as a boys club, so it was nice to have another 'girl' in here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352174311146177708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-46090416628569471392017-10-15T03:59:23.343-04:002017-10-15T03:59:23.343-04:00MFA, I am so glad that Weinstein is unmasked. May...MFA, I am so glad that Weinstein is unmasked. Maybe it will lead to a healthy discussion about Hollywood and the film industry. I have almost lost my interest for American films, they are never relevant these days. So many burning issues in the society and the world today, the filmmakers never touch any of them. And I am not surprised that the ( too few ) female characters often are so not credible when creeps like Weinstein are dominating the industry.Creeps like him know nothing about true love, love between mother and children, normal life. Flush these people out.<br />Swedish ladyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-90000455208155084542017-10-15T03:28:05.656-04:002017-10-15T03:28:05.656-04:00Might be hard scrounging up a few dozen... maybe s...Might be hard scrounging up a few dozen... maybe start with 2... because I'm only certain there's at least one.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-53995816095414469982017-10-15T03:20:36.885-04:002017-10-15T03:20:36.885-04:00Agreed... but.... the overwhelming majority of tho...Agreed... but.... the overwhelming majority of those true victims will never be known. The past is a huge convolution, and backing out who was actually passed over because they weren't "playing the game" is just impossible.<br /><br />I think we all pretty much knew this with the Roman Polanski scandal and the hideous ways in which celebrities and politicians alike all attempted to intercede upon his behalf. Or the other scandal.. or the other scandal.. or the... heck.. it's just inevitable when an industry accounts for so much money and glamour while typically requiring little or often no actual talent.<br /><br />- reader #1482Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-72393982644181733002017-10-15T00:00:59.305-04:002017-10-15T00:00:59.305-04:00Not unknown, Michael F AdamsNot unknown, Michael F AdamsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352174311146177708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-23847688288795959092017-10-15T00:00:22.685-04:002017-10-15T00:00:22.685-04:00American media have been an abscess, with maybe a ...American media have been an abscess, with maybe a scab covering it, and the scab has come off. Seeing, now, what horrible corruption lay inside, now surged forth, we might wonder much less why movies for at least forty years have been so thoroughly anti Christian. There have been so few Christian characters who were not bigots, hate-mongers, self-righteous, downright cruel. People not actively engaged in Christian belief and practice will no longer be familiar with the idea of rejoicing in Heaven over one sinner who repents. The idea that the churches would be thronged by people waiting to go to confession this Saturday afternoon, long Communion lines at Mass on Sunday morning, and Christians weeping tears of joy over the repentance of one or a thousand, no longer mired in sin, would have no place in popular thought, which will see us as smugly clucking tongues. What if Ronan Farrow and his mother made it to Mass tomorrow? He knew the story. He tried to get it published. Will he be sitting in a pew next to James PO'Keefe? I've had a touch of asthma, lately, so, I'm not holding my breath.<br /><br />President Donald Trump made a comment about the sickness of Hollywood, and his words were eagerly distorted to make him say he had grabbed women by their [PRIVATES]They have tried very hard to bring him down to their level. Could a few dozen entertainment industry people in sack cloth and ashes turn the country around? Let's try it out and see. (And rejoice!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352174311146177708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-11726711881360928152017-10-14T19:58:42.321-04:002017-10-14T19:58:42.321-04:00Nah Henry,
The "living-there-all[mostlys]-th...Nah Henry,<br /><br />The "living-there-all[mostlys]-the-time" know, listen to the weather and do appropriately beforehand. <br /><br />Then, wait a couple hours, maybe three four then venture out with tow-chains and whatever's the rescue of the hour. <br /><br />Actually I (kinda) admire the North Carolinian's "neighborliness" as, here in Arkansas - as we generally have more ice than snow - we tend to wait until "the frantic" begins.<br /><br />North Carolinians, generally speaking, don't do that. <br /><br />***<br /><br />Diplomad Sir?<br /><br />You're tending more in the general area of King's Mountain, points southerly?<br /><br />Wherever ... you'll find good neighbors.<br /><br />JKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-32116273600168873992017-10-14T19:39:02.377-04:002017-10-14T19:39:02.377-04:00"These encounters did not constitute sexual r..."These encounters did not constitute sexual relations as I understood that term to be defined at my January 17, 1998, deposition, but they did involve inappropriate intimate contact."<br /><br />William Jefferson Clinton<br /><br />____<br /><br />JK<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-33257945527418550562017-10-14T16:03:28.740-04:002017-10-14T16:03:28.740-04:00Hillary was asked if Weinstein's behavior comp...Hillary was asked if Weinstein's behavior compared to her husbands. She said, "close, but no cigar."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-58343246163128870782017-10-14T13:59:20.703-04:002017-10-14T13:59:20.703-04:00When in doubt, throw it out ...When in doubt, throw it out ...George W. Pottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15559745926094694653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-67801451892975780442017-10-14T09:42:08.415-04:002017-10-14T09:42:08.415-04:00Not that everything is hunky-dory in NC.
http://ww...Not that everything is hunky-dory in NC.<br />http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2017/10/unc-avoids-athletic-sanctions-by-arguing-their-african-american-studies-dept-had-staggeringly-low-academic-standards.html#disqus_threaddeariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-54644113096797397492017-10-14T09:33:09.032-04:002017-10-14T09:33:09.032-04:00"The cars--alas!--have been sold . . ."
..."The cars--alas!--have been sold . . ."<br /><br />At Californ-i-ay prices, I hope.<br /><br />For in gay Californ-i-ay<br />Everything's more tremendous, titanic, stupendous<br />The climate is better, the ocean is wetter<br />The mountains are higher<br />The deserts are drier<br />The hills have more splendor<br />The girls have more gender<br />Californ-i-aydeariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-24960266480529656432017-10-14T08:59:17.172-04:002017-10-14T08:59:17.172-04:00Already done- he’s checked into the Meadows where ...Already done- he’s checked into the Meadows where all the Dodges used to go back in the 80’sGandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02985290595926651552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-3726870552465542522017-10-14T03:34:50.060-04:002017-10-14T03:34:50.060-04:00What I find most appalling with the behavior of Ha...What I find most appalling with the behavior of Harvey Weinstein, is not the trading of sex for movie roles. That is an old old story. It is the power abuse that I find so vile. Harvey could have women lined up like a rock star if he only was interested in sex. No, he was more interested in domination. He enjoyed to the point of sexual gratification humiliating people, and in particular women. Like the bad guy in a cheap western shooting the ground in front of the hero, and yelling “Dance!”. He used his money to buy political cover, and his fame to ensure silence. A perfect example of what absolute power does. <br /><br />On another note: A number one benefit of fleeing Kalistan is you’ll be able to purchase a much wider variety of firearms, oh and obtain a carry permit, imagine that. <br />Salvorhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264616398711474819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-50200577938065505442017-10-14T01:41:51.508-04:002017-10-14T01:41:51.508-04:00Would participants in a Lech Awareness March (LEM)...Would participants in a Lech Awareness March (LEM) be known as lemmings? If so, a brown ribbon would seem appropriate.TheOtherSeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141473483312725136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-83895043136758896692017-10-14T00:13:52.902-04:002017-10-14T00:13:52.902-04:00We have lived in our home for 20 years. One of our...We have lived in our home for 20 years. One of our sons came home and told us it was like an episode of The Hoarders... So we staged a garage sale of just the stuff in the basement and first floor. It was a huge amount of work to do this. Note; we didn't even get to the 2nd floor. It was an interesting lesson in how little people think of your treasures. After the sale I called two charities to pick up the remainder. One of them took a look and walked away! Another took a few things. I've been feeding the stuff out to the garbage ever since.<br />So no, don't get rid of HS diplomas or things like that but, if you think you might need a life jacket for a 3 year old some where down the line or the ski boots you wore in your 40's? Throw it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-33035778040665886712017-10-13T21:19:36.892-04:002017-10-13T21:19:36.892-04:00If you're in the Rayleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill (...If you're in the Rayleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill (Triangle) area, you don't need no stinkin' snow shovel. But you do need to stay off the roads because nobody knows how to drive when there is a sprinkling of snow on the roads! It's bedlam when that happens.TheBigHenryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917973198063733316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-52498906352360751662017-10-13T20:31:30.675-04:002017-10-13T20:31:30.675-04:00How long before Weinstein claims his lecherousness...How long before Weinstein claims his lecherousness is a disease, eliciting sympathy and sparking Lech(?) Awareness Marches? What color will the stupid little ribbon be?Jeffreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-18771398377088687112017-10-13T19:26:50.027-04:002017-10-13T19:26:50.027-04:00That Harvey retaliated against those who refused h...That Harvey retaliated against those who refused his advances beyond not choosing them for some particular role is the real evil here. <br /><br />Best of all, this seems to be something that will not be swept under the rug this time. For one, the victims don't have to go through the MSM gatekeepers. JK Brownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-32277426704949633132017-10-13T19:24:18.662-04:002017-10-13T19:24:18.662-04:00The cars--alas!--have been sold . . . The cars--alas!--have been sold . . . DiploMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-11218664031252619132017-10-13T18:26:40.210-04:002017-10-13T18:26:40.210-04:00Conga rats on your choice of new home. I hope you ...Conga rats on your choice of new home. I hope you , the diplowife, and your canines enjoy it. I do however wonder that since you are going into an area that snows and snow causes rust, what you are going to do with your classic cars when you get there or are you going to sell them? And while I would love to own one of your cars I very much cannot afford it.<br /><br />One last observation. Someone commented on your last post that buying a snow shovel would be wise. While I agree, it would be wiser to buy a snowblower cause even a short driveway is a pain in the back to shovel, especially snow that turns to slush immediately. Just a little advice from denizen of New York's Southern Lake Ontario shoreline where snow is the friend that just hangs around until June.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com