The Bar

helitack · Post by **helitack** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:28 am

I am in a strange place, maybe I'll sell my tickets.

Rob the Wop · Post by **Rob the Wop** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:32 am

Mmmmmm... sausage.

When I used to live in Sonoma, they had a retail outlet for the Sonoma Sausage company at the town square (cool city park lined with shops, gallaries, and restuarants). They had about 50 different homemade types of sausage lined up in a case. That was it- just sausage.

You could walk in, pick one type out, and for $2.50- they would throw it on a little electric grill, slap a little brown/spicy/honey mustard on it, and throw it in a hard tack roll. I would go down there every chance I got, though they eventually closed the storefront. I think they still make sausage, just not as many different kinds.

My favorite? They had a Hawian sausage with a hint of pineapple that was very spicy. Mixture of beef and pork.

OK, now I'm drooling at work again. I think I need to eat lunch.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:33 am

Too bad it's moopy--this would be lovely on playa.

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:33 am

(M strolls in, still thinking green thoughts)
Hello everyone!!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:34 am

Rob the Wop wrote:
theCryptofishist wrote:Dating myself. . .
It is far easier just to have flings with yourself, trust me. The formal dating process gets expensive and tiresome. If you must, send yourself flowers after a night of self sex- but try not to give too much of a promise of commitment in case you just want to have a quickie with yourself later.

Always take advise from the expert.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:35 am

Hello M.

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:38 am

Hello, Fishy!
That picture you posted is cool! Are those garbage bags?

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:42 am

Some sort of ballon/lantern things that were set free in a Thai memorial to tsunami victims.
From the day in pictures at sfgate.com
Here's something a little more disturbing.

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:45 am

I wish I could teach my cat to do that!! AH HAHAHA!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:45 am

And possibly more disturbing yet:

Washington -- On the heels of electoral victories to ban same-sex marriage, some influential conservative Christian groups are turning their attention to a new target: the cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants.

"Does anybody here know SpongeBob?" Dr. James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, asked the guests Tuesday night at a black-tie dinner for members of Congress and political allies to celebrate the election results.

In many circles, SpongeBob needs no introduction. He is popular among children and grown-ups as well who watch him cavorting under the sea on the Nickelodeon cartoon program that bears his name. In addition, he has become a well-known camp figure among gay men, perhaps because he holds hands with his animated sidekick Patrick and likes to watch the imaginary television show "The Adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy."

Now, Dobson said, SpongeBob's creators had enlisted him in a "pro- homosexual video," in which he appeared alongside other children's television characters like Barney, Blue's Clues, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Jimmy Neutron, among many others. The makers of the video, he said, planned to mail it to thousands of elementary schools later this spring to promote a "tolerance pledge" that includes tolerance for differences of "sexual identity. " He urged his allies to stand together to stop it as part of a "spiritual battle" for the country.

The video's creator, Nile Rodgers, who wrote the disco hit "We Are Family, " says Dobson's objection stemmed from a misunderstanding. Rodgers said he founded the We Are Family Foundation after the Sept. 11 attacks to create a music video featuring 100 well-known cartoon characters -- of many species - - dancing to his song in order to teach children about multiculturalism.

The video has appeared on Nickelodeon and other television networks, and nothing in it or its accompanying materials refers to sexual identity. The "tolerance pledge" is not mentioned on the video and is available only on the group's Web site.

Rodgers suggested that Dobson and the American Family Association, the conservative Christian group that first sounded the alarm, might have been confused because of an unrelated Web site belonging to another group called "We Are Family." That site is owned by a Charleston, S.C., gay youth support group.

Paul Batura, assistant to Dobson at Focus on the Family, said Wednesday the group stood by its charges.

"We see the video as an insidious means by which the organization is manipulating and potentially brainwashing kids," he said. "It is a classic bait and switch."

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:47 am

And this

makes me wonder if she talking about her husband's iq or his earthlier endowments.

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:55 am

* crawls in broken and exhausted.... *

hey gang - my universe seems to be imploding... shit has really hit rock bottom this time and i am having to reach deep and dig out those psychic boot straps to pull up...

i've put a call out to my local community and am having potluck and brainstorming tonight to try to reverse current trends. meanwhile, any and all warm juicy vibes will be much appreciated.

i'll be over here....

* finds edge of NEB and curls up under it... takes deep breath only partly shaken by sobs too tired to be sobbed, and closes eyes *

keep breathing, keep breathing, keep breathing....

GuinivereElise · Post by **GuinivereElise** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:56 am

oh, honey:

MWAH!

anything i can do>??

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:58 am

ok, then i'm camping out here in the blanket with you. you're slated for cuddling, whether you like it or not.

and all the while i'm going to tell you how fabulous you are...

Martiansky · Post by **Martiansky** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:00 pm

Hello, Guin! I once again missed out on something last night! Dang! Well, I'm off tomorrow and I'm gonna hang in here tonight after work and hopefully I won't miss anything!

Later everyione, take care.
(M walks out)
(back after 1800)

stuart · Post by **stuart** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:07 pm

you're slated for cuddling

I'm down

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:12 pm

* takes a deep, deep breath and sinks into the cuddle... *

thank you...

stuart · Post by **stuart** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:22 pm

i gots all the bliss you want, in every form you can imagine,

right back at you love

I got you covered for today.

helitack · Post by **helitack** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:22 pm

So if I get RIF'ed, maybe I'll just go be an EMT in some little town in NorCal, and grow organic potato's, shit.

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:37 pm

that's not potatoes we grow here... but we do need emt's...

helitack · Post by **helitack** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:39 pm

Sandwichman · Post by **Sandwichman** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:51 pm

helitack wrote:Oh.

How green is your thumb Heli? It might work for ya.

Kristines · Post by **Kristines** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:59 pm

helitack wrote:So if I get RIF'ed, maybe I'll just go be an EMT in some little town in NorCal, and grow organic potato's, shit.

Not wishing you anything you don't want, but if you came up here we could have hella fun. Many nice little towns -- Pescadero comes to mind -- on the coast, plus larger ones like Santa Cruz, Carmel and one of my favorites, Half Moon Bay.

Or you could just be my house bitch and get paid in food, shelter and wild sex.

Kristine

p.s. not with Geekster

helitack · Post by **helitack** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:13 pm

Hmmmm, tempting but I wouldn't do well in the Bay area. I was thinking farther north. Too much $$$$$$$ to live there. We'll see.

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:22 pm

Kristines wrote:
Or you could just be my house bitch and get paid in food, shelter and wild sex.

i think i got offered this situation recently. too bad i enjoy living alone.

samtzu · Post by **samtzu** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:36 pm

Rian Jackson wrote:
Kristines wrote:
Or you could just be my house bitch and get paid in food, shelter and wild sex.
i think i got offered this situation recently. too bad i enjoy living alone.

Soooo, your answer is no?.... crap...

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:39 pm

not to be mean, darlin' but your financial situation isn't currently suitable to supporting a house wench.

Rob the Wop · Post by **Rob the Wop** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:41 pm

Rian Jackson wrote:not to be mean, darlin' but your financial situation isn't currently suitable to supporting a house wench.

What if I thrown in the Green Room?

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:42 pm

Rob the Wop wrote:
Rian Jackson wrote:not to be mean, darlin' but your financial situation isn't currently suitable to supporting a house wench.
What if I thrown in the Green Room?

done.

samtzu · Post by **samtzu** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:44 pm

Rian Jackson wrote:not to be mean, darlin' but your financial situation isn't currently suitable to supporting a house wench.

I was thinking of putting you on the street, and then filling the "house Wench" role myself... after all, you've seen me in a skirt... I could do it.... and I've seen you in a bustierre, and you could do it....