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Sandbox – 16apr15

16 April 2015

[Readers were starting to complain about the old sandbox getting a bit "stale" (some would have chosen a more robustly descriptive term, but then we do promote decorum on these pages), so we open a new one. This day is propitious for another reason, today I brought home my fourth Jeep Grand Cherokee and bid a tearful good-bye to my last one, an unimaginably reliable vehicle that saw us through thick and thin, on/off road for thirteen years. To me these cars have become as comfortable as a pair of old shoes, even though its designers (marketers?) try to foo-fooize the newer models with every imaginable button, beep, and display. Hope this brand new baby grows up to have the legs of its forebears.]

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156 responses to “Sandbox – 16apr15”

George Boardman

16 April 2015

You say your Jeep is getting too foo-foo? What do you expect from a car that’s designed and manufactured by Italians?

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Bill Tozer

16 April 2015

Italians designed the Jeep Chief Grand Cherokee? Them olive pickers know a thing or two about Alfa Romeros as well. Now they are learning a thing or two about immigration.
http://news.yahoo.com/aid-agency-says-41-migrants-feared-dead-sea-142032667.html

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Bill Tozer

16 April 2015

Oh, I best depart on a happier note. Miss hyphenated last name is learning a thing or two as well. Guess she slept through check writing class at Journalism School, as well as a host of other essential classes.
https://www.yahoo.com/tv/s/msnbc-host-owes-70-000-delinquent-taxes-172503090.html

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George Rebane

16 April 2015

GeorgeB 348pm – Oh, you’re a hard man Mr Boardman.

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Bill Tozer

16 April 2015

back with more happy themes.
It is not nice to lie to a Federal Judge. Judges like transparency for some strange reason. We will know tomorrow how the liars faired.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2015/0416/Federal-appeals-court-to-take-up-Obama-s-executive-action-on-immigration-video

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George Rebane

16 April 2015

BillT 553pm – Good catch Mr Tozer, we need to track this. Mind boggling that a non-national security issue re executive action that has all the trappings of unconstitutionality must have its injunction litigated. You’d think the President would want that judgment himself before proceeding with an action that has no time criticality connected to it that serves American interests – now serving the interests of the Democratic Party, that’s a different matter.

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Barry Pruett

16 April 2015

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/04/16/espn-suspends-reporter-britt-mchenry
Starting to wonder if this behavior is taught to all journalism students at Northwestern? Lol.

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Todd Juvinall

16 April 2015

Congrats on the new Jeep. My son has had a couple and I like those new Italian looks!
Barry, I think that McHenry broad deserves to be fired. She is really a Bee atch. Treating that employee as she did show me that maybe she really is not that smart especially to be a journalist. It does remind me of the corpulent one.

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Jeff Pelline

16 April 2015

Barry’s alma mater was in the news last week:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/04/07/miami-university-in-ohio-says-2-students-linked-to-offensive-graffiti-face/
Todd, where did you go to college? I forgot.

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fish

16 April 2015

Posted by: Jeff Pelline | 16 April 2015 at 07:38 PM
I guess Todd figured that fetching coffee was something he could pick up without a masters degree. What’s your excuse?

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fish

16 April 2015

In which young Ben Emery practices medicine without a license…..

Weldon,
You are proving Jeff P. correct on his observation as the day comes to an end you stop making sense and should just not comment any longer. What SOJ is fighting for is succession from the state of California.
This comment is a serious comment on my part. Take this coming from a person who was a conservator to a person and am witnessing my father having an issue of sundown syndrome. You might want to have a check up with your doctor for a form of dementia or neurological condition. If you can catch it early you can slow down its progression by treating the symptoms and increasing neurotransmitters or their receptor sites. My dad Parkinson’s first symptoms were little things that we noticed but didn’t think anything of them. RBD sleep disorder was one of them and watching his golf handicap go from a 4-6 to like 12-14 within year for no real reason. Within 15 months he was first diagnosed incorrectly with Alzheimer’s and then within another 12 months was correctly diagnosed with Parkinson’s/ Lewy Body. So for Jeff to notice something like your coherence as the night goes on might be one of those early symptoms.

Fatty thinks everybody who disagrees with him is demented. Apparently a dollop of smug is dispensed with every masters from Northwestern.

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Walt

16 April 2015

The “All American” Jeep isn’t so “all American” anymore. I have hand MANY in my life.
Had a 55 CJ5 for a time.. Then made the mistake of buying a 1990 Wrangler.( That’s when Chrysler got their hands on it.. What a piece of crap that was.) Then traded the 55 for a Willys Pickup. I sure regret selling my 59 pickup. That was a chick magnet. ( that was only a few years ago.) Now a Grand Cherokee sits in the driveway. Two steps above a piece of crap. Hell.. My Avalanche gets better gas millage.
Nope Jeeps today are not what they used to be.. But one thing has stayed the same… What “JEEP” stands for. Just Empty Every Pocket.
The day will come I find an old 54 delivery panel. ( no rear side windows) The love affair
will hit again.
Someone beat me to my latest want. The old 52 tow truck Kilroy’s had for sale. DAMN.. That was a real gem. That was going to be my car show ride. That old girl saved my bacon more than once in it’s day.

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Jeff Pelline

16 April 2015

Not only that, but the Jeep is the officials car of the State of California, not the State of Jefferson!
https://youtu.be/qGYR1C6wPo0

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RL Crabb

16 April 2015

Pity the poor Marinites. They may have to breathe the same air as poor people. http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/04/15/george-lucas-planning-payback-with-massive-affordable-housing-project-on-his-marin-county-land/

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Jeff Pelline

16 April 2015

Crabb,
Rest assured, you still couldn’t afford it! BTW, George was my neighbor in San Anselmo; lived right around the corner. Interviewed him a few times too. Nice guy. I think he got the idea for this scene from the hard-right blogs in western Nevada County:
http://www.starwars.com/video/creature-cantina

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fish

16 April 2015

Posted by: Jeff Pelline | 16 April 2015 at 08:27 PM
Mystery solved……Jabba the Hut…..conjured after being interviewed by idiot neighbor?

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Walt

16 April 2015

Someone is smokin’ some other ” official Ca.” stuff Jeff,, Everyone knows it the under powered traffic jam maker Prius that’s the pride of Ca.

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Barry Pruett

16 April 2015

Britt McHenry (Northwestern journalism grad) reprimanded by ESPN for mocking someone for not graduating from college. Jeff (Northwestern jouralism grad) responds by mocking others for not going to college. Classic. #elitist.

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Walt

16 April 2015

WOW.. That school sure knows how to make’m.. Same holyer than thou tude.

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Barry Pruett

16 April 2015

Very much so Walt. It is this elitist attitude of those on the left who demean others based on what they perceive as “education” which creams my corn. Elitists confuse formal education and wisdom. Often times those who are self educated are far more intelligent.

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Jeff Pelline

16 April 2015

Barry,
Here’s a better example of mocking: I laughed out loud today when Jim Cramer of Mad Money mocked a caller on the “lightening round” who said he was from the “great region” of northwestern Indiana.

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Todd Juvinall

16 April 2015

Barry I see Waters World interviewing the Jeff Pellines on Cable all the time and they are the stupidest people one can imagine. I get a chuckle out of nuts like Pelline who have to break down and call some dumb plumber to unclog his crapper. What a hoot!

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Todd Juvinall

16 April 2015

It appears things are slow on the Booze blog. That is why he comes here to get pummeled. LOL!

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Todd Juvinall

16 April 2015

Oops, one more thing. I would like Pelline to tell all the readers what he has done for the community in the form of employing others. Other than plunking his silver spoon receipts in the local bank(guessing of course) what has he done for Nevada County?

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Jeff Pelline

16 April 2015

Silver Spoon? Heck it was Barry’s mom who claimed his alma mater (Miami University in Oxford, Ohio) was the “Harvard of the Midwest.” The locals call it “J-Crew U.” LOL

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fish

16 April 2015

Posted by: Jeff Pelline | 16 April 2015 at 09:33 PM
I laughed out loud today when Jim Cramer of Mad Money mocked a caller on the “lightening round” who said he was from the “great region” of northwestern Indiana.
As did I when you typed “lightening” round….which I believe you could benefit from mightily….instead of “lightning” round.

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Jeff Pelline

16 April 2015

fish,
Do you have any friends down in Carmichael to chat with? I’m watching the Giants in extra innings, but it must be awfully late (and lonely) for you.

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fish

16 April 2015

Posted by: Jeff Pelline | 16 April 2015 at 10:51 PM
See we’re bonding jeffy….I too am enjoying the G-Men in extras.

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Jeff Pelline

16 April 2015

I really had no desire to come over until I read Barry Pruett’s comment from out of left field at 6:44 p.m. What an angry little bird!

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Paul Emery

16 April 2015

George
Not a peep from you on the Repub rollover on TPP.
“WASHINGTON — Key congressional leaders agreed on Thursday on legislation to give President Obama special authority to finish negotiating one of the world’s largest trade accords, opening a rare battle that aligns the president with Republicans against a broad coalition of Democrats.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/17/business/obama-trade-legislation-fast-track-authority-trans-pacific-partnership.html?_r=0

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George Rebane

16 April 2015

PaulE 1112pm – Begging your pardon. My apologies if I failed to respond to one of your points? If so, which one?

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fish

16 April 2015

You knew it was coming Paul. Your government selling you out to foreign interests.

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Bill Tozer

17 April 2015

Master Degrees are going to the dogs.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/05/johns-hopkins-masters-degree-dog_n_3875440.html

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fish

17 April 2015

There is that legendary Ben Emery sense of humor on display again.

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Barry Pruett

17 April 2015

How did that Giants game end fellas?
Anyway, the point about Britt and Pelline is that in order to be an effective communicator one must be relatable to your listeners. The problem here is that often times when you take someone out of the city there is a failure to relate toyour new neighbors. The holier than though attitude is not well received. Instead of seeing the problem in the mirror, you call it the good old boys club.
When people aak me where I am from, I say Grasa Valley. It is my home ams I am never leaving. Love this place and all the people….even the Northwestern grad and former editor of The Union.

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fish

17 April 2015

How did that Giants game end fellas?
Yuck!
Don’t revel in my pain Barry….oh wait you’re a Cubs fan…..go ahead then! 😉

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Barry Pruett

17 April 2015

Ovet a century of losing. I and my ancestors are used to it. Maybe next year…

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fish

17 April 2015

Posted by: Barry Pruett | 17 April 2015 at 07:03 AM
Well there’s something to be said for tradition………

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Jeff Pelline

17 April 2015

Barry @6:54 a.m.,
I am renting a little too much space inside your noggin’. Your comment here about me (on a post about buying a new jeep) was out of the blue and unwarranted. You could probably use some counseling.

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Barry Pruett

17 April 2015

Losing is definitely a Cubs tradition. I have “maybe next year” well over 10,000 times.

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Todd Juvinall

17 April 2015

The Giants are a every other year team now. Oh well.

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Barry W. Pruett

17 April 2015

Better than every other century!

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Gregory

17 April 2015

It’s pretty clear who is getting free rent in Pelline’s noggin, and that Jeff is lonely now that he’s chased everyone off his blog that he could have a good arguement with.
It’s probably time for “Annie Fox” to post and give him some solace.

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Todd Juvinall

17 April 2015

When Baumgarner gave up the three run homer I knew we were having a replay of last summer lapse. I still can’t understand hw all these players can go cold at the same time.
Regarding Pelline. He has all of us in his noggin rent free since he comes here and does not allow us on his. That is proof of his utter loneliness and rejection by the locals, you know, we Yahoos!

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Joe Koyote

17 April 2015

Kansas is in the news yet again. Apparently people with aid cards can now only withdraw $25 a day from ATMs. Of course no ATM dispenses $5 bills so the actual amount is only $20. The average fee for such a withdrawal is $4.35 and amounts to a 20% “poor tax”. So if a person needed $300 to pay rent, they would have to make around 20 withdrawals over 20 days and pay the bank $83 in fees, yet another transfer of wealth from taxpayers to banks only this time poor people are the middle men instead of politicians. Also, welfare recipients in Kansas cannot purchase alcohol or cruises with welfare money but they can use it to purchase a gun. Since governments use taxes and subsidies to encourage or discourage behavior, what is the message here? Perhaps the far sighted Kansas legislators are encouraging poor people to use their welfare money to buy guns to protect themselves from the police rather than by food.

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fish

17 April 2015

Posted by: Joe Koyote | 17 April 2015 at 08:45 AM
Who is paying rent with their EBT cards Joe? That’s what Section 8 vouchers are for.
As far as charges involved with withdrawals you would have thought that this would have been addressed when TEAM EVIL held all three branches…..guess not?
And you raise a valid issue…. EBT should only work for essentials…as pro gun as I am I don’t think the indigent should be “packing” on my dime.

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fish

17 April 2015

Perhaps the far sighted Kansas legislators are encouraging poor people to use their welfare money to buy guns to protect themselves from the police rather than by food.
Perhaps the far sighted Kansas legislators are encouraging poor people to use their welfare money to buy guns to protect themselves from the police rather than by with food.
Oh wait…..typo….my bad!

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Gregory

17 April 2015

“Perhaps the far sighted Kansas legislators are encouraging poor people to use their welfare money to buy guns to protect themselves from the police rather than by [sic] food.”
JoKe, shame on you.

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fish

17 April 2015

Posted by: Gregory | 17 April 2015 at 08:26 AM
….and right on cue! Good call Greg.
Annie Fox says:
April 17, 2015 at 8:16 am
Honestly Weldon has always been nice to me although we don’t see eye to eye. I sincerely hope he is not experiencing this. Ben, it is very nice of you to be so caring and show compassion. Thank you.
I feel slighted because I’ve only heard of “Gloria Zane” posts second hand and not actually had the privilege to see one in the wild! C’mon jeffy time for a “Sockpuppet Reunion Tour”!

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Todd Juvinall

17 April 2015

I think JoeK is pulling our leg. I have known some “poor” folks here and they had rent paid for, food paid for car paid for and child care paid for. They knew every program where they could get help from the taxpayers. They also had three TV’s, a microwave and two frigs. Yep, the poor are sure treated badly. And hey, if you put restraints on how the spend their money (Strippers, Vegas gambling) then you are a meanie in the eyes of the left. What a hoot!

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