Ain't that the truth.
The whole boycott of Russian vodka, while a noble cause, really isn't going to be twisting any arms over there. Consumer goods (including vodka) are a comparatively small portion of the Russian Federation's exports, and I sincerely doubt any large corporation Russian companies export to is going to cut off a source of coal, minerals, or gas for the sake of gay rights.
That, and Stoli is one of the few vodkas I like.
//cynic
edited 21st Sep '13 6:55:28 PM by tdgoodrich1
"Polite life will fill you full of cancer." - Iggy Pop "I've seen the future, brother, it is murder." -Leonard CohenBlue, I am supposed to be selling popcorn, but I'm not allowed to do that at work and considering my hours, I don't understand why they expect me to.
Tuefel, the parents already pay a lot for scouts, it's just that expensive. I am about to go to war with my ex if he doesn't pony up his half of the fees and uniform costs.
My boy is finally a Tiger Cub. I just wish my Daddy was still alive to see this. He really wanted him to be a scout and wanted to help him in it. Daddy could still recite the creed and pledge, kept his old uniform, and everything.
"Psssh. Even if you could catch a miracle on a picture any person would probably delete it to make space for more porn." - AszurGabe: Trust me I know about cost. We got creative about making camping trips and other outings affordable for the whole troop. The whole troop chipped in to buy a cooking camp set, stove, and other community supplies for instance. We also preferred to not use tents as they are rather expensive we used a lot of tarp shelters. Food for camping trips was carefully priced to be between 15-20 dollars per scout. Some sleeping bags were home made affairs but worked rather well even in the very cold winter climes we camped in.
Who watches the watchmen?Teuf: Yeah, some of the parents will be, because we've had a lack of new scouts at our sales events. But mostly it's there to get money for the pack, and to cover the costs of stuff like awards and campouts. We're keeping track of the sales per scout, so that a portion of the money we get is set aside for that scout. It's a lot easier that way, than depending on twenty parents to each go purchase the latest patch/belt loop/pin/whatever their kid earned, and it's easier to just deduct the $5/scout for camping from the main account than remind the parents four times to pony up the cash before we get to the campsite.
Besides, yesterday's 8 hours of total sales came out to around $1200. Not too shabby.
Ok, something seriously cool happened this morning. I went to the grocery store to get dog food, milk, and bread (forgot the bread, but got an avocado instead. Why, I don't entirely know.) That's not the cool thing, though. The cool thing is that a guy was standing outside the store with a bird on his shoulder. Specifically, one of these: A green-winged macaw
◊. Gorgeous thing
, and friendly, too. It doesn't have that evil reptilian look to its face that African Grey Parrots and Blue & Yellow Macaws do. Its name is Deucey.
edited 22nd Sep '13 10:46:38 AM by Madrugada
Maddy: All parrots are the spawn of satan just some have varying levels of evil. Beware the quaker parrots for they are the dark ones own personal messengers.
For context two things. Watch bored keas and a car.
My parents also own parrots. A female Eclectus parrot who is nice enough unless she lays an egg. She runs on the floor and occasionally attacks feet. One of those birds with a nut cracking beak so you figure out how much fun that is. Also the terrifying Raptor in the kitchen claw sound. You hear click...click...click..click.click, click, click, click and suddenly the floor is lava if you like your toes.
The other one is a crazy quaker parrot. "Pet the bird" -pretends to be nice- you go to pet -chomps finger- OUCH! -Winged servant of satan laughs and goes pet the bird again and laughs-
edited 22nd Sep '13 1:32:00 PM by TuefelHundenIV
Who watches the watchmen?
rollin' on dubs
^^ Heh. You'll note I didn't say it wasn't evil. I just said it didn't have that reptilian "evil eye" look to it. I think that was because it had pure white feathers around its eyes and white sclera, rather than the dark feathers and yellow sclera that visually emphasize how small and beady its eyes are in proportion to the rest of its head. Especially that damn beak. I've seen bolt-cutters
◊ and tree-loppers
that had less imposing jaws.I didn't go near enough to "pet the pretty birdy". That beak could have taken my finger off at the second knuckle.
edited 22nd Sep '13 1:22:52 PM by Madrugada
Also, how they are raised is important. My parents had a hand-reared parakeet when I was growing up, and he was the sweetest little guy ever...he'd sit on your shoulder and on occasion "preen" your hair. I don't think he ever bit anyone, even strangers.
Compare that with the African Gray parrots one of my high-school girlfriends had, who weren't hand-raised...those two bastards were both mean as mortal sin.
If I were to write some of the strange things that come under my eyes they would not be believed. ~Cora M. Strayer~
rollin' on dubs
At Osan AB South Korea, there was a soldier who had to pull 24hr guard duty. There was an old guard shack (since torn down) where he could nap when the others were on shift. He goes to sleep and wakes up with one half of his face covered in mosquito bites. He looked like a Batman vilian, and yes the bites were painful.
Thanks Maddie! I plan on having a few for myself as well.
BTW, your notification about the conference letter was a great b-day present. (this is what I'm talking about.
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That was the conference I was so hyped about going to a couple months ago, and they were very welcoming. If you look through the pictures I'm the skinny hippie with the cowboy boots, usually looking bemused.
My store is right next to a pet supply store that sells small animals and has adoption services for dogs and cats from shelters. In my orientation when they were talking about how we only allow service animals, they told us about one day when the other store was doing an adoption drive and one of the customers in our store was walking around with a kitten on his shoulder.
Fresh-eyed movie blogHappy Drunkmas!
We had a tenant that kept parrots. Not in a cage. It made going into their apartment to fix stuff hazardous.
Because Scout has been using the dog door entrance way as her own private hiding spot, Mr. b built her a dog house of her very own to sleep in. And she's staying in the dog door entrance, thank you very much.

Blue: The parents could just pony up a fixed rate to get everyone to the event. But I know how that goes. I miss scouting mostly because I miss the camping.
Who watches the watchmen?