Every so often, something good happens on the floor of the House.
Evening Open Thread: Ramadan
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Ramadan Mubarak! to all Muslim members of the Balloon Juice community. May you always have kindred spirits to share your Iftar!
FREAKOUT
Tell me why I am supposed to be freaking out right now. I’m remarkably calm, and not used to it. I don’t even feel angry at the moment. I’m not drunk. Am I having a heart attack?
Open Thread
Needing this right now.
We will need two loveseats if he gets any bigger. For comparison’s sake, as of Thanksgiving last year there was still room beside his lazy butt for an adult-type person to sit.
It’s Not Me, It’s You
Here’s a breakup song for all of you who have finally had it with Obama, the Democrats or our political system, whichever is appropriate. Believe me, I understand the feeling. I have house guests coming for a couple of days, so I won’t be around to feel and/or share your pain, but here’s an open thread before I go.
Early Morning Open Thread: Lammas Greetings
Per Wikipedia, “August 1 is Lammas Day (loaf-mass day), the festival of the wheat harvest, and is the first harvest festival of the year. On this day it was customary to bring to church a loaf made from the new crop.”
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Neotraditionalists prefer some variation on Lughnasadh, either because Lammas is ‘too Xtian-centric’ or because everything looks more traditional when you throw in a bunch of silent consonants (/snark, but with love).
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So: the day on which we start to reap what we have sown, which in my neighborhood is going to be fresh local corn-on-the-cob and home-grown tomatoes. Tragic metaphors reworking the pathetic fallacy can wait for business hours; may your late summer be gentle and all your harvests prosperous!
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Open Thread: Send In the Clowns
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Because I couldn’t find a clip of Collins singing
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You can’t get out of the game;
You shouldn’t stay, but you ain’t leaving
‘Cause your luck… could change again…
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And besides, who doesn’t love Muppets?
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Speaking of which, I am not quite the target demographic for Elizabeth Stevens’ Weekend At Kermie’s: The Muppets’ Strange Life After Death (too old for Sesame Street; but Muppets in Space and Muppet Xmas Carol are among my favorite movies) but I found it both informative and enjoyable nonetheless…