marylou

Don, You had me at "luv ya babe". But besides that, Slaveway employees are unionized and could negotiate that BS away if they chose to. At Fred Meyer, the grocery workers are union and the rest of them are not. I shop accordingly. Fresh water fish are worth eating if the water is cold enough (like in the high lakes), but otherwise, it's all for fun! I don't eat those fish, I play with them.

If there was any confusion as to whether or not Palin's a complete idiot, that picture oughtta settle it.

Hear hear!

They are the only grocery near my house that has a bakery and deli--keep in mind I was shopping for a camping/fishing trip and Slaveway's often a good choice for that. Rarely do I go there otherwise. Akhalteke, I don't know who you are, but slamming me for not liking being bugged at Safeway's pret-ty lame. Why not stick to what they cover on Fa(u)x News and working on learning how to spell "manifest"....

I just went to get some provisions for my fly fishing trip this weekend. Had to interact with around 20 Safeway employees who wanted to say hi, ask me if they could help me find anything, or just generally get in my face with excessive cheerfulness and obnoxious false platitudes. I'm not sure why Safeway's policy is "harass every customer"--as if that stupid card they make ya carry's not enough....

At least she's wearing her flag pin.

Here's a ridiculously long list of what the polls are saying. Note as you scroll down that there are only a couple dozen sources and that it shows historical polling for the last few months. linky

Really? We must not get our news from the same sources, because I heard today that some polls have Obama up by as much as ten points nationally.

....except in 2000, when the Supreme Court got to pick who won. I just saw a movie called "Recount" about the 2000 election that's worth watching, especially right before the election.

Well she also thinks the Veep is "in charge" of the Senate, so whatev'.

LOL. Well, yanno Christopher Buckley, son of Bill, and (formerly) of the National Review, endorsed Obama. That makes it more confusing as well.... What's next, cats and dogs living together under the same roof? (and McCain, Palin, and their 16 wack job supporters) out on the carport?

bummer Minx! For me, it's actually been rather invigorating having an interesting election right in front of us!

Now, now, you know FW likes to call names, but he does not like to be called names.

Thanks man!

Ask and you shall receive. Edit: I still can't get pics to post--can a mod edit this so the pic will come up? Thx!

Actually I think it may be because the last election was statistically too close to call.

Indeed. Joe's theoretical small business scenario would pay lower taxes under Obama's plan than under McBain's.

Anyone have a clever way to re-use these? I have enough metal bottles now to decommission my old Nalgenes...

Employee contributions are always optional. with any luck, your HR department or union trustees have found a plan with reasonable fees. Why? That's all negotiable with the employer, whether it's one person or a group of people in a CBA.

I already said I didn't know what risk options are provided in most 401Ks, but if you had an one that forced you to buy only stocks, then nothing I am saying has anything to do with you. Clear? Right, and the vast majority of the investment options for a 401K are mutual funds, which are comprised of....stocks.

Justin, since you admit you don't know the first thing about 401ks, why do you persist in trying to lord over people who actually DO have them?

You do understand, Marylou, that one must actually work in order to retire? Just like you, I have a fulltime job--the difference being mine is not contributing to the obesity of America's children, and the adult onset diabetes of adults.

I found the blinking more than a little distracting. Maybe he was doing it so we would not pay attention to the drivel falling out of his mouth. Joe the Plumber turned into an impromptu drinking game where I was watching the debate.

You'd think a guy who's as fascinated with me as FW would get the facts straight, but then we all know he's been drinking the Straight Talk Express Kool-Aid, so maybe not.