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Incomprehensible why he would cover his bald patch. Bald patches can be very attractive, too bad people try to cover them up. Seriously, he would almost be John-malkovichy (swooniest bald guy on earth)if he didn't have that silly decoration on his bald patch.
I really liked Mitch Daniels while he lasted, but worried about his unfortunate comb-over insecurities.
It is certainly more real than say Obama's affection for his country. Or it could even be more real than Michelle's love of gardening. Or, Boehner's hair could even be more real than Obama's claim that he didn't agree with and/or missed the racist hate of Reverend Wright. Heck, it could even be more real than Obama's success with those Annenberg funds in Chicago.
My wife is a die hard liberal in many ways, and it creates some lively debates here at home. Last night while watching Bill Maher with our wine I asked her what bothered her most about conservatives. She said "number one, they seem to all visit the same barber". I showed her your post a few moments ago and she said "and they are obviously hiding something"
I like Boehner OK, but anyone who would bake themselves into a dark shade of oak in the name of vanity, would likely see no harm using a rug to cover some shine.
For this? - Jacksonville is home to the Britt Festival, a seasonal music festival that takes place at an open-air amphitheater. The site was selected in 1963 because of the acoustic qualities of the surrounding hills. The popular concert series draws national pop, country, alternative and contemporary music acts.
Relax. The eyes are completely normal. They've looked that way ever since the space aliens first came to earth and crossbred with humans.
In Speaker Boehner's case, the only thing unusual about the picture is that he isn't weeping.
Reid is hands down the slimier of the two speakers. I am pretty sure the debt ceiling gets lifted by this Tuesday evening. Reid will lead with the Dems a compromise bill with the Boehner bill sent over yesterday, and Boehner type GOPs will combine with House Dems to pass it. Tea Party GOPs won't have the numbers to block it this time. Tea Party GOPs at least brought us some national discussion of our over-indulging federal governance.
"...Boehner type GOPs will combine with House Dems to pass it." --Bob Clark
Bob, after watching this little game Congress and POTUS are playing, I've learned that there is no way to predict the next step.
From Reuters, "Earlier on Saturday, the House quickly crushed the Democrats' proposal even before the Senate acted on it, rejecting the measure 246 to 173." [|Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:34pm EDT]
I don't normally put time stamps on my clips, but since everything is happening so quickly, it seemed like a good thing to do this time.
Charamba, Douro 2008
Horse Heaven Hills, Cabernet 2010
Lorelle, Horse Heaven Hills Pinot Grigio 2011
Avignonesi, Montepulciano 2004
Lorelle, Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2011
Villa Antinori, Toscana 2007
Mercedes Eguren, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Lorelle, Columbia Valley Cabernet 2011
Purple Moon, Merlot 2011
Purple Moon, Chardonnnay 2011
Abacela, Vintner's Blend No. 12
Opula Red Blend 2010
Liberte, Pinot Noir 2010
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Indian Wells Red Blend 2010
Woodbridge, Chardonnay 2011
King Estate, Pinot Noir 2011
Famille Perrin, Cotes du Rhone Villages 2010
Columbia Crest, Les Chevaux Red 2010
14 Hands, Hot to Trot White Blend
Familia Bianchi, Malbec 2009
Terrapin Cellars, Pinot Gris 2011
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2009
Campo Viejo, Rioja, Termpranillo 2010
Ravenswood, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2010
Waterbrook, Reserve Merlot 2009
Lorelle, Horse Heaven Hills, Pinot Grigio 2011
Tarantas, Rose
Chateau Lajarre, Bordeaux 2009
La Vielle Ferme, Rose 2011
Benvolio, Pinot Grigio 2011
Nobilo Icon, Pinot Noir 2009
Lello, Douro Tinto 2009
Quinson Fils, Cotes de Provence Rose 2011
Anindor, Pinot Gris 2010
Buenas Ondas, Syrah Rose 2010
Les Fiefs d'Anglars, Malbec 2009
14 Hands, Pinot Gris 2011
Conundrum 2012
Condes de Albarei, Albariño 2011
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2007
Penelope Sanchez, Garnacha Syrah 2010
Canoe Ridge, Merlot 2007
Atalaya do Mar, Godello 2010
Vega Montan, Mencia
Benvolio, Pinot Grigio
Nobilo Icon, Pinot Noir, Marlborough 2009
Portuga, Rose 2011
Revelation, Chardonnay, Pays d'Oc 2010
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 2005
Monte Alto, Tinto Reserva 2005
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Cabernet, Indian Wells 2009
Espiral, Vinho Rose
Vin-Koru, Pinot Gris 2011
14 Hands, Hot to Trot Red 2009
Rodney Strong, Cabernet, Sonoma 2009
Abacela, Vintner's Blend #11
Portuga, White 2010
La Bourgeoisie, Red 2009
Januik, Red 2009
Three Rivers, River's Red 2008
Kirkland, Alexander Valley Merlot 2008
Muga, Rioja Rose 2010
Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2009
Mauro Molino, Barbera d'Alba 2009
Garda Chiaretto Rose
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Vineyard 10 White
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L'Hortus, Rose de Saignee 2010
Maculan, Pino & Toi 2008
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Montes Alpha, Cabernet 2007
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Garda, Classico Chiaretto Rose
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Picos del Montgo, Tempranillo 2008
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La Granja 360, Syrah 2009
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Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet 2008
Kirkland, Pinot Grigio 2010
Trader Joe's Coastal Syrah 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Merlot 2008
Trader Joe's Coastal Chardonnay 2009
Vieux Papes Red
Domaine de l'Aujardiere, Chardonnay 2009
Santa Rita, Cabernet, Medalla Real 2007
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2008
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Laforet, Burgogne Chardonnay 2009
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Fran Cannon Slayton - When the Whistle Blows
Neil Young - Waging Heavy Peace
Mark Bego - Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul (2012 ed.)
Jenny Lawson - Let's Pretend This Never Happened
J.D. Salinger - Franny and Zooey
Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol
Timothy Egan - The Big Burn
Deborah Eisenberg - Transactions in a Foreign Currency
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - Slaughterhouse Five
Kathryn Lance - Pandora's Genes
Cheryl Strayed - Wild
Fyodor Dostoyevsky - The Brothers Karamazov
Jack London - The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii
Jack Walker - The Extraordinary Rendition of Vincent Dellamaria
Colum McCann - Let the Great World Spin
Niccolò Machiavelli - The Prince
Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus - The Nanny Diaries
Brian Selznick - The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Sharon Creech - Walk Two Moons
Keith Richards - Life
F. Sionil Jose - Dusk
Natalie Babbitt - Tuck Everlasting
Justin Halpern - S#*t My Dad Says
Mark Herrmann - The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law
Barry Glassner - The Gospel of Food
Phil Stanford - The Peyton-Allan Files
Jesse Katz - The Opposite Field
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
David Sedaris - Holidays on Ice
Donald Miller - A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
Mitch Albom - Have a Little Faith
C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew
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William Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ivan Doig - Bucking the Sun
Penda Diakité - I Lost My Tooth in Africa
Grace Lin - The Year of the Rat
Oscar Hijuelos - Mr. Ives' Christmas
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time
Steven Hart - The Last Three Miles
David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day
Karen Armstrong - The Spiral Staircase
Charles Larson - The Portland Murders
Adrian Wojnarowski - The Miracle of St. Anthony
William H. Colby - Long Goodbye
Steven D. Stark - Meet the Beatles
Phil Stanford - Portland Confidential
Rick Moody - Garden State
Jonathan Schwartz - All in Good Time
David Sedaris - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Anthony Holden - Big Deal
Robert J. Spitzer - The Spirit of Leadership
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Jeff Noon - Vurt
Road Work
Miles run year to date: 29
At this date last year: 66
Total run in 2012: 129
In 2011: 113
In 2010: 125
In 2009: 67
In 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269
Comments (17)
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Posted by dman | July 30, 2011 10:23 AM
Incomprehensible why he would cover his bald patch. Bald patches can be very attractive, too bad people try to cover them up. Seriously, he would almost be John-malkovichy (swooniest bald guy on earth)if he didn't have that silly decoration on his bald patch.
I really liked Mitch Daniels while he lasted, but worried about his unfortunate comb-over insecurities.
Posted by gaye harris | July 30, 2011 10:35 AM
I don't know about the hair - I'm still working on how he gets "BAY-ner" out of Boehner.
http://www.dickipedia.org/dick.php?title=John_Boehner
Posted by msmith | July 30, 2011 10:41 AM
It is certainly more real than say Obama's affection for his country. Or it could even be more real than Michelle's love of gardening. Or, Boehner's hair could even be more real than Obama's claim that he didn't agree with and/or missed the racist hate of Reverend Wright. Heck, it could even be more real than Obama's success with those Annenberg funds in Chicago.
Aw, let's get back to Palin.
Posted by LL | July 30, 2011 10:43 AM
My wife is a die hard liberal in many ways, and it creates some lively debates here at home. Last night while watching Bill Maher with our wine I asked her what bothered her most about conservatives. She said "number one, they seem to all visit the same barber". I showed her your post a few moments ago and she said "and they are obviously hiding something"
I like Boehner OK, but anyone who would bake themselves into a dark shade of oak in the name of vanity, would likely see no harm using a rug to cover some shine.
Posted by Gibby | July 30, 2011 11:28 AM
Gibby, what kind of wine goes with Bill Maher?
Posted by dman | July 30, 2011 11:33 AM
My wife enjoys a nice Merlot, but I'll dump anything down my throat that will get me drunk enough to endure the 40 minutes leading up to "new rules".
By the way, he ended the show last night to say he would be live in Jacksonville ORYGONE in late August.
Posted by Gibby | July 30, 2011 11:47 AM
http://www.brittfest.org/performances/billmaher
Posted by genop | July 30, 2011 12:11 PM
For this? - Jacksonville is home to the Britt Festival, a seasonal music festival that takes place at an open-air amphitheater. The site was selected in 1963 because of the acoustic qualities of the surrounding hills. The popular concert series draws national pop, country, alternative and contemporary music acts.
Posted by Max | July 30, 2011 12:20 PM
Those eyes! From whom did they photo shop those for this picture? Kinda scary!
Posted by portland native | July 30, 2011 1:20 PM
Relax. The eyes are completely normal. They've looked that way ever since the space aliens first came to earth and crossbred with humans.
In Speaker Boehner's case, the only thing unusual about the picture is that he isn't weeping.
Posted by Bill McDonald | July 30, 2011 2:35 PM
Reid is hands down the slimier of the two speakers. I am pretty sure the debt ceiling gets lifted by this Tuesday evening. Reid will lead with the Dems a compromise bill with the Boehner bill sent over yesterday, and Boehner type GOPs will combine with House Dems to pass it. Tea Party GOPs won't have the numbers to block it this time. Tea Party GOPs at least brought us some national discussion of our over-indulging federal governance.
Posted by Bob Clark | July 30, 2011 3:13 PM
Wow. When did straight guys start caring so much about men's hair styling or rugging?
Posted by LucsAdvo | July 30, 2011 5:58 PM
"...Boehner type GOPs will combine with House Dems to pass it." --Bob Clark
Bob, after watching this little game Congress and POTUS are playing, I've learned that there is no way to predict the next step.
From Reuters, "Earlier on Saturday, the House quickly crushed the Democrats' proposal even before the Senate acted on it, rejecting the measure 246 to 173." [|Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:34pm EDT]
I don't normally put time stamps on my clips, but since everything is happening so quickly, it seemed like a good thing to do this time.
Posted by JoWriter | July 30, 2011 7:08 PM
Everything is happening so quickly?
Posted by Bill McDonald | July 30, 2011 7:52 PM
Of course the hair is a 'do over' and there are indications he did it 8 years ago.
(His progressing Venus turned retrograde.)
I'm waiting to see one single solitary photo taken anywhere in any year showing him with any level less than .10% blood alcohol content.
Posted by Tenskwatawa | July 30, 2011 11:12 PM
It's his spray on tan that weirds me out more than his hair.
Posted by Drewbob | July 31, 2011 6:13 PM