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I thought you meant these monks: and I was gunna be like "hell yeah".

Thanks Al, you haven't steered me wrong yet. I have the RVG Drew and think its great, have heard the LD. We'll see what happens later today when I do some vinyl shopping.

Did I mention it also needs to be <$1000? Then it'd be perfect.

Ouch. The AD2000 has nice bass. I'll never understand why headphone manufacturers like to take away good bass. The W5000 could be damn near perfect if they could shift some of that upper midrange into the bass. Hell, it wouldn't even have to go that low, just some midbass would be great.

There have been a few moments when I felt a pang of sympathy for Michael this season. I attribute it not only to good writing but also to Carrell's acting ability. The ending of the previous week's episode is a good example. I love Beadie so much. Can't seem to ever remember her Office name, just know her as Beadie from The Wire. Don't ever yell at the customer!! That a good show? I've heard things.

Yeah I just did a search on HF. Doesn't looks very exciting.

I just read that the finish is actually urushi. Thats got to be what makes these cans so damn expensive: Products of NAKAYA handmade fountain pens So any word on the other cans in this thread, or are they not out yet?

Moanin' is ridiculous. I wish I had Leeway, I'll be snagging all the other Lee Morgan releases because I think he is neat. Looks like elusive disc just got Kenny Drew - Undercurrent and Lou Donaldson LD3+ back in stock for $60. If Al or Mike or anyone else who owns this would like to chime in to say if they are "must haves", please do. I'm hoping this economy will slow down sales of these 45s just a bit so I can stay caught up.

I think Michael Scott is one of the great characters in American post-modern art. His intense loneliness and desire for affection coupled with his awful social skills is so tragic, but so unbelievably hilarious. That scene with just him and Kelly in the office was great. Best scene of the season so far was Dwight and Michael and Jim simulating the customer call. Hell its one of the best scenes of the whole series.

over 18 months later, this thread still delivers. OK to be fair it didn't deliver so much in the early months.

purchase your DL-103 from ebayer williamthakker. Even shipped from EU his price is by far the best, and his reputation is impeccable.

y'all be nice to muffuletta now.

Amen! I think this thread has "run it's course" as the mods say. I also heartily agree with Dan that this site is about friends. Individual human relationships are always more important then issues. It's more important for us to love and take care of each other then to be right. Having said that, it was stimulating to have this discussion.

Since its come up again, i will restate that the current trend of anti-intellectualism in the conservative movement is a huge turn-off to me.

all this talk of taxes and socialism makes me think: what is the fair tax burden for each of us? Was it more fair under Clinton, or more fair under bush? Any flat tax proponents here? I don't claim to know these answers, I'm just asking.

Socialism and capitalism both look lovely on paper, but neither takes in the human element. Socialism leads to the inevitable slacking and people living on the dole, and for a market to really be 100% free, we would have to allow for things like child labor and monopolies. I don't buy the Obama is a socialist argument. If he does hold to merely returning to the tax system of the Clinton era (4-5% tax increase on those making $250K or more), that should be groovy. Its just a progressive tax, like we've had for some time in America. I believe Obama will rule in the center, and I will be disappointed if he chooses all Dems for his cabinet. I'm really hoping for a Lincoln-esque cabinet, but that could just be Doris Kearns Goodwin getting me all excited for the possiblity. All I'm saying is, by accepting your first statement above, if you were to live forever, you would be consigning yourself to an eternity of political apathy and cynicism, because, paraphrasing your own words, the pursuit of power corrupts absolutely without fail, and to you this is unacceptable, so no politician will ever live up to your expectations (unless somehow politics becomes once again more service-based, but inferring from your own words you believe any service-based political system will feed in on itself and be replaced with a power-structure requiring ambitious persons to pursue a place in it, which is done in an attempt to attract talented persons to office, but which I understand backfires on itself due to the unattractiveness of the process of achieving office, which is another reason I respect politicians). So why even participate in a thread like this where we debate politics? I think anime is stupid no matter what, so I don't waste my time in discussing anime with people.

its more an idea of accepting things for how they are in this moment, as opposed to constantly projecting into the future, or constantly reflecting on the past, rather then being OK with business-as-usual.

Yup. Basically I went through my "rip the system" phase, then I stopped listening to KMFDM. The political system as we have it now is reality, and I must accept reality for what it is. Once I accepted modern American politics, I was able to form opinions on politicians individually, as I encounter them, rather then sweep them all into the fucktard pile because they don't spend every waking minute in self-sacrifice attempting to tear down the exisiting Washington power structure. My respect and admiration for politicians doesn't come from a doe-eyed "gee, george bush just wants to keep us safe guys!!" place, but rather from post-cynicism. exactly.

I like Joe Biden, but I seem to like career politicians more then most folks. I also have a great respect for the pain and loss he has endured in his personal life. Pain is the great character growth mechanism, which is why old people kick so much ass, as they've simply had more time to have their hearts broken over and over. I get the feeling that I take the unpopular position of being the rare person in this discourse that actually respects politicians. I at one time ascribed to the idea that all politicians are dishonest assholes etc., but once I decided to accept the reality of politics I was then able to view politicians for what they are: people trying to do the best they can for the people they serve with the power they have. Sure, there are certainly politicians that really are dishonest sleazebags, but to sweep them all into the asshole category is lazy and apathetic, in my opinion. Yes, I'm that person who just loves politics. I borrow heavily from the Chris Matthews school in this.

great movie.

Well said! It was the Palin pick that energized me for Obama. That was when I gave money to the campaign.

X2. I have respected and admired McCain longer then any other politician, but as I've grown older I'm becoming much less of a classical liberal and more left of center and a proponent of at least some market regulation. That said, I do hover around the center and am open to either party. I am eager to see how republicans reinvent themselves. If they choose to go in the direction of people like Palin or GWB, meaning people who have no intellectual thirst, then I have no interest in them. Legislation of morality and shoddily fought neocon wars are a huge turn off to me. Now if republicans start acting like true conservatives again, then I'll listen to what they have to say. For the record, my republican family loves and respects the rights of all peoples, regardless of race or sexual orientation.

Thanks. Its just that living with friends and family who are overwhelmingly republican (I am the sole dem/ind in my entire family, except for two cousins I barely know in Washington state), I've come to a place where I'd rather not damage my relationships with family and friends by trying to convince them of something they will never be convinced of. Regardless, I am not ashamed to admit I take great joy in this day. I feel like I was born a political cynic, and this election I actually did put myself out there, in a position where I could be emotionally hurt again, like I was with John Kerry 4 years ago, and like I was with John McCain 8 years ago, by supporting Barack Obama. And last night he won. He won big. I'm so happy to have a man who can think and speak in the highest office of this land.

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