TGIF Wild Card — 2/6/09

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  Sisyphus on February 06 at 10:25 a.m.

  I think great minds think alike. I was just ruminating that yesterday.

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  Cindy_H on February 06 at 10:29 a.m.

  Very practical idea.

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  Bob on February 06 at 10:37 a.m.

  I think at Blogfest we should form several small focus groups to discuss this, to use sticky notes and blue sheets to brainstorm some thematic principles and user needs, then following Blogfest hold a series of development meetings with subject matter experts and program developers and hash out the business rules and identify who the testers will be and how we beta release this change.

  I think a HBO IT Coordinating Council should be formed to review, at least monthly, the user feedback and burn rate on program enhancements and bug fixes and report back to a governing committee who then reviews the outcomes and recommendations and rearticulates the IT vision back to the frontline users.

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  Sisyphus on February 06 at 10:45 a.m.

  Unscrupulous legal hit man Ken Starr has filed legal briefs demanding that California divorce the 18,000 gay couples that married before Prop H-8 was passed. One issue that seems to reverberate whenever this is discussed is that only a few around here talk about their personal ties to gay couples and families leading me to believe that there’s a disconnect from thinking gay people as humans. Heres a great video pleading with us not to break up these families.

  http://crooksandliars.com/julia-rosen/video-will-break-your-heart

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  GaryIngram on February 06 at 10:52 a.m.

  Bob, sounds like a good plan to me, otherwise just moving the comments prompt to the bottom as suggested would be OK in the interim.

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  Cindy_H on February 06 at 11:02 a.m.

  Bob, good idea. However, I think the first step should be forming the steering committee that will oversee the focus groups. This way we can more efficiently form several subcommittees like the blue paper committee, the glitter glue committee, the sticky note committee, the florescent highlighters subgroup, and most importantly the donut/coffee delegation. This steering group could also formulate the plan for generating a qualified IT Council, and could draft applications for the above mentioned information technology group.
  I always say before you make a plan, you’d better have a plan.
  In the spirit of HBO cooperation I volunteer to chair the sticky note committee.

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  Lynne on February 06 at 11:09 a.m.

  Hey, I’m the sticky note QUEEN! I want that job! LOL

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  keithincda on February 06 at 11:10 a.m.

  In the spirit if bipartisanship, I say screw both your plans and let’s just vote over a beer at Blogfest.

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  JeanieSpokane on February 06 at 11:13 a.m.

  And we can take all these little jobs, sticky notes, florescent highlighters, daisy cutting scissors, IT, network technicians, computer engineers, high brow controllers, and put them away and just let Ryan do his marvelous magic wonder.

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  Bob on February 06 at 11:18 a.m.

  “marvelous magic wonder” is most often applied to modify such things as:

  waterfalls
  unicorns
  Tubob’s latest blog
  newborn babies
  old growth sitka spruce forests
  rainbows

  just sayin’

  Ryan needs a *process.* We can give him that. It’s the least we can do.

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  Cindy_H on February 06 at 11:23 a.m.

  So, Bob’s in charge of processes, Keith’s in charge of refreshments, and I’m hanging onto the sticky note position unless I’m voted out by the union. I hereby to nominate Kevin Taylor to chair the glitter group.
  And Jeanie— What the heck are daisy cutting scissors???

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  DFO on February 06 at 11:31 a.m.

  Attention: Gonzaga ticket holders. I know a guy who wants a ticket to tomorrow night’s game against Memphis in The Kennel. If you can depart with such a treasure, for a price, of course, let me know.

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  JeanieSpokane on February 06 at 11:38 a.m.

  Daisy cutting scissors. They are scrapbook picture cutters - only I don’t think you can find any because I invented them, just haven’t forged them.

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  toadman on February 06 at 11:53 a.m.

  I don’t do focus groups.. I’m ADD.

  ;-)

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  Joker on February 06 at 11:59 a.m.

  Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart blasts Dick Cheney.

  Here’s a link:
  http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=217694&title=why-are-you-such-a-dick-audio

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  toadman on February 06 at 12:16 p.m.

  Stewart kicks a$$.

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  Kage_Mann on February 06 at 12:23 p.m.

  Stewarts such a punk, former congressman Alan Simpson, wanted to kick his a$$. ;-o

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  hhuseland on February 06 at 12:34 p.m.

  I agree with Chris. The old system had it that way, and as we all know, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

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  Sisyphus on February 06 at 12:40 p.m.

  Sometimes Stewart is so accurate its not funny. Yes Cheney continues to earn his name, every day. I’m curious at the expense a good publicist would charge him to attempt to redeem his reputation.

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  hmoffsuite on February 06 at 12:48 p.m.

  Sis. Ask Bill Clinton.

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  toadman on February 06 at 12:56 p.m.

  Dick Cheney is a fear-monger. He’s not a rationalist, and he’s not a nice man either.. he’s fearful, scared, and cowardly. Only scared little cowards think setting aside what we believe as a nation so we can torture people is ok.

  Look at it this way, the very first line of the Declaration says:

  “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

  If we only think that applies to Americans, than we’re hypocrites. The Declaration wasn’t talking about just Americans when it says that, it was expressing a truth that we believe is universal. Universal.. meaning, all humans, everywhere.

  Also, with regard to the Constitution, if we truly believe in this document, then we should believe that all people everywhere could benefit from the laws contained therein. If we believe in it, then we’ll use it no matter the nationality of the offender in question. Why? Because it’s how we continue to do the honorable thing, and gain respect in the world for not being tyrannical.

  It doesn’t matter how many planes they drive in to how many buildings, or how many Americans they kill with their hatred of us all. We have to maintain our honor and follow the laws that we believe in, or we’ve tarnished the soul of the nation, and cast doubt on the validity of our own legal system.

  If we claim to be a “Christian Nation,” then we will do the same. Why? Witness the following:

  “21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
  And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
  22 For you will heap burning coals on his head,
  And the LORD will reward you. ”

  Does that ring a bell? Look it up. Proverbs 25:21-22.

  What we did in Guantanamo was wrong, by every legal document of any reputation that this country believes in…and we should be ashamed. Greatly ashamed. But of course, that’s just my opinion.

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  Nick_Adams on February 06 at 12:56 p.m.

  Sis: One has to want to be redeemed. From what I can tell, Dick has absolutely no desire to be redeemed. After all, in his world, he’s never made a mistake, never been wrong.

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  Escapee on February 06 at 1:24 p.m.

  About the ‘comments’ link being moved to the bottom of the post, I was saying that back when this new SR Huck’s blog began appearing. It is awkward to read thru a post, then scroll back UP to comment.

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  florined on February 06 at 1:51 p.m.

  Fie! As is so often the case, people are proposing solutions to a perceived problem with little thought re consequences/outcomes (kind of like a bailout non-plan) Obviously the first step is to apply for a grant to fund a feasibility study. zeeezzzh

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  toadman on February 06 at 2:04 p.m.

  “Obviously the first step is to apply for a grant to fund a feasibility study. zeeezzzh”

  No no no.. the first thing that ABSOLUTELY MUST be done, is to throw more pizza and beer into the mix, thereby gaining the best and largest audience possible for the belching contest later, which will substitute for the vote.

  I say *blech* move it to the *blarfblechgarbleblech* bottom.. there.

  Sorry. I luves me some pork… Mmmmm.. pork.

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  marmitetoasty on February 06 at 2:08 p.m.

  no NO NO bloody pork……..

  x

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  toadman on February 06 at 2:49 p.m.

  HA! No marmy.. no pork for you. No way! We don’t need you popping off in the middle of a good beer and pizza belching contest. It’d be a right downer it would.

  Still, with your pork allergies, how in hell do you make your toad in the hole? Still waiting for authentic home cooking recipes from you, you know!!

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  danj on February 06 at 2:53 p.m.

  inveterate bottom man am I

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  danofthecommunity on February 06 at 3:28 p.m.

  For all those HBO fans who are not tracking on the calender very closely, Valentines Day falls on a Saturday this year.

  You know what that means. As the only county in Idaho that sells marriage licenses on Saturdays (11-4), we’ll be very busy that day. So get your reservation in early, especially if you would like me to sign yours in person.

  Support the county economy—buy a marriage license!

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  Bent on February 06 at 3:30 p.m.

  Dang it, danj. I made it all the way to the bottom of this thread thinking: HA! nobody’s said it yet, but then I got to you…

  I was going to say, I am a bottom man, as well

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  Sisyphus on February 06 at 3:34 p.m.

  Are you granting them to gay people Dan? ;-) There’s a whole sector of the population that would gladly pony up a few bucks if they were allowed. Alas the economy will suffer longer as a result.

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  Kage_Mann on February 06 at 3:37 p.m.

  Support the county economy—buy a marriage license!danofthecounty on February 06 at 3:28 p.m.

  Nice one, but when I was a kid I used to help this county out by
  trying to payoff all my traffic fines promptly, and I just paid my property taxes so there’s no extra money left Dan.

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  DFO on February 06 at 3:42 p.m.

  >For all those HBO fans who are not tracking on the calender very closely, Valentines Day falls on a Saturday this year. You know what that means — Dan of the County.<

  I thought it meant we couldn’t have Blogfest ‘09 on that Saturday.

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  toadman on February 06 at 3:44 p.m.

  “Are you granting them to gay people Dan? ;-)” - Sisyphus.

  HA! Well played.

  Dan? What’s the word? We have to think of the economic benefit, you know.

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  Cabbage Boy on February 06 at 3:50 p.m.

  Dave,
  what about the ability to post pictures and video? Is that too much of a security risk?

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  toadman on February 06 at 4:03 p.m.

  I’ve been wondering the same thing as Cabbage has, above. I’ve been wanting to use some minimal HTML tags for emphasis too…

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  danofthecommunity on February 06 at 4:04 p.m.

  “Are you granting them to gay people Dan? ;-)” - Sisyphus.

  Nope, Idaho Code trumps economic stimulus.

  But I will give a shout out and thanks to KM (and everyone else who paid as well) for paying his property taxes!

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  KevinTaylor on February 06 at 4:07 p.m.

  Marmitetoastie,
  we wouldn’t have bloody port. We wash it first.

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  toadman on February 06 at 4:08 p.m.

  So, Dan.. couldn’t you guys have a bake sale or something? I’d buy some brownies. Maybe sell t-shirts? What sort of logo could go on a Kootenai County t-shirt anyway? Anyone?

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  KevinTaylor on February 06 at 4:08 p.m.

  port = pork
  Hell, more port, waiter!

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  Cabbage Boy on February 06 at 4:13 p.m.

  Yes indeed, a little [i]emphasis[/i] here please.

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  Sisyphus on February 06 at 4:16 p.m.

  “Idaho Code trumps economic stimulus.”— Nice one, can I quote you?

  Actually they didn’t stop at the code Dan. They had to ensconce our shame and bigotry in the Constitution. I would think it would seem pretty lousy job to turn two happy lovers away and tell them no our state won’t let your kind marry.

  I’m not singling you out Dan, but thanks for being my foil.

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  JeanC on February 06 at 4:49 p.m.

  Like the new 3 column layout, but some of the comments run right under the right hand column which covers up ends of sentences :(

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  JeanieSpokane on February 06 at 4:55 p.m.

  I know this will change - but it’s all centered. Poor Ryan. I bet he hates it when he’s practicing and it goes across the airwaves.

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  DFO on February 06 at 5:09 p.m.

  JeanieSpokane; Ryan’s already got it fixed. I wonder what had happened to the centerfold. Then, I realized that he’d finally moved the SR blogs to the top of the left rail. I’d been asking for that for some time. We need to cull about half of those posts out b/c they’re advertising. But we should have the left rail fixed by sometime Monday. Notice the archives on the bottom of the left rail. Slowly, but surely, we’re getting there. Soon — very soon — I’ll ask Ryan for the huckleberry purple colors. That’ll mean we’re all the way back.

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  JeanieSpokane on February 06 at 5:26 p.m.

  I love it!!!! Great job, Ryan!

  I handle the front page of my office intranet. I’ll make changes and have to save it to see if it “worked.” And of course, I will have forgotten a code or something and I’ll rush back in there because I know exactly what it is - and 1 second after I discovered my error, the phone will ring off the hook. I mean - this is at work. Don’t you think they have WORk to do???

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  JeanC on February 06 at 5:32 p.m.

  YAY Ryan!!!!! Looks good :)

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  DFO on February 06 at 8:11 p.m.

  BTW, Blogmeister Ryan is working on a way to allow you to use HTML code and possibly to post photos & photoshops in the near future. YouTubes are out. But the rest seems doable.

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  JIMMYMAC on February 07 at 12:34 a.m.

  So I just got back from my 30th birthday party. My wife IS THE LOVELIEST person there is. She has been planning this since Christmas and put together a bash for me. She seriously went all out and I am so touched by her efforts. My family, her family, co workers and friends I have known since I can remember were there tonight. Blogger CoeurGenX was there as well and I have to say that he is one of the most genuine and warm hearted people I know and I am blessed to have such a dear friend as him.

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