Of course, I'd only be able to 'croak' at you too, just like the politicos. ;->

Your local jackass is likely more responsive than some of those answering the phones for our esteemed representatives. Not to mention he probably would make more sense.

Not sure where I fit in with yams, bananas and taters in the vegetable/fruit scale, but I am honored to be blessed, B. Thanks very much.

Less Cheney and more tweezers should help with your little problem. And my Grandma always swore by tea and soda crackers too. ;->

I am not as erudite as some here, but this was my comment, added to the petition on the cloture vote for monday, that I left on ol' Harry's website:

While I would have preferred to see Senate leadership bring the Judiciary bill to the floor for consideration as the primary bill on FISA, I am heartened to see that they will push to avoid cloture on debate of the bill the Republicans would like to shove down the throats of America. I urge everyone to replicate Senator Dodd's courageous stand in this battle to preserve our 4th Amendment rights and, equally important, a rule of law that does not except our corporate citizens from responsibility when they break laws at the behest of the corrupt Bush administration.

I tried my best to give Harry a little bit of hell of his own while still fulfilling his request. If anyone would like to join in the chorus, here's the website: http://giveemhellharry.com/fisa

So perhaps you will translate for me and anyone else as dense as me, if there is such a being.

It's not an issue of being dense, more just a 'learning over time' thing, I think. At least, it has been so for me.

A small example: those of us who have read B for some time know that his 'best friend' is his beloved granddaughter. She likes to paint his toenails for him (something I think every man should experience at some point in their lives). I think it says a lot about B that having his nails polished by her is something he enjoys, for both their sakes. The fact that he leaves the polish there afterward speaks of his love for life and the unconventional pleasures to be found therein.

'Translation' really wouldn't work because, like good song lyrics, the meaning to be found is variable and layered. The 'translations' can be as many as the number of listeners.

One other thing that may help is to know that while B, in general, makes his comments in relation to the topic at hand, he will also often make reference to past conversations and information and not all of that necessarily comes from the actual threads.

We don't always know where the gold that is to be mined in B's words comes from, but I know it's there for sure and with time and an open mind I think it becomes easier for the earnest reader to appreciate.

This is only my own understanding and I apologize to B if I've said anything rash. I just want everyone to appreciate his words the way so many of us already do.

'bop, old man, how's the leg? 8')

Shaking "wild and ferverously" no doubt as he enjoys his lukewarm bath. ;->

This one cracked me up too...

keep teaching man, women, and beast not to be cynical people, possums, and preposterous rhinoceroses who sit on the commode chair.

I now have visions of rhinos and possums fighting over toilets! I think the possums are outta luck.