LOEB Meeting 4/15/10: Hope You Paid Taxes Gladly Unlike the Teabaggers Edition

[Berry Cool]

http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/9th+Annual+Michael+Z+Bennahum+Forum+Creative+s3x9t3AS40fl.jpg

:hi: Watching David Cay Johnston in front of Rochester skyline now.

[SeattleGirl]

1. Hi Berry!

Those teapartiers......:crazy:

:hi:

[Berry Cool]

3. Hi SG!

:hi: Dana Delany looks hot, eh? Larry knows how to pick 'em, eh?

[PSzymeczek]

65. Larry's married to Kathryn Harrold,

who is also hot.

[Berry Cool]

66. Like I said,

he knows how to pick 'em.

[ralps]

2. Hi Berry Cool! Hi Everyone!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[Berry Cool]

6. Hi ralps and meow to Crook!

:hi: Butterfly Kitty is cute!

[SeattleGirl]

10. Hi ralps!

[ralps]

24. Hi SeattleGirl!!! Where's the gif???

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo: :shrug:

[SeattleGirl]

26. You can't see it?

[Berry Cool]

30. Me either.

[SeattleGirl]

31. Dang! I can see it. I'll see if I can find another one.

[SeattleGirl]

35. Okay, can you see this one?

[SharonRB]

37. Yes!

:rofl: So cute!

[SeattleGirl]

45. Oh good!

Don't know why the other one isn't showing for anyone but me, but glad you like this one!

[Patsy Stone]

46. It's very cute

I couldn't see the first one either. :hi:

[ralps]

40. Yay!! Yes I can!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[SeattleGirl]

47. Yay!

[Berry Cool]

50. That is adorable!

[WolverineDG]

4. I got way more back than last year!

:bounce: :bounce:

and woohoo, new Real Housewives of NYC tonight....they are all horrible, but dammit, I can't help but watch.

dg

[Berry Cool]

7. Join the club.

:hi: New Real Housewives? I must watch. They're all so horrible. :rofl:

[SharonRB]

9. Me, too -- re: RHNYC

But I'll watch Private Practice live and watch RHNYC tomorrow or over the weekend.

I got about the same amount back on my taxes as last year. Most of it's going to Home Depot and my home equity line to pay toward paying off my kitchen.

[WolverineDG]

23. I don't know wth happened with mine

sure I haven't had a paycheck since August, but I cashed out my 401k & that brought my income up to what it was in 2008. Yet, with all that, my refund was waaaaayyyyy higher than last year, thank heavens, & gives me some breathing room until my court appointment checks start coming in.

dg

[SharonRB]

28. You cashed it out and didn't roll it over anywhere?

So, even with the penalty you still got that much back?

What are court appointment checks?

[WolverineDG]

41. Payments for cases where the court appoints me

like criminal defense cases. :) yeah, I was shocked.

dg

[SharonRB]

42. Got it.

[Berry Cool]

51. And hi to Wolvie too!

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

12. Hi Wolvie!

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

17. The NJ one starts soon.

Wheeeee! :hi:

[SharonRB]

19. Can't wait for that one!

I wonder if there will be any tipped tables this time out. :rofl:

[Patsy Stone]

22. Or Bernie Kerik sightings.

:) :hi:

[SharonRB]

29. I'll be that could happen. n/t

[WolverineDG]

20. that one I never got started on

but RHNYC, Je-ZUS, what a bunch of hypocritical, backstabbing, white trash bitches!! especially Jill & the Countless, who (I am not making this shit up) wrote a book on MANNERS!! :rofl: The *only* one with any redeeming qualities is Alex, but she's married to that train-wreck named Simon.

:crazy:

dg

[SharonRB]

25. NJ is the only one I watched before

This is my first season for NY. Alex does seem to be basically okay. And I actually like Bethenny. I have to agree with you about Jill and the Countless. And Ramona is totally off her rocker -- I think she's got multiple personality disorder.

[WolverineDG]

63. Yes, Alex is the most "normal" of them all

I don't like Bethenny, but the shit that Jill pulled on her is ridiculous. How could you say that you're someone's friend & put their phone calls on speaker, ones where they are practically begging to meet with you & talk about what went wrong, *AFTER* they found out you went to the press & started dropping acid bombs. And then Jill & LuAnn being supportive of Kelly posing nude, when they all but disowned Alex for doing it decades ago. And Ramona is a wacko with, apparently, a heart of gold. But Jill, Luann, & Kelly all hammer on my last nerve.

dg

[Patsy Stone]

32. I've only ever seen NJ

all the way through. I've seen a few here and there of some of them, although I saw most of Atlanta the first time around and enjoyed it. I've been waiting for the NJ girls to return. It was hilarious; and there was a lot of drama, because they're all hot-headed Italians. I think most of them are also in the mob. And don't get me started on the hair and clothes.

[SharonRB]

34. And that interior decoration

So over the top.

I think the fact that most of them are related in addition to being friends adds a whole extra dimension to it.

[Patsy Stone]

38. The door handles!

Even the door handles were ridiculous. And Danielle and her scandalous past. Perfect.

[Berry Cool]

53. Hot-headed Italians are guaranteed good entertainment fodder.

Just ask me and my sisters.

[Berry Cool]

52. Patsela! I don't think I said hi!

so :hi: hi!

[Patsy Stone]

55. Hi!

I confess: I haven't been paying much attention to the show. :blush:

[SharonRB]

5. Hi, everyone!

:hi:

[Berry Cool]

8. Hey there, Sha-Sha!

:hi: Too bad Keith's baseball-hookying on us tonight.

[SharonRB]

11. I ran out to buy some workout clothes and saw on Twitter he was at the ballgame

I wasn't surprised to see Larry.

My daughter and I just joined LA Fitness -- a new one just opened near us. We'll see if I can find the time to go. It may mean spending less time with you guys.

[Berry Cool]

14. Well, that may be a good thing

Not for us, but for you!

[SharonRB]

15. We'll see

I really hate going in the evening, but I can't get up early like I used to when I used to workout before work. I need to do something, though, and it was pretty cheap to join, so I'll give it a shot.

[SeattleGirl]

13. Hi Sharon!

:hi:

[SharonRB]

16. Hi, SG

:hi:

How are you this fine evening? It got up to 83 here today.

[SeattleGirl]

18. Nice! It rained like hell this morning, but now it's really nice.

Not 83, but a comfortable 70-something.

[SharonRB]

21. It's cooling down to the 60s tomorrow

and the upper 40s on Saturday, which is a real bummer. I have three different things on Saturday -- an 85th birthday brunch for a family friend, our state endorsement convention and then our Jeff Jack dinner. I have no time to change in between any of them (the convention and dinner are in the same place downtown) and finally decided on something I could wear to all three. Now I'm going to freeze. I may have to rethink it all.

[Berry Cool]

33. Yeah, that's a pity.

Sounds like you need to dress in layers on Saturday. Very strategically.

Me? Jennifer Brunner's having some kind of rally at an Irish pub on the West Side so I think I'll go. Already voted for her by mail.

[SharonRB]

36. Not only layers, but the night event is on the dressy side

and normally for the convention I'd go pretty casual. I don't think I have anything that's really going to work.

[Patsy Stone]

43. A long black skirt all day

(okay, you'll look Hassidic, but go with me) and then bring a sequined top and nice shoes in a bag. Change in the ladies room. You can do the same thing with a pantsuit. Leave the jacket and top in your car if there's a parking garage and you don't feel like wearing a pantsuit all day.

[SharonRB]

48. I was wearing black silk pants and a black lightweight silky-type blazer

with a shell underneath. Same concept. I just think I'll be too cold now because I don't want to put a winter coat back on. I suppose if I put the lining in my raincoat I can manage. I don't have to be outside that much except to walk to and from my car at the convention center. It could be really cold leaving the dinner at 9 o'clock at night.

I was already going to change shoes and jewelry from day to night, but now I'm not going to want to go out to my car in between the convention and the dinner.

I'll figure it out. I hate that they're doing the convention and the dinner on the same day, but they'll get more people from outstate to the dinner that way because they'll already be in town for the convention. This is the first time we've had an endorsement convention. Usually, we pick our attorney general and secretary of state candidates at our August convention, but then they only have from then until November to campaign. By endorsing now, hopefully the non-endorsed candidates will drop out and the endorsed candidates will be able to start campaigning before they are officially nominated in August.

[Patsy Stone]

54. If it's supposed to be cold

won't the convention center have a coat check open? Leave your stuff there.

[SharonRB]

58. I'm sure they will.

It's definitely an option, and one I thought about before. I'm sure I'm overthinking this, as usual.

[Patsy Stone]

60. You could always take the easy way out

and just rent a hotel room. Then you can pack as much as you'd like. :)

[SharonRB]

62. Not gonna happen, but that would be the easy --

and expensive -- way out.

[Berry Cool]

27. It was beautiful here in Cleveland like it was in Detroit.

Spring came really early this year. The lilacs are already out. And the tulips. Those are MAY flowers!!

Wow, Buzz said "Gemenee" instead of "Geminye." That's the first time I've heard anyone pronounce it that way in years, but I remember that that's just how they used to say it.

Wow, I hope Obama holds Massey's feet to the fire! :grr:

Oh, and who else thinks that girl who says "Giga-WHAT?" on that commercial sounds like baby Lindsey on eTrade saying "Milka-WHAT??"

[ralps]

39. Frell you Massey Energy & Don Blankenship!!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo: :grr:

[SharonRB]

44. An Inconvenient Plume

:rofl:

[Berry Cool]

49. If your eruption lasts more than four hours,

consult a physician.

[Berry Cool]

56. I think it's sad that Michelle can't admit to wanting another woman on the SCOTUS

or to being angry over the HCR crap, even if both things are true. No, she's gotta smile and make nice because otherwise she's an Angry Black Woman or a Feminazi. :grr: Well, she'll be called one anyway, so I don't see why she doesn't just tell the truth.

[SeattleGirl]

57. LOL!

:spray:

[SharonRB]

59. Latest tweet from KO

Robinson Cano - names for Jackie Robinson - homers TWICE on Jackiw Robinson night. Double perfect.

[SharonRB]

61. Yay -- I can watch RHNYC live tonight

Grey's and Private Practice are repeats.

[WolverineDG]

64. see ya on twitter in an hour nt