Comments on: Is That All There Is? http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/ Mid-life crisis, motherhood and martinis Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:10:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Halfway Through 100 Days And We’ve Got Diddly Squat http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/comment-page-1/#comment-94103 Halfway Through 100 Days And We’ve Got Diddly Squat Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:13:11 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/#comment-94103 [...] some of you may recall, I spent the day after the presidential election listening to Peggy Lee and wondering “is that all there is?” As I said at the [...] [...] some of you may recall, I spent the day after the presidential election listening to Peggy Lee and wondering “is that all there is?” As I said at the [...]

]]> By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/comment-page-1/#comment-92654 Venomous Kate Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:38:57 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/#comment-92654 There's an instrumental version <a href="http://www.karaoke-version.com/mp3-backingtrack/peggy-lee/is-that-all-there-is.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Please accept my condolences. There’s an instrumental version here.

Please accept my condolences.

]]> By: David Rivera http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/comment-page-1/#comment-92639 David Rivera Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:37:11 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/#comment-92639 Do you know where I can get an instrumental of the Peggy Lee song Is that all there is I need it for my brothers memorial service thank you. David Do you know where I can get an instrumental of the Peggy Lee song Is that all there is

I need it for my brothers memorial service

thank you.

David

]]> By: wg http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/comment-page-1/#comment-92325 wg Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:34:51 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/#comment-92325 I make it a habit to be there and mock them as much as I may. It's why I'm so popular with the people around me. <abbr><em>wgs last blog post..<a href="http://acleversheep.blogspot.com/2008/11/well-that-was-fun.html" rel="nofollow">Well, that was fun.</a></abbr></em> I make it a habit to be there and mock them as much as I may. It’s why I’m so popular with the people around me.

wgs last blog post..Well, that was fun.

]]> By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/comment-page-1/#comment-92324 Venomous Kate Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:59:21 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/#comment-92324 It's a date, Will. I've scheduled it on my calendar, so if you're outside at that point and you hear some maniacal laughter, you can pretty much bet that it's me. <abbr><em>Venomous Kates last blog post..<a href="http://www.chubbymommy.com/living-with-fat/oh-my-aching-knee/" rel="nofollow">Oh, My Aching Knee</a></abbr></em> It’s a date, Will. I’ve scheduled it on my calendar, so if you’re outside at that point and you hear some maniacal laughter, you can pretty much bet that it’s me.

Venomous Kates last blog post..Oh, My Aching Knee

]]> By: McGehee http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/comment-page-1/#comment-92322 McGehee Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:43:34 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/#comment-92322 The electorate decided -- as everyone does at some point in their lives -- to ignore everything they knew about how things <i>do</i> work and try to do things the way they <i>wished</i> they could work. The training wheels are off now, and they know where the band-aids are. When they fall off and hurt themselves, the kindest thing the rest of us can do is be someplace out of earshot (metaphorically speaking) so they <i>have</i> to pick themselves up, dust themselves off, and learn from their mistake. <abbr><em>McGehees last blog post..Tab U. LaRasa</abbr></em> The electorate decided — as everyone does at some point in their lives — to ignore everything they knew about how things do work and try to do things the way they wished they could work.

The training wheels are off now, and they know where the band-aids are. When they fall off and hurt themselves, the kindest thing the rest of us can do is be someplace out of earshot (metaphorically speaking) so they have to pick themselves up, dust themselves off, and learn from their mistake.

McGehees last blog post..Tab U. LaRasa

]]> By: Will Wallace http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/comment-page-1/#comment-92320 Will Wallace Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:10:03 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/#comment-92320 I'm predicting that if you step outside about 10:16 am Eastern Time on March 18, 2009 and listen very closely you'll be able to hear a multitude of Obama voters saying, in unison, "What the F***!?!?" This election reminds me of the 'none of the above' polls that are so common early in primary races. Candidate 1 gets 27% of the vote Candidate 2 gets 19% of the vote and "None of the Above" gets 54% of the vote And while it appears on the surface to be a rejection of both candidates- if you forced the 54% to identify who they would vote for- it's probably a mix of 70-100 people none of which would garner more than 8-10% support. Obama- with the help of a criminally negligent press- was able to run as 'none of the above'; or more accurately he was able to run as all things to all people. And so while he won the election- whatever policies he enacts are sure to offend a portion of the people who supported him. By the time March rolls around and his supporters realize that: - the fairness doctrine is much more likely to silence left wing radio than right wing radio (right wing is financially viable enough to go satellite or even off-shore while left wing struggles in most markets) - that tax cut they're hoping to see will disappear faster than a 747 on a David Copperfield special - national security will be tested until we respond- and if there are three words that go together to form a triangle of inadequacy they are: liberal- military- quagmire - being black is no more a qualification than it is a disqualification. - the reason congress' approval ratings are so low is because they've been trying to do many of the things that Obama champions. Remember March 19- 10:16 am- take a moment- walk outside and listen as an entire block of young idealistic voters gets their grades back from their first political pop-quiz. It's a relatively soft lesson- traditionally zealots are the first to be lined up against a wall and shot- they're just too hard to keep in line. I’m predicting that if you step outside about 10:16 am Eastern Time on March 18, 2009 and listen very closely you’ll be able to hear a multitude of Obama voters saying, in unison, “What the F***!?!?”

This election reminds me of the ‘none of the above’ polls that are so common early in primary races.

Candidate 1 gets 27% of the vote
Candidate 2 gets 19% of the vote
and “None of the Above” gets 54% of the vote

And while it appears on the surface to be a rejection of both candidates- if you forced the 54% to identify who they would vote for- it’s probably a mix of 70-100 people none of which would garner more than 8-10% support.

Obama- with the help of a criminally negligent press- was able to run as ‘none of the above’; or more accurately he was able to run as all things to all people.

And so while he won the election- whatever policies he enacts are sure to offend a portion of the people who supported him. By the time March rolls around and his supporters realize that:

- the fairness doctrine is much more likely to silence left wing radio than right wing radio (right wing is financially viable enough to go satellite or even off-shore while left wing struggles in most markets)

- that tax cut they’re hoping to see will disappear faster than a 747 on a David Copperfield special

- national security will be tested until we respond- and if there are three words that go together to form a triangle of inadequacy they are:
liberal- military- quagmire

- being black is no more a qualification than it is a disqualification.

- the reason congress’ approval ratings are so low is because they’ve been trying to do many of the things that Obama champions.

Remember March 19- 10:16 am- take a moment- walk outside and listen as an entire block of young idealistic voters gets their grades back from their first political pop-quiz.

It’s a relatively soft lesson- traditionally zealots are the first to be lined up against a wall and shot- they’re just too hard to keep in line.

]]> By: Tari http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/comment-page-1/#comment-92313 Tari Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:57:32 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/#comment-92313 What's even more interesting is that he doesn't just have to live up to the promises he actually made - he has to live up to all the things people have written on what is essentially an empty slate. He means so many different (and contradictory) things to so many people - most of their own imagining - he can't possibly please them all. <abbr><em>Taris last blog post..<a href="http://thegrasswidowsdiary.blogspot.com/2008/11/on-election.html" rel="nofollow">On the Election</a></abbr></em> What’s even more interesting is that he doesn’t just have to live up to the promises he actually made – he has to live up to all the things people have written on what is essentially an empty slate. He means so many different (and contradictory) things to so many people – most of their own imagining – he can’t possibly please them all.

Taris last blog post..On the Election

]]> By: wg http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/comment-page-1/#comment-92311 wg Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:54:09 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/#comment-92311 As somebody who just watched their house burn yesterday, I know <b>I</b> wasn't left thinking "is that all there is" afterwards. At least the cleanup shouldn't take too long...and I'm hoping that the metaphor doesn't continue from there. Off topic - my "last post" widget thingy isn't working. What gives? Anyway, details over at my place. As somebody who just watched their house burn yesterday, I know I wasn’t left thinking “is that all there is” afterwards. At least the cleanup shouldn’t take too long…and I’m hoping that the metaphor doesn’t continue from there.

Off topic – my “last post” widget thingy isn’t working. What gives? Anyway, details over at my place.

]]> By: rammer http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/comment-page-1/#comment-92312 rammer Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:47:19 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/blog-bites/is-that-all-there-is/#comment-92312 I am just glad that he is far enough ahead that we are not waiting around for the last reports from North Carolina. I am just glad that he is far enough ahead that we are not waiting around for the last reports from North Carolina.

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