Comments for A Rubber Door

Comment on Big issue: flesh it out or flush it out by rich

rich — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:55:14 +0000

BOTH can be CORRECT. You all missed the relevant definition for FLUSH which has nothing to do with toilets. Birds, like answers to problems, may be hidden and therefore need to be FLUSHED out. Or as the book "Common Errors in English Usage: The Book" (2nd Edition, November, 2008) puts it:

To “flesh out” an idea is to give it substance, as a sculptor adds clay flesh to a skeletal armature. To “flush out” a criminal is to drive him or her out into the open. The latter term is derived from bird-hunting, in which one flushes out a covey of quail. If you are trying to develop something further, use “flesh”; but if you are trying to reveal something hitherto concealed, use “flush.”

Comment on Komen, Planned Parenthood & the power of an angry mob by speener

speener — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:52:12 +0000

To be honest, they never were on my list. I didn't care for their litigiousness with other charities and I'd heard rumblings that the money wasn't always well spent, but I had no idea that they are as conservative as they are. It's as if they believed that only the pro-lifers cared and the other side was to be ignored. It is amazing how fast it spread and toppled them.

Comment on Komen, Planned Parenthood & the power of an angry mob by Merujo

Merujo — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:31:05 +0000

Knowing how much of the money SGK takes in goes just to feed their machine/manage administration, I was turned off about ever giving them money before this mess. But this sewed it up for me. It's amazing how fast the fire spread via social media, and for common people to take a machine like SGK and turn it on its side with the power of Twitter, Facebook, and other SM outlets is simply remarkable.

Comment on Choosing between two evils: Superbowl XLII by speener

speener — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:21:21 +0000

I'm realizing now that I should update this for the super bowl this weekend.

Comment on Choosing between two evils: Superbowl XLII by speener

speener — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:20:25 +0000

Yep – because law & order extends to our sports.

Comment on Choosing between two evils: Superbowl XLII by Robert

Robert — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:14:30 +0000

"Law & Order" might be fitting for an Eagles fan. Didn't Veterans Stadium have its own courtroom and jail in the basement? :)

Comment on A little more about me – Cluster Headaches by Carol Anne

Carol Anne — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:43:36 +0000

My husband suffers from Cluster Headaches. He had a round several years ago that lasted about 6 months or more, He then went to a Headaches Specialist, was given Meds and a couple of shots, they magically disappeared They have started again, I am at a loss, I think he should see another MD at this point I am Desperate!!!!

Comment on Steve Jobs by Wozniak

Wozniak — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:19:42 +0000

Jobs 10:5

‘For I was hungry, and you gave me an apple; I was thirsty, and you gave me flowing music; I was a stranger, and you connected me with friends; naked, and you let me post the photos; I was sick, and you created WebMD apps; I was in prison, and you gave me Angry Birds to pass the time.’

Comment on My remembering Stevie Ray Vaughan by Justus howley

Justus howley — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:22:03 +0000

For all the SRV faithful out there, go to panicstream.com and listen to the latest stream on the site for SRV …..from the Gorge in Washington, 7/21/1990. Pure magic only 19 days before we lost him….we know your resting in peace Stevie.

Comment on Foo Fighter Fridays: Big Me by Kenny

Kenny — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:44:51 +0000

Argh! Now I'm stuck in a FF YouTube vicious cycle! And I like it.