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By Jeralyn, Section Crime Policy
Posted on Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 07:38:32 PM EST
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I used all my time writing the ridculously long post below on the fight over the request to release documents related to Dick Cheney's FBI interview about the leak of Valerie Plame's identity.

I'm off to check out the TL kid's new apartment, he just got the keys. It's next door to his old apartment, but it's still an exciting move for him.

So I'm not going to get to the DEA jumping into the Michael Jackson death investigation (ridiculous) or Norm Stamper's latest on progressives joining the call for an end to the War on Drugs at Huffington Post, but I hope you do.

Best show of the season so far: Weeds. You can watch the episodes free online if you don't get Showtime.

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

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    Ahhhhh (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by Steve M on Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 07:41:05 PM EST
    Just finished up 8 straight days of arbitration.  Ready to kick back and enjoy a nice long weekend after all those 15-hour work days.  Sad part is, 8 days of witnesses... and we still didn't finish the case!

    actually, (5.00 / 1) (#9)
    by cpinva on Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 10:30:36 PM EST
    i'm kind of getting a kick out of "Burn Notice", a kind of "spy gets dumped out in the cold" show. i think sharon gless is about the only "name" star in it, and she plays the main protagonist's mother.

    professionally, i'm dealing with a 100mill. capital loss carryback, from 2008. something tells me this is merely the tip of the iceberg.

    Love Burn Notice (none / 0) (#11)
    by caseyOR on Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 11:16:10 PM EST
    I recently watched Season 2 on DVD. I don't have cable, so won't see this new season until next year.

    It's a pretty amusing show. Sharon Gless is great, as are all the other actors.

    About the capital loss carryback-- I am not sure what that is, but it doesn't sound good. So, my sympathies.

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    capital losses (none / 0) (#25)
    by cpinva on Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 11:13:22 AM EST
    are all those losses from selling securities and debt that (in this case) nosedived during the 4th qtr. of 2008. that was the qtr. bush and the republicans had nothing to do with, because bill clinton was still president, and the democrats owned congress with an 80% majority. surely you remember! :)

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    Everybody (5.00 / 1) (#18)
    by Ga6thDem on Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 06:32:32 AM EST
    got big plans for the 4th? Or are you planning a quiet day? We're going to a neighborhood party where they've rented inflatables etc. My youngest thinks he's died and gone to heaven where ever those things are. The rest of the weekend will probably be pretty quiet.

    I've always thought (5.00 / 1) (#19)
    by Fabian on Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 06:39:19 AM EST
    about renting one of those.  My kids love them too.

    We'll go to the downtown farmer's market for lunch and farm fresh produce tomorrow and watch the Doo Dah parade.

    On the fifth, we'll go to an annual, kid friendly, get together.  

    A laid back, no traveling weekend.

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    The inflatable jumpie thingies... (5.00 / 1) (#21)
    by kdog on Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 09:04:29 AM EST
    are awesome...I see one and still wanna go in and bounce to this day.  Yeah...I still climb trees too...growing up is for suckers:)

    No quiet 4th for me, some family, friends, and I are getting ready to rock on up to Woodstock for a bbq and midnight ramble on Levon Helm's farm...been looking forward to this for months.  A freakin' bbq with Levon Helm...how cool is that?  I'm hoping to get the man himself to play some frisbee.

    We're gonna paint a masterpiece!

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    Did you know that there's a disorder (none / 0) (#2)
    by andgarden on Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 07:55:18 PM EST
    (mis)named ADHD--inattentive type and that's it's really associated with executive function problems?

    I didn't until recently.

    I wish I'd known years ago (5.00 / 1) (#10)
    by Jen M on Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 10:48:47 PM EST
    When I might have been able to overcome it.

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    That was interesting information (none / 0) (#3)
    by MO Blue on Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 09:13:56 PM EST
    My son struggles with ADHD even as an adult. Long term planning for him is about 15 minutes into the future. Seems that this is a common symptom for people with executive function problems.

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    My sister (none / 0) (#38)
    by jbindc on Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 04:02:16 PM EST