Kagan Confirmation Hearings: Day 3
Posted by Michelle Moquin on June 30th, 2010
Good Morning.
Readers: I am sure many of you have been watching or listening to the Kagan hearings. I have, but not as much as I would’ve liked to. What about you?
I did however get the opportunity to hear Sen. Sessions grill her in regards to the statement that Kagan restricted the military from entering the career services office. And I have to say she held her ground, took the attack pretty calmly, and answered the questions well; firmly, but also pretty politely. (updated 9:15 am)
I give Kagan kudos. I think she’s in command and I like her honesty and sense of humor. I supported Obama’s nomination not knowing too much about Kagan, but now I can say that I think I know a little more about her and I’m looking forward to her confirmation into the Supreme Court. Yes!… another woman!
As I write this I’m listening to the live news feed from the 3rd day of the confirmation hearings and Sen. Sessions is back at it in regards to ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’. So I am going to politely excuse myself and sign off.
I’m looking forward to your comments. Peace out.
Doug: I am laughing too – Yeah what is on your mind?
Zen Lill: Get one – you will love it.
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June 30th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Hi Mischa, not much to say today, watched part of Kagan hearing, she can hold her own, and I’m pleased we’ll have more female representation. : ) it’s about damn time…
I’m still laughing over the rectal exam and/or rental scam, either one is a bend over, no?!
I’m patiently waiting for the ‘made for’ Costco version of VitaMix, it’s in the 250 range and has all the same perks, need it now though : )
…all research and much of anything is on hld till Monday next week when the kid is at camp, house stuff is handled, etc…have much on my mind, lost it (my mind) for a mo’ on Saturday and now I’m back, I never go down for long, life is much too short and I really cannot wait all day everyday to see what I can create out of nothing.
Women of MM blog, chair exercise #2, (stablize your wheels with a phone book, tee hee, or you’ll be layed out for all to see) holding your hands on the seat rest next to your tush, feet firmly planted in front of you, shoulder width apart, now life your buns out of the chair (you’ll look like your thrusting your hips at the nearest comer, ah he should be so lucky, hahaha…) and squeeze tight, hold for a count of 3, slowly release back down into the chair, repeat the movement 10X’s and do 3 stes of 10, make sure you hold that squeeze for a count of 3 at least. The side benefit – you’re biceps na dtriceps will engage if you allow yourself to hold most of your weight.
Next I’m going to teach you how to fold up like a true yogi, practice makes perfect and this one takes a while but just like that stretch with your elbow to your ankle it will improve if you keep doing it. I’m also going to get you to stretch your legs like you’ve not done before but all that later in week…just planting the seed of the thought will tell your subconscious that it WILL be open to doing it, yes, the mind works this way, trust me, what you tell it you can do, it will do, it has no choice, capice, so…start feeding it good thoughts, nice outcomes, positivity and receptivity, it will respond in kind and do your bidding…speaking of dong your bidding, yes we’ll take your subconscious there as well and all the male readers will be right with you ; ) there’s always something in what I write for them IF they want to take heed.
Caio, Luv, Zen Lill
June 30th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
I am delighted with the way Kagan is handling the boys. She knows the thing is a farce and she is basically just entertaining them until she gets on the court.
Lacy
June 30th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
Zen Lill
I tried to get in yesterday to tell you that COSTCO has the Vitamix. But all I kept getting is Safari can’t connect to the server.
June 30th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
Most people are unaware that the legal drinking age on Guam is 18.
We are attempting to change that to 21, the national average.
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Guam debates drinking age as teen military set to rise
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Updated July 1, 2010 07:29:41
Debate continues on Guam over whether to raise the legal drinking age from 18 to the national standards, which is set at 21.
Both the medical industry and substance abuse workers are supportive of the move. So are support groups for people who have lost loved ones in drink driving accidents.
People in the community are worried about the increase in numbers of young marines of drinking age with the military build-up.
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I personally feel that it will be terrible having an island full of drunk teenage marines navigating our streets.
Anna
June 30th, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Thanks, Trish, I will head to Costco asap!
Anna, I read the last sentence of your above article anmd it made me cringe, bc young drunk males, military or not, but ESPECIALLY marines (US military entitlement) are not good and the people of the community are right to be worried, and I hate to say this: but especially the people with daughters. I wish you the best with controlling the situation.
- ZL
June 30th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Doug and Michelle
I wish I had some aliens coming to fix stuff at my house. The Lord knows that everything my husband fixes gets worse later.
Marilyn
June 30th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Michelle
Who are the idiots following these people?
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Mike
June 30th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
Having already downed a few power drinks, she turns around, faces him, looks him straight in the eye and says,
“Listen here good looking, I screw anybody, anytime, anywhere, your place, my place, in the car, on the ground, standing up, sitting down, naked or with clothes on, it doesn’t matter to me.
I just love it.”
Eyes now wide with interest, he responds, “No kidding. I’m in Congress too. What state are you from?”
June 30th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
A little girl asked her mother, “How did the human race appear?”
The mother answered, “God made Adam and Eve and they had children, and so was all mankind made..”
Two days later the girl asked her father the same question..
The father answered, “Many years ago there were monkeys from which the human race evolved.”
The confused girl returned to her mother and said, “Mom, how is it possible that you told me the human race was created by God, and Dad said they developed from monkeys?”
The mother answered, “Well, dear, it is very simple. I told you about my side of the family and your father told you about his.”
June 30th, 2010 at 10:26 pm
How to Avoid Disaster When Couples Become Business Partners
Jean R. Charles
When every dollar counts — as it especially does in these tough economic times — many couples decide to go into business together.
But just because you live together doesn’t mean that you know what it would be like to work together.
Personality traits that might be acceptable at home — forgetfulness or procrastination, for example — can set off alarms in the office.
Common traps and what to do…
TRAP: Having differing levels of risk tolerance. Problems arise when one spouse is comfortable with taking greater financial risks or making bigger monetary investments in the business than the other.
To determine the risk comfort zone for each of you, start by defining the lines beyond which neither of you will go.
Example: Are you both willing to use your home as collateral for “seed money” or to finance inventory purchases with credit card debt?
If you are the more “risk averse” partner, have your spouse show you the numbers.
You may find that there is a greater margin of safety than you realized or, conversely, that you both need to do a little more research before taking the gamble.
TRAP: Failing to establish boundaries between work and home.
Some couples find that business is all they talk about, which can put a strain on the relationship. Establish ground rules.
Example: Best-selling authors Paul and Layne Cutright (who co-own The Center for Enlightened Partnership) have established a “no business discussion” rule for their bedroom.
Other couples agree not to talk business during dinner or after 9 pm.
TRAP: Not operating as a team. It’s important to present a unified front to vendors, clients and employees.
While you both need to agree on who handles what areas of responsibility, you still must function as a unit.
This can be especially challenging when one partner has difficulty making or supporting decisions that are likely to upset a third party, such as refusing to extend credit to a customer or disciplining an employee.
Successful entrepreneurial couples check with each other before making any important commitments, back each other up in public and work through disagreements in private.
TRAP: Not having a written agreement.
In my eight years as a business coach, I’ve heard the same faulty reasoning repeatedly from couples (“We don’t need written agreements — after all, we’re married”) and watched months down the road as the venture and the marriage unravel because of it.
Couples need a detailed partnership agreement identifying the goals for the business as well as the responsibilities of each partner.
Bottom Line/Wealth interviewed Jean R. Charles, business relationship coach and author of Couplepreneurs: Prosperity Through Partnership (Wheatmark). She has built several successful small businesses on her own and with her husband, Tom. They live on a working farm in New Jersey. http://www.justrightcoach.com.
June 30th, 2010 at 10:33 pm
Mike
I may not know who the “idiots” are, but I can guarantee you that most of them are white and most surely male. My ass for a husband is one of them.
We give and give to almost any call for money to “take back our country” from the republican party or any racist solicitation.
His argument is that we have a lot of money and if we don’t support those who made it so that we could earn a lot of money, we could lose it.
What he really means is that we got it through preferential treatment because we are white. And we can’t let an awakening OTW movement interfere with that.
Sandra
June 30th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
Thanks Zen Lill. Love the new exercise.
June 30th, 2010 at 10:41 pm
Hafa adai
You know the drill guys. Stop emailing me about not keeping up the Guam info. Sometimes I just can’t spend the time necessary to get on this blog.
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Whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial disease of the respiratory tract, particularly for infants less than a year of age.
I you are traveling to California, Public Health advises that you and your family be properly vaccinated.
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Take this seriously. We don’t need another epidemic on the island.
Peter
July 1st, 2010 at 8:36 am
Aloha
My husband said that the US and japan were cooperating in tracking two aliens that were posing as humans in Fukuoka.
He said a year ago the alien they call Yuiitsu landed in Jonan-ku. The US had been tracking his ship for three days and alerted the Japanese government that it had entered its air space and appeared to be attempting to land somewhere in Fukuoka.
For the last year or so both governments have been observing the alien and the contacts he made when he landed in Jonan-ku.
He eventually moved to Chuo-ku and met up with another alien they call Niban. On June 29, they boarded Continental Airlines flight #0916 and attempted to travel to Guam.
There were 38 other passengers on board and the US government wanted to tag all 38 before they were allowed to enter their air space so the flight was diverted to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport so that tracking devices could be transfered to them.
How this was done I don’t know. All I know is that it took about two hours and their transfer to another plane to get the job done.
Reba
July 1st, 2010 at 8:50 am
Cooking Steak Just Right
Marc Weber
You don’t have to be a great cook to cook a great steak. Below are instructions for how to get it right every time.
Be sure to choose a steak that is one inch to one-and-a-half inches thick — and sprinkle both sides with salt before cooking.
ON THE GRILL
When grilling steak, heat the grill as hot as it will get. (If your grill has a lid, grill with the lid on.) Let the steak cook until it lifts up slightly from the grill and moves easily when prodded with a cooking tool.
Then rotate the steak 45° (on the same side), and let it continue to cook until both directions of the crosshatch grill pattern are a dark mahogany brown but not black.
Flip the steak over and crosshatch the other side as well, assuming that the steak is thick enough that you can do this without overcooking.
Two ways to determine doneness…
1. Use a meat thermometer to determine when the steak is cooked to your taste. Insert the thermometer into the center of the steak, not touching any bone.
Rare: Remove the steak when the thermometer reaches 120°.
Medium rare: 125° to 128°.
Medium: 132° to 134°.
Well done: 150°.
2. Use your thumb as a rule of thumb. Your steak is rare when poking it feels like poking the thenar eminence — the muscle group just below your thumb on the palm side of your hand — as you make an “OK” sign with your thumb and index finger.
For  medium rare, poke and compare the feel of this muscle as you make an “O” with your thumb and middle finger…
for medium, use your thumb and ring finger… and for well done, use your thumb and pinkie.
Helpful: If the steak requires additional cooking after both sides have been crosshatched, move it to a section of the grill that is not directly over the flames.
ON THE STOVE
Choose a heavy, thick-bottomed pan. Lighter pans do not maintain their temperature as well and might not sear steaks properly.
If you are cooking more than one steak at a time, use a pan large enough so that the steaks do not touch.
Apply a light coating of oil to the pan. Set the burner on high, and place the steak in the pan as soon as you see the oil start to smoke.
Sear the steak for four to five minutes, until the side against the pan is a deep, even mahogany brown, then flip the steak over.
The deep brown color means that the steak’s proteins have caramelized, which provides much of the wonderful flavor.
Your next step depends on how well-cooked you want your steak.
If you like rare steak, sear the flip side until it, too, is a deep, even brown, and you’re done.
If you prefer steak that’s cooked a bit more inside, remove the pan from the burner after you’ve flipped and seared the steak and place it in an oven preheated to 450°. To determine doneness, see left.
BEFORE EATING
Let the cooked steak sit undisturbed on a cutting board for about 10 minutes, until you can hold your finger to the steak’s surface without feeling like your finger is burning.
This “resting period” gives the steak’s juices time to permeate the meat. Cut into a steak any sooner, and you could be left with a puddle of juice and a tough, flavorless steak.
If there is a noticeable grain to the steak, cut against the grain for a more tender result.
Bottom Line/Personal interviewed Marc Weber, a personal chef to celebrity clients. He also operates On The Marc Events, a catering company based in Stamford, Connecticut, that handles high-end six-to-eight-course dinner parties and other events. http://www.chefmarcweber.com