Wednesday night: It's cold in the North Country

1. Welcome to thekelda.

2. How does queenbabs, who lives halfway across the country, see things on my local paper's web site -- which I read every day?

I mean  this.

3. "Jet-pool," my ass." (with apologies to [Bad username or site: its_just_me) @ livejournal.com]

I am sorry. That's the way business is done in America.

Maybe it need to change, but that's a cheap-ass line.

(CNN) -- Some lawmakers lashed out at the CEOs of the Big Three auto companies Wednesday for flying private jets to Washington to request taxpayer bailout money.

 "There is a delicious irony in seeing private luxury jets flying into Washington, D.C., and people coming off of them with tin cups in their hand, saying that they're going to be trimming down and streamlining their businesses," Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-New York, told the chief executive officers of Ford, Chrysler and General Motors at a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee.

"It's almost like seeing a guy show up at the soup kitchen in high hat and tuxedo. It kind of makes you a little bit suspicious."

He added, "couldn't you all have downgraded to first class or jet-pooled or something to get here? It would have at least sent a message that you do get it."

4. On "Word For the Wise" on NPR the other day, the topic was bread, and apparently pumpernickel means "Goblin Breaking Wind." in German. Sounds like a BPAL scent to me! The theme msusic at the close of the show was "I Want To Make It With You." Anyone get it?

5. Note: If you are going to have a serious IM conversation with someone, make sure they have read the serious message you assume they have read when you start talking to them.
 Yeah, hilarity ensued.

6. Oh, so Ted Stevens loses, which means Sarah Palin cannot appoint herself to replace him when he goes to prison.

7. And I leave you with . . . Caine. Too cool for words: