Recent content by roostra

In my profession, we often call that negligence (and sue people over it).

I am about a mile from Cheese Board - a couple of blocks from Monterey Market (best produce in Berkeley, maybe aside from the Berkeley Bowl)

I will be there! (Probably wearing my "Jackie Manuel has a posse" t-shirt)

I live in North Berkeley. We have a very tiny lot, but a wonderfully walkable neighborhood.

The new DHS phraseology appears to be "When agents identified themselves to the vehicle occupants, the driver weaponized his vehicle" I hate this timeline so much

This is the first time in my adult life that I have ever considered purchasing a gun. The answer, for me, is still no. But I feel shaken that I have even seriously thought about it.

My family really enjoyed the botanical gardens in Kauai. There are tours.

And how many alcohol fatalities do you (Ramrouser) think there are annually in the US for persons under 18?

There was PLENTY of liberal criticism of the Obama drone strike policy. It was voluminous and I was one of those voices. (I am about as big of an Obama fan as is out there, but I found his drone policy to be abhorrent).

I have no idea about what the right thing to do is here (and I am sorry you are going through this stressful situation), but I would be very leery of contacting the Israeli government pre-emptively. Just reading that suggestion gave me a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach.

The tree of liberty, from time to time, must be garnished with mustard and onions.

Hey, goat meat is pretty damn good. This is not as out there as the "threat" that there would be a taco truck on every corner, but still...

I made a small change (well, and a decently bigger one, too) that really seems to be helping. For the last couple of weeks, I have been eating bowl of steel cut oatmeal for breakfast - traditionally I didn't eat breakfast at all and then ate a big lunch. I make it savory - a little soy sauce...

I feel fairly certain that this deal does not include other Bay Area cities like Oakland and Berkeley.

ICE is staging over 100 ICE agents at the Coast Guard base in the City of Alameda tomorrow. (Right across a short bridge to Oakland for those who don't know Bay Area geography). The Bay Area is the next target for Trumps' ICE surge. Will be interesting to see how far behind the National Guard...