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Nouveau Riche
I was hoping to have lots and lots of new images to show you after my visit to the Manor, but you will have to make due with words.Yes, there was some progress, at least as much as one person can do. Due to illness, Mitch lost his entire crew (one person). Not only was he there by himself, but he was also partly black and blue resulting from a fall while running. In case anyone ever asks you how long it takes two people to build a house, give me a call.
The visit wasn’t a total waste of time as we did make important decisions: the marble wall is here to stay. I decided, with the help of Joan and her assistant Jose, that it didn’t look too Trousdale Estates. For those who don’t understand this Beverly Hills reference: Trousdale Estates was a development of the former Doheny Ranch. This was done in the 1950’s and these homes were what you might say for the “nouveau riche.” To keep this in perspective, the “old guard” of Beverly Hills was not exactly comprised of Dames of the American Revolution or Mayflower descendants. To qualify for “old family” status, you had to be able to trace your roots back at least a generation. Two generations and you were “landed gentry.” Steeped in history Beverly Hills was not.
But tomorrow is another day and I will be going up again, and with a little luck I shall have dozens of new pictures of dozens of new advances in Brokeback Manor. Hopefully the crew will have returned and he will be hard at work.
Nilesh commented:
This blog line was sent to me from a fienrd. I rarely respond to emails or blogs, particularly ones in which I am so misquoted. However, I think it is important that if I am to be criticized, I get criticized for what I do and say and not for what a second hand report says I say. So let me just highlight a few points.1. I do not call Obama the messiah. Mike does. I call him THE Obama. Which he is. Yes I was a staunch Hillary supporter. No I did not support Obama. But I did not vote for McCain, nor did I ever say I would. I said I would vote for Obama IF McCain was within five percentage points of Obama. Since he was ahead by twenty, I wrote in Hillary.2. If you think MSNBC is any more objective than is Fox News, nothing I say is going to have any impact on you.3. Yes, I think being nice makes it easier for people to listen to my point of view. Being strident turns people off. If I want to change opinions, I will best do so by being positive and not negative. It seems to me any true liberal would feel likewise.4. I am honored to be compared to John Baldacci.5. I have never referred to women or any minority in a derogatory manner. In fact, I routinely criticize Mike, on air, for doing so.6. You obviously continue to confuse Mike with me (he is the one with the low voice; I am the one with the high, scratchy one). I did NOT refer to you as Moonbat Barbie, nor would I have ever degraded you in that manner (or in the manner that you denigrate me in your posting). And I don't whisper. If i have something to say, I say it loud and clear. 7. And, once again, you confuse what Mike says from what I say (it is hard to believe you can't distinguish us, but you continue to do so). I did NOT support the slaughter of chickens. That was Mike. I am a member of PETA. I continue to call Mike a human chauvinist. I continue to say torture in any form, on a human or on an animal, is immoral. Please, please, listen to what I say and NOT what Mike says or what you imagine that I say.8. I know exactly who I am and what I stand for. I am not a registered Democrat. I am unregistered (in part because of the shameful way the democrats treated Hillary during the nominating process). But I will not just state the liberal talking points so that I can wear the liberal badge. I treat every issue independently. You can ask me what I think about an issue and I will tell you. I will not be stuck in liberal dogma, nor will I duck a position because it is unpopular. And if you call in the show and present yourself intelligent, objective, and pleasant, you will get air time. We only cut off those liberal or conservative who are rude.
Hoa commented:
LMAO Cosmic! I didn't pull over, but sohlud have. You're right. I wasn't irate talking to these wingnuts .just abrupt and to the point, and as we all know, neocons can't handle that! They expect liberals to cower. Nevah!





















