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Open Thread | 41 comments (41 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 3)

hey! thanks!

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 11:42:21 AM EST

Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 3)

and to be fair, it's been a group project from day one. we've assembled (and are currently growing) a great editorial board.

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 11:50:24 AM EST
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Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

Congratulations Man Eegee. May all good things come your way.

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

by idredit on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:07:03 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

appreciate that, idredit, and know that the well-wishes are reciprocated!

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:29:26 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

yeah, I didn't mean to give you all the credit, but people around here know you best.

by BooMan on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:13:53 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

no worries, thanks so much for promoting it.

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:23:43 PM EST
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Excellent color choice! (4.00 / 2)

Looks like you're off to a good start.

by CabinGirl on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:17:25 PM EST
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Re: Excellent color choice! (4.00 / 2)

nezua and duke have been the coding masters over there. green has always been good on my blogging eyes ;)

Pea Ess: Happy Birthday!

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:23:08 PM EST
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Re: pea ess (none / 0)

Why, thank you.

by CabinGirl on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 02:06:46 PM EST
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Re: Excellent color choice! (none / 0)

Guess what I got from CBtE?

Rodrigo y Gabriela!

by CabinGirl on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 07:40:21 PM EST
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Re: Excellent color choice! (none / 0)

he has great choice in music :)

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Mon May 19th, 2008 at 04:55:40 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

Congrats on the "Grand Opening" Manny (and everyone else involved).

by maryb2004 on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:37:09 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

thanks, maryb!

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:49:51 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

It is a really nice looking board and I can see a lot of work went into it. It is a great addition to the blogoshpere.

There's a sense that people in America aren't getting the truth. - George W. Bush (Gee, ya think?)

by Kamakhya (onyx at earthlink dot net) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:48:16 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

hi Kamakhya! great to bump in to you, hope you and the Kamakid are doing well.

We're still putting meat on the bones, but there is great energy attached to the site so I'm excited.

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:50:41 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (none / 1)

Congrats on the blog. It looks great and I signed up. I have a feeling I will be doing more reading than anything else. LOL

Doing My Part For The Left

by refinish69 (refinish69 at gmail dot com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:42:11 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

gracias, refinish69 - my condolences on the non-69 user id ;)

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:51:41 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (none / 1)

Just signed up and left my first comment.

Much reading to do there :o)

Green Grass and High Tides Forever

by supersoling (colorsplash62@optonline.net) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:55:06 PM EST
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Re: Open Thread (none / 1)

hi super, it'll be great to have your insight.

your sig line made me smile, thanks for that gift today

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:58:33 PM EST
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Congrats! (none / 1)

Looks great. Added it to my favorites.

by northcountry on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:56:10 PM EST
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Re: Congrats! (none / 1)

thx, northcountry. the rss info is at the bottom of the right sidebar, i believe. there's also an option for mobile alerts :)

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 01:09:22 PM EST
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Congratulations (none / 0)

I liked what I saw and got an account.

~~~THIS SPACE FOR RENT~~~

by fabooj (fabooj [at} mail [dot} com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 03:41:40 PM EST
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Re: Congratulations (none / 0)

thx, fabooj. always appreciate your insight.

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Mon May 19th, 2008 at 05:00:43 PM EST
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