Current event - Holidays are so fun

Third weekend in a row of christmas. This week with the mates side of the family. Very loud. Been up since four a.m., worked all day, drove almost four hours, ready to go get a hotel room and get some sleep.

Have a happy new year. Let's hope we don't fuck this one up as bad as we fucked up 2005.

Cheers.

Personal - Graphitti Designs T-shirts

In case anyone was looking for a birthday present for me, try Graphitti Designs. I especially like the Nightwing t-shirt.

You know... if anyone was looking...

Event - Happy Birthday, True Believer!

Today is Stan "The Man" Lee's birthday!

Thanks for the stories, Stan!

Passing - Rest in Peace, Vincent Schiavelli, 1948-2005

One of my favorite character actors who was, apparently, quite an accomplished chef, has passed away.

He also wrote three cookbooks and many food articles for magazines and newspapers, possibly inheriting his love for cooking from his grandfather, who had been a cook for an Italian baron before moving to the United States, the Internet Movie Database said.

RIP.

Blogs - Adam McKay: Cheney Gets His Schwerve On

The Blog | Adam McKay: Cheney Gets His Schwerve On | The Huffington Post

"Does Dick Cheney know he's evil? I mean it. Does he occasionally look up from his breakfast of one hard boiled egg and a plate of heart pills and say to himself, 'Man, I'm an evil fuck”?"

Made me laugh!

Politics - War on Whoever I Damn Well Fell Like

George W. Bush is dangerous. He is either unstable or incompetent and either way... I shudder to think where we'll be in the next three years.

His belief in his own power is going unchecked, and I fear for where this could lead us. The United States of America and her people deserve better than this. We deserve better.

Video proof here.

Current events - Tis the season, part 2

Congressman John D. Dingell (MI-15) recited the following poem on the floor of the US House of Representatives concerning House Resolution 579, which expressed the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected. “Preserving Christmas” has been a frequent topic for conservative talk show hosts, including Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly.

Twas the week before Christmas and all through the House
No bills were passed ‘bout which Fox News could grouse;
Tax cuts for the wealthy were passed with great cheer,
So vacations in St. Barts soon would be near;

Katrina kids were nestled all snug in motel beds,
While visions of school and home danced in their heads;
In Iraq our soldiers needed supplies and a plan,
Plus nuclear weapons were being built in Iran;

Gas prices shot up, consumer confidence fell;
Americans feared we were on a fast track to…well…
Wait--- we need a distraction--- something divisive and wily;
A fabrication straight from the mouth of O’Reilly

We can pretend that Christmas is under attack
Hold a vote to save it--- then pat ourselves on the back;
Silent Night, First Noel, Away in the Manger
Wake up Congress, they’re in no danger!

This time of year we see Christmas every where we go,
From churches, to homes, to schools, and yes…even Costco;
What we have is an attempt to divide and destroy,
When this is the season to unite us with joy

At Christmas time we’re taught to unite,
We don’t need a made-up reason to fight
So on O’Reilly, on Hannity, on Coulter, and those right wing blogs;
You should just sit back, relax…have a few egg nogs!

‘Tis the holiday season: enjoy it a pinch
With all our real problems, do we honestly need another Grinch?

So to my friends and my colleagues I say with delight,
A merry Christmas to all,
and to Bill O’Reilly…Happy Holidays.

Music - Google Music Search

Google Music Search

Search by artist, album, lyric, almost anything.

Personal - Tis the season...

Happy Non-offensive Holiday Greeting of Your Choice!

Tech - Build a MAME Cabinet in 24 Hours

Sweet instructions on building a MAME Cabinet in 24 hours.

Politics - Opinions are like butt-holes...

Once again, Dubya proves me wrong. He's obviously not at all out of his ever-loving gourd.

Personal - Just in case you need XMas gift ideas for me

Alienware Liquid Cooled Computers

Miniature MP3 Player

Widescreen LCD HDTV

For starters...

Sports - Words fail me

Seriously, Chiefs... damnit.

Current events - Seriously, this crap is getting embarassing...

Kansas Ranks Last in School Science Standards

A national education group says Kansas has the nation's worst science standards for public schools.

And the Thomas B. Fordham Institute condemns the state for rewriting its definition of science and treating evolution as a flawed theory.

The assessment comes after the State Board of Education approved the new standards last month. The Washington-based institute said Kansas' treatment of evolution "makes a mockery of the very definition of science.''

Supporters contend the new standards will expose students to valid criticisms of evolutionary theory and promote openness in the classroom. Board Chairman Steve Abrams called the institute's assessment "fraudulent.''

The institute described such changes as the result of a "relentless'' promotion of intelligent design. The concept holds that some features of the universe are best explained by an unspecified intelligent cause because they're orderly and complex.

Current events - Professor beaten; attackers cite KU creationism class

Professor beaten; attackers cite KU creationism class

This is typical of the rightwing imbiciles we have in Kansas. Unable to defend their fairy tale beliefs they revert to physically beating a professor.

Savages.

Games - Learn to Play D&D Free from Barnes & Noble University

Barnes & Noble University is offering a free basic Dungeons and Dragons course. Perfect way to learn to play this great game!

The Web - Why you should be reading TheAgitator.com everyday

Radley Balko is a voice of reason. As he puts it,

"I'm a "libertarian," not a "Libertarian." "Libertarians" are sometimes nuts. Many of them, anyway. But "libertarians" I think are probably closer to the values most people hold than either Republicans or Democrats. We believe in free markets, limited government, low taxes, free trade, individual rights, personal responsibility, and peace. On fiscal issues, we generally side with the right. On cultural and social issues, we generally side with the left. We don't like Jesse Jackson or Pat Robertson.

Go. Read. Think.
TheAgitator.com

Edit: I ran across Mr. Balko's site years ago and lost it in numerous computer rebuilds. I'm currently re-reading his archive to see what I missed and am, again, taken back by how eloquently and accurately he expresses many of the thoughts and beliefs I have. Great site.

Current events - Coolest. Grandma. Ever.

The Michigan Daily has a report about an 83 year old grandma who stopped to see her grandson and ended up hitting a three story beer bong.

Many students were standing around the bong, a large funnel at the top, followed by nearly 30 feet of tubing. Few students were attempting the beer bong and those who did were getting drenched in beer. But Frances decided to give it a chance.

“My mother got closer and closer and said ‘I think I’m going to give it a try,’ ” Murray said.

Frances said her family was baffled by her curiosity and interest in the college tradition. “They said, ‘You can’t do this!’ and I said ‘Why not?’ ”

Current events - Unintelligent Design

Both Darwinism and Intelligent Design are preposterous. Obvously you can't get somthing from nothing, life can't come from non-life. And if the world had been designed intelligently, we wouldn't all need to spend our time reading cartoonist's blogs to keep our day interesting.

The only possible soloution here is Unintelligent Design. We were created as some kind of half-assed science fair project that probably got a D-minus.

After the fair was over, the janitor just tossed us away into the unfashionable part of the galaxy, to spin around until we eventually decompose with all of the other crap floating around. Hot, loose, alien women, on the other hand, that would be an example of intelligent design. - Dilbert Creator Scott Adams

Tech - 2,000,000!

InformationWeek > Browsers > Mozilla's Firefox Garners Quick 2 Million Downloads

Health - Coffee Boosts Short Term Memory

A cup of coffee is good for the memory, at least the short term memory, according to research reported today.

I was going to post this yesterday, but I forgot.

Personal - A dream, TV line-up and football

So I'm living in a house I lived in when I was about 12 years old. I'm married to my wife and my daughter is there. Through a series of events we determine that the house is haunted so I evacuate my family and go to the only group who could help... the Mythbusters.

Unfortunatly my first choice of help, Kari, was unavailable. So I got stuck with Scottie. She was nice enough, but claimed she couldn't do anything about the ghost. I was obviously frustrated and as I left she told me to say hi to the corporate office when I called to complain. I told her that I loved the show and wouldn't call them to complain, but that I was disappointed they couldn't help me.

Then I was on some kind of game show, kinda like the last scene from Mallrats.

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So I see that NBC wants to move My Name is Earl to thursday nights to replace Joey. Here's my idea... Scrubs and My Name is Earl on Thursday nights. Back to back. Two of the best shows on TV.

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It's Donkey week in KC, so... BUCK THE FRONCOS!

Current events - World AIDS Day 2005

In memory of W.K..