The navy:
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Sports - Are you ready?
I sure as hell am!
This droid's predictions for the AFC West:
San Diego 13-3
Denver 7-9
Kansas City 6-10
Oakland 3-13
I hope I'm wrong... GO CHIEFS!
This droid's predictions for the AFC West:
San Diego 13-3
Denver 7-9
Kansas City 6-10
Oakland 3-13
I hope I'm wrong... GO CHIEFS!
Personal - Buds
A close friend of mine recently moved to the same city I live in. It's good to have him so close again.
I called him this week and asked him to come help me pick up a new couch and he, of course, did. That's the kind of buddy everyone ought to have.
I called him this week and asked him to come help me pick up a new couch and he, of course, did. That's the kind of buddy everyone ought to have.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Humor - The light bulbs will welcome us as liberators!
From Zaius Nation
How many Bush administration officials does it take to change a light bulb?
The answer is seven:
* One to deny that a light bulb needs to be replaced.
* One to attack and question the patriotism of anyone who has questions about the light bulb.
* One to blame the previous administration for the need of a new light bulb.
* One to arrange the invasion of a country rumored to have a secret stockpile of light bulbs.
* One to get together with Vice President Cheney and figure out how to pay Halliburton one million dollars for each light bulb.
* One to arrange a photo-op session showing Bush changing the light bulb while dressed in a flight suit and wrapped in an American flag.
* And finally, one to explain to Bush the difference between screwing a light bulb and screwing the country.
How many Bush administration officials does it take to change a light bulb?
The answer is seven:
* One to deny that a light bulb needs to be replaced.
* One to attack and question the patriotism of anyone who has questions about the light bulb.
* One to blame the previous administration for the need of a new light bulb.
* One to arrange the invasion of a country rumored to have a secret stockpile of light bulbs.
* One to get together with Vice President Cheney and figure out how to pay Halliburton one million dollars for each light bulb.
* One to arrange a photo-op session showing Bush changing the light bulb while dressed in a flight suit and wrapped in an American flag.
* And finally, one to explain to Bush the difference between screwing a light bulb and screwing the country.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Media - ATandT Censors Pearl Jam concert
AT&T... that bastion of free speech, decided it wanted to protect us all from the obscenity laced concert Pearl Jam did during the "Blue Room" Live Lollapalooza Webcast.
The obscenity?
No biggie, you say? It's their webcast to do with what they want, you say? Sure is. But remember... these are the same fuckwad corporations that want to put net neutrality on it's ass so they can censor (but lowering bandwidth) ANYTHING you or I or anyone else put on the internet.
Fuck AT&T. There... censor THAT!
The obscenity?
During the performance of "Daughter" the following lyrics were sung to the tune of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" but were cut from the webcast:
- "George Bush, leave this world alone." (the second time it was sung); and
- "George Bush find yourself another home."
No biggie, you say? It's their webcast to do with what they want, you say? Sure is. But remember... these are the same fuckwad corporations that want to put net neutrality on it's ass so they can censor (but lowering bandwidth) ANYTHING you or I or anyone else put on the internet.
Fuck AT&T. There... censor THAT!
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Politics - 418
As of today, that's how many days off Dubya, the decider, the uniter not the divider has taken since he took office.
That's almost 60 weeks.
Which is more than the average National Guard member is getting between deployments.
How much damn brush is on that ranch!?!?
That's almost 60 weeks.
Which is more than the average National Guard member is getting between deployments.
How much damn brush is on that ranch!?!?
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Current events - FISA and you.
Complicated? No!
Here's the short version...
ALBERTO GONZALES, liar, loyal Bushie and attorney general of the Corporate States of America, can listen to your phone calls and read your email with NO judicial or congressional oversight.
And your democratic majority in congress said it was just fine and dandy with them!
See? Simple.
Here's the short version...
ALBERTO GONZALES, liar, loyal Bushie and attorney general of the Corporate States of America, can listen to your phone calls and read your email with NO judicial or congressional oversight.
And your democratic majority in congress said it was just fine and dandy with them!
See? Simple.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Monday, July 16, 2007
YouTube - Three of the greatest voices of my generation
The Swedish Chef, Animal and Beeker, come together to sing Danny Boy
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Politics - Performance based pay?
Last week, the House of Reps voted themselves a big pay raise. Three of our Kansas house members (Nancy Boyda, Dennis Moore both dems and Jerry Moran a 'pub) voted no but 'publican Todd Tiahrt voted yes. It would take a miracle and twelve gallons of Guinness to get me to vote for Tiahrt anyway, but you can bet I'll be making sure all of my friends in the Wichita area know how this vote went.
The Senate has yet to vote on their pay raise, but I suspect Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts (both 'pubs, natch) will be lining their pockets a little deeper soon.
Fiscal responsibility, my ass.
The Senate has yet to vote on their pay raise, but I suspect Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts (both 'pubs, natch) will be lining their pockets a little deeper soon.
Fiscal responsibility, my ass.
Current events - A fitting tribute
My camera phone doesn't do it justice, but 3,586 small flags along the 9600 block of State Line Road in Kansas City are a moving sight.
Monday, July 02, 2007
Movies - The Searchers
John Wayne and John Ford. Should be a no brainer, right?
Well...
While I liked The Searchers, it seemed to me to be hit-or-miss. Wayne really was great when he played a racist (hates Indians) loner, fresh off the confederate battlefield named Ethan Edwards, but the script jumping years at a time made the film feel... disconnected (?).
Edward's nieces are kidnapped by Comanche Indians and he and their adopted brother, Martin Pawley, (who's 1/8 Indian) set off to find them. It takes years (12 if I remember correctly) for them to complete their search and back stories play out showing Edward's obsession affecting the people around him and becoming Pawley's obsession as well.
High points for me were the beautiful Natalie Wood as the kidnapped niece and Hank Worden as the goofy Mose Harper.
Two beeps.
Well...
While I liked The Searchers, it seemed to me to be hit-or-miss. Wayne really was great when he played a racist (hates Indians) loner, fresh off the confederate battlefield named Ethan Edwards, but the script jumping years at a time made the film feel... disconnected (?).
Edward's nieces are kidnapped by Comanche Indians and he and their adopted brother, Martin Pawley, (who's 1/8 Indian) set off to find them. It takes years (12 if I remember correctly) for them to complete their search and back stories play out showing Edward's obsession affecting the people around him and becoming Pawley's obsession as well.
High points for me were the beautiful Natalie Wood as the kidnapped niece and Hank Worden as the goofy Mose Harper.
Two beeps.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Current events - Just to recap
The Supreme Court has decided that free speech is entirely too free, unless of course you are a corporation or a religious organization, then it's open season.
Short version is the first amendment applies only to those who donated to the Bush campaign.
Short version is the first amendment applies only to those who donated to the Bush campaign.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Current events - To be placed on your fossil fueled vehicle
A great bumper sticker for the Creation Museum
Friday, June 08, 2007
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Movies - Eragon
Really disappointed in this one.
With Irons and Malkovich I really expected more, but I've never seen a more cliched movie. After several scenes I pointed out to my wife where they were ripping off the Star Wars script almost verbatim.
Farm boy, raised by his uncle, meets a mysterious old wizard and goes with him to rescue a princess only to learn he has magical powers (and a dragon) and battles a dark wizard. (During the rescue scene I expected him to say, "I'm Luke Skywalker, I'm here to rescue you!)
I give it one beep.
With Irons and Malkovich I really expected more, but I've never seen a more cliched movie. After several scenes I pointed out to my wife where they were ripping off the Star Wars script almost verbatim.
Farm boy, raised by his uncle, meets a mysterious old wizard and goes with him to rescue a princess only to learn he has magical powers (and a dragon) and battles a dark wizard. (During the rescue scene I expected him to say, "I'm Luke Skywalker, I'm here to rescue you!)
I give it one beep.
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Personal - Next weekend...
Is Father's day and my lovely wife has given me permission to start a project I've wanted to do for a long time.
I'm going to build a boat!
I'll try to take pics and upload here as I go.
I'm going to build a boat!
I'll try to take pics and upload here as I go.
Current events - Oil and water
Think noted humanitarian Sam Waterston and conservative Fred Thompson have some interesting and heated discussions on set?
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Politics - Sebelius the latest to be attacked by Dubya
I seriously fucking hate Dubya and every one of his spineless little cronies.
Now he's blaming my girl, Kathleen Sebelius, of dragging HER feet to help the residents of Greensburg. No person, let alone the President of the United States of America should be allowed to lie as often and as voraciously as this sorry excuse for a human and his cock-smoking administration.
It's never their fault! Ever!
He's a prick and anyone associated with him is a prick.
Now he's blaming my girl, Kathleen Sebelius, of dragging HER feet to help the residents of Greensburg. No person, let alone the President of the United States of America should be allowed to lie as often and as voraciously as this sorry excuse for a human and his cock-smoking administration.
It's never their fault! Ever!
He's a prick and anyone associated with him is a prick.
Humor - Mad cow
Two cows are standing around in a pasture.
One cow looks at the other and says: "Hey, have you heard about this new mad cow disease going around?"
The other cow says, "What do I care? I'm a helicopter."
One cow looks at the other and says: "Hey, have you heard about this new mad cow disease going around?"
The other cow says, "What do I care? I'm a helicopter."
Friday, May 25, 2007
Personal - Happy Birthday Yoda!
Today is the anniversary of the birth of Frank Oz, the man who gave voice to Yoda, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Grover, Cookie Monster, Bert... and my personal favorite... the Corrections Officer in Blues Brothers!
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Current events - Two things...
that seem to be related:
The Democrats give into Bush and send him more money to fund his war
and
A toddler in KC destroys Buddhist monks hours of work
How are they related? Both show the lack of accountability in this country. First the dem's fold to Dubya's threats, thus not doing the job 70% of the country want them to do. Second the mother of the toddler doesn't even report what the kid did, she just grabs him and takes off!
Thanks to all the lawyers and congress, no one in this country is held accountable for their actions anymore. No one. All the way from the president to a toddler... but now I'm being redundant.
The Democrats give into Bush and send him more money to fund his war
and
A toddler in KC destroys Buddhist monks hours of work
How are they related? Both show the lack of accountability in this country. First the dem's fold to Dubya's threats, thus not doing the job 70% of the country want them to do. Second the mother of the toddler doesn't even report what the kid did, she just grabs him and takes off!
Thanks to all the lawyers and congress, no one in this country is held accountable for their actions anymore. No one. All the way from the president to a toddler... but now I'm being redundant.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Personal - Monday data dump
Sometimes I wish I had tourettes syndrome so I could just spew a string of obscenities and get away with it.
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I have an idea for an animated short.
It's an analogy of the Iraq war. It starts with a young boy named Georgie discovering that a bunch of cockroaches have gotten into his kitchen and knocked over two boxes of his favorite sugar cereal. He gets all pissed off and starts killing cockroaches and rips open the walls to get at their hiding places. He's almost gotten every cockroach, but unfortunately, before he finishes the job, he remembers a story his daddy told him about some flies that he tried to kill once in another room of the house. Little Georgie drops what he's doing and runs into the other room with a box of fruit and starts flinging the fruit at the flies. He kills a few, but more flies lay eggs in the fruit and produce more flies. Pretty soon, the flies are everywhere and the cockroaches have rebuilt the wall in the kitchen.
Then his best friend shoots someone in the face.
Now I just have to learn how to animate stuff and come up with a better ending.
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I have an idea for an animated short.
It's an analogy of the Iraq war. It starts with a young boy named Georgie discovering that a bunch of cockroaches have gotten into his kitchen and knocked over two boxes of his favorite sugar cereal. He gets all pissed off and starts killing cockroaches and rips open the walls to get at their hiding places. He's almost gotten every cockroach, but unfortunately, before he finishes the job, he remembers a story his daddy told him about some flies that he tried to kill once in another room of the house. Little Georgie drops what he's doing and runs into the other room with a box of fruit and starts flinging the fruit at the flies. He kills a few, but more flies lay eggs in the fruit and produce more flies. Pretty soon, the flies are everywhere and the cockroaches have rebuilt the wall in the kitchen.
Then his best friend shoots someone in the face.
Now I just have to learn how to animate stuff and come up with a better ending.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Politics - The 2008 Presidential race
I've watched three presidential debates (2 Pub, 1 Dem) so far and am astonished that in a country as large and diverse as ours that THESE clowns are as good as we can get to run for president?
If Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich are not the two major parties nominees we are in trouble. Deep, deep, deep trouble.
Paul and Kucinich are the only candidates who have the integrity I think the office deserves. I could see myself voting for either of them.
In the wake of Dubya, Cheney, Rice and Rove completely raping our country, we need to change the course. These are the only guys I see being able to do that.
If Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich are not the two major parties nominees we are in trouble. Deep, deep, deep trouble.
Paul and Kucinich are the only candidates who have the integrity I think the office deserves. I could see myself voting for either of them.
In the wake of Dubya, Cheney, Rice and Rove completely raping our country, we need to change the course. These are the only guys I see being able to do that.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Humor - Explains everything
Q: Is it possible to get pregnant from anal sex?
A: Yes, where do you think the RIAA lawyers come from?
A: Yes, where do you think the RIAA lawyers come from?
Monday, May 14, 2007
Media - Left hand, meet right hand...
The US military has taken the war in Iraq into cyberspace, with the launch of its own channel on the video-sharing website YouTube.
But wait...
The Defense Department will begin blocking access "worldwide" to YouTube, MySpace and 11 other popular Web sites on its computers and networks, according to a memo sent Friday by Gen. B.B. Bell, the U.S. Forces Korea commander.
But wait...
The Defense Department will begin blocking access "worldwide" to YouTube, MySpace and 11 other popular Web sites on its computers and networks, according to a memo sent Friday by Gen. B.B. Bell, the U.S. Forces Korea commander.
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Personal - A follow up
When the fuck did we stop holding people accountable?
Back in December I got t-boned by some asshole. He drove into me and damaged the passenger side of my car. I did everything I was supposed to do, (police report, contact my insurance company) he didn't. He did nothing. His insurance company is some fly-by night, "We insure ANYBODY!!!" type jobs and the only phone number my insurance company could find for them was a call tree that dropped you if you didn't have a claim number. My insurance company said they'd have to pay me for the damages and then they could (maybe.. maybe not,)pursue the guy.
Jump forward to last month. ANOTHER asshole, (high on prescription pain killers according to his girlfriend,) hits me on the drivers side of my car. Again, I do what I'm supposed to, (see above) and he does... nothing. His insurance company says they don't have a phone number for him and they have sent him a letter (!) asking him to get in touch with them. They refuse to talk to me until they talk to him. Have they sent a registered letter? No. Have they sent an adjuster to his house? It's a PO box. Have they gotten a police report? Nope. (BTW, the Allen County sheriff wants me to send them $3 for a police report, and no, they won't email it to me.)
In the mean time, I'm shit outta luck. For all I know the second guy is in fucking jail for DUI and the first guy has left the planet.
You can bet your ass that if I was at fault I would come through and make damn sure it was taken care of.
Fuck.
Back in December I got t-boned by some asshole. He drove into me and damaged the passenger side of my car. I did everything I was supposed to do, (police report, contact my insurance company) he didn't. He did nothing. His insurance company is some fly-by night, "We insure ANYBODY!!!" type jobs and the only phone number my insurance company could find for them was a call tree that dropped you if you didn't have a claim number. My insurance company said they'd have to pay me for the damages and then they could (maybe.. maybe not,)pursue the guy.
Jump forward to last month. ANOTHER asshole, (high on prescription pain killers according to his girlfriend,) hits me on the drivers side of my car. Again, I do what I'm supposed to, (see above) and he does... nothing. His insurance company says they don't have a phone number for him and they have sent him a letter (!) asking him to get in touch with them. They refuse to talk to me until they talk to him. Have they sent a registered letter? No. Have they sent an adjuster to his house? It's a PO box. Have they gotten a police report? Nope. (BTW, the Allen County sheriff wants me to send them $3 for a police report, and no, they won't email it to me.)
In the mean time, I'm shit outta luck. For all I know the second guy is in fucking jail for DUI and the first guy has left the planet.
You can bet your ass that if I was at fault I would come through and make damn sure it was taken care of.
Fuck.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Personal - Tuesday data dump
How the hell did I ever mow the lawn without an mp3 player?
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I really, really want a nice stand mixer. (For to make cookies!) Jeeze they are expensive.
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I used to drive through Greensburg, Kansas a lot when I was going to school. It was a quiet little town on highway 54 where even the gas station was closed on Sundays. I remember once my buddy's Mustang broke down in Greensburg and we had to wait almost two hours for the guy who worked at the service station to "finish his supper" and "drive back in to town."
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Boston was cool. The mate and offspring had fun. I did get lost trying to find Salem, Mass.. Turns out there's a Salem, New Hampshire, too. Who knew?
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I really, really want a nice stand mixer. (For to make cookies!) Jeeze they are expensive.
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I used to drive through Greensburg, Kansas a lot when I was going to school. It was a quiet little town on highway 54 where even the gas station was closed on Sundays. I remember once my buddy's Mustang broke down in Greensburg and we had to wait almost two hours for the guy who worked at the service station to "finish his supper" and "drive back in to town."
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Boston was cool. The mate and offspring had fun. I did get lost trying to find Salem, Mass.. Turns out there's a Salem, New Hampshire, too. Who knew?
Friday, April 27, 2007
Games - If JC played WoW
This is from a chat on linkfilter:
Hugh2d2> My favorite Manah-Manah
r03> ROFLMAO!
* * * pneum0nic tries really hard not to laugh....
crataegus> That's fscked up, hugh. What's funnier is that they have "all glory and honor to Jesus Christ" at the end of that video, and they play WoW.
Hugh2d2> JC would play WoW. He'd be a holy spec priest of course.
r03> ah. same ol same ol
Hughd2> Unless he wanted to f' with some people... then he'd hava an undead warlock alt.
pneum0nic> if JC played WoW would he be horde?
pneum0nic> or alliance?
Hugh2d2> He'd play on a carebear server... he'd have alts on both sides
Hugh2d2> I don't see JC having a high PvP ranking
Hugh2d2> but I bet he'd dominate in capyure the flag matches
crataegus> Unless he was into that whole "vengeful jealous" mode...
crataegus> Jesus could hide the flag in his stigmata.
Hugh2d2> he'd be like *boop* speed hack! or *boop* walkin on water hack!
r03> ouch....waiting for lightning
Hugh2d2> his guild "Da Ap0stlz" would be like ROTFLMAO! JC pwnz u noobz!
Hugh2d2> My favorite Manah-Manah
r03> ROFLMAO!
* * * pneum0nic tries really hard not to laugh....
crataegus> That's fscked up, hugh. What's funnier is that they have "all glory and honor to Jesus Christ" at the end of that video, and they play WoW.
Hugh2d2> JC would play WoW. He'd be a holy spec priest of course.
r03> ah. same ol same ol
Hughd2> Unless he wanted to f' with some people... then he'd hava an undead warlock alt.
pneum0nic> if JC played WoW would he be horde?
pneum0nic> or alliance?
Hugh2d2> He'd play on a carebear server... he'd have alts on both sides
Hugh2d2> I don't see JC having a high PvP ranking
Hugh2d2> but I bet he'd dominate in capyure the flag matches
crataegus> Unless he was into that whole "vengeful jealous" mode...
crataegus> Jesus could hide the flag in his stigmata.
Hugh2d2> he'd be like *boop* speed hack! or *boop* walkin on water hack!
r03> ouch....waiting for lightning
Hugh2d2> his guild "Da Ap0stlz" would be like ROTFLMAO! JC pwnz u noobz!
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Personal - Car accident
On the way home from the funeral yesterday, I was hit by a guy who was high on painkillers. No one was hurt, and there was minimal damage to the car, but it was terrifying.
My pregnant wife was asleep in the passenger seat. We were coming up on an on ramp and I had just taken the cruise control off. I saw a guy in a little black car coming up behind me but didn't pay too much attention. As he got up next to me, he drifted over into my lane and I laid into the horn. He never stopped coming over, and after he bounced off of me, he kept driving. my wife woke up and started freaking out. I was livid. He showed no signs of stopping so I was going to follow him.
All of a sudden, a red car came flying past me and got up next to him. There was a girl in the car and she was screaming and gesturing at the guy. I assumed he must have hit her as well. She got in front of him and basically forced him to pull over. She was out of the car and screaming at the guy before I even got out of my car.
I came out of the car ready to beat the guy senseless.
The guy got out and stumbled. I thought, "crap... He's drunk." The guy looked at his car and up at me and was totally confused. All this time the girl is still yelling at him.
She finally tells me that she's his girlfriend and that he's on prescription meds for a torn rotator cuff and she told him not to drive, but he did anyway. He's stumbling around so I turned him around and made him sit in his car. (I was afraid he'd stumble out into traffic and become road-paste.)
I get her to find his insurance card and I go back and call the cops. He basically passes out in the drivers seat.
My wife stepped out of the car and the girlfriend sees that my wife is pregnant and she melts down. She starts screaming at the guy all over again.
The cops get there and I tell them what happened, they take pictures and statements and the girlfriend left. (She was on her way to work.) I asked the cop and he assured me the guy was going nowhere in his condition.
The best possible thing that could have happened to that guy was bumping my car. He could have killed himself or worse, someone else.
My pregnant wife was asleep in the passenger seat. We were coming up on an on ramp and I had just taken the cruise control off. I saw a guy in a little black car coming up behind me but didn't pay too much attention. As he got up next to me, he drifted over into my lane and I laid into the horn. He never stopped coming over, and after he bounced off of me, he kept driving. my wife woke up and started freaking out. I was livid. He showed no signs of stopping so I was going to follow him.
All of a sudden, a red car came flying past me and got up next to him. There was a girl in the car and she was screaming and gesturing at the guy. I assumed he must have hit her as well. She got in front of him and basically forced him to pull over. She was out of the car and screaming at the guy before I even got out of my car.
I came out of the car ready to beat the guy senseless.
The guy got out and stumbled. I thought, "crap... He's drunk." The guy looked at his car and up at me and was totally confused. All this time the girl is still yelling at him.
She finally tells me that she's his girlfriend and that he's on prescription meds for a torn rotator cuff and she told him not to drive, but he did anyway. He's stumbling around so I turned him around and made him sit in his car. (I was afraid he'd stumble out into traffic and become road-paste.)
I get her to find his insurance card and I go back and call the cops. He basically passes out in the drivers seat.
My wife stepped out of the car and the girlfriend sees that my wife is pregnant and she melts down. She starts screaming at the guy all over again.
The cops get there and I tell them what happened, they take pictures and statements and the girlfriend left. (She was on her way to work.) I asked the cop and he assured me the guy was going nowhere in his condition.
The best possible thing that could have happened to that guy was bumping my car. He could have killed himself or worse, someone else.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Personal - Rest well, G.O.M.
My godfather died.
I have to go to his funeral tomorrow.
He taught me what it meant to be a man, how to live up to my responsibilities, how to be a better friend. He did that all without ever telling me how to do it... he just lived that way.
He was a very faithful catholic and I hope that faith gave him comfort near the end.
I'll miss him terribly.
I have to go to his funeral tomorrow.
He taught me what it meant to be a man, how to live up to my responsibilities, how to be a better friend. He did that all without ever telling me how to do it... he just lived that way.
He was a very faithful catholic and I hope that faith gave him comfort near the end.
I'll miss him terribly.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Geek - I think I found the Geek Holy Trinity
The KC Comicon this year will feature what could be the nexus of Geek... Darth Vader, Apollo and JIM FREAKIN' LEE!
(That's David Prowse, Richard Hatch and JIM FREAKIN' LEE for the non-geek crowd.)
(That's David Prowse, Richard Hatch and JIM FREAKIN' LEE for the non-geek crowd.)
Media - If it bleeds, it leads
I think I'm pissed at MSNBC for airing the videos and pics from Psycho-Cho.
It's salt in the wounds of Virginia Tech and reeks of sensationalism.
EDIT:
Once again, I can't put into words what others can...
via HuffPost - Harry Shearer
It's salt in the wounds of Virginia Tech and reeks of sensationalism.
EDIT:
Once again, I can't put into words what others can...
So Mr. Cho gets his fifteen minutes. The question bewildering journalism observers--why'd he send his goodie bag to NBC News?--has an easy answer: it was in gratitude for their firing of Imus.
Not so easy is the answer to the question: what is the possible journalistic explanation for splashing Cho's self-dramatizing poses and self-justifying bullshit over network and cable air? Did we learn anything useful during the spate of interviews of Charlie Manson years ago, except that he was one crazy motherfucker? Cho's pathetic outpourings deserved to be put back where they came from--in a small room, with FBI guys sentenced to read/see and parse them Instead, a hundred thousand self-pitying mentally ill young men (and women?) have just been shown the road to glory one more time. A society in which it's easier to become famous for killing people than for doing something useful or constructive is one remarkable place in which to live.
via HuffPost - Harry Shearer
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Personal - Wednesday data dump
What's on the droids mind this week?
Baby boy on the way... he's gonna need a name.
Must sell house.
Must find new house.
Zero day exploits sure are a P.I.T.A..
Trip to Boston for training.
Proud of my nephew.
Documentation sure would be nice.
Baby boy on the way... he's gonna need a name.
Must sell house.
Must find new house.
Zero day exploits sure are a P.I.T.A..
Trip to Boston for training.
Proud of my nephew.
Documentation sure would be nice.
Friday, April 13, 2007
Tech - I'm lucky this email attachment came in or I'd have no idea I was infected!
"There's no patch for stupidity." - Unknown, but very wise.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Media - Who said what now? I'm offended!
Was Imus wrong to use those words? Yeah.
Is it as bad as the media is making it out? No.
Had any of the Rutgers team EVER listened to Imus? Probably not.
Had any of the Rutgers team ever listened to gangsta rap? Most likely.
Is a dumb, old, white guy with a comedy radio show a real threat because he used a distasteful phrase? Nope.
Are mainstream, black rappers and hip-hop artists who glamorize prisonand drugs, mock getting an education and condone beating and degrading women a threat? Yes.
Will Imus lose his job over the comments? Yeah.
Will "Half-Dollar-Cube-Killa" lose his recording contract for his lyrics? Nope.
Common sense - 0, Victimization - 1.
Is it as bad as the media is making it out? No.
Had any of the Rutgers team EVER listened to Imus? Probably not.
Had any of the Rutgers team ever listened to gangsta rap? Most likely.
Is a dumb, old, white guy with a comedy radio show a real threat because he used a distasteful phrase? Nope.
Are mainstream, black rappers and hip-hop artists who glamorize prisonand drugs, mock getting an education and condone beating and degrading women a threat? Yes.
Will Imus lose his job over the comments? Yeah.
Will "Half-Dollar-Cube-Killa" lose his recording contract for his lyrics? Nope.
Common sense - 0, Victimization - 1.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Monday, March 26, 2007
Politics - I heard it on Real Time w/ Bill Maher
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” - Mark Twain
Friday, March 23, 2007
Music - Happy Birthday, Ric Ocasek!
The Cars were the greatest (and most under-rated) band of the 80's.
Here's proof:
Magic
Hello Again
Touch and Go
Heartbeat City
Here's proof:
Magic
Hello Again
Touch and Go
Heartbeat City
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
The Web - A feature I'd love to see
Why, if I can customize my viewing experience on all these news web sites, can I not have a filter to screen out any stories I don't want to see?
My list starts with:
Anna Nicole Smith
Brittany Spears
K-Fed
American Idol
Simon Cowl
Ryan Seacrest
My list starts with:
Anna Nicole Smith
Brittany Spears
K-Fed
American Idol
Simon Cowl
Ryan Seacrest
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Current Events - Dubya visits KC today
And all I can think is...
"Hell is empty,
And all the devils are here."
"Hell is empty,
And all the devils are here."
Monday, March 19, 2007
Personal - St. Patty's Day in Kansas City
Harry's bar was a bit busy
Is it love or the green beer?
Pretty sure that's not his real hair color.
Westport at night
Fun at Blaney's
Our bartender really, really likes hotdogs
Danny and the Rev
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Question - I ask you, intarwebs...
Can anyone name one thing that congress has fixed?
Just one.
I'll wait.
Yeah... me neither.
Just one.
I'll wait.
Yeah... me neither.
Friday, March 09, 2007
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Personal - FSCK COMCAST!
Comcast.
COmcast.
COMcast.
COMCast.
COMCAst.
COMCASt.
COMCAST.
COMCAST!!!!
Last month my bill more than doubled. It was $120 for tv, internet and phone, but they started billing me $270.
I called and told them to get bent, that the service wasn't worth the $120 I was paying and it sure as hell wasn't worth $270. He claimed that was what the service was "worth" and that I had been getting a promotion price for the last 18 months.
After two days of calls to management, the guy said he'd re-issue the bill and put us back to the $120 price.
He lied. They never re-issued the bill and they withdrew the full $270 bucks. When I called to complain, they claim there was no record of that two day ordeal on my account. No notes. No records. Nothing.
To top it off, for the last three weeks the phone and internet service has been off more than it's been on. The morons, of course, kept blaming it on my configuration or the modem, but it's their lines that are the problem. (I had a tech out here today that confirmed that for me.)
Thanks to the illegal monopoly that Comcast has setup with the city I live in (the city gets a kickback to keep other cable co's out) I have zero options and Comcast has zero incentive to do anything to fix their broken system.
My next step is to contact the Better Business Bureau and the states attorney General to see if I have some recourse.
FSCK them.
FSCK them all up their stupid asses with a big rubber dick.
COmcast.
COMcast.
COMCast.
COMCAst.
COMCASt.
COMCAST.
COMCAST!!!!
Last month my bill more than doubled. It was $120 for tv, internet and phone, but they started billing me $270.
I called and told them to get bent, that the service wasn't worth the $120 I was paying and it sure as hell wasn't worth $270. He claimed that was what the service was "worth" and that I had been getting a promotion price for the last 18 months.
After two days of calls to management, the guy said he'd re-issue the bill and put us back to the $120 price.
He lied. They never re-issued the bill and they withdrew the full $270 bucks. When I called to complain, they claim there was no record of that two day ordeal on my account. No notes. No records. Nothing.
To top it off, for the last three weeks the phone and internet service has been off more than it's been on. The morons, of course, kept blaming it on my configuration or the modem, but it's their lines that are the problem. (I had a tech out here today that confirmed that for me.)
Thanks to the illegal monopoly that Comcast has setup with the city I live in (the city gets a kickback to keep other cable co's out) I have zero options and Comcast has zero incentive to do anything to fix their broken system.
My next step is to contact the Better Business Bureau and the states attorney General to see if I have some recourse.
FSCK them.
FSCK them all up their stupid asses with a big rubber dick.
Friday, January 26, 2007
Humor - If I don't laugh, I'll cry
Q: What's the difference between Iraq and Vietnam?
A: George Bush had a plan for getting out of Vietnam.
A: George Bush had a plan for getting out of Vietnam.
Monday, January 22, 2007
Politics - 2008... time for REAL change!
Bush, George H.W. 1989-1993
Clinton, William J. 1993-2001
Bush, George W. 2001-2009
Clinton, Hillary R. 2009-2013
Really? Still think we don't have a problem in Washington?
Stewart/Colbert 2008!
Clinton, William J. 1993-2001
Bush, George W. 2001-2009
Clinton, Hillary R. 2009-2013
Really? Still think we don't have a problem in Washington?
Stewart/Colbert 2008!
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Friday, December 01, 2006
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Personal - Is there a required uniform?
Three... three of my frelling neighbors are mowing their lawns.
At the same time.
It looks like some kind of... sick lawn mowing club or something.
At the same time.
It looks like some kind of... sick lawn mowing club or something.
Personal - Star Trek Meme
Your results:
You are Worf
You are trained in the art of combat
and are usually intimidating.
Worf
60%
An Expendable Character (Redshirt)
60%
Chekov
60%
Jean-Luc Picard
55%
Uhura
55%
Will Riker
50%
Deanna Troi
45%
Geordi LaForge
45%
James T. Kirk (Captain)
45%
Data
42%
Beverly Crusher
40%
Spock
34%
Leonard McCoy (Bones)
30%
Mr. Scott
25%
Mr. Sulu
15%
Click here to take the "Which Star Trek character are you?" quiz...
You are Worf
and are usually intimidating.
Click here to take the "Which Star Trek character are you?" quiz...
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Friday, September 01, 2006
Current events - Rocky Anderson
"Blind faith in bad leaders is not patriotism." - Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Media - WTF, SciFi? Why you gotta do that to me?
I've avoided Stargate (all incarnations) since it left Showtime (ok, a bit after season one, really).
So what do the evil bastards at SciFi Channel do? They go out and get Ben Browder and Claudia Black from one of my favorite all time scifi shows.
Ok, I can do this... still not watching.
Not easily swayed, the maniacs have now gone and persuaded the most beautiful companion in the frontier territories, Morena Baccarin who played Inara from another of my favorite all time scifi shows, Firefly.
DAMN YOU, SCIFI! DAMN YOU!
So what do the evil bastards at SciFi Channel do? They go out and get Ben Browder and Claudia Black from one of my favorite all time scifi shows.
Ok, I can do this... still not watching.
Not easily swayed, the maniacs have now gone and persuaded the most beautiful companion in the frontier territories, Morena Baccarin who played Inara from another of my favorite all time scifi shows, Firefly.
DAMN YOU, SCIFI! DAMN YOU!
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Science - RIP, Pluto
Via AP Wire by way of the Kansas City Star
News flash: Plutonian scientists have downgraded Earth from "planet" to "annoying bunch of pricks who think they are so important." More on this story as it develops.
Leading astronomers declared Thursday that Pluto is no longer a planet under historic new guidelines that downsize the solar system from nine planets to eight.
News flash: Plutonian scientists have downgraded Earth from "planet" to "annoying bunch of pricks who think they are so important." More on this story as it develops.
Monday, August 21, 2006
Friday, August 18, 2006
Current events - Eisenhower
A great quote from Ike, via a blog called, Get In Their Face!
"How far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without?" - Dwight D. Eisenhower
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Current events - NSA Wiretapping Program Unconstitutional
But we all kind of knew that, didn't we?
Via Think Progress
No way the shrub will let this stand.
Via Think Progress
Fox News reports a federal district court in Detroit has ruled that the Bush administration’s NSA warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt to it.
No way the shrub will let this stand.
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Personal - RIP
I like to get out of the office on my lunch break. It helps break the day up and makes it pass quicker.
Generally, I take my sandwich, yogurt and apple over to a park near the office and just enjoy the alone time.
Yesterday, as I was heading back to work, I saw a really pretty german shepard mix dog walking along the street. He had a collar and tags on and stopped to watch me drive past before continuing his stroll. I noticed a city employee in a truck pulling over and talking on h9is radio while trying to get the dog to approach him. I figure, Ok, hopefully the pup will be back with his family soon.
Not so.
Today at lunch, I found this beautiful animal dead on the side of the road. He was apparently run over.
I can only assume that the city guy couldn't get the dog to come and that animal control didn't get there in time to catch him. Maybe the dog took off into the nearby woods.
I hope it was a quick death and he didn't suffer.
Generally, I take my sandwich, yogurt and apple over to a park near the office and just enjoy the alone time.
Yesterday, as I was heading back to work, I saw a really pretty german shepard mix dog walking along the street. He had a collar and tags on and stopped to watch me drive past before continuing his stroll. I noticed a city employee in a truck pulling over and talking on h9is radio while trying to get the dog to approach him. I figure, Ok, hopefully the pup will be back with his family soon.
Not so.
Today at lunch, I found this beautiful animal dead on the side of the road. He was apparently run over.
I can only assume that the city guy couldn't get the dog to come and that animal control didn't get there in time to catch him. Maybe the dog took off into the nearby woods.
I hope it was a quick death and he didn't suffer.
Humor - Why beer is better than religion
Via Brewstraveler.com
Reasons Why Beer is Better Than Religion
10. No one will kill you for not drinking Beer.
9. Beer doesn't tell you how to have sex.
8. Beer has never caused a major war.
7. They don't force Beer on minors who can't think for themselves.
6. When you have a Beer, you don't knock on people's doors trying to give it away.
5. Nobody's ever been burned at the stake, hanged, or tortured over his brand of Beer.
4. You don't have to wait 2000+ years for a second Beer.
3. There are laws saying Beer labels can't lie to you.
2. You can prove you have a Beer.
1. If you've devoted your life to Beer, there are groups to help you stop.
Reasons Why Beer is Better Than Religion
10. No one will kill you for not drinking Beer.
9. Beer doesn't tell you how to have sex.
8. Beer has never caused a major war.
7. They don't force Beer on minors who can't think for themselves.
6. When you have a Beer, you don't knock on people's doors trying to give it away.
5. Nobody's ever been burned at the stake, hanged, or tortured over his brand of Beer.
4. You don't have to wait 2000+ years for a second Beer.
3. There are laws saying Beer labels can't lie to you.
2. You can prove you have a Beer.
1. If you've devoted your life to Beer, there are groups to help you stop.
Personal - Mr. & Mrs. Beaglebot have a son!
Welcome to the world Logan!
(Check the wonderful world of Fuzzytopia at the link on the right.)
(Check the wonderful world of Fuzzytopia at the link on the right.)
Monday, August 14, 2006
Friday, August 11, 2006
Current events - Another anniversary
Via Think Progress
How's that workin out for you, Decider?
"It’s been four years, ten months and twenty-five days since President Bush pledged to capture Bin Laden “dead or alive.”
How's that workin out for you, Decider?
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Current events - Cheney
Via Think Progress
From a teleconfrence interview with the biggest Dick (Cheney) on the planet.
Sweet jumpin Jeebus on a pogo-stick…
al Qaeda knows we won’t “complete the task” because we showed them we wouldn’t when Cheney/Bush/Rumsfeld let their collective ADD kick in and they stopped focusing on Afghanistan and bin Laden.
This just shows that the American people, at least those who are in touch with reality, have realized we let the wrong people get a hold of our country.
From a teleconfrence interview with the biggest Dick (Cheney) on the planet.
The thing that’s partly disturbing about it is the fact that, the standpoint of our adversaries, if you will, in this conflict, and the al Qaeda types, they clearly are betting on the proposition that ultimately they can break the will of the American people in terms of our ability to stay in the fight and complete the task.
Sweet jumpin Jeebus on a pogo-stick…
al Qaeda knows we won’t “complete the task” because we showed them we wouldn’t when Cheney/Bush/Rumsfeld let their collective ADD kick in and they stopped focusing on Afghanistan and bin Laden.
This just shows that the American people, at least those who are in touch with reality, have realized we let the wrong people get a hold of our country.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Monday, August 07, 2006
Current events - BP knew about their leak months ago
Via Common Dreams
Oil Gushes into Arctic Ocean from BP Pipeline
by Leonard Doyle
Published on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 by the Independent / UK
Oil Gushes into Arctic Ocean from BP Pipeline
by Leonard Doyle
Published on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 by the Independent / UK
The first indication of the spill came in early March, when an oily patch was discovered near the elevated oil transmission pipeline, but the full scale of the accident is only becoming clear with time. Environmentalists who vociferously objected to the construction of the BP pipeline may now see their worst fears realised.
Clean-up crews have removed more than 190,000 litres of crude oil and melted snow off the frozen tundra but reports indicate that the leak is the second largest crude oil spill in Alaska - second only to the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster.
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Humor - Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self
Via The Onion
Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self
"In a decisive 1–0 decision Monday, President Bush voted to grant the president the constitutional power to grant himself additional powers.
President Bush announces announcement of the new power-granting announcement.
'As president, I strongly believe that my first duty as president is to support and serve the president,' Bush said during a televised address from the East Room of the White House shortly after signing his executive order. 'I promise the American people that I will not abuse this new power, unless it becomes necessary to grant myself the power to do so at a later time.'"
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Personal - Barbeque!
I'm judging my first official BBQ contest as a Certified Barbeque Judge. It's this weekends Cabela's Bar-B-Que Challenge
As Bozino said: "lucky droid."
As Bozino said: "lucky droid."
Friday, July 28, 2006
Personal - Last night I became certified
A certified Kansas City Barbeque Society Judge, that is.
What does that mean? It means I am now qualified to, "celebrate, teach, preserve, and promote barbecue as a culinary technique, sport and art form."
Oh... and I get to taste some of the best barbeque in the country!
What does that mean? It means I am now qualified to, "celebrate, teach, preserve, and promote barbecue as a culinary technique, sport and art form."
Oh... and I get to taste some of the best barbeque in the country!
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Current events - US Gubment now suing MO & NJ for asking too many questions
Via Reuters.com
Shut up. Get in line. Take what we give you. Got it.
The US gov't sues Missouri officials on AT&T subpoena - The U.S. government, citing national security concerns, on Tuesday sued Missouri officials for demanding that AT&T Inc. disclose whether it gave customer data to the government's spying program.
Missouri Public Service Commissioners Robert Clayton and Steve Gaw, state utility regulators, had served subpoenas to AT&T Missouri and its affiliates in June amid speculation over their involvement with the National Security Agency.
The government's civil suit, submitted by the U.S. Department of Justice to a district court in Missouri, said the state officials' attempts to obtain the information from AT&T and its affiliates were invalid.
'This court should therefore enter a declaratory judgment that the State Defendants do not have the authority to seek confidential and sensitive federal government information and thus cannot enforce the subpoenas they have served on the telecommunications carriers,' the suit said.
The federal government has also sued the New Jersey Attorney General who also subpoenaed AT&T over the issue.
Shut up. Get in line. Take what we give you. Got it.
Current events - All the REST of your money are belong to Conoco Phillips
Via Yahoo! News
ConocoPhillips profit leaps 65 pct. in 2Q - The nation's third-largest oil company earned $5.18 billion, or $3.09 per share, compared with $3.14 billion, or $2.21 per share, in the second quarter of 2005. Results far surpassed Wall Street expectations, as analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial anticipated earnings of $2.81 per share.
Revenues rose 12.6 percent to $47.1 billion from $41.8 billion in the year-ago period.
Current events - All your money are belong to BP
Via New York Times
$34.00 for less than 11 gallons yesterday. Mission accomplished.
Profits Pour in at BP; Chief Sets Exit
John Browne, the chief executive of BP, confirmed today that he would leave the giant oil company at the end of 2008, after reaching its mandatory retirement age of 60. At the same time, the company announced a profit of $7.27 billion in the second quarter, 30 percent more than the comparable period a year ago and the equivalent of more than $55,000 a minute.
$34.00 for less than 11 gallons yesterday. Mission accomplished.
Current events - AT&T/NSA get a pass from accountability
Via BusinessWeek Online
If you are still patronizing these steaming piles of corporate crap, you haven't been paying attantion.
Judge dismisses lawsuit over phone records
Citing national security, a federal judge Tuesday threw out a lawsuit aimed at blocking AT&T Inc. from giving telephone records to the government for use in the war on terror.
'The court is persuaded that requiring AT&T to confirm or deny whether it has disclosed large quantities of telephone records to the federal government could give adversaries of this country valuable insight into the government's intelligence activities,' U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly said.
Kennelly ruled in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois on behalf of author Studs Terkel and other activists who said their constitutional rights were violated because of a National Security Agency program of gathering phone company records illegally.
If you are still patronizing these steaming piles of corporate crap, you haven't been paying attantion.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Personal - ABC Meme
Only cause Shiggy & PAgent did it first..
ABC Meme
Accent – Midwestern, so... none.
Booze of choice – Guinness or a Martini.
Chore I hate – Mowing.
Dog or cat – Both. Bear and Zoe.
Essential electronics – PC.
Favorite perfume(s)/cologne(s) – None.
Gold or Silver? - Silver.
Hometown – Where I'm from originally? Parsons, KS.
Insomnia? – Never. I have a very clean conscience.
Job Title – Network Admin... not a good one, but...
Kids? - One 3 year old girl.
Living Arrangement – With my wife, daughter, cat, dog and fish.
Most admired trait – Sense of humor.
Number of Sexual Partners – Total? Not sure I'm ok with answering that.
Overnight Hospital Stays – Pneumonia when I was 8.
Phobia – Spiders.
Religion – Apathetic-agnostic.
Siblings – One younger sister.
Time I wake up - 4:30 AM.
Unusual talent/skill – Not one damn thing. Sad, no?
Vegetable I refuse to eat – Beets.
Worst habit – Surfing the web at work.
Yummy foods I make – Chili, pancakes, anything on the grill.
Zodiac sign - Capricorn.
ABC Meme
Accent – Midwestern, so... none.
Booze of choice – Guinness or a Martini.
Chore I hate – Mowing.
Dog or cat – Both. Bear and Zoe.
Essential electronics – PC.
Favorite perfume(s)/cologne(s) – None.
Gold or Silver? - Silver.
Hometown – Where I'm from originally? Parsons, KS.
Insomnia? – Never. I have a very clean conscience.
Job Title – Network Admin... not a good one, but...
Kids? - One 3 year old girl.
Living Arrangement – With my wife, daughter, cat, dog and fish.
Most admired trait – Sense of humor.
Number of Sexual Partners – Total? Not sure I'm ok with answering that.
Overnight Hospital Stays – Pneumonia when I was 8.
Phobia – Spiders.
Religion – Apathetic-agnostic.
Siblings – One younger sister.
Time I wake up - 4:30 AM.
Unusual talent/skill – Not one damn thing. Sad, no?
Vegetable I refuse to eat – Beets.
Worst habit – Surfing the web at work.
Yummy foods I make – Chili, pancakes, anything on the grill.
Zodiac sign - Capricorn.
Current events - Time to play... "Who Said That?"
See if you can guess who made the following statements...
1. “It’s part of God’s plan for the future of mankind.”
(A) Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (Iranian revolutionary)
(B) Ali al-Sistani (Iraq's top Shiite cleric)
(C) Rep. John Carter (Republican representative from TX)
2. “It wasn’t our idea, it was God’s.”
(A) Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (Iranian revolutionary)
(B) Ali al-Sistani (Iraq's top Shiite cleric)
(C) Rep. Mike Pence (Republican representative from IN)
3. “We best not be messing with His plan.”
(A) Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (Iranian revolutionary)
(B) Ali al-Sistani (Iraq's top Shiite cleric)
(C) Rep. Bob Beauprez (Republican representative from CO)
4. “I think God has spoken very clearly on this issue.”
(A) Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (Iranian revolutionary)
(B) Ali al-Sistani (Iraq's top Shiite cleric)
(C) Rep. Phil Gingrey (Republican representative from GA)
Tough, huh?
1. “It’s part of God’s plan for the future of mankind.”
(A) Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (Iranian revolutionary)
(B) Ali al-Sistani (Iraq's top Shiite cleric)
(C) Rep. John Carter (Republican representative from TX)
2. “It wasn’t our idea, it was God’s.”
(A) Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (Iranian revolutionary)
(B) Ali al-Sistani (Iraq's top Shiite cleric)
(C) Rep. Mike Pence (Republican representative from IN)
3. “We best not be messing with His plan.”
(A) Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (Iranian revolutionary)
(B) Ali al-Sistani (Iraq's top Shiite cleric)
(C) Rep. Bob Beauprez (Republican representative from CO)
4. “I think God has spoken very clearly on this issue.”
(A) Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (Iranian revolutionary)
(B) Ali al-Sistani (Iraq's top Shiite cleric)
(C) Rep. Phil Gingrey (Republican representative from GA)
Tough, huh?
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Current events - He's "Decided" not to let you see him sign his first veto
Via Think Progress
Incompetent prick.
SNOW: The president will, however, before he delivers remarks this afternoon, veto the Castle bill.
Here's how it works, because I know a lot of you have had questions. There will be no photographers, no ceremony. What the president will do is, in his office, he will sign a veto message, he will hand it to a clerk, who will convey it to a clerk of the House, and then you go through the formalities of announcing a message from the president, and at some point the House will vote on the veto.
QUESTION: Is there a reason why he's not having photographers in, at least?
SNOW: Because he doesn't feel it's appropriate. He's signing a veto.
Incompetent prick.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Blogs - Cenk Uygur: Our President is an Imbecile
Excellent commentary on our Great National Embarassment.
Via The Huffington Post
Via The Huffington Post
What I found to be the most damning is the least quoted part of Bush's comments. As you read this transcript, remember that this is not a small child talking, but the President of the United States of America:
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The camera is focused elsewhere and it is not clear whom Bush is talking to, but possibly Chinese President Hu Jintao, a guest at the summit.
Bush: 'Gotta go home. Got something to do tonight. Go to the airport, get on the airplane and go home. How about you? Where are you going? Home?
Bush: 'This is your neighborhood. It doesn't take you long to get home. How long does it take you to get home?'
Reply is inaudible.
Bush: 'Eight hours? Me too. Russia's a big country and you're a big country.'
At this point, the president seems to bring someone else into the conversation.
Bush: 'It takes him eight hours to fly home.'
He turns his attention to a server.
Bush: 'No, Diet Coke, Diet Coke.'
He turns back to whomever he was talking with.
Bush: 'It takes him eight hours to fly home. Eight hours. Russia's big and so is China.'
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Russia's big and so is China??????? This guys sounds like a third grader. Do you know anyone who would have a conversation like this with their neighbor, let alone a business associate, let alone a world leader? Who's proud to know that Russia is big and so is China?
Can anyone now credibly claim that Bush is secretly working on a master plan behind the scenes and that he's just playing cowboy for the cameras? I hope the master plan doesn't involve figuring out how long it takes to get to China.
Comics - I have sinned against one of the best webcomics around
Please forgive me for not having a link to the awesomeness that is Sinfest.
As penance, please accept the following "teh funny"...
As penance, please accept the following "teh funny"...
Monday, July 17, 2006
Politics - Bush and Tony discuss the Mid-East
So I'm watching this video of Dubya talking to Tony at the G8 lunch, and the thing that struck me most... the guy chews with his mouth open.
The "leader of the free world" chews with his fracking mouth open.
He's an embarassment.
Thanks to Crooks & Liars for the vid.
The "leader of the free world" chews with his fracking mouth open.
He's an embarassment.
Thanks to Crooks & Liars for the vid.
Friday, July 14, 2006
The Web - Uncrate
Found via gizmodo
I love how "stuff" is defined.
Uncrate: The Buyer's Guide For Men, is a web magazine for guys who love stuff. Our team finds the best gadgets, clothes, cars and more so you can blow your rent money easier. Updated daily.
I love how "stuff" is defined.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Personal - Worst part of using online job search sites
I have received two spam messages from this Padma clown in the last day. He's spaming me using two different names. If I block the address he is using, I'll block all email from careerbuilder.com.
+++++++++++++++
From: "Kothapalli Radhika"
Req for the position "Desktop support Analyst II"
Hello,
This is Padma, and I am a Recruiter for Everest Business Solutions. I am currently trying to staff a "Desktop support Analyst II" position with one of
our clients in Kansas
Please contact me at your earliest convenience so we can discuss this position further.
*snip*
+++++++++++++++
AND
+++++++++++++++
From: "Andrew Clark"
Req for the position "Desktop support Analyst II"
Hello,
This is Padma, and I am a Recruiter for Everest Business Solutions. I am currently trying to staff a "Desktop support Analyst II" position with one of
our clients in Kansas.
Please contact me at your earliest convenience so we can discuss this position further.
*snip*
+++++++++++++++
A-holes.
+++++++++++++++
From: "Kothapalli Radhika"
Req for the position "Desktop support Analyst II"
Hello,
This is Padma, and I am a Recruiter for Everest Business Solutions. I am currently trying to staff a "Desktop support Analyst II" position with one of
our clients in Kansas
Please contact me at your earliest convenience so we can discuss this position further.
*snip*
+++++++++++++++
AND
+++++++++++++++
From: "Andrew Clark"
Req for the position "Desktop support Analyst II"
Hello,
This is Padma, and I am a Recruiter for Everest Business Solutions. I am currently trying to staff a "Desktop support Analyst II" position with one of
our clients in Kansas.
Please contact me at your earliest convenience so we can discuss this position further.
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A-holes.
The Web - Firefox headlines
A pair of stories about my favorite web browser.
First, via InformationWeek
and again, via InformationWeek
First, via InformationWeek
Firefox's share of the Web browser market has surpassed 15% in the U.S. and 12% globally, according to Web analytics company OneStat.com.
and again, via InformationWeek
Firefox 2.0 Beta 1 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) can be downloaded from Mozilla's FTP site, although the official Beta 1 won't be released until July 11, according to notes published by the open-source developer.
Think Progress
Via Think Progress
"Fiscal conservative" my ass.
Here’s the top five budget deficits of all time:
1. 2004 (George W. Bush) $413 billion
2. 2003 (George W. Bush) $378 billion
3. 2005 (George W. Bush) $318 billion
4. 2006 (George W. Bush) $296 billion (projected)
5. 1992 (George H. W. Bush) $290 billion
"Fiscal conservative" my ass.
Monday, July 10, 2006
Friday, July 07, 2006
Humor - Two patients
Two patients limp into two different medical clinics with the same complaint. Both have trouble walking and appear to require a hip replacement.
The first patient is examined within the hour, is x-rayed the same day and has a time booked for surgery the following week.
The second patient sees his family doctor after waiting a week for an appointment, then waits six weeks to see a specialist, then gets an x-ray, which isn't reviewed for another month and finally has his surgery scheduled for three months from then.
Why the different treatment for the two patients?
The first is a golden retriever.
The second is a senior citizen.
The first patient is examined within the hour, is x-rayed the same day and has a time booked for surgery the following week.
The second patient sees his family doctor after waiting a week for an appointment, then waits six weeks to see a specialist, then gets an x-ray, which isn't reviewed for another month and finally has his surgery scheduled for three months from then.
Why the different treatment for the two patients?
The first is a golden retriever.
The second is a senior citizen.
Blogs - More from the brilliant Radley Balko
Via TheAgitator.com
Consult the Declaration of Independence. Among the greivances the signers aired against King George:
- He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
- He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
- He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
- He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.
[...]
- For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
- For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States...
- For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:
- For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
[...]
- He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
- He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
Let's see. By my count, you've got your 'military tribunals,' your 'indefinite detentions,' your 'black sites,' and your 'militarization of police' all neatly tucked into that passage, the whole of which sounds as if it goes quite a bit further than mere 'money and taxes,' no?
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Personal - It was four years ago today...
7:00 p.m..
89 degrees.
Mostly sunny.
She wore a white strapless dress with her hair up.
I wore a black tux with a burgundy bow tie and cumberbund.
I actually gasped when I saw her coming down the aisle.
I knew I made the right decision.
89 degrees.
Mostly sunny.
She wore a white strapless dress with her hair up.
I wore a black tux with a burgundy bow tie and cumberbund.
I actually gasped when I saw her coming down the aisle.
I knew I made the right decision.
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