Practical Penumbra shows us that Million Dollar Baby is actually a remake of an earlier film. Since the Academy rewards death-cult propaganda, look out for more movies, a TV adaptation, or more video releases soon.
Sick.
Monday, May 09, 2005
Saturday, May 07, 2005
News From The Future!
10:37 PM, Saturday May 7, 2005
A disaster, unprecedented in the annals of human history, has occured at MIT. An event which planned to bring together time travelers from all eras, has ended abruptly with the utter destruction of the Institute and the surrounding state of Massachusetts.
Due to fantastic publicity which, as it seems now, reverberated throughout the galaxy in millenia to come, turnout was dramatically larger than expected. Preliminary estimates show that approxmately 732 octillion visitors showed up simultaneously at 10PM EDT at the precise advertised coordinates of 42:21:36.025 degrees north, 71:05:16.332 degrees west. The mass of partygoers, along with their time-traveling vehicles, spontaneously collapsed under their own weight, and created a thermonuclear explosion which was heard as far away as the Bikini Atoll.
It is hoped that the writing of this news report will serve as a warning to the future, and prevent the necessity of the writing of this news report. If the events described herein did not occur in your timeline, this reporter has succeeded.
UPDATE: Disaster averted! No confirmed time-travelers appeared!
A disaster, unprecedented in the annals of human history, has occured at MIT. An event which planned to bring together time travelers from all eras, has ended abruptly with the utter destruction of the Institute and the surrounding state of Massachusetts.
Due to fantastic publicity which, as it seems now, reverberated throughout the galaxy in millenia to come, turnout was dramatically larger than expected. Preliminary estimates show that approxmately 732 octillion visitors showed up simultaneously at 10PM EDT at the precise advertised coordinates of 42:21:36.025 degrees north, 71:05:16.332 degrees west. The mass of partygoers, along with their time-traveling vehicles, spontaneously collapsed under their own weight, and created a thermonuclear explosion which was heard as far away as the Bikini Atoll.
It is hoped that the writing of this news report will serve as a warning to the future, and prevent the necessity of the writing of this news report. If the events described herein did not occur in your timeline, this reporter has succeeded.
UPDATE: Disaster averted! No confirmed time-travelers appeared!
yeah, random
News you won't hear on TV.
Varifrank's profanity is entirely warranted against comments by Putin and Schroeder. See also this related Scrappeface post.
Oh no! It looks like this guy is causing problems again...
If you think potholes are bad in your city, take a look at this. Ouch!
It's an odd 'science' that will not endure investigation, criticism and scrutiny. It's also odd when scientists rely on consensus instead of facts.
Again, I have no affiliation with the city of Hattiesburg MS, and know nothing about its politics. But it still would have been cool to see a politician named Darth "Scooter" Borgman elected.
Sig Heillary.
It takes a while, but Varifrank makes some interesting points about Mexico.
ACLU hypocrisy, part 435987.
I'm stewed, dude!
George will miss the point.
Varifrank's profanity is entirely warranted against comments by Putin and Schroeder. See also this related Scrappeface post.
Oh no! It looks like this guy is causing problems again...
If you think potholes are bad in your city, take a look at this. Ouch!
It's an odd 'science' that will not endure investigation, criticism and scrutiny. It's also odd when scientists rely on consensus instead of facts.
Again, I have no affiliation with the city of Hattiesburg MS, and know nothing about its politics. But it still would have been cool to see a politician named Darth "Scooter" Borgman elected.
Sig Heillary.
It takes a while, but Varifrank makes some interesting points about Mexico.
ACLU hypocrisy, part 435987.
I'm stewed, dude!
George will miss the point.
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Point of View
I'd rather hang out with these people than snobs who make fun of people in wheelchairs.
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
random again
Molten Thought: "Speed doesn't kill. Speed differentials kill."
(pg) 15 Reasons NOT To Like Star Wars.
Lileks has blog dreams too.
Ol' Daniels went down to Baghdad,
he was lookin for an Army camp.
He'uz in Irawq,
in a big Blackhawq,
and the weather was far from damp.
Two angles on one idea.
Good quote from Charleton Heston from Echo Zoe's collection.
This should tell us something about the EU.
Molten Thought has the best solution for PBS.
The sky is not falling.
(PG13-rated) Heyyy, nice laaadieees! :)
Houston Astro Craig Biggio is on track to break the all-time record for getting hit by pitches.
The shrimp are shaking in their shoes.
Hatless in Hattiesburg (more specifically this page) is the top Google result for "cool random stuff" - out of about 4,120,000!
The continuing saga of victory.
Like I need another reason to remain a landlubber...
No bias here! Liberals love America!
(pg) 15 Reasons NOT To Like Star Wars.
Lileks has blog dreams too.
Ol' Daniels went down to Baghdad,
he was lookin for an Army camp.
He'uz in Irawq,
in a big Blackhawq,
and the weather was far from damp.
Two angles on one idea.
Good quote from Charleton Heston from Echo Zoe's collection.
This should tell us something about the EU.
Molten Thought has the best solution for PBS.
The sky is not falling.
(PG13-rated) Heyyy, nice laaadieees! :)
Houston Astro Craig Biggio is on track to break the all-time record for getting hit by pitches.
The shrimp are shaking in their shoes.
Hatless in Hattiesburg (more specifically this page) is the top Google result for "cool random stuff" - out of about 4,120,000!
The continuing saga of victory.
Like I need another reason to remain a landlubber...
No bias here! Liberals love America!
Monday, May 02, 2005
Research
Power Line shows excerpts from a conference called "Examining the Real Agenda of the Religious Far Right". By an amazing coincidence, it closely parallels a conference I recently attended called "Examining the Real Agenda of the Anti-religious Far Left". Here are some of the more notably similar passages:
Most Americans outside the Bible Belt have little idea of the beliefs held by millions of fundamentalist churchgoers.Striking similarities, don't you think?
Most Americans inside the Bible Belt know all too well the beliefs held by millions of atheistic activists.
We have an almost total lack of awareness of the rise of Dominionism and Christian Reconstructionism, forms of theology that advocate a biblical vision of God’s kingdom on earth.
We have been exposed for decades to the rise of Atheism, Socialism, Totalitarianism and Secular Humanism, belief systems designed to eliminate God's influence on earth.
Some fundamentalists also foresee events such as The Rapture, the Times of Tribulation, Armageddon, and the Second Coming of Christ as we enter The End Days.
Some atheists also view euthanasia, abortion-on-demand, and abolition of religion as utopian ideals.
This conference will give rigorous attention to the worldview of Dominionism, its influence in contemporary political culture and its agenda for America. While not all Christian fundamentalists are Dominionists, Dominionism’s influence is powerful and growing. Its adherents play a significant role in secretive organizations such as The Council on National Policy, which exerts a strong influence on the strategy of the religious right.
This conference will give rigorous attention to the worldview of Atheism, its influence in contemporary political culture and its agenda for America. While not all humanists are atheists, Atheism's influence is powerful and growing. Its adherents play a significant role in noxious organizations such as the ACLU, MoveOn, NEA, NOW, NAMBLA, and many more.
Dominionism is the theory that the account in Genesis in which God gave man dominion over the earth has become a political teaching advocating that Christians gain and hold power. Christian reconstructionism is the theory that Christian conservatives intend to impose Old Testament law in America.
Humanism is the theory that mankind claims dominion over the earth on his own merits. This has become a political teaching advocating that other religions must be removed from power. Atheistic totalitarianism is the plan that atheists have been implementing to destroy America.
Tax cuts combined with increased funding for faith-based social programs and decreases in welfare spending, Ms. Bokaer said, were examples of "the theological right ... zealously setting up to establish their beliefs in all aspects of our society."
Tax increases, combined with increased funding for numerous social engineering bureaucracies and decreases in defense spending, were examples of atheists zealously setting up to establish their beliefs in all aspects of our society.
Sunday, May 01, 2005
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Movie Review
(minor spoiler alert)
If you're hoping that this movie will faithfully re-create any one of the previous versions (radio, book, or tv) of the Hitchhiker's Guide, you probably won't like this movie. It is as different to them as the radio version and the book version are to each other. It seems that Mr. Adams liked to re-invent the story in each of its incarnations.
I had read all five of the books before I even knew that the earlier (BBC?) radio broadcasts existed. When I finally heard them, it seemed to me like he had cut the scenes of the book into jigsaw pieces, thrown away half of them, scrambled the rest in with a smaller puzzle, hammered all the pieces together, and traced over that to make a new picture which was wildly different yet familiar. I got the exact same sensation when I saw the movie, and again, I enjoyed the results.
In making those kinds of drastic changes, he and the filmmakers have succeeded in keeping the wacky spirit of the story alive. They have made it accessible to modern audiences who have no knowledge of the strange universe(s) that Mr. Adams created, and added fresh and funny surprises for the diehard fans. There are plentiful "inside jokes" that only we could pick up (example: the statue in the church entryway), and numerous new ideas (whack!) that only Mr. Adams could dream up.
The movie did seem to start a little slowly and unevenly, but part of that feeling could have been me noticing the many changes and fearing two hours of major disappointment. As it turned out, my only real disappointment was that Zaphod didn't get to keep his second head and third arm. Although not 'Oscar quality', all of the actors did quite well in their characters, and seemed to fit in with the other elements of the movie. Together they made a wonderfully campy and absurd whole, which I suspect would please the late Mr. Adams.
If you're hoping that this movie will faithfully re-create any one of the previous versions (radio, book, or tv) of the Hitchhiker's Guide, you probably won't like this movie. It is as different to them as the radio version and the book version are to each other. It seems that Mr. Adams liked to re-invent the story in each of its incarnations.
I had read all five of the books before I even knew that the earlier (BBC?) radio broadcasts existed. When I finally heard them, it seemed to me like he had cut the scenes of the book into jigsaw pieces, thrown away half of them, scrambled the rest in with a smaller puzzle, hammered all the pieces together, and traced over that to make a new picture which was wildly different yet familiar. I got the exact same sensation when I saw the movie, and again, I enjoyed the results.
In making those kinds of drastic changes, he and the filmmakers have succeeded in keeping the wacky spirit of the story alive. They have made it accessible to modern audiences who have no knowledge of the strange universe(s) that Mr. Adams created, and added fresh and funny surprises for the diehard fans. There are plentiful "inside jokes" that only we could pick up (example: the statue in the church entryway), and numerous new ideas (whack!) that only Mr. Adams could dream up.
The movie did seem to start a little slowly and unevenly, but part of that feeling could have been me noticing the many changes and fearing two hours of major disappointment. As it turned out, my only real disappointment was that Zaphod didn't get to keep his second head and third arm. Although not 'Oscar quality', all of the actors did quite well in their characters, and seemed to fit in with the other elements of the movie. Together they made a wonderfully campy and absurd whole, which I suspect would please the late Mr. Adams.
April Fools!
Oops! I forgot to set my calendar ahead for Daylight Savings Month... :P :)
Anyway, Here's a link to the one of the more famous April Fools hoaxes, the BBC's Spaghetti Crop hoax. The link has the story, plus an actual video clip of the segment.
Anyway, Here's a link to the one of the more famous April Fools hoaxes, the BBC's Spaghetti Crop hoax. The link has the story, plus an actual video clip of the segment.
Friday, April 29, 2005
go read
New additions to the religious blogroll: "Walking Circumspectly" and "Drink Deeper".
What if the IRS had discovered the Quadratic Formula?
I don't agree with all of it, but reading between the rhetoric, there are some interesting points in this article on the historical reasons for state-organized schools.
From the paraphrased-much-too-far version of Romans 14: "One person's faith allows him to watch any screen, but another man, whose faith is weak, watches only computer screens. The person who watches all screens must not look down on one who does not, and vice versa. Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own master he stands or falls."
Canada's Watergate.
I hadn't heard this Will Rogers quote before. So very very true.
They do stuff.
Chopper!
Theocracies, all.
I had seen this homemade pipe organ a while back, but I didn't see the link for this much more elaborate model. Nor did i see the links for these other homemade projects. (moved from previous post)
They find the spots, so you don't haaave tooooo.....
The solution is so easy, even a defective yeti could find it.
Googletalk generates gibberish based on recursive Google results for a small set of words. If you're into random stuff like I am, you'll like it. A portion of my first sample:
Sounds like a plan to me.
What if the IRS had discovered the Quadratic Formula?
I don't agree with all of it, but reading between the rhetoric, there are some interesting points in this article on the historical reasons for state-organized schools.
From the paraphrased-much-too-far version of Romans 14: "One person's faith allows him to watch any screen, but another man, whose faith is weak, watches only computer screens. The person who watches all screens must not look down on one who does not, and vice versa. Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own master he stands or falls."
Canada's Watergate.
I hadn't heard this Will Rogers quote before. So very very true.
They do stuff.
Chopper!
Theocracies, all.
I had seen this homemade pipe organ a while back, but I didn't see the link for this much more elaborate model. Nor did i see the links for these other homemade projects. (moved from previous post)
They find the spots, so you don't haaave tooooo.....
The solution is so easy, even a defective yeti could find it.
Googletalk generates gibberish based on recursive Google results for a small set of words. If you're into random stuff like I am, you'll like it. A portion of my first sample:
infections. are caused by the Flight crew. and cabin crew Training. and Meetings. calendar; from the Calendar screen, click the Edit button. is clicked the following window will appear: Click on the connection, tab. and click on the connection, tab. and click on the map, to zoom in on the Ground and the ground is the same as you? would have to Be a Good Graduate student Advisor, in the department of the Environment and Natural Resources is the world s largest, climate prediction experiment which is a Diamond s color is a property of the Week
Sounds like a plan to me.
Thursday, April 28, 2005
Carnival of Comedy
Wooohooo! IMAOlanche! (update: and an indirect instalanche!)
Spacemonkey hosted the first ever Carnival of Comedy at IMAO. Though they're all winners, here are some of my favorites - in no particular order:
Red Robin Hood
The next Survivor series
Fighting Terrorism
Portable Music
Earth Day 2030
You may or may not have been aware that my entry was Awareness.
Spacemonkey hosted the first ever Carnival of Comedy at IMAO. Though they're all winners, here are some of my favorites - in no particular order:
Red Robin Hood
The next Survivor series
Fighting Terrorism
Portable Music
Earth Day 2030
You may or may not have been aware that my entry was Awareness.
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Hitchhiker's Guide Poll
There's a new Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie coming out this weekend, which has the best trailer in the history of cinema (the link is a video window popup). Although I now realize how anti-religion they are, I was a big fan of the five books of the trilogy.
With that tiny bit of background, I have a couple of questions for you:
Are you planning to see the movie?
- a) You hadn't even heard of it until now.
- b) You're avoiding it like the plague, and may boycott the theater for showing it.
- c) You may rent the DVD later.
- d) You plan to see it in the theater.
- e) You're answering this from a laptop while camping out for tickets.
Have you read the books?
- a) You didn't know it was a book.
- b) You didn't get past the second chapter, and burned the book to prevent anyone else from reading it.
- c) You read through some or all of them once many years ago.
- d) You read through all five multiple times.
- e) You can recite them from memory, starting at any given page number.
With that tiny bit of background, I have a couple of questions for you:
Are you planning to see the movie?
- a) You hadn't even heard of it until now.
- b) You're avoiding it like the plague, and may boycott the theater for showing it.
- c) You may rent the DVD later.
- d) You plan to see it in the theater.
- e) You're answering this from a laptop while camping out for tickets.
Have you read the books?
- a) You didn't know it was a book.
- b) You didn't get past the second chapter, and burned the book to prevent anyone else from reading it.
- c) You read through some or all of them once many years ago.
- d) You read through all five multiple times.
- e) You can recite them from memory, starting at any given page number.
Kim Jong is Il
This should be unthinkable - what's pathetic is that there is such a long history of the "unthinkable".
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
more random links
--serious--
The Great Physician is still at work.
--interesting--
April Fools, Earth Day, same thing...
Wuzzadem responds to all scandals of all time.
Missed concerts: I would like to have heard this techno pipe organ performance. I would really like to have attended this Bel Canto concert. But the concert I would most like to have seen was the live Synergy performance in the Netherlands three years ago.
Also, if they are for real, someday I would like to hear the stalacpipe organ and the large hot pipe organ.
Looks like Instapundit & The Corner have trouble with the service at their local Home Depots. I've had the exact opposite experience. The employees at the closest store location to me are very knowledgeable and helpful. It's Lowe's that is usually "hit or miss" with employee helpfulness.
Duckwriter fires two good salvos at the left.
--not serious--
The idiot keeps saying "enchilada", and he can't even spell it correctly.
Hint: Do NOT suggest Billy Idol's "White Wedding".
You too can build your own airplane! From the look of some of these pictures, it shoudn't be too much harder than building a flying model, right? ;)
But I wonder what her Secret Service Codename was - "Untamed Shrew", perhaps?
The Great Physician is still at work.
--interesting--
April Fools, Earth Day, same thing...
Wuzzadem responds to all scandals of all time.
Missed concerts: I would like to have heard this techno pipe organ performance. I would really like to have attended this Bel Canto concert. But the concert I would most like to have seen was the live Synergy performance in the Netherlands three years ago.
Also, if they are for real, someday I would like to hear the stalacpipe organ and the large hot pipe organ.
Looks like Instapundit & The Corner have trouble with the service at their local Home Depots. I've had the exact opposite experience. The employees at the closest store location to me are very knowledgeable and helpful. It's Lowe's that is usually "hit or miss" with employee helpfulness.
Duckwriter fires two good salvos at the left.
--not serious--
The idiot keeps saying "enchilada", and he can't even spell it correctly.
Hint: Do NOT suggest Billy Idol's "White Wedding".
You too can build your own airplane! From the look of some of these pictures, it shoudn't be too much harder than building a flying model, right? ;)
But I wonder what her Secret Service Codename was - "Untamed Shrew", perhaps?
Monday, April 25, 2005
I'm not saying it *has*, but...
Three signs the Star Wars franchise *MAY* have jumped the shark:
1) Episode 5 was broadcast last saturday afternoon, interrupted by commercials for trade schools and used car lots.
2) The commercial with Darth Vader and the M&Ms animated characters.
3) Darth Vader is blogging.
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Update 5-03-05
4) Tootsie Pop suckers that spin in Chewbacca's head.
5) The commercial where Yoda uses the Force to steal a Pepsi - WRONG on so many levels.
1) Episode 5 was broadcast last saturday afternoon, interrupted by commercials for trade schools and used car lots.
2) The commercial with Darth Vader and the M&Ms animated characters.
3) Darth Vader is blogging.
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Update 5-03-05
4) Tootsie Pop suckers that spin in Chewbacca's head.
5) The commercial where Yoda uses the Force to steal a Pepsi - WRONG on so many levels.
Sunday, April 24, 2005
quick reminder
The phrase "not affiliated with any Hattiesburgs anywhere" was the original slogan/tagline/quote for this blog. Maybe it should be returned, because there continues to be some confusion that the name "Hatless in Hattiesburg" indicates my actual location.
The name was invented only as an absurd/sarcastic take on "Sleepless in Seattle". My apologies to anyone who took it seriously, and to the steady trickle of visitors who come here searching for information on the fine city of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
The name was invented only as an absurd/sarcastic take on "Sleepless in Seattle". My apologies to anyone who took it seriously, and to the steady trickle of visitors who come here searching for information on the fine city of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Friday, April 22, 2005
again, random
Once again proving themselves fair and balanced, there's no bias at the BBC. (warning: may induce cursing)
Vodkapundit turns over three different rocks. (warning: many creepy crawlies underneath)
Scary idea, but it's a long shot. FuturePundit - and many commentors - speculate on the hazards of genetic engineering. (warning: many slippery slopes)
"sometimes it takes a ghost, who cares, to bring a reminder..." (warning: mild profanity)
Obesity may not be as deadly as the (junk) scientists say. (warning: may make you want a cheeseburger)
"I am but a simple unfrozen computer animator. I know nothing of your superior ways of deer-hunting and flint-sharpening. Your ways of story-telling are like magic to my primitive ears." (warning: one of the characters is wearing a hat)
Rumor has it that Kerry is so determined to run again in three years that he has resolved, after twenty years in the Senate, to begin actually performing his duties there. (warning: you won't know whether to laugh or cry. i suggest laughing.)
LaShawn gets it wrong. (warning: will remind you how bad reno and the clintonistas were)
A collection of spreadsheet jokes (warning: i don't get a lot of these)
Vodkapundit turns over three different rocks. (warning: many creepy crawlies underneath)
Scary idea, but it's a long shot. FuturePundit - and many commentors - speculate on the hazards of genetic engineering. (warning: many slippery slopes)
"sometimes it takes a ghost, who cares, to bring a reminder..." (warning: mild profanity)
Obesity may not be as deadly as the (junk) scientists say. (warning: may make you want a cheeseburger)
"I am but a simple unfrozen computer animator. I know nothing of your superior ways of deer-hunting and flint-sharpening. Your ways of story-telling are like magic to my primitive ears." (warning: one of the characters is wearing a hat)
Rumor has it that Kerry is so determined to run again in three years that he has resolved, after twenty years in the Senate, to begin actually performing his duties there. (warning: you won't know whether to laugh or cry. i suggest laughing.)
LaShawn gets it wrong. (warning: will remind you how bad reno and the clintonistas were)
A collection of spreadsheet jokes (warning: i don't get a lot of these)
u-NPR-isom
Why does Instapunk listen to NPR?
I listen to NPR the way a kid who's losing a baby molar worries it in his jaw, to experience a pain that is in some curious way exquisitely uniform. It's a pain that rarely rises to the level of agony, and somehow its constant tingling potentiality of hitting that one thrumming chord cannot be ignored. NPR is there. Millions of people lap up its dreary and oh-so-polite editorializing-without-ever-coming-right-out-and-saying-it style of propaganda, and it's impossible to ignore all those highbrows listening sagely in their Bimmers and plowing their way through the ready-made reading lists that fall out of the not-so-Fresh Air of Terry Gross's interviews with the cognoscenti. The tone of it all -- from Terry to Garrison Keillor to 'What Do You Know?' to 'Morning Edition' to 'Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me' to 'BBC World' to 'All Things Considered' to Tavis Smiley -- varies within the same range as that moribund molar, which is to say hardly at all. Whether the intention is to be informative, thoughtful or humorous, the demeanor is almost constantly knowing, a bit weary, pretentiously allusive, and ostentatiously soft-spoken and indirect, as if we all -- NPR listeners, that is -- share such a huge set of common convictions and esthetic preferences that almost nothing in the way of straightforward comment is needed.Or maybe it's for the soothing voices...
more pope commentary > commentary > commentary > ...
Theosebes comments: "But as he seems to be conservative in an uphold Biblical principles sort of way, I like him. He seems to upset all the right people, so I can't think it's a bad choice."
Thinklings comments: "Watch for these keywords (to be used by talking heads) over the next week: "hardline", "guardian", "doctrine", "orthodoxy", "conservative"."
Molten Thought comments: "Sure, Cokie, the real issue with Catholicism is they're just not into killing babies enough to suit you and your limousine liberal jet-set urban divas."
Beautiful Atrocities has (have?) a shocker. Cheat Seeking Missiles is (are?) pleasantly surprised. Varifrank talks to the pope's brother.
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"Are you being sarcastic, dude?" "I don't even know any more."
Thinklings comments: "Watch for these keywords (to be used by talking heads) over the next week: "hardline", "guardian", "doctrine", "orthodoxy", "conservative"."
Molten Thought comments: "Sure, Cokie, the real issue with Catholicism is they're just not into killing babies enough to suit you and your limousine liberal jet-set urban divas."
Beautiful Atrocities has (have?) a shocker. Cheat Seeking Missiles is (are?) pleasantly surprised. Varifrank talks to the pope's brother.
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"Are you being sarcastic, dude?" "I don't even know any more."
Thursday, April 21, 2005
sosumi
Well, I spent more time writing this post about Awareness than I had spent on almost any previous post, and it didn't quite generate the response I had hoped. So when Flying Space Monkey said that FrankJ was starting a Carnival of Comedy, I went to the registration page at Conservative Cat and submitted my post.
Now my astute readers may remember my pledge to avoid
I feeeel so dirrrty.
;)
Now my astute readers may remember my pledge to avoid
- Whine-blogging
- Cat-blogging
- Any-other-pet-blogging
- Carnivals-of-Anything
I feeeel so dirrrty.
;)
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
new to me
Have any of you heard about the A9.com search tool - good, bad, or indifferent? It looks like it has some interesting features...
Piggly Wiggly
In the 70's or 80's, Piggly Wiggly closed all their grocery store locations that I knew of in the DFW area, so I assumed they had gone bankrupt. Thanks to Dustbury, I found that they are still alive and wiggling, with quite a few locations and a very interesting history which I had never heard.
wishful thinking
Ah, if only George Stephanoppulagus (and other talking heads) would complain about the real intolerance of Islam the way he has been complaining about the supposed intolerance of Catholicism.
Is it because he knows he would be in danger for expressing anti-islamic views? That in itself should tell him something...
Is it because he knows he would be in danger for expressing anti-islamic views? That in itself should tell him something...
Papal History
With the recent news surrounding the Papacy, here is a list of previous Popes. Like most Wikipedia entries, it includes plenty of links to other relevant info.
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Google searches
Sitemeter showed a referral from a Google search for "little known trivia", and my post with that title was #1 of over 950,000. Kinda funny, especially since it's not really trivia.
The "helpful telemarketing hints" post continues to be shown consistently as a Google search referral as well. Let's hope they learn something from it...
The "helpful telemarketing hints" post continues to be shown consistently as a Google search referral as well. Let's hope they learn something from it...
Cardinal Ratzinger on Trendiness
Via this transcript at Hugh Hewitt, Cardinal Ratzinger has some good quotes:
How many winds of doctrine we have known in recent decades, how many ideological currents, how many ways of thinking... The small boat of thought of many Christians has often been tossed about by these waves - thrown from one extreme to the other: from Marxism to liberalism, even to libertinism; from collectivism to radical individualism; from atheism to a vague religious mysticism; from agnosticism to syncretism, and so forth. Every day new sects are created and what Saint Paul says about human trickery comes true, with cunning which tries to draw those into error (cf Eph 4, 14)...
being an Adult means having a faith which does not follow the waves of today's fashions or the latest novelties.
Sunday, April 17, 2005
Awareness
Saturday, Apr. 9, at 6:13pm EDT, Awareness achieved a stable orbit around the earth.
For many years in America and abroad, numerous grassroots efforts have sought to raise Awareness on a wide variety of causes, and now those innumerable hours of jogging, dancing, and biking have paid off. "Awareness is now at an all time high. I'm really on cloud nine about this," says Karen Pochissimo, president of Aware-R-Us International. We spoke with Ms. Pochissimo at the Aware-R-Us headquarters, located in the festive Roman suburb of Troppi Eventi, Italy.
Ms. Pochissimo founded the Aware-R-Us organization in 1993. She recalled how, nearly a decade earlier, she had been inspired by both the Hands Across America and We Are The World events, but also recognized their inherent logistical problems. "Hands Across America suffered from large gaps in the human chain, due to the logistical problem of getting such a huge number of people holding hands stretched all the way across the North American continent. Similarly, We Are The World suffered from large gaps in intelligibility, due to the logistical problem of getting such a huge number of egos crowded into one recording session."
Ms. Pochissimo recalled that one night, while watching a rerun of Knots Landing, she suddenly became aware of an idea, and that idea was simply Awareness. "Up to that time, I had been wandering through my life completely unaware. I had mistakenly looked to other things to erase that feeling, little realizing that Awareness itself is as easy as a walk in the park."
The idea of Awareness spread even more quickly than Karen could have expected. Numerous groups across America soon realized that by organizing a normal social activity under a banner of Awareness, attendance would dramatically increase at that event. Seemingly overnight, the Awareness movement had been launched, and it spread like wildfire.
As successful as it has been, the Awareness movement has not been without its problems. "During the early days of Awareness, groups were free to choose their own Awareness ribbon color, and conflicts quickly arose as to color ownership." recalls Ms. Charite Fausse, spokeperson for the Cause-Color Coordination Center of Cape Canaveral, FL. "By now, every possible color of ribbon has some associated cause in the Awareness rainbow. We are now even seeing a looming shortage of color patterns. So our organization stays quite busy pinning down issues of color registration, cause overlap, ribbon suppliers, and other red tape. And on rare occasions, we have to find a way to tie in some pre-CCCC-regulation color we had overlooked." She admits the organization had briefly considered sponsoring a Color-Cause Confusion Awareness week, but had quickly rejected the idea.
As you may remember, Ms. Fausse first became known for ending the conflict between Sky Awareness and Robin Egg Awareness over their identical theme ribbon color. Despite the numerous challenges she has faced over the years, Charite is elated over the success of Awareness, and proud of the support the CCCC has given to it.
In addition to the duties mentioned previously, the CCCC also keeps track of the heights to which Awareness has soared, and compiles data of the amounts that participating groups help to raise Awareness. Tuesday morning, the organization confirmed that the specific event that placed Awareness into its stable orbit was the "2nd Annual Bowl-a-thon for Athelete's Foot" event held by the East Side Junior League of North Westchester, South Dakota.
But by no means are Aware-R-Us and the CCCC resting on their laurels. Ms. Pochissimo enthusiastically states, "The next goal we have planned is for Awareness to achieve escape velocity. And in the far future, we hope to make Awareness universal."
For many years in America and abroad, numerous grassroots efforts have sought to raise Awareness on a wide variety of causes, and now those innumerable hours of jogging, dancing, and biking have paid off. "Awareness is now at an all time high. I'm really on cloud nine about this," says Karen Pochissimo, president of Aware-R-Us International. We spoke with Ms. Pochissimo at the Aware-R-Us headquarters, located in the festive Roman suburb of Troppi Eventi, Italy.
Ms. Pochissimo founded the Aware-R-Us organization in 1993. She recalled how, nearly a decade earlier, she had been inspired by both the Hands Across America and We Are The World events, but also recognized their inherent logistical problems. "Hands Across America suffered from large gaps in the human chain, due to the logistical problem of getting such a huge number of people holding hands stretched all the way across the North American continent. Similarly, We Are The World suffered from large gaps in intelligibility, due to the logistical problem of getting such a huge number of egos crowded into one recording session."
Ms. Pochissimo recalled that one night, while watching a rerun of Knots Landing, she suddenly became aware of an idea, and that idea was simply Awareness. "Up to that time, I had been wandering through my life completely unaware. I had mistakenly looked to other things to erase that feeling, little realizing that Awareness itself is as easy as a walk in the park."
The idea of Awareness spread even more quickly than Karen could have expected. Numerous groups across America soon realized that by organizing a normal social activity under a banner of Awareness, attendance would dramatically increase at that event. Seemingly overnight, the Awareness movement had been launched, and it spread like wildfire.
As successful as it has been, the Awareness movement has not been without its problems. "During the early days of Awareness, groups were free to choose their own Awareness ribbon color, and conflicts quickly arose as to color ownership." recalls Ms. Charite Fausse, spokeperson for the Cause-Color Coordination Center of Cape Canaveral, FL. "By now, every possible color of ribbon has some associated cause in the Awareness rainbow. We are now even seeing a looming shortage of color patterns. So our organization stays quite busy pinning down issues of color registration, cause overlap, ribbon suppliers, and other red tape. And on rare occasions, we have to find a way to tie in some pre-CCCC-regulation color we had overlooked." She admits the organization had briefly considered sponsoring a Color-Cause Confusion Awareness week, but had quickly rejected the idea.
As you may remember, Ms. Fausse first became known for ending the conflict between Sky Awareness and Robin Egg Awareness over their identical theme ribbon color. Despite the numerous challenges she has faced over the years, Charite is elated over the success of Awareness, and proud of the support the CCCC has given to it.
In addition to the duties mentioned previously, the CCCC also keeps track of the heights to which Awareness has soared, and compiles data of the amounts that participating groups help to raise Awareness. Tuesday morning, the organization confirmed that the specific event that placed Awareness into its stable orbit was the "2nd Annual Bowl-a-thon for Athelete's Foot" event held by the East Side Junior League of North Westchester, South Dakota.
But by no means are Aware-R-Us and the CCCC resting on their laurels. Ms. Pochissimo enthusiastically states, "The next goal we have planned is for Awareness to achieve escape velocity. And in the far future, we hope to make Awareness universal."
Saturday, April 16, 2005
Slavery
(Update 2: Thanks to Lenise of Paxifist for finding the link that I had lost. Apologies to CEP of What A Rummy Nation...)
The slave trade didn't disappear with the Civil War.
The slave trade didn't disappear with the Civil War.
It's big business. Conservative estimates now place about 21 million worldwide in slavery, their labor unrecompensed and fuel for the drug and arms trade, among other grave social ills...
The primary goal right now is simple publicity--informing Americans that slavery does exist, in a virulent and cruel form--crueler, really, than anytime before in history, as many of these people are victims not only of physical abuse, but of sexual and psychological maltreatment that exceeds all preceding examples...
This is an evil that we free people should not ignore--we cannot leave these fatherless, these "widows"... to the mercy of those who exploit them.
again with the random!
When doctors are outlawed, only outlaws will have doctors.
Be careful, or you'll put your eyes out.
Know Thy Friends: Dodecahedrons.
Yo, check out tha X-treme meds!
Many years ago someone claimed that oil reserves are a renewable resource. I considered the possibility far-fetched, and soon forgot about it. Every few years the reference would pop up again, and this is the first one I've seen about it since I started blogging. Probably an urban myth, but still interesting.
Be careful, or you'll put your eyes out.
Know Thy Friends: Dodecahedrons.
Yo, check out tha X-treme meds!
Many years ago someone claimed that oil reserves are a renewable resource. I considered the possibility far-fetched, and soon forgot about it. Every few years the reference would pop up again, and this is the first one I've seen about it since I started blogging. Probably an urban myth, but still interesting.
Friday, April 15, 2005
dem bash
Happy Democrat Day!
Ann Coulter's "It's Only Funny Until Someone Loses a Pie"
If you have any respect for Jimmy Carter, don't read this.
Photo of a related species.
Ann Coulter's "It's Only Funny Until Someone Loses a Pie"
If you have any respect for Jimmy Carter, don't read this.
Photo of a related species.
Thursday, April 14, 2005
in the works
probably won't post much for a couple of days. i'm actually trying to write something coherent!
=8^O
UPDATE - two quick tech warnings:
Beware of anyone directing you to a Microsoft upgrade.
Be careful about filing your taxes online.
=8^O
UPDATE - two quick tech warnings:
Beware of anyone directing you to a Microsoft upgrade.
Be careful about filing your taxes online.
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
political reads...
Power Line says "It's amazing what can happen when Republicans get to talk to America."
Captain's Quarters: The title "Divorce Canadian Style" is apt but somewhat misleading.
Res Publica has a quote from the Louisiana ACLU, to which I would respond, "The offensive ACLU and its dark overlords cannot get away with their cultural assault that mocks the word 'Liberty' and the role of Our Creator in establishing the laws upon which American law is based."
Captain's Quarters: The title "Divorce Canadian Style" is apt but somewhat misleading.
Res Publica has a quote from the Louisiana ACLU, to which I would respond, "The offensive ACLU and its dark overlords cannot get away with their cultural assault that mocks the word 'Liberty' and the role of Our Creator in establishing the laws upon which American law is based."
Variations on Malaise?
Chrenkoff describes two new afflictions: Post-Totalitarian Stress Disorder and Global Power Deprivation Syndrome.
Also read his report of "die Tinfoilhutträger" in the German parliament, and the "7 steps to a better world" guest post.
Also read his report of "die Tinfoilhutträger" in the German parliament, and the "7 steps to a better world" guest post.
Whither Europe?
(i'm really liking these buckley-style headlines...)
Go read Varifrank's opinion of our european 'friends'.
Go read Varifrank's opinion of our european 'friends'.
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Slippery Slope?
(original post date 4-8-05)
Sometimes the slippery slope actually happens. An elderly Georgia woman "is being deprived of food and water in clear contravention of her own stated wishes, and at the request of someone who should have no standing under Georgia law. "
UPDATE 1: This may or may not be a true story.
UPDATE 2: Looks like it is true.
(update 3 added 4-12-05)
UPDATE 3: It isn't over yet, but here is some good news.
Sometimes the slippery slope actually happens. An elderly Georgia woman "is being deprived of food and water in clear contravention of her own stated wishes, and at the request of someone who should have no standing under Georgia law. "
UPDATE 1: This may or may not be a true story.
UPDATE 2: Looks like it is true.
(update 3 added 4-12-05)
UPDATE 3: It isn't over yet, but here is some good news.
Blank Blogging
I hereby declare the Hatless in Hattiesburg blog an "X-blogging" free zone. From now on, you will not see any of the following here - on a regular basis:
Tired of the "-blogging" suffix yet? ;)
p.s. No Carnivals-of-Anything either.
- Cat-blogging
- Dog-blogging
- Fish-blogging
- Any-other-pet-blogging
- Camera-blogging
- Mower-blogging
- Gun-blogging
- Car-blogging
- Art-blogging
- Photo-blogging
- Video-blogging
- Audio-blogging
- Movie-blogging
- TV-blogging
- Reality-show-blogging
- Book-blogging
- CD-blogging
- DVD-blogging
- Whine-blogging
- Wine-blogging
- Beer-blogging
- Beard-blogging
- Shoe-blogging
- Fashion-blogging
- Roommate-blogging
- Engagement-blogging
- Wedding-blogging
- Baby-blogging
- Grandchild-blogging
- House-blogging
- Barn-blogging
- Flower-blogging
- Windmill-blogging
- Restaurant-blogging
- Food-blogging
Tired of the "-blogging" suffix yet? ;)
p.s. No Carnivals-of-Anything either.
Actually, No
Power Line has a report from the Jerusalem Post about the beating death of Yusra al-Azzami, a 22-year-old university student from the Gaza Strip. Reacting to the horrific sight, one bystander said "This does not represent Islam."
Wrong. In the very first line of the article, Hamas states they are "operating a 'vice and virtue commando' in the Gaza Strip to safeguard Islamic values, Palestinian security officials and residents told The Jerusalem Post." If the group itself claims the name of Islam, their actions do represent Islam. Now it can be debated whether or not it is an accurate representation of the group as a whole, but it is a representation.
There are any number of examples of people "representing" a belief system particularly well (ex. Mother Teresa) or notoriously poorly (ex. David Koresh). I know a couple of environmentalists who represent their ideals in a relatively level-headed manner, but that's not enough to offset the tree-spiking terrorists who also represent environmentalism.
So if this beating was an isolated incident, it could be dismissed as an inaccurate representation. But since this is only the most recent barbaric act in a decades-long campaign of terror, it seems quite accurate. I will be glad to acknowledge any counterexamples if there are any, but I won't hold my breath waiting for them.
Wrong. In the very first line of the article, Hamas states they are "operating a 'vice and virtue commando' in the Gaza Strip to safeguard Islamic values, Palestinian security officials and residents told The Jerusalem Post." If the group itself claims the name of Islam, their actions do represent Islam. Now it can be debated whether or not it is an accurate representation of the group as a whole, but it is a representation.
There are any number of examples of people "representing" a belief system particularly well (ex. Mother Teresa) or notoriously poorly (ex. David Koresh). I know a couple of environmentalists who represent their ideals in a relatively level-headed manner, but that's not enough to offset the tree-spiking terrorists who also represent environmentalism.
So if this beating was an isolated incident, it could be dismissed as an inaccurate representation. But since this is only the most recent barbaric act in a decades-long campaign of terror, it seems quite accurate. I will be glad to acknowledge any counterexamples if there are any, but I won't hold my breath waiting for them.
There's a thought
Cheat Seeking Missiles has an insight into why gas prices are so high. They forgot one related factor - the ridiculous number of "boutique" formulations of gasoline required by different regions and municipalities.
Monday, April 11, 2005
little-known trivia
The Big Ben in London is the world's largest example of a neighborhood watch program.
Saturday, April 09, 2005
can you say "addicted to ellipses"?...
more random links...
RWD said Monday, but he didn't say which Monday...
Good riddance to big brother...
Blue Goldfish asks "At what point does a church stop being church? Christ knocked over the money-changing tables at the Temple. Should we begin to knock over the power-point projectors...?"
Well, there they go again...
Were McVeigh and AlQaeda linked? New evidence...
LaShawn, Michelle, and to a lesser extent Rightwingsparkle, have been battling idiot trolls. (warning: foul language.) (UPDATE: Little Green Footballs has even more.) I wonder why the trolls don't pick on someone their own size - perhaps a paramecium? It's like the cliffs of Dover being "attacked" by a dust storm...
Although I agree with LaShawn on most points, I disagree with a couple of her pet peeves about bloggers. #9 and #10 in her list complain about bloggers who remain anonymous. I contend that there are too many scammers & crazies crawling on the net looking for personal info. Now my main pet peeve is blogger who uses a brown template with a lot of little squares underneath the title - what's up with that? :) I'm kidding of course...
If you thought the Monty Python limerick was bad, check this out, and this related photo...
Speaking of writing good headlines, Dustbury will be added to the blogroll...
RWD said Monday, but he didn't say which Monday...
Good riddance to big brother...
Blue Goldfish asks "At what point does a church stop being church? Christ knocked over the money-changing tables at the Temple. Should we begin to knock over the power-point projectors...?"
Well, there they go again...
Were McVeigh and AlQaeda linked? New evidence...
LaShawn, Michelle, and to a lesser extent Rightwingsparkle, have been battling idiot trolls. (warning: foul language.) (UPDATE: Little Green Footballs has even more.) I wonder why the trolls don't pick on someone their own size - perhaps a paramecium? It's like the cliffs of Dover being "attacked" by a dust storm...
Although I agree with LaShawn on most points, I disagree with a couple of her pet peeves about bloggers. #9 and #10 in her list complain about bloggers who remain anonymous. I contend that there are too many scammers & crazies crawling on the net looking for personal info. Now my main pet peeve is blogger who uses a brown template with a lot of little squares underneath the title - what's up with that? :) I'm kidding of course...
If you thought the Monty Python limerick was bad, check this out, and this related photo...
Speaking of writing good headlines, Dustbury will be added to the blogroll...
Whither Spam?
see, i can write headlines as well as william f buckley :)
Via Molten Thought, spammer gets nine years in prison.
From the linked article:
Via Molten Thought, spammer gets nine years in prison.
From the linked article:
Thousands of people fell for his e-mails, and prosecutors said Jaynes' operation grossed up to $750,000 per month.In a way, it's surprising that so many people still fall for these scams, but in a way it's not. The way humans are, some will always find ways to cheat money out of others. But how can we educate the people who fall for spam, without resorting to sending spam ourselves?
Friday, April 08, 2005
re: certain co-workers
If I were to make residence in another state, I would make it a point not to ridicule the natives of that state. Apparently I'm in the minority here - the minority that has a little class.
Thursday, April 07, 2005
the randomness continues...
Some of these airplane designs are cool, but some of them are worse than my grade school doodles. Seriously.
Monty Python movie in limerick form.
It is possible to learn something constructive from a liberal! (via Mish-Mash the Muckraker...) On a completely related note, would anybody be interested in buying a one-of-a-kind Hatless in Hattiesburg t-shirt?
Something's fishy about this picture...
The Walmart where Varifrank shops sounds worse than the one where I shop.
Monty Python movie in limerick form.
It is possible to learn something constructive from a liberal! (via Mish-Mash the Muckraker...) On a completely related note, would anybody be interested in buying a one-of-a-kind Hatless in Hattiesburg t-shirt?
Something's fishy about this picture...
The Walmart where Varifrank shops sounds worse than the one where I shop.
Saints
Hugh Hewitt has this post about wanting a patron saint for bloggers. In it, he refers to this alphabetical listing of all patron saints. I had no idea there were so many.
I'm not being facetious or sarcastic in any way, but can any of my Catholic readers explain the reason for and practice of the patron saint system? How important a role does it play in the church services or everyday life?
p.s. I also have no idea what to make of this, if anything...
I'm not being facetious or sarcastic in any way, but can any of my Catholic readers explain the reason for and practice of the patron saint system? How important a role does it play in the church services or everyday life?
p.s. I also have no idea what to make of this, if anything...
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
random roundup
here's a bunch of random links - some serious, some not:
Two related articles by Mark Steyn about commentary about the Pope. From the first article:
Some surrealist art links.
Arizona Minutemen.
My stock in Pat Sajak has gone up upon discovery of this post.
In this enlightened age, how can it be that there is a return to segregation in Detroit?
I'm undecided on this discussion about environmental policy, but it is thought-provoking.
Lapses in airport security. Don't worry, they're being fixed.
Sign me up for this time travel deal. Can I schedule it to be picked up in 1979? . . . . . Hmm, guess not. Never mind, I'll do it myself.
On the problems that surround filesharing.
I knew they were coming, just not this soon.
Scrappleface does it again.
Recent blogroll additions: Cheat-Seeking Missiles and Discerning Texan.
Benefits of a messy office.
Also, a "Which file extension are you?" quiz. Mine was .* (wildcard) - bet you didn't see that coming...
Two related articles by Mark Steyn about commentary about the Pope. From the first article:
The root of the Pope's thinking - that there are eternal truths no one can change even if one wanted to - is completely incomprehensible to the progressivist mindset... It requires tremendous will to cling to the splendour of truth when the default mode of the era is to blur and evade.
Some surrealist art links.
Arizona Minutemen.
My stock in Pat Sajak has gone up upon discovery of this post.
In this enlightened age, how can it be that there is a return to segregation in Detroit?
I'm undecided on this discussion about environmental policy, but it is thought-provoking.
Lapses in airport security. Don't worry, they're being fixed.
Sign me up for this time travel deal. Can I schedule it to be picked up in 1979? . . . . . Hmm, guess not. Never mind, I'll do it myself.
On the problems that surround filesharing.
I knew they were coming, just not this soon.
Scrappleface does it again.
Recent blogroll additions: Cheat-Seeking Missiles and Discerning Texan.
Benefits of a messy office.
Also, a "Which file extension are you?" quiz. Mine was .* (wildcard) - bet you didn't see that coming...
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Net Attack
As the story goes, one of the main design concepts of the internet was to have a communications system that could survive a nuclear attack. Fortunately that feature was never directly tested. Now we are in the process of finding out whether or not the internet can stand up to sustained bureaucratic attacks.
Internet Crackdown in China
Yahoo vs. French yahoos
California Real Estate restrictions
Blogger detained in Bahrain
No private registration for US domains
Iranian Blogger Sentenced to Prison
Canadian Coverup
Harrassment of Malaysian Bloggers
ADDITION: Utah blog registration
At least nuclear warheads can be dismantled...
Internet Crackdown in China
Yahoo vs. French yahoos
California Real Estate restrictions
Blogger detained in Bahrain
No private registration for US domains
Iranian Blogger Sentenced to Prison
Canadian Coverup
Harrassment of Malaysian Bloggers
ADDITION: Utah blog registration
At least nuclear warheads can be dismantled...
Monday, April 04, 2005
Crushing of Dissent, pt.2
A couple of North Pacific tin-pot dictatorships are trying to clamp down on free speech in blogs.
now that's city planning!
(note the date of the article)
"You always hear people complain about the weather, but someone is finally actually doing something about it."
It's still not enough to make me want to move back, though...
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This one, however, doesn't look like an April Fools' joke.
"You always hear people complain about the weather, but someone is finally actually doing something about it."
It's still not enough to make me want to move back, though...
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This one, however, doesn't look like an April Fools' joke.
school shooting commentary
Bruce Thornton at VictorHanson.com looks into the explanations given for the recent school shootings. The article starts with this:
Read it all.
The commentary on the recent murder of 9 people by a teen-aged gunman at a Minnesota Indian reservation school tells us as much about our cultural dysfunctions as do the killings themselves. As the pundits pore over the killer's life, every possible cause is analyzed except the one that really counts-the spiritual problem of human evil.
Read it all.
art commentary
A cartoon commentary about "Real Art" at Reason Online - via Texas Best Grok. It contains some offensive imagery, which is part of the subject of the commentary.
Saturday, April 02, 2005
emailed humor
(attributed to gfcl.net)
Math Teacher Arrested
At New York's Kennedy airport today, an individual - later discovered to be a public school teacher - was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a slide rule, and a calculator.
At a morning press conference, the U. S. Attorney General disclosed that he believes the man to be a member of the notorious Al-Gebra movement. He is being charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction. "Al-Gebra is a fearsome cult," he declared. "They seek average solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in search of absolute value. They use secret code names like 'x' and 'y' and refer to themselves as 'unknowns,' but we have determined they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country. As the Greek philanderer Isosceles used to argue, there are three sides to every triangle."
When asked to comment on the arrest, the President stated, "If God had wanted us to have better weapons of math instruction, He would have given us more fingers and toes. I am gratified that our government has shown us a sine that it is intent on protracting us from these math-dogs, who are willing to disintegrate us with calculus disregard. Murky statisticians love to inflict plane on every sphere of influence. Under the circumferences, we must differentiate their root, make our point, and draw the line."
The President warned, "These weapons of math instruction have the potential to decimal everything in their math on a scalene never before seen, unless we become exponents of a Higher Power and begin to factor in random facts of vertex." He concluded, "Like my father used to say, read my ellipse. Here is one principle I am certain of: though they continue to multiply, their days are numbered as the hypotenuse tightens."
Math Teacher Arrested
At New York's Kennedy airport today, an individual - later discovered to be a public school teacher - was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a slide rule, and a calculator.
At a morning press conference, the U. S. Attorney General disclosed that he believes the man to be a member of the notorious Al-Gebra movement. He is being charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction. "Al-Gebra is a fearsome cult," he declared. "They seek average solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in search of absolute value. They use secret code names like 'x' and 'y' and refer to themselves as 'unknowns,' but we have determined they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country. As the Greek philanderer Isosceles used to argue, there are three sides to every triangle."
When asked to comment on the arrest, the President stated, "If God had wanted us to have better weapons of math instruction, He would have given us more fingers and toes. I am gratified that our government has shown us a sine that it is intent on protracting us from these math-dogs, who are willing to disintegrate us with calculus disregard. Murky statisticians love to inflict plane on every sphere of influence. Under the circumferences, we must differentiate their root, make our point, and draw the line."
The President warned, "These weapons of math instruction have the potential to decimal everything in their math on a scalene never before seen, unless we become exponents of a Higher Power and begin to factor in random facts of vertex." He concluded, "Like my father used to say, read my ellipse. Here is one principle I am certain of: though they continue to multiply, their days are numbered as the hypotenuse tightens."
Attacks on Morals
Theosebes has been keeping an eye on the numerous attacks on America's Christian moral foundations. Here are three of the latest:
ACLU against abstinence
Colorado court against the Bible
California judge against marriage
Although Christian moral values in America have always been under some level of attack since the country's beginnings (and there has always been opposition to morals in general), the histrionic open attacks have been going on for nearly forty years now. I'm glad to see members of the pro-moral movement make their voices heard more and more clearly.
ACLU against abstinence
Colorado court against the Bible
California judge against marriage
Although Christian moral values in America have always been under some level of attack since the country's beginnings (and there has always been opposition to morals in general), the histrionic open attacks have been going on for nearly forty years now. I'm glad to see members of the pro-moral movement make their voices heard more and more clearly.
Thursday, March 31, 2005
on the way home today
...I saw a couple of fighters flying low out to the west over the NAS JRB, which used to be Carswell Air Force Base. They were doing tight turns and maneuvers, which is a little unusual to be happening right over a city. Since I didn't have to be anywhere in particular, I drove in that general direction, and eventually found a high clear spot (south of the field) to stop and watch the planes.
I watched from there for a few minutes, then drove around to the west end of the field, which turned out to be the perfect spot. Just as I stepped out of the car, they flew directly overhead in the diamond formation, low enough where I could read the letters on their wings! It was the Navy's Blue Angels practicing for their show this weekend.
Guess where I'll be Saturday. :) :)
(p.s. I remember going to the nearby Ridgmar Mall as a kid and staying out in the parking lot to watch the B52s take off overhead. I also have some relatives who have worked at the aircraft company nearby, now known as Lockheed Martin. One of them worked there from the B36 through the F16 programs.)
I watched from there for a few minutes, then drove around to the west end of the field, which turned out to be the perfect spot. Just as I stepped out of the car, they flew directly overhead in the diamond formation, low enough where I could read the letters on their wings! It was the Navy's Blue Angels practicing for their show this weekend.
Guess where I'll be Saturday. :) :)
(p.s. I remember going to the nearby Ridgmar Mall as a kid and staying out in the parking lot to watch the B52s take off overhead. I also have some relatives who have worked at the aircraft company nearby, now known as Lockheed Martin. One of them worked there from the B36 through the F16 programs.)
oh no!
I told mom not to let him watch too many Pinky and the Brain cartoons, but she didn't listen, and now look at what's happened...
Terri Schiavo Update
I'll take a short time out from projectile vomiting to offer "congratulations" to Michael and the "justices" on their "success" on the murder of Terri Schiavo. (edit).
update 1: i edited out the language of my earlier outburst, but i don't apologize for the sentiment.
update 2: duckwriter has a more rational summary.
update 1: i edited out the language of my earlier outburst, but i don't apologize for the sentiment.
update 2: duckwriter has a more rational summary.
see also...
(This kind of post usually has the title "go read", but I promised to have no more posts that start with the letter "g" this month.)
The Patriette has posted two reasons she misses living in Texas. (Also, she's another in the list of engaged bloggers.)
Captain's Quarters on secular mullahs in the star chamber.
I resisted the obvious pun about Bhutan, but Bloggledygook and InstaPUNdit couldn't.
Existential superhero!
Hog eating spam!
Is it real, or is it Scrappleface?
The Patriette has posted two reasons she misses living in Texas. (Also, she's another in the list of engaged bloggers.)
Captain's Quarters on secular mullahs in the star chamber.
I resisted the obvious pun about Bhutan, but Bloggledygook and InstaPUNdit couldn't.
Existential superhero!
Hog eating spam!
Is it real, or is it Scrappleface?
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Test
This is a test of the Emergency Blogcast System.
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This has been a test of the Emergency Blogcast System. In the event of an actual emergency, you should consult Drudge or Instapundit, where you would receive more timely information.
We now join our regularly scheduled blogging in progress.
Fantastic Four
My question remains "how many comic book movies can they make?!?", and the answer remains "one more."
I never really got into the whole comic-book-super-hero thing like many of my friends did. No big deal, it's just not my cup of tea. But I do have one question about the soon-to-be-released "Fantastic Four" movie:
The Invisible Woman will be played by Jessica Alba. Why bother casting such a pretty actress into a character no one will be able to see? Anybody could play the character, from Roseanne to Shaq...
or even nobody! Think of the cost savings on makeup and costume when nobody has to even show up for filming. Hey, Hollywood, next time you need an invisible character, CALL ME, I can not show up for half the cost.
I never really got into the whole comic-book-super-hero thing like many of my friends did. No big deal, it's just not my cup of tea. But I do have one question about the soon-to-be-released "Fantastic Four" movie:
The Invisible Woman will be played by Jessica Alba. Why bother casting such a pretty actress into a character no one will be able to see? Anybody could play the character, from Roseanne to Shaq...
or even nobody! Think of the cost savings on makeup and costume when nobody has to even show up for filming. Hey, Hollywood, next time you need an invisible character, CALL ME, I can not show up for half the cost.
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Hmmm
So FrankJ & SarahK are engaged, Wordgirl at Molten Thought is engaged, JoyfulChristian is engaged, (I'm sure there are some others out there), plus two couples at work are engaged. So it's engagement season again, and I forgot my license... ;)
The odds of a T-shirt-babe contest resulting in an engagement twice are almost nil. So, does anybody have any suggestions for a guy like me, who could pass for the comic book guy but lacks his social grace and fashion sense? (I've been told it's important to be yourself...)
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"I'm kidding of course" - Robert Segner
The odds of a T-shirt-babe contest resulting in an engagement twice are almost nil. So, does anybody have any suggestions for a guy like me, who could pass for the comic book guy but lacks his social grace and fashion sense? (I've been told it's important to be yourself...)
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"I'm kidding of course" - Robert Segner
Thanks!
I tried to leave a comment at Molten Thought thanking them for the kind recommendation and the link, but Blogger was uncooperative, so I'll say it here...
Thanks!
Thanks!
Gifted Children
This hit me on several levels. If there are any gifted children in your life, it's a must-read.
UPDATE: The NFGCC site, which is linked to from that post, has a suprising mix of good and bad advice. View it with a critical eye.
UPDATE: The NFGCC site, which is linked to from that post, has a suprising mix of good and bad advice. View it with a critical eye.
Monday, March 28, 2005
Bloggers to Wed
Congratulations to FrankJ & SarahK on their engagement, and best wishes for a long and happy life together.
Now I wonder what they'll serve at the rehearsal dinner - gator & DP maybe? Maybe not...
Now I wonder what they'll serve at the rehearsal dinner - gator & DP maybe? Maybe not...
Sunday, March 27, 2005
He Has Risen!
LaShawn Barber's post about the Resurrection is much better than anything I could write.
Saturday, March 26, 2005
ok, no more posts that start with the letter "g"... this month
Mish Mash has some funny stuff you should read:
Aliens: Friend or Foe?
The latest episode of "Osama bin Pappy". (UPDATE: links for previous episodes.)
Aliens: Friend or Foe?
The latest episode of "Osama bin Pappy". (UPDATE: links for previous episodes.)
Friday, March 25, 2005
Good Friday
TruePravda comments on the meaning of Good Friday more eloquently than I ever could. Of course, the quote he refers to is even more excellent.
go read 4
Michelle Malkin clearly explains why P2P (Peer-to-Peer filesharing) is so dangerous.
Vodkapundit found these WWI color photos, and a co-worker found these color photos of Imperial Russia.
Vodkapundit found these WWI color photos, and a co-worker found these color photos of Imperial Russia.
what breakup?
(This post has been edited and expanded from a previous version.)
Powerline and Hugh Hewitt have been discussing the possibility of a breakup of the conservative coalition, where the religious right and the non-religious right (and possibly libertarians and other groups) would each go their separate ways. Instapundit seems to think this a likely scenario, while Hugh Hewitt seems to think such a split unlikely.
(As an aside, I'm sure that many of Moore's moonbats would like to part ways with the less radical democrats like Lieberman, and vice versa.)
I would suggest that if such a schism does come about, it would not really be about the Republican party, but in fact be a harbinger of the breakup of the two-party system - or at least a definite weakening of their stranglehold on the issues.
Not to be a blog triumphalist, but I think the blogging phenomenon will be a major factor in such a shakeup, since it allows a completely open forum of discussion (and argument, yelling, histrionic name-calling...) with the entire spectrum of voters. That would be a welcome alternative to the polarizing effect that the two party system has, and the old guard of beltway punditry yelling 'talking points' past each other.
What say ye?
Powerline and Hugh Hewitt have been discussing the possibility of a breakup of the conservative coalition, where the religious right and the non-religious right (and possibly libertarians and other groups) would each go their separate ways. Instapundit seems to think this a likely scenario, while Hugh Hewitt seems to think such a split unlikely.
(As an aside, I'm sure that many of Moore's moonbats would like to part ways with the less radical democrats like Lieberman, and vice versa.)
I would suggest that if such a schism does come about, it would not really be about the Republican party, but in fact be a harbinger of the breakup of the two-party system - or at least a definite weakening of their stranglehold on the issues.
Not to be a blog triumphalist, but I think the blogging phenomenon will be a major factor in such a shakeup, since it allows a completely open forum of discussion (and argument, yelling, histrionic name-calling...) with the entire spectrum of voters. That would be a welcome alternative to the polarizing effect that the two party system has, and the old guard of beltway punditry yelling 'talking points' past each other.
What say ye?
and now for something completely different...
The Soviet aircraft industry has come up with some unusual designs over the years...
seven-engine giant
prop salesman's dream
twin body amphibian
twin engine amphibian
delta - a 19th century concept for a pulsejet !?!
five-plane
telescoping wing fighter
rutan's inspiration?
seven-engine giant
prop salesman's dream
twin body amphibian
twin engine amphibian
delta - a 19th century concept for a pulsejet !?!
five-plane
telescoping wing fighter
rutan's inspiration?
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Judges Err on the Side of Death in the Schiavo Case
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - The U.S. Supreme Court turned down Terri Schiavo's parents Thursday, declining to intervene to keep the brain-damaged woman alive. Justices did not officially explain their decision, but did reveal some of their motivations as they left the courthouse today.
One judge, who wishes to remain anonymous, said "Look, we are so busy listening to interminable appeals by death row inmates, plus the numerous animal abuse cases filling our docket, we simply cannot hear a woman who won't testify on her own behalf." He also mentioned his colleagues' complaints about the large number of wetlands protection act violators and abortion protestors being prosecuted in their courtrooms.
Just before he sped away in his Fiat, a second judge was heard to say "We'll throw the book at Jeb if he tries to 'pull a Reno' to feed Terri, just like we threw the book at that kid who tried to do an end-run around our authority."
The ACLU, which was outraged that Terri's parents had the audacity to mention religious reasons for protecting their daughter, applauded the Ito-like wisdom of the court's decision. No members of the US Congress were available for comment, due to the lengthy hearings on the baseball steroid crisis.
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See also:
Scrappleface has a much better series of these.
MamaMontezz sees the future if the death-to-innocents cult continues.
One judge, who wishes to remain anonymous, said "Look, we are so busy listening to interminable appeals by death row inmates, plus the numerous animal abuse cases filling our docket, we simply cannot hear a woman who won't testify on her own behalf." He also mentioned his colleagues' complaints about the large number of wetlands protection act violators and abortion protestors being prosecuted in their courtrooms.
Just before he sped away in his Fiat, a second judge was heard to say "We'll throw the book at Jeb if he tries to 'pull a Reno' to feed Terri, just like we threw the book at that kid who tried to do an end-run around our authority."
The ACLU, which was outraged that Terri's parents had the audacity to mention religious reasons for protecting their daughter, applauded the Ito-like wisdom of the court's decision. No members of the US Congress were available for comment, due to the lengthy hearings on the baseball steroid crisis.
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See also:
Scrappleface has a much better series of these.
MamaMontezz sees the future if the death-to-innocents cult continues.
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Terri Schiavo notes
Rightwingsparkle
Molten Thought
Hugh Hewitt
Evangelical Outpost
Blue Goldfish
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...and the leftist "death-for-innocents" faction should agree totally with this screwtapian post.
Molten Thought
Hugh Hewitt
Evangelical Outpost
Blue Goldfish
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...and the leftist "death-for-innocents" faction should agree totally with this screwtapian post.
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
funny ER dream
ER was a mainstay of the latter days of my TV addiction. At that time the local station was rerunning episodes from the first three or four seasons, at 10:30 every night of the week. It was rare for me to miss an episode, and after a while the show worked its way into a dream.
(Like all the other dreams, this is edited for clarity, but not for content.)
The dream starts like a typical episode of ER - without the opening credits. It's a slow afternoon, not too crowded, and most of the characters from the earliest seasons are there: Dr. Carter (Noah Wyle), Dr. Greene (Anthony Edwards), Nurse Hathaway (Julianna Margulies), Nurse Adams (Yvette Freeman), but not Doug Ross (George Clooney). However, I also work in the ER. I'm not a doctor, nurse, janitor, clerk, or receptionist; apparently I'm some sort of equipment technician or repairman, because I'm never directly involved in actually helping patients. Whenever an emergency comes in, I stay out of the way, except to move a piece of equipment in or out of a room.
After several hours of this, as I'm replacing a bulb in an X-ray lightbox, I begin to have chest pains and tingling in my left arm. I start to slump backwards off of a stepladder, but fortunately Nurse Adams is there to catch me. She and some other nurses pull me up onto a table and call doctors Carter and Greene, who begin to ask questions about my symptoms. Everyone around me seems pretty worried as they're hooking up the equipment, giving shots, etc. Eventually it gets fuzzy and dark...
...and then I'm watching my own open heart surgery from above. It's not a near-death thing, I'm just seeing what the TV camera sees, which surprisingly doesn't look very gory...
...and then I wake up back in the ER. There's an IV in my arm, and other monitors, but no oxygen mask or nose tubes. There's not much pain at all, but I feel a little groggy. Someone wheels me from the ICU to a different room, where I eat a couple of meals, watch TV for a bit, and generally make an extremely rapid recovery.
That evening, Dr. Greene comes in and tells me I'm okay to leave, but I should stay home and rest for a week or so. After he leaves, I get dressed and start walking down the hallway to the big sliding doors. But before I pass the desk, Nurse Hathaway walks up and sits me down in one of those double chairs along the wall. She compassionately takes both my hands in hers, and says, "We're all relieved that you're okay, and we are so glad that we could help you. But if you happen to get sick again, you should go see a real doctor at a real hospital. We're just actors and don't have any medical training. Okay?"
(Like all the other dreams, this is edited for clarity, but not for content.)
The dream starts like a typical episode of ER - without the opening credits. It's a slow afternoon, not too crowded, and most of the characters from the earliest seasons are there: Dr. Carter (Noah Wyle), Dr. Greene (Anthony Edwards), Nurse Hathaway (Julianna Margulies), Nurse Adams (Yvette Freeman), but not Doug Ross (George Clooney). However, I also work in the ER. I'm not a doctor, nurse, janitor, clerk, or receptionist; apparently I'm some sort of equipment technician or repairman, because I'm never directly involved in actually helping patients. Whenever an emergency comes in, I stay out of the way, except to move a piece of equipment in or out of a room.
After several hours of this, as I'm replacing a bulb in an X-ray lightbox, I begin to have chest pains and tingling in my left arm. I start to slump backwards off of a stepladder, but fortunately Nurse Adams is there to catch me. She and some other nurses pull me up onto a table and call doctors Carter and Greene, who begin to ask questions about my symptoms. Everyone around me seems pretty worried as they're hooking up the equipment, giving shots, etc. Eventually it gets fuzzy and dark...
...and then I'm watching my own open heart surgery from above. It's not a near-death thing, I'm just seeing what the TV camera sees, which surprisingly doesn't look very gory...
...and then I wake up back in the ER. There's an IV in my arm, and other monitors, but no oxygen mask or nose tubes. There's not much pain at all, but I feel a little groggy. Someone wheels me from the ICU to a different room, where I eat a couple of meals, watch TV for a bit, and generally make an extremely rapid recovery.
That evening, Dr. Greene comes in and tells me I'm okay to leave, but I should stay home and rest for a week or so. After he leaves, I get dressed and start walking down the hallway to the big sliding doors. But before I pass the desk, Nurse Hathaway walks up and sits me down in one of those double chairs along the wall. She compassionately takes both my hands in hers, and says, "We're all relieved that you're okay, and we are so glad that we could help you. But if you happen to get sick again, you should go see a real doctor at a real hospital. We're just actors and don't have any medical training. Okay?"
hmm
This looks like a premise for a cyberpunk novel. You don't suppose there's any side effects, do you?
HHGG
Re: the upcoming Hitchhiker's Guide movie - Some changes are bound to be made in any movie adaptations of a book, but where in the galaxy is Zaphod's other head?
Monday, March 21, 2005
go read 3
Molten Thought on the Schiavo case.
Won't someone pleeease think of the mudskippers!!
Charles Krauthammer points out that "The left's patronizing, quasi-colonialist view of the benighted Arabs was not just analytically incorrect. It was morally bankrupt, too."
Won't someone pleeease think of the tadpoles!!
Poll: Politicians and car salespeople still struggling with honesty.
Won't someone pleeease think of the cobras!!
Won't someone pleeease think of the mudskippers!!
Charles Krauthammer points out that "The left's patronizing, quasi-colonialist view of the benighted Arabs was not just analytically incorrect. It was morally bankrupt, too."
Won't someone pleeease think of the tadpoles!!
Poll: Politicians and car salespeople still struggling with honesty.
Won't someone pleeease think of the cobras!!
Sunday, March 20, 2005
13 things that do not make sense
New Scientist magazine has a list of "13 things that do not make sense". Their titles include:
The placebo effect, Belfast homeopathy results, The horizon problem, Ultra-energetic cosmic rays, Not-so-constant constants, The Wow signal, The Kuiper cliff, The Pioneer anomaly, Viking's methane, Dark matter, Dark energy, Cold fusion, TetraneutronsAs you read the article, notice how often words that indicate an expectation are used, such as:
should be, there must be, theory predicts, theoretical limit, not what we expected, etc.There is an answer for all these mysteries, but it's probably not something the scientists want to hear...
Inane-Findgold pt.2
Patterico and many other bloggers aren't giving up the fight for free speech (despite the lame bureaucratic "reassurances" that blogs won't be targeted by the campaign finance reform laws...).
Saturday, March 19, 2005
minutae
i try not to post about minor daily incidents, but...
i just got bait-and-switched at the wienerschnitzel.
i've only been to the location by my house maybe twice since i moved here, but as i was driving home saturday, i saw they had a sign for 59-cent chili dogs. i thought "hey, that sounds good, it's been a long time since i had a chili dog", and pulled in. i got out of the car, and just before i walked in the door, i saw the fine print on the sign that said the deal was only valid on tuesdays after 4pm. annoying, but it was too late - i was already out of the car and hungry for them, so i went ahead and got the chili dog combo, which was tasty, but a little overpriced for the amount of food provided.
considering the state of the world these days, if that's the worst thing that happens to me this week, it's been a really good week.
i just got bait-and-switched at the wienerschnitzel.
i've only been to the location by my house maybe twice since i moved here, but as i was driving home saturday, i saw they had a sign for 59-cent chili dogs. i thought "hey, that sounds good, it's been a long time since i had a chili dog", and pulled in. i got out of the car, and just before i walked in the door, i saw the fine print on the sign that said the deal was only valid on tuesdays after 4pm. annoying, but it was too late - i was already out of the car and hungry for them, so i went ahead and got the chili dog combo, which was tasty, but a little overpriced for the amount of food provided.
considering the state of the world these days, if that's the worst thing that happens to me this week, it's been a really good week.
Friday, March 18, 2005
The Right Stuff
Burt Rutan has it, in his own way. I remember first hearing of him in an article (forgot if it was in Popular Mechanics, Private Pilot, or another aviation magazine) in the 70's which had a first look at the VariViggen, ancestor of the VariEze. This article says he should go down in the history books, and I tend to agree.
go read 2
A Goldfish torpedoes a Fox.
Deep, but interesting ID debate.
More detail than I had ever heard about the Council at Nicaea.
Barbara Boxer accidentally tells the truth about Democratic obstructionism.
Yes Virginia, Islam should apologize.
Deep, but interesting ID debate.
More detail than I had ever heard about the Council at Nicaea.
Barbara Boxer accidentally tells the truth about Democratic obstructionism.
Yes Virginia, Islam should apologize.
Thursday, March 17, 2005
go read...
The beginning of the end for judicial activism?
Compare and contrast. Also, read the comments for new democratic party slogans, and this related post.
If everybody says you're drunk, you ought to sit down. Also read this related post.
Hail Paykan, blocker of the sun!
Compare and contrast. Also, read the comments for new democratic party slogans, and this related post.
If everybody says you're drunk, you ought to sit down. Also read this related post.
Hail Paykan, blocker of the sun!
Most Livable State
Livability is in the eye of the beholder, and Morgan Quitno is functionally blind.
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Crushing of Dissent!
S1NSE CHIMPY MCHITLER STOLED THA LECTION, AMERKKKAN NAZI THUG$ R TRAMPLING THA 1ST M1NDMANT!!!
WAIT!!! ITZ THA MAFIA, N THEY HATE SHRUB 2, SO S'AIGHT!!!
(try as i might, i can't quite capture the 'flava' of a typical moveon moonbat rant. it takes a special kind of stupid to write that poorly.)
WAIT!!! ITZ THA MAFIA, N THEY HATE SHRUB 2, SO S'AIGHT!!!
(try as i might, i can't quite capture the 'flava' of a typical moveon moonbat rant. it takes a special kind of stupid to write that poorly.)
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
go read...
A personal take on the abortion issue.
An update on Boston's Big Dig Boondoggle.
For those who are not hyper-race-sensitive, a cautionary reading from tomorrow's NIV. (p.s. If there's such an uproar about the TNIV, why hasn't more been said about "The Message"? Check out the Ten Commandments in that version.)
An update on Boston's Big Dig Boondoggle.
For those who are not hyper-race-sensitive, a cautionary reading from tomorrow's NIV. (p.s. If there's such an uproar about the TNIV, why hasn't more been said about "The Message"? Check out the Ten Commandments in that version.)
he's baaack!
Mish Mash returns to give us a bewilderingly accurate news summary:
Islamist militants killed more people, courts made more stupid rulings, scientists discovered that some random thing may increase your lifespan, while some other random thing may decrease it, etc., etc...He also reminds us that today is Badly Rounded Pi Day, so I'll add to the festivities by reminding everyone that "Pie Are Square"!
Castro's Paradise
Marvel at the technology and cleanliness of Fidel's vaunted public hospitals! (You may need El Bismol Pepito afterwards...)
Reminds me of a quote, "I've experienced public transportation and public housing, so I'm not interested in public health care."
Reminds me of a quote, "I've experienced public transportation and public housing, so I'm not interested in public health care."
Monday, March 14, 2005
euroweenies
Fabio has a new show. And in other news:
Jake Jackson, an American-born cowboy, hosts the new reality series "Mr. Man," debuting Monday on the Fox Network.
"We took about 12 wusses from the European Union and we taught them how to be real men, It was a huge challenge." Jackson told Fox News recently. "So, we teach them how to fix cars, how to shoot guns and drive tanks and eat salsa. And, at the same time be a real gentleman with women, which is what women really want."
According to Jackson, one important thing a man can give a woman is his sense of honor. So to that end, "Mr. Man" dispenses with the petty backstabbing so typical of other reality shows. "We had a lot of editing to do, because when you put 12 guys without any testosterone in one room, trust me, real people don't want to see that," Jackson said.
"We get working out with tools and driving and a real job," Jake said. "When you're doing real work, you don't have time to be self-absorbed and vain about your appearance." All that sweat could be worth it. The top prize is $100,000 and the opportunity to train as a SWAT Team member or Navy Seal.
Jackson's basic philosophy in life is, "Never take those euroweenies too seriously. Life is too short."
Jake Jackson, an American-born cowboy, hosts the new reality series "Mr. Man," debuting Monday on the Fox Network.
"We took about 12 wusses from the European Union and we taught them how to be real men, It was a huge challenge." Jackson told Fox News recently. "So, we teach them how to fix cars, how to shoot guns and drive tanks and eat salsa. And, at the same time be a real gentleman with women, which is what women really want."
According to Jackson, one important thing a man can give a woman is his sense of honor. So to that end, "Mr. Man" dispenses with the petty backstabbing so typical of other reality shows. "We had a lot of editing to do, because when you put 12 guys without any testosterone in one room, trust me, real people don't want to see that," Jackson said.
"We get working out with tools and driving and a real job," Jake said. "When you're doing real work, you don't have time to be self-absorbed and vain about your appearance." All that sweat could be worth it. The top prize is $100,000 and the opportunity to train as a SWAT Team member or Navy Seal.
Jackson's basic philosophy in life is, "Never take those euroweenies too seriously. Life is too short."
El filete es muy sabroso!
Yourish.com reminds us that March 15th is The Third Annual International Eat an Animal for PETA Day!
In a completely related question, which is your favorite between Hoffbrau, Outback, Texas Roadhouse, Texas Land & Cattle, and Logan's Roadhouse?
In a completely related question, which is your favorite between Hoffbrau, Outback, Texas Roadhouse, Texas Land & Cattle, and Logan's Roadhouse?
go read...
Bruce S. Thornton's realistic view of the progress of freedom.
V.D. Hanson's look back at the post 9/11 years.
V.D. Hanson's look back at the post 9/11 years.
Sunday, March 13, 2005
Landmines
Charles Stanley has a good series of studies called "Landmines in the Path of the Believer". Topics include:
Pride
Jealousy
Insecurity
Sexual Sins
Compromise
Unforgiveness
Slothfulness
Discouragement
Covetousness
Fear
go read...
Pride
Jealousy
Insecurity
Sexual Sins
Compromise
Unforgiveness
Slothfulness
Discouragement
Covetousness
Fear
go read...
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