Wednesday, December 29, 2004
My Left Foot
Proof that its more than just an urban legend!
The Bush Economic Recovery Plan
Some folks would see this as a contemptuous practice but I don't. I think it gives Moroccan children meaningful work as well as providing a stable income for their familes.
Word is, off-the-record, that President Bush plans to institute something similar to this as part of his 2006 Economic Recovery Plan. Of course he'd eliminate the drug benefit part of this scheme so as to not upset his ultra-conservative base.
It might just work, don't ya think?
Word is, off-the-record, that President Bush plans to institute something similar to this as part of his 2006 Economic Recovery Plan. Of course he'd eliminate the drug benefit part of this scheme so as to not upset his ultra-conservative base.
It might just work, don't ya think?
Burning Down the House
Doesn't it just piss you off when your folks forget about you on Christmas?
Yeah, we've all had a present or two that really blew, but can you imagine not getting anything at all? NOTHING AT ALL? I cannot think of a more justified reaction to a lack of presents than the one this dude came up with.
You show 'em Steven, burn that puppy down, that'll show them!! Wooo-hoooooh!
Yeah, we've all had a present or two that really blew, but can you imagine not getting anything at all? NOTHING AT ALL? I cannot think of a more justified reaction to a lack of presents than the one this dude came up with.
You show 'em Steven, burn that puppy down, that'll show them!! Wooo-hoooooh!
Public Access Means Access
I couldn't pass up this cheerful Christmas tale without passing it on to you.
As most of you know, I'm the Coordinator of Public Access TV in Moorhead. I know how situations like this can put a dent in a Coordinator's day. Hell, I ran into trouble about six years ago over some riske material that accidentally made it onto the air at my access channel. I can't imagine the fallout over this for the poor schmuck at the Ohio station who made this mistake.
This kind of heart-warming story only serves to prove that Public Access is total access!
As most of you know, I'm the Coordinator of Public Access TV in Moorhead. I know how situations like this can put a dent in a Coordinator's day. Hell, I ran into trouble about six years ago over some riske material that accidentally made it onto the air at my access channel. I can't imagine the fallout over this for the poor schmuck at the Ohio station who made this mistake.
This kind of heart-warming story only serves to prove that Public Access is total access!
Read the Blog for Free!
For all you Windows die-hards out there you can download a free newsreader for your system right here. I haven't tested it yet so I don't know if it'll work with my blog feed. Please let me know if it works or not.
Thanks!
The way cool Mac people can give my current free reader of choice a try from this site.
You'll be glad you did.
Thanks!
The way cool Mac people can give my current free reader of choice a try from this site.
You'll be glad you did.
Big Book Sale at BN
Okay, I know I have a link to Amazon.com on the upper left side of my blog, so why am I shilling for another bookseller? Simply because there is a big-ass sale going on over at Barnes and Noble that's too good to pass up. Take a look at some of these savings and you'll see what I mean.
There's no spiff for me if you decide to buy a book so I'm not urging you to do anything. But if you like to read you really shouldn't pass up this sale. There just might be something there you've always wanted at a price you never thought you'd see in a bookstore.
There's no spiff for me if you decide to buy a book so I'm not urging you to do anything. But if you like to read you really shouldn't pass up this sale. There just might be something there you've always wanted at a price you never thought you'd see in a bookstore.
Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Getting to the Feed Bag
Technology is cool.
I just love the whole concept of News Feeds. With blogs and RSS you can publish anything on the web in a convenient format for everyone who follows your favorite topic. It literally summarizes the news/blogs, etc... in a neverending cycle right to your desktop. Everybody's doing it, so why not AMND? Now, you can watch as I post and just forget all about having to check in every day or two for my new stuff. It comes to you.
If you want to add me to your newsreader you just have to click on the Feedburner link in the upper left of my blog. It should take you right to the URL where you can copy my feed address and then insert it directly into your reader.
That way you can follow my wanderings all over the web, or just follow your own threads to where they may lead you.
Unfortunately, the links I post on my blog don't follow to the newsreader so you'll have to still come here to read the posts for the links. I'm sure that must be an option in my setup menu.
Blog on bloggers!
I just love the whole concept of News Feeds. With blogs and RSS you can publish anything on the web in a convenient format for everyone who follows your favorite topic. It literally summarizes the news/blogs, etc... in a neverending cycle right to your desktop. Everybody's doing it, so why not AMND? Now, you can watch as I post and just forget all about having to check in every day or two for my new stuff. It comes to you.
If you want to add me to your newsreader you just have to click on the Feedburner link in the upper left of my blog. It should take you right to the URL where you can copy my feed address and then insert it directly into your reader.
That way you can follow my wanderings all over the web, or just follow your own threads to where they may lead you.
Unfortunately, the links I post on my blog don't follow to the newsreader so you'll have to still come here to read the posts for the links. I'm sure that must be an option in my setup menu.
Blog on bloggers!
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Jesus Made Me Do It
It is really sad when sick things like this happen in our world. But, as I say over and over again, we live in a sick place and the human race are strange beasts with very wild ideas. No where else in the animal kingdom would a mother ever do that to her child except in the human branch.
Is this evidence of evolution or creation? If we are created by a Creator, then why does this kind of sickness continue unabated? I think its further proof of the lack of a caring and involved deity. We're here because we evolved that way and we have a God to worship because we evolved to do so. From single-cell protoplasm to spiritual demi-god, its all a part of our evolutionary path.
The God I want to believe in would never, ever allow a mother to kill her child no matter how sick her mind has become. Sure, we have "free will" to choose to do these things, but this woman seems to have gone way beyond choice in this matter. Maybe its old Beelzebub speaking to her deranged psyche instead of God, but either way, what kind of Creation can possibly account for this behavior?
We're here by chance and evolution. If God did make the universe then He is no longer watching the shop.
Is this evidence of evolution or creation? If we are created by a Creator, then why does this kind of sickness continue unabated? I think its further proof of the lack of a caring and involved deity. We're here because we evolved that way and we have a God to worship because we evolved to do so. From single-cell protoplasm to spiritual demi-god, its all a part of our evolutionary path.
The God I want to believe in would never, ever allow a mother to kill her child no matter how sick her mind has become. Sure, we have "free will" to choose to do these things, but this woman seems to have gone way beyond choice in this matter. Maybe its old Beelzebub speaking to her deranged psyche instead of God, but either way, what kind of Creation can possibly account for this behavior?
We're here by chance and evolution. If God did make the universe then He is no longer watching the shop.
The Ultimate Holiday Gift
Okay, so I've been around for a while, eh? And so the old saying goes something like: "If you live long enough you'll see anything." Right? Well, now, I have seen everything: Lap Pillow, the perfect Christmas gift for the really, really lonely guy (or girl?) who just needs more sleep.
I don't know if they're available in the USA yet, but once they are you can bet your sweet patootie I'm gonna get me one.
I don't know if they're available in the USA yet, but once they are you can bet your sweet patootie I'm gonna get me one.
Thursday, December 09, 2004
Keeping Your Laps Cool
Ha, so there are a million jokes one could make about this news article, but I'll just let it speak for itself: Laptop Health Risk
Just let this be a warning to you. Keep the lap frosty and you'll be fertile--otherwise, you'll boil those poor defenceless sperm and that'll make God quite irate.
No kidding?
Just let this be a warning to you. Keep the lap frosty and you'll be fertile--otherwise, you'll boil those poor defenceless sperm and that'll make God quite irate.
No kidding?
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Rocket Fuel in Our Food?
Here's a little story that just popped up on my browser a few minutes ago:
Rocket Fuel Chemical Found in Organic Milk
. I think it warrants a little further investigation. Don't you?
Of course, the national media will ignore this story or gloss it over, thus preventing any type of investigation or analysis.
Sure, there's a lot of crap in the air we breathe and the water we drink, but a man-made rocket fuel chemical in our food? That's just unacceptable.
Stay tuned for more on this one.
Rocket Fuel Chemical Found in Organic Milk
. I think it warrants a little further investigation. Don't you?
Of course, the national media will ignore this story or gloss it over, thus preventing any type of investigation or analysis.
Sure, there's a lot of crap in the air we breathe and the water we drink, but a man-made rocket fuel chemical in our food? That's just unacceptable.
Stay tuned for more on this one.
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Wierd News I Cannot Use
Okay, DTM back again. I knew there'd be a chance to publish real soon. Take a look at this article from ABC NEWS: Teacher to Plead Insanity in Student Sex Case. Okay, so she's insane and the 14-year-old boy is a sex god. Talk about hot for teacher: she could end up in a mental hospital for a looooooong time while the teenage lothario brags about nailing his teacher. C'mon! What high school guy hasn't fantasized about that?
But thuh, thuh, thuh, THAT's not all folks:
Check this out: Exploding Lava Lamp. This poor dead dude is my personal nominee for a Darwin Award this year.
Don't ya think?
Laters!
But thuh, thuh, thuh, THAT's not all folks:
Check this out: Exploding Lava Lamp. This poor dead dude is my personal nominee for a Darwin Award this year.
Don't ya think?
Laters!
One More Holiday Season
Ahhh, yes, just take a whiff of that good old season in the air.
It must be the holidaze time of year. Either that or I'm hallucinating again.
I'm generally in a much happier mood than I've been for a long time. Thank God for prescription drugs like EFFEXOR® XR among others. Amazing what 150mg+ per day will do for you. I've talked with my therapist about moving on up to something a little stronger, say Thorazine? But, alas, he says no--it'd probably induce a coma in me or something and he just can't risk it. Spoil-sport.
Thanksgiving was really great. I enjoyed the get-together meal with my mom, sister, bro-in-law, and niece. I think its the first time I've sat down to a dinner with my family in at least a dozen years or so.
Christmas is coming up faster than I'd like. I don't have anything started in terms of shopping for presents or holiday gear. I'm a minimalist when it comes to the big day. I'd rather focus on a person's birthday, which is much more meaningful to me, than on a big-ass holiday that seems to grow larger every year.
Birthdays in December include those of at least three friends of mine and my brother-in-law's. That's enough to celebrate right there.
Of course I just finished living through another November. I'll never forget my grandfather telling me a few weeks before he died that if he could make it through November he'd probably live for another year. Well, he made it out of November by only thirteen days so I don't know if I'd put too much stock in that wisdom. Still, there's a November death-curse in my family: three great-grandparents that I know of for sure, several cousins, and two very close friends. I just hate November.
I hope to post links to some pix of Lillian Margaret, my six-month-old niece, sometime in the next few days. She's cute, she's smart, and just sweeter than honey. I'm so proud of her. Proud of my sister and brother-in-law for bringing her into this world and making good plans for her future life.
Well, I'd love to post more links here, but nothing's grabbed my attention in the past few weeks worth mentioning. Still, I plan to do more posting so keep an eye out here shortly.
See ya!
It must be the holidaze time of year. Either that or I'm hallucinating again.
I'm generally in a much happier mood than I've been for a long time. Thank God for prescription drugs like EFFEXOR® XR among others. Amazing what 150mg+ per day will do for you. I've talked with my therapist about moving on up to something a little stronger, say Thorazine? But, alas, he says no--it'd probably induce a coma in me or something and he just can't risk it. Spoil-sport.
Thanksgiving was really great. I enjoyed the get-together meal with my mom, sister, bro-in-law, and niece. I think its the first time I've sat down to a dinner with my family in at least a dozen years or so.
Christmas is coming up faster than I'd like. I don't have anything started in terms of shopping for presents or holiday gear. I'm a minimalist when it comes to the big day. I'd rather focus on a person's birthday, which is much more meaningful to me, than on a big-ass holiday that seems to grow larger every year.
Birthdays in December include those of at least three friends of mine and my brother-in-law's. That's enough to celebrate right there.
Of course I just finished living through another November. I'll never forget my grandfather telling me a few weeks before he died that if he could make it through November he'd probably live for another year. Well, he made it out of November by only thirteen days so I don't know if I'd put too much stock in that wisdom. Still, there's a November death-curse in my family: three great-grandparents that I know of for sure, several cousins, and two very close friends. I just hate November.
I hope to post links to some pix of Lillian Margaret, my six-month-old niece, sometime in the next few days. She's cute, she's smart, and just sweeter than honey. I'm so proud of her. Proud of my sister and brother-in-law for bringing her into this world and making good plans for her future life.
Well, I'd love to post more links here, but nothing's grabbed my attention in the past few weeks worth mentioning. Still, I plan to do more posting so keep an eye out here shortly.
See ya!
