Views from the Outside

2005-06-28T10:10:00.000-04:00

Apparently......A last throe can last upwards of 12 years. So join up kiddies. It's almost over. Only one decade (and a bit) to go!

2005-06-14T20:40:00.000-04:00

First Time for EverythingMy wife voted Republican... and I was glad that she did it. In our riding there is next to no chance of a democrat being elected. We're probably the token liberals in the entire neighbourhood. So primary season was today and we decided to vote Republican. Vote for the moderate against the ultra-conservative family first religious platform of the other fellow. Has it

2005-06-14T20:39:00.000-04:00

More Military Woes...While the media briefly reported the flagging recruitment numbers there has been a complete silence on the ‘other shoe’ statistic that recently dropped. Retention numbers are also down. Not only is the military having problems finding new people. They are having problems holding on to the ones that they have. Re-enlistment is way down from pre war figures as people finish

2005-06-06T22:51:00.000-04:00

All Volunteer Army?Is it needless fear mongering to point out the failure of the armed forces to meet its recruiting goals every month this year? And May's numbers so bad that they have had to put off releasing them on time in order to try and come up with a spin for the public that doesn't make it seem like a giant disaster. Numbers being bandied about the liberal websites are 40% decrease.

2005-06-05T17:37:00.000-04:00

This webcomic suits my twisted sense of humour...

2005-06-05T17:35:00.000-04:00

Seen on the back of a car...Two bumper stickers almost side by side:"We vote Pro-life""Guns Save Lives"Well... it made me chuckle.

2005-05-15T14:57:00.000-04:00

The Nuclear OptionIsn't the real nuclear issue that we should be focusing on North Korea? Bill Frist might have explosive flatulence but I think he's making an issue of something that is going to come back to haunt him. He says the vote on the fillibuster was going to be two weeks ago. Then the beginning of last week. Then by the end of last week. The beginning of this week. What does this tell

2005-05-12T07:07:00.000-04:00

Papers Please...So two things of rather large import have happened since I went away to my in-laws for the weekend which just served to convince me further that my mother in law is a herald of doom and the dark prophetess of the Apocalypse. The passing of the national id card. And a federal court siding with United Airlines in saying that they didn't actually have to live up to any commitments

2005-05-04T16:51:00.000-04:00

Taken a Year Off...But the blogging itch has returned redder and flakier than ever so I've just got to scratch. But what to talk about? And where to begin? Bill Frist seems like an easy target. Delay even moreso. Will Bolton be confirmed as crackpot to the UN or will republicans break from party line (also known as: the Bush line) and give voice to the non-partisan concerns that keep bubbling up

2004-04-30T10:08:00.000-04:00

Getting it straight from the talking heads I don't trust the media. They are all spin machines set to in-sanitize. Fox News for all of its unabashed favourtism is at least honest in its bias. They are neo-conservative apologists and they make no bones about it. They don't try to dress up their 'fair and balanced' reporting with a semblence of neutrality. They are talk radio news and they know

2004-04-16T09:36:00.000-04:00

How Long Oh Lord. How Long... It's been quite awhile since I've thought about typing in this sucker. My daughter is now a walking talking agent of chaos. (She's currently sick and throwing up all over the place which isn't fun -not for her and not for me. In fact its the exact opposite of fun. It's anti-fun.) US Politics is a field day for the liberal. Where does one start the mocking? So many

2003-12-12T11:16:00.000-05:00

Is anyone surprised... Is anyone surprised that Halliburton has been overcharging the military for gas in Iraq? The very fact that they are importing gas into Iraq should have been the first clue that something was kind of fishy. Importing gas. Into. Iraq. You know that oil rich country whose oil revenues were supposed to fund the rebuilding effort for all the damage that we caused bombing them

2003-12-07T21:47:00.000-05:00

Nemo has been found!!!

2003-10-29T13:41:00.000-05:00

Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics While the media has been dutifully reporting the number of casualties in Afghanistan (remember Afghanistan?) and Iraq they haven't been saying anything about the number of wounded in those two theatres for good reason. If the slow drip of pointlessly wasted life has such a negative impact on the Administration's support numbers imagine how much larger the outcry

2003-10-18T11:03:00.000-04:00

You want lies with that? (image and caption blatantly stolen from Hesiod) So what's going on in the World of note... I notice that the Bush administration has quietly stopped using the phrase "the roadmap to peace" with regards to the MiddleEast. A quiet admission that their policy has been a complete failure. As sympathetic as I am to the idea of a Palestinian state and as much as I view the

2003-10-17T08:58:00.000-04:00

Fake or not... who cares? Like the Buddhist monks in Viet Nam, Canadian PrimeMinister Jean Chretien decided to make a public demonstration in protest against modern mediocrity by cutting off his own head with pruning sheers before a stunned press junket.

2003-10-16T20:02:00.000-04:00

I Love this comic... Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, Tanya.

2003-10-15T09:38:00.000-04:00

Who's the Man? Izzard may be the Man And the new Doctor Who is Eddie Izzard (at least according to Tom Baker and BBC News). This man is a comic genius and I don't doubt that he can pull off a very flamboyantly memorable Doctor. We just finished watching 'Circle' and while it was not as good as "Dressed to Kill" it was still really funny. I hope someone carries the new episodes here in the

2003-10-15T08:55:00.000-04:00

Sort of a Variation on SSDD Just how desperate are they to put a positive PR spin on Iraq? They wouldn't stoop to fabricating letters from soldiers stationed in Iraq would they? Of course not. That would be dishonest. And the people that brought you Enron and Weapons of Mass Destruction would never do anything patently dishonest... And yet how do you explain the identical letter appearing in

2003-10-09T12:54:00.000-04:00

More fun facts from the Catholics Condoms help spread AIDS... at least according to the Catholic Church. "The Catholic Church is telling people in countries stricken by Aids not to use condoms because they have tiny holes in them through which the HIV virus can pass - potentially exposing thousands of people to risk. The church is making the claims across four continents despite a widespread

2003-10-07T15:41:00.000-04:00

Does anybody believe that... Does anybody believe that Arnold Schwarzenegger will be making policy decisions? Does anybody believe that we will ever find Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq? Does anybody believe that Arafat is a man of peace? Does anybody believe that the White House isn't behind the leak? Does anybody believe that Bush doesn't know who it is? Does anybody believe that the war

2003-09-15T19:54:00.000-04:00

Back From the Dead Just too much political stuff going on for me to keep quiet. I've been positively bursting to write something about the Democrats and Bush and the California recall but I'll leave that for another post. Instead I'll poke fun at my country of citizenship...

2003-07-09T11:58:00.000-04:00

According to the Presidential Candidate Selector 1. Green Party Candidate (100%) 2. Kucinich, Cong. Dennis, OH - Democrat (97%) 3. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (86%) 4. Gephardt, Cong. Dick, MO - Democrat (83%) 5. Leahy, Patrick Senator, Vermont - Democrat (77%) 6. Lieberman Senator Joe CT - Democrat (77%) 7. Jackson, Cong. Jesse Jr., IL - Democrat (75%)

2003-07-09T09:25:00.000-04:00

George Bush World Tour I'm grateful that Bush is taking the time out to see a bit more of the world. Travel is supposed to broaden one's horizons. I just wish I didn't get the feeling that he's looking for the next likely bits of land for us to conquer. I wonder if the Presidents of other countries get nervous when Bush wants to visit. "That's terrible about your elections Liberia... Say... got

2003-06-26T13:21:00.000-04:00

A Change in Values or an Attempt to Stimulate the Economy through Expanded KY Sales? The Supreme Court struck down Texas' anti-sodomy laws as unconstitutional today rendering a 6-3 split decision. The dissenting voice came from Justice Scalia who said that he has "nothing against homosexuals" but thought the "court has largely signed on to the so-called homosexual agenda". For the majority

2003-06-26T09:22:00.000-04:00

See! See! WMDs! The long awaited proof that Iraq was a very real and iminent threat to the American way of life, our health and security was unearthed a few days ago from where it had been hidden for the past twelve years buried in some guys backyard beneath a rose bush. Can't you see the implications? These bits, when assembled, form a key piece of a part that is necessary to build something

2003-06-26T08:17:00.000-04:00

I have a very hard time drudging up any sort of sympathy when hearing the riches to bankruptcy stories of the not so rich and famous. Or the stories of people like this guy whose lives are "ruined" by winning millions. Don't try to sell me on the idea that having money sucks. I'm not buying (mainly because I can't afford to). No. i don't feel bad for MC Hammer because he wasted his money on

2003-06-25T15:31:00.002-04:00

As Per the request... A dirty picture. Knock Knock. Who's there? Queer. Queer who? Queer how institutions of faith while supposedly embracing the numinous and allowing for an infinite expansive All are still comfortable throwing around terms such as 'normal' as though they could catagorize and capture the bredth of the human expression. You would think comfort with the idea of infinity would

2003-06-25T15:31:00.001-04:00

The Obligatory Snow Post And so with a snow day... what's there to do but bundle up the child and chuck her into the white-stuff? And so we did!

2003-06-25T15:31:00.000-04:00

Baby Update Rachel is an evolving wonder of expressions and mannerisms. Last night we went to Costco. I love going there. It’s not just the huge warehouse ambiance that it has going for it or the five gallon drums of mayonnaise that simultaneously intrigue and repulse me... I love going because there’s the off chance that I might run into my old boss working the door and get to watch her squirm

2003-06-25T09:55:00.000-04:00

Thank you Lester! Score!!! 13 points in the Amish Dead Pool! Thank you Lester Maddox. Who was Lester Maddox? He's 13 points that's who he was. And that puts me in a tie with 3 other people for 2nd place. Stupid Gregory Peck. Stupid David Brinkley. Here's the man's obituary. He died of pnuemonia. I wish he had been beaten to death with Annette Funicello.

2003-06-23T19:33:00.000-04:00

I am so proud I am so proud of my country. As everyone has probably heard by now Canada is well on the way toward legalizing gay marriages. The Federal government decided not to appeal an Ontario Supreme Court ruling to the Canadian Supreme Court. "We will ensure that our legislation includes and legally recognizes the union of same-sex couples," Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien said.

2003-06-05T10:12:00.000-04:00

Does the US Owe Hans Blix an Apology? They painted him as an incompetent boob and a sychophant to the Iraqis. The former head weapons inspector repeatedly said that the UN team needed time to do the job properly. Now the US has come up empty despite their "compelling evidence and intelligence" information. The British government is up in arms and demanding explanations from their prime minister.

2003-06-04T10:26:00.000-04:00

The Joys of Pudding Normally I'm a big fan of pudding. I like pudding. I like it in the little plastic cups and I like the instant powder stuff and I like the overly complicated stuff that you have to cook which I can never seem to get the magic combination for to make it taste quite right. Where I do not like pudding however is within easy reach of a curious toddler. Please please please

2003-06-02T17:03:00.000-04:00

So I check my site hits every so often to see if anyone has linked to me or if I'm still being hit mostly by people with diaper fetishes looking for clown sex. Apparently the clowns still rule the night. But someone in an EZboard forum seems to have said something because I'm getting a few hits. The problem is the board is moderated and they refused my application for admission. *sniffle* The

2003-05-31T12:32:00.000-04:00

*sigh* I'm going to have to pay more attention to the handy colour-coded fear-o-meter. I hadn't noticed that we'd been 'downgraded' back to yellow. Here I was for a day and a half maintaining my fear at the orange level of preparedness for no particular reason. All that needless strain.

2003-05-30T23:10:00.000-04:00

Pictures of the Bean She is growing up so fast. This picture is already a month old. She can count to three. She knows the actions to almost every Wiggles song. Sometimes I think she is trying so desperately to talk to us. Her vocabulary is growing every day (though she still stubbornly refuses to say 'Cthulhu'...) She knows almost every part of her body and can point to it when you ask. The

2003-05-30T15:53:00.000-04:00

Keeping the Commander and Chief in the dark? According to snopes.com may be a real picture. They also provide another in the series showing the lens caps removed so it was probably just a momentary thing. Still funny. Interesting talk Had an interesting talk with a friend a couple of days ago regarding politics. He is on the far right of the spectrum (*cough* fascist *grin*) and I... I'm not.

2003-05-30T09:18:00.000-04:00

Rumsfeld tells the world "Pull My Finger" A new policy shift in foreign relations or just gas? Making up Ground in the Race Game You know... i was sitting lamenting the other day that as a middle class white man if I ever decided to kill my wife I was at a severe disadvantage to African-Americans. Those lucky lucky people get to play the 'race card' as a defense. They get to point out how

2003-05-29T09:08:00.000-04:00

Return of the Kid For all those who liked the Star Wars Kid... there's a new edit: The Star Wars Kid Reloaded. People Turning Away From Religion? Well... www.lostbrain.com has the answer. An aggressive marketing campaign to bring people back into the fold. They have posters for Judaism, Islam and Christianity but the Unitarian one has to be my favourite. So it is reposted here without

2003-05-28T11:27:00.000-04:00

Found in my mailbox... Among the many offers from wealthy Nigerian banking officials and grieving multi-millionaire widows trapped in the Netherlands just begging for the opportunity to share their wealth with me came an email from a friend. Will sent along the first images of Earth from Mars which was pretty cool. . Every so often something epic comes along and this fits that bill for me. Sure

2003-05-26T10:06:00.000-04:00

2003-05-21T12:38:00.000-04:00

Enter the Clones...(or stepping through the meme field) Who hasn't picked up a broomstick and pretended they were Luke Skywalker or some fantasy hero? Enter 'The Star Wars Kid'. He's getting press in Wired. He's being mentioned in the New York Times. He's a kid that videotaped himself pretending to be Darth Maul using school equipment and left the tape behind. So, of course someone took the tape

2003-05-21T11:41:00.000-04:00

It's Been Awhile Life has been a little turbulent the last little while. The death of a friend. The loss of a pet. Which hasn't left me in a mood to share and comment and update this wee little blog. Got a few more poems on the burner though. They just need to be cooked off and then they should be ready for public consumption. I'll try to throw off this funk and get back into the updating game.

2003-04-28T08:55:00.000-04:00

Update on the Experiment So far it's "madonna website hacked" (or variation thereof): 14 "suregcreatekey failed": 8 and one confused person looking for "topless barbers" Nothing in the experimental group yet.

2003-04-27T12:22:00.000-04:00

At the Suggestion of Daintily Dirty... Daintily Dirty gave a friend of mine a bit of advice on how to increase his hit totals and I thought "what the heck, I'm always up for some free advice". She then got called a "racist pig mother" for her troubles. I'm not sure what a racist pig mother is but I'm fairly certain that the bacon would taste kinda funny. On to the advice... ------ I was

2003-04-27T11:53:00.000-04:00

Just as I make a commitment to myself... Just as I make the commitment to update and blather on this blog with more frequency, we go on vacation. So I'm not sure with what reliability I'll be able to update the site over the next week. I hope to sneak some time on the computer at my mom's to write a few things. I've been mulling over my thoughts about Senator Santorum and his comments directed at

2003-04-26T09:19:00.000-04:00

Dousing People with Water... Free Speech? That's what an Alaskan man would have the Court's believe. He claims dumping buckets of cold water on peace protestors was just him exercising his right to free speech. I guess those protestors were just lucky he didn't happen to have a gun with him. Read the story here. The Year of Movies This year is chock-a-block full of movies that I really want to

2003-04-24T15:28:00.000-04:00

Nice... errr... message

2003-04-23T09:14:00.000-04:00

Madonna's Website Hacked And the Smoking Gun is there with a screen capture before it was taken down. A few days after flooding file share services with fake track listings from her new album someone hacked Madonna's official website and posted MP3 files of the real songs. Classy. Madonna's fake tracks contained a long personal message of disdain and disgust for people seeking to download her

2003-04-23T08:06:00.000-04:00

Fear My Awesome Imp! (Almost sounds like a perverse pick up line doesn't it?) Mike P'sBattle Impis Ouurd Backstabbing: 5 Dodgin': 4 Guts: 8 Magic Mojo: 8 Smackdown: 8 Will your battle imp beat Mike P's?Enter your name and fight.

2003-04-18T21:27:00.000-04:00

US Patent #1,493,222: The Feces Scale This is one of the singular most disturbing "inventions" I have ever heard of. There are just some things that I don't really need to know. The weight of my poo being one of the foremost. It particularly disturbs me because now I can't help trying to picture the circumstance under which Mr. O'Neill suddenly discovered the desire to know this information so

2003-04-17T10:11:00.000-04:00

Promised Pictures My poor abused finger... My wife choking someone in Godspell The bean behind the wheel! (I told you she was growing up fast)

2003-04-16T22:58:00.000-04:00

For a couple of months now my wife has been rehearsing for a production of Godspell. At first practices were three times a week which then blossomed to four and then finally practically every night. I had friends that were seeing my wife more than I was. The performance run was last weekend and I saw two and a half of the three shows. Two and a half because Rachel was booted out of the nursery

2003-04-14T17:42:00.000-04:00

We're not manufacturing excuses.. ...we're just taking the long overland scenic route to North Korea. We go from Iraq to Iran with a brief stopover in Afghanistan. Clean up Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan for the Russians to get their permission for the long trek along their southern border and then surprise Kim Jong Il with a great surgical strike into their country and... Hmmm... well maybe not.

2003-04-12T11:03:00.000-04:00

Worried About SARS? You must Have a Brain Fever SARS has killed maybe 120 reported people world wide since the hysteria began. Chinese restaurants being avoided on the west coast. Talk of quarantining travellers coming from Asia. It's big. It's scary. But come on! The flu kills 40,000 people a year in the United States alone. And that's not counting additional deaths by pneumonia.. Ol' SARS has

2003-04-09T10:37:00.000-04:00

Still looking for those weapons of mass destruction? You've got to admire the slick way that our government used that as a pretext for war and then smoothly segued into 'it's all about freedom for the people of Iraq' when those weapons didn't turn up. Kinda destroys the Iraq is a clear and immediate threat however but okay. President Saddam Hussein greets Donald Rumsfeld, then special envoy of

2003-04-03T15:09:00.000-05:00

2003-04-02T10:23:00.000-05:00

One of my Favourite April Fools Day Articles Sure you're sick of them by this point and the internet only makes it worse. Everyone and their drunken web designer cousin thinks that they can pull a 'zinger' by making up some stupid thing and passing it off as the truth. I'd avoid the net for that one day a year but I'm far too addicted... so wade through tripe I do. This one however actually made

2003-04-01T20:09:00.000-05:00

And They Call it Art... So what is Marc standing on now? Aren't you the least bit curious? Because Marc thinks that it is important that you all know. Thrill to his changing shoe styles! Marvel at the beauty of that trash! And those toes! Yeah... I don't get it either. More Than You Ever Needed to Know About Mormons... Sometimes.. when you're alone do you feel like you know... touching

2003-03-31T10:54:00.000-05:00

Peace This! A picture of Martin Sheen just moments before he was grabbed by Homeland Security agents and dragged off to Guantanmo Base where they attached electrodes to his balls and taught him the real meaning of the word "protest". The agents thanked him for using duct tape over his mouth as it saved them the trouble of finding their own.

2003-03-30T11:15:00.000-05:00

A Live Journal for the Inundated Tired of random cruising sex perverts and constant requests for a/s/l? Have a person in your office that is too stupid to be believed? Well there's a live journal for you: mock the stupid! Check it out! My Most Recent Reply... I am constantly getting sent email from someone in Nigeria needing to desperately get their money out of that country. Apparently the

2003-03-27T09:43:00.000-05:00

Even a cynic like me can pray and hope for the safe return of the Americans captured in Iraq. Let's hope that the Iraqi government hasn't labeled them "unlawful combatants" like certain other regimes have in the past to justify the abuse and denial of rights accorded to prisoners under the Geneva conventions.

2003-03-22T08:18:00.000-05:00

Apology from the Dixie Chicks This link liberally stolen from Madame Fabulous' blog. It goes to a very funny parody site. I particularly like the little black "X" over the one singer's mouth in the picture. Nice touch that.

2003-03-22T00:11:00.000-05:00

As I'm getting ready to head out for our trip I am a little disheartened to hear that they have new security precautions at Reagan National. Apparently they now seperate you into "pro-war"/"anti-war" lines while going through security. All of the anti-war people are searched as possible terrorists. Of course all of the pro-war people are searched too because they're considered gullible idiots

2003-03-21T21:16:00.000-05:00

A Bit on Circumstance... Apologies to people who stop by here regularly (Especially to Cam who just sent me email saying that she would now be checking the site daily and I had the grave responsibility of being her only source for information regarding the war. Silly, silly Cam). It looks like I am going to be away from a computer until Wednesday. The war may be over by the time I get back and

2003-03-19T19:12:00.000-05:00

Who Do We Believe? The President that says Iraq is an iminent threat to the American people and has deadly weapons of mass destruction... OR the military which is saying that he has a couple of missles that may be able to reach the Kuwait border but have no guidance system of note and are not considered to be much of a threat? As I sit and listen to Lester Holt count down the minutes to the end

2003-03-17T13:32:00.000-05:00

Sign for our Times? No burning bushes for us (as much as we democrats would love to see it... even if someone eventually patted the bastard out). no pillars of flame or the moon turning to blood or the earth standing still. What does the modern world get by way of holy sign? A shouting fish. According to two New York men a 20lb carp began screaming apocalyptic warning in Hebrew. So of course

2003-03-17T10:50:00.000-05:00

Bush's Pants are on Fire! "We will have a vote on Monday." "We will have a vote this week." "We wil have a vote next Monday and it will be time for people to choose sides." "Okay... no vote." Despite all of the money and all of the offers the Bush administration could not bribe enough countries to make up the nine votes it would have needed to pass its bogus rush to war agenda... and so they've

2003-03-15T10:40:00.000-05:00

What's that sound? It's Tolkien Spinning in his Grave So you're a confused new age 'otherkin' looking for someone a little more your species? Or maybe you just fantasize about Liv Tyler from the Lord of the Rings movie? Yes... there is a place for all of your elf porn needs. Now go spank your Bilbo like a good hobbit.

2003-03-14T21:28:00.000-05:00

No Benefit to Consumers It's just the government looking out for our best interests again. According to the USDA there's no reason to tell consumers which grocery stores, restaurants and butchers stocked meat products potentially contaminated with deadly bacteria. "The Bush administration has once again decided that taking care of its political contributors is a lot more important than protecting

2003-03-14T14:49:00.000-05:00

2003-03-14T10:44:00.000-05:00

Look Before its Gone You think cricket is dull, boring and completely incomprehensible? One Guardian reporter apparently is going through a mid-life crisis while filing his report on the India vs NZ match. Makes cricket interesting. Will probably be pulled as soon as somebody notices.

2003-03-13T21:11:00.000-05:00

One of my favourite photos. Reposted because I can...

2003-03-13T12:02:00.000-05:00

And number 10,000 is.... *drum roll* A search for "free nude college views". Apparently I'm #5 on Google for this particular search. Makes me all warm inside.

2003-03-12T16:42:00.000-05:00

That's some Reward! 27 million dollars to an Al Qaeda foot soldier turned informant who led the Pakistani government to its big arrest. The United States ponied up the money. But this isn't negotiating with terrorists.Honest. And it shouldn't be considered a reward for all of the anti-Americanism that the fellow engaged in prior to his arrest. Though It is still 17 million more then we're

2003-03-11T19:36:00.000-05:00

Are we now victims of inertia? "We have all those soldiers over there, might as well use them." I heard one political 'analyst' on CNN posit that we had to go war now because withdrawing the troops wasn't an option. What? Yeah... it would look bad. Look bad? Have we now stepped sideways into the Twilight Zone and we've become entangled in some off-kilter global beauty pageant? Looking bad should

2003-03-11T16:22:00.000-05:00

Cutting through the Red Tape... ...And apparently the electric fence. US Marines have been cutting holes in the large electric fence between Iraq and Kuwait leading into the demilitarized zone in preperation for an invasion. The damage was discovered by UN PeaceKeepers patrolling the demilitarized zone. UN observers monitoring the area discovered 15 men wearing civilian clothes and travelling in

2003-03-11T14:10:00.000-05:00

Whoooohoooooo! Sometime this week, probably in the next two days, I will be hitting the illustrious 10,000 visitors mark. I've got to think of some sort of prize...

2003-03-11T11:09:00.000-05:00

Vote Delayed The United states is delaying the Security Council vote until they can find a way to bribe more people over to their side. At present they don't believe they have enough votes to secure their hard deadline and so aren't pressing forward with the issue at the moment. Kind of defeats the purpose of a vote in the first place. Icon Wars A really cute flash animation about computer

2003-03-07T18:16:00.000-05:00

How can setting a date (especially such a close date) be seen as anything but an attempt to justify war action in the face of the beginnings of Iraqi compliance. The inspections are working. Let the inspectors do their job.

2003-03-06T13:06:00.000-05:00

Image found and snarffed from The People's Republic of Seabrook. Bill Maher So I saw Bill Mahr's new show 'Real Time' on HBO but I have to say that I really liked Politically Incorrect better. The panel on this new show was slow and uninspired. They slogged along playing their respective and expected rolls. The addition of the one on one bit before the panel where Bill questions and ridicules

2003-03-06T10:55:00.000-05:00

Interesting Twist on Church vs State Two Republican lawmakers left during a prayer delivered on the floor of the House of Representatives. They cited patriotism as their reason for doing so. The prayer was being delivered by a Muslim cleric. So much for the message of faith being important. Turns out it is just the Christian faith they were talking about afterall. Read the story here. I Agree

2003-03-06T10:22:00.000-05:00

Man Arrested for T-shirt Okay... he was really arrested for tresspassing but he was asked while shopping at a mall to remove a t-shirt that had the sentiments "Give Peace a Chance" on one side and "Peace on Earth" on the other. He refused. On what Bizzaro planet can these sentiments ever be considered offensive? So some Macy's employee complained to Mall security and they felt the need to go

2003-03-04T20:51:00.000-05:00

I Assure You We Are Still Open Suffering from a bit of a mental block today. I couldn't settle on anything to write an opinion piece on. At first I thought i'd write something about how we seem intent on railroading our War on Terror for our War with Iraq but that got me to wondering about all of our other ongoing wars like the War on Illiteracy which I think we actually surrendered to back in

2003-03-03T16:52:00.000-05:00

Thanks Andy.

2003-03-03T13:50:00.000-05:00

Did I Hear Correctly? Did I hear CNN say that Bush's approval rating has dipped below 50%? Does this mean that war is an inevitable political tool at this point? Or is it a sign that maybe... just maybe we might be stepping back from the brink? Yah, you're right... I hear the bombs dropping too. You can read the story with commentary here at the Liberal Oasis

2003-03-03T13:37:00.000-05:00

I Never Find the Bargains Geez. I feel lucky if I find a cool book but that bowling bag is really sweet. Thanks World Weekly News!

2003-02-27T10:58:00.000-05:00

Check this out Go to www.c-span.org and look in the 'Most Watched Video' column for the Ari Fleischer White House briefing. Fast forward to about the 28 minute mark and watch it to the end. A reporter asks Fleischer about the United States buying the votes of other security council members particularly Mexico and Columbia with deals revolving around offering them immigration agreements such as

2003-02-27T09:05:00.000-05:00

Not Such a Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood Fred Rogers (pictured above about to whip his shoe at the head of one of his cameramen) died early this morning. He was 74. Our daughter never really liked Mister Rogers. I think she is still too young for his quiet ways. She needs singing and dancing to keep her attention. Bouncy songs not soft spoken stories with morals. But I'll miss travelling

2003-02-26T13:14:00.000-05:00

No!! Come Back Buffy!! According to CNN it is official. Sarah Michelle Gellar is leaving Buffy after this season. Whether the show will continue in some incarnation without the title character has not yet been decided. You can read the story here.

2003-02-26T13:08:00.000-05:00

The Great Debate Yes... that offer of a debate from Hussein must have really put the fear of dog right into the White House. But I know Saddam is not really serious about wanting to meet the President face to face. If he was he'd pony up the million dollars and make a contribution to Bush's campaign like the rest of the influence seekers clamoring for his attention with check book in hand. You

2003-02-24T21:24:00.000-05:00

What a Beautifully Twisted Idea Making use of peoples odd fetishes in a slick scheme to promote an anti-war message. Maybe I should save up some of my daughter's poopy diapers?

2003-02-24T13:30:00.000-05:00

Can the Democrats Find Their Voice? The Senate fillibuster over the judicial appointment of Miguel Estrada is the first thing the Democrats have done in a long time to show me that they have any backbone whatsoever. Now if only they would take stands on some of the hot button topics and offer a coherent and cohesive platform instead of the scattershot across the board that they now employ. I'd

2003-02-21T19:35:00.000-05:00

2003-02-21T11:26:00.000-05:00

When Dead Bodies Attack When you think dangerous jobs you think fireman, policeman, catholic altar boy. Well now you can add crematorium worker to the list if you live in Sweden. Apparently there has been an increased risk of bodies exploding during the cremation process. Read the article here. From Whitehouse.org... This made me chuckle. *grins* The anti-anti-war protest. Our Sue Happy

2003-02-19T09:17:00.000-05:00

Our Own little Corner of Hate Westboro Baptist Church is coming to town! Fred Phelps and crew will be in the area protesting the opening of the 'Laramie Project' at the Klein Theatre on March 1st and 2nd with a couple of special stops to make their presence known at some local churches along the way. The WBC are the ones that protested the funeral of Mathew Shepherd with 'God Hates Fags' signs.

2003-02-17T11:58:00.000-05:00

Quick! Pile It Higher. Maybe they Can't Get out!

2003-02-15T21:47:00.000-05:00

I Love our Cats Our cats have such vastly different temperments. Oliver is a lump. He will inevitably end up sprawling on the back of the couch just over your shoulder. While I'm sitting at the computer he will crawl up into my lap or knock things off the computer desk as he spreads himself out. He doesn't particularly like our daughter... unless she is asleep. While she's mobile, he watches her

2003-02-15T13:24:00.000-05:00

Thank you whitehouse.org