What are you doing?

Hey Ladies

2006-06-13T20:22:00.003-05:00

Yo

This is C3000 callin from the Virgin Island (St. Thomas yo). Anyway, the rum punches are tastey and I quit my job because of all the shite here. New Guster album is all out on Tuesday and it is fucking awesome.

Keep it real.

C3403

PS Devon, I tried to contact your mama in St. John, but she didn't answer.

Hey Ladies

2006-06-13T20:22:00.002-05:00

Hey Ladies

2006-06-13T20:22:00.001-05:00

Hey Ladies

2006-06-13T20:22:00.000-05:00

Who will be fired first?

2006-05-08T13:51:00.000-05:00

In the shower this morning, I was thinking about the Cubs and how bad they are. So, I thought to myself, who will be fired first: Dusty or GW? While conservatives will immediately look to Dusty, I think that over the past 4 years, Dusty actually has a better record.
Go Cubbies!

Derby

2006-05-05T09:39:00.000-05:00

Sinister Minister will win. He already has a theme song.

Replace FEMA? How about replace Bush!

2006-04-27T10:04:00.000-05:00

A senate panel is going to recommend dissolving FEMA and creating a new agency. That sounds like a great idea, since that way Bush can cram some more of his cronies in the new department. How about we get rid of bush, boot all the morons that he has appointed, and then call FEMA, FEMA! Bush is 1000000% to blame for all the problems at that agency. As most people know, a bad boss will pick bad bosses to boss under him. That way when things go wrong, it is easy to point fingers. Will someone please tell me something good that Bush has done for us. I need someone to remind me. AHH I AM SO ANNOYED THAT A SINGLE MAN CAN RUIN AN ENTIRE COUNTRY! This is exactly what happens when you have a government that is lead by religious zelots who think with their "convictions" instead of what is best for the Country. Hey George, God told me your are an idiot. Deal with that!

I promise I will have regular posts next week

2006-03-16T08:08:00.000-06:00

Shit has been going down, so I have been way to busy to post on here. For now, here is a video!

Dance Dance!

2006-03-08T07:45:00.000-06:00

Let me preface this in saying that I like Fall Out Boy. They are a local band that I will support. Infact, I listen to their album almost daily. But, I will guarantee that I will hate them by the end of March. The song Dance Dance will be played probably a million times by ESPN and CBS. I don't want to hate the song, but it is inevitable.

In other news, Isiah Thomas was seen visiting IU yesterday. PLEASE GOD DON'T LET HIM RUIN US! I would rather have Cam Cameron coach the Basketball team.

With selection Sunday coming up, here is my IU pick. IU will be a number 7 seed. I think that we will win our first game of the Tourney, then get blown the hell out.

Cory, this uncomfortable video is for you!

*Update! I have learned that the chick in the video appeared on the Today Show this morning. She may be in a neck brace, but her school spirit lives on. She was wearing her cheerleading outfit on the show! Southern Illinois used to be known as a big time party school. Now it will be known as a Big time party school with a school spirt problem.

Happy Birthday Dick!

2006-03-06T13:15:00.000-06:00

Today is the birthday of one of the greatest Dicks. This Dick sure knew how to flop. That is right, today is the birthday of Dick Fosbury. You are a real american hero.

So I took another blog vacation. It was nice. I got a pretty good tan.

I am thinking that this year is going to be the year of the RV for the Indy 500. I think this would make a totally awesome weekend. I would like to get down to Indy late Friday night and party like a red neck all star.

In the spirit of the olympics

2006-02-21T09:09:00.000-06:00

Flying like a sack of potatoes

(Former) Coach Mike Davis

2006-02-16T12:40:00.000-06:00

Mike

I supported you until the Iowa game last week. I did all I could to defend you when people joked about IU basketball. I even would talk up your recruiting ability and how good talent could overcome average coaching. You made me look stupid. You have made Indiana look stupid. As an Alum, I hope that the 6 years you spent at IU doesn't ruin the program for the next 10.

You should be ashamed of yourself. You should be embarrassed for the way you have handled your exit. Please, just leave Bloomington now and take Erkk Surh with you.

Sometimes you just want to tell a secret

2006-02-08T18:06:00.000-06:00

Hello from Newport News, Virginia. Today, while sitting through a god awful meeting, a memory popped in my head that I had stored away since I was in college. This is a deep secret, that I have never shared to anyone before. So, since I am sharing my secret, how about you share one of yours :). Ok, here goes mine.

Now, I am really sketchy on the details. This story takes place in the Fall of Sophomore year. It was a brisk night. It was one of those nights where you had to have an extra beer before going out to keep warm on that walk to the house party. I remember that the house was off Jordan, south of 3rd street. They had a porch, and they had a black light bulb in the porch light. I remember that it was like $5 for a cup, and I was pissed cause I thought that was expensive for all you can drink, and I was worried that I would lose the cup. Anyway, there was a band in the basement, and they really sucked. After having a few beers, I had to really pee. One bathroom. Long line. I really had to go. Finally, I was next to go in. The dude in front of me had been in there for a long time. I think I started to sweat, and I knocked on the door, and said, "You okay dude?" No response, but 30 seconds later he came out along with a cloud of beer shits in the air. It was bad, but I didn't realize how bad it was until I got in there. The shitter had plugged the toilet. Now, I was perplexed. Do I just pee into the shit, and hope it doesn't overflow as I am doing it? To me, that seemed like a bad option. So, I turned around hoping to see the bath tub or shower. No, nothing. So, I did the next logical thing, I pee-ed in the sink. That is right, I had to do it. It gets worse. I was drunk, so my aim was off. I pee-ed mostly in the sink and mostly on the facet and the knobs. Needless to say, I didn't wash my hands.

So, I would like to say I am sorry to the people in that house.

I feel so much better now.

No Ed Hoculi?

2006-02-04T17:36:00.000-06:00

I just want to say that I am not going to watch the Superbowl tomorrow because the greatest athlete in the league, Official Ed Hoculi will not be there. The NFL sure knows how to alienate their fans!

I know, two posts in one day!

2006-02-03T10:32:00.000-06:00

Ok, I had to post this before the Super Bowl. It looks like our friend Ben Roethlisberger has gone all Kyle Orton on us. The only difference is that Ben appears to get the booze in his mouth and he has hot chicks surrounding him. I guess we know why Ben is in the Super Bowl, and Kyle is back in Iowa trying to get Captain Morgan out of his eye.

Weather Man

2006-02-03T08:42:00.000-06:00

Skilling! AGH! Here is your forcast for today, Friday, Feb. 3rd: Heavy overcast, modestly cooler temperatures by afternoon—though still above normal. Patchy light rain this morning. A bit of drizzle this afternoon and a few possible flurries toward evening. Cloudy, a little colder Friday night. A few flurries may build to some snow showers toward morning, especially north suburbs and along the lake.

This is what it looks like outside!

That is right, it is snowing! Not just light snow, but it is really coming down in huge flakes. 1 hour ago there was just green grass, now it is covered with white stuff. If I have to shovel I will be pissed!

What the State of the Union sounded like to Democrats

2006-02-02T09:44:00.000-06:00

My vote for worst shows on TV

2006-02-02T08:17:00.000-06:00

After being subjected by my wife to watch some of the "Real World/Road Rules Challenge inferno 40" I have decided to make my list of 10 worst shows on TV (that I have seen).

10) Metromix the TV Show (only seen in Chicago, this show is terrible).
9) Two and a Half Men - CBS (Charlie Sheen can blow me)
8) Dancing/Skating with the whatever (why are these shows so popular? They are so boring)
7)Wife Swap/Trading Spouses( This would probably be top 5 if it wasn't for that crazy god warrior lady, that was some of the best TV ever)

6)Cold Pizza - ESPN
5)Desperate Housewives (if you actually listen to what they are saying in the show, you realize how bad the writing has become. This show had promise, now I just wish it was on HBO so they all got naked)
4)Extreme Makeover (this show is so full of itself, people are like, I just passed gas, sniffle sniffle cry cry blah blah)
3) Quite Frankly with Steven A Smith - ESPN2 (Pretty sure this will be cancelled soon and moving to compete with Letterman and Leno)
2) Joey (Thank God it was cancelled!)
1) Anything on MTV

You didn't have to yell

2006-01-31T14:54:00.000-06:00

Last night I was making my weekly pilgrimage to Portillos. This older gentleman had to have gotten there atleast 5 minutes before me, because I didn't see him go in or anything blah blah. Anyway, I put my order in and walked over to the "pick up" counter, and was standing next to this guy. Let me add that there was no one else in line. Anyway, I in front of us were 3 trays. One tray had about 6 drinks on it, one tray had two salads, and one tray had 3 bags off food. Obviously, I was there alone and didn't order 3 trays of food and drink, but this guy did. We both stood there about 3 more minutes, and they the Portillos dude said "number 256!" Well, the guy next to me must have been worried that I was going to steal his shit, because he yelled "THATS ME" as loud as he could in my ear! He next proceeded to run to the counter. Then he stood there realizing that he had 3 trays of food, and only 2 hands. He looked really worried at that point. That is when he says to the Portillos guy, "Hey, can you watch this for me?" The guy was really worried that I was going to steal his food or something. I guess I do look like the common criminal, with my cargo pants and my North Face jacket and my Bluetooth ear piece in. I am one scarry mo fo!

I love seeing Kurt Rambus kick ass....The music is NSFW

The weekend is almost here!

2006-01-27T10:16:00.000-06:00

The weekend is almost here, and I am trying to figure out what to do. I don't have to go anywhere which is nice, but I feel like I need to do something. I don't even have football to watch. I am sure the wife will find something for us to do, such as go shopping or cleaning. Today is one of those days where I am actually glad I am working from home. I don't want to shower, nor do I want to get dressed. I just want to sit at my desk in my PJs. Knowing my luck, publishers clearing house is going to show up at my door and I will be in my robe. Remember when they used to do that "surprise" vist after the superbowl to give a person the big check. I thought that was funny. I think it would be great if some shirtless drunk guy came to the door and started yelling obsenities.

Below is one of the weirdest videos I have ever seen. How people come up with this, I have no clue. Hell, I have crazy ideas sometimes, but I would never in a million years think of this. Hope ya'll have a splendid weekend and I will see you on the other side of it.

How I feel today

2006-01-24T09:18:00.000-06:00

The new Yellowcard CD Lights and Sounds comes out today. I was able to get an advance copy of it. I would say it is probably a maybe buy. There are some good songs and bad songs. If you are looking for some meaningless music to listen too, that just makes you bob your head, than this is for you.

So I have been drinking 3 cups of coffee a day for the past 2 weeks. It does make me smarter. Coffee is like a woman. It is really good when it is warm, then it gets cold and you don't want to drink it. But you still do because of the buzz it gives you. :)

Where is my rebate?

2006-01-23T13:54:00.000-06:00

Damn rebates, I hate them. It was over 2 months ago that I sent in 3 rebate offers totaling $500 to Bestbuy, Emachines, and Lexmark. I was able to submit the rebate to Bestbuy over the internet, and I received the $300 rebate in less than 4 weeks. The other two I had to mail in. This is a problem. I hate the fact that I have to put my faith in the piece of shit US Mail. US Mail sucks, and it gives Emachines and Lexmark an excuse for not giving me my money. I will tell you this, I will not do a mail in rebate for the rest of my life. If that is what they need me to do to buy their product, too bad. These rebate offers should be illegal. I wonder what percentage are not funded to the consumer.

So Osama is not dead. I am starting to wonder if GW has Osama on his speed dial? I can just picture GW now, aghhh Osama my old boy, can you make a statement so people still think you are alive. I mean, I need something to make this war on terror thing sound interesting again. Osama: Well, what do you want me to say? GW: How about something about stopping the heart of america? Osama: You mean striking the heartland of America? GW: No, strike the heart of America. Oh, and I have some money in this company that publishes this book that picks on me. I need you to tell the American people to read it. Osama: No prob. Still on for Texas Hold-um next week at Mount Weather? GW: You bet..

While this did not really happen, who is to say it couldn't...

I bet GW sent my rebate to Osama.

Ray Nagin, stop pissing off God!

2006-01-17T08:08:00.000-06:00

Ray Nagin is the Mayor of New Orleans. He made some surprising comments yesterday. Here are a few of them:

"I don't care what people are saying Uptown or wherever they are. This city will be chocolate at the end of the day," Nagin said in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day speech. "This city will be a majority African-American city. It's the way God wants it to be."

"God is mad at America,He is sending hurricane after hurricane after hurricane, and it is destroying and putting stress on this country."

WTF? Who is this guy to say that New Orleans should be Chocolate? He refers to the people Uptown and saying he doesn't care about them, you know who lives uptown? White people. These are the most blatantly racist statements I have ever heard. If a white mayor were to say that he wanted to build a city that was for white people, he would be destroyed in the media. If the mayor of Miami said that he wanted to rebuild Miami as a Cuban/Latino city, he would be called a racist and probably kicked out of office. While I respect Mr. Nagin for his opinion, I find it appalling that someone can say this and not have any repercussions. Mr. Nagin, you have clearly lost your mind and you are not up to the job as Mayor. It is time you step down and let a sane person rebuild the city. (My vote goes to the City Council President Oliver Thomas)

It hurts

2006-01-16T07:30:00.000-06:00

The pain of the Bears loss strikes deep. It feels like being kicked in the nuts, about 6 times. It is like getting into a hot shower, only to have it go ice cold with your hair full of shampoo. Last night was tough. After the game, I took off all my Bears hat and my Bears shirt and put on my robe and just sat there. I didn't know what to do. I thought, what am I going to do on Sunday? What am I going to worry about on Saturday. God! My nuts hurt so bad!

I also want to make this little comment. Could this weekend been any worse for the refs? Where is Ed Hoculi?

Yesterday I was cut off by some lady driving a very large SUV. When I pulled up next to her to give her hell, I was awestuck. The lady had a coffee in one hand and was looking at her cell phone with the other! I wonder if she thinks cruise control is some type of autopilot or something.

Finally, I want to mention something that I was thinking about last night. I was thinking about Thomas Edison. How does a little nerd like Bill Gates have more money than the Edison family. Look at all the things that Mr. Edison invented:

Electricity and Lightbulb - think about it, we all have about 20 lightbulbs in our house, where would be be without this?
The Phonogragh - for you young kids, this is like an Ipod but it uses a wax thing called a record and a needle that picks up the little grooves on the record to produce a sound. You should listen to one, the sound quality is pretty good...
The motion-picture camera - Where would porn be with out this?
The telephone - While he didn't invent this, he improved it in such a way that it could be used at more practically (A. Bell's telephone would only work from about 2-3 miles)
The electric battery - nothing in this world would work without this.

Those are just my top 5.

Da Man!

BEARRRRRRRSSSSSSSSS

2006-01-13T10:26:00.000-06:00

I only have one thing on my mind, and I will give you a hint, it rhymns with Caressssss.

That is right folks, the biggest sporting event so far this year happens in a little more than 48 hours from now. How does one prepare for such a game. You start with some beersss and some polish sausage. For dessert, you need some brats and some pizza.

Battle for the weather. On Monday, my boy Tom Skilling of WGN TV said it was going to be 57 degrees for game day. He has since modified that to about 50 degrees. The Weather Channel on Monday said that the weather was going to be 31 degrees and snowy for game day. They have since modified that to be 41 and cloudy. As much as I like Tom, I just can't really imagine a bears playoff game about 40 degrees. I think the bears should truck in some snow for the game.

GO BEARS!

Clinton Portis

2006-01-11T12:45:00.000-06:00

For a guy named Clinton, he sure is funny. For the past few weeks, Clinton has been doing this act during his Thursday morning interviews. If you have no idea what I am talking about, check out this website.

Clinton also appears on this 10k30 thing with Best Buy. Basically, an athlete is given a Best Buy card worth 10 grand, and he has to spend it in 30 minutes. If he spends it all, his charity gets 30 grand (athlete appears to get to keep the merchandise). Anyway, it is funny to see these athletes go nuts over the 10 G. I think Clinton even buys a fridge with a TV on it. I need to get famous so I can get free stuff. I guess that bonus money in the NFL doesn't go as far as it used to.

I am getting really nervous about the Bears this weekend. If we win, I may pee my pants. I think I may also inact the Bears Defense drinking game. Here are the rules:

Turn off thermonstat and open windows.
Shirts are allowed, but not required. Same goes for Girls!
8 Beers needed per person, and a half gallon of you favorite hard liquor

Here we go:

Every tackle, pass deflection, or breakup: do a shot of beer
Tackle for a loss: do a half shot
Sack, fumble, or interception: do a whole shot
Defensive score (touchdown or safety) or Blocked kick or punt: chug entire beer.

To get in the Bears Mood here is a little video....and the Super Bowl Shuffle

(CHORUS)
We're the Bears Shufflin' Crew.
Shufflin' on down, doin' it for you.
We're so bad we know we're good.
Blowin' your mind like we knew we would.
You know we're just struttin' for fun
Struttin' our stuff for everyone.
We're not here to start no trouble.
We're just here to do the Super Bowl Shuffle.

Well, they call me Sweetness,
and I like to dance.
Runnin' the ball is like makin' romance
We've had the goal since training camp
To give Chicago a Super Bowl Champ.
And we're not doing this because we're greedy.
The Bears are doin' it to feed the needy.
We didn't come here to look for trouble,
We just came here to do
The Superbowl Shuffle.

his is Speedy Willie, and I'm world class.
I like runnin', but I love to get the pass.
I practice all day and dance all night,
I got to get ready for the Sunday fight.
Now I'm smooth as a chocolate swirl,
I dance a little funky, so watch me girl.
There's no one here that does it like me,
My Superbowl Shuffle will set you free.

I'm Samurai Mike. I stop 'em cold.
Part of the defense, big and bold.
I've been jammin' for quite a while,
Doin' what's right and settin' the style.
Give me a chance , I'll rock you good,
Nobody messin' in my neighborhood.
I didn't come here lookin' for trouble,
I just came to do the Superbowl Shuffle.

I'm the punky QB, known as McMahon.
When I hit the turf, I've got no plan.
I just throw my body all over the field.
I can't dance, but, I can throw the pill.
I motivate the cats, I like to tease.
I play so cool, I aim to please.
That's why you all got here on the double,
To catch me doin' the Superbowl Shuffle.

I'm mama's boy Otis, one of a kind.
The ladies all love me
For my body and my mind.
I'm slick on the floor as I can be.
But ain't no sucker gonna get past me.
Some guys are jealous
Of my style and class.
That's why some end up on their (bleep).
I didn't come here lookin' for trouble,
I just get down to the Superbowl Shuffle.

They say Jimbo is our man.
If he can't do it, I sure can.
This is Steve, and it's no wonder.
I run like lightnin', pass like thunder.
So bring on Atlanta, bring on Dallas.
This is for Mike and Papa Bear Halas.
I'm not here to feather this ruffle,
I just came here to do
The Superbowl Shuffle.

I'm L.A. Mike and I play it cool.
They don't sneak by me 'cause I'm no fool.
I fly on the field and get on down.
Everybody knows I don't mess around.
I can break 'em, shake 'em,
Any time of day.
I like to steal it and make 'em pay.
So please don't try to beat my hustle,
'Cause I'm just here to do
The Superbowl Shuffle.

The sackman's comin', I'm your man Dent.
If the quarterback's slow,
He's gonna get bent.
We stop the run, we stop the pass.
I like to dump guys on their (bleep).
We love to play for the world's best fans.
You better start makin'
Your Superbowl plans.
But don't get ready or go to any trouble,
Unless you practice
The Superbowl Shuffle.

It's Gary here, I'm Mr. Clean.
They call me "hit man"
Don't know what they mean.
They throw it long and watch me run.
I'm on my man, one on one.
Buddy's guys cover it down to the bone.
That's why they call us the 46 zone.
Come on everybody, let's scream and yell.
We're goin' to do the Shuffle,
Then ring your bell.

You're lookin' at the Fridge,
I'm the rookie.
I may be large, but I'm no dumb cookie.
You've seen me hit, you've seen me run.
When I kick and pass, we'll have more fun.
I can dance, you will see.
The others, they all learn from me.
I don't come here lookin' for trouble,
I just came here to do
The Superbowl Shuffle!

I know its been awhile

2006-01-05T08:21:00.000-06:00

Sorry for not posting in so long. I decided to take the holidays off from the blog. But now I am back.

The holidays were very good to me this year. I got everything that I wanted, and I got to spend a lot of quality time with my family. Family is always fun this time of year. Everyone is nice to each other, but this may be related more to the massive amounts of alcohol consumed rather than people having the holiday spirit. One of the bright spots of the holidays was Christmas day, when I got to meet my new niece/goddaughter and I got to cheer on a Bears victory/central division championship. Here is a picture of me with Lily:

Isn't she just the cutiest?

Last night I stayed up late to watch the "College Game of the Century of 2005/06." The game actually lived up to its billing. What was the most interesting part of the game was how Dan Fouts (the color analyst for the game) and I were saying the exact thing at the same time. I think it was freaking out cassie a little. I would say something like, that's a heck of a hit, and half a second later we would hear "that's a heck of a hit" on the TV. I did this about 15 times. Speaking of the broadcasters, I really hope this was Keith Jacksons last game. He was terrible. The apex of his horribleness game in the second half, when the Texas kicker kicked a field goal that was clearly down the middle. Keith, and I quote said: "The kick looks wide, down the middle." Huh? Poor Dan Fouts. I don't know if I feel worse for Keith or for Dick Clark. Dick, you look great, but I think it is time for you to let go. I know that it really bothers you that Ryan Seacrest has been the chosen one to replace you, but we all have to face reality at some time.

Another note about the all the bowl games on ABC. ABC, I am sick of your amatuer hour broadcasts. You call that shit HDTV? It looked so soft. Pathetic. Then, you don't even broadcast the game in Dolby 5.1! THIS WAS THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME! I hope you don't pull this crap during the Super Bowl.

Oh, and here is a link to one of the greatest websites ever. It allows you to play old Atari, Nintendo, Sega, etc. games. YOU CAN EVEN PLAY MIKE TYSON PUNCH OUT! (To play Punch Out! you need to click on the Nintendo tab at the top of the page.

http://www.1980-games.com/us/

Da Vinci Code

2005-12-14T12:20:00.000-06:00

Here is a link to the first full trailer of the da vinci code movie. I loved the book. The movie looks incredible.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/da_vinci_code/large.html

Killing a killer

2005-12-14T10:10:00.000-06:00

With the execution of Stanley Tookie Williams a couple of days ago, the death penalty has once again been thrown to the front of the press heap. This Country loves to get excited about things like the death penalty, abortion, and evolution. It really cracks me up. Anyway, back to the execution. The man that was executed is known as a founding father to the Crips gang, and was convicted in a court of law 20 years ago for murdering 3 innocent people. Not only did he directly kill those 3 people, but in my mind he is responsible for every murder that the Crips have committed. Because of that, I think that the punishment fits the crime. While the Pope is fighting against the death penalty (this is the same guy who have commercialism but wears Prada shoes, Gucci sunglasses, and rides in a Mercedes), the bible clearly states that “Life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth” (Deuteronomy 19:21). For all those bible beaters, they should take this line as literary as they do the supposed anti-gay and anti-abortion stance the Bible takes. While I think that the death penalty is necessary, I think that a person on death row should be there a minimum of 10-15 years so all appeals and new technology can be applied to his case to ensure his guilt.

It is snowing again today. I didn't realize that I have moved to Buffalo. Supposed to get like 2-7 inches. That is quite a range.

Hey Cory, you are such a good dancer!

Here is a link to the entire Trading Spouses Freak Out Lady

Put up the Tree

2005-12-11T10:39:00.000-06:00

We put up the tree today!

They do make the weather..

2005-12-07T13:28:00.000-06:00

So yesterday I had the privilege to spend almost the entire day at the National Weather Service. I love weather. If I were to say I had a hobby, it would be checking out the weather. I got to see all of the cool bells and whistles that they use to make the weather. That is right, they do make the weather. It is amazing. I told them that I want it to really snow this weekend because I want to do some sledding. They told me no problem, and the put it in their computer. This morning I checked the forecast, and what did I see, Snow. Thanks guys.

I am currently in Council Bluffs, IA, right near Omaha NE. As in a previous blog, I had stated that I would never go to a Perkins ever again. Never did I imagine that I would be tested so soon on that ban. There is basically one restaurant in all of Iowa I think, and it is flippin Perkins. So, due to that, I have been relegated to eating McD's and the shitty hotel "continental breakfast." What continents is this breakfast supposed to be from? Ours has donuts, cereal, and juice. They don't have spoons for your cereal, but they have forks. What? No spoons? Why even buy forks? Do people regularly eat cereal and donuts with forks?

Hey Joe

2005-12-03T15:43:00.000-06:00

Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand?
Hey Joe, I said where you goin' with that gun in your hand?
Alright.
I'm goin down to shoot my old lady,you know I caught her messin' 'round with another man.
Yeah,! I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady,you know I caught her messin' 'round with another man.
Huh!
And that ain't too cool.

Dear Joe (the kid genius comment maker),

Thanks for you inspirational comment. Too bad it makes as much sense as George W. at a MENSA convention. However you want to justify this injustice, go ahead.

Godfather Clint

2005-12-02T11:16:00.000-06:00

That is right. As of 11:30 Est, I am an uncle and a Godfather. My niece, Lily, was born a healthy girl. 8lbs 6oz, 20.5 inches. YEAH!

This is Justice?

2005-12-01T22:09:00.000-06:00

I am for the death penalty. Now that I have stated that, I feel that the death penality should be reserved for those that we know, without a doubt, killed someone with intent. This to me is shamefull, and to me this is something that our President should act on.

Singapore Hangs Australian Drug Smuggler
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press WriterThu Dec 1, 6:44 PM ET
Singapore executed a 25-year-old Australian on Friday for drug trafficking, despite numerous appeals from the Australian government and hours after the condemned man had a "beautiful last visit" with his family.
Nguyen Tuong Van was hanged before dawn as a dozen friends and supporters, dressed in black, kept an overnight vigil outside the maximum-security prison. His twin brother, Nguyen Khoa, was dressed in white.
Vigils were also held in cities around Australia, with bells and gongs sounding 25 times at the hour of his execution.
"The sentence was carried out this morning at Changi Prison," the Home Affairs Ministry said in an e-mailed statement.
Nguyen received a mandatory death sentence after he was caught in 2002 at Singapore's airport on his way home to Melbourne carrying about 14 ounces of heroin.
Singapore has executed more than 100 people for drug-related offenses since 1999, saying its tough laws and penalties are an effective deterrent against a crime that ruins lives. By contrast, Australia scrapped the death penalty in 1973 and hanged its last criminal in 1967.
While Australian leaders lashed out at the death sentence as "barbaric" and pleaded for clemency for Nguyen, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had ruled out a reprieve.
"We have stated our position clearly," Lee told reporters in Berlin on Thursday after meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. "The penalty is death."
Nguyen visited with his mother, Kim, twin brother, Nguyen Khoa, a friend and his lawyers Thursday afternoon.
Julian McMahon, one of his Australian lawyers, said Nguyen was "completely rehabilitated, completely reformed, completely focused on doing what is good and now they are going to kill him."
Another lawyer, Lex Lasry, said the family had a "beautiful last visit."
"It was a great visit and quite uplifting," he said, brushing away tears.
McMahon said Nguyen's mother had been allowed to hold her son's hand and touch his face in her last visit.
"That was a great comfort to her," McMahon said.
Lasry has criticized Singapore's mandatory death penalty for some drugs cases and attacked the clemency appeal process as lacking transparency.
But Singapore's Home Affairs Ministry said in an e-mail statement that every petition for clemency is carefully considered by the president, "taking into account all relevant factors."
"The president has in the past commuted the death penalty," the statement said.
According to local media, Singapore has granted clemency to six inmates on death row — all Singaporeans — since independence in 1965.
Earlier Thursday, Australian Attorney General Philip Ruddock called the planned execution "a most unfortunate, barbaric act that is occurring."
Asked about the comment in Berlin, Lee would only say that "the Australian press is colorful." Lee emphasized that all factors, including Australian letters for clemency, had been "taken into account" but said "the law will have to take its course."

SHUT THE F* UP DICKIE V

2005-12-01T08:34:00.000-06:00

Way to ruin a great game last night, asshole. I don't care how many times your dick was up BKnights ass, but please don't share it with all of us. For those who didn't watch the IU v. Duke game last night (you missed close to instant classic) you didn't get to hear Dick (I wish I was the General) Vitale get on his soap box 3 times last night to say that they should rename Assembly Hall. While I agree that the University should someday acknowledge the coach, that is pregame talk DV, not ZOOM in your face during a critical point in the game soapbox bullshit. Think about it, do you really think that Knight is going to come back to Assembly Hall to have the staduim dedicated? A man who sued the University, after he punched and embarrassed the school. Do you think the school wants to relive those bad memories from only 4 years ago? Dick V, you are a stupid man. You are the WORST basketball broadcaster out there. If you didn't yell like a moran every 30 seconds, you would have been announcing the the Radford v. N. Carolina A&T game.

Also, how can you be Tampa Bay D-Rays fan? You are stupid.

Have I posted this video yet?

Mario Brothers

Rememeber when....

2005-11-29T13:04:00.000-06:00

Pearl Jam just came up on my playlist and it reminded me that I should drop a post today. If you think back about 10 years, what music were you listening to? For me, it would have to be almost all Dave Matthews Band, some Pearl Jam, mixed in with Rage Against the Machine and Smashing Pumpkins (Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness ). 1995 was an interesting year for me in music. I am pretty sure I bought the Jock Jams CD are really liked it. No Doubt had just come out with the song Just a Girl, and a little band called Weezer had a hit in the song Buddy Holly. I remember getting my first computer that year (Pentium 75 MHz with 8mb RAM and 800 mb harddrive) and on the Windows 95 disk, it had the video for Buddy Holly. I couldn't beleive that you could watch video on a computer!!!!

A few other notable songs from '95:
Hey Man, Nice Shot - Filter
Little Things - BushWhen I Come Around - Green Day
This is a Call - Foo Fighters
Wonderwall - Oasis
Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
Only Wanna Be With You - Hootie & The Blowfish
Lightning Crashes - Live
You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
Name - Goo Goo Dolls

This was a pretty good year. Definetly a transition year in music. Moving away from the grunge and soft rap. Still a lot of TLC and Boyz 2 Men, but not bad.

So I had to get a new computer

2005-11-27T17:28:00.000-06:00

The old computer just couldn't do it anymore. So we got a new one, with a flat screen. Man, porn sure does look good! Anyway, hope all is well. Many things have happened since I last wrote. Let us start with Z's wedding. It was a ton of fun. As many of you know, I was really swetting the speech that I had to give at the wedding. Well, I am crazy. The speech went better than I could have ever imagined. I had to stop 7 times during the thing to wait for people to start laughing. I guess my delievery was better than the postman's. Anyway, I had over 60 people come up to me that night and the next day telling me that it was the greatest bestman speech ever. I even had guys buying me drinks and telling me awesome job while I was in the bath room. Many asked for a copy. So, what I will do is copy it on here. I didn't think it was that funny, but that is just me.

GOOD EVENING. FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW, I AM MATT’S BEST MAN, CLINT. I WOULD LIKE TO START OF BY THANKING THE ORSBURN’S AND THE ZAREMBA’S FOR HOSTING SUCH A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING. I KNOW ALL THE WORK THE TWO FAMILIES HAVE PUT INTO THIS, AND IT ONLY REFLECTS HOW MUCH YOU LOVE MATT AND KELLI, AND HOW YOU WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS PERFECT MATCH.

BACK IN COLLEGE I TOOK SPEECH 101 KNOWING THAT ONE DAY I WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A SPEECH LIKE THIS. OF THE 2 THINGS I REMEMBER FROM COLLEGE, I REMEMBER MY SPEECH PROFESSOR TELLING ME THAT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF WAYS TO GET RID OF YOUR NERVOUSNESS BEFORE A SPEECH. THE FIRST WAS TO HAVE A DRINK BEFORE GOING UP THERE. WHILE I THINK HE INTENDED THAT DRINK TO BE WATER, I HAVE ALWAYS FELT A LITTLE JACK DANIELS WOULD DO THE JOB JUST AS WELL. SO, I WANT TO ALSO THANK THE BARTENDER "DANA" FOR PROVIDING ME THIS GLASS OF COURAGE.

I HAVE KNOWN MATT FOREVER. WE GREW UP WITH ADJOINING BACKYARDS, AND LOOKING BACK NOW, PROBABLY AGAINST THE ZAREMBA’S BETTER JUDGMENT, WE WERE PUT TOGETHER IN THE PLAYPEN TO KEEP EACH OTHER OCCUPIED. WE SOON GREW OUT OF THE PLAYPEN, AND WERE LEFT TO FEND FOR OURSELVES IN THE SANDBOX. WE BOTH TESTED OUR COMMITMENT TO THIS FRIENDSHIP AT AN EARLY AGE. MATT WOULD TOUCH MY TONKA TRUCK, I WOULD BITE HIM IN THE ARM, TAKE MY TRUCK BACK, AND THEN MATT WOULD THROW SAND IN MY EYES. DESPITE THIS DAILY QUARREL, WE CONTINUED TO PLAY AT THE SANDBOX EVERYDAY. IT DIDN’T TAKE US LONG THOUGH TO GROW OUT OF THE SANDBOX AND MOVE ON TO BETTER THINGS. OUR DAILY ROUTINE WOULD START OFF WITH ME WAKING MATT UP TO WATCH THE BOZO SHOW AND SOME HE-MAN, FOLLOWED BY ARRANGING OUR MATCHBOX CARS FOR DEMOLITION DERBY. I THINK THIS IS WHEN WE REALIZED THAT MATT WOULD BE THE ENGINEER OUT OF THE TWO OF US. WHILE I EXCELLED AT THE DESTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION OF THE TOYS, MATT WOULD TRY AND REPAIR THEM TO MAKE THEM MORE STRUCTURALLY SOUND. THIS IS WHY I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE COMPLETE CREDIT FOR MATT’S DEVELOPMENT AS AN ENGINEER. YOU COULD SAY I WAS HIS INSPIRATION AT AN EARLY AGE.

AFTER OUR DEMOLITION DERBY, WE WOULD HEAD OVER TO MY HOUSE FOR SOME GRILLED MUNSTER CHEESE SANDWICHES FOLLOWED BY MATT’S NAP. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUETS OF THAT, I WOULD WAKE HIM UP (AGAIN) TO WATCH SCOOBY-DOO AND GI JOE. ONCE WE WERE DONE WATCHING THE REAL AMERICAN HERO, WE WOULD PLAY ATARI UNTIL WE PASSED OUT ON THE FLOOR.

FAST-FORWARD ABOUT 10 YEARS AND YOU COULD STILL FIND US PLAYING VIDEO GAMES TOGETHER. NOW IN HIGH SCHOOL, WE TRIED TO SEE EACH OTHER AS MUCH AS OUR SCHEDULES WOULD ALLOW. WE WOULD HAVE EPIC BATTLES OF TABLE TENNIS IN EACH OTHER’S BASEMENT. WHAT WAS FUNNY IS THAT AFTER I WOULD BEAT MATT, HE WOULD GO HOME AND COME BACK WITH SOME FUTURISTIC TABLE TENNIS PADDLE THAT WOULD HAVE VARIABLE AMOUNTS OF SANDPAPER ON IT. WHILE HE MAY NOT HAVE WON MANY OF THOSE BATTLES, HIS PADDLE SURE LOOKED GOOD….

BEFORE WE KNEW IT, MATT WAS OFF TO PURDUE TO START ON THAT ENGINEERING DEGREE HE WAS MEANT FOR. ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS MATT AND I HAD BEFORE HE LEFT IS ONE THAT IS COMPLETELY IRONIC NOW. I DON’T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER THIS MATT, BUT WE BOTH WOULD JOKE ABOUT HOW WE WOULD END UP WITH SOME COUNTRY INDIANA GIRL. WHILE WE BOTH THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST HILARIOUS AT THE TIME, LOOK AT US NOW. BUT, FOR A COUPLE OF INDIANA GIRLS, I THINK WE DID PRETTY GOOD.

I STILL REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I REALLY MET KELLI. I REMEMBER SITTING THERE, AND HEARING KELLI TALK ABOUT HOW SHE WANTS TO BE A SCHOOL TEACHER AND ALL THE THINGS THAT HER AND MATT HAD IN COMMON. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS, MATT BETTER NOT SCREW THIS UP OR WENDY WILL BE ALL OVER HIM! WELL, FORTUNATELY FOR MATT, KELLI STUCK WITH HIM, EVEN THOUGH MATT TRIED THE OLDEST MOVE IN THE BOOK, MOVING 3000 MILES AWAY TO SEATTLE. BUT MATT MOVED BACK, AND THINGS HAVE FALLEN PERFECTLY INTO PLACE FOR THE TWO OF THEM.

NOW, I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SPEND A CAR RIDE WITH KELLI THIS SUMMER FROM AUGUSTA TO ATLANTA. WE TALKED THE ENTIRE TIME. AFTERWARDS, I WAS MORE THAN EXCITED TO KNOW THAT KELLI IS NOT ONLY GOING TO BE APART OF MATT’S LIFE FOREVER, BUT MINE AS WELL. MATT, KELLI, I WISH YOU BOTH THE BEST OF LUCK AND A LIFE FILLED WITH HAPPINESS AND GOOD HEALTH.

SO I TOAST MATT AND KELLI WITH THIS IRISH WEDDING BLESSING
IRISH WEDDING BLESSING.

May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon the fields.

May the light of friendship guide your paths together.
May the laughter of children grace the halls
of your home.
May the joy of living for one another trip a smile from your lips, A twinkle from your eye.

And when eternity beckons, at the end of a life heaped high with love,
May the good Lord embrace you with the arms that have nurtured you the whole length of your joy-filled days.

May the gracious God hold you both In the palm of His hands.

And, today, may the Spirit of Love find a dwelling place in your hearts. AMEN

So that is the speech.

Thanksgiving was excellent, and I hope everyone else had a great time. Black Friday was something. First of all, on Thanksgiving, the battery on my car went dead. No reason, it just quit on me like Mike Tyson. That leads me to Friday morning, when I was going to get up early to buy the new computer. Battery was dead again. Had to call OnStar (which I reccomend to anyone) and they sent a dude to jump my car. So now, instead of getting a computer, I was getting a new (free) battery at the dealership. Because of this, I missed all the door busters. I went to Best Buy anyway, creating the first in many bad decisions that day. So, as I am looking at the computer a women takes her cart and hits me. Now and normal person would stop and apologize, not this mad black woman. She continued on and ran over my frickin foot. Jesus will get her. So that sucked. But I did see some humor, and both involved getting TVs into cars. First, an old guy was having a Circuit City guy put his TV though the door of his Buick. You should have seen it, this CC guy was getting a running start trying to shove this thing in there. It was so jammed in there by the end it was just hanging by the door. The second involved a guy who had just bought a 53" TV. This box was huge, and he thought he could just thrown it in the back of his SUV. Too bad it was only about 16 inches too high. So to remidy this, he did the most logical thing, open his sun roof. So dumb.

Nothing to share

2005-11-17T10:48:00.000-06:00

I have some stuff that I want to write about today, but I don't have time. But, enjoy this Mike Tyson video to enlighten your day :)

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Snow!

2005-11-15T12:14:00.000-06:00

So our first snow flakes of the season are set to arrive late tonight and tomorrow. While no accumulation is forecast, school in the DC area is cancelled because it may snow there sometime this year. Sorry, I can't resist picking on those DC wussies. Anyway, I don't get why snow gets such a bad rap. I mean, on the news they are always like, the dreaded 4 letter word, snow is on the way. Well, I like snow and I would rather it be 30 degrees an snowing, than it be 35 with rain. So let it snow. I wish it would snow like everyday of the winter. I like having feet of snow on Christmas.

The Bears have won more games in a row than now than the cubs did all season (I think). That should tell you something. The bears have a winning streak that emcompasses almost 1/3 of their season. AWESOME!

This weekend I am the best man and my oldest friend Matt's wedding. To say I am nervous about the speech is an understatement. I feel like I own him something amazing since the speech he gave at my wedding was so good. This will be the first time I will be giving a big speech in front of my family as well, so I don't want to look too stupid. While Cassie says it is funny, a lot of the jokes really depend on the delievery. That is the hardest part when you are nervous. I am also worried I may hit the sauce a little too early and that will hinder my abilities. I will let you know how it went when it is over.

Peace out.

Sign from Jesus

2005-11-10T17:25:00.000-06:00

After watching the insane lady on Trading Spouses (see previous post), I actully feel like a completly normal person. Well, that was until last night. I had me a gin and tonic a while before bed and I had a little buzz as I was falling asleep. Next thing I know, I am having this crazy dream that may or may not have involved the crazy lady from the show. All I remember is that I pick up a Bible, and look down to see that there is blood dripping from the bottom of it. So I drop it and see paper cuts all over my hand. They are slices in the shapes of X's, or if you turn my hand to the side, crosses. It was a little freaky to say the least.

Today was a really long and boring Thursday, and for that I am making taco's for dinner. Tacos are great all year round if you ask me.

I got my gas bill today, and it was not good. I am worried that if we have some cold months here, I may have to get a second job!

I have had 2 songs stuck in my head today. I will share them with you. Please d/l and enjoy.

Mae - This is the last time

Frou Frou - Let Go

It is also about time I give a shout out to Cory's blog. You will find a link to his blog in my link section. Happy blogging Cory and welcome back!

Goings on

2005-11-09T09:07:00.000-06:00

Yesterday's election of democratic governors in NJ and VA sure makes me a little hopefull for the 2006 election. I don't think Republicans really realize how much GW is damaging the party, and what the war and economy is doing to the Party. I think these issues will be in the minds of voters for many years to come, and it will effect future elections.

Tonight on Fox is the show Trading Spouses. While I am not an advocate for this show, I think everyone in America should see tonights episode. It is really a good representation of what the American Left thinks about the right, and what the right thinks about the left. Just to give you a little background, there is a crazy religous lady from Louisiana who went to stay with these new age people in New England. Crazy lady thought that they were all sinners and evil, new age lady thought that they were all closed minded. PLEASE WATCH THIS! You can thank me tomorrow.

So in the last month, I have acquired 4 new CD's, three from artists that I had not heard music from before.

David Gray - Life in Slow Motion

I had high expectations for this record. After his breakout record White Ladder, his last record A New Day at Midnight fell WAY short of expectations. Life in Slow Motion was supposed to capture the spirt and music that was in White Ladder. While I think it came close, it still didn't out perform WL. Life in Slow Motion was recorded in a studio that was formerly a church. You can sense a little bit of that spirituality in the record, and it really gives the record its solid base. I would recommend this album for those who are David Gray fans of old. If you are new to his music, I would start with White Ladder.

Death Cab for Cutie - Plans

Buy this Album. This is excellent album that takes you on a journey of soulful organ and comforting vocals. This is an album that you can sit in and will always fit your mood. The song "Summer Skin" brings me back to days when the warm season would rap up and you are taking off your shorts and putting on your fleece for those Friday night football games. I highly recommend this album.

Aqualung - Strange and Beautifiul

This is an album that I wish I would have listened to before buying. While it is beautifully done, the songs are sleepy and shallow. Download the single Brighter than Sunshine, and you will be happy.

Fall Out Out Boy - From Under the Cork Tree

Yes! Finally a something to listen to and not have to think about it. These boys from Willmette, Il have nailed it. While I see their career being something like Sum 41, it is a good album to have in the collection. I would recommend buying this album and going for a drive. Just becareful to not speed.

While these are not the most complete reviews, they should give you an idea for what rocks and what doesn't.

I HATE WISCONSIN

2005-11-03T07:59:00.000-06:00

Hello from cheeseland!!! Hope my blog greets you with happiness joy on this day. Being in the heart of Packerland, I have learned that my hatred for the Packers runs deep. Almost every other commercial on TV has someone with the Packers in it. Nearly every night they have a TV show that stars one of the Packers or interviews a different Packer. So boring! I am sick of the Packers, and I hope they go 1 and 15 on the season.
Many of you know that I have shit lists with certain restaurants and retail stores. For example, I no longer shop at Best Buy or do I eat at Arby’s. Today, we have our newest winner on Clint’s shit list. PERKINS! I hate you Perkins. I hate you idiot waitress that was yelling at the cook after I didn’t get my breakfast after 25 minutes. I hate you idiot waitress for sitting at my table and telling me that she was yelling at the cooks for no reason because she didn’t put my order in. I hate you idiot waitress who said it would be 2 minutes for my food, and then it took 5 minutes. I hate you idiot waitress for giving me pancakes that were not cooked all the way through. I hate you idiot waitress for asking me if the pancakes were worth the wait. You know what, no you stupid Packer fan. I would have waited another 2 minuets to have pancakes that were cooked. So, I left. Didn’t eat, didn’t pay. Perkins, you suck.

First Sheryl Swoops, now Ozzie Guillen Kissing Men!!!

2005-10-28T13:31:00.000-05:00

I think this is pretty self explanatory.

Update: I have invented a new drink this evening the "Captain Blue". It will fuck you up. Here is the sweetness:

Pint glass 3/4 full of ice (the kind with the holes if you have it, that is the good stuff)
1 ounce Captain Morgan
1 ounce Bombay Sapphire Gin
Spash of squeezed lime juice
Top off with Sprite and garnish with a lime.

Mmmm....soon you will be kissing boys like Oz

Body hanging from tree mistaken for Halloween decoration

2005-10-28T07:16:00.000-05:00

From CNN.com

FREDERICA, Delaware (AP) -- The apparent suicide of a woman found hanging from a tree went unreported for hours because passers-by thought the body was a Halloween decoration, authorities said.
The 42-year-old woman used rope to hang herself across the street from some homes on a moderately busy road late Tuesday or early Wednesday, state police said.
The body, suspended about 15 feet above the ground, could be easily seen from passing vehicles.
State police spokesman Cpl. Jeff Oldham and neighbors said people noticed the body at breakfast time Wednesday but dismissed it as a holiday prank. Authorities were called to the scene more than three hours later.
"They thought it was a Halloween decoration," Fay Glanden, wife of Mayor William Glanden, told The (Wilmington) News Journal.
"It looked like something somebody would have rigged up," she said.

Happy Halloween to all on that street. I know that it is only a few days before the big event, but if you see what looks like a PERSON hanging from a tree, wouldn't you go over and look at it a little more closely. I bet you, if this was a dog hanging from the tree, it would have gotten more attention.

I have to admit that I am looking forward to the weekend already. I wish I was like the VP in my company and had unlimted vacation. I would never work on Fridays!

For all of those who know me, I am a HUGE Chicago Bears fan. Yesterday was a big turning point in my life. I will be going to the Bears v. Packers game on Dec. 4th. My seats are not the best, but I don't give a shit. I will be there. There are a few things that I want at this game. First and foremost, a Bears victory. Second, I want Brett Favre to play so I can tell my kids that I saw one of the best play in person. Third, I want snow. I want it to snow like 8 inches before the game and 6 inches during the game. Finally, no wind.

Here is some pride for all you ND Fans out there.

Another reason to hate the French

Cheers to all and have a great weekend!

See ya Harriet

2005-10-27T11:22:00.000-05:00

Hurricane Harriet, also known as Bush's token female to be in the Supreme Court has withdrawn herself from the Supreme Court Nomination. Bush continues to do stupid things. It just makes me laugh. I don't care if a republican or democrat is elected next, just as long he is not an idiot like our current President.

I will be seeing Guster this weekend. I am really looking forward to it. They will hopefully be playing some new songs that will be on the new album. It will be interesting to see what direction they head it.

Next week I will be spending some time in Wisconsin. Did you know that people in Wisconsin hate people from Illinois, and they call us FIPs (Fucking Illinois People). Are they jealous because we have real jobs and have chosen Wisconsin as a place for our vacation homes? It is not our fault that we live near a nice city that has nice jobs and that we don't rely on cheese and beer to get through the winter. So Wisconsin, take your cheese and your nasty miller light home. I will drink by Bud or my Coors and I will get my cheese from California, where it is made by real illegal immigrants that have a driver license.

I got a funny bar story from a couple of weeks ago. We were at the bowling alley/bar in chicago called Lucky Strike. That place is fantastic. It is a little expensive for drinks, but it is a fun place. Anyway, one of Cassie's co-workers was a little drunk and walked over to the other side of the booth to talk to some friends who were over there. Next thing I know, I hear someone yell, oh my god! I look over and see this giant mushroom cloud of white smoke. At first, I thought she was just blowing all this smoke in the air, but then I saw someone smacking her in the head. This is when I realized that she had just leaned over a candle and set her hair on fire. Not only was it funny, it smelled like well, burning hair.

Back to the Supreme Court nomination. I would like to see Bush nominate Judge Judy.

Not only is she tough, she won't put up with any shit from Congress. Further, she doesn't really have much to hide, she is on TV all the time. I am pretty sure that John Jay wouldn't mind at all :)

Yeah for the White Sox. So happy for you. Remember when those Sox Fans attacked First Base Coach Tom Gamboa during a game. You guys will always have my respect.

Prophylaxis for Bird Flu

2005-10-18T22:57:00.000-05:00

As I mentioned in a previous post, the threat of bird flu is one that we will have to contend with for the next few upcoming years. One of the big questions that surround a potential outbreak of this disease, or any communicable disease for that matter, is how do we inoculate a large portion of the population? Obviously, the first step is discovering a vaccine or anti-virus for the disease. For the purpose of this blog, we will assume that a drug is not only available, but able to be mass produced. With that in hand, the drug would be in the hands of the Center for Disease Control, with distribution of it done with push packs that would be supplemented by the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). What is great about the SNS is that it should provide enough medicine for all persons in each of the major cities in this country, plus for smaller communities as well. There are probably at least 11 SNS's pre-postioned across the County (all in classified locations) that should be deployed at operational within 24 hours of their request. Once the SNS arrives, that is where the local governments are expected to take control. Hopefully, unlike Hurricane Katrina, the hand off from Federal to State to Local Government will go much more smoothly. I still suspect that the Federal Government would get blamed for anything that could go wrong. The final mile is where I have my most doubts, and where I think this Country is lacking as far as preparedness goes. There are some measures that I think should be taken to ensure the smooth delivery of prophylaxis and its distribution. I suspect that most local governments would have the distribution center either at the local high school or the largest public owned facility. I also assume that they would have a line the would probably wrap around the building to get in. This is where my first suggestion may assist. One thing that we will see in this sort of situation is panic. People won't know if their will be enough medicine, or they may be afraid that they might get sick while in line. By seeing a really long line, that is going to amplify their fears. It is my recommendation that we have a system that would have consist of 2 entries into the center. There would by anywhere between 6 and 12 lines heading into each entry. By having shorter lines, people would not look at it at first glance at being an impossible line. Further, by having multiple balanced lines, there would be less cutting in line that could potentially lead to hostile situations. Once a person or family reaches one of the two entries, the first thing they will do is be registered. It is my opinion that instead of registering them by hand or by typing their information into a scanner, it would be very efficient and cheap to use a business card scanner to get their information. They would have over their driver's license, school ID card, whatever type ID they have, and it will be scanned into a data base. Any information lacking could then be quickly entered and modified. The next step would to have them speak to someone about their medical history (while in line, they should be handed instructions concerning the process and what questions they should have answers to). This would also be entered into the database, so if a follow-up is needed, it can be flagged and easily accessed. Next they would be given the inoculation, and they would be signed out. Here is diagram of the system. This is a preliminary report that I have just spewed out on paper. All of the information in this report is of my opinion, and may not reflect the views of experts.

Respect to Sox fans

2005-10-17T12:30:00.000-05:00

White Sox fans, I am happy you are in the World Series. I am hoping that your series goes 7 games and is interesting to watch. While I cannot root for you, I will not root against you. Don't make our City look bad :)

The wedding we went to this weekend was done very well. I just wish we knew someone there. It was pretty hard to have fun when you don't know anyone in there, and everyone looks at you like you are some type of party crasher. They did have a very good section of booze for the open bar. I had a gin and tonic. First one, ever. It was not bad. I can see how the type of gin would make a huge difference in the taste. I may start drinking those more often.

Does anyone worry that God had been really pissed at us this year. I think I might buy one of those years in review books for my kids to read one day. We have had hurricanes, multiple plane crashes, huge earthquakes, disease, extreme snow and cold (I was in nebraska this year when the high for the day was -17) and many celebrity weddings and diviorces and illigetimate children by them. We still have a little more than 2 months to go, can it get worse? 2006 should be a breeze....

Farrakhan makes it hard to take the black cause seriously

2005-10-14T06:44:00.000-05:00

This article just proves how stupid people are. He thinks that the Government bombed the levees in NO to get the poor black people out. Are you KIDDING ME! Come on. Seriously. What is next, the government gave Katrina a latin name because we don't like latinos and we want them to look bad? This is just flat out stupid.

WASHINGTON -- Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan said it's up to the government to prove that a levee wasn't bombed to flood poor black people out of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
Farrakhan said he's heard that military explosives may have been used to blow a hole in the levee, resulting in what he said would amount to "mass murder."
Quoting the Bible and the Quran, The Rev. Farrakhan said he suspects there was a government conspiracy behind the New Orleans flooding, but is confident that God will reveal the truth.
Farrakhan spoke at a Washington news conference in advance of Saturday's Millions More March on the National Mall. It comes 10 years after the "Million Man March."
The event will feature prominent social justice advocates, members of Congress, hip-hop artists, civil rights activists, media pundits, academics and business leaders. Muslim and Christian religious figures also will participate.
Farrakhan said you should think of the Millions More march as more of the start of a movement, rather than a single event. The Nation of Islam leader says he hopes the weekend gathering will be part of a long-range effort to give more power to minorities.
Farrakhan said blacks are tired of begging others to do what blacks should be doing for themselves. There will be one big difference between 1995 march and Saturday’s event. The first excluded women but at this one, women are welcomed.

Lighter note:

Donuts rule. Think about it. They are round. All good things are round. They have frosting. All good things have frosting. They have a hole. All good things....well, you get my drift :)

I have this surprise for my Cassie that I want to tell her about, but it won't be a surprise if I do. I just want to tell her so bad, it is driving me nuts.

Just want to wish all of you other slaves to the man a good and safe weekend. I am looking forward to a day in Hoosierland tomorrow. It should be a ton o fun. If you can't wait for the fun to start, I recommend checking out this website. These guys put these load ass train horns in their car and drive around a scare people. It is really funny.

http://www.filecabi.net/host/file/ferryhorny/wmv

The End of the World

2005-10-13T14:20:00.000-05:00

Shit, has it been 10 days since my last post. I have been out of town way too much. Anyway, as you can tell from my title, the end of the world is about to come. I see this on 3 different fronts. First, the White Sox will probably be playing the St. Louis Cardinals in the Superbowl. This is like Green Bay playing Green Bay in the Superbowl. Second, George Bush (aka the Idiot) is nominating some lady for the SUPREME COURT based on her excellent judging record, oops, I forgot, the only thing she has judged was a pie eating contest. Great pick George. You really think another studge that you pick is going to go overwell with the American public? You probably wonder why your approval rating is at 39%. Finally, the thing that really scares me in the Avian Flu. We are overdue for a pandemic. We are not really all that prepared for a pandemic. It can be easily spread, especially in this country. I just hope it doesn't hit for a couple of more years, I still need 6 more punches on my Noodles Card for a free lunch.

So I have created a profile on MySpace. You can find it at http://www.myspace.com/32977452.
So far it is pretty lame cause I have no friends on there!

All I have to say about the game last night is that the umpire signaled out. So the batter should be out. Duh!

The Naperville Welcome Wagon stopped by the house yesterday. This lady must have lived in Naperville since it was formed in the mid 1800's. She is telling me how she goes to all these places and gave me a bunch of coupons. It wasn't a complete waste of time though, she gave me coupons for free meat at the local butcher shops. I love meat!

I am hoping to make it down to Bloomington, IN this weekend to visit campus and hit Olivery Winery. Wine is tasty. Thanks to everyone who brought me a bottle at the party a couple of weeks ago.

Finally, I need some advice on a potentially hairy situation. I have this neighbor kid who I pay money to do yardwork on my house. The problem is that he does a really shitty job, and I want to fire his ass. But, I don't want to piss off my new neighbors. Should I just start doing the work myself and tell him that I will call him when I need him? Or should I just rip out all of my grass and replace it with field turf.

& I'm back

2005-09-16T15:15:00.000-05:00

Sorry for the long time between posts. I have been on the road quite a bit. On top of that, not much is going on. Went to a bachelor party last weekend. It was pretty typical, lots of beer, a midget, and some fire ants. Nothing too special. On my airplane rides the past couple of weeks, I have been listening to music from different points of my life. My last flight were songs from 1994. It really amazes me that I haven't really differed too much in my music taste. I think it is a little more safisticated now, but I still listen for the same things in songs. I really just focus on the lyrics and the bass line. I find that those two things make up what a song is.

Another person was hit and destroyed by a train this week. I just don't get it. This time it was not at a crossing, so one has to wonder if it was a suicide. It sure fucked up the day for like 1000 people on that train who were delayed 3 hours.

Has anyone else noticied that Mc. D's has taken the crack out of their hamburgers? I used to crave those things like every week, now the craving is gone and I don't eat there anymore. I think that all those lawsuits have them nervous.

While in Nebraska this week I had two interesting things happen to me. First, an associate of me had a little trouble buying water at cafe in the vending area of the building we are at. He walks up to the register, and the man asks him what he has. The associate replys that this is everything. The cashier then says, what do you have there. Again, he says just this and points to the water. It is then that he looks up and sees that the dude is blind. Oops. Other thing happened to me. I took a bite into a french fry and my fucking moller broke in half. I called like 10 dentists, and none could see me for like 2 weeks. So I finally found one, and I got all fixed up today. I told the dentist that I was a little afraid, and that I have a low tolerance of pain in my teeth. Well, he took that to heart because I got about 13 injections of novicane, numbing not only my gums and tounge, but my neck and forehead as well. I sat there thinking if I looked like a stroke victim or something. The worst part was that I had this ich on my chin, but when I would ich it I couldn't even tell where or if I was scratching it.

What more could I say

2005-09-08T14:17:00.000-05:00

This was taken from the Chicago Tribune. It reeks of libralism, but it is true. I hope Bush falls hard!

Who do we blame? Frankly, it's obvious

Molly Ivins, Creators syndicatePublished September 8, 2005

AUSTIN, Texas -- President Bush has come up with his worst idea since he decided to have the military investigate torture by the military at Abu Ghraib prison. He, George W. personally, plans to investigate to "find out what went right and what went wrong" in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.It's hard to guess where Bush will look first, but maybe he should start with the appointment of "Brownie" to head the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Brownie is Michael Brown, who was appointed by some president.At the time, Brownie was deputy director of the federal disaster relief agency under Joseph Allbaugh--because he was Allbaugh's college roommate, you see, and Allbaugh was Bush's campaign manager in 2000, you see, which made both of them qualified to manage disasters.The FEMA news release announcing Brownie's appointment started with his other obvious qualification, "From 1991 to 2001, Brown was the commissioner of the International Arabian Horse Association." It's unclear whether Brownie was fired or resigned from the organization in the wake of financial disarray and lawsuits.Hours after Hurricane Katrina made landfall, Brownie wrote his boss, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, to ask permission to send 1,000 FEMA employees to the scene to support rescuers and to "convey a positive image" about the government's response. Brownie said he expected the workers to be there two days later. This apparently inspired Bush's comment, "Brownie, you're doing a heckuva job."FEMA was once considered one of our better federal agencies. Exactly why the right-wing Republicans chose to make FEMA a political football was never clear, unless you subscribe to the theory that they particularly dislike any government agency that helps people.At any rate, going back to the Reagan administration, conservatives have been hacking away at FEMA; they mostly just underfunded it, one of their favorite tactics, unless a hurricane hit Florida just before an election. Sorry to sound boringly partisan, but that is the record, and the Clinton administration did work hard at rebuilding the agency.So now those on the liberal side are saying: "See, that's what happens when you starve government in order to give rich folks tax cuts. Government agencies can't do the jobs they were set up to do."Silly liberals see this as vindication that they have been right all along. But the Bush administration officials are in full blame-shifting mode: First, they announced repeatedly they don't want to "play the blame game." Then they start blaming everybody else.According to The New York Times, Karl Rove and Dan Bartlett, the White House communications director, began a campaign this weekend to blame local and state officials. The "woefully inadequate response," said "sources close to the White House," was the fault of "bureaucratic obstacles from state and local officials."The bottom line is they're playing the race card. As many of you have noted, it is a racial issue that poor people suffer most in any natural or economic disaster. Because Katrina hit the Deep South, a great many of the poor people affected are black, especially in New Orleans.I'm not sure what to say about a cable news station that plays a "loop" of black looters over and over--about 20 seconds of actual footage, replayed for four minutes, while the voiceover dwells on the looting problem. Obviously, there are some looters in New Orleans and elsewhere, and equally obviously there are lots of people who were without food or water for days.The exhausted and desperate black mayor of New Orleans begged for help in an interview late last week. "They're feeding the public a line of bull and they're spinning, and people are dying down here," Mayor C. Ray Nagin said, talking about the feds. "It's politics, man, and they are playing games. ... They're out there spinning for the cameras. ... I don't want to see anybody do any more goddamned press conferences ... Excuse my French, everybody in America, but I am pissed. ..."Don't tell me 40,000 people are coming here! They're not here! It's too doggone late ... Now ... do something, and let's fix the biggest goddamned crisis in the history of this country. People are dying."The mayor was in tears. I heard two nice white American "ladies" deploring this interview. "Well! He should remember there might be children listening!" Children still without food and water. What happens to people when they talk about race? Of course, most of us don't actually talk about race any more, we refer to it only indirectly, we talk "those people."Watch carefully, listen carefully--minority groups have always been blamed after natural disasters, since the days when the Hungarians were supposed to have cut the fingers off bodies to get the gold rings in the wake of the Johnstown Flood. Dirty bohunks.----------Molly Ivins is a syndicated columnist based in Austin, Texas. E-mail: info@creators.com

I am worried

2005-09-01T14:46:00.000-05:00

People of America. I knew this day was coming. Look at my June posting. I am scared. I am worried. I am very afraid. I hope that we can get things together soon.

God help us all.

F the French

2005-08-26T10:44:00.000-05:00

What the hell have the French done for us? I am so tired of their frickin whining all the time. I am sick of them and their tabloid stories about Lance Armstrong. Hey France, I am sorry you guys suck, but don't try to bring us down with you. We saved you ass, remember that. We should have just kept you guys as a territory, and took your wine. That is about all you are good for these days. Atleast the feelings are mutual. You hate us, we hate you. You keeping ticking us off, you will be part of the Axis of Evil. You know what happens next then, INVASION! I don't support the Iraq War, but a war with France, that would be sweet. If you think we can't or won't do it, just ask the Germans. I predict that in 20 years we will have better relations with Iran and Iraq than we will have with France.

Hope you choke on your cheese.

Dear Cindy Sheehan (mother who is protesting war near Bush's retreat),
You have ruined Bush's 12 week vacation. While I sympatize with you, your anti-war sentiment is not doing very much for this Country. While I may not agree with the war, we are there and we can't do much about it. We need to finish this thing. You need to move on. Instead of making a fuss about all the soldiers that have fallen (who are bravest men and women in the world) we need to focus on the men and women who are still fighting. We need to help the families of these brave freedom fighters. The poor families that can't afford new clothes or air conditioning because their bread-winner is overseas, they need your help. The men and women who have come back deformed, or mentally shocked, they need you help. Your war needs new priorities, it needs a new mission.

On strike

2005-08-23T15:27:00.000-05:00

For the past few days now, Northwest Airlines Mechanics have been on strike. Does anyone care? Historically, strikes have been fairly successfull since the steelmill workers of the 40's. But, since Reagans strike breaking mesures against airtraffic controllers in the mid-80's, unions, and their best weapon, a strike, has been weakened. This current strike, by the mechanics, looks like it will be just as unsuccessfull. Northwest has already brought in replacement workers, and they haven't really missed a beat. Further, this strike is probably going to help the airline in the long run, with all of these union employees getting fired. Also on strike, are teachers in Naperville's School District 203. Every year you here about teachers going on strike for more pay, better benefits, etc. Now, while I feel it is important that teachers are well compensated, the Naperville strike is a little bit of a stretch to me. First off, the average teacher in Dist. 203 makes over $60,000 a year. That is pretty good money. Second, is that the teachers are asking for like a 5.1% increase in pay a year, while the school board is offering 4.9%. That is only a .2% difference, or about $120 for the average employee. That is so little it is crazy.

Personnally, I don't think I would ever go on strike. I would find it hard to have that much passion about a job. If I didn't feel like I wasn't getting paid enough, I would move to a new job. Under no curcumstances would I go on a hunger strike, that is just stupid. I think a job slowdown would be more fun. You know, take an hour to sign your time sheet, take an hour to pour a cup of coffee, take 3 hours to check your email, stuff like that.

I would like to end todays blog with some interesting tid bits. After watching some documentarys on Beavers, I have decided that they are some of the most facinating animals in the world. I mean, first off, they are one of 3% of mammals that share a life partner. Further, they have 100,000 hairs per square inch! That is more than this guy (well maybe)!

Never Simple

2005-08-22T07:20:00.000-05:00

So, my last posting came to you prior to lift off from Syracuse. Well, as you all know, I seem to have all the worst luck with flying. Here goes. First off, my flight was delayed 2 hours. Not a big deal since I was flying standby. Here is where the fun starts. As I am sitting in the terminal, I am watching this kid and his dad. The kid appears to be crying, and I realize that he had been crying for the past 2 hours. So I am sure that he is just sad to be leaving his dad. Anyway, the plane loads up, and this kid is the last to get on, and they put him in seat 1A. We finally push off and head to the runway. We pull up to the runway and are literal about 2 seconds from firing the engine up when this kid like freaks out. He freaks out so bad that they have to turn the plane around on the runway and take this kid back to the terminal. AHH! I bet his dad was pissed cause now he is going to have to drive this 12 year-old baby to Chicago.

I have another music recommendation for you. Ben Lee. He opened up for Ben Folds a couple of weeks ago and was great.

If you have any chance to see Coldplay this summer, you have to go. I am still thinking about this show, and it has been like 10 days since I saw them. Incredible. Not only the music, but the lights and energy. I felt like I was the only person there in a sea of 40000 in the lawn.

Can you believe that we are going to be spending 4 more years in Iraq. I thought Bush was saying 4 more years as President, not 4 more years in Iraq. I bet if his campaign slogan was 4 more years (in Iraq) we would have someone else in office. He is such an idiot.

I am curious to see who will end up running in the next election. I hope that we have 2 great candidacy, rather than a shmuck and stiff.

Good old Terminal 2

2005-08-19T16:42:00.000-05:00

Sorry it has been so long between posts. Travel just sucks the life out of me. Anyway, I write this from the Syracuse Airport. It is kind of like a mini-BWI, for those who have been there. Lot of interesting people in the airport today. Maybe that is because I am in New York. I did see a priest and a nun. It got me thinking to what I would rather have with me on an airplane. Would I rather have a priest onboard, or would I rather have another pilot sitting in the back. I think I would have the pilot. If there is a problem on board, the pilot could be used as back up, or to take over the flight if needed. On the other hand, the priest couldn’t do much to help us stay in the air, but his faith could also prevent the thing from coming down. Further, if the plane was to go down, atleast I could get my last rights and stuff said to me. Agh, such a Catholic way to think. Regardless, I am going to go with the pilot. Speaking of the Church. What is up with this new Pope? I really believed that he was going to jump into the job head first and start bringing back the days of the hard-line church. I was expecting to see the Vatican trying to concur Iran and Saudi Arabia by now, doing all of their conversions. I guess that job is now in the hands of the Mormon’s. The Mormons are an interesting group. I mean they send kids out in the prime of their lives to do missionary work. Most of those kids end up doing door to door sales for the church. I would love to see some statistics on the effectives of this method to expand their religion. These days with the internet and mass communication, if someone wants to change religions they can go online and go shopping for one. Right at this moment I have Buddhism and Scientology in my cart. Thank God I am already a Catholic, because I can’t come even close to afford to buy into that religion. You know that the Bible is the all time best selling book right? I wonder if God gets a cut of that. I mean, he really wrote it. Sure, he had some ghost writers, but we all know that he was the brains behind the message.

Ack. Flight to Chicago delayed for mechanical problems. Like that makes me feel good. I would rather have them say that the pilots are running late or something. Or maybe the fuel truck is running behind. Just don’t say that we are making a critical fix that we need to do or this thing comes down.

Battery dying….

Hello from Syracuse!

2005-08-16T12:00:00.000-05:00

What a place! Can't beat it! Live here! NOT! Agh, what a place. Last night was fun though. Had some wine and some beer. Can't beat that.

2 plane crashes in 2 days! AGH! I didn't have too much of a problem getting on the plane yesterday though.

We are all moved into our house. I fall asleep each night thinking about what is going to break next. Gotta love owning your own home. I have learned a lot, and that makes me happy. Sorry this is just a shitty blog today, but I feel like I had to write a little something so you didn't think I died or something.

Does anyone care about the shuttle?

2005-08-09T10:11:00.000-05:00

NASA was able to bring the shuttle down safely this morning in California without any incident (that we know of). My question is, does anyone care? People in my generation don't seem to really care all that much about space exploration. There have been 2 significant events in space history for me, the Challenger accident and the Columbia accident. That is it. Do we really need a full fledged space program? Do we need hundreds of millions of tax dollars going to a space agency? Why don't we just sell all of NASA's assets to some private companies, and turn NASA into an Administrative branch of the government that closely monitors the private companies. Then, we can divert some of that saved money to oceananic exploration. There are so many things that we don't even know about our planet that affect us. Space exploration is nice, but is it worth it?

Beer Vendors

2005-08-08T11:37:00.000-05:00

So I am browsing chicagosports.com, and I see a headline about this new website for beer vendors. I click on the link, and there is a little story about these 2 brothers, Dan and Peter Bragiel who are beer vendors and have this website that gives a little background on some of the vendors at Wrigley Field. Funny thing is, I went to high school and a little college with a guy named Dan Bragiel, who had a younger brother Peter. So I go to the website, and holy shit, it is my old friend Dan! It is so funny how some people turn just turn up once in a while. Anyway, check out the site, it is pretty funny.

http://www.beervendors.com/

This is a big week for me. Ben Folds Concert Wednesday, move into house on Friday, Coldplay at Alpine on Saturday. I am really excited about the Coldplay show. Should be amazing. Did you know that the play the exact same setlist night in and night out. How weird is that. Other than that, I have been working on the house non-stop. It is starting to look really good, and it is really starting to feel like my home.

Peter Jennings died from lung cancer yesterday. It is just sad what cigarettes do to people. I was much more of a Tom Brokaw fan, but Peter was always next on my list. I think the days of the big time news anchor are over with all the cable news and internet. People just don't have time to sit down at 5:30 and watch the national news. I remember when I was little my dad would get home at like 5:15, change clothes, and sit and watch the evening news. I am pretty sure that he hasn't done that for about 15 years, and I bet most working people don't do it much either.

I am afraid to fly

2005-08-03T10:40:00.000-05:00

Back in November, I was on a Boeing 777 operated by United that was heading for Denver. Weather was poor, but we went for the landing anyway. We probably hit some of the worst turbulance I have evered experienced. It was so bad that the luggage was being tossed around, women were screaming, and the flight attendents looked a little pale. I actually prayed. Obviously, we landed without incident, but it really shook me up. From that point only 2 things can get me on a plane, Ativan (by perscription) and a couple of glasses on wine (I quess that is really three things, shut up). Yesterday, an Airbus A340 crashed on landing in Toronto. Everyone survived. Which is really a miracle. I really didn't realize how many planes crash every year. Just check out http://www.planecrashinfo.com/. That will really open your eyes.

What I hate most is when I tell someone that I am afraid to get in a plane. They say to me, you know you are more likely to die driving to the airport than in the plane. Well, to that I say. You know, if I am in a car accident, I am more likely to survive than if I am on a plane that crashes. For example, lets say my car runs out of gas. I roll to a stop. I am a little mad. If I am in plane, I am probably dead since I have just plumeted to the ground at 500 MPH. Flying is just scary. Crazy noises. Weird pressure changes. You can't you your CD player until you are 10000 feet in the air. Why can't we have a system of high speed trains across America? It works in Europe.

I hope all the people on that flight get a free flight voucher or train voucher or atleast a free drink voucher.

So the house is still standing...

2005-08-01T07:19:00.000-05:00

This was my first weekend of working on the house, and I managed to not either burn it down or knock out any load baring walls. Fortunatly, I learn fast and most projects came with good instructions. My thumb is still killing me from wacking it about 50 times with a hammer, but other than I feel pretty good that I didn't lose and eye or anything. I did give myself a small electical jolt, which served as a good reminder to turn off the power before attempting to replace power outlets.

I also discoved how silly some people look a Home Depot. My favorite was this little asian dude who got out of his new CL 500. I am looking at him, thinking, what in the world is this guy doing here. There is no way he has picked up a hammer or a shovel in his life, so what could he possibly be getting at Home Depot. So, of course, I followed him in to see where he would go. After watching him wander around for about 5 minutes, I could tell from his body language that he was pretty frustrated at his current situation. 2 seconds later, an orange smock comes by and he asks the dude if he needs any help. The orange smock then points to something, and the dude is off. So, I follow him around the corner, and bam! Light bulbs! I knew it! Anyway, I went to go get the stuff I needed, and checked back about 10 minutes later to see if the dude was still there. You bet. He had a box in each hand, and was obviously trying to figure out which ones to pick. Ha! Many drives a $80,000 car, and can't figure out what lightbulbs to buy.

That gave me a little personal satisfaction.

Sorry

2005-07-28T09:05:00.000-05:00

No updates for this week. Bought a house and have been out of town. See you all next week!

Racial Profiling in Chicago

2005-07-19T11:48:00.000-05:00

CHICAGO -- State Sen. James Meeks, pastor of Salem Baptist Church, claimed Thursday he was the victim of racial profiling when his car was pulled over on the South Side and a Chicago police sergeant swore at him and pointed a gun in his face. In a phone interview, Meeks claimed his driver and security guard was driving him and his family home from Bible study Wednesday night when a white police officer pulled their car over at 116th Street and Kensington Avenue.
Meeks, who is black, claimed the officer's squad car had been stopped at a stop sign and after the senator's driver waited to see if the squad car was going to move, Meeks' driver then drove around the car and made a left turn. The police officer immediately pulled behind them and pulled their car over, Meeks said.
Meeks claimed he immediately got out of his car and approached the officer, who he identified only as "Sergeant Clifford" from the Calumet District.
He said the sergeant told him "Get back in the ... (obscenity) car." When Meeks identified himself, he claims the officer pulled his gun out and pointed it in the senator's face, saying "I know who you are. Get back in the ... (obscenity) car."
"As an African American and as a clergyman and as an elected official I don't expect to continue to have a gun pointed in my direction, nor profanity hurled at me," Meeks said.

Let me quickly comment on this. First, there is no doubt in my mind that racial profiling exists not only in Chicago, but all across the Country. Second, I don't beleive this is a case of racial profiling and this senator is just using his tramatic experience to make awareness of what does go on. When you read the story, think about it from the policeman's perspective. He pulls over a car that probably has tinted windows in the back in a BAD neighborhood. He gets out to approach a car, and a man pops out of the car and starts yelling at the office who he is. At this point, the officer doesn't give a shit who you are, all he knows is that this person is now a risk. It is of no surprise to me that the officer yelled obsenities and pulled his gun. The officer doesn't want to die. He is just as scared as you are. If this person was white or whatever, I bet the officer would have done the same thing. He just doesn't know. Further, you are yelling that you are a state senator and a Reverend or something like that. I bet that officer has heard a lot of things. He doesn't care who you are.

Keep an open mind people. Racial profiling is out there, but stupid people who do stupid things will always find trouble.

"Boom goes the dynamite"

2005-07-14T15:52:00.000-05:00

Will, "Boom goes the dynamite" be the catchphrase of the year.? Can it outlast "That's Hot." Or, will it beat out, "I googled it." Finally, the southern favorite, "Git 'R Done!" One won't know until December 31st. But for all the shit this kid has been through, I vote for boom! Here is the video link: http://caffeine.worldmagblog.com/caffeine/archives/013907.html

Abortion Freaks

2005-07-13T20:38:00.000-05:00

Let me start off that I am pro-choice. I am pro-choice because I am pro freedom of speech, freedom of religion, etc. What is great about this Country is that we can make choices, good or bad, how WE see fit. Today, I was accosted by what I call an anti-abortion freak. I was driving to Home Depot after work just listening to Coldplay thinking about how I was going to repair a hole in the wall when I see this child holding a sign that says: "Disturbing abortion pictures ahead." Sure enough, 100 meters away, were signs of unborn children. Now, I have no idea if these are pictures of actual aborted fetuses or not, but none the less, it was something that I would rather not see on a Wednesday. So, I drive on and see about 12 signs (all held by children of course) and I come to the stoplight. Due to the extreme heat, I had the A/C with the windows up. This woman comes to my window and says something. I wave her off. She KNOCKS on the window. She says to me, "You like killing babies?" I said no, and atleast I don't support terrorists. She says, "huh?" "The baby killers are the terrorists, 40 million of them." I said, the people who bomb abortion clinics are terrorists, the inflict fear and terror into innocent people. She says, "they (the doctors/nurses) should die for what they do." I said, "were you happy when those bombs went off?" She said, "it helps god's way" (or something like that). I said, "so when Al-Qaeda knocked down the twin towers, and all those Islamics cheered, you could sympathize with them right? Because they where just following what their God said, right?" She looked at me and said, "40 million babies were killed."

Green light. I didn't want to deal.

Speaking of Al-Qaeda, if you want to see one of their training manuals, click here

Have you seen this man?

2005-07-13T07:41:00.000-05:00

FOUND!!!!
Ronnie has called into the police, claiming he was never missing. He knew exactly where he was. All is well in Cubdom!

Ronnie "Woo Woo" Wickers is missing. According to the Chicago Tribune, he was last seen June 29th wearing a Cubs hat. His wife has called him a habitial missing person, but he usually returns in a couple of weeks. His wife also reported his disappearance in October 2002. Wickers was home 12 days later, saying he felt ill and had decided to spend a few days out of town with friends out of state. In 1987 there were rumors Wickers had been murdered after missing some early season games. He was later found working as a pizza deliveryman and explained he couldn't attend the games because of his job. Please, if you have any information call 311 in the City of Chicago or 312-746-6000 outside of the City.

If you have ever been to a Cub's game you are familiar with the Woo Woo chant of his. Lets get him home safe and back to the bleachers!

1145 UPDATE!: (Unconfirmed reports ) Ronnie has been spotted the past few days at the White Sox game, around town looking at newspapers, hitting on older women, and supposadly did an interview with WLS just yesterday. Remember, he was last seen in Cubs Uniform with hat. I will keep you posted on any new developments.

Today's Lesson: Don't drive with your kids in the trunk

2005-07-12T11:19:00.000-05:00

So this woman in Virginia decided to save a few bucks, rent a smaller car, and rotate putting her kids in the trunk while driving from Alabama to Virginia. I would say on scale of 1 to 10 on dumbness, this is like an 8. When you are there at the rental counter and you know you have like 6 people to drive a 800 miles, when does it cross your mind that a mid-size would be sufficient. I mean, for only like $15 more a day, you get your ass a mini-van. What this woman did was put a price on a the lives of her kids. All it would have taken to seriously injur or kill them would be a simple fender bender. DEAR GOD PEOPLE! I bet, if she would have called her ex, he would have paid the extra money to put those kids in real seats. Hell, if she would have called anyone in her family I bet they could have come up with $100.

Anyone want to win a '63 Corvette? The rescue that I got my Basset Hound from is raffling this thing off. Just go to http://www.corvetteraffle.net/, and you can buy tickets. SAVE A HOUND!

Just a note from yesterday, Andruw Jones is from Curacao, but he is a Dutch National. I guess you wouldn't really call someone from Puerto Rico from the United States.

One final note. It appears to me the bobblehead mania is over. You counldn't go a week with out seeing a bobblehead promotion at a sporting event. So my question is, what is the next big marketing tool for sporting events? I have a few ideas.

Spare tire night
Carb free night (no buns on the dogs or burgers)
Now you're in my shoes night (people in the first row sit in the last row for 3 innings, and people in the back come to the front)
Mood lighting night
$5 beer night (okay this might start a riot)

Want something really interesting to read.

Pandemics: Worse than CBRN Threats
With all the focus on chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear (CBRN) terrorist threats, CPM wants to remind its readers other threats could be just as serious — if not more serious — than CBRN events. Such a threat is an influenza pandemic. In this article, CPM examines the issues surrounding a pandemic, and in particular one focused on avian influenza.

Home Run Derby

2005-07-11T13:39:00.000-05:00

Hope ya'll had a good weekend. I have a about 5 minutes to write this, so I will make it fast. Tonight is baseball's home run derby. An exhibition of power, well, sort of. This year that have seclected the participants from 8 different counties to appeal to the entire world. I bet you didn't know that Andruw Jones was from the Netherlands. Anyway, I started of thinking of things that may make the derby better. A few quick ideas came to mind, starting with the exploding ball. Nothing says fun like comedy, and nothing is funnier than seeing a major leaguer swing with all his might and have it explode into a big cloud of dust when he hits it. How about a crazy ball? A ball that is weigheted on one side and wobbles like crazy before and after you hit it. Finally, why don't they just let them use aluminum bats? They could hit the ball a mile with those things! I would love for the final score to be like 200-210.

Who is next?

2005-07-08T08:01:00.000-05:00

First off, let me say that I am appalled by yesterday's attack on the London mass transit system. It was cowardly and it demonstrated the urgent need to find these terrorists. That being said, it haunts me to know that not only could this have not been prevented, but it will happen again. The only question is where. In America, we are not used to attacks like this. Internationally, attacks on "soft targets", such as subways and certain critical infrastructure, are the most common form of terrorism. We have see terrorism through are own eyes, by the use of truck bombs and airplanes. We have yet to experience the most terrifying terrorism, the type that can make us feel vulnerable everyday. In 1995, sarin gas was released in the Tokyo subway system in multiple locations. Just last year Spain experienced a bombing of their rail systems that killed over 100 innocent people. Londoners have been seeing car bombs and other bombings from the IRA. Fortunately, in America, none of our "soft targets" have been hit yet. "Soft targets" are to me the scariest thing. An attack like what happened in London is not only a possibility here, but something that I think we will experience within the next 10 years. You may ask, if you believe this, why can't we do something about this. Well, we are trying, but there is only so much you can do. We live in an open society that is dependent on trust on the person next to you. We can't live our lives thinking that something bad is going to happen. If we did, not only would our lives be extremely inconvenient, but we would be giving into the terrorists. Just imagine how your life would be different if you had to go through security similar to an airport just to get on a bus. You would be spending at least 1 hour just in security lines everyday. That is not a solution, that is just another problem. I wish I had the answer to stop this terrorism, but nobody does. All we can do is live our lives, and prepare for something like this to happen. We can mitigate some of the problems that we have with our security around the "soft targets," but that is extremely limited due to funding and practicality.

What you can do is keep you eyes open. Don't pretend that this can't happen here, because it can. Be prepared. Have a disaster kit. Have an evacuation plan. Have a communication plan. If you are unsure about what to do, there are some great resources on the web.

Ready.gov
Redcross information
Disaster supply kit - Home
Disaster supply kit - Work

If you have any other questions, leave me a note. I will send you a PM if you leave your email.

In other news, we have a major hurricane heading toward the Gulf coast. Dennis (Click here for picture) is currently a Category 4 (135 mph winds) and is probably going to give a glancing blow to the areas hit by Ivan last year. Those in Alabama and Louisiana should be very concerned. If this storm stays a Cat. 4 or goes to a 5 and hits New Orleans, well folks, New Orleans will be gone. If you are not aware NO is 10 feet below sea level. If they took a direct hit, the city would be destroyed and your are looking and 20,000 deaths. This area is where all of our oil refineries are as well. If they take a direct hit, expect to see $3.00 a gallon gas before the end of July. THINK HAPPY THOUGHTS!

Keep that chin up England

2005-07-07T08:20:00.000-05:00

Our brothers and sisters in England. Keep that chin up, don't let something like this keep you down. I hope that your lives and everday routines will be back to normal quickly. You will feel anger, sadness, and then you will have feelings of solidarity. You will feel like there is no one else in the world. We are there for you. The US will fight for you. You came to bat for us, we will hit one out of the park for you. Hopefully this will bring back our focus to terrorism, and the fight against it.

Our prayers and thoughts are with you

Hey France, ain't karma a bitch?

2005-07-06T07:18:00.000-05:00

Word just came down that France has lost to England to host the 2012 Olympics. Nothing could make me happier! France, a country that we SAVED from the Germans, has turned their back on us, and doesn't give us any support. So, when their were named a finalist to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, I was pretty upset. Now, to see them be defeated (again), it makes me happy. The best part of the whole situation has to be the comments made by President Chirac. He said that British food is the worst in Europe second only to Finnish food and that you can't trust people with such bad food. Turns out that the press got wind of this, and made a stink of it yesterday. It is too bad that Chirac didn't remember that 2 of the judges on the Olympic committee were from Finland. Idiot. Finally a president that makes Bush look smart.

Local TV News

2005-07-05T12:17:00.000-05:00

Today is July 5th, known as show as many clips of people with their hands either blown or burned by fireworks day on the local TV news. You will see the young mother, with her 3 year-old with the bandaged hands on TV saying that fireworks are not safe. Giving a 3 year-old some explosives is great idea, real responsible of you. I hope that they take a new angle on the stories this year. Instead of the obligatory "Child loses finger to firework," I want to see "Stupid parent gives child explosive and is shocked when their finger ends up in the potato salad." I think fireworks are great. I think that they should be legal as long as cigarettes are, there just needs to be some responsibility shown. It is okay for a child to play with fireworks, but if you see one smoking at a party you would go ape.

Watching Sammy Sosa yesterday try and hit a ball was real sad. Not only is he smaller, but his stretched skin is starting to make his face look like Kristy Alley's stomach.

Looks like gas prices are going up again. I wonder how high they will have to go before people start to really complain about them. I never thought I would see $2 gas, now I am wondering if I will see $10 gas before I am 30. Here are some tips for saving gas by me: Drive less, Drive with the windows up and use the A/C, Change your air filter, buy a horse, buy a bike, hire some dude to pull you on your skates, and, if you have to drive, always go downhill.

Smoking bans

2005-06-30T14:20:00.000-05:00

Just yesterday, City of Chicago proposed an anti-smoking ban for the City. Not only do I think this is great for Chicago, but I think it will be great for the State of Illinois. Suburban leaders have talked about a statewide ban (including bars) a lot for the past few years, but they were reluctant to go all the way because many of the opponents (mostly bar owners) said they would lose business to those in Chicago where smoking could still be done. Conversely, City of Chicago bars say that if the ordinance is past in the City, they will lose all their business to the suburbs. Personally, I think this is a bunch of bull. But, I do think that what needs to happen for something like this to work, the City will have to do it first. Chicago basically runs the State anyway, and I have a good feeling that they will put a lot of pressure on the surrounding communities to stay in line with something like this. Personally, I think that a constitutional amendment (sort of like prohibition) would be best. A Countrywide ban on public smoking would do so much for this Country. This will never happen, not with the tobacco industry giving political folk millions of dollars a year. Think about this, if a gay coalition had billions of dollars, and was donating that money to political powers, I bet you would see a lot more progressive country as far as gay rights/marriage.

Train wins again!

2005-06-30T10:18:00.000-05:00

Once again, a train has hit a person in the Chicagoland Area. A sixty-year old woman was hit and killed this morning by a train. The train must have just jumped out of no-where or something.

This weekend, we celebrate the 229th birthday of our Country. I finished reading the book 1776 a few weeks ago, and it really made me appreciate what our founding fathers did for us. G. Washington was far from perfect, but he had that never say die American spirit. I think it really set a tone for this Country, and to this day we still can walk with a swagger because of the way we kicked England's ass.

Has anyone used one of those motorless pushmowers recently? I know that they are a lot easier to use now than in previous years. With my environmental issues, I am going to avoid using gas mowers/trimmers/etc.

Tommorow I am going to the Cubs game with Dad. It is free T-Shirt day, and I want one. Our seats are not too bad, but it doesn't matter cause I plan on being pretty buzzed by the 4th. There is nothing to me says 4th of July weekend like Baseball game friday with beer, Ribfest Friday with more beer, family picinic and golf saturday (lots of beer most likely), more Ribfest and a minor league baseball game saturday (cheap beer) with fireworks, and cap it off with more Ribfest Monday with Fireworks.

Have any of you seen those glasses you can get at Walgreens that makes your fireworks experience that much better? You can demo them at the store, and I am thinking about getting them. Friggin AWESOME!

When did Steve-O start playing for the Cubs?

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Thanks Joe

2005-06-29T10:30:00.000-05:00

Thanks Joe. You were blue collar reliever we loved to hate, but we never wanted to see you go. We will always have 2002.

American Refugees?

2005-06-29T08:39:00.000-05:00

I wonder how ofter American's enter Mexico/Canada illigally. We always think that this Country is so great, that people are always coming in, but how many are sneaking out? Is this a problem that actually exisits that our media just chooses not to cover? Are there editorials in Mexico and Canada demanding to secure the borders from the greedy and privilidged americans? I wonder if Mexican media covers stories concerning people entering America illegally. I bet not, that really has to hurt the self-esteem of a country when people have to sneak out. Just some random thoughts for a hump day.

Just one comment on W's speech last night. Thanks for reminding us of 9/11 like 200 times and saying that is the reason for the war. It was not the reason for the war. Stay the course...TO DESTRUCTION!!! :)

I saw something last night that I hadn't seen if like weeks, RAIN!

Leave us alone W!

2005-06-28T08:37:00.000-05:00

Well folks, it is time for another primetime speech by our humbled President concerning the war on Iraq. After concurring over a year ago that the major work in the "sovereign State" was over, W will be back on the air tonight to reassure us of why our men and women are being killed over there. Hey W, if the war was such a good idea, and it is going so well as you say, how come you are now outlining another plan for success in Iraq? I mean, if the major operations have been done for so long, shouldn't we be planning our exit from there? So far, we have done a lot there in Iraq. We have ousted a dictator that we could have probably bribed with Cheetos and Doritos. Next time our plan should have been to bombard Saddam with Fruit Loops instead of Smartbombs. We have also created a new University in Iraq, Terrorist U. What is amazing to me is that now that TU is graduating all these scary people, we appear to be the only target. Great, now I feel much safer. We also managed to ignore the war in Afghanistan. So now we have a bunch of people with guns and missiles in two countries that want to destroy us. Just great, makes me really think about the life for my kids. So W, you want to ease my fears eh? Well, start by stop bulling other countries and start working on the problems on the domestic front.

Thanks Juice

2005-06-27T15:43:00.000-05:00

OJ,

With the recent 10 year anniversary of your trial for murder, I just want to thank you for all the things that your trial has given the people of my generation.
1) Court TV
2) Hope that you can always buy your innocence
3) Televised car chases
4) If the ______ don't fit, you must acquit
5) Celebrity mug shots

I must also say that because of your trial, CNN and other cable news companies really started to get notice. I thank you Juice, you are an inspiration to all.

THE MAN

2005-06-26T11:39:00.000-05:00

Last night while watching Cops, there was a man being arrested for buying Crack or something. Now, this is nothing usual for Cops, but something the man said really struck me. He looked into the camera and said, "This is just "the man" taking away my freedom." Now, I thought to myself, who is this man and how did this dude piss him off so much to fuck him over when he was just buying some Crack. Well, the more thought I put into it, the more I realized that there just isn't one man, and your "the man" is different depending on your social class and race. Now, I personnel think race relations in this Country have moved along way from 40 years ago (maybe not), so please don't take my comments as racist of anything of that nature. This is just how things appear to me. Here is an example. When the black man refers to "the man," we all know that he is referring to the white man. When Latinos and American Indians refer to "the man," there are also referring to the white man. So, I started to realize the trend, everyone sees the man as the white man, unless you are white. That is when I started thinking about who "the man" was to me. I took be about 10 seconds to figure it out. The Tax Man. If you ask any white man who they fear more, Osama or the IRS, I bet 9 out of 10 would be more scared of the Tax Man. I know I am. So, in the end, I feel that white people have the scariest man.

Got a house

2005-06-24T08:48:00.000-05:00

Well, we now have a contract on a house. It is in downtown Naperville near the train station. 3br/2 bath. It is a nice place for a first home. I am heading down to the taste of Chicago this afternoon, I will probably have a few beers on the way down. I don't really feeling like writing too much today, so I am just going to leave it at that.

Billy Corgan!

2005-06-23T08:30:00.000-05:00

Growing up, I was really into the Smashing Pumpkins. Between them and DMB, their music got me through some weird times. Saying that, let me say that I am pretty excited that SP may be getting back together. It is nice as you get older to hear bands from when you where younger, it helps you remember what you came from, how you developed into the person you are. I, like some people, associate every person I know with a band, a song, whatever. It is weird, I will be listening to XM Radio, and I will hear a song from back in the day and think of that person. Some people might be a little embarrased to know what their song/band is, but to me that is part of the fun. Any hoot, back to Billy Corgan. His new album is up on his website, BillyCorgan.com. If you like the pumpkins/Zwan, you would have no trouble liking this album. I would give the album a B. It feels like Billy is holding back, or he is struggling to express himself they way he used to. Maybe that is why he want's the band back.

So I am in week 4 of the workout plan. It is going extremly well. I don't feel like I am losing weight, but I have already gotten some comments saying that I look thinner. All I can say is that I must have been really fat. DAMN YOU LEXAPRO!

Tom Cruise Kills Oprah!!!!

Crazy robbery I love how they show the guy getting hit over and over again. Poor Mr. Magera

Speaking of Bam, he was supposed to make an appearance at the Westfield Mall in Aurora this week, and totally flaked out on the kids. He claims he missed his flight, but that seems kinda shady. I am glad that I didn't have any heros like that when I was young.

"MMMM....Tender"

DC Police Chief's Car Stolen

2005-06-21T08:39:00.000-05:00

I just saw on CNN.COM that the Police Chief in Washington D.C. had his car stolen. That looks really bad for his department. If the Cheif's car is stolen, everyone in the department is going to get a new one ripped. That tells you a lot about the crime problem in that City. It is pretty funny, I mean, atleast it was an unmarked car. But can you imagine the Oh Shit face on the kid who stole the car when he realizes whose car he is joy-riding in? I am pretty sure that they will find the car someplace in the bottom of the Potomac River sometime later this week.

So Saddam is enjoying his Doritos and Cheetos. Talk about great PR for those products. Cheetos, the cheese curls most preferred by dictators who like to gas thousands. I guess he was getting pretty grumpy when they ran out of his favorit snacks. Well, you know, you can't just have one bag of those things. But I find it pretty ironic that a man who is known as a "clean freak" loves Cheetos, probably the messiest of all the snacks. Do you think he is a finger licker? Must taste funny with all that blood on his hands...ok, I will stop with the stupid punch lines.

UPDATE! Another dumbass got hit by a train. This time it was a freight train. I am betting the train won.

Blue Man

2005-06-19T07:26:00.000-05:00

Went to Blue Man. It was about what I expected. During the part in the end where all the paper shoots out, I decided to spin around in circles and mumify (sp?) myself. Anyway, at the end I had about 6 inches of paper wrapped out me. One of the ushers grabbed me and said "You going to take that off before you leave so I don't have to fill out an accident report, right?" I wussed and ripped it out.

Adam, thanks for the tip on Tango Sur Restraunt. It was great! We got the a little late so we had to eat fast, but it was very good!

C

TomKat

2005-06-17T10:36:00.000-05:00

So I just found out that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes (aka TomKat) are engaged. This is the #2 headline on MSNBC.COM. Doesn't anyone else have a problem with this. They have been dating for like 2 weeks or something. From what I have heard she may be a virgin....ah, yeah right. Anyway, I wonder what the odds are in Vegas that they will get married or even last 2 years. I would place a bet on that.

Other news of the day is people getting hit by trains. On Sunday, some dude dropped his cellphone on the "el" tracks and bent down to get it. Well, smart guy he is, he didn't notice the ON COMING TRAIN! So the train smacked him in the head (which I think is a proper punishment for this act of stupidity), and knocked him out. No word on whether it knocked any sense into him at press time. Lucky for him, he span towards the platform. Unlucky for all of us is that he didn't spin towards the third rail and let natural selection take it's proper course. I only mention this story because a lady got hit by a Metra train today. Now, how you can get hit by a train that is two stories tall, bright blue and orange, with lights and a loud ass horn you got me. PEOPLE! If you hear a horn, or the red lights are flashing by the gates, don't cross the frigin' tracks. If you do decide to take your life in your hands, and cross the tracks, I beg you to atleast take the 1 second to look both ways. Not only does that 1 second save you a trip to the hospital, but it saves all the people on the train from being late. I wonder how many people have lost jobs because their train was late because of an idiot, or how many arguements or divorces a late train has caused.

Just heard a funny question: Who is scarrier, the man who says he wants to eat your children, or the man (we think he is at least) who says he wants to sleep with your children?

UPDATE 4:00 PM Central

I got this email today, which was copied from Craigslist, it is pretty funny:

> > Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 14:16:18 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: "N. Davey Neal"
> > Subject: Davey Neal presents: "An Ode to Instability"
> > To: Heather Willis
> > Friends, Some of you may remember by ex-girlfriend Sarah. I
recently recieved a letter from her. I would appreciate it if you would take the time to read it and review my response. I hope all of you are well.

> > May 23, 2005
> >
> > Dear Davey:
> >
> > I have had a difficult time, over the past few years, achieving
> > closure of our relationship. It is time for me to seek this. I
have gone through the appropriate stages of anger, remorse, sadness.
It is now time for me to close this chapter of my life. I am trying to recapture my life and gain a sense of identity back.

In my professional life I have done this, but my personal life struggles. For so long I/We were "Sarah and Davey", that it is hard to gain my own identity back. I am not worried about my career; I will soon succeed even my wildest dreams. I am just stunted by my personal life.

I am ready to release you from my life. I also on a weekly basis encounter people who want to tell me about you or have a discussion about you. I do not want to deal with this anymore. I do have a proposal on how to handle this.

I am ready to no longer be forced to deal with your presence. As to how to deal with it, I propose the following:

1. I've heard you have an apartment on the West side. You need to move out of the West side of Indianapolis, this has always been my side of town, I own a house here, and do not rent like you. I grew up here, and always want to live here. I would prefer if you were to leave Indianapolis all together, but I know this is more than I can ask.I do not want to risk running into you at any store.

2. We should officially divide our friends. Particularly Jim, Jillian, Amy, and Ed. You should write them, thanking them for the opportunity to be their friend and explain why you can no longer be in contact with them. I can provide you with addresses, if you need.

3. I will stay out of Republican politics. I promise not to get involved with any Republican politics, unless my father runs for judge, and than I reserve the right to work on his campaign.

4. I would like you to not have anything to do with all things Cathedral. I feel I should have ownership of the school since my mother works there and my brother and sisters went there. You are more tied to Wabash. This should be where you dedicate your alumni status. I will be involved in Cathedral. When the time of reunions comes up, I am willing to say that you can have the reunions ending in "0" years and I will take the"5" years. So you can have 10 years and I will take 25 years.

5. I will avoid Wabash contacts. The few guys from the house I still speak to on a rare basis, I will not. I will also discourage any male offspring I have from attending Wabash.

I know some of these things seem a bit harsh, but I feel they are for the best. I do not ever really wish to see you again. I know that this will of course happen beyond my control, but I think we should do our best to avoid what we can.

It is my sincere hope that you understand, and do take the time to respond. This is my last request of you.

With fondness,

Sarah
> >
> > May 31, 2005
> >
> >
> >
Dear Sarah,

Thanks for your letter. We broke up 3 years ago. Knowing that and taking into consideration you believe me to be a cold, career focused, ego-maniac, what on earth makes you think I would take the time to think about you or agree to your proposal? But since I clearly have taken the time to respond, please take a moment to review some comments and counterproposals I have crafted.

1. First, I will have to resist the burning urge to move RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO YOU. After that deep desire subsides, I will vacate the Westside and return to my roots: The Snooty Northside, as you used to call it. However, since I was born on the Northside and I have Northside in my veins you must abdicate all ties to the North. This
includes: Living on the Northside, living on the Northeastside, walking down North Street, being a fan of the Dallas Stars (formerly the Minnesota North Stars), wearing North Face apparel or telling your children that Santa lives at the North Pole.

1 (B). I was born in Indianapolis before you were so I should really get to determine who stays and who goes. In my benevolence I will let you exist here only within the St. Michael's Parish boundary (MLK Dr.
to High School Rd. and 56th Street to 10th St.) We will call this the SarahZone. This should be acceptable for you as your family lives across the street and there is a gas station, grocery, convenience store, your place of employment and a fire station. Exceptions can be made with my expressed written consent. You will be required to display a large tag in your windshield giving you permission to travel beyond the SarahZone.

2. I haven't talked to your friends since we broke up. I think they got the message. However since we apparently are still in fourth grade, please have your friends meet me by the playground at recess so that I can tell them they have big fat heads and they aren't my friends anymore.

Do you agree? _______Yes ________No________Maybe

2 (B). One of the few times you let us do something fun, we visited some of my family friends on Geist. It was about eight years ago. We enjoyed their boat and home for several hours during a pre-500 party. Please jot them a note saying you are going to forget that ever happened. Please also offer to reimburse them for the boat gas, pool chlorine, air conditioning Freon, Dr. Pepper and anything else you consumed while you were there. I don't have their address anymore, you can look it up.

3. Please let me know when your father runs for anything. I'm going to run against him.

3 (B). Thanks for staying out of Republican politics. Your heavyweight presence in the party will be sorely missed. I am very involved in ice hockey. I play recreationally and coach a youth team in the winter. I would prefer it if you could stop being involved in all things related to ice and ice hockey . You can use those instant first aid coldpaks to cool your drinks from now on. Also, my parents have been very involved with the Indianapolis 500 Festival for nearly 20 years. The month of May is really a big month for us. While I am not able to honor your request of moving out of Indianapolis, I would ask that you just leave town during May. With 250,000 fans going to the race and 35,000 runners in the Mini-Marathon, I don't want to run the risk of bumping into you. I know your birthday is in May, but man, I just don't care.

4. Christ, I don't have the energy for this one.

5. If any of my friends from Wabash actually still talk to you, they are fired as friends.

5 (B). I'm not going to tell my kids anything about you. But speaking of kids, it would be okay with me if my son was a crack addict, just as long as he got your kids hooked on it and became their dealer.

In closing, I will never make decisions about my life or my family based on whether I might run into you at the store. I am now convinced that if we ever do bump into each other, you will spontaneously combust. I wish you the best of luck find a spouse.
Seriously. It won't be easy to find a person who is willing to spend the rest of his life raising children and making decisions based on your crazy-ass proposal to an ex-boyfriend and your inability to act like a rational human being.

All my best,

Davey

Have a good weekend folks!

Windy

2005-06-16T09:02:00.000-05:00

Man, it has been windy here nonstop for like 5 straight days. It is annoying because it is too cool for the A/C, but it is too windy for the the windows to be open all the way. So I just sit in stale air all day. We are going to Blue Man group this weekend. From what I hear, it is just completely awesome. As you can see from the previous posts, I have figured out how to put pictures up. Thank you ImageShack!

The house we looked at last night was nice, but really small. It would be an excellent investment opportunity, but I am not sure if I am willing to jump into something like that right now. The yard was really cool, but the floors were a little crooked (what do you expect from a house that is 74 years old though). Anyway, I think we will be looking at some more places.

Today's mystery solved. Search "Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego." You will find that he is in Cairo, Egypt. Click to see a screen shot!

3 days in a row!

2005-06-15T12:24:00.000-05:00

Look at this! Clint is posting 3 days in a row. Now that I am on a little lunch break, may I comment on Teri Schiavo? I feel a little vindicated today now knowing that she was in a vegetative state with no chance of recovery. She was blind as well. All those people, with the Jesus and the God signs must feel like they might have wasted a little bit of time. Just think, if those people all went to work those days, took that money, and donated it to stem cell research, we might be talking about how she made a miracle recovery. Now, I am not that naive in saying that stem cell research would have saved her in this particular case, but it might save the next Teri. It also amazed me how this became such a political issue as well. You had the god save us Republicans versus the stay out of my business Democrats. Further, think about this. If Teri Schiavo was actually Teresa Sanchez (a Cuban), would this be covered by the media differently. I have a feeling that it wouldn't be national news, and the President wouldn't have be aroused from his sleep.

One of the sadder moments of the weekend was Mike Tyson. I would actually consider fighting him now. I am not a big fan of boxing, but if someone where to ask me who the Heavyweight Champion of the World is, my first thought would be about Mike, and then say that I have no idea. Mike was great in and out of the ring, and was really great outside of it and the end of his career. Mike we will miss you until you put your name on some type of house hold appliance that will get you out of debt.

"I'm going to eat your child!"

Speaking of debt, I am coming very close into jumping into a lot of it. We are looking at a house tonight that might be the one for us. I am as excited about it as the other half, but if she loves it we will probably go for it. It is going to need a lot of work (71 years old) and I will probably end up tearing it down in a few years anyway.

Tip to Cubs management: Trade Cory Patterson.

Guess I was wrong

2005-06-14T09:06:00.000-05:00

Well, suprisingly, Jacko got out. From the sound of things, he will likely get sued. I don't think there is much left for them to sue him for, since about all his money (from all accounts I hear) is gone. Most likely, the kid would end up getting the ranch. I only wonder how many secrets are buried in the lawn of that place. Well, I bet MJ goes on tour now. How about an R. Kelly Jackson tour. That would be fun. You would think that with all the shit that has happened with Jacko, he would have some good material for a new album now.

Speaking of new album, new Foo Fighters is out. I am about half way through the acoustic side. I just reached the song with Norah Jones on it. Not to bad. It will be nice to rock out to the other CD after I finish this one.

By the way, happy flag day to all. Here are some facts about flag day, the flag, and the people about the flag.

Flag Day recognizes the June day in 1777 when the Continental Congress adopted the "Stars and Stripes" as the official flag of the United States.

The flag is normally flown from sunrise to sunset.
In the morning, raise the flag briskly. At sunset, lower it slowly. Always, raise and lower it ceremoniously.
The flag should not be flown at night without a light on it.
The flag should not be flown in the rain or inclement weather.
After a tragedy or death, the flag is flown at half staff for 30 days. It's called "half staff" on land ,and "half mast" on a ship.
When flown vertically on a pole, the stars and blue field , or "union", is at the top and at the end of the pole (away from your house).
The American flag is always flown at the top of the pole. Your state flag and other flags fly below it.
The union is always on top. When displayed in print, the stars and blue field are always on the left.
Never let your flag touch the ground, never...period.
Fold your flag when storing. Don't just stuff it in a drawer or box.
When your flag is old and has seen better days, it is time to retire it. Old flags should be burned or buried. Please do not throw it in the trash.

There is a very special ceremony for retiring the flag by burning it. It is a ceremony everyone should see.Your local Boy Scout group knows the proper ceremony and performs it on a regular basis. If you have an old flag, give it to them. And, attend the ceremony.

Betsy Ross was a seamstress who made clothes for George Washington. In June, 1776, Washington approached her to make the country's first flag and the rest is history. You go girl!

If you like to study flags, then you are a Vexillologist!

USA

Oh no Jacko!

2005-06-13T15:21:00.000-05:00

Well Micheal, I have a good feeling your time has come. Now, you may get aquitted. You will probably scream and grab your crotch, run to your black SUV and do a dance. But something tells me this won't happen. Something tells me that you will be going to prision. This will change you life. Seems to me that all artists seem to flurish after some prision time. Just look at James Brown? One one heard of him until he was in jail :). Just kidding Mike, but if you just focused on your music and not little boys, you wouldn't have lost out to the Backstreet Boys in the 90's. That's got hurt Mike, being beaten by a bunch of "boys." So, this is what you should do. They say if you are doing time, you will be under 24 hour survailance. Well, that sounds like the perfect reality show to me. I am sure if you gave San Bernandio County a 40% cut of the profits, you would both be better off. This time, you can use the money to buy your own island, and do what you need to do there.

Now that the trial ends, I wonder how long it will take for the 20/20 interview with Mike in prision saying how horrible conditions and people shouldn't be put in there.

Hot

2005-06-10T13:16:00.000-05:00

Damn it is hot. It is only June and I had to run my freaking A/C for an entire week straight. Sucks.

I have to say, there are just some really unhappy people on this earth. Yesterday, coming home from Lincoln Nebraska, I met one of these unfortunate people. I had parked at the economy lot at O'Hare, and was on my way to the ATS Train that takes you to the lot. On the way, this little kid (maybe 6) in perfect English asks me if this is the way to Terminal 5 (that is the International Terminal). Anyway, I tell him yes, and that I am heading that direction so he and his Mom and little brother can follow me. The kid says thank you, and they says "Are you going to Poland." Uh, no, I said. Anyway, I take this Polish family under my wing thinking, is Polish Sausage just called Sausage in Poland? Do they call Hotdogs in Poland American Hotdogs? Before I could ask these important cultural questions, the ATS came. This thing was freaking loaded with people, so I helped the mom and kids get in and find something to hold on to. Well, in the process, I didn't have enough time for myself to find a railing, and I took a fall. I landed on this bitch ass old lady who says to me "Ow! Why did you fall on me for? You should be more careful. My arm hurts." I turned to her and said, lady get over it. Sue me if it is broken hag. Dude next to me laughs and she turns all red. She then looks at the little kid and is like, hey kid, move over so your Dad can hold on to something so he doesn't hurt anyone else. I was like, look lady, these are not my kids. I am just helping them to thier terminal. It is something that nice people do. AGH! I really hope her battery was dead when she got to her car.

So we have this new realator that is helping us find a house. She just sent me about 40 homes to look at. One is listed at 2 million dollars. HAH! Like whatever! I guess if cassie and I didn't eat or pay utilities or anything for 15 years we could buy it.

Cubs are playing the Red Sox for the first time at Wrigley Stadium, I mean field. I will be going to my first game on July 1 against the Nats. I will be wearing the "Frank Robinson is overrated T-Shirt"

Well, hope all of you have a great weekend wherever you are at. I will probably end up going to Home Depot, and maybe Bed Bath and Beyond if there is time.

Coldplay first listen

2005-06-06T06:32:00.000-05:00

Well, I was going to wait it out until Tuesday for the release, but I couldn't do it. So, I listened to the entire CD over at MTV.com. Fucking great. Sounds a little like U2 meets David Bowie meets the Cure. Anyway, the first song starts off sounding like the theme music from the movie 2001. A little weird, but it definetly perks your ear. As usual, the album takes you through many moods and such. Probably one of the best albums of this year. Next week comes Foo Fighters. I am hoping that it will rock real hard.

I went a saw Star Wars yesterday. It was pretty cool. I wouldn't say it is was worth waiting in line for like 3 months for tickets, but it is good. I think the only thing I would wait in line for 3 months for would be a porn movie starring Lidsey Lohan, Hillary Duff, Natalie Portman, and Jessica Simpson. (Dramatic pause for men here)

Well, my brain has now shut down due to fantasy overload. Catch you later.

I am back!

2005-06-03T08:56:00.000-05:00

Sorry for the long period between posts. Been real busy.

I have been doing some research the past few days on smoke free restraunts and bars. Some recent articles in the news actually say that going smoke free has increase business. I know that I tend to go to the Red Door Tavern in Naperville only because they are the only smoke free bar. I didn't realize how much I enjoyed the smoke free atmosphere, this was only confirmed on a recent trip to Bloomington (Indiana) where all the bars and restraunts are smoke-free. To me, not only does it save me some money in dry cleaning costs, but it saves some of the agnst and agression that I seem to show smokers. There is not much more irriatating to me than have some smoker blow smoke at me, or even light up next to me. I shouldn't be my problem that you want cancer, so go light up else where.

This weekend will be the start of the golf season for me. A late start by all accounts, but I have been very worried about my swing. I had a terrible year on the links last year. I am hoping that by not picking up the sticks for a few months may help me.

I got the season 3 DVD for Curb Your Enthusiasm. The show is great. I think that Larry David and I are very similar. We think very alike. Which, I guess, is very scarry. I also have a weird crush on the women who plays his wife. I don't know if this is just me, or a guy thing in general, but girls with big mouths are totally hot.

Not much else is going on. Had fun at the 500 mile race. Yeah for summer!

Hello from the land of maple syrup

2005-05-23T14:08:00.000-05:00

Day 6 of my trip leaves me in Brattleboro, Vermont. It is lovely place here, despite the cloudy and rainy skys so far. I was able to rent another Mustang, but this time no convertable. That is fine, since the forecast is calling for clouds and showers all week. I am really tired this week because of the travel. The next two days are going to be atleast 14 hour work days for me, so I am going to be really strung out by Friday. My excitement for the Indy 500 grows by the hour. I am really pumped this year, and the fact that we are getting there real early to park in the infield is just adding fuel to the fire. I am hoping that I can catch an earlier flight back so I can have a couple of hours of relaxation before hitting the road again. Futher, I am going to do my damndness to fly first class.

Ta Ta

Top Down

2005-05-18T15:34:00.000-05:00

All I have to say is that I have rented a 2005 Mustang Convertable this week and drove from Chicago to Ohio with the top down.

Ha!

2005-05-10T08:22:00.000-05:00

Well, I am back in the North. I somehow survived being in the South for an entire week without hearing that scary banjo. While in Augusta, GA this weekend I was treated to the dedication of a statute to James Brown. That is right, the Godfather of Soul. This is a man who has been to prision and has beaten his wife. But, because he has soul and some funk in him, he gets a statue. They need more statues for teachers, not wife beaters. I will guarantee you this, if Micheal Jackson gets conviceted for his crimes, there will still one day be a statue in Gary, Indiana celebrating his acheivements and contributions to society. FREE MICHAEL!!!! HA!

I was sitting on the airplane bored as fuck, trying to think of things to occupy my mind. So I was playing that little game of would you rather this or rather that. I got stuck when I was trying to figure out if I would rather hit a hole in one, or bowl a 300. Which one would require more luck? Which one would require more beer to do?

My retarded neighbor upstairs threw his book onto my porch sometime in the past week. He seemed pretty upset that we where not here all week so he could read it. I was just thinking, what kind of idoit thinks he can throw a paperback book onto a third story balcony? I don't care if it was Angels and Demons.

Tip of the week while in South Carolina: Don't eat Maurices BBQ

Just when I think

2005-05-05T18:26:00.000-05:00

Just when I think there are no real surprises in life, there are always little things that catch me off guard. Yesterday, while driving from Darlington, SC to Chesterfield, SC a funeral percession was driving towards me on a 4 lane highway. Not only did traffic stop on both sides of the road, but the man in the car infront of me even took his hat off. That is a real sign of respect, and I really admire that guy.

So far the South has been slow as usual. I have listened to the new DMB CD about 12 times now, and I would say it is brilliant. It always amazes me when a band, such as DMB or U2, who I have enjoyed for 10+ years, still can create new music that is still relevant, surprising and fresh.

So I am done with work for the week. Tomorrow is a travel day, heading down to Augusta to visit Matt. I am really looking forward to spending sometime with him. One of my regrets for the past 5 years is not spending enough time with Matt and connecting and enforcing the friendship we have build over the past 25 years. This is really true for all my friends though. I really want to talk with them more, but I don't want to be seen over barring. I really wish we all lived closer together. I don't really want to make new friends, because the ones that I have are so perfect, it would be impossible to supplant them with someone else. If I didn't get along with Cass so well, I would probably feel very lonely an unhappy. Anyway, I am hoping to get over to Atlanta for a Braves game tomorrow night, I have never been to a pro game in another city (not including the minors of course).

C 1000

Quick

2005-05-03T11:32:00.000-05:00

I have a few minutes between meetings so I thought I would send out a hello from South Carolina. I drove by the Darlington Raceway today, and people are already camping out for the race this weekend. These people are dedicated pretty hard. Only thing SC has been disapointed me with is the lack of BBQ stands. I figured you would see BBQ like you see hot dogs in Chicago. Oh well.

C

UPDATE!!!! NEW DMB ALBUM IS UP FOR PREVIEW FOR FREE ON VH1.COM. OMFG!!! This CD is unbelievable.

Foo on you

2005-04-27T13:28:00.000-05:00

I finally heard the new Foo Fighters Single "Best of You" yesterday. I got the .mp3 today. They still know how to rock.

Have any of you heard about G.W. Bush's kicking out democrats from a speech of his. I guess some guy who had a bumper sticker that referenced the democratic party was asked to leave. They didn't say why, but one has to wonder.... Is bush that insecure that he can't even allow Dems at his speeches. Come on! George, you need to worry about bigger problems, like how you want to ruin the environment and kill most of my peers in Iraq. I remember when we invaded Iraq and GW was saying that Iraq oil was going to flood the market and lower prices. Wow, he has some amazing economics. I love paying $2.35 for a gallon of gas. It is too bad that he can't invent a car that runs on hot air. We would be able to have a stockpile of that for years to come.

As I had mentioned in a previous post, don't get a haircut at Great Clips (even if they are offering haircuts for $8.99.

Think about this. What would you rather have, constipation or nausea?

Another Monday

2005-04-25T15:03:00.000-05:00

I hate it when the weekend ends. Then you got to go to work on Monday. I was looking at my belt today trying to figure out how much a belt designer makes. Well, I guess I need to figure out if there is such thing as a belt designer, then go from there.

I am heading off to my first Wedding of 2005. It is going to be one of many that I will be attending this year. 2005 seems like a good year to get married, I mean it is halfway though the decade, and it is always easy to figure out how many years you have been married and stuff. Anyway, I the wedding will be in Janesville, WI. The last time I was in Janesville (not including stopping at the truck stop) I was about 10 years old for a baseball Tourneyment. That was a fun time, but the only thing I remeber is how funny the backstops looked. They where rectangular boxes that extended straight out over your head like 2 past home plate. Alot of balls that would have been pop ups where foul because of that thing. I wonder if some person got hit in the head by a foul-ball, so they had to do something extraordinary. I wonder how many spectators get hit by a foul-ball every summer. Hmm. We have a new little league field that is so close to my apartment I can see the outfield fence. I am pretty excited to go down there this year and watch some of the kids play. I think it will be pretty cool. There is like this giant hill that overlooks it, and I will probably just sit up there.

Just to warn you, I will probably not be updating this thing much during May. I will be out of town for almost the entire month :(. I did start to plan a trip to the 500 mile race in Indy. This will be my 5th year in a row attending the race. I love going there. The first 10 laps of the race gives you a feeling that I could never put into works. The other 190 laps you just laugh at all the drunk idiots. I hope the drunk guy who stands on the bucket is back again (seen you 2 years in a row and it is amazing that you don't fall off that thing and kill yourself). I really hope it doesn't rain last year. That really sucked! I think I am going to focus more on Beer and that Bud Energy Drink this year.

Finally, do you ever just type in a web address to see what you get. Try bud.com

It is not what you think

Happy Earth Day

2005-04-22T07:53:00.000-05:00

In honor of Earth Day, I am not going to be turning on any lights. I just sat on the potty in the dark, and it made me think how much better I have it than the cave man did. Could you imagine having to "drop the kids off" in 40 degree rain? That would totally suck.

You know what else sucks? The more stuff that you know, the more you know that you don't know that much. I guess this is what really propels us as a society.

Ready for my Earth Day story. It wil Earth Day 1991. I was in the 5th grade. For Earth Day, everyone in school received a small tree to plant in their yard. I was so excited that I went right home, took the tree, and planted it right in the middle of the back yard. I made two critical mistakes at that point. I planted the thing in the middle of the yard and I neglected to tell anyone about the tree. I guess I had hoped that the tree would grow about 4 feet overnight or something. Anyway, 2 days later, Dad cut the grass with the John Deere. The poor little tree didn't stand a chance.

Hope you all have a great draft weekend.

Good God!

2005-04-21T10:31:00.000-05:00

Well, it has been a trying couple of days to post on this thing. The damn thing won't let me on. Oh well, I am here now! So far today has been most excellent. The new Ben Folds Album, Songs for Silvenman, is up on VH1's website for a free preview. I am about halfway through it, and it is exceptional. I love Ben Folds. I am really starting to get excited about music this summer. New Ben next week, then new Dave a couple of weeks after that, then new stuff from Coldplay and Foo Fighters. The new Coldplay song is alright. They really didn't take any risks with the song, I am hoping the rest of the album takes some chances. Foo Fighters album will be interesting. It will be a 2 CD set with one all acoustic and one all electric. One of the songs reportadly has Norah Jones on it.

Well, looks like I will be in store for pancreatic cancer. I eat processed meat and sausages all the time. I am so screwed. Check out the article. Hot dogs may raise risk of pancreatic cancer.

All signs are pointing to me being an uncle in December. My sister inlaw is about a month along. I will be more excited when she passes the first trimester.

Nomar is hurt. I think that a groin tear maybe one of the worst injuries. It not only affects baseball performance, but other performances as well. Poor Mia Hamm. Poor Nomar. If you don't believe that the Cubs are cursed. You are an idiot.

So we (us Catholics) have a new Pope. The choice of this Pope only reinforces my unhappiness with the Church. The keep picking these crazy conservatives to run the organization. Don't they understand the people are progressing, and the only way for the Church to be relevent is to evolve with them. We know alot more about life now, than we did 1000 years ago. Why are we still sticking with some of these crazy beliefs? I don't get it. I don't get why women can't be priests. France is a good example of this, there are not enough priests in that country, so they have a bring in priests from Africa. I believe that is women where able to be ordained, that would definetly increase the numbers. Also, I would love to here a womens perspective on God and the Scripture. Give them a chance! There is no real mental differences between men and women (I guess this is sorta debateable :)). Gays and birthcontrol are other issues I don't argree with the Church. Let people make personal decisons about thier lives to themselves. If they want to be gay and go to church on Sundays let them. It will be up to the lord to decide their fate, not ours (It is certainly my belief that God is much more tolerent than us, and that there is a place for any good faithful person in heaven. Not until I see, Thou shall not be Gay as the 11th commandment, will I waiver from this point. ) Back to the Pope. I hope he is a little more open than it is reported.

Peace out