Posted by: Richmond at January 31, 2007 12:40 PM (e8QFP)
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nothing like a quick meme to count as blogging!
thanks for posting your answers.
Posted by: wRitErsbLock at January 31, 2007 03:40 PM (0Pi1o)
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Now, two:
Two Names You Go By:
1. Tom
2. Mad Scientist
Two Parts of Your Heritage:
1. Who cares?
2. see 1.
Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now:
1. yellow sweatshirt
2. black sweatpants
Two Things You Would Want in a Relationship:
1. don't want one, so....
2. see 1.
Two of Your Favorite Hobbies:
1. role-playing games (not PC games, the dice-throwing variety)
2. writing
Two Things You Want Really Badly At The Moment:
1. nothing
2. see 1.
Two Pets You Had/Have:
1. I don't like pets, they're too much work
2. see 1.
Two people you talked to today:
1. ex-wife
2. co-worker
Two things you did last night:
1. watched House (DVDs rock)
2. slept
Two people that live in your house:
1. me
2. roommate
Two things you ate today:
1. chicken livers
2. Twix bar
Two people you miss:
1. no one
2. see 1.
Two things you're doing tomorrow:
1. working
2. going to CompUSA
Two vacations you've been on:
1. Jacksonville, FL (1989)
2. um... that's about it
Two Favorite Holidays:
1. my birthday
2. Halloween
Two favorite Alcoholic beverages:
1. I don't drink
2. see 1.
Two bands you have seen live:
1. I don't do concerts
2. see 1.
Two things you will do after you finish this survey:
1. wash dishes
2. go to bed
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at January 31, 2007 06:40 PM (pFV/N)
Posted by: vw bug at February 01, 2007 04:47 PM (ByL8J)
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Depeche Mode? Recently?!?
I saw them back in oh, I don't know, '89 or '90. Great fun!
Posted by: Paladin at February 01, 2007 08:01 PM (fcl9d)
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Kahlua Colada - never heard of it before. Now I have to try it!
Posted by: Greta at February 02, 2007 07:05 PM (1aPAo)
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Now, two:
Two Names You Go By:
1. A.J.
2. Honey
Two Parts of Your Heritage:
1. Hungarian
2. Filipino
Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now:
1. blue polo
2. black pants
Two Things You Would Want in a Relationship:
1. Even more sex
2. see 1.
Two of Your Favorite Hobbies:
1. Acting
2. First-person shooters on the PC
Two Things You Want Really Badly At The Moment:
1. Bungload of $money so I can move to L.A.
2. A recurring speaking role on BSG
Two Pets You Had/Have:
1. Sammy, the cat
2. Shelly, the turtle
Two people you talked to today:
1. wife
2. co-worker
Two things you did last night:
1. drove to school, signed in, drove home
2. watched Cars with my son
Two people that live in your house:
1. son
2. wife
Two things you ate today:
1. sausage mcMuffin with egg
2. see 1
Two people you miss:
1. no one
2. see 1.
Two things you're doing tomorrow:
1. running two miles
2. going to work
Two vacations you've been on:
1. Strassburg, PA
2. Romney, WV
Two Favorite Holidays:
1. my son's b'day
2. Halloween
Two favorite Alcoholic beverages:
1. Fosters (did you know it's Australian for Beer?)
2. Amstel
Two bands you have seen live:
1. Brooks and Dunn
2. see 1.
Two things you will do after you finish this survey:
1. start work
2. go home
Posted by: Crassus at February 07, 2007 06:24 AM (8RyYg)
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Wish I was bored... wish I had time... neither applies athe moment as networks fall apart... ARG! Such is life - and you're right - I shouldn't even be here reading. *grin*
Posted by: Teresa at January 29, 2007 12:52 PM (gsbs5)
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This Moment: full (just ate dinner)
Your Shoes: are in the other room
Craving: nothing
The State of Your Home: it is what it is
Annoyed By: people
Noise In the Background: heater
Really Want To: no comment
Thinking about: nothing
Smelling: nothing
Favorite Product In Office Supply Aisle: pens
Don't Ever Want To: get married again
Your Eye Color: blue
The Weather: cold
Have Never Tried: raw oysters
Think Everyone Should Try: thinking (it's what your brain is for)
Last Vacation Destination: don't remember it was like 1989...
The Last Thing You Had to Drink: Dr. Pepper knockoff
Your Bad Habit: I don't consider my habits bad, since I don't smoke, drink, pop pills, shoot up, or anything harmful to myself.... well, I do drive a bit too fast...
What You're Going To Do Now: sit and surf the net (been too tired the past two days)
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at January 31, 2007 06:27 PM (pFV/N)
An interesting take on the War in Iraq
From a former diplomat specializing in the area. The writer begins:
"Sen. Hillary Clinton declared this weekend, "I'm in to win." Anyone who has watched her remarkable trajectory can have no doubt that she'll do whatever it takes to win the presidency. I wish she felt the same way about the war."
The author of this Op-Ed goes on to point out several basic facts that Mrs. Clinton and her ilk on both sides of the aisle seem to have forgotten:
· We are at war. America faces an existential threat. This is not, as Speaker Nancy Pelosi has claimed, a "situation to be solved." It would be nice if we could wake up tomorrow and say, as Sen. Barack Obama suggested at a Jan. 11 hearing, "Enough is enough." Wishing doesn't make it so. We will have to fight these terrorists to the death somewhere, sometime. We can't negotiate with them or "solve" their jihad. If we quit in Iraq now, we must get ready for a harder, longer, more deadly struggle later.
· Quitting helps the terrorists. Few politicians want to be known as spokesmen for retreat. Instead we hear such words as "redeployment," "drawdown" or "troop cap." Let's be clear: If we restrict the ability of our troops to fight and win this war, we help the terrorists. Don't take my word for it. Read the plans of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and Ayman Zawahiri to drive America from Iraq, establish a base for al-Qaeda and spread jihad across the Middle East. The terrorists are counting on us to lose our will and retreat under pressure. We're in danger of proving them right.
· Beware the polls. In November the American people expressed serious concerns about Iraq (and about Republican corruption and scandals). They did not say that they want us to lose this war. They did not say that they want us to allow Iraq to become a base for al-Qaeda to conduct global terrorist operations. They did not say that they would rather we fight the terrorists here at home. Until you see a poll that asks those questions, don't use election results as an excuse to retreat.
· Retreat from Iraq hurts us in the broader war. We are fighting the war on terrorism with allies across the globe, leaders such as Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan and Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan. Brave activists are also standing with us, fighting for freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the empowerment of women. They risk their lives every day to defeat the forces of terrorism. They can't win without us, and many of them won't continue to fight if they believe we're abandoning them. Politicians urging America to quit in Iraq should explain how we win the war on terrorism once we've scared all of our allies away....
· Our soldiers will win if we let them. Read their blogs. Talk to them. They know that free people must fight to defend their freedom. No force on Earth -- especially not an army of terrorists and insurgents -- can defeat our soldiers militarily. American troops will win if we show even one-tenth the courage here at home that they show every day on the battlefield. And by the way, you cannot wish failure on our soldiers' mission and claim, at the same time, to be supporting the troops. It just doesn't compute.
Clearly all points that we should never forget, especially that our apparent weakness emboldens our enemies, at home and abroad.
You can not negotiate with Terrorists unless you speak their language: senseless violence and unwavering resolve. Read the rest of this fabulous piece here.
The author of this piece? Liz Cheney, former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. And yes, that Cheney.
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my cousin-in-law, still in afghanistan, has repeatedly stressed how he'd much rather fight the taliban on their land than on ours.
Posted by: wRitErsbLock at January 26, 2007 05:59 AM (+MvHD)
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You're right. Excellent article.
When I heard Hill say that, I thought "well, who's 'in it' to lose??" Duh. Mrs. Cheney makes an excellent point on that. And many others in this piece.
Posted by: Marie at January 26, 2007 09:44 AM (keaCm)
Posted by: Marie at January 26, 2007 09:45 AM (keaCm)
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Lynn is exactly right. The press is working as hard as it can to lose the war for us. If Hillary gets elected - their job will be nearly complete. *sigh*
Posted by: Teresa at January 26, 2007 02:59 PM (gsbs5)
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Hillary will not win. She is too much of a fraud. She comes out hard against the war this weekend, but only because the polls are now heavily against the war. Otherwise, she'd have said nothing.
Posted by: PoliticalCritic at January 29, 2007 08:38 AM (MhtdC)
Venomous Tag
Kate tagged me with the My, Me, Meme.
So here goes:
This one's easy, since it's all about you and since it requires you to write the very first answer that comes to mind. Simply copy and paste the following three questions then answer them on your blog or, if you don't have a blog of your own, answer them in the comments here. Bloggers should then tag three other people to answer the questions as well, and be sure they know who to blame (Me!).
1. My: You've heard the saying "I'd give my right arm for"�. So, what would you give your right arm for?
2. Me: What's one word that describes how you want people to see you?
3. Meme: If you could be any blogger, which blogger would you be? and why?
My answers: 1. My: You've heard the saying "I'd give my right arm for"�. So, what would you give your right arm for? I like my right arm a hell of a lot. Not sure what I'd actually give my right arm for.
Me: What's one word that describes how you want people to see you? Brilliant
3. Meme: If you could be any blogger, which blogger would you be? and why? Any blogger who makes a hell of a lot of $$ just cruising the internet (assuming such existed...)
And now I get to tag three people, so I tag Rachel, Beth, and Bou
Posted by: Bou at January 21, 2007 05:49 AM (PQFHD)
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I'll get on this after I do some yard work.
Wait... I'd give my right arm for $$$ to hire someone to make my yard look like something off HGTV!
No, that's not it at all.
Posted by: wRitErsbLock at January 21, 2007 11:59 AM (0Pi1o)
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I have intentionally overpaid a bill by $0.01, just so the company that hacked me off needs to pay for sending me a statement.
I also do this with parking tickets, to drive the bean counters crazy. On second thought, maybe I should short them the cost of postage.
Posted by: Aaron at January 12, 2007 02:29 PM (udDuY)
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The $0.002 is intentional. Thanks to Adam Lawson for the explanation. The linkage is here.
Basically, it's their billing rate per kilobyte in Canada for cell phone data usage. The trouble is that they tell folks it's .002 cents and then bill people .002 dollars, which jacks up their bill by a factor of 100.
So which is it, Senator?
Barbara Boxer and her ilk have gotten where they are by pushing a simple mantra: Women are Equal to men. Women should push through the glass ceiling. Women have the right to have a successful career.
Evidently this is no longer good enough: in attacking Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice yesterday, Senator Boxer said,
"Who pays the price?" Boxer repeatedly demanded. "You're not going to pay a particular price, as I understand it, with an immediate family."
Yeah, so because Condi focused her life on a remarkable career and chose to make that a priority over marrying and having children she has no right to ask other people's children to sacrifice themselves for our country? Give me a fucking break.
No wonder American women are conflicted. We now MUST be superwoman. We can't be an important part of the political discourse of this country unless we're wives and mothers, evidently.
Ironic turn of events, no? 100 years ago wives and mothers were thought to be the least fit to have a political opinion. Now, according to Mrs. Boxer, the only women fit to make political decisions are wives and mothers.
And I guess this distinction even includes lesbians, since the democrat agenda is for them to be able to marry legally, and science makes it possible for any woman to have a baby without a man in the picture.
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Kav
Under any circumstance, do you think Babs would have trotted out this moral authority as a breeder with any MALE official?
Posted by: Darleen at January 12, 2007 09:31 AM (x/ea7)
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I'm glad I'm not the only one outraged by her comments!
Darleen is right. Boxer never would have floated this to a man. That dog wouldn't hunt. It is splashy and bitchy, and most unfortunately, not helpful to women.
Basically, it was a last ditch effort. They can't touch her on anything else, so they have to conjure images of the saintly suffering of Cindy Sheehan, the very model of a modern mother. The perfection we should all strive for, as soon as we get Wally and the Beav on the bus, that is...
Posted by: Phoenix at January 12, 2007 09:37 AM (4N2f4)
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Bravo! It a chickenshit thing for her to even imply - let alone say...
Posted by: Richmond at January 12, 2007 01:28 PM (e8QFP)
In case you didn't already KNOW that PETA sucks
They refuse to help the poor stranded cattle who are starving to death after the CO snowstorms last week (from here, but you have to scroll way down):
"For those of you who have been living in total isolation the past few weeks, Colorado has been hit with some serious snowstorms. WeÂ’re talking serious as even the Rocky Mountain veterans are unable to move around.
The last blast of storms left an estimated 340,000 cows and steers stranded by snowstorms, unable to get to food. The storms have been major enough that the Colorado National Guard has been frantically trying to get food to ranchers, but havenÂ’t been able to do much more than airlift in hay bales and hope for the best.
Enter a couple of Colorado morning-radio folks named Rick Lewis and (IÂ’m not making this up) Michael Floorwax. They called PETA, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and asked them if the group would help feed and rescue the stranded animals.
PETA spokesperson Reannon Peterson didn’t just say no, she explained that, since the animals were probably going to “wind up on somebody’s plate in six months” helping them probably “wasn’t really the most noble cause.”
She went on to rationalize that the wild animals - the same ones PETA wants hunters to leave alone - also weren’t going to get PETA help (funds). “It’s an act of God,” she explained, “there’s really nothing to be done.”
It gets better. Colorado Governor Bill Owens steps in with both guns blazing.
Read the rest in the extended, including links to the PETA idiot and the Governor's response.
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You'll get no complaints from me. I can't stand PETA, either. If it'll make them happy, I'll eat every cat and squirrel I flatten on the way to work. Mmmmmm, kitty frisbee...
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at January 08, 2007 09:22 PM (iE++z)
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PETA doesn't bother me, they have the right to their beliefs. I think they are idiots and go about it the wrong way, but hey it's their time.
This I must laugh at. This completely goes against what they stand for.
Posted by: Contagion at January 09, 2007 04:21 PM (MsT2U)
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I tried really hard to comment last night... comment spam sucks!
PETA are idiots. Once someone claims association with PETA I give their IQ a 50% drop from what I thought it might be.
Posted by: Teresa at January 09, 2007 05:57 PM (gsbs5)
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I have known for years PETA has no concept of what they say they stand for and what they do. Similar to Teresa, if someone claims association with PETA, I give their IQ a drop and usually walk away.
Posted by: vw bug at January 11, 2007 12:16 PM (OBsVv)
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And here I was just feeling sorry for myself for quitting grad school when maybe science was my One True Calling. Thank you so much for making all the horrible memories come rushing back, so I could once again be happy I got the hell out of there.
Posted by: silvermine at January 09, 2007 02:56 PM (Mk189)
I have the MOST CREATIVE adopted Blog-Sibs EVAH
Especially when it comes to dealing with the Proselytizing Posses of the world.
First, it was Mrs. Who with her tale of Jehovah's Witness Frightening, now adopted Blog-Bro Contagion shares the tale of a fed-up and pissed-off Aussie who garnered a little revenge on the Mormon Bicycle Gang:
Also....
In anticipation of today's Friday F*ck Off, here's a list of people I'd like to tell to F*ck off:
LA Drivers Leftards who let power go to their heads Feminists People who pick on the weak assholes who don't pay their child support People who slam their siblings in public People who don't pick up their dog poo Egomaniacs Incompetents Cashiers who don't know how to use their registers Target jackass house guests who complain for a week. About EVERYTHING Litterbugs Fucktards who drive SLLLLLOW in the left lane. Especially on the Arroyo Parkway. cagastro and pals that little ronery North Korean fuck, too TV network executives Sales tax Stuffed shirt bureaucrats telemarketers the replacement mailman idiots who wash their sidewalks. Talk about wasting water. Fuckers. This is CA. dook basketball Nick Saban Dan LeBatard. Where the Fuck is Wilbon, goddammit?? the NIH study section who told me that they love my science and acknowledge that I have the expertise to do the work, but they don't think I have enough experience. Ads on the delete screen on the TiVo. WTF is that about? I pay enough for the fucking service as it is. Sorority Chicklets The Girls Gone Wild guy. And all the little sluts on those videos too. Cheap much? vegan evangelists enviroNazis Clueless fucks who think that if they keep those Kerry/ Edwards bumper stickers on, that they can live in denial that the election is over. John Kerry John Edwards sheeple who actually believe the media in all instances without question and did I mention fucking stupid LA drivers?
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A little tense?
(BTW, I went through journalism school and worked on the school newspaper with Dan LeBatard. Super nice guy and very talented as a writer. I have no beef with him.)
Posted by: rSM at January 05, 2007 04:12 AM (IyNwh)
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Wow. Glad you didn't add people who ask for the same thing 2 or 3 times... or is that included under 'incompetents'? GRIN. Hope your year is starting to look better now.
Posted by: vw bug at January 05, 2007 05:54 AM (5wNak)
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**chuckling softly to myself, hoping CTG doesn't overhear and tell me to eff off!**
Posted by: wRitErsbLock at January 05, 2007 06:14 AM (MwQOF)
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Excellent list - just excellent. I love this one best:
"that little ronery North Korean fuck, too"
Well put ROFLMAO.
Posted by: Teresa at January 05, 2007 07:38 AM (gsbs5)
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This list is great. I'll throw in my hat to L.A. drivers as well. For all the time people in this city have to actually spend driving, you'd think they'd eventually get good at it, let alone just plain competent. Nope. It's amazing. L.A. drivers when it rains? Forget about it. That's a f@#$ off long enough to fill a book.
Posted by: Emily at January 05, 2007 08:01 AM (lXDk3)
Posted by: Christina at January 05, 2007 10:36 AM (NUhQR)
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I like your style. :-) I actually feel better just having read that... Thanks.
Posted by: Richmond at January 05, 2007 02:28 PM (e8QFP)
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Impressive list!
Wash the sidewalks?! Some people have waaaay too much time on their hands.
Posted by: Marie at January 05, 2007 07:03 PM (keaCm)
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LA Drivers - I don't live there...
Leftards who let power go to their heads - who?
Feminists - no comment
People who pick on the weak - but they're so much fun...
assholes who don't pay their child support - I do, so I'm safe
People who slam their siblings in public - they're idiots, and deserve to be outed
People who don't pick up their dog poo - one more reason to NOT have pets
Egomaniacs - such as me?
Incompetents - such as my family?
Cashiers who don't know how to use their registers - ha! that's classic
Target - I just shopped there today, but only because I got a gift card from my boss
jackass house guests who complain for a week About EVERYTHING - kick them out and don't allow them to call a taxi...
Litterbugs - damn straight
Fucktards who drive SLLLLLOW in the left lane, Especially on the Arroyo Parkway. - slow drivers should have their license revoked
cagastro and pals - who?
that little ronery North Korean fuck, too - um...
TV network executives - I don't watch television, so....
Sales tax - agreed
Stuffed shirt bureaucrats - hell yeah!
telemarketers - click
the replacement mailman - going postal rocks!
idiots who wash their sidewalks. Talk about wasting water. Fuckers. This is CA. - I live in the middle of nowhere... no sidewalks (I miss the city)
dook basketball - what?
Nick Saban - who?
Dan LeBatard. Where the Fuck is Wilbon, goddammit?? - who and who?
the NIH study section who told me that they love my science and acknowledge that I have the expertise to do the work, but they don't think I have enough experience. - can't get experience without getting a job, but can't get a job without experience; catch 22, the chicken and the egg
Ads on the delete screen on the TiVo. WTF is that about? I pay enough for the fucking service as it is. - no clue what you're talking about
Sorority Chicklets - never met one
The Girls Gone Wild guy. And all the little sluts on those videos too. Cheap much? - never saw the videos
vegan evangelists - that's a new one on me
enviroNazis - tree~huggers?
Clueless fucks who think that if they keep those Kerry/ Edwards bumper stickers on, that they can live in denial that the election is over. - who cares? Junior won...
John Kerry - I know the name, and the face, but the only thing I really know about him is that he's married to the steak sauce chick and was an idiot... second- or third-hand knowledge, at best
John Edwards - I assume from the above statement that this guy ran with Kerry.... I don't watch the news, so...
sheeple who actually believe the media in all instances without question - I know a lot of those...
and did I mention fucking stupid LA drivers? - see first answer
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at January 05, 2007 08:20 PM (kTf66)
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*smirk*
Yeah, my day went kinda like that, too.
Posted by: Mia at January 05, 2007 08:50 PM (Dlq0g)
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I have to tell you, it was very cathartic to read your list!
Posted by: Bou at January 06, 2007 06:37 AM (PQFHD)
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LA drivers?!
Heh... try navigating your way through the rush-hour circus in Midtown Manhattan.
It's common for NY drivers/cabbies to be plastered (so to speak) on the front pages of our three dailies for plowing into showroom windows and mowing pedestrians in greenmarkets down.
Posted by: Erica at January 06, 2007 03:59 PM (n1ABe)
