Been a while

It's been a while since I blogged here, I did the myspace thing for a little while but the whole thing with myspace seems a little "kiddy" to me. Facebook is better, but still. I looked at some of the blogs I've done here, wow. It's been a long time since Sheri, and it's really sad I still think about her every freekin day. I want so bad to find someone else... I've been dating a lot, too much probably, but none of them had it, whatever "it" is. Sheri had it though, I think I simply may have met her too soon. If I had gone through all these women first, then I would have done a lot more to at least try and keep her. But it's too late, way too late. So I just hope one day I'll meet a woman I I'm attracted to and can fall in love with.

So, I pretty much worked out all last year, 2007. I'm in a lot better shape, I weigh about 185 lbs, and do strength and cardio. I was going to get to 200 lbs, but at 190 I felt like I was having to force feed myself. So, a muscular 185 seems to suit me well enough.

Right now, it looks like I may get an interview with a place in Houston that would actually pay a decent salary. Crossing my fingers. And the other day I worked my ass off at my granny's, pulled up 3 stumps, fixed up a step path, pruned stuff, weeded/hoed... a lot of yard work since my granny is about to put her place up for sale once some work is done to fix up the house. Well, this guy comes by, loves the yard and offers $60,000 as is. My granny told me I made her yard beautiful. She also said they walked along the steps I had fixed up and liked them. So basically the guy is buying the place based almost entirely on the yard. We figured it's a good price considering how much it was going to take to get the house up to snuff... it needed a lot of work. So now as soon as she closes on the house, my dad will buy her a new place.

Oh, I also read a ton last year. I started off reading some novels... SK's The Cell, and a good one called The Last Templar. Then, I decided I wanted to try something different, a different genre. So, I did a lot of research and decided I would try out the, "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. Or at the very least the first book of it. So, I bought "A Game of Thrones" which is the first book of the Song. Oh... My... God... that book SO kicked ass. The book is thick, but the story is so good you wish it was even longer. And I guess it is, but you have to buy the next book, and I did. And it was either just as good or maybe even a little better! There's 4 books out in the series right now, the 5th one should be finished shortly, according to GRRM, the author... George R. R. Martin. Oh, the genre is Fantasy, but it's not at all what I thought it would probably be like. I had read a Fantasy book before, called the Magician, I think it was 2 books in one, had a character called Puc I think. Anyway, it had magic and all that junk in there. But in Song, it's hard for me to truly characterize it as Fantasy, or at least pure Fantasy. It's more... hard core, grit... people die in this, people you wouldn't think would be killed, it really catches your attention and makes you think, "What the?!?!" And then there are the adult scenes which is nice since you know this was made for adults. Anyway, I can honestly say I haven't read anything that I've truly enjoyed reading as much as this series. I just wish the author wouldn't pussyfoot around so much and would just concentrate on finishing this series. Yeah, I'm selfish like that. :)

So, I read all 4 books and wanted more. So I did a little more research and decided to go ahead and try my hand at the "Wheel of Time" series, by Robert Jordan (pen name). My research basically told me that the first few books were good, but that the author seemed to be dragging out the series, and spent too much time describing things that didn't matter. Also, the author had a blood disease and was working to finish the series in the next book, even if the book turned out to be 2,000 pages. I figured, maybe by the time I read all 11 books, then the last book will be out or will out soon enough. Oh, I also read that one could skip books 7-10 and wouldn't miss anything (that's so wrong). So, what the heck, I'll give it a shot, and if it gets too boring I'll just find something else.

While reading the first book, there appeared to be somewhat odd similarities to what's found in Song. Not a direct stealing of ideas from Jordan, but you can tell some things aren't a far stretch. Anyway, if you read that first book then you HAVE to read the second, and then the third, and so on, in my opinion. Yes, I found another series I really liked. I got to the books that some people had said could be skipped, and they were entertaining, and flowed with the story, and if you skip them you're stupid. I got to the "Crossroads of Twilight" which has lots of reviews on Amazon, some of the funniest reviews ever are regarding this book, all putting it down in imaginative ways and rating it low. But, it's actually good. I think the real problem is that when you wait 2 years for a book to come out, you get your expectations too high. However, reading the series straight through eliminates the unreal expectation and the whole body of work flows very smoothly. But, unfortunately, I believe it was while I was reading Crossroads, that I found out Robert Jordan had succumbed to the rare blood disease. It was really weird, I opened up my excite.com homepage, was going to check my email and just happened to catch his name in the news section, and it said he had died. A whole world in conflict, good and evil colliding, Rand, Aes Sedai, the Chosen, the Aiel, Matt & Tuon, Perrin & Faile, Aviendha, Elayne, Min... so many interesting things going on, and the storyteller is gone.

Luckily Robert Jordan, knowing that there was a chance he wouldn't be able to finish writing the book, made sure a couple of people knew the conclusion he had in mind, and made notes, outlines, etc. so that someone could finish it for him. So, as I write this, some guy in Utah is writing that critical last book. There are a lot of people that have read the WoT series since it has spanned nearly two decades. Hopefully this guy won't make the same recurring grammatical errors that Jordan seemed to be fond of. I'm sorry, I can only take so many "had had" and the use of the wrong homonym. But writing fiction is really more about ideas and telling the story than getting perfect spelling and grammar. Anyway, I think the last WoT book is due out in 2009.

So, reading took up a lot of time for me in 2007, and I figured I wanted to do something different this year. I thought about what I deficiency I could improve on and enjoy in the process. Well, I definitely don't watch as many movies as most people, and people will talk about some well known movie... and there are movies that everyone seemingly has seen or should have seen by now. One example I guess is Schindler's List, never saw it. So I decided I'd work on movies this year, and got on with Netflix, 5 dvds at a time. So, since about February I think, I've been watching a lot of movies. I think I like reading more. But, I'm going to go through a bunch and then I'll either quit Netflix or reduce it to maybe 2 or 3 dvds at a time. I won't Blockbuster because they force movie makers to edit their movies to BB's standard. Don't believe me, watch A Clockwork Orange from BB, they cut out a lot. I had rented it since my cousin had never seen it, and I couldn't figure out why it seemed to stupid, then I realized that it had been chopped. Much like how Walmart won't sell CDs they deem vulgar, the maker/distributor simply edits the product to make it suitable for the retailer. Corporate morality... Thanks, but I'd rather see the movie as it was meant to be seen, I'm a grown up, I can handle it, jackass.

Ok, enough for now.

The New Navy

Somehow I found myself on Wikipedia looking at Operation Praying Mantis. I was part of it, I was a Corpsman for VF-213, which is now called VFA-213, the Blacklions. So I figured I'd look up the squadrons of friends I had back then. Jerry Andris' VF-114 Aardvarks are no more. And Mike Tulley's VAW-117 Nighthawks are now called Wallbangers... what a fucking stupid name. They're called the Wallbangers now yet they have the same insignia, a bird flying among the moon and stars. Well, to me it looks more like a bald headed eagle, but that's closer to what a Nighthawk would look like that whatever the a fucking Wallbanger is or might look like.

Crazy times. For a while I'd maybe get an hour or two of rest during work days. I'd only get sleep on weekends and when I had duty because I'd go visit my girlfriend after work and we'd be up all night.

Mike Tulley and Jerry Andris... I know I probably annoyed them at times, but we had some really good times. The drunkest I've ever been in my life was while we were in Fallon (piece of shit town) Nevada. I hate Fallon, what kind of idiot do you have to be to willingly live there? Well I'll tell you, drunk, because there's nothing else to do there except drink. Well, it may be different now, but I still hate the place because while I was just trying to pass out/rest my eyes in the back of the car, a couple of Fallon's finest came upon me and decided to get me out of the car and to the police station. I didn't cause any trouble, I didn't do anything except, be under age. doh! I was in the Navy and too young to buy a beer, yet totally drunk out of my gord.

You see, Jerry and Mike were in there 20s already so they knew their limits, what to do to keep from puking I guess since they never puked. And we were in the bar drinking pitchers of beer, and in between the pitchers we'd do shots. We drank all the Shnappes they had, all the good kinds anyway, fuck peppermint, and the bar tender told us he had something new for us, that he'd let each of us try a shot of for free. We're like, sure! He goes to his little freezer and pulls out the bottle telling us, "It's called Jaegermeister." Yeah, it's common now, back then it was just making its debut and starting a reputation. So we take a shot, and we're like, more!

I'm not sure if we drank it all, we probably did. But the next thing I know is that I'm pretty fucking drunk and feel a puke coming on. To Mike helps me out and I go outside and puke alongside a telephone pole or something, who knows. I'm surprised I didn't pass out and have acute alcohol poisoning. But if I had, I knew I'd be ok because my two friends were good corpsmen too. Mike helped me in the car and I was happy to be resting my eyes.

So now I'm at the police station. They put me in a chair in some hall outside their main little office. I didn't know it at the time, but I'm sure they were videotaping me. Luckily for me I'm not an asshole when I'm drunk, so I just sat there quietly. I guess they got bored and realized I wasn't going to incriminate myself, and what do ya know, shore patrol comes in. Great. Keep in mind I've been in handcuffs since they took me out of the car. Shore patrol puts on their own handcuffs and takes me back to the base, where once again I'm put in a chair and wait. Nobody talked to me or anything, they did their own thing, playing cards all night long. Great job shore patrol. Anyway, they finally take the handcuffs off in the morning and tell me I need to report to my Master Chief Petty Officer [tangent - wish I could remember his name, he seemed like he was one of those people who could either be your best friend or worst enemy. Lucky for me, we talked for a while when I first reported to the squadron and reminded me of my grandpa. When he'd come to Medical I'd make sure he didn't get any BS and helped any way I could. One time on the boat, a senior chief got on my case unfairly, so I went and griped to my master chief about it. Holy crap, I didn't know he'd come down to Medical and verbally bitch slap the senior chief. They came out the senior chief's office and I could tell he was not a happy camper. That guy NEVER said anything cross to me EVER again. I could tell he wanted to though, but he didn't. I wish I could remember his name too, I'm sure he was just having a bad day and here I am, some punk kid, what the hell did I know? He had the same last name as an actor that popular at the time... anyway...].

So I go to him and he's a little upset, not too much though, to be honest I really don't remember to what degree except I know he wasn't spitting mad anyway. But ya know what, I never heard anything regarding that night from my squadron ever again. It was like it never happened. Come to think of it... maybe master chief saw to it that it never went any further. He was the best. Vickery? Something like that.

The worst person was the new flight surgeon, Menendez or something like that. What a cry baby. He complained about me, something I did or didn't do, I really don't know. They had me sign some shit while I was recovering from wisdom teeth removal and after some meeting. I really don't even know what was said or anything. I learned my lesson though, I've never let pieces of shit like him get over on me ever again. I'd have no problem putting him in his place now, if only I knew then what I know now. Oh well, shit happens, live and learn.

One person I know I bugged the hell out of was Morgan. Ty Morgan I think. We were in the same C school class and he was ship's company on the ship my squadron deployed on. Morgan, Stillion and I would go to the beach all the time while in C school. Stillion was ok except I will never forget him throwing my brand new knife at a door and the tip breaking off it. He never apologized, I think he said he wouldn't apologize because he was an atheist. Either way, pretty shitty of him, but other than that he was really cool. He had some hot chicks, that's for sure. Maybe that's how I got started on only dating hot chicks... who knows.

Weird how names start coming back... Aarowhead, Cherry, Bourne (reborn as one guy would say), Ridley or Riley... he was on duty when that guy came in one evening and died later that night, had to be one of the more gory deaths to look at. The guy who didn't see the propellers was kinda gory too, and we had the privilege of wiping down his bits and pieces off the plane, VAW-117's. Ah, Miller, from VA-95. He was really nice because he wrote up a letter of appreciation for me when I looked over his squadron during some picnic they had. I also woke him up one night so he could stick his finger up some guy's butt, because I certainly had never done it before and... come on, it's just gross. Yeah, good times.

Hehe, speaking of gross, there was the time we went to lunch and were talking shop. I don't even remember what were talking about but it was really nothing we considered to be in poor taste. But this guy comes over and asks us if we could not talk as loud or change the topic because he was trying to eat and we were grossing him out. Good times.

Stillion and I playing a practical joke on Morgan by forwarding time for him, on his watch and alarm, so that he goes and reports for duty an hour early... waking up some guy in the process and getting chewed out a little. Good times!

Guido and me throwing a frisbee around listening to Guns and Roses before their album was even out... his dad was some record company guy and sent Guido the tape asking what he thought about them. Guido was like, this rocks, from the very get-go. Close to year later, Morgan says to me, you gotta listen to this, you've never heard it before... it was Guns and Roses of course, and yeah, not only had I heard it before, I already knew what song I liked best on the tape. It was weird because we had been listening to it for so long and it was like, getting old, but everyone else was thinking it was so new.

Yeah good times were had, but there was a lot of shit too. And the only thing that made it all bearable was Watonka. Looking back, man I was an idiot for letting her go, for letting my mom influence me into letting her go. Now I have neither. Brilliant! Watonka has two kids now I think. If she got divorced, I'd want her again. I think so anyway... would we be so different now? My first true love. She's the best. Sometimes I still dream about her. Weird. I can still remember a vivid dream I had about her, we were in a house. Anyway, I guess love never does really die all the way out, proof of its power, the only thing immortal among mortals. I asked her to marry me, she said yes. I didn't have a ring... ugh. But damn I sure loved her. My mom said it was infatuation. But infatuation only lasts a month or so, I've since learned. It was powerful love because we were together almost a year and a half. I didn't know... damn me. Would that I could change what happened back then. If I could go back in time, I think I can now say that I would have gone back to San Diego or kept her with me in Houston. Either place, as long as I was with her. She's the only person who ever really knew everything about me. I told her absolutely everything about me that I know of. I only fed her some BS a couple of times, but I think she knew I was each time, but they were no big deal, I'm such a bad liar to begin with that I know I better not do anything too bad. Yeah... I'll always have love for her in my heart until I die. I'm sure if I die slowly enough, she'll be in my final thoughts. Yeah, I certainly can't say that about other women I've seen or the even fewer I've had love for. Certainly not Sheri, if I think of her in my final thoughts, it's because I'm having a heart attack and I'm thinking of how similar the pain is in the way we broke up. Of course, there's one other... but I can't even talk about it because it's incomplete, and likely always will be just that, even though I know it could be, or could have been, something just as powerful as what Watonka and I had. But that's just a guess, maybe a wish, it's something I'll never know. Maybe a better wish would be to have Watonka back, as unlikely as it seems.

When should treatment stop?

News 8 Austin | 24 Hour Local News | TOP STORIES: "Should it be up to hospitals to decide when treatment stops?"

There is a small child that is terminally ill, and treatment is only prolonging death. That's basically what the hospital is saying as the reason why they want to discontinue treatment, giving the family a couple of weeks to find a different hospital else they're going to "pull the plug" so to speak.

The real reason of course is money. A cost-benefit analysis by the hospital, maybe not called as much but the same, apparently has told them that the value of the boy over the time he's expected to live isn't worth the cost of maintaining or prolonging his life. And maybe they're right.

It's an ethics problem where money plays a huge role. If the treatment for prolonging his life until his death was inexpensive, then there would be no question, he'd live until he died in their care, and the family would be content that everything possible was done.

But, what if the child is suffering a lot of pain or some other turmoil, even though there is inexpensive treatment, or money was no object?

The mother says the hospital has no right to say when they'll stop treatment. Of course she's wrong as the law exists right now, but apparently there is legislation in the works that may change the rights of who can do what.

To me, it's a fairly easy determination since money is the crux. For the hospital, they must determine if they would be negligent if they discontinued life support. The good news is that there is already an equation to determine just that. They may thank Learned Hand for it. He says there is negligence when the burden is less than the probability of harm multiplied by the degree of loss (B < p x L).

However, even if there is no negligence of the part of the hospital, there can still be a harm when suffering is enters the equation. Thus for the parents, it would seem their equation might be there is negligence when the child's suffering is greater than probability of recovery multiplied by the degree of loss.

Also, there may be the issue of "death with dignity." Even if there is no suffering and no problem with costs, would it be more dignified to allow the child to die rather than living unconsciously with a constant dependency on machines?

Here, it appears that the cost to prolong the child's life must be fairly high and they probably know there is little to no chance of recovering those costs. Thus the hospital's burden is probably very high. The child is terminally ill and will not be, sadly, able to contribute anything to society. Thus it seems to me in this case that the hospital may indeed have the right to discontinue treatment.

If the parents are able to find someplace that will continue to keep the child on life support, then I hope they consider what their child has become and perhaps they may decide it more dignified to allow him to rest in peace.

Inhuman Killer's Justice is Denied

Perhaps a better way to execute this guy would be to chop his head off. Justice must be served on this guy, if not lethal injection then what? Maybe he could choose the method of his own execution. Yeah, give each person to be executed a choice... hanging, beheading, or lethal injection. Which would you choose?

U.S. Supreme Court blocks execution of inmate who scattered victim's remains

ERICA RYAN Associated Press Writer

(AP) - LUCASVILLE, Ohio-The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the execution of a man who had been scheduled to die for killing a woman in 1991 and scattering her remains across two states.

Kenneth Biros - and the family of the victim, Tami Engstrom - had waited for the decision more than six hours past his scheduled execution time Tuesday. When told of the ruling, Biros' mother clasped his hands through the bars of his cell and he thanked God, said defense attorney John P. Parker.

The justices' one-sentence decision agreed with two lower courts that delayed the execution so he could continue arguing that Ohio's method of lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused earlier Tuesday to allow a hearing before the full court to consider the state's appeal.

"To put these poor people through that is just not right," defense attorney Timothy Sweeney said of Biros and his family.

Prisons director Terry Collins said the state planned to move Biros out of the death house shortly after the ruling came.

Biros, 48, acknowledged that he killed Engstrom, 22, but said he did it during a drunken rage.

They met after work in 1991 at a tavern. Police believed she fled his advances and fell or was struck or strangled when Biros tried to quiet her. An autopsy found several beating and stab wounds before her death, and the coroner said she was stabbed five times immediately afterward and dismembered within minutes.

Engstrom's head, right breast and right leg had been severed. Intestines were found in a swampy area in Ohio, and the torso was found in a rural area of Pennsylvania. Part of a liver was found in Biros' car.

Engstrom's sister, Debi Heiss, 41, had said previously that the delay had been hard on her family. She said after the execution was called off that she was too upset to talk.

State Attorney General Marc Dann said he would renew his efforts to have the sentence carried out.

Get Gonzales Gone

White House enveloped in deepening federal prosecutors' probe as attorney general fights for his job

In my opinion, Gonzales should be fired for being stupid enough fire all those people at the same time, and not think that people would look into why. They tacked on a couple more people who may have been needing to get fired, but the San Diego US Atty is the one that really makes the firings odorous since their supposed reason of not enough immigration prosecutions is like firing a cop for not writing enough parking tickets while he's been busy catching murderers or effectively stopping gang violence. She was busy catching some pretty corrupt people, it doesn't matter which party they belong to because it's something that needs to be prosecuted to ensure that our political system remains fair to all.

It's just absurd. It's stupid beyond belief and maybe that's an indicator how much pressure was put on Gonzales, because nobody gets to his position being that stupid. Only Rove would have the gall and arrogance to push it to that point thinking there would be no consequences. This should make you wonder what all he's gotten away with to think that way.

I think Gonzales should not have allowed the firings. If the White House, Bush, threatened him with either going along with or getting fired, Gonzales should have chosen to get fired, which would have been pretty risky for Bush because doing so would show him to be directly within the loop of what was going on and why. You'd think after DeLay and the other corruption cases that Bush and Co. would tread a little more carefully in DC's current culture of corruption... but no.

I can tell it's going to be a choice of which evils can you live with in the next Presidential election. Right now I don't like any of the front-runners. For instance, McCain. I like him on most all issues, but any candidate who wants to impose their personal religious belief on people, most of whom disagree, then there's something wrong with that. I have no desire for America to become a theocracy, which Republican candidates in general seem to wink at.

And I have no desire to see the US lose in any military conflict, which Democrats appear to not understand. Yes, everyone wants us out of Iraq, but not until we WIN first. I just don't think Democrats really understand the people they claim to speak for, maybe because they're too poll driven.

NEway, politics right now is pretty scary no matter which party you choose. And this Gonzales debacle is just another instance showing how even our system of government can fail.

India News

Certain vitamins may shorten lifespan: "They found that taking antioxidant supplements neither increased nor reduced the risk of death. Rather, these appeared to raise the risk of death."

Note to India News, if you want to report in English, then you may want to hire someone who can understand and write in English. The two sentences together basically say, "Supplements don't increase the risk of death, but they increase the risk of death." /boggle

McCain: Roe V. Wade Should Be Overturned

McCain: Roe V. Wade Should Be Overturned

And there goes any chance of a vote from me. Too bad I have this thing against returning women to the dark ages of backstreet abortions. An economist of some sort has said that abortions have led to decreased crime rates, explaining that since women who knew they couldn't afford a baby or couldn't provide/care for very well got an abortion instead of raising the child in poverty or neglect, such disadvantages having been shown to lead to a life of crime. Not my theory, but interesting.

Monica Maybe, and I'm Working Out Some

So I called Jada, nothing. She's only 29 and I guess talking to me is probably the last thing on her list of priorities. No offense taken. I'd wish her well but she never answers her phone.

So I go on the pursuit again, enter Monica. Monica doesn't want to talk on the phone at all. I can respect that. I gave her my number because she seems safe enough, a straight shooter, no BS'n around. She has a great smile from some of her older pictures, her newer ones show someone that's been pretty disappointed. I know the feeling, and I'd really like to put a smile back on her face, she's so pretty especially when smiling. Anyway, like me, she broke up in October, except her relationship had been a longer than mine, 3 yrs. I guess it had to be breaking down for a while for her to be back into the swing of things already. I suspect the guy may have cheated on her because she cut her hair off, the hair he had always told her not to cut because he liked it so much.

I like long hair too... what guy doesn't? But if a woman wants to experience having shorter hair, let her. She'll see in her guy's eyes that he doesn't like it for a long enough time that she'll probably grow it out again and keep it that way... unless she's in the process of leaving.

But anyway, if the guy did cheat on her, I know her pain all too well. Not from my last, though I suspect, but from prior ones. The last one which hurt so badly that I said "fuck it" to dating for a long time, didn't want that hell. Then something happened that lit a fire on my ass and now I'm actually trying. Thought it was dead in me, but apparently it wasn't.

I think way too far ahead. We've only emailed each other a handful of times and I'm already thinking about meeting her. What did you think I was going to say? :) Yeah, I went and bought some clothes this weekend, Granny helped me find stuff, it was a hoot. Anyway, I already know what I'm going to wear IF we ever meet. I almost emailed her saying something like, "So when are we going to meet" or "How long until you think we should meet." Decided not to write it though because that would be way to forward, too much too fast, me thinks, err, I think she would think that anyway.

Anyway, I think if we do meet we'll have fun. It's hard to know because I know I probably "sound" terrible on email. Can't really convey inflections or whatever so you have to write a little differently... well anyone reading this has probably written an email before and knows. Haha, like anyone reads this blog or would make it this far down anyway. Hmm... this blog is turning into an online journal for me. Oh well. /tangent. So it'll be quite a feat if we ever do meet. Can't wait, sure hope it happens because we have a lot in common and I wouldn't be surprised if we clicked. Never really know until ya meet though.

Unrelated, I upped my intensity on my Friday upper body workout, I've been taking creatine, glutamine, and whea protein, and my arms blasted a whole quarter inch more, still there too, been waiting for them to deflate to maybe an eighth higher than what it had been, but no, it's still a quarter inch more. Even Granny saw on Saturday, when I tried on a particular shirt, that I had gained a lot of size.

To recap, I think after Sheri I was probably down into the 150s. Normally, I was probably at 170, not really too sure because I didn't own a scale. After a few weeks of working out, and eating like a human should, I bought a scale and I weighed 160. I could tell I had gained a few pounds already, but I'm not sure how far below 160 I actually went, thank God. So anyway, I'm at 175 now, naked. Not bad after only 9 weeks of working out and eating, with about the last 4 or 5 weeks including protein drinks, vitamins, the last 3 weeks including mountain biking weekends, and the last week including creatine and glutamine.

So now my legs aren't looking as chicken related, and my arms are over 14" pumped, 13.75" cold. Yeah that's not huge, but it's an improvement for me and I've only just begun. I think maybe 15" might be good enough for me. Just wish I had some free weights... I really don't want to have to join a gym... but there is a World's opening up soon off Parmer... and a 24 fitness right by work is being built. Decisions, decisions. Maybe 16" arms will be my goal, just have to see how they as I go, I don't want to look like a freak, just muscular fit, like van damm, or however his damn name is spelled.

I guess after I get a little bigger, maybe when my arms are 14" cold, I'll take some pictures and post them on dating sites, unless I'm seeing someone already, like maybe Monica. :) I hope. But yeah, I'm totally serious about keeping fit now, I used to get away with not having to work out at all, but now I can't. If I don't I get way too out of shape and... can strain a muscle during sex of all times! Yeah, more embarrassing than painful, and it did hurt. Strained my butt muscle once, and my thigh muscle another time. Ugh. Never again, unless maybe it's some super duper really out of control doing some freaky stuff sex... though it probably wouldn't be unexpected if it's that wild. "Hey babe, let's have sex so hard that I strain a muscle" Hmm... may have to come up with a "workout" that might push the limits. Hmm, something to think/fantasize about hehe.

Carlos Mencia (fake name) Steals Jokes... Often

Joe Rogan vs.Carlos Mencia continues: Rogan dropped by The Gersh Agency

So, Rogan exposes Carlos (real name Ned) for the thief he is... and Rogan takes the hit? It says Gersh agency, but for some reason I think they should change their name to Deuch Agency. They'd rather represent a liar/thief that needs to be further exposed for the fraud he's committing, than the guy who is simply the messenger? Apparently, almost all comics know about Ned's thieving so it's not like Joe was saying anything out of the ordinary in their profession... he was just saying it in public.

One thing you won't hear is Ned suing for Libel or defamation, because his lawyer will tell him that if it's true, he has no case... and apparently it's pretty easy to show that Joe was telling the truth.

I'd like to see Leno weigh in on this so future comics won't steal like Ned, aka Menstealia, aka "that tard." Oh yeah, his race is fake too, yeah, he's not even a Mexican. The guy lies and lies and lies... someone needs to put a stop to it and I sure hope Joe's effort is just the beginning.

Maybe someone with the resources or connections could backtrack and point out most or all the material stolen by Ned in the last few years. I'm thinking a documentary or news journal type of production... something that speaks credibility.

I never did like Mind of Mencia... seemed more hateful/annoying than funny to me. I don't like relaxing to screaming I guess. NEway... bleh.

Feel free to sign the petition to get rid of Ned, at... http://www.petitiononline.com/nocarlos/petition.html

Pelosi says Bush would need congressional approval to invade Iran - National Politics

Pelosi says Bush would need congressional approval to invade Iran

Excuse me... but this is bullshit. Pure BS. Just because this beeotch was voted by her peers to be the speaker of the new majority in the House, doesn't mean she dictates national policy. Americans voted for a lot of democrats not to cut and run from Iraq, but to change whatever was necessary (mainly Rumsfeld) to get the job done, aka WIN, and then get the fuck out (pardon my french).

What.. the.. hell is this.. this.. world.. coming toooooo? (old Metallica - FFWF - as sung not via the lyrics page, dorks)

I swear, despite the intellectuals within the party, the current Dems have got to be the stupidest party not only in Dem history, but in American political history. These current Dems don't even see what's going on... I guess being in Washington puts you in a vacuum or in some thick fog. Here they are with a great opportunity show that they're a mainstream party and in tune with the general public... no, they succumb to their extreme side, the side that takes a very simple stance, do the opposite of everything Republican. No... not something like, let's have a vision for America, or maybe... let's win this war on terrorism by forcing Bush to make good decisions in a more prompt manner (since it took way too long to boot Rumsfeld).

No, can't do something like that because that would require taking a stand and defending it, something they've proven themselves to be inept at in the past, so now they're just avoiding it all together. So, they'll just want the opposite of Bush, which makes for an easier argument to defend since you just say you don't want what Bush wants. Idiots.

Thing is, Americans voted Dems to get Bush straightened out, now that that's happened and the Dems have proven themselves aloof to Americans in the aftermath, don't count on a Dem president after the votes are counted in 2008.

Scooter's Coffee

WhitePages.com - Online Directory Assistance:
"Scooters Coffee House
in Austin, TX"

Seriously, is there a better place to get coffee? I think not. I've been getting the same type of coffee for a while now, a vanilla latte with an extra shot. The first time I got one from Scooter's I couldn't believe how much better it was than any other place I've been. Wow. So, I go there just about every morning.

In doing so, I happen to keep seeing a girl there, well, she works there so... Anyway, she's cute and seems very... delicate? careful?... not sure what word I'm trying to think of, but she uses both hands to make sure nothing drops or spills when handing coffee to me. Her eyes are really nice too, blue I think... I'm bad with colors, I listed mine for years as brown when they're more like hazel. She's thoughtful too, she gave me a Premium Customer Card so I could get points or whatever each time I buy a coffee. And then...

Yesterday was Valentines Day. I'm fortunate enough to have her give me my coffee, so I wish her a happy Vday. She says "you too" or something and turns around as I drive off. I then go to take a drink, and there it is. "Happy -- a heart -- Valentine's Day" is written on the lid. Made me smile that maybe she wrote that just for me. But, what if they did that for everyone that day? Probably.

So, this morning I go and get my coffee, I'm going to ask her if they did that for everyone or if I was just special, but she didn't give me my coffee, the guy that works there handed it to me, and I wasn't going to ask him. So, maybe tomorrow. Maybe I'll just call there and ask. Of course if I was the only one, then they'll know I called... but that's fine, I just need to figure out her name and ask her out sometime. If it was to everyone, then oh well, guess I'll just go gradually... ask for her name, then ask her out later.

But, what if she says no? Or worse, she says yes and we break up later... will I still be able to get the coffee without worrying about spit or worse in it. Should I risk really good coffee in an effort to pick up a really good woman? Coffee... woman... I'm so confused! :) Well, I guess if she says no then I could still get coffee there with just a slight bit of embarrassment. And if we go out and have a bad break-up later, then there's always the Starbuck's down the road... ugh... but that's like going from broadband to dial-up (yes, Scooter's coffee is THAT good).

Well, I need to wait anyway. I may be going out with someone else anyway. Jada. I haven't met her yet though. But she seems like a very interesting person. Cute too. She just turned 29 last month so there's a 9 year difference.. not too bad. Would have gone out with her already but my dad broke his leg pretty badly and so I was out of town last weekend when she called wondering if I might be able to do lunch. Yeah... first off, we've been playing phone tag for like a month, then when I finally hear my phone ring and am able to answer it when she calls, I'm with my dad in his hospital room, and he's awake. So it's ringing and I really don't want to talk to her with my dad right there... but we've been playing phone tag for so long... I answer. I tell her what's going on and that I'll call her later this week (umm, today's Thursday, so I'll call her today). I hand up and my dad, who had been in and out of sleep thanks to his morphine every 10 minutes, asks me who's Jada, where did you meet her, etc. Ugh! Now if things don't work out between us, it'll be, what ever happened to Jada, how long did you see her, blah blah blah.

Jada, what a cool name. If we don't work out, then that's a name I may suggest for when/if I have a daughter. But then, if it ends as suddenly/weirdly/hurtfully as Sheri, forget it! Oh fug, now I'm thinking about Sheri.

I think I tried to take and moderate everything, even feelings, so much that maybe that's what made Sheri depressed or lose her feelings of love for me. I dunno... don't care, it's in the past and gone forever. Fuck it. One thing I learned is that kissing a big fake boob is like trying to kiss a fully inflated balloon. She sure was pretty though. Wish I had been in better shape while with her, and had gone ahead and done some things that I was holding back on... but I wasn't solely interested in sex with her and didn't want to give her the wrong impression. Bleh, I think I screwed up by just not being myself... what a dumbass I am.

Oh well, hopefully I'll learn from it and not screw up so badly with my next relationship, if I have one. Yeah, I'm seriously thinking maybe it just wasn't meant to be for me. I pray sometime and thank God for my happiness, my wife, and children (sorta like affirmations for things yet to come). Umm, I'm happy already I guess... just want to make sure it doesn't go away. :) Right, so for now, I see how it goes with Jada. If Jada doesn't work out, then maybe I'll see about going after the Scooter's woman. Kinda weird, I already know there's something about the Scooter's woman... wonder if I can tell over a lunch if there's something about Jada. Yeah, I can... it's either there or it isn't, physical attraction is pretty straight forward.

Oh geez, now that I think about it... Scooter's woman's face sorta looks like Sheri's. But maybe she really is nice, not fake nice like Sheri was. Fake nice, fake tits, fake last name at first, fake something else that I dismissed because I didn't want to lose her early on, even though I should have said no until everything was right. So, maybe this Scooter woman is the "real" version of what I thought Sheri was. Well, Sheri on antidepressants I guess, or whatever it was that made her happy, nice, thoughtful, and loving. It's funny, as lovely as she was on the outside, I thought she was even more lovely on the inside. I'm sure she really is, she just decided she didn't want me anymore I guess.

Thing is, I was waiting for something from Sheri, that never appeared... and I don't even know what it is, but I know when I see it. Well, I thought maybe I saw it when I last looked into her eyes after our last kiss... but that certainly wasn't it either, maybe I hoped it was something it wasn't. Anyway, I'm glad I can think about the stuff now without getting depressed.

I know I'll never know exactly why it ended until I meet Jesus, so it's hard to take and learn from the experience. If I knew the real reason why she fell out of love, then maybe I could focus on and improve it so I don't make the same mistake with Jada or possibly Scooter woman.

Anyway, I'm keeping the Happy Vday lid that came with my coffee yesterday... at least until I learn that they did it for everyone or if Jada and I become a thing. :)

Evilution?

Conservatives lose latest Darwin battle in Kansas:
"Some religious groups argue that evolution cannot be proven and clashes with Biblical teachings about how God created the Earth, humans and animals. Teaching evolution misleads and confuses students, opponents say."

Darwin never said, and it shouldn't be implied, that evolution is how everything was created. Evolution is limited to things that have already been created. Why must people make evolution appear evil... it's a tool of God after all. Thank God for evolution, that we adapt, that He makes us stronger and able to survive. The whole primordial soup as a theory of how we were created is not what evolution is all about, and isn't even a good way to explain creation since it supposes matter, at the very least in the form of protons and electrons. And of course, what made the protons and the things that make up protons, etc.?

Yeah, evolution is not evilution, there is harmony between what Darwin observed and God. The people who are spazzing about all this are doing a real disservice, not only are they turning a blind eye to facts (yes you can prove that evolution happens, see Darwin's observations and countless fruit fly experiments), but they're also making Christians look ignorant, of little faith, and of much uncertainty in God. I mean... all this hysteria makes it seem like if evolution happens, then God doesn't exist. Get real. This is almost as bad as the thought that the earth must be in the center of the universe, that the sun must rotate around the earth, etc. Evolution doesn't affect my faith one bit, if anything it helps show how He works.

U.S. not planning for war with Iran

U.S. not planning for war with Iran, Gates says

How can we NOT be planning for a war with ANY country that looks like it may harm the US or US interests? No contingency plan? Nothing planned if they suddenly throw a nuke our way? Nothing planned if they decide to move in on Iraq? As if they haven't already. No plans eh? Wow, the powers in Washington must be ignorant and lazy. Right? Yeah, right. pfft. I seriously doubt we don't have a war plan with a country we've labeled as an axis of evil. Hmm... we're not "planning" for war with Iran... because we've already done that! We're beyond planning, we're... doing something else now, but not planning. No, that's over and done with.

Death Penalty Sought in Fetus Theft

Death Penalty Sought in Fetus Theft

Sounds like "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle" gone really bad. Me thinks (Shakespeare-talk) Hall wanted the hubby to herself without the encumbrance of his children. But who knows why crazy people do the crazy things they do... besides FBI profilers. :)

Casey: Only half of troop boost needed - Yahoo! News

Casey: Only half of troop boost needed

...No doubt from the Rumsfeld School of Troop Calculations. It's already failed, let's not continue to underestimate the enemy... mmkay? Not even mentioning the recent Iranian activity, which may mean EVEN MORE troops needed. I'm sure Casey is an overall good General, but Generals have been wrong before, and have played the political game before. So, take what Casey says with a grain of salt because he just might be a democrat in Army clothing.

"Grey's Anatomy" star in counseling after gay slur

"Grey's Anatomy" star in counseling after gay slur

This IS a joke right? Right?? I mean... come on, counseling for saying "faggot?" A faggot is also a cigarette, in Scotland if I recall correctly. And who cares if he said it in a hurtful way? You do? Who cares if you do? Get over it. Stop being so thin skinned. I think the guy has a constitutional right to call the faggot a faggot. It's not really derogatory if it's the truth. And the guy he said it about is a faggot, so if the shoe fits... If the faggot has issues with being a faggot, then maybe HE is the one who needs counseling, not the guy who called him out on it.

Yeah, it wasn't nice to say that, and maybe a slap on the hand could be justified... but to send him off to counseling... GEEZ! Since when is professional treatment needed you say something not-too-appropriate while angry? Shit happens, realize it for what it is and move on without acting like you've been horribly abused or victimized or that the guy who said it was so out of line that he needs treatment!

WTF is going on?!?!

GOP Hopefuls Vow to Overturn Roe V. Wade

GOP Hopefuls Vow to Overturn Roe V. Wade

Oh come on, why is it that whether it be Democrats or Republicans, these people wanting to be President have to be polar? Why can't someone run who's isn't a Taliban style conservative or a pansy liberal? Yeah, pansy... because lately that's what the Demorálcrats are projecting as of late. The whole "let's just leave Iraq" they're espousing really gets under my skin. And here's the Republicans, they're basically going to be running up against a black, a Mexican, and a woman... so all they really need to do is put up someone who isn't a complete idiot and they'll probably win in a landslide. And yet these candidates come out of the woodwork who just want to divide and cause drama in country in a time when we really, desperately, need to be united. Where's Ronald Regan when you need him?

I actually like the approach Bush is taking now. It's basically a strategy of kicking ass and taking names. The whole increase in troop levels isn't a plan, it's just something to help implement it. I'm getting tired of the rhetoric about it, if H. Clinton believe we should send more, then she should come out and say it, if she did that then maybe people would believe she's might actually be hard core enough to lead the most powerful nation on earth, at least until the Chinese start going into full swing and flex their muscle by re-establishing Taiwan as part of China through their massive and probably tech savvy military. And that's probably going to happen sooner than you think. So, whoever is President at that time had better have some balls.

LG's PRADA Phone Rivals Apple iPhone

Wireless Tech - LG's PRADA Phone Rivals Apple iPhone

Ok, I don't really care whether one is better than the other... although I don't see, yet, where the LG is capable of accessing regular web pages with a full feature browser. So what's my problem....

Why isn't the USA getting the phone at launch too? I think I know the answer, and the answer is because we've been lagging in phone technology for DECADES thanks to the FCC (saw a program on PBS about it, so it must be true). And so during that time, all these other countries have been using their cell phones, developing even better technology etc. while we, the USA, have remained in the dark ages.

What pisses me off even more is that even when Apple produces the iPhone, it'll only be initially produced for a single carrier. So I sure hope Sprint has taken notice and is trying to do something about it. :)

NEway, it's just sad that our market isn't attractive enough to warrant immediate shipment of new technology for our use. All these tech companies aren't located in the US. Not a single TV is American anymore. Where's our place in the global market aside from buying other countries' products? How long can we afford to do so? How about this... Mexico :: USA, USA :: Korea/Japan. Is that our future? Surely not, but it's not hard to imagine right now.

Senate moves toward a clash with Bush / Nonbinding resolution against troop boost is introduced, called message to president

Nonbinding resolution against troop boost is introduced

This is just... idiocy, isn't it? If we're just electing people to go and vote as the polls at any given time indicate, then why are we wasting the time and money? Why not just fire all the representatives, senators, president... mayors, governors, state officials, etc., and just act according to how these polls magically indicate the supposed will of the people? We'd save millions on the salaries alone. Let's go another step and fire the court system too, that way popular opinion can flex its muscle there too and we can save a lot of time and money with that whole appellate process, pfft, surely the opinion of the masses must be right! Right?

Hell no. In fact, most people are stupid. Polls reflect what the average American FEELS to be true or right or whatever. I say feels because most Americans don't know or otherwise lack the intellectual power to fully understand world events. (I'm not trying to be mean, just being honest) So when I see elected officials that have their roles ass-backwards, it's disappointing. No... no... that can't be right, that's just too stupid. It must be something else. Something even more pathetic.

Oh yeah, grand-standing. That's it. This is all just a show. Don't pay attention to what they're doing because they know it doesn't matter, and the ones that may actually think it matters are the average Americans who drive the poll results. Yeah, that's it, make them think you're doing their will, that way you might get some votes. Yeah, forget about doing the right thing, it's all about getting re-elected or elected to a more powerful position. That's what it's all about, it's just a game no different than any other, one that people try to win.

Americans like winners though. And that's the problem in Iraq. Of course Bush gets it right for once, changing the game plan because the old one wasn't working. That's what we Americans were collectively wanting in the last election, to change something in order to win in Iraq so we can get the hell out of Iraq. I'll agree with the masses on that one. So the Democrats naturally don't get it, go to the extreme and think that in order to better pander to the average American's thought, that we should simply get out of Iraq, asap.

Sometimes I wonder if the big whigs in the Democratic Party even think, or do they just go on feelings and sense of smell. I admit I was wanting someone other than Bush for president... all the Dems had to do was put up someone agreeable to the nation. What did they do, they put up a liberal guy from the North who didn't fight back, and during a debate, after giving a great come-back that can be likened to a boxer hitting his opponent so hard it sends the guy buckling, continued to talk about some BS and made the hard punch into a weak jab. How stupid. Up until then, I think he had made some progress on overcoming his Yankeeness, and that's a compliment.

Anyway, once again the Dems appear to be out of touch. Lieberman is probably the only, or one of very few, to have it right. Of course, he had to become an independent to get his message out. Dems should learn from what happened... but they won't. Nope, they'll continue to be reactionists, getting the wrong messages, screwing up. I bet they think they won the last elections based on their platform... WRONG! They only won because people wanted something different to happen in Iraq. That's it. No American wants to lose, and simply pulling out of Iraq would be worse than losing.

What's hard to imagine is that in WWII, we'd lose thousands upon thousands of people in a single battle. We've only lost a few thousand people in this entire conflict so far and yet you'd think we were suffering heavier losses than we did in WWII. Look at the Vietnam death tolls, we're doing a lot better than back then too. Anyway, I'm sure that's of no help to those who've lost loved ones over there, but in looking at the big picture, we're changing a whole country, insurgency included, with surprisingly low casualties. That's a testament to how well our military operates. Surely, if the politicians would support the military and free them up to do what they need to do, then we can get the job done in Iraq.

A Smoking Tradition Snuffed Out By Pelosi

A Smoking Tradition Snuffed Out By Pelosi - washingtonpost.com

Is this her ethics reform? The first thing she does is alienate smokers... well when she said she was going to clean house, I guess it was a little more literal than what I thought she meant. Soon she'll be changing the interior decorating. Anyway, I'm surprised one person has the power to just ban smoking from where they've been smoking for years. So, my first impression of Pelosi is that she's probably one of those micromanagers that drives everyone nuts. But, she's kinda hot for her age, wish most women would age that gracefully. Hot momma. :) So, she can get away with being a nut, if she is one.

Apple's new iPhone

Now that technology has finally enabled true browser capability in a phone with a pretty hefty hard drive, that can play your favorite music, display your photos very nicely, etc... it's getting harder and harder to justify hooking up the PC to the internet unless it's through the iPhone or similar device. Say you need to update your PC's Photoshop software, just bluetooth sync it to the iPhone and do it to it. Now, I doubt that's possible right now, I could be wrong... but geez, maybe that's another reason why Apple changed its name today from Apple Computers to just Apple. It probably won't be long until the iPhone or it's progeny are so powerful that you simply sync to your favorite monitor, printer, keyboard, whatever, so that the iPhone can have the dual role of "home computer." Now... that may be a little too much since I'd hate to absent-mindedly leave my home computer in a public restroom, but you get the idea... so much potential.

Anyway, wow, can't wait until Sprint gets in on the iPhone, if not soon enough I'll leave them when my contract is out to get the iPhone. Unless they try to screw people over by not having "anytime" or unlimited evening minutes, or some other outrageous fee that discourages my carefree surfing of the internet with the phone. Anyway, by the time I get the phone (I'll wait over a year) all that should be sorted out... wishful thinking I know, but ya never know.

Help Abbas if you want peace?

Help Abbas if you want peace - Middle East

Anyone who believes that peace is achievable over there is either fooling themselves or joking. It simply will never happen unless a supernatural power intervenes... and Abbas is no supernatural power.

Lawmaker won't apologize for 'Islamophobic'�letter - CNN.com

Lawmaker won't apologize for 'Islamophobic'�letter - CNN.com: We need to stop illegal immigration totally and reduce legal immigration and end the diversity visas policy pushed hard by President Clinton and allowing many persons from the Middle East to come to this country.

But... I thought muslims hated America. Why would a muslim want to live with what they consider evil? Ironic. Well, unless they're full of shit. Yeah, that's probably closer to the truth. Just like how they do those fake protests that last as long as the camera is rolling. "Make room for the camera man so he can get a good shot of us burning a plastic flag." I actually heard someone proclaim that Islam is a peaceful religion... I may have been born at night, but not last night. Hello... the middle east isn't peaceful now, and has never been peaceful before... they call people martyrs if the die killing others in the name of their religion... they still dress as though it's still medieval times!

Even so, I don't think it's bad to allow immigrants from the middle east, you can't help where you were born. I think a better position to take would be to, along with limiting the overall amount of immigrants allowed to enter the county, that the ones applying be checked, thoroughly, for extremism or other areas of concern and only allow those to enter who are clearly and convincingly above board. That shouldn't hurt or be unfair, in my totally non-expert opinion. :)

Got Fat? Don't Blame Yourself, Blame Bacteria

Got Fat? Don't Blame Yourself, Blame Bacteria

HAHA... yeah right, it's not the fact that you're eating twice as much as a person who's of normal (notice I don't say average since most Americans are fat) weight, you're just a victim of having bacteria that are good at what they do. Seriously... gimme a break. (link has pic of lardass on poor innocent chair)

Katie Rees photos, wow

Photos

Girl gone wild, good thing someone had a camera!

Ain't No Sunshine

'Ain't No Sunshine' (Will Young?)

Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
It's not warm when she's away
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And she always gone too long anytime she goes away

Wonder this time where she's gone
Wonder if she's gone to stay
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And this house just ain't no home
Anytime she goes away

I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, know, know, know, know
I know, I know
Hey I ought to
I ought to leave her alone
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone

Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
Only darkness everyday
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And this house just ain't no home
Anytime she goes away

Was thinking of Sheri again yesterday when this song just popped in my head. Yeah, well, I know I need to cowboy up and get over it, but I keep thinking of her. I know it's over even though she never said as much, and I certainly wanted to keep it going... but it sure is hard to move on when you still have that lingering hope.

Reading, going out with friends, doing stuff around the house, working out, those things help to keep my mind off her, but then when I'm just sitting around somewhere, anywhere when I have time to think, I inevitably think of Sheri. I guess I'm weak. Love can sure be painful. It's like I almost wish I'd never met her, that way I wouldn't be in this funk (pretty selfish huh?). I guess time will eventually heal, hopefully God has something even better for me since this didn't work out. And hopefully she'll find happiness too, even though it looks like it won't be with me.

Britney Spears' boobs

Britney Spears: It’s a boob show this time!

She's young and has a nice body, so who cares if she shows it off... It'd be different if she was ugly or flabby, but she's pretty enough so it's ok. :)

Illinois police officer charged with DUI

Yahoo! News: "PEKIN, Ill. - An off-duty police officer who was recently honored for cracking down on drunken driving has been charged with driving under the influence in a crash that injured 10 people."

What irony!

Internet campaign protests honoring of Dutch soldiers who failed to stop Srebrenica massacre

Internet campaign protests honoring of Dutch soldiers who failed to stop Srebrenica massacre

What a bunch of horseshit! Especially on this day, December 7th, on the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, where we, the USA, lost a terrible battle in a surprise attack by the Japanese. We lost a little over 2,000 lives in a matter of minutes. We got spanked, in other words. The same happened to the Dutch soldiers, they lost that battle. They didn't massacre anyone, they simply didn't win a battle that, had the circumstances been different like having more men, aerial support, and better armament/equipment, then maybe the battle would have been won.

But it wasn't. I doubt the Serbs were mindlessly roaming the countryside. I'm sure they saw what they were up against, then planned and executed a winning strategy. The Japanese saw what they were up against at Pearl Harbor, they planned and executed a winning strategy.

So, how the hell do these people get off on trying to humiliate the Dutch soldiers who were there trying to help. Some of whom will never fully recover from the experience. Why be so critical of their nation in honoring the effort and sacrifices they gave not only for their own nation, but a foreign one as well. In America, we honor those who survived and died in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 from the Japanese attack. We don't try to humiliate them and tell them they should have won to spare other lives. That'd be just insane!

It's just amazing to me how an idiot on a radio station can find so many other idiots to lead around. And that's not limited to just this one critical of the Dutch soldiers... even here in the good ol' US of A, I'm sure you can think of some idiots on radio who have audiences which let the radio guy do their thinking. But anyway, this is such in poor taste on a couple of levels, I find it disgraceful.

No, I wasn't there so I don't know exactly what happened. But I do know that war is hell and that we should honor and respect those who serve their country. Shit happens in battles, one wrong decision or move can change the outcome. Anyone who doesn't know this doesn't know much history. And certainly one business that doesn't require much knowledge of history is a student radio station, as evidenced by this one which blindly protests on a whim. ,,|,,

Ohio State-Michigan: Biggest college football game ever?

The Seattle Times: Sports: Ohio State-Michigan: Biggest college football game ever?

Not no, but hell no. Last year's championship game was much bigger with USC's Heisman trophy winners and Texas' Vince Young who should have won the trophy over Bush, in my opinion anyway. It was No. 1 v. No. 2 for the championship, major NFL type talent on both sides of the ball, both sides with something to prove, it just doesn't get any bigger than that game. To even suggest OSU v. Michigan in a regular season game could be the biggest ever... that's just idiocy.

Sheri

So, I wrote her a letter, a love letter. Did it on stationary, cologne, everything but neat handwriting because that's something I've never been able to do neatly. Hopefully she can read it.. I mean, it's not THAT bad. Anyway, I think that's going to be the last overt act I do until/unless she tries to communicate with me. If this is her way of breaking up, to just stop talking and let it die slowly without closure, then that's pretty messed up. I don't deserve that, it's cruel, I didn't do anything to warrant all this pain. I guess maybe that's also why I still think there's a chance she really just needs time to get over the depression; that's real and not some cruel way to end a relationship.

So, I'm pretty depressed and my friend Misty calls and tells me her mom died... a week ago! Her mom, Karen, had cancer that got pretty bad. A few months ago, Misty took her on a cruise, just the two of them, and they had a great time. It meant so much to Karen, and Misty. I've been praying for Karen, and I know she's much more comfortable now. So, Misty told me she's been really sad but glad Karen isn't suffering anymore. So, she's depressed about her mom, I'm depressed about Sheri, and so she asks me if I'd like to go out with her and Kat on Saturday. Brilliant. We both need to get out and have some fun, or at least try to. Misty said she's going to make me have fun. You'd think I was the worse off, but she's the one who lost her mom. But Misty is really strong, I admire her for her inner strength. She happened to mention about how she had given a situation to God, and He came through for her. I hadn't told her yet about how I had given my situation to God, so hopefully mine will turn out good too.

I don't expect to hear anything from Sheri anytime soon since she rarely checks her mailbox. Plus, I put a picture of us in there that she hadn't seen before the Friday I last saw her, and that hasn't produced any reaction. So, why not go out and have some drinks Saturday night? Plus, I haven't seen Misty in forever, so it'll be nice to see her. Kat is cool too. Maybe Mickey, Misty's hubby, will come too, though he'll probably stay home and watch the two babies and maybe Kat's daughter too. What a handful. Speaking of which, Misty says her boobs are huge. I mean, they were already big, but now that she's had another kid and breast-feeding, they're producing milk and so they're really huge. So anyway, it'll be nice to see Misty and Kat, maybe that'll help to temporarily take my mind off Sheri.

I just wonder still how long I should wait before attempting to move on. Maybe I'll just wait until I think I'm over her, that way it won't be like I'm rebounding. Maybe I'll just wait a couple weeks to see if she tries to contact me at all, if she doesn't, then I'll just go ahead and do my own thing and forever wonder why the woman of my dreams suddenly disconnected from me. Yeah, wait a couple weeks and then move on. After all it's already been a month since she started distancing herself from me. Ugh, she said thanks for being patient, that she just needs some time. Well crap, how much time? I know the answer is that she doesn't know. How can anyone know. Am I doing the right thing by not trying to communicate anymore after the letter? I don't want to harass anyone, and if she doesn't want to talk to me, then I feel like that's what I'd be doing. So confused, she's depressed and I don't want to make it even rougher on her. I guess I love her enough to not talk to her? Heh, that's pretty funny. But she needs to do whatever it she needs to do, and she wants to do that without me. I just hope when she's better, that she'll let me know whether she wants me again, good or bad because closure is good to have when something is dead. We'll see.

Clear Channel agrees to $18.7B buyout - Yahoo! News

Clear Channel agrees to $18.7B buyout - Yahoo! News: "The company's directors has approved the agreement," - By ELIZABETH WHITE, AP Business Writer

They has approved? You is a writer? You knows grammar? /sarcasm off

No Love with Depression?

Well I've been seeing this woman, Sheri, for almost 4 months now. A few weeks ago, things were going fine, we loved each other, she even mentioned how she couldn't wait to see me and get real hugs and kisses instead of Xs and Os that I had sent her in a text message. You see, we live about 1.5 hours apart, so we see each other on weekends. We were even considering moving in together, just before this.

About 4 weeks ago, Sheri tells me that she needs some time to herself because she felt like she hadn't been spending enough time with her son. Then the next weekend, her son away at his dad's, she tells me she still needs some time to herself because she's feeling depressed and overwhelmed with stuff that needs to be done around the house (as if I'm not more than willing to help and had already done a lot?). The Thursday after that we talked, she still wanted time to herself, I told she seemed to be getting distant and asked if everything was ok between us, she said yes. She further explained that she's really depressed, mentioned thoughts of suicide (been there) as to how serious it was. I told her one story of mine when I thought I was going to do it after a big argument with my dad. I didn't tell her about a couple other times though... but I hoped she knew that I could relate.

So Friday, nothing, no call, no text, no anything. Saturday I text her asking if she's alright, she texts back that she's ok and that she and some of her relatives were burning wood outside. Sunday, nothing. I'm calling, texting, trying to talk to her and getting nothing. I text her on her son's birthday, the next Thursday (Nov. 2) and she replies saying thanks, it was thoughtful of me, smiley face. Ok... One thing I noticed was that she hadn't said or texted "I love you" since the last time we actually talked on the phone. I could tell something was up, I sent a text the next afternoon, Friday, asking if her not talking to me and not seeing meant she wanted to see me anymore, that I didn't want to lose her but I need to know if she wants me out. No reply. Later on I called, no answer. I called again, left a long message about how I love her, and that because I was hoping that we'd one day get married etc., that it especially hurts me that she's not talking to me, is it just the depression, did I make you mad, what? and that if I don't hear back from you soon, I'm coming over there and you can tell me in person... but as I was hanging up my big thumb hit a number and I heard a beep. I figured it went through.

So I drive down there, I think I may have waited at most 10 minutes before grabbing a jacket and taking off. I couldn't take it anymore. Not seeing her or hearing from her kills me. She's so sweet, thoughtful, nice, and overall simply beautiful inside and out, at least when she's not depressed. Oh, by the way, everyone I tell says she's probably cheating or found someone else. It's not like her to lie, and I know she feels the same way I do in that we're not ones to see more than one person at a time. I, personally, find it disgusting but I don't blame other people for doing it. I wish I could, then maybe it wouldn't take me so long to find my soul mate. But here I am, thinking I have.

Anyway, I arrive at her house and knock on the door. She answers... I'm just floored at how beautiful she is. She's not wearing makeup and was painting a room so she wasn't dressed up or anything, but it'd been a few weeks since I last saw her, and I'm telling you, I guess I'd forgotten how physically attractive she is because I'd been so in love with who she is... I guess love can blind out appearances.

So I ask her basically what's going on, why isn't she talking, etc. She tells me she's really depressed, that she's not returning other people's phone calls, that she really just needs some time, and that there's nothing to talk about. I asked her if she'd thought about taking medication again for it, and she said she needs to see her doctor. She had already told me a while ago that she was told she should probably be on antidepressants for the rest of her life, and that she hadn't taken anything since... I think she said since March and this was in September I think.

I was really relieved. I was unhappy that she was so depressed of course, but relieved that it wasn't something like her wanting to break up, which I was prepared to hear. She then talked about a lot of things that had been going on (nothing to talk about?) and we went and smoked a cigarette. We go back inside and in the kitchen we talk more. I tell her I love her and she says "you put me on the spot." Oh god. What the hell. She explains that she doesn't feel like she loves me, that she doesn't feel like she's capable of being in a relationship at this time. I asked if it was the depression, she doesn't know. I ask if it's temporary... she doesn't know. I'm of course stunned, taken aback, and I try to tell her that it really hurts to hear that because I had hopes for us. (Oh, she never got the message I left on the phone, apparently whatever I pressed erased it) I then make my exit, ask for another hug, we hug, tight. I ask for a kiss, she says not a good one, and so I gave her a kiss. As I pulled away I noticed her smiling big. I've seen it before, the smile she has when she's really happy. At least that's what I thought it was. If she has no feeling of love for me and I see that smile... what the hell? Have I been totally duped? Does she still love me deep down inside? Or was she just smiling because I had my eyes closed while we kissed and she peeked? Or have I just been some sort of play thing for her?

Anyway, I can only hope that somehow her depression is what caused her to lose the feeling of love she once had for me. I have to give her time to get her life straightened out, which is apparently fixing up the house enough to where she can come home and relax.

My stepsister told me that it's really hard to love a depressed person because "all they can really think about is their own little world and it's hard for them to focus on anything or anyone else." Makes sense. I've had mild depression all my life, but this is the first time I guess that I've ever really seen full blown depression.

Part of me thinks I'll never see Sheri again, that she'll recover and during that time she'll meet someone new and forget about me. A part of me, to be honest, thinks she really doesn't want to continue with our relationship even if she does get better. I tend to think the worst so that I can be prepare for it since I'm pretty sensitive. But, I've given her a couple of really good opportunities to let me know if she wanted it to end, and she didn't. So, I guess I have a little hope that maybe I won't lose her.

I sent her tulips, her favorite, and she text me saying thanks and that they're beautiful, and a smiley face. I've been good about not calling her, it's hard, real hard, but that's what she seems to want for now.

Anyway, after visiting her Friday night, hearing she doesn't love me, etc., I've been pretty depressed myself. People at work can tell, everyone. Monday night, I prayed to god and just gave him the situation. If it's his will that I be with Sheri, then it will work out. If not, then it won't. I'm not going to worry about it because it's in his hands now. I'll still do my part of course... umm... like sending flowers once in a while, and I think I'm going to write a letter since I tend to express myself better through writing than verbally. I really don't know what to do. I don't understand how a person can suddenly cease loving another. This wasn't some flash in the pan love, it was still growing, slowly, one that lasts if given the chance. I feel like part of my heart has died a premature death. The hurt is so deep... and I have to question whether I'll be able to handle this again if we get back together and she has another episode. I've no idea, but I don't feel like I'll have to worry about it since it seems like she doesn't and may never have really truly loved me... or is that just my own depression talking? Who knows.

Cleric blames rape on 'suggestive' women

Telegraph | News | Cleric blames rape on 'suggestive' women: "'If you take out uncovered meat and place it outside on the street, or in the garden or in the park ... and the cats come and eat it ... whose fault is it?

'The cats or the uncovered meat?'"

-- So, according to the muslim faith or at least this particular person, teenage muslim boys have as much self control, or lack thereof, as cats... rely on instinct... have no conscience... don't know right from wrong... lack MORALES???? So what does that say of the religion, women are responsible for the morale behavior of muslim men? That muslim men cannot be responsible for their actions if enticed or provoked? Sounds pretty weak, wishy washy, convenient... makes me wonder what a muslim stands for, because all I ever hear about them is them blaming everyone else for whatever they feel is wrong. I don't see them searching for God, but hoping to get some virgin bootae after they die. What kind of goal is that? Does this whole religion revolve around sex? And what happens to them after the virgins are no longer virgins... or is it your duty to keep them virgin... in which case, wouldn't that be hell? Well, maybe they're really ugly, so it isn't so hard.

Iran's envoy to Moscow says Tehran keen to restart nuclear talks

Iran's envoy to Moscow says Tehran keen to restart nuclear talks

Of course they want to have more talks... more talks means more time for them to further develop their nuclear ambitions. Hello?

News 8 Austin

News 8 Austin | 24 Hour Local News | TOP STORIES:
Yellow Bike Project to lose headquarters
10/11/2006 10:38 PM
By: Hermelinda Vargas
"The bike project involved into something much more; it's now an educational nonprofit."
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EVOLVED maybe? Sheesh!

Bush signs homeland security bill - Yahoo! News

It's about damn time...
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By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.

"President Bush on Thursday signed a homeland security bill that includes an overhaul of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and $1.2 billion for fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border to stem illegal immigration.

Bush signs homeland security bill - Yahoo! News

It's about damn time...

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By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.

President Bush on Thursday signed a homeland security bill that includes an overhaul of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and $1.2 billion for fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border to stem illegal immigration.

Bush signs homeland security bill - Yahoo! News

It's about damn time...

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By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.

President Bush on Thursday signed a homeland security bill that includes an overhaul of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and $1.2 billion for fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border to stem illegal immigration.

The Raw Story | Kerry endorses Lamont over Lieberman in general election

The Raw Story | Kerry endorses Lamont over Lieberman in general election

United States Senator John Kerry (D-MA) today came out in support Ned Lamont's bid to be the next Senator from Connecticut, RAW STORY has learned.

Calling the result of the vote, "a strong statement about the current course in Iraq," Kerry has "strongly" endorsed Lamont over current Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman.

"I’ve worked with Joe Lieberman since our days in college together," Kerry said in a statement today, "and I respect his many contributions to our public life. But the Democratic Party stands for something, and the Democratic Party in Connecticut has made a choice."

"The events of the past months make even more clear," Kerry added, "the differences Democratic leadership would make for our country on Iraq, in making America safer, in having an economy that works for everyone, and in achieving energy independence. That’s who we are as Democrats, and that’s what we’ll be fighting for. It’s time for all Democrats to come together to support Ned Lamont. It’s time for Democrats to unite.”

And so the Democrats will be seen as cowards, and the Republicans will win again. Nice job! With the idiots Democrats are putting up for our highest office, it's really hard to take them seriously these days. I guess I'm starting to lean towards the right now... oh well.

globeandmail.com : Pro-war Lieberman on brink

globeandmail.com : Pro-war Lieberman on brink

Ya know... we need a new Democrat system to pick candidates because it seems the South has no say, and that's the demographic which is needed to win. You pick some yankee, anti-war, anti-everything, and expect to win... you're mistaken. Democrats need a Southern Democrat platform, you know, something realistic and more with how most of the country thinks and feels. He doesn't have to be an intellectual... GW... but should be able to articulate the core values and beliefs most Americans can relate with. Having someone who is "anti-Iraq" is going to lose. Because that means you don't support our troops, it means you may humiliate America in your eagerness to get our troops out. We had enough humiliation in the 70s... and I don't think we should run from a fight, especially against terrorists. I don't think most of America would support that as well.

It's one thing to be angry at why we're there, but to let that anger make you stupid is another matter entirely. And I'm thinking yet again, Democrats are going to lose because they're just being stupid again. Step back, feel the pulse of America instead of your own, then come up with a Democratic platform that isn't so freekin biased towards yankee attitude. But no, nobody has the balls to inform yankee democrats that they're all screwed up. :P

Lebanon demands ceasefire as death toll climbs

Lebanon demands ceasefire as death toll climbs

Had Lebanon not allowed Hezbola to fester within its borders, then all that's happening now would not have occured. The blood of innocents that happened to be killed is on Lebanon's hands, not Israel's. If Lebanon truly wants the fighting to end, they can do it by getting rid of Hezbola. (I've seen "Hezbola" spelled different ways so I'm spelling it my own way too)

Fighting in Lebanon: Ground Troops Spread as Hezbollah Fires Deeper into Israel - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

Fighting in Lebanon: Ground Troops Spread as Hezbollah Fires Deeper into Israel - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

Hezbollah rockets on Wednesday reached the deepest into Israel so far: One fell on the town of Beit Shean some 42 miles from the border, and another strayed into the West Bank. Fierce fighting, meanwhile, continued just inside southern Lebanon, as Hezbollah guerrillas clashed with Israeli forces near the border village of Taibeh. An Israeli missile destroyed a house in the village and killed a family of three, according to Lebanese security officials.

Hello! There's like... military conflict going on if you haven't heard the bombs and stuff exploding. So if you have a family or otherwise living in southern lebanon, get out!

ABC News: Iranian Presidents Rejects Resolution

ABC News: Iranian Presidents Rejects Resolution

Chavez' two-day visit comes as Iran faces renewed international criticism for its nuclear program and as a backer of Hezbollah guerrillas, engaged in fighting with Israel since they captured to Israeli soldiers July 12.(AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

Ok, this is ABC news, and they don't catch a "to" that should be a "two." Nice job ABC.

Lebanon demands compensation from Israel - Yahoo! News

Lebanon demands compensation from Israel - Yahoo! News: Lebanon demands compensation from Israel

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israeli troops clashed with Hezbollah guerrillas on the Lebanese side of the border Wednesday, while Lebanon's prime minister reported a death toll of 300 and demanded compensation from
Israel for the 'unimaginable losses' to the nation's infrastructure.

Israel should be charging Lebanon for expenses incurred in their sweeping out hezbola, which Lebanon was supposed to have done years ago. Lebanon's weakness and failure to do that is the root cause of why Israel now has to do Lebanon's dirty work. But for Lebanon's failure to take control of their country 6 years ago and rid themselves of the hezbola, they wouldn't have had all the current damage which Israel believes is necessary to eliminate hezbola. Lebanon impliedly asked Israel to do this by taking no action at all. What else could they have possibly expected? That Israel was just going to let hezbola fester in Lebanon after Lebanon agreed to take control of the problem?

Anyway, Iran is ultimately to blame. Jimmy Carter should have had a pair of balls back then and dealt with them instead of making the US look like a bunch of pansies. Thanks Jimmy. I actually like him now though, good guy, but a lame president. So yeah, here we are again dealing with Iran's crap. How do the Iranian people tolerate it?? Doesn't make sense to me at all.

Israel blames Hamas mine for beach blast - Yahoo! News

Israel blames Hamas mine for beach blast - Yahoo! News: "'We have enough findings to back up the suspicion that the intention to describe this as an Israeli event is simply not correct,' Peretz said at a Tel Aviv news conference on the inquiry's findings. 'The accumulating evidence proves that this incident was not due to Israeli forces.'

Palestinians angrily rejected the findings, saying militants were unlikely to plant bombs at a beach teeming with hundreds of people every weekend.

The bloody images of dead Palestinian civilians and wailing survivors on the beach kindled anger against Israel that has swept around the world."

-Whatever... I think Israel has a lot more credibility than Hamas. The people over there really do seem to look for any reason to help them be identified as victims, when they should have tried to assimilate into a peaceful society so that they could actually prosper instead of having to rely on handouts their whole lives. Of course I don't live there, thank God, so maybe I'm way off, but I see nothing nor hear nothing contrary.

Microsoft speeds up virtualization push - vnunet.com

Microsoft speeds up virtualization push - vnunet.com: "Microsoft plans to launch a beta of its virtualization hypervisor management console earlier then previously expected."

I think phonics is showing itself more and more in print these days. For instance, in the above, the author uses the word "then" rather than "than." Why, well because spellcheck expects the author to know the difference. Come on, it's really not that hard... earlier than, rather than, bigger than, smaller than, stupider than... first this, then that, if this, then that, because of this, then that... basically, this then that. Get an editor.

VOA News - Amnesty Sees Duplicity in 'War on Terror'

VOA News - Amnesty Sees Duplicity in 'War on Terror'

"Amnesty International has accused the United States and other major powers setting aside human rights protections in the war on terror."

- OK, so what are we supposed to do, kill them with kindness?

"Ms. Khan has singled out the United States for particular criticism over the detention of suspected terrorists at a military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba."

- So... is there some other place we should hold them? Are they supposed to stay at a Hilton? Motel 6? Or does Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have some intrinsic element to it that constitutes cruelty whereas if they were detained someplace else it would not? Surely it can't be that bad, the base has been there for quite some time now. It's even tropical. Hmm... so maybe we could do the opposite and detain the suspected terrorists in Alaska or maybe someplace on the Antarctic, and maybe that would make this more humanitarian. Enough sarcasm, the things people are saying these days is laughable enough as it is.

Senate Votes Twice for English Language - Yahoo! News

Senate Votes Twice for English Language - Yahoo! News: "Senate Votes Twice for English Language

By SUZANNE GAMBOA, Associated Press Writer 38 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Whether English is America's 'national language' or its national 'common and unifying language' was a question dominating the Senate immigration debate.
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The Senate first voted 63-34 to make English the national language after lawmakers who led the effort said it would promote national unity.

But critics argued the move would prevent limited English speakers from getting language assistance required by an executive order enacted under
President Clinton. So the Senate also voted 58-39 to make English the nation's 'common and unifying language.'

'We are trying to make an assimilation statement,' said Sen. Lindsey Graham (news, bio, voting record), R-S.C., one of two dozen senators who voted Thursday for both English proposals.

Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., disputed charges that making English the national language was racist or aimed at Spanish speakers. Eleven Democrats voted for his measure."

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This is what makes Democrats look like idiots, not voting for something that will unify Americans. Instead they take the stand that it's devisive. Democrats need to realize that America isn't a free-for-all, as in you can't cross the Rio Grande and just do whatever the hell you please. We've been accommodating that for far too long which is why things are the way they are right now, devisive, and why it's only going to get worse the longer we don't do anything about it. It sucks because I like some of the Democrat ideals... but on some other things they are just ass backwards, in my opinion.

The top news headlines on current events from Yahoo! News

The top news headlines on current events from Yahoo! News: "BAGHDAD, Iraq - Four Marines drowned when their tank rolled off a bridge and plunged into a canal, the military said Friday, adding that while the accident occurred in a Sunni insurgent stronghold, it was not the result of an enemy action."

Well... the whole reason we're still over there is because of enemy action.

Text / The Complete Military History of France

Text / The Complete Military History of France

Interesting that France is still France considering how often they lose.

The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: You can't spell new Microsoft without A and D

The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: You can't spell new Microsoft without A and D

It sounds like they could be thinking about putting ads within the OS... that'd be the right push to go to Linux or some other Ad-Free OS for me. Ads suck.

Her

What is it about her? If I don't hear from her for over a day, I start getting a sick feeling. I think about her almost constantly, she's even in my dreams! I want to be around her, I want to have great conversations, I want and I want and I want... yet I have no idea what she wants, yet she said I always know how to make her smile. She can't give herself to me. She is in a "situation." She says she knows what I'm going through. She says she wants me too. She said I'm the man of her dreams, and then she jokingly said it's a dream because it will never happen. She then said she loves me, in a jokingly serious way.


What is it about her? It's not her very large boobs, even though I am a boob-guy. It's not her very nice butt, though I really do like it too. It's not her eyes, though I could stare into them forever. It's not her hair, though I'd love to sink my fingers through it every day. It's not physical at all...

It's how happy she becomes when I give her a gift, she fusses over it, telling me how she loves it and how wonderful it is. It's how she cries on my shoulder when something has made her very upset. It's the feelings that are shared when we've embraced each other. It's our common beliefs. It's our compensating differences. It's love isn't it? But love comes from God. So why do I love someone in a "situation?" Has God sent me to hell?

Ahmadinejad's defiant stand on eve of nuclear deadline - World - Times Online

Ahmadinejad's defiant stand on eve of nuclear deadline - World - Times Online

This isn't news, it's repetitive.

The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Publisher Rejects Soph’s Apology

The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Publisher Rejects Soph’s Apology

The thing that's more shocking than a 19 y.o. student cheating these days, is how brazenly she went about it. Knowing that she lifted so much from another's work, how could she not know that someone would recognize it? How did she get into Harvard if she's so stupid as to think people will actually believe her lame excuse that McCafferty's work was in her subconcious and simply spilled out onto her own work. She's not very bright, she's certainly cheated and got away with it many times before to think that she could get away with this, she should be quickly kicked out of Harvard, and she should be investigated for other acts of cheating in the past so that other colleges aren't duped by a cheat-gpa or other lies. What a disgrace.

States Help Schools Hide Minority Scores - Yahoo! News

States Help Schools Hide Minority Scores - Yahoo! News: "'I can't believe that my child is going through testing just like the person sitting next to him or her and she's not being counted,' said Angela Smith, a single mother. Her daughter, Shunta' Winston, was among two dozen black students whose test scores weren't broken out by race at her suburban Kansas City, Mo., high school."

Dear Ms. Smith, your daughter is a "her." So the next time you talk of someone sitting next to your daughter, you can say that they are sitting next to "her" and not "him or her" because that makes it sound like you're not sure of your daughter's gender. Geez.

Fan tosses syringe near Bonds

YES!
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Fan tosses syringe near Bonds: "Fan tosses syringe near Bonds

(AP) - SAN DIEGO-A fan tossed a syringe near Barry Bonds as he came off the field in between innings on Monday at Petco Park, and the San Francisco Giants slugger said he picked it up in his glove and carried it off the field.

The syringe apparently did not have a needle.

'I just put it off the field so no one would get hurt,' said Bonds, who is under investigation by Major League Baseball for alleged steroid use.

The syringe toss occurred after the bottom of the eighth inning of the San Diego Padres' 6-1 win over the Giants.

'If that's what they want to do, embarrass themselves, then that's on them,' Bonds said. 'That has nothing to do with me at all.'

According to the book 'Game of Shadows,' written by two San Francisco Chronicle reporters, Bonds used a vast array of performance-enhancing drugs, including steroids and human growth hormone, for at least five seasons beginning in 1998. According to the book, Bonds used several substances in various forms, including by injecting himself with a syringe and taking injections from his personal trainer.

Bonds, who has denied using performance-enhancing drugs, was booed often by the sellout crowd of 43,767 on Monday.

'I don't judge them,' Bonds said. 'I have to concentrate on baseball. I leave that up to you guys to make those statements in the paper.'"

Fidelity Laptop With Customer Info. Stolen

Fidelity Investments is willing to put sensitive data of almost 200k people on a laptop... you are warned.

"Fidelity Laptop With Customer Info. Stolen

(AP) - BOSTON-A laptop computer belonging to Fidelity Investments and containing sensitive data on about 196,000 retirement-account customers was stolen last week, the company said.

The nation's largest mutual-fund manager confirmed reports Thursday that the computer held information on participants in Hewlett-Packard Co.'s pension and 401(k) plans and that it has alerted those affected, offering them free credit monitoring for 12 months.

The data included names, addresses, birth dates, Social Security numbers and other information that potentially could be used by identity thieves.

There is no evidence that the data has been misused, Fidelity spokeswoman Anne Crowley said. Fidelity is not disclosing where the laptop was stolen from, just that it was in the United States, she said.

Boston-based Fidelity, the sole provider of Hewlett-Packard's defined benefit and defined contribution plans, said it would reimburse account holders for any losses linked to unauthorized transactions connected to the stolen laptop.

It is unusual to have so much information on one laptop, Crowley said, but the computer in question was brought to a business meeting by a team of employees.

Fidelity said the license to the software that contained the data has expired and, as a result, the scrambled data is difficult to interpret.

As an additional precaution to prevent misuse of the information, Fidelity has expanded the number of authentication steps required by HP plan members to access data about their accounts, Crowley said.

Fidelity is recommending that the affected Hewlett-Packard employees remain vigilant for the next year or two, regularly review account activity and obtain a credit report from one or more of the national credit reporting companies."