Musings of a Fat Kid

ZG Raid Information

2005-12-17T12:50:00.000-08:00

Folks, thanks for coming here.

I was drafting a mass email in game, but I found I had more information to share than the mail system allowed.

Basically spoke with sillia in game this morning about raiding this weekend. Turns out they don't have many people on their end who are going to make it, but they were looking (specifically) for 1-2 druids and 1-2 mages. Others are welcome, but those are their specific class needs.

She also wanted to share some of the things they request we "bring to the table" as it goes. Their guild has spent a lot of time farming for potions/items/equipment that will help them defeat the later bosses (tiger/panther/spider bosses). While some of the stuff is easy to obtain, some can be rather tedious. Below please find an initial list of either mats, or finished items they have had a focus on:

Green whelp armor: this is required for all classes that can wear leather. I believe we have a few leatherworkers who can make this, however as long as we farm the required mats, they're more than willing to make the stuff for us. Mats can be found here:
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=12103

Blue pearls: These are used in some bomb that fears beats for 10 sec. These can be found in giant clams off the coast of STV.
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=10065
These are best to farm w/ a druid and/or warlock for either aquatic form, or unending breath.

Mana pots: These will be useful for longer fights in the zone, hakkar specifically. Sillia mentioned they expect to be killing hakkar rather soon, so if we don't have someone with this recipie, we should 5 man scholo till they can get it. Mats are here:
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=3394

Dreamfoil: This stuff is used in all sorts of recipies that we'll need. This will be a bitch to farm, but with a few people doing it, we should be fine. Drop locs here:
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=5192

Shadow pots: I think this is used for the jindo fight, which is a "phat caster lewt" boss. Mats here:
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=17163

Elixer of poison resistance: An item used in the snake boss encounter, we should all be able to farm this as you get the venom sac's from the stupid spiders in Western Duskwood. And it's only a lvl14 item or something. Mats here:
http://www.thottbot.com/?i=13343

So, again, thanks for coming, and let's see if we can try to contribute something to this venture besides bodies.

See y'all in game.

CNN.com - Red storm ahead - Jul 15, 2005

2005-07-17T10:25:00.000-07:00

China wants to buy some of our strategic assets... and our govt will let them.

CNN.com - Red storm ahead - Jul 15, 2005

"You have to hand it to the Chinese government, though. China has the audacity to demand that the United States' Congress allow this deal to proceed, despite the utter absurdity and contradictory position it holds, denying foreign ownership of companies in its country, including its energy assets. The Chinese also must have absentmindedly forgotten it owns nearly all of CNOOC and carries an unadulterated record of currency manipulation and unfair industry subsidization."

"..China has an astounding $700 billion in U.S. currency in reserve. Here's an idea of what China could do with that money if this administration and Congress decide to allow it to buy the U.S. strategic assets: $700 billion, for example, could buy all of this nation's top oil companies, worth an estimated $615 billion. It would still have enough money to buy two of our top defense contractors, Boeing and Lockheed Martin, worth a combined $81 billion."

Holy crap.

"The object of China's strategy is inexorably to supplant the United States as the world's premier economic power," says Frank Gaffney, president of the Center for Security Policy, "and if necessary, to defeat us militarily."

"Laissez-faire economics can no longer disguise the potentially ruinous C'est la vie politics that define our relationship with China."

Support for England today

2005-07-07T16:12:00.000-07:00

Found via: Are You Conservative

Where would the blogosphere be without 9/11?

2005-06-09T10:12:00.000-07:00

As I'm sitting here drinking my morning coffee and having a donut that thought popped into my head. An odd thought, yes, but an interesting one (I think). As I can only speak from my personal experience, that's what I'll be relating here. I don't intend for this to be anything other than a stream of thought piece, so forgive me if it goes astray.

9/11 happened at a rather pivotal point in my life. I'd just graduated college in 2000, had a decent job that payed the bills, but I wasn't very happy with where I was. It was just one of those times where you're getting by. I was still getting used to work, I wasn't laying out any five or ten year game plans… I was happy living –in- the moment.

As I was on the east coast at the time, I was at work when the first plane hit. As I'm also a huge internet news dork (didn't read blogs yet though) I knew almost right away, and word started spreading around the office. Within a couple minutes we're all in the conference room watching TV. We all know what happened next. Within an hour management gave the go-ahead to leave and go home if we wanted. At the time we had no idea what was going on, and our offices were located right next to the states Congressional offices/Capitol building. I was gone.

Next thing you know I was making a whole bunch of choices to get my act together and become more independent and self-sufficient. The major items to come out of that push were a move to CA and my first gun purchase. Another was an interest in politics. I didn't feel like I could any longer ignore the assholes who were supposed to have tried to prevent something like 9/11 from happening. Yeah, yeah, I now know there really isn't much you can do to prevent something like that if the perps are crazy enough, but that sort of leads me to the next change. I stopped watching the news on TV. I stopped reading CNN.com religiously. I started reading blogs. I don't know that there was any specific reason or conscious decision, but one day I realized that I no longer was relying on the MSM for my news, and I also ended up being better informed than 95% of my friends (If I may be so bold).

Back to my original question, "Where would the blogosphere be without 9/11?". Based solely on my gut, I think it would be stillborn. I have to assume that my situation isn't unique. Oddly enough (or not) one of the first blogs I started reading was Cold Fury, who's tagline is "Harshing your mellow since 9/01". I wonder how many of todays bloggers were somewhat influenced, either overtly or subconsciously, by a desire to be heard, or at least to have their voice out there with all the others. The catharsis doesn’t have to be so much about making a difference so much as it is in being part of the discussion. That desire to simply verbalize is a nice snug fit with my goal of taking control of my life. Funny how that works out.

With that in mind I guess it only stands to reason that I frown upon people who's sole purpose in life is to make money from their blog. Because that was never the intention of my blog, I guess I looked down on people who had that sole aim. However, without a recepticle for those advertising dollars who knows how many less bloggers/voices we’d have and who knows how much cheaper our discourse would be. Compromises never were my strong suit. Heh.

In any case, I've started rambling. What I'm getting at is I think I've outgrown this thing. I made it for a purpose, whether I knew it or not, and I think it's been served. I've grown up, I've met some fantastic people, I’ve vented, and in the process I’ve learned a lot more about myself. That’s a lot to have asked of a stupid little moron-blog like mine. Plus, I think George Gaskell said it best in his recent site-down notice:

We're living in the midst of a cultural revolution. Right now, the Internets are like television circa 1945 -- a medium that has the power to change the world, but is still in its infancy. People are still figuring out what role it will play in their lives. After all, it was only a few weeks ago that a video of a kid in his dorm room lip-synching a Romanian pop song landed him on national TV. Before long, that sort of thing won't make national news.

But even though we are still at the beginning of the Internet age, there are people out there who are setting the standards for news, analysis, commentary and humor. The world does not need me to offer a pale imitation of sites that already provide such content.

I guess I’ll leave you guys on that note. I’ll leave the site up for the guest-bloggers in case they ever feel like ranting away. For me, this thing will probably just be relegated to hosting pics. Thanks all for stopping by and paying attenion while you did. Onto the next adventure...

Vicente Fox - You rat bastard. [Dave]

2005-05-16T17:32:00.000-07:00

Vicente Fox makes an obvious racial slur and then tries to back down.

Fox made the comment Friday during a public appearance in Puerto Vallarta, saying: "There's no doubt that Mexican men and women full of dignity, willpower and a capacity for work are doing the work that not even blacks want to do in the United States."

Did he just say....oh my he did.

Fox's spokesman, Ruben Aguilar, said Mexican and foreign news media have misinterpreted the remark as a racial slur. He said the president was speaking in defense of Mexican migrants as they come under attack by the new U.S. immigration measures that include a wall along the U.S.-California border.

Misinterpreted? As in lost in translation? 'Cause it seems pretty cut and dry to me...

"The president was just telling the truth," said Celedonio Gonzalez, a 35-year-old carpenter who worked illegally in Dallas for six months in 2001. "Mexicans go to the United States because they have to. Blacks want to earn better wages, and the Mexican because he is illegal takes what they pay him."

The difference is the "blacks" are here legally, and you Paco, are not. They should get the better wages because that's what living in such a great country affords. It's a competative market, and if it weren't for the illegal hiring practices, then competition would win out for the best labor, not the cheapest.

BREAKING: [Dave]

2005-05-16T17:19:00.000-07:00

NEWSWEEK RETRACT STORY!

I'm sure this will be met with the usual "The evil Americans still did it, now they cover it up" from the hardline / islamofacists.

Ok Mullah, go kill some more people, whatever gets your rocks off, but looks out for the ones in Humvee's they're some bad mother F'rs...

I'm seriously perplexed, the DU crowd thinks Bush is a moron, the elite think Rove is a genius, and everyone on the outside thinks the US government is a conspiracy monster keeping them down. What the hell is that all about?

Sissy.

2005-05-15T04:02:00.000-07:00

I think you are running away. From what? I don't know. I haven't talked to you in many months. I have been busy training to kill the same assholes who attacked us on 9/11.

"I frown upon people who's sole purpose in life is to make money from their blog."

Don't let other people ruin the things you enjoy doing. Money is THE driving force in our known universe. It comes before sex, and alcohol. I hate money. Unfortunately I need it to accomplish some essential tasks such as eating.

Well, my point is that if you enjoy blogging, then keep doing it. You wouldn't stop riding, shooting, snowboarding, or bangin' hot chicks just because other people get paid to do it, would you?

over and out.

What the fuck? [Dave]

2005-05-13T12:18:00.000-07:00

Mike is what I'd consider a good friend, even though we live about 1000 miles away we chat online almost everyday. Now, he pulls this shit. What the fuck? You could have at least given me a heads up so I could send you off in gay porn fashion like you're used to. Now, all I've got is guest blogger access to a site you've abandoned. Even Amish is pissed, he writes:

Dave,
In between cursing the "English" and throwing bleech filled water bombs at their kids, I noticed that Mike was leaving. This crushes me, because even though it's a sin, he's the only man I've ever truly loved. (Besides Jeff Gannon) I'll say a prayer for his heathen soul, and then go snort some crank.

--Amish

See that Mike? The man who created the "Insta-Malkin--lanche" is pissed, and for good reason. Granted, we only wrote at a fourth grade level, but man that was my senior year. There's only one thing that can describe the heartache and misery of this moment, and that would be the lyrical stylings of one Motley Crue.

I could face a mountain
But I could never climb alone
I could start another day
But how many, just don't know
You're the reason the sun shines down
And the nights, they don't grow cold
Only you that I'll hold when I'm young
Only you...as we grow old

This cartoonist is an Idiot

2005-05-12T10:38:00.000-07:00

The only way this could have been interpreted worse, would have been if the guy had been hitting the dog with a slipper (common American cultural iconography), as being hit with a shoe is just about the biggest insult you can lay upon a muslim. Besides seeing his wife's face that is.

In response to Michele's post

2005-05-12T08:43:00.000-07:00

Here's my current best of/workout mix:
1) Walking is still honest - Against Me
2) Dai Th Flu - Deftones (the only decent deftones song)
3) 94 Hours - As I Lay Dying
4) Shit stroll - Against Me!
5) Mother Superior - Good Riddance
6) Today's Empires, tomorrows Ashes - Propaghandi
7) The Fiction We Live - From Autumn to Ashes
8) Fighter - Street Dogs
9) Eulogy for an Angel - From Autumn to Ashes
10) Killing you now - Tool cover of some other obscure band
11) Chapter Four - Avenged Sevenfold
12) Before I forget - Slipknot
13) Your sweet six six six - H.I.M.
14) Unholy confessions - Avenged Sevenfold
15) Shelter - Icon of Coil
16) Nation States - Propaghandi

Excellent workout mix if I do say so myself.

If any of you guys have some good workout songs, please post 'em in the comments. I'm always looking for new stuff, and now that I'm out of college, I'm finding it harder and harder to find music I actually like without rehashing the old bullshit I've listened to for 15 years. So, honestly, anything'd be appreciated.

Haiku contest!

2005-05-09T10:40:00.000-07:00

Making fun of Ace's soon to be off the air radio show... heh.

My weekend reading

2005-05-09T08:34:00.000-07:00

This book, "The Life of Pi" came highly recommended by a couple friends of mine. Ended up steaming through it yesterday afternoon. Not what I expected. The book was touted to leave the reader believing in God by the end of it (which is also what one of the characters said)... however I don't think that reviewer read the same book I did. While this was an awesome (very entertaining) book, the end of it kicked me square in the face and left me depressed. While the book isn't 100% what I expected, it was a raucous story of one boys will to survive. I would say this should be required reading for all High School students, part of the reason being the boy was only 16 to have gone through such an ordeal.

As you've guessed, I'm trying to tell as little as possible about the story as you really should go check it out. Feel free to read what they have to say about it at amazon, rest assured you're not going to see any spoilers, nor are you going to get any more info than what's on the back cover. :)

Basically, if you're looking for a fun book you can bust out in 4-5 hours, this is it. If you have already read it, I'd like to hear your take in the comments (no spoilers for those who haven't read it - heh).

Right. On.

2005-05-08T16:23:00.000-07:00

Who's the asshole now!

2005-05-06T15:28:00.000-07:00

Haha! Yeah bitch, and guess who I nailed in the copy que (though I missed it with the screenie...)

Heh.

Cheer up!

2005-05-06T12:06:00.000-07:00

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm... Lindsay Lohan.....

Holy crap I'm perplexed....[Dave]

2005-05-06T11:37:00.000-07:00

Part of me wants to go trolling, part of me is interested in the unintentional comedy factor, and a third part of me is utterly disguted...

'Whore College' Offers Hands-On Training

"We are still illegal," instructor Kimberlee Cline said before her 20-minute demonstration. "If we want to be treated as business professionals, we need to act ethically within the industry.

...
Several students went to lengths to explain that they see themselves as inheritors of a proud tradition — specialists with a choice instead of exploited victims. Sporting nary a stiletto heel among them, their expressed reasons for turning to sex work — an umbrella term that encompasses everything from exotic dancing and acting in pornographic films to turning tricks — were as varied as their hair colors and body types.

There's that comedy factor...

"My own personal experience has been negative and positive, as with any job," said Kymberly Cutter, 36, a mother of two from Tucson who returned to prostitution two years ago to boost her income and regards it as part of a journey in "personal self-discovery." Her children, ages 7 and 9, know what she does for a living, she said.

Now, I'm disgusted....

Erin O'Bryn, 36, who has appeared on adult television networks, worked in massage parlors, owned an escort referral service and last year ran for Congress in Hawaii, said wearing a power suit and good heels dissuades clients from thinking they can take advantage of her.

A whore running for Congress? At least she's got the balls to admit it.

What could have been an interesting post

2005-05-06T09:46:00.000-07:00

Turns into "straw man" central.

Then again, it's slashdot geeks... they're probably all a bunch of 15 year old dorkalects (just invented that one, dork+derilect = dorkalect).

(And yes folks, my straw man was a joke)

We're goin down that road

2005-05-06T09:08:00.000-07:00

Not to jump right in with slippery slope fallacies, but where the fuck will this lead?

My answer: Nowhere I want to be.

Fucking pols.

h/t: Thrak.

Own your own helicopter (cheap!)

2005-05-05T18:21:00.000-07:00

Or not.

2nd to last paragraph.

I have to read scrappleface more often

2005-05-05T17:27:00.000-07:00

Another gem today.

(2005-05-05) -- Executives at Ford and General Motors today challenged a move by Standard & Poor's to downgrade the big automakers' debt to 'junk' status.

In a teleconference with institutional investors, they made a vigorous pitch for buying what they called "quality-checked" or "certified pre-owned" bonds.

"'Junk bond' has such a negative sound," said an unnamed GM spokesman. "A man can't come home to his wife and say 'Honey, I bought some junk bonds today.' We need to give our non-investment-grade debt a name that conveys prestige, style, success and hope for a better tomorrow."

The executives suggested that investors think of GM and Ford debt as 'creampuff bonds' or 'genuine classic bonds'.

Both automakers' stock prices dropped sharply today with GM selling at $30.86/share and Ford at $9.70/share, or best offer.

NEWSFLASH

2005-05-04T11:57:00.000-07:00

Paris Hilton is a bigger idiot than we originally thought...

No words...

2005-05-04T11:13:00.000-07:00

Since it seems there is still confusion about the roles various groups play in the Iraq situation, let's clarify one more time.

Insurgents = Terrorists. NOT freedom fighters, NOT resistance, NOT rebels...murderers.

US Military = Facilitators of a future for Iraq and her people.

The below pic should help clarify. A sad, tragic, painful, yet, in all its pain, beautiful sight that tells more of a story than any journalist out there.
A US soldier doing his best to be with a child who was fatally wounded in today's terrorist bombing.
Click for perspective.

MSFT getting into the auto biz?

2005-05-03T18:24:00.000-07:00

Everyone remembers that old joke? ...

Well it's |-| much closer to being reality.

RETARD POETRY!

2005-05-03T18:05:00.000-07:00

Where else?

Don't miss this kick-ass movie review(s) while you're at it either.

My entry?

Haiku for morons

Rosie plays a tard
She's such a slobbering fool
Kind of like bloggers

Tasers don't kill people

2005-05-03T15:40:00.000-07:00

Cops do.

Effing disgusting how this whole article focuses on the eeeeeeeevils of ~~the Joo's~~ the Taser, yet says nothing about:

Police did not say exactly how many times the man was zapped.

Or that in previous instances it takes (9) tazings to kill another guy. Seriously though, how many times to you have to taze a fucking 24-year old man in order to kill him. Did they sit there and keep tazing him after he went unconscious?

Fucking cops.

RELATED UPDATE: Have you all seen that vid where the drunk guy gets pulled over and is tazed like 5 times by that cop? Every time he's hit, he just flat-f*ck falls on the ground. It's as if every muscle in his body turns to jelly...

"Amazing"

2005-05-03T11:45:00.000-07:00

Go ahead and file this under, "Boy, I'm glad we killed Terri so quickly."

Leather jacket help?

2005-05-01T19:48:00.000-07:00

Last weekend in San Francisco I picked up this leather jacket for about $35. The color and cut are exactly what I was looking for, however it's got these two creases down the front. I guess they're just from sitting on a hanger for a long-ass time. I need to figure out how to get rid of them. The roommate suggested I get a couple wet towels and iron it out. :/ Anyone else have other ideas?

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Job humor

2005-04-29T10:02:00.000-07:00

Only in Louisiana. You gotta love this lawyer - it's too good not to share! Everyone who has ever bought a house will enjoy this.

A New Orleans lawyer sought an FHA loan for a client. He was told the loan would be granted if he could prove satisfactory title to a parcel of property being offered as collateral. The title to the property dated back to 1803, which took the lawyer three months to track down. After sending the information to the FHA, he received the following reply.

(Actual letter):
"Upon review of your letter adjoining your client's loan application, we note that the request is supported by an Abstract of Title. While we compliment the able manner in which you have prepared and presented the application, we must point out that you have only cleared title to the proposed collateral property back to 1803. Before final approval can be accorded, it will be necessary to clear the title back to its origin."

Annoyed, the lawyer responded as follows (actual letter):

"Your letter regarding title in Case No. 189156 has been received. I note that you wish to have title extended further than the 194 years covered by the present application. I was unaware that any educated person in this country, particularly those working in the property area, would not know that Louisiana was purchased, by the U.S., from France in 1803, the year of origin identified in our application. For the edification of uninformed FHA bureaucrats, the title to the land prior to U.S. ownership was obtained from France, which had acquired it by Right of Conquest from Spain. The land came into the possession of Spain by Right of Discovery made in the year 1492 by a sea captain named Christopher Columbus, who had been granted the privilege of seeking a new route to India by the Spanish monarch, Isabella.

The good queen Isabella, being a pious woman and almost as careful about titles as the FHA, took the precaution of securing the blessing of the Pope before she sold her jewels to finance Columbus' expedition. Now the Pope, as I'm sure you may know, is the emissary of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and God, it is commonly accepted, created this world. Therefore, I believe it is safe to presume that God also made that part of the world called Louisiana.

God, therefore, would be the owner of origin and His origins date back, to before the beginning of time, the world as we know it AND the FHA. I hope you find God's original claim to be satisfactory. Now, may we have our damn loan?"

The loan was approved.

Sounds about right.

2006 Elections?

2005-04-29T08:50:00.000-07:00

"Do you believe in miracles? I belieeeeeeeeeeve in miracles..." /retarded 80's song lyrics (who the hell sang that anyway? -ed)

But, Harry Reid (D-NJ) doesn't. And the money quote:

"Senator Reid can do the math: A Democratic Party, plus no ideas, plus obstruction, plus over-the-top partisan rhetoric equals continued minority."

Yeahp. That just about sums it up.

Seven men sueing Denny's

2005-04-28T17:22:00.000-07:00

OK, I'll bite...

The seven men are of Egyptian, Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian descent...

Um, so let me get this straight... these guys *aren't* terrorist-looking? $5 says CAIR has their stinky hand in this somewhere/how. If that's the case, let's not forget about Randal Royer - you know - that former spokesman for CAIR and the Muslim American Society.

Where's Rachel Lucas?

Inventor creates "soundless" speaker

2005-04-28T08:45:00.000-07:00

Apparently its soundwaves are 'above the range' of human hearing. Interesting.

In other, un-related news, every dog within 300 yards of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry simultaneously ran into traffic. Detectives think it was a mass suicide.

h/t: Ace (like you were expecting someone else)

Who has a smaller penis?

2005-04-27T09:18:00.000-07:00

The guy that drives this car?

(click for bigger)

or this truck?

In the comments please...

bookofjoe: Is love real?

2005-04-26T10:11:00.000-07:00

I love pizza... does that count?

A glimpse inside....

2005-04-25T22:53:00.000-07:00

Sorrow...Frustration...Questioning...Frustration...Acceptance...Hope.

A US Soldier and Johnny Cash.

Long trip. Home safe.

2005-04-25T13:37:00.000-07:00

Got back from SF yesterday evening, had an awesome trip. Will try and summarize it later tonight, but unfortunately (for whom? -ed) I'm not going to be posting any pictures. If you saw the last post you noticed that I was out there for work Thur/Fri and on my site inspection I happened to drop (and break) my brand new camera. Oops.

BUT, if you're lookin for pics, check out the hotel I stayed in, and a neighborhood I might end up moving out to. We've got an office over in Walnut Creek, which I guess is about an hour bus > Bart > bus ride away...

Good times, quick rundown to come tonight...

More MIT bashing

2005-04-25T09:24:00.000-07:00

This is the feel good story of the week. Not only is it a damn good story, which I wish could be replicated more often, but it involves a bunch of nobodies beating smug MIT douchebags.

Ef you MIT.

Wow.

2005-04-24T12:26:00.000-07:00

Phenomenal read from Ali.

Wow....Perspective.

HT to Mohammad at Iraq the Model

Ace digs it

2005-04-20T11:43:00.000-07:00

Take the quiz at dicepool.com

If there was ever anything which begged a top-10 list

2005-04-18T19:29:00.000-07:00

This is it.

More later...

Lance Armstrong to quit cycling

2005-04-18T19:15:00.000-07:00

...after this years' TDF. Of course. This guy is a King among men. For those of you who have any idea what being a cyclist entails, you know what I'm talking about. The rest of you?

Well, you can eat a dick.

Lance Armstrong is hands down the best athlete around, the best cyclist of all-time, a role model, if there ever was one and a damn fine American.

I wonder which he'd put first? (my rhetorical style is too strong for you foo)

UPDATE: Good reader Pigilito calls me out in the comments, and I used Tyler Hamilton as example of why I think Lance is innocent of any doping charges... then I read my email and find this Court Transcript between the ADA and Tyler Hamilton. Figured it was worth throwing up. I'll also blockquote the response this generated from one of the guys on my triathlon team:

The dissenting arbitrator’s opinion is eye opening...I didn’t even realize the vote was 2-1. Of course the press just says “guilty” and that’s it. The test that they relied on doesn’t even take false positives into account, both those that are naturally occurring and those that result from human error. Everyone knows the blood samples are mishandled in some cases (like putting it in the freezer). The test also relies on a subjective call made by the lab tech.

I also didn’t know that the initial lab test at the Olympics was negative and that a separate group took another look. This second group was paid to develop the new technique (and now have their professional reputations at stake) and they knew it was Tyler’s sample they were testing. That's the group who was charged making the “I know it when I see it” subjective call? Ridiculous.

The people making the call are never supposed to know who it is they are testing and are not supposed to have a vested interest in the outcome. A third test was not possible due to the destruction of the backup sample but the numbers from the Vuelta sample were significantly lower than the Athens sample so it’s safe to assume the original Athens lab group would have cleared Tyler, and yet he gets a 2 year suspension because of this second group of testers.

I can’t believe they would throw away a career relying on a test like that with those circumstances. It seems like the IOC, UCI, etc. have gone way overboard. I’m sure they are frustrated with the inability of testing to keep up w/ the designer doping drugs, but come on. If you don't have objective testing you don't have legitimacy. Maybe Tyler should move to Salem b/c it sure looks like a witch hunt to me.

Worth reading if you're at all interested in this stuff.

For what it's worth, Tyler has also just posted a response on his site.

UPDATE2: Shit. I think I just deleted all the comments. I'd made a double-post, tried to zap one of them and might have just killed them all. :/ Either way, the last comment by "anonymous" was something to the effect of "Lance identifies his politics as center-left, how does that make you feel?" - my response was "who gives a shit, he rides a bike". As far as all the other stuff with pigilito or whatever, I was done talking about it anyway - him trying to convince me that Lance isn't the best ever, or that he's a doper, is like me saying George Soros really did actually vote for Bush.

Fuck it. I don't care. You're all retarded. Heh.

Though she never left my bloglines subscription

2005-04-18T17:15:00.000-07:00

It looks like she's "back"!! (maybe - let us hope for the best)

San Francisco musings

2005-04-18T12:13:00.000-07:00

"One does not simply *WALK* into Mordor"...

Work trip Thu/Fri to SF, planning on spending the weekend (Sat/Sun) there just kickin around makin' fun of homeless people.

If you know any place I should check out, hit it up in the comments - I'll be staying downtown - in the north east corner of the nub that is Frisco. I'm not really looking to spend my days cruisin the city, I'd rather head up north a little and check out the scenery.

So, yeah, hook a blogger up...

Happy Tax Day [Dave]

2005-04-15T06:11:00.000-07:00

This is how it makes me feel on the inside.

If you haven't seen Sin City yet, check it out

2005-04-14T09:11:00.000-07:00

I'm not going to post a review of it here (b/c I'm lazy) but Mickey Rourke was *perfect* in this movie. That link takes you to a run-down of what he's been up to the last 15-years. After reading it, I feel that much better about his performance in Sin City.

So, constant reader, if you're into that kind of movie, check it out.

Found out my tax refund

2005-04-13T12:50:00.000-07:00

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h/t: pooponastick

UPDATE: I think Rachel hates the IRS almost as much as I do.

Chinese imitate DU

2005-04-12T10:29:00.000-07:00

In the spirit of BOTW, here's the latest installation of the Chinese sounding a hell of a lot like DU'ers.

Pork Barrell: Good for everyone

2005-04-11T16:30:00.000-07:00

As long as you define "everyone" as the only 535 important ones on the stage. The rest of us must be sensitive to the plight of our nations underpaid ~~indentured~~ servants. Patience.

"There are two ways to eliminate the lobbyist temptation," said the unnamed source. "You can either increase Congressional pay and make it a fixed percentage of the national debt, or stop passing money through Congress for programs delivered on the state and local level."

(Or, just let them run their own investment portfolios)

Caltech vs MIT

2005-04-11T09:30:00.000-07:00

Good on ya Caltech. MIT sucks.

50,000 hits

2005-04-10T16:21:00.000-07:00

Happy Sunday.

Freedom

2005-04-09T18:36:00.000-07:00

It is truly sad and disturbing what news I have heard about the Iraqi anniversary of Freedom. The radio has news of protests with "thousands" of al Sadr loyalists tearing down effigies of Saddam, Bush, and Blair, simulations of the "prisoner torture" pictures, and plenty of chanting against the USA, democracy, and, by default, progress. The television and internet news sites are filled with the same. I am amazed this is the only news we hear of such a monumental day when reports like this is also out there...then again, that good news and messages of thanks are no longer considered "news" are they? At the very least, shouldn't we hear BOTH reports?

The winds of change that have blown away the tyrant in Iraq have begun to reach more and more people everyday and the heroic stand of Iraqis is inspiring freedom lovers in Beirut and Cairo, Kuwait and Bahrain, Arabia and Damascus; people are screaming enough is enough; enough for tyranny, enough for repression and enough for slavery.

Some naysayers and losers will say that terror had marked the past two years in Iraq but we the Iraqis believe that terrorism is merely the defeated remnants of evil fed by the other tyrants who got terrified from the fall of their demonic master. They're holding onto a weak thread that will soon be broken no matter how hard they try.

Finally, I would like to say it again and say it loud:
Thank you our liberators.

Indeed.

UPDATE - Thanks to Ace for the link. Here is more goodness; I got the chills when I read this one. Thank ~~AlGore~~ the US Military for the internet; without it, this truth would likely not be heard.

Two years now and "they" still wonder
And "they" still ask Was it worth it?
Was it right?
Two years and it seems to me Like it was yesterday
Two years and "they" keep trying
To silence the voice inside us
Yet it only grows louder

I was once free When I was a kid
But when I grew up...

My new toy...

2005-04-08T12:24:00.000-07:00

All set for bird and small game hunting. A Winchester Super X2. WOOT!
(The other dirty little gun is a Marlin 60 .22. I got it for $20 and when I pulled it apart to clean it I was amazed. It literally looks like someone coated the internals in oil and then buruied the gun in sand. Time to get some Casey's Gun Scrubber!)

My first "testimonial"

2005-04-07T16:04:00.000-07:00

Over at WuzzaDems. Kind of an inside joke. God that's funny.

Yada yada yada

2005-04-07T14:54:00.000-07:00

...the company you keep...
You're tellin me this guy's still around?! Huh?

Just thinking and such... [Dave]

2005-04-07T14:03:00.001-07:00

After much soul searching, I've realized that I'm not really comfortable using my real name on this blog. Why? Well Dave seems so, well bland. The good professor uses his name, but then again, he's on TV all the time media whoring it up. I should have chosen a good name, a cool name, a hip name. I could have been Tenacious BM, or possibly Harold Johnson.

In other news, I've been working my ass raw and I'm just about out of gas. This weekend won't be spent doing crap at work I can tell you that -- oh shit -- this is almost starting to turn into a real blog entry, I need a joke quick. What's the difference between Terri Schaivo and Oliver Willis? One was deprived of food, one needs to be. Ah, much better.

Am I the only one that sick of hearing about Frank J's wedding already? Yes? Oh well. I'm sure he'll be back to being funny someday. (p.s. Your guest bloggers suck. I mean that in the nicest possible way. Btw, one good boobie shot could pay for the whole wedding, think about that. The. Whole. Damn. Wedding.)

I'm currently writing a piece of fiction that I'll be posting here when I'm done with it. It's a COMPLETELY FICTIONAL STORY about a man who finds more freedom in prison than the outside world. Think Shawshank Redemption meets 1984. I must stress that this is a COMPLETELY FICTIONAL STORY least anyone get the wrong idea when I publish it. The short story is that the man who becomes sick of the ruling judiciary in his country kills a judge in protest and finds that the only real freedom he's ever known comes in a cage. Again, COMPLETELY FICTIONAL.

That's all for now, bite me.

Just thinking and such... [Dave]

2005-04-07T14:03:00.000-07:00

Morning perspective

2005-04-07T08:37:00.000-07:00

Right:
~~Dan Rather~~ - Good Old Boy at CBS for over 40 years
~~Eason Jordan~~ - CNN Chief News Executive, 23 years there
~~Sandy "Pants" Berger~~ - Former National Security Advisor (!!) and hard core Clintonista

Left:
~~Jeff Gannon/James Guckert~~ - an obscure reporter no one had ever heard of.
~~Terry Schaivo~~ - a handicapped woman.
~~Brian Darling~~ - legal council to Mel Martinez, whomever he is.

Raddest band

2005-04-06T22:39:00.000-07:00

I can't farking believe I'm *just* finding CLUTCH. These guys rock out so fucking hard, and they've got some really cool instrumental tracks and even some jazzy shit. If you check out their site, you can hear a sample track. Imma post this, then see if I can UL a couple tracks and kill some bandwidth.

Check these guys out!

P.S. Thanks Nathan for showin me these guys!

Easy Breeze
Notes From The Trial Of (La Curandera)
Mercury
Elephant Riders
(Please rt. click and save as - thanks!)

Today's classy joke

2005-04-06T20:16:00.000-07:00

CMGREENLAW1978: what do terry saivo and the pope have in common?
CMGREENLAW1978: theyre both dead

Ahh yes, Mick, these are *your* friends, not mine. Heh. A special seat is reserved for that guy too.

Best new show on TV. Hands down.

2005-04-06T13:03:00.000-07:00

Daves post reminded me...

This new show, "The Office" is quite possibly the best thing since sliced-bread. I guess this is a re-make of a popular British version, so I'll have to ask Bosh about the original, but this thing is just too funny. With lines like:

So, you're a Mexican. Would you prefer we call you something less offensive?

How can yo go wrong? Honestly.

^ Funniest man on TV today.

Tattoo blogging

2005-04-06T12:42:00.000-07:00

Well, not really, but try and tell me this Phoenix wouldn't make a sick tattoo...

...Geeeetting antsy...

It's almost Friday

2005-04-06T11:20:00.000-07:00

I need a drink.

UPDATE: Link should now work.

Can you hear me?

2005-04-06T10:07:00.000-07:00

I'm screaming.

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Hog on Ice's comments down?

2005-04-05T17:55:00.000-07:00

Well, I don't know, but I couldn't post my most recent comment, so here it is, in response to the HOG ON ICE: Physics Ignorance Can be Fatal post:

Java - I concur with your analysis, but for someone to say that bike helmets are asinine, is ridiculous. Should they be mandatory? HELL NO! However, if you don't have insurance, decide to not wear a helmet and end up with a brain injury... am I gonna pay for ya? Nope on that count too. And if you ask me to, I'll pull your damn tube myself.

This is what's wrong with the blogosphere

2005-04-05T14:45:00.000-07:00

Feh, I rather liked the Cowbell. I'm also jealous that he has more Instalanches than me. I've been blogging what, three or four months now? Where the hell is mine? Shit, he gets one for retiring, and I don't get one for even starting. The Blogfather my hiney. He's a miser with his Instalanches, by golly.
-Collegeguy

I read most of the same blogs as this guy and have never once noticed a neat comment of his, or anything of his. He posts up on Wuzzadem (who's a decently funny guy) and bitches that he's been blogging for all of 4 months (max) and hasn't gotten an instalanche.

Well, you've gotta have something to say "Collegeguy" - nobodys gonna throw you a bone if you're not funny and/or witty. So, not only do you sound like a pompous "the world revolves around me" ass with your comment, but you're also just one of many like you. I'd throw J. Golsen in with you as well, but I can't seem to find a link to his site. Where's that guy get off to? Not at the top of the TTLB rankings, I can tell you that much.

FWIW: I should point out the only way I got my Insta-Corner-Franka-Malka-lanche was b/c of guest-blogger Atomic Amish. I'm not ashamed of that, I've never said that I'm funny or claimed that I *deserved* a link from anybody. I do all this shit for personal enjoyment, if you don't like it you can eat me, even if you like it I'll probably still tell you to eat me. :) There are people out there who take this shit way too seriously, I don't think John's one of them, I think Collegeguy might be and I *know* Jordan Golsen is.

UPDATE: Turns out I'm a fool. Read John's comments over @ Wuzzadem.

Only two certain things: Death and Taxes

2005-04-05T11:45:00.000-07:00

Just ~~got kicked square in the balls~~ sent my taxes to my tax-prep guy.

It really chaps my ass being in almost a 40% tax bracket.

No, seriously.

Let's play a game

2005-04-04T13:05:00.000-07:00

It's called "Guess what the Office Manager is wearing today"

Hint: Think, Chris Rocks' "stripper shoes" skit.

But you know what, I think they match her ~~outfit~~ pajamas pretty well.

I think she just got her hair cut too.

Seriously folks. I'm not makin this up.

Atomic Amish Update

2005-04-04T09:22:00.000-07:00

For those of you who were around a few months ago, I had a guest-blogger (Atomic Amish) who posted a few hilarious links here, which got me linked by NRO, Insty, Michelle Malkin and Frank J. Amish has since "taken a few months off", but I think I found him.

So, go check that site out. If you're at all familiar with Instapundit, you'll laugh your ass off.

Google Gulp

2005-04-01T09:46:00.000-08:00

*slack jawed*

I'm struck dumb.

UPDATE: OK, SOP would be to delete this post as fast as humanly possible, but I'm leaving this one up b/c I'm such. a farking. retard.

Oh to perils and pitfalls of being aloof... *sighs*

TV is set up

2005-03-31T22:25:00.000-08:00

I am such. a fucking. dork.

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The monkeys are flinging poo

2005-03-31T14:29:00.000-08:00

Over at Ace's.

S.O.D.A.

2005-03-31T14:05:00.000-08:00

Short for Seniors Out Drinking Again - this tradition has a rich history at my alma mater. Why don't you take a look at an AIM away message from this years Captain of the swimteam:

walls washed
bar washed
pool cleaned
pool returned to wall mart
carpet deep-vacked
floor mopped
shades scrubbed
clothes permanently destroyed
$460 total spent
410 beers purchased
6 handles consumed
8 bottles of chocolate sauce empty
4 industrial-sized tubs of pudding gone
couches put back in suite
several videos taken
one $300 fast skin ruined by chocolate
at least 2 pukers post-party

good. times.

8-)mud wrestling

let the soda action begin, last minute mud wrestling party, get the bell get the bell, chocolate sauce and pudding everywhere, honestly who mud wrestls in a fastskin, i have to puke, fuck you I have to puke, getting punched in the stomach

Best SODA ever? Probably...

NEWSFLASH!

2005-03-31T12:50:00.000-08:00

Jordan "The Tsunami Kid" Golsen is ALIIIIIIIIIIIVE!

Check him out in the comments to Michele's post. He tries to crack wise, but I think I definitively slap him in the face with my 2" cock...check it out.

This is the huckster who got a drudge-a-foon then pronounced himself kingshit/bully of the internets, and threatened to sue some 10 year old or something. Jordan tried to give me a whole bunch of shit for coming down on him and not letting him slide with some pansy-assed cookie-cutter responses. He won't let it slide, and we all know how mature I am... so... fuck it.

Heh.

What a whore

2005-03-31T11:26:00.000-08:00

This is the bullshit I deal with at work.

This fucking printer shoots out (maybe) 1 page every 30 seconds. Every time this bitch gets a 200 page pdf file, she sends it to the printer *I* use, which is quite possibly the slowest one in the office. I've talked to this woman no less than 20 times about this, but she's literally TOO. FUCKING. LAZY. to walk the extra 20 feet to the hi-cap printer in the next room over, the one that takes up half the room and shoots out a 200 page pdf in 60 seconds.

Fucking bitch.

P.S. Did I mention she always uses the last of the paper, and she'll even go to get her print jobs, see it's out of paper, then just walk away without changing it? Yeah. She does that - so her 50,000,000 print jobs will just SIT THERE BLOCKING EVERYONE ELSES' SHIT.

I need a drink.

I'll call a spade a spade... [Dave]

2005-03-31T07:35:00.000-08:00

Murderers.

UPDATE: Pic and a headline from "Satan's Yam" - heh.
Michael Schiavo, as recently seen on Fox News Channel.

One more scalp for the Liberals

2005-03-31T07:28:00.000-08:00

Terri 's dead. Way to go guys, you really stuck it to ~~her~~ BUSH on that one. Woo hoo.

*shakes head*

UPDATE: Go figure I get picked up by Slate for this post. Was wondering where that comment came from. *sighs* I have no idea who David Wallis Wells is (Slate Intern) or how he found my lowly blog.... come to think of it, what *was* he searching for to find fodder for his story?

UPDATE 2: Oh, and Dave, I'm a "blogger", not a "diarist". Nice not-so-subtle jive. ;)

UPDATE 3: I'm able to divine a few things from my comments. People coming here from Slate (and leaving comments) really don't have any interest in debate. No one has really even addressed the main thrust of my post - that the left has used this as an attack against Bush, without recognizing that someone's life was in the balance. FWIW, I think it's about time I clarify my position in the T. Schaivo matter. My comments over at ASV are probably the most true and succinct, so why don't all you wanna-be critics go check them out first - before spouting off in my comments.

The thing that I find most fucked up about this case is the way people were rationalizing euthanizing this woman. B/c at the end of the day that's what it came down to: euthanasia. Some people were like "It's OK, she can't feel anything, it's euphoric", or "She's already dead" or "She's a vegetable". To those arguments, Rachel Lucas responded much better than I here here here and here. So, if you feel like figuring out where I actually stand on this issue, go read her b/c she and I are on the same page.

Also worth adding how little I wrote about this compared to other bloggers. Consider that for a moment. What could that mean? No. Think some more. Still don't get it? Well, go re-read my comments at Michele's. Yet? No? Well, OK - this case simply doesn't pull my strings as it does other conservatives. As mentioned earlier I think much of the hype about this was the blogosphere and MSM being bored, with declining death rates in Iraq, good news for Jacko, Iraqi's starting to take responsibility, the middle east transforming (in a positive way) - the MSM was looking for some more ammo to hurl @ Bush. Well here's some insight, it's only a slow news cycle if you choose not to report on what's going on. What's disappointed me is that the blogosphere has let the agenda be dictated by the MSM - we should always be stabbing in our own direction and not let CNN/ABC/NBC/MSNBC (hehe) or even Fox dictate what we should be talking about. As Jeff Jarvis says, *WE* are the market - if we keep following stories that are thrown at us like bones - doesn't that just make us part of the circle jerk?

So, for those of you that are going to click through here and try and leave some nasty comment, I hope you've at least read what I've just thrown up in this most recent update. Though it may make you feel morally superior to lump me in as some "right wing fundamentalist bible-thumper" you really couldn't be further from the truth and you're only hurting your cause.

FINAL UPDATE: Some decent comments below and as it always ends up, nothing gets solved in arguments over the 'net. I probably should have brought this point up earlier, but what allows me to have some closure with this issue was (interestingly enough) last nights' episode of South Park. Basically Kenny ended up in a PVS (he was Terri) and the whole country went all batshit fighting over what he wanted. At the (almost) very end of the show, they find his will and it even addresses what he'd want to happen to him if he were ever in a PVS. His request? Simply to never ever be made a national example.

At that point, both sides shut up and Stan concludes that the "pull the tube" faction was right for the wrong reasoons, while the "right to lifers" were wrong for the right reasons.

I think seeing that is what allowed me to get to sleep last night.

Long live South Park.

There is a special seat in hell...

2005-03-28T17:19:00.000-08:00

...reserved for this blog.

Dell 26" LCD TV purchase?

2005-03-28T10:35:00.001-08:00

Today is the last day for this killer sale.

What to do, what to do. Chime in in the comments.

UPDATE: Bought it.

It's like Salem (circa 1692) all over again

2005-03-28T10:25:00.000-08:00

Karma's a bitch.

Holy shit, Google's evil

2005-03-25T13:57:00.000-08:00

Type your home phone number into the main search engine...watch what comes up.

If you want to remove your number from Google's database (ie. you don't like stalkers) CLICK THIS LINK.

Je-sus.

Stripe on.

2005-03-25T12:51:00.000-08:00

Absolutely perfect. The plentiful use of "!" is that little bit that pushes things over the edge.
Fantastic.

Blue-Eyed Infidel: I can't wait to starve my dog to death

2005-03-24T17:25:00.000-08:00

Another long-in-process Rachel rant.

She nails it folks. She. Just. Fucking. Nails it.

And when it does.... [Dave]

2005-03-24T11:50:00.000-08:00

Dear Judge Greer,
In a matter of days, you and the rest of the ruling judicial bourgeoisie will get their way and Terri Schaivo will be dead. I will have officially lost faith in humanity at that point. You've deprived a disabled woman of her life, her liberty, and her persuit of happiness. To this I can only say one thing. Shame. Shame on your house, shame on your name. Blood is on your hands and you sit in your black robes upon your perch and play God. How dare you.

Penn Jillette taught me a valuable lesson, you can get in trouble for calling someone a fraud. But, there's no recourse for calling someone a motherfucker, and you are a huge motherfucking prick. If dying by starvation is an easy death, why do you suppose babies cry when they're hungry? I know you probably don't care what I think, I'm just one small person and you are a mighty judge, but remember, things come around. I can only hope that someday as you lay on a bed someone makes that decision for you, and I hope you feel every minute of it.

As I think over the facts of the case, I can't see one instance where you ever took Terri into account. You gave Michael Terri's medical trust fund money so he could pay lawyers to petition for her death. Asshole. You discounted the medical opinion of doctors and nurses who disagreed with you. Fuckwad.

Darkies in the Melon Patch

2005-03-24T00:10:00.000-08:00

Some thing's wrong with this, I just can't figure out what it is.

Let's piss of the Dems and the FEC in one post

2005-03-22T14:57:00.000-08:00

Straight from Ken Mehlman:

FROM: Chairman Ken Mehlman
RE: Latest Trends in the Social Security Debate
DATE: March 22, 2005

As the President and Congress have debated Social Security reform over the past couple of months, certain trends have emerged. Americans have learned more about the problems facing the current system, and thus, are more likely to recognize the need for changes in the future, including Personal Retirement Accounts. The following points are clear:

First, more people have come to understand the structural problems facing Social Security's solvency over the last two months, and thus, the issue has become more important to them. The latest Gallup poll shows that Americans think Social Security is now the most important domestic issue. At 12%, Social Security has increased by 8% since January and is a greater concern than the economy (10%), health care (9%), or terrorism (9%).

The increased importance of Social Security is confirmed by several other polls. This week's Battleground 2006 poll found Social Security (17%) as the "number one problem for the President and Congress to deal with." Also a recent Harris poll found 37% of Americans think Social Security is the most important issue for the government to address, an increase of 33% from last October when just 4% thought it was the most important issue.

Second, more Americans agree that Social Security needs strengthening. According to the recent ABC News/Washington Post poll, 72% of Americans think the Social Security system is headed down the road to a crisis or will require major changes in order to head of a crisis. Even seniors believe that changes are necessary to Social Security: a recent Ayres McHenry poll found 66% of Americans over age 55 believe that Social Security needs changes. A recent Gallup poll even found a majority of Americans (51%) believe that it is necessary for Congress to pass legislation to make changes to Social Security this year.

In the past few years, according to polls conducted by the Tarrance Group, more and more Americans think the Social Security system needs major changes:

Poll Date Major Changes Modest Changes Minor Adjustment No Change
Tarrance Group 1/10-13/05 53% 31% 12% 1%
Tarrance Group 1/17-21/02 37% 33% 9% 19%
Third, as Americans hear more and more about possible reforms, support for Personal Retirement Accounts has increased. A recent Gallup survey found that 58% of Americans believe that Social Security Legislation should "include a provision that would allow people who retire in future decades to invest some of their Social Security taxes in the stock market and bonds."

Support for Personal Retirement Accounts has increased. According to a recent ABC News/Washington Post poll, fifty-six percent (56%) of Americans support allowing workers to invest some of their Social Security contributions in the stock market, while 41% oppose such an idea. The number of Americans who support PRAs has increased by a net of 6% since last December, when 53% supported the plan and 44% opposed it. This is the highest level of support for PRAs since the Post first asked the question in 2000.

Those eligible for Personal Retirement Accounts see benefits from them. According to a recent Pew poll, among those eligible for Personal Retirement Accounts, 56% believe investment would bring higher benefits; just 12% predict lower benefits and 55% would invest if given choice. Once PRAs are explained, a majority of Americans support them. According to the Democracy Corps poll, 40% of Americans support PRAs before they are explained, while 51% oppose them. However, after a plan for voluntary personal retirement accounts is explained, support rises to 54%, while 45% remain opposed.

Finally, as Americans follow the Social Security Debate, they trust President Bush more than Democrats to find a solution. According to recent polls by the Winston Group and NPR, President leads Democrats on who offers better ideas and who is working on a bipartisan basis.

Bush Advantage Winston Group NPR
Who is willing to work with both political parties to find a solution? +16 +18
Is offering the right kind of ideas? +8 +6
Who do you trust to make the right kinds of changes? +7 +8
Americans are realizing that Democrats are opposing Social Security modernization because they lack their own plans: The Democracy Corps poll also showed that 50% of Americans believe that Democrats are opposing President Bush's plans to strengthen Social Security just to block his agenda, while only 42% believe that they are opposing President Bush's plan because they have a better way to strengthen Social Security.

Heh.

A ditty if Kerry had won the Presidency

2005-03-21T11:29:00.000-08:00

See "Friday Humor" at the bottom of the post, as imagined by Thereeeeeeeeeeeeeza (darling)

Thank heaven, he lost the race;
I'd have to move into a smaller place.
Thank heaven, no Air Force One;
My plane is faster and it has more space.
And I can shoot my mouth off when it suits me,
And stop pretending that I love my spousal duty.

John "Good As Gold" Delorean, dead at 80

2005-03-21T11:15:00.000-08:00

Not much fanfare about this one, unfortunately. This guy seemed to have been pretty cool...minus the whole cocaine episode. But hey, no better way to stick it to the man than getting let off with an "entrapment" excuse. Heh.

More crushing dissent

2005-03-21T09:17:00.000-08:00

As Instywould say... So much for the "liberal media" theory, eh?

Nothing to see here, move along!

So dirty

2005-03-18T22:10:00.000-08:00

I'm growing a moustache.

Bling

2005-03-18T16:08:00.000-08:00

Looking for wheels for my BMW when I came across this:

"Alligator skins, Gold Plating, Ostrich skins, Powder Coating, all these options are available with the new Asanti line of Luxury Wheels!"

What. The. FUCK?!?!?!

owned?

2005-03-18T13:57:00.000-08:00

Owned.

St. Paddy's

2005-03-17T09:37:00.000-08:00

Had a nice big post. Blogger fukt it up. Here's the link. Go to hell.

Happy (almost) Potato Day

2005-03-16T17:03:00.000-08:00

The Onion takes a dump on a(nother) country.

And, for all you wanna be Irish out there, SonofNixon has two words for you.

Because I know Ace is busy raking in mad blog cash...

2005-03-16T09:05:00.000-08:00

I've decided to help him out. After his posts circa 2001 that he thought were new, (much like the Democratic party) I've decided to give him the latest and greatest in meme's.

And now, I present -- FUNNY!

Update -- Bonus points if anyone can remake this and work in O-Dub, Wonkette, Sgrenna, Gannon, Rather, Jordan, and Churchhill.

Everybody hates PETA

2005-03-15T14:08:00.000-08:00

Go see Ace...

So, since he's ignoring me lately, I'm gonna host my own damn Haiku contest...

Post 'em up in the comments.

Just the facts ma'am...[Dave]

2005-03-14T18:02:00.000-08:00

I swear the following story is true...

I'm currently on a business trip, I was eating in the bar of Red Lobster and watching CNN. Anderson Cooper (?) was reporting from Beruit.

Now at this point, you're wondering, why the hell am I reading this crap? Well my friends, it's payoff time. Cooper actually interviewed a Lebanese man who stated, "God bless America, God bless George Bush."

I damn near crapped myself, Al Turner-zera said what?

Cooper continues, (remembering quote, forgive any small mistakes) "You wouldn't believe the amount of people -- who upon learning we were American journalists, came to us and said, "Thank you. Thank you America. Thank you George Bush.""

I look again, I swear that's CNN at the bottom of the screen. I look into my beer, yup, still cold and frosty. I can't believe I'm watching CNN. Did the Jordan Rules suddenly get repealed?

Well, I'm not sure what to make of this. Eason Jordan is gone, the herd has reversed course, and Oliver Wills and the Kos Kids are still saying this is all for nothing. Ward Churchhill is probably stealing a paper from someone right now titled 'The foolish Lebanese democracy'. Michael Moore is probably -- ok this joke is going nowhere, that tub has been done to death.

I'll give you 10:1 odds that within one month from now, there will be a column from Sgrenna about the pitiful effort in Lebanon and how the "freedom fighters" for totalitarian rule are clearly the tactical and moral superiors in the struggle.

Booby-blogging?!? [Boob-oogling Amish]

2005-03-14T13:54:00.000-08:00

Given Instys recent propensity for posting hot-lebanese-protestor pics, Guest-Blogger Amish offers us a preview for Glenns next round of blog-ads:

You know it's coming...

Happy Holiday(s)!

2005-03-14T13:20:00.000-08:00

Michele reminded me that today is "Steak and BJ Day" - be sure to forward the link on to your booty call, and see what you can rustle up.

She also points out that today is Pi(e) day (Heh. -ed), and Einsteins birtday. Craziness. However I would like to point out that to be a true geek you should know that Pi(e) day should not really come until some time in 2015.

On a lighter note

2005-03-14T10:38:00.000-08:00

In case of terrorist attack...

h/t: Pooponastick

One wonders

2005-03-14T09:43:00.000-08:00

Would our Second Amendment have helped anything here? Pretty disgusting how many people got to witness that, and plead with the killer to stop. Think about that for a second. What if just one of those witnesses had a gun, and was trained to use it.

Report: Churchhill is a massive zit on the ass of life. [Dave]

2005-03-11T11:48:00.000-08:00

Story found here, via drudge.

Not only is Ward an asshole, he also threatens those who call him on the carpet for his crimes.

Dalhousie began an investigation after professor Fay G. Cohen complained that Churchill used her research and writing in an essay without her permission and without giving her credit. Although the investigation substantiated her allegations, Cohen didn't pursue the matter because she felt threatened by Churchill, Crosby said.

Crosby said Cohen told Dalhousie officials in 1997 that Churchill had called her in the middle of the night and said, "I'll get you for this."

Dalhousie is a University in Nova Scotia. Cohen has written an essay that Churchhill ripped off. The conclusion of the investigation was as follows.

"The article . . . is, in the opinion of our legal counsel, plagiarism," Dalhousie spokesman Charles Crosby said in summarizing the report's findings.

This was sent to CU officials who are investigating Churchhill. Here's to ya, you rotten rabid assbag.