AWOL'ed

It's been a long while...

I've been thinking a lot about a girl. Seen her on occasions since last summer but didn't approach her until the beginning of the year. Then, there were stretches where I didn't see her.

The last two weeks made me want to pursue something but I have to be careful. She's got a bf. But the bf is thousand miles away. *sigh*

We seem to get along great, so I remain cautiously optimistic.

How are you folks doing?

Yet Another Right-Wing Blowhard Busted

By Jon Stewart

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Why do right-wingers hate their fellow Americans?

Jebus! Here's another conservative douchebag spreading more hate.....

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/07/29/2009-07-29_fox_news_glenn_beck_president_barack_obama_is_racist_with_deepseated_hatred_of_w.html

How the fuck are these assholes constantly dividing America when it's in such bad shape? I can't recall if they've ever been constructive to the country's rebuilding by offering clever and genuine solutions to national problems. It seems that all they could muster up are: (i) lower taxes for the wealthy, especially the capital gains tax for the folks with a portfolio and who don't have to work; (ii) a smaller government so that they can run it to ground as evidenced by W's exemplary administration; and, (iii) to whiplash America into a middle age theocracy (mind you that these religious schmucks are pushing a Christian world domination agenda much like their Muslim counterparts, except that they have wealth and better technology).

Seriously folks, why do these right-wingers hate their fellow Americans so much?

Here are some indications of their arrogant idiocy:

1. Bill O'Reilly: http://politicalirony.com/2009/07/28/bill-oreilly-is-a-complete-idiot/
(thanks to Political Irony)

2. Ann Coulter does the right thing but gets slammed: http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2009/07/when_youre_too_nuts_for_ann_co.php

3. W: At a Fourth of July celebration at Monticello (Jefferson’s home) President Bush misquoted Jefferson. Here’s what Bush said:

On the 50th anniversary of America’s independence, Thomas Jefferson passed away. But before leaving this world, he explained that the principles of the Declaration of Independence were universal. In one of the final letters of his life, he wrote, “May it be to the world, what I believe it will be — to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to all — the signal of arousing men to burst the chains, and to assume the blessings and security of self-government.”

But what Jefferson actually wrote contains an anti-religious statement:

May it be to the world, what I believe it will be, (to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to all) the signal of arousing men to burst the chains under which monkish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves, and to assume the blessings and security of self-government.

It is ironic that Bush, who edited Jefferson, so actively promotes “monkish ignorance and superstition”.

(again, thanks to Political Irony)

4. Sarah Palin. Nuff said.

Random Sites

For smiling, bewilderment and smirking. Enjoy!

http://www.davesdailydose.com/2009/04/30/girls-has-amazing-tongue-dexterity/

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/07/jebus_how_do_these_dingbats_ge.php

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/5803300/Swearing-can-reduce-the-feeling-of-pain.html

WOOHOO!

Massachusetts is getting its shit on!

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/08/massachusetts.marriage.lawsuit/index.html

I'm so proud of the folks.

Great Bigotry Article

http://www.atheistrev.com/2009/05/miscegenation-and-gay-marriage-both.html

Why is hate promoted when love is supposed to be the message of the good book? Just a damn shame!

Fo Real!

Lebron is probably the second coming of Jordan. With less than 30 seconds left in the fourth period of Game 1 and down by two, Lebron drives, gets fouled by the league's Defensive Player (Howard) and King James floats one a la Jordan/Dr. J into the hoop. Of course, he makes the free throw to complete the 3-point play.

Orlando comes down and makes a clutch 3-pointer from downtown. Let's see how King James responds with 14.7 seconds remaining being down 107-106...

Homey had to dish and no clutch shot for Cleveland with a jump ball with 1 second left.

Doh...Cleveland loses.

Still, brother James is da shit, fo realz. Game 2 should be great as Cleveland was off for 8 days following its second series sweep in the playoffs.

Still pissed off...

That they lost control of the White House and Congress...when will the Republicans and fellow right-wingers get over it and actually help fix/clean up the mess they made?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/23/meghan-mccain-slams-chene_n_190641.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/23/ed-schultzcheney-wants-th_n_190703.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/23/pelosi-bush-administratio_n_190661.html

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/probes-of-bush-administration/flashback-bushs-fbi-director-said-torture-didnt-foil-any-terror-plots/

Maybe I lean a bit too much to the left...

Speaking of which, I came across this article (http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2009-04-08/story/unmasked_blogger_blames_first_baptist_sheriffs_office).

Robber Gets Raped

Ain't that some shit? Here's the story:

http://russiatoday.ru/Top_News/2009-04-14/Hairdresser_turns_robber_into_sex-slave.html?fullstory

Colbert's 435-part series

It's quite comical that Congressmen and women are not so prepared nor informed when deciding to sit down with Stephen Colbert. They should know that Colbert is quick and smart and can trip up the best of them. It's great to see how our elected officials squirm on his show.

Kelly Lin

Might have a decent body but she's a bad actress, especially in the movie 'Running Out of Time 2'. Miss Lin, having emigrated from Taiwan to Santa Barbara when she was 12 and graduating from UC, speaks horrible Cantonese and bad Engrish too. I wonder what she did to whom to break into the Hong Kong movie scene.

Were this blog in HK, I might get spanked by the underground folks. hahahahahahahaha...

Other comments about that shitty movie.

-they followed a CGI bald eagle to some warehouse whereby the protagonist started to chase the 'antagonist'; the chase's next scene was in the middle of Central
-during the chase it was raining hard, but only in front of the camera
-during the chase, neither person was drenched
-during the chase, movie extras are both carrying umbrellas and sporting dry clothes
-during the chase, cars are dry as are the streets amidst the rain except the last scene when bother are still dry

Thank goodness, the movie only cost C$2.00.

Knuckleheads

Or Ignoramuses?





I don't doubt that there are positive and wonderful religious folks who find comforting passages in their holy books to live a constructive and morally correct life while being in tune with the times.

But DAMMIT!, these fucking idiots just reflect poorly on Americans, believers and non-believers. Did they fucking forget about the so-called "Melting Pot"? America once welcomed folks who helped to build this country. Somehow along the way, ignorant and arrogant bible-thumpers deluded themselves into thinking that (i) the U.S. is a Christian Nation (FUCK NO! Never was.), (ii) there's a Rapture coming for them (kind of selfish eh? And where did this Rapture shit come from?) and (iii) Islam and its prophet, Muhammad, are evil (had they actually did some research, they'd realized that the Koran reveres their main man, J.C., and one could deduce that they share the same God). Dumb delusional fucks!

I've been watching History Channel's latest series on the Seven Sins (caught anger, sloth, gluttony and envy). While intended to guide social behavior, it's so outdated. The funny thing is that it is NOT a part of the Bible. Just guidelines put together by some monk in 375 A.D. and refined by Pope Gregory The Great.

Were these schmoes truly Christian, they would realize that they're committing the sin of Ira, Superbia and Gula. Definitely fast-tracking to Hell, n'est pas?

Sam Harris so got it right: "Religion raises the stakes of human conflict much higher than tribalism, racism, or politics ever can, as it is the only form of in-group/out-group thinking that casts the differences between people in terms of eternal rewards and punishments."

Reason and Mockery

Reason: http://www.atheistrev.com/

Mockery: http://www.landoverbaptist.org/

We should all get along. Unfortunately, theists don't see it that way. *SIGH*

HAPPY BIRTHDAY T-BILL!

***MUAH MUAH MUAH*****

Welcome to Club 39!

Jon Stewart is DA MAN!!!!!

Thankfully, Jon Stewart is both smart and affable enough to fight for the common man who doesn't know jackshit about finance or politics. If you haven't seen what the many news outlets have labeled as the War of Words between The Daily Show and CNBC, I posted the videos below from www.thedailyshow.com.

While many folks, especially Fox News and their band of ignoramuses in denial, will try to paint Stewart as a whiny liberal schmuck, viewers should take a moment to digest what's being said and mocked by Stewart of the real-world difficulties.

Here's an article from The Chicago Tribune:

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/technology_internetcritic/2009/03/delivering-to-jim-cramer-a-show-long-lecture-about-the-responsibilities-of-a-financial-news-network-jon-stewart-positioned-h.html

Even BusinessWeek is shaking its head:

http://www.businessweek.com/careers/managementiq/archives/2009/03/jon_stewart_vs.html

http://www.businessweek.com/investing/insights/blog/archives/2009/03/brawl_street_jo.html?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_news+%2B+analysis

Here's the interview:

The lead-in:

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Bern After Pleading

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Important Things With Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Jim Cramer

Part I:

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Jim Cramer Interview Outtake Pt. 1

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Important Things With Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Jim Cramer

Part 2:

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Jim Cramer Interview Outtake Pt. 2

Daily Show Full Episodes
Important Things With Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Jim Cramer

Part 3:

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Jim Cramer Interview Outtake Pt. 3

Daily Show Full Episodes
Important Things With Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Jim Cramer

Jon Stewart is DA MAN!!!!!

Frozen Peach

It's snowing in Atlanta!!! Huge ass cornflaks too! The locals were bugging out last night over reports that it might snow. Just before noon today, it started coming down but wasn't accumulating. After lunch at the Flying Biscuit, there appeared to be about 1.5 inches of fluff everywhere. The locals were amzaed and taking pictures as if hell hath indeed frozen over. The accumulation doesn't appear to hold up as it's warmng up a bit. Hopefully, it won't make for difficult driving in twelve hours.

GOP Response

Last night was just sad. And I'm not the only one who thinks so. Both Democrats and Republicans were shaking their heads on Bobby Jindal's coming-out weak-ass response to Obama's address to Congress. Bobby should have been down on Bourbon Street throwing back some bourbon.

Moments later, I was watching bits of Larry King, which I never do, as I saw a familiar face: former NBA hoopster Kevin Johnson, now Mayor of Sacramento. They were discussing Obama's speech and the sole Republican protagonist was Rep. Marsha Blackburn from Tennessee.

I cannot come to any conclusion other than that she is a dolt and a mouthpiece of the right. She said nothing constructive other than to utter her party's platform of tax cuts and reducing federal government spending. UGH!

Are the Republicans in such denial that THEY are the ones who spent like the dollar was going out of style when their homies blew up the federal government in the last eight years? Tax cuts aren't the fucking answer to our economy's ills. I suppose these conservatives are trying to conserve their loot after looting the government.

Here's a nice editorial from Dilbert:

30 Rock

Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin are perhaps the best actors on primetime television today. Tonight's show rocked! Salma Hayek did a great job, especially remarking on public comments by other actresses on how beautiful and enviable her boobs are.

Bailout Plan Revisited

I do not side with the Republicans on their more tax cuts and the federal government should do nothing stance to fix the economy. However, I think the bailout funds are misdirected since it focuses on shoring up bank capital so that lending will begin again.

Even with the capital injection, the banks won't lend because their credit standards have tightened. This means credit analysts and loan officers will stringently scrutinize prospective borrowers' ability to repay. If borrowers already have debt, whether moderate or sizeable, the banks won't lend the money; thus, defeating the intended effect of providing credit to stimulate the economy. President Obama continues to say that he wants to put more money into the taxpayers' hands, the best way is to inject capital into the taxpayers' accounts. We could use OUR money to reduce debt (which enhances creditworthiness), increase savings (deposits into banks), pay bills (indirect funding to companies) and spend a little (elevate sales throughout the economy).

The worries that taxpayers are not prudent and will spend more than they have are well founded as evidenced by our large debt load and expenditures in excess of means. However, in these times, taxpayers are certainly more concerned with being able to make it through the recession. They will focus on paying bills to be current with creditors and putting food on the table. Moreover, with tighter credit parameters, they hey-days of wanton lending are gone as banks won't just approve any application to build a portfolio given their substantial losses from prior practices.

The federal government should focus on infrastructure projects that build energy-efficient structures (outfitting buildings to save energy, widening/resurfacing major roads to improve mileage and reduce repairs, etc.), promote education to recapture America's once sterling lead in brainpower (contrary to the right's desire for masses of unquestioning dumb-asses in trying to recapture the government) and increase research facilities with incentives and penalties to lower health care costs while producing advanced life-saving technologies or medicine.

Tax cuts can come later once the economy has pulled out of this incredible slump. Tax cuts do NOT help when sales, profits and incomes are plummeting. They will be greatly welcomed and appreciated once everyone, corporations and, especially, taxpayers, become more liquid from profits and incomes.

Republicans need to present better alternatives than their standard soapbox economic model of tax cuts. It takes courage to govern and lead for the greater good than being conservatively selfish for themselves only. Move forward fuckers.

Pepperoni Mashed Potatoes

Out of boredom and some hunger, I made Pepperoni Mashed Potatoes.

I boiled 9 potatoes for 40 minutes with salt. The mix included ground garlic powder, ground black pepper, ground cayenne pepper, ground oregano and Adobo along with 1/4 cup of half-and-half. I warmed up the sliced pepperoni with boiling water, about 30 seconds before straining them and adding the the already mashed potatoes.

It tastes good. A little kick from the cayenne. Next time, I'll add butter.

Half Past Dead

Is a 2002 movie with Steven Seagal and Ja Rule. The latter person is probably the crappiest punk/thug to ever grace the screen. DMX was a tad better than him. Why do these rappers-actor-wannabes need to have such thuggish and flashy roles?

It was so unfortunate that the hottie Nia Peeples was shot dead, she was a baddie. She did her own kicks and beat the shit out of Ja Rule, quite fantastic. I'd bet she could do it in real life as well.

The top two rappers-turned-actors are definitely the Ice Homeys (T and Cube).